The New Blade Insider - Friday, 26 June 2009

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This Week The Washington Blade - Friday, 26 June 2009

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Metro Weekly Sneak Peek - Thursday, 25 June 2009

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26 June 2009 Friday's Photo of the Week

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Logan Circle Neighborhood . Stoney's Bar & Grill

1433 P Street, NW, WDC . Sunday, 21 June 2009

P Street, NW, Washington DC (2009) Project

Stoney's Bar & Grill (Flickr)

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2009 Friday's Photos of the Week

My "I Am What I Am" Mix Celebrates This Weekend's NYC Pride

Perhaps, if I had more time I may would have been able include songs from the 1969 Billboard Top 100 list in the I AM WHAT I AM mix which celebrates the 2009 NYC Heritge of Pride and commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.

But, since, I try and compile dance mixes that reflect a gradual bpm increase or decrease ... and limited to the 80 minute cd format ... it just did not work out that way.

Whether, or not, you are heading to NYC for this weekend's Heritage of Pride and 40th anniversary of Stonewall Riots, the final and 5th installment of my GLBT Pride 2009 series entitled I AM WHAT I AM ... featuring classic 'gay' disco, house, progressive house and trance ... is a mix that will make you dance your ass off!

In fact, you may wish to download the entire GLBT PRIDE 2009 series as individual cds or for your mp3 player. Each, just under 80 minutes, by the time you reach NYC ... you're be ready to DANCE and PARTY YOUR ASS OFF!

Here are the four other mixes from the GLBT Pride 2009 series:

• Freedom To Love - 31 May 2009
• Strange Fruit (For The Black Men) - 6 June 2009
• Blowin' In The Wind (Vocals) - 10 June 2009
• Touch Me In The Morning (Vocals) - 18 June 2009

If all goes as planned ... next weekend's trance mix will celebrate Independence Day!

Click the cd cover to listen to and/or download my 23 June 2009 I AM WHAT I AM dance mix.

Beatport's Soundtrack to Gay Pride 2009: Artists Charts

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Realtor Michael Nine's New Listing at 316 P Street, NW, Washington DC

Are you a FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER in search of a GREAT HOUSE at a GREAT PRICE?

Realtor Michael Nine W.C. & A.N. Miller/Long & Foster (Chevy Chase Office) has a new listing at 316 P Street, NW, Washington DC that offers an $8000 credit to FIRST TIME HOMEBUYERS until 30 Noivember 2009.

Click the flyer for details and contact info for Realtor Michael Nine.

Realtor Beth Hughes of DC Real Estate Newsletter - Monday, 22 June 2009

Click banner to read the DC Real Estate Newsletter dated Monday, 22 June 2009 from Realtor Beth Hughes.

The fojol bros' Traveling Culinary Carnival Food Mobile

When I first saw the silver but colorful 60's looking van gliding down 18th Street on Saturday afternoon, 6 June 2009 I presumed that it was an ice cream truck.

And then when the very next day that I saw it for the second time turning onto P from 14th Street, presuming it to be an ice cream truck but noticing the 'circus' resembling logo on the side of van while it brought to mind the Milkmachine band who I captured a fews before at Artomatic Opening ... I wondered if it had any connections to the Showbar Presents the Palace of Wonders on H Street in NE Washington DC.

Well, I got my answer yester evening when during my ritual Sunday walk along P Street that I happened upon the fojol bros. of Merlindia Traveling Culinary Carnival at the corner of 15th and P Streets in NW Washington DC.

After first asking if they sold ice cream I mentioned that as a freelance blogger I like to bring attention to interesting and provocative entrepeneurs. And wondered if they had a website that I could learn more about then.

Saying that they had just sold out of their popcicles the friendly man under the ORDER HERE window who goes by kipoto explained that born and raised in Washington DC that he and his family wanted to bring food to the streets in a new and an exciting way.

First hitting the streets on 20 January 2009 as a test run, the Fojol Bros. of Merlindia Traveling Culinary Carnival food van officially began operation on 24 April 2009.

While most street vendors are tied to specific intersections or pockets of the Mall, the Fojol Brothers of Merlindia usually take a lap around the city before settling on a vacant parking spot and announcing the location on Twitter.

A truck with flavor, the Fojol Bros from Merlindia their intriguying looking truck, according to Carlos in DC, can be found in neighborhoods throughout Washington DC.

Serving what they call Merlindian food—popular Indian dishes such as chicken masala served with big smiles and a few winks—the Fojols have quickly become an after-work favorite in Dupont and the late-night snack of choice for bar-hopping crowds at the intersection of 14th and U streets, NW.

The outlandish truck supposedly belongs to the fojol brothers of Merlindia, known to their customers as Dingo, Ababa-du and Kipoto. But the men behind the masks are actually a group of twentysomething guys, mostly D.C. natives, with a passion for cuisine, community and carnivals.

With a philosophy such as this and menu that serves these offerings the fojol brothers of Merlindia has proven to be relatively successful in DC's new and emerging street-food scene.

To learn more about them visit their website. But, if you're into Twittering (which I am not) you can find them here.

Click the image above to view my ongoing fojol brothers of Merlindia album.

PETS-DC 16th Annual 'Pride of Pets' Fun Dog Show Took Place at Dupont Circle Yesterday

Founded in October 1990 as a non-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with HIV/AIDS or other disabling conditions and their companion animals PETS-DC provides public health education, exercise, pet food, veterinary care, grooming, foster care, and adoptions services at no cost to individuals in the Metropolitan Washington area.

Hosted by PETS-DC, the 16th Annual 'Pride of Pets' Fun Dog Show was held at Dupont Circle yesterday afternoon on Sunday, 21 June 2009 whereby proceeds from the community event will help to support PETS-DC programs.

Though I have many more photos and videos to upload of my documentation of the event click the image above to view my PETS-DC 16th Annual 'Pride of Pets' Fun Dog Show album. Which is, actually, part of my ongoing Dupont Circle WDC (2009) project.

At the conclusion of the event, by way of shouts, cheers and hand-claps ,,, the crowd selected the following three as the Peoples' Choice Best of Show.

• 1st Place Winners - Peoples' Choice Best of Show
• 2nd Place Winners - Peoples' Choice Best of Show
• 3rd Place Winners - Peoples' Choice Best of Show