As homosexuality came out of the closet and went mainstream in the Seventies, the gay bathhouse scene became a breeding ground for entertainers -- and AIDS, although it took the medical profession the better part of a decade to figure that one out.
Barry was involved in that scene, which may be why he appears so thin and cadaverous today.
175 posted on 12/31/2016 8:28:02 PM PST by Publius
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