Styling and Profiling: Mike G.

Gossipgays is going to start a weekly profile series on people in BAD we think kick ass. Not just kick ass, but kick ass so amazingly, everyone should know who they are and suck up to them to be their friends. Our first BAD ass is quite possibly the funnest out of the whole lot. It' s the unstoppable and single, Gilbride. Ladies and Gents, if you don't know who he is yet, you should totally facebook his ass!

Let us list the reasons we love him so:

First of all, he looks hot without shirt. Not just hot, but like so hot you wish he never wore one.

He's a funny motherfucker. Like funnier than Tina Fey doing Sarah Palin at a gun show talking about Alaska, Joe Six-Packs, and Bristol. He has us rolling on the floor whenever he opens his mouth.

He ALWAYS has the shortest shorts and the tallest socks (and filling them out very nicely we might add) on the court. We realize Norman loves a good pair of pink shorts, but Mike is WORKING it. If Tim Gunn were at Tony Dapolito's he would say: "Mike, frankly I have nothing more to say. You made it work. Carry on."

He's a team player, and he always looks out for his friends. Everyone loves the guy, how could you not? Look he even matches his socks to his shirt!

Apparently men travel from all over the place just for a little Gilbride loving. Wasn't there something about a boy from Canada...

He is always posing. He knows how to work his angles. Tyra would be very proud!

Back in the day he went to McLean High School and get this participated in the 1997-98 VHSL State Forensics Meet. He did finish 6th in the AAA division of the Storytelling portion, but c'mon give the girl some credit for trying. (It's amazing what you find on the internet these days...)

He's a master at flip cup, we would totally never kick him off in survivor flip cup.

He also can take a shot with the best of them. We know he has quite the penchant for Jaegar.

If you see Mike, there is a chance you will see his bestie Shane too. They are inseperable and like a comedic duo every time we see them.

And lastly, can we just reiterate, bitch knows how to POSE. Isis, you could take a couple lessons from Ms. Gilbride.

We heard it was Mike's birthday party this weekend on Sunday, a party sure not to be missed at The Park (10th and 18th) from 6-11 in the Penthouse and Red Room. Apparently there will be shots and hot tubs, what more could we ask for?

Boy Troubles

Is anyone else feeling Beyonce's new song "If I Were A Boy"?

We are a totally torn. It's a little slow and midtempo like "Me, Myself, and I" and "Irreplaceable" but it kinda works. She usually releases a rocking, club thumping, and over the top gay anthem for her first single like "Crazy in Love" and "Deja Vu".

And on a sidenote, what is up with pop stars experimenting like they are a college freshman playing spin the bottle? Katy Perry kissed a girl, Ciara has that awful song "Like A Boy", Pete Wentz said he was a fag on the cover of Out, and now Beyonce wants a penis.

It's quite possibly the gayest time for pop music.

Drunken Debate Debacle

Last night we swore we weren't going to get drunk. We said after Sarah Palin Bingo last week, we swore off any type of drinking game that had to do with any of the upcoming debates. We said just one drink and we were going home. Then one of our Republican friends had the bright idea of one single rule for us, everytime John McCain says "My Friend" we had to drink. Being the liberal hard drinking democrats we are we took the challange and challanged back that every time Barack Obama said the word "Change" they'd drink.

Click Here for the results of who lost and ended up drunk, again.

Strip Cup

So in order to unwind from all the stress dodgeball creates on the court, we couldn't help but unwind with a good old game of flip cup at GYM BAR. From what we hear the two on the left got quite friendly...

Masterbeaters Dom and James, our favorite phys ed teacher, and from what hear a newly single Sergio. Better watch out, nothing hotter than a nice Cuban boy without hesitation. James was holding court in the corner with all of the vets entertained in what we can only imagine was quite a story.

Usually at GYM BAR pizza is ordered and quickly snatched up by the hungry ballers. We are all about watching our figures but a girl's gotta eat sometime right? In the top left hand corner is two of our favorite newbies Damon and Scott. They led the brigade on what can only be described mayhem on the flip cup table and the nudity that would shortly ensue.

Dodgeball Power Couple Thom and RJ, with Chris and Monica

Attention, Attention skin is in as the newfall fashion and the newbies do not disappoint. A rousing game of flip cup quickly turned into a game of strip cup. Sadly there were no pictures taken so if you have any evidence please don't be afraid to share : BADgossipgays@gmail.com

Our favorite beefy BAD ballers Vinny and Nick.

Apparently some of the veterans (who were looking for their bear fix) left to go to View Bar for WOOF! and missed all of the hot bodies the newbies would eventually tease us with. Trust us, if we had half as nice the bodies some of the newbies including Endre, Scott, and Damon had we wouldn't even bother wearing shirts ever.

We hear that Damon (above), who started the hottest game of flip cup GYM BAR has seen, even dropped his Aussiebums for a hot second. I can only imagine that is why god created cell phone cameras right? He just looks so serious all time, we didn't realize what he could be so fun when you get a drink in him!

Monica and Fred having a friendly moment after going head to head on the court.

We hear Monica is having a party on Friday night, hmm...how come we weren't invited?

Our favorite Vets Stephen, Jen, and Niki.

We hear it's also Niki's birthday on Friday as well, guess we are going to crash a couple birthday parties this weekend after all.

Lori and Tarah giving us fully clothed big smiles.

Stephen and Fred looking awful cozy at GYM.

We have seen this look before Stephen, but it was very late and we swear we were sober when it happened!

Ben summing up what we think was the best post play night (and maybe most scandalous night) this season has seen so far. We know, we know, we all have to get up early for work in the morning, but you can't miss one post play party, because you never know if your dodgeball crush will end up naked next to you on the flip cup table!

I Ain't One To Gossip

Which two foes on the dodgeball court last night aren't exactly enemies at all? In fact this veteran and newbie combo should really keep their PDA to a minimum if they want to keep up their tough appearances on the court.

Master Beatdown

Well it's official, Masterbeat has broken their losing streak. In fact they had not only enough players, but a couple of hot new additions! James, the phys-ed teacher who just moved to the city, totally rocked it along side his team, and Dom was a vicious force on the court. We are happy they won their first game of the season against G Lounge.

The matchup of the two teams in first (Henrietta's and Logo) battled head to head with Henrietta's sweeping all 3 games, and we believe the true title for first place. Meanwhile third place team Eagle tumbled out of 3rd losing both of their games in the night! Meanwhile Monica needs to simma down, she knocked someone from the Eagle straight back so hard we winced in pain for him.

In fact a lot of teams swept both of their matches last night. United Shipping, Boy Butter, Splash, and Stonewall all successfully won both matches so we can only imagine how the standings are going to play out. Right now it's anyone's game with no clear winner in sight. Thus making it an exciting season.

We are a little sad that the gym is now closing earlier. Apparently the last match of the night between G Lounge and Gym Bar didn't even finish because they turned out the light at 9:45! What was up with that? We thought we had the gym until 10:00? Guess that means we are either going to start earlier or use the other gym? Either way we assume that means the drinking after starts earlier.

We are sad there will be no play next week, but we can't wait for week 5 on October 20th, because shit will finally start hitting the fan.

I Ain't One To Gossip

What veteran totally stole our beefy new dodgeball crush last week with a hasty exit and a quick goodbye? We totally should have seen it coming.

Predictions - Week 4

Well B.A.D. is officially on week 4 and we can't believe how the season is playing out. Henrietta Hudson's and Logo TV have taken a commanding lead vying for 1st place. You can imagine our enthusiasm to see the two teams play eachother tonight at 7:45 in what can only be tonight's most anticipated game. With Gilbride's birthday yesterday, we know how much of a hot mess he was last night, but we are sure he can still fierce it out for Logo TV on the court today.

Eagle is currently in 3rd place and sadly Masterbeat and View Bar are bringing up the rear (not that it's a bad thing in the gay world). We are sorta wondering where Koray has been, as we know he can surely help the View Bar come out the trenches of last place and prove to be a force in the league. We are also sorta wondering how many people will show up for Masterbeat since they haven't had a lot of people play recently (in fact they had to forfeit last week).

Nonetheless, the real party is happening after at B.A.D.'s favorite post play bar - Gym Bar. So get ready for pizza, flip cup, and hook-ups!

Gimme, Gimme More Britney

So we are torn about Britney's new single "Womanizer". We like it enough, maybe not as much as we loved "Gimme More", but we are totally into it. 

Will it be the new anthem of the fall? Will she be able to overcome the pop music force that is Rhianna? Who knows. We just are happy she's not batshit crazy any more!

Straight Up, Now Tell Me

Well last night wasn't quite the shitshow we thought it was going to be, but honestly both candidates held their own. We can't help but feel a tad somber that Palin is doing better than we all expected, but I suppose "doing better than we thought" is all she has going for herself. We did think she got a little Paula Abdul on our ass when discussing gay rights and might have said "I am going to be straight up" more than she said "Alaska".

In terms of gay rights, both Biden and Palin said they did not support civil marriages for same-sex couples, but both backed a range of other legal protections. Sigh. It's almost like which of the two are lesser evils when it comes to this? Essentially, neither campaign differs on where gays stand in the American landscape: away from the straight "mainstream." Click here to see the full topic.

CNN conducted a national poll and found that Senator Biden won, but that Gov. Palin "exceeded expectations." CNN also found that Palin topped Biden on likability, but Biden was viewed to be more qualified for the job.

Biden had the most memorable moment of the debate when he spoke about his wife's death and what it was like to be a single parent. That moment was more real than anything Palin said all night.

Some interesting "facts" did become apparent, but these two were our favorite:

PALIN: Criticized Obama's "plan to mandate health care coverage and have universal government run program" for health care, and added: "I don't think it's going to be real pleasing for Americans to consider health care being taken over by the Feds."

THE FACTS: Wrong on several counts. Obama's plan does not provide for universal coverage, only mandates insurance for children and doesn't turn the system over to the government. Most people would still get private insurance through their work. Obama proposes that the government subsidize the cost of health coverage for millions who have trouble affording it and he'd set up an exchange to negotiate prices and benefits with private insurers — with one option being a government-run plan.

PALIN: Said the United States has reduced its troop level in Iraq to a number below where it was when the troop increase began in early 2007.

THE FACTS: Not correct. The Pentagon says there are currently 152,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, about 17,000 more than there were before the 2007 military buildup began.

So the real question is remains, is Palin ever going to lose the Tina Fey glasses and get contacts?

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.