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Hurricane Lala has wrecked the south end of this island, but my eastern Big Island home came through the storm without any damage, and I lost electric power for just a little over two days.  A tree came down at the back of my property, but didn't do any real damage.  My immediate neighbors and I consider ourselves to be among the more fortunate.  I am fully back online and will resume responding to comments and queries shortly.

To all of you who sent good wishes, my sincere thanks!

Rugby Day

Time for a full series on the team sport most likely to result in nudity, rugby.

For some reason ruggers will drop their pants almost anytime, anywhere.

 

San Diego State I

The San Diego State University rugby team appeared in a memorable 1970s Playgirl spread.

We'll see another view of the team later in today's series.

 

Rugby in the Rough

My source called this one "Rugby in the Rough."  Looks like they were playing 

in a cow pasture, so I hope they didn't end up playing hockey instead.

 

Aussies

I think these two are 1980s Australian players.

 

Known for this

My source said, "Rugby players are known for this."

I won't argue with that or complain.

 

On the field

One of the players here seems to be slapping himself on the bum.

 

1981?

Although my source says this is from 1981, I have my doubts.

 

Bubba

Bubba has his eyes on the prize.

 

San Diego State II

Here are the San Diego State guys again.  This time they are dropping their shorts 

in the bleachers.  The Playgirl spread was in February of 1974, and I saved 

the issue for many years because of these guys.

 

Skinny

Our closing rugby photo is a trio that looks too skinny to be rugby players.

Maybe they were beginners.

 

Western Photography Guild Quarterly Series - Western Skies

Don Whitman's artistry is on for today as we have our quarterly Western Photography Guild series.  This time we focus on men photographed against the Western sky, starting with Glen Hudson.

 

Jerry Beal

The model here is Jerry Beal, and he seems to be trying to shift a very large rock.

 

Ray McGuire

You Levis fanciers may enjoy this shot of Ray McGuire.

 

Daryl French

Brian E sent me this unusual photo of Daryl French.

Thanks, Brian!

 

Pat and Kenny

The first of two duos in today's set includes Pat Burnham and Kenny Owens.

 

Bill Pugliese

We get a nice patch of thatch in this posing strap shot of Bill Pugliese.

 

Marc Arno

One of my favorite WPG models is Marc Arno,

and he does not disappoint here.

 

Dick and Don

These two hunks with a rope are Dick Keifer and Don Longworthy.

 

Hunter Metcalf

In a rare instance for a Don Whitman photo, I removed yellowing from this photo of Hunter Metcalf.  I downloaded it from a resale website, so it's could have come from a collection that either included reprints or was not properly conserved.  Mr. Whitman's niece and nephew have done a remarkable job of preserving his legacy, both in terms of history and conservation.

 

Doran Propp

Finishing the series with Doran Propp and his ditchdigger tan.

 

Vincenzo Galdi

Vincenzo Galdi started his career as a model for Von Pluschow, went on to a stint in the Italian theater scene, and then took up erotic photography himself.  Although he posed nude himself dozens of times in his youth, most of his own erotic photos are of the heterosexual sort.  He did, however, do enough male nude photography to get several series here on the blog, and we begin today's set with a young man draped in a fish net.

 

Portrait I

I really like this portrait of a young man in Roman costume.

 

Beach?

I don't know if this was taken on a beach or some other sandy area.

 

Reaching down

This attractive model seems to be reaching down for something.

 

Uncertain

The Galdo attribution for this one is a bit uncertain, but most source say it's by him.

I've seen more than one photo attributed to Galdi, Von Gloeden, and Von Pluschow.

 

Trio

Galdi is said to have photographed this trio in Rome in 1910.  I've been 

looking for a full length version of this for years without success.

 

Third of a shoot

I recently came across this photo which is the third of this model and setting 

from a single photo shoot.  If you tap or click the "Vincenzo Galdi" entry 

in the column at right, you can scroll back and see the other two.

 

Sand and Basket

Galdi posed this young fellow with a basket in the sand.

 

Portrait II

The model here has an intense look.

 

Repeat

Closing with a repeat from five years ago.