June 1st, 2008
A Note And A Clip
Mr. Gage --
Assuming it's really you and not an administrative assistant
answering on your behalf, I just want to say that...
I think that you're one of the most wonderful creative
geniuses on the planet. Truly -- your movies are the only porn
titles I own, on VHS or DVD, because they are so re-watchable,
and because you've got a gift for portraying sex between men
exactly the way I like it: intensely masculine, friendly, and
wholesome as oatmeal.
Second, I want to thank you specifically for my two favorites
from your body of work: "HANDsome" and "Uncle Pruitt". I've
never become a major fan of anal sex in real life (based on
my experiences both topping and bottoming), and consequently
I tend to fast-forward through fucking and rimming scenes in
gay porn. I mean, since I hardly ever feel inclined towards
"eroticizing the anus" for real, naturally it's kinda boring
to watch other guys do it. On the other hand, I've loved to
suck an erect penis or jack another dude off since my college
years of late-night cruising in certain out-of-the-way men's
restrooms on campus. And the attentive, worshipful way you
film blowjobs and masturbation stiffens my dick every time
I watch.
Plus, the subtle hints of father/son play in both "Uncle
Pruitt" and "HANDsome," and the long, long trough-piss scene
in the latter. I was thrilled when I found the "Men's Room"
DVDs at a video store in Washington DC, and bought the first
two; loved 'em, but was a little disappointed that these
versions didn't include scenes of the guys actually pissing
ON each other. I'm crazy about watersports and piss drinking
in real life -- on the rare occasions when I can find a buddy
who understands that it's relatively low-risk and that it
can also be "wholesome as oatmeal" if approached with the
right mindset. And I figured you'd be just the guy to film
a WS scene the way I like it. So I'm now saving up to buy
the extended, direct-from-Titan versions.
Third, I do wish that you would portray cock-to-cock rubbing
(aka "frot") more often. It's such a hot and safe way for
two guys to get off, but it's hardly ever modeled properly
in porn -- and by "modeled properly" I mean cock-to-cock
rubbing done all the way to orgasm, so that the second guy
to finish gets to use his buddy's warm, slippery sperm as
lube. I expect there would be only a niche market for it,
since a lot of guys would be like, "when are they gonna fuck?"
But I'd bet you'd find that it's an intensely loyal niche market.
Okay, finally -- if you're still reading -- how exactly can
a guy audition to become a Gage Man? My upper body needs some
work, but a lot of online buddies have told me that I have pretty
good "camera presence". My schtick is basically "Hi, I'm your virtual
jack-off buddy!" Tell" me what you think, if you don't mind:
http://www.xtube.com/play_re.php?v=Tf7G0q5710_
-Rob
Mailbag
Oh yeah. Can I just second these thoughts heartily? “Handsome” is an all-time classic, and “Uncle Pruitt” has given me hours of spurtin’ enjoyment. I bought Chainsaw and brought it to my JO buddy who had never even heard of you (I was shocked). He was ecstatic at the scene with Allen Silver and his “sons” and stunned by the erotic charged pissing scenes. With one viewing he is a devotee and now I’m jealous of all the new films he gets to discover. (I’m still searching for Tulsa County Line, the only Gage oeuvre I don’t own.) You are truly a master of your art, sir.
Comment by Halburt — June 1, 2008 @ 10:59 pm
Halburt:
I was also introduced to Joe Gage by a JO buddy — I’d heard of some of his early titles like Closed Set and the “Your Southwest City Name Here” trilogy, but had never checked them out… in part because I had practically given up on commercial gay porn, since 95% of it somehow pulls off the Satanic miracle of making man-to-man sex seem boring, mechanical, and even degrading. Which is to say, exactly the opposite of what I know it to be like in real life.
So “breath of fresh air” does not even begin to cover how I felt after that buddy started playing L.A. Tool and Die. (Ironically, we didn’t really click very well as JO buds, for some reason of chemistry, and only got together twice. But I’m forever grateful to him for turning me on to Gage’s movies!)
Comment by Throbert McGee — June 2, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
Also, Halburt:
I just got a nice letter from the IRS saying that my refund check will be arriving, oh, any week now — so whenever that finally gets here, I am very keen to treat myself to at least one of Joe’s “extended editions” with the full WS scenes. I already own the “store version” of Gale Force: Men’s Room II, and it’s a favorite, so I may upgrade. I haven’t yet seen any of the titles featuring Dean Flynn, but have jacked off a few times just looking at the print ad for Redneck Hollow, so that’s also a possibility. And I guess you would give Chainsaw a thumbs-up. Any other recommendations?
And by the way — if you’re a fan of Gage, and JO, and piss, I wonder if we’ve ever previously crossed paths online — I used to run a blog called “Brooklyn Jack,” and now post my efforts at homemade porn on Xtube, as linked above.
Comment by Throbert McGee — June 2, 2008 @ 3:38 pm