me, maria and ape

Our former roommate Maria (the non-evil one) interns at a Santa Monica gallery that does some pretty risqué stuff. When Maria told April about a gallery benefit she was going to be assisting with, April and I decided that we should broaden our horizons and take a look. The theme was GWM 10x8 Uncut, photos inspired by personal ads. The exhibit was (clearly) geared towards gay males and I was a bit thrown when I saw that the invite said "fetish attire encouraged" but we went late Friday night and had a good time.

april and maria

April and I arrived fashionably late (actually we're always running late) and discovered that most of the food was gone. We also discovered that we were the only females present that were not employees of the gallery. Anyway, we ate some bread and hummus and made our rounds of the exhibit. The attendees were almost as interesting as the photos. We saw a black Peter Pan-ish looking guy (black man in black tights, pointed shoes, tight black shirt and bowl haircut), a shirtless (very buff and very tan) long-haired guy in khakis with lots of shell necklaces, and of course some leather here, some retro there, etc.

The exhibits were very graphic. Photos of extreme piercings, BDSM, and tattoos. Oh, and I learned a new term: blood play. There were photos of that too =0. We met a photographer whose exhibit consisted entirely of Asian males. I believe that his were probably the most conservative. My favorite was probably the one called "Adam and Steve", a photograph of two men in a garden.

april losing her ocular virginity

After the benefit, April, Maria and I went to Mel's diner on...okay I forgot which street...to eat. We dropped Maria off at home (she lives around that area) and then headed back home. All I have to say is...you should've been there ;) Fantastic.