Liveblogging Mystery: Studio Exclusives Duke It Out

What are Blake Riley, Steve Cruz, Jake Havoc, Tiger Tyson, Mitch Branson, TJ Hawke, Ross Hurston, all studio exclusives doing together naked? We're not telling, but it has something to do with 2008 NakedSwordman Colby Taylor. This might be a wet dream for the porn lovers, but it looks like a nightmare if you're a studio head. We'll tell you once our mouths aren't full. More pics after the jump ...

2008 Grabby Noms

The 2008 Grabby nominations have been leaked to TheSword.com. Like Bette Milder, The Grabbys got their start in a bathhouse, but they've since moved on to tonier digs. Dubbed the "People's Choice" of gay porn awards, the Grabbys used to differentiate themselves from the GAYVNs by being the "fan-oriented" one as it was open to the public (although both events are now open to the public and since neither allows fans to vote, the metaphor sort of falls apart.)

Grabby categories and noms are a tad less tedious than the GAYVNs, although they are by no means free from the absurd ("Hottest Bottom" always makes me chuckle), or free from controversy; Michael Lucas' lack of screener submissions led to his movies being omitted for the consideration in the awards.

More shocking perhaps is the fact that my star-turn in Falcon's Dare has been overlooked for Best Non-Sexual Performance yet again. (Was I THAT bad? OK, please don't answer that).

-- Jack

2008 GAYVN: The Aftermath

Alex Chander and Brent Corrigan

Sleazy glass elevator Polaroids shot at the GayVN awards by Patrik from The Sword. Click here for the whole set.

2008 GAYVN Awards: Liveblog Recap

Here's the blow-by-blow of the evening ...

2008 GAYVN Awards: Liveblog or Die!

The 10th Annual GAYVN Awards are less than a day away and they're turning out to be the most controversial and least anticipated awards on record. People are unhappy about the hosts, location and lack of pre- and after-parties, and even some last minute questions have been raised about the sloppiness in the nomination process (FriskyFans editor found a nominee that was released in 2005. Ouch!)

Regardless, it will be an interesting night filled with lots of drama, surprises and and more bad fashions than you can shake a stick at.

That's why we'll be trying something different this year: we're teaming up with our friends at TheSword and Fleshbot to LiveBlog the event: Check back here starting on Saturday at 7 p.m. PST for real-time updates, pics and maybe even some compromising video clips as they happen.

If you'll be going to the awards or any of the after-parties, be on your best behavior. You've been warned.

Gay Porn Awards: Cybersocket, 2007

Omg, I totes forgot to mention that GayPornBlog won the Best Adult Blog at the Cybersocket Web Awards (for the fourth year in a row, holy fuck!). Mike and I are truly grateful to everyone who voted for us.

I actually don't have any idea who else won because we were the first award of the night and I was already half-way to blackout when I stumbled on stage to get my award from Jackie Beat. There is a complete list of winners here.

(photo courtesy Starrfucker.net)

-- Jack

Where's Waldo: Sister ROMA! Edition

I saw the caption above on the image below on Sister ROMA's MySpace page and couldn't help but to boost it (love ya' sis!) ... and add my own photo (from last month in Vegas with Ouchy & his Porn Clown Posse) to illustrate how our favorite grease-painted nun "blends" in so much better in some places than others ...

Gay Porn Quiz Vol. 4

Q.
Which gay porn A-lister-turned amateur mogul is giving GayPornBlog co-editor Mike a hummer in the Jacuzzi tub of the Real World Suite at the Palms?

Gay Porn Quiz: AEE Edition, Vol. 1

Q:
Whose fat cock is insanely hot TitanMan Damien Crosse effortlessly deep-throating at the AEE Expo this past Friday?

Click continue to find out ...

The Gay Porn Year In Pictures

If there was a year with more porn scandals than 2007, I wasn't paying attention. Between the murders (both real and imagined) the relapses and the suicides and the scandals (both real and imagined), gay porn caught the public eye like never before. Of course, not everything was broken and decrepit -- some was hot and perverse. Here's some of our favorite images from 2007.

Folsom 2007, Redux: Men Of Titan's Fear

Some excellent extra bonus pictures (some EXCLUSIVE even!) of the cast of Titan's Fear at last week's Folsom Street Fair at the Titan/NakedSword booth:

Above photos by Brian Mills for Titan. Click continue for a few more ...

Religious Right Outraged by Folsom's Gay Porn Last Supper

Folsom Events set them up -- and they took the bait! In what's sure to end up as talking point on tonight's O'Reilly Factor, Concerned Women for America has called on CA elected officials to publicly condemn the poster for the 2007 Folsom Street Fair -- a parody of the Last Supper with apostle porn stars (Titan Exclusives Tober Brant & Dean Flynn), drag nuns (Sister Roma, natch), and -- gasp! -- a black Jesus (source Towleroad).

Despite the fact that Folsom Street Fair is a pan-sexual event, and there are women in the poster, they are -- of course -- blaming the 'Gays'. See their very hysterical, Francine Fishpaw-style press release here.)

See the full-sized poster here. Their timing could not be more perfect with Folsom coming up this weekend. Another victory for San Francisco Values ... just wait until they see Jesus climb off the cross and rape a priest in Dark Alley's Passio!

-- Jack

Gay Porn Casting Call: Hardcore Zeb Atlas AtLast

Despite how unabashedly scripted most "Reality TV" shows have become, no gay porn producer has even tried, in earnest, to emulate the trend. Jet Set's American Porn Star and All Worlds' Fucking With The Stars, while billed as such, were in reality were anything but.

No doubt inspired by the runaway success of Mark Meets Zeb: The Texas Two-Step, Zeb Atlas is finally going to ditch his "looky looky, but no touchy touchy" policy and go all the way on camera. While the output will probably closely resemble a standard DVD release, to add extra sizzle he's invoking arguably the only interesting part of reality competition shows: The train wreck of schadenfreude and hubris that is known as the "open casting call".

Gay Porn's Post Pride Round Up

With the conclusion today of San Diego Pride, the gays have pretty much wrapped up another exhaustive tour of duty. Between early June (Boston Pride) and late July, we manage to squeeze in about 150 events across the country, ranging from the teensy (the Erie, PA Pride Picnic) to the gargantuan flesh-fests in San Francisco and New York . With the let's-get-gay-married-celebrations done for the year, we can look forward to the piss-and-vinegar fests upcoming -- including next week's gratuitous Up Your Alley Fair and fall's Folsom Street Fair.

While I'm fairly sure that I was here for San Francisco Pride, I'm a little hazy on the particulars. These rainbow colors may not run, but they certain bleed together. For the rest of you who may or may not have taken part in festivities this year, I offer up a Very Special Episode of Tim and Roma, wherein Tim reveals that he met his husband at Pride fifteen years ago ... and that they haven't been back since. Of course, none of this would be interesting without porn stars -- this one's got beefcake including Roman Heart, Matthew Rush, Jake Deckard (left, dancing the Mr. Muscle Bear Contest), Carlo Masi and the men of Hot House. Pride without porn? FOR SHAME!

Tim and Roma's Privates on Parade: Gay Pride 2007 (free, NakedSword.com)
SF Gay Pride's Mr. Muscle Bear Contest (LavenderLounge.com)
Pride 2007 Colossus Pic Gallery (GusPresents.com)

-- Mike

Gay Porn Hits the D-List with Kathy Griffin

Gay porn: It's not just for your DVD player any more! Leave it to Bravo, the world's first gay network to bring the fruits of hardcore anal sex to middle America. Kathy Griffin, the somewhat haggard and oft-beleagured champion of all things homosexual- and Nielsen-related helped our oft-maligned porn industry out of the corset and into the screens last night with a single stroke of ... well, maybe just a stroke.

Now in the company of media pioneers such as Hattie McDaniel and Lance Loud: Chi Chi LaRue, Falcon Exclusive Erik Rhodes and porn luminary Sister Roma. Glory be! Those of you who follow these things with the same throbbing attention that we do will remember that the Unthinkable Ms. Griffin hosted the GayVN Awards in February in San Francisco, molested Erik Rhodes on stage and designated an honorary NakedSwordsPigeon by, um, NakedSword.com.

How did we come so far in so short a time? Blame the Jenna Jameson E! True Hollywood Story, blame Bill O'Reilly's coverage of the COLT party, or blame Sisqo for the Thong Song. Either way, you can get out those Virginia Slims, cause our industry comes a long way!

Welcome to the F-List, Kathy!

Related:
-- GayVNs 2007: Kathy Griffin Edition (free, courtesy NakedSword.com)
-- GayVNs 2007: Red Carpet Highlights (GayPornBlog.com)
-- Kathy Griffin hosts Gay Porn Awards (courtesy BravoTV.com)

-- Mike

Gay Porn at International Mr. Leather

Both times I've been to IML Weekend in Chicago, I've missed the actual International Mr. Leather Contest. The first time it was ignorance, this time a misplaced nap. After years of America's Next Top Model and Dog: The Bounty Hunter, I can be lulled into thinking that nothing at IML can shock me. Then it dawns on me that I have missed a contest where 40 percent of your score is based on a category called "Pecs and Personality." That's, um, like me 100 percent. I'm not sure I would score as well in "Leather Image."

The weekend is more than just one contest; there's a separate Bootblack contest, porn-filled parties (TItan, COLT, Falcon, All Worlds, Hot House, Raging Stallion and others who throw celebrations while in town for the Grabby's), nearly a dozen "Leather Recovery" meetings and a legendary Leather Market in the basement of the Palmer House Hilton. This year they threw in Bear Pride on the same weekend, just to be safe. Be forewarned: by Saturday morning, even the elevator buttons have lube on them. I can't say the pics below are any safer.

Pics and tricks after the jump...

Gay Porn Awards: Grabbys 2007

How can you resist a porn award show cheeky enough to refer to itself as the Grabbys? Unlike it's more formal February predecessor, the Grabbys are more pump than pomp, a weekend long party for studios, stars and assorted hanger-on perverts. Gay Chicago Magazine puts on the ritz, but the usual suspects -- Will Clark, Rentboy.com, NakedSword.com, studios like Falcon, Titan, Hot House and Raging Stallion all staged their own events. Needless to say, things are still a bit, uh, hazy. (For those of you degenerate enough to remember that Grabby weekend is also International Mr. Leather weekend in Chicago, you'll have to wait an extra day or so for those photos ... I'm still traumatized.)

Pics and winners after the jump...

Gay Porn Webcast: Live from the GayVNs

Stop me if you've heard this one: A porn star, a drag queen and a tiny baggie walk into a bar... wait, scratch that.

Okay, okay. It's unfunny cause it's true. For those of you who weren't in San Francisco for the debaucherous GayVN weekend (or, alternately, if you were here but don't remember it), the Tim and Roma show has just released their now-annual and fantastic GayVN Awards Show episode, proving that it's not impossible to cringe while erect. In addition to footage from the awards, there's the unbeatable red carpet footage, including a special audience award in which Rod Barry and Erik Rhodes tie for Most Beer-licious Porn Star. Fun times, kids. Let the slurring begin...

The Tim and Roma Show: 2007 GayVN Special! (free, launches in Real Player)
--56K (Dial Up)
--350K (DSL)
--750K (Broadband)

Related:
Tim and Roma Show homepage
Tim and Roma Blog
GayVN Red Carpet Round Up (Gay Porn Blog)

-- Mike

Gay Porn in Uniform: Blue Movies in the Green Zone?

Tomorrow marks the 4th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War, I'm given to review the numerous intersections of gay porn and the US military campaign. In fact, given the recent expose on poor conditions at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, one could fairly claim that the gay porn industry is providing better care for our boys than George Bush.

If I were coming back from a tour of Baghdad, I'd side with the 82nd Airborne division and put myself in the muscular hands of Dink Flamingo (of Active Duty fame) than George Bush's Gollum-esque claws. Baghdad may be a dry town, but based on the footage online, Fort Bragg seems to be a party base.

All Worlds director Dirk Yates did most of his reality-style porn directing in peace time (in echoes of this month's Matt Sanchez scandal, Dirk was cemented in the porn firmament in 1993 when Tom Brokaw uncovered Dirk Yates' "Marine Porn Ring" on the nightly news), but he's still the standard-bearer for all the molestory hopeful's wishing to supplement a guy's GI Bill.

While Cpl. Matt Sanchez might claim that gay porn was a personal low point for him, blue movies trump the Green Zone for many vets. Take "Aidyn" (no word on his military name) at JakeCruise.com: not long ago his abdomen was sliced open by an IED, now his ass is being split by Jake's tongue. Even if Jake isn't your type, it's pretty easy to choose between the two.

Gay Porn Babylon: GayVN Red Carpet Round Up

This was the first year that the GayVN Awards were held last weekend in San Francisco and for weeks the city was abuzz with one crucial question: What does one wear to the Gay Porn Oscars? (Cue the International Male hotline.)

As a public service (or is it a cautionary tale?), we present some of the highlights. This year, as it was in the beginning and will be until the end, the gay porn firmament is a guady, garish and gorgeous selection of homosexual indulgences. Having trouble with the stock market? You might want to invest in bronzer futures or put your money in peroxide. Forget the fugs; Tara Reid ain't got nuffin' on gay porn! If anyone knows where I can find a good deal on some unicorn pelt, I got some sewing to do...

Gay Porn Weekend: The COLT 40 Party Beef-Cake

I know no one believed me when I said that COLT Man Carlo Masi jumped out of a cake at the COLT 40 (get it? get it?) Party at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House celebrating COLT's fortieth year in the industry. While there weren't much malt liquor, there were plenty of cosmos and possibly some mauled lickers (nyuk nyuk nyuk). They say you can be desensitized to porn, but it's four days later and I'm still speechless.

-- Mike

Gay Porn Awards: Lucas Sweeps GayVNs

While technical difficulties are keeping me from getting you the photos from the GayVNs until later today (is it possible that computer servers are as hung over as we are), last night's GayVN Awards were historic in more ways than one. Of course, the big story -- Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita swept every category in which it was nominated, besting the previous record holder (Buckshot Productions Buckleroos which nabbed 11 two years ago).

Kathy Griffin (pictured above) was raunchy enough to earn herself an GayVN as an "Honorary Gay," the designation of NakedSwordsWoman (complete with actual Sword) and a role in Folsom Filth 2: Ladies' Night (okay, I don't have proof yet on the last one). The D-List ginger took on Aaron Carter's alleged problems with methaphetamine, molested Erik Rhodes onstage and generally having a riotous time with "her gays." When presented with option of being a top or bottom, Ms. Griffin politically chose "middle," which I believe means she likes it in the vagina.

Of course, to many involved the entire weekend was a bit of a blur, beginning with the COLT 40th party (COLT Man Carlo Masi jumping out of a cake!) and ending with NakedSword's debaucherous afterparty (Roman Heart go-go dancing! Chad Hunt and Barrett Long fluffing each other by Kink.com horse stables! Brent Corrigan looking sexy -- and suspicious! Me slipping in a puddle of Belvedere and Red Bull! Oh, the decrepit glamour of gay porn -- how I love you!)

For a full list of winners (including Hot House's excellent Justice (Best Oral) and Rascal's Delinquents (Best Renting), check out the GayVN site or check out other award-winners (like Dark Alley/Pitbull Production's The Show (Best Ethnic), Collin O'Neal's Lebanon (Best Pro/Am), Raging Stallion's Manhattan (Best Ethnic - Latin), COLT's minuteman 28: Peak Experience (Best Solo) or Falcon Studio's Spokes 3 (Best Group) online. Proof of quality, after all, isn't in the judges hands -- it's in ours, right?)

-- Mike

Gay Porn Event: Erotic Legacies History of Porn Reception

Should you find yourself in San Francisco this weekend craving something high-brow and historically significant to balance out the nonstop undulations of adulatory self-congratulation and debauch that is known as the GAYVN Award weekend, then you may be in luck.

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society is holding "Erotic Legacies", a reception to honor the history of GLBT erotica, complete with a mini-exhibit of gay erotic "gems" from their extensive collection and tours of their porn in their world-renowned archives.

Erotic Legacies
6-7:30 pm
Today, (2/22/07)

GLBT Historical Society
57 Mission Street, Suite 300 in San Francisco.

This event is free and open to the public.

For more info, check out the GLBT Historical Society Web site



Photo: Athletic Model Guild, c. 1950s, GLBT Historical Society

-- Jack

Gay Porn Webcast: A Tim and Roma Valentine's Day

If you thought that porn stars didn't have the same relationship problems that you do ... you'd be right. On A Very Special Tim and Roma, our fearless hosts tackle the eternal question: How do porn stars -- let alone gay men -- manage to keep a relationship together while slurping so much cock. The answer provided by real life porn star gay couple Chad Donovan and Antonio Madiera: threesomes! Yes, your life is more boring, but at least you get to see Chad's HUMONGOUS (eleven? twelve?) cock:

Pretend that you're the Lucky Pierre sandwiched between Chad and Antonio (or the also interviewed Brad Patton and Brian Hansen) in the clip on the right.

(If you're having trouble watching it here, go directly to the Tim and Roma Show homepage and try downloading it to iTunes.)

Amour! Amour!

-- Mike

Gay Porn Webcast: Tim and Roma Get Stuffed

Call it counter-programming. While some are quite content to spend Thanksgiving in full family mode, watching sports with cousins and wallowing in Tim Allen Xmas piddle, the crew of the Tim and Roma porn show perfers the company of strangers (well, at least the strange).

So if you've had enough of your sister-in-law's tales from the Lane Bryant regional sales manager's annual meeting, it might help to break the monotony with something called Crisco Pig.

Related:

-- Tim and Roma: Folsom Edition (free)

-- Gay Porn Event: Folsom Street Fair Pics

Folsom Weekend Gay Porn Sale

Mike and I are running around like crazy this weekend getting ready for the Folsom Street Fair. Pick up ass-less chaps from dry cleaner? Check. Back hair washed and styled? Check. Feed slave in cage under bed? Che -- OH MY GOD I FORGOT TO FEED MY SLAVE!

For those not attending the fair, we'll be back next week with pictures but until then we leave you with two great porn-for-cheap deals to get you through it from Falcon and NakedSword.com:

NakedSword Trial Membership
$6 gets you a trial membership to Naked Sword and a nickel. Three days of all-you-can-watch porn: Perfect for those weekends when you want to draw the blinds, unplug the phone, eat corn chips and masterbate. Click here for trial membership (though you end up saving money in the end with a a regular NakedSword membership).

"Friends of Falcon"
Originally for employees and their friends, Falcon was generous enough to extend this absurdly good deal to GayPornBlog readers as well (we're all friends, right?) Order The Velvet Mafia Set for 25% off, and also get Taking Flight Part 1 & 2 on DVD, free 1-month membership to FalconXXX.com and full access to all the free clips on VelvetMafiaTheMovie.com.

To redeem, order the Velvet Mafia from the site, and enter the coupon code VMFRIEND when you're checking out.

Gay Porn Star Parties: Chi Chi's Dirty Deeds

Chi Chi La Rue may just be the hardest working wo/man in (peep)show business. In addition to directing for Rascal, Channel 1 Releasing, Electro, and Unzipped Video, she writes a blog, puts in personal appearances just about anywhere that'll take her, and has just finished an acquisition of All Worlds Video (for which she'll also be directing). Oh, and DJs in her "spare" time. WHERE DOES SHE EVER FIND THE ENERGY?

Don't answer that. Instead, focus on the fact that Gay Porn's own Martha Stewart is now running what may very well be the hottest gay night in LA, Dirty Deeds at FUBAR. The sort of night you might find in pre-Giuliani, pre-Bloomberg New York: messed up glamour with cocks out and legs akimbo.

In addition to the big-name porn stars headlining, plenty of 'em just show up to witness the debauch. Oh, and rock stars, too, curiously enough (what the fuck was Nina Hagen doing there last week?). Roman Heart's appearing tomorrow night, but Brian Hansen, Fredrick Ford, Eddie Stone, Eddie Diaz and Chi Chi's own NeoPet, Johnny Hazzard, have all headlined. I'm hoping to head down next week for another dose of dick, but in the meantime I thought I'd get you some advance flesh ...

Free Gay Porn Movie Weekend

When I was a little New Jersey cracker, supping on corndogs and fried chicken, the media event I most looked forward to was the HBO free promo weeekend. For a non-premium-cable subscriber (actually, I believe we had jerryrigged a neigbhor's cable line), getting access to Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Fletch and Risky Business was a dream come true. Now NakedSword is taking that mantle and placing it on the shoulders of the adult movie lover.

All this weekend, to celebrate a recently inked deal with Falcon Studios, NakedSword will be giving out free passes to the site that'll allow you unlimited access to NakedSword for thirty minutes (it runs a little generous, so you may get more). No credit card required, but you can take advantage of a number of recent hot releases ready made to show-off the site's great video library including Mustang's The Hunted (with Robert Van Damme), Falcon's Cross Country (with Roman Heart, Erik Rhodes and Matthew Rush) and Jocks' Super Soaked (with Mark Dalton). Screw going out this weekend. Make like I did as a kid -- cancel your plans and hole up in front of the telly.

Get your limited-time free pass to NakedSword here by clicking on the flyer above, duh!

And, as a special bonus, a free clip from Falcon's Heaven To Hell:
-Heaven To Hell Preview Clip

-Mike

Cybersocket Web Awards: Vote Now!

The end of the year brings reflection and, inevitably 'best of' lists. As thanks for logging the thousands of hours of hardcore gay videos Gay Porn Blog spends for our lists, our friends at Cybersocket have nominated us again for Best Blog Site. The Cybersocket Annual Web Awards celebrate the best of the gay and lesbian online community, and it's an honor to be nominated ... again. Now it's up to you -- vote here* We'll love you forever, and give you access to our porn collection!

-- Mike

*And while your at it, you miight support some of our favorite sites, like gay porn powerhouse NakedSword.com for Best VOD site, Jenna Jameson's gay-themed Club Thrust for Best New Site, RandyBlue for Best Adult Gay MegaSite and Sean Cody for Best Amateur site.

Gay Pride 2005 Day 3: More Porn Stars, More Drag Queens

As Sunday rolled around, I was pretty fucking spent -- so tired that I forgot to TiVo Brad Benton's reality TV debut on E!'s Fight For Fame. Sigh. Somehow I found the strength to carry on ...

Actually it was Dean Monroe, Roman Heart, Erik Rhodes, Matthew Rush, Josh Weston, Alex Rossi, Ethan Kage, Markus Ram and Derrick Vinyard that got me out of bed. They were all rockin' the Falcon Studios booth. I didn't really make it anywhere else ... but, like, can you blame me?

Gay Porn Party: Bad Boys On the Hudson

Last year I was stuck on the West Coast and missed out on the inaugural voyage of Will Clark's Bad Boys booze cruise, aka Bad Boys on the Hudson. This year -- with a little grovelling -- I'll be in the shadow of Lady Liberty sipping vodka tonics while Frederick Ford and Tag Adams deflect envious glares off their rock hard abs. Want to join me? Check out Will Clark's Bad Boys Pool Party site for more info (and dirty pics from last years debaucherous sail), or buy your tickets for the July 3rd event now at www.seatea.com. Read Will Clark's full release after the jump ...

Grabby Gay Porn Awards

It's now official -- Wet Palms is the #1 Gay Sex Comedy in America!, yet another in a long list of ignominious tag lines (So much for "America's #1 Gaytime Sex Drama!"). After a long weekend of whips and dip in the nether regions of the Chicago Hyatt, it's good to be back in the California sun. Sadly, the amount of salvageable photos that came out of the long haze of the weekend amounts to, by my last count, three. To wit:

Grabby Awards: The Outside Scoop

Gay porn awards are, themselves, a rather dubious distinction. Imagine how many guffaws I get when you I tell people I've won a GayVN for Best Screenplay. Not to mention trying to tell them you're nominated for a Grabby. Pornographers can't get no respect.

All Worlds' Gay Porn Lottery

Legendary gay porn studio All Worlds Video is giving away $20,000 -- and the gay porn stars are flocking like moths to a flame. And who wouldn't? A "mega orgy" at the glorious All Worlds Resort in Palm Springs, filmed by eight cameramen being followed by six directors? It's outrageous! (Truth be told, All Worlds Video does multiple directors/cameramen in its popular Porn Struck series - sans prize.)

So far, over 40 gay porn stars have signed up for the massive gay porn gang bang. But the $20,000 dollar prize isn't performance based -- it's random. The drawing will be held at the end of the shoot, but with 40 porn stars vying for the prize -- and only one lucky winner -- I fear there maybe some bloodshed before the day is over.

So far, the line up for the video sex challenge includes hot-for-professor porn star Jacob Slader, Jason Ridge, Jason Hawke, Sam Dixon, Pete Ross, Jack Van Dean, Jeremy Jordan, Andy Hunter and Ben Damon (to mention but a few).

Personally, I can't wait to hear the winner proclaim -- in the, um, vein of Linda Evangelista -- that they don't get INTO of bed for less than 20K-a-day. Dare to dream, kids, dare to dream.

-- Mike

Gay Porn Oscars: The Photos, Part 2

As promised, here's more pictures from the illustrious evening. I'm amazed that, as messy as I was, that I managed to get even this many pictures.

Like, so solly it took so long to get 'em all posted, but enjoy, y'all.

-- Jack
(All photos by ME)

Gay Porn Award Pics

So, the GayVN Awards were a blast. Not quite the high-drama evening as some people purported it to be. I saw no fist fights, and tales of a certain "uber-agent" being refused entry to the Channel 1 after party and being carried away by bouncers are greatly exaggerated.

A good time was had my all (as far as I saw), and the turn out as the best it's been since I first attended them in 2002. Everyone was there, even LA Gay sub-lebrities were in full force, with Bobby Trendy raising the all-around trashy quotient by gracing us with our presence. Yes! I was at the same party as BOBBY TRENDY! Am I dreaming?

Anyways, here's the first batch. We'll post more later this weekend.

-- Jack
(All photos by ME)

(Click continue to see the pics ...)

Porn Star Event NY

MyGayDar.com present a Will Clark and Tyson Cane fundraiser for CHEST:

WILL

Folsom Street Fair

Well, another Folsom Fair has come and gone. Spoke to my friend, Cedar in Portland, and out of the 20 years they have produced it, this is the first Folsom Fair he's missed. I missed the very first one, but I've been to 19 of the 20. At prior Folsom Fairs, I have run my own booth a couple times, run booths for other organizations a couple times, videotaped the event several times, shot B-roll for a porno once, and threw 4 or 5 fan-tabulous after-parties.

Ran into Hot House porn star Corey Jay. He just moved back in town to go back to school (forgot what he is going to study...)

Had coffee with Drew Warner on Saturday, then ran into him on Sunday at the Fair hanging with Falcon's Matthew Rush (sorry, no picture).

My red head pal, Brian Shawn, used to do movies for Al Parker (as Brain DePaul), Video 10, Redboard, and several others. I've known him for about 12 years, and he suddenly grew into this enormous muscle stud and now goes by the name Tom Lord. He wants do more movies, so I better grab him quick!

I also ran into those adorable Cornfed Boys, Matt and Nate, from Seattle. I would love to be the bologna in that sandwich! I told Matt that I wanted to steal his idea from their first movie where he jacked off under a black light with florescent paint.

Hot House had a big weekend, too. I ran into them at trade show on Friday morning, at the Castro Gulch while I was hanging with Drew, at the Folsom Fair, and even at the Falcon party on Friday night.

Oh, and before I forget (and before everyone forgets her) I got to meet Mary Carey on Friday, the porn star girl running for governor.

Speaking of the Falcon party, it was big bash for their new two-part release "Drenched", shot in Hawaii, so naturally it was a Hawaiian theme with all the boys in loin cloths.

I flirted with Alex LeMonde, whom I met in Vegas back in January. Flawless abs, and that French accent makes me melt.

Chase Hunter, the star of Drenched, was featured in this movie, as it is his return to the business. Apparently, the only thing preventing him from doing movies all these years was a jealous boyfriend, which he no longer has to contend with.

Wow! What a weekend, and the Castro Street Fair is only a few days away!

Gay Erotic Expo

Lex Kyler rode down with me and he was an absolute delight all weekend. We know a lot of the same people, we have the same taste in guys, and he is really good on video.

CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS: My favorite past time in LA is the hunt for celebrities. Besides the porn stars at the event - Jet Set's Tag Ericson, Connor Banks, Wilson Vasquez, Hot House exclusive Dick Wolf, Andrew Adams, Dillon Press, the legendary Jeff Stryker and the soon-to-be legend Zeb Atlas, I saw some non-porn celebs, too. We saw "Swingers" Vince Vaughn at brunch on Saturday, Anna Nicole Smith's former decorator Bobby Trendy and we rode past Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston's house (the gate looks just like Graceland!)

It was such a jam-packed weekend, I am going to quote most of Will Clark's column cause he did a much better job reporting the details. Click [continue] to read all the dirt.

Porn Star Event

Just a reminder about the big porn star event, Bad Boys By The Bay, this Saturday in San Francisco. I will be shooting photos of it as well as the Dore Alley Fair (the mini-Folsom Fair) on Sunday, so brace yourself for more fabulous fotos of flesh.

In the meantime, watch these movies to get you prepped for Folsom Street Fair in September.

Streetfair Meat
Oink 2
New Meat 5

The notorious Will Clark brings his festive and philanthropic Bad Boys party up to the Bay Area. This is an afternoon where worlds will meet and mix it up in a fundraising event unlike any you've ever seen before! Like all Bad Boys events, there will be a host of gay porn stars in a "meet and greet" setting but this one will be with a twist: the porn star strips that you only read about, the S&M demos that you only hear about and the body posing/worship that you dream about in your sleep at night... all will be on stage as part of the event! Will's got a great lineup of hot, sexy, sleazy men who will fill up your... day with great entertainment.

Blue Room Gallery
2331 Mission Street (between 19th and 20th)
2:00 to 7:00pm

Lazy Bear Photos

As promised, I have photos from Lazy Bear Weekend, and I think they are pretty damn good if I say so myself!

At first I was a little nervous about passing out flyers and taking photos, but I had a job to do to launch my new site. I swallowed my pride and started passing out stickers with that round Muscle Bear Cub logo and everybody was very receptive. Unfortunately, one of the organizers made me stop passing out stickers because there was a conflict with paid sponsors of the event. I apologized and started taking pictures instead.

God forbid some bear queen someday sees his picture on a porn website, freaks out and causes us to be prevented from taking pictures, too! To be safe though, I always ASK before snapping a picture. Many other photographers don't ask to take a picture because they want it to be candid. You can tell by the face that the subject doesn't know his picture is being taken. Most of the guys this weekend were anxious to see themselves on a website, but shooting in bars and inside private resorts is not the same as shooting on the street.

When Cedar went with us to Bear Weekend the past few years, he was shooting belly shots for our site BellyWorship.com. Nobody ever objected to having their belly photographed, partly because Cedar never shot their face so it was a little more anonymous. I'd rather make sure that the subject knows he's being photographed, not like those hidden camera videos.

Without Cedar, the belly shots were just not as interesting to me, so I decided to shoot the kind of guys that I am interested in - beefy, buffed, hairy and fun. Here's a free movie clip that is pretty much what I'm looking for:

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Will Clark's Redstar Tour

Click [continue] for details of Will Clark's upcoming tour dates across the country.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Bruc