Dec. 4th 2011

Yes, it's true.... A From The Desk of Sally reunion show is in the works. Ejay and I are getting all the details worked out. We are hoping to do it at the Stone Pony or the Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, NJ. If you have any venue suggestions or ideas let us know! You can get to us through the contact page.

AUG 12 2011

Look for Jeryl's music on the amazing web series OUT WITH DAD.

Sidewalks Entertainment reaches 400 episodes

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Sidewalks Staff

– April 11, 2011Posted in: News, Sidewalks News, The Project

Sidewalks hosts (top, clockwise): Cindy Rhodes, Maaika Westen, Ray Alvarado, Richard R. Lee, Rafael Siegel and Natalie Manuel

Can you believe it? SIDEWALKS ENTERTAINMENT’s “official” 400th cable episode premieres this week on the series’ home station, KCRT-TV.

The program first went on Northern Calfornia’s cable TV screens in September 1988 as a local San Francisco Bay Area talent showcase. As time went on, the Sidewalks name continued, but the series morphed into a celebrity interview series with features on local talents and music videos. Currently, the series can be seen to over 2-plus million viewers throughout Northern & Central California and in Manitowoc, WI on Comcast Hometown Network, as well as KCRT-TV (Ch. 28) and Fairfield’s CA’s Channel 27, among others. In late 2009, Sidewalks had its first broadcast special on San Francisco’s KOFY-TV20.

According to creator, producer, and occasional host Richard R. Lee, the long-running show had a number of specials throughout the years that are not counted in the official tally.

“The total is actually slightly higher,” says Lee, 44. “I recounted a couple of years ago, and I made certain episodes as official. Regardless, four-hundred episodes are remarkable for a regional series like this. Not just for the incredible amount of celebrities that have appeared on the show, but the series is only produced by a small number of people and one editor.”

A number of key people has been with Sidewalks for a lengthy time. Lee, who started appearing in front of the camera in 1997, has been the sole editor of the episodes since day one with some segments edited by other individuals. Long-time host / producer Cindy Rhodes has been with the show since 1993, while the other mainstay, host Rafael Siegel, joined in 1994 (Siegel has been off-and-on and recently left for a full-time hosting position in another state). Another face that is gaining years with the show is Maaika Westen, who became an on-air personality three years ago. Head videographer J.P. Langston and music producer Dwayne Sparks joined the show behind-the-scenes around 2005/2006. Additionally, since 2005, East coast singer/musician/songwriter Jeryl Orsino of From The Desk of Sally fame has been supplying her music for the show’s opening theme and background music.

The landmark episode features I Dream of Jeannie’s star Barbara Eden and Silk Stalkings lead Mitzi Kapture. Rhodes interviews Eden as she promotes her new memoir, “Jeannie Out of The Bottle,” while Lee talks to Kapture at the recent WonderCon event.

On KCRT-TV in the east bay side of the San Francisco Bay Area, the episode premieres Monday (4/11) at 7PM, with encores on Tuesday, 4/12 at 3:30PM, Friday, 4/15 at 12 Midnight and 7:30AM, and Saturday, 4/16 at 10:30AM.

The new episode is coming soon to the show’s other affiliates around the country.

March 3, 2011

Very exited to be working on a song to be featured in a kids animated series. Giving my new recording software a first run. It's a little glitchy but does the trick to get a decent quality demo down. Will also be working on a heavier project in the genre of hard-rock with a friend who is starting a new project. I have some of my own ideas in the cooker too. Can't wait till i can tell you what it is. Thank you to all of the new viewers in Manitowoc, Wisconsin for discovering Sidewalks Entertainment - on Comcast Hometown's Ch. 20. We appreciate you watching our show!

Feb. 20th 2011

I'm loving Pinks new release "F**kin' Perfect" and it is Number One on the charts. Butch Walker wrote the song. Did you know that Butch also wrote " I Told You So" and I was lucky enough to have the honor of recording it with producer Jim Ebert on my " Radio Friendly" CD ?

Jan 3, 2011

I'm getting ready to record some new demos. Would like to have enough songs in the can to put together a new album this year. Excited for Anyone But Me gets 7 Indie Intertube NOMS. Best DRAMA. Best WRITING. Best DIRECTING. Best ACTRESS Rachael Hip-Flores Best SUPP ACTRESS Nicole Pacent. The holidays were very mellow for me. I got sick a few days before Christmas and then got snowed in but the huge storm that hit us. NYE was spent with my bud Tina Vero. We had some dinner and then hung out to watch all the musical artists perform on NY Rockin Eve. The new songs I have in the works are going to be different from anything that I have done before. One of my musical goals has been to record a album that I play all the instruments. So this will be be super fun and a challenge too. I'm looking forward to it. I may have a few featured musicians come in and do what they do best. But the bulk of the playing will be by me.

Happy New year!

Be The Change Fundraiser in Memory of Douglas Van Valen (Oradell, NJ)

Current mood:validated

	Friday, November 12 · 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Location	Cool Beans Cafe 304 Kinderkamack Road Oradell, NJ

Created By	Jeryl, Jay Orsino

More Info	Doug Van Valen was tragically killed while working for the Oradell DPW on October 2nd of 2007. He was a US Navy Veteran, volunteer Fire Fighter, amazing person and friend. Our 2009 fundraiser donated a state of the art sound system to Cool Beans Cafe in Oradell. One of Doug's major interests was music. That is why the sound system was donated in his name. We are proud to announce that this years proceeds will go to Soldiers' Ang...els. Soldiers' Angels is a volunteer-led nonprofit with hundreds of thousands of volunteers providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, veterans and their families. Soldiers' Angels May No Soldier Go Unloved May No Soldier Walk Alone May No Soldier Be Forgotten Until They All Come Home Soldiers' Angels 4408 N PanAm Exprwy San Antonio, TX 78218 There will be an auction, 50/50 and entertainment by" Dira Jeryl DJ Enrico and Dedication and DVD presentation. http://bethechange15.org/index.html http://www.facebook.com/SoldiersAngelsOfficial Made Possible by: POWERFUL BEYOND IMAGINATION LLC bethechange15@verizon.net

Rehoboth Beach prepares for Delaware Pride

Current mood:chipper

Although one of the smallest states in the union, Delaware has big plans for its gay Pride observances this weekend.

Celebrating 14 years, Delaware Pride will be held this Saturday, Sept. 18, from noon to 6 p.m. at Cape Henlopen State Park (North Shores), just north of downtown Rehoboth. A line-up of national and local entertainers as well as a record number of vendors are expected.

American Idol finalist, Broadway star and Grammy nominee Frenchie Davis is among the more than a dozen scheduled performers.

Davis is no stranger to the gay community. In a 2007 interview with Metro Weekly, she shared that while a student at Howard University that she "did a lot of extra work singing at many [Washington, DC,] gay bars to make extra money." Since those early days, she has become a fixture on the gay circuit; performing earlier this year at Pride events in Mobile, Ala., Austin and Seattle and at Gay Days in Orlando.

"Having the gay community be such a significant part of my life and career has definitely shaped my views on marriage equality and gay rights as a whole," said Davis. "Here’s my thing. There was a time when the Bible was used to justify slavery. The Bible has also been used to justify the oppression of women, so I would think that history has taught us enough about using religion as a basis for any argument against civil rights. I believe that marriage equality is a civil rights issue, not a religious one. As a black woman, I am frightened to know how many people don’t get it. How can we say that America is the land of the free when all of her citizens do not have the same rights?"

Davis was rather coy, however, when asked whether she would grab a slice of Nicola’s pizza, sample some Dolle’s taffy or check out the shirtless servers at Aqua while at the beach.

"This will be my first time in Rehoboth," she said. "I am hoping the weather will be nice enough for me to enjoy the whatever attractions are nearby. I don’t eat dairy so no pizza for me but shirtless servers sound fun!

Headlining the day’s festivities will be Davis’ fellow American Idol Season Two contestant Kimberly Locke, who also has a long history as an advocate for gay people and supporter of numerous HIV/AIDS organizations.

Among the other scheduled performers are singers Brendan Velasquez, Stewart Lewis and Jeryl; New York-based dance troupe Manhattan Prairie Dogs; The Rainbow Chorale of Delaware and drag divas GiGi and Isabella Frost and Mona Lotts, hostess of the Blue Moon Diva’s show and reigning Miss Gaye Rehoboth Beach, will serve as the day’s emcee.

Participating vendors will be on-hand, offering various food, drink, clothing, jewelry, books and other items. Regional LGBT groups will also have tables at the festival, including political groups, churches, community organizations, and extracurricular activities. Local politicians have been invited to speak at the festival, and it is expected that U.S. Senate candidate Chris Croons will make an appearance. Croons, a Democrat, will be facing Tea Party-backed Republican candidate Christine O’Donnell in the general election to fill the seat vacated by Vice President Joe Biden. O’Donnell believes gays can be cured and headed an ex-gay advocacy group called Saviors Alliance for Lifting the Truth.

Admission to the Delaware Pride is $5. Parking will be available on-site for a nominal fee and a free shuttle will be running from the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.

After the festival on Saturday, the Blue Moon will host a meet and greet with Locke and Davis from 8 - 10 p.m.

The night before Delaware Pride, Friday, Sept. 17, there will be a "Night of Remembrance" candlelight vigil, to honor loved ones who have passed away. Attendees will meet at the Rehoboth Avenue Pavilion at 8 p.m. for a ceremony, then walk up Baltimore Avenue and disperse. Attendees are invited to submit names and short remembrances to vigil@delawarepride.org.

According to a news report posted earlier this week on delmarvanow.com, the Aryan Nations Church of Jesus Christ Christians, a white nationalist group based out of Chillicothe, Ohio, will host what is being advertising as a "White Patriot Day," in Bethany Beach, Del., which is less than 15 miles south of Rehoboth, on the same day as Delaware Pride.

Sidewalks Entertainment reaches 400 episodes

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Feb. 20th 2011

I'm loving Pinks new release "F**kin' Perfect" and it is Number One on the charts. Butch Walker wrote the song. Did you know that Butch also wrote " I Told You So" and I was lucky enough to have the honor of recording it with producer Jim Ebert on my " Radio Friendly" CD ?

Be The Change Fundraiser in Memory of Douglas Van Valen (Oradell, NJ)

Rehoboth Beach prepares for Delaware Pride