"Evil is not something superhuman, it's something less than human. Your criminal is someone who wants to be important, but who never will be important, because he'll always be less than a man."
- Agatha Christie
3 hours ago
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Tuesday Titillation: Pedals & Spokes
Tuesday Titillation:
Pedals & Spokes
Nothing like a bike ride.
Whether dressed up in Lycra or sporting shorts... the wind is always with you.
So, truly put the pedal to the metal... hit the trails and see what you're made of.
Who knows? You may even meet a fellow enthusiast. Strike up a conversation and see where it goes.
If you're lucky, there's woods nearby or the helpful tall grass of an open prairie.
But to get there, you have to push yourself. Use those muscles. Even grunt if it helps.
Yes, it's summer... and for some?
It's all pedals and spokes.
The season goes by all too quickly.
Grab yours by the handlebars.
And keep pedaling, Skippy!
- uptonking from Wonderland Burlesque
The Bike Song - Mark Ronson, The Business Intl.
Bicycle Song - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Monday, June 16, 2025
Acquired Tastes XLIII: Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 217 - Finland Books, Part 8 of 20
Acquired Tastes XLIII:
Gay Pulp Fiction, Part 217
Finland Books
Part 8 of 20
Today we take another look at the Finland Books imprint.
Brought to you by the good people at Star Distributors, LTD., the Finland Books imprint published 200 titles between 1980 -1991. Star Distributors, LTD. operated out of a P.O. Box at the Canal Street Station in New York City.
Publisher's Page
The cover design features a black and white/brown and yellow erotic illustration (pencil, charcoal, ink) on a yellow background with the title of the book in a bold, lower-cased black graphic font near the top. The art itself was done by a number of artists including Craig Esposito, Adam and Clemént. All the authors are anonymous and the book number would sometimes appear on the spine of the book, but not always.
Back Cover
The numbering system begins with FIN-001 and continues thusly.
And, as is the case for many of the Star Distributor's imprints, Finland Books would be republished, not only later in their own history, but as titles for other imprints held by Star Distributor's or Arena, such as Brutes!, New Male, Young Stallions, Man To Man, Macho Books, Jock Studs, Hot Male Readers, Hard Throbs, et. al.
These books are rather plentiful and typically can be acquired for between $15-55.
Another not-so-great week, I found only seven out of ten titles.
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New Boy on the Street
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1984
FIN-075
(Cover not found.)
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His Master’s Chains
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1984
FIN-076
(Cover not found.)
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Beach Brute
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1984
FIN-077
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing
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Twelve Hard Men
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1984
FIN-078
His First Time
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1984
FIN-079
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Ship of Tools
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1984
FIN-080
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing
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Ringmaster’s Slave Boy
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1984
FIN-081
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing
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Oil Rig Orgy
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1984
FIN-082
Available as a downloadable PDF or ebook at Hommi Publishing.
Bad Boys Reform School
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1984
FIN-083
(Cover not found.)
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Street Gang Studs
Author: Anonymous
Finland Books
1984
FIN-084
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And that's all for now.
Next week: ten more tantalizing titles from the Finland Books imprint.
Until then...
Thanks for reading.
Ship Of Fools - Erasure
Sunday, June 15, 2025
Wonderland Burlesque's Down The Rabbit Hole: More George
Wonderland Burlesque's
Down The Rabbit Hole:
More George
Down The Rabbit Hole merely places a spotlight on something slightly unusual that's caught my interest. With the help of Wikipedia, YouTube, and other sites, I gather information and learn something new.
Today, we take another look at the artwork and life of George Quanitance, the father of gay erotic art.
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His first art assignments were anonymous advertising work, but by 1934 he had begun to sell freelance cover illustrations to a variety of "spicy" pulp magazines, such as Gay French Life, Ginger, Movie Humor, Movie Merry Go-Round, Snappy Detective Mysteries, Snappy Stories, Stolen Sweets, and Tempting Tales. These were sold at burlesque halls as well as under-the-counter at discreet newsstands. These illustrations, which were clearly influenced by Enoch Bolles, were often signed 'Geo. Quintana'.
In 1938, he returned home with his companion Victor Garcia, described as Quaintance's "model, life
In the early 1950s, Quaintance and Garcia moved to Rancho Siesta, in Phoenix, Arizona, which became the home of Studio Quaintance, a business venture based around Quaintance's artworks. In 1953, Quaintance completed a series of three paintings about a matador, modeled by Angel Avila, another of his lovers. By 1956, the business had become so successful that Quaintance could not keep up with the demand for his works.
Quaintance had a close connection with Randolph Benson and John Bullock, the cofounders of physique magazine Grecian Guild Pictorial. He wrote a personal essay for the magazine's spring 1956 issue in which he provided a sketch of his life and career, and answered reader questions.
Quaintance died of a heart attack on November 8, 1957.
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