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Well my kiddies, this is the last plate of gossip of 2006. So please feel free to overindulge, but make sure to have your gossip levels checked by a certified gossipician before we enter the 2007. There’s always more scandal to be had in the odd years, so get ready.

This final offering includes an appetizer of new Boozie news as well as some reheated Boozie headlines from throughout the year. So put on a cheesy ‘80s love song and envision your own Boozie montage.

Boozie catches Spew-zie

Lagniappers congregated at the new Royal Scam on Royal Street Wednesday, Dec. 6 to celebrate the birth of Christ, something about oil and the Maccabees, Santa Claus and a banner year at Mobile’s only locally-owned newspaper.

Thanks to the greatest advertisers and smartest, coolest readers, Lagniappe’s circulation grew to 20,000, allowing this paper to be seemingly everywhere.

It must have been all this good news that caused editor Ashley Toland to start passing out shots of Old Friend (I’m sure Howard Bronson and Mike Marshall do the same for the P-R staff). Anyway, everyone seemed to handle the apple schnapps pretty well, except for one rookie sales rep, who we’ll call Spew-zie.

It seems Spew-zie and another rep were headed to the after-party at the Double Olive, when Spew-zie, had to, well, spew. So she rolled down the window of her fellow rep’s hubby’s car and did NOT do her part to help Keep Mobile Beautiful.

“Thankfully she hadn’t eaten much, so it was just liquid,” the senior sales rep reported. “Luckily, there were no chunks in the car.”

Anyway, like I always say, it’s not a good party unless at least one person vomits. Thankfully, the Boozester here did not, but she credits that in part to this being the first year managing editor Rob Holbert did not don a filthy Santa suit and ask everyone to sit on his lap.

Councilman Jitterbug

The Heroes Christmas party was also recently held at the Scam, its sister bar, and we hear City Councilman William Carroll was “dancing the jitterbug” with Veet’s bartenderess and heiress Gina Previto. Our spywitness said the councilman has some pretty impressive moves.

Press Club party Electric!

Speaking of impressive moves, there were plenty on display at the Mobile Press Club’s holiday bash at the fabulous Skyview Lounge atop the Lafayette Plaza.

Spotted doing the electric slide were WKRG’s meterologist Alan “Slidemaster” Sealls and reporters Holly Ames, Tiffany Craig and Kimberly Curth, among others. Sealls was leading the way, and doing it quite well.

Also in attendance WPMI’s anchors Peter “Silver Fox” Albrecht and Scott “News Ham” Walker, FOX 10’s foxiest anchor Anissa Centers, the Lagniappe crew and some chickies form the P-R.

Many props to WKRG producer and press club prez Katie Hammond, as well as WKRG reporter Kesshia Peyton (press club treasurer) and the rest of the gang for hosting such a great party.

Mayoral Christmas Affair to Remember

Mayor Sam Jones entertained media, staff and local muckety-mucks at his Christmas party at Byrne Memorial Hall on the campus of Spring Hill College Thursday Dec. 14.

Councilchick Gina Gregory and councildudes Reggie Copeland, William Carroll and a tardy Fred Richardson were all in attendance, not to mention the Mayor, who looked dashing, as did his chief of staff Al “Party Anim-AL” Stokes, who looked festive in a red sweater vest.

The big talk at this party was who would win the District Four council spot vacated by Ben Brooks, who was elected to the state senate in November. Some of the senior politicos speculated former city councilman Mabin Hicks, who Brooks ousted, could reclaim the spot, simply on name recognition alone, considering the limited amount of time before the Jan. 23 special election. Others disagreed, saying whoever Brooks endorsed would probably win the seat.

There also seems to be some talk about that already as well. Brooks has not given the nod to anyone officially yet, but there were already rumors flying about the candidate he was supposedly going to endorse. I hate to be this vague, but let’s just say the candidate was supposedly overheard saying some things that would cause Ben “Boy Scout” Brooks to have a coronary. So we’ll have to see how this all shakes out.

Talk about sweet 16

At press time, we got wind of an extravagant sweet 16 party for the daughter of a GMAC Bowl big wig. It almost seems too outrageous to be true, but our society spy says the party was a black tie affair and the birthday girl flew to Paris to get her dress. Also, apparently daddy paid for “a band that they play on MTV,” who our old fart spy had not heard of, but he said they were paid $70,000. Apparently, the teens were bused from the Belk parking lot Friday, Dec. 15 to the party’s secret locale.

Dear Mr. GMAC Big Wig, Please adopt me. Love, Boozie, whose sweet 16 party was held at a local game room. There was however a big bed sheet on the wall with Happy 16th spray-painted on it. Fancy!

Gov’t Mule Shirt Scandal Update

Last issue, we reported on how Gov’t Mule’s stingy road manager requested T-shirts another GM crew member gave to local stage hands be mailed back to the band. One of the The Saenger Theatre’s hands reported they did indeed collect all of the shirts and sent them back to the el cheapo band. Everything is all good now.

Well, that’s all the new stuff. Now please take a walk down memory lane with me for some of our fave Boozie moments of 2006. If you want more details you can always check out the archived Boozie columns at www.lagniappemobile.com.

November 2006

•Porn star Tom Chase visits B-Bob’s and shows off his package.

•”American Idol” contestant Ace Young’s fans send in a virtual mailbag full of sad, pathetic hate mail from all over the country because some Boozie spies reported on Ace’s cheesy behavior in Austin, Tex., in August.

• We heard Britney Spears was looking for a place on Ono Island. Watch out Flora- Bama!

•Homegrown Hollywood “celebrities” Richard Tyson and David “Shark” Fralick spotted at Heroes on Dauphin Street.

October 2006

• Lynyrd Skynrd asks BayFest officials to have oxygen and an EMT on the side stage while they performed at the city’s annual music festival

September 2006

•G-Love and Special Sauce played at Soul Kitchen and we hear he found a local lovely to accompany him on his tour bus. We were never able to confirm if any sauce was sampled.

August 2006

• The American Cancer Society’s Singles Auction got all of the available hotties up on the auction block. We hear one local newsman ended up with a “lady” who was nice but asked if she could dip, and we’re not talking dancing.

July 2006

• The annual Nappie awards party was held at the Museum of Mobile. There was great food, booze and some interesting acceptance speeches, including one by Historic Mobile Preservation Society’s Marilyn Culpepper who accepted Ben Brooks’ Nappie for “Favorite City Councilperson.”

June 2006

• Boobs of a woman who we called Big Yellow Tank were seen repeatedly at the Flora-Bama and an anti-Bush graffiti artist left his mark all over town.

May 2006

•WZEW’s Tim Camp and LeeAnn Waterrs got hitched at the Beachhouse Grill before the Wood Brothers show.

April 2006

• All I have to say is Crichton Leprechaun and Drywall Jesus.

•The first Zewtopia festival is at the Fairgrounds Easter weekend. Dr. John is sick with the stomach flu and a bleeding leg but still puts on a great show for the huge crowd.

March 2006

•Two Spreadheads wed at Soul Kitchen.

•Woman vomits out dentures at SoMo bar and quickly lifts them out of the pool and sticks them back in her mouth.

•Vandals paint the Iron Deer (a buck) of Washington Square’s “package” pink.

February 2006

• Local GOP politico acts up at chili cook-off

• Fruit Loop fave bar Troopers closes its doors for good on Fat Tuesday

• Mayor Jones’ chief of staff Al Stokes’ shih tzu, Ruben, “shih tzus” on the floor of Gov’t Plaza.

January 2006

• Unidentified man passes out in front of Picklefish on New Year’s Eve. Random people start posing for pictures with him to ring in 2006.

Well, that’s it kids. I hope you all have a safe and wonderful and, of course, scandalous holiday season. And just remember whether rain or shine, dramatic or scandalous, or just some plain ol’ Jitterbug lovin’, I will be there. Ciao!

Boozie Beer Nues is Lagniappe social butterfly. Contact her at boozie@lagniappemobile.com.

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