Cuir photographer Cornelius Washington plants a wet one on Mike Caffee, creator of the famous Leather David…looking on. Sight seen at the opening of Tough Love.
Category Archives: Subcultures
Want to see Jeremy Novy’s Beef Noodle?!
Novy’s cool take-off of a Warhol soup can is on display with a lot of his other stencil work at Tough Love. They are scattered throughout the show here and there: a nod to the furtive nature of street art. And these three are installed over the Exit sign…another Art World in-joke for those who know why museums always make visitors…exit through the gift shop!
SF Eagle to Re-Open!?
It’s been over a year now, and the City of San Francisco has been without one of its iconic Leather bars, The SF Eagle. This site’s most popular post ever heralded its loss. In a city where real estate is at a premium, the expansive patio had for years provided a big outdoor space where Old Leather and New Gear, club brothers and Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Queers of all spots and stripes and even friendly str8 hipsters and visiting moms could all relax, if not quite mix. For the last year, a group of die-hards has occupied other bars for monthly Eagle in Exile events. Now, it seems, the bar is set to re-open…under gay ownership. There has been a lot of weird back-room politics on this one, and there was a moment when it appeared that the place would be delivered to straights. And now?
The New SF Eagle states on their website:
“It will take a couple of months to do the much-needed repairs and upgrades that the property requires, but some upcoming events are already in the works prior to the opening of the bar. Please check this website periodically for new announcements coming soon.
The bar and patio located at 398 12th Street has long been a special place, not only to the LGBT community, but to the entire community for decades, not to mention the live music community as well. We just couldn’t let such a historic place like this disappear!
We will continue to host fundraisers for all the organizations from the past, as well as welcoming new ones to make the S.F. Eagle the pride of our community once again.
We look forward to seeing all of you very soon!”
Well…Cool! Looking forward to the re-opening with (guarded) optimism!
Eagle Poster by Uyvari, 1981. This poster, and lots of other hot, hard art will be on display at the Tough Love exhibit in San Francisco during the month of September. Cum out and see sum!
Posted in Art and Artists, GAY GAZE: Visual Culture, Photos, Art, Comics, Film, Objects, etc..., History, Leather, Men, Northern California, San Francisco, SCANDAL: Politics, Crime, Revolution and More., Subcultures
Tagged Art, Culture, Eagle, Gay, Gay Bar, History, Leather, politics, Real Estate, San Francisco, Tavern, Uyvari
Johnny Harden by Kabbaz at Tough Love!
This hot portrait of Johnny Harden is acrylic on shaped plywood. Circa 1983 by Kabbaz. From the collection of David Barnard, this big boy measures 37″ x 37″ and will be on display in September 2012 in San Francisco at Tough Love
Sight Seen at Dore #UpYourAlley Fair: Hot boy cool tats!
This must be the place! Horny bone ink rules, ok? Dore Alley / Up Your Alley fair. San Francisco 2012. For a cool slide show from last years fair, click here. For human pups at play, here. Courtesy SF K-9 Unit. That would be the kinky crew, not the special tactical unit of the SFPD…
Posted in ANIMALS: Human and otherwise..., GAY GAZE: Visual Culture, Photos, Art, Comics, Film, Objects, etc..., Human Animals, iPhone, Leather, Men, Photography, San Francisco, Sexy Holidays, Subcultures, Surveillance, Youth
Tagged BDSM, Culture, Dore, Gay, Ink, iPhone photography, Kink, Leather, Pup Play, San Francisco, Tat, Tattoo, Up Your Alley
An ancient ritual: Beating the Bounds for Gangdays…and whipping some boys on the way.
Beating the Bounds: an ancient ritual still practiced today in the British Isles. Communities traditionally reinscribed the boundaries of their parishes by walking the edges carrying sticks, pounding on the boundary marking stones. In an era before maps were common, when literacy was rare, these annual events (also called “gangdays”) were intended to impress upon everyone where community boundaries lay. Since resources were allocated according to parish, it was vital that the knowledge was passed down accurately though successive generations. It also helped keep the neighbors in line. To reinforce the lesson, the gangs would (and d0) stop occasionally to literally beat the knowledge into the boys. Sometimes, the youngsters would also be flung against the rocky stiles. All in good fun! Part of a suite of jolly old British customs that includes flogging the peg boys.
Posted in England, Europe, GAY GAZE: Visual Culture, Photos, Art, Comics, Film, Objects, etc..., History, Leather, Photography, Spirituality, Strange Holidays, Subcultures, Youth
Tagged Beating the Bounds, Boundaries, Britain, Culture, England, Gangdays, History, Kink, Photography, Ritual, Wales, Whipping
Black pony slave licks Bear Boots at #UpYourAlley Fair
Black pony slave licks Bear boots. Wins a title here. Talks about his kink for race play here and here. Happy Dore, boy…
Posted in Human Animals, iPhone, Leather, Photography, San Francisco, Subcultures
Tagged BDSM, Bootlicker, Culture, Dore, Gay, Leather, Race Play, Slave, Up Your Alley
Other Blogs: The Gay Manifesto. “Survival is a Choice”
An interesting counterpoint to the stereotype of the urban, liberal, out and proud gay, the author of The Gay Manifesto is rural, more libertarian than liberal and off the grid and proud. He describes himself: “I am a pissed off Gay American living off-grid in the mountains of Southern Colorado. I built my own cabin, grow most of my own food, generate my own power and brew my own beer…”
Posted in Activism, DIY and Maker Culture, Facial hair, Food, Gardening, GAY GAZE: Visual Culture, Photos, Art, Comics, Film, Objects, etc..., Human Rights, Internet, Men, Photography, SCANDAL: Politics, Crime, Revolution and More., Subcultures
Tagged Activism, Colorado, Culture, Drop Out, Gay, Headlines, Homestead, Maker Culture, Off-Grid, Rural Gay Life, Survival
“Happyfuckin’ 4th of July, Unclefucker!” New Yaoi Bara Cali Manga from JoJo Mendoco
Posted in Activism, Art and Artists, Comics, Facial hair, GAY GAZE: Visual Culture, Photos, Art, Comics, Film, Objects, etc..., JoJo Mendoco, Leather, North America, Porn, SCANDAL: Politics, Crime, Revolution and More., Sexy Holidays, Strange Holidays, Subcultures
Tagged 4th of July, Art, Bara, Cartoon, Comics, Culture, Eric Cartman, Gay, Homoerotic, JoJo Mendoco, Manga, Mask, OWS, politics, Satire, South Park, Uncle Sam, Unclefucker, Vendetta, Yaoi
Kicking James Broughton! And it’s a Big Joy. Really…
Friend of this site Jok Church is working on Big Joy! The Adventures of James Broughton. Artist, adventurer, beatnik, and gay hippie, the subject of the upcoming Stephen Silha film was known as an all-around non-conformist. Born in 1913, he lived until 1999. The documentary biopic is in post-production and the filmmakers could use a bit of filthy gorgeous lucre to get it in the can. Can you help? Check out the trailer and consider contributing to the Kickstarter campaign.
The Gay Highwaymen 