Solomons eyes Gulfport post
A member of the St. Pete Pride Board of Directors is eyeing a political career in the neighboring city of Gulfport. Stanley Solomons, who is a St. Pete Pride co-chair, has announced his candidacy for Gulfport City Council. The likeable and friendly Solomons has been a volunteer with St. Pete Pride for several years and also worked on the campaign for Steve Kornell, who won a St. Petersburg council seat last November. The openly gay Solomons is holding a fundraiser at Domain on Gulfport’s waterfront on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Donations are gladly accepted. For more information on his campaign, visit Stanley4Gulfport.com.
Hot singer, not-so-hot mic
It was a bit awkward at The Flamingo Resort when Colton Ford took the stage for a pre-concert preview on Jan. 15. The former porn star-turned-recording-artist was supposed to sing three or four songs in the resort’s Blu Room, but blown speakers and a questionable sound system cut the preview very short. After sound technicians fiddled with chords and knobs in the sound booth for several minutes, the singer decided to cut the preview short halfway through his second song. Ford, who brought his incredibly handsome boyfriend Angelo along on the trip, was a good sport about the difficulties and simply said, “It happens. We’ll have it figured out by Sunday.” On Sunday, Jan. 17, Ford performed a full concert to a packed room with little trouble and said he’d gladly come back to the resort in the near future.
Steam celebrates two years
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been two years before the iconic Steam Fridays at the Honey Pot in Ybor City kicked off one of the areas largest weekly dance parties. But come Friday, Jan. 22, the milestone will be reached. Guest DJ Johnny Vicious will help crowds celebrate the anniversary at 10 p.m. and will spin until 3 a.m. Free drinks, complementary champagne and a $1,000 balloon drop should entice partiers from throughout the Bay area to celebrate at the Steve Moss-run venue. Congratulations to The Honey Pot for a successful two years of Steam Fridays.
