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Phil Keoghan (Amazing Race) Visits Bathhouse & Pulls a “Sharon Stone”

January 25, 2022 admin 0

See for yourself how Phil Keoghan pulls a “Sharon Stone” on National TV. This was way before he was host of “The Amazing Race” In […]

Gossip Girl Bathhouse Scene Pure Fiction

July 17, 2021 admin 0

In the second episode of “Gossip Girl,” an 18-year-old student (Maximus “Max” Wolfe, played by Thomas Doherty) has a crush on his teacher (Rafael “Rafa” […]

Look Back At The Continental Baths

May 11, 2018 admin 0

The Guardian has published a piece on the Continental Baths that were so popular in the 1970s Here is an excerpt Six months after it […]

Closing Of NYC Bathhouses In 1980s

March 18, 2018 admin 0

In the 1980s New York City politicians voted in favor of closing NYC bathhouses as a response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. It was argued that […]

Jonathan Ames & The Russian Baths

September 5, 2015 admin 0

Jonathan Ames is a novelist and memoirist. In addition to being the creator of two television shows. HBO Bored to Death and Starz Blunt Talk. […]

Bette Midler Swan Song At Continental Baths

February 2, 2015 admin 0

For all those newbies who don’t know, Bette Midler started her career singing at the Continental Baths. Along with Barry Manilow as her accompanist. Just […]

Fairoaks Project Exhibit In NYC

June 30, 2014 admin 0

I had previously written a blog post about the Fairoaks Baths Exhibit in 2010. I was going to write a follow-up as the exhibit will […]

Naked Male Found Dead On Toilet At East Side Club

February 1, 2014 admin 0

Male discovered deceased in bathhouse toilet at 2:35 AM on Sunday morning (January 26) at the East Side Club. Sources told the New York Daily […]

Party At Turkish & Russian Bathhouse

November 26, 2013 admin 0

Now before you get excited, the party was at a straight bathhouse. Which took place at the Russian and Turkish Baths. Describes on its website […]

Continental Baths The Musical

January 9, 2013 admin 0

Bette Midler is scheduled to appear on Broadway in the 2013 one-woman show about the life and times of Sue Mengers. However we might get […]

Continental Baths Documentary Completed

August 5, 2012 admin 0

As mentioned last April, a Baths Documentary of the legendary New York City gay bathhouse ‘The Continental Baths’ was in production. As its director Malcolm […]

Bette Midler & Barry Manilow: Back To The Baths

August 1, 2012 admin 0

In your dreams, but we can all dream right? Well how about the closest thing. The cabaret show “Bette & Barry: Back to the Bathhouse” […]

Bette Midler 5 Grand For Bathhouse Chat

December 5, 2011 admin 1

As mentioned in an earlier posting, filmmaker Malcolm Ingram is preparing a documentary on the famed Continental Baths in New York. There is one person […]