70s Porn Star Day

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Al Parker

This picture of Al Parker is from his long hair phase.

We'll see him again a bit later in a group shot.

 

Tex Murdock

I usually give Tex Murdock his own series,

but I decided to include this derriere shot here.

 

Al, Casey, and Dick

Clockwise from the top we have Al Parker, Casey Donovan aka Cal Culver, and Dick Fisk.  

All three died young, Al and Casey from AIDS and Dick in a 1983 auto accident.

The photo is a movie promo for The Other Side of Aspen.

 

Mark Wolf

Mark Wolf is just standing there . . . and that's actually enough.

 

Roger

Like several other 70s and 80s porn start, this guy went by one name, Roger.

This photo is from a Lancer production, and I find it quite good.

 

Chuck Gatlin

Take it from someone who spent a significant part of his youth doing various things in hay barns,  this is not even remotely comfortable.  It's prickly, itchy, and prone to insect issues.  I hope Chuck Gatlin got paid well and had a fluffer standing by to help brush off the hay and pick off the bugs.

 

Bill Cable

Bill Cable was sometimes billed as "Stoner."  I really like this best of both worlds mirror shot.

 

Paul Barresi

Paul Barresi gives us a sultry look from a typical 70s sofa.

 

Gordon Grant

Our final photo of the day is the fine beefy behind of Gordon Grant.

 

20th Century Jockstraps, Part 1 - Early On

We have a two part series and an intermission today on the topic of 20th C. jockstraps.

We start with a fellow identified only as a Texan from 1928.

 

Russian

I have no info on this one, but I get a Russian feel from him.

 

Stagg

The photographer for these two photos was apparently someone named Stagg,

but I haven't been able to locate them despite several searches.

I had posted the photo below several years ago,

but only discovered the top one and the verso stamp recently.

 

Gladiator

The ubiquitous gladiator sandals are here yet again, 

but the pose has continued down even to the present.

 

Horizontal

This last one from early in the century is oddly horizontal.

 

Intermission - Interesting Ads

Only the Germans could invent this.  I wonder if it made you tingle down there?

I suppose it must have, or else what would be the point.

 

Yes, it was a real thing

Once upon a time there was a Trump Athletic Supporter, brought to you (of course) by Johnson & Johnson, the same folks famous for tainted talcum and overpriced pharmaceuticals.

 

Why was this included?

This World War II V.D. poster was included in an online sale lot where every other item had something to do with jockstraps.  Gee, I hope guys weren't getting the clap from dirty jockstraps.

The fire plug is what actually makes the picture special.

20th Century Jockstraps, Part 2 - The middle part

Our second group of guys in jockstraps features some Mid-Century men,

starting with two views of one from an art instruction book.

 

Not sure

I'm not sure if these guys were posing for an artist or doing their own installation art.

 

Adjustment

Mr. Scumbeast said this fellow was adjusting his jock.

 

Spillage

Although he's spilling out of his jockstrap, I don't think 

this guy needs to worry too much about his weight.

 

Saved the best for last

For the Mid-Century fellows, I saved the best for last.

 

Military Down Time Day

Today we look at a variety of ways 20th C. military men spent their down time,

starting with an elaborate swimming and diving platform in Finland about 1935.

 

Iwo Jima

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Tall and Short

This is the first of two contributions from Mr. Scumbeast in today's set.

It was part of his "Barracks Room Ballads" series, subtitled "Tall and Short."

 

Guadalcanal

I think this is cropped from a larger picture of American troops washing 

their vehicles and themselves in a shallow rover on Guadalcanal.

 

Gafsa

Here's another one from Eliot Elisofon's work at the Gafsa Roman Baths, 1943.

I don't know if the guy fully kitteed out is holding his friend's towel or waiting for his turn.

 

No info

I don't have any information for this one, but they make me think of World War II Germans.

If you look carefully, you can see military vehicles in the left background.

 

Truck Wash - 1944

Bernard Hoffmann took this photo of a GI washing a truck on the Ledo Road (Burma) in 1944.

I have four or five photos of this chunky guy from different angles.

 

1941

Mr. Scumbeast sent me this only noting, "Drying off, 1941."

 

Barracks

The barracks room in this one looks unfinished.

 

British 1917

 Our last photo shows British troops having a swim at Etaples near Calais in 1917 by Lt. Ernest Brooks.