The Rainbow Remix

The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep. 60 - News With Nic! LGBTQ Headlines

Denise and JD start off with their drinks - a Buffalo Trace on the rocks for JD, and a Shanky's Whip Vanilla Whiskey and Coke for Denise. The ladies welcome a new Whiskey Rock team member- the LGBTQ News guy, Nic Austin, bringing us some queer entertainment headlines every month. This week he's bringing us the juice on Kristen Stewart, Kim Cattrall and more. To view the show on our YouTube channel, click this link. 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge - Ep. 59 Jessi Campo Joins Us

International singer and songwriter Jessi Campo drops in on us from Miami, on her way to New Orleans. JD celebrates with some spicy rum, while Denise goes for a hard apple cider with a Fireball floater on top. Jessi tells us about the EEIM (Eastern European Independent Movies) Award for her single "LeGrimas Negras", as well as being thrilled her music has been used in the Amazon Prime series "Gentrified", plus she talks about her career and the influences of her Latin parents. To view the show on our YouTube Channel, click this link. 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge - Ep. 58 - Queer Britain is Happening

Denise has a chat with Joe Galliano of Queer Britain, a charity organisation that's steadily raising the funds for Britain's first Queer Museum! Joe tells us about the "Madame F" Art Award happening now- what it is, a little about the judges, the phenonmenal prize package and what's in store as the company moves toward an actual brick and mortar building. Please visit Queer Britain and think about donating, helping to fund raise, submitting art or getting involved.  To view our show on your YouTube Channel, click this link. 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge - Ep. 57 - Tyler Dazzles Us With a Drink

Tyler, our house mixologist from the super cool Memphis cocktail bar scene, joins us with a drink he's created for JD's birthday, featuring some of her favourites: rum and rye. BUT, our guy Tyler painstakingly smoked and grilled some exotic fruits and infused the spirits before adding some liquers and a dash of fresh lime before giving it a few hippy, hippy shakes and pour over ice - boom- the Jetsam At the Dock is created! To view the show on our YouTube channel, click this link. 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge-Ep. 56 -Mark Gilbert and The OutShine Film Fest

JD and Denise have a fantastic chat with Miami's Marky G, long time disc jockey, host, presenter and the main juggler of all things for the annual LGBTQ+ Film Festivals. We discuss this year's OutShineFilm Festival - going on NOW-and what it means to the community, running for 24 years in Miami and 13 years in Fort Lauderdale. Mark talks about how the festivals have evolved, what you can expect this year and how they've adapted during these Covid times. Denise and Mark reminisce a bit about how Mark gave Denise her start as a presenter over 20 years ago on an FM dance music station Party 93.1 when it was unheard of for a gay radio talk show to be on your radio. To view this show on our YouTube Channel, click this link. 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge -Ep. 55 - Day Drinking

JD and Denise have a midday catch up over drinks, JD having Bailey's in her toasted coconut coffee, which of course grosses Denise out, who's having Shanky's Irish Vanilla whiskey in her cream soda. The ladies catch up on their duties taking care of family with Covid last month, their birthday's, what they've been doing, reading, and watching when they've had the time.  To view this on our YouTube Channel, click this link. 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep 54 - Patti Davila Joins Us

A long time friend of JD joins the ladies and we had a great time talking to Patti Davila, a cruise ship singer who's career was docked by COVID, so she re-invented herself during lockdown and became a real estate agent, staying afloat during lockdown. Now that venues are re-opening, she's back to singing and still selling real estate! Such an inspiration- wait until you hear about how she weaves philanthropy through her music, doing all kinds of fundraisers also, her journey with her husband, Jozay is really special. To view the show on our YouTube Channel, click this link. 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge - Ep. 53 - British Foods with AJ Slambino

JD welcomes her cousin AJ, a Tik Tok star from Georgia, to the show. AJ started trying British snacks and recording his reviews on Tik Tok, and became an instant sensation with views in excess of 500k in total. Denise brings a load of snacks to the table to compare notes and the two try Frazzles, and give them a thumbs down. Fun talk hearing of AJ's fan following and how it all started and where he hopes it's going. To view this episode on our YouTube Channel click this link. It's always better to view shows like this. C'mon. Our faces are priceless. 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep. 52 - Denise‘s Birthday Drink

JD brings us up to speed on her nurse maid duties with a family full of Covid, Denise gears up for her birthday and Tyler pops by with a delicious drink to honor the occasion. He creates a drink with two of Denise's favorites, Jameson whiskey and Rumplemintz along with Godiva chocolate & a special mixture of vodka chocolate milk expressly made by Mom, Judy, thus creating a spin on the old lady Grasshopper (thanks, dude!) and introducing The Lotus. These shows are always better to watch so To view the show on our YouTube Channel, click this link. 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep. 51- Paul Burston Talks Writing with Denise

With JD still on the go taking care of family members, Denise spends some time with out British author Paul Burston ("The Gay Divorcee", "The Black Path", "The Closer I Get"), who not only has some top notch novels out, he's also created and hosts the very successful and long running "Polari Literary Salon" for years now, curating entertaining authors to read from their own books for audiences around London. Tune in and find out how he adapted Polari, during these trying Covid times and now expanded it with writing Work Shops, shows and a tour with pal, VG Lee, fellow author and stand up comedian. To watch the show on our YouTube Channel and see Paul in his cool Captain's hat, click this link. 

 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep. 49 - Almost 50 Episodes, So Let‘s Recap Women Who Rock!

JD and Denise are almost at a milestone of 50 episodes, so we recap of some of our musical moments, featuring British musicians MiRi, the all girl band "Eeek" with Lucy and Mandy Burton and of course, the iconic Scottish musician Horse McDonald. It's a "Women Who Rock" special!  To view this show on our YouTube channel, click this link. 

The Whiskey Rock Lounge- Ep. 47 Jennie McNulty, Comedy and Covidiots

JD and Denise hang out with L.A.-based comedian Jennie McNulty and discuss how things are supposed to be returning to normal except that the Covidiots are causing a new surge. Jennie tells us about easing back into live stand up comedy shows, with two regular gigs in Santa Monica and Ventura. We also find out what's happening with Jennie's video shows, and we learn more about the Women's Professional Football League and what's she's doing with that now. To view the show on our YouTube channel, click this link.