Friday, January 19th, 2001

Max Hardcore Dropped From Legend's Fold

Don Barzini writes: Buono sera, Luke. What are we to make of this Cambria list? Some dismiss it as nothing more than a fire drill, while others are heeding it's cautionary advice. I'm told that one company taking Mr. Cambria very seriously is Legend. Word on the street is that Legend has dropped it's popular, push-the-envelope, producer/performer Max Hardcore from its fold. This will give the speculum-wielding Max the dubious honor of being the first, notable porn casualty of either the new administration, or mass hysteria.

Crescent Publishing Lays Off Third Of Workforce

XXX writes: "Crescent just laid off 1/3 of their workforce today in a Black Friday situation. Supposedly the move was necessitated by the price of lawyers to keep company president Bruce Chew of jail."

The layoff mights mean action in the FTC case against Crescent soon.

The Crescent Publishing employees know the company is an incredibly sleazy operation with dishonest billing practices. High Society got frequent letters from disgruntled customers who'd been ripped off by Chew's sleazy operation.

Carl Ruderman is the real owner of Crescent, not this Bruce Chew frontman, who may own a big stake in the company.

Ruderman has a bronze bust of himself on the 16th floor of his building located a stone's throw from the United Nations on 901 Second Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets in Manhattan. Crescent takes up most of the building with the exception of half a dozen floors. NPR has their national office on one floor. And then there are a few non-profit groups.

Ruderman's father started High Society in 1973 and Carl inherited it. Initially the company specialized in technical manuals such as "How to rebuild your '67 Mustang." Carl vastly expanded the company's porno operation.

ThePosition.com named Ruderman one of the 100 most important people in sex. "The most famous unknown pornographer in America. Co-publisher of High Society and other sex magazines. The first to mass-market phone sex."

Ken Kimmel knows the history of Crescent well. He served for years as the executive editor of Cheri until a corporate shakeup in July, 2000. Then he ran the young girl books. The guy who ran the young girl books [magazines], took over the internet operations of Crescent, just a week before the FTC's big bust of Crescent in August, 2000.

One day, Ruderman's limo got a flat tire in front of a McDonalds. The limo driver said, 'Mr Ruderman, we have a flat tire. Why don't you just a seat in McDonalds? As soon as I get it taken care of, we'll move on.' The limo driver goes in there an hour later and says, 'Ok Mr Ruderman. We have the tire fixed. We can go now.' And Carl replies, 'But the waitress still hasn't taken my order yet.' He'd never set foot in McDonalds.

Ruderman has several homes around the world and he stocks them all with the same CDs, the same books, and the same furnishings, so that whenever he goes from one house to another, he won't have to feel out of place. Supposedly he's next door neighbors with Phil Donahue in Connecticutt.

XXX says: "I've often heard the receptionist on the 16th floor say, 'Oh no, Mr. Ruderman isn't associated with us in any way.' He's concerned about his yacht club acquaintances."

When the FTC busted Crescent, it took pages of legal briefs to list all Crescent's aliases.

XXX says: Bob Johnson, from Brooklyn, is now a project manager for Vivid's internet operation. He's an interesting story. He's a Satan worshipping former editorial director for High Society aka Crescent. He's a Hallmark Satanist. He would quake in his boots if he ever ran across an honest to God Satanist. But he had all the Satanic accoutremont at his office.

It made people wonder if there wasn't something to worshipping Satan because the guy did absolutely nothing. He never lifted a finger. He did no work. People who worked for him would actually write on the galleys that people would send round, and everybody would sign off on it, that "Bob Johnson is a scum bag and he will never read this." And he would just sign off on it. A very lazy guy.

He moved from the editorial director's position to the head of the internet (1998) when they first broke the internet off and made it a separate entity on a separate floor. He is credited within the company, by most employees, of thinking up the scheme of the free tour. Getting people's credit card numbers to supposedly verify age. Promise the surfers the tour was free and they would not get charged. Then charge them up the yazoo.

Bob Johnson, his real name, possibly implemented a similar scam at Vivid in April - June 1999.

He's an avowed worshipper of Satan, but only in the most superficial way. Almost as if someone said, 'I'm going to be a punkrocker.' And they get their hair cut, and they get the jacket, and the boots and they go to the concert. But next week they could be Britpop fans.

Every Halloween was his High Holiday [Rosh Hashannah, Yom Kippur]. He would decorate his office and give out free donuts.

His big coup was when he interviewed Satanist Anton LeVay. That was the one piece of work that anybody could attribute to him. He got on a plane because he wanted to meet his hero Anton LeVay. A two part interview that appeared in High Society and the numbers on those issues tanked. They put an inset of LeVay's face on the cover and they sold about half the normal amount of newsstand copies. And not only did those two issues tank, but they affected the numbers for the next half dozen issues that came out.

Anton LeVay wrote "The Satanic Bible" which to this day rakes in tons of money. He had an affair with Jayne Mansfield. He had the affair with her and supposedly put a curse on her that resulted in her deadly car accident. He litigated to have Satanism recognized as a religion that deserves the same constitutional protection as other religions. He's based in San Francisco and heads the American Satanic Church. He's the self proclaimed pope of Satanism in North America. He's well traveled along the fringes of Hollywood celebrity.

Bob Johnson was editorial director at Crescent from 1984 to 1998, when he moved to the internet.

I had Vivid sources swear to me, Luke, that Bob Johnson had nothing to do with Crescent's internet operation when in fact he was the evil mastermind behind the ripoff.

XXX says: "He's such a natural fit for devising the free tours scheme. Every time there was a questionable photograph of topless celebrity taken by paparrazi that may or may not have been ripped out of a European magazine, any time there was questionable material, do we have rights to the picture? His standard operating procedure was, 'Just run it.' He was a known photo thief.

"What's he good at? He's good at developing relationships with people like Bruce Chew and Carmine Bellucci, to be well liked..."

There were layoffs at Crescent a year ago. But six months prior, many people in the internet division were shifted around. They were sitting in offices not doing much of anything. Then after the FTC story broke, they got scared. And they started saying, 'We don't know what happened. We had people working for us that we let go... They must've gone too far.'

Bruce Chew's concept meetings would get interrupted and Bernstein, the CFO, would say, 'We're having problems with VISA. They found another one.' And Chew would respond, 'f--- 'em. We'll go to Guatemala. And if they find us down there, we'll move someplace else.' There's enough anecdotal information like that to put the smoking gun in Bruce Chew's hands. He knew exactly what he was doing. He was willfully avoiding VISA. American Express cut them loose early on.

Luke: So what is Bob Johnson good at? What's his talent? How does he run these things?

XXX says: "That's the joke. It's a real mystery to anyone who's worked with him on a daily basis. Maybe there really is something to worshipping Satan because look how far this guy's gotten with no talent, no skills and no work ethic."

Luke: "And no morals either."

XXX: "Maybe that is what he's good at. Cutting corners and screwing people over. Maybe that was recognized by his superiors there. He only had two - Carmine Bellucci and Bruce Chew (real name). Maybe his underhandedness was something they recognized."

Luke: "I hear that Bellucci and Chew are ruthless people."

XXX: "Extremely. Carmine fired somebody for breaking his chair. This guy was a little overweight and he broke Carmine's chair. That was it. He was fired the next day. Bruce Chew was famous for threatening people with strangulation in concept meetings. There were the terms, 'I really got Brucified,' or 'I really got chewed out this time.'"

Luke: "Bob Johnson's been at Vivid almost two years."

XXX: "When we heard about that, everybody was saying, my god. They probably just want to keep him for six months, find out everything he knows and then cut him loose. Vivid, that's top of the heap. It doesn't get any better than that."

Luke: "They were running that free tour scam in May of 1999."

XXX: "They're not still doing it, are they?"

Luke: "No."

XXX: "Even after the FTC story broke, Crescent was still doing it."

The numbers for Crescents magazines, like High Society, are in the toilet. They made a conscious decision a year ago to go more hardcore and introduce pissing, penetration and transvestites, thinking it would bring the numbers up.

In 1995, Crescent published about 300,000 copies of High Society, of which about 40% sold on the newsstand. They're run has been reduced to 86,000. A lot of the copies would wind up getting destroyed. They did big print runs to impress their advertisers etc.

Their distributor was Cable who had a liberal return policy.

The big hit was when they got taken off the military bases.

If you look at their magazines now, it is poor. There are no serious articles. The design is cheap.

Cheri's always been the little sister to High Society. But now their numbers are better.

Stop Whatever You Are Doing And Begin Making Aryan Babies Now

Chaim Amalek writes Vancouver Kendra: The jewish shtick [by Luke] is just that, a ruse for getting inside the entertainment industry (of which porn is an important part), which Jews run. He is a jewish as my poodle. (HINT: dogs are not circumcised).

Just get on the next affordable flight to LA, move in with Luke for a few weeks, tell him that you had you tubes tied years ago, and get him to knock you up. Wait 13 months and repeat. Repeat this cycle until your ovaries give out. With any luck, Luke will provide you with a spot of child support every now and then. Do not deny your destiny.

PS And no, I do not care if you forward this specific email to him. But if you do, it will be that much more difficult for you to pull this off. Just remember, it is easier for a man to fall in love with a woman he has knocked up than with a woman he has never even kissed.

[Luke, this is generic advice for a generic sort of female ensnared in the world of porn. It does not matter who it is, it applies equally to tens of thousands of not very young women out there who are pissing away their lives in fantasy space.]

Listen XXX, first of all, I do not consume any mind-altering substance. You need to slap yourself in the mirror and wake up! Life is not a game, XXX, and you only get one shot at it. Stop pissing yours away on fantasy relationships with "jewish" pornography experts. Find yourself a real man in [NAME OF CITY DELETED] you can marry and have babies with, join a church, and become a responsible member of your community. Stop selling alcohol to the weak. Limit your exposure to the internet to domestic web sites of the sort that might educate you in how to be a proper wife, and be happy!

I May Vomit

Tod Hunter of AVNGossip.com fame did not like the February Talk magazine article on porno.

Tod writes: "The current issue of Talk magazine, with Heather Graham on the cover, has a long article on porn. It's crap. Written by Martin Amis (a second-generation "writer" skating on the reputation of his father Kingsley Amis - sound familiar?) the oh-so-precious article continually uses the word "gonzo" as a synonym for "real" and "porno" as an all-purpose modifier, invents a new surname for Lola (ever hear of "Lola Cuban"? me neither), and drips with contempt for our industry from its title (To millions of American men, these women are movie stars) to its cutesy photo illustrations of nude-but-not-exposed performers to tautological explanations of terms ("A double anal is not to be confused with a DP (double penetration: anal and vaginal). A double anal is a double anal." Talk about double anals...) to oversimplifications ("There are, at present, two types of mainstream American pornography: features and gonzo.") to its pretentious conclusion equating porn performers with not prostitutes but - wait for it - gladiators. This is the kind of low-grade garbage I have come to expect from 79-cent supermarket tabloids, not ostensibly-respectable slick publications bankrolled by Hearst Communications and Miramax Films."

Luke says: I liked the article. I thought it captured porno well. Particularly the death of feelings. Particularly the way he skewered the pretensions of those in porno who make "feature films" as though they are real films. No porno film would ever rank among the top 10,000 of all films ever made.

Stop Writing About Gene Ross, Rather Write About Jews Taught To F-ck Gentile Girls

Amilleano writes Luke: DON'T YOU GET SICK OF WRITING ABOUT THAT ASSHOLE GENE ROSS . WRITE ABOUT HOW THE JEWS ARE BROUGHT UP LEARNING HOW TO f--- GENTILE GIRLS .. AND f---ING LITTLE BOYS IN THE ASS ??

Putative Marc writes: way to go, luke! you got an email from alyssa milano!

Evil Angel's Buttman.com Site

Michael Adams, VP of Evil Angel internet, writes: Mr. Ford, At the end of your bio on John Stagliano, you quote someone named Bob Jones, who states: "Consider Evil Angel's site for instance. A few months ago their cancellation page listed several e-mail addresses to send a cancellation message to. Every single address bounced, saying that the address did not exist. There was literally no way, from looking at the information on the website, to communicate the message that a user wants to cancel."

First of all, there is no Evil Angel pay-site, and that alone should tell you something about the research this gentleman has done. Evil Angel does operate a totally free, promotional site called www.evilangel.com, which does not involve a member sign-up plan at all.

Perhaps Mr. Jones was speaking of our other site, www.buttman.com, which is a member paysite. There has never been a problem cancelling membership requests to this paysite in a timely manner. We take customer service very seriously, and would never limit or block a member's ability to cancel. That would be a disservice to the customer, dishonest, and would also create a business risk to the company. Mr. Jones is simply off the mark.

Luke's Love Life

Last Wednesday night I had a coffee date with someone from my shul. Because I was scared to death of dating someone from my synagogue, I told her all my bad qualities and scared her off... I told her that I was irresponsible, rebellious, lazy, self centered, provocative. Always looking to take the easy way out. Lacked discipline. Dropped out of college. Poor health. No money. Social misfit.

Vancouver Kendra writes: This is Karma....you are not supposed to be dating! Every date you go on will be a miserable failure, deep down you know that your heart belongs to another. Your free time would best be spent writing me poems and thinking up names for our children. The sooner you realize that all other pursuits are hollow and futile, the sooner you will find true happiness!

Chaim says that you know of my Aryan ancestry, and advises me to make as many Aryan babies with you as possible. He says you do not really want a Jewess...he claims that you have picked me as a result of my Aryan genes.

Luke says: Chaim is twisted.

Kendra says: What Luka, Are you saying that you do not want tall, beautiful, blue eyed offspring.

Luka replies: Their genetics are not as important to me as their values. I most want that they be good Jews.

Kendra replies: Chaim is not alone in that club. You yourself often display signs of humour on the twisted side! (Notice the difference between the Yank sp of humor and the Canadian sp of Humour. These things should be part of your Canadian studies. It would be horrible for daddy to be ignorant of mommy's background and culture.)

I would like to point out that this ...."I most want that they be good Jews."....was not included in our original correspondence. It is unfair that you get to manipulate your end of the dialogue. You are playing GOD in your own small way, and yet you posses none of the typical traits belonging to a diety.

I am sure my mummy would be only to pleased to inform you of the strong values she instilled in me. Of course she would be horrified if she saw your site.....wondering, "where did we go wrong." Intelligence is also part of genetics...I believe it to be one of the most important aspects. Intelligence, and a sense of humour are what always stand out for me. If they are not there, neither am I.

Lynne writes: What is this, Luke? A multiple choice quiz? (I like Chaim's comment: "Let her find out for herself!") You are irresponsible, but you're male, so that's not unusual. You are rebellious, which is something I love about you. You are NOT lazy...you work very hard. Unfortunately you are self-centered, true, but that's what happens to little boys who grow up with the kind of aberrant mommying you received. Provocative, and delightfully so. One of your best qualities. Do you always look to take the easy way out? Yes, though what you perceive to be the "easy way" often turns out to be the hardest way, as all those conflicts you dodge catch up to you and smack you in the behind sooner or later. You have tremendous discipline, both with your silly column and even sillier religion. Dropping out of college is nothing to be ashamed of -- college isn't for everyone, and intelligence and education aren't necessarily correlated. Your poor health is a fantasy to which you cling, which I find terribly annoying. You earned 39k last year -- that's plenty of money for a single self-employed guy, even in Los Angeles, and managed to do some fun traveling at the expense of the IRS, so you used some of it well. Definitely a social misfit. Definitely. And you seek to be taken under the wing of society by some poor woman who has nothing in common with you, as if her social status will somehow lend you respectability, despite the fact that any normal, red-blooded male would give his left nut to be in your position, surrounded by porn chicks, self-employed....

JRob writes: I'm no expert, but I've found that dates with women seem to go pretty well if I'm nice, listen to what they say, and respond with interesting comments. I'm thinking you might try the tactic of having no tactic or plan, and just relaxing. Either that, or just live take advantage of giving porn stars mention on your site in exchange for oral sex.

By the way, is there a contradiction in your admonition against the industry for apparent racism and your insistence upon meeting a Jewish woman? Your standards implicitly assume that a non-Jewish woman is less worthy than a Jewish woman.

If one were to drop the ethnic limitations, one might find that a Catholic or Muslim or Baptist woman would be the one for you. Perhaps the order of priority should be: 1. likes you. 2. makes you happy. 3. can be made happy by you. 4. all intangible factors that lead to a working relationship. 5. religious beliefs. Standard number five is the least important and can be supplanted by any number of imaginable factors.

As I said, I'm no expert. I have lived my life as a complete idiot when it comes to women. However, against all expectation, I have been with the same woman for eight months now and I have made sure to follow the above plan. It seems to have worked. I have no explanation, I'm just making sure not to f--- it up.

Luke says: My religion is more important to me than my love life. God's will is more important to me than anything. God wants the Jews to be a holy and separate people who marry each other and nurture each other to higher levels of morality. You can't make a Jewish home with one spouse not being Jewish. Yes, all people are made in the image of God, but practically one can't lead an authentic and responsible Jewish life with a non-jewish spouse. Of course, non-Jews can always convert to Judaism. It's not just the theology. Judaism is far more than a religion, it is a culture and a way of life. Some things are only accessible to those in the dance, to quote Martin Buber.

VKendra: baby, can't you come in the room with both of us? I 'll make it worth your while
VKendra: Oh God I have been around too much porn info
Luzdedos1: no time
VKendra: Oh sure
VKendra: I know, porn is a demanding business
VKendra: Poor little luka sooo busy
VKendra: We are going to look for another porn journalist to harrass
VKendra: Jane has picked Quasarman guy boy
VKendra: We will do our high pantyless kicks for him instead
VKendra: are you worried about your sweetie, concerned that she may have fallen in with the wrong crowd?

Jane: luke kendra and i want to chat at same time with you
Jane: we are developing a new group for you
Jane: Luke i told Kendra we are going to form the LUKETTES! LIVE FROM VANCOUVER'S FAMED RADIO CITY MUZAK HALL ARE THE WORLD RENOWNED LUKETTES!
Jane: LADIES AND GENTELEMEN MEET THE LUKETTES! HIGH KICKING PANTY FREE LABIA'S REDUCED BOOBS INCREASED WITH YARMULKES FOR PASTIES! YES THAT'S HOW BIG OUR HOOTERS WILL BE!
Jane: of course its a small troupe of women now, but i have a feeling it will grow
Jane: and of course, when we are not high kicking we are converting to judaism and making babka
Jane: kendra and i will start choreographing this week. I have a copy of "Pole Work 101"
Jane: so luke, what do you think of your beloved vancouver kendra perfroming high, pantyless kicks for you?
Jane: LUKE? are you wrangling the rabbi? Banging the bishop? you know what i'm getting at...
Jane: it says your software will not support a three way, Luke
Jane: well Luke, you have forced us to seek representation elsewhere, how does the QUASARETTES grab you?
Jane: we will have to swap the yarmulkes for TOQUES, of course, to keep things very purely Canadian Jane: (Kendra and Box exit in a huff, snowshoes clicking lightly on the gound as we grab our copy of pole work 101 and head north with our team of massive huskies taking us HOME!

Quasarman Grapples With The Source Of Morality

Q writes on QuasarmanRants.com: Try to figure THIS one out. Could this person possibly be serious?

Luke "Bi-polar" Ford writes.... I have a question for your website. What is the source of morality? Who or what decides right and wrong? How do you decide what is permitted and what is forbidden? Is there any objective transcent moral code? If not, why is murder wrong? Is it just your personal feeling that murder is wrong? Discuss pornography vs the transcendent moral code of the Bible.

Q replies: Oh how I have longed for such a question to grace my website. Okay Luke. Here goes....

Porno - Forbidden by law from depicting incest
Bible - Incest rampant from Genesis onward.

Porno - Non-violent in most cases
Bible - More violence than a Tarantino film.

Porno - Bohemian looking guy with entourage dressed in robe and sandals named Jim Holiday.
Bible - Bohemian looking guy with entourage dressed in robe and sandals named Jesus. (New Testament only)

Porno - Metro series entitled "Ultimate Squirting Machine" features playful sexual watersports in lighthearted atmosphere.
Bible - God's vengeful wrath features flooding of the earth creating somber atmosphere.

Porno - Alternate "cable" version usually available.
Bible - Nothin' but hardcore.

I hope I've provided you with enlightening insight on this very serious issue Luke. Please write back soon.

Steve Austin, Jim South

I got this letter about former Jim South World Modeling assistant Steve Austin.

Frank writes: I was kind of "stirring the manure" on the old ASM newsgroup before you arrived on the scene. It's interesting the feedback I got from porners, particularly the porn girls. There were some posts to that NG or in the early pre-Luke days of RAME where Steve Austin came up. Check with Nick Long if you can, and any early to mid-90's female performers.

Sorry I can't remember some of the other sources, but to a woman (and some guys), they all said Austin would show up on a set and tell everyone how he and South had a falling out and that he (Austin) had quit. A lot of the performers would open up to him and slam South. Austin would then report back to the Big Cheesy one. Based on what people said, I have a strong reason to believe this is how South would find out who was on a hook with major bills (new car, house, etc.) and then withhold work to force them into getting a boob job or doing something they didn't want to do (anal, gangbang, interracial, girl/girl). Either that or he'd send them "s--- work". Lousy, low paying shoots with abusive directors, horrible conditions and even chlamydia infected partners.

If you dissed Mr. Soutar, there was hell to pay. He's a vengeful SOB. Then the scenario would repeat itself a few months later. Austin would show up on a set, say how this time it was for real that he had left South after another blow up and, again get people to confide in him and report back. Of course, I guess you could say fool me once...but, I think he pulled it on different people. Good way to spy and rat out the newer ones.

Inside.com Covers Porn Pullback

Here's an excerpt:

''We're going to see a federal presence again,'' said Paul J. Cambria Jr., a criminal defense attorney who advises several of the biggest companies in the adult video industry. ''The last time the Republicans were in power, they had a squad of federal prosecutors who went around the country harassing these companies.''

Digital Playground, a medium-sized producer of moderate adult DVDs based in Van Nuys, Calif., is one of the outfits trying to figure out where the new battle lines will be drawn. ''No one wants to go to jail here,'' said Adella O'Neal, the company's publicist. ''There are some concerns that things we've been allowed to do will now be deemed obscene.''

According to O'Neal, Digital Playground will show more restraint on its DVD packaging, ceasing to use, for example, images that portray men ejaculating in women's faces. ''If things are changing, we want to be above board and we want to be legal,'' she said.

Industry observers predict that in the coming Bush era, the most vulnerable porn genres will be extreme material such as the notorious ''bukakke'' -- in which several dozen men masturbate onto a single woman -- and films containing scenes between black men and white women. These are the types of movies that prosecutors have found particularly effective at swaying juries in the past.

Luke says: Gene Ross was all over this story. It's his. He owns it. He broke it. But he got no credit from Inside.com.

Gene sez: "For the record, this site first broke the story about the Cambria list. Rafael didn't even know about the list until he saw it on my site and talked to me Thursday morning. But no credit was attributed to that fact, even though I talked to Rafael, explained the current situation to him and gave him background so he could write this piece which actually now uses the list as the basis of his story. The following is the exchange I had with Rafael." Read On

Luke says: AVN.com has evidently adopted the policy of not mentioning GeneRossExtreme.com. As AVN followed in Gene's footsteps reporting this story, they've kept referring to a "January 17th internet report." Here's an excerpt from one of Humphrey Pennyworth's many articles on the topic, all of which follow this same policy of not mentioning Gene's new site:

"The January 17 report, which appeared on an Internet porn gossip site, said industry attorney Paul Cambria and several companies like VCA, Vivid Video, VideoTeam and Hustler, had been working up pre-emptive strategies involving certain restrictions on excess or extreme sexual acts or expressions on boxcover and film or video content."

Porn Flu?

J.E.H. writes: Luke, I laugh every year when I hear about the outbreak of "porn flu" that happens after every show like CES. Have they never even given it a thought as to why this happens? I guess they think it's just a "bug" that's going around...HAHAHAHA!. Yeah, that's why everyone had raging diarrhea that one year. It's amazing how easy it is to slip something into the food and drinks...and they've never put 1 and 1 together yet. Hilarious!!!

Porno Racism

William Piper writes: Luke, Regarding the plan by the adult movie companies to halt "interracial" videos between black men and white women because of the alleged fear of prosecution by the Bush Justice Dept. I would like to remind all that there are federal anti- discrimination laws which the adult video comp- would be in clear violation of. The industry would also be open to a class-action civil rights violation lawsuit brought by the African American male performers working in the industry.

The Bush administration has African Americans in prominent positions such as secretary of State, and national security advisor, so it is very dif- ficult to believe the Attorney General's office will prosecute those adult companies producing "interracial" product. The basic problem in the adult industry is the inherit racism & discrimination against the Afri- can American male performers.

Concerned writes: This proposed interracial sex ban by the big video companies has me confused. Black male / white female sex would be banned, but how about white male / black female sex? What about black male / white female oral sex since the President does not consider this sex? How about white female / white female with black strap-on dildo lesbian sex? What about white female / black labrador bestial sex?

Mr. Marcus is 100% right when he says this is all bulls---. Marcus go tell Pharaoh to, "Let my people f---!"

FearZeus writes: Paranoia or Just an Excuse? Luke, after some heavy thinking the past few days….I have to wonder…..all this sudden shake up in the porn industry to shy away from certain contents (interracial sex; explicit boxcovers; etc.), is it Paranoia or an Excuse? Bush has not even sat his ass in the presidential chair in the oval office yet, and Cambria and companies like Vivid are claiming that there is a witch hunt in the porn industry? I don't buy it!! I don't believe in their paranoia!!

What they are doing is what they always believed in and to stop doing the politically correct thing like hiring black men with white women, so they are capitalizing on the new president being an evil republican…. Assigning an even more evil republican Attorney General Ashcroft….and basically throwing all the smaller adult companies under the bus, and stating, "Hey, we are not like those disgusting, low life, low budget, devil worshipping, porn companies that all they do is film filthy movies of fisting, urinating and s---ting. We are the high class porn companies. We are the Disney of porn. Our movies are sensual and tasteful and we don't have black men having sex with white women. It's them not us that you need to go after." Luke, whatever happened to, "Just keep filming until they officially tell you that you can't" attitude?

The truth is that these companies themselves do not want interracial shots in their movies and among other things. Vivid wants to make Mr. Marcus believe that it's "Big bad George W." and not them, that is preventing Marcus from shooting. Yeah right….I'd like to see Bush say on national television that "Black men having sex with white women in porn is unconstitutional and will not be tolerated!!" I would like to see him explain that to the American public!! After the incident with that poor black kid being dragged to death tied to the back of a truck in his own state of Texas….I doubt that Bush will go down that road!!!

Jeff writes: hey luke, the question is.......does anyone REALLY think that pulling a few interracial titles will stop the bush administration from going after porn companies???? anyone that does is stupider than i thought. if bush and ashcroft really wanted to they could go after the industry, but see there are MORE inportant things for the government to worry about like the economy, and why a state like california has to struggle to pay for electric power (pg&e broke? whatever.....) maybe the so-called pulling of black/white sex scenes and box covers is the result of fear and ignorance in the industry of a few southern folk that still get a hair up thier butt when they see black men and white women getting it on. question, do you really want racists as fans dictating how to film your movies or do you have the balls to stick by your product as is (say what you will about rob black, at least he walks the walk as far as his films go) thats why the stuff coming out now is s---......

Amber from EroticVideos.com writes: I can't help but laugh after reading through your posts today. People are missing the entire point of what's being said by companies like Vivid. It's not a specific attack on interracial sex or gang bang's. What's going on is an attempt to avoid any potential hassle from the government. Historically speaking, people like Ashcroft attack specific kind of porn because it's easier to prosecute than the regular old girl/boy, girl/girl kind of stuff.

If they find something easy to attack, like an interracial video being sold in Alabama, then of course they are going to go for that - talk about an easy legal win. What good 'ol souther boy isn't shocked and offended by seeing some massive sized black man doing a little white girl? Even if the guy is as famous as Mr. Marcus. So all Vivid and other porn companies are really trying to do is prepare for the worst. And of course figure out what specific subjects in our industry are easily attackable and then of course, avoid those subjects like the plague.

Matt NoMorals writes on RAME: I was just reading over on AVN/Tod Hunter's news gossip site that the new administration panic attack has been acted on. "Heatwave" already has a press release with specific titles mentioned which will be recalled/reedited and making them more couple oriented. I do understand the backbone of their concern even though it makes me sick as it will soon make other companies follow suit.

I sure hope Max Hardcore and Extreme Associates won't be so jumpy but time will tell. In a weird way all the porn buying I have done over the past three years might be even more valuable to me because of this censors--- to follow.

Arch Stanton writes on RAME: There are a lot of nervous people out there according to the dear abby sites. (Luke F-rdgenerossetc.) There seems to be a foregone conclusion that the feds are coming after them. There's an emphasis of cleaning up the boxcovers with a list of donts. There is also talk of a sharp curtailing of inter racial scenes. Can you believe that? Are we headed back to the dark ages? (or nondark ages? pi) Just b/c a few southern rednecks dont want to see IR they give in to this unseen pressure? What a bunch of castratis. I can understand cutting back or eliminating the extreme stuff (ie pissingfistingslappingchokingetc.) to reduce risk of attack but .......... the racial aspect is ridiculous. I guess they would call it prudent. And even if the companies stopped making risque material the videos are already out there on the shelf and beyond. For example, didnt Seymour get targeted for fisting? What's to prevent them from going after Elegant Angel for their fisting video. How long is a statute of limitations for? Seven years? Well the clock is ticking ............ tick tick tick ....

Ronk writes on RAME: I commented a while back that adult video releases might become less extreme and more couple oriented after the Bush administration starts cracking down on the extreme scenes in the conservative locales, but I did not expect the change to occur before the changeover. This is depressing :- (

Mr Naughtypants writes Luke: Luke, I read with interest all the postings on the supposed crack-down on black man/white woman sex scenes due to the coming armageddon of the new Republican administration. I have to tell the truth here. I do not like seeing interracial sex scenes, I don't like seeing black man/white woman sex on video. You know how I handle it? I don't watch videos that contain that stuff! Isn't that remarkable? Am I going to stop anybody else from watching that stuff? No. But by the same token I really dislike being forced to accept something I don't want to see. This PC stuff is way over the top.

Luke Gets Mail

Esad writes: dear luke, I am concerned that the Esad vs. Gene Ross headline makes it appear that I am somehow in Paul Fishbein's corner. Talk about being slandered or libeled! I must compliment Gene Ross for actually using some of his journalistic talent and writing an interesting story on the impending racial segregation within the adult entertainment community. What a breath of fresh air, Gino!

Wawo writes: Dear Luke, I am senior at the Pitt. University and my friends and I really love your site! The egos and personalities of these people involved in adult entertainment is fascinating. I have seen Paul Fishbein several times on Howard Stern and the Vh1 porn and rock show and he seems like a decent guy. It seems to me that the Gene Ross's, and Esad's of the world thrive on trying to bring down people who have made it to the top of their profession. I enjoy reading the dirt but I feel bad for people who work hard, take chances built a business from scratch and then have others blast them because their jealous!

Ian writes: Hi Luke, XXX has written that Rob Black is planning to film a magic rite, and objects that "this filthy fellow, knows not what he is doing. He is playing with fire and might unleash forces which he cannot control. " Contrariwise, RB may be doing everyone a service by showing how empty and ineffective such rites are. Owen Glendower, a character in Shakespeare's 'Henry IV' says something like "I can summon monsters from the vasty deep", to which Hotspur replies "So can I, and so can any man. But will they come when you call?" And, of course, they never do, except to overheated imaginations.

Luke writes: I am now available for consultation at just $100 an hour. I'll also write scripts for adult movies and do script consulting ..

Heather Barron writes: Are you undercutting my $250 an hour for the like? you need to raise your rates. offer private entertainment along with editing and you can get it up to 220 easy. luv ya, heather

APIC vs Webdream

Luke writes Webdream.com: I write a column on the adult industry. I've heard that there are issues between Webdream.com and Steve Easton at APIC over the alleged selling of stolen images.

Lex, who I assume is associated with Webdream.com, replies: We have responded that we are buying the images including a contract from a company out of Canada. We have been corresponding with them and we have in-house decided to drop the deal with this company. We anticipate to have a new contract in place within a week. At this time I can't say anything else about this.

Esad vs Gene Ross, AVN

Esad writes Luke:

10/5/00

luke, as a retailer with many stores i am appalled by the behavior of rob black. as a regular attendee of the avn awards show i clearly remember rob black winning many awards a few years ago much to the apparent displeasure of the mainstream adult companies! his success at that show prompted me to start stocking his product heavily in all of my stores. this ignorant asshole should kiss avn's collective smelly ass or asshole, as avn helped create rob black. without tom byron or paul fishbein, rob black would just be another unknown porno low life! because of their help, rob black is a successful, mentally disturbed porno scumbag, who makes people like me embarrased to selling his product! tom byron would be wise to distance himself from black and the litigation that will probably be heading his way!

12/4/00

dear luke, no one knows more of the true porn dirt than me! i can tell you s--- about gene ross that would have him scrambling back to his parents trophy making business quicker than he could say "I would be nothing without paul fishbein!'" i know more about fishbein than even gene ross could ever imagine. I even have pictures of gene ross without the dead animal on his bald head! i am currently working on the 12 days of gene ross which i will send to you. i wonder if your new alliance with gene will forbid you from printing this? i might even arrange for you to contact one of gene's ex girl and "boy" friends from his very interesting and sexually confused east coast past! i am no paul fishbein fan by any means. fishbein would sell tickets to his own funeral and arrange for sponsors to underwrite the expense of it, if he could! however, gene ross is the worst kind of scum because he owes everything he has to avn and fishbein and he cannot deal with the truth! i plan to keep you posted on the real truth behind the gene ross, paul fishbein, avn soap opera. esad20001

12/5/00

luke, if you want the good stuff you can't edit it or i'm not interested. you edited me yesterday. if i notice you editing my comments, you're out. i know more about fishbein than even gene ross. i've got the goods on just how stupid fishbein is, but i also have the goods on ross. i'm a true insider. but since you and ross are such buddies, i don't think you have the balls. i know he doesn't. and fishbein's site?... you can't even access it! If you want the "Hairpiece Chronicles", the true dirt on the Fishbein/Ross relationship, you'll have to print all of it. Oh, and by the way, i''ve got great stuff on Michael Glogow,'er, Ken Wood, too.

luke, esad is fine. one of the funnier fishbein/ross moments is how paul would always complain when driving with gene about not being able to put the windows down because gene's "hair" would fly away. ross actually thinks that people don't know that he is wearing an animal on his head! i believe ross probably violated fishbein's animal abuse policy. its ok to sodomize 18 years olds but don't you dare eat veal! these two guys deserve each other! assholes!

The Hairpiece Chronicles: How much do you know about Gene Ross's own corruption? Or how stupid Fishbein is. Ask Gene what happened when Ross was writing scripts for people who were customers of AVN. Ross wrote scripts for his friend Jack Michaelson at Cinderella and Mitchell Spinelli at Plum. When he found out, Fishbein went nuts and Gene promised never to do it again. He lied to Fishbein's face and kept doing it.....for years. Here's where Fishbein is really stupid. He knows the guy's doing it behind his back, asks Gene about it, Gene lies and the idiot Fishbein believes him.

Ross f---ed Fishbein behind his back on tons of occasions and it goes way back to the beginning. Fishbein thinks he was being loyal.to Gene when...actually he was just an idiot. Much more to come, including the stories of former employees who faced Gene's wrath, tales of Gene's personal friends who provided him girls and money and .... much more.

On Glogow: He hates when people use his real name but Ken Wood is Michael Glogow. I got the goods on Mr Napolean himself, and how he polarized the entire AVN editorial staff with his bloated ego and lack of editorial skills.

12/6/00

dear luke, my original comment to you was that you would print what i had to say. basically your telling me that you only want the goods on fishbein, and you will censor all that it is written about gene ross or mike? were is your sense of fair play or obligation to be objective. my dislike for fishbein is quite sincere but if you are not willing to print the hairpiece chronicles or anything about gene being scolded for secretly writing for adult companies, yet you will blast fishbein for conflict of interests for similiar behavior then you are a hypocrite and not worthy of my imformation.

12/7/00

luke, your column repeats stuff over and over yet now you are suddenly afraid to be repetitive about gene's professional shortcomings? Why should i give you the dirt on fishbein, ross, and wood, if really only interested in blasting fishbein. if you are buddies with the other two why should i give them a headsup. i can post my imfo to my own website. i now lots of dirt on gene ross., hookers, crack whores, cash payments on the side for scripts, reviews, etc........

luke, as expected you proved to be gene ross's bitch. my sources at extreme have imformed me that you have been forwarding him my e-mails. please understand that esad means, extreme spy at your disposal. i have the goods on extreme, avn, ross and fishbein but you are too stupid to play fair! good bye and good luck.

dear luke, pleae understand part of the plan here at extreme is too dump you like a bad wrestling angle once they have "played you out". keep sucking gene's dick but don't get mad when he sends his little luke bitch packing. fishbein should hire you as you would be perfect for his organization. not all people at extreme are happy about gene being here! Believe me one way or another the "Hairpiece Chronicles will be read. time to spit, Gene just came! Sorry you did not have the guts to be a neutral gossip columnist.

luke, why would i give you imformation if you only want to bury avn. i have so much good stuff only rob black, tom byron, wrestling payoffs, under the table payments to "new employees", etc. do you think the dummies at avn are the only ones who have employees that feel "f---ed over!" do you admit forwarding my emails to gene?

luke, i am on the inside of extreme. you are serving a purpose for their master plan. they think this is all some kind of real life wrestling angle. Extreme is trying to be "AVN on The Edge", to many projects at once, not enough capital, too much sex, drugs, etc....Please your relationship with gene is based on his need to use your popular website to get his own site over with people. Its ok to be used but don't think you have a relationship. you should print everything and remain the thorn on everyones butt in the industry that your so "loved for". i knew within 2 minutes that you forwarded him my e-mail. why not interview gene about his stellar career prior to his avn days? Why not ask fishbein about his prior, nevermind that would really do him in.. and your not worthy of my imformation.

dear luke, thank you for growing some balls! the real deal on gene's partnership offer back in phila. many years ago was quite simply an offer of profit sharing/slash retirement plan, not ownership interest. despite paul's obvious shortcomings he would never be stupid enough to give away shares in avn without a significant capital contribution! gene is just trying justify his position here at extreme and create media attention(i'll give him credit for this!) he must paint paul as a Vince McMahon type character in order to justify the disloyalty and hatchet job he is now performing on the company that saved him from a succession of dead end jobs, and his inability to succeed on his own. fishbein might be a pompous asshole but he sure as hell is an obnoxious self made success story. no family business or old money here to back him up. gene is a bitter number three man who turned on his employer in order to justify his "extreme" salary. watch your back, rob, tom etc....Gene never wanted an office at avn with a big window because he would never open it due to possible adverse wind conditions! the only thing funnier than watching the overweight editorial staff at avn chase the lunch truck was gene tending to his wig, not realizing how much everyone cracked up over it. gene the sun tans working baby, but the hair just ain't cutting it. well you haven't actually cut it in 40 years, Geno! the only thing funnier than gene's hair was Fishbein's first wife! If Gene wore Fishbein's first wifes clothes he would have been one f---ing ugly tranny with a bad hair piece and a great tan!

dear luke, please tell gene ross that i am deeply offended that he thinks i am Bryn from Avn! I happen to be alot funnier than Bryn and i purchase my computers from stores that take credit cards! Nice try Geno, but believe it or not you have people within your own little porno world that dislike you and your holier and thou attitude. the way you would hold court at the CES show giving away AVN talent tickets like you were King Solomon (jew reference for you, luke ) dispensing wisdom! Gene you make Fishbein appear to be almost human, or at least his skin color and hair are! Luke will you post some very funny pictures of gene and paul if i can find them? have a nice weekend!

12/10/00

dear luke, gene ross really has me upset now! i went from being Paul Fishbein, to Bryn from AVN, and now i think he just described me as something that is a cross between Ron Jeremy and Mark Kernes on his website. God, that makes me think about fishbein's first wife again!

Here is quick Gene Ross Quiz: What is the accurate number of hookers that Gene Ross turned away in one two hour period due to the escort services "money back if not delighted policy" in Las Vegas at CES a few years ago?

A- none, Fishbein doesn't pay well enough to buy pussy!
B- none, the problem was that they kept sending "girls" over!
C- three, the first two were really quite awful!
D- none, he finally gave up on the hookers and nailed Samantha Strong

I will give you the correct answer tomorrow.

dear luke, the answer to yesterday's gene ross quiz was officially the letter C. Gene would argue that the correct answer was A, and anyone who saw Gene leaving Samantha Strong's hotel room about 4:00am would argue that the correct answer was D. An exhausted Gene Ross finally nailed the third hooker even though he later admitted that he wasn't that thrilled with her either!

12/11/00

Porners In Glass Houses

Dear Luke, I almost thru up my breakfast reading Gene Ross discussing the conflict of interest involving Mark Kernes over at Avn. Are you aware that in 1992 Gene Ross wrote the CDI Video, "The Party", which I believe won Best Video! Gene also helped direct various sex scenes and was paid for his services in both cash and pussy! The Moron Fishbein did not know about this, and when informed about it after returning to L.A. after the show decided to fire Gene but was later talked out of it. I heard a rumor that Fishbein is a Mensa member..........Ross also directed and reviewed a David Christopher porno/wrestling movie whose name escapes me at this moment.... The following scoops will be coming soon to Luke F-rd:

*the top ten real reasons Gene Ross is so bitter about avn and fishidiot

*the secret Mark Kernes diet. learn the truth about how this top rated writer keeps himself so fit, trim, and healthy. Also includes his own version of the IRS tax code.

*Which adult director has been bribing Gene Ross for years? Hint: His last name is very easy to choke on.

*Which adult film actress did Gene Ross claim that he "ate her pussy still she screamed for him to stop?" Hint: this might be the one actress that Fishbein has not been accused of sleeping with in the last 14 years!

Hairmaster writes: Luke, Much as I've enjoyed the last few weeks of AVN-trashing, it's getting tired (Paul Fishbein is corrupt and his staff are a bunch of hopeless losers; big news). So, in the interest of Interest, I've decided to wage my own one-man war against the biggest loser EVER to work at AVN, and the only man more hated by the adult industry than Fishbein: Gene Stormin' Halitosis Ross.

Now, I realize that it's possible you won't print this since you seem to have become Ross' personal butt-boy lately, but maybe you've got some balls left, like you had in the old days. Let's find out. (by the way, Luke, the dirt I'm about to dish took maybe 12 hours to dig up. If you want to have some real fun, look into old Geno's past. It's hysterical)

The best part about reading these rantings from Ross has been how he paints himself, and his other personal butt-boy Mike Glogow, as total saints in their history with the most boring magazine on the planet. And since rumor has it that Fishbein has threatened to fire any AVN staffer who responds to you, and you seem to be too interested in quaffing Gene's choad lately to ask any real questions, no one's likely to call them on it. So I thought I would, just because I hate Ross, have for years, and it seems like fun.

Let the carnival of darkness that is Ross's life in porn be told. If you're man enough to print it. (These are just tidbits, by the way. there's lot's more detail coming if you run this)

Having, unfortunately, been close to Ross on several occasions, the best thing I can say about the guy is his personal hygiene stinks. I mean, who in the business hasn't laughed behind Ross's back at that dead weasel he keeps on his head? What the f--- is that? I think no one ever called him on it because they were afraid of AVN. He also has the worst breath on the planet. Pity any poor hooker who walks into those arms. Girls, Gene has, by the way, had several different diseases since he refuses to wear rubbers. I'm trying to get a particular pro who got the clap from Unclean Gene to go on the record. Also gals, be aware that Geno has a collection of tapes from his encounters. Be sure to check all the cubby holes and potted plants for hidden cameras.

But enough on Gene's charisma. Let's talk business.

Gene...Ross claims to have had a lot of lofty writing jobs; newspapers, ad agencies; but all anybody knows for sure is that he was assistant manager in a failing trophy shop. He begged Fishbein nonstop to move the business to LA once he got on steady with AVN. All that crap about Fishbein talking him into it was horses---. He was partly desperate to get away from Philly because he got his heart stomped on hard by a woman he was engaged to there. Unfortunately, she wasn't too serious about Eugene, and she cheated. When she told him, Gene went nuts and beat the s--- out of her. The only way he got her not to press charges was to pay off her family, and promise to move away. Presto! LA, here I come.

Eugene's aging mommy, by the way, still doesn't know what her son does for a living. I'm in the process of tracking her down so I can break the news.

And for every time Fishbein f---ed Gene over the years, Gene has f---ed Fishbein right back. One of the reasons Gene was so pissed over Sexpose folding is that he was trying to do a deal with Ted Liebowitz to start a competing magazine behind Fishbein's back. When Sexpose went under, that deal fell through. Maybe the reason Fishbein reneged on his ownership deal with Ross is that he knew he couldn't trust the cocksucker.

Ross has also written scripts for just about every old-f--- porn producer out there. Cash Markman, John Bowen, Cinderella, David Christopher, Video Team, Patrick Collins. And they all really stunk. Has anyone actually SEEN Adult Video Nudes? It's a piece of s---. The only reason people hired Gene is that he also reviewed all his own movies, never giving them less than four A's. Paul caught him about five times, and every time Gene promised to stop and begged to keep his job. Paul let him stay because he felt sorry for him. Gene even directed some vids, and even tried to do a scene himself with TJ Hart, for John Bowen, but couldn't get wood.

Gene's big walkout was supposed to happen for years. First, he was going to Metro and then Marco got canned. Then he was going to Elegant Angel before Patrick Collins sobered up. Then he was going to Cream before he realized that Bowen was a f---ing loser and a deadbeat who would never pay him. Then he was going to Cinderella before they went down the tubes. Finally it was Rob Black and Extreme. Gene even admits in his little defense of himself that he stayed so long because he was a big whining pussy. For all that he was getting f---ed at AVN, he was making almost 100 grand a year PLUS Fishbein paid for his car PLUS Fishbein paid for Gene's s---box apartment PLUS Gene got big Christmas bonuses PLUS he was still writing scripts PLUS he didn't have to DO ANYTHING.

That's right. That was the last straw for little Eugene, and that's why he has such a hard-on for Bryn Pryor is that Paul hired Pryor to replace Gene. Ross kept his title, but didn't have anything to do with running the magazine, and everybody in the industry knows it. Until they put up geneross.com to compete with you, Fishbein didn't know what to do with Gene. At one point, they even stopped letting him review tapes because he was in the pocket of the wrong people, and they didn't trust him. Ask John Bowen about the cover Ross promised him that never came to be because Ross couldn't make it happen. Ross had no idea what was going on at AVN. He just wrote his little gossip column and kept to himself. Hell, Rebecca Grey's been gone from the magazine since October, and Ross didn't even know until someone told him last week. That's how in touch he was.

Of course, the reason Paul wanted Gene away from the magazine is that he was f---ing it up. It was always late, and no one ever knew where anything was. Pryor was a f--- up too, in that everyone who dealt with the magazine hated him. He used to tell company owners to f--- off on the phone, and he got in a fist-fight with Matt Zane at the XRCO Awards. No one really knows why Fishbein kept Pryor around. I've heard he got Paul pussy, but that seems stupid. It was probably the stolen computers deal, or maybe the movie they were supposed to be working on that Ross now claims was stolen from him (more on that in a bit). Fishbein finally kicked Pryor out of the job when Jeff Steward called Paul's partner, Stewart Franks, and threatened to pull all of Legend's ads unless they got rid of Pryor. Pryor also asked to take over Gene's column when he left, but they wouldn't let him do it, afraid that he would be too abrasive.

As for Money Shot; which Gene keeps whining about being stolen, the WGA registration lists six creators, Kenneth Brodzinski, Rebecca Grey, Robert Pouliot, Bryn Pryor, [Gene Ross] and Ellen Thompson. The real story seems to be that Ross was also trying to get Ted Liebowitz to finance this, and couldn't come through. Then he hooked up with some producer who wanted to buy the idea, and cut them all out. When he got outvoted by the other five, he backed out and lost interest. They were thrilled because they didn't want to deal with his hack writing anyway, but they kept going to him for approval. He hasn't given any of them the time of day since they went to Fishbein, but now that they're finally doing it as a stupid-ass internet series, and Ross smells some cash, he's whining that they stole it.

In closing; for now, let me address Mike Glogow, since he's currently feeding off Gene's dick cheese to live. I've never met him, but I hear that Glogow was a real bite-in-the-ass. Apparently, he was on a real power trip at AVN, and used to scream at people 'I'm in charge! I have authority! You have to listen to me!'; although that isn't what got him fired. He also thought he was a spy, and used to get on everyone's computers, which is what got him fired, and which is where all Gene's info comes from; that, and some illegal tapes he made that he's been playing for people like a moron. Glogow also used to rat Gene out to Fishbein at every opportunity, who never believed any of it. When Gene told Glogow he was leaving AVN to go to Extreme after VSDA in June, it was all over the office in minutes. The only one who was surprised was Fishbein, who wouldn't listen to Glogow. When some of the employees told Fishbein they though the dead fish thing was all a setup staged by Gene, Ross went ballistic, screaming at people like he did when he ran the magazine.

Glogow also must not be too bright as he's proven himself to be guilty of industrial espionage (stealing proprietary information you have no right to access from one company + entering the employ of a competing company to provide that information = industrial espionage you f---ing dummy). Also, he left behind a whole trail of e-mails that were the last straw in his firing... E-mails of him promising Jenna he could set up a deal for her at Vivid (she could never remember who he was, I'm told), e-mails of him begging Russ Hampshire for a job so they could control AVN, e-mails of him buying drugs, e- mails from him telling people he had the goods on Paul. Also, supposedly, he left some cryptic message on his computer calling Pryor bitter white trash.

For those who are keeping score, Glogow lives with his rich mommy and daddy, drives a Mercedes they pay for, and has a job at Extreme polishing Gene's dome and sucking down his jizz, though he doesn't want anyone to know he works in porn, especially under his real name.

That's all; for now. And Gene, unlike these AVN fags, I'm untouchable, so I defy you to figure out who I am. You even think we're friends, you stupid, pathetic old f---. Knock on my door and you can suck my cock.

12/13/00

Dear Luke, For over two weeks now Gene Ross and others have taken AVN to task regarding alleged errors in their 401K program. I would like to pose the following questions to Michael G., Gene Ross, and Paul Fishidiot; If there was mishandling of the funds was it deliberately abused for personal gain or was it an accounting error that Fishidiot had nothing to do with as per his normal brilliant management style, and he is simply the victim of a bad bookeeper or shoddy accounting? I also wonder how many other adult companies even offer their employees the benefits of a 401k program as part of their employee package? Luke, these are questions legitimate questions that you should seek the answers too.. What does Vivid, VCA, Extreme, and other companies offer their employees? Did people like Gene Ross, and Michael Scumbag receive company sponsored 401k matchs or was it all of their own money in the pot? I personally believe that Fishidiot is as an employer is well ahead of most when it comes to providing for his staff, unfortunately he lacks the business skills at times to properly oversee his empire.

dear luke, your explanation is totally understandable. Believe me I will hold nothing back on Paul Fishbein either. I just find Gene's hyprocisy so much more interesting. Paul Fishbein in his rush for millions fails to watch his underlings stealing and double dealing from right under his nose. The Israeli thief, Darren Roberts, Gene Ross, the list goes on and on. I truly believe Gene Ross has invented a reason to be mad at Fishidiot in order to justify his "EXTERME" behavior. Do you really believe Gene wasn't in on the whole Rob Black thing from the beginning? Gene is nothing more than a bitter person so blinded by jealousy of Fishidiot that bashing him has become his fulltime job. In reality he has stolen your job! In time you will learn to dislike Gene more than Paul, because with Paul, what you see is what you get, Gene Ross is a big fake created by DR. FISHIDIOT, and now Paul is paying the price for his master creation. Rob Black is using you to steal other companies talent and ideas, and Gene Ross is just a well paid whore who will eventually pick a new corner to work on!

there is a definite fear of your relationship with gene that prohibits contact at this time from other people within or formerly of Extreme. In due time I will "unmask" myself but I assure you that I am not a pro Avn insider. I believe this is the fifth indentity of mine that Gene has succesfully unmasked!. If he ever accuses me of being Steve Hirsch I will have to kill myself.....I can't imagine counting that much money all the time and spending countless hours writing all of those fascinating AVN Award acceptance speechs every January! I don't really like to drink so I can't be Russ Hampshire. I dress to good to be Paul Fishidiot and I really don't like redheads .....Maybe I am Rob Black and ESAD is one of my "funfilled" Extreme publicity stunts?.....Could I be Luke F-rd using ESAD to gain favor with the new powerbroker in porn, Gene Ross? I couldn't be Mark Kernes because I email Luke way to early in the morning, generally before breakfast, which for Kernes isn't over past Lunch! Maybe I am one of the Stone brothers, its not like they have anything real important going on......Chris Mann is a possibility, I like hanging around pretty, loose black chicks, and Chris certainly has the extra brain that fishbein is missing! I think i am that guy Chaim, i don't know who he is but I enjoy his material. Ok gene i am Chaim! ESAD

Gene says he won't answer my questions and proceeds to answer all of them except about what other video companies offer their employees in benefits, including Extreme? Gene during your AVN career did you ever write, direct or work for a video company and receive any kind of payment without your bosses consent. did this violate AVN company policy? Gene's lawyer replies-"next question please."

Gene I know enough about this industry and you in particular to keep me on Luke F-rd's Chanukah Card list for years! Coming soon, the top ten reasons for gene ross's "extreme" bitterness. Will luke get permission from Gene to print it?

12/14/00

dear luke, my sources within the pristine walls of that sacred vessel of integrity, AVN, have informed me that some very unpleasant legal action awaits Mr. Ross in the very near future. I believe that Gene will have a great opportunity to write about his "hometown" hookers. It seems that a certain brilliant Pa. lawyer will soon request the company of Mr. Ross and possibly Mr. Black for some romantic quality time, Philadelphia style! Who says you can't go home! From what i have been told Fishidiot will spare no expense in order to have Gene's "real scalp" mounted on his office wall! I have this vision of Fishbein banging porno chicks on his desk gazing up at Gene Ross stuffed and mounted on his wall! I believe the Extreme boys realize they have some serious exposure because they are certainly "tap dancing" now about who said what. I believe Extreme will be having a slight product price increase to cover the costs of their inpending massive legal expense. Fishidiot up to now has hesitated to send in the troops because deep down inside he really likes Rob Black, and he feels sorry for Gene Ross. What an idiot! esad (formerly Bryn, Paul, Kernes, some other fat guy, and now the infamous, "Hairmaster", according to Gene!)

luke, believe me my bitch gene will respond to me. If he knew who i was it would put alot of people in danger. Didn't Gene hang onto a job he hated due to economic realities? Well Geno I am in the same boat as you. The mighty Gene Ross now a man of high principal unwilling to respond to adult insiders who fail to bless gene with their real identity! The same Gene Ross who "borrows" corporate tax returns, k-1's, and financial statements from his boss and sends them to the likes of Luke F-rd for publication? The same guy who broke all the corporate policies at AVN that he helped write? Gene which movie were you paid more for to write , Nude World Order or The Party? Did you remember to report the income from these little side ventures? Gene we all do s--- that we aren't proud of but nobody is a bigger hypocrite than you. Gene could you go a week without mentioning AVN or Paul Fishidiot or your site? How ironic is it that Paul still remains your economic provider? Now if he would only forward you that beloved 401K match!

12/15/00

luke, How about contacting all the video companies, including Avn and Extreme, and asking them how much they are giving their employees in the form of a christmas bonuses? Considering the fact that Extreme is 60-90 days behind with most of their vendors I am just wondering how much of "other peoples" money they are giving away? Can Gene Ross provide proof that he was paid a year in advance for climbing into the sewer at Extreme? Is Paul Fishidiot giving Christmas bonuses to his staff or is he spending it all on lawyers?

Dear Luke, It is quite apparent to me and many other porn insiders that Gene Ross needs this fued with Paul Fishidiot to justify his employment. Could Gene go a week without mention Fishidiot or AVN? Isn't Gene still really depending upon fishbein for his source of income? Luke, you might be anti AVN but you certainly have lots of other people and companies to spew your anti porn hatred on! I believe that Gene's act will grow tiresome and once again you will resume your spot at the top of "Adult Muckraking at its Finest."

12/21/00

dear luke, the real deal inside Extreme is that they are very nervous about their potential legal exposure. It will be interesting to see how big a party Extreme throws at CES with the money they owe everybody else in this cesspool of an industry! Do you notice how dull Gene's site is once he has laid off the AVN poop? How many more inhouse interviews with Extreme directors can Gene do to fill out his website? Even Tod Hunter is making fun of Gene! Word has it that Fishidiot will drop a minor bomb on Extreme next week! Fortunately for Fishidiot, his partner, and his slew of lawyers are now handling the Extreme/Ross problem. Fishidiot's partner might be very quiet but he is not the kind of person you want to piss off! If Gene Ross kept such wonderful records during his 14 years at AVN maybe he could produce one shred of evidence that he was ever offered a piece of the business? Gene, just go to Paul and apologize, tell him you did all of this to promote AVN and Geneross.com, Fishidiot with his great sense of character judgment(did you ever meet his first wife) will believe you and immediately rehire you! Gene and Paul reunited! The whole world of porn can once again sleep soundly knowing that Gene Ross can once again suck his employment milk from Paul Fishidiot and the massive AVN tit. Happy chanukah to all!

12/28/00

dear luke, just wondering which smells worse, the stench from Rebecca Gray's vagina or Gene Ross's hairpiece helmet? Poor Gene simply does not fit in with the Extreme Crowd. He reminds me of the kid in high school who desperately trys to validate himself by fitting in with "cool kids." There is a rumor going around that a certain wrestling alliance has placed a bounty on Gene's "hairpiece" and that several of their wrestlers will be in Las Vegas to claim their "prize." A little revenge for some of the crap that XPW has pulled off. Speaking of "pulling off", Gene might want to keep his hat on real tight next week!

12/29/00

dear luke, i assure you that i do not work for AVN, now or ever. I cannot make the same claim however regarding Extreme. I have inside imformation about both companies that in Gene's world would make me neither a babyface or a heel! I happen to despise both companies, and both of their owners make me sick! If I appear to be anti Gene Ross it is because I hate scumbags who try to capitalize on other peoples ideas and talent. Gene Ross has based his whole being on Rebecca Gray and The Seven Deadly Sins story, yet he did the same thing behind fishidiot's back for David Christopher? Rob Black like Fishbein has talent, but both have proved their stupidity by giving Gene Ross positions of authority within their companies. Gene Ross will always be a decent third fiddle but he is not capable of being a true headliner in the world of porn or wrestling! Once his 15 minutes of anti AVN fame fades into the night Gene Ross will be just another bitter ex employee, wondering where it all went wrong. How much damage and money this ultimately costs Extreme will conclude the Gene Ross legacy. It should be fun next week in Las Vegas.....

1/4/01

luke, i told you that a minor bomb would be dropped on Extreme by Avn [dropping Rob Black from the January, 2001 AVN cover]. How long could Rob Black expect to be financially carried by a company that he has admitted committing industrial espionage on? Rob Black's accounts payable aging would even make a dead beat company like Metro proud! I am leaving for Vegas soon maybe i will introduce myself to you!

Luke, everyone within the Extreme organization knows that Rob lost the Avn cover because he failed to honor the payment agreements he made with various vendors, including Fishidiot and AVN. How long are you gonna carry your deadbeat clients, especially when they try to ruin your business and your credibility? Even a moron like Fishbein is eventaully gonna wise up. This smells like his partner finally stepping into the mess that Fishidiot has allowed to happen....Ask Rob Black how much money Extreme owes the various players within the adult industry?

12/10/01

Luke, My sources inside the pristine walls of AVN have told me that Paul Fishidiot is currently negotiating to start his own wrestling alliance. Over the last several weeks Fishbein has been making serious plans to form a rival west coast wrestling alliance that will hit Rob Black right where it hurts him the most, in his wallet!

Fishbein has a deep love of wrestling and published his own wrestling magazine when he was fourteen years old with his current AVN partner, Stu Franks. Fishbein along with his mentally unstable ex-wife, owned a Japenese Wrestling Video Company called Dusty Woods Entertainment which specialized in Japanese Wrestling. Fishbein has close contacts with TV Asahi and Fuji Television in Japan who are both extremely interested in the project. Apparently Fishbein has access to top level Japanese Wrestling Talent that will appear for monthly West Coast Wrestlling Tours.

Fishbein’s Bank, City National Bank, thrilled with Fishbein, based on the success of his Internex Trade show business, and AVN have agreed to finance the entire project. Prior to this, Fishbein was seeking private money within his well heeled group of friends and business partners back on the East Coast. Several banker types were on the AVN guest list for the AVN awards show in Las Vegas this past weekend. The whisper around the AVN office is that Fishbein tripled his revenues on this show. It went so well that even Fishbein’s miserable silent partner Stu Franks was caught smiling!

Fishbein over the last six weeks has met with Jim Cornette, who will exclusively book the talent for what will probably be called the IXPW, International Extreme Pro Wrestling. Fishbein is waiting for his slew of attorney’s to legally bless this “Extreme”ly below the belt name! Fishbein also has a long standing friendship Paul Heyman, aka Paulie Dangerously of ECW fame. There is no love lost for XPW from ECW ever since XPW crashed an ECW show many months ago. Heyman and ECW who are cash poor but overflowing in wrestling talent and creativety, are interested in possibly co-promoting their wrestling alliances.

Fishbein who always liked Rob Black prior to whole Gene Ross mess was originally going to offer Rob a piece of this deal. For obvious reasons Fishbein has decided against partnering with Black or anything or anybody that has anything to do with Gene Ross. Unlike some of his other failed business projects, Fishbein will stay strictly on the sidelines of this business and allow true wrestling professionals to run the company. Fishbein will responsible for any porno angles that might be developed in the future.

Luke, Please find below my observations regarding our wonderful industry this past weekend in las vegas. The internet convention was surprisingly good, well attended and quite interesting. The avn adult expo was highlighted by the amazing positioning of rival companies AVN and EXTREME ASSOCIATES within a "tossed video of each other!" These companies were literally located within 8 feet of each other.

AVN had their usual assortment of obese men(editorial staff)clogging up their booth and ateries chowing down on free danish that fishidiot provided. At times there fat asses were blocking the pretty models that AVN assembled to front their booth. If Fishbein was able to score with these girls he certainly had a great weekend! Truth be told, Fishbeins' wife is alot hotter than most of the women he has been accused of f---ing by various internet assholes!

Extreme did their company proud with their brilliantly conceived strategy of getting the crowd to chant, EXTREME RULES, AVN SUCKS!!!! by throwing tee shirts and videos into the crowd. A bunch of eight years old could come up with a better method of drawing attention to one of the most depressing and least visited booths on the convention floor. Imagine Tom Zupko trying to stand up on the ledge of the booth to get people to yell anti Avn insults. If one of the guys from ZZ TOP was pregnant and didn't shower for a month you would have Tom Zupko! What a fat ugly s---! Then there was the fat little Extreme guy with the bleached blond hair who acted like he was a real tough guy...what a pussy. I really did feel bad for Tom Bryon who has talent, used to be a stand up guy, respected, etc...he must have made a deal with the devil to be stuck with Mr. Black and company.

Speaki! ng! of Mr. Black, he was hardly around his booth. Rumor has it that he was afraid of possible collection visits from all the people he owes money too. I wonder if Rob knows his mother was caught talking to Paul Fishbein by the snack bar? Rumor has it that Mrs. Z really hates KING OF ALL HAIRPIECES, MR. GENE ROSS. Gene seemed quite subdued in his booth staring out at all of the activity taking place at the AVN booth. I kept waiting for one of the fat guys to at least bring him a danish! Gene was so depressed that he limited himself to one incall hooker per day! Apparently Gene has been eating pretty good since he left AVN as gut was approaching "Kerneslike" size.

I hate to think that Extreme used up all their creativety in "EXTREME RULES, AVN SUCKS chant? Christ, we could have storylines featuring girls with toilet seats wrapped around their heads, and words spelled out in semen on their faces! Maybe we could have a six man tag match next year, Paul Fishbein and his parents versus Rob Black and his parents! Since both guys parents are usually at the show maybe this could really work! Slain Wayne could do a run in with a toilet seat and Bryn Pryor could smash him over the head with a cheap computer! Speaking of Bryn the "Arizona Mafia" was out and about filming various scenes for THE MONEY SHOT or as I would say THE GUARANTEED BOMB. More details about Las Vegas to follow.

1/11/01

Luke, After reading my posting regarding Paul Fishbein's possible IXPW Wrestling Alliance I realized that I made one factual error. Fishbein has only recently developed his relationhip with Paul Heyman of ECW fame. They have spoken of late regarding this venture but they are not long time friends. Fishbein does have a long standing relationship with Jim Cornette and is friendly with many wrestlers. You know that imfamous porno/wrestling connection! Word is that Fishbein is furious that this story has leaked and is searching like crazy to find out who I am and how I get my imformation!

1/12/01

Dear Luke, From what I hear from our friends at AVN is that Fishidiot has placed a bounty on my head! Seems that is willing to pay a reward for the imformatioin leading to my unmasking (i guess wrestling lingo is now ok!). Paul is apparently upset over the potential loss of revenue since I leaked his wrestling deal! Sorry Pal! Question of the day? If a real fat Rueben Sturman awarding winning journalist gets a blow job from a porno chick but can't see it because his belly is in the way, then did it really happen???? I keep reading about Gene Ross accussing AVN of being dishonest. Is this the same Gene Ross who claimed that he was not involved in Rob Black's Extreme Days and only accepted the job with Extreme while watching football with Rob one Sunday afternoon? Rob Black then later admits that Gene was in on the whole thing which is what everybody in the business already knew! Honesty Gene? Gene Ross is about as "real person" as the "HAIR" on his head!

For the record I can't stand Paul Fishbein or Gene Ross but the honest truth is that Extreme for three straight days in Las Vegas attempted to provoke AVN into an altercation and failed miserably. Extreme is nothing more than a group of renegade wannabees who all try to dress alike, act alike, and pretend that they are on the EDGE! Extreme is a bunch of unshaven punks who can't even fit into a f---ed up society like adult entertainment! Extreme will be the company that causes major legal problems for the entire industry, and when that happens Rob Black will have the legacy he so deperately seeks, and at the same time get his real revenge on Paul Fishbein , by putting many companies into desperate legal and financial trouble, which will ultimately cause them not to advertise in AVN. Coming Soon on Luke F-rd- Growing up with Gene and Paul, "The Early Years" esad

1/15/01

Luke, Please wish Paul Fishbein a speedy recovery from the "vegas flu" which has kept out of the office for the last few days. Apparently he shared the same air as that fat s--- Tom Zupko from Extreme Associates and got violently ill! Gods speed, Paul!

One of Paul's East Coast partners was quite incensed with Al Goldstein's anti-sematic pro Hitler jokes during the Avn Awards show. Apparently this guy is truly the only person Paul will listen to when it comes to business matters! Fishbein's own mother who attended the show was so upset with Goldstein that she threatened to cut off Paul's allowance!

1/17/01

Luke, Who am I? I owe everybody in the industry money. I then post on my website what a large distributor owes me. I commit industrial espionage and my product features rape and sexual violence. I pretend that I am Vince McMahon. I can't afford to pay my top contract girl.....I rip off the King of All Media. I must be the future mayor of L.A.!

Dear Luke, Think about this. Ross rightfully hates Fishbein because he plays god within the adult business community. Fishbein rightfully hates Ross because he lied and deceived Fishbein. Esad hates them both and they really do deserve each other. What does Ross do as soon as he gets some of his own power? He plays the part of Fishbein to Luke F-rd and tells him what he can print on his own website! Ross wants to silence ESAD because he has the goods on Gene Ross all the way back from the good old days. Would you respect Fishbein if he made a deal with you to ignore Gene Ross? I respect you for not honoring Gene Ross’s “mob”like” who you can buy the pizza dough from directives! I have the goods on both of these f---ers and over time I will share it all with you.

Why else is Gene Ross so concerned about my postings? He doesn’t have the balls to print what I sent to him directly! If he successfully silences ESAD on your site I will simply start my own website. ESAD has plenty of time and money and lots of good imformation. Maybe I will buy Extreme in the near future? At least Tom Byron’s job would be safe! I also like their girls! Imagine the Tom Zupko and the mandatory morning exercise program I would install. If Zupko gains anymore weight he could become a writer over at AVN! ECW Wrestling has been going bankrupt back since the times when Fishbein had no wives and Gene Ross had hair!

Why is Gene afraid of ESAD? Why is Gene blackmailing Luke F-rd to silence ESAD? Gene you have lots of reasons to fear ESAD but don’t worry I’ll keep you around this business alot longer for my own personal entertainment! I won’t drop any major bombs on you...........Paul don’t get jealous I won’t keep ignoring your selfish sorry ass for too much longer! I hope I didn’t cost you to much $$$ with my wrestling annoucement? Luke, thanks for not giving in to Gene Ross’s blackmail and I will continue to keep you “posted” on all the inside imformation I have the various people within our lovely little business!

Gene Ross's Earthshaking Concession

Pro writes: Stop the f---ing presses! After, for the last few months, constantly (and inaccurately I might add) slamming AVN for virtually everything but starting the Chicago fire, Gene Ross today (Jan. 17), out of the blue, makes the startling concession that "what I think personally about AVN, after all these doesn't change the fact, that from cover-to-cover it consistently provides all the best inside information about this business money can buy." Gene's boss, His Honah Rob "AVN Sucks" Black, must be apoplectic over this treacherous admission from `ol Rug Top. Wonder if this is the beginning of the end for Ross at the notoriously job-security-what-job-security Extreme? I can see it now; Gene, ever-present baseball hat in hand, crawling back to Paul's office at 9414 Eton.

And speaking of those idiotic "AVN Sucks" cheers at AEE, any number of Extreme employees made it quite clear when Rob wasn't around that they were embarrassed by the shenanigans and were only going along with them because Black had ordered them to. Tom Byron, in particular, look mortified at the whole thing. Seems like the only real AVN haters in the bunch are Black and Ross. And with Gene's laudatory comments about the publication today, maybe only Rob.