LOS ANGELES - For the first time ever, the calendars will include the months and days of the week in four different languages - French, Spanish, German and Italian.
All BIG Daddy calendars contain full nudity and feature a variety of different types of men. This year's Playgirl calendar includes another collection of photography showcasing the sexy fit models from around the world as seen in the popular magazine. The biggest, baddest, models in the adult film industry are back again this year in two different Raging Stallion Studios calendars featuring photography by Kent Taylor. In Stallions, fan favorites Steve Cruz, Jake Deckard, Dirk Jager, Remy Delanie and more are featured in the all-new collection. From the 22-man military epic Grunts, comes the accompanying wall calendar featuring the hottest studs from this mega blockbuster that countless viewers have grown to love.
The popular and exclusive content of the website BangBangBoys.com is featured in two different titles that take you behind the scenes to see what sexy guys do when no one is looking. Skin shows how the exotic, hung studs of South America try to cool off on long, hot and humid summers days. Naked & Exposed reveals what hot young fraternity guys do when they are not studying.
From Joe Oppedisano's best-selling photobook Testosterone, comes Street Fight. This intense calendar takes fans into a fantasy of witnessing an undercover erotic fighting club filled with hot men taking out their aggressions on each other. Two additional calendars featuring Oppedisano's photography are being released by 10%, a division of Village Lighthouse. Athletes, a best-selling calendar title, is back for a second year featuring incredibly sexy jocks. Knockout! features amazing photography of hot, mixed martial arts sportsmen. The accompanying film Knockout!, takes viewers behind the scenes of Oppedisano's photo shoot at the world famous Gleason's Gym in New York. The film will be released on DVD by Greenwood/Cooper, a division of Village Lighthouse, on May 20, 2008.
Tom Bianchi has a long reputation for delivering the best in male beauty with a successful career that includes over 18 published books of his photography. Bianchi Men is a selection of Bianchi's newer photography featuring hot, muscular models. Out of the Studio, a limited edition calendar of Tom Bianchi's classic photography of male comradery, is being released by PROVOCATEUR, a division of Village Lighthouse, along with the BIG Daddy titles in late May.
Two calendars in the BIG Daddy calendar line hope to satisfy customers taste for un-manicured and rugged men. Bear Men, a best selling title in 2008, features all new hot and hunky bears with photography by bubbaclicks. By customer demand, XXL Men with photography by Foto by Michio is a brand new title featuring large beefy and burly men for the people who consider themselves cubby chasers.
The highly anticipated calendar with impressive pre-book sales to date is Meat. This calendar is the ultimate celebration of masculinity, fertility and power with statuesque men featuring every inch of their physiques.
The suggested retail price of every BIG Daddy 2009 Calendar is $15.95 each and will be released in late May. Pre-booking online is available for all BIG Daddy calendars at 10percent.com and Amazon.com. At the time of release, BIG Daddy titles will also be available at local community retailers. More information about BIG Daddy and its products is available at www.villagelighthouse.com.
ABOUT BIG DADDY
BIG DADDY was launched early in 2006 to offer a more edgy and humorous selection of greeting cards and magnets. It features in-your-face, outrageous humor and incredibly sexy photography and illustration. The BIG DADDY brand has rapidly grown. Its most exciting achievement recently was the partnership it formed with Playgirl Magazine to publish and distribute products featuring its incredibly stunning and sexy photography. In 2007, BIG DADDY began publishing its own line of wall calendars. With an exclusive selection of products featuring the photography of Playgirl, Falcon Studios, Rascal Video, Fratmen.com, BangBangBoys.com and Raging Stallion Studios, BIG DADDY has the sexiest, most edgy greeting cards, magnets and calendars in the gay and mainstream bachelorette niche markets. Its cross-market appeal gives it huge potential for brand recognition and product placement.
ABOUT VILLAGE LIGHTHOUSE
Village Lighthouse, Inc. is a leading manufacturer, distributor and retailer of gay and lesbian oriented merchandise. Its wholesale divisions, including BIG Daddy, PROVOCATEUR, Greenwood/Cooper, 10%, Alluvial Filmworks and N10Z distribute greeting cards, calendars, posters, postcards, movies, magnets, cologne, male pheromones and other paper products internationally to over 500 accounts. Village Lighthouse's retail divisions include 10percent.com, the leading online shopping destination for the gay community, and OutGreetings (outgreetings.com), an e-card and event planning service that caters to the gay and lesbian community. For more information about Village Lighthouse and its divisions, visit its corporate website at VillageLighthouse.com.
All models were at least 18 years old at the time of their performance. 18 U.S.C. 2257 Record-Keeping Requirements Compliance Statement.
