PINUP?

(courtesy scooter la forge)

CLASSIC PIN UP

TONY SANSONE was the TONY WARD of his day.

physique model- TONY SANSONE photographed by Edwin F. Townsend, circa 1938.

ROBERT OPEL WAS MY UNCLE

(SF- legend camille o'grady & robert opel, nephew to robert oppel)

Robert Opel was the San Francisco erotic gallery owner, (FEY WAY GALLERY) and photographer who streaked the 1975 Academy Awards, and his nephew Robert Oppel created an incredible and unusual documentary about him, Uncle Bob, shown June 26 at the Roxie Theater- SF, in which the nephew channels his uncle in a performance that makes for a new type of documentary art form.

He satirizes public appearances, talk shows, performance art, and huge celebrity egos and their compulsively exposed personal lives, and he is on screen doing it naked. This journalist, (Rink) knew Opel the gallery owner and the film captures his creativity, generous party-hosting, and promotion of artists and photographers. Opel would be proud of his nephew the filmmaker.
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BLACK PRIDE-2010

has been loads of fun... day one was basically set-up and light attendance, day two had the outta town boys & girls checking everything out.


the performances of butch fems, fem-butches and young hot boys voguing brought back the golden years of PARIS IS BURING. the food was very tastey and the artists @ THE SOULFUL SALON are a great group of talent- presenting varations of mediums from photography, to ceramics, paintings, crafts & bronzes.

check us out thru july 4th

BLACK PRIDE- 2010


RADISSON HOTEL @ LAX
6225 west century blvd
LA, CA 90045
323 285-4225
www.atbla.com
soulfulsalon@atbla.com







PARIS IS BURNING- 1990

[90] Paris Is Burning [J] from japanesesuperhero on Vimeo.

PEGGY GRAVEL

classic JOHN WATERS- DESPERATE LIVING, (1977) the incredible MINK STOLE as PEGGY GRAVEL

SEXY

courtesy~ mustache mondays

I TOLD YOU SO

remember when "they," warned us of all the perversions that would become common place?
Perversion for Profit links pornography to the Communist conspiracy and the decline of Western civilization.
check out this 1965 anti-porn propaganda with george putnam as the narrator. btw, george & KTTV, eventually became FOX.

KINKY CABARET

coming SOON~ AUGUST 12TH, to be exact. the world premiere~
ANTEBELLUM presents~
KINKY CABARET
non-stop live performances~music, singers, dancers, crooners, fetish, fashion, vaudville for the 21ST CENTURY,





reserve tickets now @ ANTEBELLUM

antebellum@earthlink.net

CHARLES BUKOWSKI DOES HOLLYWOOD AND WESTERN

This video, made by Barbet Schroeder in 1985 as part of “The Bukowski Tapes,” has CHARLES BUKOWSKI doing his tour of his favorite dive haunts of Hollywood and Western.

this is the area where i live now! my how some things have changed, and others stay the same. i did notice that bukowski fails to acknowledge the legendary gay bars in the area. THE STUDY, (rip) THE STONE, (still going strong) and THE COAL SANDS, the last remaining sex hotel.

THE BEST "QUOTE"

"Would you rather your kid be a drug dealer or a drug addict?"

JOHN WATERS-JUNE, 29, 2010

FASHION GOES HARD-CORE?

check out the latest collection from GIVENCHY- spring/summer-2011- by designer-RICCARDO TISCI.

fashion is fetish- yes?

PINUP?

TONY WARD as a goth

photo courtesy- robin black

SHOES-SHOES-SHOES-OHMYGOD!

look what the world will be missing.

shoes designed by alexander mcqueen.

WOMEN WITH WEPONS

the NRA from back in the day



vintage photos, courtesy my longtime friend- syd curry

SALO T-SHIRT

i love it.. i must have it!

BLUEPRINT

outfest, LA's gay film festival is coming during july!

check out-

"Blueprint" by director Kirk Shannon-Butts.
Hit indie Black, Gay, Male, Urban, Arthouse film. Two college freshmen in New York City.


Screenings: Outfest, Newfest, Frameline, Reeling, Hollywood Black, African Diaspora, FESPACO and the Film Market at Cannes.

OH MARY!

if you are living or visiting NYC on july 18th, it's you're lucky day because~
MARY LITERARY QUARTERLY,
in conjunction with the Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund, will be serving up a night of hip-hop inspired mayhem.
"she," (mary) will be kicking it old school, new school, and even pre-school style if we have to!

Gay hip-hop artist extraordinaire, LASTO will be performing a special set, and
DJ- BLACK FEMALE EXECUTIVE
will be spinning head-bobbing beats.

All proceeds from the event will be donated to the Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund, a 501(c) incorporated non-profit that provides merit based college scholarships to GLBT youth of color.

Sunday, July 18 from 6pm-9pm
Home Sweet Home
131 Chrystie Street
between Delancey & Broome
New York, New York 10002

Attire: Wu-tang/Roxanne Shante Realness.
Suggested donation: $10.00

Mary Literary:
Contact: William Johnson
email: maryliterary@gmail.com
www.maryliterary.com

Mary is a literary journal dedicated to showcasing Queer/Gay writings of artistic merit.
"SHE' is available in Los Angeles exclusively @ ANTEBELLUM

Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund

info@rashawnbrazell.com
The Rashawn Brazell Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a college-bound student of color who resides in New York City. Although the award is not need-based, it is need-sensitive, meaning we strongly encourage applications from students who experience financial hardship. The $1,500 scholarship is available to high school seniors, recently graduated students (within 1 year of graduation) and recent GED.


Photo: Curtis Bryant
Model: LastO

SCOUT

SCOUT is the name of a clothing shop owned by JOEY GRANA.
joey combs attics, basements and closets of estates across the globe in search of the perfect vintage piece for YOU!

along with custom designed clothing, scout offers interesting garments for the interesting person.













btw, joey also used to be a goth.




SCOUT
1646 n cherokee ave
hollywood, ca 90028
323 658-8684
www.scoutla.net

joey's shop on cherokee ave is a unique, one-of-a-kind place that one could only find in hollywood. directly across the street from what was once
THE MASQUE, ground zero for punk in los angeles- circa 1977, and next door to the historic BOARDNER'S BAR.

also check out the other shops in the area- ARTSTRING and ANTEBELLUM.

HOLLYWOOD IS THE NEW HOLLYWOOD!

LA GAY BLACK PRIDE

the LOS ANGELES BLACK PRIDE, (LABP) brings you the 2010 annual Black GLBT pride festival and celebration, INVITES YOU TO EXPERIENCE OUR FESTIVAL OF EVENTS.

CHANGE IS HERE. COMING FROM THE BEACHES OF LOS ANGELES AND FLOWING ALL THE WAY TO HOLLYWOOD

This LAGBP represents our 22nd year of Celebrating Black Pride for the Los Angeles GLBT Community.

from JULY 1ST thru 4th.

and for the first time ever! RICK CASTRO & ANTEBELLUM GALLERY with host an ART BOOTH!

ART EXHIBITION @ the SOULFUL SALON
art Reception

all artists works will be for sale

Thursday 1st and Monday 5th 2010
Soulful Salon Presents Exhibition Black Art...
an All week Affair

Exhibiting Artists includes
Nijel Binns, Ronald Jackson, Duane Paul, Greg McNeal, Athena Jackson, Steven Blank, and-

ANTEBELLUM GALLERY
In honor of LA BLACK PRIDE 2010, gallery owner RICK CASTRO will present erotic/fetish artworks by the community. photos, drawings, mixed mediums, books, dvds & zines will be for sale.

(artists- belasco & marc baptiste)



LA GAY BLACK PRIDE- JULY 1ST THU 4TH
@ the
RADDISSON HOTEL
near the Los Angeles Airport
6225 West Century Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90045

Single & Double rooms: $79.00
Call 1-(800) 333.3333 to make your reservation
www.radisson.com


more info-

www.atbla.com
atbla@atbla.com


(4th of july beach party)


(celebrate gay black pride- come out!)