It feels like it’s been summer for a while now, with high temperatures and plenty of sun; but in fact summer didn’t kick off in all its formal summery glory until June 21. And what’s the first day of summer without red velvet cupcakes and fresh marshmallows, cool drinks and an icy wading pool, and well-thumbed copies of the last century’s finest works of imaginative literature? Boring, that’s what. And we may be many things at the Outdoor Co-Ed Topless Pulp Fiction Appreciation Society, but we are not boring.
So out came Bram Stoker (DRACULA) and Stephen King (his latest, JOYLAND); out came GAME OF THRONES and THE WHEEL OF TIME; out came Patricia Briggs and James M. Cain; and for good measure, Harold Evans’ memoir about his newspaper days. (You say memoirs are not imaginative literature? How adorable.)
Then off came the clothing and on went the sunscreen (some spray-on self-tanner, too, mostly for amusement value). Some of us sported nipple jewelry. Two of us brought heart-shaped Lolita sunglasses (not, strictly speaking, a literary reference since they go back to the Kubrick film, but what the heck). A few stylish swimsuit bottoms made an appearance, but most of us wore nothing we hadn’t been born with. And why not? Our home away from home, the Colonial House Inn, offers Manhattan’s only officially clothing-optional sundeck, and when given the option of wearing clothes or not, we tend to opt out.
Next time, it’s back to the streets of the city, teeming with humanity, or the green rolling hills of the city’s parks, and we’ll remain clothed from the waist down as the law demands. But for the first day of summer we gave ourselves a special treat, and on the possibility that a photographic record of our afternoon will be a special summer treat for you, we offer this brief portfolio.
Address please! LOL. Nice, we’re celebrating the winter solstice down here in South Africa; just the thing to warm me up.
Life’s a beach, and if you don’t have one, make one.
I love how yall call it co-ed, but what I love even more.. is that it’s not. Happy solstice girls, yall look amazing.
Actually it IS co-ed—there were two boys with us. But one asked us not to post any photos of him and we didn’t get any good photos of the other, so…
For those of you who are curious, one went full-Monty, the other kept his shorts on.
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I see ebook reader have found a place along side the paperbacks
Yes, for the first time. It even found its way into the pool, which was probably risky. But carrying five volumes of GAME OF THRONES around in your bag is risky, too; even holding one could strain your wrist.
Makes sense you all could become spokespersons for ebook readers
Nah—most of us strongly prefer traditional printed books. Can’t be a spokesperson for something you don’t believe in.
Hi tech is always welcome dressed or not. 🙂
This is paradise! The address please!
VERYY… VERYYY…. NICE…
Looks like it’s going to be a very beautiful summer if the first day is any indication!
I wish the summer is like that in the UK!
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I especially like the sculptural torso on the right side of the first picture. Auguste Rodin would have done something with it.
Which novel from The Wheel of Time made an appearance?
Finished the epic final volume “A Memory of Light” several months ago and it was incredible. Sanderson completed Jordan’s work in a marvellous way. Between that and one of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels you mentioned, glad that I recognize and love some of the novels your members are enjoying!
Volume 1, I believe. 🙂
If you ever find yourself in NYC, we’d welcome you…
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I want to come to NY just to hang out with you folks.
Another beautiful submission by your wonderful group. We love how some of you are becoming more comfortable with the full view, nicely done! Tell the 2 guys to get on board, a view of the dangly bits is always welcome as well, plus it shows they support your position of topless freedom.
Congratulations !
Spectacular! Now I’ve got to go and — ahem — read a bit.
come to Brazil and stay in my house for free!!!!
I very much appreciate that you included book titles in this post. It’s the combination of literacy and beauty that makes this effort special to me.
I hereby officially announce myself as the Foundermember and Life-chairman of the OCTPFAS Admirers’ Club…
Any objections?
(Anyone want to join?)
While you’ve posted pictures from “Manhattan’s only officially clothing-optional sundeck” before, for whatever reason, it wasn’t until the two long shots this time around with the reverse angle that brought home just how tiny the deck is!
Looks like Manhattan’s only clothing-optional sundeck is no bigger than an apartment living room. Wouldn’t it be fun if a hotel with a rooftop swimming pool – one you can actually swim laps in – be made clothing-optional?
Actually, we were only using half of the sundeck; the whole sundeck is the size of a smallish NYC apartment, but not just the size of a living room! But yeah, it would be great if a hotel with a rooftop swimming pool would let us drop by. We posted something to that effect on our Facebook pages a few months ago, but got no leads. We’re calling around to hotels now to see if any of them might be open to it. But so far, we haven’t found one. 😦
Hmm. Perhaps not clothing optional, but…. Given that NY is officially top-free, and men are allowed to swim top-free (and have been since at least WWII), it follows women should be allowed the same choice.
That said, I’m sure the hotels would probably say something along the lines of, “Our private pool, our rules.” After all, discrimination not explicitly covered by various civil rights laws is allowed – unless you can make an argument about discrimination on the basis of sex.
Any public pools in the area? 🙂 Or is that too much for now? There will be outraged people screaming, “There are children present!” From all the howling, you’d think bare breasts cause global warming. Look what’s happened to the weather since Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction! 😀
Absolutely gorgeous women , combining beauty and brains . Thanks for posting and best wishes !
We totally have that exact same inflatable pool. Had it up the other day with inflatable palm trees and an inflatable monkey.
We need a monkey.
Everyone should have a monkey.
The first picture is my favorite. If I am in the group, I think it will take about 10 minutes to focus and actually read a book. We just need to change to way we think about human bodies in a way that we show respect and reverence.
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