Tampa Tanners Spanksgiving (X-posted)

(X-posted from Thomas's Spanking Exploits, whose owner is wondering if anyone besides himself posts to this blog, anymore.)

Last Saturday was the Tampa Tanners Spanksgiving party. It was a small gathering, but we had a lot of fun with it, including getting in makeshift costumes as pilgrims, as can be see in my Spanksgiving post two days ago. Pilgrims also spank, apparently, as you can see from this view of me tending to the orneriness of one of the womenfolk.

While everyone had ample opportunity to spank or be spanked, the majority of the party was actually more laid back and relaxed. We had a big Thanksgiving feast of turkey, along with plenty of vegetables and desserts. We also spent a considerable amount of time just sitting around and talking, though I think that this is partially because of how early Cookie and Katia served dinner. Turkey does contain chemicals that help to induce sleep in anyone that eats it.

Fortunately, I didn't have the turkey, so I had plenty of energy to spank. We captured this image of a handprint that I was able to leave on a newbie's bottom for her very first party with us. I'm hoping that she'll be able to attend more in the future. If you look closely, you can see how long and sharp I'd allowed my fingernails to grow. I trimmed them back off recently, but I may allow them to grow back in the near future.

With such a small group, the Tampa Tanners management didn't try to stay in our outfits all night. Actually, all three of us were mostly down to normal clothes within a couple of hours. It was good for the initial party ambiance, but we wanted to go casual for the rest of it. This is a good thing, too, as Cookie doesn't act very much like a pilgrim when she's sticking her tongue out during a caning.

Everyone seemed to have fun, though we didn't take as many pictures as we usually do. However, Cookie went out and got me a new cellphone with a camera function, so I may take more pictures at future events. Right now, though, I'd be satisfied with simply figuring out all of the phone's functions.

Happy Spanksgiving!

Shy's Birthday (X-posted)

(X-posted from Thomas's Spanking Exploits)

In addition to being a Halloween celebration, the Tampa Tanners Spooky Spanktacular was also a birthday party for Shy. I'm not sure if such a scary party is appropriate to celebrate another year in a person's life, but it seemed to work alright.

Naturally, we had a cake for the occasion, though we needed a spare pair of hands to watch over it until shy arrived. We were actually afraid that Shy might not make it to the party, but we made a few threats to get her to come. For starters, we said that we'd take the Hello Kitty decorations on the cake and make nooses to hang them. That seemed to be sufficient motivation to get the girl to show up, so threats really do work.

Our main reason for having her there, of course, was to beat her ass. Birthdays provide an excellent excuse for this, so we don't have to come up with something on the fly. On the downside, birthdays only come around once each year, so you have to really make them count. Fortunately, I had just the paddle for the job.

After each person gave Shy her birthday swats, they then took a red pen and signed their name on her backside. Even the bottoms took advantage of this, so you know that Cookie was in line.

I don't know why everyone else used such nice implements on her. I personally believe that bigger is better. Even Todd went easy on her, though. It's such a shame.

When it was all said and done, though, Shy's bottom was covered in red marks. Unfortunately, these were pen marks, and not the paddle marks that she deserved. Still, this is about as marked as I've ever seen her bottom.

Now, I shall forever associate Halloween with Shy's birthday. Now, that's scary.

The Spanking Monster (X-posted)

(X-posted from Thomas's Spanking Exploits)

As everyone could see from from my previous post about the Tampa Tanners Spooky Spanktacular, I once again filled the role of party mascot, choosing a very scary outfit to play a spanking monster.

It actually wasn't a single costume, but bits and pieces of several costume items that I pulled together to make the outfit. The basic item was a purple and black hooded cloak, which has been in my possession for years. To this, I added a silver belt in the shape of a bat, a gargoyle necklace, and a black pouch that I tied to the belt, all of which has likewise been in my personal collection for years. Not too long ago, I also picked up a purple and black cape that fits the outfit, so it was added on when I wore it last year for Halloween. This year, I added two more items to the outfit, making it that much more intriguing. The purple pants were from my hippie outfit from the Texas party a few years ago. The gold skeleton mask was worn by Cookie's oldest son last year, and I simply claimed it. The final piece, which I truly think added the perfect touch, is the purple devil's tongue leather paddle that Cookie bought from Leatherthorn at the Back to School Bash. While the various purples in the costume didn't exactly match, this really didn't matter with so many shades of purple in my total outfit.

I even had the chance to scare someone in my fancy monster garb. While Cookie and Katia were upstairs getting ready for the party, I changed into my costume down in the ballroom. I hadn't told them what I was going to be wearing, so it was going to be a complete surprise. They had left me downstairs to finish the decorations, so they didn't even know that I was getting changed. After I was in costume, I leaned against a wall rigidly, like a prop that had been set in place. After the two of them came back down, I waited until they were fully in the room, and then I took the chance to sneak up behind them. Katia said that she almost peed herself.

Of course, all good monsters have a lair, and the spanking monster was no different. The spanking monster had a dark and isolated spot where he could carry off his victims to before assaulting them. The referee, Ria, found herself trapped in his den and helpless against his desires. This was actually just a canopy that I covered in black plastic and spooky fabric, but it served my purposes. The cauldron, naturally, was a necessary element.

Spanking monsters must do what spanking monsters do, though, and that's spank. Many a girl found herself in the monster's clutches that day, including young Shy, who felt the devil's tongue across her ample bottom. He didn't need to read her panties to know that she's guilty, though.

Jean suffered a similar fate, learning that monsters are not to be trifled with. The devil's tongue gave her a proper licking.

The party organizers were not immune to the monster's unholy appetite. His undead minions laugh and heckle in the background as cookie receives the same treatment as his other victims.

Katia also felt the monster's attention, though he apparently went easy on her, as photographic documentation of the incident shows her only being spanked with the monster's hand.

Considering how difficult it is to collect clear photographic evidence of monsters (Bigfoot and Nessie have mastered the fine art of appearing fuzzy in pictures), there is no way to truly calculate how many young girls this creature may have molested that weekend. Sightings have been reported around the globe, though these have yet to be verified.

Spooky Spanktacular (X-posted)

(X-posted from Thomas's Spanking Exploits)

Yes, I'm a little late in reporting on the Tampa Tanners Spooky Spanktacular, which was two weekends ago. I've been a little behind with a lot of things, including getting new video up on my clips store. However, I've finally managed to catch up to near where I should be, and am ready to start posting about the party.

After the meet and greet on Saturday, we gathered our supplies from our house and Katia's, and then headed to the hotel to get settled in for the night. We wanted an early start in the morning, so we were getting a couple of rooms so we could just sleep there. It also gave us a chance to get in some pre-party spanking fun for several of us. A part of that fun included playing around with a new toy that Todd and Suzy received from Cane-iac, a paddle with a small chalkboard on it. I should probably pick up one for the Spanking Bloggers Network, since our banner image is our name written on a chalkboard. However, I obviously shouldn't let Katia write it out, or we'll have to change our name to the Blogging Spankers Network. It's sad when you can't even remember the name of your own party.

The next morning, we started setting up in the ballroom as early as the hotel would allow us, which is a good thing, since I had a lot to set up for my own part of the decorations. I'll get into that more later, though, when I go into detail on my costume and antics as the party mascot, which will all come in another post. Once everything was mostly together, it was time to get into costume. I chose a scary outfit, while Cookie and Katia were goofy. Essentially, they just wore mismatched and tacky combinations of clothes and accessories, calling themselves “spanking stars.”

We weren't the only ones in costume, though. Newbies TB and Shauni came as a doctor and nurse team, while Suzy was a kinky flapper. We also had a sexy referee from out of state who joined us. Duncan, though, was able to wear a costume that didn't look like a costume. He found a shirt that is a copy of the shirts worn by the old Mickey Mouse Club. So, wearing the shirt and a pair of mouse ears, he came as a Mouseketeer.

We all had a lot of fun at the party, and we had plenty of activities to keep us busy. We had a ghost piñata that we paddled into submission until it released the candy within. We used a long wooden paddle, at first, but switched to my aluminum paddle for maximum damage. We also drew the winner for the Cane-iac raffle set, which should probably have already been announced by the girls, I hope, along with video of the drawing. We also had the obligatory mascot spankings, and celebrated Shy's birthday, both of which will be covered in future posts.

More importantly, though, as well the reason that most of my readers are here, we gave and received a lot of spankings. Here is a picture of me spanking Suzy. I'm not sure why I'm spanking her, but who really needs a reason with Suzy?

For whatever reason, Shy has been acting all Toppy with Cookie, lately. It's probably because she knows that she's never going to have a chance to spank my ass, so she's spanking the next best thing, which is an ass that belongs to me. I guess that it's fair, though, as Cookie was able to spank her, too.

Todd was making the rounds, too, of course, including putting the tacky Cookie across his knee for some additional spankings. Obviously, Shy must not have warmed her up properly.

The best part, though, was having three new faces show up to enjoy the fun. The newbie couple, Shauni and TB, have never played in front of others before, or with anyone else. They very quickly changed that first situation, as TB warmed Shauni up properly for our enjoyment. Later in the night, though, TB approached me and asked if I would do the honor of giving Shauni her first spanking that she's received from anyone besides him. Although it pained me terribly to do so (*cough cough*), I took on the responsibility and warmed her to a beautiful shade of crimson that contrasted well against her white costume.

TB also tested the waters by playing with others, spanking many of the regular girls, including Suzy, who obviously deserved it.

Then, we had our pretty referee, who was very popular with the spankers, as can be proven by the healthy glow emanating from her cheeks while across my lap. I certainly think that she got her money's worth for attending the party, even though she's not a local. Hopefully, she'll find some parties closer to her, though I'll be happy to see her attend more of our parties in the future during any other Florida trips she may take.

Even though we're a small group, we always seem to have more fun than our size suggests. I'll have more to share about the party over the next week or so, as I'm sure that everyone's curious about my costume.

Ten Amorette (X-posted)

(X-posted from Thomas's Spanking Exploits)

One of my personal highlights from the Tampa Tanners Back to School Bash was meeting Ten Amorette, a familiar spanking starlet with an impressive list of credits to her career of just a few years. In the spanking realm, alone, she has filmed with Punished Brats, Clare Fonda, the Spanking Court and others. She's definitely one of the hot names in the current spanking scene. She also a real treat to play and socialize with, unlike some other spanking models that I've met.

I really didn't see much of Ten on Friday, but her shoot with the Spanking Court was Saturday morning. After that, she spent much of her time in the main party room, usually being a brat to one of the willing spankers. Red Palmer, in fact, had this young lady across his knee several times, probably because he's almost as willing of a spanker as I am, and perhaps more. Between the two of us, there's seldom a moment without spanking heard at a party. It seems, though, that Ten is less than impressed with his spanking style, if this picture is any indication.

Once she was over his lap, though, Red got a very different reaction from the redhead brat. He also got a good bit of color into her cheeks, which soon almost matched the hair on her head. You can definitely see, though, why this young lady is so popular in videos.

Ten's bubble bottom and pouty expressions are what make this girl such a hit to watch or play with. Even when she's across a lap, she finds plenty of opportunities to brat the person that's spanking her, and proves that she can take one heavy spanking when she really gets going. As soon as you left her up off of your lap, too, she's probably already bratting you and making you wish that you'd never let her up to begin with.

Naturally, there was no way that I'd let Red have all of the fun, and Ten found herself over my knee, as well. I'm not sure why I was spanking her in this picture, but it probably had something to do with her calling me a butthead, or something along those lines. That actually appears to be her favorite word, as she used it on literally dozens of occasions over the weekend, usually directed at me. I can't say that I enjoyed the sentiment, but I certainly appreciated the attention.

I had several more opportunities to put this young lady across my knee, including some for the camera. We had originally planned on having a shoot while she was at the party, but a change in circumstances made it look like that idea was going to be put on hold. After some discussion between us, though, we came to an alternate arrangement between us, thereby saving this rare chance to film with her. After dinner on Saturday night, The two of us, along with Shy, drove over to Katia's apartment to film.

The first shoot was an experimental idea of mine that mixed elements of spanking with a damsel in distress scenario. Since Ten actually enjoys being tied up (a trait that she shares with Cookie and Katia), I was able to practice some simple ropework with her as part of the scene. It came out wonderfully, though Ten enjoyed the ropes just a little too much, and was somewhat out of it after I untied her. Once she had a chance to come out of it, she was back in a playful mood, and slid like a cat across my knees for some spanking play. The cameras were still rolling for this candid moment between us, though we were slightly offscreen for most of it. You can hear when she bites me, though, as well as her constant use of the word “butthead” and blowing raspberries at me. For the most part, we were just enjoying ourselves and hamming it up for the camera.

Afterwords, we shot one more short scene, and then headed back to the hotel for the night. We went to hang out with a few of the other attendees at the bar for a while, but that's really not what I'm into, so I called it a night before everyone else and headed upstairs to bed. I didn't get a chance to see her on Sunday as we were cleaning up, but I was able to stop by the hotel on Monday morning for a quick goodbye before she headed to the airport. Hopefully, she'll be back down to Tampa soon enough, though I can expect to see her in August of next year for Fetishcon, if nothing else.

Saturday Night Dinner (X-posted)

(X-posted from Thomas's Spanking Exploits)

On Saturday night at the Tampa Tanners Back to School Bash., we had the official dinner, which wasn't very crowded, due to our low turnout. That's okay, though, since we already had enough people to socialize and have fun. Even the Spanking Court's security guards joined us for dinner and took part in the fun, even though they probably thought we were just freaks when they first met us. They later said that we were some of the most down to earth people that they've ever met. We tried to talk the Spanking Court's makeup artist into joining us, but she had to be elsewhere, unfortunately.

It was arranged as a “serve yourself” dinner line, giving everyone a chance to socialize while fixing our plates. In that sense, I was actually glad that we had a small group, as I've been to parties where the dinner line almost extended to the door, and simply took forever. I'm in the habit of waiting until most everyone has served themselves before going up, simply for this reason. Since the line was more manageable, though, I went up earlier, putting me at the food table with Shy, the Villain, Katia and Ten Amorette as they were getting their own. That's certainly an eclectic mix of people.

As we were eating, Cookie called everyone's attention for the door prize drawing. With as many door prizes that were donated, though, as well as a low number of attendees, everyone got at least one door prize to take home, and we even put the names back in the hat to go around for most of a second round. Even the security guards took something, though only one of them was brave enough to actually pick an implement. Shy was pretty predictable, taking a crying towel that proclaims “I (Heart) Spankings.” I know that I'm surprised.

After each name was called, the winner was invited up and given a chance to pick their own door prize from the table, giving the earlier winners a much better chance at getting something that they want, rather than a random prize of our own choosing. Cali, oddly enough, kept choosing long and stingy things like this cane, which was immediately used on her. She can't even behave during dinner, I guess.

Looking very authoritative in her school teacher ensemble, Dana Kane (Spanking Court Bailiff, Dana Kane – Disciplinarian) holds up the paddle that she picked from the table. She probably had a schoolboy or two to try it out on, I'm sure.

The tallest schoolgirl in class, Dazey, also picked a nice cane for her collection, though she almost looks like she's making plans to use it on someone else, rather than having it used on her. Someone needs to explain to her about how things work with naughty schoolgirls. They get the spankings. They don't get to give them out.

After dinner, things really started to wind down. There was still a bit of play, but we split up into small groups to socialize according to our own interests. Eventually, several attendees went out to the bar, others up to their rooms, and Shy and I left the hotel with Ten Amorette for a spanking shoot. I'll be speaking more about Ten in my next post, so keep watching for it.

September Spanko Cookout

To wrap up the summertime Tampa Tanners has decided to do something different for their September meet and greet. instead of meeting for lunch at TGIF's we have planned a spanko Cookout. This event will be held at 7409 Picnic Island Blvd Tampa Florida On September 24th from 12PM-5PM. Picnic Island is a great park with a beach area so our guests and us will get the chance to also go swimming weather provided. I sure hope mother nature cooperates for us. LOL. This event is a free event but we do ask that anyone that attends brings an item to share for the picnic. Tampa Tanners will provide the Hot dogs and Hamburgers and drinks. So it is kind of like a potluck dinner. I have a special dessert in mind that I might decide to make as well. We sure hope that if you are in the Tampa area and would like to join us for some outdoor food fun and games we will see you there. If you have any questions or anything just shoot one of us an email or email info@tampatanners. Tickets will also be available at this event for the cane-iac cane set raffle. They will be $1.00 per ticket and this is one of the last events before the drawing at the Spooky Spanktacular in October.

Bash Vendor Faire (X-posted)

(X-posted from Thomas's Spanking Exploits)

The main event on Saturday at the Tampa Tanners Back to School Bash was the vendor faire. It was actually a small event, though, as there were only three official vendors there, plus a few tables set aside to display Spankopoly, the donated items for the door prizes, and the Lupus charity booth. Our primary fears, though, were with the numbers of attendees, not vendors. We were somewhat fearful that the low turnout would make the event unprofitable for the vendors that spent their time and money to attend. Thankfully, this ended up not being the case, as all of the vendors seemed to leave the party quite satisfied with the results.

I would say that the main vendor was the Cali Cutie and crew from the Spanking Court, Spanking Ms. Cali and Paddles and Panties, who brought an impressive display for their sites and wares. The largest items were a pair of backdrops, one of which displayed the products from the three major sites that they represent.

The other large backdrop, which they placed behind the table where they displayed their videos for sale, was a picture of Cali against a door, with “Spankcon” written at the bottom at her knees. Spankcon, from what I've been able to gather, is an event that their agent is working on that somehow combines the elements that spankos look for with the idea of a fetish convention like Fetishcon. I'm still waiting to hear more about the mechanics of this event, as well as the finalized dates that it will be held. My primary curiosity is if Spankcon will be more like a spanking party, or more like a convention, and how it will bridge the two types of events and combine them into one. Given that this event is intended to be held in Tampa, I also hope that I'll be able to assist with its operation in any way that I can.

There was also a rack of, appropriately, panties and paddles, which were displayed prominently. I actually had wanted to look them over and pick something out, as I had a gift certificate that was burning a hole in my pocket. However, I never got the chance. Actually, I had lots of chances, but I was just too lazy, and too busy spanking consenting adult women. It's a hard life, I know.

Another of our vendors was L Means Leather who came prepared with a wide assortment of paddles, straps and floggers. Naturally, with that much leather, a lot of the girls were paying a fair amount of attention to this table. Even Judge Spanks made a purchase, picking up a fire cupping set for his personal collection.

L Means Leather actually was close to the largest setup of all of the vendors, if not the most extravagant. His merchandise, at least what he was able to display reasonably, took up two tables. At the back of his second table, where the canes and crops were sitting, you can see a stack of large wooden paddles. I later picked up one of these paddles for my own, as you can never have a paddle that's too big.

Here I am, proudly holding the implement that I purchsed. It's actually partly obscured by my big head (likely due to an inflated ego that the girls give me), so it's larger than it looks in this picture. The funny thing is that, despite its size, the girls actually don't think that it hurts that much. Maybe I'm just compensating for something?

Another of our vendors was Leatherthorn, who brought a wide assortment of handcrafted leather paddles. From what I could see, he was surely the most successful vendor present, as everyone picked up at least one of his fine implements, and some picked up several. Along with L Means Leather, Leatherthorn is the other reason that Judge Spanks went home with a lot more implements, and a lot less money. I can understand, as I picked up one of my own, and it's a quality piece of work.

Both Dana Kane (Spanking Court Bailiff, Dana Kane – Disciplinarian) and the Villain (Spanking Court Disciplinarian, The Villain Strikes) picked up some of Leatherthorn's wares to take home to California. As you can see, his paddles are very intricate and detailed. They also can pack a wallop, too, depending on how you use them.

So, a lot of spankos went home with a lot of new implements that weekend, as well as a few videos and pairs of panties... and one fire cupping set.

Isabella's Birthday (X-posted)

(X-posted from Thomas's Spanking Exploits)

Sometimes, even at a spanking party, you have someone who is so quiet that you hardly notice that they're there. They are shy and unobtrusive, sticking to the sidelines while everyone else is having fun. Isabella is one such spankee, spending most of a party just sitting and watching while everyone else gets spanked. To get her to take part, you usually have to drag her out of the corner (which isn't as much fun as dragging someone TO the corner) and across your knee.

This is how Isabella spent much of the Tampa Tanners Back to School Bash. When she did play, it's because someone singled her out and included her, not because she went looking for it. So, as quiet as she was being, it came as something of a surprise to us when someone called and reminded us that it was actually her birthday that Saturday. She may have told me about it a month or more before the party, but I had forgotten, and she certainly wasn't giving anyone any hints.

Now, armed with this information, it was time to single her out for a moment in the spotlight. It's well known, at least to spankos, that birthdays only come around as an excuse for birthday spankings. If your birthday falls during a party, then, you're going to get spanked for it. For that matter, if your birthday even falls near a party (for this, “near” is defined as up to six months before or after said party), then you're going to be spanked. We were not about to let Isabella slip by without following the tradition, so she was guided up to the center of the room during the vendor faire. For her own shyness (as well as to keep her face out of pictures), I pulled her skirt up over her head completely. The best part was that she couldn't even see who was spanking her, or when each swat was coming.

Naturally, as I do take some responsibility for the girl, though she currently lives too far away to be considered one of my bottoms, I took the first whacks at her backside. Wielding a huge wooden paddle that I'd only just purchased a few minutes before, we counted out one stroke for each year of her life, and then moved on to the next person. From this picture, it looks like I was getting some speed on it, too.

Now, I don't remember exactly what order the spankers went in, so I'm not even going to pretend that this list follows the correct chronological order. However, these are the people that spanked her, so that's good enough. It's probably not too far from the real order, either, so it's fine. Being one of the Tampa Tanners officials, Cookie probably went soon after me, though I can't be sure if it was right afterward or not. She borrowed my new paddle, as did most of the other partygoers who joined in with the birthday celebration.

Sticking to the Tampa Tanners theme, Katia would probably have spanked her around that time, as well. It looks like she was winding up with that big paddle, too.

Shy wouldn't have been too far behind. If it looks like Shy was only barely tapping the paddle on Isabella's bottom, that's because it's precisely what she was doing. The baby Tanner needs to learn how to spank before we let her hold a paddle, again.

Red Palmer, on the other hand, knew how to hold a paddle, and was even dressed for the job.

Finally, Dazey had to jump in with both hands, completely ignoring the fine paddle that had been working so well. I guess that she just wanted to be different, or simply doesn't care for tradition.

Next year, we'll have an easy reminder of when Isabella's birthday is. With luck, she might be able to move back down here before then, and we can guarantee that she gets the birthday spanking that she deserves.

Judge Feenix Spanks (X-posted)

(X-posted from Thomas's Spanking Exploits)

During the weekend of the Tampa Tanners Back to School Bash, many young ladies went before the Spanking Court to have their cases heard by the honorable Judge Feenix Spanks. When he wasn't finding the girls guilty, though, he made time to enjoy other elements of the party, joining us for the fun.

Truly, he was pretty busy for most of the weekend with court business, but he did find time between cases and at the end of the day to socialize with the rest of the partygoers. On Friday night, after Dazey's and Cookie's cases were finished, and a brief period to unwind with the other court officials, Judge Spanks came up to our hotel room to talk and play for a bit. He demonstrated his spanking style on Cookie, and it turns out that he has a very sensual and rhythmic spanking style, which contrasts the usual “funishment” spanking style that typically gets the most time at parties. Given the judge's background, though, it's not surprising, as he leans more towards BDSM, I believe, than spanking.

That being said, it turns out that one of the judge's passions is ropework. Given that several of the Tampa Tanners girls are, for lack of a better term, rope sluts, this worked out well. You typically don't see much shibari bondage at a spanking party, but there wasn't anyone complaining about it, so we allowed it. Dazey was the first to get bound by the good judge at the party, though I believe that Ten had suggested that she wanted to. I don't believe that she had the opportunity, though.

On Saturday, the judge had some free time between court cases, and was able to do some ropework on Katia, which was was quite happy with. He started with a chest harness that included her upper arms, tying off her hands in the back, as well. He then started working on her feet, tying them together, also.

Here's a better look at how she was tied in the back. Note how flat the tie is. Mine tend to look like great jumbles of rope, as if it had been left in a knotted pile and I had just wrapped it around her. I'd like my rolework to look this neat.

The tie on her ankles was a simple, but quite beautiful, wrap. It didn't have to be too fancy, though, as the main purpose was to act as a place to base the next part of the tie off of.

Once these parts were tied off, I helped him get her off of the chair and onto the floor on her belly, where he completed the binds by pulling her legs up into a hogtie. I had hoped that we were going to leave her like this for the entire weekend, but she didn't seem to care for that idea. He should have added a gag when he tied her up, at least.

Unfortunately, the judge had to leave the party late on Saturday afternoon in order to get back to California in time for an evening gig on the west coast. Hopefully, we'll see him again, though, as there has been some talk of the Spanking Court returning to Florida when the Tampa Tanners has its anniversary party in February of 2013.