Acquired Tastes XLIII
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 108
HIS69, Part 37 of 44
The HIS69 imprint was active from 1971 thru 1988, delivering an astounding 531 titles. Surrey House, Inc. / Surree Ltd, Inc. of San Diego and Santee, California are responsible for this imprint which was distributed by the same company as Trojan Books, Manhard Books, Gay Books and Gay Way Books; the Zorro Distribution Company, also operating out of San Diego.
It should be noted that many of these titles, with original artwork included, were simultaneously republished under the Gay Books imprint and then, later, minus the artwork, were also republished under the ManPower imprint.
The artwork for the HIS69 books would go through only two minor shifts with all the covers featuring ink drawings by various uncredited illustrators - artwork quite similar to what we saw with the Manhard imprint.
We did okay this week: eight out of twelve covers.
Author: Andrew Martin
HIS69557
Oh, it's a zoo! I thought, with that railing, they were on a ship, you know... cruise cruising. But, no, zoo cruising makes much more sense, given that enormous lion in the background.
The notion of sailors as 'seafood' is as old as... well as man's relationship to the sea. Seeing how ships used to be a male-only sort of domain, you strand a group of post-adolescent men on an ocean vessel in the middle of an ocean and... well, things happen. Dirty things. Things they end up regretting when they are elected senator of whatever backwater state they hail from and find themselves under investigation by the CIA or the FBI.
Oh, come on, don't be naive. You don't think for a moment that the FBI didn't have those pics of Hawthorne teabagging one of his frat boyfriends long before they became available on the internet? These are federal agencies, people! They have ways!
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Executive Work Loads
Author: Jon Hartley
HIS69558
(Cover Not Found)
Heavy is the head that wears the crown. Oh, those poor, pent up, stressed out white collar executives. If only there were some way to help them out... What, do my job? Are you kidding? In these shoes? Honey, I know one way to relieve all that executive privilege. Meet me in the men's room, down the hall from Conference Room A. I could lend you a hand underneath the stall wall or... perhaps there's somethin you'd like to dick-tate? Don't worry, it's all stamped strictly confidential. I'll never tell.
Loose lips may sink ships, but they sure do give one hell of a blow job!
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Wanted Lover
Author: Ward Michaels
HIS69559
(Cover Not Found)
Ah, want ads. Cue up Honey Cone. This one is for members of the lonely hearts club.
You'll be able to spot me right away. I'll be the one wearing the ass-less chaps and the feather boa.
And you? You better come correct!
And, no! We do not like Pina coladas or getting caught in the rain.
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Author: Lee Ryder
HIS69559/HIS69589
Yes... 'the' Lee Ryder. Read all about him at the link. This writing thing was sort of something that came to him late in life (relatively.) He was a real sweetheart. His passion was flower arranging. He had his own shop and also did all the floral arrangements that appeared on the nighttime soap, Dynasty.
I don't know how much he knew about baseball, but... based on his pictures? He sure knew how to grip a bat! (Hit that link to find out what I'm talking about, Willis.)
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Reamed In Reno
Author: William Cozad
HIS69560
(Cover Not Found)
Reno had quite a reputation in the 1940's and 50's.
If Las Vegas was the to go destination if you were looking to get hitched posthaste, then Reno was the place to go for that quickie divorce. Thing is, there was a waiting period. A judge wouldn't sign off the day you filed. They wanted you to mull it over for awhile, to make sure it's what you truly wanted. That's why they used to have dude ranches for the ladies in waiting. The ladies would get to ride horses and eye the ranch hands (or ride the ranch hands and eye the horses) while enjoying the company of other soon-to-be-ex-wives. There's a scene in the classic film The Women (1939) which takes place at such a ranch, featuring an absolutely golden Paulette Godard. And there's also the lesbian romance, Desert Hearts. It, too, takes place on a dude ranch.
As for the title of this book? Well, now that we have gay marriage, we also have gay divorce. And as we all know... when two people get a divorce? Somebody's probably gonna get reamed.
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Author: Dirk Van Damm
HIS69561
Wow, they didn't even bother to spell out the word 'book!'
Third in the series. This appears to be some kind of prison romance. That top bunker dude is definitely letting his intentions be known. And check out that porn-stache! If prison was, indeed, like this? Lock me up! I could do with three solid 'meals' a day!
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Interstate Studs
Author: Roy Calhoun
HIS69562
Blondie looks so cute on all fours. I guess he'd been on the road alone too long. Well, from the looks of things... he won't be the road less traveled anymore! A very nice illustration, though I do wish the background was a bit more obvious. Took me a bit to figure out what it was.
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Mexican Chicken
Author: William Cozad
HIS69563
Mmmm. Un pollo fresco! Es muy guapo. Chupa mi verga! Come mi culo! Fullame duro.
Hmmm... That about covers it.
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Author: David Rank
HIS69564
Looks like this training session is about to get real personal.
Hot gym action is always fun, but not on the actual gym floor. In the weight room, everybody's either staring at their phone or their reflection in the mirror.
The shower room is where all the action is... well, if all those videos on xhamster.com are to be believed.
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Gay Brothers IV
Author: Dirk Van Damm
HIS69565
Number four in the series. This one is available as an e-book or pdf download for $3.95 at Hommi Publishing, whose website just got a super makeover. Click the link to check it out.
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Author: Ed Kroch
HIS69566
An odd cover. The one gentleman appears to be at the gym or coming home from the gym, carrying a dumbbell, while blondie is being super protective of that little wiener dog.
I love men who love pets. Dog Dads and Cat Dads? You rock and get my attention immediately. It's an indication that this is a person capable of empathy - always a good thing - and that they care about something/someone other than themselves.
This one is also available as an e-book or pdf download for $3.95 at Hommi Publishing. Simply click the link to check it out.
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Cock Confessions
Author: J. W. Schooter
HIS69567
Oh, dear. Seems J.W. Schooter was on to that whole Catholic church scandal way back when. Is this stuff sexy? Well, that might explain the need for the disclaimer at the bottom of each cover. This is supposed to be the stuff of fantasy... proving once and for all that sometimes when fantasy becomes reality? That's not always a good thing.
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And that's all for now.
Next week? Another dozen scintillating, titillating titles.
Will we find them? Tune in and find out.
Until then...
Thanks for reading!
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2 comments:
Well, gosh...what's wrong with going into the CEO's office and closing the door... LOL
Oh, those Cock confessions! Whoa.
And I love how the covers get very, very titillating. Really.
XOXO
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