Florida Agenda

Baked Stuffed Chicken with Halloween Surprise

This recipe is perfect for people who are not sure how to tell when poultry is thoroughly cooked yet not dried out. Give this a try for a “special” Halloween treat.

6-7 lb. chicken, 1 cup melted butter, 1 cup stuffing (Pepperidge Farm is good), 1 cup uncooked popcorn, (Orville Redenbacher’s low fat), salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, brush chicken well with melted butter then salt, and pepper. Fill cavity with stuffing and popcorn. Place in baking pan with the neck end toward the back of the oven then listen for the popping sounds. When the chicken’s ass blows the oven door open and the chicken flies across the room, it is done. (And, you thought I couldn’t cook.)

Halloween is just a few days away, (October 31st) and since this year it falls on a Sunday, many are celebrating the entire weekend. So, if you work it just right you can party Friday and Saturday and Sunday — the real night of Halloween. (This could require a lot of different costumes since you don’t want to be seen in the same costume twice.)

Most Central Florida bars and clubs will have their own parties or costume contests. Judging from many of our recent letters and emails, this is the “year of the vampire.” Many of our readers plan to wear costumes from the Vampire Diaries, the Twilight Saga.

Others want to dress as Lady Gaga, Cher, Justin Bieber or Kanye West and Taylor Swift. If you have a more political interest, you could dress as Governor Charlie Crist, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, or President Obama.

Whether you want to be a horny devil, Dolly Parton, Cinderella or the Wicked Witch, I suggest you make your plans and reservations now!

For more information on events and rooms for October’s HallowScream, Orlando Pride, BC3 Weekend and Halloween at the Parliament House Resort, log onto www.parliamenthouse. com or call (407) 425-7571.

Until next time, I’ll keep my eye on Central Florida for you, Twisted Tom.

By JOHN BRISENDINE

With temps in the low 80s, low humidity and high spirits, the annual “Come Out with Pride” parade in Downtown Orlando was a rousing success. Central Florida businesses and civic groups proudly walked the parade route through many thousands of spectators including infants in strollers and senior citizens in wheelchairs and everything else in between!

Most every nightclub catering to the LGBT community, along with gay-friendly businesses and numerous social, political and religion-based groups, marched along the streets of Lake Eola and Thorton Park to celebrate the diversity and creativity of our community.

It was a complete success, and my view from the truck bed pulling the Parliament House float was, in my opinion, the best seat in the house. Check out my videos of the parade on YouTube. Just pull up my videos under the name “mrcrazyjohn.”

Now, with the gay pride events complete, it’s time to look ahead to the upcoming week. From October 15th to 18th, it’s not only “Bear Weekend” in Orlando; it’s also my birthday week, too!

My favorite birthday gift this year will be, once again, hosting “Twisted Tom’s Perky Butt Contest 2010” on Friday night, October 15th starting at 12 midnight on the pool stage in the Parliament House Resort’s courtyard. Join me and thousands of bears and their admirers as we rate the “perkiest” butt in all of Central Florida. Do you have what it takes to be the perkiest butt? Sign up by the pool stage from 11:00 to 11:30 p.m.

In addition to the BC3 events taking place at The P House, the Bears of Central Florida (BOCF) will be hosting their 20th annual “Bear Bust” at The Royal Plaza Resort at Walt Disney World from October 14th through the 17th. For more info about all the “Bear Bust” activities and run package info, log onto their website at www.bocf.org.

And finally, join me on Monday, October 18th as I hopefully make it to 45. I will be at the helm of my annual birthday edition of “Monday Happy Hour Karaoke” and reeking of booze and passed out in front of my soundboard — only at The Parliament House Resort. Joel will have the bar open at 4 p.m. and show time is after 5:30 p.m. See ya there.

Twisted Tom will be in this space next week. I’ll talk to you again on October 29th. Bye for now.

By TWISTED TOM

Ten years ago I suggested that my readers visit Wylde’s Bar to meet two new b a r t e n d e r s , Daniel and Tony. I mentioned that one or the other had a “perky butt”. Things then went crazy! Then, the next thing I knew, a real “Perky Butt” website had popped-up where everyone was claiming to have the “perkiest butt in Central Florida.” Who knew that what had started out as a joke, would evolve into a real contest?

We had “hanging chads” and “pinched dimples” all over the place, many late mailin ballots were not counted and the nowinfamous “butterfly ballot” was so confusing that even I couldn’t tell who I was voting for and candidates who missed the entry deadline cried that we were being cold-hearted. Finally, Bruce Ground (former owner of Out and About Books) won Perky Butt 2000 and David (of Hanks) won first runner-up. The first contest ended with a lot of cat fights, hurt feelings and down-right cheating by a few who didn’t win, place, or show in the contest. Our 2000 contest ended up with a stream of tasteless butt jokes and a cloud of controversy.

The 2001 contest wasn’t much better. One contestant brought a large, rowdy group that stole the contest by yelling things like, “shake your money-maker” or “bend over, daddy’s driving.” It seemed more like Southern Decadence than an innocent butt contest in Central Florida.

Fast forward to October 2010 — announcing (drum roll, please) as the Florida Agenda and Twisted Tom’s present “Twisted Tom’s Perky Butt 2010 Contest” with Crazy John as your host. You’re invited to join us at the Parliament House Resort on Friday, October 15th, at 12 midnight to join in the festivities at our 10th annual Perky Butt Contest during the 20th annual Bear Bust 2010 and BC3 weekend. The contest is free, no cover charge and no drag queen judges with their own agenda. Our contest will be totally decided by you, the audience (applause). If you want to enter I suggest you start working out your “buns of steel” because this year’s contest promises to be full of hot men.

Until next time, I’ll keep my eye on Central Florida for you…Cheers, Twisted Tom