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Thirty Years Ago This Week French Trained Commies Began Genocide in Cambodia

Chaim Amalek responds to James DiGiorgio:

Hmmm......I don't know that I have written that much to you over the years concerning the extermination of Jews at the hands of National Socialists in Europe - have I? As for the other atrocities, Jimmy D is correct in assuming that I know what happened to the Armenians at the hands of Muslim Turks. I may also have heard a bit about some of the other atrocities mentioned by Jimmy D. Or not. (Luke, you know how shaky I am on such matters. A guy can't be an expert on everything, for Christ's sake.)

Now, what is going on and what has been going on in Sudan? In the early nineties several million mostly Christian Sudanese perished at the hands of Wahhabist Muslim fanatics bent on wiping out any trace of Christianity in Sudan. Today, muslim fanatics are again on the march in Sudan, this time against non-Wahhabist muslims in Darfur. National Review has an interesting article on this conflict here:

In both the south and in Darfur, the policies of the regime - which is an Arab Islamist military dictatorship - against ethnic African villagers have had racial and ethnic overtones and involved struggles over resources. But more significantly, the regime has been motivated in both cases by a radical Islamist agenda. Bashir attempted to Islamicize and Arabize the south through the forcible imposition of sharia (Islamic law). He launched, by his own definition, a "jihad" against the south when it resisted.

Though the tribes of Darfur are Muslim, they are not of the hardline Salafist movement favored by Khartoum's National Islamic Front government, an offshoot of the radical Muslim Brotherhood (now is based in Saudi Arabia after being crushed in Egypt, its birthplace). The Darfur Muslims do not speak Arabic, their women wear colorful African garb, and they do not follow the strict criminal code of Khartoum's Wahhabi-style sharia, which calls for the flogging of those who drink alcohol, the body-part-amputation of thieves, the stoning of adulterers, and the execution of blasphemers.

For years Khartoum has treated the black, Sufi Muslims of Darfur as second-class citizens, systematically discriminating against them in providing development opportunities, government services, and positions of power. When they rebelled against this policy of extreme marginalization, they became - in the view of a regime that conflates religion with politics - "apostate." Under Islamist rules, apostates are to be put to death or taken as slaves. In 1992, six pro-government Sudanese imams issued a fatwa making this explicit: "An insurgent who was previously a Muslim is now an apostate and a non-Muslim is a non-believer standing as a bulwark against the spread of Islam, and Islam has granted the freedom of killing both of them." Though the fatwa was intended at that time for the Muslims of the central Nuba province and the Christians and animists of the south, it equally applies today to the Muslims of Darfur.

So one key aspect of this slaughter is an attempt by Muslim warriors and holy men to impose their militant brand of Islam on everyone else. (And where have we heard this before? Yeah, we could start with the Holy Q'uran.) It is but one battle in the planetary struggle that I alluded to in my previous post to you. If the Europeans had more balls and were not so terrified of offending the Muslim horde now growing it its midst, perhaps they would launch a Holy Crusade to liberate the people of Sudan, whether moderate Muslim, Christian, or Animist, from the plague of militant Islam. But that would require a mindset that they presently lack. Perhaps one way that this Pope can get the people of Europe to regain some pride in their blood, soil and history would be to take up the cause of the Sudanese people and preach crusade against genocide in Darfur. These causes are linked.

PS Let's not forget the very first recorded victims of genocide in human history, if indeed the Torah represents an accurate record of history: Amalek.

PPS April is a big month for genocide buffs. On this very day in 1889, Adolf Hitler was born. In April of 1944, the plans of Adolf Eichman went into high gear with respect to Hungarian Jewry. The French-schooled Khmer Rouge reds began their experiment in socialism within hours of their victory on April 17, 1975. And the extermination of the Tutsis in Rwanda began within hours of the assassination of Rwanda's Hutu president in early April of 1994.

New Pope Covered Up For Priests Accused Of Molesting Boys

From ABCNews:

April 26, 2002 - A trusted ally of Pope John Paul II has been accused of sexually abusing boys a half-century ago at an elite seminary for the Catholic Church.

When approached by ABCNEWS' Brian Ross in Rome last week with questions of allegations against Father Marcial Maciel, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became visibly upset and actually slapped Ross' hand.

The accusers say Vatican-based Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who heads the Vatican office to safeguard the faith and the morals of the church, quietly made the lawsuit go away and shelved it. There was no investigation and the accusers weren't asked a single question or asked for a statement. He was appointed by the pope to investigate the entire sex abuse scandal in the church in recent days.

But when approached by ABCNEWS in Rome last week with questions of allegations against Maciel, Ratzinger became visibly upset and actually slapped this reporter's hand. "Come to me when the moment is given," Ratzinger told ABCNEWS, "not yet."

"Cardinal Ratzinger is sheltering Maciel, protecting him," said Berry, who expressed concerns that no response was being given to the allegations against the man charged with sex abuse.

"These men knelt and kissed the ring of Cardinal Ratzinger when they filed the case in Rome. And a year-and-a-half later, he takes those accusations and aborts them, just stuffs them."

Director Rick Santini Busted For Illegal Weapons

The LA County Sheriff's Department barged in on his place near the Sunset Plaza Friday morning and hauled away a cache of illegal weapons including a hand grenade and AK 47s. Rick was booked and released on bail.

Rick's roommate Johnny Rey was not charged.

Lensman Weighs In On XBangCash

Lensman, owner of Adult.com and GFY, writes on GFY:

Thanks Luke for the dirt as usual. This thread should be archived under new affiliate program basics.

XBC is a perfect example of what not to do. They came out with the biggest booth at Internext, did the traffic follow? No. It was like burning $1000 bills.

And this is the kiss of death: Apr 05, 2005 Efective at 5:PM PT, Xbangcash will discontinue the PPS program and will be strictly 60% revenue share with NO trials.

No trials = no signups. The only sites that can survive without trials are $9.95 sites and smaller solo girl sites, as a rule.

Did they make sure their business model was solid before rolling out? No. The best contrast is DEECASH. They perfected their business model first, then they spent their time money where it actually makes a difference. And it's working.

BVY replies: You sure about that [no trials = no signups]?

Lensman replies:

Yes, except really extreme sites, if someone is selling a site where people s--- in each other's mouths, they don't need trials (but they need a good lawyer).

They are either 1) small 2) a hard to find niche 3) solo girl, or mostly likely two of the above.

There are some great sites there, especially twistys and karups, but ALL of those sites have been around a long, LONG time and are highly established in their niches. Do any large multi-site affiliate programs offer no trials? The answer is NO.

Kimmy Kim writes:

Whether or not XBang will survive, there is no doubt they have made mistakes. Mistakes that could have been easily avoided, simply by looking at the history of the adult internet.

Hanco. 450k on a booth, hired Eric Moir, were going to do this and that. I don't think they ever processed a single subscription sale and I'd be hard put to find anyone that bought their content. Eric left the business after that debacle pretty much as well.

Like Whoa. All that money promoting nonsense, and one giant hole that turned into an additional bar area when they didn't even show up with their booth at Internext. How many people got screwed on that deal?

Merchant Solutions. Apparently spent their clients payouts on marketing for Internext and board ads, sure as hell didn't pay their clients. Their business model was basically trying to aggregate without the bank catching them, that went over like a lead balloon at the fair.

All these grandiose ideas of impressing webmasters by having the biggest booth or buying the most board ads or throwing parties and crap like that are pure crap, there's no other way to describe it. This isn't the movies and just because you build it doesn't mean they will come.

I agree with Lensman, Deecash has done things exactly the opposite of any of my examples above. Dee seems to be a smart kid with his head on straight who believes in creating something that will make money for his affiliates BEFORE going out and blowing his wad on marketing. Quiet, efficient, the kid really seems to have it together. If I were still an affiliate, I'd be way more apt to send my traffic to Deecash than to XBang, purely from watching their strategies. I haven't heard of XBang missing any payments to affiliates yet, so that is one good thing. I don't particularly find it attractive that their former employees and their current ones resort to mud slinging at each other on message boards either.

This is not 1999 and things that were cool to do back then, really aren't cool to do now.

Once again, I don't know if XBang will get it together and grow or not. They've made a lot of mistakes apparently, and the perception of the company in this business definitely needs some work.

BVF writes: "If you see kimmykim at a show, she always has a drink in her hand and I don't ever remember seeing her WITHOUT having a buzz on...However, she knows what she's talking about."

Shap writes: "HAHAHAHa in vegas while that guy was trying to explain his product to me I told him he f---ed himself with this booth and we wouldn't even be hearing of the company in 6 to 10 months time. Hanco was the first thing that came to mind. New company spending s---loads on a big booth to launch a product."

From another board: "They admired the TopBucks business model, and recruited "Q" [Quentin Boyle] away who was a large part of the TB success. First week on the job, Q sporting a '05 BMW 745...all the execs drive either Mercedes SL500 or these BMW 745's, and they are all black except for owner, his is silver."

Telechimp's interview with Jason Sechrest

Remember, Ryan Seacrest's battle with Gay Porn? Earlier this year, he was considering a lawsuit against host Jason Sechrest and Jet Set Productions for making "American Porn Star", a gay porn video with some Idol stylings. The suit was later dropped after Jet Set agreed to make some changes to the video. Recently, Ryan has made some comments on his radio show, inferring that Sechrest actually had sex in the film. In reality, Sechrest was just the host, and the confusion has him a little hot under the collar. More on that later, though.

Now Jason is hooking up with the TV Guide Channel, making several appearances on "Open Call". Ironically, it is being filmed in the same studio as Ryan's defunct show "On air with Ryan Seacrest". His first episode airs on May 2nd, and shows him auditioning for the role of host of a reality series . He'll also be helping out on MTV later this summer with another reality TV series.

Sechrest seems like the busiest guy in Hollywood. He is active in the adult entertainment industry as a journalist, spokesmen, video star, and radio talk show host, and apparently knows "every porn star you've ever wanted to sleep with." Today, Jason was kind enough to fit us into his schedule, and answer some of our questions:

My Hopes For The Pope

Chaim Amalek writes: "The best thing that this new Pope could do would be to provide the Church and its followers with some more spine with which to resist the ongoing Muslim invasion of Europe. If he can do that, the world will not care that he refuses to let women be priests or that he opposes the use of condoms."

What about him being a member of Hitler Youth? "My understanding is that rather than joining on his own, he was enrolled in that by others when he was just 14 years old, at a time when pretty much every 14 year old kid had to do that. (And I'll bet you would have joined up too, had you been in his shoes.) Would you want to be judged based on what you were doing at age 14?"

James DiGiorgio responds.

Jacko writes:

This weekend, the National Alliance [background] went through a massive purge, with his successor basically firing the entire staff, and local units breaking away. Little known fact behind the story: like all spectacular disasters, there's a woman in the background of this one. She's the "chairman's" main squeeze. Her name is Erika Snyder (not sure of the spelling). She's a former Playboy model ("Girls of Atlanta" August 1996 issue) and also a former dancer at the notorious Atlanta Gold Club where Patrick Ewing and other NBA players were getting hummers. And, because I know you can't resist the red meat, the Gold Club's owner, Steve Kaplan, was accused by the feds of laundering money for the Gambinos.

From the unimpeachable whitewire.net:

The photo to the right graphically represents the deviance and depravity of the "new" National Alliance. Unfortunately, it also represents what our NA member dues are paying for these days.

Meet Georgia stripper, Hollie Erika Snyder, who goes by the name "Holiday" in the various strip clubs she has worked. The nude photograph featured here is nothing compared to some of the images of Erika that are said to be circulating. And, you have to admit, this one looks better than the other strippers featured in the so-called "Girls of Resistance" calendar Erich Gliebe and Shaun Walker were peddling for the National Alliance last year.

Alliance members can reach the girl in the photo by calling the National Office (304-653-4707), but not too early, Shaun sleeps late these days. Members can be proud that we now have someone so famous on staff. She has not only posed naked in adult magazines, for years, Atlanta residents could watch Hollie Erika Snyder performing twenty dollar lap dances for black men in notorious strip joints like the "Gold Club," the "Cheetah," the "Oasis Good Time Emporium" and the "Mousetrap Diamond Club." When asked by White Wire almost all the doormen remembered good ole "Holiday."

Friends in Georgia claim Erika, now 33, has been a stripper since she was 18. That is, until she found religion.

Hollie Erika Snyder also goes by the name "Holliecost," describing herself as the "high priestess of the Church of Hitler" on her website, www.churchofhitler.com, which is just one of her more recent creations. She also ran the bizarre site ultragod.com for several years.

Over the past few weeks, White Wire has researched the background of this obviously proud Aryan woman, who NA Chairman Erich Gliebe now has living on the property at the National Office. In an interview with Citizens Against Hate last Winter, Gliebe claimed he was now engaged. He said, "As for women, I'm quite happy with the relationship I am currently in and am interested in settling down and having a family."

Ava Ramone Interview

From Sunday. She's burned out on posing for free pictures from the hordes of photographers at Naughty Talent Agency's Open House.

She sips a beer while we talk in sun.

Ramone grew up in Portland.

Duke: "When you were a girl, what did you want to be when you grew up?"

Ava: "I wanted to be a doctor. I went to college, I thought I wanted to be in the peace corp. I was really into the environment. Then I graduated [with a degree in International Relations] and I decided I wanted to do something fun. I never intended to get into porn. This was never my dream.

"I started out modeling. I guess I always wanted to model but porn is more lucrative and mainstream modeling is harder to get into."

Duke: "What expectations were you raised with?"

Ava: "My parents always expected me to go to college and have a career. They just wanted me to be happy in whatever I decided. To go get my masters [degree] and do something professional."

Duke: "Were you a good student in highschool?"

Ava: "I was pretty good. I was in honors classes. I got decent grades in college. I ended up going to grad school. I was there for two semesters. I got straight As. I was going to school to be a teacher. Then I dropped out."

Duke: "What kind of crowd did you hang out with in highschool?"

Ava: "The stoner - hippy crowd. I was really into nature, saving the environment. I made my own clothes."

Duke: "What happened to you in grad school?"

Ava: "I was studying to be an elementary school teacher and I just realized that I didn't want to spend the rest of my life in the classroom. The kids were out-of-control, hyperactive. Parents are horrible these days.

"I worked an office job [in Portland] for two years, 40-hours a week, 9-5. I wasn't happy doing that. I wasn't making [good] money either. I got transferred down here. Six months later, I started doing porn.

"I started out doing bikini modeling. I was on this modeling website. I got contacted to do a nude photoshoot. At the time I thought, 'Wow, that's a lot of money. I'll just do this one photoshoot. A thousand bucks. Solo routine stuff. Someone I went to school with found out and told my parents. My ex-boyfriend found out. I did a couple more solo things.

"My agent, LADirectModels, told me that I could be making $20,000 a month and set my own hours. That was attractive to me. I hated getting up early and fighting the traffic. I had a horrible boss.

"I just did it. I quit my job. It was a year ago. I started out doing just girls. Then I wanted more money."

Duke: "Did they push you to do anal?"

Ava: "Yeah, they did. My original agent pushed me: 'You've got to do anal.' When you first start, you don't know anything about the business. So you believe that your agent knows best and is telling you the truth, when really, they only have their own best interests in mind.

"I didn't want to do it. I don't enjoy it. I'm thinking about doing my first anal scene. If I get a good offer."

Duke: "Have you done it in your private life?"

Ava: "I have done it a couple of times. I had this one boyfriend I did it with a few times. But it's a lot different doing it on set. They're a lot more aggressive. It's a longer duration. I don't think it's really that comfortable."

Duke: "What's your ethnicity?"

Ava: "I'm Spanish and Italian. I do a lot of Latina movies."

Ramone says she has 30 movies out.

"I would never date male talent because most of the male talent I've met, they're just not attractive to me. Porn is not my life. For a lot of people, it's their social life. They're really into it. I have girlfriends in the industry. You want girlfriends who can relate to you. My regular friends respect me for who I am but I don't talk to them about it. They can't relate.

"I'm not interested in getting into a serious relationship now. When I first started, I had a boyfriend. I told him I was only going to do girls. After a month, he said, 'I don't even want you doing girls anymore.' When he found out I was doing boys, he broke up with me. A week later, he called me. 'I want to get back together. I don't mind.' But I don't want somebody controlling me."

Duke: "How do your friends not in the industry relate to you working in porn?"

Ava: "They respect me for it because I'm taking care of myself. Nobody else is taking care of me. They know that I make a lot of money.

"A lot of people are really self-conscious. To them, being on set with 20 people watching you, is inconceivable. I think they admire me. They think I have balls. They never judge me. They see me as who I am.

"Guys are a different story. If I go out to clubs, if I'm drunk... Yeah, I'm a porn star. Sometimes I will just say it because I don't care. Guys just totally see you differently. They think, 'Wow, this isn't girlfriend material.' Which I can totally understand. If I was a regular person, I wouldn't want to date someone in the industry.

"Eventually, I do want to settle down and get married and have a normal life."

She makes a short laugh. "I think my life is normal. At least I'm happy. I think that's the most important thing whatever you do. I love being self-employed and doing what I want."

Duke: "What's the primary attraction? The money? Sex?"

Ava: "Primarily the sex. I'm not saying I'm attracted to the other talent all of the time or none of the time. I'm just really picky. Most of the guys aren't good looking. They have big cocks and they can perform. The girls are all attractive. I think it's primarily the money. I do like attention. I love being in front of the camera."

Duke: "Anything else you love about the industry or hate?"

Ava: "I hate that they don't use condoms. That's my main thing. That there's no union for talent. Girls get in the industry and they get screwed over. They're told they have to do anal and double anal. When you first get in, nobody tells you how it is. People tell you their opinion. They tell you what they want you to do.

"Our rate should be higher. Everybody and their mother wants to have their own production company. They want to shoot stuff for the least amount possible."

Duke: "How has your time in the industry affected you?"

Ava: "It's made me more confident. It's made me more streetwise because you have to take care of yourself. You are your only advocate. You have to not let it affect you. Society sees you as a whore. You have to not internalize that. It's made me a stronger person. More independent. I take care of myself. I don't have to call my parents for money. It's been a good thing overall. It's made me a little jaded, as far as relationships."

Duke: "How has it affected your personal sex life?"

Ava: "I haven't had a serious relationship. I miss having a steady boyfriend. I just go out with my friends a lot. If I meet guys that I like, I might see them a couple of times but usually it doesn't turn into anything. You don't want to lie to someone. If you're young and single in LA, it's not easy finding a relationship. Everybody wants to get out there and upgrade. The guys are in a candy shop. There are gorgeous girls everywhere. They don't want to settle down unless you go for older guys."

Duke: "What type of man are you seeking?"

Ava: "I like pretty boys. Actor-model types. I don't want that personality. Guys who are confident and a bit cocky. I like a challenge. Someone I'm sexually attracted to."

Duke: "How would your best friends describe you?"

Ava: "As a wild party girl. They'd say I'm fun. I'm loyal. Gabby might say something else. We've had our issues. You've just got to accept people for who they are. I don't know where I was going with that."

Duke: "Any deep dark insights that your friends might have?"

Ava: "If you really wanted to ask Gabby, she might tell you. We've spent a lot of time together. You think people see you in a good light, but maybe not."

Ashton Moore And Haven Stopped at the Canadian Border

Clips from the KSEX show Gene Ross reports

Homegrown - Voice Media Arbitration Began Monday

Many porners flew in for this.

Lamest Reason From Your Date For Not Returning Your Phone Call

I heard from a girl the other day that when she finally pinned down the guy she was dating about why he wasn't returning her phone calls, he said that the FDA had made warnings about not using cell phones too much because they emit radiation.

Guys, including me, don't like to give reasons why they don't want to see someone anymore. We'd rather give a lame excuse. "Oh, you're too good for me." The funny thing is that a lot of women buy these excuses and persist in the chase. Maybe he's just not that into you?

XBangCash In Trouble

I always thought there was something that didn't smell right about this crew.

So, official trouble over at XBangCash (you didn't hear it from me) - In addition to Quentin leaving, the house of Asian cards is falling and XBangCash might be disbanding. Mike, an IT guy, was fired unexpectantly on Friday after the staff working under him had all been let go, in addition to many of their warehousing staff, designers, and most of the people brought on as staff for XBangCash. He was given a check and escorted out of the building for no other reason than what he is saying: "XBC is hurting, staff has been slashed, and plans for closure are being executed" after losing 99 percent of their affiliates recently. He also said the company lost a lot of money on their other properties xonair.com and japanx.com.

GFY thread JBM thread

Playboy Playmate April 2002 Heather Carolin Escorting For NY's PrettyCityFriends.net

I suspect this will be the next agency to fall.

The Return Of Tony Sexton

The thunder from down under is now known as Eddie Charisma and he's available through World Modeling.

Two Porn Stars Popped For Prostitution In New York Last Week

I'm not sure if it was related to the E2K bust.

Naughty Talent Sunday

Gabriela Banks Gabriela Gabriela Gabriela Lizzy Lizzy, Jeremy Lizzy, Jeremy Lizzy, Jeremy Jamie, Kat Lizzy Lizzy Lizzy Riley, Kat, Jamie Riley, Jamie, Lizzy Jamie, Kat, Lizzy Jamie, Kat, Lizzy Tim Meghan Meghan Avy Lee Roth Avy Avy Riley Riley Riley

I stop by the Naughty Talent house Sunday at 3:40pm. I see about eight porn girls and even more photographers (as well as columnists Gene Ross and Tod Hunter).

I meet Gabriela Banks. We sit down on the couch.

Duke: "When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?"

Gabriela: "I never did know. I didn't think porn star. I wanted to be active and athletic. Something not boring and monotonous. Porn isn't boring.

"I was born and raised in San Diego. I've been living in LA for four years."

Duke: "What expectations were you raised with?"

Gabriela: "Everyone asks me what went wrong with my life [to go into porn]. I had a perfect family. They are well-off. I have three older brothers who are doing awesome -- aerospace engineers [and the like]. Very intelligent. My dad was lenient. My mom passed away when I was seven. I don't think there's any relation between that and porn. People always ask me if I was abused. 'You're too normal.' It [porn] was just a totally random occurrence.

"I was expected to go to highschool, continue to get perfect grades, and go out-of-state to college. All of us were lucky enough to be offered [scholarships to colleges out-of-state]. School is your job. Until you're done with school, I'll pay for your school.

"I just didn't know what I wanted to do so I didn't follow his plan.

"I've always gotten good grades. I played sports. I was varsity point guard. I could've played in college if I had wanted to. Water polo and track. Now it's boxing and running. I don't fight or anything. I don't want to break my nose.

"I did Girls Fight Club a year ago. It's topless. The fighting was real."

Duke: "What kind of crowd did you hang out with in highschool?"

Gabriela: "I got bored with the good people. All my girlfriends played sports and hung out with the guys who were athletes. I made other friends. They were the bad kids."

Duke: "Stoners."

Gabriela: "Exactly. I've always been friends with both groups."

The brother closest to Gabby in age is ten years older. "I was an accident."

Duke: "Were you a good kid in highschool?"

Gabby: "I got in a lot of trouble, but not bad bad trouble. I was very independent. I didn't like any rules. I didn't want anybody telling me what to do. I had easygoing parents considering. It was my bad.

"I got good grades but I would ditch school a lot. I'd disregard and disrespect my parents and then some. The first time I tried to do any drugs, I got caught, which was good.

"In tenth grade I started experimenting with drugs. I started with pot. I never had a problem. I was never dependent. But they always caught me. I'm not a good liar. I talk a lot. My parents know me. They'd drug-test me once they knew it. My dad caught me on the phone once. I busted myself. We were talking about coke and the first time I ever did it and they heard a conversation they shouldn't have.

"I first did coke at 17. The white ones are always bad."

Gabby graduated highschool in 2000. She started at San Diego State where she first did porn. A friend of a friend said, 'My friend has this big boob website in San Diego."

Gabby measures a natural D-cup. "I've had the same sized boobs since sixth grade. They were bigger when I was bigger.

"I did one photoshoot [six months after turning 18] for BustyAmateurs. After the second one, they asked me if I wanted to come to Las Vegas with them in January. I said, what's that? For the convention. To sign. Sign what?

"So I went with them to Vegas and little 18-year old Gabby is writing her name on pictures all through the convention."

Duke: "How did you get your stage name Gabriela Banks?"

Gabby: "On the first shoot, they said, 'What do you want your stage name to be?' I said, 'What's a stage name? I get to pick it?' I went with Gabriella. Long and pretty. My first manager, Tabetha Yang, she tacked on Banks."

Duke: "How long were you with Tabetha Yang?"

Gabby: "Not long at all. It was so long ago I don't remember all the particulars. It was a bad period. It was right when I started seeing the money and stopped going to school. I did what most girls do -- I'd get all excited and then crash."

For the first time, I notice Gabby's big blue eyes.

Gabby: "When I first got started [in porn], I did have a boyfriend. I had already done a shoot and I didn't tell him about it, even though it was only solo pictures. We were in an adult videostore one night and I said, 'I could do this. I could be naked. I'm as pretty as them.' He freaked out when I showed any interest. When I even spoke about it.

"I decided I was never going to tell him anything. Then he found out and oh, boy. He was so mad and so upset. We were kids. His mom found out too. That was the funniest part. She hated me. She'd call me up: 'Whore. Slut. I don't want you with him or near him.' I'd say, 'I didn't even do anything.'

"I used to be uncomfortable. I didn't want anyone to know that I did it. It wasn't my plan to make my money like that and live off of it.

"One thing porn did was that once I did it, I could be embarrassed and hide from everyone or I could be, 'Yeah, I did it. So what?' It totally changed confidence levels. I had to stand up for myself or I'd have no friends back home.

"It made me more comfortable with myself and outgoing. I went out and f---ed people on film. Not everybody could do that."

Duke: "How long after your first photo shoot did you do your first sex scene?"

Gabby: "I don't know. Do you think we write these down? Probably six months."

In the past four years, Gabby says she's done about 70 scenes.

Duke: "Have you worked any other sort of job since then?"

Gabby: "I'm going to get my certification for personal training next month. But that's just going to be testing the waters and seeing where that goes. Otherwise no. I was a booker for a friend's escort service. I was everyone you called. 'Yeah, this is Trish.' 'Yeah, this is Tina.'

"It was good money. It was easy. It was for friends' of mine. It was at night. But I got bored with it. It gets annoying talking to guys on the phone all night."

Duke: "What about porn?"

Gabby: "Porn is great. It's never boring. There are so many sorts of people from every spectrum. It's not just whitecollar businessmen. Porn is everyone."

Duke: "What do you love and hate about the industry?"

Gabby: "I love meeting everyone. It's fun. The money is good. I hate the whole unprofessionalism of a lot of companies. People are flakey. Expectations are so low. Why aren't people treating it like a normal business? Everyone could be making even more money if they were."

Duke: "How did your family react?"

Gabby: "I told them before anyone else. The first time I did my first shoot. I thought, 'Who knows what will happen? I don't know these people.'

"They weren't happy. I don't say, 'I did my first anal scene, daddy. I bet you didn't know that.'

"They support me, not what I do. They get mad when I go to porn sites on their computer at home and get all these popups and invade their computer with porn."

Duke: "How have you been able to set your limits?"

Gabby: "Sometimes you show up and you think you're going to do this and they say you're going to be doing that, and it happens to be something I don't do. I always say I don't do that. But if it's something I'm comfortable with, I'll say, what the hell. I might as well. I came here to work.

"I don't do girls. Everybody thinks I'm weird, but I'm not into girls. I'm not scared of them. I've done a boy-girl-girl. But if there's no dick, it's not interesting to me. I do anal, but that's so weird to me. It's all the mood and the people."

Duke: "What about the partying and the drugs?"

Gabby: "I don't party like that anymore. I smoke weed all the time and I love to drink. But I always go home and go to bed.

"That's the problem with most porn stars. You don't have a schedule. That's one thing I wish I had continued to go to school or had a regular job for a while. My mentality is messed up. But I usually wake up at 9, 10 on the weekends, and I always run three miles, even if I reek of alcohol and I don't feel right."

Duke: "What else do you do aside from working in porn, jogging, working out?"

Gabby: "I specialize in laying in the sun. Nothing exciting. I play basketball a lot."

Duke: "Have you dated anyone inside the industry?"

Gabby: "No. I'm not trying to date anyone at all."

Duke: "Not even outside the industry?"

Gabby: "No. It would be a double standard. I wouldn't ever want someone I was dating doing porn. I've yet to meet someone who would be able to tolerate it. I'd give it a shot if I met anyone who peaked my interest.

"I had one boyfriend for 18-months. That's when I stopped doing scenes and worked as a booker for that escort agency and went back to college. Porn was irrelevant to our relationship. Six months after we broke up, I started doing movies again.

"I'm good at school but I hate it."

Duke: "What's your primary attraction to doing porn? Fame? Money? Sex?"

Gabby: "There's no fame. The money is always the first thing."

Duke: "What are some of your dreams?"

Gabby: "I don't have any dreams. I don't have any secrets. There's nothing I love to do at all except for sports. I want to raise kids one day, not anywhere near LA. I'll move out of here when I'm done with the industry. I don't see that happening for at least ten years. I don't want kids any time soon."

Duke: "How would your best friends describe you?"

Gabby: "I can be assertive. I can be a bitch when the situation demands it. It's hard to find good new friends in LA, especially in the industry. The girls like you or they don't. I stay away from the gossip and hang out with bitches like her [points at Ava Ramone]."

Ava: "She's not as bitchy as some girls."

Duke: "Ava, Gabriella says you drink too much."

Gabby: "No, I didn't. You just did what I hate. That's what I'm talking about. I work hard and just have a few friends who are cool."

Duke: "Best and worst experiences in the industry?"

Gabby: "My first time in Vegas. That was amazing. I was 19. There's been no big drama. I'm owed money from a shoot a long time ago. If I was a guy, I'd be killed, I guess. That's what Sylvio told me. I hate him because he still owes me money. The scene he owes me for is already out. He owes me $600 [from a scene from February]. He owes Jim at World Modeling. They had to pay a girl out of their pocket for him. I told him I knew that. He freaked out. He said, 'If you were a guy, I'd kill you.'

"He said that he was feeling really bad when his grandmother died. That he's going through a divorce. Don't shoot for him unless you get cash."

Picture of Sylvio with Violet Blue.

Mary Carey Busted For Public Indecency

Acme Anderson reports.

Exposed: Secrets of elite cyber-sex corporation

From the New York Daily News:

A host of other Manhattan-based escort services, using names like Exotica 2000, Ce Soir, Night Flight Escorts and Camelot, share the same Manhattan addresses and phone numbers as NYElites.

Federal Customs agents have expanded the case to 22 other cities. "There will be more search warrants and more arrrests," a source close to the probe told the Daily News.

In its Helpful Hints, the NYElites Web site advised: "If you are of high profile or fear that your spouse or business associate may find out, we suggest you pay in cash or get a cash advance on your credit card. This way you'll have no explaining to do."

But some well-heeled johns are no doubt doing just that.

Two U.S. Senators Caught In E2K Bust?

The_Paladin posts:

I would be willing to put good odds on one if not both being Republicans. Not to mention possibly high level Law Enforcement officals. The list will never see the light of day in a Courtroom if even on the Internet.

Well I have seen ladies who worked through Exotica, they mentioned that they had a few clients who were US Senators. They didn't name names but I don't think they would mention it unless they could back it up. That and a simple law of averages. There are probably more than two Senators on the "list" but I would put good money on a bet that there are at least two.

A good source responds:

Elana never bought pictures of girls if they were on the site they signed a release, they worked. They might have stoped but they worked.

Not many escort agencies left. What are the girls to do for money? They all had tours booked with her

I know Elana had many high powered bankers, a mayor, a few big baseball players. The list will come out because it was taken, unlike some other cases when they don't find it It will be in evidence which will become public during hearings I hope the smokinggun gets it. ICE does not care about [protecting] people.

Working In Porn

Pornotime writes Rabbi Gadol: "I'm sure you get many an e-mail from young guys asking how to get a job f---ing hot chicks on film, but this isn't one of those e-mails. I am a 20 year old guy, and while I do love naked pornstars, I am much more interested in the business, marketing, and journalism aspect of the adult industry. Do you have any advice on how to best go about following my dream of working in porn?"

Rabbi Gadol replies:

As a putative rabbi, I am unable to offer you any encouragement in this matter. I would suggest that instead of seeking to make a living toiling in the open sewers of pornography, you reorient your life to stamping it out, along with its kindred vices (internet gambling and illicit drugs like crystal meth). Surely there is more that you could do with your life than this, and at so young an age, you should not be selling yourself so short.

Among the things you could be doing is join the armed forces, study journalism, get a PhD in economics and otherwise live the life that Mister Ford himself would rather he had lived before illness, poverty, and vice ensnared him.

Suggested Questions For Porn Stars

Fred writes:

I note that you have a set of favorite questions when you ask porn girls questions. Here is another set that you might find interesting.

--Are you motivated primarily by exhibitionism?
--Are you motivated primarily by money?
--Are you motivated primarily by sexual opportunities?
--Do you think porn actresses are different from other women? In what ways?
--Do you think you are different from other women?
--If someone knew you in high school do you think that they'd be able to predict you were going to do videos?
--Do you think that doing porn is just a phase that you're going through?
--Do you look down on guys who look at porn?
--How do you think that doing porn will impact your future?
--Do you, or have you ever, turned a trick? Why not?

Lexxi Tyler Interview

I've seen Lexxi, 21, a couple of times at Porn Star Karaoke. And each time I have committed a sin with my thoughts.

Next time I promise to cover my eyes.

From April 12: Lexxi Tyler Lexxi Tyler Lexxi Tyler Lexxi Tyler Lexxi Tyler

Lexxi, who stands 5'8", and her man Dee called me Friday afternoon.

Duke: "When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?"

Lexxi: "I wanted to be a supermodel."

Duke: "Is that what everyone was predicting for you?"

Lexxi: "Yeah. Everyone thought I'd be in some form of entertainment. They didn't think adult entertainment, but as long as I'm happy, everybody's supportive."

Duke: "What did your family expect for you?"

Lexxi: "They always wanted me to do something in real estate. They're all real religious. They wouldn't have minded if I had followed in their footsteps."

Duke: "Were you really religious as a kid?"

Lexxi: "When I was younger until I found myself. I still have my own faith and beliefs but it is not the same as when I was growing up."

Duke: "What kind of crowd did you hang out with in highschool?"

Lexxi: "The popular crowd. I hung out with the cheerleaders and the football players. I was not a cheerleader. I was an athlete. I did volleyball and track.

"I grew up in Oregon. I moved to LA when I was 15."

Duke: "Was that traumatic?"

Lexxi: "No. Not at all. I love LA."

Duke: "When did you become interested in boys?"

Lexxi: "I was chasing boys when I was in preschool. I've always been interested in boys."

Duke: "Were you a cute kid?"

Lexxi: "Yes. I had cute little curly red ringlets."

Duke: "What kind of student were you in highschool?"

Lexxi: "I was an honor-roll student. English and History were my best classes. I went to community college but I got bored. It was one of those things where I was working and trying to put myself through school. It was too much. I looked for other avenues."

Duke: "Were you a big party girl in highschool and college?"

Lexxi: "Oh yeah. I partied hard. I could drink anybody under the table."

Duke: "Tell me about the jobs you had after turning 18 until you became a dancer."

Lexxi: "When I moved out on my own, I was a manager at a gym. After that, I became a retail buyer in a corporate office (for a year). Then I wanted to make some extra money. So I started cocktail waitressing weekends at Spearmint Rhino. I also got that job so I could get my boobs done. I got my boobs done (moving from a B-cup to a DD-cup). I worked as a waitress for about a year. I took some time off. I kept in touch with the strippers who worked there.

"One day, I was talking to one of my close friends there. I said, 'I really want to make some more money.' She says, 'You should start dancing.' I said, 'I don't know if I should do that.' But I tried it and liked it."

Duke: "Did you have to take a few drinks before you did it the first time?"

Lexxi: "No. I've never had to be intoxicated while working. I enjoy what I do. I'm not one of those girls who says, 'F---, I've got to go back to the strip club.' It's very entertaining for me."

Duke: "Did you notice a change in the way men reacted to you after you got the implants?"

Lexxi: "Oh yeah. It was like day and night. I always got attention before but now it was ohmigosh, you've got these big titties."

Duke: "Did working as a dancer affect your view of men?"

Lexxi: "A little bit. Sometimes I just get irritated because guys will say stupid things. And I'm upfront. 'Just tell me your broke. Don't make up excuses.' That's the only thing I don't like. Other than that, we're all human. We all like to be entertained. I go to the strip club on my days off. I don't think anybody's wrong for doing it. I don't judge anybody for it."

Duke: "When did you make your first movie?"

Lexxi: "Everything's on my website. I haven't put out any movies yet. I have other goals right now, like trying to get into Playboy. They like to be the first ones to publish anything. If I don't sign with Playboy, I'm going to be working with Tera Patrick."

Dee: "If I can interject, she is signing with Tera Biz next week. They're just finishing up our contract. They (Tera and Evan Seinfeld) will be doing her personal management. She is not staying away, she's holding back from the movie aspect of it because we're exploring the extent to which the print can go prior to movies."

Lexxityler.com went up in January and became a membership site February 15.

Lexxi: "We put up one page and launched it right before we went [for the first time] to AVN [Adult Entertainment Expo]. We just networked. We met a bunch of people we already knew. We didn't know they were in the industry. We made a lot of contacts and got a lot of different advice."

Dee: "While I'm handling all the website stuff, Terabiz will handle the final negotiations between Lexxi Tyler Entertainment and the other companies (Wicked, Vivid, Digital), in addition to Teravision."

Duke: "What are your ambitions?"

Lexxi: "I'm not in a rush to blow up. I want to be successful like Jenna and Tera are. I don't want to be a girl who jumps in, does porn, and 18-months later, she's all used up."

Dee: "And what's your biggest ambition? As in, you want to be the queen of what?"

Lexxi: "Oh yeah. I want to be the queen of girl-girl."

Hobbyists Seeking Direction After E2K Bust

Jennifer Steele writes on TER: "Jennifer Steele is coming to NYC to shoot a video for Hustler, and will be available Monday evening through Friday morning. I'll be available indie by emailing me through my website, or you can go through xxxvixons. I don't have to worry about working around a service, but set your appointments now because the PSE supply will be down thanks to last week's shananigans (I love that word), and displaced hobbyists are emailing me in droves lookng for some direction. Lots of girls are networking, guys, so take advantage of it."

Jasmine Byrne Vs. T. L. Tycoon

Gene Ross writes on Adultfyi:

[Wankus] asked Byrne if she fell for the casting couch ploy and sucked the guy's cock. Byrne said she f---ed him and said his name was TL Tycoon. "He's supposed to be an agent." Byrne described the session as her walking in and Tycoon took Polaroids. "He's like, wow, I didn't know you were so sexy when you're naked." Byrne said the guy was cute, at least. "He's a younger Puerto Rican guy. I only did one movie. He changed his number. He changed his address." Byrne said she sees him posting in chat that he's the reason why she's so big. "Oh, God, dude, you vanished off the face of the earth after my first movie." The suspicion was that he posted on Adultdvdtalk and Wankus said that took balls especially if you f---ed people over.

Lay noted that the KSEX chatroom was active with people who said they know the guy that he talks a lot of s---. "He is an asshole," said Byrne who noted that Tycoon had a real trashy apartment besides. Byrne said she was given a lot of papers to sign figuring this was a big deal. Upon further questioning, Byrne noted that it was a POV scene confirming Wankus' suspicions. Asked if she was paid, Byrne said no and mentioned that she did a scene for Redlight District got paid $600 and had to fork over $200 to Tycoon.

T. L. Tycoon replies on ADT:

I awoke this morning to some very scathing comments that NOW well paid Porntress Miss Jasmine Byrnes had made about yours truly "T.L.Tycoon";which is posted on ADULT FYI.At a recent radio interview on KSEX when asked by Wanker if she fell for the Casting Couch ploy;she said yes and mentioned me.She told them that I was "Supposed to be an Agent" implying like I was some fraud;and had her sign elaborate Paperwork gett- ing her to think it was some big deal;and ended up doing a POV without me paying her.She also went on to say that after her first job;I had subsequently changed my number and vani- shed off the face of the Earth;only after raking her for $200 out her first gig.She also said that I now post here on ADT "Taking credit for her success".Most scathing of all she calls me an Asshole,People that know of me said I talk big s---;and I kept a trashy Apartment.

Now heres the truth! Throughout 2002 to 2003;I was almost an exclusive Talent provider to Red Light District only.Many of the Girls that have graced there Boxes are Girls that I brung to them.A few to mention was the likes of Carmen Perez ,Tracy Kelly,Teagan Preasly,and Liela de Santos.All these Girls I represented for a time before Jasmine Byrne;so this dispells the notion I was just some flash in the pan Agent out to get his dick wet.This elaborate Paperwork which she signed if she can recall was a simple Contract that stated that she allow me to represent her for 6 jobs only instead of the mandatory 6 Month Contract I impose on New signees. This reason being that when I met Jasmine;she was still uncertain about doing Porn;and at the time Anal was a no go for her.I still have her Paperwork to prove this.

As far as this POV that she did not get paid for;I have always been adament and not shy that I f--- the Girls before Casting them for Video.If this makes me an Asshole;then it is a badge I wear proudly.More so;I let the Girls know up front that they wont be getting paid for any photos and images I take;and she agreed in the Model Release she willfully had signed.I lost contact with Jasmine because I no longer found her as an asset of Marketing.At the time after her first scene with RLD;no other Director expressed interest in re-casting her.I e-mailed all those Directors of the RLD Titles she is now featured in;and got no calls for her to be recasted.That fact;along with her saying she had a boy- friend;and was not sure about Anal made me no longer think she was too much of an asset.I admit;that maybe I should have called her instead of just dropping her;but at that time I ran into my own personal dilemma in my private life and had to shut down my Agency for a period of time.I have never taken credit for her success as she claimed.What I did say that "RLD enjoys this Girl because I brought her into the Industry;and gave her her start" Which is true.

Lastly what Iam more offended about than anything was her blatent lie about me keeping a Trashy Apartment.I have this supposed POV session on Video;and own the rights to it.When it gets out;Ill let the people judge if I indeed keep a dirty place. Anybody that knows me knows Im a clean freak;and I keep a well clean Apartment.I think this is a simple case that now that Miss Byrnes has made a little Money,aquired a good career;and attention;she feels it is okay to speak bad and ill of the person that gave her a good opportunity like she did it herself.Ungrateful Girls come a dime a dozen;but she is barking up the wrong tree.I'am Don Mega 5 Star Guerilla when it comes to this Porno s---.Her value is only as good as how soon I get another Hot Latina to replace her hype.If others think Iam an A-Hole and talk alot of s---;thats okay. I dont show my face or intermingle with the Industry because alot of these People are haters.Like my man Dr.Dre said.... "If ya'll dont like ME........BLOW ME!

I never asked for anyone sympathy.It aint that serious of a situation.I just felt it was worth a comment seeing my name was mentioned and expounded on in a Radio subject interview. You as Moderator can decifer this.And in terms of Pimp?Never that.My Entertainment Company was a Professionally Licensed entity.

During my tenure I was Legally registered as a Temp.Employment Agency for the Entertainment Referrals under the City and State I had operated out of.There is little I need to prove to you though.I have seen those Girls in your State my friend.Id be upset and think I was a jerk too.Just for you;I might make a grand re-entry back into the Porno Business so you can have new Talent too whack off too.

The truth an IRONY and bottom line about this situation is here is this Girl on the KSEX Radio talkin s--- about me; when in fact "IF SHE NEVER MET ME";she would still be empl- oyed at Home Depot "broke" out in the middle of no mans land.In a previous thread weeks ago;she said HI to me;and apologized for being unable to recontact me to represent her.In that very thread I gave her her Props;told her I was proud of what "SHE" accomplished.Now;if she had these gripes or felt that I was an Asshole to her;she could have voiced it then.This is just a case of someone feeling themselves to much because Studios said she was cute;and she was able to sit in a make up chair.If God ever issued a bag of nails for a Brain;he surely put it in this Girls head;for growing the balls to issue my name out her Mouth.It would have been wiser to just continue to keep her Ass wide open;and make her money while keeping her Mouth shut in regards to Don Mega.

Anybody can pick up a Girl. Not everyone can convience these Girls off the back that Porn is a viable Career to go into.Thats were Agents and Talent providers come in.Both Large enititys and small outfits.I know many of Men that have tried what I do;and get a swift slap to the face;or a sexual harrassment case thrown there way.You got to have structure;but you also have the an eye for Talent.You just cant pick any Girl that looks good my Man.You'd get in trouble if you did that.The Girls Ive brung in have not been Mass Quanity in Volume as some other outfits;but the Quality of each Girl I have brung to the table has had Super Star potential.This is credit to Master Salesmanship with SECRETS that work for me;that I wont reveal.Its just not that easy to pop in a retail store and get a free POV.I wish it was.

I compare the Aquireing of Talent a skill just like the Skill of Porn Distribution.You can have a good Product;but do you put it in the right position to Sell.Same for these Girls.In all actuality and seriousness;the last thing I think about is f---ing.Iam more in tune in coming through with the deal I tell the Girl;and improving her situation. Also Iam focused on providing the Industry with what I think they want to see when I target potential Talent.A scam-Artist would never be a classification that holds with me or many other Agents out there;just because you pull Miss Suzy off the Street.The scam would be if you pulled her off the street;and did not send her anywhere repitable. Case in point.In my situation;my girls were sent in the proper direction.The evidence is some of them have appeared on National Radio programs and are on Contract with Studios. I provided the Spark,They put in the hard work,and Studios acknowlege there works.This Agent thing is just another part that keeps the Porno wheel turning for you fans.Soon enough;you all will know when Iam back in the Game when you start seeing Attention grabbing newbies Pop up like a New Zit on the Minions Ass.Everybody wins.

Zig Zigler got No insight on gettin Chics to do Porn.Are you kidding? Try his methods for insurance and or Real Estate my friend.

Porn star Veronica Jett responds:

it amazes me how 99.8% of the people in this industry get so "butt hurt" when they hear someone said something about them that they do not agree with. t.l. tycoon: dont you think that the "mature" people in this industry would take miss jasmine byrnes comments as "just another girl in the industry running her mouth?" you have to remember, sometimes the person who opens their mouth looks like the ass and you should let them remain being seen that way. defending yourself in a "rant" makes you look just as silly as miss byrne (at times it can make you look worse). i cant wait for the next round of someone pissing in someone elses sandbox!!

What's Up With Scott Fayner?

He writes l-keford.com and there are signs he may be on www.pornogossip.com.

Scott says he is on l-keford.com alone.

Gramponante: Why do you think Fayner's site is sad like the last episode of M*A*S*H? Gramponante: he always seemed like a touchstone of imperviousness to existential dread Gramponante: and now - ? I'm worried for my fellow Massachusetts island-dwelling industry-mate.

Smiling Arab writes:

I don't think there's the slightest doubt he's doing pornogossip. Not only is the text the same, as Random noted on xpt, but he's using the same HTML editor, copied the javascript code en toto, and making the same retarded errors. For real fun, note that he's using fonts like "Black Adder ICG", which most computers don't have. Per lf.com, Fayner's great discover of the Fontface= tag seems to date back to about three months ago.

Rob Spallone's Elephant Show

I call Rob Thursday evening and ask him when he's shooting next.

"Tomorrow," he says.

"What are you shooting?" I ask.

"Beautiful beautiful girls."

I noticed something in his tone indicating that this might be a bad joke. But Friday morning, I drive to his set anyway.

My shower is being fixed so I haven't had a proper shower in a while. I haven't slept right all week. I'm a mess and I keep taking the wrong exits. By the time I finally stumble on set, I'm not in a good mood.

"Why aren't you sleeping?" asks Rob. "You're not looking too good. You need a hair cut. Can we get some white socks?"

I don't see any girls.

I ask Rob what's up. He avoids my question.

"You don't look too good," he says. "Why don't you get a nice clean towel out of my Range Rover, here's money to buy some soap, and go take a nice hot shower."

He digs into his clip of about $10,000 and offers me some.

I say no thanks.

"Black socks and [blue] jeans don't go together," he tells me.

So he's a fashion guru?

Why does every gangster think he's the king of fashion? Yes, John Gotti has fabulous suits and Rob's sporting a smashing jacket, but really...

"Black socks go with my black shoes," I say.

Finally, I pin him down. "What are you shooting today?" I insist.

"Elephants," he says.

"Elephants. Elephants and what?" I ask.

"Elephants and guys," he says. "Women over 400-pounds."

"Oh no. You mean I just drove an hour to see women over 400-pounds?"

"You interview young pretty girls all the time," Rob says. "When was the last time you interviewed an elephant?"

"Never."

"I'll give you a bag of peanuts," says Rob, "and every time they answer a question, you give them a peanut. Something different."

"Oh why?" I cry out. "Oh why? Oh why? Oh why?"

Once I resign myself to my fate, I turn to Rob and ask, "When do you shoot the first scene?"

There's a whole crew sitting around. That must be costing Rob $100 an hour.

"When the elephants get off the wagon," says Rob.

He tells me to stop publishing stuff about his friend Joey A, the duplicator.

I say ok.

Rob says he's getting along with his ex-wife. No screaming. Court on Monday.

Rob gives me $20 to buy white sneakers.

"Say it's a hundred," he commands. "Make me look good. There's a Target right down the street. Do you want me to take you?"

As there's nothing going on on set, I agree.

Rob puts me in his Range Rover and we drive off to buy me some white sneakers and white socks.

He has a blue disabled sign hanging from his rearview mirror.

"You're not disabled," I say.

"I'm more [mentally] disabled than anyone you know," he shoots back.

He's carrying between $6,000 to $20,000 cash. For entirely legitimate reasons I'm sure. Just as Edward Wedelstedt had two million dollars of cash lying around when he got busted a few years ago. These are normative business practices for normative businessmen.

A few weeks ago, Rob was interviewed by a reporter for an industry online magazine. The reporter was from mainstream and had a ball talking to Rob. Unfortunately, Rob's remarks were too inflammatory to be published in this friendly monthly.

I relay the news to Rob. He's indignant.

Duke: "You were too inflammatory. It's a safe magazine."

"They were all straight-up," Rob insists. "He asked me questions and I gave him straight-up answers."

Duke: "They were too strong."

Rob: "They were too straight-up.

"Reporters are liars. You're the only person who prints what I tell them to. If I tell you something, it's for a reason.

"Inflammatory? That Sharon Mitchell got nine facelifts and complains they got no money. Do the math, I told 'em. They do 400 tests a month and let's give her a high-ball figure at $60 a test. That's $60 [profit] times 400."

A minute later, Rob calculates that this amounts to $20,000. "How can she have no money?

"Do you know what it is? I stop by once a month and she hands me something like this."

Rob waves his $10,000.

Rob insists on buying a purple teddy even though I don't look good in purple.

He tells the cute Asian check-out girl, "Don't you think he'd look good in this?"

She smiles. The bill comes to $43 and change.

Rob to the girl: "I'm in a good mood. Here's $44. Keep the change."

Rob pays. "I gave her $50."

Duke: "You gave her $44."

Rob: "Why can't you say I gave her $50? I take care of you and you make me look like an idiot."

"I don't smell bad, do I?" I ask.

"Yeah. A little bit."

Rob gets off a cell phone call by claiming he's walking into a funeral when he's only walking out of a store on the way to lunch.

This man's relationship with truth is troubled.

We drive to Elegant Angel (Rob tells me to not go inside because EA owner Patrick Collins doesn't like me) to pick up salesman Ed Kail and then we take a table at Dean's, a famous Jewish deli in Chatsworth.

Marty Turkel arrives 30-minutes late. He looks like he's had a hard day. It's not like Marty to be late.

Marty Turkel looks at me: "Why is this man not married?"

Rob: "Because he's mentally ill."

Marty: "Because he's looking for Miss Perfect."

Rob says we need to pay Michael Esposito a visit next week to collect money for another month of his advertisement on top of Lukeisback. I suggest borrowing one of Russ Hampshire's baseball bats to show that we mean business. No more Mr. Nice Guy.

There are half a dozen dogs running around the kitchen (and 15 in the house). Rob steps in a big puddle of dog's piss.

Keith Gordon and Bizarre Video has moved in Fullbright and Nordhoff where Larry Fields and Rob Black are.

At 12:40pm, I walk in on Cytherea, topless, eating breakfast and dressed in a bunny suit (or some exotic pair of pajamas that I don't understand).

Brian and his girl Cytherea are annoyed at finding her name and pictures on E2K. They say she's never worked for E2K.

Brian says he and Cytherea have chatted with swingers who claimed to be Cytherea and sent in pictures of Cytherea claiming she was their wife.

E2K's pictures of Cytherea were taken by Suze Randall. I wonder if Suze sold E2K the pictures or if Suze is getting ripped off?

I don't bother taking my camera out of its case. I'm guilty of lookism.

In fact, I can't leave the set soon enough.

You win some and you lose some with Rob. He's given me a lot of colorful material over the years but today I just got sneakers and white socks.

Rob has a funeral to attend at 1pm (when he should've been on set minding the elephants). His friend's wife fell and hit her head. They took her to the hospital, where she was later released. She came home, went to bed, and when they checked on her in the morning, she'd died from a massive brain hemorrhage.

Journey to the Center of Self-Hating Lew

First in a series

Gram Ponante writes:

Whilst talking about Goalie Entertainment's Eddie Wedelstedt and his putative crimes while running a philanthropic organization, Self-Hating Lew mused about the dualism that governs us all: "He who is without sin, let him throw the first stone. I've spilt my seed on the dusty soil while thinking about Jordan Taylor and Eddie's threatened Ron Miller's kid. The ground is level at the foot of the cross. We're all sinners in need of G-d's grace."

SHL's posts are lately causing little aneurysms to pop and roll from my ears. His daven-cam frightens and confuses me. I consulted my astrologer, Anal Load Lee, and she said that it was all explained in SHL's being a Gemini.