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Ron Jeremy At The Adult Novelty Expo: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Our good friend Jamye Waxman just spent two days at AVN Novelty Expo in Los Angeles (like the regular AVN Expo, but for dildos), and she filed this report on her website. It's safe to say that she found it a lot more interesting than Ron Jeremy did. Seriously, there was a lot of cool stuff there that may soon be stuffed inside you. (avnnoveltyexpo.com + jamyewaxman.com)
We've heard rumors about the crazy things that absinthe can do, but we had no idea that it was capable of turning mild-mannered burlesque performers into wild, nearly naked absinthe fairies. Last weekend, Le Tourment Vert took over New York City's venerable burlesque life drawing salon Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School ... and from we hear, no one escaped unscathed. Pictures of the madness after the jump.
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According to the just-updated talent lineup, among the notable celebrities slated to attend this year's Exotic Erotic Ball in San Francisco are MySpace vixen Bobbi Billard, Akira Lane, The Genitorturers, someone called "Pricasso, the Penis Painter", and Danny Bonaduce, who will judge the $20,000 costume contest. Aren't you glad you have three months to decide what you're going to wear, or not? After all, you don't want to let Bobbi down. (To say nothing of Danny Bonaduce.) (event info @ exoticeroticexpo.com; photo via Mac & Bumble @ bobbi-billard-nude.com)
We just found out that next weekend is the fifth annual China Adult-Care Expo—which sounds kinda boring until you realize that "Adult-Care" actually means "sex toys." Who cares about that whole Olympics thing anyway? And anyone have an extra ticket to Shanghai they want to share with us? (shanghaiist.com)
Summer doldrums got you down? Has the humidity drained your sweat glands and your will to live? Maybe you can find a way to cool off—and then maybe sweat some more—by staying indoors! Check out upcoming sex- and porn-related events on the Fleshbot Calendar ... and be sure to submit your own to calendar [at] fleshbot [dot] com.
Brett Ratner Hearts "Big Penis"
We don't traffic in much gossip at Fleshbot—we leave that to our colleagues to the east and west—but Page Six just informed us that the biggest celeb to show up for LA's launch of Taschen's "Big Penis Book" was dreamy A-list Hollywood director/producer and noted gay sex expert Brett Ratner, who purchased five copies. Which tells us one of three interesting things: (1) Brett is a size queen; (2) Chad Hunt doesn't bring out the crowds like he used to (though he probably does better than some people), and/or (3) the Post is making a subtle critique of Ratner's bearish heft or a subtle compliment on Ratner's hefty wang. Let the speculation and rumormongering begin! (NYPost.com)
Did you know that July is National Bikini Month? (We actually thought that was every month, but we promise to make our two-piece swimwear posts extra special for the next 30 days or so.) As we learned back in May, pretty much every day is a reason to celebrate something—whether it's National Ice Cream Day (July 18), National Lollipop Day (July 20), or National Chocolate Day (July 7). Some days even give you more than one reason to set off fireworks, like July 4th, which is both U.S. Independence Day and Independence From Meat Day. ("Where The Boys Aren't, Volume 232"). That doesn't even cover Canadian Independence Day, Restless Leg Syndrome Education and Awareness Week (July 18-25), Be Nice To New Jersey Week (aka "Give A Guido A Blowjob Before July 7" Week), something called Wood Wagon Day (July 21; don't ask), and Freedom From Fear of Public Speaking Day. You know, the day when you picture everyone you know naked. (It's July 2.)
There's even more where that came from below, but whatever day it is be sure to visit Fleshbot, where it's always July 23. (aka "Too Hot To Handle" Day!)
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Latest by n/a: That is a most excellent video for National Hot Dog Day. Candy, mustard, ketchup, and pussy: A delectable melange of flavors for the connosieur. The hot dogs seemed to be a bit undercooked, but then the ladies didn't seem to more »
Here's some fun trivia: The Palms Casino in Las Vegas does not allow underboob! (Seriously, it's written into their gaming license.) So why would they book a weekend of erotic burlesque dancing at their hotel? More importantly, why is Las Vegas still calling itself Sin City? (canada.com)
Did you attend the Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival this weekend? Well, you were probably the only one, because the entire population of Spain was too busy watching their soccer team win the European Championships. (Or maybe people were just lost, because it was actually in Madrid?) (metro.co.uk)
Malcolm McLaren Brings Porn Back To Times Square
Malcolm McLaren has shocked the world — or at least the media — with his recently announced plan to spend the summer screening dirty movies in Times Square. Which sounds awesome, except for the fact that all the nudity and naughty bits have been completely edited out of the clips in question. We're sure there's some deep artistic meaning to the whole thing—but we'll probably just spend the summer at home in the AC watching real porn. You know, like we generally do. (nydailynews.com)
Reading For Filth: All-Naked Edition!
It's Thursday! Which means it's almost Friday! Which is practically the weekend! And this weekend is extra special because the next "Reading for Filth" event well be held on Saturday, June 28 in NYC: in addition to readings by some of the most talented porn writers you'll ever 
We'll admit it: We are not always good gays. We don't own anything by A&F. We've been known to forsake Pride parades for poker night. And someone in this office claims never to have bought a Madonna album—not even a measly cassette single! Yes, we are Bad Gays Indeed. But we're determined to do better, starting by trying to become more familiar with Broadway fare like plays and musicals and ... uh, whatever else those theater queens theatrical aficionados of our acquaintance are always going on about. Unsurprisingly, you can thank last weekend's Broadway Bares event for our change of heart: who'd have thought guys who spend six nights and a couple of afternoons each week singing and dancing and sweating like maniacs would look so amazingly hot with no clothes on? (Our only complaint is that despite the title, there ain't a bear in sight. Except maybe Nathan Lane, but we're not sure he counts.)
· Broadway Bares 18: Wonderland (photos by Tomas Vrzala @ vrzala.com)
· Broadway Bares (broadwaycares.org)
More hot naked Broadway action with a bunch of jokes we don't get (except the Sean Cody one) after the jump.
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ArtFagCity interviews art provocateur and S&M savant Nayland Blake, who discourses on everything from art history to queer history to racial and gender politics and more. (In fact, he's so smart and so dreamy that he'd probably even know how to help us hook up our laptops to the snazzy new inkjet printer in the utility closet Fleshbot media room—but sadly, like HP online support, he ain't telling.) Blake's latest project is the current show at New York's Monya Rowe Gallery called "The Guys We Would Fuck", in which he's selected a group of artists who will be submitting pictures of (surprise!) guys they would, in theory, fuck; gallery and online visitors can then create their own 'zines of their favorites. All of which sounds really sexy in a Tiger Beat sort of way. Now if only Mr. Blake could help us find someone to help us with that printer ...
· The Guys We Would Fuck: An Interview With Nayland Blake (artfagcity.com)
· Monya Rowe Gallery (monyarowegallery.com)
Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival Goes To ... Madrid?
Heads up, international porn fans: the Barcelona International Erotic Film Festival (FICEB) will be taking place this weekend—though for reasons that are unclear to us, it will be held in Madrid. (¡Que loco!) Alas, with gas prices and airline tickets and the US dollar being what they are, we're going to be missing out on the fun ... and from the list of porn celebrities in attendance (Sylvia Saint! Nacho Vidal!) it looks like there's going to be a lot of fun. Anyone want to be our unofficial correspondent? We'll even send you a Fleshbot paint-by-numbers press badge that may or may not get you anywhere! (ficeb.com)
New York We Love You, But You're Not Getting Us Off
One more reason why New York City ain't what it used to be: not only are there no more leather bars, but there are also fewer and fewer places to have hot anonymous sex. If we didn't get to break out our leather armbands and watch Chi Chi LaRue and assorted porn boys roll into town for events like Folsom Street East this weekend, we might as well be living in, like, Cleveland or something! (Though something tells us they have more leather bars and anonymous sex than we do anyway.) (villagevoice.com; FSE photos by istolethetv @ flickr.com)
Planning something kinky this weekend? Maybe a trip to your favorite strip club, followed by a flogging party or two? Or maybe you're just hoping to ogle a pornstar up close? Check out the Fleshbot Events Calendar and see if something strikes your fancy ... though in the case of a flogging party hopefully you'll get more than just your fancy struck. (And remember to submit your own events to calendar [at] fleshbot [dot] com so everyone can join the fun.)
Spencer Tunick: Still With The Naked People
People do all kinds of funny things in their heads—math problems, hot mechanic fantasies, hearing strange voices—but what we love most of all is when they rationalize their burning desire to get buck naked in the service of art. Spencer Tunick is a master at encouraging grandmothers and other typically unassailable types to show off the goods, and now he's taken his gift for blarney to the source: Ireland's Blarney Castle. No sign of Bono yet, which is probably a good thing. (news.bbc.co.uk)
The Exxxotica Miami Show has been so successful that the folks behind it are planning to expand with the first Exxxotica New York show, a "three day erotic event" coming this September. The theme is "Sexiness in the City," which makes perfect sense except that the show is actually taking place in New Jersey. Go Giants! (exxxoticany.com)
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