Vintage men

[+ Charlie]

17 hours ago, Whitman said:

   

   

Looks like Narcissus kissing himself.

[+ Charlie]

13 hours ago, Danny-Darko said:

Nice new Mercury coupe.

[+ Charlie]

13 hours ago, Danny-Darko said:

'49 Buick?

[Whitman]

BRAD SAVAGE, 1978

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[Whitman]

THIS IS WHAT BEING ON THE FRINGE USED TO MEAN ...

[PittGuy]

On 11/11/2022 at 10:40 AM, Charlie said:

Looks like Narcissus kissing himself.

Al Fucking Parker!  Such a stud, one of the few performers back in the day who was clearly into his costars, and it showed in nearly all of his scenes!  Imho anyway.  

[Whitman]

2 hours ago, PittGuy said:

Al Fucking Parker!  Such a stud, one of the few performers back in the day who was clearly into his costars, and it showed in nearly all of his scenes!  Imho anyway.  

AMEN! to all of that. And I think that's Bob Blount he's locking tongues with, agreed? And, if so, maybe the film is Inches (1979).

[+ azdr0710]

4 hours ago, Whitman said:

THIS IS WHAT BEING ON THE FRINGE USED TO MEAN ...

holy cow, that is some serious pubic hair!

[PittGuy]

7 hours ago, Whitman said:

AMEN! to all of that. And I think that's Bob Blount he's locking tongues with, agreed? And, if so, maybe the film is Inches (1979).

You are correct on both counts, good eye sir!

[Whitman]

"MASTER MARIO" 

        

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[Danny-Darko]

Bud the STUD! 

[Danny-Darko]

[Danny-Darko]

Doug Madison, San Francisco, 1953 

[Danny-Darko]

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[+ Charlie]

15 hours ago, Whitman said:

"MASTER MARIO" 

        

He was gorgeous, but one of the scariest hires I ever had.  I felt like I was dealing with someone who to be handled extremely carefully, and when we were done (as far I as I was concerned), he physically prevented me from going; I had to talk him into letting me get dressed and leave after I promised to return later, which of course I didn't do. I knew he had a younger brother, whom he had persuaded to work with him for awhile (they sometimes advertised as available as a pair in Connecticut). A few years later, I hired  a young guy who turned out to be the brother! He was straight, but Mario had turned him on to escorting as a way to make easy money, and he only did it when he needed the money. He turned out to be much more level-headed than Mario, and actually more satisfying sexually. When I asked why he was working alone, he admitted that Mario was in prison. I later learned from another escort that Mario was actually in an institution for those who were convicted of violent crimes but who had been judged to be mentally ill.

[BSR]

17 minutes ago, Charlie said:

I later learned from another escort that Mario was actually in an institution for those who were convicted of violent crimes but who had been judged to be mentally ill.

Yikes, talk about dodging a bullet!  Glad you made it out his place safe & sound.

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[+ Charlie]

It's worth pointing out that my experience with Mario occurred 40 years ago, before the existence of cellphones, the Internet, and a site like ours. I had first become aware of "Mario" as a coverboy on a gay magazine, with a big spread inside that portrayed him as a fun, playful, affectionate youth called "Michael Delfino," with nude photos. I recognized him immediately as the same person when he advertised as "Master Mario." In person, the vibe was very different, basically aggressive macho. During our appointment, he also revealed that he had "smoked some weed," but I suspect he could have been on something stronger. Nevertheless, another escort I knew admitted to me several years later that he had been infatuated with Mario/Michael, before he went completely off the rails and attempted to murder a client by chopping off the man's arms.

I'm not always sentimental about the days of those "vintage men."

[Whitman]

3 hours ago, Charlie said:

... I had first become aware of "Mario" as a coverboy on a gay magazine, with a big spread inside that portrayed him as a fun, playful, affectionate youth called "Michael Delfino," with nude photos ...

Was the magazine, perhaps, In Touch, No. 18, circa 1975? "Michael Delfino" was the cover boy on that one, but these pictures from inside are better ...