Start the New Year Off Right

It's hard to believe that 2010 is almost over.  It's been a great year for the Napa Guerilla Gay Bar!

We've had over 40 missions during the year and supported lots of great businesses and non-profit organizations . . . and we couldn't have done it without a loyal and dedicated platoon of troops (that's YOU!)

We don't have any missions planned for New Years Eve but that doesn't mean there's nothing going on. 

Shortly after being "deployed" to the Napa Valley, your Mission Commander discovered a remarkable source of intelligence - Paul Franson's "NapaLife".  Paul investigates what's going on in the Napa Valley and distributes it each Monday morning via his newsletter.  The idea for many of our missions during the past two years came from the pages of NapaLife.  I guess that makes Paul the honorary Intelligence Officer of the Napa Guerilla Gay Bar!

Interested in obtaining this excellent intelligence for yourself?  Visit http://www.napalife.com/ for more information.

One of the added benefits of subscribing is the additional issues that Paul distributes.  For instance, included this last Monday was the special "New Year's Listings".  To compile this list, Paul contacted most of the restaurants and bars in the Napa Valley and asked them what their plans were for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

As a public service, here are just a few items of note from some of our regular haunts that were included:

• Bank Cafe in the Westin Verasa is having a "Midnight Masquerade" party on New Year's Eve with a DJ spinning real vinyl, a dance floor, party favors and decor
• BarBersQ is serving a traditional Southern "lucky meal" of pork, black-eyed peas and collard greens on New Year's Day
• Bardessono is serving a four-course prix fixe meal from 5:30 to 6:30 pm on New Year's Eve and a six-course meal from 8:30 to 9:30 pm
• Bounty Hunter will be open New Year's Eve until 1 am with over 20 different sparkling wines
• Carpe Diem will be serving cioppino and bubbly with a toast at midnight on New Year's Eve - hats and noise makers provided!
• Silo's Jazz Club is featuring a Blues Brothers tribute band, appetizers and champagne on New Year's Eve.

That's only 6 of the more than 60 listings.

Want more information?  Subscribe to NapaLife TODAY!

DJ Rotten Robbie's Holiday Mixes Are HERE!

It's a holiday tradition - like Caroling, Egg Nog, Latkes, Pfeffernüsse, watching "It's A Wonderful Life" and building snowmen (and women).  Every December, good little girls and boys wait patiently for the gift that brings joy to their hearts.  That gift?  None other than DJ Rotten Robbie's Holiday Mixes!

He started out releasing them on cassette tapes.  Later he moved to compact discs.  Now they're digital . . . and even better?  THEY'RE FREE!

This year there are 5 different mixes making for more than six-and-a-half hours of festive fun and holiday hijinx.  This year's mixes are:

• Alt-y Indie
• Fantastical
• Dance-y Dance
• Cartoon-rific
• Funktastic

Make your holidays a little merrier and start a new tradition.  Download them at:

http://www.djrottenrobbie.com/djrr/Holiday_Mixes.html

Guerillas Give Gifts

If your mission commander has learned one thing it's this - the hearts of his troops are HUGE!  And given that the holiday season is upon us, it's time to show the Napa Valley that Guerillas care!

This year we're going to help out the folks at Cope Family Center.  Their mission is to empower families to create happy, healthy lives for their children through child abuse prevention​, parent education and self-sufficiency services.  Napa, Yountville​ and American Canyon families are served at their Family Resource Center in Downtown Napa.  They offer diverse programs to help families and connect them with resources in the community.​  Families of every background​, ethnicity and economic level are able to access resources at Cope Family Center. 

Participating couldn't be easier - you can even do it in your pajamas!

Just go to Amazon.com by following this link:

Cope Family Center Wish List

There you will find a list of diapers and formula that can be used by the clients of Cope.  Just purchase one or more of the items and Amazon.com will send your order directly to the Cope Family Center.

And get this!  For a limited time if you purchase any of these items (or any other select diapers, formulas or baby wipes sold by Amazon.com) and choose 2-Day Shipping your order will ship for FREE!  (your shipping fees will be deducted at check-out.  Complete details are here.

Remember - Cope Family Center is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity, and donations are tax-deduct​ible to the extent allowed by law.  Their tax ID is 94-2322399​.