White Castle Burger!!!!
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Web Date 08-15-2007

Hey everyone, I'm in Louisville, KY. Thursday, I'm heading down to Grand Rivers, Ky to visit some long lost friends. Then, this weekend I'm having a family reunion in Southern Illinois among the corn and the cows. Believe it or not but I do have a family :)

My buddy and I had dinner at The Old Spaghetti Factory tonight. Gosh, that was a big deal when I was a kid. My entire family loaded up in my step-dad's Buick stationwagon... heading off to East St Louis (an hour drive) for The Old Spaghetti Factory restaurant. It was an hour of Dolly Parton and Freddy Fender plus the unfiltered Camel cigarette smoke blasting in our faces... but it was all worth it. At the restaurant, I would order the Pot Pourri plate. I liked saying it because I thought it sounded fancy. I was so queer. Back then it cost around 7 dollars. Tonight the price went all the way up to $9.50... That includes soup or salad, main course, a beverage and spumoni ice cream for desert!

I couldn't believe there's a White Castle burger joint in Louisville. White Castle is my first love before KFC. I ate 6 double burgers with cheese right on the spot. I'm just going to pig out on this trip and just work out a little harder when I get home.

xoxo Van


LIVE WEBCAM SHOT

Web Date 08-08-2007

I got a bunch of nice and funny email. Thought I would share a couple.

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Dear Van, your package arrived today. Thanks for sending it so quickly.
I watched the "Rear Window" DVD immediately...I love the video. You really gave me the sense that I was right in the room with you. There are a few times when you smile into the camera that are infinitely sweet: you are so relaxed, so honest and open and direct, with absolutely nothing to hide. Also, it's awesome to see how you can combine being both so powerful and strong and so gentle and delicate within your one self. I suppose everyone has the potential for some of that combination, but you have the courage really to live it. I begin to understand what you've said on your website about how what you do blurs the edge between art and life. I also have been thinking about your motto, that art and sex deserve a witness. We can all be glad that your camera has been there to enable us to witness your fantastic erotic art--us watching you watching us watching you, just as you said.

I think the music is absolutely perfect, by the way, and you must be one of the very few people who looks equally good with short AND long hair.

Thanks again! xoxo Bill

Yes, Bill.... I'm just being myself :) Life is too short. This is what I told the guys who turned me down for modeling for my coffee table book: "It goes really really fast... believe me, I know. In five years, people wont look at you twice. In approx 20 years, you don't even exist. Somewhere in between you'll be so desperate, you'll post your schlong on sites like bigmuscle.com. .. by then, who wants to see it?" LOL... I'm only half kidding.

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Van, I've gone though your journals for the first time in a year ... they're fun... but then there is Van whining about getting old. "I'm going to retire gracefully..."

Fuck that...

Show a little grey around the temples and you are going to be the most desirable man on earth for the next 20 years ... at least.

When I hit 40 I was so heart breakingly handsome I broke peoples' hearts (including my own).

So will you ...

LOL! (That's "lot's of love) Uncle Jim

And Uncle Jim, you are so sweet. I think this story would make you understand. I got this 18yo kid chasing me for awhile at my gym for like a year. One day he followed me home like a puppy. I tried to get rid of him but he was very persistent. Before I let him in, I checked his driver license to make sure he's legal. I didn't want to end up on Dateline NBC even though I'll do Chris Hansen in a minute. So after I fucked him and he came like three times. I asked him how many times can he cum. He said until it hurts. Then all of the sudden, he wanted to be boyfriends. So we were chatting... He asked me about my ideal guy. I told him I really don't have a type... I'm drawn to artistic, funny regular guys and I'm curious about the professional suit and tie type.... all different sizes, shapes and colors. Then, I asked him about his type, and he said "I'm attracted to older guys." I smiled and said "Really?". He said "Yeah... My ideal guy is 26yo."

All the blood drained out of my body and I was jolted back into reality.

XOXO Van


Dore Alley Street Fair 2007
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Web Date 08-02-2007

My videos and pix are being posted on some websites in Europe and Asia again. Thank you all esp James for the heads up. You guys take such good care of me.

I'm in SF for the month of August and some traveling to KY mid August for a week. I am trying my first SF webcam broadcast tonight. Wish me luck.

Dore Alley Street Fair was last Sunday. It was great fun... nice weather and a ton of bears :) I will post the pix later this weekend.

It's official. I just signed a one year lease on a flat in SF. I still keep my little place in LA so I will be going back and forth for video/photo shoots. I'm a little nervous because I'm paying rents in two cities with no regular paycheck coming in. I may have to get a legit job :)

xoxo Van