Or actually, 30 is the new 15, if you are Fanorama – the queerzine of all queerzines – celebrates 15 years and issue number 30. I got my copy today and of course I sat down and read it from cover to cover.

There is a ton packed into the sheets here and plenty to dive into. Well written first person accounts and recollections make this zine what it is and other zines should take note. A nicely done detail of the release of Chadd from prison, vellum sheets printed upon, and humpy, horny tattooed flesh who like to bare their skin and tell it like they see it.

Tell Reb that I sent you. You’ll be glad you picked this puppy up!

Morrissey, thank you.

Ahem.

Ok. After the initial discussions (here, there, and in my own head), I think it’s time to take making porn seriously. As I know, an artist can’t work with blank canvas alone or without a good set of paints…

If you think you have the “look” (now I get that Prince song!) to be in a porn movie directed by myself and the complete backing of a porn studio, it’s time for your close-up. What I need from you (or people you think fit my aesthetic) are some good photos and the list of what gets you off and what you are willing to do on film.

Roughnecked skinheads, crusty punks, milky skinned skaters, dark and swarthy rockabilly types, horny truckers and blue collar workers, tattooed and pierced, filthy minded and dirty mouthed, sweaty, funky, virile, and cocky? Then you’ll get top billing along with 6 to 12 other likeminded individuals who will probably never, ever run for public office.

If you see it in my art, I can translate it to the moving picture. I just might need you to assume the position. You must be willing to listen to suggestion and direction and play well with others. Once I know who you are, I can better create a story based on what I get. You will be paid.

Other things I’ll need:

• A band or musician who’d like to hand over some music, with a preference to punk, oi!, rockabilly, psychobilly, and even ska.
• Suggestions or offers for excellent locations.

So what are you waiting for? This is your invite. E-mail me now.

When it rains it pours, right?

I’ve been approached by an established porn studio to take on a large task – bringing my perspective, aesthetic, and art to the world of porno movies! I’m feeling all sorts of things right now and most of that is a tingling sensation I can only equate to blushing.

The proposal is that I must come up with my own story/outline, scope out locations, discover my own porn stars, cameras would be supplied to me, I’d get a nice budget to work with, and I’ll have complete creative control. Thankfully, I won’t have to do my own editing.

I have a few good ideas rolling around inside my head and a few concerns. Of course, I’d want to bring what I do on paper to life, but not knowing too much about pointing and shooting a camera – I’m going to have to bone up (pun intended). I would want to bring the same kind of dynamic Cazzo Films has, marry it with the composition and lighting of Joe Gage movies or Wurstfilms, but kick it up a few notches with some semblance of dialog and sizzling chemistry that I tend to hear in my head or act upon in my own sex life.

So, I ask you, my fans – what do you think you’d want to see, how should I approach it, should I even do it, or are you interested in starring in a porno? I open the floor to you all… let’s discuss.

I’ve posted some new illustrations for enjoyment and purchase:

• Bootlicker – watersports and subservience, two great tastes that go great together.
• Cockabilly – haven’t you ever been at your favorite show and undressed a band member you fancy?
• Pissin’ Contest – it’s a kind of “anything you can do, I can do better” thing probably ending in a “fuck me like you hate me” kind of thing.
• Bukkake – it’s a party in his mouth and everyone is invited! Also the focus of the 1000 Words Contest.
• Risk And Discipline – Scottish police. A beat down. Lessons learned.

Also, for those who haven’t heard, Drub Greeting Cards are available for individual sale through the Leatherman in NYC. Browse the 14 different images (on hand-made greeting cards) to choose from and tell them I sent you!

I think I knew spring was right around the corner even before that fat rat in the ground poked his lazy head up. How? Easy. Things are happening, growing, people are doing stuff. It’s a sure sign that spring is coming early this year!

I’m all fresh from my trip to New York and hob-nobbin’ with all sorts of people and suppose it’s why I’m so excited. I’m mega pleased to announce that the Leatherman in NYC is going to start carrying my greeting cards this following week. I shipped off my first batch to them and I’m hoping they do really well as it’s my first venture on the North American continent with people who get my work! And a little birdy tells me (and no, not the swallows on my neck – that’d be just crazy.) that it’s just the beginning.

I’m also pleased to announce a new queer punk party moving in place the first floor of the EagleNYC. Out with Buzzcock and in with Oi! It’ll have all your familiar faces you’ve grown to love with it’s earlier renditions, but this time it’s more of a DIY movement where everyone has a say and contributes. Kyle the Bootblack, Bejay the Dj, Barber Andy and Jake the Barber, Moxie managing the party, and the return of everyone’s favorite band of drunken whores – WHISKEY AND WHORES! The party kicks off Friday the 13th in April! Be there! Check out the Oi NYC MySpace page for updates.