Who were discovered working at Disneyland, and signed on by "pickin' and grinnin'" Buck Owens to 16 years of the hayseed "family values" variety show Hee-Haw (1969-1985). Yet posed nude (and coyly hidden) in Playgirl in 1973?
Who sang mournful songs about cheating girlfriends and absent wives, but never married and were never seen with women? They lived close together through all of their lives (except for a 3 1/2 year separation), and died eight months apart in 2008 and 2009.
Not many gay kids looked to Hee-Haw for role models. But maybe they should have.
The handsome, photogenic duo spent the last twenty years of their lives appearing at county fairs, nostalgia events, and the annual Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio. Singing, riffing, and signing autographs for their thousands of devoted fans.
Always prepare to be surprised, even pleasantly. I was actually surprised by the Playgirl shoot, though. Sure, this was the 70s, but I thought my generation was the generation where every guy did porn, either because of unemployment or exhibitionism.
ReplyDelete(Actually, I've always found the "typical gay narrative" of being from Middle of Nowhere and finding acceptance in a big city problematic. But that's another rant for another day.)
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ReplyDeleteThey had such fun personalities and nice bodies. They blessed us through out their lives. Thank you.
I was at a club in small town in South Carolina and John and I went out to my van and had great time I was 18 yo we did some powder and missed around a couple of hours it was awesome as a young man myself we hit off and talked often. Flew out to Nashville tn and met his brother they were very nice guys., sad to hear of there passing they were very close and enjoy having fun
ReplyDeleteThis story is more appropriate for "Tales of West Hollywood." I try to keep "Boomer's Beefcake" G-rated, so not a lot of sex or drug use.
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