Got a couple of good ones yesterday. Enjoy!

(Left one: South Orlando near John Young Parkway and Oak Ridge Road. Right one: I-4 in the downtown Orlando area.)

February’s Velvet Sessions at the Hard Rock Hotel is none other than The Lemonheads. I’ve been a huge fan of the band since they broke onto the music scene in the mid-90s. Yes, that means I was listening to them back when I was in high school.

Needless to say I was pretty stoked when I saw an e-mail come my way about the February 23rd show.

One of the interesting things about this particular Velvet Sessions, is The Lemonheads are going to perform each track from their cult classic “It’s A Shame About Ray” from start to finish. Suh-weet!

This is one of the album’s more well-known tracks:

As you know tickets are $29 in advance online, and $35 at the door. There are also VIP packages available for $50 (includes special viewing area and private bar). For additional details and to purchase tickets visit VelvetSessions.com.

Well hello, Lady T! Nice to see ya. (Thanks to our Pulse friend for sharing with us.)

So the Gatorland experience is another one of those Central Florida “landmarks” that’s been around for years-and-years, yet I’ve never taken the time to visit. That all changed last weekend, when Kim and I headed over to check-out not only the park, but the Screamin’ Gator Zip Line as well! (A little insight: paying for the Zip Line gives full admission to the Gatorland park.)

The Park

Walking up to the admissions area guests are faced with this iconic image:

Sure, I’d seen that before. No biggie. I was not at all prepared, however, for what I was about to see once I walked through the front gates:

I mean, can you even get over the massive amount of gators? They’re everywhere. Small ones. Big ones. Gigantic ones! Out. Of. Control!

The Zip Line

So after being in much awe of these animals living basically in our backyard, we headed over to get suited-up and safety training for the Zip Line. We really, really wanted to take some photos and video while on the one-hour plus excursion, but for obvious reasons we couldn’t take our cameras. Here’s a look at what you can expect:

And here’s your Pulse team all suited-up and ready to go! Hawt, right? We’re strongly thinking about making this our everyday wardrobe.

You can get a whole lotta more info on the Gatorland Screamin’ Gator Zip Line.

I have to say we truly had a blast finally seeing what this Central Florida treasure is all about. We highly recommend if you’re looking for something a little different to do one of these upcoming weekends.

In the interest of full disclosure, Gatorland was kind enough to provide us with complimentary experiences of the Screamin’ Gator Zip Line.

Yet again another Pulse friend has sent us some fun tags they’ve seen while “Out and About” in this great city of ours. Thanks, @JoshuaCJohnson, for thinking of us!

(Location: Near Millenia Mall area.)

Universal Orlando Resort‘s annual Mardi Gras talent line-up was recent announced for 2012, and this year certainly boasts an impressive list of performers: Kelly Clarkson, Diana Ross, Jill Scott, The B-52s, Cyndi Lauper and more. Here’s a peek:

Personally, I’m really looking forward to seeing Kelly Clarkson (the best American Idol winner, in my opinion) as well as Cyndi Lauper (you know we’re big fans)! Are you excited to see any of these concerts this year?

Here’s hoping Miss Clarkson will perform her latest single:



The first date Saturday, February 11th. More information and the complete line-up of artists can be found on Universal Orlando’s website.

I can’t tell you how much it amuses us that our readers are always on the lookout for fun vanity tags around the Central Florida area. Thanks to our good friend @YelpOrlando for sending this one our way!

Early, early, early Friday morning Kim, myself, and a select group of Central Florida social media practitioners met at the WESH 2 studios in Maitland for a behind-the-scenes look at the facility and the business.

The morning began with a treat thanks to The Daily City: waffles (via @ Melissa’s Chicken & Waffles)! Much needed at 6:15am, for sure! Then after everyone licked their fingers in delight, we all checked in and got the download about WESH 2 by way of Digital Manager @gabetrav and Team.

One of highlights of the morning, for sure, was getting an opportunity to watch a live broadcast of the news. Fascinating! Thanks to the Wesh 2 Crew for being so curtious:

• Jason Guy
• Syan Rhodes
• Kimberly Williams
• Amy Sweezey
• Aixa Diaz

Thanks, WESH, for this great experience! It’s much appreciated.

Thanks to our friend @ScorpioChick for sharing this “tagged” photo.