The Tom of Finland crew—an unbelievably sexy assortment of leather studs who created so many classic porn fantasies—has returned live and in person for a series of parties. This fall, a series of event aims to raise funds for the non-profit Tom of Finland Foundation, which is dedicated to preserving the Tom of Finland erotica archive. The “Cops ’n’ Thugs” parties will feature the usual notorious uniformed studs and offer prizes for the best “good cop-bad cop” team. The events will be at the Faultline in Los Angeles. More information about the organization and the events can be found at the website TomOfFinlandFoundation.org.
Master director William Higgins—who gave the men of Eastern Europe to the rest of the world, thereby creating a sensation that has changed the gay porn experience—is celebrating his third decade in the business. In honor of his 30th anniversary, the AVN Hall of Fame member is hosting what he calls the “30th Anniversary Hard Time Sale.” Higgins is offering a special membership rate for WilliamHiggins.com and CzechGuysNextDoor.com, which together boast nearly two million photos of some of the most handsome men in the world. BurnDVD.tv also is promoting special prices on Higgins classic titles and new works.
Higgins still possesses an uncanny ability to find cute, young guys with uncut cocks in and around Prague, and he is still filming them with his unequaled expertise.
Dark Alley Media will release a provocative new title, Cunt Wreckers, in October. They studio is filming the final raw and raunchy sex scenes, which include promised ass-stretching with massive dildos and metal prods. David Castan, Brent Bow and the aptly named Mike Butt are among the stars.
You know Neville as a director, studio manager, cameraman and jack of all trades in the adult industry, but now his artistic and fashion photography have taken front and center. Neville has featured some of his best black-and-white work on YouTube in preparation for more of his Neville Style studio work. See YouTube.com/user/nevillestyle for the latest compilations of his favorite male erotica photo shoots.
No, Raging Stallion isn’t going emo on us. Don’t let the recent report of a twink Line upset you: Young college men will be the focus of the collaboration between Raging Stallion Studios and Twinks.com. The guys from the internet site based in Florida have teamed with the San Francisco-based porn company to produce a DVD line that breaks the Raging Stallion mold. Twinks.com director Gio Caruso said he is going to bring some uncharacteristic looks into the Raging Stallion fold, but the performers won’t be the waifish, barely-legal type. Instead, Caruso plans to feature masculine, buffed-up jocks.
Brandon Lee, possibly the most famous gay Asian porn star, always was a good actor. Now he’s taken his acting talents to the stage in Seussical, the Musical. Lee plays Yertle the Turtle in a College of the Desert production in Palm Springs, Calif. The play is scheduled to run through mid-September.
Steve Woods, another porn reviewer from the past, has turned novelist. Drawing the Veil (Phaze Books, 2009) is a prequel to the successful Barbary pirate novel Beyond the Veil. Both are about a guy pulled from his lover and forced into a life of pain and violence, so he does what any other gay man would do: He becomes a pirate captain. Check out Woods’ books at Phaze.com.
I’m looking forward to a few of the old-timers talking it up at Micky’s Bar during the September “Cocktails with the Stars” series that will honor David Forest. I’m particularly thrilled to see Adam Hart scheduled for Sept. 10 and Sharon Kane for Sept. 24. Sharon and I also are talking at a scholarly lecture later in the fall at the Art Center College during a class called “Not Your Mama’s Gender Study.” Is there something about Ms. Kane I don’t know but should?
