Dr. Kildare Comes Out

Actor Richard Chamerlain, best known as Dr. Kildare and Shogun, FINALLY comes out of the closet!

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Richard Chamberlain opens up about being gay


 
Friday, May 30, 2003

(05-30) 22:25 PDT HONOLULU (AP) --

More than four decades after he captured women's hearts on television's "Dr. Kildare," Richard Chamberlain has decided to reveal his identity as a gay man "because I'm not afraid anymore."

"I'm not a romantic leading man anymore so I don't need to nurture that public image anymore," the 69-year-old Chamberlain says in an interview to air Sunday on "Dateline NBC."

"I can talk about it now because I'm not afraid anymore."

The "Dateline" interview coincides with the publication of Chamberlain's new memoir, "Shattered Love," which will be released Tuesday by ReganBooks.

Chamberlain starred as television's Dr. James Kildare from 1961-1966, and as Father Ralph, a love-torn priest, in the 1983 miniseries "The Thorn Birds." He also starred in the 1974 movie "The Towering Inferno" and the 1980 miniseries "Shogun."

"When I grew up, being gay, being a sissy or anything like that, was verboten," said Chamberlain, who lives in Hawaii. "I disliked myself intensely and feared this part of myself intensely and had to hide it."

Now, the actor says, everything is different.

He's talking about his longtime partner, Martin; appearing in The Advocate magazine; and discussing his difficult childhood.

"I love my life just the way it is. I'm proud of my relationship. I'm actually proud of myself," Chamberlain said.

More Grabby's Drama

Jason Curious provides this editorial on the Micheal Lucas/David Forest bitch fight.

http://www.jasoncurious.com/desk/052803.html

EDITORIAL

IGNORANCE IS NOT ALWAYS BLISS: I sat with mouth agape on Saturday evening as performer/director Michael Lucas used his moment on stage, presenting an award, to express his disgust with The Grabby?s organization for honoring David Forest. Just moments before, the room had applauded as The Grabby Awards announced Forest as Best Non-Sex Performer of the year for his ironic and self-mocking portrayal in his own movie, Brad?$ Buddie$. I accepted the award for Forest, who couldn?t be there, and thanked the appropriate people. As Michael Lucas took to the stage and began spewing venomous comments regarding the manager/producer, the audience booed to the point that Lucas walked off the stage leaving Matt Sizemore and Chris Green to present the next award. Then yesterday, Lucas released the following statement regarding his defamation of David Forest ? to which I will personally and publicly respond piece by piece:

Dear Friends:

David Forest was nominated and won the award for best non-sex role. The award was accepted by Jason Sechrest, who went on to make a speech about how David Forest has worked so hard for 20 years to help build this industry to what it is today, and that it's about time he's finally getting the recognition he deserves.

To begin with, I never said or even eluded to David Forest having helped to build this industry. My exact speech, transcribed from tape, is as follows: ?Twenty years! Twenty years David Forest has been a part of this industry and this is the first time anyone has ever bestowed a title upon him? with the exception of being the Queen of Emails. I spoke with David earlier today on the phone and he had three people he wanted me to thank in particular. Chad Donovan, who wrote and directed the movie along with the incomparable Thor Stephans, without whom, the movie would not have been possible. And he wanted me to thank Paul Barresi, who was originally supposed to do David?s role in the movie ? which I guess is sort of like Julie Andrews thanking Audrey Hepburn at the Oscar?s. Closest comparison I can find. Anyway, David accepts this totally and thanks you so much. Have a great night!?

I sat silently in the audience in complete disgust while hearing this, thinking about all the deprived and/or susceptible  people that this money-hungry swine has taken advantage of over the years, whether by feeding them endless supplies of drugs, or by pimping them out at his unending Meet the Stars events (just like the infamously tasteless 9/11 tie-in offer I'm sure you all remember hearing about).

I consider David to be one of my dearest friends and I?ve never seen him under any circumstances take advantage of anyone. If anything, it is the people who come to him who are money-hungry and I have yet to see him hold anyone down and force ?drugs? or ?pimping? upon them.

David Forest and people just like him shamelessly degrade this industry - which I proudly work in - with their filth and corruption again and again, and why so many foolish people choose to support them is a complete mystery to me. Likewise, why others who agree with me choose to remain silent is just as much of a mystery to me. David Forest is one of the reasons why the industry is sometimes looked at as sleazy, druggy, and dishonest.

On the other hand, David is the only agent who works more as a ?manager,? promoting his clients on the web and in print. Forest does a mass emailing every time his boys take a shit and while you may certainly call it bombardment, you can?t say that he doesn?t work hard for the boys on his roster. His work ethic along with his unprecedented style for celeb appearances ? making sure his boys take limos to any event ? at the smallest awards show he?s the only one to throw an extravagant after party ? that all continues to give our industry the sprinkle of ?glitz? and ?glam? that it often so desperately lacks.

Anyway, when my time came to present an award later that evening, I took the opportunity to share my repulsion, stating: "It's very sad for me that we are putting ourselves, once again, so low in society by giving an award and supporting such a scum-bag as David Forest who, for years, has taken advantage and destroyed people with drugs...This industry will never gain any respect unless we will stop promoting this evil pimp.?

Actually, Lucas?s exact words were that Forest has been ?killing people with drugs? for twenty years, which made me, for one, wonder how many he was on.

I heard about three people booing me, so I went on to say: ?And those of you who are booing me should be ashamed of yourselves, because there's not one word that I've said that isn't true, and you know it.?

A great lot more than three were booing and it was enough to get Lucas to exit the stage, as he knew he was no longer welcomed.

This is precisely what I said, and I'm happy that the opportunity finally came to do so, and I do not take one word back.

Finally, however, I want to make this VERY clear: I have no personal conflict with David Forest whatsoever. I've never met the guy; I've never bought drugs from him; I was never his client nor whore; and I was never represented by him. I just happen to despise everything he represents, and what he represents goes against everything I believe in. Should I ever leave this industry, it will be as a result of people like David Forest, because I don't want to be associated with that in any way, neither directly nor indirectly. I will not hire his models and I will never support his behavior. But until then, I am here, working hard in the industry I love, and trying to make a difference. I will use every opportunity to fight him and him-alike, and I hope to do so with the support from my peers and colleagues.

Essentially, Lucas is saying that he has no basis or evidence to back up his claims and that he is ignorant as to who David Forest is or what he stands for, yet he has no issue laying judgment. I, personally, had heard horrible things about Forest before meeting him, but I don?t take people at their word. I am my own judge of character and I would never form an opinion about someone ? much less an opinion so strong as Lucas?s ? before even meeting them. I?ve enjoyed working closely with Forest in the past few years. He?s not a saint. He?s never claimed to be. But I?ve never known him to be evil or to be deserving of such defamation. The Grabby?s weren?t awarding Forest with lifetime achievement. He did a good Non-Sex role in his own movie and they felt it was honorable.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me.

Michael Lucas

That?s not love. That?s hate. And it?s this kind of attitude that keeps our community so separated from each other. I am shocked that even 48 hours after the incident, Lucas can not accept that it was not the right time or place for him to voice his disdain, and apologize for using his moment in the spotlight to put a damper on the evening. His email only adds salt to the wound, like a child who knows they?ve done something wrong and continues to dig himself into an even deeper grave.

It?s not that I don?t support a person?s right to freedom of speech. Michael Lucas is entitled to say whatever he likes, whenever he likes. The rest of us, are also entitled to say that we feel what he?s said is dim-witted, inappropriate timing, or in poor taste. And so the truth, though painful, seems clear enough to me: Michael Lucas and Lucas Entertainment were nominated for only three awards that evening. He won nothing. Still, consciously or subconsciously, Lucas needed to find a way to become the ?star? of the evening and to have his name be synonymous with this year?s Grabby Awards. You need only pick up a copy of any gay adult magazine on the newsstands to see that he is a master at self-promotion. But I can guarantee you, as I?ve talked to many a person behind the desks at Gay Chicago Magazine, that Lucas will never be asked to present at the ceremony again, and this is one journalist, writing for over a dozen publications in print and online, who is now in no great rush to promote or review his product.

I hope it was worth it.

-Jason Curious

"I just finished breastfeeding."

"I just finished breastfeeding."

New songs* by:

Madonna
Santana
Blink 182
Pearl Jam
Shania Twain
Wallflowers
Faith Hill
Celine Dion
Spice Girls

*May not be the actual artist.

Drama at the Grabby's

As reported in Will Clark's Porn Star Confidential #18, the Grabby Awards held over Memorial Day in Chicago, had some interesting elements of drama. (Actually, it was some really juicy gossip!)

Onstage and without provocation, Michael Lucas slammed agent David Forest, followed immediately by Matt Sizemore dropping a bomb about having performed in a bareback video.

Yikes! This is juicier than an aging, drunk Jeff Stryker mooning the crowd at last years' GayVN Awards.

Click continue to read Will's account of the event.

The Grabbys are over but the drama keeps lingering on and on and on and on and ? well, you get the idea.

As you can imagine, news spread to David Forest about Lucas's statement within the hour and there also on Cockring is David Forest's statement about the situation. cockring.org

Pornopalooza

Inside Porn Magazine added a new twist to Pornopolooza 5 with the presentation of their inaugural Performer of the Year award to Falcon Lifetime Exclusive Matthew Rush... [more]

Inside Porn Magazine added a new twist to Pornopolooza 5 with the presentation of their inaugural Performer of the Year award to Falcon Lifetime Exclusive Matthew Rush.

The award was presented Friday, May 23 at Circuit nightclub in Chicago during Pornopalooza 5, part of a weekendful of porn-related events coinciding with the Gay Chicago Magazine Grabby Awards and the International Mr. Leather convention.

Inside Porn publisher Drew Warner and Editor J.C. Adams kept the identity of their Performer of the Year a secret until the award was presented live to Matthew Rush moments before he was scheduled to perform on stage.

"Virtually no one knew Matthew was getting the award until that evening," says Warner. "We worked in secret with Falcon and the Pornopalooza organizers to make sure Matthew was going to be in attendance, and kept in the dark. We almost let the cat out of the bag a couple times! But we pulled it off, and Matthew was genuinely surprised.?

Adams notes Matthew Rush was awarded for his video appearances (he shared with Josh Weston a Best Duo Sex Scene Grabby for ?Deep South: The Big and the Easy?), as well as ?for his charity work and for serving as a kind of ?goodwill ambassador? for the gay adult video community. Matthew?s a great guy and absolutely deserves the honor.?

Over one thousand partiers were on hand for Pornopalooza 5 and the Inside Porn Magazine Performer of the Year presentation. Masterbeat?s Brett Henrichsen was the featured DJ; Chicago?s Jumpstart Casting produced the event, now in its fifth year. Among the porn personalities in attendance were: JoeyandCarlo.com?s Joey DiBartolo, director/performer Michael Lucas, directrix Chi Chi LaRue, Falcon?s Marketing and Promotions Coordinator Chuck Ross and publicist Jason Sechrest. Models in attendance included Cornfed Boyz Video?s Matt Faulkner and Nate Bater, Damian Ford, Chris Green, Cal Jackson, Patrick Knight, Brad McGuire, Carlos Morales, Jacob Scott, Jack Simmons, Nick Thomas and GayVN?s 2003 Newcomer of the Year Bret Wolfe.

Celebrity Look Alikes

In today's Weekly Report, Tim mentioned that Jet Set's Jason Adonis looked like a certain celebrity.

Click his picture and tell me what you think.

Carlos Morales and Tom Katt

"Hi my name is Alex, I lived in Mexico City, and i saw
your site and is very interesting , congratulation,
well I don�t know if you have information about Tom
Katt and Carlos Morales, theire are a porn stars, but
I want know more about them, I don�t know if you can
help me

Alex"

Dear Gentle Reader:

What "information" would you like to know about these fine gentlemen?

Two hands, two feet, one dick each. Anything else?

I met Tom Katt on the set of All World's Link to Link, directed by Chi Chi LaRue. That was around 1996 or 1997. He was very sweet (very short) and built like a fireplug. Viagra was brand new at the time, so this new scientific discovery allowed bottom-only Tom Katt to do his first topping scene in that movie.

Tom Katt movies:
Link to Link by All Worlds
Sex Gods by Zeus

I first started seeing pictures of Carlos Morales in magazines about a year ago. One day last fall I was hanging out at the Raging Stallion studio, and he was there walking around naked waiting for his scene. I couldn't believe my eyes! He was so beautiful, I didn't know what to say, so I never actually met him.

Carlos Morales movies:
Restless by Lucas Entertainment
Sexual HarASSment by Factory Video
Vengence by Lucas Entertainment

Thank you for writing.

GPB

Dean Phoenix

"Hi there : )
     Do you know whatever happened to Dean Phoenix?  He is retired from porn isn't he?  I LOOOOVE him!  Think he'll ever come back? 

Jake"

Dear Gentle Reader,

Last I heard, Dean Phoenix is a bartender at a popular gay bar in San Diego. I don't know the name of the bar, but if you are anxious to stalk him, there's not that many bars in that town, especially ones that hire porn stars.

As for his return to the industry, you should write to Drew Warner at Sports and Rec Studios. Maybe Drew might be able to wave enough dollars at him to persuade him to return.

Thanks for writing,

GPB

See more of Dean Phoenix here:

The Few, The Proud, The Naked 8
Poolside With Dean Phoenix
High Desert
God, Was I Drunk

Boy Meets Boy

New gay dating show will premier on prime time TV in July.

" Similar in format to ABC's "The Bachelor," "Boy Meets Boy" features an eligible man looking for love in a pool of 15 potential mates. But in a twist worthy of the bogus baron on Fox's "Joe Millionaire," some of the suitors are actually heterosexual men who were paid by the program to pretend to be gay -- unbeknownst to the eligible bachelor."

Oh great, just what we need. More prick teasing, gay-for-pay, straight guys like Jeff Stryker, Ryan Idol, Jason Adonis, Billy Herrington, Vince Rockland, the list goes on...

Straight guys in gay porn turn me off. What do you think? Add your comments.

Bravo to Keep Gay Reality Date

Updated 2:51 AM ET May 27, 2003

By Andrew Wallenstein

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - NBC-owned Bravo will court viewers this summer with American television's first primetime gay-themed reality dating series.

Similar in format to ABC's "The Bachelor," "Boy Meets Boy" features an eligible man looking for love in a pool of 15 potential mates. But in a twist worthy of the bogus baron on Fox's "Joe Millionaire," some of the suitors are actually heterosexual men who were paid by the program to pretend to be gay -- unbeknownst to the eligible bachelor.

"I think this will be truly groundbreaking television," said series executive producer and co-creator Douglas Ross. "One of the reasons we decided to take the basic dating format and throw in this twist is that we wanted the show to appeal to a broader audience."

The six-episode "Boy" will premiere on Bravo in July at a date and time to be determined. In each episode, the bachelor will interact with the other men on group and one-on-one dates and gradually eliminate those he isn't interested in until one winner remains.

While the actual sexual orientation of at least one contestant will be disclosed at the outset to viewers -- but not the bachelor -- the identity of some of the others will not be revealed until the bachelor himself finds out. The exact number of heterosexual suitors was not divulged by Bravo, nor was the sum the network paid.

Any sexual intimacy beyond kissing was strictly prohibited on "Boy," which was shot from May 9-17 in a pair of homes in Palm Springs.

The bachelor was identified as a 32-year-old from southern California who works in the human resources division of a law firm. "Boy" is hosted by Dani Behr ("Extra").

Ross believes "Boy" is a fun but serious sociological exploration of male stereotypes that enlightened the show's participants and will do the same for viewers.

"Several of the straight men have very intense experiences," he said, declining to divulge specific behavior. "We anticipate a lot of both gay and straight viewers will have their assumptions challenged about what it means to be gay and what it means to be straight."

Homosexual dating has been featured in segments on several syndicated dating series, but there has never been an exclusively gay dating series in primetime.

Bravo has explored gay themes in past programming including "Gay Weddings," which was also produced by Ross' Evolution Film & Tape banner. Another new series coming to the cable network's schedule in July is "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," which follows a team of gay males as they counsel fashion-challenged straight men.

In other Bravo programming news, a batch of new specials will premiere in July and August. "The 34th Annual Songwriter's Hall of Fame" will be broadcast for the second consecutive year on Bravo, with honorees including Clive Davis, Van Morrison and Little Richard. "Songwriter" airs July 9 at 9 p.m.

On July 27, the two-hour documentary "Singing in the Shadows: The Children of Rock Royalty" profiles the struggling progeny of such acclaimed musicians as Carly Simon and James Taylor, Ozzy Osbourne, Arlo Guthrie, John Lennon and Aretha Franklin.

On Aug. 24, "Desilu" examines how the professional and personal lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz intersected. Another two-hour special, "The Animated Century," chronicles 100 years of cartoon films ranging from Disney classics to Japanese anime.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

2003 IML Winner

Your new International Mr. Leather for 2003 is...

JOHN PENDAL - Mr. Hoist 2003

First Runner Up: Donald Dotson - Mr. Suncoast Eagle 2003

Second Runner Up: Stephen Blackwell - Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2003

And the winner of International Mr. Bootblack 2003 is Richie Chameroy from Daddy's Bar and the Powerhouse Bar in San Francisco.

Grabby Winners Announced

I spent all weekend wishing I was in Chicago for International Mr. Leather. It seems that every year the event generates even more buzz, so it's on my list for next year, come hell or high water (whatever that means...)

IML weekend also includes the Grabby Awards. Click [continue] to see all the winners, or just click the box to see Sean Storm's Best Solo Performance in Open Trench 2, from Sports and Rec.

BEST VIDEO:
Deep South: The Big & the Easy, Directed by John Rutherford and Chi Chi LaRue, Falcon Studios

BEST ALL-SEX VIDEO:
Closed Set: The New Crew, Directed by Joe Gage, MSR Video

BEST COMEDY VIDEO:
White Trash, Directed by Tony Alizzi, MSR Video

BEST DIRECTOR(s):
John Rutherford & Chi Chi LaRue, Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Falcon Studios
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BEST SCREENPLAY:
White Trash, Rick Tugger. MSR Video

BEST ACTOR:
Joe Landon, The Apprentice 2: Dark Heart, Delta Video

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Chad Hunt, Oral Exams, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing

BEST NEWCOMERS:
Matt Summers & Bret Wolfe

BEST PERFORMERS:
Carlos Morales & Matthew Rush

BEST SOLO PERFORMANCE:
Sean Storm, Open Trench 2
: Fuck Fantasies, Sports & Recreation Video

BEST DUO SEX SCENE:
Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Matthew Rush & Josh Weston, Falcon Studios

BEST THREE-WAY SEX SCENE
Apprentice 2: Dark Heart,Trent Atkins, Joe Landon & Danny Rhymes, Delta Video

BEST GROUP SEX SCENE:
Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Jeremy Jordan, Chad Hunt, Adam Wolfe, Derek Cameron, Sebastian Cole, Jason Tyler & Clay Maverick, Falcon Studios

BEST NON-SEX PERFORMANCE:
David Forest, Brad's Buddies, Forest Films

BEST INTERNATIONAL VIDEO:
Frisky Summer 4, Directed by George Duroy, Bel Ami Video
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BEST LEATHER/FETISH VIDEO:
Prowl 3: Genuine Leather, Directed by Tony Alizzi, MSR Video

BEST VIDEOGRAPHY:
Burce Cam, Gorge, Titan Media

BEST ART DIRECTION:
White Trash, MSR Video

BEST DVD EXTRAS:
The Back Row, Directors' comentaries, Jerry Douglas - 1972
& Chi Chi LaRue - 2001, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing

BEST CLASSIC DVD:
Big Guns, Director: Director: William Higgins, Catalina DVD
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THE EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARDS

BEST BISEXUAL VIDEO:
Mass Appeal 2, Director: Jim Steel, Men of Odyessy

BEST REVIEWER PROMO PACKAGE
The Dirty Director, Raging Stallion Studios

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bob East, Executive Director for Men of Odyessy
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What a Jackass

Sure he's a mess, and he's going to get even messier quick, but MTV's favorite Jackass, Steve O, is still kinda hot in bad boy kinda way.

Johnny Knoxville is by far the cutest of the Jackass guys, but Steve O is the one who would probably let you suck him off if he got drunk enough (which seems to be his natural state these days.)

If Steve O wasn't getting paid to do stunts like stapling his scrotum to his leg, or lighting firecrackers in his ass, you know damn well he would be in a bunch of those "seduced straight guy" videos from companies like Body Shoppe or hidden camera videos from Angry Young Man.

Click the "continue" to read about how Steve O has been arrested in Stockholm after allegedly smuggling marijuana into the country by swallowing a condom full of the drug.

Jackass...

STEVE-O DRUGS SHAME
"Jackass" star Steve-O has been arrested in Stockholm after allegedly smuggling marijuana into the country by swallowing a condom full of the drug.

The eccentric funnyman alerted the authorities himself, after he gave a interview to a Danish magazine last week claiming he had consumed the condom in order to smuggle drugs.

Swedish police stormed his hotel room last night, searched all his clothes and then arrested him before shipping him off to a local hospital.

They then demanded doctors give him an X-ray to locate any foreign bodies in his person.

After investigation, the medics confirmed there was a suspicious long, thin object in Steve-O's stomach.

Police, determined to catch the offending items the moment they reappear, have incarcerated the star in a specially-built cell where he is currently sitting astride a modified toilet, watched 24 hours a day by a team of trained guards.

Officers have confirmed Steve-O -- who is currently on tour in the country -- had both ecstasy and marijuana in his hotel room.

If found guilty, Steve-O is expected to serve time in jail.

Naked Gardener

Spring has most certainly sprung and my garden needs some attention before it gets completely out of control, especially if I'm going to be doing more porn shoots in the back yard. I can do basic weeding on my own, but the time has come where I need a professional to prune the trees and give advice on plant placement, watering systems, etc.

While I was in Palm Springs for the Bad Boys Pool Party I hung out with porn star Lex Kyler (who is also an old pal) and discussed his gardening business. I decided that if I'm going to hire a gardener, I might as well hire one that's a porn star!

He showed up yesterday, and after I gave him a tour and discussed my plans, I realized he really does know a lot about gardening. We started on the front yard and I worked along side of him so he could teach me things as we went along. We spent the whole day on just the front yard and it really turned out beautiful!

Before he left, I had Lex make a surprize phone call my friend Cedar in Portland who is the big, big Lex Kyler fan. He only left a message, but Cedar sent me this email later:

"-- you little shit!!!.......
i'm still blushing like a teenage school  girl !!!
got a shiteating grin, from ear to ear  :)   :)   :)

thanks again...luv,cedar  :0"

Lex is coming back this afternoon to hack away at the backyard. Maybe after he's all sweaty and dirty, I'll throw him in the hot tub...

LexKyler.com
GardenTogether.com

Watch Lex Kyler in these movies:
After School Group Sex
Bustin' Ass
Butt Munch
Customer Service
Double Cross
Gloryhole of SF
Hairy Squatter and the Sorcerer's Bone
Making Him Pay
Porno Tonight Show
Equestrian Club
Warehouse Gangbang

Barebacking Videos

As reporting in J.C. Adam's gossip column, porn star Matt
Sizemore has stirred up a new controversy for doing a barebacking video.

This comes as a big surprise to many in the industry. He worked closely with Will Clark (an adamant promoter of safe sex) to help produce recent Bad Boys Pool Parties (a very high-profile AIDS benefit event). He voided his "exclusive" agreement with Raging Stallion, not just for doing bareback, but for merely working for another studio.

On his decision to bareback on video reported by J.C. Adams:
"Making the decision to do a bareback video was kind of like making the original choice to do gay porn; (it was) something that was carefully thought out over time and, unfortunately, going to ruffle a few feathers in my circle. But one of the nicer aspects about making that decision back in 2000 was the spring cleaning I got to do among my friends and acquaintances; again, like gay porn, doing bareback is a line you cross that really separates the men from the boys. True friends always agree to disagree. And the rest, especially those with an agenda who keep everything conditional, are really just so much refuse you're better off without."

Hmm, so what WOULD be an example of a "NON-conditional" friendship or business arangement?
-"I'll still be your friend even if you go out of your way to invalidate everything I stand for."
-"I'll still be your friend and employer even if you proactively break our employment agreement in an industry otherwise offers no promises or stability."

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American Idol

I didn't watch American Idol last season, so I never got caught up in the hype. I'm embarassed to admit that I watched the first few episodes of this season and got hooked. I mostly wanted to see the elimination of the really BAD early contestants just to see how clueless and deluded they could be.

So now it's down to the finals. So who's it going to be, the chub or the fag? Neither fit the ideal profile of an American Idol that a record company would back whole-heartedly.

Ruben has no sex appeal, so they would need to promote him like they did with wheelchair-bound Teddy Pendegrass or Luther Vandross during one of his many bingeing periods. (Downplay the use of photos.) But the whole point of American Idol is to get the winner's mug plastered everywhere to make the teenage girls swoon. They'll make vain attempts to make him look good in photos, but it'll probably backfire. Rappers can get away with being fat, but not romantic balladeers, and American Idol would never let a rapper win.

Clay Aiken is another record exec nightmare. Who's going to believe that boy is anything BUT gay? Freddy Mercury and Elton John went through the motions of denial, but that was a different era. George Michael got away with it for a while when he was younger because he was so cute. It took getting arrested in a tearoom to bring him out, otherwise he would have continued living a lie.

Clay Aiken is going to be a special problem. His looks are clean-cut and "acceptable" to middle-America, but not attractive enough to carry him by looks alone. If he were picked from obscurity by a record company, they would acknowledge limited appeal and manage a modest carrier for him based on just his voice (as it should be).

My vote is for gay Clay Aiken, and I think the judges will pick him, too. He'll make a better pair with Kelly Clarkston for the inevitable tour. They'll make a deal with him to stay closeted for the period of his contract, then he'll land in Broadway musicals where he belongs. Let's see if I'm right.

Porn Tidbits 4

Jason Adonis joins the NakedSword Dream Team for the month of May, which puts him in the running for 2003 NakedSwordsMan.

Jason can be seen Jet Set's Warehouse of Sex, streamed exclusively at NakedSword.

Porn Tidbits 3

Inside Porn Magazine http://www.insidepornmagazine.com will add a new twist to Pornopolooza 5 http://www.jumpstartcasting.com with the presentation of Inside Porn Magazine's inaugural Performer of the Year award.

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The event is set for Friday, May 23 at Circuit on North Halsted, and is being held alongside a weekendful of porn events coinciding with the Gay Chicago Grabby Awards and the International Mr. Leather convention.

To heighten the drama, Inside Porn Magazine publisher Drew Warner and Editor J.C. Adams are keeping the identity of the recipient a secret until the night of the event, when the trophy will be presented live. "Not even the model knows he's getting this award," says Warner. "It's taken a lot of work to keep this a secret and to make sure he's going to be there!" According to Adams, the recipient is being awarded for his video appearances, "as well as for his charity work and for serving as a kind of 'goodwill ambassador' for the gay porn community. He's a great guy and absolutely deserves the honor."

Although the identity of the Inside Porn Magazine Performer of the Year is being kept under wraps, Warner offers one clue: "He's one of the Pornopolooza featured performers!"

Among the dozens of porn personalities scheduled to attend Pornopolooza 5 are: Jason Branch, Chad Hunt, Cornfed Boyz Matt Faulker & Nate Bater, Damian Ford, Chris Green, Patrick Knight, Michael Lucas, Carlos Morales, Falcon Lifetime Exclusive Matthew Rush, Jacob Scott, Jack Simmons and Bret Wolfe.

Porn Tidbits 2

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release : May 15, 2003
Contact : Steve Levenberg 212 352 3535

Will Clark Joins Gay Erotic Expo Tour

Will Clark, www.willclarkusa.com venerable star of stage and screen,
has become a Creative Consultant to the Gay Erotic Expo Tour.
www.gayeroticexpo.com

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Will will be a tremendous asset to us. Although our stage show last year at
the NYC Erotic Expo was talked about in every gay bar in NYC, Will will bring
even more names and stars? said Steve Levenberg, C.O.O. of CMA, show
producer.

Mr.Clark has appeared in 47 gay porn videos between 1995 thourgh 1999 and has
been a featured writer in Dude, International Leatherman, Skinflicks,
Unzipped, The Advocate, Washington Blade, Pulp and the Southern voice. He is
currently in his fifth year writing ?Porn Star Confidential.?

Matthew Bank , CEO of CMA and publisher of HX www.hx.com adds ? Will
fills in the last part of our puzzle . We now have a terrific team to
produce a National Gay Erotic ExpoTour. Will is one of the great stars of
the industry and is enormously respected. ?

Mr. Clark has been active in raising money for the gay non-profit community.
He produces the annual Bad Boys Pool Party , featuring gay porn stars meeting
and greeting their fans to raise money for AIDS Services organizations. He
has won numerous awards and honors as the 1997 Northeast Drummer, as well as
at the 1998 Gay Erotic Video Awards, the 1998 GayVNs, 1999 & 2002 Grabby
Awards and the 2002 WeHo Awards.

The first Los Angeles Erotic Expo will take place at the Staples Center on
September 20 and 21. The second annual New York Erotic Expo will take place
over Columbus Day weekend October 12 and 13. Location information as well as
sponsorship information can be found at www.gayeroticexpo.com

Porn Tidbits

Brandon, that cuute promotions guy from Pacific Sun sent me a couple packages of videos with some titles that look really hot:

"Daddy's Angels"
"Frenzy"
"Handsome Devils"
"Rammed"
"Lovers of Arabia"
"Total Deception - Lovers of Arabia Pt. 2"

Pacific Sun also sent a press release announcing a new one coming soon from my pal, Phil St. John, to be called "Taggers". Phil is brilliant, more on that later.

Luciano Endino, the cover guy of "Lovers of Arabia" is absolutely delish, but I somehow doubt he's of Arab descent. No matter, with the world's attention focused on the Middle East, I predict the porn industry will soon begin to eroticize the Arab race for the first time. Where are all the porn videos featuring hot Iranian and Iraqi guys? Right now they don't exist, but it won't be long.

Any day now we will be deluged with spam from straight companies offering "Bosomy Babes in Burquas" videos produced by some swarthy, gold chain wearing, cigar chomping huckster named Al Kayda. As the trend starts to trickle down to gay porn, a lot of would-be gay porn stars will "come out" as Muslim, who previously had been saying they were Greek or Italian.

That's just what this industry needs, another niche.

Seymore Butts Renewed

I love Showtime's "Family Business" starring straight porn producer, Seymore Butts. Despite the hetero bent, the show is funny and I think Seymore is adorable.

This item was copied from Adult Video News.

LOS ANGELES- ShowTime has ordered ten new episodes of the reality-show Family Business, based on the life of Adam Glasser, better known as adult gonzo director Seymore Butts.

Production for the second series will probably start around July or August. The new season is expected to air in January 2004.

"Obviously, I'm excited that we're moving forward with it. Hopefully we'll do as well the second time around," Glasser told AVN.com

Possible episodes for the second season include documenting Glasser making an adult video in an exotic location, one of the Tushy Girls getting a breast enlargement, and more dating adventures.

The United Kingdom's Channel 4 has just picked up the first season of Family Business for syndication on their network broadcast. Channel 4 is one of the four major television networks in the U.K.

"I think the fact that its going to be on free TV is going to make it huge," suggested Glasser.

For fans of the first season, Showtime is currently preparing to release the series on DVD, and the show is in reruns on Showtime on Friday nights at 11:30PM, and again on Saturday nights at midnight.

GayVN Winners

The final tally is posted here, so I won't need to rely on my napkins scribblings.

Interesting factoids:

-MSR's White Trash won 10 awards.
-Best Actor was a tie between Caesar and Josh Weston
-Performer of the Year was a tie between Colton Ford and last year's winner, Micheal Brandon.
-Jeremy Spencer, the Gay/Bi editor of AVN, got fired the day after the awards.

Click "continue" to read the complete list of winners from the GayVN Awards.

Best Actor (tie)
Caesar, Cowboy, Big Blue Productions
Josh Weston, Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Falcon Studios

Best All-Sex Video
Dreamers, Sarava Productions

Best Alternative Release
The Fluffer, TLA Releasing

Best Amateur Video
Hand Picked 2, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing

Best Art Direction
White Trash, MSR Videos

Best Bisexual Video
Mass Appeal 2, Men of Odyssey

Best Classic Gay DVD
The Wakefield Poole Collection, Mercury Releasing/TLA Releasing

Best Director
Chi Chi LaRue & John Rutherford, Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Falcon Studios

Best Director - Bisexual Video
Jim Steel, Mass Appeal 2, Men of Odyssey

Best Editing
Joe Anjou, White Trash, MSR Videos

Best Ethnic-Themed Video
Zoot Suit, All Worlds Video

Best Foreign Release
Spanish Uprising, Studio 2000 International

Best Gay DVD
Absolute: Aqua/Arid, Falcon DVD

Best Gay DVD Extras
The Back Row, Rascal Video/C1R DVD

Best Gay Video
Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Falcon Studios

Best Group Scene
Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Derek Cameron, Sebastian Cole, Chad Hunt, Jeremy Jordan, Clay
Maverick, Jason Tyler & Adam Wolfe, Falcon Studios

Best Leather Video
Prowl 3, MSR Videos

Best Music
Gian Franco, White Trash, MSR Videos

Best Newcomer
Bret Wolfe

Best Non-Sex Performance - Gay or Bi
Rowdy Carson, White Trash, MSR Videos

Best Oral Scene
Oral Exams, Chris Bolt, Danny Chance, Brett Collins, Hans Ebson, Rob Kirk, Antonio Majors, Marco Paris, Victor Rios, Ray Stone, Matt Summers & Damon West, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing

Best Overall Marketing Campaign
White Trash, MSR Videos

Best Packaging
White Trash, MSR Videos

Best Renting Tape of the Year
Finish Me Off, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing

Best Screenplay
Rick Tugger, White Trash, MSR Videos

Best Sex Comedy
White Trash, MSR Videos

Best Sex Scene
Cops Gone Bad!, Michael Soldier & Chris Steele, Raging Stallion Studios

Best Solo Performance
Sean Storm, Open Trench 2: Fuck Fantasies, Sports & Recreation Video

Best Solo Video
Alone With... 3, Falcon Studios

Best Specialty Release
Oral Exams, Rascal Video/Channel 1 Releasing

Best Specialty Release - 18-to-23 Video
The Scout Club, Studio 2000

Best Supporting Actor
Rod Barry, White Trash, MSR Videos

Best Threesome
Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Jeremy Jordan, Jack Ryan & Josh Weston, Falcon Studios

Best Videography
Todd Montgomery & Max Phillips, Deep South: The Big and the Easy, Falcon Studios

Gay Performer of the Year (tie)
Michael Brandon
Colton Ford

GayVN Hall of Fame Inductees
Bruce Cam
Chip Daniels
Wakefield Poole
Toby Ross
J.D. Slater

Three Travolta-isms In One Day

Travolta-ism One: I wore my 1970's style powder blue three piece polyester suit to the gay porn awards.

Travolta-ism Two: Talked to Paul Baressi who claimed to be John Travolta's love back in the day.

Travolta-ism Three: Arriving in LA and reminicent of "Get Shorty", they ran out of compact cars at the rental agency, so they gave me a mini-van.

Travolta: "Hey, what is this? I ordered a Cadillac!"
Rental Agent: "We're outta Cadillacs."
Travolta: "I don't want no fucking mini-van."
Rental Agent: "It's the Cadillac of mini-vans."

GayVN Awards

May 8-9

I am writing this on yet another plane, this time coming home from LA where I attended the GayVN Awards.

Unlike the lavish award shows of the past few years, this year it was a scaled down affair for about 75 industry insiders. And when I say "insiders", it was so exclusive you couldn't get in without an invite no matter who you bribed or blew. Only nominees and judges were invited - no agents, handlers, significant others, personal shoppers, therapists, nor sugar daddies were allowed.

I arrived in my powder blue polyester John Travolta suit and vintage Hawaiian shirt ready for some major schmoozing. Ran into Matt Sizemore on the sidewalk on his way to Cocktails With the Stars at Mickeys. The GayVN's were just a few doors down at Rage. Too bad there was a time conflict, I would love to have attended both.

I'm going to try to recall as many names as possible, even ones I didn't speak to, but believe it or not, I spoke to almost everyone because it was really an intimate affair with a manageable number of people.

Our host, Jeremy Spencer (the gay/bi editor at AVN) gave me a big hug as I entered. His boss, AVN owner Paul Fishbein was there watching over things.

My old friend from years ago, Terry Mahaffy came in right behind me. He's now the acting-President of Falcon Studios, and still looking pretty fine.

Next I said hi to my SF homeboys from Raging Stallion - Chris Ward, J.D. Slater, Micheal Soldier, and Michael Brandon.

Got a hug from Chi Chi LaRue. She still greets me everytime with, "You old tired thing, you." (I don't think she remembers my name...)

Said hi to Paul Baressi and thanked him for the interview last week. Later on in the evening he tried to convince me that I should line up 8 bear-ish looking guys and a location in the Bay Area for him to shoot a movie. Sorry Paul, if I wanted to go through that much work, I'd shoot it myself. I just wanted to get next to someone who's had sex with John Travolta, and probably did it while wearing my blue suit 25 years ago.

Billy Masters ran up and gave me a big hug, gushing about how much he enjoyed my story about his brunch last Sunday in Palm Springs. He's a good person to know, I wanna keep in touch with him.

I was thrilled to see Drew Warner, I feel like he's one of my closest pals in the industry. I admire his air of confidence and that deep sexy voice just melts me.

About this time I took a chance and walked up to a stranger that I thought I recognized. As I approached, it was clear that he recognized me, too. I asked him, "Are you from Oakland?" He immediately replied with an enthusiastic, "Golds Gym!"

The story goes, last month I received a copy of Blue Blake's video "Hard As Rock" whcih was coincidently shot by Drew Warner. The cover guy was Scott Gunz, Blue's latest hot bodybuilder discovery, who made a big sensation in the press when it came out.

I'd seen this guy at the gym a few times, but a few weeks ago I saw him again and noticed a resemblance to the guy in the video. I dismissed the thought that they were the same person because, "the guy in the video is so much taller". Scott got a big kick out of that. We had some laughs, and he ended up sitting next to me during dinner and the awards. A dream come true.

I had a nice chat with TLA Video, also saw Gino Colbert, Thor, Blake Harper, Colton Ford, Michael Lucas, Chad Hunt (Michael and Chad were just on Ricki Lake), Bret Wolfe, Rod Barry, and so many others!

I also realized there are industry insiders, and there are then there are Industry Insiders. After all that hoopla about "only judges and nominees" being allowed in, how did Morgan and Tim from Cybersocket and Karl from Bedfellow get in? Hmmm. They're my pals and super-sweet, I was really glad to see them. They're soon the be the new powerbrokers in this industry.

Earlier that day I read Mickey Skee's scathing article in one of the local rags complaining about choices for the Hall of Fame. I won't repeat it for fear of fanning the fire further. (Got alliteration?)

For the awards presentation I sat right up front between Drew Warner and Scott Gunz (my bodyguards). Chi Chi bagan her hosting duties walking through the crowd acknowledging each director or studio head and reminding us what a wonderful industry we have and how we should all work together in solidarity. And why not? They've all slept with each other already.

The award presentation zipped by at lightning speed. At the last minute I pulled out a pen to take notes on a napkin, and Drew decided to do the same so he could give the info to J.C. Adams for his column in Inside Porn. They were calling names and categories faster than I could write, but it was even more difficult cause Drew was sharing my pen. Thank god he was there to repeat things for me.

I had one more peak experience after the show which, by itself, would have made the trip worthwhile. Super-agent David Forest probably wouldn't have been able to attend this scaled down affair (there would have been hell to pay), but luckily he was nominated for Best Non-Sex Performance in "Brad's Buddies" (based on his life story). After the show, he was standing with none other than Mark Dalton. Ohmygod, I've turned into a swooning schoolgirl! Mark Dalton!

He was standing there in a cut-off black tshirt, showing his fabulous abs, and the shirt said, "Fuck me. I'm famous." Rarely does anyone wearing those kind of slogans actually pull it off. He did. I would. We know.

Inappropriate Behavior

Sunday, May 4th

In the light of day, I was either mistaken about Eros's advances, or missed an opportunity for an innappropriate quickie (which can often be really hot). I'll never know.

The adults went in the pool and the kids declined, ("we're into fire, not water"), but I did get to see Eros's smooth, hairless chest with the adorable pleasure trail. Yum again.

The guests left after brunch, and it was time for Robert and I to attend the final event of the Bad Boys Pool Party weekend, Michael Brandon's Inappropriate Behavior BBQ.

Robert has certainly been around the block, but had never been to one of these porn related events. I promised him nudity and burgers and not much else, so everything above that would be gravy.

We hung out with Lex Kyler, Will Clark, Bret from Jet Set, Rik Jammer, Spike, Chase Hunter and a few others. Robert was quite taken by Spike's package, but was absolutely bowled over by Rik Jammer. After 3 Margaritas, Robert had only one question, "How much, and does he take credit cards?"

May 3rd, After Pool Party

Poor Robert (my host in Palm Springs) had to slave away cutting hair all day while I cavorted with porn stars at the Pool Party. READ the details. He got home just before I did to prepare for more guests arriving.

A friend of his in a suit showed up for cocktails. We had some laughs and eventually the subject turned to porn. Suit Guy is around 40, but thinks Jeff Stryker looks like he did 20 years ago, and was really disappointed to learn that we ALL get older, even porn stars. (Do the math, girl!)

Shortly after Suit Guy left, the out of town guests arrived. Anal-retentive Robert was bent out of shape because his friend John arrived with 2 passengers instead of just 1, and the unexpected one was female.

Turns out Robert, John and I all in our late 40's. John was traveling with his new beau, a faerie boy in his early 20's who is a circus performer, acrobat, and fire-eater. Sexy and self-confident as hell - even his name, "Eros", tells you a lot right there. (Did his parents give him that name? Imagine roll-call in grade school, "Eros Kowalski, are you here?")

Eros and the girl (I'll call her Briana) travel the country with their circus act that involves fire. They were in Palm Springs to perform at a corporate event, and John has now taken it upon himself to "help" them with their act (whether they want his help or not is unknown at this point).

John is totally enamoured with this young faerie, having just taken him on vacation to Milan, but I suspect somehow it's not mutual and headed for heartbreak. We've seen it all before. The older queen with great expectations sponsoring the artistic wild child that resists being tied down.

Throughout the evening, it's interesting to note how the "adults" talked about "adult" things and the "kids" were there to amuse us. We expected a fire eating show, but the winds ruined the corporate event earlier, so the professionals declined the invitation to perform by Robert's pool for safety reasons. John, however, has been trying to teach himself the art of fire eating as a way to further bond with his new boy and took the risk to keep in practice.

As it got later and we got more drunk on vodka and Red Bull, Eors started playing with the digital cameras. Experimental photography generally leads to some sort of nudity, but it was Briana that eventually stripped down and posed naked on Robert's gorgeous leapard print lounge chair. I felt obligated to photograph her, but I was actually hoping that my photographing her would lead to Eros posing nude, too. (No such luck.)

That boy was working my nerves (in a good way), and oddly enough, not really paying much attention to his "beau", John. Creamy white skin, black matted hair, tribal tattoos, piercings, trim waist, slim hips. Perfect alterna-Burning Man type faerie boy. Yummy.

As it approached bed time, I was exhausted and set up the couch to sleep. I had already nodded off a couple times, but now suddenly Eros decided it was time to sit right next to me and become "friendly". Once again I'm caught in a delema where someone else's boyfriend is flirting with me right under his boyfriend's nose.

So what are my choices here?
A. Flirt back even though everyone is listening?
B. Do nothing and assume I've misinterpreted his actions. (blue balls)
C. Inititiate group sex, knowing full well it'll be a disaster, especially with three Kinsey 6's and a female.

I opted for Plan B.

GayVN Awards

I haven't even finished writing about last weekend, and I leave for LA in an hour for the GayVN Awards (the gay porn video awards, to which I was a judge).

As soon as I get back Friday I jump in the car and head for a retreat down the coast.

Mucho updates on Monday!

Porn Star Pool Party Pt. II

The day of the actual Bad Boys Pool Party finally arrived Saturday, starting with brunch at the Villa Resort. It was hosted by Filth2Go's Billy Masters, celebrity insider and close friend of Joan Rivers, et al. (Billy's cousin is Catherine Oxenberg of Dynasty and The Colby's. She's a distant relation to Princess Diana, which allows Billy to accurately trace how many steps he is away from REALLY being a queen. But I digress.)

I sat with Chuck (the first photo is Billy and Chuck.), the promotions guy from Falcon who brought along a two friends he just met the night before. One was named P.K. (an even larger version of Anna Nicole Smith) who's business card said, " Decorum Observed, Parties Crashed, Ears Licked, Orgies Consulted, Decadence Revered, Bars Hopped, Feasts Catered, Ankles Nibbled, Pets Stroked, and Unicorns Bred". She was a hoot.

The party started with a bang. I spent the entire day carrying the video camera, trying to be in 3 places at once. There was so much eye candy, no matter where I went, I needed to be shooting something else at the same time. Nudity was everywhere, the men were gorgeous and flirty, I was beside myself.

I missed all the performances on stage because I was interviewing porn legends Paul Barressi, Robert Black, Jason Branch and Rik Jammer. Those interviews will be shown as part of NakedSword's Weekly Report. I also shot enough material to compile an 8 minute video segment ala Entertainment Tonight. (Stay tuned for links to those videos.)

A new gimmick launched this year that I really enjoyed was when the beefier porn stars took turns doing erotic pose-downs. They had a weight bench and some dumbells for the guys to pump up, flex, pose, stretch, strip, and even a bit of wanking (no money shots allowed, though.)

So who was there, you ask? Here's some of the highlights of my porn star sightings, although as I said, I couldn't see everyone or be everywhere.

-Zak Spears: Woof. He was on the top of my list to interview, but couldn't find him. Next time.
-Matt Sizemore: Recovering (beautifully) from a recent car accident.
-Danny Lopez: Carumba, he's hot! I think I had a dream about him the other day.
-Eric Evans: So huggable, I want him as a plush toy on my bed.
-Kevin Kramer: Disco flagging all day on stage in front of the NakedSword banner (that should sell some memberships!) On the plane I was reading about him appearing in Bruce LaBruce's "Hustler White".

It that enough name dropping? More on Saturday night and Michael Brandon's "Inappropriate Behavior" Sunday BBQ later.

Weird Links

More weird links to share before I get too carried away with the Porn Star Pool Party.

-Send a blessing to someone.
-Enroll in a class with class.
-Soldiers are ordering more sex toys since the war.
-Do it for Jesus!

Grumblings: Why can't I post pictures??? It worked last week...

Porn Star Pool Party

Haven't written since Thursday because I've been out "having a life" so I can have something to write about.

Went to Palm Springs on Friday for the Bad Boys Pool Party and got to stay with an old friend, Robert, whom I hadn't seen in a long time. (More about his domestic bliss later).

Friday night I took Robert out for a boring Mexican dinner at El Mirasol (a lot of hype, blah food). We then hit Blame It On Midnight for their tacky floor show starring Irene Soderberg. She's a hefty gal who has long ago forsaken high heels and always wears nothing but sequined sausage casings. Upon entering I joked, "what color sequins will she be wearing tonight - gold, silver, or red?"

Gold won.

Poor girl works hard keeping the energy level up for a roomful of blue haired lesbians and b.o.q.'s * with alcohol problems, plus she has to run her own karaoke machine, microphones, and stage manage the visiting guests and drunks from the crowd that give her a chance to make multiple costume changes. Gotta hand it to her for trying.

When it got too painful, we headed to the first official party of the porn star weekend held at the Barracks. It was still a little early, but we were both exhausted. Got to see Sister Buffy with his porn star boyfriend Victor Rios, Sister Tragedy, and a few other porn stars just started trickling in.

ZAK SPEARS and Falcon Exclusive ADDISON SCOTT � who co-hosted the Official Kick-Off Party at the BARRACKS in a special nasty night of leather fetish fun benefiting San Francisco's SOMA Bare Chest Calendar (the sales of which benefit the AEF and the Positive Resource Center ) Special appearance by 2002 International LeatherSir DALE BRUENIG and 2003 Mr. Palm Springs Leather DON MENTINK with raffles, nasty demos, giveaways and a special appearance byJASON BRANCH and TOM SOUTHERN�with newcomers (and BCC models) JOHN TRUITT and RAY STONE (who I hung out with at Folsom Fair, and chatted with at the gym recently).

Zak Spears was sporting a new look - trimmed down, shaved head, goatee, leather vest, no shirt (or maybe it was my x-ray vision). Total hottie (see before and after photos).

I met Tom Southern last year and never really caught my attention, but that night he was all done up in tight leather chaps, vest, arm bands and leather hat. NOW I get it! A lot beefier than I recall. Woof.

Saw a bunch of guys from home involved with the Bare Chest Calender, but the rest was a blur, we went home early.

*(bitter old queens)

May Day! May Day!

May Day! May Day! Porn star pool party approaching at 12 o'clock! Sneak attack! All hands on deck! Gotta go bathing suit shopping! Take cover! Call out the artillery! Take no prisoners!

Ugh. I had to kill an hour in the Castro today so I thought, why not shop for a bathing suit? Checked out a couple cute club kid shops where a 30" waist pants are labled "large". Decided to try on a bright orange suit with drawstrings and one of those "pouchy" things that makes your crotch stick out.

I looked in the mirror with my gut hanging over and thought to myself, "You're pushing 50. What are you thinking?"

Now where did I see that ad for "lose 10 pounds in 48 hours"?