You gotta love the fact that in Tampa Bay, people can become local pseudo-celebrities for no reason other than being completely odd. Today, I wanted to shine the So Tampa Bay spotlight of faux fame on one of the most recognizable, albeit creepy stars of our nightlife scene.
Meet the Senator, an older guy who’s always got smile on his face and a beer in his hand – and a teddy and thong for his club attire. (No reason to shut your eyes to envision it because you can see the pics here and here if you really want to. It’s So NSFW.)
If you want to check him out, he’s at clubs all over Ybor; but his main hangout is The Castle (the center of weirdness in Tampa) and he'll probably be out there tonight so keep your eyes peeled. When he’s not creeping up on unsuspecting young women, you can usually spy him trying to make newbies to the club scene erupt in giggles. But he seems harmless enough and has been doing this for years, so he’s cool in my book.
On a side note, I’ve heard hundreds of stories of why he dresses the way he does, the weirdest including alien probing, but I want to know what you’ve heard. E-mail me your ideas on why he does it, even if it sounds like it came from the mouth of a raving lunatic. Given the nature of Tampa Bay, it could be true.
Leigh Armstrong is a connoisseur of anything new, cool or strange. After a stint in Korea drinking soju and eating live octopi, Leigh is back in Tampa Bay and ready to experience everything from ultra-hip to the uber-weird.
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