Folsom Week Memories
Friday was an amazing night, as I wrote the other day, but the weekend had only started. This will give you an idea how much ground I covered this weekend.
Saturday was supposed a shoot day, but the models wanted to reschedule. I was pretty burnt, so it didn't bother me. Instead I went to two house parties. At the first party, two guys were wearing my Vintage Bareback tshirts that I gave away on Christmas. The second party had home made tacos and a friend gave me some pot. We had to leave quickly to meet up with some young friends that drove in from out of town.
When we met them at my house, we all walked over to Mezzanine for the Raging Stallion /Falcon party. Saw a million porn stars and made some drunken offers to have other guys work for me. Got home, changed clothes and went to Safeway at about 12:30 am to buy food for the next day.
Got up at 7:30, had breakfast and started putting on makeup. I was supposed to be at the volunteer booth for Folsom Fair at 8:30 but I didn't start putting on makeup till 8:40. Rode my bike in Sister drag to the volunteer area, and did my 5 hour shift.
After grabbing a burger, I visited all the booths and posed for pictures till about 5pm. Then rode my bike back home, removed my makeup and set up for an after party. I had sandwiches and booze for about 25 people. Since the photo backdrop was still set up, I did portraits of a couple Sisters. They are at SisterZsaZsa.com.
I may have gone to Blow Buddies after everyone left, but I can't remember.
Pride Kick-Off

It's going to be one helluva Pride this year! The Senate in New York just passed the Marriage Equality bill, just in time for Pride!
I've been updating the VIP Room and brought back all my photos from the past few Pink Saturdays, so I believe my photo collection of Pride and Pink Saturday is now complete. Get a VIP membership to enjoy them - then go out and PARTY!
Pink Saturday 2004

More housekeeping to bring back old photos from recent Pink Saturdays. I edited down 500 photos from Pink Saturday 2004 to a tight 66 of the best shots. Pink Saturday is produced by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.
Chip Tanner Promotes Draw Mohammed Day
Porn star Chip Tanner (real name Jamie Stroud) has declared it "Draw Mohammed Day". In response to all those religious nuts that challenge The Sisters to hold a "Hunky Mohammed Contest", we're not the only ones that sees humor in your antiquated Jesus/Mohammed/Name-Your-Invisible-Deity beliefs.
"Is your god so insecure that he'll actually get upset over a drawing made by a puny human with a history of mental illness and pycho-sexual problems? Or are you the one that's insecure and you project your feelings onto supernatural entities to shield yourself? Well, if that's the case, then fuck you, you little girl-fucking homophobic, intolerant, sexually repressed guilt-over-masturbation wanker!"
Yeah, we're all trembling in our boots about a drawing of Mohammed.
Jockstrap Contest Photos
Yesterday was a fundraiser put on by Sister Pat N Leather and Sister Eve benefiting the Gateway: Men's Inner Journey. Michael Brandon hosted the "Jock Off", a monthly jock strap contest. It's not really about jock straps, it's really about the cute asses that hang out of jock straps.
The winner was quite the heartbreaker in a red jock with a hairy chest, v-shaped chest, and nice round butt cheeks. Watch Facebook for the next Jock Off.
Photo Shoot For Saviour Soul
I do the poster design for a monthly club called "Saviour Soul". Last month we held a "Sexy Saviour" Contest to find models for upcoming posters. Here are two of the best. What do you think?
Project NUNway 2010
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Go behind the scenes for a sneak peek of Project NUNway, this time with Moose Maravilla, designer for Sister Zsa Zsa.
Sister Barbra Ganesh Meets Her Designer
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Go behind the scenes for a sneak peek of Project NUNway, this time with Sister Barbra Ganesh as she meets with her designer for a fitting.
Project NUNway Part 2
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Go behind the scenes for a sneak peek of Project NUNway, this time with Sister N. Leather as she discusses her original creation and the influences that drove her.
It Gets Better – Message From The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
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The San Francisco Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are featured in an anti-bullying video as part of the "It Gets Better Project". As spiritual leaders of the community, it was important for the Sisters to participate in this positive, uplifting project aimed at gay youth.
SISTER'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL - THESISTERS.ORG - IT GETS BETTER PROJECT
My Favorite Hunky Jesus Contestant 2010
EASTER PHOTOS 2010 - SISTERS OF PERPETUAL INDULGENCE
Well, he was not the winner of the Hunky Jesus Contest at Easter 2010, but this guy was my favorite contestant! What a cute little hairy bear cub!
This year the Sister's Easter Celebration had to be moved indoors due to rain, but the party went on despite the elements! I shot a lot of photos and they are available for FREE at SisterZsaZsa.com (click the link). I'm feeling magnanimous, so I am not making you pay to see them this year! But, if you like furry little guys like the one above, you might want to take a look at MuscleBearCub.com, too!
JOIN LAVENDER LOUNGE, VINTAGE BAREBACK OR MUSCLE BEAR CUB
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Justin Bond Command Performance at Castro Theater
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The one & only Justin Bond performed to a loving audience of over 1000 on Valentine's Day 2010 at San Francisco's Castro Theatre. "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" was the 2nd Act opener of the Carpenters tribute show "Marc Huestis Presents JUSTIN BOND: CLOSE TO YOU. " The band was under the musical direction of Lance Horne, (also on keyboards) with Ben Prince on 2nd keyboard, Peter Fogel on guitar, Matt Aranoff on bass, David Finch on trombone & strings, Evan Francis on flute, Niel Levonius on trumpet, Matt Swindells on drums, & Julie Garnye on back-up vocals. Sound by Randall Schiller Productions. Videography by Mark Kliem (yours truly!), Jeff Dinnell & Marc Huestis. Edited by Marc Huestis.
And yes, I did the close-up camera on stage right. As you'll notice, my camera was the only one that got the colors right! (His dress is supposed to be pink, not gold.) Though I missed all the activities surrounding Bear Week, going to that show turned out to be like a high school (emphasis on "high") reunion with all my club kid friends from the 1990's.
After the show, the Sisters sainted Justin Bond at the VIP reception, and the first thing Justin wrote on Facebook the next day was "... it was the greatest honor of my life."
I ducked out of the reception early and met friends next door at the Twin Peak bar. Lo and behold an hour later Justin Bond held court right next to us at the bar! It was nice to catch up with him, and we may have a little project in the works when he returns to San Francisco in a few weeks!
Day of the Dead 2009
The Halloween season is finally over. After four nights of costumes and make-up, last night's Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) wraps it up.
Growing up a WASPy Midwestern boy, I never heard of Dia de los Muertos until about 10 years ago. The Day of the Dead event in San Francisco had a big resurgence around 2005 when it was discovered by young white hipsters, Goth kids, and Burning Man types. Artists and hipsters love the colorful clutter of the alters, but get especially inspired by the imagery of death, skulls, bones and anything macabre. San Francisco is always ready for any excuse to dress up in costume and paint faces, too. Musicians and drum circles get a chance to perform in front of large crowds moving through the streets without regard to format or rules. What a great night to be dead!
One notable presentation that made a return appearance was a giant bicycle powered stagecoach. After the parade, it was parked on the street and became a puppet theater. In the photo gallery you'll see how the stick figure puppets get projected onto a screen in a very old tradition.
Early in the evening I mentioned to friends, "I bet there will be a Michael Jackson alter," and sure enough, there was.
A couple of the Sisters have taken Day of the Dead to heart as a tribute to our fallen members, making subtle but powerful statement with an alter dedicated to the Nuns of the Above. At one point I sat with Sister Mary Timothy for a while just watching the crowds inspecting our alter and watching their reactions. It's a subtle outreach to the community, but meaningful to many.
On a more terrestrial level, I also enjoy the opportunity to experiment with night photography, but after last night's experience with so much sound and movement, I think I will switch to video as my medium for next year.
My gallery of photos from Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) 2009 is at SisterZsaZsa.com, a FREE site devoted to my creative documentation of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Inc.
DAY OF THE DEAD PHOTOS AT SISTERZSAZSA.COM
Pre-Halloween Pumpkin Butt Painting
The Sisters hosted the Beer Bust at the Eagle yesterday and to get everyone in the Halloween spirit, we held a little pumpkin painting contest. But, to make a little more fun, we hand-selected a group of the cutest butts at the Eagle to have contestants draw pumpkins on naked butts! It was a smart move to hand-select rather than ask for volunteers. That way there was more quality control, and the result was some beautiful bare asses on stage, even before they got painted.
The wining ass belonged to a tall blond muscle boy with a perfectly round bubble butt. I got some shots of him from the front, too, and it was apparent he was getting a bit of a woody by standing on stage exposing his backside. There were also some young hairy mixed race alternative types in the contest, one husky bear cub and the surprise was an appearance by porn star daddy Nick Moretti.
If you want to see photos of just the nuns from the Butt Painting Contest, visit SisterZsaZsa.com (don't worry, its' FREE!), but the butt pictures AND video are only available to VIP Members of Lavender Lounge.
The Arrogance of Clergy
His name is Pat Condell and he is a very well-spoken Atheist. Well, I assume he is well-spoken compared to other Atheists because you don't actually get to hear Atheists get a chance to speak their mind very often. He put together some really good arguments against religion, the kind of things we all think to ourselves but don't feel free to say out loud in public. I wish there were more access for people like him in the media to counterbalance the bullshit on TV.
Please support my effort to Tax The Church.
Zipper – Leather Week Porn Star Party

I started Leather Week at a party called Zipper hosted by Chi Chi LaRue and Sister Roma. It was at a club on Market Street that isn't on my usual route, but they really brought out the crowds. It was particularly good to see all the out of town visitors that work in the adult industry. I got a few pieces of gay porn gossip that night, but nothing I can share.
It was a Friday night with beautiful shirtsleeve weather and everyone was wound up ready to party. I got tons of drink tickets, but kept forgetting to use them! Oh well, I was sober enough to get some great pictures that night and they are in the Lavender Lounge VIP Room. I wasn't able to get photos of all the gay porn stars, but I did shoot quite a few.
Scheduled to appear were Jeremy Bilding, Josh Griffin, Wold Hudson, Scott Tanner, Kyle King, Ethan Wolfe, Paul Wagner, Steve Cruz, Bruno Bond, Samuel Colt, Tony Aziz, Rob Romoni, Alessio Romero, Nash Lawler, Ryan Raz, Spencer Reed, Tristan Jazz, Tristan Phoenix, Rocco Giovanni, Derek De Silva and many more.
I had a nice chat with David Taylor who was named Raging Stallion's Man of the Year the next night along with Austin Wilde. I think David Taylor mis-took me for someone else, but I just played along just so I could spend a few minutes staring at him up close. (He's dreamy!) Austin Wilde also a stand-out among the other porn stars Friday night. I also swear he cruised me at some point, and couldn't get that out of my head. I usually have to dismiss those impressions when I think super hot guys are cruising me because, come on, ... me? What's makes it even more strange is not only did these two guys make the biggest impression on me Friday night, but the next morning I go the press release that announcing them sharing the title Man of the Year. Weird.
PHOTOS OF PORN STAR PARTIES AND LEATHER WEEK IN LAVENDER LOUNGE VIP ROOM
Bear Beauty Contest – Miss Grrrrl Pageant
If I had a nickel for every time I said, "...only in San Francisco...", well, I'd make about as much money as I earn from this damn blog. Last night's Chaser was worth one of those nickels.
La Monistat is a local gay club promoter working her butt off to bring weird, retarded, sexy fun events to nightlife in San Francisco. Her Tuesday night club is Chaser at the End Up and this week she decided to hold a bear beauty pageant for the title of "Miss Grrrl". Grrrr! She recruited Sister Tuna Noodle Cocktail to help MC, hooked up with a group of DJ's called Electronic Music Bears and promoted the hell out if it on Facebook. I got swept up into the hype, and since the joint is only across the street, I decided to venture over.

I ran into Sister Constance at the front door looking bewildered. Security wouldn't let him in with a bottle of poppers and he didn't want to just dump it, so he didn't know what to do. I offered to go around the corner, stuff it in my boot and come back to be frisked. Worked like a charm, but really, who uses poppers anymore?
At first I was going to describe it as a drunken mess, but really, it was just a mess. Monistat opened the show in a bear suit, Tuna (upper left above) did a number with Jesus. They had to interrupt oral sex backstage in order to get the contestants to come out. Half the contestants didn't show up or sat in the audience, so they didn't know who was in and who was out. When Constance came out for the Beach Wear portion, he asked, "Is this the Evening Wear portion? Oh, it's Beach Wear? Okay", and proceeded to strip naked.
During the short break to "cover the stage in a tarp" for the Talent Portion, Constance pleaded with them to let him go first. For his "talent" he stuck a chocolate bar up a boy's butt and it was starting to melt. By the time he got to is act, it was already too late, the chocolate had disintegrated.
Danyol (left) was excited to make his first drag appearance onstage, but when it came time for his number the DJ yelled from the booth, "Your disc is blank!" He tried to sing something A Capella, but forgot the second verse.
Moving on, another contestant couldn't think of any talent, so he tried popping balloons and when that flopped, he just pulled out his dick. Thanks.
At one point, Tuna had the microphone in one hand, a clipboard and a drink in the other. When Monistat asked, "Who's up next?", Tuna tilted the clipboard to read it and spilled his entire cocktail. The crowd roared.
Visa Decline (below) was the surprise guest performer and did something (not sure what) with a unicorn on a stick. Mmmm. Unicorn on a stick sounds delicious right now...
A big ole girly bear with a 7 day beard (top right) saved the day by singing a well-rehearsed live version of "Sweet Transvestite". She rocked the house belting out that evergreen crowd pleaser. I forgot her name, but she won the coveted title "Miss Grrrl" and went home with a sash and Burger King crown.
THIS is why I spend ridiculous amounts of money to live here.
Opinion Piece On IML Ban On Bareback
On July 15, 2009 the producer of International Mr. Leather (IML), Chuck Renslow, sent out a memo to past vendors of the annual Leather Market which stated, “… after considerable discussion, the Executive Committee of International Mr. Leather has decided that it will no longer allow participation in the IML Leather Market by any entity which promotes barebacking or distributes/sells any merchandise tending to promote or advocate barebacking. This restriction will also apply to distribution of gifts, post cards or any other information via our facilities…”
The announcement was a bit of a bombshell in the adult industry, though a bit late in my opinion. I attended IML for the first time in 2005 and prior to that, I had never seen bareback studios and bareback video distributors prominently represented along side the familiar brand name gay porn studios. Prior to that, I thought that the “barebacking” phenomenon was restricted to online hookup sites and a few video titles put out for shock value. I remember introducing myself to a San Francisco based video distributor who carried mostly bareback titles from various studios I’d never heard of before. He seemed like a reasonable guy just looking to make a living like everyone else in the room, not the creepy evil cigar-chomping exploitative money-grubber I expected.
That’s often the problem with pornographers and sexual deviates debating the issues surrounding bareback videos – they have a lot of strong arguments to defend what they do. It’s often the same arguments we all use to defend our own actions against right wing anti-gay and anti-porn activists. Ouch. It hurts to call for censorship and boycotts after spending your whole life battling against it.
“Freedom of speech” is a hackneyed, over-used defense employed every time a drunken frat guy gets arrested for screaming obscenities at his ex-girlfriend, but the expansion of First Amendment protection is the only reason the adult industry has been allowed to exist over the past 40 years. It’s a tough one for proponents of anti-barebacking censorship to dismiss, especially if it comes from other porn producers.
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