Sept 2023

September 2023 Are You Ready For Some Football!! Sports Season is Heating up in the Bay

Editor-in- Chief: Joanne Durann

Joanne Durann has written for The Examiner, Yahoo.com, Axs, Out On The Town Magazine, as well as a writing instructor. She has written multiple books, new articles and entertainment pieces. She has interviewed the likes, of Geoff Tate, Mark Daly, and Rudy Sarzo, among others. After a successful career in education, Joanne’s passion for the Florida lifestyle and the Tampa Bay area landed her in Apollo Beach. Joanne has worked in the in Real Estate industry at Keller Williams with the Lovitch Group since her move to Florida from Pennsylvania and loved what she did. Joanne has a certification from the University of Michigan in Negotiations, has studied remotely with Harvard University and is a member of The Working Women of Tampa Bay, WISE Tampa Bay and the National Association of Professional Woman. In her spare time, she love to travel with her husband, go to concerts, as well as Bucs and Lighting Games. She works with multiple charities and on community events.

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Managing Editor: Trish Stoecker

Trish is a 32-year combat Army Veteran, who spent the better part of her last twelve years in uniform stationed at The Pentagon in Washington, DC. While there, her assignments included organizing major Army infrastructure and entertainment programs, including The Army Birthday Ball, Total Army Analysis, and Organization Days for the Senior Army Leadership and Army Staff Sections. Trish is also a published author with numerous credits including The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Florida Women Magazine, and Lakeside Life.

September Holidays

September is Hispanic Heritage Month

Sept 4 Labor Day

Sept 6 Fight Procrastination Day

Sept 7 National Beer Lover’s Day

Sept 9 Wonderful Weirdos Day

Sept 11 Patriot Day

Sept 19 National Talk Like A Pirate Day

Sept 21 International Day of Peace Day

Sept 24 National Gold Star Parent’s Day

Sept 27 National Crush A Can Day

Sept 29 National Coffee Lover’s Day

Sept 30 National Ghost Hunting Day

Bucs Football Game Day Feast!!

Phil Stoecker

In the Tampa Bay area, we’re big fans of our NFL team, The Buccaneers, affectionately known as the Bucs. This spread for the Sunday game uses some of my all-time simple recipes because I’m a big fan of simple recipes!

My Bucs Football Game Day Feast features my version of Mississippi Pot Roast Sliders, Crunchy No-Mayo Pasta Salad, and Mandarin Orange Coleslaw – all whipped up in a pinch. Let’s face it, on game day, we want to concentrate on the game, not preparing food. The recipe feeds six-to-eight football fans, based on if or when you run out of slider rolls and/or the beef.

Bucs 2023 Schedule

Go Bucs!

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bring Back the Creamsicle

Trish Stoecker

For Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans, Creamsicle is more than just a color. It’s a legacy. It’s the founding spirit of the team whose inaugural season was 1976 with future Hall-of-Famer Lee Roy Selmon on the defensive line and coached by the charismatic, cigar-puffing John McKay.

For 2023, the Bucs have brought the iconic original jersey color back to “activate legacy…with an ultra-cool brand.” The team is not using the term “throwback” for this campaign. And it is not a rebranding because the red and pewter remain for the regular team colors. However, Creamsicle is what launched the Bucs, and is instantly recognizable, especially with the OGs and anyone who knows team history.

The Bucs are the only team to have ever used the unique color, starting when the franchise opened in 1976 until 1997 when it rebranded to the red and pewter. The helmet logo was initially Bucco Bruce, a swashbuckling pirate in the style of Errol Flynn, smuggler Jean Lafitte and one of the famous Musketeers d’Artagnan, designed by award-winning Tampa Tribune cartoonist Lamar Sparkman.

According to Andrew Lind at SportsLogos.net, Sparkman said he approached the logo design “…with the idea that he was a cavalier, not a hairy-legged slob…The plume feather adds class, I think. I put the dagger in his mouth to add aggression, and then had him wink. It is a half wink and half sneer.” The new ad created especially for this campaign makes sure to incorporate that wink as a nod to that logo.

The goal with this new campaign is to energize the core fan base that has been with the team since the beginning, but it will also be attractive and engaging to new fans and pull them into the fold. If you have been to any concert recently of a popular 70s/80s band, then you’ll know what this means. Parents were huge fans but are bringing their kids because they have been listening to the music growing up and have themselves become fans. Now with Creamsicle, older devotees who were in from the beginning can reminisce and pass on those memories to their kids. The color is the thread that is woven throughout the team’s history, and now brings it altogether today for an identity tone and vibe that cements the past with the present.

Due to NFL regulations, the team cannot wear the Creamsicle jerseys as part of their game-day uniform, even on a rotational basis. They have, however, received permission to wear them for one game, which will be against the Detroit Lions at 1pm on October 15 at Raymond James Stadium.Vintage posters and other decorations from the team’s former home at Tampa Stadium will also be shown that day to capture the feel of the bygone era. Tickets are on sale now at https://www.buccaneers.com/tickets/

Check out the awesome ad the Bucs creative team put together for this campaign. Filmed at the recently-opened, 70s-themed nightclub Goodnight John Boy in St. Petersburg, it is narrated by Pro Football Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks, who is joined by fellow Hall of Famer Ronde Barber, hugely popular former fullback Mike Alstott and current players Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Antoine Winfield Jr. and Lavonte David. Comedian and Buccaneer Superfan Bert Kreischer along with make-up entrepreneur Jaclyn Hill also make cameos.

For those who are die-hard Bucs fans, much will resonate with you. https://youtu.be/NrJFoGOcW3A

UPCOMING EVENTS

Chloe:The In Pieces Tour Sept 9th

Sean Kingston Sept 10th

Sullivan

King Sept 15th

ChaseWest Sept 16th

Dexta Daps: Trilogy Tour Sept 17th

Trap Karaoke Sept 21st & 22nd

Eric Nam Sept 23rd

All Time Low Sept 29th

Sept 12th Black Veil Brides & VV w/Dark Devine

Sept 13th Noah Cyrus: The Hardest Part Tour

Sept 15th Matt & Kim

Sept 16th Gary Roland & The Landsharks Band

Sept 19th Colony House: The Cannonballers Tour

Sept 22nd The Original Wailers W/Cas Haley

Sept 30th Death Grips

Oct 4th Teddy Swims

Oct 5th Ashnikko WeedKiller Tour 2023

Oct 6th Tribal Style w/Under Cover Rasta

Oct 7th Switchfoot – The Beautiful

Raymond James Stadium

Sept 9 Florida A & M vs USF

Sept 16 Alabama vs USF

Sept 17th Bears v Bucs

Sept 23rd Owls at Bulls

Sept 25th Eagles vs Bucs

Oct 14th FAU vs USF

Oct 15th Lions vs Bucs

Oct 22nd Falcons vs Bucs

Amalie Arena

Sept 15th Lil Baby

Sept 22nd SZA with d4vd

Sept 29th Lightning vs Hurricanes

Sept 30th Lightning vs Predators

Oct 4th Elevation Nights Tour

Oct 5th Lightning vs Panthers

Oct 6th Christian Nodal

Oct 7th Kirk Franklin

Oct 10th Lightning vs Predators

Oct 11th Aerosmith

HARD ROCK HOTEL AND CASINO

Sep 3rd Niko Moon, Kidd G & Deejay Silver

Sep 9th Kings Country

Sep 24th Wu-Tang Clan & Nas

Sep 27th Best of the Bay

Sep 28th Seinfeld

Oct 5th Blue October

Oct 15th Willy CHiRiNO

Oct 24th Andres Calamaro

Oct 29th John Legend

See the website for tickets and details. Times , dates and events are subject to change

Sundays from 10am to 2pm Signature Brunch at the Council Oaks

Sept 9th Billy Currington w/Jessie James Decker

Sept 16th Kenny Loggins w/Pable Cruise

Sept 26th Ringo Starr and his all star band

Oct 7th Hooters 40th Anniversary Benefit Concert

Oct 19th The Beach Boys

Oct 20th Gladys Knight

Oct 21st Buddy Guy

Oct 22nd Kenny Wayne Shephed Band

Oct 28th Sammy Hagar & The Circle with George Thorogood &The Destroyers & Special Guest Damon Fowler

See the website for tickets and details. Times , dates and events are subject to change

Sept 9th Godsmack

Sept 15th 3 Doors Down

Sept 17th Avenged Sevenfold

Sept 22nd Trippie Redd

Sept 24th NE-YO

Sept 25th Lana Del Rey

Sept 29th Shinedown: Revolutions Live

Sept 30th Eric Church

Oct 7th Outlaw Music Fest:Willie Nelson and more

Oct 10th Noah Kahan

Oct 14th Jelly Roll

Sept 8th 1964: The Tribute

Sept 15th Steve-O

Sept 22nd Jurassic Park in Concert

Sept 23rd Jurassic Park in Concert

Sept 29th The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Sept 30th Florida Orchestra – Holst’s The Planets

Oct 4th Clint Black

Oct 5th Florida Orchestra – Take Flight

Oct 5th Matt Rife (21+) 2 shows

Oct 6th Disney Junior Live on Tour

Check the website for times and changes

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