TampaBayDrunks.com started in 1998, with a bunch of guys in a bar that wanted to promote bands and drinking around the Tampa Bay area. TBD Founder and webmaster “Nail’Er” had previously worked on a website based on the Ybor City club scene Ybor-Nightlife.com the previous year and created a talent for capturing events from a fans point of view and felt that the market needed to be expanded from one small city, to the entire region. There was much more to add to the site.

Eventually TampaBayDrunks grew to a Krewe of over 20 people and would cover events such as Livestock, Ozzfest, Next Big Thing, Buccaneer tailgating, the Stanley Cup Finals, Gasparilla, Guavaween and even ventured outside of the Tampa Bay region by covering biker events like Daytona Bike Week, Roscoe’s Chili Challenge and Biketoberfest and infamous events like Fantasy Fest in Key West and Mardi Gras in New Orleans. 

All of these Girls Gone Wild type of photos eventually lead to a paysite, DrunkGirlies.com that lasted 2 years until the government decided to start cracking down on this style of photography and we eventually took the route of not wanting to go to jail. 

TampaBayDrunks.com was best represented in public by our mascot, Boozie The Bear. Boozie was created in September of 2000. There has been 3 Boozie’s so far, eventually after the abuse and alcohol soaking we have to retire one suit and make another. While tailgating during the SuperBowl run with the Buccaneers, Boozie actually made it on an Autoway commercial with all the other Bucs fans singing the horrible Ghostbusters rip off song. Boozie also popular with celebrities where we would invade events with him. Sevendust lead singer Lajon Witherspoon flipped when he saw him and when we ran into him 2 years later he made such an impression he asked where he was at. At the Nightmoves Adult Entertainment Awards after party, the world famous porn star Jesse Jane  insisted on dragging him onto the dance floor and proceeded to take advantage of him in front of the entire club.

The best way we can describe the personality development of Boozie is to look at the late great comic genius Andy Kaufman and his character Tony Clifton. Tony was the loudmouth lounge singer alter ego that sometimes went over the edge. He would even go as far as getting angry when Andy’s name came up especially if they asked him if he was Andy. And as a total mindfuck Tony even at times he would show up on stage with Andy. Thus keeping the audience guessing. With all the people who have worn Boozie over the years, he has become larger than any single one of us could have portrayed him. He is Boozie, the world’s most infamous drunk mascot. As seen by millions online and thousands in person, molested by hundreds and hated by dozens of boyfriends and husbands!

In 2007 TampaBayDrunks.com expanded into the television market creating The Keg Show, which lasted a whopping 2 episodes until the state of Florida cancelled funding to the public access station, thus cutting short the budding TV show. The show featured a new band every episode and interviewed people at local events. Below is an episode guide (all 2 episodes of it).

Episode 1: St. Patricks Day Mayhem

Segment 1: Gasparilla

Featuring Boozie (Mylo), Nail’Er, Promee, J.P.  
The Drunk Krewe  invades Bayshore Blvd. during the annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest. Along with them is the “Hangover’s Revenge” the mini pirate ship filled with beer, beads and 2 beer funnels. Along the way we run into the typical drunks found around the University of Tampa area. Boozie challenges revellers to a game of “Beat the Bear”, a beer funnel race of who can chug beer the fastest.

Segment 2: Cheese & Nail’Er in Killington, Vermont
Nail’Er flew up to visit Cheese (Pimps of Pinellas) in Killington, a small ski town in Vermont. Jesus makes an appearance with a holy wake-up call and waves to traffic. Next Cheese attempts to remove his friends SUV from a snowbank where he drove it into the night before. We finish up with a drunk sing-a-long with Luiz, the self proclaimed Ozzy Osbourne of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Segment 3: St. Patrick’s Day with Lost Dope Posse @ Saints & Sinners
Nail’Er , J.P. & Boozie attend the St. Patty’s party including a pool in the front parking lot with a belly flop contest, a water balloon and super soaker fight, beer funnels and a encore performance by LDP (Lost Dope Posse)

Episode 2: Cinco De Drunko

Segment 1:  A Message From The Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny is now taking cues from Jolly Old  St. Nick, and for bad little boys and girls instead of coal in a stocking he will be adding a little something sinister inside those plastic easter eggs, a dead baby rat found at J.P.’s house.  Two unsuspecting folks get to open up the eggs, one gets candy, the other get a nasty surprise. 

Segment 2:  The Drunk Krewe covers 98Rockfest
Nail’Er, Cheese and Britney get all access passes to 98Rock’s followup to Livestock - 98Rockfest. We bring the cameras into the crowd, security pit, backstage and even on stage with band and radio personality interviews.

Segment 3:  Cinco De Mayo @ Dunedin Brewery
El Drunko (Nail’er), chulo de Jesús (J.P), Queso (Cheese) and the gang from LDP get lured to Dunedin Brewery Barko De Mayo adopt a dog benefit with the idea of chihuahua  races. Unfortunatly by the time we got there the folks with the racing dogs had left early, so they created a race where the staff had the krewe race while chugging beers… quite appropriate if you ask us. Later the with Boozie in tow, the krewe stumble across a street fair, and find some ladies to dance with.

Segment 4:  Cinco De Mayo @ Bourbon St. & Clenchfist
The Krewe leaves Dunedin and heads up to New Port Richey to Bourbon St. Already drunk, we run into Big John and the guys from Clenchfist, who are headlining that night. We also run into the infamous local celebrity, Medicine Man, who we bring outside to participate with the Nacho Pinata.