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Online Rental: 24 hrs $11.49 Sample Photos: Click here! Director: Chi Chi LaRue Studio: Channel 1 Releasing Starring: Julian (aka Julian Rios, Jordan Rivers, London Kane), Franco Del Toro, Kurt Lockwood, Mario Rossi (aka Sandor Vesanyi), Pascal St. James, Peter Shaft, Rick Pirelles, Voodoo, and in a non-sexual role Nicole Sheridan Rating: 
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First Impressions
Gay porn fans fell in love with the swarthy hunk and his monster cock when he first started doing jerk-off flicks back in 1996. After a handful of gay/bi video appearances, he ditched his gay porn aliases and crossed over to the straight side of the industry. This included a Playgirl spread under the name Julian Rios. Well, now he's back in his first all-male video since 1997, working under his straight nom de porn Julian.
For the longest time, director extraordinaire Chi Chi LaRue has wanted to do a solo video featuring straight male porn stars, but he couldn't find straight models willing to appear in a video marketed to the gay community. Some of the models Chi Chi approached turned down his offer, because straight models are often stigmatized for appearing in gay videos -- even if they only appear by themselves in solo masturbation scenes. But Chi Chi isn't just any director. He's worked both sides of the business for years and managed to convince Julian and seven other str8 studs to whack off for our viewing pleasure.
We've been waiting to see him again for the longest time, but does Jordan still measure up?
The Blow-by-Blow
Julian opens the video on a motorcycle wearing jeans and a leather jacket. Instead of whipping it out right at the start, he gives us a slow buildup, slapping his rock-hard abs and then unbuttoning his fly. He lets us have a good look at the solid lump of flesh that's hiding under his briefs before he finally exposes his enormous erection. Flirting with the camera throughout this segment, Julian literally plays with himself for the next 15 minutes or so. In between bouts of cock rubbing and ball tugging, he bats his dick around so it'll wag back and forth. Once he finally gets down to some serious stroking, he grabs his dick with both hands and starts fucking his fists. Julian's dick is large enough that he still has plenty of meat showing even with both hands holding it! In the end, he looks into the camera and asks us if we want him to cum, then he blows a load all over his chest.Lest I forget, some other guys appear in the video too. Six more in fact. But even though they're all billed as straight porn stars, at least one of them -- not counting Julian -- is no stranger to gay porn. Some of you might recognize Mario Rossi from videos like The Anchor Hotel or ManWatcher, where he does a rather convincing job playing horny gay characters. Back when Julian was pounding his pud in gay videos, Mario -- a handsome, blond Eurohunk with a tasty uncut prick -- was working for Kristen Bjorn under the alias Sandor Vesanyi. I don't doubt Mario/Sandor's status as a resolute heterosexual, but I do commend his acting ability. In this video, Mario jerks off while crouching over a mirrored coffee table, affording us a nice view of his ass as he pumps his stiff cock.
An assortment of hunks rounds out the cast. Peter Shaft will satisfy anyone who's into cute collegiate types with his chiseled good looks and adorable smile. He jerks off in the suspended glass bubble chair that Chi Chi been so fond of using lately. Pascal St. James will appeal to those of you who like your men older and well muscled. Pascal begins his scene wearing see-through undies that leave nothing to the imagination. Kurt Lockwood has the looks of a muscled rock star with his stringy and tattooed arms. Kurt, like Julian, talks to the camera during his jerk-off session and doesn't seem to mind that most of the folks at home are a bunch of horny queers. He straddles the camera at the end of his scene and drops a messy wad right on the camera. If you don't think these white boys sound delicious, exotic newcomer Rick Pirelles offers a taste of uncut dark meat. Then there's the lusty performance from Voodoo, who gets soaked in the shower. And later on we get a performance from his real-life brother Franco Del Toro, who beats his meat in a studio.Str8 Shots is hosted by Franko's sister-in-law and Voodoo's wife, Nicole Sheridan. How's that for strange? (And wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall at Thanksgiving dinner when mom asks the boys how things are going at work?) Nicole introduces each segment like an X-rated version of Melissa Rivers, offering dishy details about what it's like to be a porn star. If you're anything like me, you've heard it all before, but she did offer one bit of info that explained one of the video's shortcomings: There are no full-on butt shots in this movie. Mario's mirror trick aside, all we get is a little cheek if the guys spread their legs wide enough during a crotch shot. According to Nicole, some straight male porn stars don't like showing ass because showing your butt is considered gay. As if straight women don't enjoy a nice piece of ass. Come on, guys, get over it already!
XXX-tra Credit
Not much to see here, folks. Just some shameless self-promotion from Chi Chi. You get some ads for his network of web sites; hardcore trailors; a DVD-rom feature that gives you access to a complete trailor library of Channel 1 videos; and a PSA about condoms from the man himself decked out in full drag diva regalia.Does the package live up to the packaging?
For the most part, yes.Putting Jordan Rivers on the box cover was a stroke of genius. (Pardon the pun.) His photo instantly grabbed my attention. I added Str8 Shots to my wish list as soon as I saw it. All these years later Jordan is still one of this web site's most sought after models, so I'm sure I wasn't alone in wanting to see him polish his meat pole again. Sure, he only appears in one chapter, but since he appears solo, that leaves us with roughly 20 minutes of quality Jordan porn. He's added a few more tattoos since his last all-male video, but aside from that, he's the same hunk you remember from grammatically incorrect titles like Just You and I. Of course it goes without saying that his cock, not to mention his body, is still a work of art. But he doesn't show ass, and that's a major disappointment. Oh well. You'll just have to make do with memories of Julian's glorious butt shots (not to mention his one and only bisexual threeway) in Fly Bi Night.
Still, there are seven other guys that offer a little something for every taste. Check out the rest of the cast in the free sample gallery posted below and see for yourself. A few of them have found a new fan in me. I'd love to see more from Peter Shaft, for one. And I'm not too proud to cruise on over to the straight porn section if that's the only place I can find him. (Edit: Actually, you won't have to cruise too far. Peter Shaft broadens his, uhm, horizons over at Randy Blue. You can watch videos of Peter fucking himself with a dildo and getting a blowjob from a gay fan!)
So if you're a fan of Julian (or any of his other AKAs) or if you're simply into straight guys, I give it a solid 4-star recommendation.
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