Friday's on Tuesday

T.G.I. Friday's presents:

Kickin’ it Old School

An 80's-themed bar flair competition
Tuesday, March 25
6 p.m. to 10 p.m

T.G.I. Friday’s
4151 Millenia Blvd Orlando, FL 32839
(near the Mall at Millenia)
Cover: $10
Reservations: (407) 352-7540

Join the gang at T.G.I. Friday’s near the Mall at Millenia (and bring your friends) as they host an ‘80s-themed bar flair competition on Tuesday, March 25. Titled “Kickin’ it Old School,” the event will feature Orlando’s best bartenders flipping bottles and tins and pouring some of Friday’s signature cocktails for a packed house and a panel of judges. The competition will run from approximately 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Cover will be $10 at the door. For $40, guests can reserve a table for four. Proceeds will go to Gout Angels, a local charity.

For more information, or to reserve a table, please call (407) 352-7540.

JOHN LENNON
TRIBUTE

AT THE
HARD ROCK CAFE

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7th, 8PM

(Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.)

Joseph Martens and Hard Rock Orlando presents
A Tribute to John Lennon
through Sound and Vision

This Live Memorial will take place at Hard Rock Live's "Lennon Room" where John Lennon's very own artwork and furniture are on display in a recreation of John and Yoko's New York City Dakota Building apartment.

The evening will feature live acoustic performances of Lennon's music by local musicians and a visual presentation of Lennon's art. Gibson guitars, Southern Wine and Spirits, Bong Vodka, and other local vendors have provided merchandise for a charity raffle. 100% of the proceeds from this event will go to Greater Orlando Children’s Miracle Network.

Doors open @ 8 pm
Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.

For more information call: 407.351.LIVE

meet your social life

MEETUP
DOT COM

If you don't already know about MEETUP, it is a social networking website that actually connects people off line for face to face fun... check the site for any city, like ORLANDO for instance, and find hundreds of groups getting together based on mutual interests. It is interactive, so you can create a group if there isn't one that suits you. These are some of the events I'll be attending, some are private parties and some are public gatherings. The challenge is choosing between them all.

Dec 1st (Sanford Pvt)
   House Party Meetup

Dec 4th (O'Boys)
   Earth Trivia

Dec 6th (Orlando Museum of Art)
   Meetup at OMOA

Dec 7th (Hard Rock)
   Tribute to John Lennon

Dec 8th (West Pvt)
   House Party Meetup

Dec 8th (Southchase Pvt)
   Game Night Meetup

Dec 15th (Weikiva - Pvt)
   Holiday Party Meetup

Dec 16th (Arnold Palmer Hospital)
   Xmas Carols for the kids

Dec 22nd (The Social)
   Less Than Jake

Dec 29th (WMMO Downtown)
   Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

The last two are concerts I'll be at, but they might be on the meetup site as well before long.

The only excuse for not having an active social life in these days of the internet and meetup is that you do not really want one (or are just too shy to go out).

Get over it and get out of the house!

PS... If you are truly a happy hermit, enjoy yourself too!

Where's the party?

All over town, but this Saturday the crawlers will be out haunting the bars downtown as nerds and jocks and you are welcome to join in the fun as The Revenge of the Nerds Crawl kicks off another

ORLANDO PUB CRAWL

Saturday, Jan. 20th, 2006

8PM - One Eye'd Jacks
9:15 - The Lodge
10:30 - Fusion
11:45 - Chillers

Can't wait to see you get your geek on!

Side note: Just got back from experiencing the wonder and fun of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and if you can find a ticket, grab it and enjoy. The Broadway touring cast does a fantastic job and they deserve every standing ovation they get.


Congrats to Meka Nism for winning the Songwriter's Showcase of America Best Experimental Song Award. She's leaving for Japan for a year next week and the last chance you'll get to see her is this Saturday, yeah, the 20th, at Duke's. Yes, you can do both. Meka - Best of Luck in Japan, we will miss you.


Thanks to Phil for continuing to provide musicians the opportunity to be heard and music lovers the chance to find great new talent.


And if you are not into any of the above, Fall Out Boy will be at the Hard Rock on this same Saturday, the 20th.


Whatever you are into, it's out there, you just have to pick yourself up and get to it. If you've know about a party, event, show, concert, or anything of interest in Orlando of anywhere in Central Florida, let us know. 407-325-1482.