Tuesday, January 19, 2016

16th Cybersocket Awards 2016


Cybersocket Red Carpet by Fubar's JFK for XBiz

Cybersocket Red Carpet by Fubar’s JFK for XBiz


Forrest Black and I had the pleasure of attending the Cybersocket Awards again this year. This event has such a great energy and is always so much fun. Rather than having people sitting stiffly at tables, Cybersocket has everyone in a nightclub atmosphere where it is easy to mingle and get drinks. The ceiling of the Penthouse nightclub in West Hollywood was festooned with vines and flowers and big crystal balls which shimmered in the club lighting. I don’t recall whether the Penthouse usually has that decor on the ceiling, but it was really beautiful. The event boasted lots of go-go dancers, not only on boxes, but also inside a giant luxury shower raining hot water on fit bodies inside the club.

Speaking of fit bodies, there is nothing like going to a gay nightclub in West Hollywood to motivate you to hit the gym. Go to an awards show there and it is nearly wall-to-wall eight packs. I apparently need to add more sit-ups to my New Year’s resolutions.


I cheered a little extra loud for the awards won by two of my billers CCBill and Epoch. Gay adult studios Cocky Boys, Naked Sword, Helix, and Bel Ami took home some of the most important trophies. Cocky Boys packed the event with hot twink performers. Pornstar Colby Keller won for Best Personality and accepted his award in a giant banana suit. Event sponsor Flirt4Free and their adorbz performer Pierre Fitch both took home awards. Sexy Trenton Ducati received an award which I think Cybersocket might have created just to be able to give him an extra big honor. MC Chi Chi LaRue, as in the past, did a remarkable job of keeping the awards presentations high energy, funny, and fun to watch. Chi Chi is truly the master (mistress?) of the microphone.


Because Forrest Black and I had some duplicates in our swanky gift bags, I offered the Uber driver two of my DVDs. I got the impression he really wanted a copy of Green Lantern is Gay!, but he was nervous about admitting he wanted it. He seemed happy when I told him he really was welcome to it, as I had a second copy. The Uber driver said he was going to give it to a friend and he had a whole elaborate plan for how this would take place.


As for me, I’ll be doing sit-ups and watching adult superhero flicks. It is, uhm, for a friend.







Cybersocket would like to congratulate all of the winners and nominees of the 16th Annual Cybersocket Web Awards. Every year, votes from web surfers like you decide which companies and individuals have made the year’s most important contributions to the gay adult industry. By honoring these individuals and companies, we acknowledge their work as innovators in queer media and encourage them to continue as technological entrepreneurs, advocates for free speech, and agents of cultural change.


Here are the 2016 winners in order of category, with Industry Choice listed first and Surfers Choice second:


Industry Choice Awards


Best Webmaster Resource

CCBILL


Best Content Producer

HELIX STUDIOS


Best Affiliate Program

FLIRT4FREE


Best Billing Company

EPOCH


Best Alternative Billing Company

NETBILLING


Businessperson of the Year

JAKE JAXSON – COCKY BOYS


Best Hosting Company

MOJO HOST


Best New Company

Lüb Lube


Company of the Year

FLIRT4FREE


Special Award

Cybersocket Wall of Fame Award of Excellence

TRENTON DUCATI


Innovative Site of the Year

SUPERMEN.COM


Surfer’s Choice Awards


Best Mobile Content Site

MEN.COM


Best Porn Review Site

STR8 UP GAY PORN


Best Product/Retail Site

ANDREW CHRISTIAN


Best Video Site

BEL AMI ONLINE


Best Webcam Performer

PIERRE FITCH


Best Ethnic-Themed Site

LATIN BOYZ


Best Escort Site

RENT MEN


Best European Site

TIM TALES


Best Niche Site

STR8 TO GAY


Best Hookup Site/Mobile App

GRINDR


Best Live Cam Site

CAM4


Best New Site

ICON MALE


Best Massage Site

MEN 4 RENT NOW


Best Personality

COLBY KELLER


Best Pornstar

ANTONIO BIAGGI


Best VOD Site

NAKED SWORD


Best Movie or Web Series of the Year

MEETING LIAM – COCKYBOYS


Best Sex Scene

TWO AMERICANS FOR A FRENCHIE – FRENCH TWINKS AND HELIX STUDIOS


Best Newcomer

SEBASTIAN KROSS




16th Cybersocket Awards 2016

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Blue Blood Exhibiting at HorrorCon Right Now

This gothic scenario just wheeled by the Blue Blood exhibit booth at HorrorCon. Forrest Black and I are here this weekend, exhibiting Blue Blood publications. Stop by our booth if you are here and you can get a collectible 21-year-old copy of the murder issue of our punk humor zine BLT for free. Cause we’re awesome like that. Feel free to also give us dough for cool T-shirts, back issues of Blue Blood in print, and our California Deathrock book of subculture portraits.





Blue Blood Exhibiting at HorrorCon Right Now

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day




Talk Like a Pirate Day
Talk Like a Pirate Day

Tattooed and corseted wishes for a Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day!


This September 19th holiday was founded by two guys named Mark Summers and John Baur, with assistance from their friend Brian Rhodes and boosting from one of my favorite humorists, the talented Dave Barry. And Blue Blood celebrates it, yarrr.


Although our Blue Blood discussion boards here are known for their intelligent and rational conversations on hot button topics, we all are also familiar with the long-running pirates versus ninjas battles. Critical thinking is vital, but being good at pirate lingo is always a plus. So, for International Talk Like a Pirate Day, we just had to feature a photo set of Halloween Jen Vixen. Famous corsetmaker Isabella Costumiere donated black pirate pantaloons and a white corset for the cause. Jen already had her own eye patch with a skull and crossbones on it. Now that be a fine lass, yarr. Ms. Vixen is now featured on BlueBlood.com in a dozen sets with a whopping 611 photographs lensed by yours truly and Forrest Black. Reminder: In addition to images of the beautiful tattooed Jen Vixen, membership in the BlueBlood.com mega site includes an additional 80,154 pictures, of 348 other incredibly gorgeous hotties, shot by a variety of cutting edge photographers, quality fiction from established genre authors and Blue Blood’s world famous signature couples photo sets.


When you think about it, the Blue Blood skull does have a hint of the Jolly Roger about it. Avast, all scurvy dogs, prepare to be boarded!



Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day