Performers - Part 60

 Album Covers part 6

Here are some more album covers featuring nudes.  Among the confusion of images on Fuck You All by Capathian Forest, 2006, is a nude torso with an erection.

You can click on any of these images for a larger version.

Unholy Hangover by Cryfemal, 2011, actually shows a guy getting sucked.

Full Circle by The Doors, 1972, is much more discreet, with a naked "boy becomes man" progression.

Likewise, Then Play On by Fleetwood Mac, 1969 has restrained nudity.

But Dick Sandwich by Frenzel Rhomb, 1994, pulls no punches.

Gilgamesh's 1996 album is merely a Vulgar Display of Ass.

Another display of ass on Moontan, 1974.

We end with a rocketing, exploding cock in Cumikaze by GPF, 2019.

Vintage Military - Part 66

Celtic Warriors, part 1

Today we start a mini-series on Celtic warriors.  Above is a painting of the battle of Telamon in northern Italy in 225 BC between the Romans and the Celtic tribes.  The historian Polybius wrote that the Gaesetae (Celts) fought naked to display their confidence and intimidate the enemy.  (However, the Romans won the battle.)

Above, Celtic warriors in Britain, c. 150 BC.  Note that the man in the center, probably the chieftain, is wearing a kind of distinctive U-shaped Celtic necklace called a torc or torque.

We think of Scotland and Ireland as being Celtic, but in the time of ancient Greece and Rome, there were Celtic tribes in France, central Europe, and even into Turkey.

A painting of an ancient Scottish Celtic warrior.  Not all Celtic warriors were naked.  The ancient historian Diodorus Siculus wrote, “Some use iron breast-plates in battle, while others fight naked, trusting only in the protection which nature gives.”

By the way, Celt is pronounced "Kelt" and Celtic is pronounced "Keltic."  And yes, I know how the Boston Celtics pronounce it.

A Pict warrior, engraving by Theodore de Bry colored by John White, 1588.  The Picts were the Celts living in Scotland.  The Romans conquered England, but they never conquered Scotland or Ireland.

A Pict warrior, John White, 1585-1593.

The next three pictures are from the book Il Costumo Antico e Moderno (Ancient and Modern Costumes) by Guilio Ferrario, 1837.  Above, Ancient Celtic Warriors Dressed for Battle with a Shaman.  The shaman is presumably the one with the deer antlers.

German Militia Leaders  from the same book.  Remember, the "Germans" in the time of ancient Rome were actually Celtic tribes.

Germanic Hunters and Warriors from the same book.

A modern representation of a Celtic warrior by Maria Lashkevich based on grave goods found in Ciumești, Romania dating to the 3rd century BC.

Finally, some Celtic soldiers today.  They don't go into battle naked.  But, as a gust of wind reveals, they're naked under their kilts.

(Note: I got this photo from Big Whack Attack.  Thanks, Pat!)

Next time: Celtic warrior statues.

Events - Part 63

Nakukymppi

Nakukymppi is a naked 10 kilometer run in Finland, held in the countryside about 80 miles north of Helsinki.

Participants are only allowed to wear shoes, socks and hats.  Women can wear a top if their breasts are jiggling too much.

These unusual participants in 2014 were body-painted to match the Swedish flag (left) and the Danish flag (right).  Most participants are not body-painted.

Most participants are simply naked.

The run was started in 2003 by Aarne Heino and has been held one week before midsummer each year since then except during the COVID epidemic.  The number of runners has grown from a handful to about 150.  80% to 90% of the runners are men.  Although the event is not organized by naturists, half the participants are naturists.

The sign on their back says "Finland 100", celebrating the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence in 2017 (before 1917, Finland was part of the Russian Empire).

The route goes around a loop slightly over 3 km three times for a total of 10 km.  It starts at 7:30 pm, and everyone must finish by 9:30 pm.  It's still light out.  Near midsummer in Finland, the sun doesn't set until nearly 11:00 pm (and in the far north of Finland, the sun doesn't set at all in midsummer and there's daylight 24 hours a day).

Participants can run or walk, and everyone who starts the run gets a certificate, whether they do the full 10K or not.

Above, Joni Lähdesmäki on his first Nakukymppi in 2019.  I like the heart shaved into his chest hair.

And they're off!  This is the start of the race in 2018.

We end with two guys in the 2018 race congratulating each other – or maybe just doing a little naked hugging.

Photographers - Part 61

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Calendars - Part 61

 Alvéole Beekeepers

Alvéole is a Canadian company that provides the unique service of maintaining beehives at other companies in urban locations.  They started in Montreal, but they now do business in 60 cities across Canada, the U.S. and Europe.

The company started in 2013, and in 2015 they produced the world's first naked beekeeping calendar (above), showing urban bees and beekeepers.

Above, another image from 2013.  Smoke is used to tranquilize bees.

Beekeepers aren't afraid of bees.  They know that bees are not aggressive unless you do something to anger them.  Above, a French version of the 2016 calendar.  It looks like this guy has honey or something smeared on him to attract the bees.

Here's a photo from the 2017 calendar.

And this guy covered with bees is from 2018.

In 2021 we see a guy dripping honey into the palm of another guy with no bees in sight.  Could it be "Roses are red, violets are blue, honey is sweet and so are you"?

These urban beehives are also from 2021.  Alvéole sells their beekeeping work as a way for companies to be environmentally conscious and support biodiversity.

You may have noticed that the calendar photos have no frontal views.  We end with this photo where he was smeared with honey or something in a strategic place so it would be covered with bees.  I know that beekeepers aren't afraid of bees, but wow!

Protests - Part 61

Earth Day 2012

Earth Day is an annual event on April 22 to support the environment and protest environmental pollution.  Its genesis was an oil spill of 3 million gallons by an oil well off the coast of Santa Barbara, California in 1969 that killed more than 10,000 seabirds, dolphins, seals and sea lions.  That galvanized environmentalists into action.  The next year, the first Earth Day was observed.

In 2012, a group of San Francisco nudists organized an Earth Day bike ride.  The leader is above.

Other participants included nudist activist Andy Tabbat, left, and Bruce Alexander.

Another participant wore a San Francisco Giants baseball cap and little else.

A rear view of the Giants guy was captioned "Spreading his wings."

Here's the whole group that gathered for the ride.

They set off down Market Street.

Here's the Giants guy on his bike.

Then they rode down to the harbor, passing the tourists at Fisherman's Wharf.

We end with a photo taken on Earth Day twenty years earlier, in 1992, with Andrew Martinez at left and Andy Tabbat at right holding a bumper sticker promoting a tolerant attitude toward nudity: "Hey man, it's just a dick."  Andy is the same guy who is in the second photo above.

And you know what?  They're right.  Half the population of the Earth has a penis, so why is it such a big deal when we see one?  It's just a dick.