Lesbian Lounge - March 10, 2010
The ladies discuss their weekend which included the Renaissance Festival and the Emergency Room, and make a big announcement – on April 28th, Bravo’s “Real Housewife of NYC” Jill Zarin will be calling in! The Best of’s for the Week are selected- Facebook Posts, Texts From Last Night, and new site, www.ShitMyFatherSays.com , as well as Denise/ Donna’s text message of the week. The Bar Tab features our friends to the west with Seattle’s female roller derby team – www.ratcityrollergirls.com as the Cool Website of the Week, while the Cool Place of Week is “Two Big Blondes” – Seattle’s Women’s Plus Size Consignment Store. The Cool Drink of the Week is called Smokey Mountain Apples, which features Chivas, Apple Pucker and cranberry juice. Later, friend of the show Dan Renzi (news editor, blogger, Real World Miami) calls in with some great stories about his recent trip to Sweden and how gay friendly it is over there. Some TV Talk and Jemma’s One Sentence Relationship Advice round out the evening. The show goes out on “Wild Ride” by Lori Michaels. Don’t forget- come see Denise & Donna in Cocoa Beach at The Ultra Lounge on March 20th, hosting a benefit for Spacecoast Pride. For more information, go to www.TLRBrevard.org. And later this month – West Palm Beach Pride at Bryant Park, Lake Worth – March 27-28. Tune in March 17th for Pride South Florida recap!
Lesbian Lounge - March 3, 2010
The Week in Rewind covers Olympic hockey, the closing ceremony, and chili. Denise reads her Favorite Facebook Post of the Week and some Texts from Last Night are shared. The Bar Tab features Cool Place to Hang Out: Vegan Village Internet Café in Los Angeles, CA (www.veganvillagecafe.com) The Cool Website of the Week is www.ladypartsauto.com and the Drink of the Week is an After Burn. Special guest Alix Dobkin calls in to promote her upcoming show in Ft. Lauderdale and hits it off with Donna as they discuss their love of the vinyl. TV Talk covers Olympics withdrawal, the Monday night CBS line-up, American Idol, The Good Wife, and Marriage Ref. Jemma’s “Relationship Advice in One Sentence is revealed, and the show ends with “Lesbian Cliché Song” by That’s What She Said.
Lesbian Lounge - February 24, 2010
The girls rewind the week past- chewing up Tiger Wood’s apology, talking about credit card interest rates, Olympic TV and Twitter talk. Denise reads some outstanding Facebook posts and a hilarious Text from Last Night that gets dubbed “Best Ever”. A crank call to DaddyRah starts off the giggles. The girls also make a MAJOR announcement about MLR teaming up with Girls in Wonderland for this June’s Orlando trip! That’s right, the backing power of Pandora Event’s GIRLS IN WONDERLAND- with the same insanely, pant-wetting fun of the traditional MLR parties of years past! GIW customizes a party for the MLR listeners – games, prizes, great DJ, and big laughs! Later, the star of “And Then Came Lola…” Ashleigh Sumner calls in to give us some behind the scene scoop on the hottest lesbian movie out there right now. The chat roomer’s step up and make donations to POWER UP for Girltrash! forcing Denise to honor some dares! The Bar Tab features a Drink of The Week is called a Dick Wad- a little scotch, a little bitters, some ginger ale and a lime. The Cool Place(s) to Hang covers both sides of the globe, featuring a new hotel in Tampa, FL called The Flamingo (www.flamingofla.com) and a sexy, sophisticated bar in Sydney, Australia called Slide in Darlinghurst (www.slide.com.au) The Cool Websites of the Week feature www.sapphicsydney.com.au where you can find ladies events all over Sydney, Australia and www.rainbowsauce.com, a very cool, one stop resource for GLBT books, CD’s, music, comedy, and queer films to buy or gather information. TV Talk includes what the ladies watched and mexi-comic Sandra Valls takes to the phone to let the girls in on a Hard Rock, Hollywood FL appearance! The girls wrap with event announcements and thanks to the chat roomer’s for their donations and time. The show goes out on Cold Shoulder from Amy Ray’s “Didn’t It Feel Kinder” CD.
Lesbian Lounge - February 17, 2010
The girls kick off with a review of Lavender Events’ “You Have a Date” Valentine’s Party, complete with some new chat room members from the party. Other rewind moments include Ross the Intern’s YouTube videos, Lori Michaels’ new hot video for “The Right”, and the nauseating Olympic commentators. Comic Michele Balan calls in, after a few vodkas, to talk up her comedy show at the gayborhood’s newest venue, The Manor in Fort Lauderdale. Producer Vic hits the music perfectly for Michele! The Bar Tab features two Cool Websites from opposite sides of the pond. www.diningdykes.co.uk is a London-based social group that has over 500 members and offers a broad range of activities for gay women. www.womensheartsandhands.com is a camp which was formed to create a community of women guitar players who would be affirmed and supported by other women guitar players. The Cool Places of the Week are “Uncle Elizabeth’s” in Bloomington, Indiana and also “Babylon” in Fort Wayne, Indiana- two great clubs with music and dancing for us queers. The Drink of the Week is an Irish Honeydipper – the perfect hot toddy or refreshing when served with a cold twist. Later, Lisa Thrasher of POWER UP Films calls in with the official word- “It’s a Wrap!” as “GIRLTRASH-All Night Long”- the Lesbian Rock Musical Comedy written by Angela Robinson- concludes filming. Lisa breaks down the next phase in production and comes up with some ideas to raise money by suggesting Denise and Donna “do dares for donations”. The girls wind things up with “Relationship Advice in One Sentence from Jemma” and a bunch of upcoming event announcements. The show goes out with “Love of Our Lives” from the Indigo Girls.
Lesbian Lounge - February 10, 2010
They’re baaaaaack. After a week off, the ladies have much to discuss including Super Bowl talk. Singer, songwriter and hottie Lori Michaels calls in with some breaking news about her launch of the “I WANT THE RIGHT” campaign, featuring her new single “The Right” which she will be performing all over in an effort to raise awareness and spotlight marriage equality. On the line with her are Stephanie and Gabrielle, producers and sexy co-star of the new video debuting on ALL the social networking sites on February 14th. Later, the girls discuss an email from an unhappy listener, who didn’t take kindly to last week’s “Crusing the Online Personals” segment. The Bar Tab features a super gay cafe called “Bump & Grind” in Denver, CO, that specializes in weekend brunch served up by some entertaining drag performers. The Drink of the Week is a Root Beer Mind Eraser – root beer schnapps, vodka and club soda. The Cool Website of the Week comes off like a Bravo TV show – professional lesbian matchmaking! www.lavenderliaisons.com Finally, comedian Dana Goldberg checks in with a hilarious conversation about her sunny, positive Facebook updates and also where she’ll be performing in the coming months. Jemma has “Relationship Advice in One Sentence” and the ladies wrap up with a ton of event announcements, including “Pride South Florida” on March 13-14 featuring Lori Michaels and the Lesbian Lounge in Oakland Park, FL.