Leading porners like Rob Black are in San Francisco for a David Sturman GVA West open house. Russ Hampshire of VCA and his peers were leaving this weekend for an AVN sponsored manufacturers conference in Cancun, Mexico but I hear that it has been cancelled because of a coming hurricane.
Eden Rae writes on RAME: "Russ Hampshire informed me after a not entirely pleasant but semi-civil conversation that ANY talent who became members of FSC as a result of the VCA practice of insisting all talent become FSC members, can call him and get the fee refunded.
"Time will tell if this actually happens, but to test the theory....Mike South, Rodney Moore...let the talent you use who have worked or might work for VCA know about this. I am doing the same when I am back on the west coast.
"I am positively foaming at the mouth to see if the first one who tries to get the refund gets a hard time about it. Just by the way the discussion went, I have a feeling there will be some pressure placed on the talent to not actually demand the refund once they try to get it.
"As much crap as Margold was running about me threatening to report the labor law violation during ECVS, I am testy enough. Since I had only stated the relevant labor law, and was not making any statements about personal action relevant to them, my buttons are pushed far enough. Should a performer try to get the refund, and get pressured otherwise, I would be alot closer to offering them my lawyers (labor law specialist) card now."
FSC President Gloria Leonard: "There isn't an industry on earth that doesn't encourage its' members to join some form of trade association. EVERY SINGLE PERSON who toils in the adult industry - warehouse worker, director, tape duplicator, art department personnel, secretary, sales person, make-up artist, video editor, ad nauseum - has an obligation to be a member of the Free Speech Coalition. We are out there fighting constantly to keep adult materials available to consumers thereby, fighting for your job security. If you don't get that, then you should get out of this industry and go to work in the so-called mainstream corporate world!
"I have a real problem with people being pissed off at Russ Hampshire for urging talent to join - he is truly one of this business community's good guys who has done nothing but help countless people, in countless ways over the years. And for those of you who don't understand the importance of supporting your own industry and piss and moan about what we do, or don't do, or how we can do it better, remember this - until just a few years ago, no one gave a s--- about legal issues, health concerns, etc. and no one did anything - at least we're trying, with limited time and resources, to improve conditions for everybody. A number of seats on the Board of Directors recently opened up and ballots are going out soon - it's up to you now!"
A lawyer? (pkcomtec@uniserve.com) writes:
"My name is Mr. P. Kirkland [of Kirkland and Associates], and I am legal counsel for some of the starlets that YOU have mentioned on your website, and I wanted to tell you that you have breached confidentiality and invasion of privacy rights without consent of some of the perfomers that I represent.
"There private names are NOT public domain, and you MUST cease and desist that list, or face a multi-million dollar lawsuit."
Brandy Alexandre writes to me: "After you announced who hacked you, I dropped them a little note of congratulations, appreciation, and explained my difficulties with you. They have taken a VERY personal interest in my concerns over your lies about me, use of my real name, etc., and suggest you take it down. Ball is in your court."
Hackers can access Luke's hard drive (Windows 98 on Pentium 200) through my Mediaone cable connection. They find out my AOL password, etc and taunt me... Email Luke F-rd if you have a solution.
Luke begins his Thursdays with Psychiatrist Rabbi Rabinowitz. Much of today's 90-minute session focused on how Luke can carve up AVN's Gene Ross in an ethical, sensitive, psychologically healthy, non-soul destroying way while retaining friendship with enfante terrible Rob Spallone. Luke's decided to keep writing on porn until he can meet his needs for creativity, attention and income in a more mainstream manner.
I huddled with Rob at noon. He gave me mixed marks on yesterday's effort to destroy Ross but he's willing to forgive my attempts at humor if I really stick it to Gene today. Rob's dad and mom did not appear happy with the controversy. As usual Rob has not read what I've written, instead relying on what others tell him I've written.
Rob: "Russ Hampshire told me to call [AVN publisher] Paul Fishbein because Paul is a man about free speech. But Paul was sticking up for his employee Gene Ross...
"Now Luke, turn off that tape recorder. You never ever write anything bad about me, you got it?"
Rob's catering truck drives up and Spallone buys me lunch. Rob and his caterer exchange about $7000.
John Bone drives up in his Mercedes 500 SL sports coupe to find a replacement for this weekend's shoot. Sierra has mono. Rob offers John various talent but Bone is not impressed. John says he'll call Jim South.
"Don't write that Luke," says Rob.
Rob listens to a tape of my interview Wednesday with Gene Ross. Rob loves the way I asked incendiary questions (Luke "pays" for his lunch). Rob plays for John Gene imitating John's posh accent. Bone (who talks to Ron Jeremy by phone) and Joe are bored.
Rob needs new office space. We follow (in Joe's Cadillac) John over to his headquarters.
Rob booms into my tape recorder as he drives: "I listened to what Gene Ross had to say. He's still a cunt. I couldn't care if he was 15 or 105. He's a cunt. If anybody ever called me a cunt, oh boy what I would do.
"Number two. He doesn't have the balls to tell me to go f--- myself because he's a cunt. And three... Try and sue me you f---ing asshole. And the Duke lawsuit was dropped. And if they want to sue me, I'll sue them [AVN] for writing s--- about me. And I didn't threaten anybody [Rob has tired of getting phone calls from law enforcement who read my web site]. My opinion of Gene Ross is that he is a queer. I caught him jerking off in the studio. I have it on tape, he's trying to back talk himself that he didn't say s---.
"I'll take a lie detector test over everything I said. Let Gene Ross take a lie detector test over what he said, if he wants to play a cunt game like that I'll swear on anything that he told Jim South to go f--- himself. I did not raise my voice to him [Gene]. In front of eight people on speaker phone, he kept going 'why are you busting my balls, Rob?'"
We enter John Bone's office to find Kendra Jade without make-up. "Luke," she says, "why do you write things about me without calling me up first? You're supposed to be my boyfriend. If you're f---ing me, I just want to know if I was good?"
Luke: "You're the best."
Mike Balboa joined John's company today which is why John has no place to sit. "He's taking over my office while we decorate the new offices," says Bone. "We've gone in-house sales. We used to distribute through Impressive [Jerry Garfinkle's company]."
Kendra says that she cancelled her Deja Vu strip tour because she was sick. After two weeks in bed, she still feels bad.
"I don't do girls," says Jade. "I let a girl go down on me once in my private life."
Rob calls Russ Hampshire. Fresh off his triumphant movie Shooting Sex for David Sturman, Rob wants to shoot for VCA.
MrOwsley writes on the newsgroup rec.arts.movies.erotica: "Which of Patrick Collins titles do you think are better [than Extreme Associates]? It seems that all of the titles have gotten worse... Booty Duty sucks, Cumback Pussy has gotten worse (although I've heard CP12 is pretty good), Erotic City sucks, etc. and don't you get tired of all of the damn foot worship in Elegant Angel videos? If I wanted to see a foot fetish video I'd rent one. The one positive thing I can say is that the last Sodomania video I saw was above average.
"On the other hand, all the Extreme Associates titles seem to be better than average and some are really hot (namely Planet of the Gapes and Asswoman in Wonderland). But Extreme Associates must have a problem getting product out, because I don't see as many releases from them and the store managers have told me they have a hard time getting their product."
An Australian source: "The former chief censor has been employed as a porno director for Redstone Films. He has already produced Buffy Down Under with Kristi Myst.
"Also, a meeting with all state and territory (censor) ministers this week have agreed to implement by the year 2000 (only 1 year to go) a ban on most forms of porn. The 'X' rating will go forever being replaced with a 'NVE' or Non-Violent Erotica rating.
"What is to be banned: all forms of fetishes, bondage, most European films (see previous two categories), films portraying actors as children... A 16 year old girl did make the news a few years ago by getting her fathers permission to pose for Australian Hustler.. gangbangs, double penetration.
"This was a compromise position from banning the porn film industry totally. The ACT and NT will remain as clearing houses as it not expected for the other states to allow sales from their states based on the new NVE rating."
Charley Frey writes:
"This is Kim Alexus on a bad day.
She's the sultry blonde, 24 year old ...who shot for everything from
Fox to Hustler to Easy Rider.... She's appeared on the Jerry Springer
show and they got such High ratings on her show that they repeated it
within 45 days (it just aired again last week). She does no drugs, is
reliable, responsible and is an absolute sweety! In one year, she'll
be one of the biggest stars out there. I did it with Tiffany Lords,
Jasmin..."
