Jan

31

Chi Chi Debuts New Safer-Sex PSA

January 31, 2008 | 14 Comments

Directrix and Channel 1 Releasing co-owner Chi Chi LaRue is stepping up her safer-sex campaign. Her new PSA debuted earlier today on blogger Andy Towle’s Towleroad.com. I spoke with Ms. LaRue today about the PSA’s content, which reps a change in tactics. Until now, her “Wrap It Up!” campaign has centered on the notion that bareback or unsafe sex in porn would then carry over into the personal lives of the men watching it. I have my doubts about that, and there was concern that a condoms-only message was being lost. The new PSA focuses on the health and personal safety of the models. As well, Ms. LaRue vows, loudly and continuously, that she will never film condomless sex. I wondered whether that would be seen as sanctimonious. She firmly disagreed. “It’s about setting an example. It’s about using my big, loud voice to set an example for everyone else. Period.” Check it out for yourself: SafeSexisHotSex.com.

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Jan

31

Mark Dalton to Remain Behind Bars Until January 2009

January 31, 2008 | 11 Comments

[Slight edits, 4:47pm; 2:45pm 02/01] Blond bodybuilder Mark Dalton will remain in prison until at least January 2009. I just got off the phone with his agent, David Forest, who confirmed these details. The Texas Dept. of Corrections Parole Board informed Mr. Dalton last week (January 24) that he had been denied parole, with no appeal, and that his case will not be reviewed again until January 2009. If he is continually denied parole, Mr. Dalton would eventually be released May 22, 2011. “But obviously we’re hoping, fingers crossed, that doesn’t happen and they’ll grant him a 2009 parole date when they review his case in January of ‘09,” Mr. Forest says. Click here for more details…

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Jan

31

The Scent of a Man (or, Tom of Finland in a Bottle)

January 31, 2008 | 3 Comments

Ah, the scent of a man. I’ve never been into cologne (I’d prefer not to burn my tongue with a mouthful of eau-de-whatever, thanks). Nor have I ever enjoyed the pungent musk of guys who prefer to shower, oh, once a month, because that’s what real men smell like. No, real men make use of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps (dilute!) Anyway, I am nevertheless intrigued by the new Tom of Finland perfume. WWD notes it “does not disturb the odor of men.” But get this: You’ll have to be 18 in Europe and 21 in the United States to purchase it! WWD writes “(f)or the first time in history, showing identification will be obligatory to buy a bottle—of scent.” Perfume biz website Scented Salamander is amused: “Isn’t that funny and paradoxical? You will have to wear a large overcoat to buy the fragrance as well just to keep it hidden underneath.” What’s all the hubbub? The packaging is sexually suggestive. Christ on a crutch. Click here for a few more details…

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Jan

31

GAYVN Host Fight Rolls On

January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

So, geez, this past Monday we revealed who would be hosting the GAYVN Awards next month—dragstress Lady Bunny with Sirius OutQ satellite radio hosts Derek Hartley and Romaine Patterson—and inadvertently kicked up a shitstorm. Scroll down two posts for more details. Jason Sechrest sez he was invited to come onto “The Derek & Romaine Show” after video-blogging his preference for last year’s host Kathy Griffin. But it was a scathingly negative entry by NakedSword.com’s new blog The Sword that really riled things up. (GAYVN caught wind of the controversy—I called to ask—and essentially they rolled their eyes at the whole thing.) The Sword has a follow-up entry this morning (”Radio Homo Derek Hartley Doesn’t Like Us“), noting the radio hosts “shot back at us today for us calling them houseplants. We issue the following retraction: it was rude to refer to their looks when we had so much material about them being boring. No offense!” Oy… [Image © SiriusOutQ.com.]

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Jan

30

Michael Lucas Speaks Out Against Anti-Semitism

January 30, 2008 | 3 Comments

Just the other day we mentioned Michael Lucas‘ criticism of gossip site Queerty.com for what he perceives as an anti-Semitic bias, particularly in the comments section to stories about him and his exploits. Today, Mr. Lucas has circulated an open letter addressed to popular gay news/gossip website Towleroad.com and its proprietor, Andy Towle, for what he sees as a similar bias. “Obviously, I know you personally, consider you a friend, and know for a fact that you aren’t an anti-Semite,” he writes. “Yet I have noticed that you follow a tendency among gay and other ‘liberal’ bloggers to report a lot more bad than good news out of Israel. The general undercurrent of violent, irrational hatred of Jewish people is such that if you only report strongly negative things about Israel to your readers, you will inevitably be fanning the flames of that bigotry.” Queerty has taken note (”Michael Lucas Finds New Target“), by snarking, “Note that he begins by saying he knows Towle doesn’t hate Jews. He doesn’t give everyone that benefit. Queer.” What do you think? Click here to read the full text of Michael Lucas’ open letter…

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Jan

30

GAYVN Hosts Criticized; Derek Hartley Hits Back

January 30, 2008 | 13 Comments

Earlier this week I broke the news that Sirius satellite radio hosts Derek Hartley and Romaine Patterson, together with dragstress Lady Bunny, would co-host the 10th Annual GAYVN Awards next month in San Francisco. Right away, the biz weighed on their unenviable position of having to follow Kathy Griffin’s raucous emcee job last year. As I wrote yesterday (scroll down), Jason Sechrest video-blogged his doubts. Then NakedSword.com’s new blog, The Sword, weighed in with a particularly scathing assessment (”Lady Bunny, Houseplants to Host 2008 GayVNs“), calling Ms. Patterson a “steroidal puffin” and making light of how she came to public attention as the best friend of the late Matthew Shepard. Of her co-host, The Sword snarked, “(i)f you neutered and lobotomized Paul Lynde, then married him off to Regis Philbin you’d have Derek Hartley.” Click here to read Mr. Hartley’s public response…

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Jan

29

Disappointment: A Portrait

January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment

[Hat tip to Nightcharm.com.]

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Jan

29

Ebay Your Way Into Michael Lucas’ Pants (and Shoes)

January 29, 2008 | 2 Comments

Last Monday in our “Stripped Bare” piece we talked about mogul Michael Lucas selling off a ton of his clothes on eBay, with the proceeds to be funneled back into the Lucas Entertainment costume fund. The gay blogosphere took note, as they do whenever Mr. Lucas turns left instead of right onto Broadway, and a controversy sparked up when Mr. Lucas accused gossip site Queerty.com of anti-Semitism, prompted by remarks he found offensive in the comments section to Queerty’s story about his eBay sample sale. Gossip aside, if you wanted to get into Mr. Lucas’ pants (or shoes, or shirts) you still have time. The most expensive item is a $1000K Roberto Cavalli leather/fur jacket; almost everything else is between $10-$100. Click here for the eBay link. Here is the original Queerty story (”Michael Lucas Whores Self, Stuff“) followed by Queerty’s rejoinder (”Does Michael Lucas Have a Job?“), which includes the full text of Mr. Lucas’ complaint. [Image © Lucas Entertainment.]

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Jan

29

Jason Sechrest Dishes on YouTube

January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Porn publicist, producer, host and bon vivant Jason Sechrest, of JasonCurious.com, has started up his own YouTube channel with a promise to post weekly or when situations warrant—or whenever he’s got the urge to dish. Ever the busy bee, at this rate Mr. Sechrest will have his own cooking show and perfume. I’m not just plugging him today because his latest video-blog riffs on the news we broke yesterday about the GAYVN Awards hosts (scroll down); he’s actually pretty funny. (And he can sing! The Liza-Babs-Tori obsession is a bit much for me—I need a little rock ‘n roll, thanks—but he puts on a show.)

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Jan

28

Tom Chase Flip-Flops with Brad Patton? We Are So There…

January 28, 2008 | 8 Comments

In my quickie interview with Brian Hansen earlier this month, he revealed that boyfriend Brad Patton has essentially retired (sob!). Luckily, he’d already banked some unreleased scenes. One of them, a flip-fuck with none other than Tom Chase, is turning up presently in COLT Studio’s COUPLES III. We are so there… Another modern duo is included in the quartet of scenes: Adam Champ (no longer exclusive) with current exclusive Darrin Hawk. Plus, great news for fans of classic erotica: blue movie legend Lance turns up in a duo Tom Littlewolf, and Burt Miers is featured with Cliff Turner. About that Lance-Littlewolf coupling, cameraman/editor Max Phillips revealed over at the ATKOL forums that it is unreleased footage! Cheez, that’s like a XXX-rated Christmas morning. “We found the scene in a box on a back shelf of the vault. It was shot on 16mm with two cameras,” he says. “Lance has two cumshots. The film is in pretty good shape, with great color. When editing this scene together I used as much of the footage as possible.” Check out the trailer at COLT’s website. [Image © COLTstudio.com.]

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Jan

28

GAYVN Awards: Derek & Romaine, Lady Bunny Set to Host

January 28, 2008 | 3 Comments

[Edited 3:24 pm.] UPDATE: When I was guesting on “The Derek & Romaine Show” last month (channel 109, Sirius OutQ satellite radio), we dished the GAYVN Awards and they joked in mock-anger about why they hadn’t ever been asked to host the show. Lo! Give it barely a month and guess who have been asked to handle emcee duties for the Saturday, February 16 show in San Francisco? No official announcement has come from GAYVN just yet, but D&R have it listed on their events calendar. I caught wind of a certain dragstress cohost, too—(and it’s not who you think it would be) Ms. Lady Bunny. I just got off the phone with GAYVN’s Harker Jones, who confirmed the details and tells me, also, that the Hall of Fame and Special Achievement Award announcements are coming at some point. Stay tuned for specifics.

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Jan

28

Fresh Meat: Bel Ami Beauty Dolph Lambert

January 28, 2008 | 5 Comments

A couple months back, when I spent a pleasant afternoon interviewing Bel Ami CEO George Duroy, he proudly boasted about an adorable new pup named Dolph Lambert, a 6′2 (!) cutie whose beauty, he claimed, rivaled Lukas Ridgeston. Pics have been available online at Bel Ami’s official site, but now his first film is in release and everyone can see for themselves what all the fuss is about. In PERSONAL TRAINERS, PART 10 young master Lambert is “trained” in the ways of mansex by the wonderful Luke Hamill. What do you think? Is he a rival for Mr. Ridgeston’s crown? [Image © BelAmiOnline.com.]

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Jan

28

Brittany Coxxx (aka Stonie) Cast in First Adult Feature

January 28, 2008 | 5 Comments

[Edited 2:20 pm.] Agent David Forest announced over the weekend that MTF performer Brittany Coxxx, formerly known as Stonie, has been cast in her first transsexual adult feature, to shoot in February, since undergoing The Change. Writer/ director Paul Barresi is apparently finalizing a deal to direct for Pleasure Productions (I’m told the ink isn’t quite dry, but it looks likely The deal has been finalized, per Mr. Barresi today). When she was known as Stonie, s/he worked frequently for Mr. Barresi and Regiment Productions, a subsidiary line of Pleasure Prods. Mr. Forest’s press release included a link to a weekend story here at Gay Porn Times that mentioned how our original posting about Brittany Coxxx was the most heavily-trafficked story of the week. ‘Tis true, so we’re betting that this first feature ought to at least draw a big initial audience, out of curiosity if nothing else. [Image © David Forest Entertainment.]

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Jan

27

Porn Star Birthdays: Jan. 28 - Feb. 3

January 27, 2008 | 5 Comments

Brandon Angelo, Tim Brensen, Brandon James, Alex Manning, Rex Parker, Tyler Riggz, Jake Rowe, Randy Summers (January 28); Tiziano Cortese, Tom Dacascos, Francesco D’Macho, Billy Gascon, Dan Hanson, Marc Pierce, Malik Romero, Mitch Ryder, Zavier Vulcain, Parker Williams (January 29); Matthew Anders, Kevin Cobain, Marcus Day, George Fleece, Justin Greer, Alexei Gromoff [Sebastian, Marco Tibor, Thomas Williams], Anthony Holloway, Trent Sebastian, Mischa Viaeu (January 30); Chris Holland, Chad Hunt, Luc Jarrett, Eric Payne, Dean Spencer, Randy Storm (January 31); Robert Collins, Dustin O’Donnell, Jason Sizemore, Brad Slater, Carlos Tyler (February 1); Nathan Brooks, Nicholas Clay, Michael Fox, Brian Hansen, Lindon Hawk, Zed Kelly, Steven Richards, David Scott, Kris Wolff (February 2); the late Bruce Jennings, Johnny Law, Antonio Madiera, Tom Penn, Park Wiley (February 3). [Did we leave out a PSB? Post here and we’ll add it!]

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Jan

26

Hot Links! GPTimes’ Top Stories

January 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Don’t forget that with multiple posts per day, popular stories may scroll off the main page. So be sure to click on “Archives” (left-hand column) if you can’t find a particular post. In the meantime, here’s a handy menu of the most heavily-trafficked stories on Gay Porn Times for the past week, starting with the most popular and proceeding in no particular order after that: TOP STORY: “Meet Brittany Coxxx (aka Stonie)”
2.) “The Grapevine: Erik Rhodes Dishes Breakup to ‘Derek & Romaine’”
3.) “SpecPub Sued Over Titan DVD Offer”
4.) “Get Closer: GAYVN Nominee ‘Lord of the Boyz 1-2′”
5.) “POLL! How Do Bareback Films Affect Your Behavior? (Be Honest)”
6.) “COLT Responds to Our Champ-Masi Story”
7.) “Josh Weston Goes Condomless for SX Video”
8.) “Three Times the Fun! Bel Ami Triplets!”
9.) “Dept of WEHT: Hunkalicious Colton Ford”
10.) “Dept. of WEHT: Mark Jennings”

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