Book Club for July

Thursday, July 28, 7:30 P.M.

Host: Bill

Location: 2001 Royalwood Dr., Arlington, 76006

Call for directions: 817-718-2424

Selfish and Perverse (Bob Smith) From Publishers Weekly: Standup comedian and television writer Smith, who published the Lambda Award–winning memoir Openly Bob in 1997, throws his hat into the gay fiction ring with this absorbing, funny and smoldering romantic comedy. Nelson Kunker, a miserably single, mid-30s unproductive novelist and Hollywood script coordinator for late night TV's Aftertaste, is burning out: endless cat-fighting at work, a boss from hell and the nagging notion that he's either really talented or just gay. Safeguarded by best friend Wendy (a gigantic lesbian), Nelson's love life finally gets a boost after a chance meeting with burly Alaskan salmon fisherman–cum–student archeologist Roy Briggs, cousin to Aftertaste's star performer Joe Benedetti. The two are immediately smitten, but Nelson gets fired for smoking marijuana with sexually ambiguous guest star Dylan Fabizak, on parole and postrehab after a drug arrest. Cut to Nelson, Roy and Dylan at Roy's home in Coffee Point, Alaska, with all the sex, danger, salmon fishing lore and sarcastic dialogue one reader could want, and an appearance from mother-hen Wendy to sort it all out. Pithy zingers (and a fair share of apparently intentional groaners), a chatty gang of likable characters, a simple yet sexy plot line and camera-ready prose combine with panache in this immensely entertaining story.

1. Get the book. (Books available at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com)
2. Read it.
3. Sign-in on the comments for this blog entry so we know how much dessert to get.
4. Come share dessert, as well as your thoughts and insights on the book.

All are welcome. See you there!

GROUP RATING OF THIS FOLLOWING DISCUSSION (10=HI, 1=LO): 6.8

July Supper Gathering

Saturday, July 23, 7:00 P.M.

CHUY'S ARLINGTON

4001 Bagpiper Way, Arlington, TX 76018

(in the Arlington Highlands Shopping Center)

PH: (817) 557-2489

Website:"Scream 'til your daddy stops here… The Elvis Presley Memorial Combo… La Chihuahua Bar… Burritos as big as yo' face… Chips & Salsa... Ball wall… Tex-Mex the way you like it… Creamy Jalapeño… Blue corn tortillas... Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom... Chuychanga... Hubcaps... Mil Pescado... Elvis shrine... Chuy the Redfish... Southwestern Enchiladas... Velvet paintings... Texas Martinis…. We don't take anything seriously – except our food."

Chuy’s does not accept advanced reservations; however, please leave your FIRST NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS in the comment section for this posting and I’ll arrive early to “hold” tables for our group. When you arrive at the restaurant, ask for the ARLINGTON SUPPER CLUB group.

I look forward to seeing you there!

Tuesday Movie Mania for July

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Tuesday, July 19, 7:20 PM

Cinemark Tinseltown - Six Flags Mall

Tickets: $3.25

Summary: The end begins as Harry, Ron, and Hermione go back to Hogwarts to find and destroy Voldemort's final horcruxes, but when Voldemort finds out about their mission, the biggest battle begins and life as they know it will never be the same again.

If you're planning to attend, please put your NAME and EMAIL ADDRESS in the comment section for this posting so we can look for you. Please wait in the main lobby about 5-10 minutes earlier than the show time so we can get seats together.

July Hump-day Happy Hour

Wednesday, July 6, 6:00-8:00

Fuzzy's Taco Shop

510 East Abram, Arlington, TX, 76010

817-265-8226

arlington@fuzzytacoshop.com  

Come early - stay later - just plan to be there! (If you're new to the group, ask the restaurant host at the entrance for the ASC group.) Sign the comment section for this entry (including your email address) so we can be on the look-out for you.

Holiday Pool Party

Saturday, July 2

2:00 PM - ???

Hosts: Don & Yuri

Location: 5204 Wimbledon Ct., Arlington, TX 76017-2785
Call for directions: (903) 288-5073

Clothing optional
What to bring: (swim suit), towel, sunscreen, potluck dinner item, your own beverages

Dinner Details:

• Potluck dinner to begin at 6:00p
• NO GRILL, so be creative with your potluck choice!
• Ice chest/ice provided for your beverages

Yes, this is a holiday weekend, but not everyone is heading out of town. So check your calendar and if you plan to attend, please leave your FIRST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS and POTLUCK ITEM in the comment section for this posting.

3rd Annual Margarita Pour - Chris & Tony's

Tony and I are hosting a Margarita Pour Saturday night, July 2, at our house from 6-8pm. Every year we do this event as a fundraiser for Chris’ charity (a drum & bugle corps – http://www.fortecorps.org/). We would like to invite the Supper Club members to attend.

The event is advertised through facebook (feel free to RSVP there) - http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=139430576133917

Saturday July 2nd – 6pm-8pm

$15 per person, or $20 per couple

(Guaranteed 4 margaritas)

We’ll have a good mix of people, games, contests (a 50/50 raffle, raffle tickets for an Ipad2 and a HD flip Video Camera, best decorated margarita glass, best use of the color purple, etc).

Address is on the facebook RSVP page, or can be gotten from an email to psiguytx@att.net

We also need an additional sponsor for the event (a sponsor gets in for free, but makes margaritas for the party and are eligible to win best margarita – host provides ice)

Chris Green
Executive Director
Forte Drum & Bugle Corps
(469) 449-5691 Corps Office/Voicemail
(469) 713-2473 Corps Fax
director@fortecorps.org
http://www.fortecorps.org/

It's too hot not to swim!

Saturday, June 25

4:00 PM - ???

Hosts: Bill & Andy

Location: 2001 Royalwood Dr., Arlington, 76006

Call for directions: 817-718-2424

Clothing optional
What to bring: (swim suit), towel, sunscreen, potluck dinner item, your own beverages

Dinner Details:

• Grill will be fired up at 5:30 PM; potluck dinner to begin at 6:00 PM
• Sign-up in the comments section below with what you plan to bring for potluck
• BYOB (bring your own beverages); ice chest/ice provided

So that we can get a guesstimate of the number of men attending for the food/paper products/tables and chairs, please leave your FIRST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS and POTLUCK ITEM in the comment section for this posting, or email dfwteddy1955@yahoo.com. THANKS!

June Supper Gathering

Pool Party & Potluck Dinner

Saturday, June 18
4:00 PM - ???

Hosts: Darwin & Dirk

Location: 2019 Ravinia Drive, Arlington, TX 76012

Call for directions: 214-924-6787

Clothing Optional
What to bring: (bathing suit), towel, sunscreen, and something for the potluck dinner

Dinner Details:

• Grill will be fired up at 5:30 PM; potluck dinner to begin at 6:00 PM
• Sign-up in the comments section below with what you plan to bring for potluck
• BYOB (bring your own beverages); ice chest/ice provided

So that we can get a guesstimate of the number of men attending for the food/paper products/tables and chairs, please leave your FIRST NAME, EMAIL ADDRESS and POTLUCK ITEM in the comment section for this posting, or email dfwteddy1955@yahoo.com. THANKS!

May-June Book Club

Thursday, June 16, 7:30 P.M.

Host: Bill
Location: 2001 Royalwood Dr., Arlington, 76006

Call for directions: 817-718-2424

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister (Gregory Maguire) From Publishers Weekly: The inspired concept of Maguire's praised debut, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, was not a fluke. Here [in his second novel] he presents an equally beguiling reconstruction of the Cinderella story, set in the 17th century, in which the protagonist is not the beautiful princess-to-be but her plain stepsister. Iris Fisher is an intelligent young woman struggling with poverty and plain looks. She, her mother, Margarethe, and her retarded sister, Ruth, flee their English country village in the wake of her father's violent death, hoping to find welcome in Margarethe's native Holland. But the practical Dutch are fighting the plague and have no sympathy for the needy family. Finally, a portrait painter agrees to hire them as servants, specifying that Iris will be his model. Iris is heartbroken the first time she sees her likeness on canvas, but she begins to understand the function of art. She gains a wider vision of the world when a wealthy merchant named van den Meer becomes the artist's patron, and employs the Fishers to deal with his demanding wife and beautiful but difficult daughter, Clara. Margarethe eventually marries van den Meer, making Clara Iris's stepsister. As her family's hardships ease, Iris begins to long for things inappropriate for a homely girl of her station, like love and beautiful objects. She finds solace and identity as she begins to study painting. Maguire's sophisticated storytelling refreshingly reimagines age-old themes and folklore-familiar characters. Shrewd, pushy, desperate Margarethe is one of his best creations, while his prose is an inventive blend of historically accurate but zesty dialogue and lyrical passages about saving power of art. The narrative is both "magical," as in fairy tales, and anchored in the reality of the 17th century, an astute balance of the ideal and sordid sides of human nature in a vision that fantasy lovers will find hard to resist.

1. Get the book. (Books available at Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com)
2. Read it.
3. Sign-in on the comments for this blog entry so we know how much dessert to get.
4. Come share dessert, as well as your thoughts and insights on the book.

NOTE: Although Book Club normally meets the fourth Thursday of the month, due to the holiday weekends at the end of May and June, we'll split the difference for the next meeting. Book Club will resume its fourth Thursday of the month schedule in July.

All are welcome. See you there!

Come See Andy Saturday Night!

Kandace (Andy Perez), Miss Gay Pride Week 2011, will perform at the Rainbow Lounge on Saturday evening (6/11), 8:00 P.M. in order to raise money for next October's Fort Worth Pride activities. Andy/Kandace invites everyone to join him/her for this performance!