Mystery Men

It's mystery men day, and while I have a hunch about who a couple 

of the photographers were, I am going to let you viewers fill in the blanks.

 

Oil highlights

The first thing I noticed about this one was how the oil made highlights.

 

Easy?

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Big Smile

This guy has a great smile.

 

Back yard

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Pose

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Splinters

I hope that whatever he's perched on didn't have splinters.

 

Radiator

The radiator piqued my interest in this one.

 

Familiar

This model looks very familiar, but I can't place him.

 

The other one

Our last model is nice and hairy.

 

Gay Ads Day

Today I'm featuring some gay ads over the decades, starting with this one for the Club Baths' 

Buddy Day.  If you didn't arrive with a buddy, you probably would find one shortly.

 

Black Flag

This is an ad for the gay friendly punk bank Black Flag.

 

Gay American Gothic

The Hayloft in Studio City did an American Gothic themed ad.

 

Poppers

Not the healthiest concept, but poppers ads could be interesting.

 

Remodelers

Remodelers Burrill and Robin used a Calafran photo to promote their business.

I wonder if anyone insisted that they work nude as advertised?

 

Cross-Your-Crotch

Was this one a joke?  Instead of Cross-Your-Heart bras by Playtex,

they are pusing Cross-Your-Crotch jockstraps by Playthings.

 

Lube

The guy who modeled for this Lube ad probably needed the large economy size.

 

Uncle Paul's

Uncle Paul's was on Christopher Street in the Village.

 

Bear Night at the Baths

The Bubbles Men Only bath house had a Bear Night with, naturally, a free buffet.

 

The Zipper

And lastly, we have an ad for a place called The Zipper.

 

Muybridge GIFs

Some time ago I promised you all a series of Muybridge's motion studies actually in motion.  So today we will look at ten GIFs, starting with this baseball player whom you might have seen before.  The difference today is that we have two views of the same action side by side.

 

Running man

We can actually see the muscles flexing in this running man.

 

Wood Chopper

This wood chopper is the first of three GIFs in today's set that may be Muybridge himself.

 

Frank Bird Gummey I

Larry over at https://unashamedmale.blogspot.com/ sent me this one

 of student athlete Frank Bird Gummey.  Thanks, Larry!

 

Frank Bird Gummey II

Here's Frank Gummey from a different angle.  This one was sent by our Albert

whom you can visit at:  https://male4malesex.blogspot.com/

Thanks, Albert!

 

Swinging

Mr. Muybridge looks positively menacing swinging that pick.

 

Medical Research

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Plate 312B

Here we see one of my favorite Muybridge models heaving a rock in Plate 312B

 

Rotation

I really like this rotational item.

 

Ben Bailey

My source says the final model of the set is Ben Bailey.