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I interviewed former Adult Video News managing editor Ken Wood over the weekend. He denied sending that congratulatory email to Dan Ackman of Forbes.com even though the email apparently came from Ken's email address. Ken writes Luke: "Wow, that's eerie. It IS my e-mail address on the letter to Dan Ackman, so obviously whoever sent it knew that and put it as their outgoing address. It's easy to do, in fact. I remember one time when Paul (Fishbein) was going out of town and I e-mailed Jennifer Rosenblatt from "his" e-mail saying that she should do whatever I say...including sexual favours. It was a big joke and she smacked me for it. "Same email address? Not difficult to pull off at all. Usually it's done with the Netscape browser where you just type in your e-mail address in the preferences area. Now I have to wonder who knows my e-mail address (THAT one, anyway) and would want to write posing as me. Seems silly." Luke asks: Did Paul Fishbein ever email Nici@Nicisgirls.com? Ken Wood replies: "Are you kidding? I have second-hand knowledge that he and his friends patronized Nicis Girls many a time. But, like I said, that's second hand info in the porn industry. You never know how accurate that is. Have you asked Gene?" Luke asks: Or how accurate was that site f---PaulFishbein.com? With its purported Fishbein emails? Ken replies: "Well, let's put it this way: If they were fake, they had to have been written by somebody closer to Paul than his dogs. But I think you already know my feelings about the validity of the claims made against him. "I can't believe you sent the whole history of that site [f---PaulFishbein.com] to me! Oy vey. "I didn't know that Steve Orenstein was related to Nicky Orenstein, but in fairness to Steve (or Nicky, depending on your opinion of the former), I don't know if that's true. As for Steve's personal habits or problems, all I can say is he's always come across as an enthusiastic and competent executive to me. And he put no pressure on me whatsoever to review DreamQuest, Wicked's top feature of the year, favorably. I gave it 10/10 on my own. "As for Red Velvet, all I know is Paul did the interview (Max Bloom was one of his reserved bylines when he wanted to be anonymous, just like Andrew Wyke is still used by a member of the AVN staff) and why would the publisher of the magazine, who barely has time to meet with his editors to discuss important matters, be interviewing a pretty redhead (*REDHEAD*) hairdresser for his magazine? Something was definitely fishy there...no pun intended. "Has heart disease claimed the life of Darren Roberts yet? The karmic implications there are just too damn obvious to be missed. "By the way, I just remembered a cute little story from my days in hell... One afternoon, as I was about to leave the parking lot at AVN, I noticed Teddy (the "grande dame" of Paul's canine crew) wandering in the cul-de-sac outside the AVN office. Shocked by this, especially because cars often come flying out of the adjacent parking lot into the street, I left my car idling and ran to pick Teddy up in the middle of the street. Carrying her into Paul's office, I said "maybe you should make sure the doors are kept shut." He went ballistic, running through the halls, screaming "Who the f--- let Teddy out!?!?!" However...(the moral of this story)...he never said thank you." Luke asks: What did you think of that Forbes.com piece? Ken Wood replies: "The writer definitely did his homework, and for him to come out firing directly at AVN is very damaging. Sure, everybody in the industry says AVN's crooked, but for Forbes, an internationally renowned magazine to point the finger and say AVN's figures are bogus is stinging. Also, whoever wrote to the Forbes guy claiming to be yours truly must have an insider's view of AVN, that's obvious. It's true that Paul waited till the last minute to submit his sales and rental charts, but for all I know he was waiting for last minute "statistics" to flow in. In any case, they're hardly sound." Luke asks: Who is Andrew Wyke? Ken replies: "Sorry, I can't divulge. Although I must admit I myself used it on one or two occasions. It's sort of a communal carnival mask, but one person in particular uses it more than others." Luke asks: Has AVN threatened you in any way over the past nine months? Ken replies: "Well, if you call the pathetic attempt to scare me by leaking hints about lawsuits a threat, then yes. But I never took that seriously. Knowing Paul's mind, I figured that he wasn't willing to spend the money on legal action (which would have been groundless in any case), and instead would rather try to frighten me into silence. Other than that, I haven't heard a peep from the dungeon at Eton Avenue." Esad writes Luke: "luke, has ken wood finally fessed up that he/gene were running f---paulfishbein.com? for the record Ken Wood is bigger asshole than fishbein! Wood did not have access to the data that he so cleverly writes about and then claims an imposter who agrees with is using his name! Ken Wood was lucky if AVN let him order lunch for the hogs over in editorial let alone have access to important industry info. Whether fishidiot's numbers were juiced or not, ken wood would not be on the inside of that discussion." American Bukkake 13 Patrick Riley writes on RAME: Another boring and emetic wallow in snot. Gawd, I'll be ecstatic if the government closes down this sort of crap as they're supposed to be doing. Some unseen guy interviews the girls who naturally say how much they love cum but also express some trepidation. The makeup girl says that they all say that and then afterwards say that it was a lot easier than they thought. Molly is cute but I've about given up on her doing anything worthwhile; she's allowed herself to be degraded far too many times. Sierra is the black beastie who bears a strong resemblance to Oprah, and Sabrina is the slutty trailer park trash with all the tattoos. Note that there might be hope for Sabrina yet as in a couple of recent movies she seems to have changed her hair style and color to brown and sounded a little less slutty but that's not the case here. You know the drill: the girls individually masturbate and then the losers who turn up at these things jerk off on the girls' faces. Molly takes 71, Sierra 85, and Sabrina 90, all figures from the impeccably honest descriptions on the box by JM Productions. In other words, I didn't count them, being occupied in trying to hold down dinner against waves of nausea. One additional thrilling item is that Sabrina wears an Elizabethan collar, normally used on pets to stop them licking their body after surgery but in this case used to concentrate the ejaculate so that it pools around her face and neck instead of shooting off into the wild blue yonder. Burning Desires Pat Riley writes on RAME: Perfunctory boring sex with whorish women or in the case of Gwen, someone who can't act and is overexposed. Real estate agent Voodoo is trying to unload a warehouse but is having difficulty because everyone who rents or buys (it's unclear) the place has strange things happen to them so he employs psychic Nicole (see {Indigo Nights}) to discover the source of the problem. She sits in the chair you've seen in lots of these Adriane Gold movies and "sees" various sex scenes and opines that the warehouse was a porno production facility and these visions are the images left by the prior activities. Yeah, right, that makes sense! Luke Gets Mail Mike South writes: "Hey Lukey guess what...It was Charley Frey wrote that s--- to you not Cleopatra. Guess he is doing his old setup an AOL email addy thing again and pretend to be a porn girl telling how great a guy Charlie is." Dianna writes: "All sex of the sex industry and all perversions can be traced back to an unacceptable primary feminine identification" sounds suspiciously sexist and perhaps indicates that the writer has "issues" of masculinity himself. The only thing women, strippers and whores in the sex industry are trying to prove is that earning $1,500 an hour is more lucrative than earning $10 an hour. Men prefer cartoon women over real women, because cartoon women have no warts or scars and won't make demands on them. Women seek to attract men not just for baby making but for economic support -- semen may be cheap but raising a child is not. The focus on youth (and the perfections of youth) began in the 1960's as a marketing strategy to reach the baby boomers: it, too, was lucrative and therefore continued. Comparatively few religions object to Darwinian evolution, and fortunately the media ensures that the discussion of human sexuality is not limited to academics who have little real world experience, hence making up cockamamie theories (see above) explaining what they observe in others rather than asking questions and accepting the answers they receive at face value." XXX writes: I hear Adult Video News is changing format again - the reviews in the magazine are going to get even shorter. You will still be able to access the full length reviews on AVN's web site AVN.com. Bryan Sullivan writes: Luke, who are these obstinate repetitious cartoon caricatures who write porn escort reviews on your site? "Personally, I think they're CHARLIE BROWNS." Only a man of Charles M. Schulz's character would continuously brag about the amount of loot he spends on porn whore pussy; then revert to writing a review on the sexperience - an essay of sorts - critiquing the smell, snugness, taste, and texture. For $5, $10, and $15 thousand - the amounts paid by CHARLIE BROWNS for female companionship - a fantasy date they call it; so say the whores - they could travel by Concorde to Monaco France; while there - watch an F-1 World Driving Championship race. In addition to that, simultaneously dine on French cuisine, lady watch, and tan atop the deck of a luxury yatch; while sipping Bordeaux in the presence of beautiful, powerful, rich, successful socialites; as F-1's varoom by at speeds in excess of 185mph. If your luck is good LIKE MINE, you might even get the chance to meet one of these F-1 drivers: Michael Schumacher - 3x F-1 World Champion - 94, 95, and 2k, current season points leader also; David Coulthard - currently second in F-1 points; Mika Hakkinen - 2x F-1 World Champion - 98 and 99; or Juan Pablo Montoya - 2000 Indy 500 winner and 2000 Cart/Fedex Champion. Money well spent. I guarantee you of that! I'm spellbounded by the sure-footed accomplishments of the individuals above. Not by the despicable, unconventional acts of gypsies, hookers, porn whores, strippers, thieves, and tramps. I like the raunchy crowd....kinda, but, I have no desire to inspire to be like them. I only lust for porn whores and strippers. I have no notion to ever marry one of these societal misfits. These are NOT respectable women. Nevertheless, they DO perform a public service for mankind's relief [discharge]. Moreover, these are mostly NOT the women athletes, bigwigs, CEO's and entertainers marry. Most men prefer to marry a lady - a female they're proud to have on the arm in the presence of family, friends and parents. No man can honestly asseverate his lovingness for an up-to-date porn whore, hooker, or stripper; around friends, at family gatherings and high-class functions; wihout being the laughingstock. Enter Bruce Willis vs Alisha Ass as evidence. Bruce Willis wanted her ASS! For SEX only. Take notice of how deliberate he was to not be photographed or seen publicly with Alisha. Some Sage Advice: Take all that porn whore loot and invest in social academic classes, CHARLIE BROWNS. There, they'll teach you CHARLIE BROWNS how to approach respectable women; give you advice on what to say and do, what not to say and do, how to act, and dress. After successfully completing social classes, sit back with newfound lady mate and watch your portfolio increment by $5, 10, and $15 thousand. Skoonj writes: I'm only half Jewish, though my sister went all the way and is Orthodox. I wonder if you tell any of your dates or porn ladies that when Jewish men form a minion, they recite a prayer in which they thank G-d they were not born women. Luke says: When it comes up, I tell them. It's nothing I'm embarrassed about. So I thank God every day that I was not born a woman. In fact, I thank God for that several times a day. Don't you? Skoonj replies: Hehehehehehehehe!!!! Tell them first and they'll make sure it never "comes up!!!" Journalists Seek Help Dear Mr Ford, Martin Patriquin (mpatriquin@thestar.ca), from the Toronto Star, once again. I wrote an article about the voyeuristic tendencies behind wanting to watch someone die (for the expected McVeigh execution) a while back. I'm still following it, and was wondering if you know anyone who might know about hacking into the closed-circuit feed that will broadcast the killing to OK City, if it ever happens. As you may know, entertainmentnetwork.com wants to broadcast it, and I think there must be hackers-porners-perverts-sickos-curious who may try to do the same, illegally. Any ideas? Dear Luke, Re: Contacts in the porn industry re: technological innovation I am a science reporter/broadcaster with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, working with ABC Radio National. A Sydney internet/technology journalist, who you may be familiar with, John Casimir, suggested that you may be able to offer some good contacts for a series that I'm producing for ABC Radio National (one of the ABC's radio networks). We're producing a six part radio series exploring the theme of innovation, and in one of the episodes we're looking at the ways in which the porn industry has been a driver of technological innovation over time... It's a big topic that we won't be able to do justice to in one small radio program - but I want to give people a sense of how the industry has pushed the limits of technology to get their product out to as many people as possible and in as many interesting ways as possible! We're plan to touch on the history of the relationship between porn and technology, and to then explore some more contemporary tales, especially relating to the internet. So, I wonder, might you be able to assist in my hunt for contacts of one or two articulate porn industry technologists who have been pushing the limits of technology, and for a few interesting case studies of what they've pioneered? They can be anywhere in the world - but I'd love to locate some people in Australia too - especially in Sydney - so that we might interview them in person with their technology! I'd also like to speak with one of the bigger older players in the industry eg. Playboy/Penthouse - to get their perspective on how they're business has changed with changing technologies. I'd welcome your ideas for contacts on that front also - again here in Australia, or elsewhere. I'm also rather interested to speak with someone at the phone sex end of things - porn, as I understand, has influenced the global telecommunications industry markedly, from a technology as well as a service point of view. I look forward to hearing from you soon, and thanks in advance for any assistance with contacts and ideas. I'm curious to hear your suggestions. Natasha Mitchell Drugs In Porn XXX Porner says: Jesus! Drugs in Porn ?? who in porn isnt on speed or X? they are all hooked on something. I know a particular "one" who was hooked on vicodin and any other pills she could get her hands on. She got a check from Vivid every month for 5 grand and didnt have a dime. s---, she borrowed money from me......and stiffed me to boot. Plus she was making 5 grand tricking at least once a month come to find out. Crackwhore! Oh yeah and i stumbled across some pics of her while she was hooking in Acapulco. 5 grand cash......she was also f---ing some guy in St Louis...what a whore. heres a pic of her [Cheyenne Silver] on one of her so called mainstream modeling trips ....Acapulco anal........and she begged me to call her everyday. She would tell me how wonderful it was and how they were modeling clothes and swimwear YEAH RIGHT! Luke says: I think there's a common misconception that porn girls make for the best wives and the most stable relationships. It's not necessarily true. Just because a woman can pull a six man anal train on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Malibu does not mean that she will be the greatest mother to your kids and the finest representative at PTA meetings. Gregory Bowman writes: HAHAHAH Hey I didnt ask her she asked me damn it! LOL wanna buy the wedding ring she gave me? its engraved...so poetic... "together we are one" s--- without her I am one. What does that make her? A big fat stinky ZERO!! GOOD TIMES!! Michael Raven writes: By who's or by what standards do "PTA meeting attending wives" represent the ideal? Sleeping in a garage won't transform you into a car and attending a PTA meeting certainly won't guarantee that one would make a good wife. Poe writes: I think there's a common misconception that a 35 year old single man would have any knowledge about wives or PTA meetings? Dianna says: More common misconceptions: Just because a woman meets contemporary aesthetic standards for being extremely beautiful does not mean she'll be good in bed. And just because she's a great mom and a fine PTA representative does not mean she'll be good in bed or even faithful. And -- equal time for the menfolk -- just because a man can recite Torah forward and backward doesn't mean he lives an ethical life. Robert Lombard of Creative Image Management and Casting..MUST RESPOND to "XXXPorner". "Who isn't on speed or X"? "All people in porn are hooked on something". IS MOST UNFAIR!!!! FACTS: Chloe, Sharon Mitchell, Gina Ryder, TJ Hart, Lauren Montgomery, Dru Berrymore, Tina Tyler, Keri Windsor,etc,etc. to name a few are NOT on mind altering substances! The list goes on, but listing them would take up TOO MUCH space on Mr. Fords' site. The list of "Perverts", "Scum Bags", "Johns", "Suitcase Pimps" is far GREATER in the Adult Industry then individuals who have substance abuse problems. FACT: Corporate America is full of substance abuse problems. Some even have in-house departments to deal with such issues. XXXPorner writes; Did he deliberately post some of the most obvious people in the industry on drugs? I know first hand of a few of the girls on his list who partake of the following but not limited to: ecstasy, speed, pot, ambien, and vicodin. If he is so blind maybe a cold money bet with some drug screening would be fine with me. He really put his foot in his mouth this time. Lets says $100,000 says at least two of his girls are on drugs? I dont mind taking money from stupid, ill informed posers who do nothing but blow smoke. Of course we would have to exclude Sharon Mitchell, god love her, but she did so much in the 80s that im sure she would test false positive. So typical for an agent to say "ooh no, they don't do drugs".............. MY ASS! Luke, Let me know when Lombard wants to set up the drug testing on his "pure" bunch of pornlettes. I'll show up with a suitcase full of cash in good faith. Oh and Ill show up with the dealer who sells ecstacy to at least one of them. Robert Lombard writes: Come on "XXXPORNER"...I wasn't trying to get into a pissing contest. I just feel it is IMPORTANT to keep a positive attitude during troubled times lurking in the shadows of cyber land. FINALLY the Adult Industry is getting some creditability. And when PEOPLE are always trying to throw rocks at the glass houses. Well,you get my drift;-] Sharon Mitchell with her years of abuse and now living a clean and sober life of four years plus..would test clean! Regardless her past substance abuse. Dru Berrymore would test clean! Since you feel there werw one or two on my list that are currently substance abusers..I will refrain from defending anyone else. MY POINT was to let the "readers & spies" realize the Adult Industry isn't the only Industry that is effected by substance abuse. If you feel there are one or two on that list that are substance abusers then reach out with a helping hand. Or let me know who and I will reach out. Invest the $100,000 you have in helping the substance abuser. I surely would if I had an extra $100,000. Have a great day :-] XXXPorner (Gregory Bowman) writes: So typical of the cowardly lion that is the adult industry; making specific statements that are blatently untrue or speculative at best. Such is the case with the ill informed Robert Lombard, who when challenged to back up his list of "sober" women with substance, urinates on himself and backpedals into the corner that is his own hypocracy. Robert, why do you even bother to put the "pen to paper" and assert things you know nothing about? Because you are a PORNER, a gaseous bag of nothingness who spouts bulls--- thinking no one will call you to the mat. You certainly look credible now to all your clients, with your overly zealous statements. Did you happen to call all the women on the list? Or do you even have thier phone numbers. OK, Im done wiping your nose in the bulls--- that is your profession. Lets get to the point; THE POINT IS ASSHOLES LIKE YOU!!! pretending nothing is wrong. Why don't you wake up and realize there is a problem and stop protecting your covented MONEY MAKING ventures and do something about it. Do we have to see the repeats of Marilyn Monroe or Elvis, or the many dozens of porn talent that have succumbed to drugs or addiction while propping them up for one more scene? I would much rather use my money for a worthy cause that burn it trying to figure out the addicted mind of a porn starlet. None the less, Robert, I HAVE TRIED! And again, I would gladly take the $100,000 from your pocket to help those in need. You are too busy making your car payments and paying for your manicures. You only offer to help after being confronted with the truth and having the glove slapped across your face. When will the porn industry realize that its a monster feeding off the sadness and dispair of addiction and greed? The women who act out from the sexual abuse long ago when they had no control. Grow the f--- up!! Stop playing the daddy that these girls once had who snuck into thier bedrooms to fondle and molest them when they knew only of a parents love. To you your cherished starlets are disposible babywipes and your own insentive is the cash in your pocket. You, sir, need to realize your true intent in this and take a hard look in the mirror. Are you profiting from the addiction of another? Are you living off some poor girl who is mentally or physically confused by the lack of sexual boundries or drug abuse that is the Porn Industry? Are you just another Parasite of the Porn World? Take a hard look at yourself. ONCE AGAIN THE TRUTH IS PRESENTED; SAFETY AND CONCERN VS PROFIT AT RISK.....YOU BE THE JUDGE. Your comments? nathans_parable@yahoo.com Robert Lombard responds again. Gregory Bowman aka "XXXPORNER"..PLEASE READ my previous posts slowly, don't read something into what I have written that isn't and then READ the words slowly I am about to write. I am not one to PRETEND something is not wrong. I NOW realize you are the gentlemen, I mean gentlemen, who was jilted and heart broken over you're relationship with Ms. Silver. I am truly sorry for that! I am not covering up or pretending nothing is wrong. Our WORLD is filled with many problems. The adult industry has its' share as do other businesses with the growing substance abuse issue. MY experience with adult talent has been most positive! (Remember, I deal primarily with the Late Night R rated world). I am not now just offering to Help. I have always been there for anyone who wants to discuss they're substance problems. I write this with 11 years of clean and sober living and attend AA meetings on a regular basis. I read and feel you're anger with much despair. WE can NEVER figure out the addicted mine. I have never figured out why I became an alcoholic or addict. It is an illness and there is a solution. I was one of the lucky ones and found the solution. I can look at myself in the mirror everyday without remorse. If "I" have a problem.."I" have the tools for living. Given to me by the grace of GOD. Gregory Bowman aka XXXPORNER..you're anger and resentment(s) towards ME is misdirected and unfounded. Communicating an issue, problem, resentment, opinion,anger, etc..can be done without using fowl language or name calling. However, I RESPECT you're statements. I am not here to change the world or be a Daddy to Adult Starlets. I am proud to say what I do and how I deal with Adult Talent is from a level of respect and kindness. I am running a business and that business is run with integrity and ethics. I stand by the reputation I have built with the Adult Talent and will continue to do my BEST and provide an atmosphere of integrity,ethics and respect. I wish you all the good things in you're life that has been taken away and shrouded over with the anger and resentments you are harboring.Respectfully, Robert Lombard PS :-] Yes, I do have 'all' the phone numbers of the girls I listed previously. And I am proud to have them in my life. They are NOT disposable 'babywipes' (By the way that was a great line) Jeremy Steele writes: Luke, Why the f--- do you give so much space to that stupid f---ed up piece of s--- named Greg Bowman who says every porn star is hooked on speed or x? I don't know of any guys who can get wood on speed, so how does that work? I've had enough of this incredibly stupid, dramatic and opinionated s---hole, beginning when he was personally attacking me for trying to share information, which he never looked at. And now, he's starting s--- with Robert Lombard, who I can say, after meeting and talking with him on several occasions, is definitely one of the, if not the, nicest and most positive persons who deals with the so called "adult" biz. Mr Lombard is a gift that most people in the biz don't yet recognize. Bowman doesn't even know who the f--- he's talking to, or talking about. Actually, in truth, I'm sure he doesn't even care. He's just here as a cybergeek coward, attention grabbing s--- tossing loser. Mr Lombard deals both in mainstream and adult and serves as a bridge between them, as both mainstream and adult continue to push their envelopes towards each other. Who is this Bowman f--- up and why the hell, Luke do you allow f----ups like this space on your site just because they spend their worthless lives prancing about, making noise, and attacking others? Congratulations, Bowman, you coward, for having a purpose in your piece of s--- life. I hope you meet someone face to face who you diss, or one of their boyfriends one of these days.. That is if you ever get out. Luke, stop taking away from whatever credibility you have or could have by giving these s---s a forum. Are you trying to be the Jerry Springer of Porn News or do you want to be real and taken seriously? Greg Bowman replies: One valuble lesson in life I will always remember that I would like to share with your readers. When I was a wee lil lad, my brother got a puppy. He named it Jeremy. Jeremy was not a happy puppy and barked all day and night. We fed him, took him for walks, even took him to the Veterinarian thinking Jeremy may be sick. Nothing stopped Jeremy barking. One night, in frustration, our neighbor, Mr. Kabacek, took a steel pipe and crushed Jeremy's head and the barking stopped. My lesson in life; NEVER name your puppy Jeremy. Coke Turns Into Poke Gregory Bowman writes: I started investigating the drug connection in porn when my neighbor, a Colombian fellow with many nice cars and a big fence around his home, was carted off in a swat truck one morning in 1979. Five other cartel heads living in the valley were arrested that day. At that time it was touted as the largest drug bust in the nation; arresting the king-pins behind the operation. The bail was set for my neighbor at 5.6 million dollars-all five defendants were bailed out that day. The entire bail amounts were paid in cash; not with a bond and it was in upwards of 12 million dollars. Who moved into the house after he was arrested? A porn producer from NY. His wife, retired from being a porn star, took a liking to me and we spent many a hot afternoon drinking margaritas pool-side. She loved to talk and I loved to listen. We sometimes would watch her movies in the private theatre they had built. She had a particular turn on-she loved to have sex on top of her husband money while he was in New York and would open the safe in the house to reveal CASH! lots and lots of cash. I have very fond memories of her; and getting his money all sweaty and wrinkled as we satisfied her turn on. GOOD TIMES! Every day the UPS man would come and deliver several large, heavy, boxes; at least 40 lbs. One day after drinking a pitcher of magaritas, my lovely naked neighbor whispered to me, "wanna get high"? really high?? I looked at her with an innocent look as she led me to the garage. It was there where the many boxes from UPS were stacked. Books, I was told. She took a razor knife off the toolbench and opened one of the boxes. Kilos of cocaine!! all packed in sealed plastic then wrapped in parchment. She pulled a block out and slit it with the razor. I had never seen cocaine let alone several KILOS! She ran into the bedroom and layed on the bed and proceeded to pour lines of coke on her tan stomach and begging me to "partake" of her party favors. We f---ed for two days straight....... After our f---athon she begged me to drive her to the beach. She said she had never been in the Pacific Ocean and wanted to experience it au natural. We hopped into her black convertable vette and off to Malibu we went......along with a few bottle of Dom. I parked at Zuma 3 and she bolted for the water, her clothes flying off as she ran. Of course I ran after her and we ended up f---ing in the surf. GOOD TIMES! and just as I thought I had really experienced all.......an LA County Lifeguard truck hailed us......more to come. Luke Under The Weather I've been under the weather since Wednesday night. I just got out for the first time in three days and went for a walk around the block. I had a picnic scheduled with a nice Jewish girl this afternoon that I had to cancell because of my cold. So while at home and reading through the latest media column of New York magazine's Michael Wolff, I found the subject was an affable young man I worked for five years ago. For two weeks, I assisted William Morris agent Ben Silverman who at the time held an important role at the agency's London office. I got to know his London female assistant at the time and she wanted to see the first chapter of my book. When I emailed it to her, for some reason, he got her email and printed out my chapter which jammed his printer and infuriated, he got William Morris and my temp agency to fire me. I remember that agents older than Silverman were jealous of his fast rising star. Ben struck me as suave, sophisticated, disciplined, good at reading people and comfortable with success. Here's an article on Ben from the May 19, 2001 edition of the British newspaper The Independent: BEN SILVERMAN was just another pushy American with a fondness for quaint sitcoms when he arrived to woo the British television industry. But five years later, as Survivor, The Weakest Link and Millionaire score big hits in the United States, he is the agent's agent, the man industry insiders credit with selling our most popular programmes to his fellow countrymen. "Would it have happened anyway? Probablysays Rupert Dilnott-Cooperchief executive of Carlton International. But did happen because him." "He was very young, very enthusiastic and he refused to take no for an answer. He would literally drag people to meetings. He found his way throughevery corporation. It wasn't a hostile environment. People were beginning to realise that we had to do better internationally. And it's always been necessary to have a middleman." What he did was spot the good ideas and then package them for America, in some cases putting together the concept, the producers and even the stars. With his energy and contacts, he helped the BBC sell The Weakest Link and Charlie Parsons, one of the original Planet 24 partners, to sell Survivor (which was a British idea, even though the US got to see it first). In 1999, he returned to New York where Granada still use him as their point of contact. It has just sold several shows to the US, including The Royle Family, which is to be re-made as The Kennedys. But the company has also been ransacking its vaults and has just sold the rights to The Krypton Factor, the challenge show which has not beenseen on British television for a decade. Mr Silverman's approach was different from British agents who traditionally represented the talent but not normally the corporations. And he was very, very pushy. "To be honest, he was a complete pain in the arse, " said one television insider. "But Idon't think there was anyone who didn't like him." Mr Silverman was born to the entertainment business, the son of a composer and a singer and theatre producer. He joined the William Morris Agency in 1995 and was sent to London a year later with a brief to find new entertainment. Rumdar writes: Actually a sitcom on your life would be a great story. Chronically ill Jewish porn sleuth risking his life, taking on the sleaze Mafia to bring truth and justice (errr! maybe not truth) to this imperfect world we live in. If you don't mind can I play myself? I suggest Marlon Brando for Chaim. JMT writes: Geez, you should have a contest to spot how many times the author of this piece says "Jew bastard" in code -- winner to receive the Cheyenne Silver pic without your damnable white box, and a free space on the inaugural Luke F-rd Pornography Van tour (an idea I urge you to revisit, now that you have managed to piss away the radio show).
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