Sunday, January 20, 2008
Unusual Bathrooms - Part 1
A Tale of Six Toilets - Did you know that there's an award for America's Best Rest Room? They even have a Restroom Hall of Fame website. From their annals, we present a gaggle of unusual bathrooms, a backward countdown commencing today and concluding next Sunday... This material first appeared on AOL's Money and Finance two months ago....
1. Charmin Temporary Toilets, Times Square, N.Y.
The doors to the new temporary public restrooms sponsored by Charmin were opened to view in Times Square Nov. 20, 2006 in New York City. The installation includes 20 deluxe restrooms staffed by full time attendants. At the restroom site baby changing stations, stroller parking, tourist information and sitting areas are also available. I've never seen these... have I walked right by it without noticing?
2. Louis Armstrong's House, Queens, N.Y.
The Louis Armstrong House, at 34-56 107th St. in the Corona, Queens section of New York is completely covered in mirrors and with gold-plated fixtures. The house, the long-time home of acclaimed jazz musician Armstrong and his wife and a National Historic Landmark, has undergone extensive renovations and is now open to the public for tours. I'll have to visit this place sometime and provide you with a live report.
3. Cherry Nightclub, Las Vegas
The men's bathrooms at Rande Gerber's Cherry Nightclub inside the Red Rock Casino are graced with custom cherry-red lip-shaped urinals from designer Meile van Schijndel of Bathroom Mania in the Netherlands. There are also two-way mirrors over the sinks in the adjoining men's and women's restrooms.
4. CBGB, New York City (now closed)
This notoriously dirty, grafitti-style bathroom is seen inside the legendary music venue CBGB in New York City, Oct. 14, 2006. CBGB closed on Oct. 15 after 33 years of allowing customers to write on its bathroom walls. I never made it to this legendary venue, which launched Blondie, Talking Heads, and so many other punk/new wave legends. CBGB stood for its original purpose, Country, BlueGrass, and Blues
5. Cafe do Gol, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cafe do Gol is a soccer-themed restaurant-bar-discotheque complex currently under construction and owned by Brazilian soccer star Romario in Rio de Janeiro. Painted on the doors are caricatures of former Brazilian soccer national selection coach Mario Zagallo and his assistant Zico. Hope this is finished by my next Brazil trip so I can check it out...
6. 3D-GOLD Jewelry Store, Hong Kong
In 2001, the 3D-GOLD earned two places in the Guinness World Records by constructing the world's "most expensive bathroom," and "most expensive toilet," made almost exclusively out of gold. The shop owner says he was inspired by the writings of the Russian communist Vladimir I. Lenin, who wanted to build public toilets of gold after the triumph of socialism.
Paul Lynde Snappy Answer of the Day:
Q: True or false: Women are sexier after having a baby.
Lynde: Right after?
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