Matthew-Rush-smileQuotable: “I usually treat my body like a temple. Last night I treated mine like a whorehouse above a liquor store next to a motherfucking Taco Bell.
Matthew Rush
(via Facebook).
See also:
* “Quotable: Hit Send
* “Quotable: Wanting More

Quotable: “Sex is as important as eating or drinking and we ought to allow the one appetite to be satisfied with as little restraint or false modesty as the other.
Marquis de Sade (1740-1814), author and libertine. [More quotables in my new book Filthy Remarks: CLICK HERE.]

Birthday-twink-cake-cartoonNik Angelo, Dane Brando, Matthieu Paris, Victor Rios, Robby Taylor (June 17); Wes Addams, Peter Anderson, Patrick Fisher, Matthew Matters, Ariel Vanean, Steven Waye (June 18); Jeremy Brooks, Johnny Dean, John Devilin, Wade Hunter, Caleb Michaels, Nickolay Petrov, Pavol Zurek [Paul Zurek] (June 19); Paolo Centori, Ray Dragon, the late Mason Flynt, the late Tom Howard, Lucas James, Ryan Matthews [Ryen Matthews], Bobby Steele (June 20); Alain DuPont, Janos Volt [Attila Hogyes, Rolf Kristen, Gyorgy Prodnik, James Volt] (June 21); Scott Austin, Pretty Boy, Rodd Champion, Vince Cobretti, Luis Machado (June 22); Chad Conners, Tamas Eszterhazy, Ty Lattimore, Pistol, director Steven Scarborough, Griff Thorson (June 23). [Have we overlooked a PSB? Leave a comment and let us know.]

Quotable: “We settle for so-so sex because most of us don’t know how sexual we could be; we know only how sexual we are. How sexual we are has been shaped by decades of indoctrination by family and friends, teachers, religious leaders, and romantic partners, not to mention a society that worships a bewildering fusion of childlike sexual innocence and cynical, nihilistic hedonism… So what is normal? It all depends on what’s normal for you.”
Dr. Anita H. Clayton, author. [More quotables in my new book Filthy Remarks: CLICK HERE.]

Randy-Blue-Sean-Zevran-abs-smile-underwearRandy-Blue-Addison-Graham-Sean-Zevran-bum[Edited 06/15/13.] Hot Links: News, gossip and other related items of interest from the far-flung corners of GayPornLand and beyond:
* Filmmaker and activist Michael Lucas has penned quite a few op-eds over the past several years for Advocate.com. His new essay is published by sister website Out.com. It is a harrowing account of former skin star Milan Gamiani‘s struggle to recuperate from his recent imprisonment, where he says he was beaten, bullied and raped. He was apparently sent to jail in 2010 “for refusing to testify against a boyfriend who was charged with financial crimes.” Please do take a few minutes to read the account. Gamiani anchored about 15 blue movies between 2004 and ’09, including several for Mr. Lucas. [Out.com]
* The website for Mother Jones asks, “Why is Gay Porn So Popular in Pakistan?” following a Pew Research Center survey that found the country ranks second in the world—behind Kenya—in web traffic related to the subject. “In its report, Pew noted that countries exhibiting the highest levels of gay tolerance are largely secular, whereas nations where religion is central to public life—such as Egypt, Nigeria, and Pakistan—tend to reject homosexuality. But in Pakistan, what’s even more peculiar is that the highest number of hits for some of these terms, including ‘shemale sex,’ come not from Pakistan’s cosmopolitan centers, but from Peshawar, a bastion of conservative Islam, lately known in the West as a counterterrorism frontline.” [Mother Jones]
* Renaissance man Conner Habib is the subject of a profile published on The Backlot, a gay-centric site with a focus on media and pop culture formerly known as AfterElton. (It’s fascinating to note that just a couple of years ago, mainstream-ish LGBT websites would blanche at the very idea of profiling a porn actor, even one as erudite as Mr. Habib.) Among the topics discussed is his upcoming webinar titled “How to Start a (Sexual) Revolution.” [The Backlot]

[Sean Zevran, Addison Graham © Randy Blue.]

Quotable: “I only appear in porn for the articles.”
Conner Habib, porn actor and author. [More quotables in my new book Filthy Remarks: CLICK HERE.]

Quotable: “Indeed, Miss Manners has come to believe that the basic political division in this country is not between liberals and conservatives but between those who believe that they should have a say in the love lives of strangers and those who do not.”
Judith Martin, Miss Manners Rescues Civilization (Crown Books 1996). [More quotables in my new book Filthy Remarks: CLICK HERE.]

CockyBoys-Ryder-Warhol-Bass-sex-1Hot Links: News, gossip and other related items of interest from the far-flung corners of GayPornLand and beyond:
* Author Brandon Baker has a new article for PhillyMag.com that examines the troubled life and early death of erotic legend Joey Stefano. I spoke briefly to Mr. Baker when he was conducting research earlier this year. Nearly 20 years since Mr. Stefano left us, and his legend only continues to grow. Baker managed to speak to Stefano’s sister, Linda, for the story. [PhillyMag]
* Recently I wrote about Scott Whitley, a bearish, burly Brit who tried out—and was ultimately rejected for—Britan’s Got Talent. He tantalized judges during a January episode “with a sexy aerobics ‘Funkacise’ routine.” Unfortunately, he was canned from another job during this process, and then it came to light that he’d appeared in a couple of skinflicks for Triga Films. Mr. Whitley hasn’t recovered from these personal blows and he’s still talking to the press about it. [News Shopper]
* Speaking of porn and reality TV, have you heard about the American Idol hopeful who is now a skin stud? Nathaniel Marshall was a contestant during the eighth season, and he’s now known as Jadyn Daniels. How does this not happen more often these days? Mr. Daniels will make his erotic debut for Men.com. [QueerMeNow and The Gay Voice News and NewNowNext and many others]

[Max Ryder, Kevin Warhol, Jake Bass © CockyBoys.]

Quotable: “Normal people have sex lives of their own to worry about.
Jessica Cutler (b. 1978), blogger and sex writer. [More quotables in my new book Filthy Remarks: CLICK HERE.]

Randy-Blue-Nicco-Sky-Levi-Michaels-kissRandy-Blue-Nicco-Sky-Levi-Michaels-oralHot Links: News, gossip and other related items of interest from the far-flung corners of GayPornLand and beyond:
* Erotic icon Johnny Hazzard is getting a lot of blogosphere attention right now for an essay titled, “Gay Porn: Why Did I Survive?“. It was written under his birth name, Frankie Valenti. “Does too much sex kill? Well, not directly, but the rash of deaths within the gay porn world seems to suggest otherwise,” he writes. “Some were health-related, while others were undisputedly self-inflicted. But sadly, they are gone. They were big players in the scene, and they were my friends. Being a recognizable face in this industry, many have asked me, ‘Johnny, how did they die?’ or, ‘Johnny, what’s going on in that world of yours?’ Then, most recently, writer and friend Brett Edward Stout asked me, ‘Johnny, how did you survive?’ I was speechless. I had no answer.” [HuffPost Gay Voices]
* Check out another juicy gossip blog story that is making the rounds: “The latest buzz is that Bad Girls Club star Natalie Nunn‘s husband, Jacob Payne, is cheating on her with a gay porn star named Trap Boyy!” The source of the hype? A photo of the two shirtless dudes standing next to each other! I know, right? Mr. Boyy took to Twitter to sort things out (“I haven’t had this much publicity in over a year”): “That picture was taken over [two] years ago… He was bartending at one of my events in Detroit in 2011.” [RumorFix]
* Pierre Fitch caused a similar stir recently when pictures surfaced online of the Canadian skin stud posing on the set of X-Men: Days of Future Past with costar Lucas Till and director Bryan Singer. Various blogs decided to speculate whether Mr. Til is gay because he posed for a photo with a known homosexual. [NewNowNext and The Backlot and Bleeding Cool and many others.]

[Nicco Sky, Levi Michaels © Randy Blue.]

Quotable: “An orgy looks particularly alluring seen through the mists of righteous indignation.”
Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990), author and social critic. [More quotables in my new book Filthy Remarks: CLICK HERE.]

Chi-Chi-LaRue-motorcycle-Pride (June 2013)Planet Porn: At Christopher Street West this past weekend—the Los Angeles Gay Pride festival, natch—directrix-DJ Chi Chi LaRue couldn’t resist draping herself across a motorcycle and mugging for the cameras.
[Image source.]

Bobby-Drake-Capital-Pride (June 2013, Twitter)Planet Porn: That’s a beaming Bobby Drake marching in Capital Pride this year in Washington D.C. He’s filmed for CitiBoyz and Anteros Media, among others. Photo pinched from his Twitter page.
[Photo © Pete Exis, Image X Photography via Twitter.]

Quotable: “If you go home with somebody, and they don’t have books, don’t fuck them!
John Waters (b. 1946), filmmaker. [More quotables in my new book Filthy Remarks: CLICK HERE.]

birthday-muscle-clip-artBilly Boyd, Ryan Conners, Alex Ford, Juan Jiminez, Cody Matthews, Jay Raven, Roberto Vista (June 10); Bobby Benson, Antonio Biaggi, Mark Kroner, Nigel, Zackary Pierce, the late Johnny Rahm, Johnny Thrust, Brett Williams, Tommy Wraith (June 11); Pierce Coppola, Brian Dean, Rocco DiNiro, Zackary Pierce, York Powers, Tommy Saxx, Josh Stone, Jonathan West, Csaba Zsiros [Marko Pacyna, Avery Sebes, Attila Szabo] (June 12); Zak Anders, the late Winston Love, Romario, Steve Sax, Randy White (June 13); photographer Gio Caruso, Lee Casey, Cameron Daniels, Mikey Diaz, Drew Driver, Mason Walker (June 14); Tim Boyd, Alex Eden, Valentino Rey, Paulo Velez, Ryan Zane (June 15); Blaine Black, Baby Boy, Gabriel Lee, Jacob Peter, Carter Rhodes, Chad Savage, Taylor Westin (June 16). [Have we missed a PSB? Leave a comment and let us know.]

Quotable: “I’m as pure as the driven slush.
Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), diva. [More quotables in my new book Filthy Remarks: CLICK HERE.]

Quotable: “The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.”
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), author and icon. [More quotables in my new book Filthy Remarks: CLICK HERE.]

Quotable: “Every man over forty is a scoundrel.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), playwright and journalist.

2013-Grabbys-Daniels-Alencar (Tball)2013-Grabbys-Adam-Champ-Wall-Fame2013-Grabbys-Shawn-Wolfe (Tball)Planet Porn: A few snaps from the 2013 Grabby Awards flesh parade in Chicago last month. At top, the dashing duo Christopher Daniels and Rafael Alencar. The middle photo is Adam Champ, accepting an award for Most Popular Cam Star as determined by CameraBoys. At bottom, a dreamily beautiful photo of sexy Shawn Wolfe.
[Images © Tball.]

Quotable: “Porn is to sex as action movies are to dinner.”
Dan Savage (b. 1964), author and advice columnist, American Savage YouTube series (June 4, 2013). [More quotables in my new book Filthy Remarks: CLICK HERE.]