I’ve got a lot of “heroes.” Houston’s John “Adult Quest Magazine” Gray is one of my heroes. He’s willing to stand up and be counted, especially when it comes to defending the rights of his readers to access adult entertainment and personal freedoms.

He’s a super nice-guy, as well as an astute All-American and a genius at suggesting and motivating girls to instigate sex at consenting-adult parties. Throughout the years, I’ve tried to participate in many of the same conventions, expos, meetings, and gatherings that he’s attending. If I see John in Houston, Las Vegas, and other venues where adult entertainment folks are meeting and working hard and playing even harder, I always ask him to get me invited to whatever parties he’s heading to. Why? Candidly, it’s because he somehow always marries me up with girls who want their photos taken with a porn star, something that usually ends up with me getting head in a roomful of people snapping pictures.

Over the years, Ron Jeremy has also caught on to the fact that lots of sexy and wild women gravitate to John, so Ron and I have both taken full advantage of Mr. Gray’s astute party magic. Sometimes, fortunately for me, Ronnie is usually a little late for parties; so at the beginning of the evening I get the young ladies all to myself. I also get to hit the snacks and buffet before Ron arrives; a key strategy and tactical move, indeed!

So, John Gray, you’re my hero for everything you do for free speech and for getting me lots of sex fun at events.

Although I’m on my own at many of the Adult Internet shows/expos throughout the year, I’ve found that being gentlemanly while staying relatively sober works well for me. A few weeks ago in San Francisco, I attended the always fabulous www.CybernetExpo, sponsored by YNOT, where I participated in seminars during the day and got head and enjoyed beautiful breasts surrounding and engulfing my penis during the evening parties. Cybernet is always educational and fun, and a lot of business deals happen. Having so many experts and movers-shakers in attendance seems to entice meaningful contacts, business relationships, and deal-making. A lot of deals were made during meals, happy hour, and parties (interestingly, while getting head at one “suite” party, I overheard two women on a nearby couch negotiate and shake hands on an Internet traffic deal).

While in San Francisco, the city in which I retired from the U.S. Army in 1988, I managed to get out for my daily exercise walks (which encompassed eight miles from the hotel to/from the Golden Gate Bridge where I also did two round-trips across the bridge in 70-degree temperature), and visits to some of my favorite restaurants and bars. Having been newly divorced just before I was reassigned to San Francisco from Ft Huachuca, AZ I had a sex-filled three years in the “City By The Bay” with many young ladies who knew how to initiate and enjoy sex! Cities near San Francisco were home to many swinger parties and I participated in swinging as my “rebound” after divorce. And, of course, the San Francisco scenery and culinary assets were fantastic.

Have you noticed that I have yet to mention politics in this month’s column? Candidly, however, I think now is the time when we have the opportunity to get meaningfully informed about candidates, their records, and their positions in order for ALL of us to get prepared to make informed voting decisions this fall. PLEASE get registered, informed, and prepared to vote!

We’re in summer and many of us are overly exposed to skin cancer dangers from the sun. As a three-time skin cancer surgery patient, I urge you to use the Internet to look-up the medical science of skin cancer prevention, identification, and treatments — and to be vigilant. At the first sign of anything worrisome or different, see your physician and/or dermatologist. In fact, see them routinely in a skin cancer preventative-medicine way. Please?!

Enjoy summer, family, friends, sex with other consenting adults or yourself, and good preventive health. Be healthy AND happy — and get ready to vote this fall.