men i would like to photograph - just about to luge my mind

From previous posts, you all know that my favorite sports (for jock-watching) are rugby, Aussie Rules football, wrestling, and weightlifting.

But to my surprise, the Torino Winter Olympics (which usually don't hold my interest because of the predominance of skinny plucked blonds in heavy clothing) have introduced me to a brand new sport: the luge! The men are big, dark and scruffy and wearing skin-tight gear, hurdling crotch-first down a track toward the camera!

Italy's Armin Zoeggeler (top left), Germany's Georg Hackl (middle), and U.S.A.'s Mark Grimmett (bottom with doubles partner Brian Martin) are stunning. (Check out Grimmet with the dark gruff in the photos from the World Cup races).

So in today's post to this recurring entry in my blog titled "Men I Would Like to Photograph" (with the first entries being Italian soccer hunk Angelo Peruzzi, Serbian strongman competitor Ervin Katona, and Portuguese soccer player, Luis Figo) I'm adding the whole damn sport of men's Olympic luge competition.

This recurring listing goes like this: anytime I see a guy that I would like to photograph, I will post his picture here, with a request to anyone who knows him (or someone who looks like him) to pass along my open invitation to sit nude in front of my camera.

So once again, I'm serious about this invitation. If you know Armin, Georg or Mark (or a close facsimile of any one of them) have him contact me through my photography web site. (Caution: photography site may not be work-friendly.)