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Thursday, September 26, 2024
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Photographic Porn Stars: Tim Barnett
Tim Barnett
Rump Magazine
May 1995
'I was sort of approached asking if I would do jackoffs in front of the camera. I wasn't sure at first, but we tried it, you know with about five people standing in the room, all my peers my friends and they're all laughing at the same time I'm trying to get my dick hard.'
Tim Barnett
Researching porn star Tim Barnett started off simple enough. I went to IMDB to find the page for Dealers & Players, and clicked on Tim's name. This led me to his page which had about 15 or 16 adult films on his resume, all filmed over five years between the years of 1993 to 1997. There was also a very brief bio, which basically gave his year and place of birth, and year and place of death in July of 2005.
I also found out Barnett began his career in adult entertainment though dancing in clubs in Denver. Barnett stuck mostly to a G-string on stage, although went completely nude for selected private parties. Barnett's dance agent eventually got him a audition for an adult film, starting with a solo audition. Barnett's first scenes were with women before eventually moving to exclusively gay scenes and films.
Barnett's death oi IMD had me looking a little deeper, and the dark and sinister part was found on his Wikipedia page. In addition to his work in porn, it shouldn't surprise anyone that the buffed beefcake also worked as a part-time ski instructor, and later, after he left porn, as a real estate agent in Aspen Colorado.
During his time in porn, Barnett worked with several studios, but Falcon was his favorite. He found them very professional, and knowledgeable about the business. They also took great care of him, providing him with nice hotels when he was on location, asking for his input, and ensuring there was always someone on hand to ensure his balls and butt were cleanly shaved before each shoot.
In 2004 however, thing took a criminal turn. Tim, (Bradford Thomas Wagner) was arrested as a suspect in the rape cases of five different women. The rapes took place during 1993 and 1998, the same time Barnett working in the gay porn industry. Although there was no trial, according to law enforcement officials, DNA linked Barnett to at least two of the crimes. There was no trial as Wagner hanged himself with a bed sheet while in his jail cell in Boulder.
When I started this piece, I didn't know the facts about Barnett's life, criminal activity and death. I'm not sure if I had known initially if I would have continued, but I'm glad I did. Although I love telling stories, not all of them end happily ever after. Lately, it seems I've been delving into darker stories than I usually do. Not sure if it's a theme, or just coincidence. Time will tell....
Saki: A Routinely Rapturous Ritual
'Let's take a love bath baby Put some water in the tub and do the body rub.'
Smokey Robinson
Although Saki and Laurent are not a couple, they did explore that classic question that so many couples ask, bath or shower? We all know there are bath people and there are shower people. Showers are quicker, easier, something most of us do with haste before work. Baths require more planning, more time and patience, and are often reserved for the evening.
It all comes down to circumstance however. One of my first apartment was in an remodeled old Victorian home. The bathrooms were small, and each had an old fashioned freestanding cast iron tub. When I signed my lease, I loved the tub, the look, it's legs and the depth. When rushing in morning however, it was a pain waiting for the water to fill, and the shower hose attachment didn't really help. It ended up making more of a mess, erasing any time it might have saved.
But... when I had time, especially after a hard long day, it was physically rewarding slipping in a deep, hot tub of water. I tended to do a lot 'thinking' in the shower, usually in the morning, planning my day. I did a lot 'plotting', planning how I might have a difficult confrontation, or thinking of just the right words to let my boss or a co-worker know how I felt about an issue.
When it came to taking a bath, thinking was the last thing on my mind. I usually played music, or meditated, thinking, plotting and planning was certainly not part of the process. The goal was just the opposite, to remove all thoughts, especially negative and stressful thoughts, completely out of my mind and body.
The goal of both a bath or a shower however, is to cleanse. Your body sure, but your mind, spirit and soul as well. There are many moments over the course of the year that we use to re-set. From big ones, like the start of the year on January 1st, to the turning over the calendar each month. Cleansing however, no matter where you do it, is one of those daily opportunities to wash away the last 12 or 24 hours, and start anew. It can also be incredibly heartening as well, to watch the filth you've been caring around, both physically and emotionally, but sucked down the drain and taken far, far away.
I don't think Saki the model was too worried about washing much away during this particular bath, in fact, I think he may have been preparing for a sensual night away from home. These shots, were actually taken by Saki's boyfriend in an elegant guestroom. Saki's bath, and the shoot, took place while both were vacationing at the Casa Howard in Florence Italy.
The tub looks exactly like the cast iron tub I used to have in that first apartment, although the shower attachment Saki is using looks much nicer, and professionally attached. Mine was just a hose, and was difficult to fit, and attached with a bit duct tape. Saki's bath looks much more relaxing and sensual, than those many baths I rushed through before heading out the door to work.
Although not taken at the same location, given the theme of 'the daily lives of a gay couple', I did want to add one shot of Saki with Laurent together. (below) The shot below was taken after Laurent's shower, and weeks before Saki's sensual soak.
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