Welcome to the new-weekly TV/Entertainment section of QC called QueerTube. Weekly we shall highlight, hunt down, stalk, analyze and report on GLBT TV and happenings. As The World Turns ( Where They Drop The Balls)
CBS’s ATWT’s continued the story this week of Luke Grimaldi-Snyder. To catch up on what you missed last week go HERE. Alright ATWT’s what gives? You were on this amazing adventure chronicling a great teenage coming out story and in the last couple weeks, the only action Luke has seen has been his straight crush trying to set him up with girls? Boring! Give the character back his balls. Luke Snyder has a blog chronicling his journey HERE and CBS joined GLAAD to create a public service campaign of “Be an Ally and a Friend.” Rescue Me (The Probie BJ)
FX’s series, Rescue Me, about the lives of Firemen and their heroism, struggles and daily lives is a major hit. Trying to be ever so politically correct, Rescue Me deals with and currently joins the ranks of shows having GLBT issues as main plots. To catch up on last weeks rundown go HERE.
FX has obviously found a way “out” for the whole “Probie/ Roommate” gay/bi storyline. Last week the only gay action (which was pathetic) showed Probie calling his roommate to let him know he wouldn’t be making it home. It was very, “Honey, I’m really sorry I have to work late.” The entire time “roomie” is on the phone making Probie feel bad, there is this short-skinny guy standing there listening. Obviously this was a “trick” the roomie had over for when he hangs up the phone they embrace with the worst acting I have ever seen. A failed attempt at a hug and peck and you see the beginning of the end of this storyline! FX, get off your proverbial “Oh No Not A Gay Couple On FX” butts and do something worthy with this storyline. Gay and Bi men can be HOT Firemen too!
Catch some great clips and check out the HOT actors HERE On Rescue Me, the fire is hardly the only HOT item. The Hot Video is HERE! So You Think You Can Dance (aka Just Move You‘re So Hot)
Sadly. Musa found his exit this past week. The teen-girl fan (dumb) has this major thing for Benji and his partner. Don’t ask me, I don’t get it. The boy screams RAINBOW! Travis saved his butt with a teary thank you to his mother and a solo that was absolutely incredible. Dmitry saved his position by flying around the stage with his glistening abs and killer smile so the gay-gods were appeased.! Now, I don’t know what the deal is with this one judge, Brian, but each week he gets more orange. Literally, I mean orange. Spray on too much? Don’t you think they would use something more non-citric? Don’t get me wrong, he is all-kinds of cute, but I’m worried soon he’ll be so orange that his pretty mug won’t show up on our orange background at QC!
The entire game has changed up now and Benji fans aren’t going to have as easy a time ousting the good dancers in favor of keeping around a fan (dumb) dancer. Starting this week, The dancers will be paired for two dances with random partners and then a solo. Each dancer is on their own now. THANK GOD!
(Via) FOX.
RESULTS
We’re back with another heartbreaking bittersweet results show with two dancers going home tonight. First we have some serious disco to enjoy, or for some, to hit the mute button and sit through. Hey, you can at least enjoy the costumes. Even our host Cat Deeley is getting into the spirit with a tiny metallic black dress that looks stolen from Donna Summer.
Here are your judges: Brian Friedman, Mary Murphy, and Nigel Lythgoe. Uh-oh, we have a surprise, Donyelle was missing from that opening sequence dealing with an ankle injury that’s evidently getting more serious. We have a quick recap of the performances from yesterday, and then on to Nigel for a big surprise announcement. After tonight’s episode the pairs will be broken up. Now, in addition to randomly choosing a dance style, each dancer will be randomly choosing their partner. Also, from this point on each dancer will have their own number, no more voting for partnered teams, it’s one for all! And of course there’s more… to usher in these new changes affecting the 10 remaining dancers, the next show will be a two-hour special in which each couple will dance twice and each dancer will perform a solo. What will I be doing you ask? Why, buying a case of Red Bull (I’m looking for sponsorship, so…)
After some dramatic deliberation and a review of all the judges’ comments, the bottom three couples are Ashlee & Dmitry, Travis & Martha, and Natalie & Musa.
On to the solo’s!
Ashlee
We Don’t Play
Lil Rob
She’s doing her specialty, pop ‘n lock, and dressed kind of like she’s in the Black Eyed Peas with a black skull cap. Somehow I’m never that impressed with these types of routines, especially this one, but those judges can be a surprising group. I think Ashlee doesn’t feel that great about it either, she’s really trying to be articulate in her post-solo speech.
Dmitry
Jailhouse Rock
Elvis Presley
Dmitry comes trotting out with his standard lady killer charm turned all the way up. He has a little problem with the splits, but the women aren’t complaining, they’re too busy screaming. Did I mention he’s not wearing a shirt?
Martha
Still
Jodie Manross
She comes out really strong with some powerful contemporary moves exhibiting her strengths and physical prowess. I think the judges are going to like this dance from a number of angles.
Travis
The Blowers Daughter
Damien Rice
He’s really showing some strength here, across the board. It’s elegant, powerful, controlled, yet gentle, and that’s just his brand of Mohawk. This is definitely a solo routine that keeps a dancer in this competition.
Natalie
Some Girls
Rachel Stevens
Oh man, Natalie starts this one off right by sliding down a staircase banister at the back of the stage. Then she goes into a series of bizarre bobbing spins that exhibit her astounding thigh strength, all the while being very sexy. What Dmitry does for the women, Natalie does for the men.
Musa
Disco Inferno
The Tramps
I dig this dude, he totally sells it every time he’s on stage. The equivalent to Jamille from last season, Musa is the only one with the real street style and he brings it in this solo. To me he dances like he doesn’t really care too much about the competition, just entertaining and pulling the baddest moves possible.
It’s deliberation time for the judges while the Pussycat Dolls strut their stuff. They’re performing their new single “Buttons.” The dolls have gone with a minimalist approach with nothing but wireless handheld mics to communicate their new single making a double-entendre of the word “buttons.” Brilliant.
The judges return and they are evidently unanimous. This is somewhat strange since this is probably the most difficult elimination round yet. The girls are up first as always. Natalie is asked to step forward and she’s staying. Now it’s between Martha and Ashlee, and Ashlee is going home. Bittersweet for the bowler hat-wearing popper.
Now the gents turn. Nigel calls Travis up first and says he’s sensational then has him step aside. Then he calls up Dmitry, gives a handful of praise but says he needs to chill with displaying the abs and think more about dancing. Musa is up, and Nigel says they totally loved his solo more than anyone; but he can’t remain in the competition without having that partner skill he’s so consistently lacking.
Check out these HOT guys:
To get recaps go HERE. R-Cruise Returns To Dock (Rosie‘s Gay-Family Cruise Returns From Alaska)
(Via) ROSIE CRUISE.
My partner and I are back at home exhausted and emotionally reeling from the family Alaskan Cruise experience. We are an older couple (late 50’s) and have been together for 31 years. We have never been on a cruise before and have never participated in any kind of large “gay” event. Though children have been an important part of our lives, we have no children of our own. We have never before had so much fun as we ran from one activity to another all the while experiencing the joy and pride of being a part of the large and wonderfully diverse community on board this amazing ship that managed to stay afloat even as it was buffeted about by what felt like a tsunami type storm!
For 8 days as we looked across the crowded decks , dining areas, or entertainment venues, we never ceased to be amazed that we were among hundreds and hundreds of like spirited people. The crowds of persons gathered here, young and old, gay and straight, male and female for us, symbolized the hope of the future. The brief one week experience was truly life altering. Our only criticism is that with all of the wonderful excursions, parties, entertainment, late night entertainment, and late, late night piano bars there was literally not enough time to sleep!
On the last day as we stood on the deck for one final look we sadly and tearfully watched the “crowds” dissipate as “our” families slowly melted back into the mainstream culture where so many powerful individuals are desperately trying to marginalize us.
Today as we continue our reentry back into the real world we are left with a lingering bittersweet sense of loss and hope. For us there can be no such thing as “too crowded.” MANY, MANY THANKS. Count us as part of the crowd that will be joining you next July,
Micheline & Wendy
With such talent as Kathy Griffin, Cindi Lauper, Susan Powter and cast members from Fiddler, this cruise was a success by all accounts. I applaud Rosie for this wonderful event! Not only has she been nominated for three Emmy awards for her HBO DocumentaryALL ABOARD! Rosie‘s Family Cruise, but she has provided a safe, fun and educational advantage for GLBT and Heterosexual family’s to come together and share in a wonderful vacation that nurtures acceptance and equality. Check out her webpage for upcoming cruise opportunity’s, I am already planning mine! You know Doc. has to experience one of these events personally! Rosie‘s Family Cruise Site The View: (Rosie O’s New Show)
Star Jones is ousted! Then in one of the most idiotic career moves in the history of STUPID she puts herself up against Barbara Walters on LARRY KING LIVE!
Read The Entire Transcript Here Larry King Live Transcript; Star Jones Reynolds.
The View wasted no time in removing all traces of Mrs. Reynolds and it is like she was never there. She has been removed from all web reference and Rosie has already been added. Did I mention Rosie will also be on NipTuck this Fall? Cannot wait to see one of my favorite Lesbians on one of my favorite shows.
To read Rosie O’s blog about Star lying on air in March GO HERE.
Next to be out the door Elisabeth (Homophobe?) Hasselbeck! It’s only going to get hotter on The View so turn up the heat, have a seat and “lets get ready to rumble.” Rosie O has her blog HERE and recaps of The View can be seen HERE. KYLE XY (Very Hot Bod)
ABC FAMILY launched Kyle XY and it is a HUGE hit. I caught an interview with KYLE (Matt Dallas) on the TV Guide channel this past week and he is a truly humble-average guy. I really like that. Celebrity is so overrated. I think Matt Dallas is a fresh face and perfect for the role as Kyle. The mystery becomes deeper with each episode. Catch the 3rd episode tonight on ABC Family.
You can also catch Matt Dallas on MySpace. Big Brother All-Stars (BB6 vs. Chill Town)
(Via) BB All-Stars Recap.
ALI-OOPS AND OUT
King Kaysar Crowned HoH
After a week of hard lobbying, deal-making and pleading, Alison ends up on the losing ticket and Danielle finds herself staying in the BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS house. In a difficult Q&A-style HoH Competition, Kaysar answers the tough questions correctly and emerges victorious, becoming the second Head of Household on BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS.
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
With the PoV left unused by Janelle, Alison and Danielle remain on the block and get to work rustling up votes from amongst the strays and dominating personalities of the BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS house. Alison works her HouseGuests, admitting, “I am the most vengeful person in this house. If I escape getting evicted, I come back tenfold.”
Meanwhile, Danielle hits up George with a promise of sanctuary from nomination, and then presents Janelle with a promise to not come after the Season Six Alliance. Jase spends some quality time with Dr. Will and Mike in the backyard discussing the merits of evicting Danielle over Alison. Mike seems to be more excited about the potential catfight between Janelle and Alison should Danielle be evicted and Alison seek her vengeance. “That’s a big part of our motivation to keep Ali,” he insists.
Jase finds Alison in the house to let her know she has support. Working off this knowledge, a renewed Alison approaches James with the big question. When James asks her what votes she has, she reveals her backers, then names her future targets: the Season Six people, his alliance. “She’s not as bright as I thought she was,” James confides later. “I need to make for damn sure that she goes home this week.”
In a slip-up that blows his cover, James approaches Mike with reasons to evict Alison. “The more that ‘S-6’ push to keep Danielle, the more skeptical I am,” Mike responds. Ever on the lookout for intrigue and deception, Alison spots James’ move and tries to overhear their conversation, but to no avail.
WEEP NOT, FAIR LADY
Danielle, feeling put upon because she has been given “a bad rap” because of her behavior on Season Three, confesses her angst to Nakomis in search of a sympathy vote before shedding real tears for America in the Diary Room. Pretty-babies Janelle, Marcellas and Erika discuss voting out Alison. Marcellas admits he will have trouble voting out Alison rather than his mortal enemy, Danielle. “How do you choose between gonorrhea or the clap?” he asks. “What do you do?”
NEW AND IMPROVED JASE
Known for, among other things, his notorious “shomance” with Holly in BIG BROTHER 5, Jase feels he is now a more “refined player” with a healthier and hopefully winning outlook on BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS. Knowing he can win when he needs to and coast when he has to, Jase plans to let the “big personalities” implode on each other while he sits back and watches. From his former BIG BROTHER experience, Jase is ready to play a smarter game, “laying low and working things behind the scenes.” However, Jase is playing a dangerous game, making promises to each different alliance in the ALL-STARS house. With the undaunted confidence that only Jase could pull off, he yells, “I’m riding this house like a mechanical bull!”
ALL ABOUT ALISON
We get the skinny on Alison from her ex- and current boyfriends. Justin, her BIG BROTHER 4 paramour, believes she “is an All-Star in every sense of the word.” Although he admits she exploited almost all of the guys, Justin also believes she played the game almost flawlessly. Alison’s current squeeze believes Alison got a bad reputation from her previous BIG BROTHER season. “If you know Alison,” he smiles, “you know that’s not the person she is.” Apparently, Alison has come to certain agreements with her current beau about what she will and will not do to win this summer. Jason believes his girl has changed immensely since season four, going so far as to say if she “plays without compromising her morals and her integrity, she’ll do very well.” However, Alison admits, “I told myself I wasn’t going to be sneaky this year,” laughing nefariously as she realizes the success, or lack thereof, in her short-lived attempt.
Will wants to keep Alison around because “blonde girls hate blonde girls,” and he wants Alison to go after Janelle. Howie wants to keep Alison around initially because she looks great in a bikini, but his rational choice is to give her the boot.
FINAL WORDS
As the Houseguests convene with Julie Chen for the Eviction Ceremony, Danielle and Alison get a chance to have one final say. It’s a love fest: both are honored to be amongst the All-Stars, and Ali is flattered to be sitting next to Danielle, who also made it to the Final Two in her previous season. With that, Julie Chen opens the vote envelope. By a vote of 8-2, Alison is the first All-Star evicted from the BIG BROTHER HOUSE. Alison’s goodbye hugs are short, sweet and cordial.
Alison walks out the front door of the ALL-STARS house and sits down with Julie Chen for her post-eviction interview. When Julie asks, “Are you your own worst enemy?” Ali replies with a tinge of regret that she’s lost that evil touch that stood her in such good stead on BB4. She attributes her sea change to being in love with the right man. When given a last chance to say something about Janelle, Alison takes the high road, replying that Janelle really isn’t that bad.
Next, Ali watches the goodbye videos from her former housemates. The farewell message is sweet from James, who admits Alison is one of the fiercest, most insane competitors he’s ever seen. Nakomis is a bit blunter, saying Alison opened her mouth too soon in the season, but Danielle’s farewell message is as sweet as we can expect from her fellow nominee: “An eye, for an eye, Ali-bear.” The biggest surprise is Erika, who cries because she expected to feel vengeful satisfaction in seeing Ali go, but that satisfaction isn’t there.
KNOW THINE ENEMY!
In another sneaky twist, the HoH Competition, called “Alison Rules,” requires knowledge of the newly evicted Alison. The contest has a question-and-answer format, and the HouseGuests have to guess how Alison answered a series of questions. The last HouseGuest standing is the new HoH. The contest quickly comes down to Nakomis vs. Kaysar. In the final moments, the eventual winner emerges: it is Kaysar.
New HoH Kaysar holds the power to set new rules in the BIG BROTHER: ALL-STAR house. Who will be nominated next for the eviction block? Watch the exciting next episode of BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS, as the game gets serious and the body count grows. Stay tuned for BIG BROTHER: ALL-STARS…
Welcome to QueerClick’s new WEEKLY edition called BitchFest 2006!! It appears so many of you have so much stuff you need to get off your chest with a sounding board. So here is your chance. Each week QC will give you a topic or theme and you can sound off about it all you want. We want to hear your gripes, complaints and sounding off about your life, but we do ask you follow these simple guidelines: I. Stick to the Theme/Topic II. DO NOT bash others for their sounding off. III. Leave comments and bitches in the COMMENT SECTION.
Here is this week’s topic: GAY-FOR-PAY
I’ll be happy to start this QC BitchFest. Does it bother anyone else that most of these guys we watch are (gay-for-pay) actors/models? I know there are TONS of HOT gay men out there so why aren’t THEY making the movies? Doc. Feel On MySpace
Intrigued deeply by CorbinFisher.com’s recent mention of launching a new part to the site I asked for more info for QC readers and Corbin was great to respond with this:
Hey CF fans! It’s extremely exciting to be sharing this great news with all of you, and it’s also been extremely exciting to talk to so many of CorbinFisher.com‘s valued members – such as yourself! – about the upcoming launch of our new site, Corbin Fisher’s AmateurCollegeSex.com!
I’ve received a ton of feedback from people about our new, upcoming site, and it’s clear from all of the feedback that Corbin Fisher’s AmateurCollegeMen.com – the site you’ve all come to know and that we’ve had the great pleasure of sharing with you for so long – has inspired so much dedication, interest, and devotion! It’s overwhelming and truly humbling to know that something myself and everyone here at CF (including, in no small part, the models themselves!) have put so much in to has gained such a following and a legion of fans not only eager to view our videos and see our photos, but also share their opinions, suggestions, feedback and insight with us! Truly humbling!
For those of you not yet aware, we’re preparing to launch AmateurCollegeSex.com very soon! This site will feature many of your favorite CF studs in hardcore action with girls! But it wouldn’t be a Corbin Fisher site if it was just another straight sex site. In fact, we are completely turning straight sex upside down when it comes to the videos on this site – it’s about gorgeous young men in action! The camera focuses on the guys, the entire site is about the guys receiving pleasure and watching them give pleasure, and it’s about seeing what straight, young college men are doing at any given moment the world over – having sex with women! It is the ultimate voyeur experience as we get to watch what a young, straight hottie does when paired up with the girls they love so much!
But don’t worry! CorbinFisher.com’s Amateur College Men is still and forever will be about getting hot young men to have hot hard sex with one another! AmateurCollegeSex.com – the site dedicated to showing off straight college men with women – will be an entirely new site! AmateurCollegeMen.com/CorbinFisher.com will still be the flagship site, where we showcase young, hot, and most often straight college men in solo action, as well as hardcore action with one another! You know darn well there’s no way I’d give up the chance to set a young hottie down the path on their CF Education! 😉
AmateurCollegeMen.com will always be here, featuring 2 guaranteed updates (included at least one hardcore, guy-on-guy vid!) per week, endless amounts of straight stud sex, guy-on-guy blow jobs, hard dicks in tight asses, explosive cumshots, and pulsing cocks all over the place! It will forever be all about hot young college men, and introducing straight hotties to the wonders of male-male (and, hell… sometimes male-male-male and male-male-male-male! lol) sex!
But for the great many of our members and fans who’ve asked to see more guy/girl videos and who get off on seeing a straight stud show some girl just what a stud they can be, the new AmateurCollegeSex.com is for you! Filmed with the guy being the focus of the cameras, and the male viewer being the targeted audience. Think of it is our way of sneaking you in to every college dorm room or frathouse bedroom on every college campus around the country, where straight boys are banging lucky girls! We sure as hell would be watching the guy if we were that fly on the wall, and so that’s sure as hell how I’ll be filming it!
This brand new site, dedicated to a whole new aspect of getting off on watching straight men and complimenting the existing site, will bring to THREE the total number of brand new, exclusive and entirely original CorbinFisher videos being put online every week!
We’ll be sure to keep you posted on the site’s launch, and can’t wait to share it with you! In the meantime… let’s get back to educating some CF straight studs!! 😉
-Corbin
Welcome to QueerClicks new WEEKLY edition called BitchFest 2006!! It appears so many of you have so much stuff you need to get off your chest with a sounding board. So here is your chance. Each week QC will give you a topic or theme and you can sound off about it all you want. We want to hear your gripes, complaints and sounding off about your life, but we do ask you follow these simple guidelines: I. Stick to the Theme/Topic II. DO NOT bash others for their sounding off. III. Leave comments and bitches in the COMMENT SECTION.
Here is this weeks topic: Drunk Drivers
I’ll be happy to start this QC BitchFest. Please be safe with your holiday festivities and be wary of other drivers. Don’t be a statistic and have a Happy 4th!
Doc. Feel On MySpace
Logan of Corbin Fisher, where do you begin describing someone like Logan? During the time spent with Logan it came down to this; he is real – very real. There is no pretence with Logan, no false bravado, but instead someone that anyone would enjoy spending quality time with. I use the word real because Logan is your typical All-American guy. He doesn’t have the build that many of the guys in this industry have, but what he does have more than makes up for any lack of 7-day gym workouts. I found myself drawn to the beauty that becomes Logan for many reasons.
Logan doesn’t fake and bake, but has these light freckles that dance across his skin. He shows signs of being a real athlete with a burn scar on his left arm and a white scar that snakes up the inside elbow of his right arm. When Logan is serious he gets this amazingly sexy furrow in his brow that you follow down to his long-dark eyelashes that hold the most sparkling set of hazel eyes. When Logan smiles his dimples show in all their glory and you notice the covering of silky-blonde hair that covers his arms. Logan has one of the sexiest “happy trails” I have ever seen with a single freckle directly below his belly button.
Logan is the guy next door. The one you sneak glances at on a sunny day when he’s in his shorts and flip flops and you notice immediately that Logan has a pair of the sexiest-hairy legs on the planet. The guy is real, no Nair, buff and polish, but sexy with a jovial personality that draws people to him. Don’t let the “chipper” act fool you though, because Logan has a naughty side to him and would be my vote for most likely to pull any prank! DF: Hi!
Are you the one they call Doctor Feeeeeeeeeeeel Gooooooooood? Are you the one that makes ya feel aaaaaaaaallriiiiiiiiiiight? Hahaha
DF: Oh my, we’ve got a bad boy here. Be careful Logan or I’ll have to bend you over my knee…Many times…lol! How has modeling for CF benefited your life?
Corbin’s the coolest guy and has taught me so much and has been so supportive, it’s pretty sweet. Before CF I pretty much was full of ideas, but never had the time or anything to try and pursue anything. Now that I am making good money and have met so many supportive and creative people I’m able to do so much. I really would love to get in to filming things myself like short movies. I’ve learned editing here, worked the camera here, stuff like that. Maybe one day we’ll put some of my short films on CF hehehe.
DF: Holy cow stud slow down, you’re like Mighty Mouse! Let Doc. Catch up. My gosh your energy is just electric! Have any of your family or friends seen your work and how do they feel about it?
Both have, friends and family. They’re actually cool with it. At first maybe not so much, but when we talked about it and they saw that I was learning so much and having fun and earning a lot, they knew it was something I was enjoying doing and so were stoked by that and were all good.
DF: Have you been spotted by fans? Any odd encounters?
Oh man, yeah lots haha! I worked at a store at the mall awhile back and at least like a half dozen times had guys come in to the store to buy stuff and see me there and be like “WHOA!”. I mean a few times they actually came up to say something, but a couple other times you could see like the two friends pointing and whispering to each other so either they were like “Check out that loser!” or they were like “I think that’s Logan!” and I hope it was the second one hahaha.!
DF: I’d be willing to bet it was ,”Oh my God, I want him so badly!” What is the most awkward moment you have experienced while doing a scene?
The first time I was bottoming and found it actually feeling good was fucked up! I did it a couple times before and was just going through the motions, but at some point somethin’ tripped or somethin’ and it definitely physically felt good “down there” haha! That was wild. That was different for sure. Kinda freaked me out a bit too! hahaha.
DF: Amen! You are one of the ONLY guys to be honest enough to admit it. Man, your eyes light up talking about that. You have found a true love for backdoor fun. Pick a celebrity both male and female you would love to do a scene with.
Brangelina? Haha. Or Britney Spears and what’s his face so I could smack him around and be like “GET A JOB!” while playing with her tits haha.
DF: I would pay to see you slap Kev around! Someone needs too. DF: What is your biggest aspiration in life?
Be a filmmaker. Make movies.
DF: What scares you more than anything in the world, biggest fear?
Well Dawson and Lucas are probably going to be all serious and deep here, haha so I’m going to say SNAKES ON A PLAAAAANE!
DF: You ass..lol I knew you were going to say that! You have this devilish look when something is about to come jumping out of your lips. Too cute. What has been your favorite scene and with who?
Well, they’re not full-on scenes, but it’s been cool doing some of the interviews lately. It’s like a chance to switch my viewpoint I guess and pretty sweet being there asking the questions and talking to the guys when they are new to it all just like I once was.
I feel like a Q-T in my QC T! haha. And I also feel skinny because Lucas and Dawson are all stretching theirs with their buff muscles looking like spandex tees and I’m just like “Yeah.” haha.
DF: You are just perfect buddy, trust me. What makes you CLICK?
Dark-skinned girls that ride bikes!
QueerClick and I want to thank Logan and Corbin Fisher, for showing me such a great time and doing the interview and photo-shoot. I look forward to visiting Logan again one day. Stay tuned the rest of the week for more of A QueerClick and Corbin Fisher Summer.
It’s Sunday… and that means our favorite blog for keeping a pulse on Brazil and everything sexy, Made in Brazil is celebrating “Speedo Sundays.” Sure you’ll find All American Guy models like Christian looking superb (lower picture) in their swimsuits, but also MadeinBrazil’s amazing set of readers like Karl. By the way, if you’ve got a great picture of yourself and feeling a like bit like an exhibitionist… send Made in Brazil your image and they may just post it for an upcoming Speedo Sunday!
We recently had the extreme pleasure of representing QueerClick on a photo-shoot with Corbin Fisher. I wish I could put into words the things I learned and amazing time I had, but words seem to be too little. I have been doing interviews for a long time. People often become shy, reserved, inhibited or unwilling to give themselves to the interviewer. There have been times I’ve had to pull teeth to get a simple answer, but CF and his men have renewed, refreshed and given my “phoenix” new life. These men are not the “norm” of what one expects and often experiences when meeting and interviewing rising/current stars in the Adult Industry.
Immediately upon my arrival these guys came to greet me with big smiles, a few hugs and so much laughter I could have ended up in traction. “Corbin” was the best host anyone could ask for. Not an hour after my arrival I felt like I had been a part of this “brotherhood” forever. They talked, laughed, cracked jokes on one another and gave me the low down on one another in fits of laughter and good fun. I have never seen or felt such a part of a group of men who are as close as family before. It was truly one of the biggest and best trips of my life.
The photo-shoot with QC T-shirts was amazing, on a beach not far from the Corbin Fisher Studio, it was perfectly suited for the day. The talent of these men ranks up there with A&F and not only did they do their job modeling for photo’s, but they made it an absolute joy to watch and learn. These men work hard. I often thought, “Wow, how hard could it be to model?” I now know. These guys often have to stand in positions or poses for hours to get the best shot-angle. The weather isn’t always the most optimal for modeling for long hours, skin burns or freezes, the water causes skin wrinkling and with only so much optimal sunlight during a day (clouds cause shadowing issues) modeling and being a photographer is not a cakewalk. I will never again take any model or photographer for an easy job.
I have to say I was most impressed with the interviews. These guys are intelligent, witty, ornery and real. They gave precise, honest and well-thought out answers, an interviewer’s dream. QC: Finish this sentence: My favorite part of Corbin Fisher and ACM is…
Making it! haha. Seriously, there are countless time throughout doing what I do that I think to myself “Is this how I really make a living?!” It really is a fantasy come true. I mean the guys we have on the site – these incredibly hot, oftentimes straight, young college guys are what my sexual fantasies have revolved around since college myself! And here I am making a living recruiting and pairing up and filming them. It still blows me away.
QC: What is on the horizon of 2006 for CorbinFisher.com/ACM.com?
Well, long-time fans of CF know that early on, we featured a number of videos of our straight guys having sex with girls. As the guy/guy action really began to take charge of CorbinFisher.com, we stopped putting new videos like that up on the site… but we didn’t stop filming them! So this year – very shortly, in fact – we will be launching Corbin Fisher’s AmateurCollegeSex.com. The site will feature all original and exclusive videos of our most popular CF stars – as well as new faces! – having sex with girls! It’s still a site focused on the guys, though. The camera centers on the guy, it’s about seeing the guy receiving and giving pleasure and seeing how a young, straight college stud gets off with girls.
QC: Corbin, growing up as a child was like?
Hehe I wonder if I should have my parents answer this one. They’d probably provide more honest answers. Actually, growing up I don’t think you’d ever have imagined (nor would I have!) that I’d be doing what I do today. I was a pretty “normal” child. Played sports, hunkered down at school, went to college, and really just kind of pictured myself growing up to do “normal” things… Corbin Fisher didn’t really become Corbin Fisher as we know him until college, when I came out of my shell so to speak.
QC: Your inspiration to do CF/ACM was?
Again, college. During my college years and even in the time shortly thereafter, my fantasies were running wild. It was like a constant parade of hot guys before me. And I could barely control the thoughts going through my head… What would he look like naked? How does he jerk off? What’s he look like having sex? What’s his favorite thing to do during sex? Is he gay? Straight? Curious? If straight, would he ever do anything with a guy? Has he already done stuff with guys? Have those guys done stuff together? I used to think about how great it’d be to just be able to look at someone and know the answers to those questions… like that would be my superhero power! Finally, one day, I decided to actually do something about it, and seek out young men and have all those questions asked on camera, for all of us.
QC: What inspires you with your models and why?
Initially, it was entirely about just how incredibly hot the models were and how wonderful it would be to see them naked, jerking off, and having sex. But it’s become so much more. I think a lot of the members recognize and are aware of it – so many of our models are just amazing young men. Part of why so many of our models come back to do more scenes is because they really enjoy what they’re doing, and we really enjoy working with them. All of us here at CF, myself included, are close knit. And a great many of the models become close friends to all of us. We hang out, we laugh, we really have a blast doing what we’re doing. That is so key. It keeps everything fresh and fun. Even with what I do, there’s the risk it could get old or I’d get over it. But being surrounded by such incredible people prevents that from ever happening for me.
QC: Have you ever received a negative reaction from members of your family/friends for the sites?
My family is fully aware of what I do, and fully supportive. My family has always been tremendously supportive. They don’t look at the superficial aspects of what I do – “porn porn porn”. They look at the meaningful aspects – It makes me happy, it supports myself and those I work with, and it is a dream fulfilled. I could not ask for a better, more supportive family. Indeed, some of my family members even contribute to the business behind the scenes! It’s a family business!
QC: How do you balance your life between family, friends and CF and ACM?
It’s difficult, that’s for sure. CF and ACM were my entire life for a good long while. I was filming content for a whole year before the site was launched (we wanted to be sure to have a lot of videos on the site and ready to be uploaded before the site ever even went online). I was working a fulltime job to support my pursuit of CF. Eventually I had to pick up another job. And then another! I worked 3 jobs to have enough money to pay models and support myself and prepare everything for launch. It was extremely exhausting and tiring, and there were countless times I was fully prepared to give up. It was actually my family and friends who didn’t let me, and pushed me to stick with it as well as support me through all of that (financially, even!). Since the site launched, its growth has been tremendous, and the response it’s received has been overwhelming. So now, finally, I can take a bit of a breather! I’m lucky enough to have people working here at CF that are capable and energetic, and that enables me to have a lot of free time, finally. I’m able to go out, be social, spend time visiting family members and such. That’s really been key – being able to rely on the other guys here at CF to pull their weight and keep us running and free up my time so I’m not such a hopeless workaholic anymore!
QC: With all the restrictions being handed down by the government on adult sites, how has this affected you and how do you feel about it?
It’s undoubtedly had an affect. You worry sometimes about who will get elected when, and what they’re going to come up with. The current political climate is most definitely not ideal for adult sites. It makes us ever more vigilant, but frankly we have made it a clear part of our routine and practice to follow the law and so that helps us know we’re on the up and up, and have our butts covered, so to speak.
QC: How do you feel CF/ACM sets itself apart from all the other adult sites?
The attention we pay to our customers – answering every e-mail and having direct contact with our members – is something we’re constantly complimented on and that members are always expressing appreciation for. I think that definitely sets us apart from others, and it’s apparent in how often our members tell us they’re so thankful for that attention and grateful for it. They’re not used to receiving such personal attention. But beyond that and to what is really at the core of our site, the content certainly sets us apart. We definitely have fun – for sure. What we do being so fun is what keeps it so rewarding, but at the same time we’re very deliberate in what we do. We are extremely selective when it comes to the models we work with. We pay strict attention to detail throughout the entire process – recruitment, pairing, filming, editing. And our members notice this and notice the quality of each video we produce. Furthermore, the manner in which we work with our straight guys is something that people were desperate to see and something they enjoy from us so much. The CF Education isn’t about just having some guy suck dick or get fucked. It’s about having someone open their horizons, discover new avenues of pleasure, and really enjoy themselves. That’s why you’ll see the guys being selfless in pleasuring one another, mutual pleasuring, kissing, and such incredible interaction between the guys. I think that really stands out.
QC: How much support have you got in the industry? Is it a brotherly support or cut throat industry?
Ya know, there are and will always be the cut throat types who do things or say things to you that leave you shaking your head and wondering what makes them tick. But the overwhelming bulk of interaction we’ve had with others in our industry has been incredibly positive – praise, advice, respect, acknowledgement, assistance. As of late, especially, we’ve made more effort to get out there and interact with others in the industry – sponsoring major industry events, tradeshows, parties and so forth, as well as attending the events, meeting people, pressing the flesh and getting to know folk. There are so many really fascinating people in the industry and it’s always great to not only meet them, but catch up with the ones you’ve already met and gotten to know. Further, sites like QueerClick.com and other sites that send us traffic, share what we do with their surfers, and support us in that fashion are such a huge, huge part of our success. It is entirely the case that we owe so much to these webmasters who have supported us – who recognized that we had a quality product and were eager to share that with everyone that they could. We can’t thank these webmasters – yourselves included! – enough for that.
QC: Have you ever gone beyond the lines of videoing models and developed a more “personal interaction?”
To the extent that we’ve become friends and gotten to know each other extremely well and can hang out and have a great time even when it doesn’t involve making videos, most definitely. I think our members recognize what sparkling personalities so many of our models are, and I can’t help but see that as well, given how much time I spend around them in person. So it’s natural that friendships develop out of that. Our site is driven by these guys – these young men. Each of them, in their own way, is a fascinating person. And you see that, and respect them for it, and in many cases friendships have come from that. All of us here spend a lot of time hanging out, having fun, and so on. Myself, the people that work here, the models… we’ll go out to dinner all the time, go to movies, concerts, even go on trips. The CF crew is a pretty tight crew!
QC: What shoots or videos have been your favorite and why?
Wow that’s a hard one hehe. I can’t really pinpoint a specific video. There are a lot of videos that I look back upon fondly – Lucas’ first video, when I knew we had a future star and a simply amazing guy in the studio; Dawson’s first video with another guy, when I was just blown away I was actually seeing it happen; the first straight stud “fuckfest” with Cody, Lucas, Dirk and Logan was one helluva video (it was a lot of work to shoot it, so at the time it beat the hell out of me, but I’ve since come to really love it hehe). But really, there are countless others beyond those that I’ve really enjoyed making. Every time I shoot a video where a straight guy not only gets off with another guy, but also obviously feels great while doing it? That is a trip!
QC: Our readers want to know if you are going to start adding more variety with ethnicity into your videos and site?
There’s no real conscious plan set forth to do so. We just look at every application or potential model on a case by case basis. If someone has the goods, they have the goods and it’s pretty clear, regardless of race or orientation! It can be harder to “induce” diversity than one might think, though. I think when a Black, Latin or Asian guy, for instance, comes to the site and sees so many Caucasians, they might assume that’s the particular look we’re going for and so not apply. Which leads to less applications from different ethnicities, and leads in turn to such an apparent prevalence of white guys on the site, and so the cycle is set. In fact, the other day I went through applications curious about patterns among those applying because a member had written in asking the same thing and roughly 15 of the 200 or so that I looked through were from Black, Hispanic or Asian guys. So, whereas I’m not going to go out there specifically looking for Black, Hispanic, Asian, Caucasian or Middle-Eastern guys or whatever, you know that I am for sure out there with a serious eye for hot guys, and if a hot one comes along that happens to fit in to whatever category, I’m going to do what I can to get him on the site!
QC: Who are your 3 favorite models to work with? Why?
Oh man… this is an impossible question haha. I’d have a helluva time trying to narrow it down to just 3.
QC: Have you ever wanted to be someone else or do something else in life?
Remember Danny from Real World New Orleans several years back? I wanted to be his boyfriend. haha. And I know it sounds cliché but I really, really wanted to be an astronaut when I was younger. And that wasn’t a fantasy that went away as I grew out of my elementary school years. The entire notion of space flight fascinates me. I can’t imagine anything more brilliant or incredible than going into space, much less doing it for a living and being someone whose job it is to go in to space! Amazing. I would love that.
QC: What celebrities and or sports professionals would you like to have on your site?
Ah, this is actually a pretty fun question because I think about it all the time myself hehe. If I rubbed a magic lamp and a genie came out and said I could have one celebrity on the site and only one, I’d pick Jake Gyllenhaal.
QC: Have you ever been recognized on the street or had weird encounters with fans? If so do tell…
Recognized on the street, not exactly. Since I don’t really get in front of the camera that doesn’t happen. And I don’t have an “I’m Corbin Fisher” bumper sticker on my truck hehe. I’m like the invisible producer. From the get go I wanted the focus to be on the guys, and stick to that.
QC: Do you have a favorite way to find or pick people for CF/ACM? If someone really wanted to get your attention to model, how should they go about it?
Guys being referred by friends has always been pretty cool. Say, a gay friend tells their straight friend they should check out the site as they’d fit right in on it and so he does, applies, and next thing ya know he’s on it! That’s always kind of neat because it was a member or fan that referred someone who will, themselves, please the members and win fans. It’s also really neat when I scout out someone myself – either find them online or see them in person – and they end up on the site. When I first started the site, that’s how almost every single model was found. I had to pound the pavement to find guys, approach them, get them in to the studio and film them. And so still being able to do that is pretty fun and pretty rewarding. If guys want to apply, we have an application form on the site! Just be sure to attach pics! hehe. You’d be amazed how many applications I get without any pics attached. Being a new face definitely helps, as well. We most certainly prefer working with people who are new to video work – it is “AMATEUR College Men”, afterall.
QC: Is Corbin single? Looking?
I am married to the site haha.
QC: What could a prospective model look at in making money from CF/ACM? Are there any other extra “benefits?”
=) Well, we know that the models really are, collectively, the most important thing this site has to offer and what the members care about most. So we pay extremely well. We understand that the model is doing quite a lot to not only engage in the stuff but do it on film for all to see. And we appreciate that, and pay with that in mind. I can’t really get in to specific numbers, but we certainly pay well. And many of our core guys get benefits beyond that – be it travel, health, help with school, and so on. These guys put a lot into what they do for us and contribute tremendously to the success of the site. It’s only right we take care of them in return.
QC: Is there anything not covered in this interview that you would like the readers to know?
We’ve covered a whole lot! haha
QC: The infamous QC question: Corbin, what makes you CLICK?
CorbinFisher.com really is fantasy turned reality for me. I think that pretty much sums up what makes me click *wink*
QC and I would like to extend our deepest appreciation to CF and his men for taking the time to do this interview and photo-shoot . I, personally, learned a lot about great teamwork, friendship within the industry and what kind of hard work and dedication it takes to be one of the top Adult Sites online today.
Veoh was hit hard for removing adult content from their website recently. Now Veoh will most likely be the legal test case for online video sharing.
Adult entertainment company Io Group Inc. last Friday filed a lawsuit against Veoh Networks Inc., an online video-sharing service, in a potential important legal test of Web video companies’ liability for copyright infringement claims.
The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for California’s Northern District, alleges that Veoh, San Diego, was responsible for copyright infringement by allowing videos owned by Io Group to be accessed through Veoh’s online service without permission. In the complaint, Io Group, a San Francisco company doing business by the name Titan Media, alleges that consumers viewed its copyrighted works over 40,000 times through Veoh’s site between June 1 and June 22.
Watch this space. WSJ.com)
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Those fans of “The View” on ABC who were relishing the potential for friction this fall between Star Jones Reynolds and Rosie O’Donnell got some disappointing news on this morning’s show: Ms. Jones Reynolds, a co-host on the program since its inception nine years ago, announced she is leaving next month, two months before Ms. O’Donnell’s arrival as its newest panelist.
Though Ms. Jones Reynolds did not mention Ms. O’Donnell by name — nor did she note that her contract on the show is due to expire later this summer — she suggested that she had not been looking forward to being part of the program once Ms. O’Donnell arrives in September. In addition to serving as a co-host, Ms. O’Donnell will be the program’s informal moderator, replacing Meredith Vieira, who left the program earlier this month en route to the “Today” show on NBC.
“Something has been on my heart for a little bit,” Ms. Jones Reynolds told her fellow panelists, Barbara Walters (who is also an executive producer), Joy Behar and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, “and after much prayer and counsel, I feel like this is the right time to tell you that the show is moving in another direction for its 10th season and I will not be returning as a co-host next year.”
Periodic disagreements and undercurrents of tension have always been an element of the ABC show, which is essentially a kaffeeklatsch, albeit one on stage in front of a studio audience. But Ms. O’Donnell’s public criticisms of Ms. Jones Reynolds (including her apparent skepticism about whether a recent weight loss was as natural as Ms. Jones Reynolds claims) have been notably sharp, including in an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America” prior to the announcement in late April that she was joining “The View.”
Asked last month about Ms. Jones Reynolds’s future in the O’Donnell era, Ms. Walters told a reporter: “Rosie will be there. And if Star wants to continue to be there, she is welcome.”
On this morning’s show, Ms. Walters told Ms. Jones Reynolds: “From the day you came on this program, nine years ago, I cannot imagine ‘The View’ being the success it has been without you.”
Ms. Walters added, “Whatever is best for you is what I want, what we all want most for you.”
Ms. Jones Reynolds made no immediate announcement on what she might do next, saying, “I’m not sure what the future holds.”
When Ms. Behar lamented, “Who am I going to fight with now?” Ms. Jones Reynolds attempted to give a reassuring answer.
“Something tells me you’ll have somebody to fight with,” she said. Who saw that coming? QueerTube that’s who!
Beards, muscles, brawn. Could it be that the years of the metrosexual man are over and the macho man is back?
“The new macho is the old macho,” said Stephen Perrine, editor in chief of Best Life magazine. “It is about being competent and feeling traditional, filling traditional male roles.”
The recent demise of Cargo, a men’s magazine dedicated solely to shopping, has been hailed as a death knell of the metrosexual trend.
Perrine pinpoints the death of the metrosexual to a moment in last year’s hit comedy “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” when Steve Carrell’s character has his chest waxed.
“When they ripped the chest hair off Steve in ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin,’ a whole generation of men said if that’s what women want, I’d rather stay a virgin,” Perrine said.
Leo Burnett, a Chicago advertising firm, conducted a global study of masculinity last year, which found half of men say their role in society is unclear and that they feel “less dominant” than in previous decades. More than 70 percent of men said advertising was out of touch with men’s “reality,” leading company executive Rose Cameron to recommend that advertisers “reassure men of their masculinity.”
Advertising looks like it’s starting to catch up. A recent Miller Lite ad campaign shows a round table of guys debating “man laws.” Actor Jim Belushi just published an advice book titled “Real Men Don’t Apologize,” and Vince Vaughn’s lovable brute in “The Break Up” is rocking the box office.
“Whenever there’s a trend, such as the more-manicured man called metrosexual, there’s going to be a reaction against that, almost immediately after that, where you see a stronger man, kind of the ‘machosexual,'” said Eric Wilson, a reporter for The New York Times.
There’s good news for women who still go for guys who know about labels and skin care lines, Perrine said.
“I think guys are still in touch with their feminine side but not wearing it on their sleeves,” Perrine said. “It is those guys that go down into the coal mines and those guys who rush into the burning buildings. That’s macho. It’s not Kevin Federline with a wife beater and tattoos.”
Best Life recently polled its readers and found that 79 percent said they valued achieving personal growth, 73 percent valued trying to learn new things, and only 48 percent valued sitting back and relaxing.
“The new manliness is about being competent and of value,” Perrine said. “It’s less of men looking into their own navels.
“The metrosexual is the guy you call about waxing his eyebrows. The macho guy is the one you call to kill the spider. It’s about competence, care and being there to value and care for family and children.”
The new macho yet sensitive role models are actors such as Brad Pitt, Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman and Heath Ledger, Perrine said.
Perrine said going to the gym is still considered macho, as long as it’s focused on health and not just physical appearance. He said hybrid cars are part of the macho trend, too, as is a suit and tie for the office.
“Macho doesn’t mean he’s uncaring,” Perrine said. “It just means he cares less about his looks.”
(Article source; Images from COLT Studio & ChaosMen.com)
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São Paulo’s Gay Pride parade broke a new record this year bringing over 2.5 million people to Avenida Paulista, according to official information. In its 10th edition, it has become the biggest gay event in the world.
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(Left-Right: Victim Jody and 2 Killers) Barman killer had been released early
James Sturcke and agencies
Friday June 16, 2006
(via: Guardian Unlimited)
One of two men jailed for life for the murder of a barman in an attack motivated by “homophobic thuggery” had been released from prison early, police said today.
Scott Walker and Thomas Pickford punched, kicked and stamped on Jody Dobrowski “as if trying to kill an animal” while walking back to a hostel for released offenders.
Unemployed Pickford, 25, and 33-year-old decorator Walker, both of no fixed address, were told by an Old Bailey judge they would serve a minimum of 28 years after admitting to killing Mr Dobrowski on Clapham Common, in south London, last October.
It is understood to be the first time that a judge has been able to use an anti-gay motive as an aggravating feature to help decide the sentence.
The court heard that, in January last year, Walker had been jailed for 15 months for assaulting his mother, making threats to kill and criminal damage. Scotland Yard confirmed Walker had been released early from prison last June, and had been on licence until the day before he killed Mr Dobrowski.
Mr Dobrowski, 24, from Stroud, Gloucestershire, suffered dozens of wounds when he was attacked as he crossed a gay cruising area on the common.
The Common Serjeant of London, Judge Brian Barker, said it was likely that Walker and Pickford would serve longer than the 28 years he had fixed as a minimum before they could be considered for parole.
He said the pair had only one intention when they went to the wooded area on Clapham Common on October 14 last year – “homophobic thuggery”.
“It was Jody’s tragic misfortune to cross your path,” he said. “You subjected him to mindless abuse and showed him no mercy. In those few seconds, you took from him the most precious possessions – his life and future.”
Walker and Pickford had been returning to a charity-run hostel for released offenders after a night of drinking in Lavender Hill and decided to cross the common.
The pair encountered Mr Dobrowski and, following a brief exchange of words, Pickford threw punches at him. Walker joined in the assault, and Mr Dobrowski’s head, neck and body were punched, kicked and stamped on.
Witnesses saw and heard the sustained assault, and one who tried to intervene was warned off by Walker and Pickford.
One of the attackers said: “We don’t like poofters here, and that’s why we can kill him if we want.” The witness, who was threatened with similar treatment, called the police.
Officers arrived in the area and were guided to the scene. They described Mr Dobrowski’s face as “a bloody, swollen pulp”.
Nicholas Hilliard, prosecuting, said the “gentle, loveable and well-liked” barman’s family had only one question of the two men – why did they take his life? “The answer is because he was gay,” he said.
Both Walker and Pickford had been involved in an assault on another man in the area two weeks earlier.
Mr Dobrowski, an assistant bar manager at Bar Risa Jongleurs, in Camden, north London, was alive when police discovered him. He died in hospital from severe head, neck and facial injuries.
In court today, the judge told the attackers: “I am quite satisfied that aggression was uppermost in your minds.
“It was a premeditated attack on a gay man. As it continued and increased in ferocity, there was an intention to kill. He suffered considerably before his death.” The killers had damaged the lives of those who loved Mr Dobrowski, said the judge.
Outside the court, the victim’s mother, Sheri, described his death as “an outrage”.
“It was a political act. It was an act of terrorism,” she said. “Jody was not the first man to be killed, or terrorised, or beaten or humiliated for being homosexual, or for being perceived to be homosexual.
“Tragically, he will not be the last man to suffer the consequences of homophobia which is endemic in this society. This is unacceptable. We cannot accept this. No intelligent, healthy or reasonable society could.
“We would like to pay tribute to Jody Dobrowski for his strength in the face of cowardice. For struggling to become who he was – an intelligent, funny, hardworking and beautiful man, whose life was brutally and mercilessly punched and kicked from him.”
Jaswant Narwal, the district crown prosecutor at the Old Bailey trials unit, said afterwards: “We believe this is the first instance where the judge has been able to use motivation based on sexual orientation as an aggravating feature when sentencing for murder.”
Stonewall, the gay equality organisation, welcomed the sentence.
“These sentences properly reflect that this was an appalling crime,” said its chief executive, Ben Summerskill. “It’s absolutely right that murder motivated by hatred of minority communities should be treated with this sort of severity.”
Mr Dobrowski was beaten so badly that a pathologist was unable to say how many times he had been hit. The pathologist identified 33 areas of injury to his head, face, ears and neck.
He suffered a swollen brain, a broken nose and extensive bruising to his neck, spine and groin.
The pathologist concluded that Mr Dobrowski’s death was a result of the combination of the brain injury, extensive bleeding, the inhalation of blood and a severe crushing injury to the larynx.
His family could not identify his body because of the severity of his injuries, and identification was made through fingerprint comparison.
After the attack, the killers returned to their hostel where Pickford, who punched his victim so hard that he cracked bones in his hands, told fellow resident Kevin Hanlon: “I’ve just kicked the crap out of someone. I feel great.”
After the attack, Walker was seen to be constantly checking Teletext for news of the murder. A week later, hostel staff contacted police, and he was arrested.
Pickford, who had been asked to leave the hostel a few days earlier after admitting taking heroin, was arrested in Croydon.
In a police interview, he admitted starting the assault on Mr Dobrowski, claiming he did so to impress Walker. He claimed he was too frightened of Walker to stop him continuing the attack. “I just wanted to look like a hard man,” he told officers.
Walker refused to comment during interview.
Detective Chief Inspector Nick Scola, who led the investigation into the murder, said: “Jody Dobrowski was beaten to death for no reason other than he was gay.
“I hope today’s sentences will send out a strong message that crimes such as these will be dealt with robustly by the courts and will always be vigorously investigated by police.
“We can be grateful that neither Pickford nor Walker will be able to pose a threat to anybody else for a long time.”
In January 2005, Walker was jailed for 15 months after he pushed his mother against a door, punched her and bit her on the nose three months earlier. He kicked her while she was on the ground and then put his hands around her neck on a sofa.
Pickford has previous convictions for burglary in the late 1990s.
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