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ENDLESS SUMMER<br />
SURF, SAND, SEX AND INTERVIEWS<br />
PHOTO CREDIT: TRENTON DUCATI<br />
The hottest movie of the summer,<br />
Falcon’s Endless Summer,<br />
premieres on DVD and digital<br />
download on Friday, July 14 in<br />
the Falcon/NakedSword store.<br />
The release of the movie will<br />
kick off a season-long event on<br />
FalconStudios.com. The film<br />
was directed by Tony Dimarco,<br />
written by Ben Rush and features<br />
the cast of Luca del Rey, Trevor<br />
Brooks, Oliver Marks, Dean<br />
Young, MrDeepVoice, Alpha Wolfe,<br />
Ashley Stones, Carter Collins, and<br />
Matheuz Henk.<br />
The premise of the movie includes<br />
the hot summer’s last carefree<br />
months before senior year, saving<br />
the Falcon Surf Shop, long lost,<br />
unrequited love, a lot of very hot<br />
men, and a lot of cool sex. <strong>Get</strong> <strong>Out</strong><br />
shared some questions with some<br />
of the sizzling stars of the movie.
Trevor Brooks<br />
Between Falcon’s Endless Summer and Cumming Home For Christmas, you’ve starred in<br />
a lot of Falcon’s big recent blockbusters. What’s your experience been like on these big<br />
productions?<br />
It’s like being at camp with all your friends, but there are<br />
cameras everywhere and everyone is naked!<br />
Tell us a little about your character in the movie. Did you<br />
have to prepare for your role, and if so, how?<br />
I play Alpha Wolfe’s nephew, who comes to visit and lends a<br />
hand to help keep the surf shop afloat. I grew up in California<br />
riding waves<strong>–</strong>and other surf-boarders — so not too much to<br />
prepare for, to be honest. LOL.<br />
You star with Oliver Marks in the opening scene of this<br />
movie. What can fans expect to see?<br />
They can definitely expect to see some great chemistry. Oliver<br />
is as sweet as pie and an<br />
amazing scene partner and friend.<br />
What are you most proud of in the film?<br />
I’m proud that my very own surfboard made it into the film!<br />
Dean Young<br />
Describe your character in Falcon’s Endless Summer.<br />
My character is a cute, little Irish boy trying to make some coin<br />
at the Falcon Surf Shop while studying in San Diego for the<br />
summer. He’s very flirty and seductive and seems to get what<br />
he wants.<br />
What was the most fun you had doing the film? Do you<br />
have a scene you are most proud of?<br />
I had a lot of fun with everyone doing the car wash scene. It<br />
was cool getting to interact with all of the American porn stars.<br />
What was it like filming your big car wash scene with the<br />
cast? How did you get along with your co-stars?<br />
Like I said, the car wash scene was so much fun. I love the<br />
whole acting side of things, and I really got to show it in the car<br />
wash segment.<br />
Your scene with MrDeepVoice has you two outside. Do<br />
you enjoy outdoor sex in real life or do you prefer more<br />
indoor activities?<br />
I think from the moment MrDeepVoice and myself met, we<br />
were instantly attracted to each other. We couldn’t stop<br />
kissing on and off set, so I was really excited to shoot this<br />
scene. But, to answer your question, there’s always rain<br />
and bad weather in Ireland, so any chance I get to have a<br />
bit of fun in the sun—I’m gonna do it!<br />
For those who don’t know, you’re<br />
based in Belfast. What was it like<br />
coming out to Southern California<br />
to film the movie?<br />
Honestly, I felt like it was the<br />
American dream. LOL. It was an<br />
awesome experience, and I’m so<br />
thankful for the opportunity.
Oliver Marks & Carter Collins (Real-life couple)<br />
Q: Tell us a little about your roles in the movie.<br />
Are you anything like your characters in real life?<br />
OLIVER: In the movie, I play a horny, college-age surfer<br />
boy who’s trying to save the surf shop at which he works.<br />
I’d say the role I played had some similarities: I am horny,<br />
in college, and enjoy surfing. On the other hand, I’m a<br />
Midwest boy at heart and don’t possess the West Coast<br />
vernacular.<br />
CARTER: Our roles in the movie are pretty cut and dry:<br />
surfer studs who are trying to save the surf shop we<br />
work at. In my personal life, I would say my character<br />
differentiates a lot from my character in the movie. I’m<br />
more of a city boy with a mix of woodland explorer. I’ve<br />
never really been beachy, but when I have the option to<br />
step into a different role, I take it head on because it’s<br />
exciting to be something so outside of what I’ve made<br />
myself to be.<br />
Q: Since you two are in a relationship in real life,<br />
can you tell us what it’s like stepping in front of the<br />
camera with your boyfriend for a big studio project<br />
like this?<br />
OLIVER: In a way, getting to do a studio production is an outlet for us both to explore and have fun<br />
together. If anything, it has strengthened our communication, trust, and love for each other. It allows us<br />
to have new experiences that we wouldn’t get if it were just us two.<br />
CARTER: Stepping in front of a camera with my boyfriend for a production this big was very<br />
comforting and rewarding. I love my boyfriend, and I always have so much fun when we do these<br />
projects with each other. We have good energy together, and I feel like people can really feel that when<br />
they work with us.<br />
Q: What was the most fun for you while filming?<br />
OLIVER: The best part about this film was getting to meet<br />
the cast and production crew, to make some friends and<br />
great connections. It was my first ever porn movie, so it<br />
gave me a better understanding and appreciation of all that<br />
goes into a film like this.<br />
CARTER: The most fun part of filming for me was meeting<br />
everyone and making friends on set. I do love filming and<br />
acting and the actual production part is amazing, but I’m a<br />
very social, chatty guy. You’re in these intense scenes and<br />
moments and once you hear the director yell “Cut”, you go<br />
right back to giggles and laughing and cracking funny jokes.<br />
I’m really there for the experience and memories the most<br />
out of everything.<br />
Q: This was your first production with Falcon Studios.<br />
Can we expect any more starring roles for Falcon<br />
anytime soon?<br />
OLIVER: You betcha! Stay tuned. ;)<br />
CARTER: Absolutely! Men cum and go, but if you’re lucky, the really good men cum and go<br />
several times. ;)
MrDeepVoice<br />
How’d you get the name MrDeepVoice?<br />
A: Now that you’ve heard me, I’m sure that you’ve figured<br />
it out! Everything about me is deep.<br />
I haven’t asked anyone this yet, but can you give me a<br />
short synopsis of the movie?<br />
Falcon’s Endless Summer is a blast. A bunch of local<br />
surfers in San Diego get together to save the beloved<br />
town surf shop from going under. Basically, we’re going<br />
down to stop the store from going under. ;-)<br />
Did you have a specific part of the film that you could<br />
call a favorite?<br />
I sorta hit the jackpot — a scene with the amazing Dean<br />
Young and another with the very sexy Luca del Rey. I<br />
don’t think I could pick a favorite, given my partners.<br />
What’s your go-to beach fit? Speedo? Board shorts?<br />
Nothing at all?<br />
If I have to be wearing anything, the smallest swimsuit<br />
available. So, 100% Speedo-style.<br />
Luca del Rey<br />
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Speedo or board shorts? What’s<br />
your go-to beach fit?<br />
Preferably naked, if I can get away with<br />
it. I’m one of the sweatiest men in show<br />
business. Just ask all my scene partners.<br />
The less on me, the better.<br />
This movie comes a little over a year after you debuted<br />
as a Falcon | NakedSword Exclusive. What’s this last<br />
year been like for you?<br />
I think the biggest change I’ve noticed is the amount of travel<br />
I’ve been afforded since starting in the industry. I am excited<br />
for all opportunities to visit new places and experience the<br />
world in different settings. I also get laid a hell of a lot more<br />
than I used to!<br />
What was the energy on set like for the cast’s big car<br />
wash scene?<br />
Have you ever seen those hyper-sexualized car washes<br />
where the girls are rubbing their breasts all over the window<br />
shields with soap and water? It was a lot like that, except<br />
with penises, which is an improvement, if you ask me.<br />
Is there a particular moment in the film which you enjoy<br />
the most?<br />
It depends on what part of the film you’re asking about.<br />
When it comes to making the film, I particularly enjoyed<br />
blocking and working with MrDeepVoice to come up with a<br />
scene that felt natural and believable. Then there was all the<br />
sex, which was fun.<br />
What do you like most about your character in Falcon’s<br />
Endless Summer?<br />
I’m basically one of the only hairy guys in the film, and that’s<br />
very on-brand for me. Does it signify my characteristics of<br />
maturity, grace and patience? No, but my ass looks great<br />
doing sexy time on camera!
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CELEBRITY CORRESPONDENT<br />
TERRI NUNN<br />
BERLIN<br />
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Multi-platinum recording<br />
star and lead singer<br />
of the iconic group<br />
Berlin (“Take My<br />
Breath Away”, “No<br />
More Words”, “The<br />
Metro”), Terri Nunn<br />
is set to appear at<br />
Jones Beach Theater<br />
in Wantagh, New York<br />
with Howard Jones<br />
and Boy George.<br />
Nunn has celebrated<br />
over 40 years with<br />
Berlin, as well as<br />
enjoying acting and<br />
songwriting careers.<br />
Terri Nunn’s voice is like that<br />
of a comet born in the outer<br />
realms of the universe and<br />
then venturing too close to<br />
the sun, thereby releasing a<br />
blazing tail behind<br />
it and then flashing<br />
through the heavens<br />
to become a shooting<br />
star. Acclaimed for<br />
songs including<br />
“Take My Breath<br />
Away”, the theme<br />
from the motion<br />
picture Top Gun,<br />
Berlin is known as<br />
one of the greatest<br />
synth electro-pop<br />
bands and will be<br />
touring Australia, as<br />
well as the US.<br />
Aside from her singing<br />
career, Terri Nunn<br />
has also done a lot of<br />
acting, as seen on shows<br />
including Family, T.J.<br />
Hooker, Lou Grant, James<br />
at 15 and others. She has<br />
appeared as a guest judge<br />
on RuPaul’s Drag Race and<br />
was the host of the podcast<br />
“Between the Sheets.”<br />
In one of the most fun<br />
conversations on the planet,<br />
Terri talked about her<br />
upcoming tour, what it takes to<br />
make a great live performance,<br />
and of course drag queens.
INTERVIEW >><br />
I am looking forward to your<br />
concert. I am wondering what<br />
you are most looking forward<br />
to.<br />
I love this combination of bands<br />
playing together. The last one<br />
we did was 2019. That really<br />
affected me, with the B-52’s.<br />
The experience of that kind of<br />
an evening together is different.<br />
It’s different than doing our<br />
own show. Or even just doing<br />
the show with an opener. It’s<br />
an event. And that’s what I’m<br />
looking forward to. It’s not<br />
just special for the audience,<br />
it’s special for me. You want<br />
to work with nice people. We<br />
experienced that recently when<br />
we worked with Culture Club.<br />
It’s like a circus<strong>–</strong>like a traveling<br />
circus when you’re out there<br />
that long. Making these shows<br />
happen. And there are all these<br />
parts to it that have to work,<br />
so I like not having the egos<br />
anymore. I really like that about<br />
getting older. Most of the bands<br />
that you play with now are older<br />
and they don’t have all of that<br />
shit going on. They don’t have<br />
all that angst and the fear. I had<br />
that too back then.<br />
In your own opinion, what do<br />
you think makes a great live<br />
performance?<br />
First of all, I think the music has<br />
to be great. Second, I think the<br />
connection with the audience<br />
is important. So that they feel<br />
that it’s not just another show<br />
to a band. That is special to<br />
them. So when I go, I think<br />
about what is special about<br />
this city and important to them.<br />
Maybe it was something that<br />
happened before. Maybe it’s a<br />
relative or a friend that is from<br />
there. I kind of go back and find<br />
a way to connect so that night<br />
is special. To me and to them.<br />
I remember when I was a kid<br />
and seeing Fleetwood Mac,<br />
one of the things that struck<br />
me with Stevie Nicks, besides<br />
the fact that she’s a great writer<br />
and performer, is that she<br />
always thanked the audience<br />
numerous times during the<br />
show, for different reasons.<br />
So, as you look down at<br />
your set list, which song are<br />
you most looking forward to<br />
singing? Which song excites<br />
you for this tour?<br />
One is “Animal” because it’s a<br />
recent song and always gets<br />
me going. And it has a really<br />
nasty, sexy video and makes<br />
your head cock like dogs<br />
hearing a weird sound. Like,<br />
“What is this?” And then they<br />
start to get it. And they watch<br />
the video. And they get in that<br />
mood. It’s a mood. That’s what<br />
I wanted that song to be. I<br />
wanted to be a “<strong>Get</strong> out of my<br />
head” type of mood. Let’s just<br />
get into our bodies and feel this.<br />
That is what great music does<br />
to me in general. So that is<br />
one of them. The other is “The<br />
Metro”. It just always makes<br />
people explode. I love watching<br />
that because then I explode.<br />
So, the three of you in the<br />
band have gone back and<br />
forth and in and out. Who is<br />
in Berlin right now?<br />
The nucleus<strong>–</strong>the original three.<br />
We are in the band. So that is<br />
John Crawford, who founded<br />
the band in 1977, and David<br />
Diamond, who came in 1983.<br />
So, the three of us really<br />
formulated what everyone<br />
knows as Berlin. And then<br />
there is Carlton, our guitarist,<br />
who came in 2003, and he also<br />
plays with Stabbing Westward<br />
and Orgy currently, and then<br />
there is Dave Schulz, who<br />
comes from General Public<br />
and Goo Goo Dolls. He joined<br />
the band in 2007. The newest<br />
member is Rick on drums. He<br />
has been in the band a couple<br />
of years now. So that is the<br />
band currently.
Have you ever played at<br />
Jones Beach before?<br />
Yes.<br />
Being that this is a gay<br />
magazine we’re doing this<br />
for, I have to ask you what it’s<br />
like being a judge on Drag<br />
Race.<br />
Oh, God. I was hoping that<br />
they would have me on more,<br />
but there’s no way that was<br />
going to happen. The one that<br />
I did was a concept that they<br />
didn’t usually do, which was<br />
they forced the drag queens<br />
to really sing. This idea was to<br />
bring in a real singer that can<br />
coach them. I can’t tell you the<br />
fear that I saw in these guys.<br />
That’s where I met Raven,<br />
who is in the “Animal” video.<br />
The love that these guys have<br />
for women, to be women,<br />
they’re better women than<br />
me. Everything they did was<br />
perfect and<br />
flawless.<br />
The<br />
makeup<br />
and the<br />
hair. It was<br />
so much<br />
better than<br />
anything<br />
I ever did<br />
and it made<br />
me realize<br />
when I<br />
bitch about<br />
having to put on makeup or get<br />
dressed up, I remember them.<br />
Because they loved it.<br />
Are you still doing your<br />
podcast “Between the<br />
Sheets”?<br />
No. It is still going, but I haven’t<br />
done it for years. I had to stop<br />
doing all that. I had to stop the<br />
podcast because we did the<br />
radio show. And then I had to<br />
stop that because I was going<br />
on tour.<br />
Is there anything else that<br />
you want to talk about that I<br />
did not mention?<br />
Well, I’m excited because<br />
there’s a movie in the works<br />
based on Richard Blade’s book,<br />
World in my Eyes. There’s a<br />
chapter about our rock and roll<br />
nightmare romance, called “No<br />
More Words”.
CELEBRATING PRIDE AT<br />
9TH AVENUE SALOON<br />
Hell’s Kitchen’s Longest Running<br />
Gay Bar, Is Celebrating Its One-Year<br />
Anniversary All This Month!<br />
PRIDE 2023. New York City is the best<br />
place in the world to celebrate Pride. After<br />
the parade and the parties, the best place<br />
to be in New York this weekend was at 9th<br />
Avenue Saloon, Hell’s Kitchen’s original<br />
LGBTQ+ bar. And that’s where we hung<br />
out with our buddies all weekend, running<br />
into old friends and making some hot new<br />
ones.<br />
We were thrilled when our all-time favorite<br />
watering hole reopened last year after<br />
the COVID shutdown. Saloon has always<br />
been the anchor of Hell’s Kitchen: a<br />
warm friendly neighborhood place, with a<br />
welcoming staff, free of trendy pretense or<br />
gimmicks.<br />
And we couldn’t believe the million dollar<br />
makeover Saloon got for its reopening last<br />
year! Hell’s Kitchen’s beloved dive bar<strong>–</strong>40<br />
years as a HK original gay bar--was<br />
completely renovated, with the handsome<br />
new woodwork of the bar, new TVs<br />
and sound system, the Tom of Finland<br />
inspired bathrooms (the best place in<br />
town for your latest selfie) and of course<br />
the fresh popped hot buttered popcorn<br />
we love. The staff is led by our new best<br />
friend, Ricardo, the manager, who made<br />
everyone in the place feel like old pals.
Now gay owned and operated, the<br />
place has a hot new staff of bartenders<br />
like hunky Josh, who told us he had<br />
just danced in Broadway Bares!, the<br />
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS<br />
fundraiser that began at Splash in 1992.<br />
Harking back to its bar roots, Saloon<br />
participated in the fundraising too, Josh<br />
said, collecting funds as well in the week<br />
leading up to the big event. Just like the<br />
crowds at Splash did way back when!<br />
Saloon was all decked out for Pride,<br />
starting with the rainbow balloons outside<br />
setting the tone for the neighborhood.<br />
Because of its primo location just steps<br />
away from all Broadway shows, we<br />
spotted several of our favorite stars<br />
winding down with a post-performance<br />
cocktail--or two! Like everyone at 9th<br />
Avenue Saloon, they were warm and<br />
friendly too, posing with us for selfies!<br />
(But we’re not gonna share them here!!)<br />
9th Avenue Saloon is Hell’s Kitchen’s<br />
longest running and friendliest<br />
neighborhood bar for meeting up with<br />
old friends or making new ones. It’s our<br />
favorite place for hanging out after work<br />
with the neighborhood regulars, grabbing<br />
a cocktail before or after that Broadway<br />
show, celebrating a special occasion, or<br />
just when we’re looking for a great place<br />
to find booze and boys. And Saloon has<br />
the best Happy Hour in town, every day<br />
from 3PM to 8PM. And at 9thh Avenue<br />
Saloon, Pride is celebrated every day.<br />
So, head on down there and check it out.<br />
We guarantee you’ll become a loyal fan<br />
too.<br />
The 9th Avenue Saloon is located at<br />
656-9th Avenue, between 45th & 46th<br />
Streets in the heart of Hell’s Kitchen<br />
and the Theater District. Follow Saloon<br />
online on Twitter @9thAvenueSaloon,<br />
on Facebook @9thAveSaloon, or on<br />
Instagram at @9thavesaloon.