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David Barton Gym's Toy Drive a Big Hit

By Michael Musto, Wednesday, Dec. 23 2009 @ 2:00PM
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Susanne Bartsch's annual Toy Drive at the Astor Place Barton gym on Monday night was a smash, people lining up to hand over toys quite different from the rather racy ones most of them generally use at night.

Bartsch pranced around with a giant apple on her head, as Dirty Martini stripped and bumped on a big stage.

And the gym crowd got to see each other with clothes on for a change, as I snuck some free time on a treadmill.

Best of all, the gym was handing out free one-month and one-week memberships as you came in, and I managed to compile enough of them to go there for five years.

The place, by the way, is big and amazing--decorated like a club more than a gym, so as you work out, you actually feel like you're dancing!

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latenite bump says:

anal toy drive as in dildoes?

Posted On: Wednesday, Dec. 23 2009 @ 2:50PM
hy says:

The comp club crowd actually spent money on toys for tots? THis I gotta se!

Posted On: Wednesday, Dec. 23 2009 @ 3:18PM
mamma says:

Are all the gyms giving away so many free memberships right now?

If so, it's probably so they'll nab you there in hopes you'll renew for money.

Posted On: Wednesday, Dec. 23 2009 @ 3:19PM
Sam says:

It was kind of a hot mess:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwkbT5AuxtU

Posted On: Thursday, Dec. 24 2009 @ 12:20AM

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