How It All Went Down

What a fight to the finish it was! Penelope snuck right past Gym Bar to snatch the first place prize from them and took back the bragging rights from Eagle for being the biggest and baddest team to beat this Fall in the league. Eduardo's team Cubbyhole took a well deserved second place after practically tasting the victory of first place for several weeks, but it all came down to games and the fact that each and every one count. Rock Bar settled for third after climbing the charts, while poor Gym Bar fell from grace and landed with a thud in fourth. Boxers rounded out the top 5 teams and it looks like the tournament is just around the corner. Henrietta Hudson's could never come out of last place this season, and we know that every season has that one team that can never catch a break. So the real question is do you feel the rankings are right? Was this season more fair than previous seasons? Were the teams fairly matched? Weigh in on the season and let us know what YOU thought of the shenanigans and how everything went down. 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

Spotted: Gym Buddies

Looks like you don't always need makeout flip-cup to find some love at the end of the night. It seems these two hit it off quite well, and apparently one of them doesn't even play dodgeball! Since it is the end of the season we are curious as to what you thought of this season's makeups and breakups. Why don't YOU tell us the hottest hook-up of the season and we are sure we've probably heard about it before. xoxo

Winner Winner

Not only did the Eagle team take 1st for the season, but they did some serious damage last night in the tournament and won the whole she-bang. They were a fierce team and proved it so. Congrats to all of them for playing a great season and being the first in dodgeball history to not only win the season but the tournament! Winning is always sweet, but victory is sweeter. xoxo

Balls to the StoneWall

We don't even know where to begin about the shit show that was the end of the season party for BAD! on Monday night at Stonewall. There was dancing, there was hula hooping, there was making out, there were awards, there were shirtless boys, there was beer pong, there were rubber balls pelting people in the face, and there was a whole lotta drinking. BAD! celebrated the end of the season as only they knew how to by drinking the place dry!

The night started out innocently enough. Mixing and mingling for the happy hour special, noshing on some catered food, and flirting up a storm. Poppi and Niki served as the hostesses with the mostesses by MC'ing the Trophies (#1st for Gym Bar, #1st for Eastern Bloc for winning tournament), MVP's, and the "fun awards".

You wonder what the "fun" entails? Some of our favorites included the biggest flirts going to Scotty and Ruby, best hidden talent going to Mikey for his amazing, um, skill, best six pack going to Ken, most likely to have team orgy going to WOOF!, and our personal favorite most likely to end up on gossipgays going to one of our favorite newbies Carrie 2.0. Although our favorite line from Poppi was her commenting on Esther's new haircut. We knew you were the funniest person in BAD!

We know those dodgeballers like to throw balls at each other when they are the Tony Dapolito Center, but god, can't you stop throwing them at each other when you are at the after parties? We narrowly avoided our death from all the little red stress balls that were being torpedoed at our faces after the awards (great idea Niki!). While we know everyone in the league has more than a little stress and aggression, perhaps next season we can think of a less dangerous way to take care of this?

We know the night might get a little hazy from this point on for some of the dodgeballers, but we saw Mikey and Mr. Wind, Carrie 2.0 and Danny, Carrie 2.0 and Scotty, Vat and Craig the ref getting quite friendly. We saw Ruby dirty dancing her pretty little heart out with various boys and girls. We gasped at the shirtless hotness that was Leven, Mr. Wind, and Cutrone. Although nothing in the night could quite top the "Thriller" dance performed by Shane, Vat, and a mystery cutie. We are still shaking the glitter our of our hair.

We have give the drag queen downstairs some credit where credit was due. She got the league's resident straight boy Kelly to take off his shirt for a shot. Every time we go to Stonewall, she harasses all of the boys, and usually she gets one to crack under pressure. We are happy she saved the best for last. We saw Gilbride and Erika in deep discussions downstairs either having a heart to heart or plotting away (we believe in the latter), and it was about that time the party started to move on to the after after party at Eastern Bloc.

A good chunk of the dodgeball crew headed from the west to the east and got their karaoke on. It was rip-roaring good time of a night. We saw a lot of familiar faces, hula hooped with the best of them, and eventually called out sick on Tuesday as anticipated. We have to say we might shed a tear next Monday when we have no one to play flip cup with, but alas fall is right around the corner. But let's be honest, our livers would break up with us if we continued to abuse it the way we have this spring, and god knows we need them for next season. xoxo

Cock Bloc-ed

Last nights tournament was insane. Tempers flared, bullets were dodged, but only one team had the hopes of becoming the winners of America's Next Flop Model. Oh who are we kidding? Eastern Bloc took it down last night defeating the fiery Splash team, first placers Gym Bar, the underdogs Duplex, and one helluva showdown with XES (who really brought their A game last night with Osada kicking some serious ass). They played four games straight and boy were they a hot sweaty mess by the end of it all. We are happy Monica kept her angry face on througout the night, we wouldn't want to see her leave home without it.

We saw some amazing playing by everyone in the league, and to see the 7th and 8th placed teams in the league as the last teams standing for the final showdown was quite the surprise. Nonetheless, Eastern Bloc came out on top, XES took a well earned 2nd place, and Pieces took third place for the night. We are happy everyone was on their best behavior (we saw Benji giving the "good sportsmanship" talk before every game, and we mean every game) and that people came to win! We know some teams may have been Cock Bloc-ed last night, but let's hope that only happens on the court. xoxo

And The Winner Is....

Gym Bar! Congrats to coming in first place in the league, with Bamboo 52 and Pieces a close second and third respectively, it was a true fight to the finish. Although none of it matters when it comes to the tournament on Monday. Whichever team is left standing, is the team that can call themselves the winners of BAD!'s 4th crazy season.

We must say, we are a *little* confused because according to the standings the scores were adjusted. Can we ask why the scores were adjusted and what is the disclaimer: "a couple of teams were forced to (incorrectly) forfeit matches. However, there is no rule stating there needs to be a minimum number of players." If someone knows what happened, can you please let us know? We don't know what that smell is, but we think it's bullshit. xoxo

More Of The Same

As the season is winding down, the heat is on. So the naturally the dodgeballers got their party on afterwards, and it all went down at Gym Bar. Well technically it's Lockerroom since it's the down stairs but who cares when they supply pizza and flip cup? The usual dodgeball debauchery was kept to a minimum on Monday night, we can imagine the heat kept the boys on the best behavior! It was still a fun time, because how can you go wrong with hot boys and beer?

While Gym Bar may have been tame, the after after party at Splash certainly wasn't. There was dancing, shots, and of course half naked hot boys. While not the obvious choice for an after after party (Musical Monday's anyone??) we see that some of the dodgeballers had a rip-roaring time. Glad to see some of our dancing queens still know how to get the party started, and know how to end it. xoxo

After Party 4-27

With only two weeks left of regular play before the big tournament, BAD! isn't taking any chances on places to have a rocking after party. This week they are going back to where all of the mayhem started four score and several seasons ago. They are getting their flip cup on at GYM Bar (167 8th Ave btw. 18th & 19th St.).

Listen, you may be hating the fact that they are in first place and their team was kinda stacked this season, but you can't argue the fact of $4 LI Ice teas and specials on beer pitchers. Those words are tried and true. 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

She's Having A Baby!

So first and foremost, a congratulations is in order as most of the league found out on Monday that Robin is....going to be a mom! Don't freak out at the fact that she was doing shots, she's not a boozing it up while pregnant, her partner is the one having the baby. And boy were there shots to be had, we don't understand how Robin stumbled home after Gym Bar, but kudos for still being alive and concious at the end of the night!

So back to the dodgeball of it all. According to the standings Gym Bar is still dominating on the court and narrowly beating Stonewall and The Legally Blondes by 1 match. It is still anyone's game and our MVP award would go to Poppi. We know it's hard to catch Eduardo's balls on the court, but she not only caught it, but she caught it in her vagina. No lie, she caught it and it somehow ended up between her legs. Also keeping the tradition going, Bryan B. of Eagle team hurt his finger really bad. We hear it's something called Mallet Finger, and we think Mandy of Pets at Play has the same problem! Looks like they have something to talk about.

Everyone headed to Gym Bar for the raging after party. They were met by pizza, pitchers of beer, and championship basketball on the television (did we mention this is a gay league?). The flip cup started and it was all down hill from there. We saw some heated runs as the flip cup table was the longest we have ever seen. Technically it was two tables, but still that's a lot of flip cup!

We also saw a lot of making out happen in the evening. We of course saw James and Vinny getting all lovey dovey, Monica was smooching some guy in the corner, Sergio was getting his groove on with a non-dodgeballer, and Kelly was making out with some girl. Did we also mention somehow his shirt magically flew open and he was a little, um, exposed? Not that we minded, we can never pass up a shirtless Kelly opportunity.

All in all, it was one of the craziest and loud after parties we have been to. As the night winded down we hear that some of the boys continued the after after party at Barracuda, but we were far too tired to keep it going. Guess it means we just can't keep up anymore, or maybe it means that we started partying too early. xoxo

Always in our Hearts

Last night could have been the craziest after party of the season! We barely made it out of Lockeroom alive because of all of the shots being poured at celebrating the exciting news that Robin is going to be a MOM! As sad as we were about leaving all of those hot boys raging at the flip cup table, there is one boy in particular who will always be in our hearts and his name is Tony. Don't get it twisted, we still love a newbie every now and again, but Tony has always been there from the start. xoxo

After Party 4-6

Tonight those dodgeballers are getting rowdy at Lockeroom (open after 8pm) in the basement of Gym Bar (18th and 8th). So expect the mayhem of flip cup to return, the scarfing down of much needed carbs in the form of pizza, and cheap ass Long Island Iced Tea's ($4!!). If you finish your games early, it's 2-4-1 drinks until 9pm. Did we mention this is one of the only gay bars in the city with pitchers of beer?? Just don't get too shit-faced before everyone gets there, no one likes a messy queen. xoxo

Keeping It Up

Last night seemed to continue the running theme of the season: it's pretty much anybody's game at this point and when will those dodgeballers stop getting injured? Gym Bar is still tops in the league according to the standings and with four teams very close on their tails, they better start winning. There was a couple of upsets last night, Stonewall lost to The Legally Blondes, XES whooped Pieces, Eastern Bloc beat the first place Gym Bar, and G Lounge took down not only Bamboo 52 but Pieces as well.

There were some fierce showdowns last night on the court from Big Vinny of Splash narrowly catching the ball against Boy Butter, to Niki single handedly taking down the Eastern Bloc team herself in sudden death. There were so many people screaming at the Duplex and Eastern Bloc game we thought we somehow ended up at Jonas Brother concert.

Ice packs may be the new accessory for the league since the beginning of the season people have been getting injured left and right. Dykey Mikey hurt his knee trying to win against XES and Monica hurt her foot, and apparently fixed it herself, playing on the front court. As hurt as they might have been it didn't stop either of them from heading to the bar afterwards. xoxo

Spotted: Flip Cup Frenzy

Which two dodgeballers were caught canoodling at last night's flip cup festivities at Gym Bar? We can only assume the game was the warmup. xoxo