The modern term for what you see above would be "a hot mess", but back in the late 1960's they called it "rough trade". Especially the guy in the middle. Yeah, he's hot, but you can tell he is a big mess. A big, sloppy fucking sexy cum-in-my-face-right-now hot mess. Get in on the fun by clicking the Join button.

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Here's some more gorgeous color photos from "Boy Play" featuring a couple hot rough trade guys and a rhinestone cowboy. At some point they attempt to play strip poker, but you know how those turn out...

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Check out "Boyplay", a late 1960's gay porn magazine I just scanned. It features a rough trade cowboy who's got a sort of tough guy swagger that's kinda cute, too. See it all when you become a VIP Member of Vintage Bareback.

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This video not only goes into the category of the very rarest vintage gay porn movies, but I'd also classify it in the "What The Fuck Is Going On Here?" section. When I got this movie on 8mm film, it was in a plain white box with no printing or identification. There's no titles and not even any kind of intelligible reference etched into the leader of the film. Judging by the props, clothing style and film stock I would guess this was shot in the early 60's, mostly because the mop-top haircut which would place in the early Beatlemania era. It was shot in black and white, I didn't make any color corrections. Again, I feel it my duty to rescue these gay porn oddities for future generations.

By the nature of the so-called "action" it's clear that this was one of the underground "smokers" that was all tease with just a hint of nudity, but no erection. When you think about it, coming up with an idea to titillate with no sound and just a naked man would be rather difficult if he's not allowed to get hard or touch his genitals. Plus, it was all experimental, so no one really knew what worked and what didn't.

In the 15 minute clip available in the VIP Room, a husky blond guy with long wavy hair and walrus mustache gets woken up by his clock radio. He sits up in bed to show his nakedness, then proceeds to light up his pipe. I know a lot of stoners that love to wake-and-bake, and anyone who smokes cigarettes looks forward to their first fag of the day, but how many contemporary men use pipe tobacco anymore?

By today's standards, the model looks rather chubby, but with a hairless chest, he wouldn't qualify in the bear category. He begins a rather clumsy set of calisthenics, which would explain the spare tire around his middle. It's so absurd it's comical, especially when I noticed how much he resembles Captain Kangaroo! (Oh-oh, there's a hard-on killer right there!)

In a complete reversal of most porn, the plot continues with him putting ON clothes rather than taking them off. After putting on his black socks, white boxer shorts, net t-shirt and high-rise slacks, the scene ends abruptly when he gets fully dressed, probably because they ran out of film.

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I just scanned a magazine from the 1960's called "69 Sunset Strip", which was probably an homage to the popular TV series "77 Sunset Strip" which ran on ABC from 1958-1964. The introduction to the magazine says,

"The 1920's Gingerbread style apartment house at 69 Sunset Strip has to be the swingingest, gayest 10 stories in West Hollywood, or anywhere. It counts among its tenants artists and actors (the retired superstar dating from the silents), insurance executives who spend their evenings in Western or leather togs (one has redecorated his bedroom dungeon style), a model agency, three transvestites, and two cock photographers. The parade of handsome males past the rococo lobby's potted palms equals the crowd at West Hollywood's popular gay bars, just over on Santa Monica Blvd."

Why did they choose to parody "77 Sunset Strip", the prototype for private detective shows in the late 50's and early 60's starring Efram Zimbalist, Jr.? My guess is the blond guy (see top photo) resembles Edd "Kookie" Byrnes, who was a major male sex symbol at the time. Next door to the fictional detective agency at 77 Sunset Strip was a restaurant called Dino's, and IMDB says,

"Seen often was Dino's parking lot attendant, a gangling, jive-talking youth named Kookie (Edd Byrnes), who longed to be a private detective himself and who often helped Stu and Jeff on their cases. Kookie provided comic relief for the series, and his "Kookie-isms" became a trademark... But it was Edd Byrnes' character of Kookie who caught the public's fancy and propelled the show into the top ten. In the first telecast of the 1959-1960 season he helped Stu Bailey catch a jewel thief by staging a revue, in which he sang a novelty song called,"Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb". The song was released on record as a duet between Byrnes and Connie Stevens(who also starred on another Warner Bros. detective series,"Hawaiian Eye",which was on the same network), became a smash hit making Byrnes' character of Kookie, the "Fonzie" of his day, making him a very popular celebrity."

"Edd found escape from family problems at the movies and at the gym, where he developed an athletic body. At age 17 he was approached by a man who offered to take free "physique" photos of him. According to Edd's 1996 autobiography, "Kookie No More", this led to a few years of "hustling" older, well-to-do men, despite the fact that Edd was heterosexual. One of these men acted as Edd's mentor, introducing him to fashion and culture and encouraging his hopes for an acting career."

"Viewers quoted his dialog, ("Baby, you're the ginchiest!"), and young males imitated the way he wielded his ever-present comb. His fan mail soon reached an astonishing 15,000 letters a week and his single with Connie Stevens, "Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb", became a top-5 hit. The hip-talking, hair-combing image clung to him, however, and Edd felt he lost the lead in PT 109 (1963) because President John F. Kennedy didn't want to be played by "Kookie." A few more movies and TV appearances followed, but his career had passed its peak before he turned 30."

"In 1975, Merv Griffin hired Edd to host a new game-show called "Wheel of Fortune" (1975/I). Two half-hour pilots were filmed. NBC bought the show but didn't want Byrnes as host. Griffin replaced him with Chuck Woolery (who was later replaced with Pat Sajak)."

I was old enough to remember the song, and even old enough to think he was kinda hot, but all that. I remember the mannerisms of him combing that hair caught on, and pocket combs became a necessary accessory to carry at all times.

"69 Sunset Strip" (the magazine) has three pairs of hot young guys that supposedly represent the swinging residents of the gay old building. The photos and action are so hot, I actually had to look at it again before I noticed that there is no penetration! It's that hot! There are 75 very sharp, clear images (sorry, just shy of 77...) mostly in black and white, available to VIP Members.

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Dick Stark competed for the Junior Mr. America title in 1968, but only came in 11th. His classic beauty, naturally muscular build and blond flattop has been remembered far longer that the other 10 contestants that beat him. At most, you'll only see bare butt shots, he otherwise only posed in underwear or posing straps, but as you can see, it leaves little to the imagination. Enjoy these 97 rare art photos of this incredibly handsome specimen in the VIP Room.

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I've heard the phrase "caught red handed", but I've never heard "Caught Hot Handed". That simple twist of a phrase must have triggered some latent homoerotic cravings for the producers of this quickie slapped-together magazine from the late 60's or early 70's. It's mostly a mishmash of photos thrown together, with a small storyline attached to a sexual tryst outdoors. But if you just want to wank to cute young guys with trim physiques and big cocks, "Caught Hot Handed" is worth your membership money right there.  

I learned graphic arts back when magazine pages had to be manually pasted up onto art board, and without Photoshop or Illustrator, we used "border tape" to manually create designs on the page. It's clearly evident in this magazine someone had just recently learned graphic design went a little crazy with border tape to be "creative". Aren't those sample pages above greatly enhanced with those strips of border tape? Doesn't that make you immediately want to buy?

I also enjoy some of the words of (nonsense) wisdom such as on page 27, "The beginning of wisdom is the realization that there are other points of view than my own. Understanding those views is the next step. The final test of wisdom is understanding why those views are held."

WTF?

I think they opened a random page of a textbook from freshman Philosophy 101 to get that quote! What the hell does it have to do with sucking cock or fucking guys in the ass? 

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Small gallery of photos from vintage "pretty boy" model, Jimmy South.

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I created a gallery entitled "DSI 1" in the members' section with 85 (mostly) nude images from the early 1960's. The magazines were very well produced on quality paper and they took the effort to "design" the pages of the magazines. Although the graphic styles are fairly primitive compared to what modern eyes are used to, it's interesting to see how graphic design evolved. Look at the page with three shots of the same guy. Without Photoshop, each of those images was cut out with scissors and pasted onto a matte board. Some of the shadows were hand-drawn, too. The craftmenship will be more apparent when you see the larger version in the VIP Room.

I also did a little research into the company, DSI, and found some fascinating information about these gay porn pioneers. 

In 1963 in Minneapolis, Lloyd Spinar and Conrad Germain founded Directory Services, Inc. (DSI), a mail order catalog company for gay male consumers. Over the next decade, they sold books, records, jewelry, clothing, greeting cards and other items to thousands of gay men around the United States and abroad. Their “Vagabond Club” provided its members with a penpal service, a credit card for making catalog purchases, and one of the first directories of gay bars throughout the U.S. By 1968 the club featured plans to open facilities in major cities, “where club members and their guests can enjoy fabulous stag shows, delightful dining, and other entertainment.” But the heart of the DSI enterprise was the publication of an extensive series of physique magazines featuring the first male frontal nudes.

With the intent of challenging American censorship laws, Spinar and Germain were arrested in 1967 and tried on numerous counts of obscenity. Their vindication by a federal district court was a landmark obsenity case that radically transformed the ability of gay men to consume homoerotic images.

Europe had put out nudist mags for years, but DSI (founded and run by Conrad Germain and Lloyd Spinar) were the first in the U.S. to do so. They were arrested, fought all the court battles, and in 1965-7 won (acquitted on all 29 counts brought by the U.S. government) the decision making male nudity legal in the U.S.

Hal Call of the Mattachine Society of San Francisco was instrument in connecting the defendants with key expert witnesses such as Wardell Pomeroy, who had been associated with Kinsey's Institute for Sex Research and in developing their legal strategy. In July 1967, the court ruled these materials did "not exceed the limits of candor" and "the rights of minorities expressed individually in sexual groups or otherwise must be respected". 

Soon afterward, Hal Call opened the Adonis Bookstore with partners Robert Trollop, Jack Tennyson, and Bob Damron. San Francisco's first gay venue sold bold magazines such as "Golden Boys" (from Calafran Enterprises owned by Damron/Trollop) and homosexual literature. The storefront also was a good recruiting ground for male models as well as Mattachine activists.

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VIP Members can enjoy a very special treat! I have some very rare footage of Joe D'allesandro in a hardcore gay sex scene. Joe is the bottom in this movie, and there is no doubt he is clearly enjoying himself while getting fucked in the ass bareback. Though he denies ever appearing in a gay porn movie, the proof is in the pudding, and there is no mistaking that "Little Joe" tattoo on his shoulder.

In this hardcore clip you see Joe D'allesandro rimming a guy's ass, sucking his dick, then getting fucked laying on his belly. If you think he was just fucked up and coerced against his will, think again. From there he gets on top and sits on the giant cock bouncing up and down on it. It ends with Joe and the hot guy with the goatee snuggling tenderly and giggling like schoolgirls. I'd say no one was coerced there!

I got to see a screening of a new biography about Joe D'allesandro and Little Joe himself was there in person! Watching that movie taught me a lot about Joe D'allesandro and the whole Andy Warhol gang I didn't know.

"Little Joe" was a big hit at this year's Frameline LGBT Film Festival, the biography of Joe D'allesandro, the legendary pinup boy of the 60's and 70's.

During the screening, there were a couple times the bf clutched his pearls and gasped at the beauty that was young Joe D'allesandro. Short haired, long haired, posed or natural, the camera just loved him, as well as an entire generation of gay men jerking off to his image. And best of all, Little Joe himself showed up at the screening! In fact, on the way out, he walked right past me within arm's length! I'm swooning!

Some little known facts I learned:

-Joe D'allesandro is much shorter than I thought.

-At over 60 years old, he has an excellent colorist. His hair does not look dyed at all, but obviously it is.

-He appeared in over 50 movies, mostly in Europe, and he had top billing in many of them.

-He met Andy Warhol by a friend bringing him to a party that turned out to be a filming. At the time, Andy's film making method was to sit next to the camera and read the paper while a bunch of cute boys and girls would just talk about anything they wanted. Andy would just turn the camera on or off when he felt like it. Since everything was so loose, they just grabbed cute little Joe and put him in the movie.

-Over the years, Joe continually asked Paul Morrissey, (Andy's director), why he was always asked to be naked in movies with drag queens. (Duh! Paul Morrissey is gay! That's why!)

-I knew that Joe D'allesandro had done nude modeling for Athletic Model Guild at some point, but I didn't know it actually preceded working with Warhol. I also didn't know he posed for AMG when is was only 16! The film clip above is the movie "Flesh" which kind of explains the improv style of film making. In it, Jackie Curtis and Candy Darling are reading vintage Hollywood gossip magazines while Joe is getting a blowjob. I am also waiting for a friend to bring me a clip of Joe D'allesandro's only hardcore gay scene. Though he denies having made a hardcore gay movie, it does exist and and I will be bringing it to you asap.

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