Season 2 of WESTWORLD

ANALYSIS: Here's a new look at #Westworld Season 2 before tonight's premiere at 9PM on @HBO. Look closely at the video and tweet @WestworldHBO with what you find. pic.twitter.com/tfHkxMu0sd

— Westworld (@WestworldHBO) April 22, 2018

It's been too long since the first season of Westworld ended.

I'm looking forward to the show coming back online tonight.

New Issues of the PHYSIQUE PICTORIAL Magazine, Starting in August, 2017

Physique Pictorial, Volume 42

As if I needed something new and exciting to throw more fuel on my obsession for vintage beefcake (If you don't know what I'm talking about, you don't know me at all and you need right now to jump to my vintage beefcake blog.), the Bob Mizer Foundation has announced it is relaunching Bob Mizer's groundbreaking magazine, Physique Pictorial, which Mizer published for nearly forty years up to 1990.

"Now, nearly 30 years later, we want to expose a new generation to Physique Pictorial," said Dennis Bell in a press release. "We have volunteers from across the country who are assisting in this endeavor, from design work to writing."

Volume 42 of Physique Pictorial will be published in August, 2017, and includes features both new and familiar to fans of the Athletic Model Guild. Each quarterly issue will feature a spread of a popular Mizer model, with accompanying biographical information. Bell also said the magazine will display profiles and portfolios from up-and-coming, modern-day photographers who have a focus on the male physique. Physique Pictorial will also run regular feature stories that explore other elements of the male physique photography genre. Volume 42 includes the first installment in a series on the history of the building at 920 Larkin Street in downtown San Francisco, California. That building currently houses a magazine and ephemera store called The Magazine, and will be the new home to the Foundation in the coming months.

920 Larkin Street, where I volunteer.

Seattle art director Frederick Woodruff has been tapped to create the magazine’s look. A former creative director for CBS TV, Woodruff created in the late 1990's two popular websites for gay men, Nightcharm and Lurid Digs. "When Den approached me, I was ready to step back into print,” Woodruff said in the press release. “Creating something tangible that people could hold in their hands, put on their coffee table or take to bed with them–that excited me!"

Each issue of Physique Pictorial costs $20. The Foundation’s site will take pre-orders in the coming weeks. Back issues of Physique Pictorial are also available on the Foundation’s site. Everything you purchase there directly benefits the Foundation.

Sorting Denny Denfield's negatives.

I currently volunteer at the Foundation sorting and archiving Denny Denfield's negatives. I've definitely found more than a few interesting images. In August, you'll have the chance to see one of them.

Chris Cornell

I am bummed to hear Chris Cornell has died.

Temple of the Dog's "Hunger Strike" is likely my favorite song from the grunge era, when I lived in Seattle, Washington. To this day, I play that song a lot–just ask my partner.



Chris Cornell, you will be missed.

Tim Sweeney at Boiler Room Sugar Mountain Festival

Check out this video of my favorite DJ/Beats in Space podcaster, Tim Sweeney:



And these are more of my favorite BIS podcasts:

BIS Radio Show # 877 - Part 2 with Honcho

BIS Radio Show # 871 - Part 2 with Tim Sweeney

BIS Radio Show # 788 - Part 2 with Axel Boman

BIS Radio Show # 688 - Part 2 with Dukes of Chutney

When you click on the Beats in Space name label just below this post, you can listen to more of my favorite podcasts on this blog. I'm currently working on a writing project while listening on repeat to BIS Radio Show # 871 - Part 2 with Tim Sweeney.

Me and Denny Denfield at the Bob Mizer Foundation

At the Foundation before the doors open.

While The Magazine store continues to be fully operational in this building, it is a delight to see the Bob Mizer Foundation steadily moving into its new, permanent home near the corner of Larkin and Geary streets in San Francisco, California.

I happily accepted Dennis Bell's recent offer that I help archive Denny Denfield's collection of negatives, which the San Francisco-based photographer bequeathed to The Magazine, which, in turn, has given it to the Foundation.

Last weekend, I worked through a binder of Denfield's negatives and photographs, identifying models, then sorting by photo shoots.

Sorting photos of Harold Martin

I was surprised to learn from Bell that Denfield and Mizer were not only friends in the 1940's, but accompanied one another on photo shoots. That became readily apparent, when I examined Denfield's photographs of Harold Martin shot in the desert: Mizer took photographs of the same model in that locale.

Sorting photos of Howard Martin on the beach.

Most astonishing of all, however, was the discovery that, in the 1940's, Denfield was at the Athletic Model Guild, when Mizer took this photograph of Gene Eberle battling Don Silvas. I reviewed several behind-the-scenes photographs that Denfield took on set: they show the models posing on a raised platform lit by two kleig lights and a lamp shined through a glass bowl to create the light effect on the wall.

I've never seen another photographer's work shot at the Athletic Model Guild.

Bob Mizer's photo of Gene Eberle and Don Silvas.

Over the coming weeks, I look forward to more discoveries as I archive Denfield's work, which greatly deserves to be preserved and made available to those interested in fine physique photography.

WONDER WOMAN - Official Trailer # 3

A third official trailer for Wonder Woman dropped today.



If you aren't yet a super fan of this superhero, The New Yorker magazine explores in this article her origins and the extraordinary life of William Moulton Marston, Ph.D., the man who created Wonder Woman and said: "Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should, I believe, rule the world."

The film Wonder Woman opens on June 2, 2017.

Jordyn Jones on the Cover of the Current Issue of 360 Magazine

Volume 30 of 360 Magazine is now available at Magzter and Blurb!

This issue features Jordyn Jones, Barbie Blank, Javier Pedroza, UPRISE aka "Angry Women," A Group Exhibition of Female Artists, and more.

In this issue, actress/singer Jordyn Jones discusses how dancing and music have affected her life, what it was like to meet the Jonas Brothers, the sort of music she wants to sing, and which directions she wants to steer her career in show business.

"Say Something Loving" by The xx

I'm a bit obsessed with The xx's new song, "Say Something Loving."

Michael Klassen's Book, Hippie, Inc., and My Pal, Penny DeVries

Hippie, Inc.

As the love child of flower children in San Francisco, California, I have always had a strong connection to the hippies living in the 1960's in the Haight.

My pal, Penny Devries, was one such hippie, though she and I didn't meet until the 1990's. Penny has great stories about herself and the people she encountered while living in the Haight, then later in communes.

Not too long ago, she'd told me that Michael Klassen had reached out to her for her take on what it meant to be a part of that subculture.

In his new book, Hippie Inc., Klassen discusses the astonishing transformation that the subculture has had on businesses and the global economy over the last five decades.

Penny DeVries and me circa 1999.

Penny clearly had an effect on Klassen, as he opens Chapter 9 with this part of her conversation with him: "I was raised to be an object–the pretty girl. I was a homecoming queen, a cheerleader....And my mom's goal for me was to use my beauty to marry well. But after I left home, I just wanted nothing to do with that. I wanted something that would feed my soul. I didn't want to spend the rest of my life at the hair dresser and doing my nails...."

Olivia Holt on the Cover of the Iceland Issue of 360 Magazine

Volume 29 of 360 Magazine is now available at Magzter and Blurb!

The Iceland Issue features Olivia Holt, Perla Batalla, Bentley Bentayga, Harletson, Justin Peck, Jaguar F-Pace S, Lyrics of Two, Melanie Batenchuk, Jarred "JT" Taylor, SonReal, and much more.

In this issue, actress/singer Olivia Holt discusses how her family and Southern roots anchor her, what life was like during and after starring in Disney's TV series, Kickin' It, her passion for singing, and what it was like working on the film, Same Kind of Different As Me, with Hollywood veterans like Renee Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou, Jon Voight and Greg Kinnear.

AMG: 1000 Model Directory

Last Thursday evening at The Magazine store in San Francisco, California, I was thrilled to attend the book premiere party for Taschen’s AMG: 1000 Model Directory, which is a large, two-volume box set that features photographs of 1,000 models taken in the mid-1940′s to the mid-1960′s by Bob Mizer at the Athletic Model Guild (AMG) in Los Angeles, California.

AMG 1000 Model Directory.

If you’re a fan of vintage beefcake, you likely know Bob Mizer nearly all by himself invented in the 1940′s the concept of male model. It was shocking in that era to celebrate men purely for their physical beauty. In fact, for the crime of taking photographs of men posing in bathing suits, Mizer spent several months in prison.

The Magazine store on Larkin Street, San Franciso, California.

Book premiere party at The Magazine on November 3, 2016.

Luckily for us, Mizer persisted, believing he and his fellow photographers had the artistic right in the United States to photograph adults any way they chose.

He passed away in 1992, having run continuously AMG for nearly 50 years. His estate was on the verge of being broken up and sold off, when photographer Dennis Bell purchased everything in 2003.

A few years later, Bell set up the non-profit Bob Mizer Foundation, with the purpose of archiving and preserving Mizer’s work along with that of other photographers for future generations.

Dennis Bell signing my copy of the book.

With Dian Hanson, who spent 3 years selecting the photographs.

In October, 2016, Trent Dunphy and Robert Mainardi, the owners of The Magazine, gifted their four-story building in downtown San Francisco to the Foundation, ensuring with their legacy a permanent home for the Foundation as well as for the two men’s massive collection of vintage beefcake photographs and magazines.

Robert Mainardi, Dennis Bell and Trent Dunphy.

Each purchase of a new copy of the AMG: 1000 Model Directory will directly benefit the Foundation.

Not only are these two volumes big, beautiful books featuring exquisite photographs of some of AMG's most popular and handsome models, they are also an astounding resource for fans of vintage beefcake, such as myself, to identify models and for studying the various settings, props and locations Mizer employed in creating his photographs.

Dennis Bell and Dian Hanson signed my copy.

WONDER WOMAN - Official Trailer

I nearly lost my mind today when the official trailer for Wonder Woman dropped.



Yes, I was a pre-teen gay boy madly in love with Linda Carter's Wonder Woman meting out justice on television in the 1970's.

Based on this trailer, Gal Gadot's Diana Prince appears to be no less beautiful, battle-ready and bent on justice for all.

Steve Trevor is played by Chris Pine this time around. The film also stars Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen and Elena Anaya (who may or may not be playing Doctor Poison or one of her evil descendants). Patty Jenkins directs.

If you aren't yet a super fan of this superhero, The New Yorker magazine explores in this article her origins and the extraordinary life of William Moulton Marston, Ph.D., the man who created Wonder Woman and said: "Frankly, Wonder Woman is psychological propaganda for the new type of woman who should, I believe, rule the world."

The film Wonder Woman opens on June 2, 2017.

Professional Skateboarder Brian Anderson Comes Out

Wow! It's awesome that skateboard legend Brian Anderson has come out of the closet.

Check out this video he did with Vice Sports.



The more LGBTQ men and women come out, the more role models there are for all the men and women already out of the closet or thinking about it.

LOOKING: THE MOVIE

Looking: The Movie premiered at the Castro Theater in San Francisco, California, on June 26, 2016 as the final film shown at the San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, Frameline 40.

Celebrating Patrick's return to San Francisco. Photo: HBO.

Last night, I watched it on HBO and was happy to once more be in the San Francisco inhabited by the characters created by Michael Lannan.

The film, which serves as a form of closure for the two seasons of the HBO series, was written by Michael Lannan and director Andrew Haigh.

No spoilers here, but I will say I teared up at the end, when two characters walk up Castro Street after a night of drinking to join friends in the 24-hour diner, Orphan Andy's. I've done that more than a few times over the years.

As I wrote here on my blog, I regret there's no gay-themed film or television series set in 1990's San Francisco to remind me of that era in my life. I'm glad Looking captured its take–if all too briefly–on today's LGBTQ experience in the City by the Bay.

Sabrina Carpenter on the Cover of the France Issue of 360 Magazine

Volume 28 of 360 Magazine is now available at Magzter and Blurb!

The France Issue features Sabrina Carpenter, Prince, Terrie M. Williams, ANGE, RJ Word, Detroit's Comeback, Excavating Experience: the Presence of LGBTQ People of Color in Cook County, Illinois, Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer, a (stunning, two-page) photograph of Christina Grimmie, photographs of Marilyn Monroe presented by Andrew Weiss, Lamborghini Centenario, and much more.

In this issue, Girl Meets World actress Sabrina Carpenter discusses her TV character, Maya Hart, her plans for releasing her second album, and what motivates her as an artist.

STRANGER THINGS on Netflix

On July 15, 2016, Netflix knocked another one out of the ballpark with its original series, Stranger Things, created by Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, and starring Winona Ryder, Matthew Modine, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Natalia Dyer and Charlie Heaton.



I watched all eight episodes almost in one sitting.

If you like strong female leads, '80's nostalgia, horror and sci-fi, with a heaping helping of teen romance and paranormal goings-on, then stop what you're doing and clear your calendar so you can binge-watch Stranger Things.

No spoilers here, but it was astonishing in its freshness and nods to so many great films from the 1980's.

Laura Vandervoort, the female lead of the Canadian TV network Space's Bitten, finished watching Episode 8 a day before me. We both gushed over the series on Twitter. I even had a brilliant idea for next season's villain.

Tyga on the Cover of the Singapore Issue of 360 Magazine

Volume 27 of 360 Magazine is now available at Magzter and Blurb!

The Singapore Issue features Tyga, Post Malone, Coy Stewart, Jennifer Wallace, Tom Bulleit, Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe, Red River Ski & Summer Area, and much more.

In this issue, Grammy-nominee rapper Tyga discusses what inspired him to create his mixtape, Rawwest Nigga Alive, what his motivations are as an artist, why he did the empowerment campaign, Tyga R.O.A.R, and what his upcoming film and album projects are.

Eli Lieb and Steve Grand release "Look Away"

"Look Away" is a great collaboration between two of my favorite, openly gay artists, Eli Lieb and Steve Grand.

Bizarre: A Circus Story

I'm delighted the world premiere of ‪Bizarre: A Circus Story was on February 9, 2016 at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.



Be sure to jump to their site for updates and to learn more about Bizarre: A Circus Story.

Zedd on the Cover of the Reykjavík Issue of 360 Magazine

Volume 26 of 360 Magazine is now available at Magzter and Blurb!

The Reykjavík Issue features Zedd, Bryshere "Yazz" Gray, Blue Sunshine, Anderson .Paak, Tara Clews, Hendrik Beikirch, Keymono, Snir Yamin, and much more.

In this issue, Grammy-winning producer/DJ Zedd discusses what went into creating the look and sound of his True Colors Tour, the inspiration behind concept album, True Colors, and what motivates him as an artist who has worked with Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber.