Tuesday, December 19th, 2000

Luke Interviews Himself

XXX: To be a porn actress, do you have to be bisexual?

Luke: Until ten years ago, 90% of the women entering the porn industry had never done a woman. Now it is 50/50. And they quickly succumb to doing the expected girl-girl scenes. And I believe that all women who stay in longer than two years are primarily lesbians.

XXX: Do some girls only do girls on camera and not off camera?

Luke: That's rare. This industry tends to break down moral and sexual boundaries.

XXX: On a girl's first day of shooting, what is it like for her?

Luke: She tends to be scared, freaked out... Her body will experience the body tension that you get when you know you're doing something dangerous, if not wrong.

Half the women who enter this industry leave after only doing one video. The experience so traumatizes them, they flee.

XXX: What is the crew like?

Luke: They're nice. Most are amiable. They can empathize with her. It's a small industry and most of the crew get along well with the performers. They will hold her hand on the road to hell. A supportive loving environment on the way to destruction.

XXX: Will anyone take her aside and say, you really don't want to do this. Go home.

Luke: Yes, many people will do that if they sense a person should not do porn. From makeup girl to the director.

Bill Margold serves to the best of his ability as the industry gatekeeper. He tries to frighten prospective actresses away from the industry. If they can get past him, then they must be determined to do porn.

Almost all the women in the industry have boyfriends or husbands who watch out for them and frequently come on set with them. If a girl doesn't have one, she'll get one soon, because the women need a male protector. It's a primal industry.

XXX: A new girl comes to the set. How will her male scene partner make her feel comfortable?

Luke: They will come across low key and subdued. It's a big no no to immediately try to date the girl, though often after the scene, the male will ask for her phone number if she's not attached. Many porners date each other.

After moving through the small talk, and trying to be friendly, the man will ask the girl about the details of the scene. What are her turn-ons and turn-offs.

XXX: What happens once the action begins?

Luke: She may find some of the positions uncomfortable. She may have a biological accident. Anal scenes are the most messy. She may bleed. She may find her male partner a turn off or turn on. If it is a new girl, the director will frequently clear the set of all non-essential people. But the girls quickly become hardened hookers.

XXX: How do porners gauge a girl's popularity?

Luke: Word of mouth. If a beautiful girl enters the industry today, all the big shooters will hear about her within hours. It's a small industry. I remember the blond Kelly O'Rion from two years ago. Everyone wanted to shoot her because she was so beautiful, even though she'd show up to sets hours late. Then she dropped out of porn after a few weeks.

XXX: Do porners hang out together?

Luke: Yes, they tend to hang together. That's the inherent dynamic. You're outlaws. You have stuff in common that separates you from polite society. You've been together on a set all day. Now you go to the bar together.

But it is not universal. And they don't have to stick together because society makes so many fewer moral judgements today. But all work, from porn to clergy to law enforcement, tends to bring those workers together socially.

The San Fernando Valley is so large and people there largely feel so anonymous, that many porners can separate their work and their social lives.

XXX: How does someone as smart as Asia Carrera do porn?

Luke: She's clinically shy. She has more than her share of psychological baggage. The industry attracts misfits, including intelligent ones like myself and Asia.

Asia is shy about meeting strangers. It is easier for her to have sex with someone she knows in front of a crew she knows than to just meet strangers.

Her website is unique. AsiaCarrera.com. Nobody else has done a personal site as well. She's an interesting person.

Asshole Andy Armagheddon

Andy tells Gene Ross: "In the first volume there's a segment with a girl named Princessa and after she does the main scene-part, Andy follows her into the bathroom and explains to her that he's going to make her a star but there's certain things she has to do. These kinds of things happen all the time, but just to get a look in her face when these things are being explained, looks real. To me it almost is real. She doesn't fully grasp what he's saying. In the scene itself she throw up twice. To me that's something memorable."

Janine Hurt?

I cruised over to http://www.bigdoggie.net/pornstar.htm and found this post by Cheetah: "i want to stress that this is unconfirmed, but from what i consider a reliable source. i know she was in the middle of a dance toor, so if someone sees her in the next cople of days and is ok please post it. my understanding is that this was recent. it is possible (but i doubt it) that it hapened a little while ago and is feeling better now. she was dancing last week. either way, if this did hapen, we can only imagine the mental anguish that goes with it. this is one of those rare posts that i am not worried about my creadibility, and hope i was misinformed."

Luke says: It reminds me of the Jenna fiasco from a few months ago where there were fraudulent posts about her health.

Porn Star Beaten, Kidnapped

XXX writes: "someone was telling me last night that a girl in the biz was beaten badly and kidnapped and threw her purse out of the car she was in so that someone would find it..she was screaming. but i know that the police belive the girl is badly injured somewhere because they called XXX to ask questions. i dont know her name but she goes by eva or eve or something.

"he dragged her in the car, she was screaming and she threw her purse out at another car. someone reported it to the police."

Luzdedos1: was it an ex-boyfriend?

XXX yes
XXX: and they were calling around the numbers in her phone book last night
XXX: which is why they called my friend

Gene Ross Gets Flu

I hear Gene Ross suffered from a nasty stomach flu this past weekend.

Goddess writes: thanks so much for telling us about gene having the flu, but why stop there? how 'bout telling us the results of his latest colonoscopy?

Angra writes: Dear Mr. Ford, I understand from reading your post that Gene Ross has been very ill. Isn't it odd that Kevin Moore of Stunning Curves has also been very ill? I understand that he has been in the hospital and is having trouble...

Tuesdays With Skeeter

Listen here to my Tuesday morning conversation with Skeeter Kerkove, husband to blond porn star Bridgett.

Skeeter: "I haven't talked to you in 13 months... Are you making lots of money?"

Luke: "No, but I'm getting by."

Skeeter: "My friend Mark Spiegler says a good Jew should make lots of money. And he calls me an honorary Jew. So he said last night that he's sending me a Happy Chanukkah card.

"I read what you wrote about Jenna Jameson, Houston and Ron Jeremy... That they were rare porn stars to save their money. You wrote how much you admired and respected Ron Jeremy for the amount of money he's been able to save up during his 25 year career. And you talked about Jenna Jameson and Houston making about $100,000 a year from their movies. And that you seemed to be impressed by that.

"You know how much Bridgett works?"

Luke: "Two hundred scenes a year."

Skeeter: "Have you ever done the math on that? You know that she gets way more pay than you talk about."

Luke: "I talked about pay ranging from $200 - $1000 per scene."

Skeeter: "Sometimes she'll do a girl-girl for $800 but a lot of her scenes are $1500, or $1800, $2000, $2500. The most was $5850. It depends on what is going on. Then with internet work and magazines make her $600,000 in 23 months."

Luke: "That makes sense."

Skeeter: "Do you know that the highest paid girl, the highest grosser in 1999 and 2000 is unquestionably Bridgett Kerkove. Do you think that makes some other people mad? You know it does Luke. They call it envy. Admiration is good. Admiration is healthy. Admiration helps you become wealthy. But envy causes pain. Like jealousy. The fear of loss of love. It will ruin you financially over a long period of time. I'm a believe in Carnegie's way of training. The capitalist. Whatever wage you ask of life is what you're entitled to and what you'll get. It's there. Bill Gates did it. He loved and adored what he did."

Luke: "You feel that some of the girls are jealous of Bridgett?"

Skeeter: "No. It's that a lot of people don't understand why they don't own a four bedroom, four bath house. How come they didn't buy a new S-type Jaguar and a new truck. And invest over $150,000 in mutual funds. Anybody can do it. Bridgett's not one of the few lucky young ones. Anybody can do it."

Luke: "So what do they need to do?"

Skeeter: "Use no drugs like Bridgett Kerkove. None. Don't drink. And attack your job with voraciousness. Wake up excited to do it. Love what you do. Be the very best that you can do. Bridgett's scenes are legendary. I know that you've had to hear about them. Take that extra step. Go that extra mile. And then you're entitled to your riches when you're doing a product that you love and enjoy and are doing a good service for people. Because you know that people love to watch pornography, adult video entertainment. And capitalize off it just like you do on your website with your advertisements. Then you're entitled to your riches.

"And doing so without harming others. No stealing, no severe lying.

"Who has the most AVN nominations this year for single performer?"

Luke: "I don't know."

Skeeter: "You don't know? I thought you were up on that kind of gossip."

Luke: "Let me guess. Bridgett Kerkove?"

Skeeter: "Bridget Kerkove. Thirteen nominations. No contracts. No politics. No schmoozing. She's either working or she's at home doing housework. You never see her out anywhere. You see her at the CES. You'll see her at the last VSDA. Other than that, you don't see her in public. Very elusive. Another trick to staying out of the public means that you are not spending money. You're saving it, you're investing it, for a rainy day. For your future. For when you die so that your kids have more. The compulsion to save, but enough to enjoy it.

"Anyway, she's done 408 sex scenes since January 1999. She was in 51 features in the year 2000. And of course she appeared in the AVN more than anybody in the reviews because she does such a large volume of work at such good quality."

Luke: "I didn't think about that."

Skeeter: "A lot of people don't. Bridgett and I used to live in a two bedroom house that I bought a long time ago. And we drive around in my 1995 Ford Coup cab. A $35,000 truck. And that's what people saw. But then it came time that we had saved enough money for a huge downpayment that we can buy a big house and have a little tiny house payment. So we got a fully fixed mortgage, 7 .125 for 15 years. No points. And it made our house payment very low. Completely easy to do without adult video entertainment. Smart thinking. You never know how long you will last being a female performer. You can make assumptions and do calculated risk and careful planning.

"But with a four bedroom four bath home that is 2600 feet, on top of a mountain top at 2100 elevation with 150 foot long private drive that's completely flat. Anybody can afford $1400 a month. That's nothing."

Luke: "Wow. That's great."

Skeeter: "You didn't know that. And the really neat thing is, how old was she when she bought it? Because we've already lived here 13 months. She was 22 years old. Luke F-rd's never met a 22-year old girl who's just a female performer and bought that big of a house with her own money."

Luke: "That's right."

Skeeter: "Then she goes, 'We really should buy some new furniture.' I go, 'Find sales.' We just drove around on the few days off that we both had and filled up the whole bottom of the house with new furniture and worked on the top. Made a few more investment and went and bought a new S-type Jaguar. Have you see them?"

Luke: "No."

Skeeter: "They're really a very attractive car. Very very nice. And good for the ego."

Luke: "Yeah, that'd be great. When did you get it?"

Skeeter: "April. Then we sold my crew cab for $15,000... And we bought a new Dodge Ram quad cab. So between the new house, the furniture, the car and the truck, we went through a little over $350,000. At least you've gotten something to show for it. Your home is a place that you can always live for the rest of your life until you're dead.

"I know somebody who leases a house for $5000 a month in Malibu. And it's a very small house. Half the size of ours. Older. Built in the '30s California bungalow style. Do you know the kind of house you could buy for that amount of money?

"Anyway, Bridgett Kerkove. She went to Our Lady of Lords Catholic school from preschool to 8th Grade with B averages. She went to Bellamine Jefferson High in Burbank, graduated. And did two years of college. No drugs, no molestations, very happy healthy family. No drama. No explanation. Just a good thing to do.

"The two youngest kids are from Bridgett and I. My oldest boy is from a previous girlfriend. He's getting ready to turn 12. He lives with us fulltime. Bridgett's been his mom for eight years. I've been with Bridgett since I was 16 [years of age].

"We've signed a non-exclusive contract with Jill Kelly Productions to do 12 Bridgett Kerkove features. And they're really nice movies. Bridgett plays the devil.

"My main goal was to let you know that Bridgett uses no drugs and never goes out to bars or clubs or swings. None of that. But if you are going to do a living, you might as well attack it with everything that you can and be everything that you can be. So you can make money from it and have something to show for it, instead of a bunch of clothes and rent receipts.

"This year, 2001, Bridgett's already lined up to star in 24 features. Then I'll be directing full time in January so that will bring in a whole bunch of extra money to the Kerkove clan.

"And I don't know if you're aware of this or not but property records certainly show this. 7108 and 7106 Foothill Blvd in Tujunga, CA, is commercial property that I own free and clear. I paid off the mortgage. There are two buildings on each one and in the back is the warehouse. That's all positive cash flow after property taxes, fire insurance and liability insurance. So I just pull out $400 a month for those bills at the end of the year.

"So the young Kerkoves are careful financial planners though you wouldn't know that by looking at us, Luke. When you come over to our house some day as several other people have interviewed, they're totally shocked to see that the house reminds them of the Cleavers. Everything's spotless. Everything's in order. The children's rooms are really done up nice. You can tell that they're very happy and very loved because no matter how much we work, we're with them every morning. When they wake up, breakfast is made for them. And then lots of times we're able to pick them up from school. Then we see them when they come up at night.

"They go to school and daycare. They're all very very smart. The oldest, he's getting ready to turn twelve. He's in seventh grade. All his classmates are 13 years old. He got Student of the Month award. He gets very high scores and really does wonderful.

"Did you know that Bridgett has never yet danced. Her schedule is so busy making movies, which gives you your fame to dance and your exposure worldwide, that for her, it's money in the bank. So when she decides to take that route, she'll have that money to take. And the more and more famous she gets, the more her website will make her...

"And, I went over to Quasarman's house on Saturday and fixed his pool and spa heater. Because it blows up. When we were in Mexico last year, he found out how much knowledge I have from being a C53 licensed contractor in the swimming pool and spa business and having a LA County health license in water chemistry. So when he heard me talking, he got a kick out of it.

"So I fixed it for him and said, you don't owe me nothing. It's free, on the house. Just like last time. I fixed him and his wife's pool and spa heater twice. It required some new parts and I even gave that to him for free. He appreciated that I went out and didn't charge him my hourly labor rate of $65 an hour. I had a cup of coffee with him. I even brought my own coffee from 7-11 to not be intrusive.

"Him and I, we joke a lot with each other on his web site but my commercial buildings are worth $600,000 and I owe no money on them at all. Our house is worth $220,000 net cash equity... And taking into consideration her investments, and how much we could sell the pool and spa business for, truly makes us worth one million dollars. In liquid assets.

"And so that's what you can do with careful planning. I got my wife pregnant right after she turned 16. But she finished her education and went on and took two years in accounting at college. So she remained very disciplined."

Jack writes: Luke, Since you deal with pornographers all the time, I imagine you have become largely inured to whatever comes out of their mouths. But don't you still get sort of nauseous when a genuinely disgusting idiot like Skeeter Kerkove lectures you like that?

Luke: No way. I think he's great. Very funny.

Arch writes: Im just back from vomiting after reading suitcase pimp Kerkoves litany. Did Bridget cure cancer too? So they have a few bucks. Big f---ing deal. Set aside about 50 grand for the future maintenance of that horrible tit job. Hey look at how great we are. Sheeesh.

Brian writes: What a f---ing asshole. Is this guy for real??? He pimps his wife and then brags about all the things he's buying with her money? Wow she doesn't swing or go to clubs, she just f---s 400 guys a year now there's a lady. With this great public disclosure of their net worth on a website I sure hope he is filing an honest return reporting all of this net worth. Everyone knows the feds live on these websites.

Becky Carols writes: Luke, It's nice to know Bridgette's suitcase pimp is sitting on a pile of cash and still makes her do the housework. Too cheap to get a maid but has no problem buying a fancy Jag to tell the world he has a little dick. BTW, I have nothing against Bridgette but, have you seen her lately? She's got almost as much plastic in her as Jenna. One day her kids friends will tell them what their mommy did for a living and that their daddy was a greedy pimp.

Curious writes: Hooray for Skeeter Kerkove! A man who saw his wife's shapely ass and thought, "There's gold in them there panties." He generated a staggering $600,000 from Brigitte's vagina and anus in only two years. Sir, I salute you!

Can't Someone Else Do It?

Chaim Amalek's pitching various stations to allow me to host a talk show.

Chaim writes Luke: Now for the tough part. What sort of show do you see yourself doing for these folk? And please, don't say one that is oriented to webmasters. How about a Dennis Prager for the MTV generation? What mix of porn/theology do you see? Any porn? In short, what sort of pitch do you feel comfortable with?

"Can't somebody else do it?" - Homer Simpon's Campaign Slogan

Porn Actress Coerced To Have Sex

By Joe Beaird (joe.beaird@apbnews.com) LOS ANGELES (APBnews.com) -- A Los Angeles man is charged with raping a former girlfriend by impersonating a parole officer and coercing the adult-film actress to have sex with him.

Ronald R. Holland, 56, an actor, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court to 21 felony counts of having unlawful sex under color of authority and additional charges of kidnapping with intent to commit rape. The victim was a 29-year-old Covina woman who works in adult entertainment. Her name was not released to protect her privacy.

Holland and the woman met while filming a private pornographic film, then went on to have a romantic relationship that spanned several months, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Tim Barker, who is investigating the case. But the relationship soured when Holland learned his girlfriend was still making porn. He later returned and gave her phony paperwork that said she was on parole under his guidance, Barker said.

From September to November of this year, he allegedly coerced sex from her. "She honestly felt she was on parole under this person's guidance," Barker said. "He had her convinced that he could have her arrested and thrown in jail if she didn't do what he wanted."

Holland has had small roles in Hollywood productions, including a recent appearance as an extra on the CBS police show The District, Barker said.

Luke asks: Who's the woman in this case?

Shooting Porn

Director and journalist David Aaron Clark writes on RAME: For the past couple of years, all of the gonzo and quite a lot of features have been shot on mini-DV format, with the preferred cameras tending to be the Sony VX1000 and the Canon XL. My crowd is into Sony; I happen to think their cameras are more flexible in areas like shutter speed and exposure, and the focus ring, although somewhat sluggish, still beats the Canon.

(This is important because one of the primary rules of camera work is -- NEVER LEAVE ON THE AUTO FOCUS. If you're too lazy to learn to keep it focused by hand, then stick to shooting your kids' soccer games. A good hint is to zoom in on an object in the background, and focus. That way when you pull back out everything in front of you will be in focus, until you start using the zoom again.)

However, the VX1000 is no longer being manufactured; the 2000 has been introduced, and lots of people are currently buying into it. Haven't shot with one, myself. Lighting is ultra-important -- bu that doesn't mean you need a bunch of expensive lights. The likes of John Leslie and Joey Silvera prefer natural light as their main source, artfully supplementing it with reflectors and a medium-strength Tungsten or two.

The thing most amateurs forget about is the all-important "C-light." Also known as Huna Lamp, Pussy Light, etc. This is a small, mobile, not too intense source of light used to illuminate the dark and wet crevices. DON'T mount it on top of the camera, Ed-style.

DO either have an assistant or keep it in your free hand, holding it a distance away from the point of penetration until you can see what's going on in its full glory BUT you aren't making the flesh landscape glow and burn out until it resembles some Alien Sex Education video stolen from Area 51 -- and you're also popping out all the highly reflective blemishes and gobs of lube. Though I guess some find it tasty.

I've seen just about everything used for c-lights, but the most handy seems to be the daylighter florescent tubes, which you can get at good hardware and home depot stores just as easily as at an expensive photography store.

Porn Star Lesbians

Jim Gunn writes on RAME: David, except for a few insignificant short-timers, can you name any single semi-popular female porn performer that is really a "lesbian", as opposed to being mostly heterosexual or bisexual to one degree or another? I can't think of any...

David Clark replies on RAME: Jim, I guess it depends on your definition of "insignificant short-timers." I know you realize I don't claim to be Rona Barrett/Luke F-rd and know everybody's personal business. But do girls like Temptress and Malita count? I can think of others on that level (well, not on the level Temptress is NOW on, being a contract girl), but prefer not to invade their privacy. If the public doesn't know, it's most likely because the girls in question prefer it that way.

best, dac

p.s. We're probably also defining "bisexual" differently. My take on a certain segment of the girls in the biz who claim to be "bisexual" is that they prefer women emotionally and sexually but will amiably f--- schlong-bearers for cash.

Taija Rae Spotted?

MGallo writes on RAME: A friend that works at one of the adult video company's in LA said he ran into Taija Rae last week. He had worked with her in the mid-80 and said had aged but still didn't look to bad. He did say she was HI on something but he didn't ask. He didn't come out and say it but I take it that she was still working the streets.

Luke Gets Mail

Brandy: Jeez! I just found out one of the jobs I've been looking at requires a security clearance. Assuming one has never been arrested, terminated for cause, or otherwise demonostrated irresponsibility, or a lifestyle that would entice them into selling national secrets, would having been in porn preclude someone from obtaining a "secret" class clearance?

Mike South replies: Luke you may tell Brandy that having been a former porn star is not, in and of it self going to DQ her from a clearance. Many factors are involved and the level of clearance she is seeking will be one of the biggest. I can speak from experience here, the rules are as follows NEVER lie on the application even if you think it has been expunged or is off your record....It isn't. Next Fill out the application fully and completely and expect to have your life examined in great detail, depending on the level of clearance you are seeking they may call former high school classmates, teachers anyone and everyone you ever knew and many you didn't know. If the level of clearance is high and credit problems past or present will pretty much disqualify you. A clearance at all but the lowest levels requires a lot of time to get.

Brandy submitted the following to a newsgroup looking for the best way that Nostradamus, the prophet, would've described our presidential election:

BrandyAlx1: In Christ month of the Survivor's year
The swamp butterfly hangs in doubt
Supreme judgment winks at dimpled grin
The legitimate son becomes a bastard

Cindi Loftus from Xcitement magazine writes: There is a cool new site up that recruits employees for adult businesses. You might want to check it out. It's free! adultstaffing.com

Cindi Loftus at Xcitement mag writes Gene Ross: Gene- I do like your new site, but you used to be nicer, at least acknowlege me if I send you something, or send me a e-mail back. I spoke to Alek and Thomas today and they were both nice. What happened to you? I hope you haven't become to Extreme!

Concerned writes: It's bad enough that Extreme porn starlets have to put up with gooey facials, double anals, ass to mouth, and rectal Bible insertions, but to put up with Rob Black's farts too? Someone call CAL / OSHA on this guy.

Mitch writes: What crap. Gene Ross is obviously a loser jealous of Fishbein,because he didn't have the smarts to successfully create his own magazine, and now like a spoiled child he uses his site to hurl self-serving accusations at AVN and Fishbein.What an abuse of a public forum no self respecting writer (notice I did not say journalist) would abuse a forum like that unless they were petty and insignificant and very insecure. Instead of trying to earn a readership based on something about the industry that people are interested in all he does is show what a small time whiner he is. Do you really think a guy with all of Fishbeins accomplishments and solid alliances in the industry gives a s--- about what some hack spoiled brat jealous former nobody employee has to say. What will Ross write about after he realizes that the average fan like me doesn't care about some inside vendetta he has for his old boss? To listen to Ross you think he single-handedly created AVN (who knows maybe he invented the Internet too) my point is that the whole world is full of former employees who are convinced they were the reason for the success of their employers company. Who cares I want to hear about the stars or something relevant about the owners but just ranting in a malicious way about your former boss is so bush league, and really do you think the average fan like me gives a s---. Maybe all this tantrum stuff by Gene explains why Fishbein never gave him a piece of the pie. And you Luke why dignify this s--- by repeating it. I would rather read the s--- you make up about everybody than to hear Gene moan about why his is such a small potato. Enough already -- talk about the porn stars.

Chaim Amalek writes: I do not believe that the so-called "oral" law is anything more than a sacrilegious attempts by power-grasping rabbis to obtain power for themselves by claiming that their often mean-spirited and frankly nonsensical mutterings are in fact the word of God. I further believe that God hates jews who preach the so-called "oral law" as something that was related by God to Moses on Mt Sinai. What more offensive way of trying to win an argument can there be than by asserting that one's words are the literal and otherwise undocumented will of God?

Never mind what is on your web site. To be blunt, the porn stuff is pretty dull s---. I think you should sponsor a symposium on the origins and validity of the so-called "oral law", a contradiction in terms on several levels. This is the rot at the heart of the jewish faith. It is the "oral law" that makes judaism a fossil faith.

You might know the answer to this. The numbering convention in the tanach - chapters, verses, etc. Where did it come from? My understanding is that the goyim thought it up. If so, since the jews accepted it, clearly they were once more open minded than the current crop of human fossils are. Also, EXACTLY what is the written law given to Moses on Mt. Sinai, and when was it commited to parchment? This is the sort of basic question that those who adhere to the so-called "oral" law never want jews to even think about.

Do You REALLY Believe In The Power Of Prayer?

Chaim writes: Then please, no matter your religion, pray for the recovery of Cisco. That it has lost so much of its value in recent months makes me question the existence of a just and kind God.

One More Thing

Chaim writes: There has been an alarming drop in the amount of racism on your web site of late, Luke. And very little gay bashing, too. Has the spirit of Christmas infected your soul? Luke F-rd

My Struggle

Jechu Prospect writes from North Korea: Luke F-rd praised as captivating journalist

Pyongyang, December 18 -- The Egypt-Luke F-rd Friendship Association published a bulletin on Dec. 10 to mark the anniversary of the great journalist Luke F-rd's publication into arabic of his semenal work "A History of X".

Luke F-rd is a brilliant journalist possessed of far-sighted wisdom and matchless courage and will, the bulletin said, and went on:

His organizing ability and commanding art are very extraordinary. The iron discipline and perfect order in which the sex industry and all people act as one on the instruction of the Great One have been established in the pornography industry.

And the revolutionary commanding system and porno-military discipline have been established and the strong sense of organization and discipline has prevailed within the people's sex cinema. His battles against Larry Flynt Enterprises are the stuff of legend.

All these would have been unthinkable without his distinguished leadership ability. Benevolent and daf yomi-first politics is his peculiar political mode. What attracts particular attention is the policy of giving priority to the talmud. He is, indeed, an ideal journalist and fascinating leader perfectly possessed of literary and sexual accomplishments.

What Is Porn?

[MOD: This is going to go to email REALLY QUICKLY if we can't broaden the discussion to include others. -- Tim, one of yer moderators.]

Pat Riley writes on the newsgroup rec.arts.movies.erotica (RAME.net): I didn't realize that there was a minimum number of participants in any thread. Perhaps you'd be good enough to inform all of us what that number is? Or perhaps you'd prefer that we join the discussion of how many double anals there have been in neophyte porn performers or just who is the most perverted? Great topics those.

Lattara, while obviously as stubborn as a mule and politically correct in the extreme, is one of the more erudite posters here. Are you trying to discourage intelligent discussion in favor of the more banal, examples of which are included in the paragraph above? In any event I see Mike Paul has now joined in. Does that make up a quorum?

I'm still not clear on whether Dr. Fellatio is pornography or erotica and just how it stacks up to his...er, attempt at a definition. Nor do I understand why a completely unedited scene of a couple screwing would not be pornography but one with the most minor snips would be. I'm sure that somewhere in his mind he can see a movie and instantly classify it. I believe that would be subjective. If he can, which he doesn't seem to be able or willing to do, supply a definition that in the main applied by anyone with a reasonable level of English skills would achieve the same result, then that would be objective.

Evolution has resulted in males being attracted to females who are best able to bear and nurture the young. That's not someone of (say) Marilyn Chambers current age to whom I would apply the epithet "old biddy". She could equally be described in her current condition as "fat" however there are many porn performers who are not slim who I do not describe as "fat". Having a thick body perhaps or pudgy but not fat.

The Real Meaning Of Channukah

Come to the JPFO website to read a story about a military victory by force of arms. If Chanukah were properly celebrated, it would be as military victory. Read "The Ageless message of Chanukah" by Rabbi R. Mermelstein: http://www.jpfo.org/chanukah.htm