Thoroughly Anderson Cooper: Bedlam According to Michael Musto

Friday, September 24, 2010

Bedlam According to Michael Musto

Bedlam Bath & Beyond
By Michael Musto
published: September 22, 2010

While we're twiddling our lacquered thumbnails and waiting: Bedlam Bar & Lounge is a new space based on a Victorian mental ward/gentlemen's club, located on totally cuckoo Avenue C. At a preview of the natty place—which is Bates Motel on steroids—co-owner Ben Maisani deadpanned to me, "Nothing gives character like a dead animal on the wall," as the gigantic moose head he got on eBay eyed us from its pervy perch. I expected the owls of Ga'hoole to suddenly fly in and peck our eyes out.

Will it be a gay urban resort? "No, a mixed crowd," said Maisani (who also co-owns Eastern Bloc). "Given the location and the size, it would be hard to make it a gay bar. But I'm sure the gays will come." Sure enough, his boyfriend, Anderson Cooper, showed up for the official opening the very next night.

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