It was like a client would call him and he would send his boyfriend away from their apartment for an hour, then when it was over his boyfriend would come back. I later met and became friendly with this person, and as I got to know him better, was struck by the matter-of-fact attitude he took toward his profession. He told me about a dancer he knew who also worked as an erotic masseur. What inspired you to write Massage? The initial idea for the book came to me during dinner with a friend who was dying of AIDS. I called Flesh at his East Village apartment last week. It is cool too that the book is from Akashic, founded by Girls Against Boys bass-player Johnny Temple. I thought cool! I've mostly been reading Goodnight Moon and Babar books, so it was refreshing to read a real nitty-gritty book. Massage by Henry Flesh Akashic Books, 384 pages, $15.95 When I read a blurb about Henry Flesh's Massage saying it was about this erotic masseur, Randy, involved in a violent, sadomasochistic relationship with this rich older guy, Graham, who has AIDS.
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