Denny and Mike I couldn't agree with you more. The fact that we get introduced to the more popular models in areas of the site like BTS helps humanize them in the eyes of us members. It's just one more thing that sets
Broke Straight Boys apart from other sites.
For instance the BTS vid of MikeR only helped improve the standing of an already popular model. He came across as such a nice young man that many of us would not have minded just meeting him for a cup of coffee. With no sexual motives at all. Now we have videos like that of fine young men for posterity. Rest in Peace dear Mike.
I agree with Denny that for Clay to stand or sit in front of the camera would improve his standing just as it has for other models who have talked openly on BTS. Not that we don't already like him of course. I'm sure though that it is not a question of if, but when he will do it. I will not force the issue though. When Clay decides that he is ready and willing to do that, we will thank him for the gesture.
The idea of doing this interview was pure brilliance. It came at just the right time. It also reinforced everything Mark was trying to tell us. For one that Clay reads all the threads related to his scenes. And secondly but perhaps most importantly...Mark has told us repeatedly when the posts have gone very negative towards models on a personal level...that it's quite possible the models themselves are reading those posts. So here he made sure that we saw the models doing just that.
Obviously there are plenty of models who will read reviews of their work here in the forum with no prodding whatsoever from Mark or Clay to do so. They are given free memberships to the site so they can see how the finished product of their scenes turned out. So it only makes sense that some of them would be curious to see what the viewers themselves thought of their scenes.
Don't think for a minute that in addition to Mark wanting to give us the pleasure of being introduced to them in a non porn setting...that he had another motive as well. I'm sure he took some small pleasure in knowing that some members would be squirming in their seats. lol A not so subtle reminder that when we say negative things about models (or staff) that we are talking about real human beings.