Rod Garetto had it all – a gigantic cock, a wife and kids, and mustache that could make Tom Selleck weep. He wore a diamond stud in his ear and a tattoo on his bicep that read, ‘Rodney’. His fades were always meticulous and his asshole perfectly manicured – details that made him porn’s go-to Latin stud for the better part of the late 80s and early 90s. According to David Hurles, our other favorite photographer of Hollywood street trade, he a was pleasure to work with, and he wasn’t the only one who thought so. Off that gigantic cock of his, Rod built a massive on-screen persona, appearing in films for just about any porn producer with a pulse. Gay, straight, bisexual – it didn’t matter to Rodney, as long as he could stick in his dick and pull out gold. From Black Salsa, to Lords of Cocktown, he spread his Latin seed over many an ass, and, yes, vag, and made his way into the fantasies of lonely wet-dreamers everywhere. Thanks to the advent of VHS, you could spank it to Rodney 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, and never get thrown in the clink. Rodney was a safe lay – no strings, just a big cock attached to a pretty fine Latin guy, with no queer hangups, who, at the end of the day, had a wife and kids at home in the Valley. He was the whole package and now he’s your Mr. February.

For more of Rod and his rod, check out his profile on AMG Classics, and keep your eyes out for new Rodney updates every week in February.

“Big Brother believes it is essential to tell you and me what is suitable for us to read and see—-apparently we lack the his wisdom and discernment and must not attempt to decide such things for ourselves.” Physique Pictorial October 1964

A little over a month ago we introduced you to S&M homo and illustrator, Mike Miksche (aka Steve Masters). In the post, “Mike Miksche – Closeted S&M Homo Artist, Almost Lost Forever,” we claimed that this brilliant artist was a closeted homosexual, which caught the attention of one of Mr. Miksche’s acquaintances. A Mr. Curcio wrote in to recommend that we amend our original post:

“I knew him during the years he worked as a designer at Raymond Lowey. He was not closeted but he worked in the Advertising Industry and the Art Directors were all closeted. He was a very wonderful man.”

So there you have it, Mr. Miksche wasn’t in fact in the closet, but apparently engaged in a marriage of convenience. In a further development, we found that the advertiser-cum-porn-penster actually contributed to Physique Pictorial. His PP introduction came in Nov. 1961 with the above illustrations. Bob Mizer had this to say about the budding illustrator:

“Steve Masters is a brilliant young advertising artist who does physique work just as a hobby. We especially admire his crisp, masculine style, and will be eager to get your reaction to it…”

At the time, full-color prints of Miksche’s work were given out for free with the purchase of a catalog of his color work.

Grand total–$1.25.

So what can we glean from our newfound discoveries? In 1961, you could buy a Mike Miksche print for a mere $1.25. At the same time you might be forced to marry a woman in order to protect your reputation in the workplace.

Conclusion–inflation sucks, but homophobia sucks more.

Mad Dog Mains is like the Holy Grail of rough trade. A mechanic by design, prostitute by circumstance and sometime street fighter, he’s a sexual adventurers wet dream. He looks rather compact in these photographs, and at 5’7” and 160 lb., is certainly not an imposing figure. However, what he lacks in stature he makes up for in strength. His thick, sturdy build makes him a solid bottom or a slightly small, but no doubt powerful, top. The product of German and Russian parents, Mad Dog left his birthplace in Pittsburgh, PA, and made his way out west at the age of 5. Somewhere along the way he picked up a backside full of bullets. Bob Mizer points out in the January 1974 issue of Physique Pictorial that, “Strangely enough he has no tattoos, but his body is slightly scarred with bullet holes along his arm and left buttock.” Mad Dog never backs down from a street fight, or a good grudge fuck.

A. Will Suck Dick
B. Very Affable
C. Hustler
D. A Good Fuck
E. Will Bottom

For more Mad Dog check out the gallery after the jump. And for even more Mad Dog, check out his profile at AthleticModelGuild.com. Continue reading ‘Mad Dog Mains, Pinko-Kraut Streetfighter Has Butt Full of Bullets, Will Bottom for $’

Bob Mizer, as you probably already know, was an equal opportunity employer. Unlike many of his contemporaries, his taste wasn’t at all evident in his photography. Sure, one could venture that in his early age he had a thing for the sweet meat of American body builders, and that later in life, his taste turned to the salty underbelly of LA street trade–but what evidence we have of his sexual appetite, proves no such distinction. He had a “walk-ins welcome” approach to casting, accepting just about any semi-sober model willing to drop his drawers, and successfully disassociating the name Athletic Model Guild with athleticism. Case in point, Skooter Edwards, the innocent-enough Southern twink with the unicorn tattoo. We don’t know much about Skooter, aside from whats evident by looking at him. He appeared in a number of Spanking films for AMG, wore a mullet, loved unicorns and sex (as evidenced by the tattoo on his chest) and spoke with a long Southern draw.

We personally do have a type, one that usually doesn’t permit for twinks or mullets, but there’s something especially attractive about this skinny little Southern charmer. Now, we’re not saying we’d take a bite out of this twinky–we much prefer a nice thick slab of beef–but we are willing to admit that he’s got us rethinking our take on our broomstick brethren. Perhaps skinny isn’t so bad, and anyway, it’s not our job to give you what we want. Our job is to give you what you want. So for you die hard twink chasers, here’s your Mr. January, Skooter Edwards.

Check out a sample gallery of Skooter after the jump and keep checking back at AthleticModelGuild.com for more updates of this beautiful beanpole.

Continue reading ‘Skooter Edwards – Southern Twink, Loves Unicorns, SEX and a Good Spanking’

The above video is only a segment of an Arena film’s documentary about legendary satanist and homophile filmmaker, Kenneth Anger’s morbid book, Hollywood Babylon. Babylon, which was first released in 1965 and banned ten days later, dredges up Hollywood’s most sordid tales of sex, drugs and death. Needless to say, it rocked the oh so well balanced boat of the studio media machine. Upon the re-release of the book, nearly ten years after its initial banning, the New York Time had this to say, “If a book such as this can be said to have charm, it lies in the fact that here is a book without one single redeeming merit.”

Among the many famous corpses spilled over in Anger’s story is that of Ramon Novarro, a well known Latin actor, who gained stardom in the early days of Hollywood film making. According to Anger, Novarro was murdered with a large black lead Art Decco dildo, which was given to him by his lover, Hollywood’s first Latin heartthrob, Rudolpho Valentino. There’s no evidence that any of this is true, which is probably why Anger caught so much flack for Babylon. However, the apparent murders in this case–at least according to Physique Pictorial–were a pair of brothers, one of whom appeared in a photo session for AMG under the name Paul Ferguson. Bob Mizer later wrote that Anger considered using another AMG model, Bill Murphy, in a film adaptation of Hollywood Babylon.

“Whereas many expressions are now accepted which would never have been tolerated in Victorian times, and each generation demands increasingly greater freedom and less hypocrisy, there still exists in almost all of us a tribal totem belief (regardless of our surface blasé disclaimers) that sex is most sacred and must not be held up to ridicule or otherwise desecrated…” Physique Pictorial June 1966

Blue Max Hensley from the AMG Archives

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If you ever wondered what it was like to be on Bob Mizer’s set, it’s time you found out. From the time he began shooting VHS, Mizer kept his camcorder trained on the very photo sessions that made him famous. The videos were initially called Sessions Videos and featured pulsating assholes, throbbing members, bound bodies and boys bent over to receive their comeuppance, accompanied by flashbulbs flashing and Bob barking orders. They were, for all intents and purposes the bread and butter of AMG’s last twenty years and they were never in short supply. To kick off our 65th year in business, we’re making these iconic–remember those Calvin Klein commercials–videos available for the first time on DVD, and we’re practically giving them away for free. When you buy any DVD from the AMG Retrosex Archives, you’ll receive nearly 50% off the retail price, bringing your total to a mere $24.99–there are cocktails that cost more than that.

So put your money to good use in the new year and get your hands on the best of AMG’s Spanking, Anal Erotic, Best Size, Bondage, Wrestling Live, or just plain old photo session videos. It’s simple; just search your favorite model’s name in the AMG Online store, or look up your favorite video from back issues of PP, and click check out. Within days you’ll be popping that DVD in the machine and leaning back with some of the world’s most magnificent men.