Balls, B*tchiness and Bawdiness

Though there were some fashion snafus (team Logo shirts were white, not orange – GASP!), we managed to get through the evening with minimal ref bitchiness (*cough* Benji), and on-the-court drama (*cough* RJ charging the opposing team). But let’s focus on the positive – we HAVE tees-shirts. Yay!

A ball-catching pit bull with lipstick (affectionately), Vanessa V. single-handedly took out the entire MasterBeat team. And hats off to Jeff S. for A). being the last man standing in each of his Gym Bar games, and B). buying everyone within a five-foot radius of him a drink at G Lounge.

Also, we heard a comment about Splash being "the most handsome team" in the league. Well, it *is* kind of hard to disagree. Pun intended.

I Ain't One To Gossip... 10-16

Which veteran, who we have been hearing quite a lot about recently, could get the title for MVH, "Most Valuable Hookup" at the awards ceremony? Between all of the vets and newbies he gotten around to, we are surprised there is still anyone he hasn't made out with left.

We hear his favorite tactic is slipping out of the bar like two shadows in the in the night...

Orange You Running For President?

So last night we were fascinated by the debates as much as anyone else, and Obama totally rocked it out. The only problem we found was he was looking well a little less black than usual.

In fact he looked downright orange. We wonder if he totally stole Lindsay Lohan's phone, called a tanning salon, and made a last minute appointment to come off as hip and trendy. Maybe it was because we were watching it in High Def or maybe we weren't as fascinated by McCain's combover as usual. Whatever the case may be, we completely think we figured out who this "Joe the Plumber" character is....

We saw her at the Cubby Hole once at the jukebox, and when she said her name was Joe it made us think of "Facts of Life" and the crush we had on Nancy McKeon growing up. Little did we realize how much the candidates were gonna talk about Joe and her issues, and have her be such a central part of the final debate for president of the US.

God did Nancy McKeon make us wanna buy a motorcycle so bad.

SpoonEllen Turns 10!

She's sexy, has pouty lips, and a leg that goes on for miles...
Girl knows how to get around, too.

She's a fan of ours.
We're a fan of hers.

That's why SpoonEllen personally invited Gossip Gays and all of its loyal readers to her 10th birthday party! Though, we don't think she looks a day over three.

Below are the details. You want in? Hit SpoonEllen up on Facebook and be sure to R.S.V.P. to the event. Tell 'em Gossip Gays sent you.

What: SpoonEllen's Surprise 10th Birthday Party
Where: Star Lounge at the Chelsea Hotel - 22 W. 23rd St at 7th Ave.
When: 10PM this Friday October 17, 2008
Why: Private Open Bar for SpoonEllen's guests

Open Your Bar To Me

We know every Mary loves a good drink, but when it's free it totally sweetens the deal. We here are gossipgays are drinkers so when there is an open bar you know we will be there. Over the years we have learned the ins and outs of getting the most out of an open bar, and we would love to share these tips and we know your liver won't be thanking us in the morning.

1. Get there Early! Gosh we love being fashionably late and all, but when there is a time limit of any sorts, you gotta be on time. Besides there isn't usually a wait at the bar and you can begin to....


2. Make friends with the Bartender. Tip him high in the beginning so he remembers you, and if he's cute tell him your name and remind him that he will be seeing a lot more of you.


3. If you have a problem at the door, flash a card. Emblems and recognizable company names help. Hell you might have to drop the fact you work at Michael Kors if it means it will get you into the door. Never argue with the doorman otherwise you might as well go home.


4. Angle your way to the front of the bar by any means neccessary. Elbow that queen who is getting drinks for his 10 person posse and shimmy your way in between those 2 jersey girls who think captain and coke is all the rage.


5. Keep It Simple. Bartenders get frustrated having to make complicated drinks for a open bar demanding crowd. Stick to two elements or less plus booze. If they know you only need a vodka soda, they will serve u faster.


6. Find an Opposite Drink Buddy. Find a friend, trick, ex, etc who prefers a different drink than you. You love vodka crans? Find your latino gay BFF who loves gin and tonics. By ordering two different types of drinks (have said friend go to the bar and stand separate from you while placing the same order), it won't make it seem like you are being gluttonous. When they say "I can only serve one drink person", you now have a BFF and an extra drink!


7. STOCKPILE. Possibly the most important of all the rules, because this will ensure you will have drinks even after open bar is done. Usually done best in moderation, so grab an extra one every time you go up to the bar and just sit them in a comfortable and dark place where the waitstaff won't swipe the cups thinking you are done with them.

MyOpenBar.com is NYC finest way to get your free drink on, even though it's pretty straight. Don't we all have straight friends who complain we never see them enough though?

If you would like to get your gay free drink on, we suggest picking up a NEXT Magazine or an H/X because they have crazy amonts of listings, maps, and guides that will help you to drunkingly stumble from one location to the next seamlessly.

Who knows they could help you find your hangover or your next trick!

Bear Soup

In case you were wondering the ingredients to make Bear Soup...

Start off with a hefty gold chain, make sure it's around a cute cub celebrating his birthday.

Mix in hot otters, let it come to a simmering boil.

Finally top it off with a Dirty Martini and you have yourself the best soup you can find at Truckstop.

Nip and Tuck

Oh my.... Look who got a facelift. We're tightening and tucking things over here at GossipGays.com, because let's face it --if we don't look good, you'll dump us. And we wouldn't want that to happen, now would we? Just wait until you see what we've got up our sleeve...
xoxo

What To Do

Since there is no play this Monday for the Big Apple Dodgeball league, they have turned their attention to an activity that doesn't require flip cup skills.

Join them at Splash tonight for Musical Mondays and watch the hilarity that ALWAYS ensues when you mix the BAD!Asses and musicals or as Sergio coined it homosexual musicality (homosexicality).

Where: Splash on 17th between 5th and 6th

Time: 8pm

Drink Specials: 2 for 1 drinks until 9pm.

And if you go, please remember to tell us how it went: Badgossipgays@gmail.com

I Ain't One To Gossip...

Which recent B.A.D. one night stand has turned sour very quickly. We saw re-introductions, eye rolls, and eventually brush offs. We hear this newbie is a real heartbreaker...

Party Crashing

This weekend certainly busy, and there was no shortage of birthdays to be drinking at. Some of our favorite highlights:

- We finally managed to get a drink at the 9th Ave Saloon for Monica's birthday, and boy was it a workout. The bar was packed (we are pretty sure it hadn't been that packed since the 1988 Leather Party) and the jukebox was fierce. We got our "Naughty" stamp (which still hasn't come off our hand!) and cheap drinks and tried to say hello to the birthday girl but even we had to wait in line just to say we were off to Vlada.

- Niki rocked it out in Queens no less, with the wonderful ladies of B.A.D., and we swear, they totally get more action than the guys. They sang, they drank, they got down with their bad selves.

- On Sunday night we played our favorite guessing game:  how many leather bears would it take in a hot tub to make bear soup? Well if it's for Gilbride's birthday (and the end of Leather Weekend), the answer is as many as it can hold. His par-tay at the Park was off the chain and we saw some hot leather daddies in action. The burlesque show was as Rachel Zoe would say "to die", and we are so happy Thom and Mike braved the hot waters of the tub and added their own peas and carrots to make "bear stew". Does Rachael Ray have that recipe for her 30 minute meals? We don't think so.

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.