Extramask/26

I had always wondered where Neil Strauss had somehow come up with the name “Extramask”, for his book The Game. Well, I asked Barry Kirkey just that on my interview with him in the spring of 08. Apparently, Extramask was a name Barry used prior to his more popular name “26″.

You see, Barry lost his virginity at the age of 26, and true to Barry-form, he used that as his online moniker, and his eventual name with RSD (Real Social Dynamics).

Barry Kirkey is one of the funniest people I’ve ever met. He currently does a radio show 4x/day over at his website. He is the Howard Stern of the pick-up/seduction community. He does not resist calling out the posers, and he praises those he knows to be legit.

I first met Barry in the winter of 2003, on the RSD workshop which I attended. We then lived together at Project Hollywood for a number of months. This was when Barry was phasing out his “self-help” phase, and phasing in his “spiritual” phase. He was abandoning the likes of Tony Robbins (thank God) for The Dhammapada, The Bhagavad Gita and Gurdjieff.

He also pirated Tony Robbins’ “Get The Edge” from me…as I had purchased it off of a late-night infomercial while visiting my parents in DC.

Some of Barry’s favorite words are: “tool”, “douche”, “urine”, and belching sounds.

Barry’s irreverence will hopefully last, although I can’t imagine the energy it takes for him to do his show 4x/week…AND hold down a full-time job (he’s an insurance hump).

Barry has a girlfriend and does phone coaching (well worth it I am sure). Plus, he has some Brazilians who take guys out and show them the ropes. I have no clue what that must be like, but if Barry endorses them, they must be very very good.

Here’s where you can listen to the Barry Kirkey Radio Show…easily the funniest and most interesting media coming out of the pua/seduction community:

The Barry Kirkey Radio Show