Well, the end of an era has passed and 6° Lounge went out with a roar. The festivities were as memorable as the good times we all shared during it's duration of being open. You can now find Nell at Market Square Grill, Marissa will be at Deans and Clarks and at M Bar on big event nights, Julian is on vacation in Egypt, but he will be working at Touch, Newlywed Melody is at Sky Bar, DJ 606 is at Chaise Lounge on Thursdays, Trish works at Warehouse Live, 6° opening manager, Chris Lawless, is at the Flat and I am at St. Pete's Dancing Marlin waitressing and doing marketing and events, doing marketing for R&R Transportation, being a www.burnlounge.com retailer and I am also booking parties for the Flat. Of course I will continue presenting my Martini Mix-off Competitions and be sure to look for upcoming projects down the road from me at the Meridian. Gary is moving to Shanghai to do what he does best, besides having FUN, he will be involved with an upscale restaurant and lounge being built there. He will live in an Asian Wonderland. So many people love you, Gary. Thanks for creating 6° and thanks for the memories. That rhymes! Anyway, BTW, FYI, I love you to pieces, GTM. It was TRULY an adventure working for you. You will be missed, but myspace will keep us all close. Oh, and let's not forget to thank Crystal Lee and Amanda White for their work on the off-the-hook ENVY party at 6° last Saturday. Thank you, ladies, great job!

MARTINI MIX-OFF #5 is coming to Milan (809 Congress) on June 1st. This one will have an art reception from 7-9 with the competition beginning after that. Please join us and if you have not been to Milan yet, you are in for a treat. Kyle, Anthony and Aaron have done a great job with the place and a great job putting up with ME when I come in there. Bartenders, if you think you can make an original winning martini, contact me to be a contestant for the Mix-off on June 1st, at www.myspace.com/houstonqueenofclubs or houston_queen_of_clubs@yahoo.com. Look for the eflyer invite within days so you will get the details for this event. Look for it posted on my myspace page too, of course.

MYSPACE NEWS: The Flat is finally on www.myspace.com! You can reach Pooks, Milian, Sun Ziggy and me on our page www.myspace.com/barflat, as we all check it often. Add us as a friend soon. We will host a myspace party in June, so stay tuned for the date and details! Mondays are ROCKSTEADY MONDAYS with the award-winning DJ SUN at The Flat (1701 Commonwealth.) For podcasts go to www.soulargrooves.com/podcasts. Come celebrate Ziggy's birthday on May 29th with special guest DJ Chicken George in the mix too (www.djchickengeorge.com.)

There is a Houston BurnLounge Event Thursday, May 25th. Want to be in the music business? With BurnLounge, you can and you can find out how this Thursday from 7-9PM at the Holiday Inn Select (2712 Southwest Freeway between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway.) The Guest Speaker is John Taylor who is the #1 retailer in BurnLounge. I've met him and heard him speak which was mighty impressive! This event is FREE to guests and $5 for BurnLounge retailers. Unfortunately, I'll be at SPDM, so I cannot attend but take a look at my site, should you have any questions, Blair Carrens and Stormy Miller will be at this event to take care of my guests. Here's my site: www.burnlounge.com/queenofclubs. Also on May 25th is the Houston Networking News "Building A Better Business" Conference at the Houston Grand Plaza Hotel. For details, contact R.D. Yoder at 281-778-6661 or visit www.houstonnetworkingnews.com.

Join Houston Single Source on May 25th as they kick off the long summer season with a cool Summer Social and hot summer lovin'. The party is from 6:30 PM — 10:30 PM at The Social Lounge, located at 3730 Washington Avenue. You can indulge in all-you-can-eat crawfish and more for just $5, enjoy frozen drinks (just what the doctor ordered), and mingle with the over 300 Houston singles. Everyone is welcome! Entrance will be FREE for Houston Single Source members and $10 for non-members. The Social is providing an abundance of free parking for all of their guests, surrounding the venue. To RSVP or for more details please visit www.HoustonSingleSource.com, call Denise at 713-630-0546 or email her at denise@houstonsinglesource.com.

KIMMO LOVES ME SOME LIMO! If your birthday is in June, R&R Partnership would like to make sure your celebration is a memorable one and you ride in style and safety for your birthday party. Call Carla DiBartola at 713-977-0088 to book your limo, party bus, sedan or shuttle and save 10% off your fare if the date of your trip is within 7 days of your birthday. Visit us at our web sites, www.randrpartnershipinc.com and www.myspace.com/randrhouston. I'm extremely proud that R&R is in the running for best limo/taxi in Houston. Please help us win and click to this link and click the yellow box that says "vote" by R&R Transportation.

http://houston.citysearch.com/bestof/winners/taxi_and_limo

If we win you can best bet I'll plan an unforgettable victory party at one of my favorite places to play!

Hiking is great exercise, and you don't have to drive outside of the city to find great trails. There are flat trails, hills, and woods to hike along sections of Houston's Buffalo Bayou. On June 10th, join Bayou City Outdoors and maintain an easy to moderate pace, with snack and water stops (bring your own), bat viewing and art and sculpture viewing, the hike is approximately 6—8 miles long. At the end of the hike you will have worked hard, made new friends and discovered all sorts of secret Houston hideaways along the Buffalo Bayou. The group meets at Cleveland Park on the north side of Memorial Drive. There should be free parking along the park and street. Meet at 8:00AM, leave at 8:30 and arrive back by 12:30. Look for the yellow Bayou City Outdoors t-shirt and sign, bring sunscreen and water. Free for BCO members and $15 for all others. Join BCO today and get your second month FREE, use code HUE06. For details or to RSVP visit their web site at www.BayouCityOutdoors.com or call 713-524-3567.

SINGLES SCENE: Lock and Key Events for Professional Singles will be coming to Houston within the next few months. Please visit their web site at www.lockandkeyevents.com to join the email notification list and be advised of parties scheduled in our city. On June 16th, the Flat (1701 Commonwealth) will host a www.predating.com event for singles ages 37-49 at 7PM. You must be registered in order to participate. Register at www.cupid.com/predating. Online registration is required and parties fill up quickly. For further details, you may also contact Aurora at aurora@pre-dating.com. St. Pete's Dancing Marlin will host 8minutedating.com events on June 8th and June 22nd at 7:00PM, please pre-register for these events at 8minutedating.com.

Artist and foxy chick, Leigh Hajovsky, will be having an art show Thursday June 15th from 7-10PM at Deco, in midtown. The show will be in conjunction with an event they'll be hosting called "Look Good, Feel Good" which will benefit a local women's charity. LADIES: There will be a manicure station, massage therapist, and all kinds of other glam stuff, as well as giveaways and free champagne. GUYS: All of the ladies will be there, need I say more? EVERYONE: It goes to a good cause, so come out for this event. See more of Leigh's work at www.myspace.com/leighkhajovsky13 and www.leighkhajovsky.com. Support her, she's my friend!

NEWS IN THE BIZ: If anyone would like to book reservations for a party of six or more at Red Cat Jazz Cafe contact new manager Vanderbilt "Vandy" Harris at 713-922-1212. He can also inform you of the cafi's weekly talent line-up. Catch the Donkey Show, starring lots of Dance Force dancers at Boaka Bar every Friday and Saturday night 8:00PM and 10:00PM starting June 2nd through the summer. Please send this link to your friends so they may sign up to receive the QOC newsletter too. Here, just cut and paste it and blast it out to anyone who doesn't receive this weekly bit of sunshine in their email box. http://www.hypermail.cc/lists/qoc.htm. DJ AM will return to Hue on June 7th. RUSH has come to Bond (2700 Milam) on Sundays and it is AMAZING. Looking for new Sunday digs? Bond is the place to be! O.T. is now bartending at Crome. EVERYONE loves O.T.! Come see Zwee at St. Pete's on Friday, here's the link to click for all the info. I hope to see all of you! www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/madchatter@hotmail.com/zwee. Tiesto is at Warehouse Live on the 24th, see tiesto.com. Arrive early to see the one and only DJ Alex C. and DJ Red at 9PM. For more info, visit www.77002.com. Peace out!