A Daniel Lurie Porn Casting Call Has Appeared on Poles in SF

Saturday night, instead of doing literally anything else, I saw several posts online of a flyer on poles in Castro, and perhaps elsewhere in SF: a casting call for a Daniel Lurie impersonator to star in a gay adult film called "Let's Blow San Francisco."

Sources are this Instagram post and Reddit, of course.

Rather than laugh and scroll, I opened a new email and wrote a press inquiry to a stranger at letsblowsanfrancisco@gmail.com. Someone named Scooter replied with the following details, thus far:

Yes, it is a real casting call.
They're "genuinely seeking a Daniel Lurie impersonator" to star in a gay adult film titled "Let's Blow San Francisco."
The budget is "whatever our team can pool together to make this happen."
They plan to "collaboratively work with an established adult film studio to navigate rules pertaining to the industry."
It's "still in the beginning stages"; their priority right now is simply finding the lead.
In Scooter's words: "we just need our Lurie!"

No other details yet, but I continue to ask Scooter for more illuminating facts on the project. I have asked simple things like, lol: who they are, what's their budget; are there other politicians they plan to impersonate? You know, the essentials.

You can certainly find out yourself by emailing the address above.

I decided to break news of this exchange before waiting for the mayor's office to reply on a Sunday afternoon. But I will, of course, be contacting them. What could Lurie possibly have to say in response to this? I definitely remember him courting the LGBTQ+ vote. For now let's end with some of the more entertaining online comments:

"Wish this meant we were getting railed instead of potentially losing public transit routes."

"Lurie's gonna need a side hustle if Prop D passes."

I'll be honest and echo infinityexpands, who skipped the jokes and just typed a prayer:

please don't be a joke
please be real
please

Same, friend. Scooter, if you're reading: we just need our Lurie.

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