Monday, October 2nd, 2000

Anabolic/Diabolic Ruining Porn?

Director David Clark (dolorosax@aol.com) writes on RAME: Going solely by my own personal tastes, I'm generally not that thrilled with Anabolic product, because it does deliberately objectify and depersonalize the girls, and concentrates more on a macho frat-party attitude that I find highly anti-erotic. By my observation, men who get off on this sort of porn to the exclusion of other genres have some deep, deep problems with their own masculinity, and in dealing with women as human beings in general.

{Hey, in my book, if you're gonna abuse women in your videos, at least abuse them as individuals :) }

HOWEVER -- and it's a big however, that's why it's in caps -- to lay the blame at Anabolic's doorstep for "ruining porn" is misguided. Anabolic's product is simple, and caters to a lowest common denominator. But it's done very, very well for what it is, with pride in product and respect for the designated consumer audience. The camera work and editing are uniformly consistent and dependable, always accomplishing its goals. The packaging is attractive, never misleading, and doesn't insult the consumer's intelligence with bad hype and even worse grammar and spelling (a pet peeve of mine ...).

Anabolic hires the best-looking women possible, never falling back on grotesque C or D-level girls just to fill out the release schedule. They don't beat their breasts and hype themselves with expensive AVN ads touting what a great job some high-paid art director did redesigning their boxes so that more consumers will be fooled into buying the same old s--- in new packages. They don't call themselves "geniuses" or "the second coming of porn" or whatever twaddle (fill-in-the-blank) is e-mailing to the gossip columns this week. They don't brag about spending X amount of dollars to hire some moonlighting Hollywood FX team to make their horribly acted and scripted vampire epic (gack!) "the greatest porn film of all time." They don't trot out tired old whores as exciting new contract girls, and they don't care about getting on Howard Stern or having the biggest booth at CES. They are a totally consumer-oriented company.

Only a tiny handful of companies have done what Anabolic has done -- shown constant pride and effort in their product -- and it has paid off for them, just as it has for Evil Angel and Max and perhaps Private. They are the most unpretentious company in the business, and from where I sit they never seem to rest on their laurels. If only ONE of the several "couples-oriented" mega-buck companies that specialize in features would apply the same quality control and pride in product rather than hype to ALL of their releases as Anabolic does, I think Frank and the other old-timers would have more than enough MOR product to their liking.

Yes, I think it's a shame that the raincoater market has swallowed up alternate genres. But put that on the consumer, not Anabolic -- particularly the consumer who, ever willing to be fooled, rents/buys SUBSTANDARD raincoater s--- from the proliferation of horrid, incompetent, cynical s---shovelers out there. Anabolic is not ruining porn -- look to the Israelis such as Sunshine for that -- they're the ones who try and flood the market with so much low-wholesale absolute s--- comps and re-comps that it's harder than ever for the good stuff -- raincoater or "couples" to find shelf space.

Does Anabolic equal McDonald's? -- Nah. As a hamburger aficianado, I'd say they're the Fatburger of porn -- well-prepared, all-natural, with no skimping on quality of preparation or product. No, it ain't filet mignon. But it doesn't claim to be.

...Hey, give poor Tal [Taliesin aka Will Jarvis] a break. Though he and I may disagree on just about everything, the guy has been a legit and signficant member of the industry for a long time. If you bothered to check out his website (listed at the bottom of all his posts), you'd get an inkling of that. How insulting and childish, to demand that he "please list starlets (he has) screwed." What high school are you hoping to graduate from next year, pal?

As much as I enjoy this NG -- it's the only porn-related NG I even look at, much less contribute to -- I get irritated by the blowhard insult-comic wannabes who mostly post whatever childish "you and your mother, too" type remarks come to their pea-brains. Not that I'm above taking the cheap shot when it's right there, but at least it's not the sum total of my contributions...

Which leads me to remark, it's all-too-ironic that RAME has a vocal segment who whines that professionals ignore the NG, don't post, and don't listen to their feedback or care about what they think, when I politely asked for feedback on my latest tape and received NOTHING but the aforementioned cheap shots and off-topic ramblings. Somebody mentioned something recently about responsible posters wandering off because they don't get back anything for what they put into this group, and I must say that was right on the mark.

Scotty Schwartz's True Hollywood Story

Aghast writes: I saw the E! True Hollywood Story on Scotty Schwartz last night and you would be proud to know that his shirt was unbuttoned low enough to show his golden Star of David medallion. That brings up a good point. Will you be donning your yarmulke and prayer shawl for your segment on E!?

Dr Zaius writes on RAME: I just watched the hour-long show on Scotty Schwartz, and a few questions come to mind:

1) Why does he consider box office bomb "The Toy" to be a hit?

2) Why did he and the people interviewed consider him to be the first "mainstream" actor to do porn? Haven't they seen Anjelique Pettijohn in "Body Talk"?

3) What happened re: his proposal to Lynn Lemay? Why did he stand her up?

He came across on the show as a relatively right-thinking guy, pretty forthright about the business and what attracted him to it, but strangely(?) out of touch when it came to questions of how his porn appearances may have affected his continued employment in mainstream. I mean, I admire his decision to be in adult films (I wouldn't have the balls to do it, even if I had the opportunity), but...

Rob writes: I thought Mr.Schwartz was disingenuous when he said a hard core sex appearance would somehow jump start his flagging career. I laughed out loud when he compared it to Michael Douglas's nudity in Basic Instinct. What the show really needed was the opinions of Max Hardcore on Mr. Schwartz. That would have been interesting.

Cindy writes on RAME: If I recall, this guy made about 3-4 mainstream movies + a couple of hardcore appearances (with a body that looked like a sack of yogurt, I recall..)... What makes this guy eligible for a "true hollywood story"? They really must be running out of topics if this guy gets an hour devoted to him!!!!

Porn Star Hookers

Why do porn stars appear at Reno, Nevada's Moonlite Bunny Ranch brothel? To make easy money? To hone their fellatio skills? To luxuriate in a doublewide trailer in some godforsaken desert. No, they do it to show their sincere appreciation to their fans. According to www.nvbrothels.com the following adult performers are scheduled to be plying the "world's oldest profession" in October: Kathy Willets, Mila, Ruby, Kristina St. James, Spontaneous Xtasy, Rayne, Felicia Ryder, Lee Anne, Anabelle Dayne. Call 1-800-BUN-NYRA for details. Tell 'em Luke sent ya. Click here: NV Brothels

"But Luke," you complain, "what if I can't afford to go all the way to Nevada to fornicate with my favorite porn star?" Relax whore mongers. If you live in one of these greater metropolitan areas: New York (Chaim?), Los Angeles, Washington DC, Dallas (Rumdar?), Florida, Las Vegas, or Chicago (Putative?) the porn starlets will come to you via the www.bigdoggie.net's Porn Star Central. Be sure to check out the message board for performance reviews of your favorite harlots ... er, starlets. Click here: TBD's Porn Star Central

"Gee whiz Luke, $800 is a lot of money for one hour! Even with the admittedly lovely Miss Shanna McCullough. Any recommendations for the fornicator on a budget?" OK cheapskates here it is, but remember you get what you pay for.Click here: Escorting

Rob writes: "Well, that's still out of my price range. How about a little something for about $40?" Done. Now leave me alone. Click here: This Week's Prostitution Photos -- Saint Paul Police

Hound replies: I just noticed that in the last two weeks, all but one drove American cars (or school busses SLMBFAO over that one!) Is there a possible connection here?

Luke Repents

Selichot are special penitential prayers said for about 45 minutes every morning in the two weeks preceding Yom Kippur. I find them particularly meaningless... They are all repetitions based upon - "Oh God, smite us not with your anger but extend to us your loving kindness. We are great sinners and need your mercy." Then I have to strap on the t'fillin and go through the regular morning service. My least meaningful part there is the long section devoted to animal sacrifice. Then comes the Daf Yomi, daily study of a page of Talmud. The only way I stay awake is through allowing my mind to wander into various sexual fantasies.

I feel so sorry for secular Jews like Chaim who miss out on so much joy available through our tradition. Instead they can only tear down and misrepresent the struggles of those who seek to cleave to Hashem. Oh Lord, for slanderers let their be no hope. Wipe out Amalek!

Chaim Amalek replies: REALITY CHECK: It is not Amalek, but Luke F-rd, who is being sued for slander by a young Christian woman whom Luke has accused of having sex with dogs. Going to shul on a Saturday (largely, one suspects, to meet future targets for fornication) and then accusing a young woman of bestiality on the following Sunday is a lot less ethical than never going to shul but also never accusing others of f---ing dogs.

Luke, if for slanderers there is to be no hope as you say, then the only hope for you is that this woman did indeed have sex with a dog. That is what you have reduced yourself to - praying to Hashem that you can prove that a young Christian woman did indeed copulate a canine, and that you can prove it. What does Rabbi Gadol have to say about THAT?

PS You have made enough of a study of Judaism to know that unlike the Christian faith, in which it is purported that Jesus and Jesus alone can forgive all sins, in Judaism God does not forgive all sins. In particular, he does not forgive the sins that men commit against other human beings. The only way to receive forgiveness for such sins is by sincerely asking the person you have harmed to forgive you. And this must be done on an individual basis. In the spirit of the ten days of repentence, the time has come for you to sincerely ask the young Christian woman alluded to above for forgiveness for having suggested that she was guilty of copulating a dog. If she turns you down you must ask her again and again. And you must repeat this for all of the people of porn (as well as those not in porn) whom you have unfairly harmed with your lashon hora (gossip) or otherwise. The Catholics of your audience (e.g., Lee Noga) may note that this entails something akin to Catholic confession, in that you must first acknowledge your sins and then confess them. The difference is that instead of confessing in secrecy to a priest, you must make this confession directly to those sinned against and hope that they forgive you. Not easy, is it? You see, there is more to being jewish than wrapping a leather strap about your arm or traveling with a bunch of Hollywood jews to Israel on a "mission".

If the rabbinate is correct, every prayer you utter whilst wrapped in the skin of a dead animal [t'fillin] helps bring humanity closer to the arrival of Moshiach [Messiah], the reconstruction of the Bet Hamigdosh [the Temple], and all the animal sacrifices that that will entail. And you call yourself a vegetarian?

Rob writes: Wake up porners! Your world is full of damnable stains! The stain of illicit sex. The stain of drug abuse. The stain of money lust. The wretched stains of moral impropriety abound and still you turn away from the one thing that will cleanse your filthy souls. Brother Chick is leading the way to a cleanly and eternal life. Porners, will you follow? Click here: The Accident

Amused writes: This has to be Jack Chick's most bungled metaphor ever. Comparing sin to a carpet stain? Where was his muse the day he dreamed that one up? Oh yeah, and where's Adam's nipples?

Brian writes: Hey Weird Al, you are hardly the kind of "Rock Star" Kendra goes for!! Try long blonde hair and you might have a shot.

Chad writes: Luke, Just thought that you may want to post that Kendra Jade will be giving up her butt again on Howard Sterns Butt Billionaire.

Chaim writes: Enough of this Kendra-trashing. I know that she does NOT only go out with famous rock stars because she and I dated during her gig in New York. She and I spent many happy hours together in my Upper West Side apartment and I am no rock star or celebrity, believe you me. I am not even what you might call "drop dead gorgeous", or "a hunk" or "handsome" or "presentable". Yet date me she did. She even helped me to the shower.

Kendra replies: This is NOT true.shame on you chaim , you forgot to take your medication again today. didnt the doctor warn you about these hallucinatons , when you start slipping on your daily meds? well at least he's correct about the other part...i do date real guys , and prefer them to "rock stars" , i have dated my share of "non celebrity types".. i think luke can vouch for this..... but i am attracted to someone for WHAT they are inside..NOT their line of work. P.s. -- LOOK FOR ME AT the CYPRESS HILL SMOKEOUT in san bernadino , on OCT. 7th. I will be signing pictures and taking polaroids, and will have all my movies .And i will be at Collin Malones booth ( collins sleazy friends).... nah...maybe ill just be banging all the ROCK STARS backstage.LOL whatever.

Chaim writes: OK Kendra, I like you and do not want to cause you any tsores. (Tsores are an occupational hazzard of porn workers, especially if you drop the "T"). So what can I say - You did NOT spend three nights in my apartment. You did NOT give me back rubs and more. You did share with me some of the most intimate details of your exciting life. But the facts are the facts, dear. Just because I am old and plain and poor and short and swarthy and no waif and have no hair where I want it and lots of hair where no one needs it is not any reason to be ashamed of admitting that you "know" me to your public. Remember, I am a "real" guy, and you admit that you "date real guys", and that you even "prefer them to rock stars." You say that you are "attracted to someone for WHAT they are inside..NOT their line of work." On this point, at least, I can vouch for you. PS

Luke, I am thinking of going into the biz. Whatdaya think - should I go incall or out? And should I charge by the hour, or the evening? Already I am trying to set something up at the 92nd Street Y - "AMALEK Speaks to the Jews." Lots of interest in this. Lots.

Luke, regarding your experience begging God not to destroy you, is it not time you asked some of the People of Porn whom you have hurt over the last year for their forgiveness? If you like, perhaps Marc and I will compose the letters for you to send to them in which you confess your sins and beg for forgiveness.

Will there be another episode of your "radio" show with Lee Noga tomorrow night? If so, I propose that you forego the usual sectarian webmaster chat for something much deeper: an evening of public confession, contrition and forgiveness - an evening of expiation. This would be an absolute first for you and for the web, I think. You would get LOTS of PR off of it (just email press notices to all the big media players, including Hustler, CBS, the ADL etc.), and might just possibly serve to rid yourself of a lot of legal problems if done right. Be sure to telephone those whom you have sinned against after asking them to forgive you in public (i.e., over the net)and offer to repeat your abject though sincere apology on your web site every day between now and Yom Kippur in banner form. Use the power of the internet both to help your soul and to clear up whatever troubles are standing in the way of your leaving America for Jerusalem.

Are you sure that this is a fast day? Seems to me I would have heard of it if it were. And the mental image of a man spending the day lolling about in bed, so that he can fast while listening to tapes of a Holy Man is not at all wholesome. Why not instead spend the day helping the poor or fighting racism?

Luke says: Why should i not carry my usual modus operandi ala slipshod carelessness over to repentance as well?

Howard Luken aka Angsto the Clown writes Luke: I stumbled across your site recently and a strange link connects us. I appeared on the MKUltra radio show with Alex Zander in Chicago and he's buddies with some Indian guy named Anad Bhat or somesuch s--- who bangs for bucks at Vivid videos. We all sat in on the show and I told of my saga as the only Clown in America found legally obscene in Federal court, thanks to my idiot attorneys and a jury of inbred imbeciles here in the armpit of America, Columbus, Ohio.Anad talked about f---ing Jenteel and some other bimbos. After seeing that empty threat you received from Dewey, f---em & Howe, attorneys at shystering [or was it Lips---s and Company?] it reminded me of my 6 year battle with the City attorney and one Joe Streb, Attorney at f---ing up free expression in Ohio and a real scumbag. I am still fighting the good fight as my programs have aired in L.A., Manhattan and now Chicago without question but I am now banned in this hellhole, not for one innocent show being found obscene but for owing $2300 in court costs! f--- them all if they can't take a joke! Check out Angsto's Funhouse and The MonkeyWrench Noosepaper and consider linking us up or maybe doing an interview. I'm sending more shows to L.A. sooner or later and if you like I'll mail you a Best of Angsto tape to peruse in the safety of your own home. Even the obscene show.

Evilstein writes: I'm just wondering how many Down's Syndrone kids or other kids with catastrophic medical problems has John [Stagliano] adopted or supports? You can correct me if I'm wrong but my guess is not a single one...It's real easy to sit back and be a judgmentel jerk when it's not your family isn't it?When you have walked in the shoes of parents who have had to deal with these kind of agonizing decisions then your comments might have some merit John,until that time they are they are next to worthless.

What are you some kind of insider to what's going on with Tricia Devereaux Craig? Maybe you ought to ask Stagliano his feelings(not that it's any of your business anyway) about their relationship before you as well spout off like a judgmental jerk? Do you watch Buttman vids? Some people might say you would be no example for a parent either because you do. How do you like that "judgment" Craig?

MikeSouth.com writes: Hey Luke, I just wanted to give props to Tricia and John. They are making an informed and intelligent decision based on fact, not hysteria. I have no doubt that John and Tricia will be excellent parents and that the future for this child will be wonderful. It is so much better than a single parent having a child that is unwanted or that society will be forced to raise.

Now answer me this...In this country you must have a license to put a worm on a hook and fish, but any moron can have a child (and force society to raise the little bastard) Congrats to John and Tricia. It is refreshing to see people in this biz who really are informed about HIV and the FACTS.

John writes: In response to Evilstein, I would first like to say that the grotesque act of disarticulating a child in it's mother's womb is not an "agonizing decision", it is murder pure and simple. When you can bring yourself to defend the POST-birth dismemberment of Down's babies on the grounds that it is an "agonizing decision" that only those who have walked in the blood-soaked shoes of the "parents" can appreciate, then I will take your criticism more seriously, as I have always respected consistency. Until then, I will continue giving of my time and money, as I have for some time, to help women who have become unexpectedly pregnant, as well as to help their precious babies - whether they happen to be disabled or not.

Evilstein replies: Hey John how about you make the decisions on what is good for your family if you ever do have to make this kind an agonizing decision and I'll make them for mine.I don't need or want your input or opinions,and I won't ever try to impose any of mine on you OK?Do you favor the death penalty or life in prison for those who are involved in the abortion process including the mother?How "consistent" are you?If you are maybe a country like Saudi Arabia is more to your liking for your kind of "morality".And why are you at l-keford.com anyway John?Are you a pro-life porn stroker?Kind of a rare breed of morality I guess.Do you do make a 10$ donation to a home for unwed mothers every Christmas and think you are making some huge contribution?

Michael Gabriel writes: Heres a different perspectie on the recent Jenna/Brandy wars (not to mention the rest of the personal vendettas that are played out here and and on other *adult* sites) An historical perspective. Since the early seventies the *Adult* industry has gone from garage status, to an industry thats generated...what? A few billion dollars? A few hundred billion? And the female performers which are the core of that revenue stream have received less than one percent of that revenue for their work (my estimate, Im open to corrections). Why. Because they've been *held back* by the controlling forces in the industry? Or because those forces intentionally crete an atmosphere in which you hold yourselvs back. Who gives a f--- who's *prettier*, has real tits or gives better head today when in thirty years it will be irf---inelevant and the only concern will be paying the bills. Quit bitch slapping each other, work with each other, and that concern will be reduced for anyone who enters he industry as well as those in it today. Not to mention ,nobody will have to whine about the men controlling the industry because they wont. Here endeth the sermon.

Dudley Moore writes: If she's game, I'd like to hear Lynne L-patin detail any personal experiences with girl-girl sex, including threesomes, and especially any first professional onscreen experience with girls. Also, did she ever recruit or coach young starlets on their first-time g-g sex onscreen like Jim Gunn does? If so, what reluctances did she encounter from them about coming out on film(if any), and did she need to talk them into anything?

Lynne writes: I find women attractive and arousing, and have no objections to them as sex partners, but it is something that just hasn't happened for me for a long time. I don't seek them out, but wouldn't turn them down, either. I'm not a big fan of cunnilingus, giving or receiving, and prefer penetration. But I find hugs and cuddles and kisses are great regardless of the gender of the one doing the hugging.

I had no onscreen experience with women, and, as a director/producer, neither my husband nor myself ever felt the need to insinuate ourselves in our performers' scenes. We just hired the people we knew could and wanted to do the job, and let them do it. Their wonderful performances were our reward -- if you gotta be told how to f---, stay outta the porn business. And if you gotta tell your performers how to f---, it's because you aren't getting what you want in your private life...

Ian writes: Hi Luke, I haven't written you before, though I seem to have got addicted to reading your column daily, and otherwise exploring your site. It's very good - somehow much more interesting than Gene Ross's, which I understand is your main competitor (though I have read that too a number of times). I'm writing to ask if you know how I can find pics of Keki D'aire, a stunning young actress I came across on UK cable tv in a soft core version of a film called 'The Show', which included stars like Nikita and Randy Spears. I wrote to Roger Pipe to try to get a review of the film, but he'd never heard of it (though he'd come across a quite different film called 'Show'). Anyway, you have to be pretty striking to impress in a soft-core version of a hard-core film, and Miss D'aire certainly did that as far as I was concerned.

Luke: Check out photos here and the whole Camp Erotica gang here.

Kiki D'Aire replies: Hello Luke. My thanks to Ian for his compliments. Just wanted to let him and other fans know that they can email me at k_daire@hotmail.com. And also that I can be seen in VCA's New Wave Hookers 6 with Ginger Lynn and Wicked's Guilty Pleasures with Serenity.

DLF writes: Leanna Heart is escorting. See her ad on la-ladies.com under escorts. She charges $1,500 per hr and $10,000 overnight.

Email: In the name of Allah the All-Powerful! I quote from a news report in the BBC concerning the recent murderous attempts by zionists to hold in bondage the Palestinian people: "We people are not afraid to die," said Mohammed. "We are not afraid of the Israelis. If one us dies we know it is for our holy sites, and our women will bring babies to replace us."

Return ye Jews to Los Angeles, New York, Moscow and whatever other lands you came from. You are not wanted in Palestine, not even as neighbors of its rightful Arab inhabitants. And to those of you who live in Hollywood and send your dirty money to the zionist entity, how many of YOUR children would you permit the zionists to murder before YOU took up arms against them? Oh jews - leave Palestine while you can, and live! Ishmael ibn Abu of Mecca, Medina, and Al-Quds

Protecting Childrens' Innocence

Dennis Prager writes in Sunday's LA Times:

Little can be done about children and potentially destructive media influences until most parents and the society at large decide that protecting children's innocence is of utmost importance. I am increasingly convinced that robbing children of their innocence is at the root of much later maladjustment in many Americans' lives. There is a time to be a child and a time to be an adult, and when you are deprived of the time to be a child, your adulthood will be adversely affected. Destroying a child's innocence destroys his love of life, enthusiasm and optimism.

There are moral ramifications as well. Jadedness--the opposite of innocence--ought to be regarded as a national epidemic. We are seeing more and more young people at younger and younger ages who have already left behind childhood. Young girls who should have been playing house are instead watching Britney Spears take off much of her clothing at the MTV awards. Parents who would be horrified at their child watching a Joe Camel ad are quite at peace with their child watching a veritable striptease by one of the child's idols.

No wonder the New York Times reported that it is common for sophisticated Long Island preteens to engage in oral sex. They are, in the words of child experts repeatedly quoted in the article, jaded. And jaded children cause the havoc that we see so regularly.