I hear there are home tapes of mainstream actresses Neve Campbell (TV show Party of Five, movie Scream) and Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy on TV) "in action."
Asia Carrera has been keeping a low profile of late, confined to her new Malibu home by illness. She won "Surfer's Choice - BEST PERFORMER/PERSONAL HOMEPAGE" at the 1998 AVN/IA2000 Adult Internet Awards Show in Orlando, FL last week.
An unusually driven, intelligent and fascinating person, she attracts thousands of daily visitors to her web page and many posts about her on the newsgroup RAME.
Contrary to rumors, she did not appear on any talkshows recently and did not make any big pronouncements.
From the 10/12 bulletin at www.asiacarrera.com:
"10/12 - Useless [Asia's boyfriend] and I have been discussing the idea of splitting up and going our separate ways, when he finally finishes putting his car back together (which seems suspiciously like it'll never happen, but's that's another story...). It's a tough decision for me, because Clarke is the sweetest, most sincere, dedicated, and kindhearted person I've ever been with. He treats me like a princess, writes me little love notes every day, and he's content to let me be the dictator around the house. I honestly never thought I'd find anyone who would treat me as well as Bud [Lee] did, so I really lucked out having two wonderful guys in a row in my life. Now I'm afraid that the next guy I date will wind up being a real buttmunch, and I'll wind up kicking myself forever for leaving Clarke. But the problem is, we have absolutely nothing in common, no hobbies, interests, beliefs, studies... not one thing. Clarke and I first became friends years ago during the long hours on porno sets, because his quick British wit and hilarious antics always made the time fly by. When Bud and I broke up, Clarke cheered me up, made me smile again, and moved in when I wasn't looking. (He'd actually been in love with me secretly for all those years, and even had a picture of me on the wall by his bed, but he never said a word 'til after Bud and I split up!) Anyway, we've been living together for a year now, and it's been fun, but I'd like to move on and find someone who I'm more compatible with to settle down with. I feel guilty turning my back on someone who loves me so unconditionally, but I dream about having a partner who would enjoy working on my website with me, or helping me troubleshoot my latest computer glitch, someone I can discuss the morning's Wall Street Journal with, or ask hypothetical questions about physics - and actually get knowledgeable responses! A geeky workaholic like me, who I could bounce ideas off of, share creative brainstorms with, and lie awake with until the wee hours, plotting our world domination... hehehe! Clarke's main interests however, are beer, loud music, and smoking funny stuff - which is fine, but I don't like any of that around me, and Clarke doesn't care for computers, Wall Street, or any of my geeky pasttimes. But for some reason he's still madly in love with me, and luckily for him, I'm so isolated out here in the mountains, working at home everyday, that I have a better shot at becoming the Pope than finding Mr. Right stumbling out of the woods and up my driveway."
Moderator of the rec.arts.movies.erotica newsgroup, Brad Williams, writes on RAME: "I don't "hate" all of Vivid vids, but I do find a good portion to be rather poor, and it's not because I'm a huge fan of raunch or expect multiple DP's all the time.
"The biggest problem I have with Vivid is the sorry direction/plots of Paul Thomas/Judy Blue that are so brain-dead and poorly executed that you wonder why he bothers. PT can make some good porn flicks on occassion, but he's inconsistent and usually what you wind-up with is misspelled names of their own contract girls, lackluster sex, some stupid "New Age" plot, horrid sound, horrid editing, and yes, very attractive performers.
"The real crime by Vivid is the waste of potential. They sign some great talent, but then they don't expect the talent to perform with any enthusiasm whatsoever and just sort of sit around like a piece of furniture. It's almost like Steve Hirsh tells them to be dull and unemotional so they won't look like a "slut" or someone who enjoys f---ing. Chasey Lain was a great representation of what Vivid looks for in a contract starlet: great looks and absolutely zero enthusiasm or emotion. I blame the director(usually PT) first and foremost for this, though some like Lain seem pre-disposed with being as boring as possible.
"Vivid's real strength is PACKAGING. Their boxcovers certainly look good, and they can plaster one of their bevy of contract performers on them."
Sias@webtv.net wrote: "The more porn I watch, the more I am amazed at what some of the girls are willing to do. Why exactly do these girls agree to do such disgusting acts?"
Brad: "MONEY. And the reason they do some of the disgusting (YMMV) acts is because there is a demand from the buying public and producers who will pay them to do it.
"It's easier work than most jobs......flatbacking isn't exactly going to challenge your mental capabilities or physically wear you out, and it pays what seems to them to be "good money." Also, unlike strippers who spend hours on their feet in high heels, they don't have to work every day or have set hours. A decent stripper will easily out-earn the average porn star, but they also work many more hours than a porn performer."
Porn star of the 1980s, Cara Lott, looks good in such new videos as Jim Holliday's Shades of Blonde, and Sexscape.
Marcus Killus writes on RAME: "Look, there's a whole lotta prolasped rectums & vaginas, hepatitus, non HIV STDs and rabid drug fiending in porn. Just because it's not posted in rame does not mean it's not there. I wish Luke and some of you other folks with the rats eye view of the gutter would come with some of the raw data on where these so called retired pornstars male as well as female are now and tell there stories. I mean look at some of the lords of this industry,uggh!!! Jim South,and Luke F-rd's buddies the Spallones, uggh!!! That James Digiorgio dude, nasteee!!!!
"While I'm mentioning Lukes buddies, I'd like to say that I sanction all his writings, with the exception being his post relating to Sharon Mitchell. I think it's sleazy to allow the Spallones to beat up on her via his website.As an outsider given the information of the past 6 months, I'd trust Sharon Mitchell over the Spallones. Miss Mitchell is a social services provider to porn people. In her over zealousness and ego masturbation she has made mistakes. I'll agree 100% that she is guilty of power & ego triping and in lieu of the cesspool that she pulled herself from iIabsoloutly excuse the excesses. These porn actors have raw unprotected sex in public display. I see correctness in the fallout of it also being public. Luke needs to take a long bath in tomato juice and be careful of the sewer rats and skunks, they are known carrier of disease.
"If Miss Mitchell never counsels a single hiv patient,or warns hundreds more or provides another shoulder to cry upon to a porn person, she deseves a standing ovation on her years clean from active addiction.With all the pressure she's dealt with, give her another ovation for not relapsing. Luke's allowing that kind of attack on such a person could cost her life!!!! I still like you Luke, but don't wait till next year to atone for that."