Friday, August 20, 2004

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'I Don't Understand What You're Doing'

Ever since I've been writing in depth on obscure topics on the Net and elsewhere, my subjects have been telling me exactly the same thing: "I don't know who is going to want to read this."

It's interesting that no matter where I go and what I write on, my subjects keep telling me the same things:

* I don't understand what you're doing.

* I don't know who would be interested in this.

* How are you going to market this?

* Do you make any money doing this?

I'm touched by their concern.

Velvet Rose No Longer Providing

I got hired for a real legitimate mainstream job - non entertainment! Starting this week, I'll be working as a sales associate at a bikini store. I am no longer providing. I will not answer the phone.

James DiGiorgio - Industry Spokesman

JimmyD writes:

Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner, also took part in "Faith Under Fire," a talk show/debate series which will debut this fall on the PAX TV Network. I guess the producers of PAX TV's "Faith Under Fire" weren't aware that Bill Margold beat me out for the prestigious title a few months back on KSEX radio.

And Man! It was fun! As one of the show's debaters, I had an opportunity to go toe-to-toe, nose-to-nose, and butt heads with some serious, scripture-quoting, anti-porn Christians. We disagreed over many questions. Some of it some pretty heady stuff. For instance, we talked about sh-t like, "Is porn harmful to relationships, marriages, and families?" Or stuff like, "Is watching porn the equivalent of cyber/virtual/electronic adultery?" One of my favorites was, "How can we (as porners) look ourselves in the mirror each day knowing that we are responsible for 'shattering the innocence' of so many young women who become porn stars?"

That one was easy, of course. I told them that in all my years in the porn biz, I've yet to meet a girl just coming into the business whose innocence wasn't already shattered way the f-ck before she ever thought of becoming a porn star. I think I might have even added that, on our 'Porn Star Job Applications,' checking the 'YES' box next to the words "Shattered Innocence" is not only preferable, it's pretty much become an employment requirement.

Luke Has Gone Old School

JRV writes: "JKP is a fraud or money laundering scheme waiting to get busted. No way would I ever accept a job there - do you want to be the one there to answer questions when the IRS comes to visit?"

Zenman writes: "Yeah Luke is really much better than he was on the last couple of projects. I still don't know what to make of his fascination with the Mafia. From everything I've read they got out of the porn distribution in the mid 80s. I remember when tapes cost $60-$80."

XBiz Gigacash Party PDF

Dating Gold writes on GFY: Door prizes? More like door surprises.

VeriSexy writes: Like not letting Lensman in? Or MikeB from CE?

Dave Hardman Crawls Out

From RAME:

The Mullah Onan has averted his gaze to RLD's Just Over 18 10. This has been a decent series up to now, but the MO almost choked on his Afghan rice when he saw the cast. The Imam of Indecency thought that the pornmeisters had come to their senses and gotten rid of some of the more offensive dickwads, particularly including the insipid Dave Hardman. Yet there he was defiling not one but two infidel pomegranate blossoms. They've shaved his head so he will be both scorned by Allah and not recognized by the casual viewer. The Sheikh of Smut is not fooled. Maybe RLD can cast Dick Nasty and Ed Powers, too. Fie on you, RLD.

Also reappearing in this film is Sean Michaels. While Micheals is not nearly as irritating as Dave H., the MO wonders where he's been? Got on the Jesus wagon and fell off? Stretch in the pen? Tour of duty at Abu-Garab? Inquiring minds want to know these things. Allah Akvar, the Mullah Onan

Which Porn Company Is Going Public?

It's a new and well-respected company.

The Truth About MarVad/Porn Kings/Paris Hilton Operators

"Ian Eisenberg, A. Joel Eisenberg, Roger Vadocz, and Brian Marchlewicz are responsible for the following domains in which they conduct business and illegitimate business under several different company names. The following are links found from google of information pertaining to these individuals and companies, lawsuits, and of course scams they have participated in..."

Another Celebrity Sex Tape

It's being shopped around. The brokers are asking for too much money. The tape has no universal appeal. The celebrities behind it are the source for it.

More Tales From Jenna

Jenna Jameson claims Randy West paid her $17,000 to do three scenes, an unheard of amount of money in 1990s gonzo porn.

She writes: "I flexed my PC muscle and the cum just burst out of me accompanied by a loud squirting sound. It would be an unglamorous but pivotal moment for the adult film business- one of the first internal pop shots."

Publisher's Weekly writes: "Beneath Jameson's monstrous diva exterior, however, was a girl who just wanted to become a loving mother and wife. After many failures, she finally succeeded, and her X-rated book ends on an uplifting family-values note. Jameson's life was a mess, and with its multiple formats (interview transcripts, movie scripts, advice sidebars, diary entries, cartoon strips), so is this book. But it's a remarkably appealing and honest mess, and should earn Jameson some of the mainstream acceptance she so clearly desires."

The Animal in Hollywood: Anthony Fiato's Life in the Mafia

Paperback edition is coming out with additional chapters with scoop on the porn industry. New stories on former VCA owner Russ Hampshire, former porn godfather.

Born to Steal: When the Mafia Hit Wall Street

Jill Kelly Productions Boiler Room

There are some funny things going on with the Jill Kelly Productions stock.

I've been hanging out by their headquarters, checking out the wise guys walking in and out now that Keith Gordon and the Bizarre/Gambino crew have moved in.

JKP is going to merge again, this time a reverse merger with a long distance telephone company (1-International? and Max Capital, an Israeli guy).

A wise guy meeting this week was discussing the stock. JKP lost $9 million last year. JKP is looking to acquire a company with assets to make JKP stock go up. Even though JKP doesn't have any money.

If a wise guy or his soldier is getting paid by a company such as JKP, there is no business. There's just theft going on.

Jill Kelly is in way over her head. She still thinks she's the boss. The Gambinos are the boss. Keith Gordon is their front. Their nice face.

JKP is located next to Video Team (their doors adjoin) near the Burbank Airport on Vanowen. It's an old Disney animation studio.

Just hang outside and see the type of people, the type of connected people, who walk in and out.

Jill Kelly and Bob Friedland take in $360,000 a year each from JKP. How do they justify that? Their company loses big money. There are no prospects of them making money. How do they justify paying their two corporate officers in the top five of porn employee salaries? They have five-year employment contracts, which, if terminated for any reason other than fraud, must be paid in full.

Employment Agreements

Each of Robert A. Friedland, Adrianne D. Moore and Ronald C. Stone entered into employment agreements with us. The employment agreements have similar terms other than the amount of compensation. Under the employment agreements, we have agreed to pay Ms. Moore and Mr. Friedland each an annual salary of $360,000 and Mr. Stone an annual salary of $240,000, subject to annual increases. The agreements are for five years commencing on September 1, 2003. In the event that we terminate any of these executives for other than good cause, as defined in the agreements, we have to pay the executive's salary and provide them with benefits for the remainder of the term of the agreement. The executives have agreed by these agreements not to compete against us for a period of one year following the end of their employment with us and to keep confidential all of our proprietary information.

Bnei Brak escort service

Litvish guy writes: "Before anyone allows their imagination to run wild, if you check the site you will find that this is NOT an escort service located in Bnei Brak. They're in Budapest, Hungary, and just trying to drum up business by offering to let you fly their women to other countries. Bnei Brak is just one of many cities they are marketing to."

Webmasters Need To Learn How To Dress

Brad Shaw writes on JBM: "Looking through JFK's photos. Guy sitting at Epoch / Paycom dinner in a wifebeater [talking to Joan Irvine]. Pure Class. At least he got an invitation though. Ours must have been lost in the mail, again."

The huge guy Marty in the wifebeater is a friend of adultlounge.com and owns/works for adultcheck.com.

Cerpacol writes: "So he's the piece of sh-t that owns/owned Acpay, I'am sure he does have alot of money, about 35k of mine atleast and I was only one out of 1000 webmasters f-cked.. and don't worry Cory, I havent forgot about you either, funny how scammy people always find each other."

Brad Shaw writes: "ACPAY f-cked a lot of webmasters, and he could not buy a full shirt? Hmmmmmmmmmm."

Jonathan Silverstein writes:

I've known this guy since BEFORE the internet. We worked together in the Audiotext business and he was a sharp kid from the day I met him! He's a TRUE success story that started from nothing, and mostly keeps very low key! Probably paid more in taxes over the past 7 years than most of this board combined made in actual income Pioneer on the down low for sure, and an old friend that I had the pleasure of spending quality time with at the show! We're meeting again next week and potentially have a HUGE deal in the works!

WEGCory (an Orange County CA employee of Mike AI who blows a lot of smoke on the boards but doesn't do much work) writes:

He is one of the pioneers of the industry, likely making boatloads of money before most everyone in this thread. I am not going to say his name, as he rarely attends shows and does not socialize much; the pictures are a rarity. Few people know him. I do. He is a real good guy, he just doesn't care that much about other peoples opinions.

Brad Shaw writes: "He could be a billionaire for all I care. $ does not buy class, or taste though."

EroticaFest - Mission Accomplished

Alec Helmy, host of the EroticaFest, writes on GFY:

Poet (Black Eyed Peas DJ): Mission Accomplished
Opening act (Social Burn): Mission Accomplished
Ron Jeremy Warmup: Mission Accomplished
Alien Ant Farm: Mission Accomplished
NWWL Wrestling: Mission Accomplished
1200+ Webmaster Attendees: Mission Accomplished
Making every single webmaster happy: Mission Impossible

Webmasters & Webmistresses, EroticaFest will go into the history books as one of THE most ambitious and over-the-top productions in our industry - problems and margin of error come with the territory. Multiple security meetings were held prior to the event, the challenges we faced post "show time" were not within GigaCash's control.

Although the VAST majority got in without a problem, security was tighter with the dress code than we had been told and although we had 1200 webmasters rockin' at the party, the crowd flow (an enormous turnout due to heavy marketing) could have been smoother and we would have preferred to do without breaches of contract by venue management.

From all the face-to-face feedback we received, everyone at the show was totally blown away by the production and had a complete blast. I was speaking to someone about all the hard work that goes into putting together an event of this scale and how its tough to measure a return (as the producer) not to mention putting yourself out there to be criticized if all elements don't go as planned, and was asked if we'd do it all over again if we went back in time, and my answer was "HELL YES!" - because although it wasn't a perfect production, at the end of the night we delivered the main elements of the party - this was one Godzilla of an event (which takes quite a set of balls to undertake on the part of the producers) and we threw an unforgettable party for the vast majorty of our attendees (including the biggest players in the biz), and I am proud of this accomplishment.

Our sincere apologies go out to those affected by the venue's security, and am sure you understand that such problems can be at times out of the producer's control, especially at "big city" night clubs. My team strived for perfection and although there was an internal "let down" which caused certain issues that were avoidable, my team deserves all the credit in the world for all the things that went RIGHT.

Sly_RJ writes: "This reminds me of the Iraqi Minister telling his people that nothing was happening while American tanks were rolling in the background. I miss that guy. Is GigaCash hiring?" Pic two of Erotica Fest

SpeaktheTruth writes: "Helmy it would be much cheaper if you stopped trying to throw parties to impress people."

HSBC Global Bank Drops Adult

AVN reports:

E-commerce transaction processor Online Data Corp. of Westchester, Ill., notified Badpuppy Enterprises Inc. on Tuesday afternoon that the company's back-end bank, HSBC Global, no longer would support transactions for adult entertainment and said another banking relationship would have to be established, according to Badpuppy Chief Financial Officer Max Zechinato.

The Oprano Knitting Circle, does it ever get boring?

Hooper writes on Oprano.com:

Between the late night 770 area code prank calls and the absolutely false rumors about lawsuits and investigations you girls (yes you gonzo, mike & serge) are worse than an old woman's knitting circle when it comes to gossip! So I'll address these issues once here:

1) Wiseman is not an employee, he's a consultant with a contract that we re-evaluate at specific intervals. If you would like to discuss his contract, or his hotel problems, contact him. What I can tell you is that his few embarassing moments have received more PR than the entire bellyflop, rockstar megaball, and every dinner combined. While not intentional, the results have not exactly been bad.

2) While it's incredibly bold and foolishly courageous for each of you to proclaim "death before informing", the bottom line is that we have received federal subpoenas from Microsoft asking us to identify a very small handful of affiliates who were apparently spamming using very specific technical practices that we required each affiliate to commit to abstaining from. Unless you are fond of spending millions battling Microsoft over something that does not involve you or are eager to spend time in prison for contempt of court I believe each of you would do the same.

3) We do not make any marketing decisions without a full audit of those activities by our legal counsel. While there are people who are being sued as a result of installation methods, those lawsuits are based on contract violations with their distribution partners, NOT on any criminal or class bases. The FTC has issued a clear statement regarding it's stance on adware and it has made a very clear decision to remain laissez-faire out of the belief that markets will dictate a guideline of acceptable practices. I think they are right. You are welcome to your own opinion.

4) Unless you have super secret decoder ring knowledge that I do not, we are not being investigated for anything by any government agency. Opranitwits who live in glass houses should not wish for stones. Each of you has your own secrets, I know most of them, and trust me that as long as you continue to lambast me I will find out the rest. I find it curious that each of you seem to have a loud "keyboard warrior" voice with regards to me, my companies and my practices, but when I sit 10 feet from you eating sushi, walk by your booth, or share a meal with you... you look the other way or make polite conversation instead of discussing your apparently "deep" concerns. Show some cohones! If you have a problem with me or my practices then icq me, call me, or e-mail me. As of yet each of you officially certified keyboard warriors has yet to contact me but instead hide here where you can edit posts and control the flow of any discussion. Costco is selling coffins, perhaps it's time that you re-evalutate your business models instead of spending your days gossiping.

Mike, I'm sorry Purecash is failing. Why did you get into the megasite business? It's a dying business. Serge, I'm sorry you're bored. Glad to see your travels are enjoyable and that you and Sue are working out. Gonzo, I still think you're a fat worthless f-ck and have as of yet to figure out what you do other than flapping your gums and eating donuts. Whine, Complain, Accept it.... you're on to step 2.

Vick writes:

Someone could have died because of his actions, tonight a child somewhere could be crying because their parent was dead because a drunken fool can't control their actions f-ck the everybody's talking about it, can you live with someone in your employ, cashing your checks, representing your company killing someone because they can't control their drinking? I'm not even talking about what an ass he made of himself in the lobby, but is that the image you want? Let's even bring it back to business. Ken reps/works with a lot of companies and a lot of business. Think any of them are throwing business your way? If he's your friend, clean him up, hell even if he's not your friend clean him up Alcoholics need to hit bottom before they sober up, make that his bottom I don't need to address the family issues, everyone in the family is big/strong/smart enough to do that for themselves IF they choose We all have the morals we can afford.

Serge Oprano writes: "CEN paid about 5 mils to make AOL go away, and don't believe for one second you are off the hook, Hooper, they'll get you, you are too juicy and too plumy to let alone."

Mike AI writes:

I know Hooper made eye contact with both Gonzo and I at the show, and never did come over. I am no warrior at all, but whatever I say on the boards, I would happily say to your face. I used to be a Hooper fan, I remember telling him he was an up and comming superstar. I guess the dark side was too much to resist. Hoop, I have no personal beef with you, just the way you conduct business now. Sometimes it is nice to see Karma work her magic.

Serge admits: "I didn't go to the show because I was affraid that Hooper was there and turn me into ashes with his look."

Jenna Jameson Complains About Aaron Karakis?

Aaron was in charge of the Wicked Internet operation until a couple of years ago when he was fired.

From Adultfyi.com:

Jenna said she didn't feel like the company was in her corner any longer. The straw that broke the camel's back, apparently, came when Steve Orenstein hired "a guy" to take care of the company websites including Jenna's. Jenna said she kept getting calls from said "guy" to turn over confidential info that she felt was none of his business. Jameson said she didn't trust the new web guy and told Orenstein as much. "But Steve didn't do a thing," she writes. Jameson said she told Orenstein that the web master was ripping both him and Jameson off.

"I've helped build this company on my back,"Jameson tells Orenstein. "And maybe I could tolerate it if the money was going to you, because you worked your ass off to make me who I am. But I will not stand by and watch this chintzy-ass motherf-cker get rick off me." Jameson writes that Orenstein failed to back her up.

AVN's Internext Article

Asshat writes on JBM:

I have watched this artical since it went online. Internext Artical - AVN

The funny thing about it is that it has been revised 3 times with 3 slightly different titles. One title read "Internext grumblings" in it. Now some folks spent upwards of 50,000 bucks. The majority of folks spent 10K at the least. Now AVN/Internext are close right? No coverage. No details. No Interviews....

I remember at one point AVN set up interviews and things on the trade room floor and did great coverage of the expo's. Now hardly a peep about about it and after all the money spent ya would think it would take a different stance in publicity. I really wish I worked at AVN... Then I could reach over the cubicles and slap the f-ck out of people that are just living pay check to paycheck in the head who are not thinking about making sure all the Magazines Advertiser's are taken care of and providing mutual respect to those putting money on the table. So quick to take the money from all directions and not even giving back lube thats pretty screwed.

Brad Shaw writes: "AVN does not care about online porn. AVN cares about AVN."

PLEASE HELP - a friend of mine is destroying his life on whores

Brad Shaw writes: Yep, whores. Everytime I see him, he is banging another whore. He seems happy, but deep down inside I know he is not happy.

Khunrum writes: Thanks for not using my name. You are right. I am back in school getting ready for the next semester. It's a total drag. I am miserable. Now if I was back in T-land with my working girl friends and monger buddies I'd be a happy man. If you really want to save me send money so I can retire and move to Asia.

Velvel responds: What do you mean by "whores?" Real, by-the-hour, call girls? Or just loose women who will screw for drinks?

Khunrum replies: "What do you mean by "whores?""

That is a crass archaic word that should never be used by any right thinking individual. Especially the intelligent renaissance types reading Luke's column (please refrain from printing it again Luke). What we are talking about are sociable ladies who work at various professions to support themselves, their children and many times mother and father up country.

"Real, by-the-hour, call girls? Or just loose women who will screw for drinks?"

Women like all women, who enjoy traveling, riding the waves in Phukett, laughing and relishing life. Perhaps having a drink or two. How quick we are to place people into categories (especially sordid ones) whilst not even knowing the minimum circumstances of their lives. Who would begrudge a young lady enjoying life a few baht to help support herself and her family?

SPEARMINT RHINO'S HUGE VIP PARTY!

(VAN NUYS, CA) -- Adult video actress / TV and Video Producer and webmistress, MISS BRITTANY ANDREWS, will be hosting, Spearmint Rhino's VIP Party for it's 5 year anniversary in the San Fernando Valley. The huge event party will be this Thursday, August 19th. Brittany Andrews will be performing nude on stage for ONE SHOW only! So this might be your only chance to see this superstar performer on stage. Also appearing on stage will be, PRESLEY, Spearmint Rhino's 2004 Entertainer of the Year!

Fine catered food will be served all night and over 40 of the hottest ladies will be performing and doing HALF PRICE topless and nude lap dances from 9-11pm only!!! Many surprice guests are to attend throughout the evening and this looks to be the event to be at for fans and industry alike! Spearming Rhino is located at: 15004 Oxnard Street Van Nuys, CA 91411 (818) 994-6453 www.spearmintrhino.com

How to start your day with a positive attitude

1. Create a "new folder" on your computer.

2. Name it "George W. Bush".

3. Send it to the trash.

4. Empty the trash.

5. Your computer will ask you: "Do you really want to get rid of "George W. Bush"?

6. Answer calmly, "Yes", and press the mouse button firmly

Jenna Jameson Special

Fred Nek writes:

I caught about 15 minutes of the Jenna special on VH1 last night. I suppose the VH1 special is another milestone re the "mainstreaming" of porn. My take on it is this.

1. Apparently, Ms. Jameson was raped a few times. I assume this is accurate.

2. It appears that a big part of her psyche is based on a need to exert control over males, e.g. as a stripper/porn star. I wonder if that is a common psychological quirk of porn stars. (Actually, I suppose that at least in some contexts, women in general use their sexuality to try to control men, but this tendency is exaggerated in porn stars.) What do you think?

3. Her sense of self worth appears based on her sexual assets. Do you agree, and do you suppose that is common among women in her line of work?

4. Do you suppose she's read a book in the last 5 years?

Red Light District

David Joseph is liked and respect around the industry. He doesn't scream and yell. He speaks quietly, pays his bills and does not seek the limelight.

Rob calls and yells at me. "You are right about one thing. David is a nice guy. I don't know where you get this other stuff from. I've known David for years. He is a great guy. Always pays his bills."

Cindi Loftus At Internext

The Internext Convention that took place August 13th-15th was a blast! Held at the beautiful Diplomat Hotel on Hollywood Beach, we were all free to spend our off hours laying by the pool in the steamy sunshine. Hurricane? No hurricane here, not even any rain. Just a very windy weekend.

Although there weren't as many attendees and stars as there were last year (maybe the weather led to last minute cancellations?), everybody had fun and lots of business got done. There was a happy positive atmosphere on the convention floor. Lots of joking, drinking, and laughing and of course most important- lots of networking took place.

Friday the 13th- Arrive at the Diplomat Hotel (from now on referred to as Dip) at 1:30pm on the first day of the Internext convention. I check in and find room 1556 where I meet up with my partner in crime Tonia Ryan. Having a few first day jitters we decide to do a few shots of Cabernet Sauvignon from the bottles Tonia brought with her. Yes "we is high class girls!"

Since neither of us has eaten, we have a snack of Bachman Jax that I brought (imported from NY I might add). Off to the convention. In a very sexy voice the elevator tells us " going down." How appropriate to start off our sexy weekend!

On the convention floor we do the meet/greet thing for a couple hours. Ron Jeremy tells me about a new movie he is on his third call back for where he'll be kissing an A list mainstream actress. Good luck Ron! I hope you get it!

We hook up with Tonia's long time friend Tim who becomes our party buddy/body guard for the whole trip. At various times we hang out with Gauge, Jason, Soxx and Wankus at the KSEX/Adam & Eve Booth, then at the pool, then at the bar. At about 5pm Tonia, Tim and I head over to Nikki's Bar in the hotel lobby where the fab bartenders and staff give us plenty of attention. We decide some real food is order so Tonia and Tim order sushi, wait I said REAL FOOD! Just kidding.

I had delicious Crab California rolls. And I was convinced by my dinner mates to try raw tuna (for the first, and last time in my life). To me the sliced tuna had the texture of a sliced tomato and the spicy tuna sashimi had the taste of a spicy shredded tomato. After a bite I ask wide-eyed in my Jessica Simpson voice, "Is this chicken or fish that I'm having?"

Really Tonia and Tim said the sushi was excellent, and I am no authority, so I'll stick to the California rolls, which were the best ones I've ever had.

A few hours later we go back to our room to get ready for the big Friday night party sponsored by Azure Entertainment. Tonia is hungry for a burger (sushi doesn't keep you full very long) but we are in a hurry and so we eat Pringles from the mini bar. (Who knows how much that will cost.)

Oh I gotta mention Tonia's Blonde moment, she says to me "I'm the same age as the number on my shirt!" I say Tonia it says eighty-one. "Oh" she says "I was looking at it upside down." (ToniaRyan.com)

The big bus took us to Cirque de Noir at club XIT. XIT is located in a funky, trashy, warehouse district type neighborhood next to the railroad tracks. The building was filled with lots of different rooms, all interesting and inviting and best of all serving free drinks including my fav Captain Morgan. There were people dressed all sorts of crazy ways including angels and devils. But there were supposed to be ponies, I didn't see any ponies! Friendly staff, amazing fetish wear, cushy couches with people making out, good electric/techno music, and places you could hang out and have a conversation. I liked it a lot and would recommend you have a visit.

We got back to the Dip in time for me to catch a few drinks with my little buddy Gauge who proceeded to walk up to random guys and say "I'm Gauge. You are lucky I'm here. Buy me a drink and one for my friend Cindi too." It worked every time. We walked up to the bar and Gauge pushed her way up to the front by giving some guy next to her a little shove with her butt and knocked this 6 foot 250 plus pound guy to the floor, spilling drinks and toppling bar stools. I'm telling you she is eighty pounds of Jack Daniels fueled muscle! (She kicked ass in last month's KSEX Games too.)

Anyway, we took our last drink out to the pool. I laid on a lounge chair. Gauge climbed up on top of me, put her head on my chest and fell asleep. When Jason finally decided to hit the sack he picked up the still sleepy Gauge tossed her over his should and carried her off to bed. I wish I could've gotten a picture of that but digging for my camera was out of the question as I probably would've blown a 2.0 on the Breathalyzer myself. I went back to my room at 3am, ordered eggs and watched Shrek 2.

Saturday Morning, uhm wait, no, it was already afternoon. I went down to the convention floor at 2pm. Azure entertainment was giving out Wet Chocolates. I heard a rumor that there was a porn girl who ate ten of them and was masturbating in the elevator. Going down? Someone stopped me and said "I saw you at the pool last night, are you Gauge's mother?" Uhm I would be privileged to be related to Gauge, especially kissing cousins, but no, I'm not her mom. Geez, I must look way older then I think I do.I might want to watch those extreme makeover shows more closely. I meet up with Summer Haze and she poses for me with one of her beautiful glass toys (HazeXXXperience.com) and told me that she put me on her guest list for the big party tonight. Summer also introduced me to the peeps from AWOL who have the coolest thing I have ever seen. It looks like a glass pipe and you suck smoke out of it, but the smoke is oxidized alcohol! You catch a buzz without the calories or the hang over. (AwolFlorida.com) I know what I want for my birthday!

Saturday Night-EroticaFest 2004- Okay folks take a deep breath, it's gonna be a long bumpy ride.. 10pm directed to the bus (I heard it was gonna be limos), told to drink up because they were serving shots on the bus. But we didn't make it on the bus yet; there was a dress code we were informed now. Some people have to run back up stairs and change. Back to the bus, maybe 10:30 now.

We board and must sit separately because it is packed. The bus rolls off. The shots of alcohol, caffeine, adrenalin, flu vaccine, whatever shots that were supposedly on the bus weren't there. No nothing to help occupy the almost hour-long barely air-conditioned ride to South Beach. Arrive at the Mansion to mass confusion and disorganization. The regular line is at least 100 long to get in. The VIP line gets us right in, to the sidewalk just behind the ropes where we are told to pay $20 a person even though we are on the VIP/ALL ACCESS/BACKSTAGE PASS Guest list that was made up by Summer Haze, the feature performer of the night. We are told there is no guest list, never heard of Summer Haze.

We finally argue with whom we have to, pay what we have to and get into the bar. We belly up to the bar (there are no chairs to sit in) and order 2 buds and a shot of bailey's, with the tip it's close to thirty dollars. So much for free drinks!

The music is painfully loud and and unpleasantly distorted, ya can't hear a word in the song, nor any clear music. You can't talk to the person next to you even if you yell in their ear. I ain't gonna last long here, that's for sure. But I want to see Summer perform. She was supposed to be on at 11, and it was already 12, so maybe she'd be on any minute.

I want to see Ron Jeremy and Carmen Electra's wrestling girls and Alien Ant Farm is gonna play so I'll hang on as long as I can. My legs and back are already killing me from so much convention walking. The bartenders and waitresses here are downright rude. Don't get me wrong the inside of the club is very cool looking and designed with lots of interesting architecture, but everything happening IN the club is a bummer as far as I am concerned. A live band starts to play but it is so loud and off, it's annoying.

Then Alien Ant Farm takes the stage, they have one hit song that I know of but I never hear it. I finally leave at about 1am, feeling like I wasted my last night and was ripped off by the club. The few hours I spent at the mansion, put me in the poor house, and I didn't even have fun!

Took the long bus ride home and made last call at the Dip bar. I found Gauge and crew who said they also had a terrible time and were hassled at the Mansion. Sunday morning- I meet up again with the beautiful Carmen Luvana who looks wide awake and professional at this early hour, she signs a photo for Xcitement. I talk to the friendly gorgeous Vivid Girl Mercedez and she gives me a movie to review (next issue Mercedez, I promise!)

I do one final spin around the convention floor and run into Summer, who tells me the club owner never let her go on stage last night even though she had given out 1000 tickets to the event. I heard Ron was on stage for ten minutes and the naked wrestling chicks did one match and wore clothes. Certainly won't be back visiting the Mansion again anytime soon! Props to the Diplomat Hotel for the wonderful way we were treated and not minding how many times we said f-ck in normal conversation, especially you Gauge! We really loved the bar staff in Nikki's, Conchetta, Sean and the cute gay guy, damn I can't remember his name.

The next Internext Convention will be held in January in Las Vegas. I'll be there! Check out Internext-Expo.com for more info.

Breaking Down The Wiseman Story

For those out of the loop, Wiseman is an employee of porn webmaster Hooper.

At Internext this past weekend, he got drunk, acted out, pushed Ken Lawson, was escorted away by security guards, had his belongings tossed from the hotel, and spent the weekend in jail until his boss bailed him out.

Picking up the GFY thread, FletchXXX writes: "Basically guy threw a chair over balcony into glass ceiling, and jumped on someone? spitting tobacco on someone, and generally being a violent drunk."

P1mpdog writes: "Think he tried to beat up max hardcore and ken lawson, and tossed a chair 35 stories."

Fletch writes: Yeah he snatched Max hardcores hat off and said something like "you want it, come and get it."

Doober writes: just read on the other board how he just got out of jail and how he doesnt remember anything since he 'blacked out'. No big deal I guess, since he is 'now ready to do some business.'

Hue G. Pness writes:

And people wonder why this "industry" gets a bad name aside from the fact it is porn. People wonder why each year it gets harder and harder to book hotels and clubs for shows. There is a big difference between partying and having a good time thinking you are some sort of rock star and partying like a rock star and smashing sh-t up. sh-t like this isn't funny or cool. We are not in highschool anymore. Every show you hear of sh-t like this and every coming show you hear of clubs and hotels that don't want us there and you wonder why. Maybe if the people in the online adult industry actually started acting like adults we would not get so much heat.

Homegrown Video vs Voice Media Update

GFY thread

I did a conference call Tuesday afternoon with (the carefully spoken) Spike Goldberg, Homegrown CEO, Farrell Timlake (loose cannon), and their attorney Dave Olson (who speaks like an attorney).

Dave: "We had a hearing this morning before Judge Neal. It was a motion filed by the defendants the night before the injunction hearing. It was a motion to allow the JAMS people [abitration people] to retain the proceeds to which New Destiny [Homegrown Video] from the ongoing operation of the Homegrownvideo.com Web site. They were taking our share and saying, you should hold on to it because it is in dispute, as opposed to paying it over to us.

"Judge Neal denied that motion at the hearing today.

"I cited a case that said that it would be 'contrary to law and sound morals to permit a party to repudiate his obligation while retaining consideration he has received.' They're performing the agreement. They're making money off the site. They're obtaining the benefits of the agreement. It would be immoral for them to do that without paying us that to which we were entitled under the agreement."

"What will this mean for you?"

"That we will keep getting our money going forward until we have a final resolution of this matter."

Farrell: "It also means that their strategy of trying to bleed us by not giving us the cash... They think we're totally beholden for whatever income we're making. It's just a way to force us to stop. Now they'll see that they will have to give us these checks and these checks will go right into sustaining our legal proceedings against them."

Spike: "For an organization that went out and told everybody that they had stopped doing stuff for the Homegrown site, I find it funny that they need to go to the effort to try to keep monies that, according to their press releases, they don't really care about."

Dave: "In fairness, they claim to have stopped signing up new members. They spun it as if they were terminating the relationship. They are continuing to operate and service existing members on their end to make money from them. We thought this was a transparent attempt to bleed us dry during the litigation by not paying us the money to which we were entitled.

"We have that mediation coming up next week. If we can't get it done there, we will gear up on the discovery aspects of the case and prove up the damages."

Farrell: "We had sympathetic people lining up [at Internext] to share sob stories with us."

It's fun listening in while the three guys go back and forth. Farrell pops off, Spike declares what he said off the record, and Dave cuts in with lawyer talk.

Spike: "Our lawsuit paves the way for people to be more honest in this industry. I hope we see the days of shaving and fraud in the rear view mirror and people deal with each other on ethical grounds."

Good luck.

Spike: "For an industry I plan to spend the rest of my days in, I would like to see it be more than it is."

Farrell: "We'll offer a road map for people to audit their programs and find out whether they are really getting what they should be getting."

Duke: "Is this costing you business? Are people taking sides?"

Spike: "Sure. Oh yeah."

Farrell writes on GFY:

The facts of this case are pertinent to every webmaster who uses a sponsor program and every Producer of copywritten content. This is not a publicity stunt, it is a hard look at the way business is conducted. It is important to make the issues as clear as possible since my integrity and the future of our business is at stake. Everyone is free to draw their own opinions based on the facts.

For the record, Luke has been the only one to date to report accurately on this affair. The omission of certain facts in other publications has in some cases put an unfair and inaccurate spin on the events that have transpired. This has been harmful to Homegrown IMO.

To my knowledge, Luke has sought commentary from both sides. And the reason for sanitized versions of the story has been made patently clear to me. No one wants to get sued by Ron.

(pregnant pause...)

(song rises...)

Nobody knows the trouble I seen... Nobody knows my sorrow...

I have always contacted Ron Levi for comment whenever there's been a story about him. Usually, in the past couple of years, he does not respond.

Serious Question About Black People

Mutt writes on GFY:

Watching the Olympics - and i still am not sure why there ain't no black folk in the swimming. black people are the finest physical athletic specimens on the planet, i've heard theories and not from racists that black people have different physical characteristics which make them poor swimmers, also heard theories that it's a socio economic thing - black people don't grow up with swimming pools with coaches all around them. well either way the Olympics are biased against the blacks. If blacks are at a disadvantage when it comes to swimming, I propose - no i demand, the International Olympic Committee create a new event that isn't racially biased - The Running Through The Open Fire Hydrant and/or Lawn Sprinkler Event. that's fair. but it won't happen because they know the black man will own that event just like he owns the 100 meter sprint.

Wdsguy writes: I use to hear a rumour around our School that black folks are afraid of water.

I'm Having a Party, and Some of You are Invited

As many of you know, I recently came out with two new books: XXX-Communicated and The Producers.

A party is going to be held in my honor at a very swanky locale here in Los Angeles in a few days, and you are invited. Well, some of you. If you are a hot looking woman, or someone who works at sufficiently high a level in the entertainment business to offer me a job, you're in. Just forward a recent photo (if you are a chick) or some resume-type info to my official screener, Rabbi Gadol at RABBIGADOL@YAHOO.COM, who will pass it on to me for my final approval. Trust me, if you are a hot chick or a Hollywood Gadol who can help out me or my friends, you don't want to miss this party. There are going to be some very special people there, about which I am sworn to secrecy. Let's just say that "Page Six" would want an invite, if only they knew.

The following appeared in a family newspaper, The New York Times, this past Sunday, and concerns a certain politician who stands a mere 5'6" tall and who is gay:

"Mr. McGreevey's aides said that in a series of conversations outside different events, the governor emphatically denied all of Mr. Cipel's claims that their sexual encounters had been coerced. But it is impossible to evaluate those statements because neither side will reveal precisely what charges were discussed, nor would they name the people who Mr. Cipel's lawyers said witnessed the encounters. Two people involved in the negotiations - one on each side - said, however, that the most serious allegation was that Mr. McGreevey forcibly performed oral sex on Mr. Cipel. But Mr. McGreevey's lawyers said the sex was consensual."

Now, the party that I am having is going to get pretty wild, but I don't want there to be any oral sex forcibly performed on me by any of you.

Trisha Uptown Doesn't Make Penthouse

Jennifer Leigh writes: Penthouse hired Trisha to be photographed for the mag, they paid and all, the most beautiful pics you ever saw, then they decided not to publish them! How stupid are they?

The Business of the Web Business

XXX: The porn Web is about $2 billion a year. This is a business in its infancy that's already seen its prime. The supply is endless. The demand is endless. But the delivery methods are screwed. Credit card processing problems. It's now all about processing and getting virgin credit cards and getting people to buy. People have been tricked by so many moustraps over the years. As the consumer gets smarter, how do you build a better mousetrap?

My history teacher told me that what man conceives, he builds. And what man builds, he uses. I remember when I first got a radar detector in high school. Then the police got lasers. They found a way of combatting those. Once somebody comes out with something, somebody else comes out with a way to hack it. But this Web porn industry can't seem to reinvent itself fast enough to make more money. Dialers blew up. Spam blew up.

It's hard without the credit cards, which is why people are relying heavily on SMS text messaging technology. I don't think it will take-off. I don't think the government is going to allow it. They've built all these carriers. I think it's going to open up so much bad debt...

The consolidation of credit card processors into two main ones - Epoch and CCBill. They're in bed with each other.

Jenna Jameson On Howard Stern

Gene Ross reports for Adultfyi:

Stern went over a passage in which Jameson said that her first interview with Stern triggered an earlier incident that she had blocked out of her mind. Jameson said she didn't want to talk about it. During her sophomore year in high school, Jameson was apparently gang raped by a group of football players after they knocked her out with a rock in a field in Montana. "They beat you over the head with a rock?" Stern asked incredulously. Stern asked Jameson if she brought them up on charges. She said no. According to Jameson, they weren't friends. "They went to a different school than I did." Answering the question, Jameson said she was the hot chick in high school. "In Montana, of course, I was going to be hot," she stated.

Stern wondered if the attitude of the players was that Jameson was a stuck up bitch and they were going to teach her a lesson. Jameson didn't know if that was the case or not. "I asked for a ride home from the football game and it happened. They just started going down a dirt road. That's not the way to my house. It happened." According to Jameson, she was knocked out cold. "It was horrible. It was really bad." Jameson said they then left her there.

"I woke up- it was a dirt road and I walked home. It was 2 1/2 miles home." Stern asked her why she protected her rapists by not telling on them. Jameson said she didn't want her father, a cop, to kill them. Stern said he's heard that rationale from 50 different women who've had similar experiences. Jameson said, if left to his devices, her father would have gone after them and killed them.

The Best Porn

The best porn is always written by the worst Catholics. Not the saints in all their virtue-and especially not the heretics, who are willing to undo the whole of Christianity if only their vices can be redefined as secret virtues-but the sinners in all their sin are the ones who are able to create a genuine story. The best porn seem to be shot by those who know, no matter how far they've fallen in faith and morals, that above them or outside them or beyond them lies a truth they did not make and cannot change.

Mitchell Spinelli Interview

He operates Acidrainvideo.com.

We chat Tuesday morning, August 16, 2004.

Most everybody I talk to in porn since Mitch is about the nicest guy around. His father was Anthony Spinelli, perhaps porn's greatest director of all time.

"I think we've spoken once. In 1999."

"When I was young. You too for that matter.

"The business in the last two years has been through a seismic shift. All the big companies, such as Vivid, Wicked, aren't relevant anymore. The little companies are the big companies. I saw a window of opportunity to jump in [to the hardcore gonzo market]. I'm trying to be more aggressive.

"For the longest time, Vivid, Wicked, VCA, Playboy/Spice, Adam & Eve, had it locked. You couldn't do a cable deal. You were always on the waiting list."

"When did you start working in the porn industry?"

"When I was three. I'm kidding.

"My father started [in porn] in 1970. I kinda new what was going on. My first thing, officially, I guess I worked on the crew during Sex World (1978)."

"How old were you then?"

"You have to say 18, I guess.

"In my family, instead of getting bar mitzvahed, you'd go on dad's set and you got laid. It happened to me and my brother.

"My first time was with a beautiful girl named Claudia. I was very shy. I was like 17, I mean 18. It was August 1977. Elvis had just passed away. To be a teenager and on set with these beautiful women in their 20s... I kept looking at this one girl. Joey Silvera finally whispered in her ear. Then he whispered in my ear. Then he whispered in her ear again. Then she whispered in my dad's ear. Then my dad came and whispered in my ear, 'Claudia wants to kidnap you tonight.'

"She took me to Berkley. We shot all our stuff in San Francisco. Best night of my life. Except my honeymoon, I should say.

"Betsy Ward was a vixen [from 1979-84 under the porn name T.J. Carson]. Gee. Gosh. Who else?

"It was like Boogie Nights. The Golden Age. My dad's shows cost a minimum $100,000 and he did stuff up to $600,000. We'd rent towns.

"The first official thing I did with him was write Talk Dirty To Me. From then on, we just formed this Lennon-McCartney partnership. I wrote all his stuff until he couldn't work anymore (1994, when Anthony got Alzheimers). Our last thing was called The Face with Jon Dough and Sarah Jane Hamilton.

"The business started to change. You didn't even need stories anymore.

"In junior high school, I used to make films for class projects. My uncle was an actor, Jack Weston. My aunt was a theater actress. It's always been in our blood. We took the wrong turn, I guess.

"I started writing these scripts in 1977. It was late at night. My father had his head in his hands. He was in despair. It was 3 a.m. I said, 'Dad, what's up?' He said, I just can't write these things anymore. I've written hundreds. You've got to help me out. I've got a twist on Of Mice and Men with John Leslie and Richard Pacheco.' That became my first script."

"You were the big director in the early '90s."

"It was more of an endurance thing. It was myself, Stuart Canterbury, Jim Enright.

"Gene Ross called them morality videos. We had incredible little stories. Between five sex scenes, we stuck a lot of sensuality, depth in character... My dad did a take on religion in Ashlyn Gere's first show -- True Sin. He did stuff about Vietnam with Sean Michaels and Jon Dough. Stuff I am really proud of. If I were a director or actor or writer, I edit it as part of my reel.

"I think the first film I directed was In the Bush (1993) with Jon Dough and Sean Michaels. I saw my dad was overwhelmed."

"What happened to Plum?"

"My dad was sick. I felt like I had to sell it and get out of the business for a couple of years. It was a stupid move but at the time it felt right.

"We took a two year hiatus and came back with Rain. My mom works with me. And my wife."

"Is your brother [Michael] in the industry?"

"No. He's a civilian. We call him Marilyn. Remember the Munsters? Marilyn was so normal, she thought to be the odd one. That's my brother."

"Have you ever worked outside the industry?"

"Not really. I was born into it. I was raised tight with my dad. We had this instant connection. A roll of the dice, I could've been Michael Douglas today because he did this thing, One Potato, Two Potato in 1964... It was nominated for an Oscar and won at Cannes. He produced it. He just made some bad decisions and it could've been the other way. I could've been sitting down with you but this would've been for Newsweek magazine.

"He didn't have good business sense. He was an artist. People took advantage of him."

"Are you a good businessman?"

"I could be a much better businessman. I tend to look at things short-term. Guys like Steven Hirsch, they see 15 years down the road. I make a comfortable living. I made a good living with my dad. When we made Sex World and Talk Dirty, he had pieces of it. For whatever reason, he let people come in and take it from him. He ended up being an employee. On paper, he was partners. But they found ways tto take advantage of him. Which was his fault. He has no regrets. He blames nobody.

"Video was positive and negative. It was negative in that it brought anybody who wanted to do something into the business. It was positive in that it let guys like myself and my father be finally independent.

"My father was the first guy to put stories to scripts. He was the first guy to fight for rehearsal time. He served as a rabbi and a father to guys like John Leslie, Joey Silvera, Randy West, Jamie Gillis. These were kids in their early 20s and my dad was their buddha. He gave them advice. He taught them how to act.

"They might not admit it today, but these guys are where they are because of him."

"How sure are you that they wouldn't admit it?"

"I'm going to sound a little bitter here, but when he got sick, and he couldn't write the checks, when he couldn't hire them anymore, they never paid their respects to him. When he passed away, they never [sent] a card or a letter. He would be broken by that.

"I started Rain in 1997. At that time, it was cutting edge. But when things started changing two years ago, Rain became antiquated. For a long time, if you put a pretty girl on the cover, you got a winner. Before the Internet, people didn't pay much attention to what was inside. I had good looking covers with girls such as Tera Patrick, Brianna Banks, Mary Carey... That was good enough. But about two-to-three years ago, I saw my numbers started to fall.

"You had guys like Red Light, Platinum, Zero Tolerance... They have an edge on what people are watching. With the Internet, the consumers are totally wise now. They know who's in what, how many anals. You can't fool 'em anymore. They just created this new kind of product. Its spawned by Evil Angel, the template of porn. Anabolic.

"I saw my numbers fall from maybe 2000 out the door to maybe 500. I got panicky. I took a trip around the country and talked to distributors and found that boxes of Vivid and VCA were going back and tons of Red Light was coming in.

"Old timers such as myself felt it was a badge of honor to say we never watch these things. We brag about it.

"I got home. My wife and I for a month watched gonzo. We saw how terrible Rain was as far as the lighting and sex and how good Red Light was. I took myself out of the equation. I took my name off the box and tried to reinvent myself as Acid Rain which is aggressive, hardcore, in your face, ass-to-mouth take no prisoners."

"How do you feel about shooting ass-to-mouth?"

"I've got no problem with it if everybody agrees. If it sells tapes, that's ok with me.

"I've probably been involved with over a thousand movies, and probably directed a couple of hundred."

"How are the girls different today?"

"They're younger. They do nastier stuff at a younger age. They're a little harder. Back in the old days, 25 was young. Anal was taboo. My father never did anal in his shows. Ever. It's like television. Nobody wants to see Murder She Wrote nor NYPD Blue. They want to see Punt, MTV's Boiling Point. It's frightening. If you want to return something to a store, the person behind the desk is a ringer. They try to piss people off until they slug somebody. Then they say, you're on camera. They would swipe somebody's credit card and say, we've charged you $700 by mistake. Punt with Ashton Kutchner. They have cops flying through windows. Doing false arrests on people. It's in your face. That's what today's gonzo is. And that's what the girls are. They're younger and totally nasty, but in a good way.

"To be an old company today is a negative. I bet people like Video Team are having a hard time."

"What does your wife think about you working in the porn industry?"

"She just gave me a banana, to eat, I mean. She works with me. I met her. She was going to college. CSUN (Cal State University at Northridge). I go there every couple of months to the library to check out books. I saw her in the library. She's a nice Vietnamese girl. I thought she was cute. I had enough courage after the third time checking out books to ask her for a date. Now she's my assistant. She's fitting right in. She's 30 yo now. I met her when she was 24.

"We take things for granted. We're so desensitized. I had a bunch of dildos in my trunk. Strap-ons. Black ones. White ones. Big huge dildos. I think we'd gotten back from Doc Johnson and we needed them for a shoot.

"I forgot I had them. They'd been there a couple days. I open the car. She sees all these things. I don't think she knew what they were but they definitely looked like penises. I said, honey, let's have dinner. I've got to tell you what I do.

"At first, I told her we do stuff for Playboy. That kinda breaks you in. Then she looked at me and long pause. Six out of ten girls would walk. She thought about it. Then she ordered dessert. She was cool about it.

"She was very practical. She knew I didn't do drugs. I come from a good family. She said, you don't kill anybody. You're trying to make money. I'm up for that."

"Had you been married before?"

"Never. Had a great time though."

"Have you had a relationship with a girl in the industry?"

"I had just gotten out of a long relationship with a civilian. Sometimes that was a problem. It was 1995. I figured I would get crazy. I said, I'm going to ask Kimberly Kummings for a date. Do you remember her?"

"Oh yeah. I got a BJ from her. She was great."

"She was great but if you wanted to date her on a personal level, and get to know her on a personal level, it was one adventure after another."

"She had a boyfriend who beat her."

"Her car had a breathalizer. They got caught on the freeway at 2 a.m. I got calls. The three days I tried to date her, I was exhausted. I said, never again, as far as a relationship goes.

"She was a beautiful girl."

"Classy. Her father was a millionaire executive."

"I got a call at 2 a.m. Her car had just died. She couldn't start it. She'd been drinking. Her boyfriend was after her. The cops were after her. It just went on and on."

I remember I was on a shoot in January 1996 and she showed up an hour late. She claimed the cops and had pulled her over and hassled her.

"I guess she got busted [for drunk driving] a couple of times. If she had any alcohol on her breath, her car wouldn't start.

"Jim Holliday was close to her. I asked him a couple of years ago and he had no idea. She was trying to do some wardrobe stuff on straight movies. She meant well. She was just f---ed up.

"I think I saw a psychiatrist after that. I went to detox. How does anybody put up with these girls? Most of them are like that.

"The best blow jobs are from porn chicks."

"That's true. I have had oral sex from them. I will not date them. Kimberly was amazing. I didn't realize a woman could do those things."

"That's what they get paid for."

"Gregory Dark has done about 500 of them."

"I'm sure. Back in the day, it was free pickings. No AIDS. You could do anything you wanted to do. The worst that you got back then was gonorrhea.

"We used to stay in San Francisco for a month. I'm 18. I have my own hotel room. It was great."

"How many woman have you slept with in your life?"

"Not many. Maybe 20-30. Fifty at the most. They were pretty much in my teens and 20s. My father said I was a late bloomer."

"How did it affect you to live your life in the porn industry?"

"My father and my mom were married for 45 years. My dad was the coach of my little league team. It was always a normal life. From the little league field to the set. My friends have always been from baseball, little league, or college. I really only have two or three friends in the business that I socialize with. Two that will come over to the house for dinner. It affected me only because I had a good foundation. But it affected me positive. It's provided a good living. I think it's built character. It's made me responsible.

"I remember in the old days, we used to have these award shows. We used to get out of our limos and always be confronted by Christian people. Placards in our face. You're going to hell."

"What do you tell civilians about what you do for a living?"

"In the old days, it was taboo. We kept it a secret. There was no HBO, MTV, nothing. My dad did documentaries. When I dated girls, at first I tried to keep it a secret. When they found out, they were totally shocked. Because I'd kept it a secret, I must've been ashamed about it. Then after five years, I decided to tell them straight out. Eight out of ten girls would not date me.

"Then, in the early '90s, it started to loosen up a whole lot. It was no big thing.

"One day in 1987, the girl who cleaned my condo found a box of pornos. She didn't come back the next week. I used to have that stuff lying around all the time."

"What do you love and hate about working in this industry?"

"I hate the saturation in the market and the cheap product. I remember when you were getting $40 a tape. It doesn't have to be like that but it is. I accept it. I hate it.

"I love the creative process, if there is such a thing anymore. That I own it from conception to box. I'm the final say. I love working with my family. The people are great people."

"Who are your best friends in the industry?"

"Jack Michaelson. He used to be the VP for Cinderella. He's in and out."

"Paul Fishbein always speaks well of you."

"We don't socialize as much because I'm married and I have a little boy, but he's been a godsend to me. When I came back with Rain, and I said, Paul, I need your help. He said, whatever you need. He gave me six months of free advertising. I didn't even ask him for that. I said, could you call some distributors for me. Let them know I'm back.

"The last two years, I've been taking 20-by-20 booths at the show. I've been taking road trips across the country, seeing distributors."

[Tyler writes: "Maybe I was wrong about Fishbein. Maybe he's not a grasping, scheming puppet master. Sounds like he's a saint who beneficently walks among us..."]

Mitch used to date Steve Hirsch's sister Marci. "We're still very close. She was knockout. We would go to a club or dinner, and she would turn heads. The most beautiful eyes. She was definitely a little sexpot."

"How involved are you in industry politics?"

"Zero."

Shok's Internext Report

Shok developed a pay-per-click, pay-per-signup webmaster affiliate programs for Cybererotica and Babenet.

He writes on JBM:

It's been awhile since I have worked a booth but man things have changed. It used to be that folks would come to your booth to find out more about your company. Now, 99% just want you to buy something. Which is cool, but after 3 days it gets pretty old.

Also I learned that the women on this board are the most fun to hang out with (pic with Butrflied). Janell, Happypeekers and Buttafield are all great to get handjobs from.

I will just skip over the part about my room ["SHOKING" Internext video!], but I am most sad of all that they got Greg to help them. I will help him work through the issues he might have had that caused him to turn against me. He will be reprogrammed. JoeE said hi to me, he's looking as good as ever. JStyles and I bonded more than ever. Melloman, RichC and KC, it's always great seeing you guys. I could go on and on.

So I will just wrap it up by saying f-ck YOU Webfather. You walked around being a f-cking prick to everyone. You should change your name to Prick Schwartz. I have not seen you in awhile. I came up to say hi and you acted like I was trying to steal your wallet or something. I wasn't the only one you did that to as well. Why did you even come?

Happypeekers writes: "Shok... I am going to kill you lol I only did this once the whole time I was there lol I am so embarrased now lol."

Brad Shaw writes: "Shok, Webfathers ex took half of his $. Thus he has been a bit crabby since."

Shok writes: "Maybe we should buy him a new shirt with his new pissed off face airbrushed on it."

JoeE at the show?

Brad Shaw writes on JBM: "I wonder if the keyboard warrior JoeE haters had the balls to go up and say anything? Or did they kiss his ass for free booze again?"

Peaches writes: "I talked to him several times, told him I worried about him and gave him lots of hugs Then again, I've never been a JoeE hater."

Jamie writes: "I saw him a couple times and he didnt look to concerned... All the keyboard warriors probably said hello to him."

F--- You very much GigaCash

Deeprub writes on GFY:

I would just like to send a big F--- YOU out to GigaCash crew....

I contacted them about a week before the show to see if I could use the Erotica Fest logo so a could give a few t-shirts away on gfy and win vip tickets.

After talking with Stephen Bugbee he said it would be fine and he needed some t-shirts for the event also.

So we made a deal I only had a few days notice to get these shirts done and it was a pain in the ass because they changed their logo at the last min. I flew these shirts on the plane with me to make sure you could have them by Thursday Long story short we traded him 75 baby doll t's and shirts in return we were told we would recieve:

1. Limo for the six of us.....end up being a f-cking shuttle bus full of drunk kids.

2. All Access Passes .....Private pre party with alien ant farm and ron jeremy. This was a f-cking Joke was no pre party what so f-cking ever....Took us a hour and a $200 buck bribe to get in the door after we got there.

3. Free drinks......after we were there for a hour we finally saw Bugbee and he gave us 10 drinks tickets for the 6 of us lol .....woop dee doo.....I ended up having to pay $600 bucks for a bottle just to get a table.

4. VIP bags were not available either. Just the overall disrespect of making me track you down to get our passes for the event and then to halfta track you down for drink tickets..... For my wife and I ... this was our first show and I wanted to do something special for her and you cock suckers basically ruined 80% of her trip. You knew up front I was trying to do something special for her and I thought we made a deal......WTF?

Dig420 writes:

I'm starting to think Giga is picking up too much heat for this. Their rep up to now has been spotless, xbiz has done some good things, I mean damn man so someone there f---ed up a party. S--- happens. I'm sure they're not happy about it either. I understand why you're upset about what happened, but have you talked to them to see if they were willing to compensate you in some way before you took it to the board?

Beemk writes:

i won some passes from them on here and when i tried to pick them up they gave me the run around and i had to come back. then i come back and they tried the same thing and said they didnt have the passes yet and after about 5 minutes they get a bag out at the booth with like 1000 of them and give me one. they were trying to get us to come back and get them after the show floor closed.... but i had a feeling that if i did they wouldnt be there when we came back.

Asshat writes on JBM to D$ of the Players Ball: "I hope you are taking notes on all the happenings dude... Ya can make a killing in January. Do it. I think you are about the only guy in the world that knows how to throw Industry events and parties."

Brad Shaw replies: "How can he make a killing? There is $ in throwing parties? D$ can throw a large party for sure. He has learned a ton through trial and error. BUT, IMHO it is a waste for sponsors to blow the kind of $ needed to put on such an event. With that said, an idiot is born every day."

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The 'I am a gay American' defense

By Dennis Prager

New Jersey Governor James McGreevey's resignation statement was brilliant.

Why?

Because the moment he announced he was gay, people assumed that he did what he did because a homophobic society forced him, a homosexual, to live a fraudulent heterosexual life.

Who then could blame him? If society forced you, dear heterosexual male reader, to live with a man all your life and deny yourself the physical love of a woman, wouldn't you, too, eventually crack under the pressure and make love to a woman?