In A New Interview, Barry Manilow Reflects Turning 80 & Remembers That Time He & Bette Midler Performed At A Gay Bathhouse In 1972: “For Me, It Was A Job For 75 Bucks.”
“At that point I wasn’t sure about [my sexuality]. There were a lot of us in the world that had yet to figure it out.
What do you think, they were f*cking in front of us? They were just an audience. A great audience, too.
It’s unusual, I agree. But for me, it was a job for 75 bucks.
Barry Manilow speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about performing with Bette Midler at The Continental Baths, a gay bathhouse in New York, in 1972.” – Hollywoodreporter.com
Before yall bounce, dig out some throwback photos of Midler at the Continental Baths!