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Red inflated beach balls arrived at homes and businesses all over the area last month via U.S. Mail. On each one was imprinted: "The Odd Ball, April 10, 2010, www.realartways.org". The area's most creative fundraiser, The Odd Ball is Real Art Ways' costume party event where attendees are encouraged to get dolled up in their most creative and wackiest. The event is centered around surprises and twists and activities that you won't find at your run-of-the-mill fundraisers.
Located on Arbor Street in Hartford, Real Art Ways is a multidisciplinary arts organization that presents and supports contemporary artists and their work. Via exhibits, a movie theater, performances and more, Real Art Ways engages and educates our community and gives artists a way to share their talents in a way that accessible to all.
This is the second year of The Odd Ball and this year's event features underground graffiti, a "twisted buffet", a hookah tent and a costume parade. But those are only a few of things that are going on--the rest, they promise, will be a surprise. There promises to be something to stimulate all the senses from music, to innovative food, to visual art displays, to what they refer to as "immersive experiences".
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"The Real Housewives of New York" star Jill Zarin may have gotten fired from the show after the fourth season, but she can't stop making comments about the show to get media time. She recently sat down with Oprah to talk about her life after the show for an episode of "Where Are They Now?" And it sounds like she has some surprising answers. According to a new Wetpaint Entertainment report published on Feb. 13, "The Real Housewives of New York" star Jill Zarin is now revealing that she actually quite liked the drama on the show, including her feuds with her co-stars.
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The Family Life Center is up and running on Fort Wainwright, and Maj. Dwight Broedel is the new garrison family life chaplain.
"Family life centers are on every installation in the Army, and each is different, because they are created and recreated by the assigned chaplain," Broedel said, who has been stationed at Fort Wainwright for just more than three months. "The Fort Wainwright Family Life Center is as new as I am here."
The Family Life Center is located beside the Northern Lights Chapel in Bldg.+ 3429 on Rhineland Avenue.
"The center has three comfortable counseling areas. Each is set up to record sound and video for training purposes. We can turn the cameras on and off, depending on the client's circumstances," Broedel said. "I also provide care to the caregivers. In addition to counseling clients in crisis, I train, coach and provide clinical supervision to two interns and to as many as 20 chaplains when all the deployed units are home."
Chaplains serve God and country.
"Army chaplains minister to the nation's sons and daughters and their families," said Fort Wainwright garrison chaplain Lt. Col. David Neetz. "All chaplains are highly qualified, ordained ministers and act as the soul and conscience of our nation's Army. The chaplaincy has been referred to as the mother figure of the Army family. The 'dad' is the hard-charging, mission-focused combat arms type; and the chaplain is the one to bring balance to the system, taking care of the human issues of the Soldier, while making sure 'dad' stays on course."
Neetz served as a Family Life Center chaplain from 1999 through 2002.
The chaplain's primary responsibility is to take care of Soldiers.
"My role is essential to keeping the war fighter fighting," Broedel said. "If the family is stable at home, then the Soldier can go and do great things."
Counseling is available to all military identification card holders.
"We have some awesome counseling programs for Soldiers, service members, family members, Department of Defense employees, retirees and even foreign liaison officers," Broedel said. "Our service is confidential, and we're here to improve the quality of life."
Family Life Center chaplains receive specialized training.
"I received my chaplain's family life training at Fort Hood, Texas. The 14-month training program is intensive, and graduates come away with a master's degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor," Broedel said. "We become very skilled in pastoral care and counseling, family therapy and group processing."
There are several ways for someone to get help from the Family Life Center chaplain.
"Because of client confidentiality, there isn't a lot of visibility on all of our counseling programs," Broedel said. "We're known mostly by word of mouth, and most of those we see have come to us through referrals from the battalion chaplains, social services, the Medical Department Activity-Alaska, unit leaders and walk-in self referrals."
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is one therapy method Broedel uses.
"EMDR has been most successful with trauma and (post traumatic stress disorder) patients," he said. "In EMDR therapy, the client watches the green lights of a light bar go back-and-forth while discussing disturbing material with the therapist.
"This process helps the client see the disturbing material in a new and less distressing way," he continued. "The process is similar to what occurs naturally during dreaming or rapid eye movement sleep. EMDR success depends mostly on the will of the client to get better."
Broedel is United Methodist by denomination.
"I agree with the philosophy of Anglican cleric and Christian theologian John Wesley that the world is my parish. Alaska is my parish, so National Guard and Reserve Soldiers and family members are welcome," Broedel said. "I work with the local school counselors (and) with student deployment groups on post and in the Fairbanks area.
"The support groups were formed by school counselors to allow the children to express what it's like being the child of a deployed Soldier and living with a single or solo parent," he continued. "In doing this, I'm also providing the children with someone they can feel comfortable asking questions that they wouldn't normally ask their parents."
Appointments at the Family Life Center are available for couples, singles, children, youth and families. Broedel can be reached by calling 353-6112 or e-mailing email@example.com.
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So, still no definition...
At this point might be easier to delineate what we don't have to take with a grain of salt. Actually, can anyone name anything that we don't have to take with a grain of salt?
I'd say ATA truck tonnage and railfax reports.
Even with a definition, would you trust it? Not me.
When we get past this illusion that the govt. operates to protect the citizens of this country and realize they are corrupt, we will be making huge strides.
Next time CNBC covers the Davos summit, think of the definition of "Davos Men", which is a reference to the global elite:
" they have little need for national loyalty, view national boundaries as obstacles that thankfully are vanishing, and see national governments as residues from the past whose only useful function is to facilitate the élite's global operations".
Transparency is the enemy to the financial oligarchy. All else tucks into this. The whole point is so you can't figure it out, much like "what's in the bag". We can't handle the truth!
Exactly. You know they are desperate when they start messing with the definitions used in bond auctions.
Why change the definition? Why not create another category?
Obfuscation at its best.
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Tyler or Marla, who ever reads this first ... can you do something about tracking the responses to the comments we post ... it's a pain in the ass to keep going trough all the old posts to see if someone replied to our comments ... can you mix something up that would facilitate the tracking .... many times i engage in some sort of discussion with fellow posters and it's impossible for me to track all the responses i get on my comments ... so, if it wouldn't be a problem for you, please do something about that ... I'm not being ungrateful for all the things you have done, but this would really be an improvement ... something like copying a comment onto our profile and provide the number of responses we get for that comment ... something like Market Watch used to have ... if you do it, I'll send you cookies and a free location for your server on the NYSE floor ... many thanks
Andy, do you have any idea how could i contact Marla or Tyler directly and send them this little request ... i can't find any e-mail addresses or nothing ... and i don't think they even noticed this ..
+1, and i second it also ..
this would be a great idea
Another way to monetize the debt and keep interest rates low ?
indirect = insider direct ... anyway whazza dificulty are you a bot?
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Kind of a play on words like for instance: Federal Reserve
A NON-Federal entity (parasite) that in fact has no 'reserves' to speak of, just an insurmountable IOU from the American taxpayer and a printing press running non-stop.
So now an indirect bid (which is really (counted as) a direct bid to the Fed) now includes "guaranteed bids received by primary dealers".
Tell me more about "guaranteed bids". From whom? For what (USA bonds I guess), etc.
How are "USA dollars" being "routed" to in effect buy USA bonds?
Are we flying in ever decreasing circles until we fly up our own asshole?
All primary dealers of treasury bonds have a contractual obligation to be the buyer of last resort in bond auctions.
They have to place a minimum bid and even that bid is pre-determined.
To include this in the foreign purchsing ledger is corrupt to an unthinkable degree.
This is easily one of the biggest scams in history, we are talking about the collapse of our country under Bernanke's bailout and they drop their pants and take a shit right on the data and act like nothing happened.
Can the numbers be reconstructed backwards i.e. subtract out the primary dealer 'dealer of last resort' contractual debt obligations from the overall number?
Hasn't somebody tried to do this?
There is no conspiracy afoot here. Please read this link to my blog.
We are almost to the point where making shit up, will be sold as fact and truth.
+2 and I support the motion to track commentators.
anon at 10:41 needs to see something else.
Try this link and look at the comments
The term moral obligations and treasury uttered in the same breath are really stretching it.
Hours upon hours of playing World of Warcraft has finally paid off. This makes perfect sense to me.
Well, you cannot monetize debt in the open, so you sell it with the right hand and buy it with your left hand, but your left hand needs a "glove".
With unlimited amount of printing or the new way now, just electronically crediting accounts, you can pay anything in the world that you want, the question is for how long.
And I don't think the Social Security fund or Medicare fund will ever be bankrupt. "We at the Treasury" cannot accept that, we will pay Social Security benefits also with COLA (of around 3-5% annual), but the problem will be that those Social Security payments will probably be enough to pay for a lottery ticket and maybe a 'red box movie' per month after the chinese, US and everyone else that holds greenbacks with some numbers and dead presidents start throwing them as fast as they can. Can anyone say what $1 with 62 zeros after is?
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In 1990 there were 76 fragrance launches worldwide. In 2011, there were 1047 launches and, already this year, 500 new fragrances have been tracked by Erica Moore and her colleagues at Michael Edwards Fragrances of the World.
"Fragrance has become so commonplace, so acceptable now," Moore says. "You don't comment on or make assumptions about a man wearing fragrance. So many men are interested in it ... It's another form of self-expression and makes them feel more powerful and more liberated in the workplace."
She says younger men are more experimental in their choice of fragrance while their mature colleagues often wear something that makes them feel younger, a fragrance they might have worn in their mid-20s. Women's tastes tend to mature from their initial sweet, girly and fruity choices. They find a classic scent - for the office at least - and make it their signature. Chanel's Coco Mademoiselle and Dior's J'Adore have remained among the top five bestsellers for years.
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Trudi Sampola visits top firms as managing director of a media agency and says "there's quite a few girls with perfume on their desks and they'll give a little spritz before a meeting". Sampola says that wearing perfume "is to feel 'I'm finished, I'm ready to go'. It's part of preparing yourself for the outside world and giving yourself a boost to perform your best."
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This year will see the launch of more than 1,400 new fragrances, encompassing offerings from couture houses, celebrities, fashion designers, and independent perfumers. Which will become classics—or even still exist a decade from now—depends on an uncertain alchemy; the average shelf life of a new scent is surprisingly short, with many being discontinued even before they reach their fifth anniversary.
"The FiFi Fragrance Hall of Fame celebrates the fragrances outlet that have shaped the landscape and stood the test of time," says The Fragrance Foundation's vice president, Mary Ellen Lapsansky. "They need to have been on the market for 15 years or more and represent the whole package—the bottle, the advertising campaign, the juice itself; everything needs to come together."
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Tim Bradstreet: Master of the
Interview with Timothy Bradstreet by Jonathan Ellis.
the 16th of February 1967 in Cheverly, Maryland Tim Bradstreet grew
up to be one of the premier artists in our field. Described as dark
and gothic, Tim has become an essential artist in giving a look
to the urban underbelly, in bringing life to the night and the shadows,
to desire, rock and roll and tattoos, to scars, passion and guns.
In 1997 Tim was voted Best Artist by the Horror Writers Guild of
America. He's worked on comics, trading cards, Role Playing Games,
Book covers and actively pursues his desire for the cinema. Tim
displays a unique talent in his art that can make it beautiful and
gothic at the same time. In his works you'll see power, intimidation,
seduction, slick blacks and smooth lines, beauty, intricate design,
gracefulness and more. We were lucky enough to have a few words
with Timothy, and here's what he had to say.
comics? What lead to the life of a freelancer?
I guess
since I was a kid growing up I had a passion for comics. I wanted
very badly to be able to work in that field. It started out as a
dream and through the years there was something I can't quite describe,
driving me on to that goal. Hopefully it won't end there. I also
wanted to be a filmmaker when I was growing up and I hope to be
involved with that at some time in the near future. Freelancing
can be a scary business. As everyone knows, it's full of all the
dangerous pitfalls, no insurance, you never know were the next job
is coming from, sporadic payment, etc. The one thing that makes
it all worth while is you never have to go to the office to work,
or deal with that whole employee office demeanor bullshit. You are
your own boss. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Not to ramble, but I have a lot of friends who are creatively stuck
in jobs working on staff for game companies, computer companies,
what have you. Creatively, they are unhappy and yearn to be able
to go freelance to work on their own projects but they are stuck
in a sense because they have this security. A salary and benefits
can be evil.
admittedly hung out with numerous bands while developing your art,
anyone we know? Did you ever get contracted to do art for album
friends bands and friends of friends bands. Dave Wyndorf of Monster
Magnet and I worked on some concepts in the past. I met them in
Chicago, watched them play at Lounge Acts. I hung out with them
after the show and talked over the job which was doing cover art
for a seven inch for Cage Around the Sun. Now I've been following
these guys since the word go and I was totally jazzed about working
with them. I continued to talk to Dave over the phone and we worked
out what he wanted. I had a ball doing that job. However, for some
reason, according to the record company, Dave didn't like it and
it was never used. Now that's the kind of shit that rubs me the
wrong way. I have no personal animosity toward the band, but the
experience of going through all the hoops to do the job and then
getting brushed aside was very disappointing. I don't blame anyone.
It's a fickle business. I hung out with Tito and Tarantula (They're
the band in From Dusk Till Dawn) and Robert Rodriguez last October
and watched them play in Austin Texas at a cool joint called Stubbs.
Tito Larriva is a wonderful character and we talked about me doing
either a CD cover or T-shirts for them in the near future.
take a job designing CD covers when A: I like the music or the people
involved. Or B: I'm given carte blanch to come up with a concept
that works with the material. I just finished designing a CD for
a new Ramones tribute album. I was given only a little art direction
and just ran with it. I think it turned out very cool.
extensively use models, how would one be able to volunteer themselves
as a model for you?
usually won't get you on a cover very quick. Not because I don't
want to use someone who is willing and offers his or her services.
It happens all the time. I cast parts based on physical characteristics.
If I'm working on a cover for Hellblazer and I need a Hispanic girl
with shoulder length straight black hair, then that's the kind of
person I have to cast. No matter how much I want to use a certain
individual for something, if he or she is not right for the part
they simply have to wait until I have something that's right for
them. I try to get as close to the physical description of the character
as I possibly can. Working with Brian Azzarello on Hellblazer, I
sometimes ask, If you were directing a movie of this issue, who
would you cast in this part? To which he would reply, (for example)
... Um, Charles Dutton. This process comes in handy when I don't
have a script to work with or I must have a quick visualization
of what I'll need in the model. So, you know, I go out and find
a thickset bald black guy.
fascination, how did it begin? What defines a vampire for you?
whole Vampire fascination seems to have been born of the Goth scene
happening in the late 80's early 90's. The modern primitive scene
was part of it as well. I think that teen angst, and wanting to
be a part of something cool and different, fueled it. White Wolf's
Vampire the Masquerade hit at the perfect time. They came to me
at the perfect time as well. I was just starting to explore with
my style and I was ready for the subject matter. While I didn't
participate in the Goth scene, I operated very close to it. I very
much could identify with it. However, I didn't consciously do those
illustrations with Goth in mind. They're more like gypsy white-trash
punks. The approach I took with the photo realism and the alternative
culture I was dabbling in helped give the work credibility. I was
shocked at how Vampire took off. It became a kind of phenomenon.
did you begin integrating photography with your art? You've said
you want to learn more, have you tried anything to that effect yet,
say different lighting techniques, gels, or say... shooting a person
on a median strip during heavy traffic with an extremely low shutter
speed, etc?
started the process with photos around 1988 and baby, I feel like
I've tried it all, though not even close. Yeah, I try to use techniques
that fit certain criteria. I've used gels and filters, hard light,
soft light, reflected light, different lenses, etc. It's a constant
learning experience. What I'm learning is that there is no substitute
for a good model, perfect conditions and a solid if not sometimes
radical composition in mind before I shoot. I love the photography
part of the process. I've had some interest from certain parties
lately about publishing a book of my photos. I would dig that most
they be straight portraits or computer adapted works as well?
a combination of them both. A lot of the shots are scenes, a lot
are portrait type shots and some are close ups. You can see a little
bit about what I'm talking about in the photo gallery section of
my website. Most of the printing that I've done is not gallery quality
stuff so I would be fine tuning them in Photoshop. Also some of
the shots would be tweaked in other ways. Adding graphic design
elements and so forth. Mostly just the fine tuning, adding a color
tint, sharpening, lightening, darkening and maybe a bit of filtering.
There wouldn't be a lot of special effects. I would want the photos
to stand by themselves as art for the most part.
artwork has been described as having 'dark power' and 'terrible
beauty. What is 'gothic' to you?
me, Gothic is both of those things. Bernie Wrightson's style is
described as Gothic. Although our two styles have a few similarities
in subject matter, they are like 180 degrees from each other. I
believe that Gothic can be anything that is dark and full of dramatic
lighting and shadows. Where you don't really know if something dangerous
is lurking in the blackness or just off camera. I think that an
artists ability to bring an extra dimension to the piece, that element
that you can't quite put your finger on, can be crucial to taking
the illustration to a higher plane. The characters expression, the
body language, the composition and how you choose to light the scene
can be huge factors in the success of the illustration. It's not
just the dark picture, it's the wordless story that's being told
that can make it special.
exactly is RED SKY DIARY? Who is Manfred Gallows and what's he all
Sky Diary is the story of Kerulan Ullan-Bataar, AKA Manfred Gallows.
Gallows is basically the present day incarnation of the Red Storm,
one of many names attached to Gallows' clan of Vampyre hunters.
Since around the time of Kublai Khan, for 700 years, the first born
male of his line has taken over the role of the Vampyre Hunter.
There are many legends surrounding these mysterious hunters. Many
Vampires believe him to be a Vampyre himself, having existed for
so long. Each newborn hunter is trained from birth to take his place
as, what I call the Mudir (Demon or Vampyre) Hunter at the appointed
time. The diary part of the title concerns the written recordings
of their activities by each of the hunters over 700 years. In most
instances, these journal-like entries make up the narrative of the
story. On the whole, it's epic. I plan to release the first story
as a heavily illustrated coffee table sized book. The story will
be written by Brian Azzarello and myself. After this book is published
I'll be concentrating on taking the project to film.
get a better Idea of what Gallows is, here's a poem written by my
friend Matt Sturm that hits it directly in the vein.
you thought of working with Del Toro on it, not just because of
your recent work with him, but his great and original ideas displayed
in CHRONOS, and I'm sure to come in BLADE 2? Or perhaps Ridley Scott?
yes. I would love to work with either of them on the project. I
shudder to think what working with Ridley Scott would be like. He's
directed so many of my favorite films. Working with Del toro would
be a dream as well. He's one of those awesome talents that has really
only scratched the surface of his potential. The honest truth is
I would love to work with a director that has a keen visual eye
and knows how to tell a story. Darabont, Scott, and Del Toro all
fit the bill. They would all three, be at the top of the wish list.
you're currently working with Alex Alonso to get your collaboration
with Clive Barker, AGE OF DESIRE out there, exactly what's the story
and why has it been in limbo for the last ten years?
story of Age of Desire focuses on a young chap named Jerome who
volunteers as a test subject for some university researchers who
have developed a new Aphrodisiac Neither Jerome nor the other researchers
realize that the head of the project is actually injecting Jerome
with an extremely powerful dose that transforms Jerome's reality
and turns him into a hard on of biblical proportions. As the drug,
so powerful in fact, that it's burning him out like a match, works
through his body, he rides a wave of erotic excess that will finally
kill him. He actually believes himself to be on fire when the drug
hits it's peak through Jerome's activities. It's a beautiful little
story was adapted and originally illustrated (for the most part)
by P. Craig Russell. However, The publisher (Eclipse) didn't like
the more cartoony style Craig was experimenting with at the time.
Clive also didn't think it was appropriate. That's when they came
to me. It was my first job in comics as penciller/inker. Just as
I was about 2 pages from completing work on AoD, Eclipse went bankrupt.
I spent the next 6 months trying to get my artwork returned to no
avail. They also owed me about $3,500.00 which I never received.
This all happened in 1991. Out of the blue, early last year, the
artwork resurfaced and was returned. Since then, Axel and I have
been working on getting it published at Vertigo. I think very soon
now, we will finally see it published.
you found that pseudonym yet to experiment with your digital work?
What programs have you been experimenting with?
no, no pseudonym yet. I don't really think I'll need one. I've met
a little resistance in using digital artwork for certain projects
but we'll see that stuff start making it's way out when the time
is right. Some have said that people will not except me switching
gears like that, that my current style is too identifiable with
me. I don't agree. I believe I should have the freedom to work in
different mediums if it suits the material. And as far as software
goes, pretty much just photoshop.
such friends with such diverse film talent, have you been approached
about collaborating on any pics? Perhaps as creature, costume or
character designer. You mentioned recently working with Guillermo
Del Toro on Monte Cristo.
starting to take off a bit. Unfortunately, Monte Cristo is on the
back burner, but I'll begin working with Guillermo on his next film,
Blade 2. I'll be doing conceptual artwork and design. I've got a
new role playing game property that were looking into developing
into a TV show. And then of course there's Red Sky.
mentioned you'll be helping design a 'new breed' of vampire, and
we know from David's [David S. Goyer] comments that Blade will have
to team with those he hates to fight the 'greater evil'. Are the
two mentioned one and the same, and what can we expect? Heh. Lemme
guess. Long hair, leather, and tribal tattoo's - hope they shoot
in T.O. again.
does in fact have to team with the nightwalkers, but not without
hesitation and several nasty plot twists. The new breed are a threat
to all concerned. They have some very interesting design requirements
that are sure to be good for some eyepopping sequences. The regular
Vampires are going to be a challenge as well because there are a
lot of characters being introduced to this film that require their
own "look." I'm not sure (sounding like a politician) if I'm at
liberty to discuss this point further than that at the present time.
And yes, the plan is to shoot in Toronto again. I'll be up there
during filming to get some extra shots. We're very seriously discussing
me doing a Blade 2 movie adaptation for Marvel Comics. If that happens
I'll want to work pretty heavily alongside the still photographer
since I'd be using his shots for the artwork.
describe the page as being a sort of therapy for you...ahem...so,
what was YOUR childhood like?
I mean by that is that like everyone, I deal with stress, anger,
pain, frustration and so forth. But I have an outlet, the work.
I can work out some of these things by focusing on an illustration
and releasing those feelings on paper. That's why I sometimes say
that I live vicariously through these characters. They are the killers,
the villains, the heroes, etc. It leaves me at ease for the most
part. And just for the record, My childhood was splendid.
you were to describe your style, what would you say? Who have been
the major influences on your work?
kind of a tough question for me. I guess I described it somewhat
accurately on the subtitle of my art book, Maximum Black. "Iconic
images and cinematic illustration," though that is more describing
the subject matter. I guess it's evolving into a more chiaroscuro
style. I'm constantly simplifying it as I grow. Gone are all of
the feather lines that used to dominate every stroke. It's a hard
thing to try and eliminate things that work. I still use feathering
on skin and faces to accentuate the softness and the contour and
I've almost completely eliminated using it anywhere else. Eventually
there will be no feathering at all, just black and white shapes.
This doesn't mean there will be a slack off in detail, I'll just
be using a different technique to present it.
far as my influences go, they have evolved much like my style. At
first I was influenced by comic artists, guys like Steranko, Paul
Gulacy, Tim Truman, P. Craig Russell, Moebius, Bilal, Mike Mignola,
Phil Hale, Joe Kubert, Brian Bolland, the list could go on. As I
evolved and started using more photo-real techniques my influences
became photographers like Bruce Weber, and cinematographers like
Haskell Wexler, Vittorio Starraro, Chris Menges, Freddie Young,
Russell Metty, Frank Tidy, David Tattersall, Freddie Francis, etc.
With the photographers/cinematographers it's not just pretty lighting
and lush photography, it's all about the composition of the frame.
These guys are in a sense, master painters. The only thing that
is different is the canvass and the tools.
your dream project? If you could work with any companies, characters,
writers, artists, no restrictions, no rules, complete creative freedom,
crossover as many characters from as many different companies as
and if you wanted without any complaints, put together whatever
creative teams you wanted, and no one would stop you, what would
you do?
fancy here. I'd like to Red Sky Diary. I'd like to write it along
with Brian Azzarello. I'd like to do it as a heavily illustrated
9"X12" hardcover. Colored by Grant Goleash. Grant and I would also
provide an oil painting for the cover (already almost done). I'd
like for Axel Alonso to edit it and I'd like Vertigo to publish
it. I'd also like a mass market release, and carte blanch on the
advertising. I'd also like to do an Unknown Soldier 48 page one
shot that would be written by Azzarello.
a page count been established? What other avenues would you explore
to get the book 'out there'? To a wider audience then just the comics
page count has not been established. We are very much in a pre/proposal
state of things. Unfortunately, it's really to early in the ballgame
to be more specific about the particulars. The package I'm proposing
is definitely an attempt on my part to do this story in a way that
I'm most comfortable with. Doing it as illustrated prose or an illustrated
book cuts down on the amount of work I do. Instead of breaking my
back to do it sequentially, I can take my time and work on each
separate piece as a single illustration. I think this kind of package
would be a great crossover. It could appeal to comics fans, art
fans, and genre book reading fans alike. The natural byproduct of
doing it this way would widen the audience. I'm thinking also about
adding a cross platform multi media CD in the package as well. It
would consist of production drawings, notes and extras that I couldn't
put in the book itself. As we get further along with the project,
I'll be adding a new section to my website that is devoted to Red
Sky Diary. We'll be promoting it heavily there, as well as offering
limited edition prints, posters and some unique merchandising available
only through the site.
your dream project (version 2)? If you could work with any production
companies, studios, actors, directors, no restrictions, no rules,
complete creative freedom, get whatever and as many talent as you
wanted without any complaints, put together whatever creative teams
you wanted, and no one would stop you, what would you do?
one is easy as well. I'd like to make Red Sky Diary into a film.
Here are the particulars. I'd like Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption,
Green Mile) to direct from Azzarello's and my screenplay (or Frank's
adaptation). Castle Rock would be the studio. Russell Crowe (Gladiator
has nothing to do with this. I've been saying it for years, ever
since Romper Stomper) would star. I've got my wish list for the
principal actors if you want that too. David Valdes would produce.
Chris Menges (or whoever Frank would be comfortable with) would
be the cinematographer. I'd also like to be involved in the concept/design
journalism, in any form, how important is it?
I think
it's very much part of the whole. The comics industry needs coverage,
good or bad, now more than ever. Magazines like Wizard, even though
for the most part it's a popularity contest, are good for the industry.
It gets people more interested and involved. The Comics Journal,
love it or hate it is very much a part of this industry. The Comic
Buyers Guide is another one. Online coverage is going to be the
wave of the future. And the industry needs it like a starving man
needs food.
how does a day in the life of 'Timothy Bradstreet' work out?
well. Even though as an artist you kind of work in a vacuum, creatively.
If I didn't go to Cons or have a website I'd never know if people
liked what I do. But I get up and try to get to work before 1:00
PM. Does that mean I sleep all day and I'm just lazy? Quite the
contrary. I try to work 8 hours a day and many times I'll work 15
hour days. I'm just a night owl. With me the work is not just work.
It is a part of my life. So even if I've worked all day on something
that has to be done, I'll work all night on something that I enjoy
for myself. I've got plenty of free time too, and when I do have
it, I like to go to movies, go out drinking with friends, go to
galleries, see live bands or play in a tidal pool for a few hours,
but the table always beckons.
under appreciated creator currently in the biz?
4 months
ago, I would have said Brian Azzarello. But now he seems to be very
appreciated. How about Marcelo Frusin.
fanboy experience?
are a few to be sure, but I just let 'em run man. If they are becoming
a nuisance I just get up and go have a smoke. 98% of the fans are
welcome at my table any day.
body of work?
are several close competitors. The HELLBLAZER covers, The
PUNISHER covers, and about 25 illustrations I did for a game
called Armageddon. The company went bankrupt right after the book
was released. They shipped it like 4 months late. The UPS strike
was a part of that problem. No one ever saw that stuff. I art directed
(meaning I picked the artists and art directed them) and designed
the look for the game but the book's design guy screwed the pooch
and the layout inside ended up looking like shit. I will be reusing
the art in a new game I'm developing with Ken Whitman.
to those trying to make it in the Biz today?
are two kinds of writers and artists. There are those who want to
write or draw and love the process of what it takes to create, and
there are those who want to HAVE CREATED. What I mean by this is
that some people just want to reap the rewards but they don't want
to do the work to earn it. If you feel like you have a passion for
the work then nothing will stop you from attaining your goal.
has been your favorite book to work on?
titles everyone SHOULD be reading?
HELLBLAZER, THE PUNISHER (Shameless plug) and HELLBOY,
every time it comes out. 100 BULLETS, THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY
character(s), title(s) to hopefully someday work on?
Hellblazer (I'd love to do some more interiors), Deathlok, The Unknown
Soldier, The old Blade: Vampire Hunter, Batman, Human Target, Morbius,
Killraven, Dr. Strange.
people see the industry as being in a slump right now, any beliefs
as to why that is?
seem to be a lot of reasons contributing to it. The glut from the
late 80's early 90's really turned a lot of people off. All those
Marvel titles. They were trying to just put out as many books as
possible to kill the competition. Valiant and their "variant" covers,
"Chromium" covers and zero issues, the collectors market crap. The
fire at the big paper mill helping to inflate cover prices. With
all the books that were being put out for selfish reasons, the talent
pool in the industry was stretched so thin you didn't know where
to look for a quality book. People just got tired of it. When most
of what an industry produces is crap, then interest dies off real
quick. Computers and computer games took a hold and that seems to
be what happened to new readers. Computer games have taken that
escapism that comics provided and raised the stakes. Why should
young people read about fantasy when they can interact with it?
I think that there is plenty of room for both. Whenever I hear someone
say that comic BOOKS will give way at some point to online comics
and the medium will eventually turn digital if it's to survive,
I cringe. Change is essential but it doesn't have to mean that we
throw away the books.
code, we want to get rid of it, you in?
certainly. However, I do think there needs to be some kind of rating
system. I don't want to see a 9 year old reading pornography. But
if I want to read it that should be OK. It would be cool if I could
do an X-rated book for DC and not have to worry about all the things
that someone says we can't do. Mature reader books is a good idea
but it would be nice to be able to stretch the boundaries once in
a while where it's needed and not have to worry about some suit
that says, "Not a fucking chance in hell. No penetration! No genitals!
No pubic hair! No nipples! And you can't say fuck if you are referring
to a sexual act." That applies to the violence factor as well. While
I personally like to do the violence off camera, show a reaction
and let the reader imagine it (which I think is more effective),
there are times when you need to show it. Why censor and water down
the creativity? Ultimately the job of protecting kids from seeing
things they maybe shouldn't, falls with the parents or the people
responsible for selling the material. When I was a kid, my fascination
for this kind of material was stronger when I had no access to it.
When I was lucky enough to see a naked breast or a gory picture
in Fangoria Magazine, I was in heaven. It was cool. But it didn't
make me a violent kid or a serial rapist or a wife beater. The fact
is kids are going to see this stuff weather we want them to or not.
Just like some kids are going to smoke weather we want them to or
not. The responsibility lies with the parents. They should take
their responsibility more seriously if it's a problem.
exactly are you determined to have a skull in each cover of THE
PUNISHER [aside from the one on his shirt anyway], was it a personal
challenge or just essential for you because it was iconic to the
really. It's exactly as you say. First off, yes, it is an iconic
element to the character. The skull signifies death. When you tangle
with Frank Castle, 9 times out of 10 gonna wind up in a body bag
with a tag on your toe. So that seemed like a significant, strong
graphic element to include. Why do I insist on including it on every
cover? Plain and simply because I was given the freedom to do it.
My criteria for each cover was that every one would look like a
1st issue, every issue would feature the Punisher and every issue
would have a skull. My challenge was to make them each unique and
different from the rest. Since the team of Garth, Steve,and I are
signed up to do another 12 issues, I'm trying to decide wheather
to proceed with the same idea or do something completely different.
I'm leaning towards continuing with the theme. It helps to make
these two series unique from anything thats been done before in
comics. I try to imagine looking at all 24 covers and have them
all look different but with the same basic elements. If I could
pull it off for 24 issues, what a special body of work that could
else have you got coming up right now?
now I'm continuing my monthly gig as cover artist for HELLBLAZER
(a job I covet). I'll continue doing another 12 issues of the PUNISHER.
I'm inking at least six issues of Vertigo's CODENAME: KNOCKOUT.
I'll be inking BATMAN/DEATHBLOW (with penciller Lee Burmejo),
a 3 issue deluxe format mini-seies from DC/Wildstorm. Cover art
for ACTION COMICS #775. Design work for Blade 2. I'm also
working on a bunch of new illustrations for a role playing game
that I'm developing with designer Ken Whitman called "Shatterland."
I'll be doing all of the artwork, book design, and art directing
for this project. Shatterland is also being developed for a weekly
Science Fiction action/drama for television. Plans are in the works
for me to illustrate a 96 page hardcover TRANSMETROPOLITAN
project with series writer Warren Ellis. I'm also doing concept
designs for Tom Gilliland on a new line of 12" action figures. They
are along the lines of GI Joe but way more radical. Like Victorian
supernatural hunters. It's pretty friggin cool. There is talk that
I could be doing an upcoming single issue of HELLBLAZER and
also an UNKNOWN SOLDIER 48 page one shot. Things are very
these sentences;
Right now, in the industry we need more... good ideas, talent
and advertising
and less... shitty, no talent bad idea books.
just been given a chance to rework the industry, starting with the
major publishers and distribution companies, what do you do, what
DO you do?
I hire
Spielberg, Katzenburg and Geffen. They put a shitload of money into
a film about comics and then produce a TV show dedicated to it.
Then they could hire the right people for a distribution plan and
bankroll the publishers so they could afford the best talent to
produce a good product. I sit back and reap the benefits of my genius,
buy a 60 foot sailboat and work on my own stuff.
one of my interview 'games';
Of choice; what is your drink of choice: Newcastle Brown Ale
of choice: The Field, Gaslamp quarter, downtown San Diego.
The Duelists, The Mission, Lawrence of Arabia, The Sand Pebbles,
Ben Hur, Papillion, Planet of the Apes, Cool Hand Luke, Schindler's
List, Unforgiven, Vertigo.
Dune, Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Last of the Mohicans, Fatherland,
Name of the Rose, Shibumi, In Cold Blood. I know he's not Hemingway
but I love all the Robert E. Howard Conan books.
This is what you would find in my CD player right now. Tool, Henry
Rollins, Chris Isaak, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristopherson,
A Perfect Circle, Crosby Stills and Nash, Bob Dylan, The Band, The
Spelunkers, and Fu Manchu
James Bama, Phil Hale, Serpieri, Milo Manara, Richard Corben, Travis
Charest, Mike Mignola, Edvin Biukovic, Duncan Fegredo. Keith Parkinson,
Jill Thompson, P. Craig Russell, Miguel Angel Prado, Chichoni, Gary
time: Seeing movies, collecting films, playing Frisbee, collecting
art, traveling, drawing, recording film score compilations for friends
and then designing covers and graphics for them, drinking, grilling
out, etc.
we go, tell us something no one else knows. Something you've never
told anyone...
I yearn to be Bob Schreck's towel boy.
Plug time! This is where you plug as many things as you want, comics,
websites, movies, Charities, prints, Bradstreet brand discount cuisine
- "It's not just for Cats and Dogs anymore!", novels, anything old,
new, current and upcoming, socks, everyone loves socks, art, and
whatever else. Anything that could somehow lead to money in your
pocket and worshippers and your feet. Sexy worshippers. Sexy worshippers
WEARING money. Yessssss, that works out nicely.
just plug my website. We're in the process of updating the whole
thing and adding a lot of cool new stuff. Here's the link Tim
Tim. There you have it, make sure to visit Tim's site to see some
great online artwork.
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Words cannot express the emotion, attitude and intensity of CrossFit Scottsdale's 2nd annual "Here's to the Heroes" 9/11 WOD. Over 160x people training in 4x different classes including the Luke Air Force Base Honor Guard, Airmen & Airwomen, Scottsdale Police, Scottsdale Fire department our students, family and friends. Special guest and CrossFit Founder Coach Lauren Glassman.
Each class started with recognizing all of our men and women in the armed forces. A beautiful National Anthem by Samantha Renner, a moment of silence and 3.2.1 GO. It was great to see so many different athletes from different CrossFit's and skill levels come together for one cause to honor all of the men and women who lossed their lives 9x years ago.
This event would not have been possible without help from so many people. I would like to thank… Luke Air Force Base, Sherri Beringer, CFS Coaches, Ambassadors, Vita Coco, Lauren Glassman, Scottsdale Fire Department, and all of you for showing your community support and commemorate the anniversary of 9/11.


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Dwyane Wade's apology was unnecessary
Before Sunday's Summer Groove All-Star Game, Dwyane Wade held court for several minutes in front of his locker, taking all sorts of questions.
In response to one question about the pressure on the Heat this season, Wade said exactly this:
"There's going to be times when we lose 2 or 3 games in a row, you never know, it's going to seem like the world has crashed down. Y'all gonna make it seem like the World Trade has just went down again. But it ain't gonna be nothing but a couple basketball games."
Yes, when I heard him mention the World Trade Center, I took note of it. It sounded like dangerous territory. But then, when I replayed my tape, I also took note of the context, and determined the intent. And so, while writing a couple of hours later, I chose not to use the quote rather than distract readers from the point of my column.
I didn't think that it would be such a big deal today.
And I don't understand why it is.
In 2005, I ripped new Dolphins coach Nick Saban for his post-draft press conference. Before Saban took any questions, he read a 188-word prepared statement about the draft, in which he directly compared its chaos to the chaos of war. He was equating the two, and that struck me as inappropriate and obnoxious, giving us a sense of Saban's overinflated ego. Saban has made many unfortunate comparisons since, including one to 9/11.
Wade's "World Trade" analogy isn't remotely comparable.
Wade's point was that losing a few basketball games did not rise to the level of the World Trade Center tragedy. He was downplaying the importance of what he does.
And any reasonable person who was present, and heard the comments, couldn't have taken them any other way.
If Wade had said just spoken about the world crashing down, and avoided the specific reference to the buildings, he would have been fine. And he'll know better for next time. But it is a sad commentary on our business that he has to be that careful to avoid controversy, so careful that he can't even make a point that no one would dispute.
I'll be on ESPN's Outside the Lines at 3 p.m. to offer the perspective of someone who was there.


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Chris Moore
Documentary Focuses on Public Defenders in the Deep South Fighting Against the Odds
Dawn Porter, the documentary filmmaker, stressed the importance of the program and public defenders, "Twelve million people are arrested in America every year. About five million of those cases go forward, and 80-percent of those cases are represented by public defenders.
Economist: "Perfect Storm" For A Global Economic Crisis Brewing
Are we on the verge of a global economic crisis?
Annual "Something Completely Different From the Super Bowl" Show Focuses On Labor
For the past five years, Chris Moore has coined his show on the night of the big game as the "Something Completely Different From the Super Bowl" show.
Nation of Islam Aims To End Poverty In African-American Community
Victor Muhammad spoke of the Nation of Islam and their goal to end poverty and war in the black community.
Author Discusses Lack Of Unions In The South
Volkswagen plants are unionized everywhere except Chattanooga, and Volkswagen wants to unionize the Tennessee plant.
Historian Discusses Lincoln's Unlikely Ally
Dr. Tarpley explained how "the Civil War almost became the first World War", and Abe Lincoln's unlikely ally.
Seasoned Wartime Reporter Talks Impact Of Conflicts
Jones has reported on the impact of war in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. She has spent time in Afghanistan with US soldiers.
A Freedom Budget For All Americans
The need for economic justice is nothing new to America. When civil rights leaders proposed the Freedom Budget during the 1960's their goal, among many, was to achieve, "freedom from want."
Congress Could Cut Food Stamp Program Funding
The House of Representatives may cut funding to the world's major food stamp program SNAP, or Supplemental Nutritional Food Program, which would take away food assistance to many Americans.
Syrian American Author: "We Need To Support Our Soldiers In America"
Syrian American author Daleo Khalil joined KDKA's Chris Moore to discuss why America should not go to war with Syria.
Egyptian Crisis Continues To Play Out
The Egyptian Military has had control of the country since the ousting of Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate who was democratically elected in June of 2012.
Economist: "We Have A Problem In This Country"
KDKA's Chris Moore was joined by economist and author of "Obama's Economy: Recovery For The Few," Dr. Jack Rasmus, to discuss economic growth problems.
Fighting The Pressures Of Motherhood
The challenges of motherhood can sometimes affect one parent more than the other.
Eliminating The Stigma Of Mental Illness
Mental illness can affect anyone at any time, but unfortunately people who suffer from it are often associated with a negative stigma.
Strengthening North Side Schools
Chris Moore talked to Terri Lee and Brittany Cheeks of Jehoshabeath Eli about strengthening North Side schools in Pittsburgh.


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Construction Shots: One Week From Opening
On the eve of our official ribbon cutting ceremony, some additional construction shots from last week. The ceremony tomorrow is at 11 AM: come by PCI to see the final transformation.
Press: Naples Daily News
Short, but sweet, shout from the Naples Daily News. Check it.
News: Complimentary Breakfast To be Offered with All Rooms
This just in from the powers that be: PCI St. Pete will be offering complimentary breakfast to all guests. Our chef, Bret Reichler, is still tweaking the menu, but expect coffee, tea, juices, fruit, yogurt, oatmeal, breakfast pastries, bagels, muffins, and danishes. Good morning!
Garden King Rooms: Prototypes!
We're a few weeks out now, so PCI Rooms are definitely starting to take shape. In the meantime, here are more of Tara Oxley's prototype rooms.
Long Live the Swigwam!
Buzz on the beach is that PCI is swallowing the Swigwam, razing the place to make way for some sterilized, dime-a-dozen beach bar. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, we're giving the bar several long-overdue upgrades. PCI designer Tara Oxley will swap the carpeted underside of the bar for a corrugated galvanized [...]


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Now starring as a bride with dueling attendants in the movie BRIDESMAIDS
Best known for her impression OF Donatella Versace on Saturday Night Live
Big-screen breakout her poignant pregnancy in Away We Go
Girls just wanna have fun I wouldn't know what a testosterone-fueled set is because I'm not a man, but when it's all predominantly women—on Bridesmaids we had crazy fun. I laughed more than I've ever laughed making a movie.
Love from New York . . . A lot of the SNL cast are still good friends of mine [Rudolph left in 2007]. I talk to the writers, I talk to Lorne [Michaels, the producer]. It's like how people love to be current on politics. I love to be current on the show.
Delighting in dunces I like [impersonating] dumb people. I like people who are really unaware of what they're doing. And I don't even know if they're necessarily dumb or enhanced by prescription drugs or booze—but I like when people kinda just live out loud.
Anti-social networking I don't do Facebook or anything, mainly 'cause if I were on the computer for hours, (a) I'd have a huge, fat ass, and (b) I wouldn't get anything done. And I'm already feeling like I'm not getting any-thing done.
Celeb Sit-Down: Maya Rudolph
The former SNL star talks about her movie Bridesmaids and comic inspiration.
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Full Custody & dating
Hi there - new to this site and looking for advice. I am mother of 3 sons with full custody. Their father lives in another state and only sees the boys once or twice a year for long weekends. : -( Two of the boys are in college, the third is in 8th grade. No problems with the divorce which was 3 years ago. The kids encouraged me to date, and after dating several guys once or twice, I met a gentleman whom I fell for hook, line, and sinker. We've dated for over a year and the relationship is moving slowly along. We recently went on our first vacation together and it was great. Although we find time to be together intimately, I can't spend as much time away from my youngest now that his brothers are living away from home. I'm thinking I'd like to invite my friend to spend the night at my house but not sure how to handle this. My son knows him, likes him, and seems to be in favor of the relationship. How do I broach this idea with both of these important men in my life?
thanks in advance!
I have seen an article in Family Circle that addressed this, they said just be discreet. I think they are really terribly wrong. Are you okay with your older boys being intimate with girls they have no intention of marrying? Would you allow them to sleep with a girl in your home when they come home for a visit? Would you be okay with your child thinking of you as a cheap, I'll say date, since I don't want to lower the tone of the disussion too much.
Your son may like this man a lot, he may be in favor of "the relationship," but he's what 13, 14 years old? He needs to remain ignorant that his mother is a sexual being.
The other point is about your well-being. I realize that this is an ideal that was always more honored in the breach, but sexual intimacy ideally occurs in a setting of emotional commitment. People who are intimate with others when they do not have a legal commitment become accustomed to protecting themselves. They try not to be too vulnerable. This makes for bad sex and for a bad self-image and for bad emotional habits when an actual commitment occurs.
Sex is more important than that. It is worth waiting for. And if this guy won't stick around and be a buddy without a sexual payoff, well, then you know who he is, and how he really feels about you, don't you?
My school district often offers community ed classes for parents of teenagers. My own philosophy is that you have already told them "a hundred times" most of the things that you need them to learn from you, so at their age 14, I turn from a mommy into an adult resource that they can always count on. (This does take their cooperation. My 16 1/2 year-old son has finally signed on to the notion of not having a mommy.)
I think the two keys to success during this age are
1. Keep them busy with good things, sports, drama, volunteering, music
2. Supervision (which sounds like being a mommy, but I just arrange to be home doing my stuff when the kids are home.)
I don't think you should talk to the 13 year-old about this, or ask his opinion, unless and until it becomes apparent that he is uncomfortable. I don't think there is any need to advertise it. Doesn't your son go to bed before you anyway? Can your partner leave early in the morning?


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There is a lot of activity on the Spanish forum at present regarding proposed changes to the conventions for Spanish, and also in connection with the unfortunate side-effects of some curator/moderator activity.
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If you have already responded to the "actively curating" thread, you need not respond again. If you are actively curating or moderating the SPanish wiki and you have not been following the "FAQ 2" discussions, then you should be aware that changes to the Spanish conventions are likely to take effect, starting in the next week or so. You should either participate in the debate, or at least take note of the forthcoming changes and be ready to follow them when you are editing and merging words in the Spanish wiki.
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Braxton Bond is a tattooed bottom-slut who loves to get cock stuffed in his mouth and ass! His sexual fantasy is to be gang banged by a group of big guys. The wildest place Braxton Bond has had sex is behind a bar during happy hour. Braxton's favorite place to have sex is in front of a camera and his celebrity crush is James Franco. Besides sitting on a thick cock, Braxton's choice hobby is photography.
Handsome Cuban pornstar Damien Crosse isn't just a pretty face with a hot body -- he holds a B.A. in anthropology. Damien is totally versatile in bed and loves nothing more than showering and getting showers with hot streams of piss. He's certainly put a lot of thought into his fantasy fuck, too: he wants to have an eight-man orgy on a club rooftop during the middle of a steamy summer. It's a good thing modeling in gay porn has made him less timid!
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Uncut, fresh-faced hunk Issac Jones stands six feet tall and shows off one beautiful uncut dick, eight inches! Issac is a native of France and loves all and any kind of sex, and the hotter the guys he's fucking with the better. Issac started modeling because his boyfriend encouraged him to show off his goods, and he's a guy who is always looking to please.
Slovak stud Jay Roberts made his Lucas Entertainment premiere in our foreign fuck-fest PARIS PLAYBOYS. We were so turned on by his scene that we invited him to get naked again for INSIDE ISRAEL and INTERNATIONAL AUDITIONS. This smooth sex-pup used to be shy and he never had enough courage to approach a guy. So our stud-in-training took up swimming and started to workout in the gym to strengthen his body and confidence. And then our sexual brute was born. Jay loves the connection sex brings; the vulnerability and the power. He gets turned on by being versatile in bed and he can take it as hard as he gives it. Watch his sexual instincts come out in each of his scenes!
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Lucas Entertainment exclusive Jonathan Agassi is an Israeli scene stealer in some of Lucas' hottest gay porn epics. Carving a niche for himself as a furry versatile sex bomb, Jonathan Agassi has revitalized the industry as one of the most popular Lucas exclusives in years!Jonathan Agassi was born into an artisan family, his mother a painter and is father a DJ in Berlin. He was raised in Tel Aviv since the age of six months.Growing up Jonathan loved the beach and traveled almost every weekend to the exotic and remarkable parts of Israel. But our naughty stud was always the bad ass even at a young age. Jonathan's mother frequented the hospital with him many times to cure a broken arm, leg or whatever the body part it was that time, because of if his fighting with other boys.Jonathan took to his education and studied a wide variety of topics in school for six years. He considers himself to be a Jewish atheist and loves the affection and audacity, which Israeli's own to themselves. Tel Aviv is the center of my life and has been for my whole life, says Jonathan, I believe that is one of the reasons that I am so open with my sexuality and with myself in general.With a lustful and carved body like his, it's a surprise that Jonathan's favorite food is pizza! He also loves to read; his most influential book is The Secret. Israeli's own Offer Nissim is his DJ of choice and Jonathan loves to relax and engage himself in the seductive sense of the sound. His other hobbies of desire include: clothes, shows, sexy underwear, gym, and of course sex. What turns Jonathan on the most? Honesty. Pure and simple.I must say that my biggest dream is to be known all over the world for what I do best. says Jonathan. And as you will soon see, this talent Jonathan Agassi speaks of is certainly fucking!
Hunky, muscular Frenchman Kriss Aston is honest and upfront about why he jumped into the gay porn industry. Simply put, kriss was looking to have some fun and make money. Kriss knows what he likes in bed, and that's getting fucked! This big bottom also likes to kiss and suck cock before he gets a huge, hard dick up his ass. Kriss enjoys sucking and fucking in sex clubs and he fantasies about being the single bottom in an aggressive gang-bang!
What is there to say about Michael Lucas? A good place to start is the beginning: Lucas Entertainment founder and president Michael Lucas was born in Moscow, Russia, on March 10, 1972. He was raised in Moscow and attended college there, graduating with a degree in law. In 1995, Michael Lucas moved to Germany, then to France, where he began modeling and appearing on several European television programs and covers of many European magazines. In 1998, Lucas opened his own production company, Lucas Entertainment, in New York City. Later that year, he made his directorial debut with the well-received Back in the Saddle. This first production sparked the Michael Lucas "renegade" vision that is indelibly New York. Additionally, basing his company in New York City, as opposed to the more traditional Los Angeles, enabled Lucas to showcase the diversity of types and ethnicities found nowhere else. MIchael Lucas started Lucas Distribution, Inc. in 2004 and LucasBlog.com in 2005. Both are pioneering ventures in the competitive realms of adult video distribution and online media, respectively. In the summer of 2005 he released GayVN's Best Picture of the year, a high-budget adult film remake of Dangerous Liaisons, featuring celebrity cameos from RuPaul, Boy George, Graham Norton, Bruce Vilanch, and Michael Musto. In 2006, filming began on his most buzzed about film ever, Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita. The production included a big-budget fashion show, a sextra-filled club orgy scene, a headline-making fountain scene with Vivid star Savanna Samson. On November 12, 2004, Michael Lucas was proudly sworn in as an American citizen.
Mitchell Rock has two great passions -- life and porn -- and every day he's working toward making both aspects better and better! Mitchell's dark and handsome features are enhanced by his killer body and worked out muscles. The wildest place Mitchell has ever fucked another guy was in an abandoned school bus in the darkness of night, and his greatest sexual fantasy is an unending orgy that would make the Roman emperors of old blush. Just make sure we catch it all on camera!
Canadian porn star Pierre Fitch is a smooth hunk who has two passions in life: sex and music. He's a top who is attracted to both twinks and muscular studs, and the wildest place he's had sex is in a school. When he's not modeling for the camera, Pierre works as a DJ.
Mega-hung monster-cock-carrying Rafael Alencar is one of the industry's hottest Brazilian muscle gods, brutally topping and pounding the holes of everyone from muscle daddies to twinks. One of the most charismatic and beloved gay porn stars of today, Rafael enjoys an excess of thousands upon thousands of very devoted admirers. He shares this with his fans: "Thanks for everyone who ever jerked off while thinking of me. I wish I could meet you guys someday and have a whole day fuck."
Cuban cock-god Rafael Carreras is one of the most sexual men we have ever met. Rafael is one of those guys who is horny, hard and naked from dusk till dawn. With his hefty uncut cock, Rafael Carreras prefers to top his partners but knows just as good how to be a submissive bottom too.The craziest place Rafael has ever had sex was on a crowded beach where people were surrounding him as he fucked his buddy. In non-sex news Rafael Carreras currently resides in Ibiza, Spain where he owns a bar and restaurant so be sure to visit!
Tall, lean sex addict Sam Steel is lucky enough to have that single gift all gay guys wish they had: auto-fellatio. That's right, this porn star can suck his own cock, but it probably helps that he's almost nine inches long. Sam is an open-minded exhibitionist who not only loves having sex with other muscular hot guys (and if they're shorter than him, all the better). But he knew he had to jump into the world of hardcore gay porn because of his appetite for pure exhibitionism. It began when he started having sex in public bathrooms, and now he'd love to fuck under the canopy tops of a tropical rainforest for the entire world to witness.
Spanish power-bottom Scott Carter loves to get his ass pounded by huge dick! This hairy stud's fantasy is to be gang-banged by a group of tall, dominant men. With a sculpted, muscled physique Scott Carter likes to have sex rough and hard and the craziest place he has bottomed is on a dance floor in front of everyone! His favorite actor is Johnny Depp and his favorite singer is Robbi Williams. When we asked Scott what he would like to say to his fans, he responded, "I love you very much!"
Aussie stud Tate Ryder has an innocent face, but don't trust it for a minute. Tate is constantly hungry for sex, and he keeps his body tight and toned for the bedroom by working as a fitness trainer in London by day. Tate loves to bang a tight ass, but his own is so round and rocking that it cries out for a fucking itself! But it's not just dicks that Tate can take: his favorite sexual activity is a long, deep fisting! Tate fantasizes about strong, masculine guys, and he hopes to one day get lost in a group sex scene. The best part of a romp for him? "Blowing heaps of cum," he said! With an attitude like that, how could Lucas Entertainment not sign him as an exclusive?
Houston-born gay porn star Trenton Ducati is blessed with a killer body ripped with muscles and classic good looks. Trenton is truly versatile in bed -- he loves to suck cock and take a dick up his ass as much as he loves to kick back for a deep and wet blowjob before bending a guy over and fucking him like a ravenous animal. The one thing Trenton loves about sex more than anything else is the pure ecstasy of ejaculation!
What a catch Vito Gallo is as Lucas Entertainment's newest exclusive: he's handsome, tall, muscular, and is endowed with one of the biggest cocks we've seen. Vito's only limitation in bed is safety, but aside from that he's up for anything if it will equal a good romp. This hunk usually tops, and with a dick like his, it shouldn't be any other way. And as Lucas Entertainment's next big pornstar in the making, Vito is certainly someone to keep a close eye on!
French pornstar Will Helm is a proud and strong power top who loves nothing more than fucking a good bottom who knows how to take it and loves every second of it. Will started performing in gay porn to have fun and he loves fucking guys who have ripped muscles and excited assholes! The wildest place Will has fucked in on a beach -- hopefully with his sexy boyfriend, Kriss Aston!