HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015!

A new year is upon us, Friends. First I must give a heartfelt "thank you" to all friends of Animan all over the globe. I never dreamed that my work would ever be known by so many.

As for the new year, it's my hope to break new ground as I animate more of the fantasies and dreams we all have in common. 

I found this interesting lobby card---for a scene from an old movie called "The Desperadoes". A woman comes into the bedroom and finds two handsome men by the bed, and one of them is partially undressed!  What a situation!

Randolph Scott is one of the actors. If you're not familiar with him, then I suggest Googling: Cary Grant & Randolph Scott. You'll find a lot of interesting information.

Merry Christmas 2014

As 2014 draws to a close, I remember all the wonderful friends who have been so loyal and supportive ever since Animan's World began. It's my sincere wish that the Animan ideal continue improving, and growing. I appreciate all the helpful suggestions and ideas, positive and not-so-positive, sent to me or posted on other blogs during the past few years. Thanks, Guys. 

Today, Animan's World posts a photo that pays homage to both the world of classic animation and the world of gay culture: "Variety Shop Popeye Group"!  I'm pretty sure that Elzie Crisler Segar never dreamed that his comic strip creation would one day grace the billboard of a snazzy gay porn shop located somewhere in Tokyo.

Important Message For Animan's Customers in the EU

As most of you know, I sell my videos through Selz and they informed me that from January of next year, all Animan digital goods sold in the EU will be subject to the sales tax rate of that country, and customers pay that tax to me when they make a purchase. Then, I must report and pay those taxes back to the EU. 

I feel as if I were sleeping and somebody poured cold water in my ear!

Read more about this situation here:

And here:

Animan is Under the Weather :(

I'm sorry Friends, that I have not been talking much about the next cartoon. I have been very sick for the past 3 weeks. It happens when I have to commute long distances on crowded trains all week, and then deal with roomfuls of people, many of whom are coughing and sneezing. I end up coughing and sneezing myself, and I come home totally exhausted!

Today is my day off--I am home all day, and I'm feeling much better now--so I can work on the cartoon. I just wanted my friends to know what's happening in Animan's World.

The other day, I managed to snap this picture of a little girl wearing an unusual coat.

Of course, the character on the coat is Olaf, from Disney's "Frozen".

                                                                                                              

                                          Copyright Walt Disney Pictures

The design of this snowman reminds me of this picture of Milton Berle, who was a popular television comedian of the 1950's and 1960's..

Here's a picture of Milton Berle with Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand during the filming of "Let's Make Love".

Animan's World Salutes Jack LaLanne

Jack LaLanne was an American fitness, exercise and nutrional expert who is sometimes called "the godfather of fitness" and "the first fitness superhero".

Perhaps he is best-known for his early morning excercise programs which started in the early 1960's. Some of them can be seen on YouTube.  He makes the program fun and he keeps it interesting. The most impressive thing about him is his enthusiasm and positive outlook. Here's the first show on YouTube:

I found some other photographs of Jack LaLanne, which will probably be of interest to fans of Animan's World. These are his physique photos, probably taken during the 1950's. They are beautiful!

 

THANKS

I would like to say "Thank You" to all my wonderful friends and supporters, who have bought their Animan videos from me directly. Selz sends me an e-mail for every order received, and one by one, I read them and then transfer them to a special folder.  A lot of orders come from new friends, and that's always very exciting! Orders from old friends are heartwarming. No matter who they come from, I say "Thank you" out loud for each and every one I receive. Thank you, Friends!  YOU are the fuel that powers the Animan cartoon machine!

I was checking out Ebay, and input the word "Beefcake". There were lots of contemporary photos, but Animan loves retro-photos! Anybody know the name of this handsome model?

Over One Million Views on This Blog!!!

I was out today at my day job, and arrived home to find that my blog had exceeded one million views! Wow!!!!  From 163 different countries, can you believe it??

In a reply I made to a comment in my last blog, I mentioned Hercules and the Nine-headed Hydra. It's a well-known story wherein Hercules was fighting with a 9-headed dragon called the hydra. Every time he cut off one of the heads, more heads would grow back.  I know what that must be like. Every time I write to a gay porn clip site to get my videos removed, the next moment I find more of my videos appearing on other sites. I can't clean them up fast enough.

Speaking of Hercules, I was searching for some pictures to illustrate this post. Here's one from Ancient Greece.

Here are some sculptures of Hercules that are really sexy. First there's the mature daddy hunk Hercules.

My all-time favorite sculpture of a young Hercules is this one below. The wide hips are very sexy, in an Animan type of way. YUM! (Anybody got a photo of the back view?)

THIS IS WAR

Just this morning, I received several messages intended for this blog. I did not post any of them because they contain clip site URLs which I would rather not reveal at this time.

On one site, I found ALL my Animan videos up to "Poker Game" offered for free. I felt my heart shatter into little pieces.

Then, I received a tipoff to another site. There it was: "The Sheriff of Lone Gulch".  I only started selling it 5 days ago, and already people are screwing me (and not in a good way).

For both of these sites, I went through the long and troublesome process to get the material removed.

If anyone reading this sees my animation posted anywhere, would you please send me the URL (address)? That way I can remove my work, and have an honest chance to make my business successful.

And I have a special message for those of you who are posting my stuff. Even if I have to do it all day every day, I'm going to remove as much as I can. If you like my work so much, then why can't you help me out, instead of working against me? In any case, I will be the victor, thanks to the kind cooperation of my friends and allies, who are the REAL fans. Their numbers are huge, they patrol the internet on my behalf, and they hate piracy and stealing just as much as I do.

What's This Spanish???

EMERGENCY POSTING

To precede my new video, I also made a non-piracy message. I'm the one speaking Spanish for our South American fans in it. 

The language will change for the next video releases. The message comes before the video, but has no connection to it, language-wise.

Unfortunately, as a result of this, I'm getting messages like this:
I went to the Animan Shop to buy it today. I had TONS of trouble with the site (I always do when buying your movies) but I finally got it to go through. After it approved my card it locked up and wouldn't go to the download page. I waited for the confirmation email and clicked the link there to download my zip file. That worked! I downloaded my file. Finally! I was going to get to see your new movie. But... I got the Spanish version?!?! UGH! I need the English version. I'm certain I didn't select the wrong one but I suppose it's possible that after all the failed attempts I clicked the wrong thing. Is there a way for me to get the English wmv version?  I hope you can help. I'm DYING to see the The Sheriff of Lone Gulch!! 

Before you send a complaint, please check to see that the movie is indeed in English (the chances are over 99% that it is).

Also, Selz always has trouble when several people all try to buy a video at the same time. I know it sounds corny to say, "please wait and try again", but.......that might be the only option when it's got several fans all at once. I'm very sorry about it.

--a worn-out, bedraggled, and nerve-wracked Animan

Saddle Up, Pardner!

At last, Animan's Western adventure is finally finished. It was a big job, believe me!

As always, if you wish to use Paypal to purchase this wonder of wonders, please contact me through the Animan Shop (just click the logo on the right side of this page). I'll send you all the information you need to carry out the transaction.

It's 3 in the morning where I live. I'm totally exhausted. If you don't hear from me for several hours, please don't worry. I'm just catching up on some badly needed sleep! See you guys in the morning. (Yawn....)

Counting Down

I'm hoping to have the new cartoon finished by October 26 (U.S.A. time). As always, if I can finish it before then, I most certainly will. 
What remains to be done at this moment in time:
1) Animation on the final scene
2) Adding sound effects
3) Composing and recording the music
4) Putting it all together, and editing
5) Tying up the loose ends
6) Making a Spanish subtitled version
7) Creating all the different movie files and uploading them to Selz

That's as much as I can tell you right now! My thanks to everyone for their infinite patience.

The Lone Gulch Cast

Here are the main characters from my upcoming animated movie, "The Sheriff of Lone Gulch". As you can see, there is a wide range of types and ages. You can get the trailer now at the Animan Shop or use the links at the right side of this page.

In the Meanwhile...

I'm working very hard on the Wild West video. Some time this week, I'm hoping to create a short teaser. That will be the next posting on this blog.

As Animan, I have many friends who ask to know more about the animation drawing process. I found a wonderful artist on YouTube who is very expert at drawing animation. I thought it would be a great idea to put his video here for those of you who are interested. 

I really enjoy watching this artist draw, and I hope you enjoy it too!

Drawing the Body with Shapes

Here's something I studied when I was about 13--a way to draw the body using circles, ovals, triangles and straight lines. I made hundreds of drawings like these, trying to understand and get this simple idea into my drawing and into my head. I destroyed all those first drawings, which is a good thing, because they were just terrible!  I'm happy to say that my drawing ability is a little better now--but there's always room for improvement.

Go West, Young Man

I (Animan) have finally pinned down the characters for our next movie. Here's a scene where they all appear in the saloon of the old Hotel, as seen in my animation software interface.

Will there be some more characters, other than these? I'm planning on it!
To design a big background like this, it usually takes me a day or a day and a half. It's a lot of drawing, but I like it because putting the characters in the finished scene is so much fun!

It's like a theater stage, and I'm giving the actors their directions, and they're in their different places, acting for the camera.  When I reach this point, I start to feel that the characters are real.

The Truth Cums Out

Hello Friends. Animan here.

Today, I received this very nice e-mail and I though I'd share it with everyone.

Hi Animan,
Let me say again how much I enjoy your movies and your blog. Keep up the great work!
I totally agree that John Bromfield is a total hunk! However in the section on him, I think one of the photos identified as him (in a nice, skimpy swimsuit, foot on a rope above a spar, holding onto some rigging) is actually Ed Fury (real name: Edmond Holovchik), a widely photographed model and sometimes actor. I'm including the one I'm talking about from your site as well as several of him apparently from the same shoot, in this case by Bob Mizer of Athletic Model Guild fame. He was photographed by dozens of photographers and studios.

This is in no way to throw a mistake in your face or say "you're wrong", or to encourage you to change the posting on your blog. I doubt anyone else would notice. I thought you might be interested in learning this guy's name. 

Your photo:

Ed Fury as per Tim in Vermont (http://timinvermont.com/) attribute to Bob Mizer, Athletic Model Guild. (Posted and identified as Ed Fury on Vintage Physique Photography, search "Ed Fury".

P.S., If you enjoy vintage physique photography, check out Tim's site, (http://timinvermont.com/), probably the most comprehensive site of vintage physique photography I've ever seen. He charges a very modest subscription fee, but has thousands upon thousands of pics, from the earliest days of physique photography from studios/photographers such as Roy Dean, Bruce of LA, Champion, Bob Mizer (Athletic Model Guild) and Rip Colt, as near to the present as possible without infringing on copyright laws. And the site includes full magazines such as Physique Pictorial, Men, Advocate Men, Honcho, Inches, etc., with a search engine for models, and lists of thousands of studios and photographers; really more material than I can comprehend. I respect him so much for his cataloguing and preservation efforts that I've instructed the executor of my estate to donate any vintage books and magazines to him to use as he sees fit. He said that after he scans them, he donates the hard copy to a preservation society in LA. Not to advertise him, and I get nothing from it, but just to share a wonderful site I've enjoyed for years with others who might appreciate his expensive work and conservation efforts. JF

Animan: Thanks JF for the correct information. I have seen photos of Ed Fury before, so it's strange that I didn't recognize him. A face and body like that should never be forgotten! 

I'll check out Tim's site--sounds like a treasure trove of amazing stuff! And, thanks JF for your support for Animan!

Howdy, Pardner!

Animan is making the next video now. Here's a hint. ^_^