A man with a full beard, black bandana, and a plaid shirt smiles while standing in the foreground at a night event, with two other men visible behind him, and palm fronds dimly lit to the left.
Tom DeGeorge at Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on Nov. 21, 2018. Credit: Michael M. Sinclair / Creative Loafing Tampa Bay

For just $10 locals can get a hot plate of food as part of a Thanksgiving tradition that takes its final bow at Crowbar this week (the venue’s lease ends this summer).

Three turkeys—chef Jason Rodriguez, Crowbar owner Tom DeGeorge, and musician-promoter Sean Pomeroy—will deep fry a trio of turkeys while rap collective YZM, St. Pete rapper Charlie G hit the stage. GOAT-ed Tampa producer-emcee Vern Sr. closes the no-cover pre-holiday throwdown with a hybrid set.

There’s no cover for the Drunken Turkey Fry happening at Crowbar in Ybor City on Wednesday, Nov. 26.

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This article appears in Nov. 20 – 26, 2025.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...