Retro Blow 03: Daniel Jacob.

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I know that, by now, it appears trite the way I open some of my journal entries. Always stressing how the guy or girl is my favorite, or one of my favorites, and then proceeding to ramble or gush over them. But this blog is about my confessions and that is exactly how I feel about the matter sometimes, so there appears to be no other way to go about it.

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So hold on. Because I am just about to do it one more time.

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If I am finally able to make a list, the list that I have been planning to do for the longest time, of my 25 favorite Playgirl models in the more than 10 years that I have been reading the magazine, Daniel Jacob will definitely be in that list. Not only will he be in that list, he will be on the top half of that (so inconsequential and trivial yet) honor roll.

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Daniel Jacob first appeared in the magazine on January 2003. He was the coverboy of that issue and was likewise featured as its centerfold. His photo spread was well made and excellently conceptualized.

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Daniel was first shown wearing a suit, white undershirt and a bow tie. He was in full regalia. The shoot must have been done in a posh hotel, as next, Daniel is sitting on a chair, a white draped table on his side, a long-stemmed rose and a bucket of champagne waiting by and rose petals gather at his feet.

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Slowly, Daniel is undressed until he settles on the bed and offers himself to join the fantasies of the readers. I love that issue. I have never tired of looking at the nakedness of Daniel.

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A lot of sites and blogs already post the Playgirl photos of Daniel. I have down-loaded these high-resolution photos to my hard drive where they will also be forever kept and cherished.

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For this retro on Daniel (I featured him last summer as Must Blow #23), I have decided to include a mixture of photos showing his different aspects. I pasted here photos from that famous Playgirl stint, from when he was still starting as a legitimate professional model (he reportedly got his first break at Abercrombie and Fitch), to his adonis site pics, and other press releases.

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I have quite a stock of Daniel Jacob pictures by now, a fruit of my googling and netsurfing in the last four years. I have him posing artistically. There are also black and white pictures and muscle appreciation as he works out on the gym. There is also the photoset of him modelling underwear.

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Daniel Jacob, despite not showing up again in Playgirl or in any gay magazine, remains one of the most active body models in America. Aside from maintaining the adonis site with fellow Playgirl and A&F alumnus Pete Maneos, Daniel surges on as a professional model.

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I encountered one site (I don't recall if it was a blog) speculating and suggesting that Daniel is now a rentboy. I have not found any support to this claim. However, how I wish it were true. And how I wish I could afford him.

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Well, for now, the only way I can ravish dreamboy Daniel Jacob is through these photos.

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Novak wins Australian Open. As I predicted here last January 15, Novak Djokovic won this year's Australian Open. He defeated surprise finalist and unseeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2), to bring home his first ever grand slam.
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The 20-year old Serb's road to the finals was a tough one. In the semifinals, he was paired against world number 1 and defending champion, Roger Federer. I was lucky enough to watch the live telecast of the match, in which Novak manhandled Federer in three straight sets. Between the first and second sets, Novak (trailing 3-5) even managed to win six straight points, including three break points. It was the first time, in 102 matches since the French Open of 2004, that Federer lost in straight sets in a grand slam.

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It was a well-deserved win for Novak, who remains number three in the PTA rankings, behind Federer and Rafael Nadal.

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In the earlier part of the tournament, Novak entertained the crowd by doing an impersonation of fellow tennis superstar Maria Sharapova. The clip I found on youtube was hilarious. In the photo to the left, Novak makes fun of fellow pretty boy, Andy Roddick.
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