Doctor and Paul convince Jim that his talent is a service to the art world and he gets well paid. Jim thinks he has a sickness and Paul sees opportunity. Paul thinks they can make money if Jim's emotional response to art can determine genuine art from fake art. Paul solicits Jim and agrees to pay him for his time. Jim says it is a curse and is tired of talking. Paul says he heard Jim has a special talent. Paul says that they were rent boys and quoted how Jim was recruited. Paul is the man Jim replaced in the group. He is discussing his oversensitivity to art with a client and he sees Paul. Jim has blackouts and becomes various artists. When a patient sees beauty, he becomes the art with emotional ecstasy. When Jim awakens, he talks as if he personally knows the artist.
Just being pretty boys is not enough but he tenderly strokes Jim. The artist appears and chastises the boys for talking while he is trying to paint. He and his mates are in the painting in Rome in 1595. The doctor shows him The Musicians by Caravaggio. If he sees a picture of Christ, he feels his suffering. He explains that when he sees beauty, it becomes part of him. David does not want Jim to "retire" so they send him to a doctor. The group are concerned that Jim keeps fainting. After months of sitting, Jim has a real art painting of himself. An artist named Max wants Jim to be his muse and reinvigorate his art career. His next client is an old man whose fantasy involves recreating Ancient Rome, in which Jim is the dead Saint Sebastian. When shown a painting, Jim faints and imagines himself as the dead Christ, with the client also in the painting. Jim really likes the education and meets with his first client, who is writing a book on Caravaggio. He also learns the sex trade with his own viewing booth. Study starts with Caravaggio adding more art, poetry and literature to the mix. He takes an oath to join in and be trained in the cultural arts of Soho. They are not only male prostitutes, but "raconteurs" servicing wealthy older men. A barmaid, who describes him as having the face of an angel, sends him to a gay bar where David, Jesus, Marcello and Victor find him perfect to join their vocation. While sleeping on the street, he is robbed. Small-town Jim has come to Soho, London, to experience art, music and culture. Have fun and send me a personal message if you need more info.At the National Gallery, an art tour guide is presenting a 16th-century Titian painting when Jim approaches the painting, and upon touching it, faints. These are sweaty, rough and ready places. Popular places are the George and Dragon on Hackney Road The joiners arms also on Hackney road and East Bloc on City Road (also Dalston Superstore in erm Dalston - but thats a bit out the way) Shoreditch is popular with the beardy, skinny jeans, vintage vest "fashion set". Then as the night goes on you may want to go "proper" clubbing in Vauxhall.įire is a popular place but it depends what night is on (check the mags) - there are lots of other big clubs under the arches too.ĭuckie at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern is popular on the Saturday (only open till 2am though) and the Eagle is popular on Sundays for Horse Meat Disco. Ku Bar (Frith Street) and Ku Bar (Lisle Street) Profile (and below it Lo-Profile) - bar and club owned by Gaydar GAY Bar (and also GAY late which is around the corner) - these are seperate places but owned by the same people who run GAY club at Heaven Soho is a good place to start - venues include: They have listings of whats on - and i think one of them also has a map showing the venues. In Soho go to Old Compton street and pop into any one of the gay bars there (GAY being the easist to spot) and pick up a copy of Boyz magazine and QX magazine (both are free). Agree that the 3 main areas are Soho, Vauxhall and Shoreditch - though there are a scattering of other gay pubs / clubs in places like Clapham (The Two Brewers and the Kazbar) Greenwich Camden etc.īut you are probably best off staying "central"