Last Open Play of Summer 8-10

That's right it's your last chance to get your dodgeball on before the summer ends. Fall season is just around the corner, and we hear registration has started and is filling up fast, so don't be THAT guy/gal on the waiting list, cursing yourself you weren't trash-talking on the court and playing flip-cup at the afterparties. xoxo

When: Monday, August 10 @ 6:30pm
Who: EVERYONE is invited, so if you want to try it out before registering, now’s your chance.
Where: Tony Dapolito Recreation Center (directions here)
Cost: $5 donation for the Youth Enrichment Program (YES) at The LGBT Center

Open Play 6-15

Looks like those dodgeballers couldn't keep away from the Tony Dapolito Center for too long. They will be slinging balls at the gym, and most likely slinging back beers afterwards. xoxo




Upcoming Open Plays - Monday, June 15
Time:6:30pm
Who: Everyone's invited! You can bring all the tricks, er friends, you want.
Where: Tony Dapolito Recreation Center
Cost: $5

Open Play: Thrice as Nice

OPEN PLAY DODGEBALL tonight!

Come on out this Monday night and do it all over again! This time around we're charging $5, but hey -- it's for charity!

**ALL PLAYERS MUST BRING A LOCK TO THE GYM IF YOU HAVE A BAG. NO EXCEPTIONS**

What: BAD! Open Play Night

When: Monday, Jan. 26

Time: Get to the gym **NO LATER THAN 6:50pm** to sign in and be placed on a team.

Where: Tony Dapolito Recration Center (3 Clarkson Street & 7th Ave South)
Who's Invited? You, your friends, lovers, part-time lovers, your mother, your baby daddy.

Cost: $5 donation for the Hetrick Martin Institute.
Post Play Party: Tonight they'll be hitting up the one and only Gym Bar (167 8th Avenue at 18th Street).

The Second Time Around...

It was the second open play of the new year and while it wasn't nearly as crowded as the first open play of 2009, 40 something people is still a lot of people. Let us tell you those open plays in the front of the gym get hectic with 15 people on each side.

While some of those dodgeballers were on their best behavior, there was still a newbie who got socked in the face with a ball. Glasses flew off, the whole deal. When will people learn not to wear glasses when you play? They invented something called contacts for a reason!

We also are loving the nametags, because when we see someone who is cute, we now know their name right off the bat. And let us tell you, there are some hot boys and girls coming to the open plays. We don't care how they find out about it, but keep coming.

The after party was held at Duplex, and sadly Poppi wasn't behind the bar. Although now that we think about it maybe it was a good thing since we had to work in the morning and every time she is behind the bar, we barely remember getting home.

On a side note, Chris M. had a sleeve of temporary pirate tattoos that we love love loved. It was genius, and looks like it took a hell of a long time to put on. We marvel she had the patience to put them all on, but once it was done, it was simply stunning.

There was a Wii to keep us occupied instead of the usual game of flip cup, not that we minded. I mean it's probably better to get to know your dodgeball tricks before you go home with them. Or so we keep hearing. xoxo

Open Play: Part Deux

So Monday night's Open Play was a success (135 people!). Due to the great turnout, they're doing it all over again for the next two weeks, so mark your calendars for Jan. 19 and 26th. Get your game on this Monday if you're in town. This time around they're charging $5, but hey -- it's for charity!

What: B.A.D. Open Play Night

When: Monday, Jan. 19 (and Jan. 26)

Time: Get to the gym **NO LATER THAN 6:50pm** to sign in and be placed on a team.

Where: Tony Dapolito Recration Center (3 Clarkson Street & 7th Ave South)

**ALL PLAYERS MUST BRING A LOCK TO THE GYM IF YOU HAVE A BAG. NO EXCEPTIONS**

Who's Invited? You, your friends, lovers, part-time lovers, your mother, your baby daddy.

Cost: $5 donation for NYC Animal Care & Control

[Returning Players: Please bring your gym membership card!]

Please RSVP to this email with a "Yes, I'm in!" (include the number of friends if you're bringing people) if you plan on attending Monday night's open play.

Out in the Open

Technically the dodgeball season hasn't officially started, but BAD! had their first night of open play on Monday, and apparently LOTS of people showed up to the Tony Dapolito center. Over 120 people came to try out and play, which is more people than were in the whole league last season.

To say the gym was full would be an understatement. To say that there were a lot of hot newbies would also be an understatement. There were so many hot boys, even the locker room felt crowded (not that we were complaining).

The new executive board at BAD! (Paul the Commissioner, Weeks, Sanchez, V, and Jess) ran the show, and with 14 teams playing, there was definately a little down time. The open play in the front gym was fun, and a tad chaotic, but when some poor unsuspecting girl caught one of Monica's torpedo throws, well we haven't heard that much cheering since Madonna's concert last summer!

We loved seeing some of our old favorites vets (Norman, Niki, PTW, Molly, RJ and Thom) and some of old favorite newbies (Scott C., Scott E., Kelly). Techincally they aren't newbies any more, they have officially joined the ranks of the vets in our books.

The after party was held at Stonewall and the flip cup game was on. The crowd was not as hectic as it was at the gym, so that meant more time for flip cup! It was like we had never left. There was double fisting and dancing at the table, but we guess the real action was happening off the table!

There was a group of some veteran boys who decided to play the age old game of "who has the bigger balls" literally. One by one they whipped out their sacks and compared to see who was 'bigger'. We just hope no one was taking steroids because we all have heard the old wives tales about what happens to your balls when you are on it. The most shocking part of the whole experience was the people who had the biggest and smallest were ironically on the same team last season.

Also there was some arm wrestling going on in the corner, and of course we had to watch. Jen the Gladiator was taking girls down left and right. You would think girls would learn that if she is tough enough to compete on "American Gladiators", she could probably kick your ass in arm wrestling.

The after after party continued at Woof! but we had to call it a night. It is only the first open play of the year! All in all a good time, and we hear there are more open plays this month. Although at the next afterparty we totally plan on winning the "who has the bigger balls" competition. xoxo

Just the Beginning?

So this is the way you dodgeballers left poor old Stonewall after your open play? I bet that bar didn't know what it was getting into when it said you could come after your open play, which by the way we heard was ridic (how many newbies showed up again?). So while we nurse our first hangover of the season (damn you Tuesday mornings), let us know if you saw anything scandalous last night. Email us at BADgossipgays@gmail.com.

Open Play 2009 Style

Welcome back! I know, we have been hibernating for the winter too. Leave it to those BAD! kids to get us out and about. There's an open play tonight, and well frankly it's been a while.

OPEN PLAY DODGEBALL this Monday night!
What: B.A.D. Open Play Night
When: Monday, Jan. 12
Time: Get to the gym **NO LATER THAN 7pm** to sign in and be placed on a team.
Where: Tony Dapolito Recration Center (3 Clarkson Street & 7th Ave South)

**ALL PLAYERS MUST BRING A LOCK TO THE GYM IF YOU HAVE A BAG. NO EXCEPTIONS**

Who's Invited? You, your friends, lovers, part-time lovers, your mother, your baby daddy.
Cost: Free... if you bring the sexy.
Post Play Party: Stonewall (upstairs) - 53 Christopher St. at 7th Avenue.
[Returning Players: Please bring your gym membership card!]

Now, who's ready to get their game on?! Please RSVP to this email with a "Yes, I'm in!" (include the number of friends if you're bringing people) if you plan on attending Monday night's open play. We want to make sure there's enough balls to go around! ;)

Guess a girl can never have too many balls right? xoxo

Open Play Mayhem

So last night's open play at Big Apple Dodgeball brought out about 70 people, which is more than last week's and well beyond what anyone expected. We saw several newbies, who were hot and good at flip-cup already, and we hear a bunch of them play in the football league! Hot!

What was not hot was all of the balls which hit people in the head. There were several veterans (Thom, Chris, and hell even Monica who was reffing at the time got clocked in the head, and boy was she heated) and some newbies who got it bad. Thankfully no one was seriously injured, and there was even time for a battle royale that played out like an episode of "The View". It was like every gay for themselves.

BAD went to Stonewall after the game and drank our fair share and played a rousing game of flip-cup. BAD was originally supposed to go to Henrietta Hudson's, but due to a private party, the party was moved. Although some people still ended up at HH's and said they had a blast singing karaoke and living it up with the ladies.

All in all it was a success and the last of the open plays is set for next Thursday August 21st. Hopefully next week if balls are flying at boys faces, it feels good instead of stinging.

Playing in the Open

So B.A.D had a little bit of trouble with their hasty gym last Wednesday for open play. So instead of a fight, they took their message to the streets, literally. B.A.D rocked it out on the basketball court of the Houston street playground, in front of many street watchers who were fascinated by the short shorts and dodging techniques of the returning and new players of the league.

While we may have clashed on the court, we definately made up afterwards at Stonewall Inn upstairs Bar. There was flip cup to be had, and rivalries to be started before the next season kicks off in September.

There is a great mix of returning members and the newbies ready to rock it out.

Some of the hot new newbies came and ruled at flip-cup. Some of the even had a sprained finger and were able to hold their own!

Two of the new referees this season. Monica and Jason will call your ass out.

We had two flip-cup tables going at the same time, with competing teams going head to head. B.A.D. takes this game very serious!

B.A.D.'s hot registration team. If these people can't get you to join, I don't know what will.

A newbie obviously eyeing at the man candy on display. Hey white shirt, I have seen that look before, it was right before there was a split screen on "The View" and Rosie and Elisabeth went at it.

A lovely returning and new player discuss the aches and pains of playing.

Sometimes those crazy kids have the most inventive ways to head up the flip-cup table, which in way make them look gay at all. Now if you don't mind, we'd like to get back to doing the hokey-pokey.

B.A.D.'s faithful commissioner Paul sporting a new and fantastic hair do that almost left his unrecognizable when he showed up. Is that Jen giving smiling with her eyes? Tyra would be so proud.

We leave you on Mike, who is always obeying the law of Tyra, and posing couture as if he were in the Louvre, with an expensive train dress, Nigel Barker shooting him, and that bitch Jaslene was breathing down his throat for the title of "America's Next Top Model". We love the couture look, but next time we want to see something a little bit more commercial.

I don't know if was the suck and blow jello shooters, or the crazy shots, but we had ourselves a damn good time at Stonewall. We can't wait to see what happens at the next open dodgeball play on Tues August 12th!