First Impressions

Boomer Banks is actually one of the few porn stars I have actually met. It was during Market Days here in Chi. We were going up and down the street, trying to find where it was that Pete Buttegieg booth was located when I ran into his hose. It was difficult to miss, you know. My first impression? He was half naked, perched on top of a lifeguard chair with a green hose in his hands and looked larger than life. His job was keeping the boys cool. Which was quite difficult, because his bathing suit could barely contain all the Boomer there is to contain and that was making the boys hot. 

I looked up and I said hi. He said hi back, as if he'd known me all his life. He is a very handsome man IRL. Video does not make him justice. Fantastic smile. Bright eyes. Nice skin. Steady stare. Even his sleeve seems more vibrant. He was super nice. I joked about the print in his speedos. A hundred little bananas. He was in the joke, of course. I told him I loved his work. He said thank you. And then I had to move on. He has MANY fans and those bitches were gonna cut me if I didn't get my butt out of their way. They all wanted a piece of Boomer. I don't blame them. Nope. I don't. But yes, I thought he was super charming, not conceited or full of self-importance. I could be wrong, mind you. But people usually don't fake being nice to people they know they won't ever see again.

I would have to say that Boomer is a charmer. But he needs to be, right? All Porn Stars need to be charmers. It's essential to their job. I really enjoyed that very short exchange with him. I bet he's a blast at parties. There would be so much to talk about with him. Boomer is also a fashion designer, natch. That's why he said he moved to NY. He's designed gowns for some Drag artists and he has his own line. He's proudly Latinx, the song of immigrants. He calls himself Mexicano Cabrón (gotta love it). He was also homeless at one time in his life. He's queer and proud of it. I like my gay Porn stars multifaceted and interesting. 

I like Boomer. Not only because he CAN fuck, but because he's got an opinion. He's spoken about racial injustice, about  raising awareness towards HIV transmission and about being a man of color in the Porn industry. He's beautiful and he's got a point of view. He's smart and aware. And then there's THAT boomer, natch. 

XOXO

P.S. Have some time? Watch this video of Boomer and Bob the Drag Queen talking about Slag Wars. Oh you don't know what that is? Let them tell you. You're welcome.