What fun did the Village People have when they stayed at the YMCA?

[justaguy]

What did they do when they got to hang out with all the boys? Did they wear their uniforms or take a nude swim like in the 1950s?

 

[rareboy]

Based on my own experience staying at the New York central Y as a student...probably not much. The place was quiet and dull as a tomb.

 

[lockeroomguy]

I'm old enough to remember when swim suits were optional at the YMCA. Wish it was still the case.

 

[unloadonme]

What did they do when they got to hang out with all the boys? Did they wear their uniforms or take a nude swim like in the 1950s?

I think I read somewhere that only one of the Village People was actually gay. I don't suppose the others hung out with the boys much.

 

[Charon]

I think I read somewhere that only one of the Village People was actually gay. I don't suppose the others hung out with the boys much.

The cop and the leatherman were straight, the rest were gay.

Personally, I prefer their darker counterparts, the Skatt Bros. I've always thought of this song as being every creepy gay guy's unofficial anthem.

Someone should make a new video with clips from Netflix's Dahmer.

 

[Vannie]

In the 70s I learned how to swim at the YMCA

They also had a candy machine that I liked very much. By the end of my lessons I swam like an Orca.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

Based on my own experience staying at the New York central Y as a student...probably not much. The place was quiet and dull as a tomb.

Where was the "central" Y? I never stayed at any of the Ys in Manhattan because I live here, but I worked out at three of them and had quite good times there, very much including with people who were staying at the West Side Y near Central Park. (One of the most beautiful guys I ever had was an actor who ended up working for the UN in Geneva and was staying at the West Side Y.)

 

[Kahaih]

I think I read somewhere that only one of the Village People was actually gay. I don't suppose the others hung out with the boys much.

There are likely JUBbers who were 'straight' back then, too.

 

[Alistair]

In the 70s I learned how to swim at the YMCA

They also had a candy machine that I liked very much. By the end of my lessons I swam like an Orca.

Isn’t 50 a little late to learn to swim? Better late than never I guess.

I’ve never seen a candy machine with Werthers in it.

 

[Alistair]

I don’t think we have any YMCAs around here.

 

[me203]

They also had a candy machine that I liked very much. By the end of my lessons I swam like an Orca.

Just don't visit the candy machine too often, or else one will look like an orca!

 

[me203]

I don’t think we have any YMCAs around here.

Sort of surprised--I thought they were everywhere!

 

[me203]

I'm old enough to remember when swim suits were optional at the YMCA. Wish it was still the case.

And I've heard they were outright banned at some YMCAs.

Now I hear stories that some places prohibit nudity in the locker room, except in the curtained shower stall and right by one's locker. Times change...

 

[Kahaih]

/\ a couple things to consider

Pool filtration systems have changed over the years, and so have fabrics used most commonly. Cotton used to be a big problem.

The population has doubled since then. They may be too busy, these days, to accommodate those who only came for the peepshows.

The average size of individuals has greatly increased since then, so the peepshows probably aren't what they used to be, anyway.

 

[Vannie]

Just don't visit the candy machine too often, or else one will look like an orca!

Sorry. Can't hear you. My chocolate covered Rice Krispies treat is going snap crackle pop.

 

[Dargelos]

'San Francisco' the first VP single, was a record I loved dancing to, still do, but as soon as the group became well known it became naff to like them.
I had been playing YMCA at parties for years before twigging what it was all about so you can excuse the millions of straight weddings where they still play the song with no idea at all about the direction in which the innuendo is pointing.

 

[rareboy]

Where was the "central" Y? I never stayed at any of the Ys in Manhattan because I live here, but I worked out at three of them and had quite good times there, very much including with people who were staying at the West Side Y near Central Park. (One of the most beautiful guys I ever had was an actor who ended up working for the UN in Geneva and was staying at the West Side Y.)

The West side Y near Central Park was the one we stayed at on our big trip to NYC in our second year at Uni.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

The West side Y near Central Park was the one we stayed at on our big trip to NYC in our second year at Uni.

Too bad you were never in the men's sauna on a weekend afternoon when someone unscrewed the light bulb ...

 

[me203]

Sorry. Can't hear you. My chocolate covered Rice Krispies treat is going snap crackle pop.

Sorry! Maybe I'd better speak louder:

Just don't visit the candy machine too often, or else one will look like an orca!

 

[The Loner]