Mark Harris, the newly-elected president of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (BSCNC), says he's hoping for a civil debate over a proposed amendment which would make it unconstitutional for North Carolina to recognize gay and lesbian couples with marriage, civil unions and possibly even domestic partnerships.
Speaking to the Charlotte Observer, Harris said he understands the debate will be emotional, but added: “I hope we can express our position – keep the conversation to the facts and our principles – and do it in a civil way. It doesn't mean I'm going to change someone else's position or they're going to change mine.”
“But in America, we all ought to be able to express ourselves without things getting out of hand.”
“Over the next several months, I am going to stress that this is an opportunity for the church to celebrate marriage and its biblical foundation – rather than talking about something we're against.”
A resolution in support of the amendment was approved last month during the BSCNC's annual convention.
The non-binding statement suggests that gay marriage would hurt the family, children and North Carolina's reputation and “economic viability.” It also calls on the state's churches to “pray faithfully against the legalization of same-sex marriages or marriage substitutes in American law.”
Moreover, the statement calls “upon all the churches of the Baptist State Convention to vigorously organize a strong effort among their members to support passage of the Marriage Amendment ...”
“From a biblical position, all I can do is state my position: I believe that homosexuality is a sin,” Harris told the paper. “That said, I don't believe that that position is at the heart of this amendment. If homosexuals choose to maintain a relationship and live together, that's their business. I don't believe people should be discriminated against.”
Harris added that allowing gay people to marry would harm children.
I bet he does wish gay people will be civil and just sit back and accept that the religious fucktards in this country want too railroad our asses back in the closet...ain't happen'in bitch!
I'd love 15 minutes with this fascist just to rub his nose in his own personal Bible.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Richard Nixon Had Gay Affair, 'Nixon's Darkest Secrets' Claims
Watergate was only one of several scandalous aspects of former President Richard Nixon's life, according to a new book by a former White House correspondent.
Nixon's Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most Troubled President by Don Fulsom (Thomas Dunne Books, $25.99), former correspondent for United Press International, makes several eye-catching accusations, including that the former president had a gay affair with Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, a banker apparently with ties to the mob.
The allegation is especially noteworthy because, as gay news website Queerty reports, Nixon was known to have made homophobic remarks.
From Queerty:
When a close aide to President Johnson was caught having sex with a former sailor in a YMCA bathroom, Nixon called the man "ill," and added that such people "cannot be in places of high trust."
The new book also alleges that Nixon beat his wife and that his aides referred to him as "our drunk."
The Daily Mail reports that Nixon's alleged secret lover also had a shady history of his own.
According to the Mail, the FBI claims Rebozo had ties to mob bosses Santo Trafficante and Alfred 'Big Al' Polizzi. He also ran a bank that, a former mobster claims, was used to launder money.
The book's press release says that Fulsom used interviews with former White House staffers and ex-members of Congress, as well as government documents, to support his claims.
The Nixon Foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The book's author Fulsom covered the presidencies of Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton during his career as a journalist.
The book goes on sale at the end of January.
I think I just through up in my mouth alittle
Nixon's Darkest Secrets: The Inside Story of America's Most Troubled President by Don Fulsom (Thomas Dunne Books, $25.99), former correspondent for United Press International, makes several eye-catching accusations, including that the former president had a gay affair with Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, a banker apparently with ties to the mob.
The allegation is especially noteworthy because, as gay news website Queerty reports, Nixon was known to have made homophobic remarks.
From Queerty:
When a close aide to President Johnson was caught having sex with a former sailor in a YMCA bathroom, Nixon called the man "ill," and added that such people "cannot be in places of high trust."
The new book also alleges that Nixon beat his wife and that his aides referred to him as "our drunk."
The Daily Mail reports that Nixon's alleged secret lover also had a shady history of his own.
According to the Mail, the FBI claims Rebozo had ties to mob bosses Santo Trafficante and Alfred 'Big Al' Polizzi. He also ran a bank that, a former mobster claims, was used to launder money.
The book's press release says that Fulsom used interviews with former White House staffers and ex-members of Congress, as well as government documents, to support his claims.
The Nixon Foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The book's author Fulsom covered the presidencies of Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Reagan and Clinton during his career as a journalist.
The book goes on sale at the end of January.
I think I just through up in my mouth alittle
Monday, December 26, 2011
Homosexuality a 'Curable Disorder': Israeli Textbook Stirs up Controversy
The mental health curriculum of a number of Israeli academic institutions has stirred up a controversy by retaining a portion in a textbook which states that homosexuality is a "disorder" that should be treated to aid "normal sexual development."
Psychiatry experts, educators and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) activists have severely criticized the portion about homosexuality in the most recent edition of "Prakim nivharim b'psichiatria" (Select Chapters in Psychiatry) written by Prof. Shmuel Tiano, former director of the Geha Psychiatric Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
The textbook describes "the most accepted approach today" regarding homosexuality and transgender identity among children as a "disorder" that can be cured through therapy, citing the theory of noted American psychiatrist Charles Socarides, who believed that homosexuality can be "altered."
The gay community has circulated an online petition demanding the removal of the controversial portion from the curriculum, which has collected above 500 signatures within a day.
The section, which has been in the curriculum for the past eight years, became a target of gay community criticism after Gidi Rubinstein, a psychotherapist who has gay and bisexual clients, wrote a column in a magazine "Hazman Havarod" criticizing the inclusion of the section in a 2010 reprint, without alteration.
"In its current edition, the chapter on homosexuality not only constitutes a declaration of homophobia, but it educates future therapists and educators to be homophobic," Rubinstein told Haaretz.
The author of the section, Tiano justified it saying that it was a "historical survey," but admitted that "there is a word or two that needs to be proofread."
"In advance of the next edition of the book, I commit to carry out additional proofreading and to change the two or three words that have to be changed in the chapter," Tiano said.
Psychiatry experts, educators and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) activists have severely criticized the portion about homosexuality in the most recent edition of "Prakim nivharim b'psichiatria" (Select Chapters in Psychiatry) written by Prof. Shmuel Tiano, former director of the Geha Psychiatric Hospital in Petah Tikva, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.
The textbook describes "the most accepted approach today" regarding homosexuality and transgender identity among children as a "disorder" that can be cured through therapy, citing the theory of noted American psychiatrist Charles Socarides, who believed that homosexuality can be "altered."
The gay community has circulated an online petition demanding the removal of the controversial portion from the curriculum, which has collected above 500 signatures within a day.
The section, which has been in the curriculum for the past eight years, became a target of gay community criticism after Gidi Rubinstein, a psychotherapist who has gay and bisexual clients, wrote a column in a magazine "Hazman Havarod" criticizing the inclusion of the section in a 2010 reprint, without alteration.
"In its current edition, the chapter on homosexuality not only constitutes a declaration of homophobia, but it educates future therapists and educators to be homophobic," Rubinstein told Haaretz.
The author of the section, Tiano justified it saying that it was a "historical survey," but admitted that "there is a word or two that needs to be proofread."
"In advance of the next edition of the book, I commit to carry out additional proofreading and to change the two or three words that have to be changed in the chapter," Tiano said.
Scandal Brewing Around “Pro-Family” Iowan Bob Vander Plaats
Bob Vander Plaats—the president of the Christian activist group The Family Leader—may have asked more than one Republican presidential candidate for $1 million dollars in exchange for his public endorsement.
Now that doesn’t sound very Christian.
According to ABC News, Vander Plaats personally endorsed anti-gay GOP candidate Rick Santorum as his dog last week in the Republican primary—an endorsement that might sway the state’s more conservative pro-family voters.
Less than 48 hours later, Santorum revealed to CNN that Vander Plaats told him, “he needed money to promote the endorsement and that that would be important to do that,” though Santorum added that Vander Plaats never directly asked him to go out and raise money for the endorsement.
Soon after, multiple sources claimed Vander Plaats had also asked other GOP candidates for $1 million in exchange for his endorsement—an amount that one long-time Iowa conservative says wouldn’t buy a lot of advertising in the state at all.
Then, a former Mitt Romney campaign staffer said that Vander Plaats also offered Romney his support in exchange for money back in 2008.
See the pattern emerging?
All this comes amid the recent revelation that Vander Plaats had asked candidates Santorum, Bachmann and Perry to all drop out of the presidential race.
Vander Plaats may fancy himself a kingmaker in the upcoming Iowa election: After all, this is the guy who helped lead a successful campaign to unseat three pro-marriage judges from the Iowa Supreme Court. To help him, Newt Gingrich made a gracious $350,000 donation to the cause.
Zack Ford at Think Progress believes Vander Plaats may have asked Republican candidates to step aside so he could align the party behind Gingrich:
Santorum, Bachmann, and Perry have the social conservative credentials Vander Plaats would want to endorse without the baggage of Gingrich’s infidelities, but if they had dropped out, he could have endorsed Gingrich without it looking like blatant quid pro quo.
But since the candidates refused to drop out, Vander Plaats apparently chose to hit up them all up for cash, even though he ultimately endorsed Santorum.
Of course, Plaats’ organization has released a statement saying that he’s totally innocent: “The allegation by an unnamed source that Bob Vander Plaats asked any campaigns for money in exchange for his endorsement is absolutely false.”
Plaats is no stranger to making an ass of himself—he once called being gay a public health risk, unabashedly laughs at faggot jokes and asked Republican presidential candidates to sign his anti-gay pledge card—but he’ll likely find himself under intense media scrutiny now.
Oh and look, there’s already an online petition asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Vander Plaats’ organization for potential illegal campaign coordination.Our little judge-slayer is becoming quite the big fry, isn’t he?
Now that doesn’t sound very Christian.
According to ABC News, Vander Plaats personally endorsed anti-gay GOP candidate Rick Santorum as his dog last week in the Republican primary—an endorsement that might sway the state’s more conservative pro-family voters.
Less than 48 hours later, Santorum revealed to CNN that Vander Plaats told him, “he needed money to promote the endorsement and that that would be important to do that,” though Santorum added that Vander Plaats never directly asked him to go out and raise money for the endorsement.
Soon after, multiple sources claimed Vander Plaats had also asked other GOP candidates for $1 million in exchange for his endorsement—an amount that one long-time Iowa conservative says wouldn’t buy a lot of advertising in the state at all.
Then, a former Mitt Romney campaign staffer said that Vander Plaats also offered Romney his support in exchange for money back in 2008.
See the pattern emerging?
All this comes amid the recent revelation that Vander Plaats had asked candidates Santorum, Bachmann and Perry to all drop out of the presidential race.
Vander Plaats may fancy himself a kingmaker in the upcoming Iowa election: After all, this is the guy who helped lead a successful campaign to unseat three pro-marriage judges from the Iowa Supreme Court. To help him, Newt Gingrich made a gracious $350,000 donation to the cause.
Zack Ford at Think Progress believes Vander Plaats may have asked Republican candidates to step aside so he could align the party behind Gingrich:
Santorum, Bachmann, and Perry have the social conservative credentials Vander Plaats would want to endorse without the baggage of Gingrich’s infidelities, but if they had dropped out, he could have endorsed Gingrich without it looking like blatant quid pro quo.
But since the candidates refused to drop out, Vander Plaats apparently chose to hit up them all up for cash, even though he ultimately endorsed Santorum.
Of course, Plaats’ organization has released a statement saying that he’s totally innocent: “The allegation by an unnamed source that Bob Vander Plaats asked any campaigns for money in exchange for his endorsement is absolutely false.”
Plaats is no stranger to making an ass of himself—he once called being gay a public health risk, unabashedly laughs at faggot jokes and asked Republican presidential candidates to sign his anti-gay pledge card—but he’ll likely find himself under intense media scrutiny now.
Oh and look, there’s already an online petition asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Vander Plaats’ organization for potential illegal campaign coordination.Our little judge-slayer is becoming quite the big fry, isn’t he?
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Artist Of The Month...Rusty McPhee
This months guest artist is Rusty McPhee.
I've known Rusty for a few years now thru my gay artist forum GPA.
Rusty has always pushed himself and thus the medium and has been a joy and positive influence on myself and those at the forum.
More than any other CGI artist, I would say Rusty comes closest to my personal taste in erotic CGI with his butch bad bois dominating pretty bottoms (whether they want to or not)
It's been an honor knowing Rusty and I hope he continues to inspire all of us with his wonderfully nasty Brit boi eroticism.
Love ya Rusty and keep it cumming,
Ulf
Here's little bit about the man we call Rusty McPhee:
I’m a Brit, a Londoner – born and bred, and I live on Brick Lane in London’s East End.
I’m 53 years old, single (and still looking!). I’ve been living with HIV for 25 years plus and I’m still going strong – hardly any physical illnesses in all that time. I’m one of the lucky ones, I guess, especially when I think about the friends I lost back in the 80s and early 90s.
I’m a practising Buddhist and have been for sixteen years. I was never particularly religious and I still maintain a healthy cynicism towards any faith that offers a quick fix to one’s troubles or seems to proselytise the idea that it’s the one and only true faith and strives to subjugate alternative belief systems. Of course I wouldn’t practise Buddhism if I didn’t feel it helped me to create value in my life and the lives of others. However, my philosophy is the world is still full of good people regardless of how they choose to explore their spirituality.
As a lot of people who have encountered my work know, I suffer from bipolar disorder which means I experience thrillingly high states of elation (or mania) and crushingly dark and desperate lows. I’m usually most productive when I’m in my down time because that’s when I need to take my mind off of myself. To get lost in my own fantasies and to realise them on screen is very cathartic and helps me on my journey back to my ‘normal’ self.
I only re-engaged with my artistic streak five years ago and found poser art the most satisfying platform to explore that part of me. I used to draw and paint a lot as a kid and a teenager, even got my Art ‘A’ Level (not sure what the equivalent qualification would be in the US). But I never took it any further until years later.
When I decided to start showing my work, I first approached Mickey Ray aka Daddy, who galleried some of my stuff on his wonderful website Daddy’s Here. From there it just kinda grew to my own blog, my own site and now the e-book.
Rusty McPhee is a name that I’ve gone hot and cold on over the few years I’ve used it as my artistic pseudonym. I feel comfortable with it now but only really see the name as a ‘brand’ (which sounds awfully big-headed) rather than an actual part of me. Check back in a year’s time when I’ve talked that one through with my therapist!
My pastimes apart from my artwork. Well, I’m a bit of an old movie buff and tend to have fads. At the moment I’ve been lapping up any old sci-fi stuff I can get my hands on – Flash Gordon all those paranoid 50s movies like Invasion of the Body Snatchers and It Came From Out of Space. Stuff like that. I still do the gym although I’ve come to realise that irrespective of how much cardio I do and how many crunches I can knock out, gravity and age is catching up with me.
Day job, I work in publicity and marketing. I worked for many years at the BBC but was laid off in 2006 – about the time I started playing around with poser art. Now I work for a mental health charity doing the same thing, publicity and marketing. It’s a great environment to work in as my illness is understood by colleagues and boss. And, it’s work that really makes a difference to people’s lives.
As for the future of Rusty McPhee – well, watch this space, I’m keen to do another e-book project and I’m a lot more confident as an artist than I was even than say a year ago. It’s bit a journey for me and it’s one that I haven’t always felt comfortable continuing because it is so tied up with my illness. But I’ve come to understand that creativity is essential to me feeling whole and now I’m learning to embrace my art a lot more than I used to.
An Interview with Rusty McPhee:
How old were you when you first started doing artwork and what motivated you to become an artist?
I started drawing at a very early age. If there was a blank space that needed ‘filling in’ with some of my handiwork - I was there with a crayon or a pencil, whether it was piece of paper, a wall, my Mum & Dad’s wedding album (that didn’t go down too well), I was all over it!
I suppose my motivation for being an artist is not that unusual, especially for someone like myself who suffers from a mental illness. For me, art has and always will be a means of escape. I can create an entire world which I have complete control over. It’s as simple as that really.
It’s also a good means of therapy and very cathartic. When I’m at my most depressed (because of my bipolar disorder), my art keeps me going until I feel I can ‘resurface’.
When did you first start doing erotic artwork and what kind of images did you do then?
When I crashed through puberty, my scrawling took on a more adult quality and I was less inclined to display my ‘masterpieces’ to Mum and Dad. They were mostly pencil sketches. I can’t really remember much about my pubescent doodles but I do remember they centred round the sweet young boy being ganged by a bunch of much bigger boys – so nothing’s changed that much!
Could you explain the process of creating a piece from conception to completion?
The guys, they always come first – the characters that inhabit my 3d world. I actually think I’m more of a story teller than an artist so I like to consider the scenario and what kind of guys will be in that place at that time. So first off, I work on the different characters. I’ll keep going back to them for weeks on end before I’m totally sure they ‘work’ together. Then I’ll get them doing the dirty with each other. Let’s face it, that’s one of my favourite parts of the process. Trying to see what unspeakable poses and positions I can bend these guys into. Then I’ll build the backdrop around them. After a few pics, if I can see the story ‘has legs’, I’ll storyboard with little matchstick thumbnails and work out the narrative.
This is the best way for me. I gotta see if the guys really work together first. In the past, I’ve started off with some very grandiose sets, come up with a convoluted story line and then created the fellas – but by that time I’ve run out of steam or lost interest. So when it comes to creating the first picture of a storybook, I always start with the fuck pics first!
Do you have a preferred medium or are you comfortable trying anything?
Well, most people know me as a 3d artist and that is my preferred medium. Daz Studio has always been my preferred modelling platform (to tell you the truth, I’ve never tried any others) and I use Photoshop for the post work. When it comes to the technical detail in modelling a piece of work, I simply haven’t got a clue. I’ve always worked entirely instinctively with the software I’m using – I’m far too impatient to read manuals!
I intend to go back to sketching and drawing sometime, but I’m so rusty (no pun intended), I’ll need a few classes to get me back on track. Sometimes I do get frustrated by the fact that there are some limitations to what I can achieve as a 3d artist so it makes good sense to expand my skill set.
If you were to quantify yourself as an artist, how would you best describe YOU?
Me: overly organised to the point of destructive obsession, self-possessed and totally insecure but apart from all that, generous and good hearted (I think). And very, very determined – once I get an idea into my head it’s not gonna shift till I see it through - whether it’s in my art or in my everyday life.
My artwork: playful escapist fun. I wouldn’t go any deeper than that. Ultimately, I’m just a crowd pleaser playing to the gallery. If people enjoy my work and come back for more of my stuff, I don’t want to let them down. That doesn’t mean to say that I’ll compromise my (ooh this sounds sooo pompous) artistic integrity. At the end of the day, I gotta keep it fresh. I dread the day that some of the people who enjoy my work may say ‘same old same old’.
Where do you see your artwork going in the next few years, is there anything you want to try but haven't?
I thoroughly enjoyed creating the e-book Billy ‘n’ Chip Undercover. It was enormous fun and if I’m honest (and not wanting to get too heavy about this), it saved my life. So given how rewarding I found the process, I’m definitely going to create a few more e-books. Hard copy publishing would be nice but I really wouldn’t know where to start, and I haven’t got the confidence right now to pursue that angle – but watch this space.
I’d like to try out some animated pieces as well but that’s still way off in the future.
As for ‘real’ art, you know, the stuff that involves pencil and paper. Well as I’ve said, it’s something I intend to do more of - so you may see some of my doodles popping up on my blog or my website.
If anyone, who influenced you as an artist erotic or otherwise?
Etienne I love and currently, I seriously have the hots for the work of Benoît Prévot.
But in the first instance it has to be Bill ‘The Hun’ Schmeling. He always hits my sweet spot when it comes to pig-in-the-trough, supersized fantasy sex. He’s been enormously supportive of my work which makes me feel incredibly humble and inspired.
AND of course there’s your good self. When I discovered your work 8 years ago I was astounded by it – and you continue to amaze me!
Mainstream artist – it has to be Edward Hopper. A wonderful story teller and probably the best artist for capturing and conveying a mood more than any other in my opinion.
What part of doing a piece is the most fun for you?
It’s got to be hitting the render button for the first time. It’s that old movie magic- lights, camera, action! I rarely get it right first time, in fact I’ll normally render a piece of work at least 20 times or so before I’m happy with it. But it’s usually in the rendering process where I’ll discover the happy accident like the shadow that falls in exactly the right place and brings an entirely different mood to the piece.
I get asked this question all the time, so I'm going to ask you the same thing...is your artwork pure fantasy or do you "relive" your experiences through your artwork?
Mmm , yeah, kind of… mostly fantasy but there are a few pieces of work which are, shall we say, ‘autobiographical’. The Desperate Househusband is the closest to something that actually happened to me. It was about 15 years ago. I was in Fort Lauderdale in Florida, painting and decorating a hotel to pay for my stay there and there was this rather luscious guy who came in and did the lawns. Go visit my website and you’ll see how that one panned out!
What is your favorite part of the male anatomy to work on (in a pic or otherwise)
Ass and thighs! Always ass and thighs. Sorry I’m having a spell of the vapours just thinking about it.
I ask this question of every erotic artist I've talked too; have you ever jacked off to your own artwork?
Rarely. I find that the turn on comes when I’m actually thinking up the composition – before it’s actually been created. That’s when I do my jacking off. If the fantasy sticks in my head for more than a few days (and fuels a few more jack off sessions) then it’s time to fire up my trusty PC and get rendering!
Do you identify yourself with any of your characters?
Anyone who’s familiar with my work will know I do a lot of fantasies around the sweet young man being ‘deflowered’ by a group of older, bigger, rougher men. It’s something I have long fantasised about, going as far back as I can remember, hence my earlier answer. So yeah, I fantasise about being that sweet young man – Ranch House Rumble is probably the closest expression to this fantasy.
But strangely I’ve never felt much need to fulfil that fantasy in real life. Not even when I was younger. I consider myself versatile and I don't consider myself sexually passive or submissive.
What kind of man turns you on in real life?
Rugby players always get my full attention, especially Rugby League players – they wear those really tight shortie shorts. Again it’s all about the ass and thighs. My fantasy fella has to be Gareth Thomas – the Welsh rugby player who came out about three years ago.
Finally and most importantly, what kinda beer ya gonna serve me when I finally make it to London?
Oh golly, I don’t really know. Well, I do actually. If you’re ever in these parts Mr Ulf it’s something of a Friday night tradition to hit Brick Lane for a Ruby (that’s cockney rhyming slang for curry) followed by a few jars in my local pub The Carpenters Arm’s on Cheshire Street.
I look forward to it my dear fellow.
http://rustymcphee.com/main/index.php
http://rustymcphee.com/main/2009---Ranch-House-Rumble.php
http://rustymcphee.com/main/2008---Desperate-Househusband.php
I've known Rusty for a few years now thru my gay artist forum GPA.
Rusty has always pushed himself and thus the medium and has been a joy and positive influence on myself and those at the forum.
More than any other CGI artist, I would say Rusty comes closest to my personal taste in erotic CGI with his butch bad bois dominating pretty bottoms (whether they want to or not)
It's been an honor knowing Rusty and I hope he continues to inspire all of us with his wonderfully nasty Brit boi eroticism.
Love ya Rusty and keep it cumming,
Ulf
Here's little bit about the man we call Rusty McPhee:
I’m a Brit, a Londoner – born and bred, and I live on Brick Lane in London’s East End.
I’m 53 years old, single (and still looking!). I’ve been living with HIV for 25 years plus and I’m still going strong – hardly any physical illnesses in all that time. I’m one of the lucky ones, I guess, especially when I think about the friends I lost back in the 80s and early 90s.
I’m a practising Buddhist and have been for sixteen years. I was never particularly religious and I still maintain a healthy cynicism towards any faith that offers a quick fix to one’s troubles or seems to proselytise the idea that it’s the one and only true faith and strives to subjugate alternative belief systems. Of course I wouldn’t practise Buddhism if I didn’t feel it helped me to create value in my life and the lives of others. However, my philosophy is the world is still full of good people regardless of how they choose to explore their spirituality.
As a lot of people who have encountered my work know, I suffer from bipolar disorder which means I experience thrillingly high states of elation (or mania) and crushingly dark and desperate lows. I’m usually most productive when I’m in my down time because that’s when I need to take my mind off of myself. To get lost in my own fantasies and to realise them on screen is very cathartic and helps me on my journey back to my ‘normal’ self.
I only re-engaged with my artistic streak five years ago and found poser art the most satisfying platform to explore that part of me. I used to draw and paint a lot as a kid and a teenager, even got my Art ‘A’ Level (not sure what the equivalent qualification would be in the US). But I never took it any further until years later.
When I decided to start showing my work, I first approached Mickey Ray aka Daddy, who galleried some of my stuff on his wonderful website Daddy’s Here. From there it just kinda grew to my own blog, my own site and now the e-book.
Rusty McPhee is a name that I’ve gone hot and cold on over the few years I’ve used it as my artistic pseudonym. I feel comfortable with it now but only really see the name as a ‘brand’ (which sounds awfully big-headed) rather than an actual part of me. Check back in a year’s time when I’ve talked that one through with my therapist!
My pastimes apart from my artwork. Well, I’m a bit of an old movie buff and tend to have fads. At the moment I’ve been lapping up any old sci-fi stuff I can get my hands on – Flash Gordon all those paranoid 50s movies like Invasion of the Body Snatchers and It Came From Out of Space. Stuff like that. I still do the gym although I’ve come to realise that irrespective of how much cardio I do and how many crunches I can knock out, gravity and age is catching up with me.
Day job, I work in publicity and marketing. I worked for many years at the BBC but was laid off in 2006 – about the time I started playing around with poser art. Now I work for a mental health charity doing the same thing, publicity and marketing. It’s a great environment to work in as my illness is understood by colleagues and boss. And, it’s work that really makes a difference to people’s lives.
As for the future of Rusty McPhee – well, watch this space, I’m keen to do another e-book project and I’m a lot more confident as an artist than I was even than say a year ago. It’s bit a journey for me and it’s one that I haven’t always felt comfortable continuing because it is so tied up with my illness. But I’ve come to understand that creativity is essential to me feeling whole and now I’m learning to embrace my art a lot more than I used to.
An Interview with Rusty McPhee:
How old were you when you first started doing artwork and what motivated you to become an artist?
I started drawing at a very early age. If there was a blank space that needed ‘filling in’ with some of my handiwork - I was there with a crayon or a pencil, whether it was piece of paper, a wall, my Mum & Dad’s wedding album (that didn’t go down too well), I was all over it!
I suppose my motivation for being an artist is not that unusual, especially for someone like myself who suffers from a mental illness. For me, art has and always will be a means of escape. I can create an entire world which I have complete control over. It’s as simple as that really.
It’s also a good means of therapy and very cathartic. When I’m at my most depressed (because of my bipolar disorder), my art keeps me going until I feel I can ‘resurface’.
When did you first start doing erotic artwork and what kind of images did you do then?
When I crashed through puberty, my scrawling took on a more adult quality and I was less inclined to display my ‘masterpieces’ to Mum and Dad. They were mostly pencil sketches. I can’t really remember much about my pubescent doodles but I do remember they centred round the sweet young boy being ganged by a bunch of much bigger boys – so nothing’s changed that much!
Could you explain the process of creating a piece from conception to completion?
The guys, they always come first – the characters that inhabit my 3d world. I actually think I’m more of a story teller than an artist so I like to consider the scenario and what kind of guys will be in that place at that time. So first off, I work on the different characters. I’ll keep going back to them for weeks on end before I’m totally sure they ‘work’ together. Then I’ll get them doing the dirty with each other. Let’s face it, that’s one of my favourite parts of the process. Trying to see what unspeakable poses and positions I can bend these guys into. Then I’ll build the backdrop around them. After a few pics, if I can see the story ‘has legs’, I’ll storyboard with little matchstick thumbnails and work out the narrative.
This is the best way for me. I gotta see if the guys really work together first. In the past, I’ve started off with some very grandiose sets, come up with a convoluted story line and then created the fellas – but by that time I’ve run out of steam or lost interest. So when it comes to creating the first picture of a storybook, I always start with the fuck pics first!
Do you have a preferred medium or are you comfortable trying anything?
Well, most people know me as a 3d artist and that is my preferred medium. Daz Studio has always been my preferred modelling platform (to tell you the truth, I’ve never tried any others) and I use Photoshop for the post work. When it comes to the technical detail in modelling a piece of work, I simply haven’t got a clue. I’ve always worked entirely instinctively with the software I’m using – I’m far too impatient to read manuals!
I intend to go back to sketching and drawing sometime, but I’m so rusty (no pun intended), I’ll need a few classes to get me back on track. Sometimes I do get frustrated by the fact that there are some limitations to what I can achieve as a 3d artist so it makes good sense to expand my skill set.
If you were to quantify yourself as an artist, how would you best describe YOU?
Me: overly organised to the point of destructive obsession, self-possessed and totally insecure but apart from all that, generous and good hearted (I think). And very, very determined – once I get an idea into my head it’s not gonna shift till I see it through - whether it’s in my art or in my everyday life.
My artwork: playful escapist fun. I wouldn’t go any deeper than that. Ultimately, I’m just a crowd pleaser playing to the gallery. If people enjoy my work and come back for more of my stuff, I don’t want to let them down. That doesn’t mean to say that I’ll compromise my (ooh this sounds sooo pompous) artistic integrity. At the end of the day, I gotta keep it fresh. I dread the day that some of the people who enjoy my work may say ‘same old same old’.
Where do you see your artwork going in the next few years, is there anything you want to try but haven't?
I thoroughly enjoyed creating the e-book Billy ‘n’ Chip Undercover. It was enormous fun and if I’m honest (and not wanting to get too heavy about this), it saved my life. So given how rewarding I found the process, I’m definitely going to create a few more e-books. Hard copy publishing would be nice but I really wouldn’t know where to start, and I haven’t got the confidence right now to pursue that angle – but watch this space.
I’d like to try out some animated pieces as well but that’s still way off in the future.
As for ‘real’ art, you know, the stuff that involves pencil and paper. Well as I’ve said, it’s something I intend to do more of - so you may see some of my doodles popping up on my blog or my website.
If anyone, who influenced you as an artist erotic or otherwise?
Etienne I love and currently, I seriously have the hots for the work of Benoît Prévot.
But in the first instance it has to be Bill ‘The Hun’ Schmeling. He always hits my sweet spot when it comes to pig-in-the-trough, supersized fantasy sex. He’s been enormously supportive of my work which makes me feel incredibly humble and inspired.
AND of course there’s your good self. When I discovered your work 8 years ago I was astounded by it – and you continue to amaze me!
Mainstream artist – it has to be Edward Hopper. A wonderful story teller and probably the best artist for capturing and conveying a mood more than any other in my opinion.
What part of doing a piece is the most fun for you?
It’s got to be hitting the render button for the first time. It’s that old movie magic- lights, camera, action! I rarely get it right first time, in fact I’ll normally render a piece of work at least 20 times or so before I’m happy with it. But it’s usually in the rendering process where I’ll discover the happy accident like the shadow that falls in exactly the right place and brings an entirely different mood to the piece.
I get asked this question all the time, so I'm going to ask you the same thing...is your artwork pure fantasy or do you "relive" your experiences through your artwork?
Mmm , yeah, kind of… mostly fantasy but there are a few pieces of work which are, shall we say, ‘autobiographical’. The Desperate Househusband is the closest to something that actually happened to me. It was about 15 years ago. I was in Fort Lauderdale in Florida, painting and decorating a hotel to pay for my stay there and there was this rather luscious guy who came in and did the lawns. Go visit my website and you’ll see how that one panned out!
What is your favorite part of the male anatomy to work on (in a pic or otherwise)
Ass and thighs! Always ass and thighs. Sorry I’m having a spell of the vapours just thinking about it.
I ask this question of every erotic artist I've talked too; have you ever jacked off to your own artwork?
Rarely. I find that the turn on comes when I’m actually thinking up the composition – before it’s actually been created. That’s when I do my jacking off. If the fantasy sticks in my head for more than a few days (and fuels a few more jack off sessions) then it’s time to fire up my trusty PC and get rendering!
Do you identify yourself with any of your characters?
Anyone who’s familiar with my work will know I do a lot of fantasies around the sweet young man being ‘deflowered’ by a group of older, bigger, rougher men. It’s something I have long fantasised about, going as far back as I can remember, hence my earlier answer. So yeah, I fantasise about being that sweet young man – Ranch House Rumble is probably the closest expression to this fantasy.
But strangely I’ve never felt much need to fulfil that fantasy in real life. Not even when I was younger. I consider myself versatile and I don't consider myself sexually passive or submissive.
What kind of man turns you on in real life?
Rugby players always get my full attention, especially Rugby League players – they wear those really tight shortie shorts. Again it’s all about the ass and thighs. My fantasy fella has to be Gareth Thomas – the Welsh rugby player who came out about three years ago.
Finally and most importantly, what kinda beer ya gonna serve me when I finally make it to London?
Oh golly, I don’t really know. Well, I do actually. If you’re ever in these parts Mr Ulf it’s something of a Friday night tradition to hit Brick Lane for a Ruby (that’s cockney rhyming slang for curry) followed by a few jars in my local pub The Carpenters Arm’s on Cheshire Street.
I look forward to it my dear fellow.
http://rustymcphee.com/main/index.php
http://rustymcphee.com/main/2009---Ranch-House-Rumble.php
http://rustymcphee.com/main/2008---Desperate-Househusband.php
How the Grinch Stole Marriage
Every Gay down in Gayville liked Gay Marriage a lot......
But the Grinch, who lived just east of Gayville, did NOT!!
The Grinch hated happy Gays! The whole Marriage season!
Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.
It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right.
It could be, perhaps, his Florsheims were too tight.
But I think the most likely reason of all was
His heart and brain were two sizes too small.
"And they're buying their tuxes!" he snarled with a sneer,
"Tomorrow's the first Gay Wedding! It's practically here!"
Then he growled, with his Grinch fingers nervously drumming,
"I MUST find some way to stop Gay Marriage from coming!"
For, tomorrow, he knew... All the Gay girls and boys
would wake bright and early. They'd rush for their vows!
And then! Oh, the Joys! Oh, the Joys!
And THEN they'd do something he liked least of all!
Every Gay down in Gayville the tall and the small,
would stand close together, all happy and blissing.
They'd stand hand-in-hand. And the Gays would start kissing!
"I MUST stop Gay Marriage from coming! ...But HOW?"
Then he got an idea! An awful idea!
THE GRINCH GOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA!
"I know what to do!" The Grinch laughed in his throat.
And he went to his closet, grabbed his sheet and his hood.
And he chuckled, and clucked, with a great Grinchy word!
"With this beard and this cross, I look just like our Lord!"
"All I need is a Scripture..." The Grinch looked around.
But, true Scripture is scarce, there was none to be found.
Did that stop the old Grinch...? No! The Grinch simply said,
"With no Scripture on Marriage, I'll fake one instead!"
"It's one man and one woman," the Grinch falsely said.
Then he broke in the courthouse. A rather tight pinch.
But, if Georgie could do it, then so could the Grinch.
The little Gay benefits hung in a row.
"These bennies," he grinned, "are the first things to go!"
Then he slithered and slunk, with a smile most uncanny,
around the whole room, and he took every benny!
Health care for partners! Doctors for kiddies!
Tax rights! Adoptions! Pensions and Wills!
And he stuffed them in bags. Then the Grinch, with a chill,
Stuffed all the bags, one by one, in his bill.
Then he slunk to the kitchen, and stole Wedding Cake.
He cleaned out that icebox and made it look straight.
He took the Gay-bar keys! He took the Gay Flag.
Why, that Grinch even took their last Gay birdseed bag!
"And NOW!" grinned the Grinch, "I will pocket their Rings."
And the Grinch grabbed the Rings, and he started to shove
when he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove.
He turned around fast, and off flew his hood.
Little Lisa-Bi Gay behind him sadly stood.
The Grinch had been caught by small Lisa-Bi.
She stared at the Grinch and said, "My, oh, my, why?"
"Why are you taking our Wedding Rings? WHY?"
But, you know, that old Grinch was so smart and so slick
He thought up a lie, and he thought it up quick!
"Why, my sweet little tot," the fake Shepherd sneered,
"The judges are evil, the other states weird."
"I'll fix the rings there and I'll bring them back here."
It was quarter past dawn... All the Gays, still a-bed,
all the Gays still a-snooze when he packed up and fled.
"Pooh-Pooh to the Gays!" he was grinch-ish-ly humming.
"They're finding out now no Gay Marriage is coming!"
"Their mouths will hang open a minute or two
then the Gays down in Gayville will all cry Boo-Hoo!"
He stared down at Gayville! The Grinch popped his eyes!
Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise!
Every Gay down in Gayville, the tall and the small,
was kissing! Without any bennies at all!
He HADN'T stopped Marriage from coming! IT CAME!
Somehow or other, it came just the same!
And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow,
stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?"
"It came without lawyers, no papers to sort!"
"It came without licenses, came without courts!"
And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before!
"Maybe Marriage," he thought, "doesn't come from the court.
Maybe Marriage...perhaps... comes right from the heart.
Maybe Marriage comes from all the words the Gays say.
Words like Husband, like Wedding, and Spouse who is Gay."
And what happened then...? Well...in Gayville they say
that the Grinch's small brain grew three sizes that day!
And the Gays had their Weddings. They promised for life.
They swore to be faithful, to Wife and her Wife.
The Husbands were happy, to each other they vowed
To be Out and be Honest, be Gay and be Proud.
They told all their neighbors and friends of their Spouse,
They told of their Marriage and sharing their house.
They said "We got Married." They shouted it loud.
Their marital status was "Married and Proud."
And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight,
He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light.
And he brought back the rings, cake and Gay birdseed bags!
And he... ...HE HIMSELF... hung the Gay Rainbow Flag!
...
The Lord looked down, at the proud and the tall,
and said "These are my children, and I love them all."
But the Grinch, who lived just east of Gayville, did NOT!!
The Grinch hated happy Gays! The whole Marriage season!
Now, please don't ask why. No one quite knows the reason.
It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right.
It could be, perhaps, his Florsheims were too tight.
But I think the most likely reason of all was
His heart and brain were two sizes too small.
"And they're buying their tuxes!" he snarled with a sneer,
"Tomorrow's the first Gay Wedding! It's practically here!"
Then he growled, with his Grinch fingers nervously drumming,
"I MUST find some way to stop Gay Marriage from coming!"
For, tomorrow, he knew... All the Gay girls and boys
would wake bright and early. They'd rush for their vows!
And then! Oh, the Joys! Oh, the Joys!
And THEN they'd do something he liked least of all!
Every Gay down in Gayville the tall and the small,
would stand close together, all happy and blissing.
They'd stand hand-in-hand. And the Gays would start kissing!
"I MUST stop Gay Marriage from coming! ...But HOW?"
Then he got an idea! An awful idea!
THE GRINCH GOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA!
"I know what to do!" The Grinch laughed in his throat.
And he went to his closet, grabbed his sheet and his hood.
And he chuckled, and clucked, with a great Grinchy word!
"With this beard and this cross, I look just like our Lord!"
"All I need is a Scripture..." The Grinch looked around.
But, true Scripture is scarce, there was none to be found.
Did that stop the old Grinch...? No! The Grinch simply said,
"With no Scripture on Marriage, I'll fake one instead!"
"It's one man and one woman," the Grinch falsely said.
Then he broke in the courthouse. A rather tight pinch.
But, if Georgie could do it, then so could the Grinch.
The little Gay benefits hung in a row.
"These bennies," he grinned, "are the first things to go!"
Then he slithered and slunk, with a smile most uncanny,
around the whole room, and he took every benny!
Health care for partners! Doctors for kiddies!
Tax rights! Adoptions! Pensions and Wills!
And he stuffed them in bags. Then the Grinch, with a chill,
Stuffed all the bags, one by one, in his bill.
Then he slunk to the kitchen, and stole Wedding Cake.
He cleaned out that icebox and made it look straight.
He took the Gay-bar keys! He took the Gay Flag.
Why, that Grinch even took their last Gay birdseed bag!
"And NOW!" grinned the Grinch, "I will pocket their Rings."
And the Grinch grabbed the Rings, and he started to shove
when he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove.
He turned around fast, and off flew his hood.
Little Lisa-Bi Gay behind him sadly stood.
The Grinch had been caught by small Lisa-Bi.
She stared at the Grinch and said, "My, oh, my, why?"
"Why are you taking our Wedding Rings? WHY?"
But, you know, that old Grinch was so smart and so slick
He thought up a lie, and he thought it up quick!
"Why, my sweet little tot," the fake Shepherd sneered,
"The judges are evil, the other states weird."
"I'll fix the rings there and I'll bring them back here."
It was quarter past dawn... All the Gays, still a-bed,
all the Gays still a-snooze when he packed up and fled.
"Pooh-Pooh to the Gays!" he was grinch-ish-ly humming.
"They're finding out now no Gay Marriage is coming!"
"Their mouths will hang open a minute or two
then the Gays down in Gayville will all cry Boo-Hoo!"
He stared down at Gayville! The Grinch popped his eyes!
Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise!
Every Gay down in Gayville, the tall and the small,
was kissing! Without any bennies at all!
He HADN'T stopped Marriage from coming! IT CAME!
Somehow or other, it came just the same!
And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow,
stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?"
"It came without lawyers, no papers to sort!"
"It came without licenses, came without courts!"
And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before!
"Maybe Marriage," he thought, "doesn't come from the court.
Maybe Marriage...perhaps... comes right from the heart.
Maybe Marriage comes from all the words the Gays say.
Words like Husband, like Wedding, and Spouse who is Gay."
And what happened then...? Well...in Gayville they say
that the Grinch's small brain grew three sizes that day!
And the Gays had their Weddings. They promised for life.
They swore to be faithful, to Wife and her Wife.
The Husbands were happy, to each other they vowed
To be Out and be Honest, be Gay and be Proud.
They told all their neighbors and friends of their Spouse,
They told of their Marriage and sharing their house.
They said "We got Married." They shouted it loud.
Their marital status was "Married and Proud."
And the minute his heart didn't feel quite so tight,
He whizzed with his load through the bright morning light.
And he brought back the rings, cake and Gay birdseed bags!
And he... ...HE HIMSELF... hung the Gay Rainbow Flag!
...
The Lord looked down, at the proud and the tall,
and said "These are my children, and I love them all."
Friday, December 23, 2011
Must Be Friday Because Ulf Is Horny
Tonight's passions belong too none other than Paul Powerhouse...um..Trent Titus..err..Trent West...oops, I mean...Paul Busolin (Jesus Christ bitch, pick a name already)
Whom better than a schizophrenic boi next door type could be more qualified to play out all the different scenarios I would heap on him?
Call yourself anything ya want boi, I'll just call ya bitch.
Strapped to a sawhorse, ass fully exposed, both my piss filled boots tied to his straining balls, I'd lap his nasty, sweaty cunt and suck his furry hole until he begged me too fuck him.
I'd stuff his spit soaked buttpussy with my drooling fat cock and baptize his guts in piss and cum.
After withdrawing my gooey dick from his greasy, dripping hole, I'd stuff him with a horse cock dildo, slide underneath him and ram my dirty dick down his throat and face fuck him until he gags, coughs and pukes up Ulf cum.
Spent, I'd leave the bitch like he is with the lights out and wondering: "What will he do to me next?"
Whom better than a schizophrenic boi next door type could be more qualified to play out all the different scenarios I would heap on him?
Call yourself anything ya want boi, I'll just call ya bitch.
Strapped to a sawhorse, ass fully exposed, both my piss filled boots tied to his straining balls, I'd lap his nasty, sweaty cunt and suck his furry hole until he begged me too fuck him.
I'd stuff his spit soaked buttpussy with my drooling fat cock and baptize his guts in piss and cum.
After withdrawing my gooey dick from his greasy, dripping hole, I'd stuff him with a horse cock dildo, slide underneath him and ram my dirty dick down his throat and face fuck him until he gags, coughs and pukes up Ulf cum.
Spent, I'd leave the bitch like he is with the lights out and wondering: "What will he do to me next?"
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