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Wednesday, September 20th, 2000

Mad Jack Does Los Angeles

Mad Jack recently blew through Los Angeles with some girls in tow. Here are some pictures:

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    Brandon Irons, blondes, Kid Vegas, Mr Taco

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Bianca Trump Burns Out

Bianca Trump writes: SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2000.....The Bianca Trump play book has changed rules. I have reached a burn out stage.

I am tired of being the blunt of every ones flames and rumors. I have spread myself too thin. In doing so I have made myself too accessible for people to lie, stalk, harass, and generally spew hate at me.

Until further notice I will not be making any new xxx videos. I will no longer participate in any news group postings of any kind. I will no longer be a member of any yahoo or other fan clubs. I am shutting down my own fan club. I am no longer auctioning any ebay items. I will no longer reply to ANY emails.

All I have left to offer is a complete dedication to my web site. My live cams, photo gallery photos (some of which will be hard core), the video clips section, chat room, merchandise section, and the other friends porn stars gallery content. I will continue to see clients for escorting, but ONLY locally. Last but not least, I will only be doing feature dance appearances once a month.....if that.

These are permanent decisions. There is no one reason why, nor any one person to blame. I just think it is a good time to start focusing on the rest of my life and having more time for myself. I know there are fans who will be extremely disappointed and for that please accept my apologies. But also please understand my position. The Daily Diary page as well as the fan club page will be removed tomorrow. I will assign true fans as founders of the clubs and delete myself.

And I am uninstalling my news group reader. PLEASE do not email me trying to change my mind or show your condolences. It will only flood my mail box, and go unanswered. I know who really cares and I appreciate it already. I will as usual post my appearances if and when I have any.

Taylor Hayes

Hank writes: Actually, your listing on [Vivid girl] Taylor Hayes is incomplete in most respects. Taylor -- born on Jan. 14, 1975 -- mainly grew up in Dallas in an alcoholic family. She joined A.A. at an early age, attending a group in north Dallas, but really never stuck to the program.

She attended Newman Smith High School and eventually became a dancer at two premier dance clubs -- Caberet Royale and The Men's Club -- while underage. During this time, she took her first female lover (her dance club partner), who became her roommate.

In mid-1994, she started living with a well-known 30ish millionaire investor who had just recently divorced and split time with him between Dallas and the S.F. Bay area. After he kicked her out in early 1995 (a consequence of her entering a Penthouse Pet search), she moved to Las Vegas where she lived in the home of a local smut photographer and his wife; there, she danced evenings and started posing for smut photos on a full-time basis. Thereafter, in late 1995 she moved to Los Angeles for the purpose of pursuing her porn career.

From my 9/6/00 report:

Tough Day For Taylor Hayes

I met Vivid girl Taylor Hayes for the first time on Sunday at the Woodland Hills porn party.

Den writes Luke: I thought that you did not like Taylor Hayes and yuo said she is a drunk. I saw you in those pictures with taylor giving you a nice kiss. Have you changed your mind about her?

Luke: I do not know Taylor, so I have no opinion on her. Frankly, I rarely hand out my opinions on anybody, even if I do know them.

Taylor and the Vivid crew were kind to me Sunday and I appreciated that. They have more than enough reason to hate me. As for Taylor and drinking, yes, she's been a party girl. And yes, this is exactly the sort of intrusive, privacy-invading gossip that I've become known for. And no I am not comfortable with doing it. And yes it does create barriers between people. And yes it does hurt people. As does any honest reporting, but is this sort of invasive gossip really necessary on my part? I doubt it. So yes, this is another example of my own behavior that deeply troubles and sickens me. Particularly when Taylor and co are so nice to me.

GeneRoss.com reports: Sunday was not a good day for Taylor Hayes. Hayes attended a Labor Day party in Woodland Hills and ran into two of her most favorite people in the whole wide world - Luke F-rd and Sky. Ford has written stories about Hayes being a party girl with a predilection for bottles with slender necks; and Sky is wedged in the middle of a battle that involves Shane Enterprises and Hayes' friend, Shane, the details of which were recited here last week.

Hayes: "I didn't know who Luke F-rd was. I didn't know what he looked like, and that that was him at the party. Right from the beginning, he was starting to snap pictures of me. I was cool with it. I thought this was going to be a little party, a barbecue. I came dressed down, not thinking I as going to have my picture taken a lot.

"I was standing there with David Schlesinger and Howard Levine from Vivid, and he [Ford] comes across the yard to me and starts taking pictures right in my face. I was who is this guy? I was told that's Luke F-rd. I said hi Luke, how are you. He asked Dave to take a picture of me strangling him. I said why, that's not what I want. Let me give you a kiss. So that was the end of that. I didn't see him for the rest of the night.

"I was kind of irritated by that..." (From GeneRoss.com)

Luke: Later in her Gene Ross interview, Taylor talks about encountering ex-Vivid girl Sky, who's no friend of hers. Suffice to say, Sunday was a tough day for Taylor.

XXX writes: Luke- I happened to be standing right next to Sky while Taylor decided to bitch at her. It was pretty calm, nobody raised their voices, but I never once heard Sky say anything negative about Shane, not one word. All Sky said was how much she loved Shane and would never hurt her. And remember all this took place around 6.30 p.m. the party started around 1 pm and Sky got there at around 5.30 so I know for a fact she wasn't drunk. You should give Shane a yell and she what she has to say about all this.

Todd writes: Luke, I was right next to Taylor and Sky, as Taylor's made a fool of herself in front of a lot of people. I did the shanesworld.com so I have a little insight on the whole "Shane/sky thing." First off, it's none of Taylor's biz, second off she didn't need to do what she did, at a FUN social event in front of industry people. As far as the story you posted, about 10% was accurate. Sky was completely calm as she soothed Taylor's unruly rude self. As far as her pretend punch, which fellow friend of sky, John Finburg blocked. Afterwards saying, "I couldn't let her mess up your pretty little face, then I'd have no one to wak OFF to." I think we should all say "thanks joHn." That would have put a damper on the party! Sky's not mad at Taylor, I always talk to sky about this, and she is 100% sorry for what happened with Shane. Sky's moving on with a TON of great things that you'll all find out about soon!

Steve Neece writes GeneRoss.com: I flew out for the Vivid party sunday at the invitation of AVN's own Darklady. Food was great and I got to meet Darklady for the first time in person. Also met Luke F-rd in person for first time. He was surprisingly tan but looked rundown and unhealthy otherwise. Definitely no competition for you in the physique dept. Admitted that he was treated better at party than he had any right to expect.

Tampa Porn Party

Luke! Lou Scorbick here, writing after taking the early flight back from the Tampa Adult Video Awards show. Ugh, my head hurts from lack of sleep! What a trip! My first real time around the adult film industry, and what a trip it was...

So many details, such a cool three days. My mind is reeling from the experience so I figured I'd share some of my thoughts...

Basically the backstory is -- I've always had a fascination with people who choose this career and this lifestyle. And I've been known to rent an adult film or two. So a friend and I decided to take a camera down to Tampa and shoot an indie doc feature on the experience of being surrounded by porn stars for three straight days. He's a standup comedian so I let him handle the interviews, and I just ran tape... and whatever happened, happened.

Call it a Gonzo Art Film.

We flew down on Saturday after having arranged the trip via Dirty Bob, one of the main organizers of the event. First off, let me say that Dirty Bob is a class act all the way, he pulled together a professional, smoothly run weekend in which porners could relax and chill and have fun. He kept it low key, but kept it on schedule as well. DB is da man.

Not sure what to expect, we arrived at the hotel near the airport in Tampa a little unnerved. What the heck were porn-stars really like? Truth be told, we were kinda scared. But scared in a good way. The way you have to scare yourself in life sometimes to remind yourself why you're here. We live in New York and things are good in our lives, but insular. We needed a jolt. And man alive, that's what we got.

The first night we arrived we determined to stay mellow. We weren't going to shoot anyone who didn't want to be shot, and it was our goal to stick to that, even if we missed the most outrageous s--- out there (and we did miss a lot of mind blowing stuff).

Around midnight, my partner and I watching TV in the quiet room in the back, we hear a noise on our balcony (the hotel was only two stories high, with long rows of rooms with large windows... more on them later). We emerge to find a gaggle of porn chicks arriving back from God knows where, half naked, laughing, kissing, everything you fantasize about.

Only this time it's reality, not fantasy. And let me tell you, when stunningly beautiful adult film actresses are near you, drunk, partying and half naked, it's a mind blower. We stood there stunned. Decorum prevents me from describing in too much detail what we saw, but man oh man, God bless their little hearts. We chatted with a few, but wanted to lay low.

The next day we began shooting the interviews, and although we were pretty nervous, the stars were extremely accessible and friendly. At first they were a little wary of our camera, but when we explained what we were doing, they loosened up. We had a wild interview with Brittany O'Connell and Drew, who were sharing a room a few doors down, in which my partner doing the interview almost had his clothes pulled off (and I found myself shooting nudity, whether I meant to or not!). On the balcony we shot some great stuff with Layla Jade, BioncaXXX (who was incredibly cool) and Marissa Malibu, and in the afternoon when everyone hit the pool, we shot some great stuff with Anna Malle, the always outspoken Bionca Trump and Felicia Fox. Truth be told, I didn't know much about most of these people, and I thought that might bother them, but not at all. We kept a scorecard in our room, and made sure we interviewed as many as we could... I think we shot about fifteen.

Perhaps contrary to what one assumes about girls who's job it is is to f--- and look hot, these girls were approachable, (for the most part) intelligent and honest. We shot some great stuff. Real honest stuff about the porn biz. Not positive or negative, just real. No bulls---, or at least as little as we could get.

Had a little less success as a bevy of beauties headed up by Nakita Cash stayed together joined at the hip, darting in and out of rooms, paying little attention to us. Nakita did settle down enough to give us a decent interview (announcing she's doing her first boy/girl), but girls will be girls, and they had much better things to do then be interviewed by two dorky New York Jews doing an art film on porn.

Most of the trip was a whirlwind, every time we stepped out of our room, we didn't know whether we'd see a half-naked girl run by, two girls making out, someone flashing their ass or Ron Jeremy emerge long enough to blink in the sunlight before returning to his room. Incredibly surreal. We were both on stimulation overload, but we tried to keep up, and structure our movie as best we could, despite the distractions.

The day of the awards show, a giant Hum-Vee limo arrived to pick up the girls, who while they looked stunning after three days running around without makeup, were now dressed as only the high holiest Greek Gods might've looked... Aphrodite herself would blush with shame!!!... okay, my hyperbole gets the best of me -- lets just say, man they were hot.

The awards show was great fun, and jam packed with fans. We got some great footage outside of people arriving and talking about their thoughts on porn.

We even ran into the always gorgeous Tera Patrick outside after the show, who gave us a great ten minute interview on "the biz", looking stunning, articulate, professional and driven. I've never seen a more complete woman, she really is something. If anyone's going to cross over, it's going to be her. Wowza! We got her to talk about her favorite board-game, "Hungry Hungry Hippo" at which point she made a growl and a bite towards the camera that may have melted the polar ice-caps. Yes folks, Tera Patrick has caused global warming!

We even got Tera to admit she was Jewish! Although I think she was bluffing, as when we asked her about Yom Kippur, she balked. (she definitely was joking, sorry folks) Afterwards back at the hotel alll chaos was breaking loose. Women everywhere. Beautiful, sexy, hot and ready to party. We could barely shoot fast enough. We got a great interview with Seymour Butts (who was staying in the room next door to us) and the girl who truly stole my heart on this trip,... Inari Vachs.

Okay, a little bit about my crush on Inari. I wasn't familiar with her work or her films, I just knew she was beautiful. At first I thought she was a bit standoffish, but when we finally starting talking I realized this was a girl equally capable of chowing on pizza and watching football, as taking to the opera with a gorgeous lady on your arm. She was funny, sweet, excited by her newfound fame, and had the passion and drive of someone who knows the world's at her feet. Okay, I'm getting carried away again, but if there's one girl I could fall in love with, yes even take home to mom, it's Inari. I know it sounds silly when you think about the industry, but she's the complete package, everything I'd want in a woman. We chatted on the terrace for awhile, and she never once tried to find someone "cooler" to talk to. Completely down to earth, classy, and with her head on straight. What a breathtaker she is. And it's not just looks folks. There were a lot of hot girls there. But Inari... well,... she glows. That's about the only way I can say it. She gave us two great interviews, but was quickly pulled away to sign things, so I had to say goodbye...

Around two AM things got super roudy, and everyone hit the pool. Since this was porner off-time, we didn't shoot anything, but man oh man, how these people live this life I'll never know.

Luke, I'd write more, but I need to sleep. We're just starting to go through the footage now (we shot almost six hours), but I think we've got something pretty damn interesting. I'll keep you posted as we edit, and if anyone's interested in seeing something like this (not a porn! and minimal nudity), an art-film indie gonzo doc on the people, of porn, lemmie know. The funny thing was, amidst all the chaos it was hard to feel erotic. So much was going on it was hard to grasp it all. Although when you hear giggles at three AM and look out your window and a half-naked Nakita Cash is doing summersaults down the balcony, you know you're not in Kansas anymore.

Anyway, sorry this is a bit rambling, my chinese food just arrived so I gotta go to din-din, but I'll write more if people wanna know the details, or email me at galifrey@aol.com if you think this film might stand a chance in the non-Porn world. Even if it doesn't, it was one amazing experience that I'm still digesting... Always filming- Lou Scorbick

Dr. Pierce On The Learning Channel

Fred writes: There was a special on TLC (the learning channel) re nut groups a few days ago, and they interviewed Dr. William Pierce of l-keford.com fame.

The documentary itself was a bit too melodramatic. Dr. Pierce looks like an old geezer. I estimate that he is in his 70's. He doesn't look like he's going to last more than another 5 years.

It was interesting hearing him. He didn't personally behave in any odd way, but he expressed his abhorence of race mixing. He showed the interviewer his warehouse of Nazi memorobilia. He was only the focus for about 5 minutes.

About 15 minutes of the documentary that I caught was about one of the chapters of the KKK in Alabama. They showed a cross-burning ceremony, showed the viewers the secret KKK handshake, described the initiation ceremony, etc. Pierce was the second segment that I caught, and that was 5 minutes.

The next segment was about a non-racist nut group that wasn't terribly interesting to me. The most interesting part was seeing the face and hearing the voice that went with some of the rants of his you posted. Pierce is a rather unremarkable looking old man.

Black vs Latino Porn

Michael writes: I'm really getting tired of latino or mexican porn stars (Cystal knight, Dee, Kira, Serena etc) passing themselves off as black porn stars or white, especially black. I gag everytime I see Crystal Knight or Dee being only screwed by an ugly ass no english speaking husband. Hell! we got white and asian porn stars that seem to stick to there own ethnic idenity. These wetbacks, puerto ricans, and south americans, or illegal immigrants seem to assimilate to other ethnic backgrounds for idenity, like nobody want to be one of them or called latino, hell I don't. I go to black web sites and see nothing but latino bitches or watch black videos with nothing but latino bitches and go to white site and see only white, maybe a black being just black or passed off latino as black. I guess it is a money thing - White porn sells good, Black porn will sell almost as good and latino porn will sit on the shelf. It's like civil rights in america, blacks has gotten theirs now the latinos or trying take the black civil rights like they marched some damn where except across the damn border. Blacks are moving out of the inner city projects because the latinos are moving in and having 900 babies each. Hell latinos are closer to white folks ethiny than black, why don' they called themselves white instead of black or better yet Jew. Be what you are. Next it those curry eating selling Indians or pakistanis.

Jack Chick vs Michael Raven

Yesterday porn director, Michael Raven, criticized Jack Chick's message of faith posted on l-keford.com. Mr. Raven, do you realize that when you strike out at Brother Chick that you also strike out at the holy truth of the Bible? Shame on you, Mr. Raven! These comics save souls daily! Are there any porners out there whose wicked hearts have been touched by Mr. Chick's words? If so, write and tell us about your Chixperience. Click here: Somebody Goofed

Michael Raven responds: Once again, INACCURACY abounds. I would never criticize anyone's faith. What I attacked and justifiably so, was a statement of arrogance unsupportable by facts or reality. Holy Truth of the Bible? I do not share your mystical belief in the Bible or it's specious "truths".

Luke F-rd Live

My first guest was Pat, Lee Noga's lesbian lover of the past 15 years. Then we talked to Brandy Alexandre for 15 minutes, and director James DiGiorgio for almost an hour.

Jenna's No Vagrant

Kendra Jade writes: Jenna: you are way above responding to all the people who just want to bring you down.you are giving them exactly what they want- attention from you. why waste your time? if you know you did the right thing , you need not defend yourself. i went that route once, they will keep going until you let it die.its a fight you can only win by walking away. you'll be the better person for it.

Becky Carols writes: Luke, hell just froze over or maybe you just got laid without paying for it! I actually agree with alcoholic "nothing but hype" Jenna when she said "if 26 is on the downward swing...I guess over 75% of the girls in the industry should retire!" Amen to that, good riddance to these washed-up whores! Please tell that idiot that old hookers like her only make up about 25% of the biz while the barely legal super-cute girls are taking over! The has-beens should just suck diseased dicks at those Nevada whorehouses. They don't belong in front of the camera!

Amused writes: The Indiana strip joint kicks Jenna Jameson out because she was delayed signing 100 Polaroids? How f---in' stupid! Each one of those Polaroid buyers probably paid a good $20 to get in to see Jenna and probably bought a few over priced, watered down drinks too. The club probably had to refund more than a few admissions after Ms. Jameson was unceremoniously ejected. Jenna brings in big money for the management and they treat her like a vagrant. Talk about killing the goose that laid the golden egg!

OJ writes on MrWebReview.com: I discovered that [MrMarcus.com] board today and saw some old messages you [Jenna Jameson] posted. Some of the white boys posting over there are terrified that you might actually do a scene with Marcus!?? They don't know any better. Why don't you reassure them you would never touch a black person ever? They would love to hear that.

Jenna replies: Why don't you bone off? First of all, I don't care what they think... I just don't like it when people call me a pasty faced whore. Why do you feel like you have to attack me? Let me be me... Otherwise leave me the f--- alone! Oh, and by the way, I'm not posting on Marcus' site again... Because of people like you!

Mr Curious writes on MrWebReview.com: More than a few performers have worn out their welcomes in porn. Who do you think should get the golden shower ... er ... I mean gold watch? I say Ron Jeremy. Adios! Nina Hartley. Hasta La vista!

Ms. Jameson, My main concern is for the 'over the hill' performers well being. Ms. Hartley is at a stage in life when bone loss is common. One over vigorous thrust by a young cocksman could break her calcium depleted hip. As for the 'Hedge Hog' he can barely see his 10 incher because of his gut. I can remember when he could not only see his own shlong, but suck it too.

OJ responds: I like Nina Hartley. She was in the first porn movie I ever saw. I'll always remember her. My list of people who should retire - Ed Powers, there is something sick about this old bastard doing all those innocent 18 year old chicks. Of course if I was Ed I would never retire! I evny the bastard. The women who should retire are Serenity, Jenteal and Jenna Jameson.

Jenna responds: OJ, you have a very large chip on your shoulder... Well, you can rest assured I'm NOT retiring! Jackass!

Mr Curious writes: OJ do you need glasses? Jenna retire? She is still in her prime! s---, Nina Hartley has gray pubic hairs older than Jenna. You can watch the old granny porn and I'll stick with my girl, Jenna! ps Jenna, is it true that Luke F-rd is going to be the maid of honor at your wedding?

Atucker writes on MrWebReview.com: Jenna: do you plan on any interracial scenes or any more anal scenes in teh future. And not to be nasty, but how do you keep your pussy so tight looking when so many other stars look so flabby down there?

Jenna responds: What a funny question... LOL. Well, I have really great muscles down there, maybe that's why. I'm not really sure. Maybe because I don't work as often as other girls. As for the other questions, I will be doing my first hardcore anal scene for my new website clubjenna.com. Smiles- JJ

Eden Rae writes: Yeah...and you know, it really is about marketing. The girls who do everything right away wind up getting seen only as a girl who you call for DPs or whatever. Those girls get lower rates, and may work more, but rarely get feature work, which pays better and is better as a tool for the girls to market themselves (be it dancing or whatever). I decided when I got into the biz that I wouldnt do anal. later on, after much pleading from my fans, I said OK, heres the deal, if I am still in the biz that long as a performer, I'll do an anal for my 100th video. By that time, it will have more marketing value, be a bigger deal, and be a limited thing. Its a business...you have to treat it as such...why everyone seems to miss that is beyond me.

OJ writes: First of all I was away from my computer for a few days and second I don't believe you. You are a racist. Even your ex-husband says so. Anyone can check the interview he did for Luke F-rd's site. You was living in the same house and married to a guy who admitted to keeping swastikas. Whats all the bulls--- about marketing? Most of the biggest stard have worked with black men without hurting their careers. Jenna is not "saving it" she is avoiding it until she is a old crack whore then no one will care. Time is rinnung out right now because she already don't look as good as she did before. Just look at pictures of her plastic face and body and you will see what I'm talking about.

Eden Rae responds: Well check out the cast list for Silvia's Diary......my scene was with Guy DeSilva And get over it..my ex has major issues about the fact that I left him, I have him on tape saying he was going to 'ruin my career'. The funny thing is, when I left him, I was already basically retired from adult, and nothing he can say matters in that regard anyhow. He threatened to publically defame me, and thats what he is doing. He's left and had others leave threatening messages on my voice mail. He's babbled his buls--- to anyone who will listen, but the reality is, Luke F-rd is the only one that will take his ranting rambling and raving seiously. Everyone I have talked to who he has started his crap with, has said he acts like an obsessed psycho, and is making himself look like an idiot. One girl I worked on a movie with said he followed her around for two hours and wouldnt stop bothering her at an industry event, all the while either badmouthing me, or trying to get dirt on me from her, of which there was none to get. He actually got pissed that she wouldnt say anything bad about me. Is that the way a normal, stable person acts? I dont think so.

Miss Jacki writes: Dear Luke, Long time no speak....I have been waiting atiently for the new jenna site, can Jenna please let me know when, when, when, when, when!!!! I am dying here. Can I ask Jenna some questions??? Q. Jenna, have you ever been to Australia? Q. Jenna, have you ever f---ed an Aussie? Q. Jenna, have you ever done a scene with Ginger Lynn? Q. Any chance of you and Ginger?? Q. Jenna, is your ucoming Anal for your site your first on film? Q. Jenna, any chance of you and Taylor Hayes doing some scenes?? Yours lustfully, Your number 1 Australian Fan. Jacki J P.S...Any of you wankers that reckon Jenna is over the hill are absolutely brain dead. My hubby and I would do almost anything to spend some quality time with JJ!!

Luke Gets Mail

Mr Marcus writes Luke: Hey how did you end up in porno? they say we seek this s--- out, did you too? I mean you got it from a reporter aspect. Nowadays (sic??) anybody can be a performer. Why not that route?, at times it's more fun. 18 year old girls sucking a dick, what more can ya ask for? give me the low down, Luke.

Luke replies: By accident buddy. I wanted to write a book that had not been done before, and that people would want to read. So I thought a history of hardcore... Then, in the process, I developed thousands of pages of notes which in the summer of 1997 I turned into l-keford.com. While I am not pleased that porno has become my life, writing my column is an easier and more interesting way to make a living than the alternatives. I don't want to be a performer. It would exile me from my religious Jewish community.

Mr Marcus writes Luke: You love the race and religion aspect of things don't ya? Some of us are ignorant to color, but are constantly exposed to people who are engulfed in it. What makes us equal??? dam I wish I knew.

What's up with the Jewish thing? is it case sensitive? lol...I'm gonna be going to the IA convention then on to East Coast so reply today if ya could. Thanks

Luke replies: I love incongruities, things that don't fit nicely...like race and religion and porno... My Jewish thing... I converted to Judaism. Like most converts to anything, I am more interested than those who were just born into it... Also, I live most of my life around Judaism. My work is the primary exception. Thus the conflicts between my work and my religion are impossible to reconcile. What makes us equal? That all of us, black and white and asian etc, are children of God.

Mr. Marcus responds: The all-mighty "exception" isnt it the variable? I must say I agree with you on that. Things that dont fit nicely. This is the shake your head part of life.

I'm on way out the door now, getting ready for this trip. You mentioned the Larry Flynt building. It made me think of something. Last night I was talking to Silvia (such a name drop, huh?) about the best moment I've had in this industry. It was in '98 when Larry Flynt was signing with me at the Vivid Raw booth at C.E.S. That was truly a highlight. For various reasons, but more for who he was and what he stood for. Respected. That made me feel respected. That goes a long way ya know, truly amongst men. Anyways Luke see ya when I get back. If you know anybody who got pictures of that day. Could ya send them my way.

Rob writes Luke: It does my heart good to see your friendship with Mr. M blossom. He was vary cool on his chat in July and frequently funny in his posts. He doesn't take it too seriously.

Fran writes Luke: I enjoyed talking to you, as always. You radiate direction and spiritual growth. Christina Baldwin wrote, in a definition of spirituality that I especially like: Spirtuality is the sacred center out of which all life comes, including Mondays and Tuesdays and rainy Saturday afternoons in all their mundane and glorious detail...the spiritual journey is the soul's life commingling with ordinary life. Your soul is loudly announcing a powerful presence in your life, and your "ordinary" life is changed forever. The Talmud teaches every blade of grass has its Angel that bends over it and whispers, "grow, grow". Luke baby, you are growing!

Garth F writes: Looking at pictures from your trip to the Vivid party, it looked like Phyllisha Anne has gone ahead and gotten a boob job. Can you confirm this? [LF: True.]

Also on your site, Flashman reported from the Dancer's convention in Vegas. He said Cumisha showed off her "big" tit job. Is he saying she's gone even larger since the pics on your site from the Night of the Stars? Since he's mentioned so many of the others (Cumisha, Minka, Alicia Rio), check with him and find out if he knows of anyone else planning to get a boob job or go larger.

Meni from PornNewsDaily.com writes: Luke, rumor has it, you want the Thorpedo. Say it ain't so Lukey.

PND: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

Jenna: Driving with my husband (Justin) and three kids in our Rolls Royce Azure to our summer home in Vail.

Note from Meni: "Holy s---! In 10 years, I'll be driving with my life partner, Luke F-rd, and our three adopted kids in our Azure to our summer home in Vail!"

Phone Sex With Porn Stars

Lynne writes: Dear Luke: Have you ever considered having phone sex with porn stars, transcribing the session, and sharing it with the rest of us? Or do you have such things in the archives? Now that we have the streaming....some of us could download the actual conversation! You could put some of it in print and use it as a teaser for the audio, and charge us for the audio, making your sponsors happy and generating extra funds for your sabbatical in Israel.

I understand that you feel good being in the male groups, and find that aspect of orthodox Judaism helpful to you. You are not homosexual, but you have serious conflicts and issues with women. They hurt you too badly, and had too much control over you during your early life for you to feel comfortable with them as equals now that you are an adult, hence the more distant they are, the more comfortable you are with them.

There is something in the Myer-Briggs Personality Inventory that explains why you are attracted to women who have personality types dissimilar to your own. I will be sending you a copy of our shared personality type characteristics. I found it fascinating.

The Bahai philosophy, which dates from the mid-1800's, posited men and women as equal in God's sight, which of course, they are. Bahai teachers were imprisoned and killed for this belief. For example, women's normal menstrual cycles are not "sickness" despite the poor translation (my guess) in our English language bibles, as the Jewish Old Testament would tell us. Women are not less valuable in the eyes of God, nor are they the "weaker sex." If anything, we are stronger and more valuable. Think of the livestock analogy...most male animals are used for meat, females are kept for breeding. We need only one ram for every sixty ewes -- the other rams are turned into shofars and shanks.

I have had mail questioning your religious identity lately. I may question the concept of "god" but I never question your faith in God. Nor do I see it as an intellectual weakness. But the torture that was visited upon you by your family left you psychologically weak, and you need that extra, non-sexual love that is the real basis of religion. You need to be celibate, and you need to be loved, and there is a place for that in religion for you, which is why I encourage it.

Unresolved Newsgroup Subjects

Koolfool writes on the newsgroup rec.arts.movies.erotica (RAME): Having read RAME for two years now, I have come to believe there are certain subjects that will never be resolved in the porn world and/or this newsgroup. My list:

1) Are you a racist if you do not have sex with a black man.
2) Did the guy who asked RAME whether he should partake in his first filmed orgy go through with the deed.
3)How young is too young to have sex on video.
4) Brandy A. and Bionica Trump will always hate each other....that IS resolved.
5) Should Ron Jeremy still be seen naked.
6) How does Peter North shoot huge loads
7) Do guys have gay tendecies if they enjoy gangbang and DP scenes
8) Does it really matter who the guys are in the f--- scene.

Rob: 9) Will Luke F-rd ever pay royalties for ripping off half his content from this site?

Rio: 10) WEHT (insert name of one the thousands long-gone starlets from 1980s)?

Marc Mac writes: Does Luke F-rd have a clue as to what is going on in the porn world?

What type of woman does Patrick Riley find attractive?

Does Nature Nurture Speed

From today's Wall Street Journal: The qualifying time for the men's 100 meters for this year's Olympics was 10.06 seconds, considered slow by modern standards. Nonetheless, Norway could not produce a qualifier for the Sydney games. This came as no surprise to Olympic analysts, as no Norwegian has ever topped 10.08 in the 100 meters. Neither has a runner from Finland (10.27), Denmark (10.23), New Zealand (10.27) or Taiwan (10.27). In fact, no runner of Caucasian, Hispanic or Asian descent has ever cracked the 10-second mark in the 100 meters.

But when the runners line up for the 100 meters on Sept. 23 (actually Sept. 22, U.S. time), you won't hear commentators point out what everyone in running circles has long known: that all of the finalists in the 100 and 400 meters will be either African or of African origin. Any discussion of race in sports is prohibited. But if Jon Entine has his way, you will hear those explanations in the future. His book, "Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We're Afraid to Talk About It," published earlier this year by Public Affairs, is the most explosive book on sports to come out in years.

What's Worse, Imaginary Violence or Real Sex?

Wall Street Journal business columnist Holman W. Jenkins Jr. writes today:

Nor does Congress have any serious corrective to offer except lame talk of an antitrust exemption to encourage voluntary restraint on sex and violence. Yet you might be surprised to learn there was once a legal club wielded to genuine effect by the two previous administrations and thrown away by the present one: obscenity prosecution.

Lifting the threat of prosecution made the business touchable and opened new avenues of capital. AT&T and Holiday Inn wouldn't be in the porn delivery racket if it meant being associated with potential criminals. You wouldn't have bankers floating porn companies on Nasdaq. Visa and Mastercard wouldn't be processing charges for porn sites. It didn't matter that Ed Meese's Reagan-era prosecutions were not 100% successful. The message went out: This is still a pariah business, and you can participate in it or you can participate in mainstream commerce, but you can't do both.

What's most striking today is the headlong convergence of youth culture and porn culture (check out MTV, Limp Bizkit, Kid Rock and Vivid Girls doing personal appearances at Tower Records). America, your teenage kids know something you never did, the names and personal biographies of porn celebrities.

Kids are not yet big consumers of pornography, but they are becoming big consumers of porn stars, and we don't know what it means when the girl on the arm of your son's favorite rapper (a true example) was most recently seen serving up anal sex to a room full of men.

Obscenity law rests on the legislatibility of a certain baseline of taste, what the courts have recognized as "community standards." It says we don't want this in our faces.

Mixing Sound

A Vatican festival is mistakenly broadcast over Italian TV with porn-movie soundtracks.

From Salon.com: But a satellite TV company in Luxembourg managed to mix up the audio portions of the broadcasts of the Vatican festival and the Fantasy Channel -- playing the soundtracks of "Stacey and the Hunt" and "Babes Illustrated" during the festival broadcast. For two hours, millions of Roman Catholics watched video of cardinals singing hymns and praying, set to the orgasmic moaning and caterwauling of porn stars like Shyla Foxxx, Kaitlyn Ashley and Caressa Savage. Conversely, male viewers of the Fantasy Channel, sitting on sofas with their pants to their ankles, were treated to porn that featured holy incantations.