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August
2003
Get
the Dish with Miss Priscilla Pride!
by Miss
Priscilla Pride
GALFOLI’s
Board will be sittin' in the August 17th sun, watchin’ when
the evenin' come, countin’ the
money comin’ in, and then these folks start the 2004
plannin’, yeah! I'll be sittin' at 2003 DOCK
OF THE BAY, watchin’ the happy folks strollin’ away.
Ooo, I'll be sittin' at 2003 DOCK OF THE BAY, bidin’ my
time!
I’ll
be leavin’ my home with Fabrizio,
headin’ for
GALFOLI’s DOCK OF THE BAY. 'Cause I have to shop
the Silent Auction Tent, and hope my bids are gonna come
my way!
So I'm just gonna sit at GALFOLI’s DOCK OF THE BAY,
watchin’ the goodies being carted away. Ooo, I'll
be sittin' at DOCK OF THE BAY, watchin’ the time.
Will
be sittin' there restin’ my bones, and this
feeling won't probably leave me alone. It’s two
hundred dollars I’ll spend indeed, but the money’ll
barely make a dent in the need.
Now,
I'll just be sittin’ at
GALFOLI’s DOCK OF
THE BAY, thinkin’ of some other ways, Ooo-wee,
sittin' at GALFOLI’s DOCK OF THE BAY, thinking
of more fund-raising days! (Whistle... if you remember
the tune, if not, just blow!)
Yeah... it’s
DOCK OF THE BAY 2003 and kids have they got fun in
the sun planned for us all! The event takes
place on Sunday -- August 17th from 1 PM
to 7 PM, rain or shine. DJ Terry & DJ DENISE of Twisted
Dee Productions Inc. will both lead us to dance the
day away! The ticket
price of $55 in advance or $65 at the gate (for those
late bloomers) gets you in to an event filled with
surprises and
goodies galore. The ticket price includes an OPEN BAR
and a BBQ lunch.
Now for the fun... well, I hear one can sponsor a HOLE...
get your minds out of the gutter, geesh, say the word HOLE
and
those bottles of lube come out faster than SHANE
pulled his gun out of his holster... anyway, there will be
a 6-HOLE
Miniature Golf Course set up where you can have some
putt-putt fun! I hear tell there’s going to be a contest
for those interested and for those not into competition you
can
play through! Now if any non-profit wants to sponsor
a HOLE, contact Sharon Gillen or Robert Vitelli, sgillen@galfoli.org or rvitelli@galfoli.org and
they will be glad to cover your HOLE... with your text...
stop!
Now
for the other fun... well, I hear tell that BASKET
DESIGNER,
Lady Ashley du Barry Jones, is working
fast and furious on some extraordinary SILENT AUCTION delights.
The
2003 Sponsors have all come through with gift items
that will knock your socks off. RAFFLE tickets and PRIDE
merchandise
will be sold by the bar, by none other than those
great deal makers... Walter Jackson, Jan Geiger and Jimmy
Pizzo.
VOLUNTEERS will
be seen throughout the day and they will be walking around
performing many tasks given
them by
that fair taskmaster himself. Rowland Cox. Board
Members Sharon
Gillen and Barbara Perry coordinated the 2003 DOTB
Bar. Barbara and Sharon rounded up the Long Island
GLBT bars’ liquor
donations and the schedule for the GLBT bar staff
to work the day of the event. They also were able
to get COORS to
sponsor again this year. The barmaids and tenders...
hot gals and guys buy the way, I just want to pinch
them and squeeze them... so graciously donate
back their tips to GALFOLI
(Gay and Lesbian Foundation of Long Island)... they are true friends and we
love them and all
their
hard
work...
it
ain’t easy pourin’ for
us in that heat and with the bees buzzin’... hopefully
that problem will be swatted away this year and
the hive will be buzzin’ with tips, tips
and more tips!
I
See A Man In My Future. He’s
tall, dark and handsome and has chiseled features
and a hot bod too, ‘cause
I’ve got a mind for writing but a bod for
sin and with his bod and my bod... well, add
the two together and it can be SINFULLY DELICIOUS
for sure! NOW if only the PSYCHICS at the event can see him too and give me his
address, well, everything would be just fine!
That’s
right kids, this year there will be great seers
into the future and these
gurus can only tell you what they see, it’s
up to you to go out and get it!
 DUNK
TANK... I’m wet with anticipation... hey,
a spin on Carly Simon’s tune... ANTICIPATION,
ANTICIPATION, IS MAKING ME WET. IT’S KEEPING
ME WETTING! Okay, so it’s not my best satirical
lyric but heck it’s
a damn good try! Who knows who will be in the
Tank this year but I hear tell the rumor that
Helen from 608 might be there
along with some other prominent GLBT community
folk! HHHmmmm, who can we convince to sit atop
the plank and get wet for
CHARITY? Well, think about it and convince that
person to sign up for a time that day to sit
and take the challenge
of ‘to plunge or not to plunge’!
Who knows... it
could be so hot that the weather will just make
you want to get cooled off!
Entertainment... the
buzz has it that some of Long Island’s
hot Drag Acts will perform for us and the lineup
is being worked out as this article is going
to press... oh, I
can’t wait... my sisters will just
turn it out and I know you’ll love them!
WOW... what
a lineup. This worthy non-profit has one
mission and that is to help our community’s non-profits
achieve some of their goals and get some
of their projects off the
ground through GRANTS. The buzz that was
floating around this year distressed Priscilla. Sure
we all know that if
someone dug deep into their pockets and sent
some money off to any non-profit; of course
the non-profit would take it.
But come on kids, tell the truth, how many
of us do that? Or do we sit at home and say:
gee my $10 or $25 donation
won’t make much of a difference and
then end up not sending anything in at all?
Here,
at Dock Of The Bat, you
spend $55 for a ticket and if you did nothing
else at the event at least a portion of that
donation will be given back
to the community... well now come on,
did you really think an event of this magnitude
costs nothing to host? Of course,
I know for a fact that these hard working
gals
and guys are on the phones, sending mailings
and emails around the tri-state
area trying to get as much donated merchandise
and services as possible and they have some
great successes each year!
But there are still expenses to be paid.
One thing though... each
and every BOARD MEMBER is a volunteer and
not one person is paid! So one may ask, which
non-profits
have received
a grant, how can I get a ticket to this FABOO
event (and use the word FABOO in your question,
Priscilla will just
love you for it), heck... how can I volunteer?
Well, I ‘m
glad you asked. Visit www.galfoli.org or
call (631) 665-5034 for more information!
Kids it’s
worth the ticket price. A better time this
summer you’ll never have! See you
there!
CIAO
BELLAS... will I see you in
September or lose you to a SUMMER LOVE? Only
time will tell! SMOOCHES, PRISCILLA!
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