Bodybuilders - Part 26

Helmut Riedmeier

Helmut Riedmeier, born in 1944, was a German bodybuilder and model.  He won the Mr. Germany title in 1964 and 1965 and went on to win Mr. Universe in 1974 in the Professional Tall class.

Meanwhile, starting in the late 1960s, he did nude modeling.  I got this photo from Bob's Naked Guys.  Thanks, Bob!

He modeled for several photographers.  This photo with a sword as a prop was taken by Arax of Paris.  I got this and the following 3 photos from Vintage Muscle Men, which has many more photos of Helmut Riedmeier.  Thanks, Jerry!

Another Arax photo with the sword.

Here he poses on a British Ford Zephyr car.

This photo as an archer was taken by T.H.E.M. studio.

A color photo by Bruce of L.A.  I got this photo from Men From Back Then.

Although there are no photos or videos of Helmut actually having sex, there are a few suggestive photos.  Above, Helmut early in his career, 1960s.

And here he is in the mid-1970s.

We end with a short excerpt from a stage act that Helmut performed.  The woman was reportedly his long-term female companion.  The act started with them both clothed, but then they stripped.

Hiking - Part 73

Uluru

Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a large sandstone monolith near the center of Australia.  This 1940 photo by Charles Mountford shows a Pitjantjatjara man holding a Ngintaka lizard in front of Ayers Rock.

This 1939 photo in the vicinity of Ayers Rock was labeled "my three cobbers" by Hudson Fysh.  You can see that the Aboriginal people were unashamed.  Fysh was one of the founders of Qantas Airlines in 1920.

The trail to climb to the top of Uluru was closed in 2019 in deference to the local Aboriginal people, who consider the mountain sacred.  This photo was taken when there was a surge in climbers shortly before the ban took effect.

However, there are other trails around the base of Uluru that are still open.  Uluru is in a national park that also contains Kata Tjuta or The Olgas, a similar sandstone monolith 16 miles to the west.

A scenic view of Uluru (and of something else).

And another view.

Looking away from Uluru, the land is totally flat.  Uluru sticks out like the proverbial sore thumb.

We end with this guy getting an upside down view of Uluru.  Or, because Australia is in the Southern Hemisphere, is he seeing it right-side up?  (Just kidding.)

Labor Day 2025

Labor Day

Today is Labor Day.  Today's post honors one particular group of laborers: plumbers.   Of course, plumbers are known for having plumbers' cracks.

It seems traditional in the plumbing profession to expose a little bit in the rear.

But some plumbers expose more than others, like this guy ...

and this guy.

This plumber has dispensed with the pants entirely to proudly show his whole crack.

And I found a couple of plumbers working totally naked ...

showing off more than their cracks.

We end with an ad painted on the back of a plumber's truck in St. Paul, Minnesota.  They promise 24/7 response.  And it looks like they also promise some plumber's crack.

Not the Same Old Song - Part 65

 Frère Jacques

Frère Jacques is a traditional French nursery rhyme that you might have learned in grade school.

Weighing In - Part 74

Ken Curtis

This weigh-in happened at a New England Fights (NEF) MMA event called Promised Land on June 17, 2016.  After he weighed in, someone called over to the officials that they might want to move the towel a bit to block the camera.

Poem of the Day - Part 74

 Percival Lee

Today's poem is another bawdy limerick, this one by Spike Milligan.

A man called Percival Lee

Got up one night for a pee.

When he got to the loo

It was quarter to two,

And when he got back it was three.

Artists - Part 77

Robert C. Rore

Robert C. Rore is a German artist born in 1954.  In college, he started studying Chemistry but switched to Art History.  He had his first single exhibition in 1982 and has worked as a freelance artist in Munich ever since.

His work ranges from depictions of fruit and vegetables to city views to nude studies, but his favorite subject is the naked male.  Above, Rore sketches a nude model.

Engle beim Kaffee (Angel with Coffee), a 2016 watercolor.

Stehender junger Mann (Young Man Standing), 2016.

Junger Mann mit Teddybär (Young Man with Teddybear), 2018.

Die Heimkehr des Odysseus (The Return of Odysseus), 2020.

Im Bad (In the Bath), 2023.

Limonero, 2024.

Mann in der Umkleide mit Spiegel (Man in the Dressing Room with Mirror), 2025.

Die Glasperlenspieler (The Marble Players).

We end with a painting that illustrates Rore's delight in showing multiple views of the naked male, Narziss in Spiegelkabinett (Narcissus in the Hall of Mirrors).

Beach Bums - Part 71

 Nudist Jeff

Jeff Cocking is one of my favorite unashamed males.  He lives in the town of Denmark on the south shore of Western Australia, and he is a fierce advocate of nudism.  His Twitter account under the name Nudist Jeff @Nude_Hiker contains hundreds of nude photos of himself, of which these photos are a small sample.

Western Australia has many nude beaches, official and unofficial.  Here are some that Jeff has posted photos of himself on.  Above, Jeff (left) with friend Koby on Mazzoletti Beach near Denmark.

Here's Jeff (left) with follower Mike on Mazzoletti Beach.

Jeff at Whaler's Cove, near Denmark.

Jeff (left) and Cam at Whaler's Cove.

Jeff (left) and friend Matt at Whaler's Cove, making a sand castle?

Jeffr (right) and Cliff at Lights Beach in 2022.

Jeff celebrating in 2024 when a section of Lights Beach was declared legally clothing-optional after Jeff petitioned the local authorities.

Jeff (right) and 'Marco Polio' (not his real name) further west on West Cape Howe, the southernmost point in Western Australia.  Jeff says that from here it's a mere 3400 km (2100 mile) swim to Antarctica.

A bit farther away but still in Western Australia, here's Jeff on Swanbourne Beach in Perth.

A group of friends on Swanbourne Beach.  Swanbourne has an official clothing-optional section.

Jeff in a rubber raft at Swanbourne Beach.

We end with Jeff on Swanbourne Beach at sunset.  Beautiful.  And the sunset is nice, too.

Gods, Myths, and Heroes - Part 68

Tangaroa

In Polynesia before the introduction of Christianity, people worshipped multiple gods.  Tangaroa was the principal god of the sea, and on some islands, he was also the god of creation.

The 17th-18th century wooden statue above, from the island of Rurutu, shows Tangaroa creating other gods and humans, represented as tiny figures on his skin.

In the Cook Islands, Tangaroa was one of the principal gods.  This late 18th-early 19th century statue is now in the British Museum.  Tangaroa was always represented naked, and his procreative powers were symbolized by a large penis.  In the 19th century, due to the influence of Christian missionaries, many of these statues were burned or had their penis cut off.

Today, however, at least on the island of Rarotonga in the Cook islands, naked statues of Tangaroa with a large penis have become fashionable, and they are found in many shops and hotels, such as the one above ...

and this swimming pool or spa ...

and this restaurant ...

and this shop ...

and this hotel or restaurant.

We end far away, but still in Polynesia, in New Zealand, where in the Maori religion, Tangaroa was the god of the sea.  Above is a sculpture created by Frank Szirmay in the 1970s, located in the middle of Tauranga Harbor.  Here Tangaroa does not have a huge penis, but he is more human-looking.