Dante

What's in a name?

Well, quite a bit, I'll have you know - certainly if the world of gay porn is anything to go by.

After all, see any hot videos lately starring Nigel Partridge - or Clive Anstruther - or Stephen Mahoney?

No, neither have I.

You see, I've worked out that to get into the world of professional porn you don't just need a cast-iron six-pack, a dick of at least 8" and an asshole capable at a pinch of accommodating the QE2 (or at least several of her crew) - but also a certain sort of name.

Preferably monosyllabic.

And one suggesting that you've just come from a hard day at the steelworks, rather than meekly pushing a pen in the accounts payable department.

Kurt.

Chad.

Rick.

You get the idea?

And, even if your first or second name's not a conventional English one, it helps to borrow one.

After all, just to take the best-known example in the porn superstar universe today, how many Ridgestons do you actually think you'll find in the Bratislava phone book?

So names, then, are all-important.

And when it came to choosing one of my own for this photoshoot, I took a lot of care.

Let me say right now that I'm not embarrassed by my name.

And it's not that I don't want people at home to find out about me being the latest HMBoy.

It's just that I've got the sense to know that if I'm going to be successful in this new line of work, I've got to create the right image.

That's what majoring in marketing at college does for you.

And taking a subsidiary course in Italian literature helped me find exactly the right name too.

Dante.

Dante n. full name Dante Alighieri (Italian, 1265-1321). Italian poet famous for La Divina Commedia, an allegorical account of his journey through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, guided by Virgil and his idealised love Beatrice. His other works include La Vita Nuova, in which he celebrates his love for Beatrice.

Doncha think that's a great name.

It's got heat for a hot guy like me (you've heard of Dante's inferno, right?)

It's got a hint of naughtiness (all those sinners in hell and purgatory).

It's got romance (though in my case it's more likely to be Barry, or even Virgil, than Beatrice - but we'll let that pass).

And it's Italian too - dark eyes, black hair, pure sex.

Just like me.

So Dante it is, then.

And now it's up to you to judge whether I fit the name…

Here, I'll give you a better look…

I told the guys at HMBoys that those  pics would be enough to get you going all on their own.

But they thought otherwise.

"Our members", they said, "want meat.

"And they want it up front."

I've gotta say, guys, that it makes you sound like a pack of jackals.

But if that's what I've gotta do, I suppose I'd better let you have it…

There.

I hoped that would be enough to keep you happy - at least until all the pics appear next week.

But, according to the guys in charge here, meat on its own isn't enough for you guys.

You want sauce too.

So I guess I'd better cook some up for you.

Hot sauce.

Just as you like it, huh?

Of course, as a thoroughbred Italian, my own preference is for a little pasta.

And you've probably guessed, by now, exactly how I like it cooked.

Al dente.

Or is that al Dante?