I had lunch with a monster (HUSTLABALL)

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we can see he's not gay

HustlaBall Berlin was in town last week and so was I -- but that's where the similarities cease. Last year I was in attendance of a play whilst other porn stars bopped about shirtless and in leather jockstraps; this year I attended a ballet whilst other porn stars bopped and strutted in leather jockstraps. In fact, I've never been to any HustlaBall party...Berlin, London, NYC or otherwise.

But I did catch up with my buddy in the biz, Michael Brandon and we had lunch outside on what turned out to be a very warm and pleasant Sunday. He remarked the weather was just like what he left in San Francisco. I said it reminded me of fall time in Indiana. Go figure.

He hosted the big awards night and it was at the last minute that I learned he was on the program. "So how'd it go?" I asked. "Any big surprises of the evening?"

"Well" he began slowly almost sheepishly, "the big 'surprise' of the evening was I got the Lifetime Achievement Award. I had no idea...." The answer was uttered so nakedly as to just qualify as a mention; and it took a couple of seconds to dawn on me.

All things considered, that's pretty damn cool. Congratulations Michael! 

PS: Michael Brandon is not only the humble Monster; he's also Vice President of 9x6 Lubes.