Thank god for calendars! I almost forgot about this weekend’s HustlaBall event. Unfortunately, I didn’t get advance tickets, so I’ll have to pay more at the door. More info from the HustlaBall website
The event is a gigantic celebration of the sex industry (it’s co-sponsored by the manwhores at rentboy.com and a bunch of gay porn companies.)
I’ve never been lucky enough to attend any of the balls outside of the U.S., but the one in Berlin is notorious! (And the last one in Las Vegas was pretty big too.) This year, I’m looking forward to meeting the following guys who are scheduled to appear: Diesel Washington: big, black stud from TitanMen Damien Crosse: buzz-cut muscle guy (who has the best smile on every box cover) François Sagat: sexxxy French import Jonathan Vargas: cute latin twink discovered by Michael Lucas on the streets of NYC. Check out the Jonathan Vargas blog for more. Manuel Torres: macho latin top (maybe up for a train ride back to his place in Queens after the party?) Talvin DeMachio: B-list porn star who found his true calling as an award-winning escort. (Yes, apparently, they do give out awards for prostitution, and Talvin DeMachio took 1st prize.) Dimitri Santiago – hot Puerto Rican who’s still making DVDs fly off the shelf for Big City Video
UPDATE 9/18 – Hustlaball was out of this world!!!
I’m a little camera shy, but here are some photos of the night courtesy of François Sagat. (P.S. Which one of you bitches stole the frenchman’s brand new leather boots backstage?)
If you’re a blatino porn fan in NYC, I hope you don’t didn’t miss Tuesday’s party at Splash featuring Tiger Tyson! Here’s the flyer … I’ll be checking it out! Hopefully it’ll be as fun as his last appearance (Check out the video to see him in action.) This time there are supposed to be 20 dancers and free DVDs. Hot, hot, hot!!!
UPDATE: Yes, I made it to the party and it was crazy fun! Mr. Tyson has posted a few photos of the event online. Unfortunately, I didn’t get any of the free DVD getaways. (However, there was no shortage of other things to take home!)
This means one of the following is true:
a.) Paper Magazine needs to find a better proofreader
b.) Tiger’s not being honest about how old he is now
c.) I need to throw out my copy of Tiger’s Brooklyn Tails (1997) because XXX videos starring 15 year-olds can get you arrested!
Something tells me it’s option “a” and our old Tiger videos are safe
One of the best things about living in New York City is the ability to bump into celebrities.
This Friday, an after-work stroll down West 23rd Street led me into the arms of one of my favorite Brazilian porn stars … Rafael Alencar!!!
O.K. Not exactly into his arms. (He was carrying groceries.)
And no, I didn’t have the balls to ask the question: “Can I take a cameraphone picture and post it on my blog?” Or an even better question: “Quer fazer uma brincadeira gostosa?” (Ask a Brazilian for a translation of that one.)
Ahh … 1997! Now that was an interesting year in New York City blatino nightlife. The weeknight fiesta known as “Milk” was in full swing featuring DJ T-Pro every Monday at Champs.
Drawing on Milk’s existing base of fans, Phab started off quite successfully. It also generated a lot of press around the “homothug” phenomenon. (You mean there are gay men who don’t listen Cher and Barbara Streisand!) It was fun to dance to Bad Boy remixes (way back when P. Diddy was still Puff Daddy) and cruise for young ‘Ricans on a weeknight. And the fun lasted for quite a while. Phab went from Axis, to Rebar (now Suite 16), to Cheetah … I think. (Note: Diablo could be wrong. The late ’90’s where a blur of blatino clubs and dance parties.)
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One of the best things about living in New York City is the ability to bump into celebrities.
Ahh … 1997! Now that was an interesting year in New York City blatino nightlife. The weeknight fiesta known as “Milk” was in full swing featuring DJ T-Pro every Monday at Champs.