Denise & Donna

As the girls settle in to 2010, they get back on track bringing back some popular old segments and shaking up a fan favorite. Musician Kristie Stremel calls in. (www.kristiestremel.com) Her style and sound grabs the girls, as well as Shannon Wentworth of Sweet, where we discovered her. The girls welcome a call from “Rooster,” of the former Dixie Dykes podcast, who shares what the last few months have been like as she revamps her new solo show, GayDownSouth, and carries on with her southern charm. Donna tackles some News, Sports winds down with the NFL Championship scores as the two teams remaining head to Miami for the Superbowl. The Bar Tab features City Girl Cafe in Cambridge MA, a trendy little cafe that specializes in awesome comfort food and atmosphere. (www.citygirlcafe.com) The Drink of the Week is a Reggae Sunset and the Cool Website of the Week is www.lezzbook.com, a social networking site for the ladies. Wendy Phillips of Lavender Events calls in with some exciting women’s seminars, parties and events. Giving Jemma a break with Questions, we’ve asked her to give some Relationship Advice- but the catch is…it can only be one sentence. Denise trolls some new dating sites and brings back the non-court ordered community service to lezzies looking for online love. Ah yes, Cruising the Online Personals is back – let the roasting begin. Catch Denise & Donna hosting a fun night of games and laughs at The Mix on Feb 14th for Lavender Events Funny Valentine party, and March 13-14, up on the big stage at South Florida Pride with Lori Michaels in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

The girls rewind their week past – seeing Suzanne Westenhoefer at The Manor to kick off Pandora Events “Laugh Out Loud” series. The Manor is the newest venue in South Florida’s gayborhood. Special guest Michelle Clunie (“Queer as Folk”) calls in to talk about her passion for social activism and human rights. A very intense, political, and fun conversation that touches on our government, health care reform, gay rights and a new venture to help children with HIV/AIDS. Musical Dyke Diva, Lori Michaels, calls in to talk up South Florida Pride, coming up March 13-14 at Jaco Pastorius Park in Fort Lauderdale, where she’ll be headlining all weekend, and drops a teaser about a big announcement. Later, the Bar Tab covers tasty Drink of the Week “Black Cherry Blast”, as well as Place to Hang Club Pink in Detroit, Michigan. (http://www.myspace.com/club_pink ) The Cool Website of the Week is a trendy little blogspot at http://stuffqueerpeopleneedtoknow.wordpress.com Donna interviews Jemma on her six weeks in the States – the fast food, the shopping, Denise’s family, and TV. To honor Jem’s last night in the studio, the girls answer her last live batch of questions. Some local events get announced, and the song Tonight is the Night by A Girl Named Chuck closes the show.

Don’t forget to text GIVE to 50555 or HAITI to 90999 for a $10 donation and for those of you outside of the U.S. go to www.hopeforhaitinow.org to make your donation. Any amount helps. And remember to drop us a line and tell us about the cool places YOU hang out, your favorite local spots, so we can feature them – WHEREVER YOU ARE – denise@mylesbianradio.com or donna@mylesbianradio.com Also, get ready for South Florida Pride – www.southfloridapride.org. We’ll be up on stage over the whole weekend (March 13-14) so come by and say hi!

The ladies catch you up on their meeting with loyal listener Froggit in Fort Lauderdale and their week’s worth of happenings. The winner of the FREE Pandora Events “Laugh Out Loud” series kick-off with Suzanne Westenhoefer is announced. Funny girl Chantal Carrere checks in to talk about Miami’s 10k Race that she’s coming to town for and to tell us how the training is going. Donna’s got the Gay News, Denise does Sports. The Bar Tab includes the lesbian owned www.ArizonaHighCountryCampground.com in the White Mountains in Clay Springs, AZ, that is located on five acres of certified wildlife sanctuary, and has tent campsites, RV hookups, free WiFi, fishing, hiking and nearby kayaking, ATV rentals, and numerous festivals and art shows. Great prices for a peaceful outdoor vacation! The website of the week is Sight and Souls Travel for women-only tours, designed BY women FOR women. Croatia, Amazon, Greece, Italy, Prague, France as well as DC and NY! www.sightsandsoul.com also includes small group fine-dining and spa treatment packages! The Drink of the Week is a Razimakaze- a berry twist on the traditional Kamikaze! With Jemma in studio, the long list of drive-thru food and classic franchises are reviewed, from Applebees to Taco Bell to Steak ‘n’ Shake, during the Fat Ass Food Review, while Donna is amazed that Denise tried a veggie burger! Jemma’s Questions round out the show, and all the latest events are announced, including Cinema Paradiso theater in Ft. Lauderdale, which is using some of their events to benefit Haiti earthquake victims. Bring clothing donations to the theater when you go see one of the featured films.

You can also text “HAITI” to 90999 to donate $10 to American Red Cross relief for Haiti.

Kicking off the new year: A review of Donna’s New Year’s Eve party, from food to guests to levels of drunkeness, featuring the usual gang and some nice reconnects. The girls welcome guest Merryn Johns, editor of BOUND Magazine, who discusses this month’s issue with Lady Gaga on the cover, some of the highlights and drops a few teasers for next month. This NEW glossy international lesbian magazine keeps you in the know with content that spans the globe, features great covers & guests, politics, fashion, news, celebrity hot topics and cool articles from top notch writers. Later, the always funny Suzanne Westenhoefer calls in to talk up her appearance at the brand new Fort Lauderdale venue The Manor. Suzanne kicks off the Laugh OUT Loud series which will feature a monthly comedy night. The Bar Tab features a gay and lesbian resource Site of the week called www.queerlisting.com and the Cool Place to Hang is an amazing little New York Thai restaurant called Spice in the East Village (www.spicethainyc.com) The Drinks of the Week are a Minty Hot Chocolate, featuring hot cocoa and Rumplemintz, and a Hot Apple Pie, which involves Bailey’s, Butterscotch Schnapps and cinnamon. The girls blaze past TV Talk, as the local Lesbian Mafia head, South Florida’s very own Alison Burgos, calls in to talk up The Manor and its upcoming events, and what’s coming up in our local LGBT backyard. The girls urge you to check out www.GirlTrashAllNightLong.com – POWER UP’s new edgy full-length feature based on the popular web series. Jemma’s Questions round out the night. The show goes out on Kristie Stremel’s “Best Kiss” (www.kristiestremel.com).

Remember, if you’re in the Fort Lauderdale, South Florida area, write to Denise & Donna (Denise@mylesbianradio.com or Donna@mylesbianradio.com) and you could win 2 FREE tickets to Suzanne Westenhoefer at The Manor on January 14th! Include your name & phone and we’ll announce winners next week!

It’s that time of year again! Ah yes, when we compile the list of “BEST OF’s” (in our case, best of what Denise & Donna liked best, talked about the most or want you to know…) for the Annual Golden Kitty Awards. This year, the girls had an international audience tuning in as well as in the actual studio as Jemma from Australia, and Hazel from London join them LIVE. The chat room was kicking with ladies from England, Canada, and Ireland who stayed up past their bed times for the show. This is two solid hours of crazy categories such as “Best Almost-Lesbian”, “Best Femmy Girl”, “Best Crunchy Granola Lesbian”, “Best Youth Awareness Advocates” and more…all being announced for the first time, some with stories behind them, other just blatant favorites. Tune in for year-end laughs, some great sound bytes, interesting Lesbian Lounge stats of 2009, and more…..all on the Annual Golden Kitty Awards Show!

The Lesbian Lounge would to thank all of you who tune in live every week or catch us on iTunes podcasts. We couldn’t do this without YOU! Heres’ to 2010…more pant wetting fun, more laughs, more guests, and more live events that bring us closer to you!