7/29/09

CLUB FUCK! 20ANNIVERSARY


ANTEBELLUM presents
JAMES STONE, MICHELLE CARR & RICK CASTRO

presents- FUCK20TH ANNIVERSARY

the golden years of LA's premiere fetish nightclub

CLUB FUCK!- 1989- 1992

OPENING NIGHT- AUGUST 5TH, 2009
7-10pm

$10 cover

featuring artwork by
RICK CASTRO
DEREK RIDGERS
CAT GWYNN
MARIA BOYD
SHEREE ROSE
RUSH RIDDLE
ELYSE REGHER
PETER PALLADINO
CATHERINE OPIE
and many more!

original club fuck dj- JON MARK

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY LINDA LESABRE~BEATMISTRESS

exhibit runs thru september 12th, 2009

antebellum
1643 n las palmas ave
hollywood, ca 90028
323 856-0667
www.antebellum.us.ms
antebellum@earthlink.net

dedicated to the memory of
CLIFF DILLER* MIGUEL BERISTAIN, ROBERT WOODS*

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on august 5th, 1989, the club scene in los angeles changed forever.
a group of young kinky queers premiered their new night club dedicated to all things fetish- another cultural movement was born.
hosted by MIGUEL BERISTAIN, CLIFF DILLER, JAMES STONE & SWEET P., CLUB FUCK was an instant hit.
numerous artists have launched their careers from the weekly club located @ LE BARCITO in silverlake,
(originally called THE BLACK CAT) which has it's own place in history*

the original first family of fuck circa 1989- 1992,
featured original dancers-
RON ATHEY
MICHELLE "HELL" CARR
BOBBY WILDFIRE
MARIA BASALDU
CLAYTON "CRYSTAL" CROSS
PIG-PEN
JENNY "CHICKEN" SHIMIZU
MIKE PIERCE
LARRY DISCIPLINE
FRANKIE MACTAVISH
BRIAN MURPHY
DIVINITY FUDGE
MICHELE "BIGLER"
TERRY "KITTEN DEVILLE" GEARY
CHRISTIAN WHITE

original performances by
DRANCE
ETHEL MEATPLOW
PEDRO, MURIEL & ESTER
JOHANNA WENT
BRIAN GRILLO
ALEX BINNIE
ELAYNE ANGEL
CAROL CITRONE

original artists
CATHERINE OPIE
BOB FLANAGAN
SHEREE ROSE
RICK CASTRO
BEN HOFFMAN
DEREK RIDGERS

AUGUST 5TH, 2009 MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL OPENING NIGHT OF CLUB FUCK!

PLEASE JOIN US!

*on january 1st, 1967, the first gay rebellion against the LAPD occurred @ the black cat, TWO YEARS BEFORE stonewall.

7/26/09

GRACE JONES AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL

GRACE JONES BOWLS OVER- l just came from the grace jones live performance @ the hollywood bowl. amazing, iconic, diva, diva, diva! i was flooded with memories of better days @ the late night discos. i remember, (like it was yesterday) going to the probe nightclub on highland avenue, (late night-members only leather club) in 1986. she was supposed to go on @ 1am, she finally went on @ 3pm!... the show was minimal, but AMAZING.. totally original. well, 23 years later her first time hollywood bowl show didn't disappoint. completely amazing...now that is a performer.... that is an entertainer.... that is someone with stage presence. grace jones is the modern day josephine baker. @ 61 years old, she still retains raw energy... a living legend.
grace jones- hollywood bowl-live-7/26/2009




grace jones-corporate cannibal

grace live-2006

grace jones- hurricane- mix1

grace jones- pull up to the bumper- live-2008

grace jones- blast from the past with luciano pavarotti live- 2002

grace jones- blast from the past- la vien rose- 1978

grace jones- blast from the past- 1977- i need a man

Grace Jones (born May 19, 1948)- Jamaican-American singer, model, and actress.
Jones was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, the daughter of Marjorie and Robert W. Jones, who was a politician and Apostolic clergyman. Her parents took Grace and her brother Randy to relocate to Syracuse, New York in 1965. Before becoming a successful model in New York City and Paris, Jones studied theater at Onondaga Community College.

Jones secured a record deal with Island Records in 1977, which resulted in a string of dance-club hits and a large gay following. The three disco albums she recorded—Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), and Muse (1979)—generated considerable success in that market. During this period, she also became a muse to Andy Warhol, who photographed her extensively. Jones also accompanied him to famed New York City nightclub Studio 54 on many occasions.

Toward the end of the 1970s, Jones adapted the emerging New Wave music to create a different style for herself. Still with Island, and now working with producers Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin and the Compass Point All Stars, she released the acclaimed albums Warm Leatherette (1980) and Nightclubbing (1981). These included re-imaginings of songs by Sting, Iggy Pop, The Pretenders, and Roxy Music.
Parallel to her musical shift was an equally dramatic visual makeover, created in partnership with stylist Jean-Paul Goude, with whom she had a son. Jones adopted a severe, androgynous look, with square-cut hair and angular, padded clothes. The iconic cover photographs of Nightclubbing and, subsequently, Slave to the Rhythm (1985) exemplified this new identity. To this day, Jones is known for her unique look at least as much as she is for her music.

In the mid-1980s, she worked with Trevor Horn for the conceptual musical collage Slave to the Rhythm and with producer Nile Rodgers for Inside Story (1986). Although she has yet to become a truly mainstream recording artist in the United States, much of her musical output is still popular on the Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Airplay charts, and many of her songs are regarded as classics to this day.
Grace Jones on her "Hurricane" Tour 2009
Grace Jones is a contralto vocalist. Although her image became more notable than her voice, she is in fact a highly stylized vocalist. She sings in two modes—in her monotone speak-sing as in songs such as "Private Life," "Walking in the Rain," and "The Apple Stretching"; and in an almost-soprano mode in songs such as "La Vie en Rose" and "Slave to the Rhythm." Her vocal range spans two-and-a-half octaves.
Grace Jones's masculine appearance, height (5'10½"), and manner influenced the cross-dressing movement of the 1980s. She would also exemplify the "Flat Top," a hairstyle popular among-but not exclusive to-men in the late-1980s, which she displayed on the cover of her first non-disco album, 1980's Warm Leatherette.

She maintained parallel recording and acting careers, and modeling work often overshadowed her musical output. Her strong visual presence extended to her concert tours. In her performances, she adopted various personas and wore outlandish costumes, particularly during her years with Goude. One such performance was at the Paradise Garage in 1985, for which she collaborated with visual artist Keith Haring for her costume. Haring painted her body in tribal patterns and fitted her with wire armor.

7/25/09

FRED

ok, i know it's kinda silly goose, but i had to post one FRED. if you like you can link to the others. if you hate, then log out

PIGGLY-WIGGLY SCORES BIG

is this a plushy or a mascot? you decide

7/22/09

GAG THE FAG


ANTEBELLUM
presents
FETISH FLM NIGHT
(FFN)
screening of GAG THE FAG


short films about face-fucking
followed by a Q&A with filmmaker- MARK JACOBS
program approx. 70mins

forced cock-sucking is a controversial subject in porn, creating a debate on what is appropriate to fetishize. Fetish and sexual desire will never be a politically-correct subject, since they speak to our private fantasies. our private ideas can only exist uncensored as long as they remain private. antebellum gallery encourages conversation and debate about all things fetish.
this is a XXXX- rated program

FRIDAY - JUly 24th

7:30PM

$12 advance
$15 @ the door

LIMITED SEATING- RESERVE NOW!
to reserve with paypal or credit card to- antebellum@earthlink.net

antebellum
1643 n las palmas ave.
hollywood, ca 90028
323 856-0667
www.antebellum.us.ms
antebellum@earthlink.net
validated parking available @ classic parking, directly across the street from antebellum

RUPERT EVERETT WOULD'VE SLEPT WITH MJ

AD-MJ-26
former actor rupert everett has some amazing things to say about michael jackson's death, obama and america. although he has some great quotable points, he's still a dick. i remember photographing him for the advocate back in 1987, and he was an arrogant prick. somewhat like the celebrities he despises.
Michael Jackson: Why it's better that he died, says Rupert Everett.

"I would have leapt at the chance of sleeping with Michael Jackson when I was 14."

"He was a freak," says Everett, who at 50 is the same age Jacko was when he died.

"He looked like a character from Shrek. He was a black to white minstrel. He was crucified by that court case when he was accused of child molestation - that killed him.

"He personified the pain and anxiety of a black man in a slave country. We all watched as he changed from black to white. He was living performance art.

"I think it was fortuitous that he died. He was supposed to be doing 50 concerts in London.

"It wouldn't have mattered how good or bad he was. He wouldn't have managed to do all of them and the press would have destroyed him."

Everett believes that Jacko's death may even spell the end of modern-day celebrity itself.

"You cannot divide the music from the person,"

"I think his life - and death - is a great lesson.

"I think we are going to see the end of celebrity as we know it. Showbusiness is not an honest profession."

Everett likens the extremities of today's fame to the debauched Versailles court of Marie Antoinette, which sparked the French revolution.

"It's like the last days of Versailles," he says. "I do wonder how much more bullshit people can take about celebrities." Everett has been part of that debauched showbiz world since he got his big break in the acclaimed 1982 West End play turned hit film Another Country, which was loosely based on the schooldays of gay communist spy Guy Burgess.

"We're living in very strange times," says Everett, "We have Michael Jackson, a black man who has gone white, and we have President Barack Obama, who is a half-white man gone black. It's absolutely fascinating to watch."

"America is a weird place now. In the US cartoons are more realistic than real-life.
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7/19/09

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?

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MODERN POETS

who's a better poet? a republican governor having an argentinean affair or a republican house rep texting boy-interns

ONE STRAIGHT GUY'S VIEW ON SEXUAL AMBIGUITY

OUTING IS SO PUNK

i recently had a little cyber reunion with belinda carlisle.... way back in the punk days we used to have lunch together. i was working @ the hollywood surplus store and she was working as a secretary somewhere in the area. i reminded her about this and she fondly remembered. here's footage of the original go-gos, including margo-go, who left the band before they became famous.

CLUB FUCK! 20ANNIVERSARY

original club fuck membership card

JAMES STONE, MICHELLE CARR & RICK CASTRO present

FUCK20TH ANNIVERSARY

the golden years of LA's premiere fetish nightclub

CLUB FUCK!- 1989- 1992

OPENING NIGHT- AUGUST 5TH, 2009
7-10pm

$10 cover

featuring artwork by

RICK CASTRO
DEREK RIDGERS
CAT GWYNN
MARIA BOYD
SHEREE ROSE
RUSS RIDDLE
ELYSE REGHER
PETER PALLADINO
CATHERINE OPIE
JANE MCMANIGILL
and many more!

original club fuck dj- JON MARK

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY

LINDA LESABRE~BEATMISTRESS

exhibit runs thru september 12th, 2009

antebellum
1643 n las palmas ave
hollywood, ca 90028
323 856-0667
www.antebellum.us.ms
antebellum@earthlink.net

dedicated to the memory of
CLIFF DILLER* MIGUEL BERISTAIN, ROBERT WOODS*

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on august 5th, 1989, the club scene in los angeles changed forever.

a group of young kinky queers premiered their new night club dedicated to all things fetish- another cultural movement was born.
hosted by MIGUEL BERISTAIN, CLIFF DILLER, JAMES STONE & SWEET P., CLUB FUCK was an instant hit.
numerous artists have launched their careers from the weekly club located @ LE BARCITO in silverlake,
(originally called THE BLACK CAT) which has it's own place in history*

the original first family of fuck circa 1989- 1992

featured original dancers-
RON ATHEY
MICHELLE "HELL" CARR
BOBBY WILDFIRE
MARIA BASALDU
CLAYTON "CRYSTAL" CROSS
PIG-PEN
JENNY "CHICKEN" SHIMIZU
MIKE PIERCE
LARRY DISCIPLINE
FRANKIE MACTAVISH
BRIAN MURPHY
DIVINITY FUDGE
MICHELE "BIGLER"
TERRY "KITTEN DEVILLE" GEARY
CHRISTIAN WHITE

original performances by
DRANCE
ETHEL MEATPLOW
PEDRO, MURIEL & ESTER
JOHANNA WENT
BRIAN GRILLO
ALEX BINNIE
ELAYNE ANGEL
CAROL CITRONE

original artists
CATHERINE OPIE
BOB FLANAGAN
SHEREE ROSE
RICK CASTRO
BEN HOFFMAN
DEREK RIDGERS

AUGUST 5TH, 2009 MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL OPENING NIGHT OF CLUB FUCK!

PLEASE JOIN US!

*on january 1st, 1967, the first gay rebellion against the LAPD occurred @ the black cat, TWO YEARS BEFORE stonewall.

BITTER MOON

one of my fave films from yesteryear- bitter moon, directed by roman polanski, staring a young hugh grant

RICK ON TONY

this is an old interview, but what the hell...

GUESS WHO

tony ward in the new guess commercial

PINUP!

daniel miagany.. one of my fave models

7/18/09

SILLY WIENER

after learning about the death of oscar mayer a week ago, a random wienermoblie could not deal with the news, veered off course and rammed it's long shaft into the nearest vessel. after entering abruptly, the wienermobile began to thrust in and out repeatedly in a vain attempt to dislodge. eventually the wienermobile expelled all it's fuel and pulled out slowly. two young gay boys in orange flight-suits witnessed the entire spectacle, and it actually brought them to their knees.
One southern Wisconsin homeowner is probably not in love with the Oscar Mayer wiener. The famed hot dog's Wienermobile crashed Friday into the deck and garage of a home in Mount Pleasant, about 35 miles south of Milwaukee.

Police said the driver was trying to turn the Wienermobile around in the driveway and thought she was moving in reverse. But she instead went forward and hit the home. It sat in the driveway as if it were stuck in the garage Friday afternoon.

Both the home and vehicle suffered moderate damage, which Oscar Mayer spokeswoman Sydney Lindner says insurance will cover.

THE OLDEST MAN IN THE WORD-RIP

LONDON — The world's oldest man, 113-year-old World War I veteran Henry Allingham, died Saturday after spending his final years reminding Britain about the 9 million soldiers killed during the conflict.

Henry Allingham: World's Oldest Man Dies At 113

Allingham was the last surviving original member of the Royal Air Force, which was formed in 1918. He made it a personal crusade to talk about a conflict that wiped out much of a generation. Though nearly blind, he would take the outstretched hands of visitors in both of his, gaze into the eyes of children, veterans and journalists and deliver a message he wanted them all to remember. "I want everyone to know," he told The Associated Press during an interview in November. "They died for us."

Allingham's funeral will take place in Brighton. He is survived by five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, 14 great-great grandchildren and one great-great-great grandchild.
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7/17/09

THIS IS WHAT OBAMA WAS TALKING ABOUT

during his naacp speech yesterday, obama made reference to cape coast castle, ghana. the origins of the dark side of american history start here.
Cape Coast Castle is a fortification in Ghana. The first timber construction on the site was erected in 1653 for the Swedish Africa Company and named Carolusborg after King Charles X of Sweden. It was later rebuilt in stone.
In April 1663 the whole Swedish Gold Coast was seized by the Danes, and integrated in the Danish Gold Coast. In 1664 the Castle was conquered by the British and was extensively rebuilt by the Committee of Merchants (whose Governors administered the entire British colony) in the late 18th century. In 1844, it became the seat of the colonial Government of the British Gold Coast.
The Castle was built for the trade in timber and gold, later it was used in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The Castle and Dungeon, was first restored in the 1920s by the British Public Works Department. In 1957, when Ghana became independent, it passed under the care of the Ghana Museums and Monuments Board.

OBAMA~BROTHER TO BROTHER

he may not be doing all the things he promised quick enough, but the brother can speak! check out his remarks @32:10 - upon visiting the slave shipments in cape coast castle in ghana, he comments, " i saw a church above the slave dungeons, which tells you something....... about saying one thing and doing another." riveting.

7/16/09

TRENDY WENDY

bobby trendy loves to come by antebellum in search of latest fetish dvds. seems he just can't get enough. the funniest thing is that he thinks we don't know who he is!

WOODEN SOULJA

Soulja Boy has been posting images of himself in underwear.. he's a cute little leanness. but we are not buying the "package. are you?

JUDY, JUDY, JUDY

i know it's dorky, but i'm obsessed with judge judy... she's such a mensh. here's one of my old faves. the defendant is cute as a button.

MERV GRIFFIN WAS A FATTY

FETISH BOOK CLUB

we are so enjoying reading MERV GRIFFIN: a life in the closet.
every page is a hoot. acording to author DAWRIN PORTER, merv made it with everyone. the catty humor is great in that old-school-homo sorta way. an example~ according to dawrin porter, after meeting with singer, joan edwards she immediately told a young merv, "you sing romantic ballads better than sinatra, although i'm sure you don't fuck as well. I'm speaking from personal experience. but that blubber has got to go. there aren't too many moby dick scripts being written for whales these days." then after merv looses 60 lbs, his long time friend, johnny riley says this, "i was so impressed with merv's new look that i tossed in a mercy fuck that night, just for old times sake. after all, he'd lusted after me ever since grade school, and i felt he deserved some kind of reward."

and that's only one page of the book!
read the book and come chat about it @ THE FETISH BOOK CLUB, friday july 17th- 7:30pm- $15 @ antebellum

7/14/09

VOODOO WOMAN

Voodoo became a fatal obsession.
ON A SEARCH FOR SPIRITUAL CLEANSING, SHE DIED IN A SOUTH JERSEY TOWNHOUSE

LUCILLE HAMILTON paid $621 to have her "spiritual grime" removed by a voodoo high priest in an ordinary townhouse on a winding street in Camden County, a friend said.

Hamilton, 21, a male living as a woman, flew in on Friday from her home in Little Rock, Ark., to the house on Loch Lomond Drive in Gloucester Township, friends said, to take part in a three-day spiritual cleansing referred to on the priest's Web site as "Lave Tet." By Saturday night Hamilton was dead, and authorities are awaiting results of an autopsy and toxicology tests to determine exactly what happened.
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BRUNO IS A DOG

ok, i saw bruno.... i guess i had to for anthropological reasons, or it was my day off... i was hot & tired etc..
here's what i thought-
i was disappointed that michael jackson's fans could not get to his star on the hollywood walk of fame, because bruno had his red carpet draped over it, near he chinese theatre. bad omen to have premiere the day of the king of pop's death.

the film for the most part just isn't that funny. it's dullard, frat boy humor, like a slightly, (just slightly) more enlighten jackass. the days of the liberace/richard simmons gay clowns are over. richard simmons is funnier when he's making fun of himself. check him out on WHO'S LINE IS IT ANYWAY?- HILARIOUS.

bruno is more successful when it's subtle. during the hunting scene when bruno comments to three snaggletoothed NRA devotees, "we're so much like the sex in the city girls!" then silence... long silence.. very uncomfortable silence. that's funny! cut. that all you need.. instead sacha baron cohen stretches it out and adds a totally pointless nude scene of himself trying to enter one of the hunter's tents. so what? the reaction of the guy getting pissed off and swatting the camera is a surprise? grow up.

the black baby scene is funny, as a one time shock value.. but don't draw it out. same with the wrestling scene. one clip i really did like was during the wrestling match when the entire audience is freaking out and wanting to lynch the gay wrestlers who are lip-locking & 69ing, the camera catches a random heshen in the audience is smiling with glee.. this is real... this is funny, however each scene goes on for way too long, then the outcome of homophobia is supposed to surprise us? or enlighten middle-america?

i would wager that sacha baron cohen had no gay people on his crew. otherwise the would have told him day one, " this humor is soooooo 2008."
here's what barbara wawa and the girls on the view said about the film-

FOOTBALL ISRAELI STYLE

Israeli Cell Phone Company in Hot Water Over Ad Featuring Wall

It only lasts a minute but has sparked days of argument and controversy. what a surprise...
Cellcom, one of Israel's leading mobile phone networks has produced a TV commercial starring Israel's controversial security barrier with the Palestinian West Bank.

The ad shows an Israeli army jeep patrolling a concrete section of the barrier. Their jeep is hit by a soccer ball kicked by unseen Palestinians from the other side. The soldiers get out and kick it back -- yes, you guessed it, the ball comes back over again and an impromptu games begins. The commercial voice over ends by saying "we all just want to have fun."
besides the continuously sensitive political positions, the commercial has allot of homoerotic appeal. there has been no comment about this because the opposing sides are too incensed by the larger depiction of israelis and Palestinians having fun, but check out the hot Israels wearing wife-beaters and straddling one another after a score.. yah!

Have a look and decide for yourself-
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OPEN MIC @ THE SPOTLIGHT BAR

I cannot wait!
antebellum's music arranger JOSE PROMIS is hosting a PIANO BAR SHOWCASE & OPEN MIC @ my favorite dive bar of all times- THE SPOTLIGHT.

Sunday, july 19th, from 8 p.m. to midnight...it's FREE! Showcase is at 8 p.m. and Open Mic at 9.30. jose will be co-hosting this event with James Lent from the Other Side, another great piano bar, (maybe the only one left) in silverlake.
THE SPOTLIGHT 1601 N Cahuegna Blvd, hollywood.
See you then! This might turn into a regular event.

7/13/09

MY CAT IS EXPLOITING ME

according to the university of sussex, cats 'exploit' humans by purring.


cat owners may have suspected as much, but it seems our feline friends have found a way to manipulate humans.
Researchers at the University of Sussex have discovered that cats use a "soliciting purr" to overpower their owners and garner attention and food.
i feel so used by my cats pyewackett and sympathy, but i do eventually succumb to everything they want.

Unlike regular purring, this sound incorporates a "cry", with a similar frequency to a human baby's.
"He would wake me up in the morning with this insistent purr that was really rather annoying,"
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PINUP!

remember pornstar ERIC HANSON? we don't, but love being reminded courtesy of unzipped and men machine.




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7/12/09

ORTHODOX JEWS RIOT WITH POLICE!

it seems like everyone wants a piece of the action. blacks & latinos have had their share of riots, anti-war demonstrators, gays and now ULTRA-ORTODOX JEWS have taken to the streets to demand the closing of a parking lot.

as join mitchell once sang, "they paved paradise, and put up a parking lot."

LEVIS 501

levi's commercial staring my former model-

ADAM & EVE: THE TRUE STORY

IT'S IN HIS KISS

two hot guys kissing.. allot

KISS THIS

after two guys were nearly arrested for kissing in front of a mormon church, today many kissers protest near Temple Square.
A "kiss-in" drew about 60 people sporting pink paper hearts to the sidewalk just off of LDS Church property near Main Street and South Temple in salt lake city, sunday to protest actions taken by church security late last week.

Former Salt Lake City Councilwoman Deeda Seed launched the idea from her Facebook page after two gay men, Derek Jones and Matthew Aune, were forced to leave the church-owned pedestrian walkway between North Temple and South Temple Thursday night for "inappropriate" behavior. That behavior, reportedly, was holding hands and a kiss on the cheek and led to the men being handcuffed, led off the plaza and cited by Salt Lake police

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FETISH BOOK CLUB

we are totally engaged in reading MERV GRIFFIN: A LIFE IN THE CLOSET, by darwin porter

honest, thorough and dishy. merv knew everybody!
the scandalous tidbits so far- according to the author, dawrin porter, merv had a long time relationship, (as in relationship) with his priest, since childhood. was his mentor and more for his entire life, even had him as a guest on his talk-show. interesting to see how a closeted life is lead. we thank our lucky stars this is no longer a requirement. at least for some.... read the book and come chat about it @ THE FETISH BOOK CLUB, july 17th- 7:30pm- $15 @ antebellum

LATER

although he's hot, i cannot recommend BENJAMIIN CREEKMORE.
. he was supposed to model for our kinky camera club today and totally flaked. don't judge this guy by his appearance, he will surely disappoint.

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hot & sexy- Brian Putzy, photographed by Tony Duran.



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