June 19th, 2006

Volume Three, Edition Fifty-Six



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This Saturday, on June 24th, Spoiled Boyz once again produces one of its infamous after-hours events. Prepare to 'walk the red carpet' at the Houston premiere of SHOUT! The party takes place late night Saturday, June 24th at NEXT, located at 2020 McKinney at Chartres. The event will feature the musical sounds of Miami's and STAR 69 Records Producer/Remix Artist/DJ ANGELO KORTEZ and a host of exciting visuals and lighting displays intended to play-up the "Movie Premiere" themed event, including a walk on the red carpet. Advance tickets are encouraged and available at M2M Fashion located at 3400 Montrose. Doors will open at 3:30AM Sunday morning. Event info can be obtained at www.spoiledboyz.net.

Houston will be celebrating Gay Pride all weekend long starting on June 23rd. Stop by RUSH (at Bond, 2700 Milam) on Sunday, June 25th, to continue the Pride festivities with the best dance music, friends and more. Join the masses for one of summer's hottest events, the Houston Pride Festival. The 2006 Festival promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more food, more entertainment, more activities and more for-profit and non-profit exhibitors than in any previous year. Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 24th, 28PM, and celebrate your Pride at Commonwealth and Westheimer and also see performances by Taylor Dayne and Casey Stratton among many others, including skyblue72. There are several parties and activities you might want to attend, whether you are gay, straight, or somewhere in between, a good time is sure to be had by all, so visit www.pridehouston.org for what's in-store this weekend!

Also this weekend is one of my most favorite events of the year. CITY OF SPIN will take place over three nights, June 23rd, 24th, 25th. Thirteen different DJ's will be featured and it will be held at three different venues. Here's the lowdown: Friday, June 23rd will take place at Hue (202 Tuam.) Here's the line-up: 10:00PM - DJ Bizz, 10:40PM - Johnny J, 11:20PM - DJ Boombai and 12AM-2AM - DJ Vice. Maybe skip the after-hours club on Friday to rest-up because on Saturday, the party continues at The G.R.A.B (did you know that stands for Game Room And Bar?) The G.R.A.B. itinerary reads like this: 10:00PM - Brotha Jabril 10:40PM - Ceeplus, 11:20PM - DJ Sun and 12AM-2AM - DJ Champa Moore. On Sunday, June 25th you can catch the following line-up at 702 (702 Dallas): 9:20PM - Amanda Robinson, 10:00PM - Little Martin (smooches to Martin from the Queen,) 10:40PM - DJ Red (he is better than DJ AM!) and 11:20PM - Sean Carnahan (long time fave guy of mine) and 12AM-2AM - DJ Donald Glaude. I have heard him on myspace but not in person yet. I have certainly heard OF him! Check him out on myspace, see www.myspace.com/donaldglaude. Vote for your favorites at www.houstonpress.com/cityofspin/cityofspin06. Do it this instant!

EVENTS THIS WEEK: A party called "Fever" will take place on Wednesday, June 21st at Crome (2815 S. Shepherd) with an all-male fashion show by M2M and hair by Soak Salon. The show starts at 10PM and DJ Jimmy Skinner will be in the mix. Did I just say "all-male" fashion show. That is sure to make temperatures rise! Sunny Galore is hosting "the Glamorous Life" on Thursday, June 22nd at Bond (2700 Milam) complete with a runway fashion show (this one is divas on the runway.) Kosmic Latte will be at St. Pete Dancing Marlin (www.myspace.com/spdm) on June 22nd (300 Main at Congress.) Crome is hosting a party called "Naughty Bedtime Stories" on Thursday with DJ Johnny J. They will feature Poison Apple Shots and Gingerbread Man Shots to go with the theme and of course, naughty bedtime attire should be worn for the theme, as well. Glenn Eliot, Avenger and Hollinwell Drive will perform at St. Pete's Dancing Marlin on Friday, June 23rd. DJ Krysiz is at Twelve Spot on June 23rd and you can catch him there every other Friday. Much Queen of Clubs love to DJ Krysiz!

COMING ATTRACTIONS: The Whiskey will host a party by Brett Hartman and Josh Merkle on Thursday June 29th at 9:00PM. The party is called FROST and will also celebrate Brett's birthday. The Whiskey is located in the Hotel Icon. The next Martini Mix-off is on August 3rd at St. Pete's Dancing Marlin. The circus is coming to town. I love the circus! Who wants to take me? It's in town July 14th through the 23rd. See www.Ringling.com to get the schedule and ticket information.

Honor Prouty is now working for Weichert, Realtors-Intown Properties (inner loop residential sales.) Weichert is new to Texas and even newer here to the inner loop area. Based out of New Jersey (I know, I know, get a rope!) the Weichert Family of Companies is one of the nation's largest privately owned providers of real estate and home ownership services. Home to more than 4,600 sales associates among its franchised sales offices, Weichert Real Estate Affiliates launched its first independently owned and operated franchise in January 2002 and since has grown to more than 225 signed offices in 20 states. It was the only real estate organization to be named in the Top Ten New Franchises 2005 by Entrepreneur Magazine and also was on the magazine's list of Top 100 Fastest Growing Franchises. If you or anyone you know wants to buy/sell/lease in the inner loop and surrounding areas please have them contact Honor. Her office number is 713-524-3747 and email is honor@weichert.com. Honor recently joined myspace too. It's about time!

BurnLounge launched the 1.0 version to the public with a huge event in Vegas June 9th and 10th, with over 30,000 passionate retailers nationwide. Go to my site at www.burnlounge.com/queenofclubs and see the new commercial. It loads instantly, just click the "watch commercial" bottom middle tab in site. See what the entertainment industry is buzzing about. Come see how to turn your music passion into an viral money- making digital music community. If you have questions, just contact me at www.myspace.com/houstonqueenofclubs to schedule a meeting or attend one of our local burnlounge events with me. The last person I took to an event became a retailer. Get onboard with us.

MYSPACE NEWS: Dustin has a new newsletter blog called "Fit for a King" Visit his page at www.myspace.com/kingofallkings, "Psycho Billie" is now promoting bands at the Meridian see her page at www.myspace.com/psychobillie. I met the resident DJ at Milan during the Martini Mix-off, his name is DJ Ambition and he came up in the rave scene listening to DJ's like Bad Boy Bill and Humptyvision. After hearing all the great inspirational DJ's like Paul Oakenfold and Armin Van Buuren, he decided to learn the art of the turntable and now he spins all the best in Hard House and Progressive House. Meet him at Milan and online at www.myspace.com/djambishun. Speaking of Milan, join them for S.L.A.M., their new "Slammin'" Wednesday nights. Wednesdays are the new place to be for sexy Latin night at Milan, featuring $3 domestic beers and $3 well drinks for ages 25 and up.

Saturday, June 24th is the Farmers Market Bike Tour. There are several Farmer Markets right here in the middle of the city, which bring in local organic produce every Saturday. Bring your backpack to carry what you purchase, and shop the markets on your bikes. The group will meet for coffee at Onion Creek 3106 White Oak Drive (713-880-0706) and then take an easy tour of 3-5 markets around the city. They use side streets, trails and residential roads for this 6-9 mile ride. Not only will you learn about the markets and get some exercise, you'll see beautiful areas you never knew existed in Houston and take home a bounty of beautiful produce, breads, sauces and jams. Plan to meet at 8:00AM, leave at 8:30 and arrive back by 11. Look for the yellow Bayou City Outdoors table sign and remember to bring sunscreen and water. This event is free for BCO members and only $15 for everyone else. Join BCO today and get your second month FREE, use CODE: HUE06. For details or to RSVP go to www.BayouCityOutdoors.com or call 713-524-3567.

DOWNTOWN H-TOWN: Coming soon to Main Street is THE OFFICE, see more at www.myspace.com/theofficehouston. Lauren Wilde is now playing at the Venue at 719 Main (see www.venuehouston.com.) The Venue is near the Vault and Mantra. Learn about Lauren at www.myspace.com/listentolauren. Dimassi's Mediterrean Cafi is coming to Travis and Franklin soon. Hiccups Bar and Grill at 306 Main is slated to open their doors in about two weeks. I can't possibly mention downtown without saying how much I love Milan at 809 Congress. Kisses to Kyle, Anthony and Aaron. The art on the walls at Milan is spectacular, by the way. I was lucky enough to get to hand-pick the artists for Milan and I did a kick ass job (I'm so humble.) Rent is at the Meridian this Saturday. That party gets better and better each month, I tell you! Little Martin and Johnathan struck gold with their monthly editions of Rent. Thanks so much for Rent, you two.

The 4th of July will feature Los Lonely Boys at Chevy's Freedom over Texas Event from 4-10PM. Did you know Houston's Firework show, sponsored by Shell, is the biggest in the NATION?! Everything is bigger in Texas, right? There's a Beer Garden, All-American Kids Zone and Chevy's Liberty Park, just to mention a few of the attractions. This will all take place at Eleanor Tinsley Park and details are provided at www.chevysfreedomovertexas.com or www.houstonspecialevents.org. I'll have MUCH more information about the 4th in next week's edition of Queen of Clubs. I'll see all of you at the City of Spin events.

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Just you wait!

The Queen

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Kimberleigh Coyne is a server and does marketing and new business development for Chuy's of River Oaks (2706 Westheimer.) Kim also books events for Chuy's and for Crave Sushi (2900 Travis.) She has been an event planner in Houston's Hospitality Industry since 1995, having done projects for over 30 venues in town over the years. In her spare time, she is a Sales Associate at Massage Envy Galleria (5387 Westheimer.) She is available for consultant work and freelance projects. Her writing resume features magazines including Texas Access, Urban Beat, Insite, Houston's Other, Controversy, Envy, Houston Select and Nightclub and Bar, a national trade publication. The Queen is an active member in the Young Active Professionals, Downtown Houston Alliance, Emerging Leaders, Downtown Midtown Residents Association and Houston Innovative Professionals. You are also invited to add her to your network at www.linkedin.com. You may also contact her via houston_queen_of_clubs@yahoo.com or add her as a friend as "Kimberleigh Coyne" on www.facebook.com. She welcomes feedback and suggestions on places to visit and write about, and she LOVES her readers. Queen of Clubs current and past editions are posted at www.houstonqueenofclubs.com.

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