THE "DISH" AT ST. PETE'S: As always, you can see the complete list of upcoming live music at St. Pete's Dancing Marlin at both www.myspace.com/spdm and www.myspace.com/houstonqueenofclubs. We have a new addition at St. Pete's. I was a temporary fill-in manager while we looked for one that actually had experience and had a clue about restaurant managment (which I certainly do NOT,) and after a 5-month search, we found Stephanie Loyd (formerly the manager at Cabo.) She has been with us for about 6-7 weeks and I am relieved. Let me just summarize that if I die and go to hell, restaurant management will be IT! Give me the joys of marketing, event planning and booking bands any day of the week and I will be a happy chick. I am now part-time at St. Pete's and you can find me there weekday lunches. See NEWS IN THE BIZ to see where I am now working at night. You will also find me at Deco on Tuesday nights and I'm at Identity for Thursday happy hours when I have events scheduled there. I have some exciting news, there is a launch party for a new band I am representing called HAMSTER INFERNO and the premiere party is on January 20th at SPDM. In honor of HAMSTER INFERNO, I have added a new family member to the menagerie of pets I already have. I am now a proud parent of Jethro, who is an adorable Teddy Bear Hamster. Jethro will be at the party on the 20th too because he is the mascot of HAMSTER INFERNO. To RSVP for the party, below are two links to try, but if it doesn't work for you, send me a personal email to houston_queen_of_clubs@yahoo.com and request to be put on my evite list for future evites. Try either of these for the HAMSTER INFERNO evite:

www.evite.com/pages/invite/viewInvite.jsp?inviteId=CTUJPNLMJJRQVSGAETII

or www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/madchatter@hotmail.com/hamsterpremiere. I'm not at St. Pete's as often as I used to be, but you may still book events with me there, so just call 832-885-7274. Oh, and check out the hot display in the armoire near the kitchen next time you are at St. Pete's Dancing Marlin that Briana, Stephanie and I worked on. I'm pretty proud of it.

IDENTITY BAR: Every Thursday, you can catch DJ's Rone, Yan and Krysiz, all of One Sound Entertainment, at the brand new Identity Bar located at 5959 Richmond. Owned by Jordan H., who used to own Tribeca Lounge, Identity bring a new freshness to the Galleria area and a welcome change to the bars in that vicinity. A special congrats goes out Jordan also who will become mom to QUADRUPLETS this month. Identity is open Wednesday-Sunday nights with happy hour from 6-9 Wednesday-Friday. Friday happy hours are hosted by Quest Entertainment while 2's Company puts the "happy" into Wednesday and Thursdays happy hours. To book your event, happy hour, birthday, bachelor or Bachelorette party at Identity, call me at 832-885-7274. This year is all about HAT-itude! Rachel Luna and myself want to give back to the community, and with our party on January 25th, HAT-ITUDE, we want to help ordinary young children facing extraordinary circumstances. Unfortunately we live in a society where it's philosophy in life is "appearance matters." It's hard being a young child, but being a young boy or girl with cancer and without hair can be truly traumatic. Bring a hat, get a free drink. All hats will be donated to Texas Children's Hospital for children who are undergoing chemotherapy. Each day 46 children are diagnosed with cancer. 91% of these children undergo chemotherapy treatment. These children endure so many battles and are already emotionally devastated by a cancer diagnosis. Together we can help them fight and win their self-confidence and self-esteem back. Please come out and celebrate with us, enjoy a new bar in Houston and make a difference in very special children's lives while we socialize and network. Special thanks to Tanya White for the idea for this happy hour's charity. Send me your email if you want me to send you the evite to the HAT-ITUDE party. Add Identity as a friend on myspace at www.myspace.com/identitybar.

DECO DOWNLOAD: Upcoming Singles Events at Deco are January 12th, 19th, 20th, 27th and February 6th. You must pre-register for these speed-dating or Lock and Key parties and do so quickly, because they fill up rapidly. Register at www.predating.com. Is your new year's resolution to get out and meet new people? There is a great opportunity to mingle with members of the Houston Chapter of YAP (Young Active Professionals, http://www.yapclub.com/) at Deco on January 19th from 6-9PM. I am a member of YAP and membership is FREE, so you can see at this event if you might like to join us. Bring business cards too, because I find these are great parties in which to network. There will be happy hour drink prices until 8 and Deco will generously donate one drink to each YAP guest. Please invite your friends and co-workers to this exciting happy hour Deco. www.myspace.com/decohouston and www.decohouston.com. Deco Lounge is at 510 Gray at Brazos. Join us for TEMPTATION Tuesdays at Deco hosted by One Sound Entertainment and www.houstonqueenofclubs.com. See the flyer for outr Tuesday night parties at this link: http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m100/spdm/deco_flyer-1.jpg.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM R&R PARTNERSHIP: If your birthday is in January, 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 seven days of your birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM R&R PARTNERSHIP, INC. Add us on myspace at http://www.myspace.com/randrhouston. Tell Carla you heard about R&R in Queen of Clubs when you call to book your transportation.

NIGHTCULTURE 77002 PRESENTS: Sandra Collins is at Planeta Bar Rio on January 26th along with DJ's Red and James Reed get tickets now for $10 at 77002.com. Hurry, before the show is sold out. See Gabriel and Dresden on Friday February 2nd at Planeta Bar Rio (6400 Richmond.) This is an 18 and up show. Presale tickets are available at 77002.com and presale tickets are a cheap $10! Also coming soon from 77002.com are Infected Mushroom, Sotoshie Tomiie and John Digweed among many, many others. Stay tuned...

The next Barstool Bash is Monday January 15th at Hue (202 Tuam.) This gig is on a Monday for the Industry folks. I haven't seen the January Barstool issue yet and I'm jonesin' for it. Anyone got an extra copy for the Queen? Special Guest DJ for the evening will be DJ Homicide. It will be my first time to see/hear him. RSVP at myspace link:

http://events.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=167459.49396.

For table reservations and bottle service, call 713-522-9393.

WAREHOUSE LIVE: Carbon Leaf (www.carbonleaf.com) will take the stage in The Studio at Warehouse Live (www.warehouselive.com) on Saturday, January 20th. The band is currently touring in support of their newly released album Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat. The evening will feature additional performances from Houston's own Stillife (www.myspace.com/stillifeonline). Doors are open at 8PM. On Monday, January 29th, former MTV2 and VH1 Video Jock Abby Gennet brings her four-piece, hard rock band SLUNT (www.slunt.net) to Houston to perform at Warehouse Live. Slunt, who recently toured Europe and wrapped U.S. dates with KISS frontman Paul Stanley, is currently touring in support of their new full-length album One Night Stand, which was released in October 2006. Special guests include Hell City Kings, Morgue City and Whorehound. Tickets are $10 advance and $12 day of show for both shows and are available online at www.ticketmaster.com. Warehouse Live is at 813 St. Emanuel.

Do you know you now have an electric choice in Texas? You can save money by choosing a reliable provider that offers lower rates than the monopolies (Reliant, TXU, CPL, First Choice) Interested in residential? You can switch to a provider that offers a lower rate and more savings with no deposit, no switching fees and noone comes to your home. It takes 30 days for transfer to complete so if you are moving to new home/apartment, let Riz know. His info will be at the end of this paragraph. Are you business owner? Then Riz also can do a free cost savings analysis (quote) for you to compare with your existing provider. He shops the best rates out there on the market. Remember Riz also shows no bias toward any particular company since he is a broker. He is a broker who represents many retail electric providers so he know the current market rates. Stop paying too much with your current provider and simply contact him if you have any questions. You can reach Riz at 713-503-3098. Do it today and save a buck or two so you can spend more money on food and drinks (and limos from R&R) from the establishments I work for!

Have you heard about ECHOZ, the upcoming hottest disco and R&B band playing the great hits from the 70's and 80's in Houston? Currently, ECHOZ is playing at Houston's trendiest local venues for live entertainment. This 8 piece ensemble is a sure bet to get your toes tapping and your booty shaking. ECHOZ is available for private parties, banquets, clubs and festivals. Get your date set soon by contacting Rachel Luna at 832-877-7750. Be sure to check out www.echozdiscoband.com.

NEWS IN THE BIZ: I am now a night-time bartender at Mingalone's in the Bayou Place, so stop by for dinner and drinks before you venture out to Roc Bar. DJ cMo is at Bice on Fridays, check out the flyer here: http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k203/coynecoctions/bice.jpg. Vic and Anthony's made the "The 2006 Top 25 Restaurants in America" list on www.ratingz.com and Metropolis/Extravaganza made "The 2006 Top Nightclubs in America" list on that same site. If any of you parents out there are interested, there is also a site from the same company called www.campratingz.com that has reviewed over 5,000 camps for children. There is also www.childcareratingz.com and www.vetratingz.com. My personal favorite veterinarian in the universe is my father, Dr. Woody Coyne who practices out in Tomball. Drillers in Spring, Texas is opening on January 27th. They plan to throw the hottest party in Houston for the Grand Opening party on the 27th. The night will feature no cover, $3 valet service, Go-Go Dancers, a well-known DJ, body painters for all the girls who'd like to get painted and dance and of course, Bottle Service. For more information about Drillers, contact LeaErin at lxh8234@yahoo.com, be sure to put DRILLERS in the subject line so she will open your email with priority. On Thursday, January 18th from 6-9PM, Bering and James Gallery will present Andrew Scott DeJesse: In Review. For more information about this and other Artist Receptions, visit www.beringandjames.com or call 713-524-0101. Bering and James is located at 805 Rhode Place, #500. The lovable Sarah Diab, also known as Miss Amazing will present CONFESSIONS OF A ROCK STAR at Touch (2511 Bissonnet) on Sunday, January 14th. Doors will open at 9:00 and this event is a tribute to VH1's Save the Music Foundation. The bands that will be featured at CONFESSIONS OF A ROCKSTAR are the Brandon Thomas Band, Glass Intrepid and Western Civilization. This event will be a huge hit if you enjoy live music. Hey, this is just for fun. How well do you know me? Take the test at http://www.testriffic.com/friendtest/1048571.