The Fabulous Beekman Weekend

Romaine and I spent the weekend on the Beekman 1802 Farm with Josh and Brent. You can catch them on Planet Green on The Fabulous Beekman Boys. They had been trying to get us to visit for years and we finally made the drive up to Sharon Springs on Saturday morning to join them for the annual Garden Party. First we dropped by the Beekman 1802 Mercantile to say hi to Brent, who was hanging out on the front porch of the Roseboro Hotel where the Mercantile is located. He was happily surrounded by devoted Beek Geeks and the Mercantile was doing a brisk business. After lunch at the American Hotel (delicious ham and cheese sandwich!) and seeing a bunch of listeners, we headed off to the Beekman Farm to see Josh.
Here is a short video of Josh talking to one of the visitors to the farm discussing gardening, while Romie and Romaine look on. You can see a bit of the front of the Beekman Mansion. It is really beautiful.



Romie was obsessed with picking little blue flowers out of the lawn and searching for four-leaf clovers. Romaine and I sat on the grass and watched her pick flowers. And at one point, Romaine thought it would be really funny if she snatched the little flowers from Romie's hands and crushed them, like her dreams! Here is a video of Romaine trying to get the best of Romie.



It was a really amazing weekend. Josh made delicious bacon and eggs for breakfast. We hung out in the barn on the famous goat cam. Polka Spot let us pet her and didn't spit on us once! And we had a lot of fun hanging out with Josh and Brent and Josh's parents out on the porch as the sun went down. Our only regret? We didn't have time to splash in the pool. Next time!

-Derek

Guests featured here with DNR over the past 2 months!

  Derek and Charo dirty dancing to her new single "Sexy, Sexy."

Cuchi Cuchi! Charo with Derek & Romaine!

DNR hanging with singer Erika Jayne

Award winning television journalist/bestselling author Jane Velez-Mitchell

DNR with comedian Paul Case

DNR hanging out with Ru Paul Drag Race's Shangela!

DNR with actress Crystal Chapell

Update #2 from Intern Katy

So, it's been a good month and a half since I started here as an intern with the DNR show and I can't believe how fast it's going by!  When Romaine told me that my last blog update was February 9th, I was shocked at how much time has elapsed between now and then.

While I've been doing standard intern duties (ie: mailing, stocking the fridge, etc), I've also learned a shitload of awesome things.  My responsibilities here as an intern are rapidly growing and it's always thrilling to take a step forward and to be introduced to a new program or a new task.  I've learned how to do audio editing, I'm assiting Derek in creating the RSVP list for one of our upcoming events, I've improved greatly with show and call logs when we're in the studio, and that only covers what I've done over the past week.  I have learned so many other things of which I can't even keep track.  One thing is for sure, I'm super excited about learning how to work the boards int he studio under the guidance of Ishaq and Katie.

Of course, I still have some adjusting to do.  As Derek informed me last night, I need to recognize "time burglars" over the phone and stop being nice to said individuals.  I also have this bizzare curse where I can never find properly sized boxes for mailing out prizes and always go on a scavenger hunt around the office with Amber (DNR's producer) in an attempt to find boxes that aren't too big or too small.

In addition to being taught new things, I've also become aquainted with DNR regulars such as Stanton in Austin (one of our hilarious callers) and the fabulous Queen of Green aka Hedda Lettuce (she always brings us cookies btw which my sweet tooth can never deny).  I've even had the opportunity to meet Charo!  Not to mention, occasionally getting to be featured over the air is a really unique & awesome experience.

I can't wait to learn more here at the DNR show and so far everyone I have met here with OutQ and Sirius XM have been awesome.  I'm curious to see what the next few months will bring!

Here's an awesome view of the city at sunset from the window
outside of the DNR studio =)

--Katy

Intern Katy's First DNR Blog Post!

Hello bitches!  It's about that time I drop my first update on here about my experiences so far as an intern for the DNR show.  I'm more of a tweeter and less of a blogger and I hate writing about myself, so bare with me here hahaha.

Well now... where do I begin?

I'm a Communications/Media Studies major at the College of Staten Island.  Upon the start of my internship here with the DNR show, I had set a lot of learning goals for myself. 
I wanted to
-learn the logistics of putting together a segment of a radio show.
-become an asset to the DNR show as well as the LGBT community
-broaden my knowledge about the political and personal aspects of the LGBT community
-broaden my knowledge on media studies
-become as involved and helpful as I possibly can for the DNR show
And ultimately
-take advantage of all and any opportunities that may present themselves

My first week and a half with the DNR show and Sirius radio has flown by!  And let me tell you, in that condensed period of time, I've already started to accomplish most of my goals!  I've become relatively acclimated with the DNR show logistics and as my time here progresses, I'm meeting more people, learning & perfecting new skills, and I'm having a blast while doing all of it.

Of course, I've had my fair share of mishaps.  While labelng CDs for the show one day, it took me a good 6 or 7 discs later to realize I had been labeling them on the wrong side.  Another one of my fuck ups was the reason why "Ray in Philly" was translated to "Billy in Philly."  Sorry guys!  I promise I'm getting it together now and I'm hoping my embarrassing fuck ups are becoming minimal as I become more alert and self aware.  Maybe one day I'll even share my hilariously embarassing ditzy moment during my interview with Romaine that I was pretty sure was going to cost me my chances as an intern.

I've also learned about some things that I wish I could have gone my whole life without knowing.... ahem, Hot Carls. 

Anyway, this has been a great learning experience.  Derek, Romaine, Ishaq, and Katie have all been really helpful and have been great mentors.  I'm really excited to be here and I know by the end of my internship, I'll have accomplished all of my goals in full.

Until Next time,

Katy Irizarry