If only I knew more catch phrases from Harry Potter movies, I'm sure I'd come up with a smarmy comment about young Daniel Radcliffe's shirtless photo session. But since this photo is going to be spread around all over, I'll leave those campy quotes to the hacks at the tabloids.
Yes, the photo really is Harry Potter all growed up. In the one Harry Potter movie I did see, there was one (of many) slightly homoerotic scene of Harry in the tub, and I must say, he did look quite fetching... Oh, excuse me, the doorbell's ringing. It must be Dateline NBC coming to bust me...
UPDATE: Female reporter from MSNBC not only uses all the cliches I predicted, but she starts to get a little moist at the pictures, i.e. "Can you show me the paper again?" Watch The Video.
Last night I saw a new episode of the HBO show "Extras" starring Ricky Gervais (creator of BBC's "The Office"). In it, Andy (Ricky Gervais) is offered a speaking part in a Daniel Radcliffe film. He also lands Maggie some extra work - and an eager young suitor, Harry Potter himself. Dressed in a Scout's uniform for his latest role, the actor comes on strong, telling Maggie he's "done it with a girl, intercourse-wise," before his mother interrupts and drags him off. Returning later to close the deal, Daniel shows Andy the super-sized condom he's unrolled for the occasion, then accidentally flings it onto the head of Dame Diana Riggs. He later asks Diana Riggs if she still has that cat suit from "The Avengers". Funny shit, and maybe a bit of overcompensation perhaps?
Well, a lot of other people think Harry Potter movies are more than a little gay-ish, too, because You Tube has a slew of re-edited scenes set to music to drive that point home. I think I like this one the best.
If you are lucky enough to be a VIP member of Lavender Lounge, you'll be as tickled as I am to see the new gallery of vintage beefcake photos of Dick Dubois that just got added to the Groovy Guys section! You may not know him by name, but Dick Dubois is one of those faces that really symbolizes the 1950's muscle man type that got me interested in vintage porn in the first place. And why wouldn't he be symbolic of the 50's muscle? Dick Dubois was named Mr. America 1954! Dick Dubois is right up there with names from that era like Steve Reeves, Lex Barker, and Ed Fury.
In the pictures below, Dick Dubois and George Eiferman help Mae West camp up her Las Vegas stage show (check out those white sandals!), and in the other, Dickie Boy and Steve Reeves hold Debbie Reynolds over their heads at LA's Muscle Beach to promote MGM's "Athena".
Last year I assigned Retardo the task of choosing a photo from my vintage porn collection to use on tshirts. He chose the one with Debbie Reynolds, but in black and white. I didn't know I had a color photo of it until today! (After that, Retardo gave himself the title of "Art Director". So far, other than telling me, "You're NOT wearing THAT, are you?", that's about all the "art" he's directed around here.)
The Dick Dubois gallery in the a VIP Room has about 80 gorgeous shots (many from Athletic Model Guild). I've recently pre-loaded thousands of other vintage gay porn photos with a new gallery premiering every Friday. Don't forget, VIP members get rewarded for renewing their membership! The first month is $19.95, but after that the renewal is only $9.95! And there's new galleries of some kind or other added almost every day! Check the Upcoming Photos page to get a preview.
Photo on right courtesy of Athletic Model Guild.


1950's blond bombshell with a sorted past, Liz Renay, died on Monday at age 80. She's best known to my generation for playing Muffy St. Jacques in John Waters "Desperate Living". As late as last year, she was still doing stage performances, as documented in this video clip from the 2006 Miss Exotic World Pageant and Striptease Reunion in Las Vegas.
A short bio is below, but read the 1999 Monk interview, visit the MySpace tribute page, and don't miss the photo gallery! Fabulous. Find out how she "streaked" down Hollywood Boulevard with 4,000 cheering onlookers (see photo), had seven husbands, slept with Jerry Lewis, Glen Ford, Burt Lancaster (as documented in her book "My First 2000 Men"), and went to jail to avoid being "hit" by mobsters. Fabulous.
Knockout Liz Renay's personal life has often overshadowed her film career. She became a showgirl and, later, a stripper after running away from home in the 1940s. In the 1950s, Renay made an effort toward acting, but when she was sentenced to three years in Terminal Island Prison after refusing to fink on mob activities, her hopes for screen stardom vanished. However, after her release from prision, Renay published her famous autobiography My Face for the World to See, and found work as an actress, albeit in low-budget films. Some of her work includes The Thrill Killers (1964; with Ray Dennis Steckler), The Nasty Rabbit (1965; with Arch Hall Jr.), and John Waters' Desperate Living (1977; with Mink Stole). Renay's latest film to date is Ted V. Mikels' Mark of the Astro-Zombies (2002; with Tura Satana).
Links: My Space Tribute - Monk Interview - Alpha Blue Archives






Okay, I'm trying to NOT laugh, but I had to share this story with you. Porn star Bret Wolfe; GayVN Performer of the Year and the man who introduced the term "power bottom" to Howard Stern, recently got a chance to meet his idol, Britney Spears. The scene described on his My Space blog sounds more like it came from a 12 year old girl than a hot guy sporting 8 uncut inches.
Bret says: "It was just another day at work at Hamburger Mary's when out of nowhere flashbulbs and commotion where happening outside. I first thought that filming was going on outside, normal for LA, but I quickly realized it was paparazzi. At that moment, in my soul, I knew, it was her. As I was dawning on that conclusion she walked in. It all really happened so fast. As coworkers pushed the paparazzi onto the patio and others took menus to her and her two companions, I started to cry. I turned away so she would not see the crazy bliss in my eyes. I turned to my coworker and said that I was taking that table; he knew that there was no question. I quickly went to the back of the restaurant behind closed doors and started to gather myself. Coworkers, who know my love for her, came into the back to make sure that I was ok. Shaken but ok…I headed to the table." To be continued.
I can't wait for Part Two! Did Bret Wolfe pack up her leftover French Fries in a Ziplock bag and to take home? Or did he accompany Britney on her shopping trip to Trashy Lingerie?
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