#Michael Garvin

[jclooshair]

[filmjunky-99]

s t a r t r e k t h e n e x t g e n e r a t i o n created by gene roddenberry [thine own self, s7ep16] 'You are an Ice-man. You probably come from a race of people who lived in the snow and ice of the Vellorian mountains. Your skin and eye coloration are a result of prolonged exposure to harsh winter conditions.' - talur

[dalekofchaos]

Dark Side of the Ring season 6 ideas

Season 5 is over, so here are my ideas for season 6 of Dark side of the Ring

The Ringboy Scandal

Bill DeMott

The Knight Family

Wrestlers Court

Ashley Massaro

Daffney

Rikidozan

Buck Zumhofe

Hardbody Harrison

Heroes Of Wrestling

Adrian Street

The Kliq

Perry Saturn

IWA Mid-South

Rick Rude

Mr Perfect

Juana Barraza

Raven

Art Barr

Larry Sweeney

Ludvig Borga

Jerry and Brian Christopher Lawler

Buddy Landel

Test Martin

Tom Zenk

Demolition

The Shiek

Muhammad Hassan

[comic-art-showcase]

Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin by Michael Cho

[championshipwrestling]

The Fabulous Freebirds

[joearlikelikeswrestling]

[xtruss]

(Left to right) Deborah Blohm, Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and Gwendolyn Beck at a party at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, 1995. The names of former associates and victims of deceased sex offender Epstein have been released. AFP/Getty Images

Nearly 90 Names Were Included In The Documents, With Four Redacted.

Ghislaine Maxwell

Virginia Lee Roberts Giuffre

Kathy Alexander

Miles Alexander

James Michael Austrich

Philip Barden

REDACTED

Cate Blanchett

David Boies

Laura Boothe

Evelyn Boulet

Rebecca Boylan

Joshua Bunner

Naomi Campbell

Carolyn Casey

Paul Cassell

Sharon Churcher

Bill Clinton

David Copperfield

Alexandra Cousteau

Cameron Diaz

Leonardo DiCaprio

Alan Dershowitz

Dr. Mona Devanesan

REDACTED

Bradley Edwards

Amanda Ellison

Cimberly Espinosa

Jeffrey Epstein

Annie Farmer

Marie Farmer

Alexandra Fekkai

Crystal Figueroa

Anthony Figueroa

Louis Freeh

Eric Gany

Meg Garvin

Sheridan Gibson-Butte

Robert Giuffre

Al Gore

Ross Gow

Fred Graff

Philip Guderyon

REDACTED

Shannon Harrison

Stephen Hawking

Victoria Hazel

Brittany Henderson

Brett Jaffe

Michael Jackson

Carol Roberts Kess

Dr. Karen Kutikoff

Peter Listerman

George Lucas

Tony Lyons

Bob Meister

Jamie A. Melanson

Lynn Miller

Marvin Minsky

REDACTED

David Mullen

Joe Pagano

Mary Paluga

J. Stanley Pottinger

Joseph Recarey

Michael Reiter

Jason Richards

Bill Richardson

Sky Roberts

Scott Rothstein

Forest Sawyer

Doug Schoetlle

Kevin Spacey

Cecilia Stein

Mark Tafoya

Brent Tindall

Kevin Thompson

Donald Trump

Ed Tuttle

Emma Vaghan

Kimberly Vaughan-Edwards

Cresenda Valdes

Anthony Valladares

Maritza Vazquez

Vicky Ward

Jarred Weisfeld

Courtney Wild

Bruce Willis

Daniel Wilson

Andrew Albert Christian Edwards, Duke of York

[guywrestlingaddiction]

What Turned me Gay (Not Really) - Bearhugs

For me, my fascination with gay pro wrestling all started with a single wrestling hold.

What turned me gay (not really) ... 

Alex Wright v Paul Roma (WCW wrestling - Feb'95)

This post, inspired by the sidelineland.com blog, takes a tongue and cheek look into "what made me gay (not really)" and while I've focused on what awakened my inner gay, the bearhug was definitely a prequel to all of that. You see, the bearhug was something that a part of me enjoyed before I even knew what being gay meant.

Shawn Michaels v Sycho Sid (WWF) 

Chase la Chance v Stud Arrogant (muscledominationwrestling.com)

Ash Deleon v Richie Douglas (bgeast.com)

Kal the Wrestler v Champion Cheetah Boy (ucwrestling.com)

Mitch Colby v Cole Cassidy (bgeast.com) 

Whenever I think back to my first memories of pro wrestling, the image of a muscled stud getting bearhugged is cemented in my mind. I don't even know really who the guy is but I do remember the agony, the shared struggle, and yes, the closeness the two wrestlers shared in a bearhug.  

Kevin & Mike Von Erich vs Rick Rude & Dingo Warrior

This was before I started watching wrestling, but the Von Erics, Rick Rude, and the Ultimate warrior in a single match would've been heaven

From that point on I was completely hooked.  I don't think my feelings were even sexually charged back then, but that image and that moment, was something I just couldn't let go of.  The imagery of a hero fighting to hang on while his opponent presses on with all his might to break him, is forever sealed in my thoughts.  

Mark Jindrak v Spike Dudley 

Arn Anderson v Ronnie Garvin

I don't know why I like wrestling - it is the point of this blog after all, but what I can say is that the sight of a sweaty, beefy wrestler squeezed by another champion awakened it all inside of me and eventually started my addiction to gay pro wrestling.

-

For the original post, check out:

[maslows-pyramid-scheme]

After weeks of speculation and anticipation, many of the names of former associates, employees, friends and victims of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released. ... Many of those whose names appear in the documents released Wednesday aren't accused of wrongdoing or have been mentioned previously in legal proceedings or news accounts. The documents released Wednesday are not an Epstein "client list." ... Nearly 90 names were included in the documents, with four redacted: 1. Ghislaine Maxwell 2. Virginia Lee Roberts Giuffre 3. Kathy Alexander 4. Miles Alexander 5. James Michael Austrich 6. Philip Barden 7. REDACTED 8. Cate Blanchett 9. David Boies 10. Laura Boothe 11. Evelyn Boulet 12. Rebecca Boylan 13. Joshua Bunner 14. Naomi Campbell 15. Carolyn Casey 16. Paul Cassell 17. Sharon Churcher 18. Bill Clinton 19. David Copperfield 20. Alexandra Cousteau 21. Cameron Diaz 22. Leonardo DiCaprio 23. Alan Dershowitz 24. Dr. Mona Devanesan 25. REDACTED 26. Bradley Edwards 27. Amanda Ellison 28. Cimberly Espinosa 29. Jeffrey Epstein 30. Annie Farmer 31. Marie Farmer 32. Alexandra Fekkai 33. Crystal Figueroa 34. Anthony Figueroa 35. Louis Freeh 36. Eric Gany 37. Meg Garvin 38. Sheridan Gibson-Butte 39. Robert Giuffre 40. Al Gore 41. Ross Gow 42. Fred Graff 43. Philip Guderyon 44. REDACTED 45. Shannon Harrison 46. Stephen Hawking 47. Victoria Hazel 48. Brittany Henderson 49. Brett Jaffe 50. Michael Jackson 51. Carol Roberts Kess 52. Dr. Karen Kutikoff 53. Peter Listerman 54. George Lucas 55. Tony Lyons 56. Bob Meister 57. Jamie A. Melanson 58. Lynn Miller 59. Marvin Minsky 60. REDACTED 61. David Mullen 62. Joe Pagano 63. Mary Paluga 64. J. Stanley Pottinger 65. Joseph Recarey 66. Michael Reiter 67. Jason Richards 68. Bill Richardson 69. Sky Roberts 70. Scott Rothstein 71. Forest Sawyer 72. Doug Schoetlle 73. Kevin Spacey 74. Cecilia Stein 75. Mark Tafoya 76. Brent Tindall 77. Kevin Thompson 78. Donald Trump 79. Ed Tuttle 80. Emma Vaghan 81. Kimberly Vaughan-Edwards 82. Cresenda Valdes 83. Anthony Valladares 84. Maritza Vazquez 85. Vicky Ward 86. Jarred Weisfeld 87. Courtney Wild 88. Bruce Willis 89. Daniel Wilson 90. Andrew Albert Christian Edwards, Duke of York

[rachelkaser]

Masonry Monday: The Case of the Long-Legged Models

A young woman finds herself the target of a racketeer who killed her gambler father over an IOU -- which he now claims the daughter must pay. Shortly afterwards, the racketeer is murdered and the daughter is charged . . . but first Perry Mason must decipher which of three identical guns is the murder weapon.

Who’s Who

Perry Mason’s client: Stephanie Falkner, the daughter of a gambler who suddenly finds herself being threatened to pay his debts

The victim: George Castle, a racketeer whose attempts to make a big profit on a land deal lead him to be both murderer and murder victim

Suspects: Michael Garvin Sr.,  Michael Garvin Jr., Evie Elliott,  Margo Winters Garvin, Glenn Falkner, 

The Setup

It’s late at night at a casino in Las Vegas, and a beautiful redhead wonders around the tables with chips. She goes to the craps table where a man named Falkner is on a losing streak and bets against him. After a few tosses, he fails and loses the last of his money, leaving the casino. A hard-looking man with a cigarette watches him leave. Later, Falkner is writing to his daughter, Stephanie. He apologizes for breaking his promises and losing money at gambling again. There’s a knock on the door -- it’s the hard-looking man. His name is Castle, and he’s come to collect on $8,000 that Falkner owes him, complete with promissory note, payable on demand.

Falkner says he knows Castle saw him losing a big pot earlier, and he knows Castle doesn’t really want him to pay up. Falkner says Castle wants a plot of land that Falkner owns, upon which the “Marty Davis crowd” intends to build a new casino. He also knows Castle promised this crowd he could deliver the land by April 12. Castle admits he put up $50,000 as a guarantee, but Falkner won’t budge on selling, as he’s keeping the land for his daughter. Castle says the daughter will likely be easier to handle, draws a gun, and shoots Falkner dead.

Sometime later, in Los Angeles, Castle presents the same promissory note to Stephanie Falkner. She initially says she’d rather not sell the property, but agrees to give him an answer after discussing it with someone. After he goes, Stephanie makes a phone call. Later, a young man pulls up to the Lodestar Apartments, where Castle is staying and rings his apartment’s bell. It’s Michael Garvin Jr, whom Castle recognizes. He notes that Junior just got married to a long-legged model named Margo Winters recently, and seems amused when Junior tries to defend Stephanie. Junior was once engaged to Stephanie but no longer is. His father, Garvin Sr, is fond of Stephanie. Junior tries to throw a bunch but takes a hit and gets thrown out for his trouble.

Castle next goes to office of Garvin Investments and greets the secretary, Eva, whom he knows. He got her the job and isn’t happy that she apparently ratted out his location and intentions to Junior, the son of her boss. He reminds her that he’s got blackmail material on her for check forging in Kansas. The phone rings -- it’s Stephanie, who asks to speak to Garvin. Eva initially lies, saying he’s out of town. As soon as Castle leaves, she calls Stephanie back and says Garvin is coming back from Vegas and has arranged a meeting with Perry Mason the next morning. Castle overhears and threatens her again.

Enter Perry Mason, Attorney at Law

Stephanie explains the situation to Perry Mason, as Garvin hovers over her shoulder. She says the price Castle’s offering for her land is half of what it’s worth. Garvin also drops the bomb that he suspects Castle of murdering Glenn Falkner, Stephanie’s father. He was tracing Falkner’s movements in Vegas and said Castle was shadowing him the night he died. Perry says that proves nothing, and Garvin pulls out a revolver and says he intends to get proof straight from Castle.

Perry asks if Garvin is licensed, and Garvin says he is -- he’s a deputy. Garvin says he owns three revolvers -- one for his son, one locked in his office safe, and one on his person for emergencies. Perry reprimands Garvin for not just taking his theories to the authorities. Stephanie starts to cry, saying she’s still grieving her father. Garvin comforts her as she sobs and ushers her out of the office. Perry asks Della for her thoughts, and Della accurately pegs that Garvin is in love with Stephanie.

That night, Perry arrives at the Lodestar Apartments and meets Castle. The presence of a lawyer has the racketeer behaving in a much more conciliatory fashion, claiming the lowball was just an initial offer. Perry counters with an offer of $225,000, or $1,500 a front foot. He also gets Castle to admit the going rate is $1,000, which he begrudgingly offers. Perry bargains him up to $1,400, but says Stephanie still may not accept. He guesses that Castle, who is sweating, put something of his own on the line for this deal and mentions Glenn Falkner.

The phone rings and Castle says something about meeting in 10 mins and finally agrees to pay $1,500. Perry leaves, telling Castle to be in his office in the morning. Downstairs, he stops at a phone booth and calls Paul.

Under construction, please refresh . . .

[vellewis]

“BOSSAFLOWZ” by Vel Lewis and Michael Garvin is available right now to download or stream! music.lnk.to/w0tgwy #newmusic #Top10 #smoothjazz #jazz #music #hamfam @applemusic https://www.instagram.com/p/CnKYUvaJmB8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dalekofchaos]

Dark Side Of The Ring season 5 wishlist

My ideas for what I wanna see in season 5

Gentleman Chris Adams

The Ringboy Scandal

Bill DeMott

The Knight Family

Wrestlers Court

Terry Gordy

Hazing

The Divas Search

Ashley Massaro

Rikidozan

Buck Zumhofe

Hardbody Harrison

Heroes Of Wrestling

Adrian Street

The Kliq

Perry Saturn

IWA Mid South

Muhammad Hassan

[kylejsugarman]

Another question for fun:

Who have been your ‘blorbos’ over time?

(Like right now if I’m not mistaken it’s Jesse, but I’d love to know who it’s been previously)

love this ask because the picture it paints of me is a very authentic one but also an insane one. the blorbo train from age 10 to now is: simon from aatc, elliot from et, tim from jurassic park, mac from fosters home for imaginary friends, dipper from gravity falls, norman from paranorman, hiccup from how to train your dragon, george michael from arrested development, jd from scrubs, orel from moral orel, wirt from over the garden wall, dipper again and ford from gravity falls, jeremy from be more chill, kyle sugarman from spacebar (the eternal blorbo), ethan garvin from person of interest, beast boy from teen titans, peter parker, dan from dan vs, jonah from superstore, jesse from breaking bad

[hapful1]

The ACTUAL Epstein list:

Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend, convicted in 2021 of sex trafficking in connection to Epstein’s activities

Prince Andrew, Duke of York, second son of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. Brother of King Charles III

Bill Clinton, former US president

Donald Trump, businessman and former US president

Hillary Clinton, former first lady to Bill Clinton, US secretary of state under Barack Obama, and US presidential candidate

David Copperfield, American stage magician

John Connelly, New York police detective turned investigative journalist who investigated Epstein

Alan Dershowitz, prolific lawyer and media pundit who represented Epstein in 2006

Leonardo DiCaprio, actor and film producer famous for his roles in Titanic and Inception

Al Gore, former US vice president under Bill Clinton

Richard Branson, British billionaire and business magnate, founder of the Virgin Group

Stephen Hawking, British physicist and science author

Ehud Barak, former Israeli prime minister

Michael Jackson, famed musician known as the “King of Pop”

Marvin Minksy, artificial intelligence pioneer

Kevin Spacey, actor known for his roles in Se7en and House of Cards, found not guilty of sexual assault in 2023

George Lucas, American film director and creator of the Star Wars saga

Jean Luc Brunel, French model agency boss and alleged Epstein co-conspirator who died in an apparent suicide while awaiting trial

Cate Blanchett, Australian actor who starred in The Lord of the Rings and Tár

Naomi Campbell, British model

Heidi Klum, German-US model

Sharon Churcher, British journalist

Bruce Willis, actor famous for his roles in Die Hard and The Sixth Sense

Bianca Jagger, activist and wife of The Rolling Stones frontman, Sir Mick Jagger

Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico

Cameron Diaz, actor who starred in Shrek and There’s Something About Mary

Glenn Dubin, an American hedge fund manager who was allegedly friends with Epstein

Eva Andersson-Dubin, former Miss Sweden and wife of Glenn Dubin, who once dated Epstein

Noam Chomsky, linguist and political philosopher

Tom Pritzker, American tycoon and philanthropist

Chris Tucker, American comedian and actor known for his role in the Rush Hour films

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, former wife of Prince Andrew

Robert F Kennedy Jr, American politician and conspiracy theorist

James Michael Austrich

Juan and Maria Alessi, husband and wife working at Epstein’s home in Florida

Janusz Banasiak, served as Epstein’s Palm Beach house manager

Bella Klein or Klen (documents differ), a former accountant in Epstein’s New York office

Leslie or Lesley Groff (documents differ), Epstein’s former secretary, who was named as a co-conspirator in his 2008 plea deal but reportedly will not be charged

Victoria Bean

Rebecca Boylan

Dana Burns

Ron Eppinger, sex trafficker

Daniel Estes

Annie Farmer, accused Epstein of sexual assault

Maria Farmer, Annie Farmer’s sister, who also accused Epstein of sexual assault

Anouska De Georgiou, a model who accused Epstein of rape

Louis Freeh, former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Frédéric Fekkai, celebrity hairstylist

Alexandra Fekkai, son of celebrity hairstylist

Jo Jo Fontanella, Epstein’s butler

Doug Band, longtime Bill Clinton aide who says he urged Mr Clinton to cut ties with Epstein

Virginia Giuffre, formerly known as Virginia Roberts, accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault

Lynn Miller, mother of Virginia Giuffre

Crystal Figueroa, sister of Anthony Figueroa, who dated Virginia Giuffre in the early 2000s

Anthony Figueroa, Virginia Robert’s former boyfriend

Eric Gany

Meg Garvin, represented Virginia Giuffre

Sheridan Gibson-Butte,

Ross Gow, Maxwell’s press agent

Fred Graff

Robert Giuffre

Philip Guderyon

Alexandra Hall

Joanna Harrison

Shannon Harrison

Victoria Hazel

Brittany Henderson

Brett Jaffe

Forest Jones

Sarah Kellen, Epstein’s former assistant, named as an unindicted co-conspirator in his 2008 plea deal

Adriana Ross, Epstein’s former assistant, named as an unindicted co-conspirator in his 2008 plea deal

Carol Kess

Dr Steven Olson

Stephen Kaufmann

Wendy Leigh, author

Peter Listerman

Tom Lyons

Nadia Marcinkova, alleged friend of Epstein’s, named as an unindicted co-conspirator in his 2008 plea deal

Bob Meister

Jamie Melanson

Donald Morrell

David Mullen

David Norr

Joe Pagano

May Paluga

Stanley Pottinger

Detective Joe Recarey, former Palm Beach police officer who investigated reports of sexual abuse against children by Epstein

Chief Michael Reiter, responsible for investigation of sexual abuse against children by Epstein

Rinaldo and Debra Rizzo, husband and wife who worked for Epstein’s alleged friend Glenn Dubin

Sky Roberts

Kimblerley Roberts

Lynn Roberts

Haley Robson, named as a “teen recruiter” for Epstein in police documents

Dave Rodgers, private jet pilot for Epstein

Alfredo Rodriquez, butler at Epstein’s Florida home

Scott Rothinson

Forest Sawyer

Dough Schoetlle,investigator

Johanna Sjoberg, claims she was sexually abused while underage by Epstein. Also claimed Prince Andrew touched her breast

Cecilia Stein

Marianne Strong

Mark Tafoya

Emmy Taylor, Maxwell’s ex-personal assistant

Brent Tindall

Kevin Thompson

Ed Tuttle

Les Wexner, founder of L Brands and a former business partner of Epstein

Abigail Wexner, wife of Les Wexner

Cresenda Valdes

Emma Vaghan

Anthony Valladares

Christina Venero, licensed massage therapist

Maritza Vazquez

Vicky Ward, investigative journalist and author who claims she was blocked from covering Epstein’s misdeeds while working at Vanity Fair

Jarred Weisfield

Sharon White

Courtney Wild

Daniel Wilson

Mark Zeff, New York decorator

Kelly Spamm, unknown person listed as flying on Epstein’s private jet

Alexandra Dixon, unknown person listed in Epstein’s ‘little black book’

Alfredo Rodriguez, Epstein’s former household manager, jailed in 2012 for hiding and trying to sell Epstein’s ‘black book’

Ricardo Legorreta, Mexican designer listed as a passenger on Epstein’s private jet

Dr Chris Donahue, physician who treated Virginia Giuffre, included on a list of all her previous medical providers requested by Maxwell’s defence team

Dr Wah Wah, physician who treated Virginia Giuffre

Judith Lightfoot, psychologist who treated Virginia Giuffre

Dr Karen Kutikoff, physician who treated Virginia Giuffre

Dr Carol Hayek, psychiatrist who treated Virginia Giuffre

Dr John Harris, physician who treated Virginia Giuffre

Dr Darshanee Majaliyana, physician who treated Virginia Giuffre

Dr John Harris, physician who treated Virginia Giuffre

Dr Mona Devansean, physician who treated Virginia Giuffre

Dr Scott Robert Geiger, physician who treated Virginia Giuffre

Dr Michele Streeter, physician who treated Virginia Giuffre

Donna Oliver, physician assistant who treated Virginia Giuffre

Being named in these documents does not indicate any wrongdoing related to Epstein or anyone else. The list includes many of Epstein’s accusers and alleged victims, as well as people with only tangential connections to Epstein who were pulled into the lawsuit against Maxwell.

Source

Feel free to correct me if the list is wrong or needs updating.

Here is your pedophile lineup for 2024 is one of your favorites on here ?

[nils-elmark]

Don't write another Modesty Blaise story

I was picking up a copy of what I thought was the London Evening Standard at Victoria Station when I realized the paper had changed its name to The London Standard and had been given a new design.

"Yes, it’s different," said a gentleman in a cotton coat standing next to me. He had just picked up his copy too. He was about my age but looked older, in the way your parents did when they were your age. He had heavy black glasses—Michael Caine style—not too much greyish hair, a blue V-neck jumper, and behind it, a white shirt with, to be honest, a tasteless tie. He looked like the kind of man Paul McCartney could have had in mind when he wrote “When I’m Sixty-Four.”

"Funny, I looked for The Evening Standard yesterday at a couple of tube stations but couldn’t find it," I answered.

"It’s become weekly now," the stranger said. "Actually, this is the first issue of the new Standard. It’s been launched today. The last version of the London Evening Standard was published last Friday."

I looked at the front page of the new Standard, featuring an AI-generated picture of Keir Starmer, who apparently wants to make London the "AI Capital of the World." I bet he got that from Tony Blair, who, as Prime Minister, had coined the term "London Tech City" some 20-odd years ago. That turned out pretty well.

"It’s a shame people don’t want to read real newspapers anymore," I said, sounding like a grumpy old man. "As a young journalist, I worked on a newspaper, and it started a lifelong attraction to the smell of freshly printed papers."

"Well, circulation has been dropping for five years. What else should the old spy do?" He smiled. (The Standard is owned by the former Russian intelligence officer turned oligarch Alexander Lebedev)

"I worked for the Evening Standard for 38 years," he continued, still smiling. "I wrote a cartoon strip called Modesty Blaise. 10,183 strips in all—I can hardly believe it myself. I also wrote 13 books about her."

Seeing my astonishment, he explained further.

"In 1962, the cartoon editor at the Daily Express asked me to develop a female adventurous cartoon character—this was when James Bond had just emerged. For nine months, I worked on the idea with the artist Jim Holdaway. We came up with Modesty Blaise—a refugee girl from the Middle East who had fought for her life in the desert from childhood until, as a teenager, she established her own criminal network in Tangier, alongside her sidekick, the knife-throwing Cockney, Willie Garvin. Then she left crime and settled down in a penthouse on Park Lane, London."

"The Daily Express didn’t want to go ahead with the cartoon because of Modesty’s criminal past, but the Evening Standard did, and on May 13, 1963, Modesty Blaise was born as a cartoon heroine. In 1965, I wrote the first book."

"That’s amazing!" I almost shouted. "You must be Peter O'Donnell!"

I was blown away. I’m a lifelong fan of his. I read his first book as a teenager, and I have five of the original strips from the Standard framed on the wall in my office. I’ve read all his books—several times. I was even carrying A Taste for Death in my bag. I couldn’t believe it. What were the chances of meeting him at Victoria Station with a copy of his book in my bag?

"You’ve read my stories," he said. "They’re full of strange coincidences and people with amazing abilities. Exploring men and women and events that stretch the borders of normal life is where mystery begins and where you start to feel alive."

"I’m thrilled to meet you!" I exclaimed. "For the last ten years, I’ve had this idea of writing a new Modesty Blaise story. Bringing her out of the sixties and into modern times. Sherlock Holmes and Watson have been reimagined in films and books countless times over the last 25 years—some quite successfully. Why not Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin?"

Peter O'Donnell looked at me with tired eyes. "Please don’t," he said. "I’m not questioning your ability as a writer, but Modesty and Willie have had their time. I honestly didn’t create Modesty she created me as a writer and storyteller. It’s not about action, it’s about character. My last strip in the Evening Standard was on Wednesday, April 11, 2001. I was 81 years old then and felt it was time to stop while I was still relatively sharp. It had to end, so I let Modesty and Willie be killed in The Cobra Trap."

"I know," I replied. "The Cobra Trap is the only story of yours I haven’t read. I refuse to read it."

"Do it!" he encouraged. "I think you should create a universe of your own instead—bring new and unique characters to life. Let them form the fiction writer you have the potential to be. Don’t get trapped by my books or copy me; you can most likely write something much better by being yourself. It’s also more fun," he added with a smile. "Personally, I wouldn’t want to write a book with second-hand characters."

ChatGPT's first go at Modesty Blaise fighting over a copy of the new London Standard at Victoria Station

There, at Victoria Station, I realized Peter O'Donnell was right. I felt embarrassed. In a London heading for global AI supremacy, any robot would soon be able to read 10,183 cartoon strips and 13 books and create a new Modesty Blaise story—or hundreds. But they would lack originality and aura. AI could bring Modesty from the sixties into the future far better than I could—my job, like O'Donnell’s, was to create something human and original, not imitate the past through a filtered lens.

The old man had politely guided me away from a cobra trap that my creative laziness had almost led me into. I turned to thank the old writer, but he had already left, with The London Standard lying on the ground.

He must have taken the 5:16 Southern train to Brighton.

[wrestlingarsenal]

Nice Heel work by the Freebirds, Hayes and Garvin, as they work over one of the New Fantastics (the bleach-blond jobber team that formed after my man-crush Tommy Rogers left the scene.) The full match was recently posted on YouTube.

Those snug red trunks clinging to the New Fantastics' asses are clearly meant to draw the eye! Personally I'm more into tall white wrestling boots, so I get eight nice specimens to gaze at here.

The naughty Heels are just toying with these gullible young Golden Boys, and I'm here for it. Hayes covers the wimp chest-to-chest (which had me wishing I was the submissive blondie wrestling another shirtless man in my red briefs.)

Both of these studs -- Michael Hayes and Jimmy Garvin -- made careers out of flirting for the camera, displaying their hairy chests, primping up their long hair like glamour girls. It was all very gay -- surely you don't think their peacocking was meant to entice more female viewers to tune in, am I right?!

They seemed to know very well that plenty of horny, closeted males in the audience have a hunger for beefcake so they gave the fans exactly what they wanted.

So when these two flirts partnered up, you just knew it was going to get very queer very fast. After dominating the nearly naked blond look-alikes, the Free Birds turn their attention to one another, celebrating with some cuddling in their corner. They embrace cheek to cheek, their lips damn near making contact. Hayes then can't resist his partner's meaty chest, running his hand across the other man's pecs and then stroking his own nipple with his leather glove.

Maybe we were meant to laugh at these clownish antics, two big strongmen flirting like a pair of nancy-boys. At the time this aired (1989), I'm sure I was too busy popping my eyes back inside my head, picking my jaw up from the floor, and re-adjusting my tenting jorts to really catch any humor in it.