The 2009 QueerClick GayVN Awards Recap!
Didn’t get to attend the 2009 GayVN Awards? No worries! QueerClick’s ace reporter was on location and gave a full first-person report (with links to your favorite stars):
You could feel the buzz in the Westin, just off of Market Street, on Friday. People were frantically checking in, while others were doing their best to pose and be seen in the front lobby. But by far, the best part of checking into the official hotel of the 2009 GAYVNs was seeing all the unsuspecting guests who had no idea what was going on—they were just visiting SF.
Cody Cummings and Tommy D
FRIDAY NIGHT
The weather was fantastically warm and sunny. And San Francisco was chock-full of porn stars. So why not party? The big event of the night was The Tailgate Party. This wasn’t just one party, but a collection of venues with hot men to check out. I started at Lime to see the stunning threesome, The Visconti Triplets. They’re simply adorable, but not a peep out of them. Not because they weren’t friendly, but because they’re still attempting to learn English. Oh well, I wasn’t there for the conversation, and their translator was stunningly handsome too. We also had fun partying with Cody Cummings, Tommy D, and Mason Wyler too. Although we were sad we had to leave town and couldn’t make Mason’s gay porn blog bowling throw down, we enjoyed finally meeting him in person. He’s a funny guy and sexy to boot. Lime was a blast, but it was time to move on.
The infamous but delightful Sister Roma interviews Mason Wyler. Nothing’s off limits to Sister Roma but Mason comes off as friendly and well-grounded guy!
We headed down Castro and walked past Twin Peaks Tavern (aka. The Glass Coffin, due to the age of the clientele) and saw The Dirty Boy Video guys… on tramp-olines out front. It was ridiculous and the bar was packed with boys (maybe this bar just has a bad rep sometimes, because it didn’t seem like a glass coffin after all!). The place was hopping with “Show your butt” contests and plenty of give-aways. I then stumbled may way down the Castro, walking past the beautiful Castro Theater where the GAYVNs would be tomorrow night. The Castro was a-buzz, and the reputation that the GAYVNs are like the gay porn Oscars definitely rang true on Friday. You could feel the anticipation in the air.
We stopped in at the Falcon Party at QBar. Got a hug and some smile with legends like stunningly beautiful Roman Heart, smoldering TJ Hawke and then there was the fantastically do-what-I-want Erik Rhodes. Once again, I was star struck by the guys. This party was hopping. And loved spotting and saying hello to other hotties (Kyle Gillum) who were there to partake in the fun too.
Needless to say, we stopped in at the Cockstar Party at Moby Dick and saw a moby dick and the man behind it, Barrett Long. He was signing autographs and the crowd was loving it. The Titan Men party was fun at Harveys, as was the Raging Stallion Party at The Edge bar. The buzz was that Raging Stallion’s To The Last Man was gonna win big. (Have you seen it? Sure a few love to say that Raging Stallion has influence over the GAYVNs vote, but the fact is: this movie is actually amazingly well done. Little details are spot on. And the sex is raw and delicious.) Don’t forget the Jet Set Men party, where we spotted Marcus Steele and David Dakota among many others. The Jet Set Men party was hopping when we rolled in and we were loving it. From there on out, we stumbled over to the Hot House party at the Lookout. The place was packed (maybe it was the free porn they were giving away). It was crazy fun. We saw Kyle King, Ethan Wolfe, Johnny Gunn, Vince Ferrelli, Luke Cassidy and Evan Matthews. At this point, we were a complete mess… so many porn stars, so much fun to be had. So, we made a point to stop in at just one more – the Bel Ami Party at 440 Castro. These boys, Dolph Lambert and Luke Hamill were jaw-droppingly beautiful and fun to hang out with. We ended up going back to a few of our favorites and loved that everyone started mingling and hopping from bar to bar. Although we didn’t see it, we heard the Bel Ami boys actually snuck out and were out most of the night. You can’t blame ’em, we all were. This Tailgate Party was fantastic. With speciality drinks to be found such as The Golden Shower (made with Jack Daniels, 7-Up and lime), The GAYVN (a strawberry lemonade martini), and The Casting Couch (sort of a Tequilla martini). Oof. My head hurts just thinking about it.
This was all great, until we realized I needed to be functional and get up at a reasonable hour on Saturday.
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