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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Tyler Saint Conquers Stage Fright
One of the things you'd never believe about Tyler Saint is that he hates to make public appearances. And the reason you'd never believe it is because he's so damned good at them!
Tyler Saint is absolutely terrified of speaking in public and it takes a lot for him to even be able to get on stage and perform live (I witnessed him mustering up the courage backstage) -- but the one person he'll do anything for is Chi Chi LaRue and she happened to be our special guest DJ last Wednesday at Here Lounge'sPorn Star of the Week, hosted every Wednesday by your's truly from 10:00 pm - 1:00 am.
The crowd, always even bigger than usual when LaRue is in the house, went wild for Tyler's hard body and his massive dick protruding from his underwear, fully hard! I went easy on the stud and barely asked him any questions on stage, but when it came to his midnight performance, it was one that the patrons won't soon forget!
Today's poll comes to you fromAngel Benton who says:
"There are some truly beautiful and happy couples in gay porn, like the Jarics, Chad Donovan & Antonio Madiera, Josh Vaughn & Cameron Marshall, and Jesse Santana & Guy Parker to name but a few. BUT for every couple that somehow is able to make it work, there are 10 that end up breaking up, which leads us to today's question: Which gay porn offscreen couple do you want to see get back together again? (We realize that some of these people have found happiness with other people, but this question is for the fans, to see who they are still rooting for.)"
Hot Wendy Productions studio head and transsexual performer/director, Wendy Williams, is most known for her work in the tranny genre when it comes to her bestselling adult movies, but with her company's latest release, Jacking Off 4U, she's breaking new ground. Featuring five amateur male solos, Jacking Off 4U is the first in what Williams hopes to be a very successful gay line for her company with more movies to follow.
"I know what guys like, I know what girls want," chants trannylicious Williams. "I don't ever want my name or my company to be put in a box. I am a transsexual performer, but that doesn't mean it's the only thing I know how to direct. Hot sex is hot sex and this is just the tip of the iceberg for what I have in store when it comes to variety at Hot Wendy Productions."
Each of the five vignettes kick off with an interview about the guy's sexuality. Ranging from gay to bi to the tranny lover and the totally straight, the movie boasts a guy for everyone. The movie features real amateurs hand picked by Wendy herself, Damien XXX, Big O, Henry Wadsworth, Brynn Dane and Jerome. Each watch their pick of porn while some use toys on themselves and others stick with the good old hand and lube.
Jacking Off 4U is now available in adult video stores everywhere and can be purchased online at JackingOff4U.com.
Jet Set Menexclusive Aaron James is about to become a lot more famous tonight!
At 11:00 pm (PT), MTV will be airing their True Life documentary about his venture into the world of gay porn stardom.
At the same time, Aaron James will be performing live at Here Lounge'sPorn Star of the Week event hosted by your's truly in West Hollywood from 10:00 pm - 1:00 am!
All this after two days of shooting three sex scenes for his first starring vehicle, an all-sex movie directed by the amazing Chris Steele called, Ass Cruisin'. We'll be bringing you an exclusive on-set report and behind the scenes photo gallery next week so stay tuned!
And if you're in the area, bring your asses to Here Lounge tonight and meet the MTV reality star -cum- Jet Set exclusive LIVE and in person! There will be autograph signings and DVD giveaways throughout the night, as always. See you there!
Seymore Dicks goes bareback in his latest opus, Bareback Twink Orgy.
While there are certainly enough hot boys to go around in the movie's two scenes (yes, there's only two if you can believe it, but they're pretty lengthy I'll give them that), Dicks doesn't get the most out of the talent he's working with. He seems to have on his hands a group of hot guys who are all really into each other and love the sex -- but it's just not captured as well as it could be. There's rarely any penetration shots and the hardcore anal shots are few and far between to the point that it is predominantly a softcore flick -- not a good thing for a bareback title, obviously.
What's more, the boys are poorly lit so while you can tell they are probably quite hot in real life, it often seems like they're angled and shot so that every flaw is brought out in them. Not a good thing for porn at all!
It's a bit of a disappointment when compared with Dicks past work that has been really good for amateur sexvids. But here's hoping this is just a first attempt at more bareback movies in the promising director's future.
Archive of the Day: The Last of the Hustler Contract Starlets
You may have heard by now, Larry Flynt thinks the age of the "exclusive" is over and they'll be signing no more Hustler hottie or hunnies or whatever the hell to contract.
One of the last of the red hot Hustler girls though is Nikki Nine. I wrote an entire "Diary" entry about the day I met her around this time last year -- and there's an entire XXX photo gallery of Nikki to go along with it.
Jet Set Men'sProven Straight is now available in our JC Theatre and though it may be one of the few movies we'll be seeing from now on trial for attempted murder Nickolay Petrov, he is oddly enough the best performer in the entire movie. It isn't rare for the "gay for pay" boys to be the prettiest or have the best bodies in a gay porno, but for one of them to be the best performer is really unheard of. Petrov, however, bangs in more positions with more attention paid to the stud and with seemingly more enjoyment than most porn stars, gay or straight, do in their entire careers here in this flick. In his first scene, gives insatiable bottom Kurt Wild more than enough to keep him satisfied and in the last scene, he throws Hans Ebson around with reckless abandon turning him into a screaming bottom. Without a doubt, he is one of the best tops gay porn has seen. It's a shame we won't be seeing more of him.
Zach Rockwood tops Jorden Michaels in a scene that, while it may not live up to the heat of the Petrov romps, is still worth a watch. But it's Christian Owen in his scene with T.J. Young and Andrew Justice passing his ass around that steals the show as the second best performer in the vid. While getting plowed, he does look hotter than he has in his entire career, head shaved, more muscular and with a ghost-pale white ass to contrast with the rest of his tan body that leaves his twink-days fans still happy they came. Young also gets banged by Justice for a while towards the end.
Ridgeline Films Releases Second Title, "Beyond Malibu"
After being nominated for an astounding 9 GayVN Awards this past weekend in San Francisco, gay porn superstar/director/producer Jason Ridge is right back to work this week in Los Angeles announcing the forthcoming release of his second Ridgeline Films title, Beyond Malibu.
An all-sex movie directed by Dylan Ryan, Beyond Malibu stars Jason Ridge and Blu Kennedy as two surfers determined to out-do each other in the sex department during one hot summer at the beach house that they're not soon to forget. The all-star cast features Ridge in three of the movie's five sex scenes, topping Danny Vox, flip-flopping with Blu Kennedy and topping Maliek Taylor. Ridgeline Films exclusive Damian Rios co-stars opposite Braxton Bond in his scene and the movie also includes a hot romp with Blu Kennedy and Antonio Milan, both scenes being flip-flops.
Ridgeline Film's first feature, the epic A Rising Star, also helmed by visionary director Dylan Ryan, received high praise from fans as well as critical acclaim upon its release, followed by several X Biz and GayVN award nominations.
Beyond Malibu hits the streets and store shelves on March 1st, but is currently available for pre-order at RidgelineFilms.com, where a FREE trailer and photos from the movie are now available.
Here's a sneak peek at why Malibu has never looked so good!
Remember that poll we posted a while back about whether or not "straight porn star who likes it up the ass from girls and trannys" Kurt Lockwood was headed for gay porn next? Turns out our readers, as always, were correct! I love you guys!!!
You'r truly has just received word that Kurt Lockwood is going to get it up the ass from a guy for the first time on MikeHancock.com this June! It's a bisexual scene starring India Summer and also featuring hottie Evan Grey in HIS first "receiveing anal from a male" moment as well, which leads us to believe that he and Kurt flip flop while banging India!
This is totally hot. We can't wait! And it's about fucking time.
Remember when he almost beat the crap outta Gram Ponante for calling him gay when he never even called him gay?! And now this. Go figure.
"I always find it humorous how some girls become such a DIVA once they become a full time woman," Kyle Foxxx comments on Stonie's sex change into Brittany Coxxx.
"Brittany Coxx is currently filming her first flick as a transsexual here in Los Angeles," he writes in his blog, Beautiful Disaster. "They were filming a scene at the studio I work at the other day when I ran by to pick up my check and I was able to see Brittany in person. I must say that it was quite humorous to watch her snipe and bitch at any and everyone in the room about everything from the lighting to the way she was getting fucked. I don't know what she's like off the set but I can say that in just the 5 minutes I watched of her on set, she's definitely a BETCH!"
Mmm, that's not really something that's happened since the sex change.
By any name or gender, the girl has always been self-proclaimed, "Diva!"
I'm impressed with Lucas Entertainment's epic of the year, Gigolo, more than I have been in Michael Lucas's past starring vehicles he's directed alongside Tony DiMarco. It's better shot, the sex is hotter and the acting is superb. And let's get this out of the way right off the bat: It is one of the most mainstream looking gay pornos ever shot, if not the most mainstream, like every Lucas Entertainment epic that seems to out top the last in that way. Whether people will be as interested in it or not is a different story.
The only real problem with Gigolo is that it's a turn off. While its plot certainly reflects the brilliance of an indie movie, the fact is that this is a gay porno and while we love our big budget features, we like them to be sexy. Gigolo is a depressing story about a guy who is forced back into the seedy underground lifestyle of hooking after the death of his lover, only to find times as a hooker even more hard than they were before and eventually he too winds up dead. Is there anything at all hot about this? No. Nor does it make you want to go out and pick up an escort any time in the near future.
The story is fascinating and the script along with the acting are enough to keep you watching in between the sex scenes -- and that is ironically its curse. If you fast forward and just enjoy the sex scenes, you won't find yourself bogged down in the depressing darkness and even death of these characters forced to live out other people's fantasies to make end's meet.
Lucas fucks Jason Ridge in the first scene and it features some of their hottest moments together on camera. Ridge is an incredible bottom and gets fucked in multiple positions before taking a massive load from Lucas all over his face. It's one of the few facials of Ridge's career and one of his hottest on-camera moments. Lucas always manages to bring out the best in him.
Lars Svenson is another hooker who bangs Jason Sparks in an incredibly hot scene that also includes facials. It's the rough-house style of fucking Svenson is known for and the director's cut features the two of them also pissing all over each other. This is followed up by a three-way with Ray Star and Zack Randall taking turns plowing new Lucas Entertainment exclusive, J. It's a hot introduction the newest member of the Lucas family and he can sure take a lot of cock, there's no denying him that!
The hottest moments though are those where it seems Lucas as a director has taken a page from some extreme hardcore straight movies. Arpad Miklos fucks Zack Randall in several positions including standing up all the while frequently gaping out his hole and making him spread it for the camera like a bitch. Meanwhile, in Lucas Entertainment exclusive Ben Andrews' scene, he and Scott Tanner make twink Kurt Wild get on his knees and try to fit both their cocks in his mouth at the same time until he's nearly gagging and drooling. These are extreme moments not often caught on camera by lead gay porn companies and it's hot to see Lucas carry it out.
In past reviews, I've said that it seems Lucas Entertainment movies always either feature amazing prodution values or amazing sex but never both. Here, they finally feature both. They just happen to sometimes cancel each other out.
To this day, one of the most expensive bisexual epics every made is Goosed for 3!: A Bisexual Love Affair, directed by and starring Tina Tyler along with the likes of Blake Harper and Keri Windsor, all three pictured here. It also happens to be the first gay or bi set I ever covered and reported on, the full scoop for which along with over 100 exclusive behind the scenes photos is in our Voyeur's Log!
- It was when I became really good friends with Tina Tyler who, though we don't see eye to eye on things or work together anymore, I still consider to be one a good friend, one of my mentors and greatest inspirations.
- It was the first time someone suggested I should be their publicist, something I'd never even considered.
- It was the first time I made out with a gay porn star.
Now don't you want to read (and see!) all the details?
Oddly enough, Michael Lucas is complaining that his company's movie The Intern won so many awards!
Well, not exactly. He's complaining that it won way more awards than the movie he directed and starred in, Gigolo. Here's his written statement:
Though I was happy to win four GAYVNs last night to become the third most award-winning studio of the year, I wanted to express my big concern that all of my awards were for the movie "The Intern." "The Intern," I agree, is a great comedy, but it could not be compared or put anywhere close to the same level of "Gigolo." In fact, there were some absolutely ridiculous moments last night. For example, "The Intern" won Best-Renting Title of 2007. I am my own distributor, and I know we sold at least twice as much of "Gigolo" than "The Intern." My accounting is available for that.
The reviews for "Gigolo" were outstanding. After being in the business for 12 years, I can tell you that the packaging was absolutely stunning and incomparable to any other cover. It was created and shot by Tony Dimarco, who has been in photography for 13 years. The art direction by Tony was outstanding. Take a look at the cover once again... only a blind person wouldn't see what I'm talking about. The videography by Tony and Mr. Pam could only be compared to mainstream productions. So could the amazing screenplay, also written by Tony.
Last year I won the award for Best Actor in "Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita," where I did nothing but walk around New York City with a sad look on my face. In "Gigolo," I had a very complex part, which, according to many reviews, was the best performance in porn. And how come none of the other actors were acknowledged? Ray Star was brilliant.
This film got raging reviews, where everyone was comparing it to a mainstream feature with five-star sex. What kind of mystery is there for such an acclaimed film not getting awarded at all? Not for one category? I talked to many reviewers last night who were stunned by this fact, reviewers who were in fact judges and who actually told me that they voted for this film. What I'm hearing now is that this movie didn't get to all the judges and was accidentally sent to Specialty Publications where it was sitting for some time before getting shipped to GAYVN. And I found out about that just now.
My company has many questions about this situation. I do want to be clear: I am NOT comparing "Gigolo" to any other company's work. I am making a simple comparison to this movie and "The Intern." Even a retard wouldn't make the mistake that "Gigolo" is on a totally different planet. It's like comparing champagne to Coca-Cola, like comparing a diamond to a rock. "Gigolo" is a serious feature that sold in comparably higher numbers and had higher production values, a serious storyline, and impeccable art direction, screenplay, and packaging.
I have many questions, and I need the answers.
I am fine for not ever being recognized as the Performer of the Year. I am fine having never being admitted into the Hall of Fame after all these glorious reviews about challenging the industry to create bigger blockbusters and raising the industry bar. I'm just asking about the comparison between my two films. If Tiger Tyson is more deserving, than I am, then I respect it. But I'm just talking about the reviewers own reviews, their own feedback about both of those films.
So what went wrong with "Gigolo" that it got nothing? If you praised "Gigolo" as a groundbreaking film, then acknowledge it. "Gigolo" is a serious feature that was raved about. "The Intern" is a cute comedy. What went wrong? Where is the common sense? I want the answers.
I don't want to hear from any other companies on this matter. I am not comparing my films to theirs... only to each other. And I cannot derive any sense out of this comparison.
Well, as for answers, let's start with the general public... which movie did YOU think was better?
It's not every day that someone offers me a kick ass plane ticket, my own hotel suite and a limo pick-up for a weekend in San Francisco. As I mentioned before, Jet Set Men is absolutely the most amazing company I have worked with when it comes to taking care of their own. I was really looking forward to this trip and to GayVN weekend.
So why then, when Brandon Baker offered for me to crash with the RentBoy.com posse, four to a room, driving up in a packed 12 passenger van, did it sound like a good idea?
Because they're just that fun. And they're some of my best friends. Limos? I've riden in quite a few over the past ten years in this business. But a road trip with the hookers from Los Angeles to San Francisco in a ghetto van spray painted with slogans like RENTBOY.COM, WEAR CONDOMS and CASH FOR TIME ONLY to catch fellow highway patrons (and patrol men's -- stay tuned!) attention? It's an experience I knew I wasn't going to pass up.
On Friday morning at 7:30 am, I piled into the van with Brandon Baker, Rusty(the face of RentBoy), Angel Benton, GayVN greeter/dancer Elias, Andy Kirra and Brandon's boyfriend Fabrice (Fabrice's friend Parks joined us on the way back) and we were off for a weekend of drunken adventure.
Here are our highlights:
- Just a few hours after we arrived, we attended the MaleFlixxx VOD Awards ceremony which was sparsely attended at best. I managed to confuse Stacey Bridges of The Grabby Awards with Jeremy Spencer of XBiz Magazine and I hadn't even been drinking yet. (That's what he gets for not putting me up in a hotel room in Chicago for the first time last year! hehe... Seriously, I love Stacey. I was just exhausted from the road trip. I hope I get to see him this May.) But the best moment was when Michael Lucas was not there to accept his award, one of his employees got up and gave this really brilliant speech about why VOD is so hot right now and how many people worked on the movie and who he knew Michael would definitely want to thank -- only to have Lucas walk in a few minutes later! The host says, "Michael, someone already accepted on your behalf, but I'm sure you have words far greater than any of us here today. Please, come accept this for yourself." Lucas walked up to the stage and said, "Thank you. Thank you." He took a long look at it and a long pause. "It is beautiful," he said. "Thank you very much." And walked off the stage.
- The Falcon Studios cocktail reception that followed was really fantastic! There were so many people there. I got to catch up with Jack Shamama, Erik Rhodes, Drew Warner, The Jarics, Chris Steele, Chi Chi LaRue, Jim Steel, JC Adams, Damian Rios and I got to meet my new lovah, Michael Stabile. I know I'm forgetting a lot of people too, but it was open bar so... I'd love to be filled in!
- I had an amazing dinner with the RentBoy crew (sans Angel, who opted for gym and a business meeting) at a quiet Italian place that was off the chain. It was a nice intimate evening with a lot of laughs. Cool Tom joined us there and that's where the photo gallery begins. It was great to catch up with him. Inside jokes that lasted the weekend began here as well: "See you at 2:09." ... "A li -- no!" ... "Nava - whoa!" ... On a personal note, this was probably my favorite part of the entire weekend. And thanks for picking up the tab for all of us, kind Sir. I won't out you by name, but you know who you are. ;-)
- It became clear at the two preceeding events that there was probably NOT going to be an after party for The GayVN Awards. And therefore, the "unofficial" pre-party RentBoy.com was throwing at The End Up that evening quickly became THE soiree to attend. With a guest list of over 160 names from the adult entertainment industry, I would say all but maybe a few of them actually showed up -- and that's not even counting the fans. This party has become the event to look forward to when the awards are held in SF. Two year's running now, it's been the best time anyone's had and the best attended of the weekend.
- Jason Ridge, Falcon publicist Troy Prickett and Chi Chi LaRue all hanging out as friends (after some screaming - both comic and dramatic) was quite a wonderful sight to see!
- Erik Rhodes met Blake Riley and I think the two of them would make a freaking awesome couple.
- Sister Roma was there out of Sister drag, but still in drag which was really interesting!
- I was so drunk by the end of the evening that I thought drag queen Jasmine was actually Lady Bunny and kept telling her what an amazing job she was going to do at the awards show the next night. We bonded for a good hour I would say. I think I even introduced people to her telling them it was Lady Bunny. She never corrected me once and it wasn't until the next day when someone told me Lady Bunny wasn't even there that I realized.
- The GayVN Awards themselves the following evening were far better than anticipated. Chi Chi LaRue was the first to get the crowd going who said, "So, it's The 10th Annual GayVN Awards and suddenly Chi Chi isn't looking like such a bad choice for a host after all!" She introduced a musical performance by Lady Bunny that was hysterical, a medley of song parodies that revolved around sex and bordered on disgusting, perfect for the gay porn crowd.
- Derek & Romaine did a wonderful job, poking fun in their opening moments at all the negative gossip by having house plants brought out on stage (ala TheSword.com's comments about them) and doing their intros from back stage where both Michael of the TheSword and I were referred to as "assholes" -- though I was referred to as "the good asshole." What I noticed is that they both learned very quickly. The beginning was a little shaky (basing nearly all opening material on stuff The Sword and I wrote about them was a risky move -- you know, we're not CNN, not everyone there reads our sites so half of the venue was a little bit like, "What the fuck are they talking about and what is going on?") It didn't take Derek long though to discover that all he had to do was act like an asshole to get audience attention and often applause, for example commenting on Jesse Santana and Guy Parker's tans with "melanoma" references. Perhaps now he better understands where we other assholes are coming from. It's the only thing that really works with this crowd sometimes, isn't it? Meanwhile, Romaine milked her tits (not literally thank God) for all they were worth, talking about them ad nauseum and even exposing them to the audience at one point. She knew it's what we were all fixated on, gay or not, and yes, I for one did actually want to see them. I don't know what all those jokes were on the show about her not being good looking. I thought she was really beautiful. And I thought they both did a great job with what they were given and considering how out of their element they were.
- Erik Rhodes got a blowjob while sitting in the front row.
- Matthew Rush was drunk as fuck when he presented awards, slurring his words like mad.
- The trophy boys for the evening really stole the show, especially the more naked they got. Falcon exclusives Aden and Jordan Jaric flashed their asses at one point as part of a Lady Bunny gag while Jet Set Men exclusive Aaron James walked around in boxer briefs with a boner (and some lipstick from being blown by Lady Bunny back stage, ALLEGEDLY!) and Rascal exclusive Josh Vaughn looked like a picture of twink college boy perfection.
- Gino Colbert's inductions into the Hall of Fame was really classy and beautiful as always. Rod Barry's acceptance speech was so emotional and moving. Barry told me that his friends had actually kept a tight leash on him, banning him from going to the bar or drinking at all during the day until his speech was given. "I'm glad they made me experience it totally sober," he says, "but I was so nervous. So much I wanted to say but forgot." ... The best line of his speech was the last: "It's been one helluva ride -- and I'm still drivin'."
- Without an after party, I stopped by a bar with my friends for a little bit, which was a total drag, went back to the hotel and got a long night's sleep. Chi Chi called the next day and I asked her what she ended up doing. She said, "I stopped by a bar with my friends for a little bit, which was a total drag, went home and got a long night's sleep." I think we all did, really! And that was our rather anti-climactic end to the weekend.
Oh, if you don't count Brandon getting pulled over by the cops for speeding on the way back.
Or us getting a car full of hot college boys on the highway to take off their clothes while driving by us. They pulled off at an exit so that we could meet them (they were fascinated by the hooker ads on the van) and though they were straight, they later called Brandon and asked if he thought they had any future as escorts.
Ah, we all love our jobs.
Thank you to Brandon for really making the weekend so enjoyable. While I feel I am only a frequent "guest star" on the show that is The Rent Boy Posse, I feel a closeness with each of them always. They are my peeps -- real, loyal, looking out for each other and always down to host a party and become the life of it even at the expense of making fools of themselves. Naturally, that's a crowd I fit into quite nicely. And I always consider it an honor to be asked along for the ride.
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JASON'S PERSONAL CALENDAR
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 - Hosting "PORN STAR RIM JOB" w/ live on-stage performances from porn star go-go boys at MJ's Bar in Los Angeles, CA from 10:00 pm - 2:00 am.
Monday, March 29th, 2010 - Hosting "PORN STAR KARAOKE" w/ live musical performances from half naked porn stars at MJ's Bar in Los Angeles, CA from 10:00 pm - 2:00 am.
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010 - Hosting "PORN STAR RIM JOB" w/ live on-stage performances from porn star go-go boys at MJ's Bar in Los Angeles, CA from 10:00 pm - 2:00 am.
Monday, April 26th, 2010 - Hosting "PORN STAR KARAOKE" w/ live musical performances from half naked porn stars at MJ's Bar in Los Angeles, CA from 10:00 pm - 2:00 am.
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010 - Hosting "GARAGE" w/ DJ Chi Chi LaRue, special guest Gus Mattox and porn star go-go boys Here Lounge in West Hollywood, CA from 10:00 pm - 2:00 am.
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 - Hosting "PORN STAR RIM JOB" w/ live on-stage performances from porn star go-go boys at MJ's Bar in Los Angeles, CA from 10:00 pm - 2:00 am.
Monday, May 24th, 2010 - Hosting "PORN STAR KARAOKE" w/ live musical performances from half naked porn stars at MJ's Bar in Los Angeles, CA from 10:00 pm - 2:00 am.
One of the things you'd never believe about Tyler Saint is that he hates to make public appearances. And the reason you'd never believe it is because he's so damned good at them! 
