2009: The year of Race Cooper

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Geeking out over AVATAR!

Okay, I've become obsessed. It doesn't happen very often, but I have, HAVE TO see Avatar! With getting to see some of the vehicles at the special effects studio in L.A., and lately spending my leisure hours at avatarmovie.com, I can freely admit my expectations are pretty high for James Cameron's latest movie. Plus, Sam Worthington is fucking HOT! I saw his body cast, it's yummy! I wouldn't usually say this, (afraid of the sci-fi backlash) but this movie might become the new Star Wars. The script, the acting, the characters, the vehicles, the aliens, the setting, the artistry..... it's all that good! There's no way to get IMAX 3D tickets for Friday, if you haven't already gotten them. But this is one movie that is worth the extra price of admission. You know that they spent at least that much making it. If any of you are seeing it Friday, don't tell me about it yet.... I'm gonna wait until during the week, or over the holidays so I can get a good seat. :)

Rain doesn't dampen Angel Town

Just finished a weekend in L.A., and despite the full torrents of rain and cloud, I had a great time! Didn't have any work stuff to do here, just thought it would be cool to join my buds Samuel Colt and Tony Aziz with an appearance at Cocktails with the Stars, and get better acquainted with Los Angeles with none of that whoring getting in the way. ;-) Highlights of the trip were of course hanging with Tony and Samuel, with us all staying with Alessio Romero and SilverFox. Had a great time at Cocktails meeting Scotty Boardman and some very sweet fans. The next morning I cooked breakfast for our brood. Don't mind being the kitchen bitch, since I enjoy cooking. Went to MJ's for the Raging Stallion release of Focus/Refocus and got to meet up with good friends Scott Tanner, Cole Streets, David Taylor, Jeremy Bilding, Chi Chi LaRue, GPcrush and more. We helped GPCrush celebrate her birthday, gotta love that girl! The highlight of my trip was my friend Steven Blank taking me to the special effects company he works for..... I majorly geeked out on stuff from Terminator, Avatar and the upcoming Thor movie. HOLY SHIT THAT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME!!! Made some great connections on this trip with people at the UnZipped office, and other people in the adult industry. Couldn't have asked for a more complete weekend. :)

Senior Pornstars are still HAWT!

Tomorrow's my birthday, and I turn 36. I'm not bothered by it at all, but when my husband jokingly referred to me as a 'senior pornstar'... it got me thinking. Am I really that old? To most of my friends, I'm a fucking pup. However, in the world of porn... I'm no spring chicken, and rightly so. Spring chickens have less muscle and meat on them!

Most people will easily call someone out for racist comments, or racial stereotyping in a porn scenario.... but I find that ageism is always given a pass. Granted, from a marketing standpoint, you want to get models that will be popular with a wide audience, but hot is hot!

I shot with Allen Silver early on with Edger9.com, because I thought he would be great to shoot with.... and I was right! But I couldn't believe the amount of negative ageist comments that I received. If he isn't your cup of tea... so be it. No need to get snarky, and say that men like him should be euthanized. Living in SF, and having a husband who's much older than me... I can appreciate all that mature men have to offer. I just hope that when I get to that age, I won't have to put up with stupid little kids that think they're all that, just because their in their 20's. Fuck you! For the record.... putting on your hook-up profile "don't even bother me if you are over 30", doesn't make you look cool. It just makes you a douche.

New Record! 4 shoots in 4 days.

I had just finished shooting for 3 days straight in Toronto, and was on my way back to San Francisco when I started getting a number of calls on my cell. The first number looked recognizable, but wasn't programmed into my contact list. Hmmmm. The rates for using my phone were outrageous every time I crossed the border in Canada. Better to let them leave a message and see who called later. Besides, I had just had an enormous bill from my stay at the hotel. Really? Charges for local calls?!? Fuck. I relaxed in the cab, and lost myself in the music of my iPhone, staring out the cab window as the highway billboards called out to BUY ME! Another call. Looking at the number, I didn't recognize it. Oh well. A third call.... okay, that's weird. Someone is really trying to reach me. I looked at my voicemail. Nothing. Out of the U.S., I wouldn't get my messages until I was in American territory.

I put it out of my mind once I arrived at the airport, a little pissed off that the cabbie didn't help me with my luggage. Fucker. Got my boarding pass, and was filling out my customs card, when I got the text message.... It was from the talent department at Kink.com, asking if I was available tomorrow for a shoot. I guessed that's who was trying to call me. Love those guys there, so good at communication. I messaged back and told them 'yes'. But I was worried the text message didn't go through, when I didn't see a reply. Went through customs and while I was waiting at the gate decided I'd swallow the bitter pill, and use my cell to call. Good thing I did, 'cause they didn't receive the text. Turns out they had someone flake on a shoot, and needed me to replace him. They also told me my scene partner

would be Alessio Romero..... YAY!!!!

Alessio and I have become very close friends for awhile, but we never got to do a shoot together. Until now. How awesome is that? Waking up this morning, I contacted him and we met up at the gym to workout together, then had 6 hours of extreme sex with me dominating him. We have really great chemistry.... which is like "duh", since we're friends.... and I was shocked at how much I came on him. Especially considering the amount of times I've cum over the last few days. Our scene is seriously fucking HAWT! Check out Boundgods.com to see us fuck.... I'll post it on the blog when it's available. After the shoot, Alessio came over to my place and had dinner that I cooked for him. Seems only reasonable after I beat the hell out of him, and fucked him stupid, no?

The guys at customs know me by name....

So, to recap for those who might be inquiring.... I got my ass kicked by Brenn Wyson on Naked Kombat. It's not like I didn't expect that to happen. The guy makes his livelihood fighting. I put up a good fight, but I didn't go over board.... no reason to damage myself seriously, when I had an upcoming trip to Toronto, and Thanksgiving with family the next day. To his credit, Brenn's a really cool guy. We actually started joking around, even before we started fighting.... He promised to train me, the next time I came out to Florida to visit. Sweet! After our fight, he mentioned that he hadn't seen the Golden Gate bridge, so I drove him out there, so he could get to see it at night.... I have a feeling we're gonna be pretty good friends.

Next day was Thanksgiving, so spent it with my family in the bay, and then early the next morning I was off to Toronto! Shot with a website that I've worked with before.... EbonyD.com. Incidentally, nominated in the same category as mine for a Cybersocket. (BTW - Have you voted for Edger9.com?) I have a good relationship with the manager's of the site, so don't feel conflicted working with their site too. Toronto, even though mild by Canada's standards, is still a little too cold for me. Craving some good moderate California fall weather.... However, the view for my room is nice. One more shoot today, and then I'm back in SF. See you all soon!

Fresh steamy hot... Steven Blank!

Got those pics I promised from photographer Steven Blank. I'm still stunned by the caliber of these photos.... If I didn't know myself, I'd think I was a model, instead of the whore I am! :) Enjoy!

Naked Kombat - Round 2

I have another shoot with Naked Kombat this Wednesday, and I'm a little nervous. I can always hold my own in a fight, but the people at Kink, are not letting me off easy..... at all!!! They've paired me with Brenn Wyson, who's a relative newcomer to the porn world, but as a fighter he has mad skills. He even owns a boxing gym in Florida! (Gulp!) This is definitely going to be a tough fight. The dude is bi, so I'm sure we'll have some things in common.... Either way, if he likes it rough, we'll have a good time. It's been forever since my last match with Dak Ramsey, so I have to spend the next couple of days training at the gym HARD. Wish me luck.... as I try to hold on to my winning streak.

Steven Blank photos are coming!

Just a taste to wet your appetite.... but trust me you're gonna eat it up when all the photos are here. Check out this cool photo in Slick-It-Up pants, done by Steven Blank!

The Fear of Fame

Sorry guys, I haven't been posting lately. Shame on me! Slap me with your ring hand. It's been pretty busy lately, as I'm trying to focus on stuff outside of porn. Have an upcoming project producing a corporate video, while I look for new work in mainstream media. Also, had a recent photo shoot with Steven Blank, but wanted to wait until I have photos from that before I updated the blog with the info. Have to get ready for some upcoming trips to Toronto next weekend, and L.A. the weekend after that, for my appearance at 'Cocktails with the Stars'. Everything in my life seems to be getting faster, and I just had to take a deep breath before plugging away at it again.

There's something I've wanted to write about for awhile, but was unsure how to begin. People have the general perspective that being famous is a good thing. I've always looked at it as a double-edged sword. Working in media from the age of 17 as a model and writer, to what I do now as a producer/model.... I've pretty much seen it all. For the longest time I was wary about doing anything in front of the camera, beyond the occasional modeling shoot... because I could see how it changed people. Not only you as the subject matter, the object of affection.... the star. But also, people around you... their perspective of you, and how they felt about themselves. For many of you.... Race Cooper is your first introduction to who I am. However, there are a whole slew of people that are used to me as J.R. Anderson, from a travel show I hosted a long time ago. I fell into that job, by accident... and although I'd been around famous people a great deal, I was unprepared at how things would change.

Simply put, I was freaked out by how the publicity of one's life becomes a persona onto itself. It wasn't all negative. I had some great interactions with fans, and had some wonderful fan emails that were heartfelt and still make me smile, but there is more to that.... Any time I tried to stay 'real' in an interview or talking with anyone on camera frankly, I would be giving part of myself away. It's an inevitable thing. Those that would watch me, would be watching me in the comfort of their own home. Automatically feeling a connection with someone that was in their living room, bedroom, in their daily lives. Suddenly, my persona was not my own.... it was theirs, and anything I said publicly, could then be owned by the public. The only thing is.... when I did the travel show, I didn't have any persona. I shunned the idea of it, not wanting to become something I wasn't. I was essentially the same guy I was, when having a beer with friends, that I was on screen. Looking back, for my own safety... that was a mistake. It's no surprise that people related well to me.... I was being me. But it came with a cost of having strangers on the street, grab my ass for no reason, people I'd never met before saying how their life growing up was just like mine, and eventually about three stalkers I had to try to avoid in Toronto. Even friends who had known me forever changed, and would introduce me to other people not by my name.... but by my name, and then by the show I was hosting. It took it's toll on me.... and after my season ended... I took a very long break from the spotlight.

Coming back to the spotlight now... I realize that I was afraid to talk about that time. But if I didn't, it would start repeating itself. The weird fans, and emails have started again... and although I'm better prepared to deal with it, there's a knot in my stomach when I think about how crazy things could get. Fear is powerful. Americans consume it like it's a product. My only answer to battling my fear of fame, is to embrace the fact that entertaining and connecting with people, is what I was born to do. Regardless of the land mines that come with it, I won't let it get to me.... and talking about it, is the first step. Everyone should have a healthy respect for fame. I've gone into it, and know exactly what to expect, and can't cry foul because of it.... but at the same time... those that watch me, shouldn't expect to know everything about me, and should understand that under all the adoration, glorified images, and lights..... I'm just a regular guy, with fears just like the rest of you. I'm just now taking the last step, to becoming totally fearless.

Everyone's Guilty Pleasure

I've commented from time to time on my friend GPcrush, but have to give kudos to her blog today. Lots of hot videos, reviews, and interviews of up and comers in the porn world, at her site Guiltily Pleasured! Known to everyone in the porn industry, she has a unique take from a straight-girl perspective, and I've always bounced ideas off her, when I had something I wanted to post that was personal. Intellectually, someone whom I love to have conversation with... Plus, she's a PIG!! Oink, Oink!! Be sure to check out her blog if you haven't, it's a definite good piglet place to go.

L.A. Vibe

Been in Los Angeles for a couple of days now... and just found the time this morning to finally blog about it. I'm in town shooting with Chi Chi LaRue for Black Balled 7, and I think this film is going to be major HOT! Spent Friday with my good friends Alessio Romero and Silverfox at their new pad in downtown L.A. I LOVE THESE GUYS! Seriously. They are the sweetest fucking people in L.A. Saturday, I hung out with super-porn-fan Tamara (GPcrush), as we originally planned to go see the movie 'Precious', but got to the theater to find all the good seats were taken. So, instead we toured around Hollywood and made fun of people and stupid stuff. LOL funny! Check out the video at Madame Toussau's House of Wax.

Yesterday was the first day of shooting for BB7, and I Chi Chi told me she already had a good feeling by the time we had our cover photos finished. Everybody got along really great, and were joking around and talking like we had known each other forever. It's always good when you can get ensemble casts, to work together, with little to no drama. Black Balled has besides myself, Eddie Diaz, Aaron Ridge, Scott Alexander, and Cameron Adams in it. Very, very hot cast!!! Tons of big black dick to go around... you might need a wheelbarrow for it.

Oh, yeah... and it was Chi Chi's birthday yesterday.... so we all sang Happy Birthday for her. She's awesome!!! It's a rare occasion to get to work with someone, and immediately have a connection right off the bat. LOVE HER! One more day of shooting today.... for our fuck scene. Yummy!