Happy Halloween 2026!

Halloween greetings to all.  We will  have a two part series 

today with some nudes and semi nudes up first.

 

Halloween 2026, Part 1 - Nudes and Semi-nudes

We start part one with a guy in a minimal devil outfit.

 

Werewolf and Biker

Here we have a werewolf and biker fighting it out in an AMG photo

that frequent commentator Pat sent.  Thanks, Pat!

 

Airborne

As appealing as the photo is, that doesn't look comfortable.

 

AMG 1972

Although there is a Frankenstein feel to this, Bob Mizer seems

 to have intended this to be a regular medical themed item.

Phill Scott is the "patient" and Dell Woods is the doctor.

 

Masked Nudist

Part one concludes with a masked nudist.

 

Halloween 2026, Part 2 - Gays in the 70s

The second half our our Halloween special focuses on gays in the 1970s,

and where better to start than two guys in the Castro of San Francisco.

 

New York

This is some bar in New York.  Am I the only one flashing of RuPaul?

 

San Fran II

More from the Castro.

 

New York II

I wonder if these two New Yorkers were a couple?

 

Polk Street

Our closing photo was taken on Polk Street in San Francisco on Halloween Night 1977.

 

Back to the Beach

Back to the beach today, starting with a fellow and his towel in the dune grass.

 

1954?

My source said this one was from 1954, and if that's true,

I think it was professionally done.

 

Dad

This guy had to be somebody's dad.

 

Charming

I found this charming photo in a late 1960s magazine piece extolling the advantages of being a homosexual.  In fact, the article seemed obsessed with Oedipal urges among hetero men.

Needless to say, it was one of those porn booklets with an article or two thrown in.

 

Joggers

Here we see some early day beach joggers.

 

Hmmmm . . .

Hmmmm . . . this is somebody I'd like to know.

 

In the Dunes I

All kinds of fun things can happen in the dunes behind the beach,

and this fellow might be waiting for some.

 

Spoilt for Choices

Nice buns here.

 

Group

The man at the center of this group is in a really good spot and seems to know it.

 

Discobolus?

The pose is a bit awkward, but I think he was going for a discobolus using a rock.

 

In the Dunes II

Here's a second guy in the dunes with a different point of view.

 

Color Snap

And finally, our only color item has a man with a bulge.

 

Levis Day

Had a request for a men in Levis set, so here we go.

 

Peeping Toms?

Are these two peeping toms or innocent workmen?

 

Proud

He looks like a proud car owner, but is that a dent in the fender?

 

San Francisco

The 70s in San Francisco.

 

Archival

 These late 19th Century loggers appear on an official Levis archival web page.

Don't forget.  Levis were invented as durable, affordable work clothes for men.

Sturdy

This sturdy looking fellow caught my eye on a Pinterest page,

but for some reason my internal AI alarm went off.

 

Phone Booth

Remember phone booths?

 

Log Splitter

This beefy firewood splitter will no doubt make someone's day.

 

Miners

The timber shoring makes me think these men are miners,

but those flat tipped shovels seem odd.

 

1950 Ford

The palms and quonset huts in our final picture make 

me think of Hawaii, and I believe that's a 1949 Ford.

 

Dave Martin Quarterly - In the Studio

The last quarterly Dave Martin series was all beach scenes, so this time

 I am going with studio work.  Our first photo is one of Jim Warren.

 

Ken Dockter

I think this photo of Ken Dockter is from early in Mr. Martin's career. 

 

Carl Wadlow

Carl Wadlow looks like one of those guys whose friends might call him "Moose."

 

Bill Elliott

I really like the lighting in this picture of Bill Elliott.

 

Tim Hogan

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Chuck Miller

Chuck Miller is one of my favorite Dave Martin models, 

and he looks good with a bamboo screen and a chain.

 

Charlie Wall

Despite the blank stare, I like this picture of Charlie Wall.

 

Richard Amandoli

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Tom Fine

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Walt Davis

Closing the set with Walt Davis and a classic flex pose.

 

Early 20th Century Men

We visit the early 20th Centtury today, starting with a young man reaching for something.

 

Adrien Deriaz

My source admitted to having brightened this photo of Adrien Deriaz, and I don't blame them.

It was taken in 1915 near the end of Mr. Deriaz' career, and I have to say he still had it.

 

Jim Thorpe

Native American Olympic Champion Jim Thorpe posed for this dual view in 1914.

 

Section Heading

A popular online vintage photo resale website uses this photo 

as a section heading without providing any provenance.

 

Stretch

Those stretch pull exercise devices were probably 

relatively new when this picture was made.

 

Gustav Fristensky

Here we see legandary Czech strong man and wrestler Gustav Fristensky in a classic pose.

 

Rope pull

I have no information on this shot of a young man pulling on a thin rope.