A database with intimate details on one in four UK citizens (all who work in education, heatlh, youth groups) will from 2010 protect minors from abuse. This draconic operation gets the go-ahead next month. Reactions have been furious. Everybody working with children, according to UK authorities, could have dishounarable intentions. Doctors, teachers, dentists, day care center staff, youth trainers, but also writers of children's books, school books, drivers of school busses. 11 Million people in the UK will be vetted and registered in the coming months by the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA). This independent office has been given the authority to vet and possibly bar each and every one of this huge chunk of the population. Sounds Orwellian? So think a lot of concerned Brits.
This is a full frontal attack on common sense, says furious Londoner Andrew Hadley (49), father of 3, about the plans. He works with problem youths. This will make each and everybody a suspect, it takes away individual responsibility and drops it at the doorstep of another massively uncontrolable anonymous public office. All children's data are already being gathered in a huge database, ContactPoint. Costing hundreds of millions. Papers have been flooded by indignant and shocked Brits.
Mother and teacher Rachel Carter is afraid people will no longer volunteer if first they have to file forms in tenfold about all past activities. Of course we need to verify that our employees have no criminal record. That has been common practice for decades, but a new register with 11,3 million names? What will happen if, inevitably, errors are made? In spite of all protests the ISA is due to start nbext month and come summer 2010 every professional and volunteer will be vetted. A records check will cost 64 pounds, for volunteers it's free.
The call for more control of people working with kids started in 2002, when janitor Ian Huntley killed two kids. He worked at a school in Soham, near Cambridge, and had a history of rape, abuse that nobody had bothered to check. That case is still being drawn out as argument for a mandatory controleplan. Still ISA would not have prevented these murders; Huntley's 10 year old victims were students of his girlfriend. Chris Stevenson, the detective who arrested Huntley, is now actively campainging against the Vetting and Barring plan. ‘The panic we entered into after the Soham murders made us paranoid’, he writes in The Times. ‘is this in the best interest of our children?”
ISA emphasises there are a lot of misunderstandings about the proposal. According to some magazines the database would be publicly accessible online. That is not the case according to a spokesperson. Also it is rumoured to include data of parents occasionally bringing children of others to school, also not true. After the wave of criticism the plan is being reviewed. Still nobody expects it to be amended on critical points concerning personal details being gathered nor on safeguards concerning privacy and security of information. Especially as in just one year numerous incidents have happened in the UK with classified security information ending up on the streets (and in papers), through garbage cans, discarded memory sticks or laptops lost in trains or left on taxi seats. According to Andrew Hadley the minor amendments considered now just will not do. The idea that you can only be allowed to communicate with children after being vetted is downright insulting, offensive, dangerous and possibly criminal. He started a facebook action to petition against the ISA. "This is the first time in my life where I feel forced to take political action" he sais. I don't want a society where adults and minors are geared to be afraid of each other.
In the Netherlands we have a similar thing where every educator needs a "declaration of good conduct" given out by the ministry of justice, before being allowed employment. Action groups of so called ex abuse victims (which according to many makes then immediate suspects with high risk of becoming abusers themselves) have been going around outing and listsing adress details of abuse convicts on their websites; which already resulted in the houses of completely innocently and wrongly accused persons being set ablaze, and people being forced to move to other cities, even abroad.
For further info, read the guardian too.
© 2009 Martin

I have transferred my VHS tapes to DVD - all my 'live action' tapes, but also the videos with my scat drawings. Now you want to know more. It's too much to put here, but you can learn everything on :
this rapidshare file.
It's just a 1Mb zip file that has pictures in it, descriptions and prices. To many of you the videos need no introduction. Time to replace your worn out vhs video cassette! Note these are the videos I produced personally, not the ones from the U.S. They have a different character and atmosphere - but see for yourself. The models are not twinks. I'll be happy to hear from you, so: For further info, mail to 'that name' @gmail.com
© 2009 Martin

Things to consider
things to do
and things that don’t get done.

Such people justify it with fallacies or lies they themselves believe in, or they plead ignorance. These are often people who never created anything in their life – they just pass it on – steal it – and think that’s a service to the world. Without creative spirits there’d be nothing for them to share. What they prefer to ignore is that they are biting the hand that feeds them. We’re talking about the internet pirates, often compulsory ones. Some are hard to stop, some can just respond with aggression when addressed. Some own groups and what they do is wholesale piracy. They are a pest. Companies like Colt or Falcon have the resources to deal with them, and will. Their lawyers will take action. Same with the music industry. But individual artists are relatively ‘impotent’ - at least they think so. It’s too much trouble, it won’t work, spoils the trust relationship between artist and consumer, etc. etc. Yes, it’s some trouble, it takes time and the result isn’t impressive. But do nothing and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy: the pirates know, hope, or anticipate you will do nothing to stop it. And so many artists themselves become players in the piracy game, simply by their own inertia. Like shopkeepers who look the other way when shoplifters raid them, again and again.

Now some artists like the idea of someone taking action on their behalf, of it helps, if it doesn’t take any of their time, and as long as it doesn’t give them a bad name. A reputation for being unkind… In the past I tried to set up a group to at least report and share information and incidents of piracy. That was long before the internet, which means piracy in magazines, mostly. We even had a logo and stationary, designed by Tom of Finland. We had to write letters!

I abandoned the effort. All the information had to come from me, and none of the half-dozen members, except ToF at the start, moved a finger. I fear it would be much the same today. There is also a lot of confusion created by artists themselves. What looks like blatant piracy may be silently approved by one artist, but the information on that isn’t there. Some artists allow much, or even all of their work being reposted. Some say only part of it, others say they don’t, but they don’t protest, which is the same as allowing it. And so the lone wolf that cries ‘hold the thief’ is seen as a tyrant, he is ‘aggressively protective’; we don’t like him… Long live free porn.

And still people wonder why there aren’t any new, reasonably good scat videos. The last ones produced date back from the early-mid 90s. That’s when the internet took off – no coincidence. You’d be a fool to make a video these days. You might sell a few copies, and days later it will be in the internet. You would have invested in models, drinks, camera, the whole set-up, all for nothing. Can it be stopped? Yes, to some extent, but only by the person who owns the rights, or by an ‘agent’ acting on the owner’s behalf.

It would explain that the lack of a watermark or copyright sign does not mean a work is free for grabs. That removing a logo or © sign is a criminal offense, and so is adding another text. That artwork, if published with specific permission to re-post, must only be passed on with the original file name, in the original size, unadulterated. That in many cases you must contact the artist and ask for permission, because they want to decide whether your glorious site or group deserves it… Etc…

So who’s going to take the lead? There’s a whole bunch of younger guys capable of taking the initiative. Don’t leave it to the old farts who are perhaps in the last decade of their life. Yes, this is a kick in your ass, and I hope you felt it and I hope it hurt enough for you to take action.

Next time I want to discuss the “what to do with my art or my collection when I die?” (Leave it to my sister to discover and then to destroy in disgust, or find a better solution? How, where?)
© 2009 Martin

I need to explain to those who only speak English what this is. Gesundes Volksempfinden is what klootjesvolk thinks is right and proper. Oh, what a wonderful Dutch word: klootjesvolk, and what a pity it's not often used like it was in the 70s. It means: the common man, but especially the one without pretenses, goal or perhaps even voice. The one also with little education, but still able to have an 'opinion' based on tradition, religion, simple 'reasoning' and gut feeling. Things in life are simple for them. And don't you think they are typically Dutch, although we have a fair share of them. Now with the internet they don't even have to come out into the open; they can voice their grudges with any nickname.

/B> I re-read 'The Authoritarian Personality' by Adorno c.s.; a study into biases, seen especially from a Jewish point of view (anti-semitism) but covering a lot more. It's an old study, from the late 40s (paperback edition from 1969) and quite a job to read all 990 pages. But many things that have been written before still apply today. There is the high scorer when it comes to authoritarian traits, who also loves things traditional, religious, normal, tidy, clean. A person who thinks repression is the best solution for any problem, who does not tolerate anything deviant.
Recognise anyone yet?
It will not surprise you that such a person thinks all society's faults must be blamed on the 'left' or the liberals. If only we had a strong leader. If only there were fewer atheists. For only Christians can be really good people. Oh, yes, recently voiced on TV, and not just once. Of course this type is not really fond of gays, though it may be too unfashionable to say so. Instead, they have nothing against gays as long as they behave normal. Eager to seek acceptance, or perhaps they share character traits, many gays now feel we must act normal, mimicing a straight, or at least decent lifestyle:

Make money, spend, don't take your clothes off in public. And howl with the rest of the wolf pack on cue when the word 'pedo' is dropped. But all deviant sex will do. This is nothing new, not even among gays. The vanilla gays always thought leather queens are weird. Leather queens of the clean kind always thought that dirty sex was despicable, and so the people who did it. Now it's so common, almost, there has to be something else.

Enter any thought of minors, whatever that means, but we'll gladly leave the government to decide. I read some comments today, and that's what made me write this. A man has been killed because he was suspected of dabbling with satanism and had said all this underage sex perhaps wasn't so terrible. Well, obviously, he invites the wrath of the people, het klootjesvolk, and the lynching can start. Good riddance, some comments say. After all, the gesundes Volksempfinden dictates that such a 'problem' be dealt with vigorously. But that sounds much better, and more familiar, in German: rücksichtslose Ausrottung, etc. Anyone taking anything but a black-and-white stand must be an enemy, a pervert himself.

Well, before I go on and on, one finding from the above book, speaking of non-acceptance and repression towards things alien to this personality: "...Under such conditions sex and agression, not being integrated with the rest of the personality, continue to lead an independent existance. Although repressed, they tend to 'break through' occasionally in an uncontrolled way." On the more tolerant personality, it is said: "...A greater ability for integrating and expressing agression, for a successful fusion of sex and affection, of love, and for creative work seem to be the many consequences of a not-too-drastic repression of instinctal tendencies..." By that latter is to be understood the 'forbidden' sexual things, mostly. Could have been my words...
© 2009 Martin

monday, january 12th: Predictions

What will 2009 bring? I gazed into my crystal ball and saw this:

• There will be little 'change' as promised - just cosmetic changes. The American voter will repeat the mantra, but is really terrified of any changes. He will not allow gay marriage, income equality, he is too obsessed by the idea that 'social' equals socialism.
• Dick Cheney will be dragged off to the International War Crimes tribunnal in The Hague. George W. Bush disappears from the face of the earth after hearing charges against him are being prepared.
• As is to be expected, no real attempts are made to do the same to those Serbian war criminals. Indeed, Serbia will now be a serious candidate for EU membership because trade opportunities are everything. (I still remember having to run for my life after just asking for directions in a Serbian village, when on my way to Greece by car - such a charming lot!)
• Following a ban on smoking, mushrooms, and lots of other bans, our fine Christian cabinet will put a ban on farting in public, wearing shorts above the knee, shopping on Sundays, or washing your car on that holy day. Just like it already is in Germany. Don't you dare hammer a nail into the wall on Sunday, or the police will come and get you.
• Her majestic highness queen Trix has finally listened to some voices that say this institution is wholly out of date. But a just ceremonial function is below her dignity, and prince Booze is totally unsuited. So demanding the family can keep those billions tax-free, the clan will move into one of their 27 luxury villas abroad and live ever happily.
• Leading up to the year 2012 and the end of the Maya calendar, governments all over the word will finally admit they know all bout UFO-s, in fact many in power are alien clones, planted here to keep us all subservient and cause enough war and confilct to frighten us and follow them meekly. The Pope is known to have said it is a concept dating back 2000 years, and has worked very well ever since.
• At the end of the year we will have seen only 78 internet interruptions that lasted longer than 48 hours, and even my telephone is working again. The consensus will be that 'marktwerking' (the market works) is far superior to anything. No more state interference with gas and electricity distribution, postal and telephone services, health care, etc.

But now my crystal balls gets hazy. Perhaps I have demanded too much from her.
© 2009 Martin.

Just want to say I have, for many years, clashed with American prudes. Once the late 70-s, when Raegan came to power, letters were intercepted and seized. They contained three unusual photos - reproductions of my equally unusual drawings (<20gr. per letter). Mind you, mrs. Tatcher couldn't wait to follow suit, and the same thing happened in Britain. Then I posted drawings to a Yahoo group, and someone was yelling kiddyporn and beasty sex. They complained and Yahoo threw me out. It wasn't - it was Japanese drawings, and as you know, that's the Japanese style. Manga and furry things. It doesn't even turn me on - I thought others would like it (and many did).

Recently my Ning groups were deleted and my account deleted, for showing too much violence. No, not the wholesome Sylvester Stallone kind, or your daily fare of TV mayhem, murder and bloodshed, but fantasy artwork. Always and ever when you dare say anything about America, you get flack and abuse. Your comment is misquoted, twisted. Let us not forget it's a great country (meaning other parts of the world are not so great) which has to be repeated in every public speech, which is best emphasised with lots of flagwaving and nationalism and God. First they give cause to irritation, and when stupidity, prudery and ignorance get to one's nerves, you are anti-American, just like the rest of the world is. The exceptions, free thinking people, are rare.

The sad thing is, we now have a goverment in the Netherlands, and a minister of justice epecially, that wants to impose christian morals upon us all. The other sad thing is that many think it's okay, for, after all, it doesn't concern decent people, and the perverts need a lesson anyway, don't they. The irony is that I prefer mature men, but I can see the beauty of young skin, and anyway, I want to have the freedom to see it without the interference of moralists (who are probably surpressing their own urges). If you want to ban even suggestive things, your brain must be strangely twisted. If you must not even see nudity, it is also.
© 2008 Martin

small comment from your webmaster:
In preparation for the court case, this month, to discuss whether the work of one of our db/queerart artists is coming to close to or crosses the border of child porn, I came across the movie "for a lost soldier", about the beautiful memories of famous Dutch writer/choreographer Rudi van Dantzig, telling his experiences with a canadian soldier in WWII. Clips here. Even our queen is fan of his work and he just got knighted by our minister of culture and education. Is that child porn? Anyway, the discussions on Youtube with American moralists / distorted minds / religious fanatics, go on and on and on.
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I bought a negative/slide scanner - not a professional one in the four figure bracket, but something cheap in the two figure bracket. A special offer at Aldi supermarket. Be there before opening time. It was sold out quickly.
I have loads of negatives and slides - not all of them printed. Sorted somewhat, but when I gathered the boxes and envelopes, I am shocked. So much, And who on earth is that one, and where was it taken? Well, in some cases I am puzzled.
Some are 4x4 or 6x6 and I can't scan those. There will be surprises, or re-discoveries. Of course the quality is not like a good print, but I can live with that. I cleaned out my darkroom years ago.

This is a good example that shows my alzheimer. I remember a guy who was a fashion model, from Brussels. And another affair in Antwerp. Which one is this? I think my Antwerp friend. You can tell which period: the sixties! I was there. Some say the fashion and the hairstyles were ridiculous. I still think it was rather nice. Certainly nicer than those baggy pants we see today.
And what you could see, outlined in those pants, you could use any way you wanted. Sex was never safe; you'd get a VD once in a while. An acceptable risk. I might have more history for you later.
© 2008 Martin

This war is a lost battle, as we all know, and it has been right from the start. Yet it is still being waged. The arguments are similar to those weapons of mass destruction that could never be found. One joint and you're hooked, and you will be schizophrenic, dangerous, and will have no inclination to go to work and not complain about the drudgery of it all. That of course is the real reason for opposing drugs, especially the fairly harmless drugs. It was the reason for prohibion in the 1920-s, and for the early closing hours of pubs in England. And still they couldn't keep people from the bottle.
It should be obvious that people need one sort of drug or the other. Once you accept that, you can do damage control, prevention, information, etc, but not prohibition or any strict repression. The simple fact is, that with a lot of demand, there will always be a market. The credo of capitalism, now so convieniently forgotten.

We though we were not too influenced by the thinking in other countries. We were once rather poud of our tolerance, called gedoogbeleid. It's hard to translate: it means it's illegal, but we will look the other way, or tolerate just a little. The attitude that perhaps gave the Dutch a name. Literature on the subject, published abroad, showed great sympathy for this, and many thought it would be something they want. That included sociologists, police chiefs, lawyers - professionals of all sorts. But the flack from the moralists and conservatists was great, and loud. So loud, that from only the popular press and media you could easily get the impression it was all very, very bad.
Our politicians did nothing to advertise our policy. Now it has been proposed they do. But what could you expect from a P.M. who, asked about gay marriage when in Indonesia, said he didn't like it either. He could have said: that's how the people feel it should be, and mind your own business. Besides, it's about equal rights; take an example. Not much can be expected from the two Christian parties that are in parliament together with a somewhat meekish labor. We now have Hirsch Ballin at Justice. In a previous cabinet he admitted to being a moralist. Or a moralisht, in his own speech. That he shtill isht.

But there is hope. Some 30 mayors convened and the outcome is, they are asking for a system of regulation and control instead of repression regarding soft drugs, i.e. cannabis. And so do many police chiefs, by the way. Today you can buy 5 grams, which used to be 20 grams, and the price has gone up. Shops are supposed to keep a tiny stock, which is miraculously replenished. Growing is still illigal unless it's but a few plants. There are many raids - something the police does seem to find time for, even if it means they cannot come when you're being burglared. Of course there dangerous situations with illegal growing, with fire risks and theft of electricity. But what do you expect - you don't want to be found. Enter organised crime; it's their field of operation.

Of course these drugs should be legal, Alcohol is a drug, and it can cause a lot more harm, not only to one self. Cannabis can make you a bit unsteady, but not agressive. Usually you're at peace with the world. Mushrooms can do things to you. You could jump out of a window, especially if you combine it with other drugs, more so if you are an unstable person. That happened once, and so it must not be. There are many deaths by drunken driving, but no one has suggested booze should be illegal, or cars. But they keep finding - constructing - arguments. Cannabis turns you into a mental patient. They found some schizophrenics and most of them smoked pot. I bet most of them took an aspirine or ate chips. It proves nothing, but it's great - the papers with print that shit.

It will be interesting if politicians listen (and act) after this stand by the mayors. We may expect similar discussions about porn: should 'extreme' things be illegal? And why, and what is extreme? Does a woman's poodle suffer when it fucks madam? Does a guy wallowing in shit endanger society?
The truth is: it's for sheer moralistic reasons. True liberalism is: you should only make something illegal if there is a very good reason and great danger. You could make it illegal to pick your nose in public. If politicians have balls, they'd stand up to crticism from abroad, and even make us feel proud again. Perhaps that would be bad for trade. No balls.
© 2008 Martin

Do you know the Vagevuur? It's a gay club, run as a foundation, and it has been around for nearly 20 years - currently in a building at an industrial site where nobody goes at night except us. They have had one or more staff members who have a subsidised job, paid for by the council. Now there's panic, on TV. The council will send unemployed people for an interview, to work there. The innocent, the vulnerable. They will get to know all those perversions that can be found on the Vagevuur website. Mud parties, guys with masks - incredible! This has to stop! See all the uproar (in Dutch) at: EO dutch hypocrit TV network

And the strangest thing is, one local politician who is so against it, is from the Lijst Pim Fortuyn. Remember that name? Pim loved those parties! He was there a couple of times. (He had a nice hairy bum - I complimented him on that. How else would I know?) Need we mention the TV program is from the E.O. - the evangelical broadcasting... Of course the VV site was unavailable for a while; ten million indignated people wanting to see all that filth.

Also today: two towns near the Belgian border want to ban all coffee shops. You know you can buy cannabis there, in small quantities below 5 grams. We have a name for this policy: gedoogbeleid, a national phenomenon. Not quite legal, but it's a way to keep thing unders control. Approved by parliament.
Can two towns say: no?
People will go elsewhere, or it goes underground.
They say there are over a million customers in those shops alone, each year, many from Belgium. But oh, it causes trouble, such as cars parked in the wrong spot, and lots of people in the street, and noise.
(Not so when there is a football match, or a big sale?)

This is where we are going now. One step, and another step, until all liberties are gone. With a 'confessional' PM, and a ditto justice minster. They love to undo gay marriage as well. Give 'em time and don't protest. A country without perversions must be bliss.
© 2008 Martin

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worst thing is: instead of gay communities uniting in a fight against further repression, they are gettting more and more devided. Martin and myself were forced to stop activities at the Vagevuur, because we were too extreme. Same thing is happening in my hometown Delft. That does not strengthen our motivation to fight the worst bigots at a time we really need to make a stand.
We will not be called criminals; not anymore, èver . . .
we used to be out and proud, are we now left with a bunch of scary fearies, eh fairies?
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CP: you can work it out, sex involving children. I read about it again. Now it's official: also renders are CP if the characters are too young. In the U.S. that is, but we will follow as we always do. It must, then, apply to all fantasy images, including drawings, or even when not really shown, as in stories. Again, in the U.S. that means under 18. It's getting really absurd.
If you make a render or a drawing with two guys that could be 18, and you say they are, that's o.k. But if you present the same drawing or render and say one of them is 17, you're in trouble. Brings to mind the Mohammed cartoon. No one knows what he (peace be with him...) looked like. You invent a character, give him that name, and you shall burn, or hang. It's just as absurd.

Now you will say: we must protect the innocent, and really extreme things happen, and, and. We heard you, we agree. But the CP scare throws everything on one big heap. Toddlers and 17 year-olds. A brazen, already jaded teenager having sex with an 18 year-old. These things happen: in situations just like those, a mother who doesn't like the guy will complain, and the boy's life is ruined. But that's not porn. There's often no real person involved in porn. Protect who? If it's about fantasies, which is what this type of porn is, then why not make all fantasies illegal. You'd need a thought police for that. Working on it.

Here are some of the punishments in the U.S.: Intercourse - each act, 5 years imprisonment (amazingly enough not for homosexuals) Oral Sex - each act, 5 years imprisonment (with homosexual images, this is multiplied x 2) Anal Sex - each act 5 years imprisonment (with homosexual images this is multiplied by 2) With such draconic sentences, you wonder what armed robbery or murder would cost you. Crimes with a victim, and suffering, But no real person is suffering in a render or drawing.

Anyway, did you check what's on TV tonight? Two dozen killings, a mad scientist sadistically dismembering a victim, assorted stabbings and beatings and what not. That's not even counting the news. But do watch it all; there's no sex in it. Now that would be really disturbing. At least to the same people who are on this CP witchhunt. My hypothesis: if you have a rotten sex life but really want good sex, and are troubled by that, so you surpress all thought, you will be disturbed seeing sex. Likewise, if you really, secretly long for this underage thing, but are worried by it, and surpress it, you will be troubled seeing it. You might even begin to see it where it isn't there. Enter the anti-CP crusader. There may well be one lurking in your neighbourhood.
© 2008 Martin

Last year I decided to start a group on NIng. Or network, as they call it. Reading their Terms of Service between the lines, I understood sex was not a problem, except if someone complained. Many of these groups deal with sex, of course, as does much on the internet. My first group was going to be small, for gay artists only, and set to 'by invitation only'. So who could be offended.

My next venture was Darkdesires, or Duistereverlangens in Dutch, with extreme content, viewable to members only. We had 600+ members, all busily chatting to each other and pleased by what they found there. Violent artwork, yes, but clearly as fantasies, good for a wank, not by any means a suggestion to practice those things. As anybody into the real kinky art will know. There were renders of hangings, drawings of the same, or whatever you can dream up. Like this one by Blake.

Then I did another group, Ulfcollection, with the complete oevre by the master. These are not so extreme, but there were guys hanging by their balls, and even some getting pissed on.

Yesterday, all groups had gone, my account too. No warning, no explanation. Only when I asked for one. Extreme violence in artwork. The page you now get, though, says the owner has taken it off line, and the group will probably be back soon. Oh yeah? Now some may say this kind of art cannot be shown. But what about watersports or scat? Several of those groups I tried now also show that page; no longer there, deleted. Some still exist. They are obviously cleaning up their act, getting rid of anything that exceeds the mediocre. A very American attitude, I must say. And more and more Dutch as well, I'm afraid. I shall not try anything new, not depending on anything based in the U.S. at least. Doing a site of my own is too much work and too complicated and too difficult to control membership. You may see a bit more on this soapbox, but it's not the place to just post pictures without comment.

I feel there is yet another danger: that of posting pictures to existing groups. Someone may not like what you post, and complain. My previous Yahoo account was deleted after such a complaint. No, not from a born agian chrissie, but from a gay member. They will jerk off on pictures they like but stab you in the back when something offends their delicate feelings. They are perhaps worse than fundies, from whom you can at least expect it.

I am still a rebel, but a somewhat desillusioned one. That's just what they want. Smother them! No violence, then, no dirty sex. A nice, clean war, with no pictures of soldiers and civilians ripped to pieces, blood and guts all over the place, that's okay. And murder and mayhem in mainstream movies, that's fine too.
Are you still with me?
© 2008 Martin

Are you a biased anti-American? Well, I am. I must be; I comment, therefore I am. After the 60th 'happy Thanksgiving Day' you MUST rejoice with all Americans. Do not comment that it means nothing to us, that they might celebrate whatever they want, quietly. It must be trumpeted around the world, like Veteran's Day, Independence Day, and whatever else they think we must share. Happy holidays, even if it's a working day in the rest of the world. A hundred messages will make you happy. Rejoyce!
True, I am a grumpy old man. I am also an agnostic who has no desire to celebrate Christian (Protestant) feasts with you. Thanksgiving is such a holiday, when devout Christians thank God for everything given to them. I happen to think no God plays any part in that. Karma, perhaps, but no God. Still, you have to celebrate, or at least happily receive best wishes for the event.

It's bad enough for me to endure all the sentimental stuff at Christmas, but at least I can comfort myself with the thought this is just a pagan feast; to celebrate the days getting longer again. And on Queen's day you won't see me waving flags at the queen. It's just a flea market everywhere. Some things you can escape. But messages in your mailbox are there, like the Jehovas ringing your doorbell even though you have said 'no' umpteen times.

The sorriest thing of it all is that when you put in a joke, that too is taken seriously. So the name-calling starts. Here, then, we have a truly anti-American person, since he doesn't like everything American. We would have less reason to gain such a reputation if we didn't get the worst of American 'culture' day in and day out. I am not saying our popular culture is much better, since it follows this example, but there are moments when it is less infantile and less vulgar - sometimes. Actually, when you talk about television, the Belgians are far more civilised. Remember when the French refused to take part in the 'liberation' of Iraq, there was a tidal wave of anti-French sentiments in the US. Just because they (the French) didn't see it that way. It seems that you must never disagree with Americans, never comment, for you will receive their wrath. It is after all 'a great country', God's own country, the land of the proud and the free, and who else could make such a claim. We stand in admiration and awe. But not I.
© 2007

You are constantly exposed to all kinds of dangers. Life is full of dangers, and life is short. Though you may never be protected from awful clichés like these, you may consider yourself blessed if you live in a country where the government protects you. We, and many abroad live in such a country.

Of course I don't mean you should be protected against bigoted remarks from the religious lot, nor should anyone be protected from the excesses of capitalism and exploitation, even if it means near starvation to millions elsewhere. We don't mean that. You must be protected from anything foul. And believe me, there's a lot of that.

Sex with animals is such a thing. But now that we have a government that is blessed and inspired by the lord himself, plus a previously labour party that has seen the light (and a last chance to have some sort of a say), we can finally put an end to that filthy business. A law to ban all that, including pictures of such nasty deeds, will be proposed, not by the usual suspects, but by labour.

We do have a law that should ban any action that makes animals suffer, except of course slaughtering animals or killing them by the thousand to be sure some mad disease doesn't spread, or cramming them in small spaces, or schlepping them all over Europe because the 'processing' is cheaper in Spain than it is here. No, not that. A law to prevent harm and pain, which we already have, seems all you need to me. Now the question is: does an animal suffer when you have sex with it? Because that's all there is; any other concern would be moralistic. If you want to ban it because it is replusive, you might think of a thing or two that is repugnant, and if you can't, I'll gladly suggest something.

Back to the question: yes, I suppose a goldfish will not live long when you do strange things with it, but that's because a goldfish doesn't live long out of the water. And I think your hamster is really a bit small for all of this. All of what? I have no idea, but isn't it funny how the moralist immediately conjures up those things in his mind when I really haven't a clue?
A Dutch saying goes: where your mouth is, is where your mind is. I have seen, though, videos where they play with horses and dogs. Mostly with women. The horse just stands there, unimpressed. The dog laps away happily. I don't see any animal suffering. Often they want more of it.

Now pictures of such things are equally harmful. In the same vein as pictures of kids are harmful lest you might feel unwanted urges. Again it is those who feel these urges most strongly that demand protection from it. Not surprisingly those who fight their holy and just war are those who are sometimes caught in the act. Anyway, we will soon join such enlightened countries like Switzerland in banning sex with animals and pictures of it. No doubt we will soon join the Swiss in banning scat sex. That too is repulsive. One wonders what the Swiss do when no one is watching. After all, if only one in a million does crazy things, you hardly need a law to stamp it out. But you can't be too vigilant. The danger lurks everywhere.
I will report you if you stroke my cats. Just one thing still puzzles me. What shall we do about sex among animals? It can sometimes be seen, and we will be shocked. I want to be protected. Perhaps I should vote labour next time?
© 2007 Martin

I have convinced scatboi dot com that an art gallery with shitty drawings is appropriate on a scat site. They agreed, and there are now 12 of my pictures there. Let's hope others with a little artistic talent will add some too. Of course you want to see... well, you have to log in with you membership ID, but it's free.

Oh dear, we forgot to mention that drawings are fantasy and are not intended to put into practice, and bla bla. Such as this one. Having a shit scene in a sewer is quite dangerous, you know, those substances are toxic. The skin will come off your hands and you will suffocate. I should have thought of that before I drew this picture.

Next time I will also include a warning; that you must not drop a turd on a street corner, that a fist up to the elbow might tear your inside, that a fuck with no condom in sight is bad, that hanging by your balls isn't healthy. What a boring world it will be when no fantasies are allowed. You would copy these things right away, wouldn't you, and blame me. Praise the lord, there are people who will put us right. Surely Ad will want to put up these disclaimers on every page.

side remark by Ad:
I will not take the trouble for now to add more warnings. I've never seen any remark other then 'INRI' at crucifixes and that does NOT mean: 'do not try this at home, folks'
© 2007 Martin

The news is 20 minutes, plus the weather. Today 15 minutes were devoted to the Tour the France. First 8 minutes the actual event, then 5 minutes of comments (doping use), then 5 minutes of expert analysis (by a fat guy who could never ride a bike).

Fortunately the world stops turning during such events, so hardly anything else is worth mentioning. It wouldn't fit in. Glad to hear Shell has seen its profits soaring yet again. Still no drinking water in Gloucestershire. And muslims demanding a female gynacologist for their wives. Good- no one died today. Let us not forget there are also a few in-depth programs dealing with the current news. Which is one subject: the Tour de bloody France.

The soccer season has yet to start. It would be palatable if they showed us what happens in the locker rooms and gyms. Or a closer look at the guys minus the funny gear. Like this?
© 2007 Martin

Today, from the deck of our invincable aircraft carrier 'Jan Lul' I can give you the good news: we won. Those Belgians have finally agreed to give up making jokes about us. We caught the instigators and they will be sent to our overseas facilities in Aruba for questioning. For too long our great nation has had to put up with the constant fear of being riduculed. Groups of Belgian terrorists inflitrated our most sacred institutions trying to subvert our proud nation and all it stands for. With the arrests and seizure of a boat carrying anti-Dutch banners the ring leaders have been rendered harmless.

But the fight is not over yet. We must be vigilent at all times. An attack with stink bombs is still possible. In the light of this I propose to increase our defence budget by 300 percent, at the same time reducing our contribution to the United Nations to a thousand Euros a year, and cancelling all our development aid to the third world.

Let us not forget, my fellow countryman, that nations such as Vanatu and Kiribati harbour the same elements with anti-Dutch feelings. There shall be no safe place for them. All enemies of freedom and democracy will cringe when they willl be faced with the determination that we will show towards those that are part of the axles of evil.

We further propose to support Estonia and Latvia in their struggle to oppose the so-called equal rights for homosexuals. These misguided advocates for same sex marriages have already been allowed a pardon from legal sanctions they fully deserve. If they keep thwarting us in our righteous struggle to impose Christian values, they too will face the same ordeal those Belgian terrorists have to undergo now.
We will send a team of our nation's best advisers to Zimbabwe to learn how to deal with such dangerous elements.

Let us not forget, my fellow Dutchman and women, how our nation became what it is today, its greatness not paralleled, its flag flying proudly over its towns and villages, its lion - symbol of national strength - fierecly standing erect. Let us now forget our great achievements past and present. We were the first to bring freedom and democracy to the world. If it hand't been for us, where would all those nations that follow us be now.

It is with the help of allmighty God and our Lord Jesus Christ that we bring the best Dutch values to the world. Let us pray for guidance - I am sure those prayers will be heard. In fact, the other day Jesus told me we should invade Belgium if they persist in opposing us. We still might if they keep that statue of a naked boy in public view. Sometimes you have to wage a war to bring freedom and democracy to the world. Besides, such a statue is a weapon of mass perversion and we cannot allow such a thing in a peaceful world. For it is peace and freedom of perversion we will bring. My proud and great fellow countrymen, fear not that you may have to drive less or turn down your air conditioning. We will decline any reduction in CO2 emissions that other, less advanced nations want to impose on us. Our nation became great as a trading nation where every person has a solid work ethic, and we need to expell some pollutant, and besides, all this about global warming is just a load of bull. Let us sing our national hymn and rejoyce in the knowledge that God is on our side. The world will be a better, a safer place thanks to the Dutch and the Dutch world leadership.
God bless the Netherlands.
© 2007

A little commercial entrepeneurship from my side:
Here's my first set of scat drawings: the classics you all loved. Three non-scat drawings included in the 25 pictures in this set, because those were the ones you couldn't get enough of too. All these have been reworked or scanned again to give the best possible, clear and crisp result. Large enough to fill your screen. Some of these drawings were in black & white. It contains 25 pictures.

Price is a very reasonable € 30, or £ 20, or $ 42 for the set. How to pay: slip the cash between two greeting cards or something, and snail mail it off to me. From the US it usually takes about 5 days. This is the only way you can pay. I cannot take checks, credit card etc.
There is also a set of 25 very extreme drawings, in b&w, which costs even less: 20 euri or 15 quid or 30 bucks. Contact sheet on request!

You do not have to put your sender's addres on the envelope if you don't want to. Just make sure your e-mail address is in it, and which set you want. (there may be more sets later, also scat) I will mail you the set in a zip file - just under 5Mb for this one. Mail me at martinofholland@gmail.com and put 'set M1' in the subject line.

The copyright notice is, I'm afraid, necessary, but it is quite unobtrusive and inconspicuous and near the edge. Please do not send these pictures to groups or sites for distribution on the net.

© 2007 Martin

In case you don't know: Greasetank was the name of an artist who did pretty extreme so called 3D pictures (or renderings, or computer graphics or Poser art). More on him and his artwork further on these pages. He also had a site for those and for other extreme art, and the site was also called Greasetank. It's gone now; he had other things that take up his time. Someone promised to continue it, but backed away at the last moment. We mourn the loss. There was often something new a few times each week, and amazing stuff too, from the likes of MCarcel, Skipper, and a host of others, including yours truly. It was one of the few sites that respected the artists. Others often just bang a picture on their site, the more the merrier. So now there are sites that claim to revive Greasetank. A few also that are not so pretentious, like here, which only pay homage. But some now use the name Greasetank openly, pretending it's back. It's surprisingly easy. You just open a Yahoo group, fill it with any number of pictures and call it not Greasetank, but imply it is. Then, when you have filled the albums, you add another group, create empty albums and ask people to fill those. By the time you reach that stage, you have alienated several artists by your careless attitude, so none will supply any. No problem, you still have loads on your pc. Of course you hope Yahoo's detectives will not find you, and if they do, will be delighted to see S&M pictures. That day hasn't come, but it will.

The other way of doing it is open a site of your own and fly the Greasetank flag, announce it in other groups, together with your ideas. In this case, the idea is that we shall only use the Greasetank pictures with no violence, no blood, no body parts flying around, no humiliation, no nothing - except the nice, clean pictures. That means the ones Greasetank also made; a guy just staring at you with a menacing grin, but no more than that. About 10 percent of Greasetank work, in other words. Censor the rest and call it a tribute, a replacement, a revival of the man who abhorred precisely that kind of exclusions, that kind of censorship. I call it an insult.

But you must not say these things. Instead of dealing with it, you divert the question, like: it is my site, I can do what I like, and: what is it to you, and: we get tired of your comments, and: you always put a nasty sting in your messages. Well, I do, if that helps to revive fossilized minds. The question is easy to answer, though: you cannot have Greasetank when you want to censor the bulk of his work. Just don't call it that. There are many other good names: Tametank, Lametank. Also: Greasetank - the site, not the artist - contained so much more, most of it, nay, all of it would be deemed 'unsuitable'. It is also an insult to the artists who contributed to the original Greasetank - their graphics, their stories, greater in numbers than the actual Greasetank gallery.
Makes you think of a Monty Python revival, only with all the naughty innuendo removed, all the four-letter words beeped over, the bloody parts of the Grail censored, the funny man from Nazareth left out, and still expect us to laugh?
We are not amused.
© 2007 Martin

Not much to grumble about this month. We are happy. Everybody is happy. Our prime minister shouts it out: Be happy! Well, he should be. A new government was formed and presented to the queen. She hadn't been much concerned, taking her skiing holdiday with the whole familiy as usual, travel expenses taken care of, planes ready when you need them, your majesty. In the meantime others were doing what she merely had to approve. Off to Turkey she is, on a state visit. Has to be done from time to time, whether there's any point doing it or not. One would think relations with Turkey are adequately being looked after by the European parliament. But Bea is bringing a present - a show, specially for the Turkish president. Only the Turkish president cannot attend - has to do with religious aspects, women and men and headscarfs and all that. Her majesty understands, as she understood the absence of the president on her very last state visit, when she offered a ballet. And still the state visits go on.

Back to being happy: the leaders of the three parties forming the coalition have all three studied at the same protestant university (The VU) so they understand each other so well. No wonder it's family values, values in general, and respect for opinions. Well, religious opinions, not just any opinion. And respect for feeling, relious feelings and sensitivities. So from now on a civil servant may refuse to marry a gay couple if his religion tells him it's not right. Some relief: every town must have one civil servant to do the honors. Call 112 - there's a fire! Ah, but it's a bordello that's on fire. We couldn't possibly go in there, it's against our beliefs. One would think a civil servant serves. He is not supposed, nor usually accustomed to thinking, much less deciding. Cheers all around: people with loads of money in the bank and owning a sumptuous house need not worry: the mortgage will be fully tax-deductable as it was. (Proposed changes would damage the rich, not the average person) There will be many more joyful events during the next four years, providing they stay in power. With God's help, and yours, they will.
© 2007 Martin

This drawing, along with several others, has been sold to a collector in the U.S. Some good originals have gone, but there are still many left. You'd really have to splash out if you want them all. In other words, if you want to own an original and have a bit of choice, don't want forever. Prices are not outrageous, but if you just want to spend the fabulous sum of ten eurollars, may I suggest you go to your local gift shop and ask to see their scat postcard collection.

Frankly, there's not really a waiting list. Few will consider buying an original of any erotic work. After all, where do you put it whem mum visits, or your straight friends. No, that's not cynical, it's the typical reason. You could of course put a picture of Niagara Falls on the reverse of the frame and just turn it round for the occasion. This collector intends to create something of a small gallery and will do just that.

Let me say an original is not just like a copy, certainly not a digital copy. There is a certain 'feel' to it, which you cannot have on your monitor. Maybe a smell too.

Many of you will live longer than I. Imagine what this one will yield at Sotheby's in the year 2050. What more can I say.
© 2007 Martin

Sex, drugs, don't we love it. Just put the word in the TV guide and sure enough, millions will watch the program. At the same time, lots of others will tell you there's all this sex and filth on TV. A little wouldn't be so bad, but it's so VULGAR.

Millions also watch the comedians (cabaretiers in Dutch) who will rave on about cunts, fucking, dicks and what have you. Not that it bothers me, but it seems to me they just do it for no reason at all except to please the audience. I have seen the same comedians ranting about how vulgar everthing is nowadays. In other words, there is cunts and fucking, but it must not be too vulgar. We decide what's what. Enter moralism. One of the many public broadcasting organsations we have is BNN. Small, and subsidised like the others. They have Shoot and Swallow (Spuiten en Slikken), where they love to show every perversion and 'test' all kinds of drugs. Cute Filemon, with his broad smile, all teeth, does the testing.

So far, so good.
When it comes to sex, again we see double standards. Such fun it is to fill a tub with vanilla fudge, or baked beans, and roll in it. Not at all vulgar. Or stick a goldfish up your vagina. Well, they didn't do that yet, but I like to help them along a bit. Then there is fistfucking. Fist what? All those faces lost their smiles, and now showed disgust. Now THAT is really filthy, yuk. I hate to think what the expressions would be when they did scat. Probably never heard of that.

Beware of people who know what's filthy and what's not.
© 2007 Martin

n.b.:
Some people have all the luck:
Young Filemon was on his first trial day as student reporter for BNN when he was the last one to interview the late Pim Fortuyn; ten minits later he was the first reporter doing a live report of the arrest of the assasinator. He played a porn star in "Try Before You Die" and is professional drugsconsumer in "Spuiten & Slikken". Also he is voted "ideal grandson" by a Durtch womens-mag. He himself doesn't get it.

Mel Gibson, isn't that the guy obsessed with the bible? That Jesus Christ film that caused quite a stir, with its bloody flogging and crucifixion? He's back, in Apocalypto, set in the Maya empire this time, again in an incomprehensible language. You can see a short clip, courtesy of the NY Times. The commentator mentions the film has disembowelments, decapitations, impalement, rape, and a lot more. (it's alright in films, but not in gay drawings, right?) All of that, of course, is not in the clip, but it's suggestive enough. See for yourself: at http://movies2.nytimes.com.
© 2007 Martin

n.b.:
rather then pix of J.C. from B. I've put in some gore by my friend Mcarcel

Guys are still writing me: oh, but I'm sure the mermaid was not in the Amsterdam port, but in Copenhagen. I saw it there. Really! Don't worry, I haven't gone senile. I still like a parody and a joke. Next time I send one, I will warn you. Beware of April 1st.

And now that we have documentaries about Breughel and Rubens, may I ask you, please: there is no oi in Breughel. We would spell it as Broighel, wouldn't we. It is eu instead, just like in deux, in French.

Vincent's name isn't Venn Goh either. After all, you don't have a monster in Loh Ness, do you.

Hieronimus, or Jheronimus Bosch could well do without the sh at the end, even though it's there. He was from Den Bosch, which we pronounce as Boss.

My hairs stand on end when people talke about the ruh-nay-sans. Do we have a ruh-yeah-sans? Sans what? Or a déjà-vouh. What vous?
I'd better stop.
Now you are an expert.
© 2006 Martin

n.b.: Here's a fun piece - is it a fountain or do you put things in?

You'll never believe what happened to us. We went to Antwerp for a gay event, had fun, a few drinks too, danced until midnight, and then we both felt rather tired, but also a bit randy. Oh, there had been stunning men all day, but we just couldn't get their attention. So what does one do? Well, my lover had heard of a place where you could have wild sex. There were darkrooms too, we were told. Well, dear, it took a lot of bitching with taxi drivers, until at last one dropped us off in front of that place. What would lie behind that door? We had never seen a darkroom and had no idea what went on inside. Anyway, what else could we do. Lost in a strange city, drunk and stoned.

Imagine our disgust when we came in and noticed right away the place was dirty, and it smelled. Pieces of wet toilet paper on the floor... we didn't want to think what they had been used for. The stench was intolerable. The toilets too were filthy. But worst of all, there were some guys there who were over fifty. They too smelled. We asked ourselves if we should stay, but remember, we were drunk and stoned, and we hadn't explored all three floors yet. We shall spare you the nasty, perverted things we had to witness. At one point, a really old man, he must have been well over fifty, thought he could make some advances. He should know better. What exactly happend, we don't know. Hours later we found ourselves trapped, locked in. My lover smelled of piss, and he was all wet. I found a sticky goo all over my body, and had trouble scraping the disgusting stuff off. How had we gotten into this? Surely no one here was even remotely good looking, and we hadn't been solliciting. It was a nightmare.

The next morning I found a piece of paper in my back pocket. It had an e mail address scribbled on it. I didn't ask for that! But I wanted to know, so I mailed the guy, and guess what, he sent me this picture, and lots of obsceneties, like he will teach pussy farts like me anothe lesson. No way! Just look at the picture: the man is old! And what a dump where he is posing. I'd best forget about the whole experience.

* Now you think I made all that up. I didn't. It's all in a 'travel report' on one of the Dutch gay sites. Not the first of its kind. The other one proposed old folk should be kept from the streets where they are too much in view, and they too smell.
© 2006 Martin
** I bet you don't like the picture either.

I (all of us) lost two favorite sites: Greasetank and Scatboi. We often checked, didn't we. It's been two months of deprivation now. Both sites attracted thousands of visitors each day. Greasetank had a counter that was on its way to one million visits. So if these sites aren't coming back, couldn't some of us pick up the pieces and start anew? I thought that if there are thousands of afictionados, maybe one percent would have the guts and the time and the knowledge to do something. Messages to that effect were sent.

You see, I have the guts, the time, but not the technical skills. All we need is someone who has. Oh yes, he would have to have some guts and time also. Guess how many guys told us they would step in. Zero, nought, none, rien, keiner, niemand. Which makes me wonder why. I think it's the consumer attitude. Give us a site with lots of hot pictures, for free would be nice, and we will come and see. But no involvement, please.

We see this in many groups also. Ten thousand members and just a handful posters. And even those often do nothing but recycle pictures. It's good for their egos, which are often huge. They often copy from sites that do show something new. Don't you dare comment on that.

So here's another call, the last maybe, before I give up. You know, Greasetank also had a section with stories, and so had Scatboi. Those might be easier than pictures, easier to avoid censorship perhaps. At Google groups?

There are things you could do other than tell us how you miss all the good stuff. (and could you please send me some privately...) Like it says in the picture: time to connect!
© 2006 Martin
n.b.: Scatboy promisses top be back online end october

Years ago you used to see all the leather bars advertise in magazine, using a Tom of Finland drawing to liven up the ad. Even some that didn't cater to the leather crowd. How original that was - the same pictures over and over again. Of course Tom of Finland never saw any revenues. Copyright? Never heard of that.

A few years ago Club Trash used the Hun's drawings in its ads and flyers. They never asked the Hun, so I informed him and give him (the Hun) the name of the guy running Club Trash. I don't remember if there was any solution; he may have stopped using the Hun's artwork, but I don't think he ever paid for its use.

Now I spot another ad from the same club, which is starting their parties again. This time it's a drawing by Jonathan. I bet you a bottle of wine they have neither asked the artist nor intend to reward him. These are big commercial events that bring in a lot of cash from entrance fees. Drinks prices have doubled overnight, with the introduction of the Euro. There must be a considerable cashflow. Expenses too, of course. But on the total cost, would it make a big difference if you paid the artist a small sum? I think not; it would only be a tiny part of the printing costs for flyers! Is it just greed? Is it just total contempt for artists?

What would happen if one used pictures owned by these clubs? Then they would probably have no trouble finding you.
© 2006 Martin