Gents Of
Gents may refer to: * washroom, toilet, loo, bathroom, little boys room * ''Gents'' (novel), a 1997 novel by Warwick Collins * The Gents (American band), led by Willie Kent * The Gents (British band), from Doncaster, a mod revival band * The Gents (Dutch vocal group), a classical music ensemble led by Peter Dijkstra * The Gents (British jazz band), from Swansea, with member Steve Augarde * The Gents (Bermuda rock band), a rock band active in the 1960s See also * Gent (other) * Gentleman (other) * Gentlewoman (other) * * Lady (other) A lady is a term for a woman, the counterpart of "lord" or "gentleman". Lady or Ladies may also refer to: People * First Lady, wife of a head of state * Lady (American rapper) (Shameka Shanta Brown; born 1989) * Lady Bardales (born 1982), Peruv ...

Washroom
A bathroom or washroom is a room, typically in a home or other residential building, that contains either a bathtub or a shower (or both). The inclusion of a wash basin is common. In some parts of the world e.g. India, a toilet is typically included in the bathroom; in others, the toilet is typically given a dedicated room separate from the one allocated for personal hygiene activities. In North American English the word 'bathroom' is sometimes used to refer to any room in a residence that contains a toilet, regardless of the inclusion of a bath or shower. Historically, bathing was often a collective activity, which took place in public baths. In some countries the shared social aspect of cleansing the body is still important, as for example with '' sento'' in Japan and the "Turkish bath" (also known by other names) throughout the Islamic world. Variations and terminology The term for the place used to clean the body varies around the English-speaking world, as does the ...
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Gents (novel)
''Gents'' is a novel by Warwick Collins first published in 1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t .... It is set in the unlikely environment of a "Gentlemen's" toilet, somewhere in London. The story describes the lives of three West Indian immigrants who run a public urinal in London. Collins claimed it was stimulated in part by his memories of apartheid when he lived as a child in South Africa. The New York Times reviewer wrote: ''"Mr. Collins is able to express, deftly, several contrasting views of homosexuality. ..., resolves to make up his own mind about ''alternative'' life styles and does precisely that, with a mixture of love and logic."'' Footnotes 1990s LGBT novels 1997 British novels Afro-Caribbean culture in London Black British literature Novels se ...
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The Gents (American Band)
Willie Kent (February 24, 1936 – March 2, 2006) was an American Chicago blues singer, bassist and songwriter. Career Kent was born in Inverness, Sunflower County, Mississippi. Although he had played the bass guitar in Chicago's clubs since the 1950s, Kent worked full-time in careers other than music until he was over 50 years of age. Following heart surgery, he stopped work as a truck driver, and formed a band. In 1971, Kent took up residence at Ma Bea's Lounge in West Madison, Chicago. The house band became known as Sugar Bear and the Beehives, headed by Kent (the Sugar Bear) with guitarist Willie James Lyons and drummer Robert Plunkett. For the next six years, this troupe backed visiting musicians, such as Fenton Robinson Fenton Lee Robinson (September 23, 1935 – November 25, 1997) was an American blues singer and exponent of the Chicago blues guitar. Biography Robinson was born near Greenwood, Mississippi. He left home at the age of 18 and moved to Memphis, ..., H ...
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