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Speeding: The Old Reliable Photos of David Hurles |
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This new book of retro pictures tells us a lot of things. First up: it makes you contemplate how vast the Old Reliable catalogue must actually be. Then the second thought: all gay erotica is divided into three parts. There is Old Reliable. There was AMG. And there is Colt. Colt is the hypermasculine pretty-guys, physical gods set against the great western skies. Athletic Model Guild were the Good Bad Boys, tough luck numbers, bus station specials, but most with a sweetness about them. Old Reliable specializes in the Bad Bad Boys.
For over 40 years, David Hurles documented the hidden world of rough trade and rent boys posing, masturbating, wrestling, or boxing. His models ranged from drifters and grifters to hustlers and ex-cons -- men who came to Los Angeles, and Hurles's studio, to make it big but mostly landed in Hollywood's gutter. His photographs were ubiquitous fixtures in gay publications throughout the seventies and eighties and continue to enjoy a strong following today. More Weegee than Weber, these images vibrate with youthful male power and edgy sexuality. Chosen from Hurles's vast archive by noted homoerotic artist Rex, they comprise an amazing photographic history of a sexuality that society has rarely acknowledged.
This Book Contains Full Frontal Nudity
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