For the next week and a half we are looking back to my many trips to Magic and Curve. So for the next 11 days you will see pics we posted over the years. This pic is from 2010 when I met with Baskit and their model was Eric Turner
One of our favorite models Eric Turner did some pics a while back wearing Todd Sanfield Underwear. We hope you enjoy the pic!
Today we send congrats to model Eric Turner who this past weekend got married to his partner in South Africa. You have seen him in many brands but this time he’s in Pistol Pete
Eric Turner is one of my favorite people in the world of Underwear. I got a chance to meet him a few times at Magic. He’s very much down to earth and a great guy. He posted this on his Facebook page and I wanted to share it here. He’s raising money for Aids Walk Houston. If you can give money to a great cause, please support Eric in this! Let’s try to get him to raise more money then ever before!
Here is what Eric wrote:
I grew up Mormon, outside Salt Lake City in a wonderful family. They did everything they could to make me feel loved, but ultimately the ‘demons’ that weren’t visible on the outside as I grappled to balance my religion and my identity, controlled how I felt about myself. I contemplated suicide regularly, and thankfully never took the steps to do such a selfish thing. Eventually, I learned to love myself and grew into the man I am today. It was a long and exhausting process.
As a result, I’ve always tried everything I could to help show LGBT youth that the harder they try, they WILL be able to overcome their challenges and make something of themselves. When I lived in Salt Lake City, I partnered with several business partners to create a new, mainstream gay club that gave those at-risk youth a place to feel welcomed and feel at home. It, a gay club, grew to be the largest nightclub in Utah. With that same spirit of unity and togetherness, I’ve teamed with Team LIVE in the Houston AIDS Walk for two purposes:
1- LIVE is a non-profit that was started to fight the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. Having been in a serodiscordant relationship, I’ve seen firsthand the struggles that those who are positive face, and I believe as a community we have an obligation to protect our own and end that stigma.
and 2- I’ve partnered with LIVE so that the funds I raise for LIVE with the walk will be used to create a new festival in Houston that will reach out to these at risk groups- LGBT youth and those living with HIV/AIDS, and will create a scholarship fund to help those groups grow through their struggles, learn to love themselves, and eventually give back to our community much in the same way I’m trying to do with this. I believe very strongly in this, but I can’t do it without help. Please, please, please help me- help LIVE- reach out to these groups to make a difference not only in their lives, but to show them that there is more to living a healthy, fulfilling life as an LGBT individual than the party scene.
I believe that individuals are capable of great things, and when you have the power of unity, the community becomes unstoppable in what it can achieve. It’s for this reason that I ask you to support me for the Houston AIDS Walk, and join me in fighting stigma and strengthening the part of the gay community that values people, education, and giving back to the community.
Please visit my fundraising page to read more and click ‘support me’ to help: www.aidshelp.org/participant/erictastic
Today’s Brief Distraction one featuring Eric Turner. We have seen him in the world of men’s underwear. Originally at the Magic shows. He’s still modeling and doing amazing work. He’s even more built then before. This is part of the Atlanta Sessions by Photographer Eric Battershell. We hope you enjoy
The friend of UNB, Eric Turner has come out with his very own calendar. We have profiled him in our Magic coverage over the last few years. Here is the info on his calendar!
I’m excited to announce that I did a 2012 calendar! It’s not a print calendar so it’s environmentally friendly. Instead it’s a calendar with a different desktop image every month. Proceeds benefit the Avon Breast Cancer Charity.
You can purchase it for $10 through PayPal. Email james@jamesfranklin.net for the information. And I’d love to give a hefty check to Avon, so please tell your friends!
Today’s Brief Distraction is from Eric Turner. You may have seen him in our coverage of Magic. He is the model used by Baskit. He is also one of the owners/writers at the Hot Bod Squad, a blog about fitness. Make sure you check it out!
I got an email from Eric Turner that he and a friend started a new blog. It’s cal the Hot Bod Squad. It’s all about working out and nutrition. I went over to check it out and it’s a really cool blog. I think they have great thing there. If you are interested in working out and finding some of the best info out there then you should check out the blog.
You have seen Eric at Mega Muscle or in some of our pics from Magic. He has been the model for Baskit at the show. We hope you enjoy the blog and tell Eric we sent you!
The Brief Distraction today is from Magic. This is a pic I took of the Go Softwear model, who’s name I forget, but I will find out and Baskit Model Eric Turner. It was a fun show, check out the two videos posted, more coming this week!
Here is another great picture from Eric Turner! We hope we get to see a lot more from him since he is awesome and everyone loves him! I hope to have more soon from him!
Today’s Brief Distraction is another pic of the incredible Mr. Eric Turner. He did this shoot for Nathan Chase Photography. They are some really awesome pics. We will bring you a few more! You can give him feedback on his Facebook Page or Twitter!
Today’s Brief Distraction is the incredible Mr. Eric Turner. I had the pleasure to meet him at Magic in February! He did this shoot for Nathan Chase Photography. They are some really awesome pics. We will bring you a few more! You can give him feedback on his Facebook Page or Twitter!
Today’s Brief Distraction is the incredible Mr. Eric Turner. I had the pleasure to meet him at Magic in February! He did this shoot for Nathan Chase Photography. They are some really awesome pics. We will bring you a few more! You can give him feedback on his Facebook Page or Twitter!