Who gets the award for best top turned bottom?

[Jaybifla]

It took a few years but I see some other people reached the same conclusion as I did regarding Graham's out of control hairstyle. I truly believe to this day that even though his performances were lacking in themselves, that his unkempt looking hair really did play a part in further hurting his ratings. Damian Christopher was a professional photographer. And when he was given the assignment of doing a still photoshoot of Graham I'm guessing his instinct and desire for what looked the most flattering and photogenic on his camera, resulted in him compelling Graham to comb it out and straighten the hair to a more aesthetically pleasing look.

The director Clay on the other hand had many blind spots when it came to filming. I was never a huge fan of his during his tenure here. Though I admit at times he did give us some really good 5 star scenes (and models) also. As a director he was rather inconsistent however. (IMO) Overall I'd give him a C+ or a B-.

He should have given Graham the same ultimatum about straightening his hair that Damian did. But again I think Clay was either truly clueless on that point, (blind spot, whatever) or he just didn't want to be bothered with even a very mild form of confrontation with the models on issues of their appearance. Like it was too much to ask to make sure his models (who were paid employees) would do everything reasonably possible to maximize their good looks for his own camera, and for the sake of the viewers.

He also let Zeno Kostas shoot a whole set of scenes with very wet hair (coming almost directly from the shower) that looked very unflattering on camera. Yet Clay apparently either didn't care or didn't feel it was worth sparing the extra time in the schedule to give Zeno Kostas's hair extra time to dry, or ask him to speed things up with a blowdryer before filming. I was very disappointed with most of Zeno Kostas's scenes from that batch because of that issue with his hair. Even though I always loved Zeno Kostas and felt his performances in the scenes were sill very good.

I've always felt that since the models are being hired (and paid) on the basis of their natural beauty and their pleasing physical attributes...and hopefully talent too...that they should show up on set looking their best and putting their best foot forward. Like they were going on a date. (Other than the casual clothes that they're gonna take off quickly anyway. haha) They shouldn't show up to film looking like they just rolled out of bed on a late Sunday morning/early afternoon after a blackout weekend bender. haha If something important and unflattering about their appearance innocently slips the model's notice, it really is up to the director and staff to be the ones to point it out and politely but firmly ask the model to remedy it. Clay was in mind easily the worst on this. Guys could show up on his set looking any which way, and he'd film them without a peep.

All this to finally say I guess that the post-Clay directors like Johnny and the current ones of Bryce, along with Sha and any others on set nowadays, seem to do a much better job on this point. They didn't/don't let models get away with filming on their sets with really bad personal grooming or other issues such as dirty greasy looking hair, really yellow teeth in need of a professional dental cleaning, uncombed and unkempt looking hair, haircuts/hair styles that are very unflattering, soaking wet hair that looks like a drenched poodle (haha), badly unshaven faces, badly razor-burned pubes, nasty rashes, unsightly toenails, etc. haha Catching things like those and trying to remedy them ahead of time is also an important role of filming.

I would agree with that. I’m totally into the details. I’ve even mentioned many times about how much a difference it makes to me when the model is dressed nice. Ryan Parks used to wear those worn out tank tops and damn elastic band shorts that you wear to the gym or to play basketball in....lol. And then he showed up in his most recent scene with James Dawn with that dark denim jean and that beautiful purple shirt with his fresh haircut....OMG. Made me want him more. So sexy. Kace Axel started dressing up too. And then there’s the one time recently Benjamin Dover wore pajama bottoms. Sigh....I still love him, LOL, but NO. He was totally on vacation...lmao. Anyway, yeah I think lil Graham Cracker needed a lil assistance and direction. But he had such a lovable personality and a smile to light up a room. I’d be interested to know what he looks like today. Guys are sexier and look their best, in my opinion, in their late 20’s up until 35/40 if they manage to stay in decent shape. Actually that would be a cool thing for Broke Straight Boys if they could manage to get it together. Try and email past Broke Straight Boys guys and see if they’d submit a recent picture for all us to see how they look today.

 

[tampa24]

I would agree with that. I’m totally into the details. I’ve even mentioned many times about how much a difference it makes to me when the model is dressed nice. Ryan Parks used to wear those worn out tank tops and damn elastic band shorts that you wear to the gym or to play basketball in....lol. And then he showed up in his most recent scene with James Dawn with that dark denim jean and that beautiful purple shirt with his fresh haircut....OMG. Made me want him more. So sexy. Kace Axel started dressing up too. And then there’s the one time recently Benjamin Dover wore pajama bottoms. Sigh....I still love him, LOL, but NO. He was totally on vacation...lmao. Anyway, yeah I think lil Graham Cracker needed a lil assistance and direction. But he had such a lovable personality and a smile to light up a room. I’d be interested to know what he looks like today. Guys are sexier and look their best, in my opinion, in their late 20’s up until 35/40 if they manage to stay in decent shape. Actually that would be a cool thing for Broke Straight Boys if they could manage to get it together. Try and email past Broke Straight Boys guys and see if they’d submit a recent picture for all us to see how they look today.

Thanks for responding Jay. Yes. I too enjoy seeing the Broke Straight Boys models well dressed. Like Ethan usually is for instance.

It's just not as big a deal to me in the porn scenes as it is in real life. In porn I'm more into the physical attributes of the models. I guess because the clothes come off soon anyway. Also as far as clothes on models at Broke Straight Boys (or even guys in real life) I purposely try to be less judgmental on that point because I know many of the models are truly broke and down on their luck. And not all of them have a ton of clothes to choose from. Nor can many of them afford the luxury of just throwing away clothes simply because they fade out or have minor stains or holes. Not everybody (including Broke Straight Boys models in particular) can afford to throw away clothes that have seen better days and buy brand new ones on a regular basis in order to keep their whole wardrobe really smart and updated.

I admit though that in the real world I can get miffed over people being inappropriately dressed for the occasion at hand. By that I refer for the most part to more formal or dignified occasions and environments where the socially appropriate thing to do is to take it up a notch. Not show up looking like you're on your way to the beach. If I'm in doubt about the dress code for a certain social situation or setting that I'm unfamiliar with, I always go by the motto that it's usually (if not always) better to be a little overdressed than underdressed.

 

[mikeyank]

Thanks for responding Jay. Yes. I too enjoy seeing the Broke Straight Boys models well dressed. Like Ethan usually is for instance.

It's just not as big a deal to me in the porn scenes as it is in real life. In porn I'm more into the physical attributes of the models. I guess because the clothes come off soon anyway. Also as far as clothes on models at Broke Straight Boys (or even guys in real life) I purposely try to be less judgmental on that point because I know many of the models are truly broke and down on their luck. And not all of them have a ton of clothes to choose from. Nor can many of them afford the luxury of just throwing away clothes simply because they fade out or have minor stains or holes. Not everybody (including Broke Straight Boys models in particular) can afford to throw away clothes that have seen better days and buy brand new ones on a regular basis in order to keep their whole wardrobe really smart and updated.

Regarding how the models dress before their scenes, our late buddy Johnny was always impressed by his heart throb #2, (after Paul, lol). But Johnny would always talk about how well Tanner dressed, wore his hair and by his jewelry. Johnny pointed out that Tanner was not a "Broke Straight Boys" by any means, except he was a boy! lol

 

[tampa24]

Regarding how the models dress before their scenes, our late buddy Johnny was always impressed by his heart throb #2, (after Paul, lol). But Johnny would always talk about how well Tanner dressed, wore his hair and by his jewelry. Johnny pointed out that Tanner was not a "Broke Straight Boys" by any means, except he was a boy! lol

You're so right about Tanner. He has never been truly broke. Which is good for him! Not everybody can say that . haha