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Monday, June 30, 2025
Leafing🍁Through
Happy CANADA DAY!
Canadians love their maple, it's sweet and sticky and is delicious oozing over, well pretty much everything! The beautifully shaped Maple Leaf, Canada's most iconic symbol, that you're all enjoying belongs to the equally delicious J Cosmic. Check out more of J on his Instagram HERE:
Matt Eldracher: Wet Hot Canadian 🍁 Summer!
'I'm so proud to be part of the team of creatives at Cake Cabaret. I look forward to seeing you in the audience so we can dazzle you with our sparkle.'
I'm not sure there's a better way to celebrate CANADA DAY , and the summer, than with Matt Eldracher, (Tucker) showing his Pride with the Canadian Flag! Long time FH readers know Matt well. The Toronto model, dancer and adult film star made his debut back in 2010 winning the FH model search contest. As part of his prize, Matt stepped in front of the lens of photographer Chris Teel, with the shoot making it's debut on the site the following year. You can check out all of Matt's FH appearances HERE:
Sine his win, Matt has worked with many of the best chroniclers of the male form, as well as keeping a busy schedule performing and dancing on stages in Toronto and beyond. Five years ago, Matt began a new journey, and a new stage persona. Matt debuted TUCKER during a strip performance in Toronto, and Matt as TUCKER can be seen in his many performances in the burlesque/Boylesque, nerdlesque/neolesque communities.
Tucker returned to thee stage earlier this month at the Cake Cabaret for Wet, Hot Canadian Summer.
Cake Cabaret is a new venue at Pape and Danforth. Cake Cabaret showcases burlesque, dance, drag, circus, and live vocals and the shows have been growing with each production.
TUCKER feels privileged to call Cake Cabaret home, and is one of the headliners along with many other talented performers that hit the stage. If you're in the Toronto area, you can catch TUCKER, along with all the sexy, campy silliness at the Cabaret Check out specific dates for July and August on the Cake Cabaret Website HERE:
Dudley Do-Right
'Stop, Snidely Whiplash, in the name of the law! Curses! Foiled again...'
My dad loved reading and adventure and my introduction to Mounties came from his bookshelf. There were tons of old adventure books from his childhood, several, with Mounties on the cover. For other kids, their introduction came from the character of Dudley Do-Right. I have vague memories of seeing old Rocky and Bullwinkle cartoons as a kid. Dudley was dim-witted for sure, but also cheerful, and incredibly committed to getting his job done.
Others, met Dudley for the first time via Brendan Fraser, and his turn as Dudley in the 1999 film. Much like maple leaves, maple syrup and beavers, 🦫 they're an iconic symbol of the Great White North. Regardless of how you met dear Dudley, he and the Mounties, left an impression on many young kids, Check out a few more Dudley Do-Rights, doing the full Mountie, on the NEXT PAGE HERE:
Overlap Of Desires: Gerard X Reyes by Chris Teel
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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Marathon of Hope
'Even if I don't finish, we need others to continue. It's got to keep going without me.'
Terry Fox
If you're a Canadian, and even if you're not, you've probably heard of Terry Fox. I thought it overdue to pay tribute to this iconic Canadian hero. Born in Winnipeg, and raised in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia was always involved in sports. At just 18 however, he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer). In 1977, he was forced to have his reg light amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee.
While recovering in the hospital, Fox was more focused on the suffering of others than his own pain and physical struggles. It was through his connection to other cancer patients, especially the children, that motivated him to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. His journey was called the Marathon of Hope and it took Terry close to two years to train and prepare.
He began Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 with little fanfare. Although he didn't garner much attention in the beginning, enthusiasm and excitement quickly began to grown. Money began to pour in as Fox ran close to 42 kilometres (26 miles) a day through the Atlantic provinces, Quebec and Ontario. Sadly, Terry had to stop running in September after cancer appeared in his lungs. By this time, his journey was being closely followed by most Canadians.
Terry died on June 28th, 1981 at the age of 22. Although a hero was gone, his legacy lives on. All across the Canada, and 30 other countries, the Terry Fox run has became an annual event and is still going strong today. In the United States, there are runs in Colorado, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, North Carolina and in Central Park in New York.
I am a bit young to remember Terry' original run, but I remember being in school as a kid when someone tried to organize a run at our school. Most of us didn't know much about his life, so our teacher planned a class focused on Terry and the history of the un. His journey and his spirit captured the heart of so many who continue to support his run each year. To date, the Terry Fox run has raised over $900 million for cancer research. 45 year later, Terry is still remembered and set to become the new face on the Canadian five dollar bill.
Above & Below: Terry Fox and 10-year old Greg Scott near Terrace Bay, Ontario on August 27th, 1980. The young boy, who also lost a leg to bone cancer, followed Fox on his bike for 6 miles. Terry would later write that this would be the most inspirational day of his Marathon of Hope.
The two would take time together swimming in Jackfish Lake before Terry Fox headed back on the road the following day. Greg Scott of Welland, Ontario would pass away one month after Fox
The Full Mountie
'This is Canada, Nell. Things are real up here.'
Dudley Do-Right
I've done features on Mounties before, usually on CANADA DAY . I hadn't intended another for this year, until someone posted these shots of Marilyn Monroe on a history page I follow on Twitter. I've seen some posted previously, but this time, took a closer look and did a little research. The images come from a visit Marilyn made to Banff National Park, way back in 1953. I thought it interesting that Marilyn, then America's sexy symbol, posed with a Mountie, arguably, one of Canada's versions of masculinity.
I always wanted an original Mountie for FH to celebrate Canada Day. It was a difficult ask, but one photographer came through with an amazing shoot. Back in 2021, I featured Mountable, featuring Kay as our hot la police montée shot by Tom from Lights On Studio. As hot as Kay was slipping out of his uniform, both he and Tom are American, so I'm still hoping one day to have a Canadian Mountie to strip down. Tom is from Michigan however, which shares a water border with Canada, and is a stone's throw from the Canadian border, so I consider him an honorary Canuck.
For many kids, Mounties and police officers, much like astronauts and firefighters, are seen as heroes. We fantasize about being one, a hero or helps and rescues others. When we get older however, we reluctantly have to accept that police officers, like everyone, are flawed. Careers which involve having control over others always attract a segment of people with anger and control issues.
I've had mostly positive experiences with police officers. I often interact with them due to my job and most are wonderful. I have run into a few bad apples though, one, who was using his position to stalk a female friend of mine. Eventually we had to file a complaint, and thankfully, he was transferred and out of our lives.
Mounties however, still have a fairly decent reputation, beyond just being able to get their man. Maybe it's the red jacket, the tight black pants and belt. Maybe it's because mount signifies they ride horses, and we love a hot hunk on horseback. Those dreams of being an astronaut or a Mountie from childhood change as we age as well. We transition from wanting to be them, to wanting to be with them, even if it's just in our imagination.
Last set of images are promotional stills from the 1992 adult film, Call of the Wild.
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