All I Could Bare : My Life in the Strip Clubs of Gay Washington, DC: Gay Erotica

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“light wear--in great shape!”
Type
Novel
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Reprint
ISBN
9781416542056
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Atria Books
ISBN-10
1416542051
ISBN-13
9781416542056
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63860685

Product Key Features

Book Title
All I Could Bare : My Life in the Strip Clubs of Gay Washington, D.C.
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Personal Memoirs, General, Lgbt Studies / Gay Studies
Publication Year
2008
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Craig Seymour
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
12.6 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-043446
Reviews
"A clever and candid look into the world of gay male stripping that is infectious, irreverent, and ultimately inspiring." -- Stewart Lewis, author of "Rockstarlet", "Part sexy parable, part witty reminiscence, part informative history lesson,All I Could Bareis a captivating introspective into a world we all have pondered. Unflinchingly honest, Seymour shows that there's far more to being naked than taking off one's clothes."-- Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of theNew York TimesbestsellerI Am Not Myself These DaysandCandy Everybody Wants, "Part sexy parable, part witty reminiscence, part informative history lesson, "All I Could Bare" is a captivating introspective into a world we all have pondered. Unflinchingly honest, Seymour shows that there's far more to being naked than taking off one's clothes."-- Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of the "New York Times" bestseller "I Am Not Myself These Days" and "Candy Everybody Wants", "Witty, humorous, and filled with the guilty indulgence of an unadulterated insider's view...a cunning memoir of what most gay men search for -- to be desired, and hot boys."-- Terrance Dean, author ofHiding in Hip Hop, "Witty, humorous, and filled with the guilty indulgence of an unadulterated insider's view...a cunning memoir of what most gay men search for -- to be desired, and hot boys." -- Terrance Dean, author ofHiding in Hip Hop, "A clever and candid look into the world of gay male stripping that is infectious, irreverent, and ultimately inspiring." -- Stewart Lewis, author ofRockstarlet, "Witty, humorous, and filled with the guilty indulgence of an unadulterated insider's view...a cunning memoir of what most gay men search for -- to be desired, and hot boys." -- Terrance Dean, author of "Hiding in Hip Hop", "A clever and candid look into the world of gay male stripping that is infectious, irreverent, and ultimately inspiring."-- Stewart Lewis, author ofRockstarlet
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
306.77092 B
Synopsis
Seymour presents this frank, funny, and surprisingly inspiring story about how a stint dancing naked in gay clubs in the nation's capital helped this college professor discover his true self., A FRANK, FUNNY, EXPLICIT, AND INSPIRING MEMOIR ABOUT HOW DANCING NAKED IN GAY CLUBS IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL HELPED A COLLEGE PROFESSOR DISCOVER HIS TRUE SELF. "I felt that I'd made a transformation as surely as Superman slipping out of a phone booth or Wonder Woman doing a sunburst spin. I was bare-ass in a room of paying strangers, a stripper. After years of wondering what it would be like, I had done it -- faced a fear, defied expectation, embraced a taboo self. It was only the beginning...." "All I Could Bare" is the story of a mild-mannered graduate student who "took the road less clothed" -- a decision that was life changing. Seymour embarked on his journey in the 1990s, when Washington, D.C.'s gay club scene was notoriously no-holds-barred, all the while trying to keep his newfound vocation a secret from his parents and maintain a relation-ship with his boyfriend, Seth. Along the way he met some unforgettable characters -- the fifty-year-old divorce who's obsessed with a twenty-one-year-old dancer, the celebrated drag diva who hailed from a small town in rural Virginia, and the many straight guys who were "gay for pay." Seymour gives us both the highs (money, adoration, camaraderie) and the lows (an ill-fated attempt at prostitution, a humiliating porn audition). Ultimately coming clean about his secret identity, Seymour breaks through taboos and makes his way from booty-baring stripper to Ph.D.-bearing academic, taking a detour into celebrity journalism and memorably crossing paths with Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Mary J. Blige along the way. Hilarious, insight-ful, and touching, "All I Could Bare" proves that sometimes the "wrong decision" can lead to the right place., A FRANK, FUNNY, EXPLICIT, AND INSPIRING MEMOIR ABOUT HOW DANCING NAKED IN GAY CLUBS IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL HELPED A COLLEGE PROFESSOR DISCOVER HIS TRUE SELF. I felt that I'd made a transformation as surely as Superman slipping out of a phone booth or Wonder Woman doing a sunburst spin. I was bare-ass in a room of paying strangers, a stripper. After years of wondering what it would be like, I had done it -- faced a fear, defied expectation, embraced a taboo self. It was only the beginning....All I Could Bareis the story of a mild-mannered graduate student who "took the road less clothed" -- a decision that was life changing. Seymour embarked on his journey in the 1990s, when Washington, D.C.'s gay club scene was notoriously no-holds-barred, all the while trying to keep his newfound vocation a secret from his parents and maintain a relation-ship with his boyfriend, Seth. Along the way he met some unforgettable characters -- the fifty-year-old divorcé who's obsessed with a twenty-one-year-old dancer, the celebrated drag diva who hailed from a small town in rural Virginia, and the many straight guys who were "gay for pay." Seymour gives us both the highs (money, adoration, camaraderie) and the lows (an ill-fated attempt at prostitution, a humiliating porn audition).Ultimately coming clean about his secret identity, Seymour breaks through taboos and makes his way from booty-baring stripper to Ph.D.-bearing academic, taking a detour into celebrity journalism and memorably crossing paths with Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, and Mary J. Blige along the way. Hilarious, insight-ful, and touching,All I Could Bareproves that sometimes the "wrong decision" can lead to the right place.
LC Classification Number
HQ75.8.S47A3 2008

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