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FDNY: Man's best friend ...

... having the same nick name as someone else is better than being whatshisname. Besides there's at least a generation separating these wrestling beefcakes. The blurring line between soft gay porn and wrestling has been touted about ad nauseam . It certainly needs a treatise in and of itself its aspects are so vast. Anyway two men have blurred that line from two different angles and both have Z-man as their monicker. Playgirl model Jonathan Zack does the wrestling thing over at Thunder's Arena which is not pornography exactly but the lines are very blurry there and very meaty. Tom Zenk was known as Z-Man in the WCW. Could very easily be the best looking of the era and was not shy about it, i.e nobody fit better in those trunks than the young Mr. Zenk -- quite possibly the best "face" ever.

Farfalla Pasta 380 grams, about three quarters of a pound, cooked al dente Butter, unsalted 30 grams/one ounce, softened Mascarpone 150 grams Milk, four tablespoons Smoked Salmon 250 grams, about one half pound Orange Juice from one half blood orange Orange Peel, from a whole orange Thyme, pinch Salt and Pepper, to taste Plum Tomatoes, four, ripe, sliced Caramelized Onions, best if done in orange juice with bay leaf 1. Whisk the softened butter, mascarpone and milk together until creamy. 2. Chop the salmon into small cubes, spritz with the orange juice and then add it to the mascarpone mixture. 3. Then add the orange zest, thyme, salt and pepper 4. Once the pasta is cooked toss it well with the salmon mixture. 5. These four servings should be garnished with the sliced tomatoes and caramelized onions. We made this variation on an existent recipe after contemplating what pasta would be like if made proprio alla New Yorkese drawing from the delicatessen tradition. This is what we came up...

Vive La France! We hope he's masculine enough for Elvis Stojko ....

A lot of spice in that variety.

It's warm enough in the shore line of your mind ...