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By Rachel Kramer Bussel
Friday, October 03, 2003
September came to a sizzling end as Toys in Babeland outdid itself with its funest
and fanciest party ever to celebrate its Soho store opening. As the staff wandered
about in full glitter and glam mode, guests were treated to delicious blue cocktails
made of vodka and an energy drink, along with a heaping table of food.
The store itself is much larger than its Rivington counterpart. We examined
all manner of sex toys, from the goofy (think sea otter) to the delightful.
Toys co-founders Claire Cavanah and Rachel Venning know what they’re
talking about; their new book “Sex Toys 101” gives you the scoop
on every sex toy under the sun.
And let me not forget to mention the gorgeous goody bag I received, filled
with a tickler, a Hitachi magic wand attachment, and a dual-action vibe. Perfect!
The Big Quiz Thing’s trivia at The Slipper Room has almost replaced
my Monday night love of bingo (though the recent spotting of singer Pink at
Global 33’s Drag Queen Bingo might change my mind) as my team the Brainy
Sluts inches forward in our quest to be number one and win the $200 prize.
My game-show-loving heart is thrilled that this coming Monday at 8 p.m., the
special round is “The Price is Right.” It’s a well-spent
$5, and you’re pretty much guaranteed to know at least one answer. Plus,
you can have as many people on your team as you like.
The talk of Midtown last week was Mexx, the new clothing store that just opened
on Fifth Avenue, a few doors up from its rival H&M. Well, more accurately,
the buzz was about the search for their Mexxmates, the winning pair who’d
be featured on a billboard in Times Square.
The instructions were a bit vague, but I was happy to note that same-sex couples
(along with different-species pairs — one woman posed with her iguana!)
were not banned from entering. In fact, I ran into a (straight) high school
friend and her sister, who were semifinalists!
Local blog Gothamist, as well as Aaron of 601am.com, really knows how to throw
a party — even if its happy hour was initially co-opted by humor paper
The Onion. Hosts Jen, Jake and Aaron treated the crowd to fun prizes and my
girlfriend and I treated the crowd to a little free strip show as I undid my
bra (which claims to be a 36C but was definitely more of a B) and proceeded
to give it to Kiki.
We fielded so many calls from the Remote Lounge console that we considered
setting up our own business right from our perch, but managed to restrain ourselves.
Photos of the event are floating around the Net, but you’ll have dig
to find them.
Scotty the Blue Bunny’s performance at the Marquee was quite entertaining.
I was in a bit of a bad mood to begin with. But sorry folks, demanding $11
at the door is $10 more than the much-advertised $1 admission fee, even with
two drinks.
He walked on stage in tall clear high heals and a bestarred blue bunny outfit.
He then channeled Sammy Davis. Jr., and regaled us with funny stories about
what it’s like to be a six-foot tall gay bunny. His hilarious renditions
of classic songs cracked us up.
I also got my dose of literary entertainment at Star Craving Mad author Elise
Miller’s East Side Oral, where Peter Hyman regaled us with a tale from
his forthcoming book, “It’s Not You, It’s Me: Dispatches
From An Almost Hip Life” about looking for a threesome via Craigslist
during a bout of unemployment.
If you’re looking for me this Saturday night from 5 to 7 p.m., I’ll
be hitting a party that is part socializing, part politics, with lots of great
food and all sorts of interesting coupling. It’s a house party for the
Alternatives to Marriage Project (www.unmarried.org), a group which unites
people who can’t marry (it has a large GLBT component) as well as straight
people who don’t want to get hitched (or who just don’t like being
pressured about it).
Learn more about this interesting group and meet people like the long-term
triad we met last year, who are even co-parenting their two children. E-mail
the group at atmp@unmarried.org or call 781-793-0296 for more information or
the address.
Until next time, I’ll be pounding the pavement to find the best and
hottest Gotham has to offer. See you around town!
Rachel Kramer Bussel can be reached at blade@rachelkramerbussel.com
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