Steven Skelley

Steven Skelley's    60 Second Travels -  MARINELAND DOLPHIN ADVENTURE IN ST AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA Marineland, located just south of St Augustine, Florida on the simply stunning Atlantic Ocean, is not just another theme park attraction. It is an animal sanctuary and research center with an amazing history. It was once the most visited attraction in the entire state of Florida! **Steven Skelley is a published author of several nonfiction works and the novella The Gargoyle Scrolls. He has been a  newspaper columnist, news service staff writer, travel writer, travel photographer, civil rights news writer, ordained minister, music director, creative arts director, theater  reviewer and tennis instructor.

Steven Skelley's   60 Second Travels -  NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA More than just a honeymoon staple, the new Niagara Falls experience is a must-see mix of natural wonders, high-tech multisensory entertainment, thrill rid es, casinos and dinner theaters. Watch my video: Steven Skelley's 60 Second Travels -  NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA **Steven Skelley is a published author of several nonfiction works and the novella The Gargoyle Scrolls. He has been a  newspaper columnist, news service staff writer, travel writer, travel photographer, civil rights news writer, ordained minister, music director, creative arts director, theater  reviewer and tennis instructor.

Steven Skelley's  60 Second Travels -  TALLIN, ESTONIA Tallinn, Estonia is a beautiful medieval city with an imposing defensive city wall, red tiled roofs, church spires, Palace Square, Toompea Castle and the Rocca Al Mare Open Air Museum with its' costumed entertainers and its' collection of 18th and 19th century rural buildings. Watch my video: Steven Skelley's 60 Second Travels - TALLIN, ESTONIA **Steven Skelley is a published author of several nonfiction works and the novella The Gargoyle Scrolls. He has been a  newspaper columnist, news service staff writer, travel writer, travel photographer, civil rights news writer, ordained minister, music director, creative arts director, theater  reviewer and tennis instructor.

My review of Menopause: The Musical published in EDGE magazine at -  http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=theatre&sc2=reviews&sc3=theatre_reviews&id=136264 Menopause: The Musical by Steven  Skelley I saw   "Menopause: The Musical"   and survived! I consider that quite an accomplishment considering how the evening began. As my male guest and I made our way to our balcony seats, we were greeted with multiple catcalls from female attendees such as: "Hey! What are you doing here?" "Hey! This is not a Beach Boys concert. It’s ’Menopause’!" "Hey! You two do realize you are the only two men here, right?" My favorite was, "Hey! Did you think this was going to be a great place to pick up chicks?" Being a gay male journalist, picking up post-menopausal, grey haired females was not high on my list of priorities, but I knew it was going to be an entertaining night. T

A fantastic article by Steffany Skelley Gilmer for  Edge On The Net  Gay News. Motorcycle enthusiasts ride to raise funds for HIV/AIDS charities and research. amfAR’s LifeRide Cycles From Florida to D.C. for AIDS Conference by Steffany Skelley Gilmer EDGE Contributor Friday Jul 20, 2012 PRINT EMAIL COMMENTS (0) LARGE MEDIUM SMALL Riders set out for amfAR’s Life Ride, cycling 1,800 miles from Miami to Washington, D.C.  (Source:Facebook) On July 14, participants in amfAR’s LifeRide, a nine day charity motorcycle event from July 13-20, pulled into Central Florida on their way from Miami to Washington, D.C., to raise funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS. amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, partnered with New York-based skin and hair care company Kiehl’s Since 1851 to raise and donate $100,000 to groups at eight stops along the way, ending up in the nation’s capital on the eve of the International AIDS Conference. The 10-day, 1,800 mile motorcycle ride is jus

9 to 5: The Musical review by Steven Skelley http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=theatre&sc2=reviews&sc3=theatrereviews&id=136838 9 to 5: The Musical by Steven  Skelley EDGE Contributor Monday Sep 10, 2012 PRINT EMAIL COMMENTS (0) LARGE MEDIUM SMALL Melinda Lebo plays Doralee in the Titusville Playhouse production of ’“9 to 5: The Musical”’ at Emma Parrish Theater   If you were to ask me to describe  "9 to 5: The Musical"  in two words, I would simply reply, "Dolly Parton!" That’s all you really need to know. The show is filled with 16 of her catchy songs, her "Backwoods Barbie" comedy routine and that trademark big smile and feel-good vibe. Under the energetic direction of Steven J. Heron, the Emma Parrish Theater/Titusville Playhouse has put together a wonderfully entertaining interpretation of "9 to 5: The Musical." Heron told Edge that it was a lot of fun bringing the

This is a fantastic article by Steffany Skelley Gilmer for Edge On The Net Gay News & Travel. C.W. Bill Young, the longest-serving Republican member of Congress, was part of a state sponsored witch-hunt of gay Floridians which used police officers to drag suspected gay men (both students and educators) from their college classes in front of their classmates and students to be interrogated about their sexuality. More than 100 professors, educators and deans were fired from their jobs due to Young's harrassment. One even attempted suicide! Young refuses to apologize to this day. Steven Skelley http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=politics&sc2=features&sc3=&id=136496 Jessica Ehrlich Takes on Anti-Gay Rep. C.W. Bill Young for Congress by Steffany Skelley Gilmer EDGE Contributor Thursday Aug 30, 2012 PRINT EMAIL COMMENTS (0) LARGE MEDIUM SMALL Democratic candidate Jessica Ehrlich, who seeks to unseat anti-gay incum

The U.S. Health Care Debate - It is all about greed by Steven Skelley Mahatma Gandhi said, "There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed." This truth could not be more relevant and apparent than in the U.S. Health Care debate. As the Democratic Party tries to make sure that every American citizen has access to lifesaving health care, their  Republican opponents do everything in their power to deny it.  At almost every instance, Republicans cry that there is not  enough money to pay for medical care for American citizens. I have always found it to be the height of hypocrisy that politicians who have the best health coverage money can buy provided for them by taxpayers for life, don't feel that every other Amerrican citizen deserves the same. Since Republicans like to rant about the lack of funds available from insurance and health care providers, I would like to  suggest a simple solution. The public records of these sa

The Chik Fil A Homophobia: It was never about free speech by Steven Skelley In 2012, there was a huge controversy over published reports that Chik Fil A owner Dan Cathy had not only made public statements against equal civil rights for LGBT American Citizens but had boasted of donating several million dollars to anti-gay groups. Groups such as The American Family Association have tweeted that the USA needs "an Underground Railroad to deliver innocent children from same-sex households." AFA's Bryan Fischer went on to say he supported KIDNAPPING children of gay parents to save them. You want to know why Chik Fil A's owner disgusts me? Because he financially supports bullshit like this. If he had said, "I gave several hundred thousand dollars to an organization that supports the kidnap and rescue of African American children from their parents," the whole country would be outraged. But, because he targets LGBT American citizens instead of Africa

Virginia Margaret McWilliams - Gone But Not Forgotten Eulogy by Rev. Steven Skelley One day I walked past a large stone monument. Engraved on the side were the words, "Gone but not forgotten." Reading that inscription, I thought to myself, "How sad it would be to have lived your life only to be forgotten by those who once knew you." Or, "How sad it would be to be remembered, but only remembered for all the wrong reasons." There are some people, though, that don't fit into either of those categories. They may be gone but they are not forgotten. We remember them, not because of some unforgivable wrong but because they did so much right. Today, we are here to honor one such person. I want to welcome you on behalf of the friends and family of Virginia Margaret McWilliams. Your presence here shows your love and respect for the one we all called Grandma Mac. I thank you all for coming out to honor and pay your respects, to comfort the family an

MEMORIES OF MY MOM by Steven Skelley My mother’s name was Sherill May McWilliams (Skelley) but I called her Mom. Mom was very beautiful as a teen and twenty-something. I always thought she looked like Lucille Ball when she was young. She looked like an old-fashioned movie star. I’ve seen photos of her as a teen wearing a sleeveless, fitted dress blouse, Capri pants and sunglasses. She was young, fit, thin and beautiful. When I close my eyes and try to picture her as an adult, I remember her wearing pant suits with coordinated slacks and tops or sundresses with floppy movie-star hats and sunglasses. Mom liked to dye her hair red or light reddish brown. She wore red finger nail polish and lipstick. This made me think of her even more like the young and beautiful Lucille Ball. If I close my eyes, I can picture Mom right now, about 35 years old on a summer day, wearing a scarf on her head and sunglasses on her eyes, somehow also looking like Jacqueline Kenne