Monday, May 29th, 2000
I hear that Julia Ann has done her first interracial scene with Sean Micheals in Florida.
NJG On Decker
Nice Jewish Girl comments on John Decker and his wild side: "Well Decker is like that. He's very much an uber male kind of guy. He's a real alpha male type. I think he's very handsome, and really neat. I'm not into this kind of behavior at all, but that is the way he is. I actually like sweeter, more passive guys. More wimpy types I think. Although, I'm sure any girl would not be afraid to walk any street with Decker by her side. He has very protective energy I'm sure, and the wimpy boyfriend would never and could never protect you like a Decker could."
The NJG: I wanna interview Mark Davis soon
The NJG: can you do this?
The NJG: I need a new porn stud to have a crush on
Anne Hedonia writes: Luke - So did she do him or what? :) Please print details so I can live vicariously. And ask him if he's into asphyxiation play (temporary, of course!) during anal sex.
Luke: Porn star John Decker got into a fight with a man in downtown Los Angeles a month ago.
A month before, Decker separated from his girlfriend Mia Smiles.
John told me by phone Sunday afternoon: "The last fight I got into was in downtown Los Angeles when someone broke into my van. I was at the Bonaventure [hotel] and my van was parked in one of the outside lots because it won't fit under the Bonaventure. And somebody broke into my van and stole a whole bunch of wardrobe. It was 1AM and I decided that I would drive around and see if I saw anybody.
"Sure enough, I found the guy who had taken it. It's downtown. It's a fairly small area.
"I drive down this street and there's this black guy with a Mexican guy. The black guy has a big armfull of clothes wrapped in plastic. That's nice. I pull over to the side of the road. 'Bitch, give me my s---.'
"'Oh, is this yours? I didn't know this was your s---. I thought it was somebody else's.'"
"f--- off. Then he pulls this knife on me which he used to break into my van. Bitch, I will f--- you up."
Luke: "So then what happened?"
John: "He left bleeding. Then the cops came. I told them what happened. I got my stuff back. One of my suits got ruined. It got dragged in the gutter. Everything was intact. I'd been shooting my action adventure. My federal fatigues were in there, which were $160 a set. Then I gave his knife to a girlfriend of mine as a souvenir."
Luke: "How did you beat a guy with a knife?"
John: "It was easy. Knife beating is an art which almost nobody knows how. Stabbing people is easy if you surprise them. Fighting with a knife is hard. Legs are much longer than arms. Anybody who wants to come at me with a knife, they have to get past my legs.
"I drop kicked him in the chest and he went bouncing down the street. The Mexican guy had run away when I came up. I presume the black guy had broken into my van and stolen it and he was trying to sell or trade with the other guy.
"It's funny. When I was getting my stuff back, he [the black man] said, 'Hey, you got your stuff back. You should be glad.' I should be glad? You broke the f---ing window in my van, caused me s---... f--- you. I did not share his point of view.
"The cops were funny. What did he look like? A black guy, about my build, about my age, wearing dark clothes. Can you give us anymore? I didn't fingerprint the guy. I was more concerned with identifying my clothes. Well, that's not much to go on. Well, he's bleeding. Does that help? Does that narrow it down? How many people walk around downtown LA bleeding at this time of night?"
Coed Centerfold Fever
Curious writes: Luke, Any word on what happened with that Penthouse Pet / Playboy Playmate lesbian video shoot that was set for Memorial Day weekend? The one where the average Joe with $3,995 burning a hole in his pocket could attend, but not participate. I bet it was a major flop for any moron stupid enough to part with the 4K.
I recall about 2 years ago when that Doria chick was on the Howard Stern show with Juli Ashton. They were promoting Playboy Channel's Night Calls. Stern went through his usual list of questions including "Have you tried lesbian sex?" Juli said yes, but Doria insisted that she had no interest. So now that she is unemployed it seems that her sapphic desires have been ignited? Doubtful.
Something tells me it was all heavily choreographed ultra-soft core simulated sex. No strap-ons. No speculums. No anal fisting. No urine. No vomit. Probably no hotter action than the "lesbian sex" you see on Cinemax after 11:00 p.m. Strictly slap and tickle. Besides how hot could the lesbian sex get? Any reader of Playboy already knows that Playmates do not have vaginas.
Luke: Check out www.centerfoldcoeds.com for all the juicy details. I found this about Doria who plays "Jenny":
""Jenny" is the captain of the cheerleader squad and a senior at the prestigious, but totally mythical St. Virgines College for Woman. Part of her "unofficial" duties as cheerleading captain is the initiation of new cheerleaders into the arts of girl/girl loving, a duty the aggressive Jenny performs with skill and gusto. First, she shows shy Vera (Victoria Zdrok) how cheerleaders "stick together;" and then, in an all-out, all-girl slumber party, she takes the lead in teaching Ginger (Lynn Thomas) the cheerleaders' favorite sports, such as pillow fighting, naked wrestling and muff diving.
"In real life, Doria is a well-known actress and model who hit the "big time" as the co-hostess of Playboy TV's hottest talk show, Night Calls, and is currently starring as sex therapist "Dr. Sybil" on Showtime's Naked News. With starring roles in Night Calls: The Movie I and II, as well as roles in other films such as Don Juan De Marco, Twin Peaks, and Out For Justice, Doria has firmly established her credentials as one of LA's up and coming actresses. She has also been a featured model in Details, as well as Playboy and several of its NSS's, and has been a guest on numerous TV shows. Not content to rest on these laurels, this former airline stewardess has launched her own signature web site, www.doria.com. Complete with "spy cams" in her bedroom, live nude chat and a host of other beauties for her to play with, Doria's site is fast becoming a fixture on the Internet."
Luke: This famous video also stars Victoria Zdrok who plays "Vera" in this romantic video:
""Vera" is a foreign exchange student from the Ukraine, in her first year at the mythical St. Virgines College for Women, and the roommate of "Ginger" (Lynn Thomas). Although Vera has not experienced these kinds of feelings for another girl before, she finds herself more and more drawn to Ginger. After learning more about these feelings from her experienced professor, Miss Hardy (Julie Strain), and after her voyeuristic self-exploration into her deepest sexual desires, Vera finds love in Ginger's arms in the most romantic, erotic girl/girl scene ever filmed."
In real life, Victoria was in fact the first teenage foreign exchange student from Kiev, Ukraine, graduated from college at the age of 18, and earned a law degree and an M.A. in psychology, on her way to a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Discovered by a Playboy scout while in college, Victoria became Playboy's Miss October 1994 and has appeared in numerous Playboy Newsstand Specials. From there, she has built a successful career as a top New York model, appearing on numerous romance novel and magazine covers, and in lingerie and fashion ads. She has previously had roles in the mainstream movie Star of Jaipur and the erotic feature Seven Spiritual Laws of Sex, as well as a lead role in the video Satin Smoke. Her website is one of the most popular Playmate websites on the Internet--www.planetvictoria.com.
Luke: Lynn Thomas portrays Ginger:
"Ginger" is a foreign exchange student from Vietnam, who is the roommate of Vera (Victoria Zdrok) at the mythical St. Virgines College for Women. A wild, exotic dancer, Ginger quickly gets into the "swing" of the school's cheerleading squad, but has a soft spot in her heart for her shyer roommate. After exploring her passions with Jenny, Maryann, Barb and Traci (Doria, Alexus Winston, Aimee Sweet and Juliet Cariaga), Ginger finds her true love is with Vera, which results in the most passionate and romantic girl/girl scene in modern filmdom.
In real life, Lynn was a freshman fine arts major, heading for a career in art, when her Vietnamese mother suggested that she had "Playboy breasts." Taking heed of such maternal advice, Lynn sent in her photos to Playboy and was later selected to be the magazine's Miss May, 1997. One of the most popular of Playmates, Lynn is a regular in its Newsstand Specials, as well as a top East Coast model. Although she got her degree--magna cum laude no less--her art career has had to take a back seat to her career in the entertainment industry. She is presently starring in a too-be-released video entitiled ____________, as well as being a featured model on numerous Internet web sites, including of course, her own super-hot official site, Thomastime.com.
Lord Peter Luther Christian
Lord Peter Luther Christian OBE writes: Hi Luke, I wrote you an email about a year ago or so and I talked about how I had heard your Father speak and also asked you about John Carter. Do you know John Carter? Do you know his son David? Well, they are here in Southern California and they produce some of the best gospel television programs made by anyone.
We just got a new church in Arcadia and I was talking to David Carter yesterday and I wondered if you knew him. John Carter mentioned your Father's name yesterday as he often does. I believe your Father had a great influence on Pastor Carter and I must admit, when I read the writings of your Father, I am amazed at his knowledge of the scriptures.
Well, anyway, God bless you and no matter what your up too, Christ is a great savior and he knows all our problems and battles and its nice to know he still doesnt cast us aside, no matter what we're up to and I have heard your Father talk about that. Drop me a line if you get a chance, and hey, come by our church sometime any sabbath if your not doing anything. I'll take you to lunch. You can join me and my friends from church. Its located in Arcadia California and we plan on being there, our first sabbath, televised too, on June 17. Come on by and you take care.
I think you'll enjoy the message John Carter preaches, I really do. I heard Pastor Carter say that in God's eyes, the hooker on Hollywood Blvd. isnt that much worse than Billy Graham, and thats good news for a sinner like me, you, Billy Graham and the hooker. He can save any of us and wants to.
By the way, John Carter often refers to the circumstances surrounding the passing of your dear mother as a living testimony of a person who went through something none of us can ever even imagine, but actually was thankful to Jesus that he was able to allow her to remain faithful. And in this day of television miracles by people like Benny Hinn, Pastor Carter uses that testimony as a miralce greater than anything Benny Hinn could ever produce. The miracle Jesus performed by keeping her faithful for so many years during her illness.
I'm sorry to bring this up, but its been such a blessing to me and I hope to meet your mom someday in the new earth, even though I never met her because she left a testimony that has blessed me. And your Dad is really something too!!!
Amalek At The Movies
I say you go to that and see the Great Peter for yourself in person. By the way, I just saw the new Tom Cruise flick "Mission Impossible II". Now, I do not get out much to go to the movies, as the noise of the crowd does not transmit well through my hearing aid, and there are too many obnoxious people in New York. But I did see this one, just to see what them jews in Hollywood are up to. Well, one thing they are up to is hiring Chinamen to make our movies! Could this prefigure an alliance between the jew and the chinese? Is china the next stop for the eternal jew, wandering from country to country? But I digress. . . This flick is noteworthy for several reasons.
1. It serves to remind us that it is possible to be both gay and very short and a scientologist and have a wonderful life. At least if you look like Tom Cruise.
2. The heavy in this movie is played by some presumably Australian actor (the movie is set in Sydney) who looks like he could be your brother, if not you!
3. This is one of the GAYEST movies I have ever seen, at least just beneath the surface. Much more so than, say, "Midnight Cowboy". Lots of references to Versachi (some sort of homosexual fashion designer), men in really fancy clothes, and every set looks like gay people designed it. (Neat, chrome, tasteful everything.) Come to think of it, they probably did!
4. Give the audiences enough gratuitous fantasy violence and some pretty faces to look at, and you need not worry about offending the cognitive centers of their brains.
Regarding points 2 and 3, I want to hear what NJG says about this, as she really seems to know this sort of stuff.
Chaim Amalek at the Movies
PS This church thing has me wondering. Are there gay churches in LA?
PPS I spoke with KJ the other night. She agrees to be my guest here on the Upper West Side, along with some sort of woman whom she travels with who apparently is her assistant. (What's the deal with that?) She says she looks forward to the haimisch atmosphere that only I can provide. Do you want her to bring back any of Yonah Schimel's knishes?
Mad Jack Photos
Here are some photos from Mad Jack's Sadie Sexton movie, "Sadie on the Strip," starring four blondes.
John plays a security guard. Ashley finds a key, breaks in and wants to stay for free. You can imagine how that ends.
MJ: "Then Summer plays a maid who's been spying on Keith, a room service guy. She's been peaking around corners watching him. She breaks into his room and finds all these dildos on the bed, left over from the girl-girl Sadie Sexton - Marilyn scene. She starts playing with herself and unbeknownst to her, Keith has been following her into the room. The scene with Summer and Keith is all anal.
"I just bought a five bedroom house in Green Valley with a spa. We'll have live webcams in two rooms of the house."
Spanker Banker's New Breasts-Luke this chick is NAIVE! You gotta stop her
Curious writes: So Ms. Barron has decided to continue down the slippery sperm covered path to porno oblivion. Well, I must admit the breast job is a definite improvement on her floppy original set even if you could drive a tank between those babies now. Where is the cleavage? I still, however, cringe at the thought of Ron Jeremy's sweaty cock thrusting between those freckled saline sacks, but the choice is hers.
I do offer two humble suggestions for Ms. Spanker Banker to improve her porn appeal:
1) Sunscreen is a must for a fair skinned red head such as yourself. Your face appears well-done in the photos. Although, the sun burn would contrast nicely with the milky strands of "man chowder" you seek to cover your face with.
2) Work on that sexy pout. In both of your new photos you have an expression that's closer to "Please Don't Hit Me!" than it is to "Please Come f--- Me!" Nicole Brown Simpson's domestic violence photos were sexier than that.
I really would like to see Luke interview Ms. Barron in June. Get her back story. Something traumatic happened to drive her to this behavioral extreme. Ugly break up with boy friend? Childhood uncle molestations? Passed over for promotion at the Dairy Queen? Life time of self-loathing and low self-esteem? Something. Then maybe have a few of the industry insiders that Luke has not completely alienated already honestly appraise her potential for success in porno land. Then Luke could follow up in six months as she returns to Boston bitter, broken (albeit bustier!), and infested with venereal warts. I smell Pulitzer!
Steve Chase
Frank: You should talk to dance agent Steve Chase, Rebecca Bardoux's ex-husband. He's on the low end of the danger scale and on the high end of ethics and truthfulness.
From Erie, Pennsylvania, he reluctantly followed his girlfriend into porn. He did a few scenes. He moved with her to Los Angeles. He bounced around the biz.
Jim South, owner of World Modeling (the premier porn talent agency) decided to get his grubby paws on the dance biz. So Jim set up a dance talent agency in his office in Sherman Oaks. Steve ran it.
The agency did badly. Steve could not get you a booking to save his life. The business was totally ruined by his association with Jim South. And one feature said the only way to get a booking through Chase was to marry him.
When Steve divorced Rebecca, he moved back to Pennsylvania. He sold cars. He screwed around. He wanted to get back into the business because it was lucrative.
Then around 1995, he worked as Tony Indovino's assistant. Tony and director Bud Lee are brothers.
Steve's a good businessman. He'll tell it to you straight. If Jenna f---s up, he'll tell you Jenna f---ed up. If Jenna gets three lawsuits for blowing off gigs, he'll tell you. When Jenna makes a million dollars in a year and spends it all and drives him crazy because she won't sign contracts for six weeks, he'll tell you.
When Mia Cicerro ruin their business for two hours because she's at an airport and Tony and Steve estimate that she will need two hours worth of calming down to get on an airplane... Steve will say, 'Ohmigod, Nikki Tyler is getting on an airplane and that is always dangerous.'
Steve's got a reputation as a player, a Don Juan, a card... He's been going out for the past year with a new porn star, Lita Chase.
Craig Vasiloff was going to do a cover with Jenna and Nikki Tyler to bury the hatchet after your big Jenna expose last year.
Paula and Eric Price used to be good friends with the blonde Rayne and her boyfriend/manager Keith, a minor producer and porn performer (Buster Cherry, Rod Ryker). They bought a boat from Eric and Paula. The boat ran aground. They'd paid $100 down. They refused to pay for the boat. Eric and Paula said that Keith and Rayne were either poor sailors or drunk. Eric and co wanted full payment for the boat. Keith and co said the boat was unseaworthy. They should get their $100 back. A mini porn feud started.
Rayne does a double dance act with Serena Steele.
Frank Bane of Continental is one of the original big five agents. A decent guy. He used to have a contract to do all the Penthouse features but he doesn't anymore.
Steve Chase got in with the Lee Network and has thrived. Now that Tony is older, Steve does most of the work. Steve's now a part owner with Tony. As of two years ago, Bud still owned a small share.
Rough Sex Director Replies To Patrick Collins
A few weeks ago, Roger Pipe interviewed Elegant Angel owner Patrick Collins about Anabolic's Rough Sex line. Sunday morning, Rough Sex director Kahn Tusion replied.
First, here's what Pat told Rog: "I hated that s---. I'll tell you what happened. I had a girl come in here, Regan Starr, and I asked her about it. I had heard about Aspen crying or something and I thought it was pretty f---ed up. So Regan and I started talking. She said that they beat the s--- out of her. That she asked them to stop, but they wouldn't stop. I go 'Well f--- them.' I told Chris "Kahn Tusion is a f---ing punk." This ain't about f---ing sex, it's about hurting girls and lying to them. As far as I'm concerned, Anabolic has zero integrity with me. These f---ing guys are misogynists. They will do anything to a girl that makes them money, no matter what happens to the girl. Then they sugar coat it with that bull s--- about consentuality. Both of them have daughters, I'd like to see them do that to their f---ing daughters or their wives. Or to somebody I f---ing know. These guys are spineless, no f---ing spine at all. Anybody who likes to beat the s--- out of women and do things when a woman tells you no, and then say it's OK because it's REAL? Well, I'll show you a f---ing real forty five up to your f---ing head and we'll see you s--- your pants when I cock that mother f---er. That's real too. f---ing punks. Another example of people who believe their own press. Anabolic got successful with a unique product for that time in the industry, and they got some help. Ask Chris if Patrick Collins didn't share all that I knew about the business and I thought it should be approached if you had a good product. They hate women..."
Kahn told Roger Sunday morning: "It was with great interest that I read the second part of your interview with Patrick Collins. I was anxiously awaiting the second part since he made reference to me in the first part. As you and I have not been in contact lately, I only read it on RAME this morning. And you would like to comment.
"As I've told you, I don't usually like to respond to attacks like this, but I do have a comment. My comment about Patrick is as follows. Without argument, Patrick Collins is the Rosanne Barr of pornography. For some inexplicable reason, he is successful. Because he is successful he begins to believe that he has some merit or contribution to the world of pornography. He doesn't do anything original. He does very few things that I would consider good, but there are a lot people like that and you can't take fault with him for that. What I take fault with him for is attacking me and Anabolic for doing things that he himself is doing as we speak. He is engaging in degredation of women. He is engaging in some facests of violence against women. It is beyond comprehension for anybody to allow him to say these things and not call him on the carpet for being the King of the hypocrites. The only statement that he made in that interview about me that might have some merit is when he called me a f---ing punk. Now I will grant you that in most cases I am most likely a punk, but I am not a f---ing punk as I have had some erection problems lately. That effectively is my assessment of what Patrick Collins has to say. Thank you very much and have a great Memorial Day." (From RogReviews.com)
Luke: I talked to Kahn an hour after Roger.
Kahn: "I try not to respond in these venues [internet gossip sites] but when someone attacks me personally, I feel it is incumbent upon me to do so...
"He has been copying me and Anabolic because we're extremely successful. It is hypocritical of him to accuse us of being misogynists. By the way, I do believe that to some degree we are. But he is. If you examine his tapes, they contain all the same crap.
"I believe his attacks on Anabolic have nothing to do with Regan Star but they have to do with his burning jealousy over the fact that that line puts out more numbers and is more widely accepted at the consumer level than Elegant Angel.
"One of the reasons that Elegant Angel is so successful is that there is a certain momentum in the pornography industry in which distributors and stores are familiar with his label. Consequently, it is hard for someone to break in because all the shelf life is taken by Wonder Bread and all the big brands. His brand was established by Greg Alves. Greg distinguished that company as a company of quality and dependability. Since Greg has left, Patrick has lived on his reputation. It's like turning around an oil tanker. It turns around very slowly. But by his own admission, his oil tanker is turning around. He flatly admitted that his numbers are going down. I expect they will continue to go down. His product is not distinguishable. There's nothing to it. It's mediocrity as most of the pornography is out there."
Luke: "My impression is that the difference between Rough Sex and Elegant Angel product is that women were actually getting punched, choked and kicked consensually. I'm not aware of that in Elegant Angel product."
Kahn: "A couple things. First, in no circumstances were women ever getting punched. When you engage in physical behavior, there's a fine line between eroticism and anger. It's unacceptable under any circumstances and in any venue to strike a woman out of anger. However, in the quest for sexual eroticism, women who engage in this behavior will distinguish for you the difference between being struck from anger versus eroticism. That's why you will never see in a sexual endeavor, at least in my experience, a woman being struck by a closed hand. Women have been choked but asphyxiation is extremely erotic.
"If you recall the [1975] Japanese movie "Realm of the Senses,' it was extraordinarily progressive. It dealt with asphyxiation and sex. I don't watch Patrick's stuff but I've noticed on the back of his boxcovers, on his Frat Boy Gangbang directed by his housecleaner, there was an extreme photograph of a woman being asphyxiated. 'Choke the bitch.' I haven't seen much of his stuff. I'm making my assessments from the back of the boxcovers. I agree that he probably hasn't engaged in slapping women. But he doesn't do the same line I do.
"What's the difference between choking a woman and slapping a woman? It's an absurd tortured difference."
Luke: "One difference could be that some of the women came away from Rough Sex with bruises while women in Elegant Angel productions do not get bruised."
Kahn: "They probably do not [in Elegant Angel productions]. And the women came away with bruises [from Rough Sex] because that was part of the life they lived, and they just decided to live it that moment on tape. And the one woman [Regan Starr] who insisted that she could not do that, we killed the scene in one moment.
"There are a lot more scenes that we killed over the course of the series. Time and again during the [Rough Sex] series, there were women that thought they could do this and they couldn't do it. And we stopped right away. There was one where we started taking the still photographs. We never even got the cameras rolling. And she said 'This is not for me.' And I said, 'Of course it is not for you.' You can confirm that with Scotty Schwartz.
"I hope you edit my diatribe. It scares me that I might get as longwinded as Roseanne Collins, I mean Patrick. I just don't want to be accused of doing something that is bad when those people who are accusing me are engaging in like behaviors. It is pathetically ridiculous. But please edit this. I don't want to sound like the whining pornographer that we all invariably do when we get the opportunity to vocalize on a site that is read by thousands."
Luke: "I was with the Free Speech Coalition in Sacramento. I asked them about the Rough Sex videos. I described them. And asked them for a reaction. And they said that anything that is consensual is fine."
Kahn: "They are absolutely correct. That is what the First Amendment is all about. I'm not diminishing the fact that if you take the First Amendment and stretch its limits you are not going to offend people and diminish the ability of others to stretch the Amendment in the future. But that wasn't my fight. My fight was making pornography. That's someone else's fight. And they were successful enough in bringing an enormous amount of emotional pressure on the players involved that we are no longer doing it. God bless them. I congratulate them. But that's yesterday's news."
Emmeett: Luke, it seems as though every month someone mentions Aspen Brock crying on film. I don't know what is going on. Maybe you should interview Aspen and ask her what is going on, if its true, do you hate them, etc.
Luke: See Aspen Brock.
Ridley99 writes on RAME: Tell it like it is Patrick. it so refreshing to hear somebody truly speak his mind, f--- being politically correct. Patrick is saying to everybody involved: " f--- all you Bastards and if you don't like it , well you know where to find me" And since they do. thats what makes it so ballsy Anabolic is a bunch of sick f---s. hurting women , wither it be physically or emotional is a damned way to make a f---in buck. Patrick is dead on when he calls them a bunch of f---en punks.
Torris writes on RAME: Please. That is so lame. He looks like an old geezer who can't stand that the Young Turks have stretched out far past him. Yeah Black has failed at what he does, but at least tried to push the envelope. Anabolic took a chance and determined that isn't what they were after either. Collins little rant against the whippersnappers reads like something straight out of Grandpa Abe Simpson.
And Collins is such a hypocrite when it comes to Black, Steph Swift and Miscreants that unlike Anabolic with Rough Sex, didn't withdraw the title from circulation, but pressed it up on DVD!!!!! f--- him.
What has Collins' offered up lately? Tired old series that should have been retired when their innovators left the fold: Sodomania, Cumback Pussy, Sugarwalls. Collins probably likes surrounding himself with mediocre hacks like Brian Williams etc so he can feel superior. This chest beating is as pathetic as the old git Gregg Allman bitching about saying rap is short for crap because no one wants to buy his rambling hillbilly s--- in the 90s.
Heather Barron, Elle Wurtzel
XXX: Heather Barron (www.heatherBarronXXX.com) reminds me of New York Jewish writer Elizabeth Wurtzel, author of Bitch and Prozac Nation. The latter book drew this review from Booklist: "From toddlerhood on, Wurtzel was recognized as bright and gifted. What people didn't know was that by the time she was 11, she was depressed, first overdosing while a kid at summer camp. Her description of life as a depressive is so precise, so filled with the horror, the tedium, and, yes, even the funny moments she experienced on her spiral downward that readers will feel like they're being taken down with her. The title, Prozac Nation, is Wurtzel's term for her generation's collective bad mood."
XXX: "It's an angry angsty Jewish woman in therapy book. In the end of Bitch, she talks about some of her gonzo behavior, not just sexual, but financial and careerwise, which happened as a result of her depression, medication, years of therapy... I closed the book thinking, that's ridiculous. That's behavior typical of a stripper or porn star. Elle went to Harvard. She wrote for the New Yorker. She should be ashamed of herself. She's supposed to be an intellectual.
"I saw her on her book tour in Washington and she was blotto. She was handled by her handler like some of the porn stars are handled by theirs at porn conventions. 'I have to take my medication now.'
"You use Nice Jewish Girl effectively to show that in many ways she's not that different from porn star Kendra Jade.
"This Heather Barron claims she was a banker. Maybe she cleaned toilets at the bank or worked as a teller? Why is she now escorting?
"Remember the SF based lesbian writer who wrote 'Whores and Other Feminists'? A book about the underground sex industry in San Francisco. She wrote about a professional 35-year old woman who suddenly became a high dollar prostitute. Reminds me of Heather. In the vein of Elle Wurtzel...
"Most dancers and porn stars get worse as you get to know them.
"The great mystery about Nina Hartley is that she is such a suckup to the powers that be in the business, with her supposed brain and college degree. Remember Jasmine St Clair's descriptions of her education at Columbia... Jas is smart but she doesn't use good judgement, as reinforced by Kendra, Kianna and Earl Slate and others she's had fights with."
Luke: "Well, Jasmine does speak fluent French as she claims."
XXX: "Why would a student at Columbia develop such a horrible reputation in the business?
Tabetha from xxxezone.com writes: Hi Luke, As I personally know Jasmin St. Claire and work closely with her in her career, I feel I should respond to a comment that was made about her 'intelligence' and 'poor judgment'.
How many porn stars can we point out today or even yesterday that has just as big a fan following as any of the Vivid girls today but only had to do 1/3 to 1/4 films to do so?
How many adult actresses are as well known as she is World Wide? How many adult stars, (or even main stream actresses) not only fluently speak, read and write French, but Spanish, German, Swedish, AND Italian??!!
I think that any woman that can come into the adult industry with a set goal in her mind to not be just a porn star, but a SUCCESSFUL one and does it in half the time as MANY of the well known - is pretty smart. She has kept her heart and mind open to her fans, her fellow stars and associates of the industry to many times find herself the target of unfair attacks of jealousy and malicious rumors. As for poor judgment, I only have this to say; "he who lives in a glass house..."
She has used good enough judgment to keep obligations to club owners and fans and no allow herself to get over booked, to only support positive Charities that SHE sincerely believes in, to not make a fool of herself by doing "anything" for publicity, and making no comment when others lower themselves in the mud slinging arenas. She's gracefully moving into Professional Wrestling and making fantastic leaps towards her goals all the way around.
I don't think anyone can HONESTLY say that they have not displayed poor judgment at least once in their life - I know I spent a good half of mine doing it. So, concerned, intelligent, judgmental readers, just keep in mind that the woman, (or even man) sitting on your TV screen giving it their 'all' for YOUR pleasure - keep in mind that they are only just that - men and women like ourselves living their lives the best way they see fit.
Mondo Family Films
James writes: Mondo Family Films are offering an alternative to the Barbi doll bulls--- f---fest. There are plenty of companies out there offering fare for idiots who want to jack off to something they can never hope to get a piece of. The porno industry is putting out so many lame films, they compeate with Hollywood on being insipid. At least Mondo has a vision and a since of humor. The girls of Camp Erotica are more atractive than anything your loser assed writters will ever get a hold of. Perhaps all the detractors of Mondo are those lame old bastards putting out that s--- porn- well f--- them. At least Mondo isn't putting out a part 87 in a series of s--- films. Mondo is the new blood in the industry and they will leave the old and tired competition in the dust.
Ben writes: Hi Luke buddy, Luke ,the guys that write into your site,( most of them on 28/5) have poor taste in chicks.Now the ones I seen on Camp Erotica where looking GOOD. Now take the one with the long blond hair,( TIT f--- HEAVEN! ) lets go to the one with the small tits,( LOOKS LIKE A SCRATCHER! ) the big girl ( HOME COOKING! ) the other two look jewish ( BOTH WOULD HAVE REGULAR JOBS) I really don't think these guys know what they have here.
Hal writes: I was visiting your little web site and noticed the numerous mentions of child actor Frances Lurid. What is the new movie he appears in. I have a lot of memories AND memorabilia from the TV shows and matinee films he appeared in. He did some show with Brian Keith from "Family Affair" that was great. I would like to see this new film he appears in and maybe purchase a copy of it if possible. Do you or any of your readers know anything about it?
Fred writes: Fred writes: 1. Chaim is wrong if he thinks LA is the most segregated big city in America. I went to school in Philadelphia. In South Philadelphia, there is a Polish neighborhood that is virtually entirely Polish, and everyone speaks Polish. No blacks. A few blocks away is Italian South Philadelphia. Pure Italian. No blacks. In North Philadelphia and West Philadelphia are the black neighborhoods. Center City is where the rich whites live (that and the suburbs out on the "main line"). Compared to Phillie, LA is a model integrated community.
2. Regarding the somewhat unattractive women from "Camp Erotica", you have the position to do some unique journalism here. It is one thing to chase after and interview the knockouts at Vivid. Doubtless, they get interviewed periodically, and they get a chance to tell their stories if they want. And let's face it--anyone would like to interview Lori Michaels. What would be unique is to interview the unattractive women from Camp Erotica. It would be interesting to see if their stories are different from what the Vivid actresses say. Are they in it for the money? Are they desperate? Kids at home? Drug habits? Wierd old man at home? Did they have a tough time getting into a porn film? Do they think they can make a career out of it? Is this just thrill seeking/promiscuity for them? Do they get gigs as strippers (other than on Halloween night)? What planet are they from? What specie are they?
This would actually be fairly interesting. It's one thing to get into pornography, and to try to make a few bucks off of one's physical assets. I imagine a very attractive porn star gets to meet (and gets hit on by) some fairly interesting guys, and gets invitations to some fairly spiffy events. (See, for example, Asia Carrera's bulletin of 5/22/00. I assume that Ms. Carrera's posts are accurate, at least insofar as her personal experiences are concerned. I also assume that her post of 5/22/00 is a reasonably accurate depiction of the opportunities held by "A-list" girls. L, do you agree?)
If you're going to be a journalist covering this beat, let's see how the other half lives. You would have to treat this somewhat "gently".
In a way, this idea sort of reminds me of a fraternity that held "ugly date" contests--they had a party, and each fraternity brother had to bring as ugly a date as possible. Obviously, when everyone showed up at this party, the dates figured out pretty quickly what was going on, and a considerable amount of human misery was generated. But it could be done in a reasonable manner, and the information gathered could be interesting.
(Another idea what be to interview Max Hardcore's girls, and see what the heck they thought of the experience. I'm not sure that Max would assist you in this endeavor, however. But it would be an, umm, eye opener.)
Luke: Good points.
Fred: Actually, after I sent it out, I took another look at your site, and read "Bruce's" comments. I was trying to figure out whether I should post a response to Bruce.
I was alternating between: a) setting forth a dispassionate argument that if a woman enters the pornography trade and displays her body in a commercial setting for the viewing pleasure of men, she ought to be prepared to have her attributes commented upon, since obviously the customers are entitled to discuss the commodity that they are purchasing--this is a commercial setting, not a social setting; or b) making insulting jokes.
On the one hand, I thought I'd try to elevate the level of discussion. On the other hand, I thought I'd try for a cheap laugh. I then read "Aghast's" reply, started laughing, and realized that I couldn't improve on his post. Bruce, you're a jerk.
Bruce writes: In reply to Freds comment: No doubt, although I prefer asshole. I had to comment on your "dispassionate" (I was thinking disingenuous, but.....shrug) argument that individuals performing services should expect certain conduct. By your logic, a policeman who is shot in the line of duty, should "expect it", with not a word said. Thats f---in brilliant. Are you published? Id like to hear more.....please, what does utopia look....
To Aghast:Interesting theory, but no I am not one of the girls in the photos. Nor am I associated with Mondo films ( figured I'd nip the next dimwits comment in the bud) Evidently you missed the point entirely, which in of itself is amazing. However, Ill stop shaking my head long enough to explain, and don't worry, I'll go slow. First, being a human being who has lived a fair amount of life, I have had my feelings hurt. I didn't like it, and so I try not to hurt the feelings of others. I neither disagreed with or endorsed the opinions expressed, I simply pointed out that posting them where they would cause someone to suffer emotionally is more than a little f---ed up. (Are you with me so far?)
Also Second, I've been in and around enough shoots to know that the idiot spouting off over a poorly lit crew pic, is the same one who will be f---ing his rubber girl friend that night after seeing the tape. Ill take the wise Dr.'s advice and reserve judgement until I see the finished product. And then Ill be wise enough to keep my opinion to myself.
Third, and this is an important point so pay attention. These are not cunts, or whores, or sluts, they are people with feelings, dreams, aspirations just like the rest of us, who on occasion and for our benefit, act like one. (Every mans fantasy, a lady at dinner, and a whore in bed....right?)
Like any entertainer they give up a large part of themselves for the people who enjoy their work, and it's bad enough that society as a whole treats them like third class citizens, but to have someone who would be busily jacking off to a different picture of the same person, make a comment which is devastating by any account, is more f---ing hypocrisy than I could stomach. Or perhaps I am addressing the only person in the world who has never taken a f---ed up photo? (Must not drive) Hopefully this lays to rest an issue which should have been resolved in the first grade, but if not your on your own. I need a shower.
Aghast writes: Dear "Bruce" AKA "Rikki Lixx", Any woman who f---s on a camera has to have skin thicker than a condom. I call 'em like I see 'em. Those "girls" are straight up BONER POISON! If the average heterosexual guy had a choice between renting a video with those rejects from the Munsters and say an average Vivid or Wicked video which would win? Case closed!
Bruce: Dear Aghast: I can see that the concept is just a tad out of your reach, so I'll let the matter drop. But I would like to thank you for your contribution to a seperate debate. Lesbianism: Genetics or Environment Definitely environmental.
Fred writes: Well, doubtless the discussion concerning Bruce and the creatures from the Black Lagoon is getting tiresome, so I won't drag it out any more than to say this.
If John Travolta makes a lousy movie and acts badly, the critics will excoriate him. The critics will show no mercy.
If GM makes a lousy car, the automotive critics lambast it. Again, the critics will show no mercy.
If a restaurant serves lousy food, the food critics will show no mercy.
If I produced a Mondo Family Films horror show, the critics will show no mercy. Anyone who introduces a product into commerce will find that product will be examined and criticized. That is the nature of things. It is fair game.
If the actresses (ugh!) in the Mondo Family Film were merely walking down the street or minding their own business, it would be bad form to post criticisms of their appearance on the net. If they have the temerity to put together a porno film, they are sailing in rougher waters.
Bruce (Rikki Lixx), the analogy to the bad policeman is way off point. I do not advocate shooting the actresses. (Doubtless, the bullet would get frightened and go off in some other direction.)
For the record, police officers are public servants, and if they do a horrendous job, the media lambasts them. (For example, when the police failed to apprehend Jeffrey Dahmer prior to his last murder, when the ATF raided the compound at Waco, when the FBI shot Randy Weaver's wife at Ruby Ridge, when the LAPD kicked the s--- out of Rodney King, and when the NYPD shoots unarmed blacks.)
The media, on occasion, shows no mercy when dealing with errant police officers. Nor is there any reason why they should. It is always fair game to lambast errant public servants in the media. It is always fair game to lambast purveyors of shoddy films. As Truman put it, if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. (And by the way, Truman was mercilessly lambasted by the media.)
BTW, I sincerely doubt that the appearance of the creatures from the black lagoon in the Mondo Family Film is the result of bad photography or lighting. The only lighting and photographic technique that could make those girls more attractive is complete darkness and no camera.
Brother Terry from Mondo Family Films writes: Hey Luke, It appears as though many of your readers are upset by the girls that we cast in Camp Erotica. I would agree with them that these girls are not the types one would expect to see when you rent a Vivid or a Wicked video. That is the point, you see, to offer an alternative to "Barbie Porn." It's all a matter of taste, and frankly, we are just NOT attracted to the Swedish ice-princess types. It is our belief that many red-blooded hetero type guys feel the same way, and it is our goal to provide these people with a quality product.
Up to now, the only videos that feature "girl next door" types have been the extremely low budget amatuer series vids. We want to make features casting these types of ladies, similar to the kinds of porn films being made in the late '70s and early '80s. Those films are still very popular with renters, and most of them still hold up quite well. Variety IS the spice of life, and you have to admit, modern porn is tedious and formulaic. We just want to offer something that's different. You know, sex appeal and beauty are two completely different things. The girls in Camp Erotica may not fit the typical standard for beauty, but they all have SEX APPEAL! And that is why we cast them, because they are HOT and NASTY!! These girls like to f---, and it shows on the tapes. That's what I care about, not how "good looking" they are. Big thanks to all our supporters out there, and to everyone else, try and get out of the house more.
The Last Word on the Swap Trannies
Aghast writes: Dear "Rikki," I surfed on over to www.mondofamilyvideo.com and saw what kind of films these losers sell/produce. One featured an orgy of men and women cover in blood (The Brides of Countess Recula) and another featured men and women f---ing and vomiting (Vomitorium - XRCO Worst Movie of 1999!). These guys produce mutant porn. The kind that you bring to a bachelor party as a joke and everybody laughs at. I have no doubt in my mind that more attractive "girls" auditioned for Camp Scarotica, but the producers deliberately went for the shock value of the current cast. You defend the indefensible. Give it up.
Bruce writes: Luke, he's right. This is tiresome, but Id like to put the cap on my point if you wouldnt mind, Fred: As I look at this message thread, it seems that you began in a casual fashion, became defensive, then finally a little hostile. Why? Perhaps because instead of criticizing your original messages in a friendly constructive fashion, I was openly rude and insulting when it was not necessary. Nobody likes being belittled in public. You seem like an intelligent person, and Id be willing to bet you see my point. As far as your final arguments, I dont agree, but Ill leave it at that. Aghast: WHe.........ahhhhhhh. Never mind. Waters not deep enough for swimming.
Joe writes: Hey Luke; What's the reason for bashing Camp Erotica? The vid looks like it will be a much needed change from the all to infested anal/suck/f--- trash that porn moguls are putting out. At least the girls don't spend all their time, when not taking it in the ass, lying in the tanning bed, at the beach, or getting bigger silicone bags. Or buying bleach or blonde hair color. We need a change of cunts for us raincoaters, and Mondo may just have the right stuff. At least they aren't affraid to show some genuine, sexy, outdoor type girls.
BTW, Luke, why don't you ever write about the pee scenes in the videos? I buy porn to see that too. There's enough of the sucking, f---ing, and anal trash out there that it's hard to find some real good porn. I know for a fact that more and more pee scenes are being left in the U.S. releases, but very little poprn news covers that. Wake up, and write about pee scenes, and stop bashing and putting down Camp Erotica, and the girls in it. I know they're hot, sexy, and what we need more of. I'm done now.
Terry writes: Luke, with all the talk lately about what the porn-makers (Max, Extreme) are doing to their performers to increase sales, they are really walking the tightrope towards government intervention if they keep going towards violence as part of the product. I thought it was bad when producers thought that granny sex would sell a few more tapes. The film-makers are one inch away from snuff and kiddie porn. Also the business is selling tapes rather than good taste, so mainstream will be farther away than ever from the buzz and the biz.
Overlooked Milestone
JMT writes: First adult industry-associated person to spell "judgment" correctly (4 times!) in e-mail to Luke: "Tabetha from xxxezone.com"
Metal Sludge
Jani writes: Luke, Hi, my site Metal Sludge just did 20 Questions with Zoe, which can be found at www.metal-sludge.com/20QuestionsZoe.htm. Last year we did 20 Questions with Kendra, and this year we are doing a Rewind with her that goes up on this Thursday. It's porn week at Metal Sludge! Kendra did really well and talked some smack about Jasmin and a variety of topics. She was a really good sport. Speaking of Jasmin, we are going to get her response to Kendra's Rewind on our July 4th 20 Questions with her.
Luke Gets Mail
Sarah writes: Luke, Do you believe in god? I ask because I was thinking of jewish men, and realized that I did not know a single jewish male that believes in god. These jewish men I know believe in the traditions and culture of the jewish people, but not in god.
I remember reading Tony Robbins say things don't always happen for a reason. But rabbi Naomy Levy that she believes that in every action/happening there is always a lesson to be taught, and this is the reason that everything happens for a reason, so that you keep on learning and maintain strength.
Luke: I believe strongly in God. I don't know if things happen for a reason, but I believe it is generally a more usefull attitude to take. And so I try to take that attitude with my life - that things happen for a reason.
Chaim Amalek writes: Dear Sarah: Shalom! Yes, I am one jewish man who believes in God, and so too do most of the Jewish men who are in my religious community. Oh hell Luke, it would be damn mean of me to mislead this woman. (Of course, this being the net, one can never tell gender.) And I do not like misleading others. This woman could be a 15 year old for all we know. Regarding the Levy/Roberts discussion, I know a lot of gentile new agers who go with Bais Levy. To them every catastophe is a learning experience. Interestingly, these folks tend to be lapsed Christians, and I think Christianity teaches something similar. True? Jews seem better to know that you can get kicked in the teeth for no good reason (Bais Roberts - who is "house of" to be transliterated?).
By the way, how much email do you get every day, and what fraction of it is unrelated to porn?
Luke: I get about 40 emails a day. From strangers it is 95% porn
related.