My kingdom for a high-res version of this!
Unite!
Ragtag grab-bag
I’ve recently acquired a substantial treasure — almost complete runs of both Bob Mizer’s Physique Pictorial and Bruce of LA’s The Male Figure. Along with the issues were a handful of other tidbits, such as film catalogs and this dazzling mini calendar. Now, to think of what Pink Mince can do with this exquisite library.
I wish I’d found this photo when I was gathering material for Pink Mini #4 — “Johnny, are you queer?”
[Source: bithouse]
That dashing young man would one day become one of the FBI’s most-wanted men, but let’s stop for a moment to appreciate a different kind of desirability he once had. That head of hair alone makes me jealous, but you also have to give him props for style. As Esquire says: “the mug shot is a strange amalgam of Jim Stark and Roger Sterling. He’s the rebel with a cause, the real tough from whom the Hollywood toughs were ripping off their style.”
Notorious mobster Whitey Bulger, we can’t condone your actions, but nevertheless we salute you.
[via Be My Valentino]
Pink Mince #5, obvs. All the Tumblr attention isn’t that much of a surprise (there was a certain shameless pandering to my art direction for that article), but I wish all the visibility would lead to a few more sales. It’s hard running a small press, yo.
But I am delighted to see my associate Mr Moore’s exquisite Leyton getting a little extra attention as a result of that image. Maybe super-black typefaces with a dash of swing will become the rage of the bear community! That’s why I made the {BEAR HUG!} t-shirt, just in case.
While I’m tempted to just repost every single image from My Daguerreotype Boyfriend, I’ll show some restraint and just make this one choice and urge you follow along the site itself. Or, if this sort of thing resonates with you, you might consider picking up Leftover Beefcake, the latest Pink Mini. This sort of thing is certainly right up my alley.
Dig the new shirt from the Pink Mince store, all jazzed up with some of the offerings at House Industries‘ amazing Photo-Lettering site. Pick up one of your own right here, or see if you like some of the others.
Ease off the ass.