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I interview Carmen Minor Tuesday night, Oct. 2, 2007 outside of Sardo's Bar in Burbank. Video

She's been in porn five months.

Luke: "Why did you get into the industry?"

Carmen, 24: "Because I like that I can turn people on."

Luke: "But you can turn people on just walking down the street."

Carmen: "But I wanted to see everybody to see everything. I'm infatuated with myself."

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

Carmen: "A Playboy model."

Luke: "Since what age?"

Carmen: "Since I saw Pamela Anderson [circa 1992]... She was like my role model growing up."

Luke: "What did your parents most want from you growing up?"

Carmen: "They wanted me to use the gifts God blessed me with."

Luke: "Did they want you to do porn?"

Carmen: "No. But they deal with it. They support me 100%."

Luke: "What kind of crowd did you want to hang out with in high school?"

Carmen: "Nobody. I was by myself. I didn't like people. Everyone [in Joliet, Illinois] was mean. All the talking and back-stabbing and talking gossip about people. I separated myself from all that."

Luke: "What was your reputation in high school?"

Carmen laughs. "I was bad. I got into a lot of fights."

"I played volleyball. I was a cheerleader my freshman year."

She lost her virginity at 15. "I was a little tipsy. Me and my girlfriend were drinking. My parents were gone for the weekend. It was one of my older brother's friends. We had a connection. It was nice."

Luke: "How many people did you have sex with before you turned 18?"

Carmen: "I don't know. I don't think it was more than ten. I had a lot of relationships."

"In my junior year of high school, I started doing nude modeling and then it escalated to solo stuff."

Luke: "How did you find that work?"

Carmen: "I went to Vegas. I flew back and forth a lot."

"I danced in Chicago."

"I've traveled a lot in the United States."

"I moved to Wisconsin for a year. I didn't do anything because my ex didn't approve."

Luke: "Why did it take you so long to get into hardcore?"

Carmen: "Reputationwise. What would people think. People judging me..."

Luke: "Have you lost any friends from doing this?"

Carmen: "No. People ask me why. How is it. Then, you rock. Do your thing."

Luke: "What has surprised you about the porn industry?"

Carmen: "Nothing."

"One thing that surprises me is how some of us can say they're conservative in porn. You can't be conservative and classy in porn. If you're going to do it, you're going to do it."

"I love my ass."

Luke: "What do you love most about being a porn star?"

Carmen: "Nothing."

"I love my fans. I love getting my emails and people sending me these things. It makes me feel good. People in the industry are nice."

Luke: "What do you hate about the industry?"

Carmen: "People gossip. Why put somebody else down so that you can come up? Worry about yourself."

Luke: "Have you heard from people from high school?"

Carmen: "Yeah. People I haven't heard from in years. They go, 'Do you remember me?' No. 'We used to be in three classes together.' Why are you contacting me now?"

Luke: "What's your favorite part of performing in porn?"

Carmen: "I love being pampered. I love getting my make-up and hair done... I love having somebody play with my hair. It's the one thing I look forward to."

Luke: "What's your favorite look?"

Carmen: "Natural."

Luke: "What do you do in your spare time?"

Carmen: "Sleep at home.... He [Brad Hardy] had to wake me up twice today. I get ten to twelve hours of sleep every day."

"In the next two and a half years, I'm going to be done with my schooling. I'm going to have my masters."

Luke: "How far are you from getting your BA?"

Carmen: "Seven more months...in Architecture and Interior and Exterior Design. I take online classes. The Academy of Art Institute is based out of San Francisco. Then the University of Phoenix."

"I want to start my own business in interior design."

Luke: "Is there anything you wont do on camera?"

Carmen: "I don't do anal and I won't swallow. Not right now. Probably in a couple of years."

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

Carmen: "Independent. Strong-willed. Hard-headed. Determined."

Luke: "What was the last thing that made you really mad?"

Carmen: "My ex-boyfriend."

"He's a big porn freak."

Luke: "Did you do this to get revenge on him?"

Carmen: "No. I don't do anything in anger or hate."

Mary Carey arrives with Will Powers.

I believe she's been staying off the drugs but not the alcohol.

Luke: "How's sobriety?"

Mary: "It sucks."

"Dr. Drew told me to come to the meeting tomorrow."

"Tawny called me the other day. She was looking for a hooker for Florida."

Brad Hardy says he wants to kick Jew Hefner's ass.

Jew Hefner shows up and the two guys talk amiably. Video

Seymour complains that I didn't put up a press release for that night's Pam Anderson benefit (it raised $10,000 for her funeral).

Wankus (video): "That's because you're a miserable heeb."

"Just kidding. You know I love you. My ex [Tyler Faith] hated you."

"There was a few clips that you put up on an alternate site [dailymotion] that got taken of. Inappropriate material. You probably didn't realize that because you're one of those sh---- webmasters who posts and runs. That's the problem with you Jews."

"When I first came into the industry, I asked, 'Who are the assholes?' I was told Gene Ross and Luke F-rd. I said, I want to make them my friends. And I did. It worked."

"When I got fired from KSEX, do you know who was the first person who called me? Adella."

Video: Mary: "Luke, you've got to see the youtube video of me and Tawny falling down."

Jason Sinclair: "Luke takes a lot of photos."

Stefani Morgan: "Luke loves me."

Jason: "I actually went on your site for the first time and read a lot of stuff about me that I didn't realize."

Luke: "Was it true?"

Jason: "No."

Stefani: "Make sure you always put 'Belladonna's brother' next to his name."

Jason: "It's not like I direct or anything."

Luke: "What was not true?"

Jason: "The PA s---. You said I got fired from every job I've had. That's completely false. I'm sure you got your info from Axel Braun."

Luke: "Did you owe Axel money?"

Jason: "No. The reason me and Axel Braun split is that Axel Braun likes to cheat on people, including my sister, who he was married to at the time. I would be on set and Axel would want to cheat on my sister. I didn't want to work with someone like that."

Jason says Stefani stays at home and knits.

Two minutes into this video, Wankus tells me to "go fly a kike."

"Do you have a fear of ovens, Luke?"

Brad Hardy and Carmen Minor have been fighting for half an hour. Video

Brad: "We fight all the time."

Mary says she doesn't do scenes any more.

She asks Wankus to go with her to the next day's meeting with Dr. Drew.

Wankus: "I'd be happy to."

"I have a fat gut."

Mary: "You're hot."

"Wankus, you're getting laid tonight."

Wankus: "Unlike Mark Fuhrman, I don't deny making racist comments."

Tee Reel says he's in every major porn movie this year.

From Oct. 2, 2007 Porn Star Karaoke:

New Videos: Carmen Minor Interview Heather Pink Jew Hefner, Brad Hardy Carmen Minor Will Powers, Mary Carey Wankus, Seymour Satin (tavern owner) Seymour Satin Complains I Didn't Run His Press Release For the Pamela Anderson Benefit, Yet I Come Down To Sardo's To Interview The Girls Actor Hal Sparks Sings ACDC's 'Back In Black' Mary Carey, Starla Sterling and company inside Porn Star Karaoke Seymour Satin's intro to Pamela Anderson tribute Deaf Porn Star Savannah Jane Signing Inside PSK Wankus's tribute to Pamela Anderson, he wrote this song) Heather Pink, Starla Sterling, Mary Carey and co inside PSK Inside PSK Mary Carey inside PSK Inside PSK Inside PSK Inside PSK Stefani Morgan, Jason Sinclair Jason Sinclair attacked, Stefani Morgan watches Stefani Morgan and co Mary Carey inside PSK Jimmy the Widower Remembers His Wife Pamela Anderson, 35 Mary Carey, Starla Sterling and co outside PSK Carmen Minor, Brad Hardy Fight Outside PSK Mary Carey says goodbye

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