Justice For Jen...

I am working hard for my parent for sure..She could use some help...

http://www.gofundme.com/justice4Jen


Who destroys a disables woman's car...a useless drunk , that is who...

I REALLY NEED A BREAK....

Hey there folks, I know it has been a couple years since I have posted but I really could use some help here, Ive been working my ass off and any help would be appreciated..thanks , JD

Str8cam And Spunk....

 I wanted to catch up with Str8cam Jeff , let you guys know what he is up to these days..enjoy


I know that it has been awhile, so how are things going with you, these days?

 Hey JD, thanks.Things with me are great these days. My wife and I just got a new great dane puppy. He is growing so fast. Already 21 pounds at only 9 weeks old. I been staying busy with him and with SPUNK Lube http://spunklube.com

  How are things going with Str8cam lately , and what have you noticed that has changed the most since you started the site?

 Things with STR8cam are ok. I enjoy doing solo cam shows and getting to know my fans. Man o man has the technically changed. When I first started, streaming wasn't even invented yet. Back then a picture would refresh every minute with a new picture..lol. u could actually leave cam for 30 seconds, grab a sip of water, come back and no one would even know...lol.

I love, love your lube, Spunk. What new things are you moving into with Spunk lube and how has the response been?

Thanks! The response with SPUNK Lube http://spunklube.com has been awesome. People especially love how my hybrid formula resembles natural body lubrication. It's white, creamy and cleans up easily too. I also have SPUNK Lube Pure Silicone. It's 100% clear silicone based lube that's toy safe. Lastly, is SPUNK Lube Pink. My glycerin free, non staining, water based silicone lube that leaves your skin feeling soft and smooth.

 I know your a straight married guy, but do you ever think you would try letting a guy blow you? The reason I ask is I know plenty of straight men who will let themselves get blown by a guy,  Do you get many requests on the site from your viewers to do that on cam? Do you think that performing for mostly gay men has changed your attitudes on sexuality, in general , because I have seen the progression of how straight men are more fluid with their own sexuality and practices that at one time they would never have thought of trying.

 Haha. No thanks. I'm not into anything like that. More importantly, I would never do anything sexual with anyone besides my wife. She is perfect and I love her. We have been together for 9 years and happily married for 4. I can't speak for other straight men but I'm truly str8 and not sexually interested in guys.

  

For fun, What is the strangest thing that one of your viewers has asked you to do? And how did you deal with it?

The strangest thing 1 of my viewers asked me to do was to poop on camera. No thanks. Pass..haha. I just told him sorry but I'm not going to do that on cam. I pee'd on cam once before though..lol


Finally what do you see for the future of Str8cam, Spunk lube , as well as yourself personally. What do we have to look forward to?

The future of SPUNK Lube http://spunklube.com is limit-less. In the near future, I would like to release flavored SPUNK. Further down the line I want to have a cooling as well as tingling and warming personal lubricant. I have lots of ideas for SPUNK Lube. I'm just limited by money and time.


My thanks to Jeff for taking the time to talk to me, thanks Jeff..

Derek We Hartley Knew You...

I was catching up with Derek Hartley, host of The Derek And Romaine Show, on SiriusXM. I had interviewed him when he published his last book Colonade:A Life In Columns. I wanted to catch up with him and talk about his new book When Nitelife Falls

 So Mr. Hartley , lets catch up. How have things been going with you and the DNR show as of late?

The show has been going really well. We did two specials in July around Alan Ball and True Blood and they were both very successful. Something we can really be proud of. I think after eight years on the air, you always want to have moments that you can look back on and be glad you did them. Those specials were definitely in that category.

Although the one opinion that mattered most to me was that of Alan Ball. We really like him and he is such a dear person. And we saw first hand when we visited the set how hard everyone works on the show and how much joy they get out of it. We got great interviews and everyone was so forthcoming. The hardest part of making the specials was all the great stuff we didn't have time for. Everyone at HBO and True Blood was so great. So we really wanted to do justice to Alan and his team and their show which is truly a labor of love for the cast and crew. I hope that we did. He said he liked it. That's all that matters to me.  

What I am really most proud of recently is the money we have raised for the Gay Center in NYC with Amber riding in Braking the Cycle and Romaine working crew. Our listeners have donated more than $43,000 so far which just edges out the money we raised in 2006, during our last big fundraiser. In the history of our little show, we have encouraged our listeners to donate more than $110,000 in the fight against AIDS. That means more to me than the Out 100 or the GLAAD Award or anything else we have done. I only wish it was more. We can never do enough.   

Now for those who did not know, You published your first book "Colonnade, A Life In Columns" about your early years at working and living in New York,  I loved the book. How was that experience for you?  Did it exceed what you had in mind when you published it?

Since I was a kid, I wanted to write a book. I was always just so lazy. But at heart, I am a writer. So, I have the personal satisfaction of having written a book. And for fans of the show, it is nice to give them something tangible to have and enjoy. I don't think it exceeded what I have in mind. I have very grand dreams for myself! I have a hard time ever being satisfied with my work. There is always one last little thing to fix or change. It is probably for the best that we have a live show. If it was recorded and edited, it would probably take me weeks to make a single four hour show. I am not a perfectionist, but I am impossible to satisfy, especially for myself. I always think I can do it better.

 I hear you have a new book out now. What can you tell me about it? Did the success of your first book help in any way with the reason you decided to publish another?

The first book was about my life before the radio show. I think the listeners wanted something more that they could relate to currently. And my life has changed a lot since the show started. I wanted to write something that was about that transition. The new book covers a lot of ground: buying a house, making friends, falling in love, having a cancer scare. Ultimately it is about presenting something you can't get just by listening to the show. The stories you haven't heard!

The reviews of the new book have been great. And I think readers are enjoying seeing how I have changed, from the old me before the show, to me now, or at least closer to now. With the recent ten year anniversary of 9/11, I reread the part of my first book that covered that time in NYC. I couldn't believe how long ago and far away that seemed. I posted that chapter on my blog. People shouldn't have to buy my book to see what I thought about 9/11. NYC is a tough town and New Yorkers can deal with a lot of challenges. That was off the charts, but we are very resilient here. You can't knock these people down.

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I did enjoy the cover. Who came up with the concept for it and what was the story behind the shoot?

I had in my head an idea for the cover. I wanted Erik Rhodes, who is a big strapping porn star, to look like he was naked, holding a much smaller man collapsing in his arms. I found a model named Christopher Schram and the three of us joined the photographer Jeff Eason for a photo shoot at the NEXT Magazine offices. We did the picture I wanted and we all liked it. But it took maybe five minutes. So we had time and started playing around a bit. We did the shot of Erik dragging Christopher on the ground and the moment I saw the photo I knew that was the one. It was so striking. I'm very happy for on set inspiration. And Christopher was a really good sport being dragged around on the dirty floor. We put him in all sorts of crazy positions that afternoon, poor thing.

Now that you have two books under your belt, looking back on what you have written, What perspective has that given you about what you have accomplished so far? Have you gained any insight on who you are now from looking back at where you started through your work?

Psychologically it was hard getting over the hump of actually doing the first book. But I am someone who once I have done something, and figured out how to do it, I can very easily do it again and again and again. So the second book was easier in that regard, although it took longer because I really labored over it to get it just right. And there was a lot of painful emotional stuff in the book that was hard to face. There is real heartbreak in that book and I still live with it. But I have never talked about it on the show. There is nothing worse than that friend who is hung up on a guy and won't shut up about it. I don't want to be that person. It's awful. So I keep that inside. But I tell that story in the book and I think you get a real sense about how I feel inside when you read it. When I write, that's the real me and I don't hold much back.  

 So can we look forward to another book somewhere down the pike? What is the future of The DNR Show?  What can we expect to see from you in the coming year?

I am writing something else right now. Something I have been meaning to write for a long time that is really just for me. And I have a couple of other side projects I am trying to turn into something. So I don't really have the time to write another book right now. But I suspect I will put another one together in the next year or so. I would like to do a really fun book of all my favorite stories and adventures. Basically a series of true life comic mishaps. Something light and fun. But I have also been thinking about a more serious, almost political book, since I rarely get to express that side of my personality on the show. So who knows. I don't have solid plans for the future ever. You never know where life will take you.

As for the show, I don't know what the future will hold there either. It is a miracle we have been on as long as we have. Not that I think the show is ending soon, but I would not be surprised if it ended very suddenly at some point. When it does end, I know there won't be a long, drawn out good bye. You have to listen everyday because I am telling you, you'll miss a couple of days and come back and it will be gone or one of us will be gone and that will be that. Neither Romaine nor I are long kiss good night kinds of people. When we are done with something, it's done. And we haven't had a contract since 2008 so really we could be fired or canceled or walk away at any moment. My dream ending would not be a series of highlights and tributes anyway. I'd like to do a normal show and then do a nice one minute so long at the end and hit that hard break like I always do. Done and gone. Boom. And then grab my bag and walk out the door and never look back.

In the near term, certainly you will see us doing a lot less traveling in 2012. My second book has sold better in digital format than in paperback since the launch so I am trying to get Romaine to make her book available in a digital form. And the two of us have been talking a lot about doing a he said/she said book about the show like "You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up" which we both very much enjoyed. So our goal going forward is to do less, but have the things we do be bigger and new and exciting. Quality over quantity, which has not always been the hallmark of our show. But if we are going to keep this radio marriage interesting in the ninth year and beyond, we have to spice it up. 

CLICK HERE TO GO TO DEREKS AMAZON.COM PAGE TO ORDER!! 

I want to personally thank Derek for taking the time to talk to me. I really appreciate it, Love and Light, JD

And Now Heres Something We Hope You'll Really Like....

Greetings boys and girls and everyone else in between. Yes I know I have been a very lazy prophet as of late and this might explain it. The very striking young man to the left of this text is Will. We will call him that because that is his name. But like every story lets start at the very beginning..its a very good place to start..thank you Julie Andrews.

 Once upon a time there was a very attractive prophet, who happen to be online one night, gave a profile I had seen on gay.com a chance. I will say I might have been a bit evil and flashed my junk at said person(a webcam can be a great tool) and he ended up in my house. My gut told me what to do and thank God I listened to it. Needless to say I made one of the best decisions I have ever made, I ended up with one of the best friends as well as the best boyfriend, I have ever had.
We have a very tight closed relationship, we dont do threesomes and for some reason most gay men find that odd that you only want to be with ONE person, but that is the way we are..

 Old boy here, loves cars, video games, and has excellent musical taste.. Completely caring, huge heart and will not let you down, loyal to the end..This one loves to cuddle(and trust me he has a PHD in it). You could not ask for a better guy to have in your life, trust me I know..He is totally dependable, as well as a hopeless romantic. He is the kind of person who can light up your day when its pretty dark. I could not say more good things about him.I have to stress this, he is more than just a great dick. I love the guy, he did change my life for the better and I thank God everyday that this is the man I'll will spend the rest of my life with. I love my baby so much..

Enjoy the clip!!

Looks very familiar, boxers are so fucking hot

Love and Light Bitches, JD

Jeff Key.

I had the chance to interview Veteran Marine Activist Jeff Key, he could not have been more polite and helpful. I hope you enjoy this, Love and Light, JD

 I live in a very small town as well as yourself. I do have very fond memories and ideals placed in myself from here. What was a young Jeff like in those days? and What do you carry with you today from your childhood?

I was imaginative and kind and very, very sensitive.  I spent most of my young life trying to understand why all the things I found interesting were not things that little boys were supposed to like.  I escaped into my imagination to leave behind the world of cruelty and misunderstanding that was Alabama at that time.  Racked with homophobia, misogyny and racism we all suffered- even those “perpetrators” of this broken system.  They too were victims of what we all had been taught was “the way things are supposed to be.

 We also share the fact that you and I realized that we were gay at a very young age. I did not date though High School and I had a very hard time not being able to date or do the things that others my age were doing. How did you cope with that growing up in an area very steeped in religion and family values?

I don’t recognize exclusion and warped views of God as “family values.”  That’s not my idea of family.  I coped by drinking.

 Music for me has always been the one thing that has driven me for years. It is the one world that I can loose myself in and no one can touch me. From being in such a small area I notice that creative people tend to have to "foster their own creativity". How old were you when you started keep a journal? Was that the place you could be your authentic self? How important is the written word and the power of words to you?

Words, and by extension, art mean everything to me.  It is my connection to the divine… even when the writing is dark as it often is.  God loves all of me, even my shadow.  I didn’t “journal” until I got sober in my thirties.  My place where I could completely be my authentic self was inside the world of my imagination.  I was like a little gay Walter Mitty. 

 I have stayed in my home state of West Virginia. What was the driving force that made you want to break out of your small town life and life your life as a out gay man? Did it shake you up to be out of a conservative place to being in a more liberal place. Did it feel as if you had in a way found the place where you could be your true self?

The place where I can be my true self is in the presence of God.  I know that may sound weird but I just feel so loved when I commune with that which created me.  The funniest part of that is that I don’t claim to understand who or what God is.  That’s part of the religion I left behind.  I grew up in a denomination that claimed that it was NOT a denomination but the “one true church” and that everyone else- all those churches with pianos and organs in them were going to Hell.  I don’t believe in “liberal” and “conservative.”  They’re labels given to people and places to weaken them.  Remember it was the South that gave us Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.  No matter where I go, I find people of like mind.  Even as a teenager in Alabama, I was surrounded by a wild, intelligent, Bohemian group of kids.  We all knew we were getting out of there one day.  To my knowledge, I’m the only one who did.

 I respect you for the fact that you as a Marine served our country. I was surprised that as a gay man you would join. I know that "Don't Ask Don't Tell" as an arcane policy can keep good gay soldiers out of our military. How much did that factor into your decision on going, knowing that it would be in a way like going into the "military closet"? Did it hinder your experience in anyway other than the obvious experience of loosing your military career?

It shouldn’t surprise you that I went into the Marines.  There are a lot of gay men and women in the military, especially in the Marine Corps.  Gay people often choose to put their own comfort, safety and wellbeing second to doing something good for others.  It comes from being forced into a life of introspection from growing up in an ignorant and unfriendly world.  We learn much earlier than we should have to about what it feels like to be shat on.  It only seems natural that we would stand up for others who are being persecuted.  As far as Don’t Ask Don’t Tell goes, I chose honesty and honor and commitment to my fellow Marines over any asinine and un-American policy.  

 After you had left the military, What started the foundations for you to write "Through The Eyes of Babylon"?. Was this your catharsis from what you had experienced in Iraq and your leaving the military for refusing to stay in the closet?

“The Eyes of Babylon” was already written.  It’s my journals from Iraq.  “Writing” the play was just about whittling it down to an hour and a half.  I don’t know if it’s catharsis so much as it is my way of continuing to fulfill the oath I took when I became a Marine and following what I believe God’s will for me to be.

 I found your story in the excellent documentary "Semper Fi" on Showtime. What was the genesis of how your story caught the attention of the network? 

Eda Hallinan, the producer of the documentary saw my play at a small theatre in Hollywood.  She walked me into meet with the Showtime folks and we had a greenlight almost immediately. 

How did the exposure on Showtime change the response to your work? What has been the reactions you have seen from other gay men and women that still serve, or have been kicked out of the military due to "Don't Ask Don't Tell". Do you have any that you still carry in your mind today? Has the play gone beyond your expectations of what you wanted to accomplish with the piece?

That’s three questions bi-otch!  It’s true the movie has given the play some “street cred” but I think the audiences before the movie were every bit as responsive and receptive.  The response I’ve gotten from other servicemembers, those who still serve and those who previously served has been overwhelming positive.  Just as it was during my time in the military, my Marines continue to support me in ways only brothers and sisters can.

 You served in the Bush era post 9/11 era. I myself seen at that time the distortion of patriotism and the demonization that any defiance against the war could bring on someone labeled as "unpatriotic".  How did you feel about that being at the time "on the inside looking out"? How do you feel about that time looking back on it now?

I went to Iraq to protect my fellow Marines and to do what I could for the Iraqi people.  I knew that we were at least in part responsible for Saddam so I felt like we owed it to the Iraqis. I had no idea what the big plan really was.  It was the same plan as throughout history:  let the poor people go fight to make the rich richer and tell them it’s for “God and Country” AND make sure you keep them uneducated enough that they’ll buy it.

 

I know that when I watched Obama get elected president I felt such as sense of pride the day I voted, as well as that night. How did that night personally affect you after eight years of the Bush administration?

I believe that he is a good man and smart man and that he would make a good president so I was happy.  Also, because I had grown up around so much racism, I saw the fact that we now had a bi-racial president as a good thing.  On the other hand, it was the night that Prop 8 won in California so there wasn’t much joy in the evening for me.  I had bought a candy “engagement ring” to give to Adam, my husband if freedom and liberty and equality had won out over bigotry and hate.  My intention was that we would make our marriage legal.  Prop 8 won and I lost.  We all lost.

 I know that President Obama has not been in office long. I know that he has not quite lived up to the promises that he made to the gay community. He did just sign in The Mathew Sheppard Act. How did that affect you as a gay man at a time when we as a community are fighting harder than ever for our rights?

Every small step in the right direction gives me hope.  It’s so hard after being beat up so badly for so long.  But I do what I do because it’s right to do, not because of some attachment to results. 

 You recently were married, How important is it to you to see gay marriage pass in this country? I know it is such a hot bed issue with the Christian Right. As a gay Christian man, Do you think using faith as a weapon to keep our community down is an act of ignorance on the part of the Right? Especially with the Prop 8 fiasco, How do you balance living in the state who financed and pushed it though the most, with being a legally married couple. Is that your own little rebellion? How much did getting married change your outlook on the issue?

We’re not legally married.  That was stolen from us.  I never use the term “gay marriage.”  That’s exactly my point.  I don’t want “gay marriage.”  I want marriage equality.  I want equality period.  If the government wants to call the arrangement XYZ123, I don’t care.  The haters can then call theirs marriage and call us infidels like they always have.  It’s EQUALITY I want.  Those idiots who want to legislate their particular religious beliefs are so short-sited!  They’re oddly also the same folks that cry out for more and more state and local government control.  That means if a Baptist person ends up living in a county where most of the people are Church of Christ, the CofC’s could make having a piano in church ILLEGAL because they believe it’s sinful to do so.  How very, very short-sited.  I love my Southern folk but so many of us are too stupid not to vote against our own best interest.  My marriage is not an act of rebellion.  It’s between Adam, God and me.  The haters will have to answer for their life on judgment day.  I’ll be answering for mine.

 You started The Mehadi Foundation as a way to help veterans who suffer from PTSD and from other problems with addiction. I respect you so much for that. What were the steps that brought you to start such a program for your fellow veterans?

While I felt that I could no longer be a party to evil, I knew I still had to be true to my commitment as a Marine.  An important part of that commitment to me is taking care of my fellow servicemembers.  Oh yes, the wealthy elite like to talk about how much they love the military but they’ll step over a starving veteran to get to their flag waving rallies.  It’s disgusting.  www.MehadiFoundation.org.  My foundation is broke right now.  But I hope for a brighter day.  If each one of your readers would send $1 per question, it would help a lot!

 I know your one busy man these days. How do you balance your work and family lives as well as your organization?

I don’t.  I feel like I’m going crazy most of the time.  You would not believe the number of requests I get for interviews or appearances or many other things.  Most of them offer no pay and I have 53 cents in the bank.  Bills are late so in truth I have negative money.  But my Southern brothers and sisters will just keep on voting in the wealthy elite, the corporate welfare that our government doles out keeps them living like royalty while the poor dirt farmers and coal miners continue to try and tread water.  All they have to say is “abortion and gay marriage” and these poor bastards will just keep voting for them.  It’s unbelievable.  My grandfather’s generation fought sometimes to the death to establish unions like the UMWA to help protect the working poor.  Now you hear the poor working class Southerners talk about how the unions destroyed American business.  They’ve bought a bill of goods alright, right off the snake-oil wagon.  When Southerners find themselves finally without a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out, maybe they’ll see that we were right.  Of course by then, the Carl Roves and the Dick Cheneys of the world will have run off with all the money made by the sweat of OUR brows, never to be heard from again.  There’s a wonderful book by a man named Joe Bageant called “Deer Hunting with Jesus.”  It talks about how working class and poor Southerners have been convinced that they should use the voting booth as a devise of self-flagellation. http://www.joebageant.com/

He’s an ole Southern boy like me who also saw outside the smoke and mirrors show that’s put on for us.  The whole repression of gay folk is just another part of the evil money making machine.  They have to keep the specter of  “those evil sodomites and baby-killers” so they can keep on raking in the dough.

Now for something completely different. What are you listening , watching, or reading these days that inspire you. What gets you excited creatively?

Reading is exceptionally difficult for me.  I’d love to read more but I just don’t because it’s so hard.  I like to check out documentaries from the library.  In the past few days I’ve watched documentaries on the lives of Truman Capote, Tennessee Williams, Oscar Wilde and Tony Kuchner.  I’m listing to Velvet Underground on my iPod this week but most every day at the gym I listen to the same thing:  Serj Tankien “Elect the Dead.”  I also listen to Robert Shaw Singers’ “Rachmaninoff’s Vespers.”  It’s other-worldly. 

  

What do you see as the next step in your very amazing journey? Did you ever think that you would end up where you are now?

I’m just an ole country boy trying to get along.  What we’re experiencing in our country economically right now is not so much the result of the evil actions of a few but the long-term result of a system designed to rob from the poor and give to the rich.  I’ll keep doing my thing although on a daily basis it seems to get harder and harder.  We’re currently looking for investors for the off-Broadway run of my play.  If we’re not able to do so, I don’t know what will happen next.  In some ways it is very strange for me when people recognize me out in public.  To sit in a movie theatre with a bunch of people and see yourself up on the screen is like a weird dream.  I’m grateful to God for every good thing that’s happened in my life, even grateful for the hard times if you can believe it.  I’m 12 years sober and I’m grateful for the hell of alcoholism and all it taught me, more so how much recovery has taught me.  In other ways though, I kind of always thought I was destined for an extraordinary life.  When I was a little kid, I always used to pretend I was famous and traveled around with the Osmond family.  Isn’t that just a hoot?

What is the legacy you would like to leave with all the work you have done. What is the one thing you would like people to know after all is said and done?

I hope, above all things that my journey, and my living my life in such a public way will help people in their own journeys and ultimately down the path toward complete self-acceptance and a  recognition of the Divine within all of us.

Do you think that you will see "Don't Ask Don't Tell" be abolished under this administration? What do you think would be the benefits for those GLBT men and women who are thinking about serving our country? Do you think simply the repeal of the policy will change much, or will it take the military to under go change on a much deeper level. Will we as gay men and women have to teach them?

I remain cautiously optimistic with regard to the lifting of the ban.  I’m the bastard stepson of the “lift the ban” movement because I still say that our military is being badly misused for corporate gain and I’m not eager to send my young gay brothers and sisters into that system.  But institutionalized homophobia is wrong and if someone wants to serve, they shouldn’t have to lie to do it. Talk about "core values".







Here are the links to contact Jeff
http://www.SemperFiTheMovie.com
http://www.TheEyesOfBabylon.com
http://www.MehadiFoundation.org
http://www.Twitter.com/JeffKey
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1418291099&ref=profile

Empires Have Been Started With Less...

 It has been while and I am getting back in touch with Str8cam Jeff once again to talk about how the evolution of his site has changed over the years. Hey, empires have been started with less. Enjoy, Love and Light, JD



 Are you surprised by how much STR8cam has grown over the years?

YES. I started http://www.STR8cam.com over 10 years ago as just some single str8 dude in the Army looking to cam and hook up with girls. Now it's still that straight dude but i'm no longer single and no longer in the military. Lately I have been focusing on growing STR8cam into more then just a simple cam site. Lately I have been working on creating my own line of STR8cam Gear and merchandise. Something that my fans have always wanted but I never really had the chance to start working on until now.

What was the reason that made you decide to take the site in the direction in which it is now? 

 I love a challenge. I love being able to start from scratch and then seeing where I can take it. As you know, lately I have been working on my new STR8cam Gear but I also still do my live cam shows every week. I'm eventually taking the site to a multi cam guy type of site where my str8cam.com members will be able to watch my cam but they will also be able to see other guys as well.

 On an average day how much time and effort do you put into making STR8cam fit the standard in which you personally think it should go? How do you come up with your ideas and what inspires you to do so? 

Lately I have been spending more and more time with STR8cam and less and less time at work. I eventually want to quit work and work STR8cam full time but it's a slow process. 

You don't ever want to quit one job before you have another one to move on to. A large portion of my STR8cam time goes into answering emails, xtube messages, twittering, setting up link swaps, updating my site with fresh new content, etc. Many of my ideas just come to me, many are sent to me by members and fans. For example, lots of my live shows are created from ideas that people email me. That's also what keeps my site fresh and interesting.

 I have reported on the products for your site. What was the spark that made you decide to go into merchandise for STR8cam after all these years? 

Lets see...the spark that helped me decide to go into merchandise and STR8cam Gear would have to be the challenge. Can I take a single type cam site and make it something bigger? Can i take a live cam system and now attempt to use the branding I have built to create my own gear? 

Also, age played a part. I will be 30 next month and I plan to keep camming as long as people are willing to watch me do it. But I never wanted to just stop at camming. I was always looking to take STR8cam to another level and now with my STR8camLube http://www.str8camlube.com I have finally been able to do so.

What was the reason you picked the specific products you now sell?

The biggest reason was because they fit into my shows and my str8cam.com cam site the best. For example, every time I shot a load I always needed to clean it up and therefor decided to make my own str8cam cum rags. Jerking off over the

years and adding vids and pics to Xtube I noticed that lots of people messaged me asking me if they could buy my used and abused jockstraps. 

So I decided to create my own str8camjockstraps http://www.str8camjockstraps.com and lastly I use lube pretty much every time i jerk off or butt fuck my wife so i wanted to create my own str8cam lube http://www.str8camlube.com

 I love my STR8cam Jockstrap. I even converted my partner, this was his first jock he had ever worn. Were there something about your jock in particular that you could not find in others on the market? 

I'm glad you love your STR8cam Jockstrap and that your partner now likes wearing jockstraps. I tried to make mine unique and stand out from others available. I went with small "butt bands" so you feel more free while wearing it. I also went with a smaller waist band then other jockstraps use. As you know I put my naked toon dick on the pouch of my jockstrap but what I also did was have the inside of my str8camjockstrap very soft and comfy. So it does not itch or scratch you when you wear it.

 I just received your STR8cam lube, thanks Jeff. It is truly unique from other lubes that I have used. What brought you to come up with your own personal lube, and what were you looking for with your own lube? 

You are welcum! I wanted you to have a bottle of str8camlube. I appreciate you asking me questions about it. I'm so proud of it and so happy it turned out just the way I wanted it to. 

I did not want to produce a lube that was clear like most other lubes available.

I wanted something that looked and felt like my cum. 

Something that did not get sticky or feel tacky and something that you don't have to keep applying over and over again because it dries up. I have only been selling it for a few months and to date I sold almost 100 bottles so it's doing really well. Most people opt for 2 BIG bottles at only $25 but some go for 1 HUGE bottle at only $13. I also added tons of reviews to http://www.str8camlube.com so that other people can see what makes str8cam lube stand out from the rest. It's been getting amazing reviews and I use it almost daily myself.

Are there any other STR8cam products coming down the pipe? 

Not really. But there might be. I'm not sure just yet. I'm really working hard right now on making STR8cam Lube more well known. It's been going great on twitter and that's really been helping me to get my str8camlube in more peoples

hands. They often get it and then twitpic it and then that gets retweeted and before I know it i'm filling up str8camlube bottles that same day. Future STR8cam products will most likely be a STR8cam Calendar, T shirts, and maybe even STR8cam Dongs... it takes a long time to bring an initial idea to reality. I'm extremely picky when it comes to STR8cam Gear

 Are you happy with the success of your personal line of products and the response you have received from your fans? 

I'm flabergasted! Speechless! I just can't believe that I sold almost 100 bottles of str8cam lube so quickly and almost 75 str8cam jockstraps. Those numbers might seem small to some people but to me that's a huge accomplishment. Each order was personally mailed by me, answered by me, handled by me.. The response has been amazing! 

Everyone is loving their str8cam lube www.str8camlube.com and loving how it is unlike anything else they have ever used before. Both on themselves with solo bate sessions or with their partners. My wife even loves it. I been getting more anal ever since we started using str8camlube because she says it hurts her ass less and feels better then other lubes we used to use.

 I have also noticed the jump from regular definition to HD. What brought you to start broadcasting in Hi Def? How hard was it to find a good camera to broadcast in HD? 

Oh man! This new HD is awesome! I always wanted to take STR8cam to HD but I could never afford it before. An HD camcorder would costs $2,500 to $4,000 but they they are around $1,000 so I bought one and it's been amazing ever since.

Because HD is such a high quality feed, I had to compress it some to get it to stream LIVE for a live cam show but it looks unreal.

Everyone at http://www.str8cam.com is loving my new upgrade. It was difficult to find an HD cam that would actually STREAM. After tons of research I found out that the only ones that would do it were the mini DV cam models. The new hard drive HD cams won't stream live because once u plug in the IEEE/firewire cable it attempts to download the video because its a hard drive based machine...

  

You have taken a simple cam site and turned it into a small empire, and your just getting started. What do you think the next step in the evolution of STR8cam will be for all of us who enjoy watching you do what you do?

I really like this question. It really makes me think where STR8cam will be in the years to cum. First off, it's going to have multiple solo cam operators on it. Existing members will get the additional guys for free as it won't be a pay per minute type system. New STR8cam.com members would get access to everything at STR8cam.com for one low monthly price. Unlimited downloads. Everything! That way I could also have something going on at STR8cam every day. 7 days a week at all times. The next major STR8cam cam upgrade will probably be when 3D camcorders and 3D camming becums available. Right now 3D TVS are starting to make their mark and starting to show up in households. I can;t wait to get one after the price comes down.. STR8cam Lube will replace other lubes. It will be as low as only $10 for a GIGANTIC 8 ounce bottle. I will drop the $5 shipping down to FREE SHIPPING on orders of say $20 or $25. It's going to be awesome. I always dream big. Sometimes I can't even sleep at night. Tossing and turning about what's next with STR8cam. It's almost 1 am here now....

Thank you for taking the time to talk to me. It is always a pleasure to let everyone know what is happening in the world of STR8cam. Do you have any last words for your viewers and those who have not yet been converted?

 No problem at all JD. It's always great talking with you. I just wanted to thank everyone for taking the time to read our interview. I enjoyed doing it for you. I appreciate everyone following me on twitter and joining my site and supporting me Doing everything I do. You are great and you help me to make http://www.STR8cam.com better year after year. See you on http://twitter.com/str8cam