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Billions of Virgins in Ecstasy - The Memoirs of Strange de Jim (Ash-Kar Press)

Strange de Jim has lived in the Castro since the 1970s. He says he adopted his Strange moniker to avoid confusion with movie star Brad Pitt, whom he strongly resembles. Strange calls himself The Town Fool, but many might disagree. No one with his talent for coming up with off-the-cuff zingers could possibly be as foolish as he claims to be.

So who is Strange? He's just a nice guy who's been spreading love, light and laughter around the neighborhood for the better part of three decades. Once upon a time, Strange de Jim held a mid-level management position at Bank of America. He was just another gay dude cruising bars in the Castro. As he tells it, no one was interested. Strange went to massage school and became a B.A.R. massage advertiser. His career change was, by his own admission, a ploy to increase his sexual prospects. But along the way, he had a very strange epiphany. Strange found that by offering free massages to those who were less than buffed, he could spread a message of light and love across the community. See  No one's fool!  @ Bay Area Reporter, CA.