Wednesday, September 27, 2006
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I call Kayla Saturday night. She's furious with Pamela over the booking of a girl and threatens not to use her girls any more. Kayla says she books for four production companies.
Kayla: "I'm tired of you badmouthing me behind my back. You never have a kind word to say about anybody. Shut your mouth or I will never book one of your girls again. I'm booking four movies next week."
"Because I'm in the big book MILF circle, people call me for recommendations. I run in those circles. I know the people."
Alexis Devine Interview
I talked to her Sept. 26 for 20 minutes over the phone.
Then she emailed me:
Have you ever interviewed a former boss of porn stars? I worked very closly with several producers and it would be interesting if you could capture the true essence of what these men and women think. How they trick the girls into getting what they want, what the producers REALLY say and think about these girls, and how they're sexually messed-up from staring at naked women all day. I was a boss...and if you could capture 'through the eyes of evil' I think it would make a really interesting story. Most of these bosses cannot even function in real society after a time. I was a boss..a model, but more of a boss then anything. Producers make fun of these girls, and find ways to make them suffer a little at each shoot. We would look for a certain type of woman, and treat her like family then throw her out like trash when we were done. Now..that's an interesting angle...one I'm not proud of, but maybe if these girls saw what I saw..they would understand more.
Desiree Cousteau Interview
From Screw magazine June 1980 as reprinted in I, Goldstein: My Screwed Life:
Al: What else won't you do in f--- films?
Desiree: I don't know if I should say this...
Al: Say it!
Desiree: I don't do blacks. ...I did it for Swedish Erotica. I worked
with Johnny Keyes. That kind of cured me of ever wanting to work with
blacks again. ...I don't know what it was. I just started crying.
Al: What do you think about when you come?
Desiree: God... Sometimes when I'm making love I fantasize that it's an
animal or a black guy -- something that I would not normally want to do.
I get very turned on when I am embarrassed. Normally, I think of myself
as a goddess on a pedastal, so I like to be brought down.
I quit for a year because I felt so guilty. I had a nervous breakdown.
From page 202:
Cowards like Carl Ruderman, shadow publisher of High Society, has a near monopoly on phone-sex numbers, probably outgrossing AT&T. Ruderman stirred up the ire of environmentalists by building a heliport on his pristine Connecticut property, scattering wildlife every time he 'coptered in from New York. Publishers ashamed of the sex business included the late Chip Goodman (Swank, Stag), Murray Traub (Oui), and partners Bentley Morriff and Ralph Weinstock, who kept their names off the Adam family of men's magazines (Adam Film World, etc.).
"I always considered my employees to be like Kleenex -- meant to be used and discarded." (Pg. 215)
"Adam Rifkin, a producer, put Hef and Ron Jeremy in some of his films. The deal wsa Ron Jeremy would get Adam laid, and Adam would put Ronnie in mainstream movies."
Whatever Happened To Britt Morgan?
Harry writes:
I had bought a few of her videos from her site then some weird things happened with her website. For example When I had gone to search her name months ago on the list of site BrittMorgan.com a caption was there stating : You had broken your word. I have a life now you chose not to be part of it that was fine. Then when I went into the site there was a picture of the moon in the sky with a message on the lines of : You always had a home, You still have a family, we loved you kid, I hope you found what you are looking for out there. Please come home Mandy. ( I gather Mandy is Britt's real name) Then a few weeks later on her site a caption mureto gatio ( dead cat) and a freaky picture of Britt in a rocking chair with long nails and a kitten with a message : It was never an agreement, Just an appeasement, You did not keep your word ( I forgot the last sentence but I think it said and now you will pay, something on those lines) and then as of the present The site is closed for construction. There is an email address for her but I have not gotten a reply. Did something happen that I missed? I just want to know what happen as in my eyes she was the one of the best things to hit the porn scene.
Why the graphic sex in Destricted is more than porn
With Impaled, Clark does to pornography what Cervantes did to tales of chivalry, and Flaubert did to romance-fiction: He knocks the edifice down and then rebuilds it into a more profound version, with a relentlessness that's almost horrifying and an attention to detail that keeps the whole thing human. "I didn't realize it would be like that," the kid says after he's enacted his fantasy, but he sounds more puzzled than rueful. And by the time the film was done, I had to agree with him. I didn't know it would be like that, either.
Philip J. Starr Vs. Alec Metro
Starr emails me:
My name is Philip Starr and while we have never met, you wrote a couple of items about me when I took over as C.E.O. of Jill Kelly Productions.
There is a situation involving Alec Metro that I think you would be interested.
About 5 years ago I hired Alec to produce a couple of movies. I recently learned from someone at Hustler that Alec stiffed all or part of his cast and/or crew by not paying them and then telling them (and is still telling people) that I paid him by letter of credit and then revoked the L/C so that he had no money to pay them.
And then I ran into Alec on Saturday night at the Brittnay Rears party. He came up to me being very indignant, telling me that I ruined him in the industry by revoking the L/C resulting in his inability to pay people on the movie. And then he demanded my contact information since he wanted to sue me and strongly urged me to leave the party.
Of course on Monday, I requested a copy of my bank statement from December 2001, which was when I sent him the wire transfer and the statement clearly reflects that $25,000 was deducted from my account and wired to Alec's company, Sand & Surf. I am attaching herewith a copy of that statement.
L/C is letter of credit. You will see that the bank statement clearly reflects that $25,000 was taken from my account and wired to Alec's company, Sand & Surf Productions - there was no letter of credit involved. If need be, I will be more than happy to put you in touch with my banker who will verify that there was a wire transfer for $25,000 in cash and that there was never a letter of credit involved.
The statement shows Philip Starr with $16 left in his bank account.
Alec Metro told me his side of things in June 2003.
I called him Sept. 26, 2006, and he gave me the same story about Phillip Starr.
Alec said one check bounced on an LFP shoot but that is has been made up.
Other sources say many people on that LFP shoot got bad checks or weren't paid at all.
An LFP source writes: "We took a chance on Alec and gave him a few movies to shoot under the VCA brand. The first title turned out very good. The second title "Kink", had multiple problems. I do know that several people on the crew and talent were left with out getting paid. In fact we have been doing what we can at LFP to cover those folks who've been screwed by Mr. Metro. I've told most of the vendors and agents not to work with him until he covers all the bounced checks."
Three models with bounced checks from that shoot were represented by Derek of LADirectModels. This made Derek mad and he probably considered blackballing LFP. Eventually the matter was settled.
Alec: "When I shot Pin Up, one week prior to the shoot, LFP took $5,000 from the budget. As a result, I bounced checks for a total of $2,400. It's Jana Oso and Rita Faltayano."
LFP Takes Internet Operations In-House
LOS ANGELES — LFP Internet Group has said it will overhaul operations for all of its online properties, including Hustler.com and BarelyLegal.com, by bringing a number of key business functions in-house.
LFP President Michael Klein said the decision to end the company’s long-term relationship with WebQuest for Internet administration marks a change of direction, moving LFP from a consultant-oriented online operation to one that is managed more directly.
I reported in December 2005 that this would happen:
LFP Leaving Webquest
[Dec 27: Webquest Demands A Retraction]
Webquest (one of internet porn's most prestigious and respected companies) has handled all of LFP's online ventures for the past five or so years. Now I hear they are parting ways.
A source writes: "Have you done any write-ups on the reason why LFP is leaving Webquest? There is a juicy story there, a web of lies and deception. Larry gets f---ed part II."
On LFP's side, they certainly believe they've been screwed by Webquest and its owner Ken Lawson (company is run by Bruce Bonaventura and Kjell).
Many people at Webquest are nervous about their jobs.
LFPers are convinced that Webquest has ripped them off. I don't think many, if any of the Webquest people, will catch on at LFP.
Only now is Larry Flynt catching on what a crummy job Webquest has been doing for them.
If LFP leaves Webquest, I suspect that Steve Hirsch and Vivid will leave Webquest too.
What Will Gail Harris Bring To LFP Internet?
Sexycity writes on JBM: "That's a blessing. Hustler's site tours are wretched for a company that has so much amazing content in its vaults. They just got hosted galleries this year, fancy that."
Best I can see and from what tattlers have told Gail Harris is acting as something of a business development and clean up consultant to Larry Flynt. She has been a behind the scenes player for years. Her own company Falcon Foto is one of the largest suppliers of images to the web and to magazines.
Gail has been rumored to be going through the company finding ways for Larry to make more money and grow out the business.
She floated a list of ways to trim fat in the Internet division and its now making more money. Rumor has it that next year will be even bigger. Gail was the one who originally brought Webquest to Jim Kohls to design the sites; Webquest must have convinced Kohls to let them run the whole thing instead.
She is currently working with the video division. Gail has been around since the beginning of the Internet and has a history of knowing who to put in business with each other. She created Barely Legal and Hometown Girls and knows what she is talking about when it comes to knowing what sells and who can best sell it.
From my December 26, 2005 update:
Webquest Employees - Time To Look For A New Job
"Absolutely," says Deep Throat. "Webquest has been spinning its wheels for years. By about 2003, Webquest had taken LFP as far as they could take them. Laurel (who oversees LFP internet marketing) is a nice person, but Webquest does not have the resources/talent to grow the LFP monster.
"Platinumbucks, Lightspeed (epitomy of the Barely Legal brand), Braincash, know how to take things to the next level. Playboy learned a hard lesson. They spent $30 million, had 144 employees, and they only lost money. Hanco (2000) had money, made promises, couldn't deliver.
"It comes down to one simple thing -- will people buy it when they see it? Webquest's tours for Hustler products are crap. They look like the original Cybererotica tours from years ago. They don't express anything about the particular niche they are in. They don't show enough. They rely heavily on text but nobody is going to read it. Hustler has a great inventory of images and video. That's what your tour should represent -- a magazine or video-style tour. You should have trailers that people can watch and some hot images. Their tours don't have any of that.
"Then you look at Nasty Dollars or MakeFu--ingMoney. Chris (MFM) came out of left-field from Brad Shaw's shadow. What makes his tours convert so well? PornDollars converts. Their tours scream at people. Why doesn't LFP contract with them?
"Laurel asks webmasters for traffic. They send some. It doesn't convert. They're not going to send anymore unless there is a complete overhaul."
Tommy writes Sept. 26:
Many animals will go off alone and quietly when it is time die. Perhaps this is what Michael Klein is doing with Hustler online. The idea that the web operations can go in house with any chance of success is as absurd as the man holding the position he is in. The mere fact that Mansion productions are now the right arm is laughable at best. Playboy gets the mighty Adult.com and Hustler has Mansion productions....Is today April 1st? Did Larry lose big in Vegas? With so many amazing web companies out there to partner with Hustler chooses some middle of the pack company? It is heart breaking to see where things have gone lately. Michael Klein is not even in the same league as Jim Kohls. Having Michael Klein at the wheel of that company is a an embarrassing stain on the rich history of Larry Flynt and the Hustler brand. I am to understand that he has an equal amount of disrespect behind closed doors in the offices of LFP as he does within the rest of the community of adult. People really want to see Larry bounce back, they want to see Hustler re-capture the magic one more time the way they did back in 97-98. When you get news like this, it just feels bad. You know that once again a foolish half baked plan has launched yet another failure just waiting to tumble down the mountain. Michael Klein will see the same fate as all the other smug talking heads. For those who have watched the Company, it is easy to see that Larry likes to keep the revolving door spinning and this guy has no idea he just packed his bag. It is unfortunate that Larry is unable to find anyone that he can tolerate long enough to steer him clear of decisions like this. There was a proud man who was the leader of this industry once. Now when you hear announcements like this it just makes the heart sink and wonder "Will this be the guy who will be at the wheel like JK for the next 20 years?" Hey Larry, Iceberg right ahead!
Shelley Lubben: LIE #1: Women Enjoy Making Porn Movies
That's me as "Roxy" 12 years ago.
Don't believe the lie. I was a mentally ill, drug addicted, alcohol dependent, attention seeking, abused little girl with no self esteem who hated the world and was rejected by her parents and thrown out of the house on the street at age 18.
LIE #2 Women who make porn come from healthy backgrounds.
It's easy to research the backgrounds of porn stars online and read about child abuse, sexual abuse, exposure to pornography at a young age, teenage runaways, parental abuse, alcoholism, and strict religious uprbrinings. I never met a porn star who comes from a healthy childhood and background. Of course we LIE to our fans and tell them that.
Cara Lott responds:
If you had all those problems to begin with you should never have entered the adult business in the first place. It takes a person of strength and character to succeed and thrive in the adult industry, you have neither. I've been in the biz for 28 years, didn't come from a broken home or dysfunctional family. I was never sexually abused or coerced by evil pornographers. I don't use drugs or alcohol, never have. I entered the adult business of my own free will and I continue of my own free will. I am college educated and in full control of my mental faculties. I have no regrets and never will. Don't blame the adult industry for your emotional shortcomings they are yours and yours alone. Your problems seem to be extremely deep rooted. Perhaps you should seek psychological help for the problems you had BEFORE you entered the adult industry.
Alexis Devine aka Lisa writes:
Does it make you feel good to be thrown in the trash for being a 'mature' actress in this buisness. Most of us here are in full control of out mental facilities. It doesn't take strength and character to suceed..it takes a death within yourself to spread your legs for the camera. I used to hire women like you, and do you know what type of things were said about you models? You would curl in a ball of shame for what these people REALLY think of you behind your back. I succeeded, I felt great, I WON in that buisness, but you know what? Fantasy and reality begin to blur...and after awhile I didn't know who my real friends were. And neither do you. I have met wondeful people in the buisness that will support whatever decisions I make in life, but for the most part...they all called me a crack-whore and a quitter because I decided to quit. What are you going to be in another 5 years? Alone...with no one left. You won't even know who you were before you did all this. So...be proud Cara now, because tomorrow's another day of men teling you they love you and they're your friends, then throw money at you to see your genitals...yeah...that's REAL love, huh? I always thought that was the funniest part of it all "I love you Alexis, now get naked." What a waste of the word LOVE. You are a beautiful woman Cara...but who are you REALLY at the end of the day?
Becca Brat writes:
Cara, Even if everything you said about yourself is factual, what about the other 99.9% of girls in the industry? I did well over 200 films (in 5 years), and I have never met a single girl who did not have her fair share of problems- mental, emotional, drug and/or alchohol addictions, etc. I have a question for you. If you are college educated, why are you still in the business? I looked you up, and you are only listed to have just over 200 films to your name- IN 28 YEARS. The money couldn't be worth it at that point. Don't come down on Shelley for speaking her mind- her life has greatly improved since leaving XXX. You, on the other hand, are nearly 50 years old, and still having sex for money.
Shelley Lubben writes:
Thanks Cara for responding. It sounds like you have a neat little argument all packaged up for your free speach coalition events. But I would like all of us to take a closer realistic look at Cara Lott.
First, I would not consider you an "expert" in hardcore pornography. From your profile on L-ke F-rd web site you admit you regret doing a gang bang. You don't do anal. Sounds like you mainly did softer porn and not the hardcore porn that I and many other women did and still do. So you wouldn't be as familiar with the sexual trama that many of the women who do hardcore porn, which is more prevalent today, now would you? Your own words can be found [here].
Cara says the only thing she regrets in her career is her comeback film Heartfelt 2. "I did a gangbang. I don't know why I did it. I swore I would never do more than two guys at a time. I did a gangbang. That was too much for me. Five guys."
(Shelley: Sounds like you were "coerced". What happen to that full control of mental faculties you claim to have?)
Duke: "What's the difference between having sex with two guys and having sex with five?"
Cara: "It's easier. I've got only two holes that can be used because I don't do anal. I did a fourway with three guys and that's when I made up my mind not to do any more than two because one gets left stroking his ---- while you're working on the other two. I don't know why I did five but I wish I hadn't."
You ALSO said this Cara: "I had a different mindset than most of the girls in the industry."
So if you had a different mindset than MOST of the girls in the industry then why are you posting here on my blog? You haven't experienced the level of degrading sexual trauma that most hardcore porn actresses go through. So it seems you do not know what you're talking about. And anyways, you couldn't speak the truth if the porn industry paid you to. The native language of ALL porn stars is to lie. We are paid to lie Cara. We are paid to fake orgasms and go on and on about our salacious appetites for sex. It's all bull sh*t and you know it. You don't have the "strength" or "character" to get out of the porn industry so instead you defend what you can't overcome. I also notice you aren't able to have healthy relationships either. This is typical for porn stars.
Let's take a look a closer look at Miss Cara Lott: She's been married twice (once to a guy she got into porn as an actor, other than this Brazilian, she never dated anyone within the industry). "It is hard on relationships. The men in my life would use my job as an excuse for their bad behavior (cheating, drug use). They'd say, 'Well, I've got to put up with you f------ other men for a living.' To which I'd reply, 'What will you use for an excuse if I quit my job?'"
Duke: "Do you think a relationship can ever work when one partner is [having sex for a living]?"
Cara: "Absolutely. I've been in several stable, longterm relationships. The only problems I've had were when my men were feeling insecure about themselves, whether it was a bad day at work or weight gain. Suddenly my job would become an issue. I said to them, don't make me choose between you and my job, unless you are going to pay my bills for me, which I don't want."
SEVERAL LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS? You are a double minded woman Cara. First you're in abusive "bad behavior" relationships and then you say you have had SEVERAL long term relationships. Which is it or is it that you've had several abusive long term relationships? I believe you have two divorces under your belt. Sorry to hear about all the abuse.
Unlike you Cara, I have been married ONE TIME for 12 years now and I have a healthy relationship with my husband and three beautiful daughters. Where's your happy stable healthy family at Cara? You're about 45 years old and have two divorces and are now living with a significant other? No kids, right? Sounds promising. And I also notice that you are very unstable and unable to hold down a normal job or maintain a career. You went into the health care field after leaving the adult film industry but didn't feel your talents were "appreciated" so you fell right back into the arms of the "comfy" porn industry. A dog always returns to its vomit. What's wrong Cara? Is normal life too hard for you?
I talk more about this in my upcoming book. It's almost impossible for porn stars to get out of the biz and have a normal life when they have to try and function with mental disorders, childhood sexual abuse and abuse from involvment in the porn industry. Sorry to hear you can't make it in real life Cara.
If we all take a closer look at Cara Lott we will see an unhealthy unstable double minded mentally ill woman who is grasping at straws to justify her unhappy life in the porn industry. Oh, and it seems you also admit that porn stars hate men:
Cara: "Yes. Do I know what men can do when they want to get away with things? Oh yeah. I try not to think about it. I don't want to hate men. There are too many wonderful guys out there. But many porn stars and escorts, after a while, just can't stand men. You see them for what they really are. We know how they can be."
Yes, men must seem horrible to you especially when you own father LAUGHED and thought it was so cute when you said you wanted to be a playboy centerfold. What kind of sick father says those things to his eight year old daughter. Probably a father who's into porn. Was your father a porn addict Cara? I'll bet he had lots of playboy magazines laying around and you use to read them when he wasn't looking. Please tell us the truth Cara. How else would you know what a Playboy Centerfold was at age 8?
In your interview with L-ke F-rd:
Duke: "When you were a little girl, what did you want to be when you grew up?"
Cara: "A Playboy centerfold. That's what I told my father and he just laughed. I was eight years old. He thought it was a big joke. He had one of his buddies over. He said, tell John what you want to be when you grow up. I said, I want to be a Playboy centerfold. They thought it was so cute. How little did they know."
And you said your mother is your biggest fan. Your whole family is sick and needs therapy. You also admit you didnt get much attention as a child:
Cara: "I don't know. I was very shy. I didn't get a lot of attention."
Let me explain it to you in simple terms Cara. You were seeking attention and love as a child and your parents didn't give it to you. You were exposed to pornography as a child. At age 14 you were giving oral sex according to your own words. That is called sexual child abuse. So YES Cara you have the typical porn star background. I also talk about this in my upcoming book. I'll be sure to send you a copy. I'm not the one who needs therapy. You are. I feel sad for you. I will pray this week for you and hope that God gives you the "strength" and "character" to get out of the PIG PEN and do something excellent with your life. Now THAT takes REAL character and that's why only a couple of us porn stars have done it. Only God gives character like that. Your life is worth more than wallowing in the mud with a bunch of pigs. If you ever decide you want out of porn, I'll help you in a heart beat. But please don't blog here again or I'll make sure I expose ALL OF YOUR LIES.
Aaliyah Brown Freaks Out At Britney Rears 3 Party Saturday Night
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Email Luke photo IDs.
Sept 23. 9:15 p.m. After some perceived slight (some guy called her a "Little girl"), Aaliyah started screaming.
We're in a residential neighborhood. All Media Play's invitation emails implored us to keep quiet so as to not bother the neighbors of Remmet Studios in Canoga Park.
Aaliyah shrieks: "You don't know what I've been through. I've been sick. I've been poisoned... I've been punched. I've gone through so much."
Bob from Dane calms her down. He holds her. She lashes out at him with her fists and screams.
9:40 p.m. Jeff Mullen pulls Aaliyah aside and they have quiet chat.
I run into Suzy Mandel, who starred in 1981's Blonde Ambition and appeared naked in several porn movies (though she never had sex on camera). She's working as an assistant to Jennifer James.
Suzy looks her age (about 50). She's put on weight and her hair has turned grey. Her attitude is cheery and her figure is busty. She retains her British accent even though she's lived in the America since 1980.
Christina Aguchi says she will graduate with her Business degree in a year. "I love the attention of being a porn star and I hate negative people," she says.
Jasmine Byrne audio interview.
Jasmine says she's written a movie that spoofs Jennifer Lopez. It will be shot in a month by Jeff Mullen and Adam & Eve and Jasmine will star. "I get married a lot. I'm actually going to be singing in the movie, my own lyrics, my own music."
Luke: "You wrote the script?"
Jasmine: "I have a lot of talent. I wrote my own music. Do you want to hear me sing?"
She imitates Mariah Carey. The resemblance is frightening.
Jasmine: "I'm working on a demo and an album. I'm going to try to crossover.
"I'm going to write a lot of stories about my nightmares... I'll be the next Stephen King."
"I've had a few songs stolen. I heard them on the radio by one-hit wonders."
Luke: "What do you write poems about?"
Jasmine: "The hardships of life. Relationships.
"I want to remake the song Rumors."
"I've had a hard life. My mom left me when I was younger. Everybody who has done something wrong to me it makes me put more feeling into my writing. When I sing it, everybody understands."
Luke: "How does being a porn star affect relationships?"
Jasmine: "It's hard. I would never date someone outside of the industry. Hopefully there's a gentleman out there."
Luke: "Did you lose any friends [because] you entered porn?"
Jasmine, who grew up near Riverside: "Before I was in porn, I didn't have any friends. Everybody hated me. I don't know why. I was a nice girl. I almost got suspended. I almost got expelled. I was always fighting."
Luke: "Have you made friends since you entered porn?"
Jasmine: "Yes, it is easy for me because so many people in the industry have gone through similar things. You can totally relate to each other. You break down walls. I've lost a few friends in this industry too but this is L.A. You've got to expect that."
After telling what she likes about the industry, Jasmine says she does not like the "disrespect. A lot of male talent and a lot of people in the industry see you as a porn star and they only see a little girl who likes to f---. I'm not that. I have a huge woman's worth. I get pissed off. Everybody knows I have a temper. I go from zero to boiling point in two seconds."
"You really do have a camera of death," says a woman. "Every time I go to your site, I reevaluate my whole body image."
Gram Ponante moves away from me.
"Did I offend you?" I ask.
"No, not at all," he says. "I just hear time's winged chariot hurrying near."
11:40 p.m. There's a sweet smell of marijuana.
Amber Rayne's drunk.
One old photographer, about 60, wheels a canister of oxygen around with him. I've seen him at several of these events, always with the oxygen linked into his nose. The man appears to have one foot in the grave but he'll risk everything to photograph porn chicks.
Van Styles tells me: "You're not supposed to wear white after labor day."
LFP dramatically slowed shooting over the summer and will continue this selective attitude through the rest of the year.
I hope LFP's head of production, Drew Rosenfeld, doesn't get too caught up with accounting issues and lose his creative vision.
Jacy Andrews reminds me of Stefani Morgan.
Tommy emails:
After thumbing through the pics from the Britney Rears “thing” party, I felt sad for the people.
The porn industry had some real good looking girls once or they were much better than the current crop of entitled pork chops and average at best dangerously over inflated self image morons of today. The girls in the pics look like the third tier girl who always wanted to be as pretty as her friends with too much make up on and uncomfortable trying to look sexy. To think these are the better looking ones photographed at the event i am speaking of. The rest looked like trannies or below average girls or flat out unattractive ones who just completed a “glamour shots” shoot at a Wisconsin mall.
The guys; I have just one word and that is C-r-e-e-p-y. Jeff Mullen looks like a fugitive. The rest of the cast of characters look like lost souls who have forgotten how to get out of the rut of porn. It is sad to see the dark lives of the below average walking down red carpets and squeezing into tight fitting clothes looking like animated sausages, or taking a Fresno Denny’s waitress and dressing her in Prada only to perpetuate the delusions of grandeur that they are like celebrities.
The black girl captured the whole thing perfectly. Cold stare, numb, unable to even fake the excitement. Sad… There was a time when girls just wanted to get paid. I have no idea who was who in the pictures in terms of the girls; to me they are sad little girls who have lost their way who will wake up one day with an incurable drug addiction and a huge tab due. While [pornographers] slither away to cash another check and prey upon the insecurities of another vulnerable life.
Fred C. Dobbs writes:
Luke, Just saw the photos you posted from the "Britney Rears 3 party andI have to say that the quality of pornchics has been declining alarmingly rapidly lately there are few better examples than in pictures you ran with story. WTF is going on nowadays? only really attractive womenve seen porn last couple years Europeanespecially mind-bogglingly gorgeous ones Hungary Czech Republic seem keep churning out way Henry Ford churned ModelTs. Some newer Canadian girls quite hotbut most American thousand-yard stare newly crack-addicted your photos look like they just come off a hard night working Sunset Boulevard. Cherokee still cute although miles starting show didn recognize rest (although it doesnm missing much). sad state if throws big-time females belong Beauty Contest male talentlooks what see staring at end roll Americas Wanted am well truly depressed.
Jeff Mullen emails:
Hello Luke,
I was surprised and happy to see you at our Britney Rears 3/LA Vice DVD release party Saturday night. We had a wonderful time with great moments of wildness and craziness. We had 8 bartenders pouring tasty Krol Vodka (they love the adult industry) and other drinks, great music and enough nooks and cubby holes to help put the word ‘porn’ back into ‘porn party’.
Sex Z Pictures was front and center with their movie ‘LA Vice’ and even executives from Hustler Video where there supporting the Hillary Scott blockbuster ‘Britney Rears 3’ from X-Play. I must respond to the quick post on your site that headlines ‘Aaliyah Brown Freaks out at Britney Rears 3 Party’.
The doors to Remmet Studios and the adjoining warehouse where our party took place had not yet even opened when I was told that a girl had started screaming at studio owner Sascha Koch standing near the red carpet entryway. I quietly informed Aaliyah and her people that it was best if she didn’t come into the party and she quickly departed. I did receive a phone call from her the following day and she apologized about the episode and wanted me to forward her apology to Sascha. The point is that this was not even related to our party at all because she never got in.
I laughed when I read the post by ‘Tommy’ who claimed that I looked like a fugitive. Maybe he was right as I am no soap opera stud but I know I take a better picture than the one put into your party photo gallery. Remember, Luke I am still in the dating pool and that photo will frighten most girls away from weekend BBQ night at Mullen’s house. Damn, I do look like a fugitive! To thank Tommy for pointing this out to me, if he emails me I will hook him up with a free month of DVDs from SugarDVD.com.
It was a great night and I thought the ladies looked gorgeous especially Hillary Scott, Jasmine Byrne and Mika Tan who was VJing for Inside Erotica. Amy Reid looked nice as she strode in and out in front of the Playboy TV and Spice Studios cameras and the girls were all pretty entertaining. The point is that we work in a difficult business and every once in a while we like to have some fun. Wait until you see what we have planned for Sex Z Pictures’ movie of the year contender and political thriller ‘Corruption’ on election night, Tuesday, November 7th. This will be one hell of a political fun-raiser.
You often hear the whores referred to as "soulless." In looking at Duke's collection of melancholy faces and glassy-eyed emptiness, I want to throw these people in a vat of Zoloft. Apparently this is Aaliyah Brown. Not too wacky a name for a sista-whore, but the "Aa" in her name is a dead giveaway for the lack of attention she received as a young girl.
My first porn party this weekend! It was the Britney Rears party and some spikey hair guy made me pay $40 cover charge because I was with other guys and not in the industry. Total bs since most of us were gay and seriously had no interest in picking up porn chicks. I should have told them I was Hillary's assistant with HIV who blew Talon.
I figured a porn party would be more decadant, but just when i thought maybe porn girls really are regular girls, a naked fat black girl just comes flying out of nowhere and starts dry humping Jewel's mom!!! Any normal person would've been disturbed.
Jessica Drake Using Multiple IDs
While I have received responses from Wicked, so far my request to speak with Jessica has gone unanswered. Here is what I have on this: It came to my attention through one of the video companies that she shot for that they had two different IDs on her with two very different names. Now Jessica has been married a few times so one could explain it that way, BUT The different IDs were both United States Paassports, Both different First, Middle and Last Names and Both Valid at the same time. That was enough to get me looking into this.
As it stands now I have uncovered more than six different identiies she has used, including birthdates that differ. I am holding off on anything else untill I get the results of a much more thorough investigation. If your company has shot Jessica Drake you might want to check your IDs on file for her, there is a very good chance that they are invalid, particulalry if they show a birth year other than 1971. If you have any information or questions email me (mike@mikesouth.com). It does NOT appear that she ever worked while underage but if you get your 2257 records checked and you have multiple IDs on her you could have a problem.
Penthouse Plucks Top GQ Editor
For many magazine types, being a Condé Nast editor in chief is the ultimate career coup. But there are only so many slots to go around. Apparently that's why Mark Healy, articles editor at GQ, has decided to bolt the company to become editor in chief of Penthouse. Diane Silberstein, Penthouse's president and publisher, announced the hire to staff this afternoon, noting that editor Peter Bloch and creative director Frank Devino report to him beginning Oct. 30.
Playboy did what?
Tommy writes:
On the surface it looks like Playboy is making big city Harvard grad power moves. But are they? Jenna is and will be the first lady of adult. Once she stops performing her brand will die. No question about it. Even if she is doing signings and becomes the elder states person of the industry for the next 15 years she will not have the sizzle and the pull she has now. When she retires the Jenna brand will tumble. So Playboy buys a hardcore arm for the company that is solely based on the name recognition of an icon in the twilight of her career.
Red Flag one Why? Because other companies could have been acquired for less money who will not have a sharp drop off in brand appeal. The purchase of Adult.com? This has a little merit I suppose Lensman has been successful in carving a loyal following with his GFY, and his cash programs have been very strong. So was it the right fit for Playboy when they could have bought the mobile distributors, live cam operators, or a VOD site?
Red Flag two Now the deal that should have them pulled over for being drunk at the wheel. What benefit will Playboy get for buying AVN? If they were wildly silly profitable I would say I get it. But even a casual observer of the industry knows the plane has already hit that building.
AVN is struggling to keep pace with new comer Xbiz and has been solely relying on its legacy in the industry to remain in business and turning a profit and I would think all of the over educated talking heads over at Playboy could even tell you that stepping into a dated brand that has become more of a Nemesis to companies than a resource is not a good move.
The good news is Playboy has all the time in the world to figure out this trial and error approach to strengthening and broadening the brand in adult. The reason is there are only three significant brands in adult and Playboy is one of them. So making amateur moves and foolish purchases really do not impact them all that much as Playboy as a brand is a global institution. They could buy the company that produces the clapper and it would not preclude them from being a force in adult. The same holds true with Hustler and Penthouse. Penthouse should be dead. It should be buried but the power of the brand allowed someone to pick it up from Guccione when it should have been gone forever. The guy ran it as far into the ground as a business can go without having criminal charges and it still lives today.
Hustler has been adrift for so long it is expected and recognized as normal and Hustler can be off course for another 20 years and still be on top of the game. They are the brands that people know, they are the brands that people relate to, they are the brands that stared us in the face at every 7-11 and magazine rack for 40 plus years and because they have weathered the storm they will never die. In fact they will live forever regardless of the mistakes, who the current owners are, what companies are bought, they will be here. They will conquer, and they will win and there is nothing anything or anybody can do about it.
My guess is AVN will be sold off within two years if the acquisition does move forward. AVN will be spun off and become a mere shadow of what it once was. This news should have Alec Helmy smiling from ear to ear as it paves the way for his XBiz brand to usher in a new dawn in adult trade news. As previously stated it really does not matter because the big three will always be the big three. Brands come and go especially online. The smart move is to figure out how to get in the door of the big three and sell out when you are on top.
So there I was reading one of the L-ke F-rd Family of Blogs™ (I can't remember which one [although it probably wasn't the icky one being that I'm a gentleman and all]) and I see my ex-Moral Leader has written a new book called Lives on the Edge. Cool! It's got to be better than the last one, right? I mean Jewish journalism? What a lame topic for a book -- I read as far as paragraph two of page one before giving up due to severe drowsiness.
I rush over to L-ke F-rd's publisher's website to discover the book is a collection of Icky Boy's™ best interviews. Don't worry, I tell myself, the author has rated his work "For Everyone," which means, thank goodness, no porn star interviews! Must be, I convince myself, a collection of super fascinating interviews with super brilliant intellectuals conducted by the super brilliant, super intellectual Luke "IQ 185"* Ford!
Jezebelle Bond Attacks Charlotte Stokely
i went to a porn party tonight for "naughty and nice"...too bad they didn't expect the naughty part! so i saw this cavernous vagina named "charlotte" who made a pass at my dude about a year ago. what she failed to realize is that I REMEMBER SHIT! so...i get a drink...or two...go up to her at the party...put my hand on her shoulder and my thumb on her throat. i say to her " i know who you are and i remember you trying to fuck my dude behind my back. i will eat your fucking liver bitch." i leave to go do publicity pics for friend...if i seriously wanted to do her harm...HA HA HA! i would've! not ten minutes later does some random "bouncer" come in and tell me i have to leave. well, if i'm getting kicked out then it's FAIR GAME BITCHES!!! so i slam her head against the wall. not like the bleach head is gonna feel anything...AT ALL! charlotte...sweet tits...save yourself the humiliation of having your ass beat in front of cameras -OR- having to look over your shoulder constantly for your own private "boogie man" for the rest of your career and just let me beat the shit outta your face! dammit! i guess your daddy got there WAY WAY before me...by the looks of it...someone rolled over that shit storm with a tractor trailer! like whoa! kisses on whatever parts still have tread!
Al Goldstein writes on page 41:
I found the Hassidim in Williamsburg far more alien than blacks... I tried to knock Hasids over in my car. I hated them. The Hasidim were a cult of repressive scumbags, whereas Negroes represented freedom and abandon.
Page 44:
Al tells Ron Jeremy: "You are incapable of intimacy... You say you want to be a father, and you say you want a relationship. You have a very stunted relationship with Devon Shire, who is also stunted, so you two have a great combination.
"Devon, do you ever think of this man as being married, with children, in an intimate relationship of caring and concern?"
Page 93:
Ernest van den Haag testified against me in my first trial, but then we became friends. He always asked me to get him hookers.
Holly Randall To Pose For Giant Magazine
"I'm so fat," she says Friday afternoon, "and I've got this photo shoot Tuesday. And you know how I hate to model."
Also next week, Holly's shooting Adam & Eve's AEE (Adult Entertainment Expo) campaign.
"I took Bonnie to the dog park for the first time this morning," says Holly. "She's still a puppy and she doesn't understand fear of dogs because she's such a happy dog. She thinks every dog is going to love her. She runs up to every dog and chases the ball with them. She's such a lover."
Luke: "She's like you."
Holly: "Very funny.
"I shot my best scene ever yesterday -- Hillary Scott and Melissa Lauren."
Melissa played a strict piano teacher and Hillary was her naughty pupil.
Hillary and Melissa both dated Brandon Irons.
I email Brandon: "How would you compare and contrast Hillary and Melissa?"
He replies: "One says "Bonjour" and the other says "Hello." Other than that, they are both incredibly beautiful women who I respect and admire equally."
Fast Forward: Confessions of a Porn Screenwriter
From Publishers Weekly:
In a post-James Frey world, it's wise for humor author Spitznagel (Planet Baywatch) and his publisher to include a disclaimer stating that "some elements have been exaggerated, embellished and (at times) outright fabricated." Indeed, Spitznagel's hilarious account of his attempt to write the Great American Porno-one to be celebrated as much for dialogue and plot as for raw depictions of hardcore sex-is too bizarre (and too funny) to be completely true. But to Spitznagel's credit, his latest isn't a dirty book; sure, it's full of colorful descriptions and crass wit, but it also chronicles a shady industry that many readers want to know about-but are afraid to ask-through the familiar story of an artist's struggle for both integrity and a paycheck. While the first chapter reads like a magazine article (portions of the book have appeared in slightly different form in magazines Hitch, 3AM and Salon.com), the author quickly finds his footing, writing in an often cynical, occasionally sympathetic voice that suits his subject. Entertaining throughout, Spitznagel caps this dirty tour of duty with his ingenious script for a Spinal Tap-like mockumentary, called (naturally) "Butt Crazy!"
The Despair of the Long Distance Male Porn Star
Ernest Greene aka Ira Levine posts on Nina.com:
I absolutely agree that if he had been a female performer, both mainstream and adult media would have been all over this story. It's just not as sexy when tragedy strikes a man in the context of porn. I'm sure Nina will speak to this in greater detail and with greater eloquence, but this seems yet another example of porn, reflecting the society around it, devalues the emotional lives of men.
Tales of drug addiction, childhood abuse, rape and incest and other misfortunes are the typical stuff of porn gossip and so-called legitimate journalism when it comes to women in porn, but until something like this, or Cal Jammer's similar suicide years ago, momentarily attract some attention to the struggles of men in this field, they are expected to suffer in silence with whatever troubles their minds.
Porn bashers, right and left, who can't wait to wring their sweaty hands over the tragic condition of female sex workers seem to forget that much of the most demanding work of this industry is done by men, and those men have issues of their own. In all fairness, a kind of macho code in the business makes it difficult for men to air those issues, but that is no excuse for the failure of others to recognize them.
Nina Hartley adds: "Ernest was very eloquent, indeed. He's spot-on when he says that the emotional lives of the men garner zero interest in the business or, usually, in the fan base. It's just another example of the double standard: women are poor little creatures that must be protected from sex while men are soulless idiots who get what they deserve. "You're getting paid for sex, what more could you ask for?" seems to be the attitude."
Mary Carey: 'Since My Mother Jumped, I Haven't Taken An Xanax'
"I've had very little to drink. I've realized what is important in life and it's not botox."
Where Does The Money Go?
Ben writes: "I just read on Yahoo that a standard HIV test $2.50 and $8. Why in the hell am I paying $120 so that crystal meth porn whore will let me poke her dirty stink hole? What is "Dr" and I use that term loosely Sharon Mitchell doing with the $100 extra? Have you been in AIM lately? The people "working" there make you feel like they are doing YOU a big favor by waiting on you. Then they talk on the phone for 15min while you wait for your piss cup? This is not acceptable."
The standard HIV test is very different from the industry's PCR DNA test. You'd have a hard time finding a PCR-DNA test cheaper than what AIM offers.
Busted writes: "Kelly..., a pornstar recently went into AIM with a cup of someone elses piss and passed it off as her own. She was over heard at a party telling some of her friends how she did this. This should not be taken lightly. It only takes one girl to infect many. Aim should take care of this and perhaps Aim should have someone watch the people piss into the cup, this would avoid anyone from cheating on their tests."
The Cross in the Red-Light District - From Porn actor to Jesus Christ
Frank Cohen aka Frank Pohl writes:
My mother is a famous witch and fortune-teller in Germany. She dedicated me to Satan, when I was in her womb. I grew up with supernatural demonic manifestations and was early tormented through this manifestations. My father was an alcoholic and beat me up more then once. When I was 12, I was sexually abused and became a prostitute at the central train station in Hamburg. The self-hatred was very strong. With 16 years I began to take drugs and in a satanic ritual dedecatet myself over to Satan. He promised me supernatural sexual powers in return for my soul. What is a soul worth when it is sick? Nothing. I gave him NOTHING....... I thought. So with 17 years I sold myself to women, as a professional callboy and with 18, I began my work as the youngest Porn actor in Germany. Hardcore porn,of course. After many years of Sex, and Drugs and Rock-n-Roll, I was burned out and wanted to shoot myself in the head. But Jesus came to me and warned me that HELL would wait for me, if I would leave this world without knowing HIM! HE taught me HIS work on the Cross and I understood. How happy was I, when God the Father helped me through HIS HOLY SPIRIT to find Jesus!
A Song For Al Goldstein - September Porn
By Peal Hymen (aka Hammering Hank Rose)
Rant for just a while
Rave and let us read about you
It's been so long since cupid saw you
Cumming in a whore
Kibbitz with us a while
We only want to talk shop with you
You've traveled halfway to horny hell and back
To find yourself again
September Porn
You danced the goyim witch hunt until smut saw a brand new day
A Jew lover playing scenes from some raunch romantic play
September porning still makes us jerk off that way
Look at what you've done
Why, you've become a legend of lust
I still can see your tongue flying
In the corner of a starlet's womb
And look how far we've cum
So far from where we used to be
But not so far that we've forgotten
The dirty trails you blazed before
Three Separate Porn Insiders Confirm That AVN Has Been Sold To Playboy
The latest confirmation came Thursday morning. "Your story is correct, avn has been sold." None of my sources have wobbled or backtracked on this story. A fourth source says the announcement of the sale will be made by mid-October.
Buck Adams Living With His Lover T.T. Boy?
I found this on Wikipedia and I am sure that it is just a sick joke: "He was also married to girlfriend/employee/porn actress Aspen Brock in 1999 after she visited him in the hospital following a near fatal heart attack. Today he is living with his lover, the porn actor T.T.Boy."
What kind of sick people find this slander funny?
Interview With Nero
"What about your mother?" I asked, eyeing him as he caressed a bundle of asparagus before gently laying that in the cart as well. "Did you really sleep with her?"
He gave me a look that sent shivers to my shoes. "Absolutely not! Didn't kick my pregnant wife in the stomach either or allow myself to be sodomized by my barman. Those were all roles I played. Periander, you know, tyrant of Corinth, he's the one who kicked his pregnant wife. Played him a lot. Oedipus slept with his mother, that was another one of my favorites. I played female parts too, there were some wonderful ones and I'm really good at weeping. That's where the silly story about the barman comes from."
More.
This book, ghosted by Josh Alan Friedman, hits stores September 28.
From page 17:
Gay Talese spent three months interviewing me for his epic history of the sexual revolution, Thy Neighbor's Wife. ...Gay was a champion stud. He f---ed my wife, Mary Philips. But my marriage was already ending. Mary got upset, told his wife Nan, and it created a furor. I remember having dinner at Gay's house with David Halberstam. I thought ours would be a lifetime friendship. But I failed to realize that every writer betrays his friends. As the saying goes: a writer either betrays his friends or himself. I was merely a subject to Gay Talese and Philip Roth; they examined me like a bug. And I'm guilty of the same thing. Most porn bimbos I interviewed for Screw and Midnight Blue meant nothing.
In a pensive mood after the dissolution of his fifth marriage, Goldstein blogs Sept. 14:
My first wife Lonnie I married for spite because her family hated me since I was not rich. My favorite wife, Mary, I married in 1968 because she was a flight attendant and I could fly at a discount. My third wife Gena was a jew-ess and I wanted to experience castration. She also produced the spawn of the devil, my only ex-son. My fourth wife Patty, I married in 1989 the year my mother and father died and I didn’t want to be alone. She was like the flower girl in My Fair Lady and I wanted to mold her. She stalked me and after the marriage I found out she was a lesbian. My last wife was from India and 40 years younger than me but wasn’t attracted to me and after I lost my money we decided to call it quits.
Al Goldstein wore this bar mitzvah suit for his first hooker.
XBIZ Announces Hollywood ’07 Conference and 2007 Awards
LOS ANGELES – On the heels of its highly successful July conference in Las Vegas, adult media company XBIZ has announced plans for a February event that will feature a slew of intensive workshops covering a full slate of progressive, forward-looking topics, intimate networking opportunities, and the highly anticipated 5th Annual XBIZ Awards.
The XBIZ Hollywood ’07 Industry Conference will be held Feb. 7-8 at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, Calif. The 2007 XBIZ Awards will be held Thursday, Feb. 8., as the grand finale to the conference.
“It’s about time an industry conference is held in Hollywood, California, the entertainment capital of the world,” XBIZ Publisher Tom Hymes said. “We’re especially excited to be holding this event at the Roosevelt Hotel, a venue that exudes glamour and style and a relaxed atmosphere in which to enjoy a full slate of seminars, workshops and events.”
Hymes moved to XBiz after quitting the Free Speech Coalition. I wondered if Tom's time at FSC was serving out a non-compete clause he had in his AVN contract (Tom ran AVN Online magazine for five years)?
Tom replies:
I did not have a contract at AVN and never signed a non-compete clause. That said, a period of time between two competing gigs is probably always a good idea. I still value my time at AVN, and will always be indebted to Paul and Darren for trusing me with their magazine. But the fact is, I went to the Free Speech Coalition because I believed in its mission, and still do. I consider it an essential organization no matter how many barbs may be directed its way by the devoutly ignorant. In the end, I resigned for reasons beyond my control. Anyone who knows the circumstances knows I did what I had to do, and how difficult it was for me. But it doesn't matter, the work is bigger than any individual. The industry must continue to fund FSC or it will pay a price. For my small part, I will assist and support FSC until the last minute of the last day of my involvement with this industry, and maybe beyond. In the meantime, XBIZ rocks!
David Schlesinger Fired From LFP Within Past Month
He was caught doing drugs (under the influence of drugs) at work at LFP.
David's moved back home to his family in Michigan.
Penthouse Lingerie Party Thursday Night At Cabana Club
Krista Ayne Krista Ayne Krista Ayne pic pic Michelle Vandeven, Martina Warren Shay Laren Shay Laren, Nevaeh, Jennifer Emerson (L-R) Lexie Karlsen, Jamie Lynn, Renee Diaz pic Jamie Lynn Renee Diaz Renee Diaz pic pic
Photos by Rob Dew of Penthouse.
I was not feeling so good so I only stayed for 40 minutes and didn't have a chance to talk to my friend Lainie Speiser, the Penthouse publicist.
She emails me from New York Sep. 20:
You and me both. I was running 102 fever the day before I left for LA and I was shaky the entire time. Thursday night I hadn't eaten anything in about 15 hours, was hopped on cold medicine and red bull and vodka. My cousin Danny showed up to the party towards the end and I barely recall it or him (I hadn't seen him since I was 23) but I have flashes of seeing the look on his face while all the girls were cuddled around me and kissing each other. That should keep my black sheep rep in tact.
LA is just crazy, much crazier than NYC but a lot slower too. How do you guys not go out of your mind with that ridiculous traffic? Its just maddening that no matter what time it is it still takes you two hours to get to point a to point b.
Also funny, LA is a haven for drugs and prostitution, all very very out in the open and ho-ing and tweaking abound! All the parties I went to were filled with gorgeous women and mediocre looking men but I guess they all had money which in LA is more important than looks.
What I loved. There's a lot of leniency concerning smoking grass everywhere, the stuff is top notch, kicks ass over NYC and there were also a ton more cigarette smokers in LA than in NY and thus a lot more outdoor clubs/bars.
The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Adult Film Industry by Legs McNeil and Jennifer Osborne
This book is one of the most fascinating books I have read in the past ten years. Not just because it deals with my industry, but the writing and the comments are so thought provoking and intriguing. I simply could not put this book down, and it was almost 600 pages! The book starts at the beginning, with 8 and 16 millimeter cameras shooting loops in New York in 1969. Then it talks about the first 3 feature porn films, Deep Throat, Behind the Green Door, and The Devil in Miss Jones.
There is a lot of talk about the organized crime influence behind the porn industry and a lot of comments about heavy, heavy drug use. It also delves into John Holmes and the Wonderland murders, Reuben Sturman, Savannah and her suicide, the AIDS scare of 1995, and a plethora of other porn related events. What makes the book so fascinating is the comments by the interviewees. They corralled so many people to talk about their experiences! I consider myself lucky, because I am good friends with Freddy Lincoln, Joey Silvera, Tricia Devereaux, and a host of others featured in the book. Don't think for a second that I didn't call them all up and ask them 20 questions about parts of the book!
Kelly writes:
When the book came out, AdultFYI featured several responses and reviews, ultimately casting doubt upon the accuracy of certain portions of the book. I believe there was a bit of criticism over how heavily Sharon Mitchell is quoted. The main thing I do remember, though, is that they somehow contacted Tracey Adams, who disputed Sharon's story of meeting Warren Beatty through her.
However, I found the book to be a compelling read, much as you did. I picked up a used hardcover, and once I got around to reading it I couldn't put it down. It is a fascinating oral history-narrative. The way McNeil crafts the stories as he sees them by using his own interviews as well random quotes from pre-existing interviews can be a bit troubling, but it's also his editing that makes it such an engaging read. Considering that the book was published in 2005, I was a bit surprised that it stops its story at 1998. However, aside from how long the book had been in the works and how much work it must have entailed Legs probably got to the Marc Wallace story and realized that there was no better way to end than on the unexpected love story of Tricia Deveraux and John Stagliano.
Tricia Devereaux writes:
It is an engaging read. But I'm glad you brought up the pre-existing interviews - very few of which are credited as such, which makes it seem like the interview and corresponding quotes were obtained by Leggs and his staff. If you consider that over half of my portion in this story was gleaned from L-ke F-rd's site (when it was actually L-ke F-rd), take it as you will. Oh, and I can certainly vouch for Christian playing 20 questions with me. Cracked me up - he was so enthusiastic about asking me which parts were actually true.
Skronker posts: "I enjoyed reading it and read it very quickly (and mostly high on painkillers, how appropo). I was disappointed to see how much material was lifted from other sources that might have been researched firsthand (latter-day chapters)."
Breaking News
David emails: "Lori Lust has just announced that she has been pre-nominated for Performer of the Year by AVN in 3006! She'll be 1048 years old then. Maybe she'll get the Oldest Porn Star in History award. Maybe someone should really tell her that there is no such thing as "pre-nomination"."
I'm pre- nominated for performer of the year by AVN 3006. My acting skills are very high and i'm a great character actress. I'm also in perfect shape all the time. I live in Sherman Oaks , California. I have only been an adult model for less then a year but im have many write-ups. I'm looking for any adult jobs, fetish or bondage jobs, mainstream or contract offers from large porn companies. Most the shooters say I even look better in person and even refer me for jobs. The shooters love my acting skills plus i'm easy to work with.
Cloud9Content
Ben writes:
Cloud9content must be re-organizing because this is on today's edition of The Hun TGP website(thehun.net):
Usually when companies go out of business their affliate program gets shutdown as well. This is the first time I have seen bethemask.com which was entirely produced by Cloud9content/Scott Del Amo listed on this website. Just so you know, it costs money to get listed on thehun and other TGP websites. I doubt Scott is bankrupt.
AVN Sold To Playboy?
A source writes: "Paul Fishbein just sold AVN to a company outside the adult biz. He's retiring. Darren Roberts and several other staff members will remain on board."
Playboy has been on a buying rampage over the past year, acquiring the adult.com franchise and Club Jenna (I broke that story in December of 2005 but the deal was not made public until June 2006).
AVN Editor Mike Ramone emails me 9/18:
In response to your item, I relay to you the following statement from AVN’s owners: “The fact is that everyone is aware of this but the owners themselves. None of our companies (including AVN) have been sold.”
Paul Fishbein emails me 9/18: "Shame on you for printing this. Completely false. Irresponsible and shameful. Your f---ing anynymous sources are full of s---. Total disgrace."
I believe Fishbein emailed me from Philadelphia where this deal was probably cut. AVN employees will be the last to know.
A second reliable source tells me 9/19: "Fishbein is full of it."
Paul tells MikeSouth.com: "We are actually looking at EXPANDING our business, so we 've hired an investment banker to help us with some strategic consulting. It's the same person who helped Club Jenna make their deal with Playboy. So I assume he was seen with one of us and someone made a very broad, very incorrect assumption. We've honestly never had any conversations with anyone at Playboy about acquiring AVN. Our only deal with them is that they are our Broadcast partners for the AVN Awards Show."
Daniel Metcalf emails me 9/18: "Perhaps you should go back to cutting and pasting updates about Holly Randall's puppies. At least the puppies can't send in email rebuttals when the facts are mangled!"
AVN Senior Editor Mike Albo emails 9/19:
Wasn't it just a few short months ago that you were lecturing the AVN staff about journalistic protocols and telling your readers how things worked in the "real world" of journalism? Running a story without verifying your one source and then not offering a retraction or even a mea culpa when it becomes obvious that you were misinformed seems similarly weak. Just because you're an attention-whoring retard is no excuse. Spare us all your hectoring and hen-like clucking in the future.
I believe Fishbein has been looking to sell AVN for the past decade. He'd like to do something else with his life, such as produce Hollywood movies.
Back in 1998, AVN talked to LFP about buying them out. Larry Flynt declined.
Tod Hunter writes:
I was reading Chuck Jones' autobiography ("Chuck Amuck") and found that Leon Schlesinger, who owned the Warner Bros. cartoon studio, sold the whole operation -- lock, stock, and Daffy Duck -- to Warner Bros. in 1944 and kept all the money himself, without cutting in the directors and artists who made the company worth selling in the first place.
(For their part, the animators didn't much like Schlesinger and modeled Sylvester the cat's lisp and Daffy Duck's lisp and attitude on Schlesinger, who never caught on, according to Jones, who would watch Leon sit in his screening room and exclaim "I love that Daffy Duck voithe! How did you guyth think of that?")
I told Gene about this selling-the-studio business, and he reflected that if Paul ever sold the company -- we were on Valjean and the Hustler's-gonna-buy-us rumors were flying -- he would probably do the same thing.
Just to crack Gene up, I went to the art department and asked them to add the words "A Leon Schlesinger Production" at the end on the boilerplate at the bottom of the Table of Contents on the issue we were working on. I gave it to Gene for his approval and he OK'd it, and when I pointed out the little note at the end of the boilerplate he cracked up.
This is not the first time this rumor has surfaced. More like the tenth.
So, what? Playboy is totally inept in running its flagship magazine which showed another loss this year. Their internet program was constantly in the red, except for one year where they made a small profit and then outsourced the whole thing to Adult.com (which has seen the number of pirated Playboy photos on the internet skyrocket; when the program was run inhouse by Playboy, they were much more protective of their copyright and brand).
Playboy is one of the most recognizable adult brands out there, yet they are bleeding money. Why? Competition like Maxim and FHM, the staggering amount of free porn on the internet, the failure to embrace the internet as a way to expand the brand, and an overall lack of vision. What worked in 1975 in business does not work today and no one wants to tell Hef the news.