All season long devoted football fans have been packing Bradley’s on 7th. Now is the time for the BIG Super Bowl 46 Game!!! Everybody will be here for the game and the Famous Bradley’s Football Buffet! See you all there Sunday. Oh yeah…. Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show with Singing Icon Madonna, our fabulous multi Grammy Award-winning Universal Records recording artist, will perform in the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show. That alone is worth watching for a fantastic Sunday night event!  Watch for the jetpacks and the costume fireworks coming from Madonna’s over the top imaginary costume.

On a picture perfect day the 2012 Gasparilla Invasion went off without any problems. GaYBOR District was packed with all kinds of party animals. Those swoozer weekend Pirates, a fun filled circus, Naughty Butt Pirates, Circuit bozs, great entertainment all over & the women of the Olivia Cruise made the weekend special. (more below). GaYBOR was truly a melting pot of diversity!  This weekend is all about the Super Bowl!  Next weekend is the GAGME Bowling Tournament & The State of Florida GLBTA Democratic Caucus Convention in Ybor City.  The weekend of Feb 16-19 will be bringing the Sant’ Yago Knight Parade & 1,000’s of Softball Players for the Annual Gasparilla Softball Tournament.to GaYBOR!

There is still room to sign up & be on the GaYBOR Districts Float in the  Sant’ Yago Night Parade . The cost is just $20.  Stop by MC Film today to sign up.

A 7 day Olivia Cruise set sail from Port Tampa Jan 29.  Many of the 2000 women travelers arrived in Tampa a day or two early & enjoyed the Gasparilla Festival too.The ladies are sailing on the ms Ryndam. Some of the onboard VIPS / Entertainment included Mayor Annise D. Parker, Zoe Dunning, Kate Clinton, Vickie Shaw, Sweet Baby J’ai, Julie Goldman, Gina Yashere,  Nedra Johnson, Lori Michaels & DJ Susan Levine. A cruise pre-party kickoff was held at Gaspar’s Grotto on Friday night. On board this special cruise liner,besides all the great LGBT entertainment, is a culinary cooking school. The ship will be returning this coming  Sunday to Tampa with many stories from Sea. WINK WINK!!

Congratulations to Tampa Bay’s Una Voce Men’s Choral have recently held auditions and now have over 50 lofty singing members. Thank you Tom Barker for all your hard work. Out on the town at Bradley’s on 7th we noticed editor David Warner and the Creative Loafing Magazine crew having late night cocktails. We were told that they are on a weekend retreat from work and exploring Ybor City establishments. They all had a chance to meet North Carolina visiting wild party animal, Cherokee! The owner of Asheville,NC gay bars including Hairspray Lounge was visiting Ybor last week. Her best friend with her is from Italy and makes outstanding mozzarella cheese at her Italian cheese factory.  AlandChuck.travel promotion manager and What’s Happening Magazine co-editor, Peter Aguas was hitting the Yborista clubs without partner Frank Garcia who was not feeling well and stayed in Sarasota. Peter you naughty boy!!!!  Get to the Ybor City Saturday Market for the biggest Food Truck Rally this Saturday  11am – 3pm around Centennial Park!

This Monday’s BINGO at Hamburger Mary’s is to benefit The GaYBOR District Coalition with Prizes from GaYBOR members!!!

The hot bartender with the killer smile. That is how people describe Joe at Bradley’s on 7th. If your lucky it will be a HOT night and he will take that shirt off!!!