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1PM. 8/14/98. I walk into Star World which is locked as Rob Spallone is still on vacation in New York and Joe Spallone, his dad, is gone. I walk into Gourmet Video next door to say hello to Rob's mom Barbara. I meet a tall muscular German man, 29, Oliver, who looks like a Nazi. Standing 6'2", and weighing 205 pounds, he tells me that he loves Jews. That two members of KISS are Jewish. We discuss my plans for the Sabbath, then step outside to talk porn.

"Porn is great," says Oliver who's appeared in several amateur tapes. "Number one, it's the best, hottest looking women in the world. It's the best sex. Take, for instance, my ex-wife. She didn't want to let me f--- her in the ass. She didn't want to eat my cum. She didn't what to swallow. That sucks. I watch a good porn tape. I get horny. It looks like fun. Then my wife doesn't want to please me. That sucks. I'd rather be with a porn girl. And eventually my wife left me… The sex could've been better.

"I've done Liza Harper, but just her pussy… Porn is great. Anything goes. Ass f---ing. Cum facials. Oh yeah, another thing my wife didn't let me do. She wouldn't let me give her a cum facial on her pretty face. I felt like I was missing out big time. I had to go watch a video and jack off… What the f---? If a chick doesn't want to f---, they're useless. Screw the bulls---, screw the date, dinner, movie. Straight to the f---ing. In and out, boom boom, a couple of hours. It's so much easier, especially when you're busy like me. It can also be employed as a marital aid… It's safer, because everybody tests. I prefer porn f---ing to indiscriminate street f---ing.

"European porn is more bizarre, perverse, way out there… You can get it here too, it's just not as common. Explore everything, if you want. Basically, I like good looking girls. And hot wild sex.

"I've been hanging around porn for a year. I love porn people. They're more open, more open-minded, not as straight, narrow minded and hypocritical… Less lying and deceit in porn. This is how I am and this is how things are. It's more honest. I don't have time for bulls--- like church people. 'Oh praise the Lord, Hallelujah, how are you doing? Well, tell me about it next week because I don't have time for you. So, hallelujah.'

"My parents live in Germany and don't know about my new career. And I don't give a rat's ass what they think… I've got to live my life. I don't have time to sit around and worry about what other people think. My friends are impressed as hell. They can't believe it. They think it's cool. And if they didn't, they wouldn't be my friends."

Next week Oliver plays a Nazi for three days on the X-Files. "I don't know why I get these gigs playing Nazis and skinheads all the time…"

1:30PM. I walk with trepidation up the steps of 4523 Van Nuys building, otherwise known as Jim's South's. At the top of the stairs, I look in room 201 to see Sharon Mitchell schmoozing with a documentary crew of three persons. I look inside room 200 to find Stephanie, the blond Jewish ex-drug addict phlebotomist mother, xxx, and Bill Margold chatting. Both rooms display placard on their doors, "Adult Industry Medical Foundation."

Stephanie: "Here's trouble."

Xxx: "You can't come in here."

Bill: "You're not allowed in this building. You must leave now. Print that."

Luke: "Hi guys. What's going on?"

Bill: "Nothing. You must leave."

Luke looks around the room for a scoop. He sees syringes and signs of blood taking. "I heard you weren't drawing blood here anymore."

Bill: "You heard wrong."

Luke: "Russ Hampshire told me that AIM was no longer drawing blood."

Bill: "This is Dr. York's [Tricia Devereaux groupie and porn hanger on/fan] office. It has always been Dr. York's office. Dr. York [who refuses to return Luke F-rd's phone calls] pays the rent. AIM is across the hall for two more weeks."

Luke: "If this is just Dr. York's office, and not AIM, why is there this on the door, which reads "Adult Industry Medicine Foundation"?

Bill: "That proves you can read. Print that."

Luke: "OK."

I go to the bathroom next door. When I come back, I see that Bill Margold has removed the placard "Adult Industry Medicine Foundation" from room 200. Then he closes the door on me. The AIM door is also closed.

I run into Sharon Mitchell. "AIM is moving in two weeks (Ventura/Beverly Glen). We'll be set up there primarily for counseling. Dr. York will be set up close by to draw blood."

Luke: "I heard reports from three people that you were leaving AIM?"

Sharon: "Not true. I'm the president of AIM. I formed the company. I'm here. We're going to be doing all the services, the counseling, the educational…umm… We're going to expand our services for referral, the database on condom unity and HIV, and doing what we can for the industry. We expect full compliance now from all clinics because we are separate now from Dr. York."

Luke: "Are you getting that?"

Sharon: "No, we haven't been getting cooperation from the North Hollywood clinic. But we're expecting full compliance now. And we've also brought three or four other doctors and we've also brought two or three other doctors in the area to participate in our database and do HIV testing."

Luke: "How'd you like the World Pornography Conference?"

Sharon: "The conference was fabulous. I was privileged to take part in several different situations. The documentary "Daddy Make Me A Star," did well. I've spoken to people at Universal Studios and A@E Network."

Entrepreneur Damian Michaels, who until last week worked at Star World, walks by to go into Jim South's office in room 203.

Since 1994, room 200 has been PAW (Protecting Adult Welfare). About a month ago it became AIM (Adult Industry Medicine Foundation). Now it is Dr. York's office. The same people hang out there and the same procedures go on. At least until recently, the caller ID for phones from the office registered as "Free Speech Coalition."

Until the last few weeks, the Free Speech Coalition paid the salaries of staffers Bill Margold ($1000 a month) and Sharon Mitchell (about $13 an hour).

Hart Williams writes:

"Free Speech" Coalition, huh?

It astonishes me that these bastards can't live with the same degree of scrutiny that any City Council member in Dogsbreath, Idaho would expect.

But then the Industry has held their "media" [the mags] in utter thrall for more years than I'd care to count. I oughta know -- I endured a decade of blue-pencilling for inadvertently being less than reverent towards the Porn Kings.

The normal tack taken is: "Either you fire him/kill the article/ give us some GOOD press, or we pull our ads/take you off the free stills list/take you off our screening list."

In 1985, I was "relieved of my duties" in editing (and keeping the top ten charts) for FILM WORLD REPORTS because (as was told me by the late Ralph Weinstock, which is why I'm not naming any names) a "certain company" (still existent) [VCA?] threatened to pull all their advertising from our other magazines and the annual film directory.

Why? I refused to "cook the books" and put a certain number of their videos in the top 10 -- whether their sales justified it or not. This "quota" I was informed, had been strictly adhered to by my predecessors.

Do I believe that they DON'T pull this on AVN? Hardly.

Kill the messenger, FSC. Hell, if you'd have gotten to Luke sooner, Mark Wallice WOULDN'T be HIV positive, right?

Partnership in Education

By DK Stanton

VCA's Russell Hampshire, and 1st amendment lobbyist, Michael Ross, joined forces last Wednesday as production began on a non-sexual "How To" video addressing the oft confusing machinations of our government’s lobbying process.

The 25 minute piece, featuring Nina Hartley and Mike Horner, is expected to emerge as a successful exercise in education through entertainment.

Although intended to advance the cohesion of 1st amendment supporters, the finished product is expected to cross over into mainstream educational markets. "This is a first of its kind," enthused director Jane Hamilton emphasizing the generic quality of the message. "The information presented here can be used to lobby for anything, not just adult issues."

"Most people find the legislative process intimidating," added Ross. "They don’t stand up for what they believe because they don’t really know how. This will be a fun way for them to learn how to work together to preserve the industry as well as our constitutional rights."

According to Mr. Hampshire, neither release dates nor marketing strategies have been determined at this time.

Mike Ross of www.xxxadvocate.com:

I would like to take a moment or two to sincerely thank VCA's Russell Hampshire, Jane Hamilton (and her family), Nina Hartly and Mike Horner for arriving in Sacramento on Wednesday to help make a personal dream a reality.

For those of you who don't know, for over a year and a half, I have had the dream of producing a video that would teach the "consumer on the street" how to participate in the governmental process. As part of that dream I wrote a script and submitted it to VCA, using normal "submission channels."

Last Wednesday, VCA, Stars and staff traveled to Sacramento to shoot the nucleus of an educational film on lobbying. During their visit to Sacramento, I want everyone to know that "we as a crew" demonstrated a quality that I and others in the Capitol respect and admire .... an impressive professional image dedicated to educating the masses about legislative actions.

After discussions with many people in the capitol before, during and after the filming, its important to note that many republicans and democrats in the capitol not only recognize our rights to educate and organize, but more importantly, recognize the positive impact that this video can and will create. In my opinion, this leaves many afraid (or is it in awe) of this "sleeping giant's" overall political, social and economic power.

As a fellow first amendment advocate dedicated to helping protect and expand economic markets, I hope that this "impact" will be just one of the many tools that first amendment supporters and advocates will use to help create a cohesive team that will work together to fight to preserve the industry, constitutional rights and an economic future.

In closing, I am publishing this here, on www.l-keford.com, because I want everyone who visits this site to know that as a friend, fan of VCA products and partner in the fight to protect our viewing rights, I appreciate VCA's support and commitment to the fight to protect our Constitutional Rights.

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Here's a list of a few actresses who claim not to sleep with blacks but have.

Kylie Ireland-gave Sean Michaels head in some Buttman video.

Ginger Lynn - did a black guy probably available on her compilation tape.

Madison-did Sean Michaels with Melanie Moore.

Rebecca Wilde-did Sean Michaels.

Taylor Wayne-Claims she won't sleep with black men, but according to Heather Hart & Devon Shire she slept with Bobby Brown.

Hart Williams writes:

"...This is what I received from Jeffrey Douglas, the FSC Counsel last night at 5:46 PM -- a mere six days after the so-called screening of the winners was cancelled...

Do I believe that they spend a week "cooking" the results?

Why, only a cad would even suggest such a thing.

WINNERS – EROTIC FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL:

Hard Core:

Title: Buddha

Production Co.: Evil Angel

Director: John Stagliano

Soft Core Short:

Title: Blood Lust

Production Co.: Ugly King Studio

Director: Craig Roll aka Resop

Gay & Lesbian:

Title: Loads & Ronnie

Production Co: State project for artists w/ AIDS

Director: Curt McDowell (he passed away recently)

Soft Core Amateur:

Title: Fortune Teller

Production Co. Dim Bulb Productions

Directed by: Michael Adams

Fetish:

Title: Skin Unbound

Production Co.: Eurotikque Entertainment / Astral Ocean

Director: Toshi Gold

Ethnic:

Title: Steal my Heart

Production Co. Spice Production

Director: Mr. Marcus

Short:

Title: Sound of One Hand Clapping

Production Co: Crap Production

Director: Glasgow Phillips

Couple Category:

Title: Heartache

Production Co.: Wicked Pictures

Director: Brad Armstrong

Gonzo:

Title: Pier 69

Production Co.: Shane’s World Production

Directed by: Shane

Educational:

Title: Great Vibrations

Production Co.: Blank Tape Productions

Directed by: Joani Blank

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Dan's biggest turnoffs in adult films:

1. high heels

2. pierced nipples

3. pierced navels

4. pierced genitals

5. old guys

6. fat guys

7. old, fat guys

8. Ron Jeremy (see 5,6 and 7)

9. guys who can't get/keep it up

10. looping

11. spitting (both male and female)

12. Viper (ugh)