Calling all gay video content producers……

 

We have an open call to all gay video content producers out there – if you create video (in any form) – we want to invite you to the NEW AND IMPROVED PLANET “Q” TV.  On March 1st, we are re-launching Planet “Q” TV (with its own brand and marketing identity) with the goal of having a group of dedicated LGBTQ video producers producing a varitey of gay video content for the world to see.  We are excited about launching this new venture and we want you on board.  If you are serious about producing video for the gay and lesbian community (amateur or professional) and want to make a little money and get on the ground floor of something new and exciting – give us a call at: 305.695.0095 or shoot me an email at: CCEVideo@empirevideoproductions.com.

Check out the current look of Planet Q TV here….and then imagine a site bigger, better and with more gay video content than you knew ever existed – coming to this link HERE.  It’s new, it is an evolution and it’s coming soon!!!  Whether’s it is news, comedy, coming out stories, episodic internet tv, funny spoofs or your favorite moment caught on video  – we will showcase it here.  Aspiring movie buffs, independent filmmakers and movie shorts – come on down.  Indie music artist with music videos – we got you covered.  Our community is as diverse as the content we produce – and we want to showcase IT IN ONE PLACE FOR ALL TO SEE.

We can’t wait to bring it to you…..tell us what you think and MORE IMPORTANTLY tell us what you would like to see.

Thomas

Come say hi at the Hollywood Playhouse Theatre Dec 24

Just a quick note to say come say hi as we will be at the Hollywood Playhouse Theatre in Hollywood Florida on Monday Dec 24th to film the Mr and Miss National Newcomer Pageant.  Good luck to all of the contestants this Christmas eve night and feel free to come by and say hello. 

I hope everyone has a great evening.  Adrian and I will blog more tomorrow on Christmas day.

yum…yum…

in your dreams straight man….hehe

Only a women….

 

REMEMBER THIS AT CHRISTMAS TIME According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, while both male and female reindeer grow antlers in the summer each year, male reindeer drop their antlers at the beginning of winter, usually late November to mid-December.   Female reindeer retain their antlers till after they give birth in the spring. Therefore, according to EVERY historical rendition depicting Santa’s reindeer, EVERY single one of them, from Rudolph to Blitzen, had to be a girl. We should’ve known… ONLY women would be able to drag a fat-ass man in a red velvet suit all around the world in one night and not get lost.

A quarter of a million views…..

WOW….for the last 12 months we have been working hard to put up a wide assortment of videos, podcast shows, blogs and internet radio that we have created and/or received from around the internet.  You will find our videos and/or podcast shows on You Tube, Brightcove, Dailymotion, AOL video, Google Video, iTunes, Imeem, blip.tv, justin.tv, Veoh and Metacafe (sorry we haven’t joined the my space crowd yet).  And the goal behind all that was to let folks know about the terrific diversity of content that we have on our site that keeps growing every day.

WE HAVE ACROSS ALL SITES….over 1/4 of a million video and audio views (not including our pageant pay per view service).  To me that’s amazing…..and those videos, music and podcast shows are across the entire world on practically every continent (except maybe Greenland and the Antarticas – LOL). 

Why do I share this?  TO JUST SAY THANK YOU….Some of you remember us back in the day when we were a little bitty company called Black Stylez Entertainment and we filmed our first show at Club Incognito in Houston, Texas.  That was way back in 1996 and we have been going ever since.  We are working hard to provide a fun, informative and mulit-media centric web site and boy have we changed.  We hope you are please with the outcome.

We have some cool things lined up for 2008 and with a little luck and good fortune – we aim for bigger and better things.  Please let us know what you like, what you hate and what you want to see us doing so we make the kind of website you will be proud to visit over and over again.  Tell your friends, keep coming back and help us make it better for you.  That is the only way we (or any gay video content producer out there) will survive.

So on behalf of Adrian, Tara, John, Jim, Al, Steve, Marlowe, Eric, DJ Joelapuss, DJ L Calderin, DJ Carlos Dali and DJ Louie B thanks for your continued support.  AND DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE US YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR 2008!!

Cheers…Thomas

Pageant Soup has its own blog now…..

all you pageant fans….Pageant Soup with Steve and Marlowe now has its own blog.  It will be the official show blog with show news, information, highlights and all matter of drama and personal opinions related to the world of gay pageantry.  To check out the blog, click here or visit the blogroll link on the right hand side of this page.

We hope you enjoy the blog and welcome your comments, feedback and suggestions…..

Thomas

Drag – gay pageantry – and the gay community….

Check out today’s Pageant Soup Podcast Show – We talk about drag vs gay pageantry vs the perception the mainstream LGBT community has about drag and pageantry. Are they different, are they the same and why don’t more gay people support gay pageantry.

Their is a huge subculture out there (a huge world) we call gay pageantry. There are major shows, thousands of dollars spent and reputations at stake. Yet there is a huge segment of our gay population that has no clue or does not understand the art form of female impersonation and male lead. Today’s Pageant Soup Podcast show will talk about the divide and how we can bridge this gap (whether real or not).

Many of you that read this blog don’t follow gay pageantry. I would love to hear your opinions on the matter. Tell me what your opinion is of drag and of gay pageantry, do you support it, do you know much about it and would you go check out a show if you had the opportunity. Leave your comments here!!!!

LISTEN EVERY WEEK TO THE SHOW LIVE – THURSDAY – 7 PM EST AT: www.blogtalkradio.com/ccemedia. You can call in with your comments or chat live with us.

IF YOU MISSED THE SHOW – You missed an interesting discussion. Want to listen to the show click here. Want to subscribe via iTunes and get this show (along with our other podcast shows) downloaded to you every week, click here to subscribe. Have fun and enjoy the shows……

Thomas

Quick update – company news…

Hey everyone,

A real quick update….We are need deep in some projects right now – so updates on the website will be late (towards the end of the week) and I won’t have a blog entry until probably Thursday or Friday.

We will be starting a new Pageant Soup Podcast Show blog which will be the official communication vehicle for the show.  We will use that blog for all announcements on the show, comments, blog entries and the works….

Our friends over at “The Community Activist.com” – Rev. Jim Merritt has started his advent series of videos.  I will try to get it up on Planet “Q” TV under the religion category later this week.  For all those who can’t wait – head over to their website at: www.thecommunityactivist.com.

If you place DVD orders this week, there will be a 72 hour delay – your orders will not go out until Friday December 7, 2007.  We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.

I think that this all for now.  We talk to you guys later.

Thomas