Look, people,
work with me here. Stop your bitching about who didn't do what
they were supposed to do in a crisis and do what YOU are supposed
to do in a crisis and HELP! I'm sick and DAMN tired of all
the pointing the fingers at who didn't prepare or fix the problems
quick enough after Hurricane Katrina. Just HELP! You can blame
it on whomever you chose to afterwards, but stop wasting time
on the griping and invest that time on volunteering, will you,
please? For me? There are families, pets, businesses, FELLOW
HUMAN BEINGS, who NEED us right now, so do your part and quit
mouthing off. Sorry for the outburst, but it needs to be addressed.
Look into your heart and do what you can do to help these people.
I have BAWLED and cried harder than I ever did after my worst
break-up, when I have watch the news, or Oprah, or Inside Edition,
or anything on TV, for that matter. Our bar has donated 10%
of sales two Thursdays in a row to the victims. People are
not coming downtown because they've heard it's dangerous. Well,
let me tell you, I walked downtown on Saturday, September 10th
and counted TWELVE cops on Main Street. It's as safe as safe
can be. Let's continue helping our friends from Louisiana,
but let's go on living our lives and be grateful, thankful,
and APPRECIATIVE that this wasn't Texas! Enough said. I hope
to see all of you downtown again this week. It's safe, and
parking is now FREE on the weekends (see paragraph further
down in this newsletter for details.)
Vote for
6° Lounge on www.citysearch.com. We are nominated in nine
categories as the BEST of Houston. Please vote (every day)
for us as BEST 30+ Singles Bar, after-work bar, bartenders,
conversation bar, first date, happy hour, Martini, see and
be seen, and singles scene. Houston Press is also doing their
BEST OF HOUSTON issue on September 29th. You have until September
19th to vote for your favorites in the Houston Press. Click
here to vote: http://www.houstonpress.com/php/bohreaderpoll/.
Don't forget to show 6° Lounge some love when you vote.
We appreciate your support. The Chronicle results will be published
on September 19th, so keep your fingers crossed. 6° was
nominated for best, happy hour, best place to see and be seen
and Julian was nominated for best bartender. BIG party to take
place if we win any of those three, so stay tuned. 6° was
named one of the top ten bars and Julian was named one of the
top ten bartenders in Houston In the BREATHE newsletter. http://www.breathemultimedia.com/id15.html.
Thank you to those of you who voted. If you don't get that
newsletter, you need to, so please sign up to receive it. It
is really, really good (but I'm still your favorite, right?)
Save the
date for a cool event hosted by The Ground Level on October
1st at the Melody Club located at 3027 Crossview. The
doors will open at 8:30PM and tickets are $10. For more information,
email info@thegroundlevel.com or visit www.tgldance.com.
The
evening will include performances by IKON, Wyld Style and
Marty Kudelka and Chonique Sneed, along with a Fashion Show
by
Moxie Sport with Millennium Models and music by DJ Inverse.
This is an excellent opportunity to meet industry professionals,
see
the latest fashion and watch fantastic performances by local
dance professionals. Founded by Stacey Wales in 2003, The
Ground Level educates participants on aspects of the dance
industry;
creates opportunities for dancers to take classes from some
of the most well-known choreographers and dancers in the
industry; and informs the dance community of the latest dance
industry
news, auditions, job opportunities, conventions and competitions.
THIS
WEEK AT 6°: So many pets were displaced from their owners during
Hurricane
Katrina, so Soleil Manzo and myself are hosting
a benefit called "Hair of the Dog." The fortunate ones
were transferred to the Houston SPCA. They need our help with
dog and cat food, so we are hosting this benefit to help provide
for the more than 900 animal victims of Hurricane Katrina. The
SPCA opened their doors to 263 canines and felines from the Louisiana
SPCA before the storm hit and now they have accepted animals
from evacuees at the Houston Astrodome, Reliant Arena and George
R. Brown Convention Center, anticipating hundreds, if not thousands,
more in the coming weeks. 6° Lounge will generously provide a
complimentary drink if you bring pet food or a monetary donation
for the SPCA to this party, and happy hour prices will be until
11PM. Please forward the invitation to others and join us on
Wednesday. If you can't attend, please click to www.houstonspca.org to see how you can help. Hope to see you on the 14th! Both Soleil
and myself have sent out evites, and the response is overwhelming,
but my favorite so far was this one, from one of my favorite
people on the planet, as well as being a former boss of mine.
Before you read it, let me tell you he is a foxy bartender at
Sliders on Westheimer, so go see him and give him props (and
tips) for being a hell of a good Samaritan. He's Mark-Eric Cerda
and I'm even more proud to be his friend now that I read this:
Hey Kimmie, I love you and I wish I could make it. But you know
I'm working just as hard as you are!! Please accept a donation
of $50 in your name from me to the SPCA. I find what you are
doing honorable, compassionate, and heroic. I love the fact that
you are my friend! Unconditional love for you, and give Soleil
my best! Aaganamedaag! Peace, M-E. The infamous Nell Russell
will be bartending that fundraiser and she is everyone's favorite!
What free
weekly publication has Coffee in its name, is printed on coffee-colored
paper
and is delivered in coffee shops (and
other eateries) but is actually NOT about Coffee? It's Coffee
News, of course! This little coffee-colored, neighborhood-based
newspaper is being distributed by different publishers in 23
neighborhoods in and around the greater Houston area, and it
provides fun, family-friendly entertainment while people wait
for their food or their friends in restaurants, coffee shops,
delis, etc. It was designed to be an affordable, category-exclusive
advertising venue for small to medium-sized businesses. In addition
to community news about area non-profits and events, quotable
quotes, puns and horoscopes, each issue of Coffee News also contains
a "Find the Coffee News Guy" contest that allows readers
the opportunity to win $100 if they can find a very small version
of him hidden in one of the ads. For those readers just determined
to get their caffeine jolt, visit www.houstoncoffeenews.com to
read coffee-related trivia, poetry and recipes. Those interested
in advertising should call 713-460-4117 and ask for the special "queenly" rates
exclusive to Queen of Clubs readers only. And, for those restaurants
owners that aren't providing this fun publication for their patrons,
well shame on you! You're missing out on some publicity opportunities
because the publisher of Coffee News Metro Houston (a UH and
UoP alumni) has several inventive ways to promote your establishment.
Find out TODAY!
This is an idea that could save your life, and it was sent to
me by Keith Tyler. Paramedics will turn to a victim's cell phone
for clues to that person's identity. You can make their job much
easier with a simple idea that they are trying to get everyone
to adopt: ICE. ICE stands for In Case of Emergency. If you add
an entry in the contacts list in your cell phone under ICE, with
the name and phone number of the person that the emergency services
should call on your behalf, you can save them a lot of time and
have your loved ones contacted quickly. It only takes a few moments
of your time to do. Paramedics know what ICE means and they look
for it immediately.
NEWS
IN THE BIZ: Visit www.noahleans.com to see how you can help displaced
musicians
find gigs and relief here in Houston.
Kat Rittinghouse of www.icon-magazine.com told me that NOAH has
emphatically stated that they are not in the business of fundraising.
They are seeking IMMEDIATE assistance to get displaced musicians
back to work. Johan (w/ NOAH) advised Kat that they are setting
up accounts for donations. What they need is either donated,
borrowed equipment for musicians, lodging assistance and goods
to help get these people back on their feet. Riz Entertainment,
Inc. is hiring, so for more info please go to: www.rizentertainment.net.
We have a new little sassy, redheaded waitress from England at
6° named Melissa, but she hates to be called Melissa, so call
her Mel or Mac, and do not get in her waitress ordering area
or she turns into a pit-bull. Anyway, come meet her, because
she is a keeper! September 22nd will be our CD release party
at 6° for our very own Brandon Silva and the world's most
bad-ass fashion show from Erotic Cabaret (choreographed by Bella
Productions,
I might add,) so please be here or you will hate hearing "you
should have been there" from all of your friends.
"It
is vital that people 'count their blessings' to appreciate
what they possess
without having to undergo its actual loss." -Abraham
Maslow
