What is the "sport" part of "Water Sports"? Is there a "skill" involved in pissing on someone? Do you really need to "practice" for Water Sports the way Olympic athletes practice for their respective sports? Obviously, if there is a "winner" in Golden Showers competitions, he'd get a "Gold" medal... I could go on and on, but that piss talk makes me queesy. No, I do NOT like to see or participate in pissing scenes, water sports, golden showers or whatever you want to call it, but aparently a lot of people do. I don't think I would even want to walk under that fountain of Michaelangelo's David spurting water out of his pee pee. But, for you sickos that like that stuff, here is a list of piss videos you can watch online: I Love My Piss by Third World Video My Piss My Cum By Bobby Michaels Devil In The Rain by Titan Piss Police by Third World Video Detour by Titan Piss Off by Third World Video Gorge by Titan Thirsty by Third Wave Video Wet by Spunk Video My Masters by Spunk Video (Director: Christopher Rage)

J.C. Adams reports that gay porn star Rod Roddick died Thursday, August 18th of a heart attack. Adams writes: He was 34 years old. Information is still coming in and I have not been able to confirm what he suffered from, although director Blue Blake tells me Mr. Roddick had been sick for some time. Rod Roddick appeared in MINUTE MEN 15 (Buckshots/COLT, 1997) and later TALES FROM THE TREEHOUSE (2001) for Big Blue Productions. Of course he was wildly popular on the bodybuilding circuit and among muscle fans thanks to that spectacularly bulging physique. "I met Rod when I first met my husband Harold," recalled Mr. Blake, "so it's been ten years. We met when I was doing 'Making Porn' Off-Broadway and I thought, 'I wouldn't mind doing a film with him!'" Later, when Mr. Blake founded his studio, "I used him straightaway in TREEHOUSE as the football player, because I thought he was the very image of the archetypal football player. He was a lovely guy, it's very sad." ROD RODDICK STATS: Height: 5' 11" Weight: 260 hard, ripped, tanned lbs. Body Fat: always at or below 5% Chest: 56 + Waist: 31" Quads: 30" Biceps: 21" Hair/Eyes: Brown/Blue

Muscle icon Zeb Atlas has been spotted posting his profile on BigMuscle.com, the gay dating site that has also become a sort of porn star holding tank. I was going to say that someone should tell the gay-for-pay Zeb that Big Muscle is a place where guys hook up with guys, but I think he knows that. I'm pretty sure he's using it as a tool for "guy$$$ hooking up with guy$$$", if you know what I mean. Despite numerous requests for more hairy-chested photos of Zeb Atlas, he actually prefers to shave ("more def." he says). He even did a video of himself shaving his chest (click for a sample). (Collective sigh from the muscle bear community...) Amazingly, the Big Muscle fans also preferred his own more natural and raw photos from home rather than the primped and plucked photos done by professionals, so I included a few here. However, Zeb has his own website now, ZebAtlas.com, where he has a variety of different photographic styles and he even does live shows (click for a sample video.

I hate having to be a "responsible journalist", because I'm not, really. I'm just a gossipy blogger covering the gay porn beat. We all love to hear and repeat gossip, but sometimes I run across a juicy story about somebody in the gay porn industry, and I have to think twice about running it. I don't have lawyers or publicists or "my people" to defend me if someone's feelings get hurt, and the guys in the gay porn industry don't have lawyers or publicists or "their people" to defend them either. I've gone through fazes of being a lot more brazen about spreading gossip just to stir up the shit and make a name for myself and my gay porn blog. Even if there is no backlash from spreading a piece of gossip, I often feel icky afterward. And believe it or not, I suppress a lot of stories that could blow up in my face or cause someone undue anquish. Aren't I a saint? (eyes rolling) So now, this study comes out done by reponsible scientists and reported by "responsible journalists" from the respected and decidedly non-gossipy (ahem) New York Times. The gist of it is, gossiping is considered normal behavior and actually helps both parties become more a part of their peer group. Interesting. Another fascinating point made is that if the guy who spreads gossip has high self-esteem and feels good about himself, he will spread positive gossip, but if he feels marginalized, he'll spread derogatory gossip. That certainly explains a lot. Of my gay gossip peers, Mark Adams, Will Clark, and JC Adams mostly write positve items, but I can tell when they're grumpy. Ted Casablanca and Billy Masters seem to have no self-esteem problems cause they'll tell anything about anybody - except Ms. Casa-B, who always buries the good stuff in those damn indecipherable Blind Items! I could strangle him sometimes! Ooops, there I go again, I must be in a bad mood... So listen up, Jeff Palmer, Mark Dalton, Zeb Atlas, Jeff Stryker, Ryan Idol, Dick Wolf, David Forest and he-who-shall-not-be-named. You're not going to escape gossip, but you better hope I'm in a good mood! I'll never forget what Steven Scarborough told his models as I approached their booth at IML, "Here comes Mark Kliem, he can either make you or break you." HAVE YOU HEARD? GOSSIP TURNS OUT TO SERVE A PURPOSE By Benedict Carey, New York Times Juicy gossip moves so quickly - He did what? She has pictures? - that few people have time to cover their ears, even if they wanted to. "I heard a lot in the hallway, on the way to class," said Mady Miraglia, 35, a high school history teacher in Los Gatos, Calif., speaking about a previous job, where she got a running commentary from fellow teachers on the sexual peccadilloes and classroom struggles of her colleagues. "To be honest, it made me feel better as a teacher to hear others being put down," she said. "I was out there on my own, I had no sense of how I was doing in class, and the gossip gave me some connection. And I felt like it gave me status, knowing information, being on the inside." Gossip has long been dismissed by researchers as little more than background noise, blather with no useful function. But some investigators now say that gossip should be central to any study of group interaction. People find it irresistible for good reason: Gossip not only helps clarify and enforce the rules that keep people working well together, studies suggest, but it circulates crucial information about the behavior of others that cannot be published in an office manual. As often as it sullies reputations, psychologists say, gossip offers a foothold for newcomers in a group and a safety net for group members who feel in danger of falling out. "There has been a tendency to denigrate gossip as sloppy and unreliable" and unworthy of serious study, said David Sloan Wilson, a professor of biology and anthropology at the State University of New York at Binghamton and the author of "Darwin's Cathedral," a book on evolution and group behavior. "But gossip appears to be a very sophisticated, multifunctional interaction which is important in policing behaviors in a group and defining group membership." When two or more people huddle to share inside information about another person who is absent, they are often spreading important news, and enacting a mutually protective ritual that may have evolved from early grooming behaviors, some biologists argue. Long-term studies of Pacific Islanders, American middle-school children and residents of rural Newfoundland and Mexico, among others, have confirmed that the content and frequency of gossip are universal: people devote anywhere from a fifth to two-thirds or more of their daily conversation to gossip, and men appear to be just as eager for the skinny as women. Sneaking, lying and cheating among friends or acquaintances make for the most savory material, of course, and most people pass on their best nuggets to at least two other people, surveys find. This grapevine branches out through almost every social group and it functions, in part, to keep people from straying too far outside the group's rules, written and unwritten, social scientists find. In one recent experiment, Dr. Wilson led a team of researchers who asked a group of 195 men and women to rate their approval or disapproval of several situations in which people talked behind the back of a neighbor. In one, a rancher complained to other ranchers that his neighbor had neglected to fix a fence, allowing cattle to wander and freeload. The report was accurate, and the students did not disapprove of the gossip. But men in particular, the researchers found, strongly objected if the rancher chose to keep mum about the fence incident. "Plain and simple he should have told about the problem to warn other ranchers," wrote one study participant, expressing a common sentiment that, in this case, a failure to gossip put the group at risk. "We're told we're not supposed to gossip, that our reputation plummets, but in this context there may be an expectation that you should gossip: you're obligated to tell, like an informal version of the honor code at military academies," Dr. Wilson said. This rule-enforcing dynamic is hardly confined to the lab. For 18 months, Kevin Kniffin, an anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin, tracked the social interactions of a university crew team, about 50 men and women who rowed together in groups of four or eight. Dr. Kniffin said he was still analyzing his research notes. But a preliminary finding, he said, was that gossip levels peaked when the team included a slacker, a young man who regularly missed practices or showed up late. Fellow crew members joked about the slacker's sex life behind his back and made cruel cracks about his character and manhood, in part because the man's shortcoming reflected badly on the entire team. "As soon as this guy left the team, the people were back to talking about radio, food, politics, weather, those sorts of things," Dr. Kniffin said. "There was very little negative gossip." Given this protective group function, gossiping too little may be at least as risky as gossiping too much, some psychologists say. After all, scuttlebutt is the most highly valued social currency there is. While humor and story telling can warm any occasion, a good scoop spreads through a room like an illicit and irresistible drug, passed along in nods and crooked smiles, in discreet walks out to the balcony, the corridor, the powder room. Knowing that your boss is cheating on his wife, or that a sister-in-law has a drinking problem or a rival has benefited from a secret trust fund may be enormously important, and in many cases change a person's behavior for the better. "We all know people who are not calibrated to the social world at all, who if they participated in gossip sessions would learn a whole lot of stuff they need to know and can't learn anywhere else, like how reliable people are, how trustworthy," said Sarah Wert, a psychologist at Yale. "Not participating in gossip at some level can be unhealthy, and abnormal." Talking out of school may also buffer against low-grade depressive moods. In one recent study, Dr. Wert had 84 college students write about a time in their lives when they felt particularly alienated socially, and also about a memory of being warmly accepted. After finishing the task, Dr. Wert prompted the participants to gossip with a friend about a mutual acquaintance, as she filmed the exchanges. Those who rated their self-esteem highly showed a clear pattern: they spread good gossip when they felt accepted and a more derogatory brand when they felt marginalized. The gossip may involve putting someone else down to feel better by comparison. Or it may simply be a way to connect with someone else and share insecurities. But the end result, she said, is often a healthy relief of social and professional anxiety. Ms. Miraglia, the high school teacher, said that in her previous job she found it especially comforting to hear about more senior teachers' struggle to control difficult students. "It was my first job, and I felt overwhelmed, and to hear someone say, 'There's no control in that class' about another teacher, that helped build my confidence," she said. She said she also heard about teachers who made inappropriate comments to students about sex, a clear violation of school policy and professional standards. Adept gossipers usually sense which kinds of discreet talk are most likely to win acceptance from a particular group. For example, a closely knit corporate team with clear values - working late hours, for instance - will tend to embrace a person who gripes in private about a colleague who leaves early and shun one who complains about the late nights. By contrast, a widely dispersed sales force may lap up gossip about colleagues, but take it lightly, allowing members to work however they please, said Eric K. Foster, a scholar at the Institute for Survey Research at Temple University in Philadelphia, who recently published an analysis of gossip research. It is harder to judge how gossip will move through groups that are split into factions, like companies with divisions that are entirely independent, Dr. Foster said. "In these situations, it is the person who gravitates into a intermediate position, making connections between the factions, who controls the gossip flow and holds a lot of power," he said. Such people can mask devious intentions, spread false rumors and manipulate others for years, as anyone who has worked in an organization for a long time knows. But to the extent that healthy gossip has evolved to protect social groups, it will also ultimately expose many of those who cheat and betray. Any particularly nasty gossip has an author or authors, after all, and any functioning gossip network builds up a memory. So do the people who are tuned in to the network. In one 2004 study, psychologists had college students in Ohio fill out questionnaires, asking about the best gossip they had heard in the last week, the last month and the last year. The students then explained in writing what they learned by hearing the stories. Among the life lessons: "Infidelity will eventually catch up with you," "Cheerful people are not necessarily happy people" and "Just because someone says they have pictures of something doesn't mean they do." None of which they had learned in class.

"Just what we need in San Francisco - another street fair for gay perverts!" I'm sure a lot of church ladies stuck in traffic say the same thing, but for me, I wish we could just shut down the streets and party EVERY Sunday. Why not, we already have Folsom Fair, Dore Alley (AKA Up Your Alley), Castro Fair, Easter in the Park, Pink Saturday, two days of Pride, Love Parade, Halloween, pre-Halloween, pre-pre-Halloween, and that's just the gay-oriented street fairs! When I worked at Naked Sword, I started taking pictures at the street fairs to offer something free to entice visitors to pay for the "real" content. Since I started running Lavender Lounge full time a couple years ago, I've taken so many beautiful photos of sexy men at street fairs, that the Paparazzi Pix section of Lavender Lounge has become one of the most popular areas of the site. There are so many super hot guys walking around with their shirts off at events like Folsom Fair that would never consider posing for a "porn website", but they seem to have no problem smiling for the camera on the street! (Shhh, don't tell them this is a porn site!) If they pull out their dick, naturally I'll shoot it, but if they don't, that's fine, too. A face, a nipple, a treasure trail, any body part can look sexy on the right guy at the right moment. At each street fair, I get at least a couple dick shots, and sometimes even a little more action. But mostly, I just shoot cute guys showing off their sculpted chests and bulging biceps. Beefy and furry chests are preferred, but I've shot all sorts of guys with that indescribable "it" factor. Maybe it's just me, but I think that is much sexier that that same old closeup of the underside of a dick going into an ass you've seen in gay porn movies over and over again. I spent this past Sunday at the newest gay tourist attraction in San Francisco, Hairrison Street Fair. Yes, that is how it's spelled because the festival is "the world's largest bear celebration" and it's all about the fur. The term "bear" is still relatively new in connection with gay erotic imagery. In a certain way you could say the interest in bear culture is a backlash against the eraly gay porn cliche of young, smooth, blond twinks. Yeah, yeah, brotherhood, community, blah, blah, blah. The truth is the gay baby boomers are getting older and America in general is getting fatter, so why bother shaving your chest to keep up with an image you can't maintain? Like Retardo the Wonderfuck says, "Who knew sexy could come in X-large?" Members of the Lavender Lounge VIP Room can view my 320 photos from the second annual Hairrision Street Fair as well as my coverage of past Folsom Fairs, Castro Fairs, Pride festivals, etc. If you like those photos, you'll also like the Muscle Bear Cub section and the Belly Worship section!

This interview with one of my pornstar homeboys, Tony Bishop, came from my friends at ManNet.com. I met Tony Bishop through Sean Masters' "Powermasters" events at the Powerhouse last fall. Tony would always show up looking cute as a button at Sean's one-Thursday-a-month parties that almost always came very close to getting the place shut down. I knew Tony had done some movies for Factory Video and even one for Falcon, but being the snob I am, he always remembered me more often than I remembered him. (When you're pre-Altzheimers, it's never too early to start learning excuses for forgetfullness. Now where was I? Oh yeah, Tony Bishop.) I see Tony Bishop around town all the time, and it's great to know that porn stars do have other lives and careers besides whoring on camera. Having only seen him in bars where you're not supposed to show dick, it wasn't until the clothing optional Bad Boys Pool Party this past spring that I got to see Tony Bishop's most interesting feature - his tattooed penis! (see below) Ouch! It hurts to think of it! Here are a couple my photos of gay porn star Tony Bishop, but the rest are in the VIP Room. And check out his movies at Gay Video Cafe, Naked Sword or MaleFlixxx.tv. PROFILE - Porn Newcomer Tony Bishop - PROFILE Tony Bishop E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Web: http://www.TonyBishopXXX.com 01 - Video Name: Tony Bishop 02 - Birthday: July 1980 -- Cancer Astrologic Sign :) 03 - Birthplace: Sandpoint, Idaho ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandpoint ) 04 - Current Home: San Francisco ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco ) 05 - Marital Status: Single and looking. 06 - Working on: Getting ripped abs ... however, that is always a work in progress. 07 - The last good porn video I saw was: "Cross Country" ( http://CrossCountryTheMovie.com ). 08 - The last good mainstream movie I saw was: "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" ( http://ChocolateFactoryMovie.com ) -- love Johnny Depp ( http://JohnnyDeppFan.com ). 09 - What's in your music player right now: Currently listening to Kelly Clarkson on the radio ( http://KellyClarksonWeb.com ). I'm a big radio person. Love variety and NPR ( http://NPR.org ). 10 - The book I've been reading is: "Turning the Tables: Restaurants from the Inside Out," Steven A. Shaw ( http://www.Fat-Guy.com ). 11 - Magazines I read: Newsweek ( http://Newsweek.com ), Out ( http://Out.com ), The Advocate ( http://Advocate.com ), Gourmet ( http://Gourmet.com ), and food magazines. 12 - Favorite porn performers: Chris Steele ( http://ChrisSteele.com ), Jason Ridge ( http://JasonRidge.com ), Carlos Morales ( http://Carlos-Morales.com ), Franco Santoro, J.D. Kollin ( http://profiles.yahoo.com/IndyKollin ) and Shane Rollins ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShaneRollins ). 13 - Favorite mainstream performers: Johnny Depp ( http://imdb.com/name/nm0000136 ), Tom Hanks ( http://imdb.com/name/nm0000158 ), Jody Foster ( http://imdb.com/name/nm0000149 ) and Madonna ( http://Madonna.com ). 14 - Favorite childhood memory: Playing in the dirt with my matchbox cars with my grandpa on the weekends. He would sit down with me and play "cars" with me and get all dirty and they my grandma would yell at him and my parents would yell at me for being all dirty. 15 - People always think I'm: Shy when they first meet me. 16 - Nobody knows I'm: A pastry chef or drive a motorcycle. 17 - If I could do it over I would: Have never started smoking. 18 - One thing I can't stand: Bad hygiene. 19 - If I could change one thing about myself: I like myself just the way I am. 20 - Major accomplishments: Moving to San Francisco and making it on my own. Graduating from college with a B.A. in psychology, Also have a degree as a pastry chef. 21 - Most humbling experience: I know this has happened but I don't recall any specifics right now! 22 - Prized possession: My motorcycle: A 2003 Yamaha V Star Custom 650 ( http://Yamaha-Motor.com/star ). 23 - Three words that describe me: Outgoing. Witty. Kinky. *** VIDEOGRAPHY - Tony Bishop - VIDEOGRAPHY *** -- "Bed Heads" ( http://www.AdonisPictures.com ) -- "CZ1: Blue Collar Butthole" ( http://RagingStallion.com ) -- "Driver" ( http://JocksStudios.com ) - Not yet released. -- "Getting It in the End" ( http://GettingItInTheEndTheMovie.com ) -- "Good Boys" ( http://FactoryVideos.com ) -- "ManPlay: MP-018" ( http://ManPlay.tv ) -- "Seedy" ( http://FactoryVideos.com ) -- "The Shaft" ( http://RagingStallion.com )

Even though my New Year's Resolution for 2005 was to "shoot more gay porn", I've been slacking all year and it's almost September. Thank god there are ambitious models out there who actually go out and pursue porn sites like Lavender Lounge looking for work. Jacob Slader contacted me that way in the spring and we did a really great photo session with him, but that was months ago. Last week a local guy named Angel contacted me through my Model Search page and from the photos he sent me, I knew he was just what I needed for Muscle Bear Cub. Angel is about 28, 6 feet tall and weighs 170. He's half Mexican and half Cuban, but was born in Spain and came to the States at 14. From his intitial email he says, "I'm versitile, love to suck, be fucked and fuck. I especially love ass-eatin', on both ends. Nothin' really works me like a hot-ass, well except for the guy who knows how to turn on my submissive button. When one can do that, all inhibition falls. My fetishes include nipple play-to-torture, being edged to screaming, outdoor sex, other latinos, underware, and "tricky"/"deceptive" sex. My interests lie in swimming, gymnastics, and moutaineering. And since you suggested that an applicant ask himself just how many guys would pay to see him, I'm more than certain that it is quite a few. Empiricle research seems to suggest quite a few. I'm not sure what "tricky/deceptive sex" means, but in person, he described his newfound appreciation for nipple play, and you'll see plenty in Angel's photo session in the VIP Room at Lavender Lounge. Enjoy.

"Tighten that asshole! Yeah! Suck on that big dick! Yeah!" Those famous lines from gay porn movies will probably be carved on Jeff Styker's tombstone. Who likes vintage gay porn? I do! I do! This week Falcon Studio is offering Jeff Stryker in his glory days on Pay Per View through the Falcon website. As it says, it's Jeff Stryker's "first pre-condom movie", or as Mark Adams refers to him, TLO - "The Large One". They didn't mention which movie, but it seems to me he may have done movies for other studios first. I may be wrong, cause the 80's are still a blur. If it's the one where he rides up on a dirt bike, then humps his leather jacket on the side of a hill, you are in for a big treat! No matter which movie they are referring to, Jeff Stryker is always Jeff Stryker. He's such an icon, he ought to have his own Saturday morning cartoon show. Oh wait, we still have those assholes running the show in Washington - don't even go there...

Raging Stallion is giving away FREE gay porn! Woo Hoo! Free Porn! They are running a special promotion for just the weekend of August 19 to 22, 2005 where if you buy any video, you get a free DVD of "Passport Exposed". "Exposed" is the behind the scenes making of Raging Stallion's hit movie "Passport to Paradise". Incidently, "Passport to Paradise", as well as a number of Raging Stallion movies, was shot at my friend's house up in Sonoma County, not in Central America as portrayed in the movie. But what the hell, it's a beautiful location and the movie is one of Chris Ward's favorite personal achievements, and you'd probably never know it unless I told you. Ah, the magic of gay porn Hollywood! And you know, if you are too late for this weekend's deadline to get the free video, I'll bet if you contact them and say you heard about it at Lavender Lounge, they might still give the free copy of "Passport Exposed". It's worth a try!

This photo of Jerry Douglas just arrived from the set of Buckshot's upcoming "Beyond Perfect". I think the caption reads, "Next year I'm going to WIN that Best Screenplay Award!" And by the way, that's Brad Patton's ass in the background. Is that ass beyond perfect, or what???! Colt Studio Group announced today that editing has begun on its latest Buckshot Productions feature, "Beyond Perfect", written and directed by award-winning writer/director Jerry Douglas, and the eagerly awaited production is moving rapidly toward its November direct mail and online release date. "Beyond Perfect" tells the tale of a pair of present-day lovers whose relationship is threatened when one discovers the other in the midst of an afternoon quickie with an anonymous trick. In the demanding roles of the two lovers, Buckshot Men Brad Patton and Jason Kingsley perform as they never have before, both dramatically and erotically. The third major role in the film, that of a couple counselor to whom they turn for help in salvaging their relationship, is played by legendary director Joe Gage in his first turn before the camera in several years. In a telephone interview, Douglas noted, "The great director Alfred Hitchcock always said that films are not made on the set, they are made in the editing room - and I have certainly felt that truth of that statement over and over again as I try to put this film together. For example, there is so much sizzling footage of the final scene between Brad and Jason that I could cut an hour-long sequence from that episode alone! This also holds true of the backroom bar scene that opens the film. We shot an entire day with eight principals and over a dozen extras, and what we captured that day is so good and so raunchy that it's very difficult to eliminate even a single shot. So I've clearly got my work cut out for me.

Just got a little teaser about Falcon's BIG production for 2005. It's a sweeping epic that takes place in New Zealand with 23 models, a sailboat and a helicopter! (I told you it was BIG!) Below is a plot summary, and interview with someone behind the scenes, and Q&A with Roman Heart and Benjamin Somebody. And just for the record, Roman has my "Heart"! Cross Country, Parts 1 & 2 In Cross Country Part 1 & 2 , Falcon Studios' latest two-part travel epic, two adventure-seekers embark on the journey of a lifetime in search of the ultimate prize: a priceless Maori totem and an unforgettable piece of ass -- all filmed on location in breathtaking New Zealand. Falcon Lifetime Exclusive Matthew Rush and Falcon Exclusive Erik Rhodes play two best friends who are also the fiercest of competitors. When they arrive in New Zealand after being invited by Falcon Exclusive Roman Heart they have no idea about the danger -- and intense sex -- they're about to encounter along the way. So focused on winning, they are oblivious to the fact that they're falling into a trap set by Falcon Exclusive Dean Monroe, a ruthless collector who does what it takes to get what he wants. On their journey they come face-to-face with a sex-crazed cult that worships the flesh, a mysterious Maori guide, and of course some of the most gorgeous men on the planet. And that's just part one ... COMING OUT SEPTEMBER 21. This month's Studio Notes will feature a new face at Falcon: John Simms, the new Director of Post-Production and Videography. John might be new at Falcon, but he has been in the industry for over 15 years and is very happy about his newfound place in the Falcon production family. Here he shares some choice tidbits from his Cross Country experience. What was your primary role on this production? John: I was the "behind-the-scenes" cameraman, shooting footage for the DVD and documentary on the making of Cross Country . I was there the entire 24 days of the production, filming pretty much every aspect of the journey. The camera was rolling in the mornings, in the evenings, during the sex scenes, when they went to eat or to the gym... It was pretty continuous. I also got some footage of the locals' reactions to seeing this large group of beefy guys... What did you think of New Zealand? Benjamin: New Zealand is a beautiful place that I definitely want to visit again. Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to visit the Bay of Islands with the rest of the crew. My scene was the last one, and was shot in Auckland. It reminded me a lot of Vancouver, British Columbia. Roman : It was awesome. The scenery and the atmosphere couldn't have made for a better place to make this movie. What did NZ think of Falcon? Did you have time to meet any of the local gay guys? If so what did you think of them? Benjamin: I was only in New Zealand for one scene, so I didn't really find time to meet many of the locals. I spent most of my spare time either in bed or in the bath tub with Roman Heart! Roman : Most of the time we stayed in a very small town in the Bay of Islands, and the locals there were really nice. Most of the models and crew frequented a local bar. We were there so much that we put on a strip show one night. If you had free time in NZ what did you do? Where there any gay bars for you to check out? Benjamin: A bunch of us (Roman, Rod Barry, Chris Steele, and myself stumbled across this little karaoke bar in Auckland and had a good old drunken time. Chris did an amazing job at singing "Crocodile Rock". Roman Heart and Rod Barry rocked the house with "Achy Breaky Heart". And I did a not-so-successful rendition of "Papa Don't Preach". Roman : I tried to see as much as I could. I had lots of free time because I was there for three weeks. I went to the bars quite a bit and we did karaoke one night, which was fun. I went to the hot springs one other day, and that was pretty awesome. How did this film differ from other Falcon movies that you've been in? Benjamin : I've only done one other film with Falcon or anyone else. I think it's title is Driver . It was filmed in San Francisco, and was a great experience. But going to New Zealand was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I've never traveled outside the US except to visit Canada. But since that's only a 20 minute drive for me it doesn't really count! It was exciting to get a passport for the first time. Roman : This movie was on location, and it was a huge production. With twenty-three models, a sail boat, and helicopter, and all of the location shots, there were no shortcuts that could be taken in making this film. How does it feel to be a part of Falcon's yearly two-part destination film? Benjamin : I was flattered to be asked to do this film. I've only done one other movie with Falcon ( Driver ) and to be part of Falcon's two-part destination film is an honor. Roman : It's great. I think it is usually the biggest production every year, and it's great to be a part of that experience... For more updates about the release of "Cross Country" and all the Falcon, Jocks, and Mustang prodcuts, please visit the Falcon website.

To promote Falcon's upcoming gay porn movie extravaganza, "Cross Country 1 & 2", the producers are offering a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to New Zealand! The deadline for entry is November 30, 2005 and the winner will be announced on January 2, 2006. One Prize will be awarded and will consist of: a) Round Trip Airfare for two from any city within the United States to Auckland, New Zealand (approx. retail value: $2,000). b) Seven nights lodging at Orongo Bay Homestead (http://www.thehomestead.co.nz) -- approx. retail value: $1,600. c) $1,000 car rental/food allowance. That is one helluva prize! Naturally, I read the rules, and unfortuantely, being the influencial industry insider that I am, I am ineligible. DAMN! But, that just gives YOU more of a chance to win! The movie stars Falcon Lifetime Exclusive Matthew Rush, plus Exclusives Erik Rhodes (yum!) and my baby boy, Roman Heart. This is Falcon's once-a-year-blow-the-budget epic, following previous year's "Taking Flight", "Drenched", and "Deep South". Click here to enter Falcon Studios' "Cross Country" Sweepstakes.

According to a British tabloid website, boxer Mike Tyson is reportedly set to star in a porn film - with Jenna Jameson. . "The former boxing World Heavyweight Champion claims he is desperate for cash, after being hit with a tax bill for several million dollars, and a porn career is a tempting offer. The disgraced pugilist, who retired from boxing last month, was approached by Jenna's representatives to star as her partner in the X-rated movie. He is quoted by Britain's Zoo magazine as saying: "I just talked to a gentleman called Jimmy who's involved with Jenna Jameson. They said they were interested in getting me involved in the adult film industry "I need the money up front". Meanwhile, American boxing journalist Pedro Fernandez believes Tyson, who was jailed for six years in 1992 on rape charges, would triumph in the sex industry - with his alleged 14inch manhood. He explained: "According to court documentation from Tyson's rape trial, his member is at least 14in long "If Tyson brings out some of the ferocity that made him a champion, he could definitely become a successful porn star" The respected San Jose Mercury News has also picked up the story, adding a quote from Tyson along with a little jab, "Reality TV doesn't pay enough,'' said Tyson, who still owes millions to the IRS. "I need the money up front.'' If Tyson is successful in this venture, how long before talent scouts start pursuing Butterbean? I haven't really followed Mike Tyson's career, but even as a casual observer, the guy is just crazy enough to try it. Off the top of my head I recall he bit off someone's ear, raped (or supposedly raped) at least two girls, got bizzare tattoos of including one on his face and one of Mao, had a messy divorce with actress Robin Givens, and made some outlandish quotes to the media, including taunting an opponant with the phrase, "I'll fuck you till you love me!" (which Howard Stern has replayed a million times). No one has heard from Jenna Jameson, but considering how careful she is about managing her career, I doubt she's put her life at risk by even being in the same room with Mike Tyson. Besides, that supposed 14" inch would be wasted on a female, even if she is a famous porn star. I would suggest that Mike Tyson take it like a man - WITH another man! Doing a quick Google search for photos of Mike Tyson that might look homoerotic, I ran across two of his past opponents that would make absolute hot sex partners with Mike Tyson! First is Kevin McBride, who beat Mike Tyson so badly on June 11, 2005, that Tyson announced his retirement from boxing. McBride is a woofy 6'6" Irish lad with a hairy chest that towered over the tatooed over-the-hill Tyson. Check the picture on the right and tell me that doesn't make your loins tingle! The other one is some unknown palooka named "Hurricane" Peter McNeeley who lost to Mike Tyson back in 1995. Even though he lost the fight, just being the same ring with superstar Mike Tyson was the highlight of McNeeley's career. I could definitely imagine (at least in a wet dream) this Irish rough-trade bruiser bottoming for the alleged 14 inches of "thug" in a gay porn movie. Just take a look at the shots from the weigh-in, and I defy you to NOT see the homoeroticism of boxing: bare chests, muscles, physical exersion, violence - HOT! But if Mike Tyson were to do a gay porn movie, it would no doubt be directed by Chi Chi LaRue because she's got the closest connections to mainstream media. It would have to have LOTS of ass licking (one of Chi Chi's trademarks), and some goofy plot devices, like those cheesy wrestling movies where the loser has to bottom. (Oh, the disgrace! Punish me with sex!!) There would need to be at least some established gay porn stars, but WHO? Let's play fantasy casting couch: -Adam Dexter: This up and coming member of the COLT stable certainly has the build to match Mike Tyson, but since he's so much taller than Tyson, and their both tops, I'd save Adam Dexter for a gangbang scene. -Michael Brandon: Again, two tops don't make a match, but I'd like to see them in a sword fight with those big dicks before bukkake-ing all over some pig boy, like they do in all those nasty Raging Stallion movies. -Josh Weston: This Falcon exclusive doesn't mind rolling over to swallow a big dick up his shapely ass. Plus Josh's creamy white, white, white skin would make a good contrast against Tyson's blackness. -Michael Lucas: Also a frequent switch-hitter, I wouldn't be surprised if this publicity hound isn't already making calls to get in this movie. -Mark Dalton: He'll be getting out of jail soon and looking for high profile projects to kick start his career. After a year in the pen, I'd expect Mark Dalton to come out lean and mean, covered in prison tattoos, (and if you pray really hard), hairy-chested with some facial hair. After the first few months on the outside, Mark Dalton will be building up some all new roid rage and be primed for a match up with Mike Tyson. Any pretty blond boy in a maximum security facility has probably been raped so many times by prisoners that look like Mike Tyson, a guy like Mark Dalton (with proper management) would probably do this movie for cigarettes ("Ten smokes for me, one for David Forest...")

Porn "celebrity" Mark Dalton (can't really call him a porn "star" if he hasn't actually had sex on camera yet) is scheduled to be released from jail November 1, 2005. (see below) I am trying to imagine (er, fantasize) about him getting out and getting back in to the swirling world of gay porn. First off, without access to steroids, he's probably slimmed down a lot. Being a young guy with good genetics, that's not a bad thing. He'll be more ripped and sinewy, rather than the "Michelin Man" look he was starting to border on for a while. I also expect he'll have a few prison tatoos, because he already has a lot of ink, and when you're bored and in jail, your body is your only canvas to be creative. Same with his hair. He'll forego the poofy bleached blond Dallas-do. He'll either have Dukes of Hazzard long, wavy locks, a redneck mullet, a butch flat top, or close-cropped serial killer look. I expect a goatee and sideburns, or possibly a trimmed beard - in his natural brown hair color. And for his chest, I get on my knees every night and pray to the porn gods that Mark Dalton sees the light and allows his chest hair to grow out. If he ever wants to be in a COLT video, he better plan on it. I'm sure that his time in prison was no picnic, so the stress will have taken it's toll on his face and attitude. Rather than fight it and try to re-gain the scrubbed-and-plucked Chippendale look, he should exploit his bad boy image with a harder, meaner Raging Stallion / Titan look - low slung ripped jeans, big belt buckle, trucker hat, 5 day beard, and dirty "wife-beater" shirt (oops, bad choice of words...) Whatever his look and attitude toward the industry is after he gets out, it will be an interesting story to watch unfold. Stay tuned. MARK DALTON - Update! - August 5, 2005 I just got a short, but positive,note from MARK DALTON. He's now at the GEORGE BETO PRISON UNIT of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, located in Tennessee Colony, TX (it's a maximum security state prison, about 100 miles south of Dallas, 50 miles from Tyler, TX .... with over 3,000 inmates). First of all, he wanted me to thank the dozens of folks that have taken the time to write him, these past many months. He loves the letters and hopes they'll continue. JERAMY SONS #12755676 Beto Unit P.O. Box 128 Tennessee Colony, TX 75861-0128 MARK explained to me that he is currently in a"special program" that the parole board required he finish in order to be released on or shortly after October 1. Obviously, he can't wait. It now appears that, if he's out by November 1 (at the latest), he will have been behind bars for a full year. Once he's out (and on parole) ... we'll be able to see if he's going to be able to do any "out of state" LIVE appearances. God knows he's dying to "let loose" and have some fun ... but, chances are he'll probably NOT be able to "travel" during the first several months that he's out. We'll cross our fingers and hope by Spring of 2006 he'll have a little more freedom ....and be able to slowly begin doing some traveling/performing. MARK is ecstatic about the phenomenal success ofhis Falcon Studios movie, "Super Soaked," and hopes he'll able to do anotheradult film someday soon. AND, finally .. MARK tells me that he works out daily ... and is looking hotter than ever.

Yesterday was Up Your Alley, otherwise known as Dore Alley Street Fair 2005. It's a smaller version of the Folsom Street Fair that mostly attended by the local leather enthusiasts. At the much larger Folsom Street Fair (this year occurring on September 25, 2005) many of the more active people in the community have obligations to work booths or parties surrounding the BIG event. Dore Alley, even though it gets bigger and bigger each year, was supposed to give the locals a chance to have fun, too. The Sisters work the gates at both events, collected suggested donations to cover the production costs and raise money for the designated charities. This year's charities are: AIDS Emergency Fund / Breast Cancer Emergency Fund Stop AIDS Project Quan Yin Healing Arts Center Healing Waters Positive Resource Center Project Open Hand Dolores Street Community Services Lyon Martin PAWS New Leaf GLBT Historical Society The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence There was one "unfortunate incident" at this year's Up Your Alley, which I think we are going to be hearing a lot about. Someone apparently collapsed on the dance floor and the paramedics were unable to revive him. From what I understand, it would be the first fatality at any Folsom Event. Everyone will be asking, "Did he OD?" "Was he doing Crystal?" "Who was it?" "Who is responsible?" "What is the proper response?" "Will the City give the producers a hard time next year?" "Will they cancel the event next year?" My guess is that drugs and alcohol were probably involved, reminding us once again how easy it is to over indulge. Some people just don't know their limits. Walking around a sexually charged event like Dore Alley with hot guys in little or no clothing participating and promoting new and different "edgy" ways to play, you're surrounded by one peak moment after another. You want more and more peak moments and less and less time between peak moments. Another beer, another cute guy around the corner, another spanking, another bump, say hi to another friend, more hot guys coming at you, crowds shoving and pushing, the sun beating down while you're dancing and sweating and forgetting to drink water even though you're totally parched from the pot brownies you've been living off of for the past three days, I gotta find my friends, wear are my keys, ohmygawd look at that, let's go dance. Next thing you know, your head hits the curb. Thankfully, none of my friends got carried away and had to be taken off in a body bag. We were too busy enjoying ourselves, seeing old friends, lusting over sexy men in leather showing off the bodies they've been sculpting all winter. If you haven't guessed from reading Lavender Lounge Blog the past few years, most of my friends are Sisters, so you will see a lot of nuns in the photos I shot at Dore Alley. But don't be frightened off by those scary clowns! I shot over 500 pictures at Dore Alley, and my goal was to find well-built guys with furry chests and facial hair that appeal to my fans of muscle bear cubs (the fetish I created and plan to exploit). You'll find plenty of jack off material from Up Your Alley 2005 in the VIP Room at Lavender Lounge.