Bring It Back

We insist, no we demand, that you bring back the golden era of Truth or Dare Flip Cup. It seems like it has been years since it has graced a dodgeball after party and tonight could be the PERFECT place for it. Just think Henrietta Hudson's is a stones throw away from the gym, the ladies will be in full effect, and did we forget to mention there is a stripper pole for your enjoyment? It got quite the work out back in the day. If these aren't all reason enough, let's just say the cute factor of the league is off the charts, and with a couple porn stars added to the mix, it could get quite interesting. We also think the pitchers will be dirt cheap, all the more reason to spin that bottle and wait to see where it lands. xoxo

Not Too eXESsive

Spotted: Some dodgeballers getting their dance on (shocker, we know) and last night was no exception. The night may not have been as great as after-parties before, but for goodness sake, when will the bars finally book enough bartenders to handle all of the thirsty homos! It seems like after sweating their way through the games last night (how HOT was that damned gym) they were ready to get hot and sweaty with each other. The favorite of this season's newbies, Nick, is on a roll this season, and we think he may have dropped his last boytoy Sykes for Mr. Wind. They were a little too close for comfort last night, and speaking of too close we saw Mikey Guggs getting *awfully* close with the man many debate could be the best catch this season...Brian B. We saw some homos outside attempting to play cards (who play cards at bars?) and there was an awfully sweet message recorded for B. Chen (he went to the ER, what details please). We were loving the outdoor deck until we urgently got kicked off, but we caught one of our refs under some asian persuasion. Wait two bottoms doesn't exactly add up to a top to us. The old Eastern Bloc forced us to listen to their awful cheer (again shocker we know). Flip-cup was PG, and not to our liking. Eduardo was getting his flirt on but no more than Sergio. The man kicking ass in the Best Catch poll is still showing his underwear to barely legal boys. We guess some things never change. xoxo

Pool Boys

This week's after-party at Woody's was pretty tame this time around, that is until some boys decided to spice up the night and wager their clothes in a friendly game of pool in the back. With Makeout Flip-Cup on it's way out this season, some people decided bring try to bring the fun back to the post play parties. Leading the charge was our new crush Scott who definitely is a contender for HHB this year. Have you seen this boy?

Yup, he may be in a relationship, but boy does he make our hearts melt. Seriously is this the first time you pulled out your pecs? Ruling the table, and keeping his pants he forced the other team to strip down to their panties. However we have a question....

You in the red undies, who you be? You look vaguely familiar.....did we see you at the end of a long night at Urge or something? We just can't put our fingers on it.

Eye spy with our eagle eyes something shiny...is that a nipple ring we spot? How very 1995 of you.

We are hoping this will be the start of a brand new trend this season. xoxo

Sticks and Stones

Well Stonewall started out innocently enough. A nice game of flip-cup in the corner, some harmless dancing on the other side, the old Eastern Bloc team making a scene with their weekly and highly annoying chant, and several dodgeballers carrying around pitchers of $10 beer. Yup, sounds like your typical Stonewall after-party for the season. There was love in the air as we watched our fair share of couples finally making good on all of that sexual chemistry that had been building since the beginning of the season. Rachel and Nicole getting down and quite dirty by the flip-cup table, Weeks and newbie Andreau making an impromptu trip to the bathroom together, and then there was the spectacle that was our favorite pocket gay and the guy with the Bo Sox hat.

Yup PG Tim is back this week, and he was ALL OVER Bo-Sox Boy on the couches. One minute they were making out, the next they were dry humping each other, we kinda felt like we were watching a Bel Ami video, right before it gets to the good stuff. Good for PG Tim though, last season we hardly could pick him out of a crowd, and now he's putting on a show that had all the boys jealous they weren't getting the same kind of attention he was receiving. We know there were phone numbers exchanged but we don't think they ended up sharing a cab. There's always the weekend...

The Bingo mistress downstairs did her best to get those dodgeball boys shirtless and drunk on shots, and it worked for some. Jeff G looked plenty blizted, and quite nice shirtless we must add, but when we saw him run to the bathroom after taking that shot, we knew it could only be trouble. It was at that point the after-after party kicked into high gear and headed to WOOF! It had been a while since we smelt the sweet sweet smell of sweat and leather. It was then that we knew the dodgeball after parties were finally kicking it into high gear and for the first time this season, it felt like the stuff newbies had only heard stories about. xoxo

Duplexal Tension

After a weekend of sunny weather and outdoor dodgeball action (did anyone else get as tan as us?), the merry men and women of BAD! came together on a dark stormy night. Not much happened on the court last evening, but off the court was a different story -which we will get to later. Open play was well attended and super fun. We must give kudos to the board for extending the open play time: well done! Then the only other mentionables is that Team Eduardo *we mean Eagle* finally had a game taken from them by Gym Bar (Gym and the Holograms = totally the cutest team name ever) and Project Sandwich ate their way to a well deserved victory. If you ask us, other than Eagle, there are no clear break away teams this season. Hmmmm, do you think maybe the board feted the teams? It also seems that they feted it so that no fun people ended up on any of the same teams. The overall attitude in the gym is pretty low energy if you ask us… What’s up with that?

Anyways, on to the good stuff: the after party at Duplex. It was quite funny to watch the dodgeballers roll in to Duplex all wet and when they got to the top of the stairs, looking around thinking, “Did I go to the right bar?” Don’t worry kids, you did. We know that Poppi wasn't there to ply us with drinks and Lady Gaga, but the post-game fun was just in the cabaret in the back. And fun it was. Perhaps you can blame it on Spring Fever, but the ‘ballers were all a bit frisky last night. Flip-Cup ruled the small theatre’s stage for the beginning of the night and everyone started to get cozy with a drink. Eduardo, Jacob and Trevor were arm wrestling in back. Apparently Eduardo and Trevor are all quiet on the hook up front, so there has to be a different way to release the sexual tension. We know Jacob would have been happy to help them with their "release".

Then Steve had the idea to change the game up a bit and do “Lip Sync For Your Life” a la RuPaul’s Drag Race. The idea had promise, and some of us were very excited to see which members would give it a go. But then it dawned on us: this was just another opportunity for attention whores (*cough* BBahr & Mikey *cough*) to beg for the spotlight some more. Luckily, we were treated to some guest stars that made us smile like Vanessa and Castellano, but our attention waned quickly and couldn’t wait for the awkwardfest to end. Steve: valiant effort, but let’s not do that again. We are still cringing a bit today at work.

With the lip service over, boys started to pair up and the new hot couple of the moment (Nick and John) was seen leaving together for a second week in a row. We wonder if they had to flip a coin for our favorite game, "Who's gonna bottom tonight?"… Then thankfully the flip cup table came back. We flipped for a bit and checked out the trade at the table, but what surprised us the most were the amount of girls that came to party. And they didn’t just sit in the corner and chat among themselves this time around. They are going to give the boys a run for their money this season. The flip cup was mostly straight forward other than a tepid attempt to get Truth or Dare going. Rumor has it that upper management is trying to put the kibosh on that game, but we’ll see how well they pull that off. Endre was throwing himself at Andreau the whole game, (can they be required to play with their shirts off this season?), Nicole and Jason traded shirts (how fierce is that girl?), we saw Bex bench pressing the boys (pocket gays at that) and guys were making out with girls (ew).

But then the royal rumpus started. Out of nowhere, Stacey, who spent most of her night in deep conversation with that blond bombshell Rachel just outside the party (Oh my! ladies Eastern Bloc was soooo last season) decided that winning last season’s “Loveliest Lady” contest wasn’t the only title she wanted: she wanted to win the WWE Championship belt as well. Like out of a scene of Wrestlemania VI, her and super cute Laura started getting down and dirty. Not that we were complaining, give the girls some jello and bikinis and we could make some serious cash at the next after-party. It was almost as if they were at a Home Depot super sale and there was only one power drill left. Stacey definitely had the upper hand but Laura held her own and thankfully when Stacey finally pinned Laura they were still all smiles. The lesbionic sexual tension was delicious. Keep it up ladies; we love when you party hard.

The night started to wind down, the music got shut off and the girls were reprimanded for wrestling, but WAIT! Jason K came to the rescue armed with pizza and munchies, and the remaining dodgeballers chowed down like they were fat kids at an all you can eat buffet. For the future, avoid all things garlic past midnight. It was at that point and we watched BBahr go home without Steve for the second time, mostly so Steve could stay and satiate his wandering eye on the flip cup table (even Stevie Wonder saw this one coming kids) and the remaining ladies and gentlemen made desperate attempts to find someone to walk home with in the rain. That was our cue to exit before we took advantage of one those lonely boys or girls. We guess when it rains, it pours. xoxo

Back In Action - Bigger and BAD!der

Bonjour mes amis. Spring may have finally sprung, and with every new spring comes new beginnings. That's right, today is the first day dodgeball is back in session. Ahh, it feels like yesterday we were making out with some newbie in the back of Cubbyhole, waiting for Kylie to play on the jukebox. Well the time has come to strap on that jock strap again, grab your IDs and locks, and remember to wash your team shirt because BAD! is back, and (no pun intended) badder than ever. I know I know, they say that every season, but we actually think this season is going to be a crazy amazing time because, well, most of the people from last season are back and they all kicked ass. For those of you who have never played, we would love to give some pointers to what you might expect from tonight (and the season).

You can expect on court dramatics. That's right they don't call gays dramatic for nothing. There will be flair, there will be cheers, there will be chants (thank god Eastern Bloc is disbanded from last season), but most of all there will be all kinds of drama on the court. Someone will bitch about a call, someone *may or may not* cross a line and the ref *may or may not* see them, someone will get hit in head accidentially, someone may or may not be hit in the balls, and of course some people may cheat. We know the honor system only goes so far, so be an adult and play fair. No one likes a cheater, they never get laid at the afterparties.

There will be dancing at the after-party. Not just any kind of dancing, but dirty, really dirty, dancing. The kinda dancing that makes you blush, and then you wonder how can people get that low? We have seen everything from jump ropes to limbo at the after-parties in the past, so really nothing would shock us at this point. Of course guys will dance with guys, and girls will dance with girls, but it's always the most crazy when the guys dance with the girls. Why, we will never know. They always seem to take it the next level, not that we are complaining. It's just funny. Although if you aren't dancing, you are probably...

You are probably ruling at the flip-cup table.  Such a big contingent of the after-parties are the fact that the flip-cup tables are where all of the action is. That's right, every dog has it's day at the table. If you aren't very good at flip-cup well we suggest you start practicing during your lunch hour because amazingness at the flip-cup table will score you cool points (and sometimes a new trick). That's right, who likes to be on a losing team during flip-cup? We may have witnessed a new trend last season at the flip-cup table called "Spin the Bottle" flip-cup which heated up many a chilly Fall night last season, we just wonder if the trend will make a comeback in the Spring. Well 9 times out of 10 if you have just played a round at the flip-cup table you may notice...

People tend to spill drinks. Yeah we know it sucks, we hate when it happens to us. It's part of the lovely nature of any bar experience. So do us a favor, don't wear your new Prada shirt and Louis Vuitton boots when you know you will be flipping a plastic cup of Bud Light in the basement of Gym Bar. Plan accordingly. Also watch your cell phones and bags, do yourself a favor and splurge on the extra two bucks for coatcheck instead of shoving it under a table. It will save you so much headache in the longrun.  We know you might not be keeping an eye on your jacket because...

You will be macking on some cute guy/girl. It's enivitable if you combine alcohol, the testerone of playing a night of dodgeball, the guys from Grindr not chatting you back, skipping dinner, and the looks from across the flip-cup table when you are kicking ass and taking names. Hooking up is human nature, it just so happens that BAD! has some of the finest ladies and hottest guys this west side of Manhattan. We don't blame you dodgeballers, hell we would hook up with them too if we looked like half of you! Our friendly suggestion would be don't cockblock your friends if you know there is some newbie they want to try to mack on. Just like cheaters, no one likes a cockblock, it's bad hook-up karma and it makes you look like a douchebag.

You will take off your clothes at some after-party this season. We know, we know, this is the one thing you say, "Nope not me, ain't gonna happen". When it's 2 AM and that pole at Henrietta Hudson's has been used more than pass around bottom at the Eagle, we won't hold it against you. That's because it happens to everyone. If it ain't at the flip-cup table, it's going to be on a bar somewhere, or perhaps on the stage at Pieces, or on the catwalk at XES, the dancefloor at Cubbyhole. Point being, you can't escape it. Everyone has their moment in time to show off their Fire Island frames, and hell some of you even make money off it. If your pretty and you know it, you will end up shirtless before the end of the night. Mark our words, and trust us no one is complaining. What's the point of putting so much time at the gym if you can't show off the goods every now and again?

We hope you dodgeballers don't disappoint us and make this the craziest season yet. Newbies, if you don't know what the hell you got yourself into, don't worry we know you will fit in just fine ;) Vets, don't take advantage of the newbies...too much. Be nice, it's their first week in a big new league and we are sure they will need a helping hand to guide the way in the beginning. Just remember, you were a newbie once before too. Ahhh, the more things change, the more they always seem to stay the same. xoxo

Making A Splash!

Don't let those dodgeballers confuse you. You may have seen them stumble upon Splash for it's weekly Musical Mondays, and while they claim not to be theater queens, we saw many a Mary singing along to Xanadu like it was their job. Yup, for the eighth week of the season Splash was the afterparty but it wasn't your normal Musical Monday. Pizza, flipcup, and the World Series game filled the downstairs, while those who wanted a little Barbara in their lives ventured upstairs. The 2 for 1's were dangerous, but not as dangerous as a good ol' game of Truth or Dare.

The dares were going around like the swine flu. We saw lap dances, there was break dancing, and the occassional go-go dancing, but it was the truths in the game that really got some of the boys blood bubbling. There were some confessions from certain people about crushes, sexual preferences, and who was, ahem, cut at the table. Every week the game gets a little more intense, and the stakes are raised just a tad bit more. For the most part we saw a certain vet working his magic on the newbies, and one by one they fell under his spell. We always knew he was the quite the dodgeball hearthrob, we just didn't realize how good his game was. Oh who are we kidding we have seen him play dodgeball, we know he's that good. xoxo

It Takes Two

All we have to say is DAUYUM! It's about time things started heating up this dodgeball season. Guess it was just everyone trying to put on their game face in the first week, because finally people started to loosen up in the second week and things went from 1 to HOLY SHIT last night at Stonewall. The usual array of rainbow colors filled the Tony Dapolito Center for second week of the Fall season, but the true colors of everyone came out at the after party.

We think we see a trend this season, it seems like the flip-cup table is home base for a clever game titled Truth or Dare flip-cup. Basically you don't want to be the one still trying to flip your cup when your team loses, because you may be forced to get naked, makeout with someone, lick someone's nipples, armpits, or various other parts, or perhaps do a hot ass strip tease to the player of your choice. Come to think of it, what is so bad about this game anyways?!

We heard last night's best dare could possibly have been the topper of all oral fixations. It seems a little foot sucking went a long way for one of the newbies last night (can we say how tasty some of them look)! One of the vets got a little *choked* up and took toe tasting to a new level when he couldn't get enough of a certain someone's savory big toe. We always knew those dodgeballers were light in the loafers. xoxo

Oh. My. Truth or Dare.

Which dodgeballer got a little, ahem, daring during an intense game of Truth or Dare Flipcup? He got a little more than he bargained for when he stripped down to his skivvies to go get some beer for the next game. Innocent as he may seem, he always likes any reason to show off his best assets. xoxo

Reese's Pieces

So to say those dodgeballers just partied at Pieces would be a lie. They took it over, tore it down, then drank it clean. It was crazy in the West Village on Monday as BAD! embarked upon Pieces (for the first time) and we could see the fear on the only bartenders face as players flipped, cupped, danced, and made speeches?!

It seems that Paul the Commissioner has been stripped...of his title that is. He is officially stepping down and V is taking his place as the lord and beastmaster of BAD! Monica, who feverishly was getting everyone to sign that huge ass card at the Tony Dapolito Center, introduced Paul and made the not so shocking announcement that he was stepping down. Paul got us all misty eyed, or maybe it was the poppers, and everyone toasted him for starting the league four score and several seasons ago.

It was quite the busy night as two of our cutest players both were celebrating their birthdays! Michael of Splash and Will of Stonewall both turned a healthy 21 and don't look a day over 16. We are still a little bitter they wouldn't let us give them a good birthday spanking but hey there's always next year.

The boys and girls rocked it out hardcore on the flip cup table with a lot of Milwaukee's Best to keep them from getting thirsty. It was wet and it was wild. We saw lots of skin, and better yet, we saw it from some hawt newbies. First of all, who knew that Pets at Play could quite possible de-file WOOF! as the hottest team in the league? With Jacob finally showing us what the good lord gave him, Luke's a-dor-able smile, Mandy's fine ass mallet finger, Spencer's gorgeous eyes, and Ken's six pack, they are definitely bringing it. Why did you have to wait all the way until the end of the season??

Speaking of skin, we have a vet who happens to have an affinity for his balls and loves to show them off on our hands. This has happened before, and not that we mind, but don't be a cock tease, literally. We also saw someone whip out a leather harness (perhaps they got it from WOOF! last season?) and boy were we surprised who was modeling it off. She might just have a career in leather modeling cut out for her if this whole dodgeball thing doesn't work out. In all seriousness it was getting late as everyone started finding their tricks, and after closing down the bar at 2am, we headed to the after after party and by after after party we mean our beds. xoxo

Pour Some Stripper On Me

Monday night started out normal enough. At the Tony Dapolito Center Gym Bar continues to dominate the league, and since it's getting towards the end of the season, it looks like they could pull off being first place in the league. That is if Pieces or Bamboo 52 doesn't knock them off their pedestal. With only two weeks left of regular play before the tournament, the dodgeball season is winding down and the heat is on. Can we also just mention we are not loving the fact that there aren't enough balls, what's the deal??

The league slowly made it's way over to Henrietta Hudson's in the rain for some drinking. There was pizza to be had, and since it was 4/20 we saw some glazed eyes and very hungry dodgeballers make their way to the food. We also saw a raging game of flip cup starting so naturally we were excited. We also saw Ruby tearing it up on the pool table, and we approve of her tactics to distract the other team when they were shooting, show some skin!

What do you know, put on a trashy 80's rock song, and the bar turns into Rock of Love: Tour Bus. The 80's song in question was Pour Some Sugar on Me, and we swear no poles were harmed in this dance-off. Dom started off the dancing, was joined by Carrie 2.0 and Mikey who promptly gave him a run for his money in pole dancing. We can't say we are surprised the pole made it's comeback, but we were surprised there was no stripping accompanying the dancing.


The dancing didn't stop there. Dom brought some much needed attention to the cage and Niki and Ruby quickly made sure it was well used. With the girls basically ruling the front and the boys chilling in the back, it was great to bring everyone together no matter how it got done. We thought, well nothing can top this, but we were oh so wrong.

Paul the Commissioner pulled a jump rope out of nowhere and with the help of Monica and Leven got an old fashioned jump rope hoedown right in the middle of the bar. Who does that? It slowly went morphed into a crazy 8th grade party and everyone started doing the limbo. It showed just how low some people can actually get, and from the looks of it some of those dodgeballers (and Flo-Rida) know how to get low.

All in all, quite the crazy night. We are actually sad it's going to be ending soon, just 3 weeks left of dodgeball, drinks, and debauchery. We are sure next week at Gym Bar will be insane, but there is nothing like a crazy night at good ol' Hen's. She's like that wild trick you keep in your phone, and sometimes you forget they are there, but when you go back you realize there was a reason you only go back every so often. xoxo

Karao-Gay

Last Monday, BAD! got their dodgeball on, and it was craziness on the courts. Every team was fighting mad, and as usual the games were fierce. Gym Bar still continues to dominate the season just ahead of Stonewall, and as usual swept all 6 games. According to the standings they are the ones to beat this season, and with only about a handful of weeks left in the season, someone needs to knock them off their pedestal.

The after party was a rocking good time, and for a change on the east side at Eastern Bloc. Not only was there karaoke to be sung, but there was a mini flip cup table, where not a whole lot of flip cup actually happened. We hear there was a dirty game Shoulders 1, 2, 3 where if you didn't follow the rules you had to take a drink and kiss the person to your left. Let's just say it got pretty frisky, pretty fast.

So everyone had a turn at unleashing their inner Beyonce and stepped up to sing some karaoke. We heard Eduardo do "La Isla Bonita" (how very latin of him), Big Vinny and Niki tackle "Love Shack", Cutrone belt it out on "Sweet Caroline", and we were introduced to Freddy (a non-dodgeballer) who single handedly slayed "Georgia On My Mind". All in all, we were quite impressed by music skills on everyone, but we think you shouldn't let your dreams go of ruling at the Tony Dapolito Center any time soon.

Naturally there was a pole, and of course the dodgeballers were dancing the hell out of it. We saw quite a few people take a turn on it, and we found it entertaining that when James the gym teacher and his crew mysteriously disappeared and reappeared all red eyed and cotton mouthed grinding on the pole. Guess for some it just takes a little liquid courage, and for others an herbal refreshment. We have to give kudos to Kelly who mastered the pole again, with the help of a certain lady friend. We believe a pole is where Kelly was born.

It was quite the surprise when Justin Bond, of Kiki and Herb, sauntered into Eastern Bloc and mixed and mingled with the league. By mix and mingle we actually mean sit in the back and stare at the drunken shenanigans going on around her. We do have to give her props where props are deserved. She belted out one hell of a Stevie Nicks tune, and she did it well. She, of course, looked flawless and was gorgeous as a virgin on prom night.

We saw our fair share of makeouts, and we will go on record, and say we have never seen so much tongue at an after party. We don't what was in the water, but we did see one newbie in particular makeout with 5, yes 5!, other guys in the course of the after party. He's ruthless on the court, and a lothario off of it apparently. The after-after party continued on to D-Tox where it only got drunker and sloppier. After a couple of drinks we had to call it a night. We were certain our tongues, and liver, needed a rest if we ever hoped to see the weekend. xoxo

Flipping Out

So we think that BAD! is getting into the flip cup spirit tonight at GYM Bar (167 8th Ave at 18th). Lockerroom, which is located downstairs, on Thursdays after 8 pm host a weekly tournament those dodgeballers know all too well. And NO, we aren't talking about Strip Cup, but then again doesn't it always get a little dirty by the end? xoxo

This Just In...

Hi, we at gossipgays are reporting on the late breaking news story of the kissing bandit. His kisses have run rampant all over uptown this week, and we have the evidence to prove it.

Apparently there was a series of tongue lashings (literally)that ran rampant at a flip cup game recently by a ridiculously adorable male caucasian in a backwards hat. Victims described him an irresistable, and our news desk has received a cryptic email from a source that said, "There is more where this came from." How exciting!

We don't know how many victims there were, or how severe the lashings were, we just hope it escalated and someone was there to capture it. If anyone can identify the kissing bandit, we would love to know who this man is, and what his phone number is!

We plan to continue updating you on this ongoing news story. xoxo