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Tuesday, 4 June 2024

Rugby Rogue

 

"Come on lad, lets hit the showers".

Another rugby player in trouble
The Match Official is making him to stay behind after the match.

An hour's detention face down in the mud
while receiving personal tuition in the rules of the game
and unspecified punishment for his misbehaviour.

By the time they get to the showers everyone else will have gone
Just the chance to show him another red thingy.

I'll give links to this artist, Cybertied, in a fuller review scheduled for mid-June

This is No 26 in the 'First Catch Your Rogue' series
click on the label below for more

Sunday, 2 June 2024

James Seely bags John in the shower

In the previous installment of the James Seely saga, we saw him studiously ignoring John Manning's lustful looks in a dual posing session. This is what happened afterwards, sort of, in the shower. It provides two more examples of Seely's amazingly wide range of facial expressions.

Back in the bad old days, solo shower scenes were a standard part of the physique photo offering. They offered a thrilling glimpse into the private and intimate cleansing rituals of the studio's male pin-ups. Provided they were photographed with discretion, they also allowed publishers to gush about the cleanliness of their models and the healthy nature of sport of body-building which provided muscular models and a sheen of respectability for their subversive skin-pix. 

Sportsmen routinely showered together in real life of course (and sometimes workers did too if they had dirty jobs like miners). Nevertheless, squeezing two naked men into a tiny cubicle intended for one was not regarded as at all normal......


James Seely and John Manning - Sharing

Bob Mizer concocts an excuse for James Seely to get into the shower with John Manning after their exertions in front of the camera, it's in order to help him wash that tiny area between the shoulder blades that most of us cannot reach ourselves (just ask Siegfried!). Just in case you might suspect that there's something else going on here, James' arms (but nothing else) are smothered in nice, clean, soap suds. A teasing, bubbly trickle runs down over Manning's buttock.

John's serious face is probably meant to suggest he's giving directions to his helper, like someone having an itch scratched. But there's an element of distaste his look as though Seely's arrival is unexpected and unwelcome. I suppose this might be a deliberate, mocking attempt by Mizer to cast Manning as a straight man in a sudden onset of homosexual panic (see Holzman 'Merchant Navy').

Seely's cheerful grin looks nervous and mischievous as though he's planning a surprise. Darker sceptics amongst you might wonder (perhaps like John) whether his clenched right hand is actually holding any soap and even if it is, what is he thinking of doing with it next?   


James Seely and John Manning - Careless Hands

Seely's plan (whatever it was) has turned into a disaster it seems. (Apart from my frivolous, sex-obsessed inventions, he may have treated Manning as gay man when he isn't or as being receptive when isn't!). . Manning looks both shocked and very fearful. He melodramatically raises a defensive, clenched fist. His fist is about shock, anger and latent aggression, not fetish sex, sorry!

I'm not sure there's an English  word for Seely's expression here but it's absolutely priceless. It's the combination of realising he's blundered, profound embarrassment at it and rising panic that he doesn't know how to get out of it. It looks as if he's about to close the shower door so that their mutual embarrassment is no longer on public display, but blockading the two of them inside together doesn't seem like a very good solution in the circumstances (particularly if my interpretation is right!). 

In the midst of this furore, both men desperately try to hold their modesty flannels in place*

*The device of models draping a wet flannel over their private parts was intended to make these images decent in the eyes of the authorities. It would be surprising if it worked. because although you can't see any naughty bits (apart from a cunning glimpse of Seely's crotch hair that looks very sexy indeed), the sheer artifice and flimsiness of the arrangement draws attention to the fact that these two men are naked together in this confined space and could drop their guard at any minute and initiate an indecent, homosexual coupling. Indeed they might well have done so and publishing this picture is telling other deviants that they got away with it. Later, Champion Studio, who also used shower scenes, converted the dangling flannel into a posing pouch which was either brilliant satire or a particularly weird example of lateral thinking.

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 This No 34 in 'The Look' series at mitchmen blog,
click on the label at the foot of this post to view the others

or use the mitchmen search function (top right in sidebar)

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The James Seely series so far:

next post: James Seely Nude

Thursday, 30 May 2024

Mitchell's Cowboy Folio 9

Mitchell - Cowboy Punished in Chaps with a Whip

 On the back of this drawing I wrote, 'Initiation of a new Cowboy to the Ranch', but in retrospect it seems an austere test indeed for a new employee. The perpetrator seems to have admitted as much by his gagging of the unfortunate who is under his lash. 

The original sketch had a plain background but the description and the 'hands above the head' bondage implied a location with a structure overhead, like a barn. However, while tidying up the drawing for publication, I decided to embellish it with a remote, desert location instead, where the punishment can proceed without risk of interference. The recipient's wrists are tied to a tree branch or a tall cactus like the one in the background. This change creates a scenario akin to the malicious rancher, Grainger, persecuting Clay in the 'Cactus Kid'*. The tenor of this punishment seems more appropriate to that and it has the same imbalance of age, he's even got blond hair!

The reference number of this picture (93) is directly followed in sequence by the Bunkhouse Bondage image with which I started this series of posts and they have similar compositions. The male figures were both inspired by the Colt Studio images of the '80s. The highly-detailed chaps were inspired by (and probably copied from) the Marlborough Man ads (below). The treatment of the whipper's jeans reflects my enduring debt to Tom of Finland.
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Read Part 10 of Mitchell's Cowboy Folio


The full Cowboy Folio can also be found at the mitchmen club at Adonis Male

*You can also find The Cactus Kid story there in full or Images only

See all at this blog by clicking on the 'cowboy' label below.

Monday, 27 May 2024

Targeted

At Last! He's Mine! All Mine!

Another sportsman, a rugby player, being tied up on the field of play (see Supersaver)
He was the only one who turned up for training, defying the miserable weather.
In the dull light he'd not noticed the figure in black approaching until it was too late.

This does not look like a run of the mill, criminal kidnap (if there is such a thing).
The attacker's shiny, black kit looks highly professional (and just a bit kinky)
It's as if the Special Forces have come to take out an important, 'person of interest',
intending to put him under extreme interrogation at a secret, military base.

It's hard to imagine why a  muscular and very handsome Rugby player would be hunted down by the Army like this. (Oh I don't know though).The mud on his kit suggests he didn't surrender easily, but somehow this skilled operator persuaded him to sit calmly on a bench so that his arms could be tightly clamped behind his back with dense, neat roping. 

His mouth is tightly gagged, it's more symbolic than practical, but nevertheless it muffles his protests and makes him feel uncomfortable and restrained. The same applies to the ropes tied around his thighs. They don't seem to have a restraining purpose, they don't prevent the man from using his legs, but they do restrain the muscles, severely restricting his ability to walk and run. This means the kidnapper can walk him to his vehicle rather than carrying him, but hobbling is a simpler way to do this.

The rain buckets down depressingly. The captive gazes upwards as if resigned to his fate - perhaps he's a deserter, a military offender of some sort whose past has finally caught up with him. Or perhaps he's trying to work out, what's going on, why me? You see, something's not quite right here. His attacker has not hidden his face with a balaclava as you would expect to keep his identity secret. The captive can see it's not someone known to him, pursuing a grudge. He looks more mature than would be expected of a professional kidnapper. Obviously, though, he's still good enough to take out a fit, rugby player. But then again the over-elaborate restraint has taken up a lot of time when you'd think he'd be keen to get away with his catch. Obviously he's done his homework and the filthy weather gives some insurance against being seen, but there's no accounting for the obsessive routines of joggers and dog walkers, so why take the risk? 

The alarming explanation that seeps into the Rugby player's mind at this point is that he's enjoying all this, overpowering him, tying him up, gagging him. It's too late now, his attacker moves to lift him off the bench, in what looks like a precursor to hoisting the guy over his shoulder, commando style, and sprinting off into the wood with him .

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I'll give links to this artist (Cybertied) in a fuller review scheduled for mid-June

for more 'targets' and similar posts at mitchmen fetish blog, 
click on the labels below

Friday, 24 May 2024

Matt's New Humiliation Art

I featured Matt's ear tweaking and spanking cartoons here in 2021. Like many artists he has begun to experiment with AI recently. Unlike many other artists he has managed to make an astonishing leap in picture quality with it, it's comparable to Franco's amazing  rebirth some years ago.
I've featured some examples below.

Matt - Paddle 002

The second bit of good news is that Matt's victims have grown up into splendid young men,
but still subject to old-style discipline and still clad in the briefest of school-issue grey shorts which are so tight the braces (suspenders) are scarcely needed to keep them up.



The familiar torments wielded by Matt are still in evidence. And if ear-pegging is painful and humiliating for a college-aged youngster, how much more crushing it must be for a man of mature years like this. As if being paraded in skimpy shorts, tight shirt and crazy dickie bow were not embarrassing enough. It even looks as his hands are restrained behind his back here, which Matt is not usually noted for.





Removed from the schooling context, this heroically muscular, adult figure tied up and subjected to bizarre punishment in outlandish clothes by an old man works even better for me. 


But I'll concede that young men do have special charms of their own.
The sense of movement in this picture makes it very effective.

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Basil Clavering of Royale Studio, made his name in the 1950's producing  pictures similar to this with bullying and tight shorts* a speciality, except that he featured military personnel as authority figures. I think he would be amazed, as am I, by these images and green with envy at the freedom we have to view them. Oh that he could return and work this magic on his own marvellous images.
(*from The Cheat)


Thanks to JockSpank for introducing these images,
you can view the full collection there, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

A Chunky Inspiration

1

 A man lounges on a commercial trolley dreaming absently, as if bored.
He's completely naked, apart from sports socks and chunky trainers.
His legs are wide open, shamelessly displaying his cock and dark recess.
Balanced a tiny yellow platform, it's as if his manhood is being offered on a plate.

He is waiting for his buyer to come for collect him.
For this is the checkout of the 'Cash and Carry' of male serfdom.

He doesn't come with a name and the outlet didn't give him one.
I call him Luke.


2

Luke stretches languidly flexing his muscles as a customer walks by, 
He knows the sheen of display oil on his body catches the lights
and likes the way it makes them look at him - and at his groin.
They're sizing him up, but he's already spoken for, 
the buyer is completing his leasing arrangement close by.


3

Luke isn't tied up or fettered like a slave, he's free to get up and stretch.
But he can't just walk out of this secure warehouse, not even naked. 
But that's about his contract, not imprisoning him against his will. 
These days, serf labourers, as they are now called, don't want to escape, 
they get an up-front fee and their conditions are fair and governed by law. 
They submit themselves to serfdom by choice, knowing the score.

Luke gets up and stretches his muscles which have stiffened up sitting so long, 
He turns and squats on the trolley, flexing his back and legs,
also flirtatiously presenting his back and ass to an approaching group of buyers.
Luke has a beast of a back and they stop and watch him, marvelling at it

At this end of the market, few of them are looking for a lap dog or sexual servant, 
They are more likely to imagine him before them in the traces, pulling the plough share,
licking his back with the whip occasionally to drive him straight and narrow.
(Oh yes, you can do that under the standard contract, Luke knows the score)

This is a wonderful image, such a shame it's not in colour, 
it inspired one of my pictures in The Lost Patrol series, 'Luke in the Can'
 (Part of a series that also lost it's way some time back! But one day!)



If you'd passed Luke in the street in the days before he went into service,
You might have given the man casually leaning against the wall a second glance.
Big, muscled, loitering in skimpy shorts, just out of the gym perhaps.
You might even have looked at those massive thighs and thought woof!
But the scruffy clothes, the fleshy face, the stubble, the hard look?
Maybe not.



Casual, hard. Luke cuts the same challenging figure in the saleroom
Out of his clothes, it's obvious he's carrying too much weight
But that's his niche, he's a heavy worker, priced by the kilo.
He'll shed some of it once they put him to work, that's called depreciation.
If he had cut muscles or a pretty face he'd be in a swanky sale up West.
But those qualities don't last either.

Take me or leave me. That's his style.



He's still obliged to shape up for interested parties though.
Putting on whatever poses they want from him, answering their questions
while the salesman does his patter, listing his skills and considerable experience.
The clients examine him, experienced fingers assessing his muscle tone and conditioning
He waits for their hands to land on  his thighs and linger there (they all do that).

Some pass remarks about his untidy body hair.
"You can shave me if you want", he might challenge them.
It sorts out time-wasters sometimes or makes a connection

Of course, they can do whatever they want - once he belongs to them.
Some buyers do it as soon as they've paid for their purchase,
shaving the serf's body bare, there and then, in the busy, checkout hall. 
Because they can.




If he's told to turn and face the wall, Luke knows they're interested.
He cuts a much better figure in that perspective too,
He likes to hear them say 'Wow!' or give low whistles of appreciation.
The salesman usually puts in some bull about impressing their friends.

Now his back will be subjected to tactile examination 
It usually takes longer if they are serious about buying.
The longer it takes them to reach his ass crack, the more genuine they are.
But they all finish up there.

Luke always says it's OK to touch it, but speaks as if it isn't.
Luke knows the score, he'll give it up if the client wants it,
but his reluctance is a sweetener, often it clinches the bargain.



His show of reluctance leads naturally into considerations of discipline 
The clients want to know how the prospective serf reacts to chastisement
The law says it must be non-damaging, on the back or the ass. 
That doesn't mean it can't be painful, of course.

The client must pay an insurance fee if he wants a try out.
A short session allows serf and master to gauge their compatibility. 
The showroom has a selection of suitable implements to hand.

Luke's style is to acknowledge the blows without dramatics.
After he waits for the touch between the legs that almost invariably follows.
Wanting to know if it will be aggressive, gloating or gently reassuring. 
Luke has his needs too.



Quite often the client will just walk away at this point
Attracted to the bull, but unsure about their ability to manage him.
Some never of them intended to buy, Luke can usually spot them,
they just like browsing through men who want to be bought.
It makes them feel powerful.



It's been a long wait for Luke and it's getting chilly in the showroom.
The doors are being opened for clients leaving with their purchases.
Some look at Luke sadly as they pass, thinking he's been left on the shelf.
Luke himself is wondering if there's some problem with his paperwork.
But it's reassuring to him that the client cares enough to check it thoroughly.
He'd rather be in a secure position, not returned under the money back guarantee.



By the time the client and salesman reappear, Luke's gotten quite grumpy.
A man with greasy hands just tried to fluff him and it's left him in a state.
One that delights the client, fortunately.

The salesman explains that the client has asked if he can take an option for life.
This means that after a probationary period his lease on Luke can be converted
by mutual agreement to renew automatically for the rest of their lives.
Luke has to give his initial consent to this arrangement.

He looks at the client hard, reviewing what he knows.
He's rich and spanks with a vengeance
He looks OK and has a gentle touch where it matters.
It's a tempting offer........


These images were published in Zipper back in the 80's and I rediscovered them recently while browsing through my scrapbooks and digitising them. His looks are quite unprepossessing in some ways, but obviously I was attracted to his animal bulk and masculinity back then, Those feelings were renewed while preparing this article. Woof!

Saturday, 18 May 2024

Super-saver


 Maybe Superman ought to try other ball games

I'll give links to this artist (Cybertied) in a review scheduled for mid-June