News: Former Kink Star Opens Gym in FL

We’ve written about hunky Mike Verdugo before. First, back in 2008 when his porn past was revealed after he was a contestant on HGTV’s Design Star. And again when he was suspended from his job as a police officer due to that porn past. Now, The Miami Herald is reporting that the 37-year-old fitness trainer has opened a gym in Davie, Florida. Verdugo told the newspaper that he made the kink film Rope Rituals for director Tom McGurk in 1996 at age 22 for $700. He says that he appeared naked but didn’t engage in any hard-core sex. (As we recall from the VHS copy we had back in the day, he was tied up.) The Hollywood Police Department claims it fired Verdugo for not disclosing his previous work. “One door closed and a few opened,” a philosophical Verdugo says. His new Bodytek Fitness is averaging 300 customers a week and he plans to open another in Wilton Manors. So there is life after gay porn. Amen!

News: RSS Signs Newcomer Derek Parker

Manly Derek Parker is the latest stud to sign a long-term exclusive contract with Raging Stallion Studios. The furry, bearded and tattooed newbie was recently discovered and signed after he shot his first scene, which will appear in the soon-to-be-released Fucked Up. Parker was part of a six-man orgy directed by company president Chris Ward. “Derek is the embodiment of Raging Stallion—beefy, edgy and rugged,” Ward says. “He fits the bill exactly—great body, handsome face and just the right amount of roughness and toughness. On top of that, he’s a versatile and intense performer who will charm the pants off our fans, literally. We’re excited to get him scheduled for more upcoming projects.”

Derek appears in two scenes in Fucked Up (due out March 30) and has shot two more that will be seen in currently untitled RSS productions. “When I started considering doing porn, I only wanted to work with a major studio,” Parker says. “A friend of mine who has worked with Raging Stallion helped me get a meeting there, and everything fell into place. They are working with a lot of guys that I find really hot, and the whole team made me feel welcome and excited, especially Chris Ward and Steve Cruz, who made me feel right at home and helped me deliver my best.” For more information, visit RagingStallion.com.

News: Twins Are Still In!

Twins are hot! And most of the time they’re gay, right!? But are they hot having sex together? Or in the same room/scene at least? The gays seem to be split on this one. Incest is still one of the few surviving taboos, no? In our recent gay porn past, bros Fernando and Fabrizio Mangiatti got together for Lucas Entertainment in 2007. Milo and Elijah Peters got censored in the United Kingdom in 2009 for this scene they did for Bel Ami. Channel 1 Releasing scored major hits with twin sets such as Luca and Liam Rosso (Chi Chi LaRue directs them in the new sex thriller Spitting Image: Twin Trouble) and Adam and Konrad Richter (director William Higgins put them through their paces in Double Czech: Twins in Lust), but some viewers still got a bit squeamish at these overt displays of brotherly love. (There’s also the Visconti Triplets, but we won’t go there!)

IstanBoys is now joining in to double your fun. The premier site for Turkish and Arab twinks is currently featuring twin brothers Erdem and Adem (above), who end up fucking each other. Lord save us all! IstanBoys also features photos, videos, discussion forums, personals, chat, escort ads and Istanbul gay travel guide. And you get a subscription to the popular Maximo Latino site when you join. Sounds like a must for lovers of ethnic men—and now, fans of twincest! For more, visit IstanBoys.com.

News: Cockyboys Signs Newbie Jake Bass

There’s a new Cockyboy in town. Yes, another! Supercute Jake Bass is the latest in a long line of exclusives to sign with the NYC-based online studio. Bass, who has previously worked for VideoBoys, will soon be seen in a new scene with Tommy Defendi in which the versatile newcomer tops. “Jake has ‘Cockyboy’ written all over him,” a press release says. “He’s a total show-off and charismatic charmer who oozes confidence with his deceptively innocent smile and a tight, smooth, inked-up body that will be an integral part of our original programming in the months ahead.” The studio adds that Jake is part street kid, part skater boy with a punk rock attitude. Good combo! This tattooed free spirit has already filmed a solo and two scenes (with fellow exclusives Gabriel Clark and Mason Star), which are available now. For more information, visit Cockyboys.com.

New Release: Sektor 9

Hot House is back to leather and fetish fun with Sektor 9, a two-part shocker from director (and former porn star) Christian Owen. Sektor 9 is actually an abandoned Soviet-era gulag where a new breed of leathermen toe the party line in latex, gas masks, nylon ropes and animal cages. Hard-hitting tops teach the art of submission to musclebound comrades who are hungry for cock in eight twisted ass-pounding scenes. The kinky film features authentic fetish gear, expert rope work, cellophane-wrapped subs, head-to-toe latex body suits, inflatable dildos, ball-gags, face cages and more. It’s also “soundscaped” by underground spinning sensation DJ Little Rock. Good times! Starring cover models Marc Dylan and Jessie Colter, plus Spencer Reed, Kyle King, Jimmy Durano, Ben Brown, Bruno Knight, Chris Daniels, Morgan Black, Cavin Knight, Brenn Wyson and Tommy DeLuca. For more information, visit HotHouse.com.

Web Watch: Newbie Blake Savage Bottoms

When the fledgling AustinZane Web site signed cute (but straight) newbie Blake Savage last fall, founders Austin Andrews and Zane Michaels (of Straight College Men fame) promised great things. Well, after a slew of solo, mutual J/O, oral and even topping scenes, the 20-year-old Midwestern farm boy is ready to go bottoms up. And site owner Zane Michaels is taking top honors! “Fucking Blake was definitely one of the hottest scenes we’ve done on the site so far,” Michaels says. “It took a little while to get him used to it because he’d never been fucked off camera before either, but once we got into the swing of things, he was a real trooper and let me just go to town on his ass. He could barely walk around the house an entire day after.”

There was no comment from the limping Blake (or his girlfriend, who last we heard was considering her own girl-on-girl porn debut), but Austin put in his two cents: “It’s been something fans have written in about asking for since we debuted him,” Andrews says. “We like giving the fans exactly what they want, so hopefully you’ll see some more videos of him soon. It’s my turn to fuck him now, right?” Take a number. For more information, visit AustinZane.com

New Release: Spitting Image: Twin Trouble

Gay porn fans will soon be seeing double. The Brother Fucker twins are back with Spitting Image: Twin Trouble, and director Chi Chi LaRue is once again putting them through their synchronized paces. Identical twins Liam and Luca Rosso star in this erotic thriller as “sexual spirits who envelop and inspire every man’s sexual desires.” Sounds intriguing. “I love using ghosts to tell stories,” LaRue says. “I’ve used them before in some of my classic films like Unknown and In His Dreams. The formula works for me, especially with two ripped and gorgeous twins like Liam and Luca.” Also starring Dylan Roberts, Trey Turner, Jonny Rock, Alex Andrews, Devin Adams, Tony Douglas, Max Gunnar and Connor Maguire (who gets to share an explosive threeway with the bros). For more information, visit C1R.com.