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Curtis Jensen was an early bloomer. Coming out at the age of 14, he was caught on the phone by his mother trying to pick up a guy twice his age. At the age of 19, he was a drag personality in the gay community of Salt Lake City, Utah. In January 2002 curtis found out he was HIV positive and last year he became the new director for marketing and graphics for the fabulous gay bathhouse Steamworks.
Those eyes have seen a lot!
On today’s show our pal Curtis Jensen comes to talk about gay bathhouses and Steamworks. For disclosure, Steamworks has been a past sponsor of the show.
Why do gay bathhouses exist at all?
I think anywhere you put men together, naked and bored, sex will happen. My opinion is that gay bathouses provide a vital space for the sex that will inevitably happen in public spaces, because we all know that guys get REALLY horny sometimes.
If men are going to have sex, why not have condoms and an atmosphere that encourages gay men to get tested and to practice sex using protection?
Listen as Marc and me, Fausto Fernós talk about the controversy over gay bathhouses, discuss bathhouse etiquette, and demand Curtis reveal which famous celebrities have been seen hanging around Steamworks.
Check out our sexy pics of Curtis and the porn stars hanging out at the Steamworks booth during market days!
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Zara says:
August 15, 2007 at 03:47*sigh* yeep, the show hath disappeared! Not on iTunes, and the manual download wants you to log in to Podtrac…
GlenInDecaturGA says:
August 15, 2007 at 06:59 
It still won’t download here. Looking forward to it though!
PupDon says:
August 15, 2007 at 11:24The irony here is that I’ve been paying the wrong amount on my cable bill (forgot to change the auto pay thingy when I upgrated service) and they disconnected my service, so I couldn’t download the show due to my own brainfartism. But I can’t wait to hear it. I met Curtis when I was at IML this year. What a super nice guy, and oh so WOOFY!
Mdvanii says:
August 15, 2007 at 12:46delectable episode!
yeah! bring back the sexy in the FOF!
That scary Lesbiana still haunts me..
GlenInDecaturGA says:
August 15, 2007 at 14:31Congratulations! Is the mic a really great mic?? Do y’all already have one like this one?
Throbbin says:
August 15, 2007 at 16:34OK I’m precumming waiting for this one to download - I hate my ISP… hotty Curtis and you guys, who could pass up a combo like that!
sfimporter says:
August 16, 2007 at 09:39I was thinking the boys were holding the podcast hostage until we all paid up. 
Time to buy a t-shirt.
PupDon says:
August 16, 2007 at 11:42Okay, I just now am listening to this show and I just got to the part about the porn star twister… I have one thing to say… Fausto, shame on you! You are such an attractive and sexy guy. If we got paid the money that porn stars do to work out every day for hours on end then we could have bodies like that. But, as it is, you have a job, a wonderful husband, put several hours a week into a two time People’s Choice award winning podcast and you know what, you still look damn fine. So stop putting yourself down.
I’m making a new statement here and now.. “Be the sexy you want to see in the world”. Sexy is not about how rock hard your abs are or how flawless your skin is, it’s about how much you love yourself and what you bring to the table when you wake up in the morning.
Okay, rant completed. I gotta get back to work, I have a HARD day at porn ahead of me. Tee hee.
RcktMan says:
August 16, 2007 at 16:10Hear hear, Pup Don!
I have to admit, when they announced that Fausto was a “celebrity” I think he actually blushed. 
Thou art so modest, dear!
And I was holding and using YOUR camera… so don’t blame me for the pictures. 
Great show… Curtis was so much fun! It’s great to see fellow listeners and ardent supporters get their moment in the spotlight…cough cough… ahem..
Marc Felion says:
August 16, 2007 at 22:53Pup Don, I know you work in the porn biz but do they let you jerk off at work???
Reneecamp says:
August 19, 2007 at 20:23Thanks for the educational episode! I have a problem with Glory Holes, though… because I like balls…
Throbbin says:
August 19, 2007 at 23:28Oh you can get balls through a glory hole… Well, at least that’s what I *heard* *blinking innocently*
Gracie Gummi says:
August 20, 2007 at 17:55So happy to hear something I will never get to experience! Thanks for doing the show
tinotee says:
August 26, 2007 at 15:06Thanks for the tip-off about queer music heritage, that site is an awesome archive of obscure music and with lots of insider info on all the artists, great.
barryfromboston says:
August 27, 2007 at 13:35The actor you were trying to remember that played JAMES AT 15/16 was named Lance Kerwin, the idol of every little boy destined to be gay of that era. At around the same time on THE ROCKFORD FILES, Jim Rockford took on a young protegé named Richie Brockelman, who got a short-lived spin-off series. Richie was also much loved by little gayboys… the actor was Dennis Dugan, who went on to become a film director. He is currently represented in theaters by the almost-gay I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY. He also gave himself cameo roles in other Adam Sandler films he directed including HAPPY GILMORE and BIG DADDY.
NathanK says:
October 1, 2007 at 17:42Lots of fun, enjoyed the show. I can’t believe he mentioned that episode of “Alice”. It is the only episode I have ever seen!
BayAreaGuy says:
March 3, 2008 at 04:04I love Steamworks, but I had to laugh when it was referred to has a “Zero Tolerance” environment. At least half the time I got there I smell major pot in the back rooms. The staff do absolutely nothing about it, and I gave up reporting it to them. It’d be very easy to determine which room the weed is coming from, especially since they don’t allow smoking ANYWHERE in the club now. I’ve also seen people tweeking and freaking, and no one does a thing about it.
Love the place, though.
Curtis says:
March 3, 2008 at 15:44BayAreaGuy - honestly - report it. I assure you that we have a very strict no tolerance policy. If for some reason the desk clerk is not responsive ask to see the manager. We are very proud of our clubs and know that people who are all blasted out of their gourds are not conducive to a fun environment for our members. We are also very proud of reducing the incidents of drug related emergency visits over the years. Our Berkeley club in particular has a very clean bill of health in this regard. Of course we can\’t \”catch\” every single person, especially those who are not visibly high, but if you have a complaint, I assure you that we take this stuff seriously. If you find that complaints fall on deaf ears and you don\’t get a response please contact our corporate office directly. Visit the website and use the email links on any of the club homepages. Those emails all go to our club General Manager and the owners and CEO.
BayAreaGuy says:
March 15, 2008 at 03:16Thanks for the feedback, Curtis. If (when) I detect that certain odor again, I\’ll talk to the staff once again.
By the way, think you guys might consider playing music that doesn\’t make me want to put a pencil in my eye? I mean, trance music is okay once or twice, but EVERY night? Surely there\’s some other kind of music that could be played once or twice a week? Maybe you could have a 70s night, or Disco Tuesdays?…I dunno. But that same pounding beat over and over and over and over and over, hour after hour after hour after hour…I wanna kill myself after a while! And I\’ve been visiting your wonderful establishment about twice a week for over 6 years! : )
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Fausto Fernós created the Feast of Fools in 1998 as wacky artists variety show in Chicago, Illinois.
Along with his partner Marc Felion, he hosts the world's most downloaded talk show for gay people on the internet, Feast of Fools.
Fausto loves pomegranates, waterfalls and 70s retro funk music.
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I liked Steven too, he was a funny, sweet guy!
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Wesley says:
August 15, 2007 at 02:42What!? No gravy? I mean podcast!?
There is some type of error with today’s show. Well, at least I have flickr…