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Mitch Vogel: The Bulge and Biceps of Bonanza
We needed as many freckle-faced redheaded boys as possible during the 1970s: Ron Howard on Happy Days, Johnny Whitaker on Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, and Mitch Vogel on Bonanza (1970-73). He played...
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Beefcake and Buddhism in Clover, South Carolina
My least favorite state is obviously Texas, but South Carolina comes in at a close second. It's a weird combination of super-fundamentalist churches and hetero sex shops, so hot and humid that you...
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Andrew Keegan Breaks Boys' Hearts
Andrew Keegan was one of the more popular teen stars of the 1990s. He played mostly operators, rebels, and scallawags, Zack Dell in Camp Nowhere (1994), and "bad boy" guest roles on TGIF sitcoms like...
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Oskaloosa: Quakers, County Fairs, and a Fitness Celebrity
Nazarenes aren't allowed to go to circuses, carnivals, fairs, festivals, and similar "worldly amusements," but somehow when I was a kid I managed to go to the Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa, about two...
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Gay Symbolism in Chicago
I went to high school in the midst of the disco era, when everyone was carrying around boom boxes, practicing complicated dance moves, and listening to songs about the night life:I love the night life,...
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My 3 Mistakes in North Thurston Beefcake
"North Thurston Boys' Swim Team Led By Talented Coach." I made three mistakes in analyzing this photo.1. I thought these guys were alumni. They look well past high school age. I'd guess the one on...
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The Top 10 Beefcake Sights of Hettinger, North Dakota
There aren't a lot of places of tourist interest in North Dakota. Mostly people visit to take it off their list: "Ok, now I've been in all 50 states."If they do visit, they tend to stick with Fargo,...
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My Date with my High School Boyfriend's Grandson
Charlotte, July 2017During my junior year at Rocky High, back in 1977, my best friend/ersatz boyfriend was Verne, son of the local Nazarene preacher. A senior, hoping to become a minister, and...
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Aaron Tobey, the Boy with the 4th Amendment on his Chest
In December 2010, Aaron Tobey was a 21-year old architecture student at the University of Cincinnati, back home in Virginia for the holidays. He decided to protest the ridiculously excessive searches...
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1990s Teen Idol Also-Rans
Before the contemporary era of streaming youtube stars, teen idols usually got their start on tv, playing cute kids or dreamy teens in "family-friendly" sitcoms and dramas. The problem is, you never...
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Woody Woodpecker: Being a Woodpecker was not Gay Enough
During a televised interview with Walter Lantz sometime in the 1970s, the fawning reporter said "I have to say that Woody Woodpecker is my favorite cartoon character, and most people I've talked to...
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10 Things I Hate about Pasco, Washington
My least favorite state is Texas, followed by South Carolina, and now Washington is a strong third, with Pasco my least favorite city in the annoying state.I've never actually been there, but I'm still...
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Beefcake, Ninjas, and Naked Dancers in Shepaug, Connecticut
As promised, here are some photos of Shepaug swimmers. I like the forced smile of the guy on the left, and the completely darkened pool.The cross-country team. Not a lot of biceps on display, but...
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Herman's Head
Herman's Head (1991-94) was a Fox Sunday night show that aired after Married..with Children, so who was going to skip it?Besides, it starred the amazingly cute William Ragsdale from Fright Night....
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Robert Rodan, the Naked Man on the Operating Table
One day in May 1968 when I was second grade, my friend Doug and I came home from school to find his older sister in the living room watching tv. Outraged over her co-opting Garfield Goose, we...
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Beefcake in the 7 Most Homophobic Towns in the U.S.
An analysis of homophobic tweets recently attempted to find the most homophobic places in the U.S. and Britain. But that's a risky plan: you make homophobic tweets if you feel threatened by the...
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Grammar School Beefcake
You thought I meant 10 year olds, didn't you?In the United States, "grammar school" is an old-fashioned term for "grade school," or more technically "elementary school," for kindergarten through sixth...
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The Top 10 Beefcake Stars of "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
I watched a few episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) when it first aired, and now we're going through on Netflix. It has some interesting episodes, when it isn't bogged down with...
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Why Does Every Air Force Academy Wrestler have It?
There's something you should know about the Falcons, the wrestling team of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.There are 4,000 cadets at the academy, but only 50 on the wrestling team, and...
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The Beefcake and Gay Pride of Myrtle Beach
My sister and her husband go to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina almost every year, and this year they invited me and Bob.But I declined; I've already been to South Carolina once this summer, and Myrtle...
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