Acquired Tastes XLIII
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 132
Adonis Classics, Part 17 of 25
Greenleaf Classic Books, the publishers of the Adonis Classics imprint, began in 1959 and continued until 1971, when management lost focus on the business due to the government's prosecution of obscenity, which became of major concern.
By 1974, a new management team and staff were in place, operating out of an office at 7523 Raytheon Road in San Diego and production ceased on all existing imprints. In an attempt to break into mainstream markets, two new imprints were started which used cover art and titles that were not provocative. These efforts failed.
Adonis Classics would release a total of 252 titles during it's lifespan.
The first twenty covers feature white backgrounds (with one exception) and colored drawings or black and white pencil illustrations. After the first two titles, a particular type-face was established, with the title appearing above the illustration. The distinctive Adonis Classics symbol was established with either the seventh or eighth title in the series.
After the first twenty titles, the imprint switched to their iconic red covers (though sometimes pink,) featuring a black and white pencil or ink illustration framed in a black circle which has an arrow attached - the universal sign for the planet Mars or to designate something as 'male.' The book's title at the top of the cover is similarly encased in a white circle with an arrow (the symbol for the planet Mars and 'male'.)
This week: 10 out of 10 covers were found.
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Hustling Stud
Author: Jason Bonds
AC 271
Hmm. Tropical paradise. Well-hung stud in tiny speedo. I am so there!
Looks like blondie is hitching a ride, a practice that might have once flew, but no more. Based on all the true crime television programming I have consumed over the years, that is a one-way ticket to trouble - the kind that ends with your body eventually being discovered in some sort of state of decay. Not very sexy, is it? Then don't ever do it. Never get into a car unless there is a witness!
Available as an e-book or pdf download at Hommi Publishing.
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Golden Shower Slave
Author: Lambert Wilhelm
AC 272
More men's room fun. This must be the place to go if you're looking for this kind of action. I wish they were all so upfront about it. Thing is, while I know that some continue to haunt restrooms in the hopes of a little anonymous action, for me, it has lost it's appeal. It could be the smells. It could be the wait time between tricks. It could be the vice cops who get off on entrapping the men who do this sort of thing. I simply have better things to do and more direct applications to secure such action. Sure, Grindr is not picnic, but it beats sitting in a stall for three hours in the hopes of a little action.
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Black Room Buddies
Author: Lambert Wilhelm
AC 273
I just bought this one... the actual paperback, at Hommi Publishing for a song. It was only $25, which, considering what they're asking these days on eBay is an absolute steal.
As pictured, they have some serious Cirque du So Gay going on in the backroom of whatever bar this is happening at. I must confess, other than a couple of quick walk-throughs in order to get a sense of the scene, I have never spent anytime in the backroom of a bar. They sort of terrify me. And since I've never had a buddy brave enough to go with me, this remains a road untaken. Not sure what it is about them that scares me... could be my fear about getting myself in a situation I cannot extradite myself from... like the young blonde suspended in mid-air on the cover of this little tome.
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Chicken Coming Out
Author: Jason Bonds
AC 274
Looks like more restroom mayhem. One of the things I do enjoy about visiting a strange men's room? The graffiti on the stall walls. Oh, it's rarely clever or original, but it's sort of like 'Kilroy was here.' You know, the gay communities hieroglyphics or cave drawings. There is a sort of gay history to the whole thing. And really, no matter the sexuality of the writer, it can end up to be some rather clever stuff; the sort of thing that, if photographed, would make for an awesome coffee table book!
Available as an e-book or pdf download at Hommi Publishing.
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Bourbon Street Studs
Author: Jason Bonds
AC 275
A throuple on Bourbon Street, huh?
It is becoming much more common. And it makes a lot of sense. First, there's the sexual variety... and maybe that whole thing dies down after a bit, just like any other relationship, but... if you keep it open, well... the possibilities increase threefold, right? And then there is the manpower/skill set thing. If three are cohabiting, then housework becomes a breeze, not to mention shoveling, mowing lawn, gardening, etc. And then there's the addition of a third income - which means you all get to live in a much nicer place. That makes for a win-win-win.
Just make sure you each have your own bathroom. Crowding around the same bathroom mirror for facetime as you're getting ready to hit the town on a Saturday night? Not all that fun.
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His Father’s Lover
Author: Franklin Brooks
AC 276
Oh, imagine being in a love triangle with your own father! The stuff of nightmares for most, I'm sure.
This is a lovely illustration. Not only do I enjoy Tom Selleck bringing up the rear, I also like Junior's take on the whole denim cut-offs thing. A little odd to see it belted, but to each their own. When you're his age? They look fabulous - almost - no matter what. Back in my summer theatre days? I can recall a few gentlemen who really should have given that look a second thought... and then gone with something else.
Available as an e-book or pdf download at Hommi Publishing.
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Tenderloin Hustler
Author: Wes Cranston
AC 277
A rather dramatic cover, don't you think? That mysterious hand appearing out of the dark from behind?
Me? I like to know who and what's touching me. But I suppose, given the chosen occupation of Mr. Universe there, he just takes them as they come... so to speak.
Available as an e-book or pdf download at Hommi Publishing.
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Midday Cowboy
Authors: Jason Bonds
AC 278
Ah, yet another riff on the groundbreaking film, Midnight Cowboy - the gift that keeps on giving.
I would love to seen the film again, unfortunately Jon Voigt, who plays the titular cowboy - and is Angelina Jolie's biological father - has turned out to be something of a conservative curmudgeon in real life - and I have a hard time watching anything featuring someone of that ilk. I used to think the world of James Woods, but he's a total a-hole, too. So, I will have to satisfy myself with my memories... or invent some new ones by reading this book!
Available as an e-book or pdf download at Hommi Publishing.
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Roped Whipped Wranglers
Authors: F.W. Love
AC 279
Do cowpokes really have time for all this sex play? Don't they have non-stop work to be done on the ranch?
Well, I guess everybody has to have time to let their hair - and their blue jeans - down. All work and no play makes Cecil a distracted ranch-hand. So, get along little doggies... preferably on all fours, ass up, in the barn!
Available as an e-book or pdf download at Hommi Publishing.
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Street Hustler
Author: Franklin Brooks
AC 280
Ah, the allure of a well-sheared pair of denim cut-offs!
Looks like blondie has his act down cold... playing a little coy with the boy across the street. Thing is? That boy across the street probably has no need for blondie's services, since he appears to be the sort that gets plenty of action without money exchanging hands. While not always the case, the sort of men who seek out and pay for such services are the sort that actually need to seek out and pay for such services. Yeah, Pretty Women, this is not.
But then, sex workers provide all sorts of services to all sorts of clientele. So, start thinking of those angels as physical therapists and appreciate them for the work they do...
Available as an e-book or pdf download at Hommi Publishing.
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And that's all for now.
Next week: another ten tantalizing, titillating titles.
Until then...
Thanks for reading!
Bourbon Street Parade - Wynton Marsalis
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4 comments:
As my character, Connor, says in Murder at The Woods: "Who wears a belt with jeans?" ...
Love the covers.
Hahahaha
Cirque du SO Gay? You crack me up.
And I find the fantasy of tearoom sex kind of exciting. The actual fact? Ugh. Too much work, too uncomfortable.
XOXO
Re: Golden Shower Slave. There is a guy who walks around Toronto in a T-shirt that says, "I hate rubber boots." while wearing (in all types of weather, I saw him last week) .. rubber boots. A friend of mine was in The Black Eagle years ago and watched a series of men pee into his boots. I guess it's one way to prevent trench foot..
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