Dirk Yates’ formula for his amateur stuff is pretty simple: Lure some randy Marines from the nearby base to come over and jerk off for the camera. Instant gay porn.

The “sets” are atrocious — actual rooms in Dirk’s own house, and the furniture is frilly and leopard printed. The production values are worse — uneven lighting, sound that picks up every mattress creek and plane that flies overhead. The phone rings and sometimes he’ll answer it. Editing? More like Dirk pushes “Stop” and “Rec” on his video camera.

And yet it can be some of the hottest stuff ever.The undeniable authenticity of these men — their straight posturing and cocksure bragging is the quintessential essence of masculinity captured (albeit sometimes poorly) on tape. While he’s credited with discovering Rick Donovan, Mason Jarr, Axel Garret and a host of others, I’m a bit of a purist and find it far hotter when they nervously laugh if two jerking off Marines accidentally touch knees.