Acquired Tastes XLIII: Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 209 - Golden Boy Books, Part 2 of 3

Acquired Tastes XLIII:

Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 209

Golden Boy Books

Part 2 of 3

Today we take a look at Golden Boy Books.

Golden Boy Books was an imprint published by Arena Publications, who operated out of a facility at 12011 Sherman Road in North Hollywood, California, 91605. They published a total of 27 titles under this imprint between 1978 and 1979. 

All the books feature colorful artwork by the same artist, done in a very soft, romance-novel type style, with the distinctive 'GB' logo adorning the center of the book's back cover. With few exceptions, the illustration is presented on a white background with a bold, colored title floating above it. 

Back Cover

These books sell for between $50-$189, though listings are somewhat rare.

Here are the next nine titles... 

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Black Sun

 Author: Kyle Reich 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-110

Kyle Reich is a pseudonym used by Lambert Wilhelm.

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Men in Heat

 Author: Chad Stuart 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-111

 

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Silver Screen

 Author: Ward Michaels 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-112

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

 

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Meat

 Author: Lambert Wilhelm 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-113

William J. Lambert, III (William Maltese) is an extremely prolific author who has written in a number of genres. His pseudonyms include Christopher Dane, Adriana DeBolt, Karl Klyne, Anna Lambert, Billy Lambert, W Lambert III, Willa Lambert, William Maltese, Lambert Wilhelm and several others. He's written gay-oriented novels for many imprints, including Greenleaf Classics, BlueBoy, HIS69 and Golden Boy Books. His most recent novel was published in 2019.

William J. Lampert III

 

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Greek Row

 Author: Chad Stuart 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-114

 

Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.

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Macho Brother

 Author: Kyle Reich 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-115

 

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The Boy of Thira

 Author: Raymond Lange 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-116

 

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 Two Brothers

 Author: Lambert Wilhelm 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-117

 

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 Night of the Animals

 Author: Kyle Reich 

Golden Boy Books

 1978 

GB-118

 

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And that's all for now.

Next week: the final nine tantalizing Golden Boy Books titles.

Until then...

Thanks for reading.

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Silver Screen (Shower Scene) - Felix Da Housecat

Sunday Diva/Three From The Hip: Selena Gomez

Sunday Diva/Three From The Hip:

Selena Gomez

In my own personal big gay church there is a wing dedicated to those who belong to the Rhythm Nation. These divas got us to think, encouraged us to love and respect ourselves, made us feel sexy as hell and... most importantly, got us to dance!

One such diva?

Selena Gomez.

This diva is no man's valet.

Beautiful. Petite. Gifted.

This Disney Princess went on to establish her own kingdom... and won a legion of fans doing so.

Her music? Fun. But also... surprisingly deep and dark.

Her fame? It's not come without a price. Still, she's navigated it well. Don't let her persona fool you, she's not as fragile as she looks. She's a fighter, a survivor, and driven to succeed. 

Her future? Well, that's going to be interesting. She's multi-talented, able to leap in so many directions. It will be fascinating to see what she picks to do next. 

In the meanwhile, she's concentrating on acting - opposite a pair of industry legends - and holding her own.

The gospel according to her?

Well, here are three from the hip, dropping from her lips.

The topic: Being Famous
 

"I want to keep pushing myself so I never feel settled. I don't really know if it's going to end up working. I'm stressed out most of the time."

"People are so terrified of other people. I see it in my generation a lot. There's so much anxiety and angst, and the pressure just keeps getting worse."

"I can count on one hand the people I could call and who would be there for me."

"I have a lot of wonderful people in my life - probably five, collectively - who I can tell everything to."

"If you have three people in your life that you can trust, you can consider yourself the luckiest person in the whole world."

"I don't trust anyone... It's something that I have to live with, and I have to find the balance of who I want in my life and who isn't good for me."

"You are who you surround yourself with. I know that's such a cliché quote, but it's true."

"Success is nothing if you don't have the right people to share it with; you're just gonna end up lonely."

"I'm not perfect. I make mistakes."

"I just try to be the best I can, but I'm human."

"I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be."

"There's such an emphasis on people being the perfect thing and then destroying them because it's good press."

"It'd be really nice to sit down with all the people who have hurt me and tell them all the reasons that they've affected me."

"I think it's healthy to gain a perspective on who you are deep down, question yourself, and challenge yourself; it's important to do that."

"If you are broken, you do not have to stay broken."

"My happiness is not dictated on this business. Once I realized that, everything kind of changed."

"I don't want people to look at me as someone who is just this celebrity person."

"This is a very superficial job. I sit in a chair for two hours and get hair and makeup done and talk about myself in interviews. That's a very vain thing to do. And I do get caught up in it sometimes."

"I would try to promote something that I loved, and the entire interview would be about my personal life. I would leave a room feeling defeated, feeling embarrassed, but I would always make sure to put that smile on my face because I wasn't going to let them get to me."

"For a while, my private life was the most talked about thing."

"It's so disappointing that I've become a tabloid story."

"It's awful walking into a restaurant and having the whole room look at you, knowing what they're saying."

"Most of the time, people say negative things for a reaction, and I can't even bear to give them the satisfaction. So there's something that I gain from feeling like I'm the bigger person, from walking away from a situation."

"Sometimes you have to lie to yourself to get through the criticism, and then you're in your closet crying. It's been like that for me a couple of times, but I only want to learn from those things."

Love You Like A Love Song - Selena Gomez and The Scene

Hands To Myself - Selena Gomez

Look At Her Now - Selena Gomez

And one last parting shot...

"P. Diddy gave me his valet ticket once... because he thought I was the valet lady."

  

Weekend Onesie: The Magic Of Burton Rice - Part XII

Weekend Onesie:

The Magic Of Burton Rice

Part XII

As you may know, on Thursdays, Wonderland Burlesque does a series of posts about old movies, featuring movie posters. During the course of research, I fell in love with a particular type of poster art, enough so that I wanted to learn a bit more about the artist.

That's what I'll be sharing with you the next few Saturdays, as part of the Weekend Onesie series (which is rarely about a single image, so, not sure why I cling to that title).

I remain in awe of this man and his work; the sheer volume and quality is astounding. He must have slaved over his drawing table like a madman. His movie posters for Bluebird and Pathé are not all he did... he also created book covers, advertisements, and sheet music art. For this series, I've chosen to group them according to visual type.

I find his use of color and white space quite amazing and far ahead of his time. 

Here's a bit of information (all cribbed from various sites) about the artist and samples of his work.

The Magic Of Burton Rice

American designer, illustrator, photographer, and poster artist Burton Rice is best known for his work creating posters for the Bluebird Photoplays division of Universal Pictures between 1916 and 1919. Little else is known about him.

He was an American native born in a Chicago suburb on April 15, 1894. Records show that he returned from France in 1917, when he was 23 years old, and again in 1924, aged 30. In 1943 his draft registration card showed him living in New York city, and self-employed. 

Burton designed a wide range of products, but you might know him under a different name. When designing fashion pieces, he often used the pseudonym of Dynevor Rhys. No one knows why Rice did this. Some believe he wished to save his real name for fine art, but this was never confirmed. This change happened after his New York studio burned down in November of 1923. After the fire, Rice began submitting magazine covers as Dynevor Rhys.

In 1959, he returned to Chicago.

He died in Paris on April 4, 1977.

Through his years as a designer, Burton Rice produced many impressive pieces. His posters help capture an era. Through his work, we can better experience the time period.

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ArtPop - Lady Gaga

Friday Fun: Happy National Legging Day!

Friday Fun: 

Happy National Legging Day!

Got legs?

Know how to use 'em?

Then this celebration is right up your alley!

For today is National Legging Day - and while that may have a certain meaning in certain quarters - well, you know me... here, at Wonderland Burlesque, it only means one thing.

Yes, un-sheath those magnificent appendages and show us what the universe gave ya!

Talk about getting a leg up on life! These boyz sure know how to charm. 

Maybe it's that 'come hither' look in their eyes?

But trust me, they have something guaranteed to pull you in.

So? Do it, boo. Succumb!

Yes, throw caution to the wind.

And your legs up in the air.

Go on, make the boyz stare!

- uptonking from Wonderland Burlesque

Legs (Keep Dancing) - Vanessa Williams

Legs In The Air - Joshua Benoit