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MY STORY
Here's the deal: I'm a writer and a photographer. Way back in the day, I used to be a stripper, and I wrote a memoir about it called All I Could Bare: My Life in the Strip Clubs of Gay Washington, D.C.
Since my time stripping, I've continued to document the strip club scene with my photography. I even have a photo book that chronicles my journeys to various strip clubs across the country: American Boys: a strip club diary.As for my background, I started writing professionally about 10 years ago. I've written for The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Vibe, and Spin, among other publications. Much of my journalistic work deals with music, and I've served as Pop Music Critic for the Buffalo News and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. I also wrote a biography of the late, great R&B singer, Luther Vandross: Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross.
I've spent a lot of my life in school (something I don't necessarily recommend, but it is what it is). I hold a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Maryland in College Park, and am Associate Professor of Journalism at Northern Illinois University.
So, what's up with me now? I still write a lot (currently working on a novel), listen to lots of music (check out my DJ site for my music mixes), go to strip clubs (hit me up if u wanna "wing"), and love taking pictures.
My motto is: dream big and go for exactly what you want in life. Lots of crazy, cool shit will happen. Trust.
E-MAIL ME: craigspoplife-AT-gmail-DOT-com
MY PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE
MY WIKIPEDIA PAGE
MY VIDEOS
MY DJ SITE
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
Stuff About My Books (In Progress)
- ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION: Writer lays 'Bare' his past as a student
- BAY AREA REPORTER: "Hard For The Money" (ALL I COULD BARE review)
- DAVID DUST: "How can you NOT love a book when the first sentence is 'Fuck it.'?"
- FEAST OF FUN: Craig Seymour Bares It All
- GAWKER: "How Matt Drudge Helped Nudge a Friend Out of the Closet"
- INSIDE HIGHER ED: Stripping His Way to a Ph.D.
- JOHN SELIG: Journalism Professor and Gay Male Stripper
- MEDIA BISTRO: Craig Seymour Bares his Tour on YouTube
- METRO WEEKLY: Former gay DC stripper bares all again [video]
- METRO WEEKLY: Strip Search-Craig Seymour set out to find himself by dancing in D.C.'s famed male strip clubs
- QUEERTY: Gay Professor Shaked His Rump
- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: A Conversation with Author Craig Seymour
- SPANK: Book Club Selection
- THE AGENDA (MP3): Radio interview on being on a stripper
- THE RUMPUS: Stripping is part of who I am
- TIME: Yo, seriously, I was in TIME!!!!
- WASHINGTON EXAMINER: Strip Club Memoir Bares More Than Skin
- WASHINGTON POST:"I went into stripping for all the wrong reasons."
- WINDY CITY TIMES: ALL I COULD BARE review
Stuff About My Photos (In Progress - Prob NSFW)
- A CAUSE DES GARCON: "Craig Seymour retrace son année dans les clubs de strip-tease gays"
- A CAUSE DES GARCONS: "Les photos de Craig Seymour dans les clubs de strip-tease gays"
- A CAUSE DES GARCONS: BRETT SWANSON
- AKA WILLIAM: Steven Daigle Performs In Nothing But A Jockstrap (NSFW)
- BOY CULTURE: Men on Tap
- BURBUJAS DE DESEO: AMERICAN BOYS
- BURBUJAS DE DESEO: SECRETS
- Fair View: Hustlaball
- FLESHBOT: "Steven Daigle Is Not a Stripper, He is a Pop Art Masterpiece"
- FLESHBOT: These Videos Make You Feel Better about Being a Total Perv
- FLESHBOT: This Is Ricky Sinz. This Is Ricky Sinz On Drugs. Any Questions?
- GAY PORN TIMES: "Planet Porn: Skin Stud Flesh Parade"
- LIST: Go-Go Dancer
- Man Country XXX: Secrets Stip Bar in DC
- MAN OF AUSTIN: Craig Seymour’s Secrets are OUT
- OUT.COM: GO-GO NIGHTS
- Planète Gay: Brett Swanson
- Se Ve Bien: American Boys
- STICKY: QUEER CLICK
- THE SUMMER DIARY PROJECT: AMERICAN BOYS (REVIEW)
- Unnatural Devotions: Hustlaball
- YVY: American Boys by Craig Seymour
Friends o' Craig (Awesome sites that have written about my work. Prob NSFW)
- A cause des Garçons
- AKA William
- Boy Culture
- Burbujas De Deseo
- David Dust
- Dewayne in San Diego
- Ethan Says
- Feast of Fun
- Fleshbot
- Gay Porn Gossip
- Gay.It
- Homo-Neurotic
- John Selig
- List
- Male Naked
- Male Pouch
- Man Country XXX
- Planète Gay
- Queer Me Now
- QueerClick
- Spank
- Stunning Sexy Guys
- Summer Diary Project
- Ted's Lodge
- The Sword
- Troy Is Naked
- Twink Town
- YVY Mag
Stuff I Like To Look At (Photography)
- Alvin Baltrop's Pier Photos
- Andrea Spotorno
- Angela Boatwright
- Barbara Anastacio
- Bell Soto
- Bella Howard
- Ben Lowy
- Bobby Whigham
- Bruce Gilden
- Bruce Weber
- Bruce Wrighton
- Bryan Sheffield
- Cass Bird
- Chris Buck
- Constantine Manos
- Daido Moriyama
- Damon Winter
- Ellen Von Unwerth
- Fabien Kruszelnicki
- Gabriele Stabile
- Goliath Images
- Gordon Parks
- Hugh Edwards
- Jacques-Henri Lartigue
- Jason Nocito
- Jennifer Rocholl
- Jolijn Snijders
- Josh McNey
- Justin Violini
- Keizo Kitajima
- Kenneth Cappello
- Kenneth Cappello (Blog)
- Kevin Amato
- Kuba Dabrowski
- Larry Fink
- Leon Mark
- Lillian Bassman
- Mads Teglers
- Malick Sidibe
- Marco Grob
- Mari Sarai
- Mark Goodman
- Mark Squires
- Marley Kate
- Mary Ellen Mark
- Matt Irwin
- Matthew Kristall
- Miron Zownir
- Miroslav Tichy
- Neil Stewart
- Pantelis
- Paolo Pellegrin
- Peggy Sirota
- Richard Avedon
- Richard Avedon's Apartment
- Robert Lebeck
- Roberta Ridolfi
- Roger Mayne
- Roy DeCarava
- Russell Lee
- Ryan Pfluger
- Sam Scott Schiavo
- Samuel Zakuto
- Sandor Lubbe
- Sebastian Kim
- Seydou Keita
- Simon Pavan
- Solve Sundsbo
- Stephen Shore
- Susan Meiselas
- Terry Richardson
- Toby Old
- Toby Old (Times Squared)
- William Eggleston
- William Klein
- YVY Mag
Stuff I Like To Look At (NSFW-ish)
FREE BOOK!!!!
ALL I COULD BARE: MY LIFE IN THE STRIP CLUBS OF GAY WASHINGTON, D.C.
AMERICAN BOYS: a strip club diary -- THE BOOK!
AMERICAN BOYS is a photo diary chronicling my adventures in gay strip clubs across the country from 2006 - 2009. It includes scenes from XL (Providence, RI), Tea Room Theatre (San Francisco, CA), Nob Hill (San Francisco, CA), Splash (New York, NY), Mr. Black (New York, NY), Hydrate (Chicago, IL), and Spin (Chicago, IL).
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