Dane

But to give you an idea why not, it really is one of the following...

Absalonis... Aslak... Hrok... Ib... Mads... Predbjörn... Troels...

Get the idea? If we used this hot kid’s real name, you’d be thinking that HMBoys had turned into a spin off of Lord of the Rings or some mad computer game where the Vikings beat the shit out of the Aztecs (come on, is that really any more stupid than a movie called Alien vs. Predator?)

Of course, if you’re well travelled – or if you happen to live in Utah, Minnesota, Wisconsin or Washington – you’ll have recognised that those are all Danish first names.

And while our boy may not actually live in Denmark, he’s of Danish descent – hence the name we’ve given him here...

Dane.

We met Dane at the local skateboard park and took a few shots of him to break the ice.  After that, we persuaded him to join us a couple of days later for a hot HMBoys photoshoot (by which time he'd shaved off his hair right back to his scalp!)

As you can see, the board made a great prop – even though the most attractive prop the boy brought with him was, without any doubt at all, the one between his legs.

You’ll also notice that Dane smiles quite a lot and he certainly seemed to enjoy himself in the couple of hours he spent with us.

In fact, he was over the moon when we handed over his cash.

What, we wondered, was he going to buy with it? Maybe a new skateboard?

Certainly not, he explained.  After all, didn't we know that the thing that all kids wanted right now was that new computer game Vikings vs. Aztecs?