It's Ladies Night!

Just when we thought those pesky boys of dodgeball were the true rock stars, the ladies of the league had a super secret Girls Night Out, and boy was it. The lovely ladies started the night out Ostia where lots of sangria was consumed, tapas were passed, and they even learned a little spanish from the waitress. Things were tame, this is until they got to Pieces.

It was only at Pieces where the ladies let loose their inner rock stars (see all that Rock Band you been playing at home paid off!). Karaoke was the name of the game, and everyone had their signature song ready to go.

Two veterans showing you how it's done.

This is when we think Niki really realized she LOVES sangria.

Poppi laying down the law the way it was meant to be laid: by her!

Nobody ever took that stage solo, there were back up dancers, back up singers, hell there were even girl groupies, just like the rock stars have.

Some of our favorite renditions of the night included V showing Whitney crack IS wack with her take on "How Will I Know", Niki killing it on "Faith", and Anne (who maybe needs her own show in Vegas) showing up Cher with "If I Could Turn Back Time".

Like with any super secret party, you always have the party crashers, not that anyone minded. It was when the boys showed up did everything really start to get blurry. We are still convinced there were several staredown's when the ladies started to couple up and wonder off. We tried to find Poppi and realized she started a peace circle outside!

We did learn that Russell could rap to Lil' Kim, and he was totally gangsta. Who would have known such a sweet looking guy could get down with the queen bee?! Eventually the ladies needed a break from performing and headed to the Cubbyhole for the after-party. We knew something was up when the ladies pulled up in a car with 9 of them squeezed in! You heard us right, they piled 9 of them in one car! Girls it's only 3 blocks away, the rain really wasn't too bad.

At Cubbyhole, $2 dollar margaritas were inbibed and the jukebox was taken over. We saw some of the ladies defend their male counterparts against cocky patrons in the corner (You Go V!) while others jammed out to Guns and Roses.

Moral of the story, if the ladies go out, you better hope you are invited or find a way to crash the party.

Beware of the Flair!

Let's get ready to rumble!

Logo celebrating both of their victories for the night.

The tribe has spoken. David Barton Gym makes like Survivor and paints their face to intimidate their opponents.

Sergio in the first dodgeball showdown of the season.

You know where this picture is headed...

Russell, in what looks like a medevil dungeon, but is really the back room of Henrietta Hudson's.

Vinny, who has become EVERYONE'S newbie crush this week with some of the BAD Boys.

Kelly giving us double V's. Don't worry, we won't tell anyone about you getting a little crazy on the dancefloor!

Could Dom's eyes be any more blue? We are totally J. What's so funny V?

Vat loving the spotlight.

We love our girls in hats

Like we said, we love our girls in hats. Rock it out Gilbride and Shawn.

Mike and Tarah, two newbies who we think totally rule.

Words can't explain the phenomenom that was Shane and Gilbride getting in that cage and giving Rihanna's video for "Disturbia" a run for it's money. It could be the first time two gays got in a cage and danced like there's no tomorrow in this primarily lesbian bar. But we have to say, they gave us good face.

We know these dodgeball gays will do anything to wear the flashiest accessory possible on the court (we totally loved Henrietta's socks and View Bar's ties last season) but this season it's at a whole new level. From David Barton's tribal face painting (which totally felt so Survivor to us) to Stonewall's rocking rainbow studded wristbands, teams are really upping the ante this year. G Lounge is soooo money in their dollar bill sign socks, but we have to give it to Gym Bar for stepping it up a notch and giving us a performance. They totally have found a fun and inventive use for blue running pants. They just rip them off before their game is going to start. We hope the trend continues this season and they start ripping each other's pants off. Now that would be hot.

Logo really dominated on Monday by winning all of their games and both matches which we think could possibly bring them to the top of the pack. Meanwhile we saw our first overtime showdown of the season between Logo and Stonewall. It was 2 vets (Sergio and Monica) pitted against each other, both more stubborn that the other to throw the ball and risk it being caught. In the end, Logo won the showdown and Stonewall was pissed. We secretly think Monica was pissed she hurt her finger (was that a popsicle stick with tape we saw on it?) and we hope it heals....in a couple of weeks.

Eagle also rocked it last night winning all of their games and both matches, but 1 of the matches was won by default. Masterbeat just can't catch a break this season. They had 3, yes 3!, people show up for their games at the end of the night. We hope it was because Monday was Rosh Hashanah, but they haven't had many people show up in the last couple of weeks. Rules state that you must have at least 4 people to play, so they had no choice but to forfeit and continue their losing streak. We feel for you guys and if we could play for you, we totally would.

Our favorite discovery of the evening was a newbie by the name of Vinny who plays for View Bar and has one hell of a throw. We totally think he is not only big and beefy, but dude will hurl that ball at you and make it hurt. We saw several people flanking him at the bar, so we guess his goal of making some new gay friends will pay off. Meanwhile, can we ask where all of the people who are supposed to be shagging went on Monday? We saw Paul the Commissioner practically bust a capillary when Boy Butter had to start shagging their own balls, because no one was behind them to send them back to the court. I guess these gays don't like shagging as much as we thought.

Could we also discuss the deadly combo of two of the best dodgers in the league? David Barton's Asian Persuasion duo - Zach and Vat, really kicked and jumped in ways we didn't think were humanly possible. We totally can't wait to see what moves they bust out next week!

After the game the teams headed to Henrietta Hudson's for some Twister, Beer Pong, and of course Flip Cup. Meanwhile do you remember what we said about the ladies of dodgeball getting more action than the guys last week? It totally rings true, as we saw some lady loving happening right before our very eyes in the corner. It was quite the scene, but not anything like the scandalous beer pong that happened late in the evening. We hear that some of the newbies and veterans stayed around for a game of strip beer pong, and some heavy making out. Perhaps two of them who happen to be teammates for a certain high flying team are just trying to "get to know" each other so they can "play" better. Who are we kidding, the team that plays together gets laid together, end of story.

Where There's Smoke...

You must always look your best on the main court....

And on the open play court. Monica gunning for the newbies, obvi. Hey PTW, what does that shirt mean?

Our least favorite chant, something along the lines of "You ain't got no alibi, you ugly". Didn't we hear that on SNL like 10 years ago?

United Shipping Solutions, getting ready. It looks Mark W. is ready to explode. And we would NOT suggest throwing the ball at Molly with the dreads, bitch can catch and will do anything to catch it.

Craig from Splash showing us he can lead the team to victory this season.

Boy Butter and Gym Bar shaking hands after the game.

Leven and Vat fiercing it out on the court. BTW, we love G Lounge's socks. Those dollar bill socks are super cute, but shouldn't you be G-Money rather than G-Strings if you are going to wear them?

Lori looking for peace at Stonewall for our flip-cup games. Well, she may not find it, but we love her for advocating love and not war!

Chris and Leven obviously eyeing the other to intimidate them. We hope your hand gets better Chris!

In the trenches of flip-cup.

The crowd, with our newbie crush Scott (with the Yankees hat) in the thick of the post play after party. Are you eyeing us Vat?

... There is fire and we don't know who lit it under everyone's asses last night, but we saw some pretty impressive playing, especially those newbies. From the beginning to the very end of the night, teams were hustling and bustling. Right off the bat, The Stonewall Riots took off to a blazing start by winning both their games and 5 out of 6 of their matches (damn you V for coming late!) and Splash also took both games as well with 5 out of 6 going to the team. Eagle and the team that was formerly Manhunt (TTTWFM we will call them) won both of their games, but only took 4 out of the 6. Sadly Masterbeat lost both of their games again, but on the plus side won their first match last night. It doesn't really help their 1 - 11 record, but damn do they look hawt on that court.

We were totally missing some of our veteran faves like Gilbride, Sergio, Koray, and Paul the Commissioner. It seemed like the newbies took over on the main court, but they also got down and dirty in the open play. The balls may be bigger, but everyone brings it to the court. We did see PTW take a couple to the head, but really that newbie Kelly wouldn't let up. He was a tyrant on the open play court, taking down anyone who came in his way. No wonder we hear people call him Bruiser. Our only hope is that we hope Monica would lighten up when she refs. Remember Tyra said "Smile with your Eyes" not "Scoul with your Eyes". She may be ruthless on the court, but don't let that bitch start counting down from 5 to 1 while she refs, otherwise you better throw that ball or she will call your ass out.

At Stonewall, the craziness continued. There was a relentless drag queen downstairs playing Bingo and she wouldn't stop harassing all the dodgeballers who quietly crept upstairs to play flip-cup. Hell she even got one of the newbies Scott (who we are totally crushing) to take off his shirt and kiss an "straight" Aussie, just for a shot. He says he couldn't you know do more because he "had a boyfriend back home". Notice all the parenthesis we used, it means we aren't buying it. We loved dancing to the DJ's ecclectic mix, and we even saw Stephen Osada busting out some moves to Madonna's "Get Into The Groove"!

After flip-cup winded down, we saw some Nick the Fireman and Stephen from Stonewall start playing beer pong (taunting those who dared by undressing to distract their opponnents from winning), and we knew it was time to call it a night. Well, that was until Edwin started playing against them and lost his shirt. As we grabbed our bags we couldn't help but notice in the far back corner we saw a lot of the ladies of dodgeball majorly chatting it up hardcore. We hope those heavy discussions sparked some flames. You Go Girls!

We also heard rumors some of the newbies are organizing their own flip-cup and beer pong tournaments in one of their backyards in HK. Hey, I know you have to learn how to beat the vets somehow, but invite us every now and again. We heart house parties, and hot newbies.

Let the Games Begin!

B.A.D. has begun it's fall season, and boy are things already beginning to heat up. Right out of the gate Henrietta Hudson's, United Shipping Company's, and Boy Butter's teams are kicking ass and taking names. All 3 fierce competitors won 5 of out 6 games to win both of their matches and take control over the score boards. Sadly, Masterbeat didn't win any of their games and now stand 0-6. But as we learned last season, it's not about starting with a bang right out of the gate. It's easy does it that wins the race, and speaking of easy can we talk about the newbies?

I haven't seen that much eye fucking down since the Roxy closed. We are guessing it was the attractiveness of the newbies and short shorts (Mr. Sanchez I could see your camel toe!) that made a deadly sexual combo. I thought I was on the court to play dodgeball, but apparently Tony Dapolito's is where the real crusing happens. Both guy and girl veterans were on the sidelines buzzing as to which new recruits would be invited to a private training session...

At Gym Bar afterwards, the newbies showed they can be more than just pretty. They ruled the flip-cup table against the veterans, and we still think they are a little too cocky for their own good. We mingled, sized up the competition, and some of us began our season long crushes. Make no mistake, we like to make love just as much as we like to make war. Let the games begin!!

Gaga for new Xtina?

Does anyone else think that our girl Christina Aguilera is totally ripping off Lady Gaga's style and sound at the VMA'S? We know Lady has been around with her single "Just Dance" for a while now, but "Keeps Getting Better" sounds suspiciously like Gaga. 

We can see both love hip hugging black skin tight outfits and bleach blonde straight hair with bangs. We can see they are both trying be "futuristic" with their sounds. We know Xtina has been around for a lot longer, and totally has remade herself (our favorite is her "dirrty" period) several times, but Lady Gaga came out first damn it. It just looks like you are ripping her off, and you are too classy for that!

The fans have already gotten defensive. So figure it out Xtina, we want something original this time.

Spotted

At Mr. Black come 2:30 am, we were dancing our asses off, celebrating Russell's birthday, when what do you know we see our old friend Stella from Project Runway. You may remember our last encounter with her on 8th Avenue, so we were thrilled she came right over and started dancing her leather ass off with us. What we didn't realize was she was with our favorite hottie of the season, Keith (who by the way in person leaves us wishing he was as cool off screen as he was on screen). Complete with rat tail in the back of his head and white v-neck, he was drinking and refusing to tell us tales of the after party that happened just hours before. Luckily for us, he had some really nice dance moves and was just a little bit cuter in person, but totally full of himself. He better soak up those 15 minutes fast. 

Unexpectedly, we walked out of our door this morning, and what do you know they were filming the Saturn commercial  for the finale with all of the finalists. We were sad now that the surprise is now ruined, don't worry we wouldn't spoil anything for you queens, but we were happy to see that our favorites are in it until the end. Also, we heard from a little birdy that the J. Lo finale rumors are untrue since she didn't show her pretty face at Bryant Park yesterday. We are still guessing who will top last season's finale guest judge Posh, but we can only guess it will be someone major.

Kicking It Up!

We are still kicking oourselves over the fact we couldn't spell, but the B.A.D. kickoff party at Henrietta Hudson's was so much fun we didn't care. On Monday, the veterans and the newbies met in true to Big Apple Dodgeball style by finding out their teams, drinking some beers, and spelling some really crazy words. While Splash took the prize for spelling, we couldn't help but be overwhelmed by the hotties who are joining for the fall season. Where there are shots of Jaegar, there can only be trouble, and boy were we in the thick of it.

Some of our favorite dodgeballers Shane, Jess, and Vat, sandwiched in the middle is newbie Edwin (which we are sure he liked). We overheard him blabbering on about how he was going to be the favorite newbie of the season, and by the way he got to know Shane, we think he has already started campaigning.

The fabulous ladies of dodgeball - Jess, Monica, and Jen. It's Ladies Night!

We had to give a special shoutout to Russell who celebrated his birthday on Monday with the dodgeballers. Weeks helped celebrate with a cake, and we only hope he blew him, er the candles, out and made a wish.

This is what you call getting drunk and crazy. We love the silliness Jess, Kelly, Bryan, and Niki bring to the league. Did your shirt shrink in the dryer Bryan, it was AWFUL small for such a big boy. We hear there are some lady crushes starting and our girl V and Kelly are on the receiving end. Too bad Kelly is in a relationship.

Anne overhearing what team she was on or reacting to Sergio's pole dancing.

Our favorite ref, Chris, is out for the season due to the surgery she had on her hand, but we think she is more bummed than us.

Our favorite dodgeball couple - the often shirtless Thom and RJ (who we swear looks alarmingly like Shane). We love a man who needs no excuse to take off his shirt in public, and look damn good doing it.

Um, we know what happens behind closed doors, but in public, really Bryan! We thought you had a boyfriend. Well if we were going to turn straight for anyone, it would be for Niki too.

One of our favorite newbies Scott, deep in the thick of the crowd during the spelling bee, waving to us. We are totally calling it now, she is the New Monica. Just don't tell Monica that, because she was heated upon even mentioning someone could take her crown as scariest dodgeball player.

Afterwards everyone mosied on down to Splash and caught the tail end of Musical Mondays. It was a rocking good time, where our dodgeballers got to get a little more friendly with eachother. We definately saw some newbie and veteran tonsil hockey happening (and some of them weren't exactly single), and knew it was time to call it a night. We can't wait for the new season to start!

I Ain't One To Gossip

Walk of shame doesn’t only happen in Chelsea, West or East Village, Saturday or Sunday morning.

So our innocent Turkish friend is planning to go to Berlin at the end of this month so he was waiting in front of the German General Counselor on 49th and 1st avenue 8:30am Tuesday morning to apply for a tourist visa.

All of a sudden…..

Guess which BAD player was walking down the street in his outwear from last night, totally hung over, doing his walk of shame from the apt of last night’s trick?

And since the last night’s festivals went pretty late, we have yet to find out whether it was a new player or an existing secret on going fling.

The season is just starting but I already smell lots of drama.

Spotted: Fashion Week Edition

Day 1: Christina Ricci, Winona Ryder, and Nicole Richie at DKNY front row laughing as a protester for anti-fur stormed the stage. All thin and gorgeous.

Brandy and Ms. J from ANTM, who looked a mess with his hair back and simple gray t-shirt at Tracy Reese.

Whatever you do, don't smile at Jack from last season's Project Runway (who we remember tearfully had to leave the series), he does NOT smile back.

I Ain't One To Gossip...

And we thought those dodgeballers were crazy, but apparently the water polo players know how to get down and dirty. We got the following message and boy did it grab our attention.

"Just got out of a sling after being rammed by 3 guys. Still a little wobbly, I forgot what land legs felt like".

Should we get our swim caps or be scared?

Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer

The sunset from the Belvedere Hotel deck, overlooking the bay, in Cherry Grove, Fire Island

As we pack up our bags, try to catch the last ferry off the island, and get over the headache that Labor Day brunch left us with, we couldn't help but get a little teary eyed that another summer has come and gone. Boy will we miss dancing to American Boy, Disturbia, and Damaged, the smell of hot dogs and hamburgers on roof tops througout the city, and most importantly all of the tricks we took him this summer. Is it just us, or does anybody else feel like they have been hungover since Ascension?

As we bid adieu, we are going to get sentimental and share our favorite end of summer song, I Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer. It's song by the most amazing Stevie Wonder, and we couldn't have written this song any better. It's an ode to loves lost when Summer starts and your love never makes their way back to you. We wanted to dedicate to all of the tricks who we met at the Ritz, layed out at Chelsea Pier with, got banged on the head at Open Play Dodgeball by, in town for the weekend, and some who might still be in the city and pulled the foreign card to fool us.

We found a great version of this song on Youtube by some girl named Tara, who while not surpassing the amazing voice of Stevie Wonder, comes damn near close. We look foward to an amazing fall, and wish we could still get one more day at the beach in before the air gets a chill.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSaLdmgEzIQ