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The Best of Gay Adult Video - Mickey Skee's Top 100 Companion Press © 2001. $14.95, 220 pages, 150 b/w photos, Studio Directory and Buyer's Guide.  As Reviewed by: Burny Edmonds Issue #20 - May 17, 2001

Mickey Skee has once again struck pay dirt in his latest, The Best of Gay Adult Video 2001. The paperback book features a thumbnail glimpse of the very best in current gay video offerings, categorized into 10 genres. What's more, Skee gives intimate "behind-the-scenes" tidbits of information on the titles that he recommends. You'll love this stuff. A "must-read" for those of you that can set down the remote long enough; believe me, it's worth it. The categories are listed here for your convenience: Best Overall Videos, "The best of the best." Best Ethnic Videos, "Asian, African-American, Latin and other hot men." Best Young Hunks Best Foreign Best Leather Videos, "Bondage, spanking, S&M and lots of leather." Best Uniform Videos, "Leathermen, jocks, military men, firemen, businessmen, park rangers, cowboys and cops." Best Bisexual Videos, "Men and women and every combination." Best Special-Interest Video, "Kink, fetishes, interviews and more." Best Solo Videos, "Hand jobs, self-sucking, circle jerks and dildos." Best Soft-Core Videos "Naked exhibitionism, voyeurism, public nudity, nude wrestling and other athletic events in the raw." Though these categories are not hard-and-fast rules, they may best be thought of as 10 neighborhoods in an overall awesome community. Regardless of the groupings that they're placed in, the titles here are deemed to be the finest of gay adult videos. Skee also explains the 12 criteria that he applies in choosing his picks, as follows: Does it get me hard? ("Can I believe that I'm part of the action?" Does it have a good story line? ("adding rather than distracting from the feature.") Does it have a variety of guys? Does it have good production values? "lighting, sound quality, attention to detail." Does it have good music and synchronized sound? Is the video realistic and are the performers realistic? Are the cum shots and insertion shots visible and clear? Is there some creativity involved? Is there foreplay? How is the editing? How is the lighting? Is there safe sex? And there you have it, a tried 'n' true formula that helps Skee arrive at the very best of the current offerings of gay adult videos. The collection of photos also adds a certain user-friendliness. The single feature that really recommends the purchase of the book (as opposed to just going to gayvideodad.com to check out the very best tape titles) is the "Behind-the-scenes" stories that Skee cultivates while spending time on the set of porno shoots. These are a blast and give an insider's glimpse to the boys behind the names. Whether you're just now starting to build a video collection or are a jaded videophile, this book belongs in your collection.

	- Burny Edmonds
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