Today Dinah veteran SHERYL, aka MICKEY MIATA, talks about how Club Skirts Dinah Shore Weekend in Palm Springs changed her life, how she broke the heart of one of "The L Word" actresses, and why she keeps coming back year after year!
"Even though
2013 will be my 5th Dinah, it’s sooooo hard to write about it. After my first Dinah, I couldn’t begin
to put into words what I experienced in Palm Springs. At the beginning of the first night of my 2nd
Dinah, the friend who went with me turned to me and said, “There’s really no
way to explain this to people at home is there?” That’s exactly how I felt!
The only thing I could tell my friends at home was that every
lesbian should experience The Dinah at least once before they die. I’m from a little corner of hell,
better known as East Tennessee, where nothing much ever happens, so being
dropped in the middle of a bazillion beautiful lesbians was a new experience to
say the least!!
I’ve been
sitting here staring at the computer screen trying to figure out what my
favorite thing about The Dinah is.
That’s a hard one to come up with!
I have to say that I like the fact that a lot of the celesbians are just
hanging out with everybody.
When I
arrived at my 2nd Dinah, I decided that this one would be all about
the experiences I created. So, I
set out to do just that! I asked
Elizabeth Keener if she would be my girlfriend for about 10 seconds so I could
go home and talk about my ex.
Lmao, I know it broke her heart for me to dump her like I did, but I had
to move on!
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| ELIZABETH KEENER (Showtime "The L Word"), MICKEY MIATA and JAMIE LAUREN (Bravo "Top Chef" Season 6) |
During that same year,
I was sharing a cabana with some new friends that I made. I did a lot of girl watching that year
from the cabana. Seems every time
I was left alone in the cabana, women would drop in and snuggle up behind
me. That was some big fun!
Either that year or the following year,
my friend and I caught a glimpse of ourselves at the White Party on The Real LWord.
Well, I was on a roll
reliving my Dinah experiences and the phone rang. Now I have writer’s block!! It’s part of being old. And yes, old lesbians can have fun at The Dinah, too!
If you’ve never done The Dinah, do yourself a favor and jump in!
Oh and you want to be sure to stay at
the host hotel. Makes all the
difference in the world!!
I’ve
done it both ways and believe me, the host hotel is definitely the way to
go!!!!!
The entertainment is
always world class…some of the people I’ve seen there – Pat Benatar, Colby
Caillat, Kesha, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Natasha Bedingfield, Indigo Girls, Chely
Wright, Meredith Baxter, Suzanne Westenhoefer, Uh Huh Her, and lmao, my ex,
Elizabeth Keener.
Another thing
that I really love about The Dinah is meeting new people from different parts
of the world. It’s always fun to
see them back at The Dinah the following year.
So go, have a big time, meet new people, enjoy the
entertainment, break a few hearts, drink a few beers, and make some new
memories! Believe me when I tell
you this…you only go around once! Don’t
waste a minute!!
I wish I had
found The Dinah 20 years ago!! Oh
the trouble I’d get into if I was still 25!
Maybe I’ll see you there!"
- Sheryl aka Mickey Miata -
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