Tuesday,
February 27th, 2001
Net Porners Smoke Dope
JoeW from Smutbucks.com writes on Netpond: I don't think that anyone here ever expressed condemnation for pot smokers, or expressed favor for anti drug laws, but there were some posts that questioned the rationale of posting pictures depicting pot use. Again, even though I don't smoke myself (makes me sleepy), I would like to see it legalized.
I just have a vision of a webmaster defending himself in a decency/obscenity case, and the prosecutor shows a picture of that webmaster, or any other webmaster, smoking a joint. And on the jury is a grandmother from Ohio (I used to live there) who belongs to a church that solicits it's followers for money to stamp out pornography/Howard Stern//MTV/Dawson's Creek and any other evil that will end the world if left to run rampant.
And if internet porn survives the next 5 years, it will be more mainstream than most people think. Casual as it may be, it is a business. And it's the ONLY online business to make money, and every other dot com relies on porn to stay in business. If e-porn went away, think of all the ISP's, hosting companies, processors, search engines, telecommunications companies, etc. that would lose a big slice of cash. Think of all the chargeback money that Visa/MC would lose!
Darren Blatt aka D$ writes on Netpond: Some interesting posts here today about pot smoking and the Feds. I believe that getting drunk is worse then smoking a joint, but the government makes money from alcohol and not weed. It is still illegal in the US, so it's gonna get lot's of negative feedback for that main point. Wasn't alcohol and porn movies illegal once too?
Anyway, I'm not the guy who's going to change the weed smoking laws. Just some weed for thought. How come Snoop Dogg and Cypress Hill don't get arrested during their concerts when they smoke fatties on stage? They're more mainstream then us internet dudes, why would we think we're more of a target then them? Snoop raps about murdering people and he is talking on Howard Stern about weed and his smoking habit.
My belief about the government is that they really don't want to bust pot smokers, they want to bust the dealers. They want to start with hard core drugs first. But hey, didn't Clinton say he smoked pot? There are some great points made on this board and I support both sides of this debate. Nothing wrong with having over protective webmasters looking out for the rest of us, I think that's awesome. Time to smoke a fatty.
Lynne wonders: Perhaps you lawyers out there would be so kind as to correct me if I'm wrong, but a picture of someone smoking pot or eating artichokes would probably be ruled irrelevant and thus inadmissable in court if that someone was being tried on obscenity charges, no?
Why do people confuse morality and legality, anyway? Just because something is legal doesn't make it moral, and just because something is illegal doesn't make it wrong -- it just means that, if one gets caught doing it, one will get in trouble with the government. Hiding Jews in Nazi Germany during WWII was illegal -- sometimes breaking the law IS the right thing to do. Not that I'd compare smoking pot to keeping Jews in the attic -- smoking pot is lots more fun!
Mort writes: My son, who is quite the researcher, found some info on Reuben Sturman that you had written. I worked for Cinematic Vending in Toronto under Ray Sloan during the late 60's. I was actually a signatory on the company cheques ( I paid for that years later), and had a bit of inside information the FBI and IRS were interested in (no more on that right now).
My Canadian overseer was Gordon MacAuslane, who took the rap for some of Reuben's activities, and later disappeared. I wonder if you came across any reference to him, living or dead (rumours have it he was killed in a major hash oil smuggling operation)...
Gordon was the Canadian owner of Bookazine Enterprises and North American News (a distributor) in Toronto. I worked for his bookstores initially, and we brought the original peeps using the Technicolor cassette loops into Toronto in 1968. Interesting guy, his father was a Canadian Communist hero of some stature, and had lost an eye during the Winnipeg General Strike. Just thought I'd check, anyway. He was a pretty interesting guy. I'm somewhat of an information junkie, and reallly appreciated your writing. I know a few of those players, even the supposed "good guys" (they play dirty, too), and it was nice to see a few more pieces fit into place.
Fearful Of Ashcroft, Net Porners Move Servers
Fearful of Attorney General John Ashcroft and the new Republican administration, internet pornographers are preparing to move their operations to states and countries with friendlier views of porn.
Even though Dallas has tons of relatively cheap bandwidth, numerous porners are shifting to more expensive servers out of Los Angeles. Other porners are moving offshore.
Autralia Boasts Greatest Cricket Team Ever
All that stands between Australia's cricket team and the accolade "greatest team in cricket history" is a triumph on Indian soil, where every home advantage is stacked against the visitors, writes Tunku Varadarajan in today's Wall Street Journal:
The series, which consists of three matches, each one lasting for five days, starts today at the Wankhede Stadium in Bombay. Called "Test matches" by Victorian quirk, as they are tests of sporting prowess, they are being broadcast live in the U.S. on the Dish Network (1-800-333-DISH).
Australia has won each of its last 15 games, a victorious streak unequaled, at least as a numerical sequence, by any international team in history. In their own country, Australia has beaten -- nay, trounced -- Pakistan, India and the West Indies. Overseas, they have crushed Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe and New Zealand in New Zealand. Under their captain, Steve Waugh -- an archetypal Ocker (Aussie for bruiser) -- the team is hard and unrelenting, approaching opponents as a shearer might greet a sheep on the outback.
Aussie teams have been ever thus, distinctly ungentlemanly but not quite unsporting, and always a touch rougher than any of the others. They are, and always have been, a manly bunch. Big, strapping blokes, they are suntanned, muscular and often mustachioed. They glare and stare and scowl and growl. Miss a ball bowled at you by an Australian, and he's likely to call your manhood, parentage and ethnicity into question. Hit one bowled by him, and he's likely to do the same, only with more poison on his breath. But, it must be emphasized, they are exceptionally skilled players, not merely men of swagger.
Australian Pace Bowlers Leave India In Tatters
Steve Waugh's gamble on pace and sending India in paid off on Tuesday as Australia took an early grip on the first Test.
Australia dismissed the home side for 176 with an hour's play left and were 1-49 at stumps.
Roy Garcia Says Adara's A Flake
Talent manager Roy Garcia writes: BE FOREWARNED!!! JAMIE BERRIER AKA ADARA IS A FLAKE!!! From her, "It's amazing what you can get away with being tall" Trust me, she's a flake... Just ask: Al Borda Mark Giffy Sex Symbols Talent Management Roy Garcia Vince Voyer Anabolic Dane Sin City Matt's Models Plyby pent and anyone who meets her, books her, or tries to give her money! She is a flake, will schedule a shoot, a flight, reserve and (you) pay for a room, then not show up and give a LAME NON-EXCUSE 6 hours after her call time and act sick. There should be no tollerance for this repeated behavior in this business!!! If you hire this girl, be prepared to hear "I told you so" ahead of time from me (Roy Garcia) ringing in your ears for eternity. I have model Releases for these photos, and as my valued friends, clients, and associated, I must exercise my freedom of speach to say "WATCH OUT FOR THIS FLAKE!!!"
From http://www.babes4free.com/submit.htm:
ATTENTION ALL EPOCH / PAYCOM USERS! I have used Epoch / Paycom in the past (starting mid 1999) for my paysite transaction services and during the first six months they were ok. Then when it became time to start returning my so-called 'reserve' they started coming up with excuses and to date they owe me a large five figure sum. I stopped using them in January 2000 because of their suspicious behaviour and because I was warned that they were allegedly known for their dodgy dealings. I was also warned that they would allegedly start playing games if I dropped them as my main processor. Soon after dropping them, I started getting a massive number of chargebacks and charged $12 for each one which usually meant my payment check was more than halved. I even missed a few payment checks because they charged so much that there was no money left to pay out. I remember one webmaster telling me that at one IA show virtually nobody went to their stand due to their alleged reputation. Now Epoch / Paycom are charging me $22 to print every payment check (minus the reserve still). My experience with Epoch / Paycom has proved to me that I can not trust them and that I will never use any sponsorship program which uses their services. You can draw your own conclusions.
Tod Hunter Catches Luke's Plagiarism
Tod Hunter of InsideAdult.com writes: How To Be An Adult Film Star Gemini writes: Bryan Lambert (I presume) tells us all how hard it is to be a male adult film star. After reading the below, I would like to know if any average Joe here is man enough to make it as a male adult film star? Personally, I rather be a director.
You DO know, I hope, that this was written by Dave Cummings.
Luke: No, I did not.
Mike South writes: It isnt plagairism and here is why: Luke just cut and pasted it from an email. It probably did come from Bryan Lambert's website so the emailer just presumed that Bryan wrote it. AND Dave is nice enough to let anyone who wants to use it on his/her site. just like a democrat to cry foul like that...hehehe
Tod Hunter writes: Mike got it wrong. (I could say just like a Libertarian, but I'm above name-calling. Unless I can do it really cleverly.) I never thought you plagiarized it -- your cut-and-paste habits are well known, even by me -- but the guy you cut and pasted tried to pass off somebody else's work as his own, and THAT is the plagiarism I was on about.
Mike is right when he says that Dave Cummings is nice enough to let anybody use his essay -- I have posted it once or twice in my brief tenure and send it out regularly when I get how-do-I-become-a-porn-star e-mails -- but I at least give him credit.
Christina Angel Battling Deadly Cancer
Flashman says porn star Christina Angel is battling a terrible cancer. She doesn't think she can win.
Listen here to Flashman's report.
Flashman says: "We were all terribly sorry about Teri Diver passing away in January. And there's more bad news today. I got a call today from Christina Angel, the beautiful blonde who made all those movies in the mid '90s. And she's battling a terrible cancer. And she doesn't think she can win.
"She was a very good friend of mine. Her and Traci Lords were the first people I brought to mainstream movie and TV and Grammy parties. She sat on Segal's lap. She met Stallone. I introduced her to Randy Travis, John Voight and Angelina Jolie. They all loved her. She just sat on all of the executives laps at Warner Brothers and Capitol Records an 20th Century Fox. Some of the security was upset because the wives of the big stars said, 'How can you bring X-rated stars to our mainstream events?'
I wanted to let everybody know that Kid Vegas on Wednesday, February 28, has a big party at 3100 Wilshire Blvd. Doors open at 9PM.
Hugh Hefner's having his annual Las Vegas Hard Rock Cafe party on March 1st with Peter Morton who owns the Hard Rock Cafe. These are going to be two days of gorgeous drop dead women. I'm bringing ten porn stars. All the big celebrities are coming.
We went to all the Grammy parties. I brought five porn stars to the Staples Center. They all looked awesome. I think some of our great porn stars look as good as Jennifer Lopez. We went to a big party at the Beverly Hilton. All the porn stars were grabbed by the big guys. Even Elton John got excited by all the porn stars. Courtney Love Eminem were there. We hung out at Clive Davis' party for Arivista Records.
You should've seen all the porn stars meeting the N'Sync guys at the House of Blues at the MTV Rocks The Vote and the Grammys.
When these rock n'rollers like Kid Rock, Doctor Drea and Ice Cube want to meet the porn stars I'm with, all of a sudden they're the Flashman's best friend. The poor Flashman brings all these great porn stars and Snoop Doggy Dog and Gene Simmons from Kiss and Kid Rock have tons of money. I have tons of money in Santa Monica and a new Mercedes but I don't have as much as Kid Rock. They steal them from me. I bring all the porn stars to the events and then I only get to go home with one of them. Because most of them meet the big stars.
I love to bring adult stars to mainstream conventions.
We met Britney Spears at the great private Grammy party in Beverly Hills. She said she's not mad at Greg Dark, she just has so many young fans that she didn't want the nexus to the porn industry. Nexus means connection for you porn people who didn't go to Harvard.
We hear that Jenna Jameson is laying low. There have been some stalkers since Howard Stern. It's a serious problem. Several porn stars tell me that they are going to court in March because many stalkers are disturbing them.
Hefner and I were friends back in Chicago. I used to go to his mansion.
Dave Cummings just called me. He's shooting a bunch of new girls this weekend for his blowjob series.
Mirage just finished Rush Hour 2 with Jackie Chan. Wesley Snipes wants to put Mirage in a film topless.
Call me at 323-549-5387 if you're a porn star who wants to go to Hefner's Playboy party. And any porn star who wants to do "Date A Porn Star" Escort Service in Los Angeles, Honululu and New York City.
Playboy is paying up to $50,000 for centerfolds. Hell, 15% is my agent's percentage. That would be $7500.
Chasen's Sex Survivor party was in Beverly Hills last night. Over 200 porn stars showed up. Phyllisha Anne, Alex Sanders. Then Vivid had its big party at the Key Club on Sunset Strip. Jill Kelly (who has the greatest sun tan), Shelby Myne. Didn't see Devon. And what's up with all these tattoos on Janine's arm? I think they look cool. However, everybody concurs with me that she looks better as a blonde.
The big question for the XRCO Awards - who will Jewel DeNyle piss on this year?
ELASTIN2: This sounds like something you lifted from that Aussie dickwad's site so I'll believe it when I hear about it from a more reliable source. Anyhow, I have talked to her a couple of times at length, the last time being only a few months ago. She is a drama queen (you would love her)...she loves to have everything in her life be of monumental proportions. Everything she told me was total ecstasy or tragedy...nothing in between. All this report says is what she told this guy Flashman. We'll see.
Porn Speak S-Z
Voyager7 writes on RAME.net:
Sandwich An obsolete 70's and early 80's term of what is currently known as a DP. (see DP)
Sardine Snatch (Becky Carols) A pornslut who has had more weenies in her than an Oscar Meyer processing plant which results in that "not so fresh feeling". See also Bianca Trump (who some say has a pussy stench strong enough to kill a rhinoceros).
SFB (Riley TM) Slavering Fan Boy. Description of porn viewer who idolizes a pornstarlet(s)
Shaftworthy (Torris' brother, TM) f---able woman
Shelf Life (Riley TM) The number of videos or scenes a newbie girl can perform in before her freshness factor expires. Typically six(?), or a variable period dependant upon the girl's talents.
Showhorse (Felix Miata TM) A "filly" who only does g/g, or g/g/b but never gets real penis in pussy on camera
Showhorse wannabe (Felix Miata TM) A "bimbot" or "robo slut" emulating a "showhorse"
Shrimping Toe sucking and play
Sidewalls (LT TM) We're speaking here porn gals with bad boob jobs. The inner edge of the breasts, towards the cleavage and breastbone. If it juts out in a non-sloping fashion, if it's very abrupt, almost slab sided...*that's* a sidewall
Snowballing Cum swapping among females.
Slutlet- Mini-Slut (Rog TM) A petite performer whose sexual energy far outsizes her small frame. Tammi Ann, Katie Gold, Leanni Lei, etc.
Snow-tread nutsack (Joy Dalton TM) Knarly folds of the parolee's knapsack, linger on the Hedgehogs for a reference.
Sparkplug (Voyager TM) The clitoris. You can't start the engine (pussy) unless you have a clean burning sparkplug
Spooliva (Spanking Hank TM) The act of taking a cumshot in the mouth and the spitting it back so that it rolls down over the lips and tongue.
Spoon Typically a lying position, where both the parolee and girl are on their side, she has her back to him, and he penetrates her pussy and/or ass
Squealer/Stuck-pig (Frank Simmons TM) A female screamer...she makes you turn down the sound on your TV so your kids don't hear.
Stud (Felix Miata TM) An elder "quarterhorse"; usually one who should be in another line of work, but continues for lack of marketable conventional job skills and/or dearth of "quarterhorses" to substitute for "parolees" in plotted porn; see Randy Spears, Joel Lawrence
Sucks Moose Balls (Spaceman J. TM) Used to describe any Thomas Zupko movie, esp. Anal Ball.
Suitcase Pimp (Torris TM) Boyfriend, manager, step-brother, etc. of a pornstar and/or feature dancer who "manage" her affairs.
Super Freak (LuvBooty1 TM) Hyper-horny, slutty, kinky. Will damn near f--- anything and anybody. Y'know, The kind you don't take home to motherrrrrrrr;-))))
Swingset Girlie Pornstar who professes to be a swinger in real life.
Swirlie The act of dunking a girl's head in the toilet, perfected by Rocco Siffredi. Erotic intent unclear.
Tain't (Torris TM) tain't ass and tain't pussy.... The demilitarized zone of flesh between these two areas
Tattoo Farm (Riley TM) A monoculture of tats, look at current Torri Wells, Janine, Jenna, or Jack Hammer.
TCT (Tea Cup Titties) (Ace Ventura TM) TCT refers to the size, configuration, and especially firmness of the breasts. A perfect TCT should fit into the hand, have a conical shape with a protruding nipple and be firm enough to have the same shape whether the bitch is standing up or lying down. The rating scale is 0-10 with 10 being TCT perfection and 0 being the antithesis of TCT-ness.
Teabagging When the female orally pleasures the male partner's balls while he squats over her.
Tears of Joy Your joy, her tears, when she swallows that rod so far back it makes her weep.
Thoroughbred (Felix Miata TM) Quarterhorse found in at least one of every 20 recent plotted porn features; see Evan Stone, Earl Slate, Eric Everhard, Alec Metro Titf---ing See Portuguese
Toothpaste Technique (Torris TM) Used by perpetually limp parolees like Alex Sanders, Jonathan Morgan, Hedgehog to get enough blood into their dicks in order to attempt to perform
Tossing salad (Chris Rock TM) Ass-licking
Toto, I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore... (Dorothy TM) That warm and fuzzy emotion a PL feels when he knows his A-List girl(s) is doing her scene with HIM in mind...
Touchie Feelie (Riley TM) The Anotithoeosis of chief science officer Spock doing porn
Treasure Trail (Riley TM) The fine line from the top of the clitoral hood to the belly button. It may or not be a line of hair. The treasure trail is particularly related to reproduction. If you view some of the Ready to Drop series you'll find that almost all the bulging mama-to-be's have a prominent treasure trail even though they might have shaven or completely bald pussies. It's also very common in black girls or maybe it's just more visible in them.
Toys Any variety of dildos, vibes, pocket rockets, etc. to add that touch of romance to a sex scene.
Tummy Damage (Riley TM) Striations, pucker, loose skin, stretch marks, etc. found on the tummy of the female due to whelping. Depending on the genetics and/or exercise habits of the starlet, tummy damage can be negated or enhanced.
Udder Massage While the parolee lies flat, the woman moves her pendulous tits up and down his body and/or strokes his dick with them.
Unloaded pistol (Felix Miata TM) Term for a strap-on.
Valley Girls Starlets like Julia Ann or Donita Dunes who have a large gulley between their two tits. The phrase can also refer to the tits themselves.
Veggie Porn (Rog TM) All Lesbian scene or movie. No meat.
VVWA&E (Riley TM) Vivid, Wicked, Adam & Eve studios which specialize in couples porn featuring primarily robosluts and pretty boys. As a girl climbs porn's ladder of success, to many girls these companies are at the top rungs, however, entry normally comes with paying one's dues getting bolt-ons, collegen lips, a c-section scar with associated tummy damage and long black eyelashes.
Vulcanization (Voyager TM) The act of a male wearing a rubber in a porn-scene.
Whelped (Riley TM) A starlet who has given birth typically showing effects on the breasts, tummy and ass
Whoreup (Felix Miata TM) n. or v. - long, dark, artificial eyelashes; dark eyeliner; and copious amounts of eye shadow and other facial makeup that make the pornlet look just like a stereotypical cheap street whore; esp. when all her other hair is blonde or she is obviously wearing a wig.
Wrinkle Walls (Felix Miata TM) The puckering of the implant bag when the gal is on all fours -- the sides of her pendulous breasts get all puckered since the bags are being stretched in a "not-quite-as-designed" way.
Wood The ability of a parolee to maintain an erection.
Yellow (High Yellow or Yeller) A black person who is so light in complexion that they are, what we would say, is near white.
Mix writes on RAME: Can RAME come up with a consensus descriptive term for a sideways BJ that sort of looks like the blower is playing the blowee like a harmonica? I think you know what I mean: girl face forward, guy sideways, girl moving lips up and down shaft like she's playing a harmonica or brushing her teeth; dick is not IN her mouth but across the lips. I suggest "harmonica BJ". (Some RAMErs might consider it a cheap way to avoid deep throat or an accidental oral cum shot, but some good BJers have done this.)
On another note, I've seen the occastional misuse of "tats" in some posts. Some people are using "tats" for "tits" but I think that, in RAME, tats is short for tattoos. In RAME, it seems that the majority view is that "Nice tats!" is an oxymoron.
Clutch Piece On Kim Kummings
ZHR29: clutch peice on kim kummings
ZHR29: that is why gonzo is so good, because it is the actual girl having
sex and enjoying it. your peice on your site brought that to life and
showed ms. kummings as both a sex craved woman, a career woman, and
girl who likes to have fun. i find that so much more stimulating that
when the loser scenes where the starlet plays a french maid or flight
attendant. i am now a fan of kim kummings. keep up the good work!!!
Puke Porn - The Next Big Thing
BofNYC writes on RAME.net: Don't laugh...we're seeing more and more of it. I'm about halfway through Gag Factor 3. So far, there are 2 scenes where the girls clearly vomit. Not "head in the toilet after a night of drinking" type vomit, but clearly vomit. All of the scenes in this video feature very very wet and sloppy BJs...there's a scene about half way through the tape where the girl's drool is clearly, well, darker and chunkier then regular drool. Sorry, I know this is probably very gross for some of you. But for those of you who like it freaky, I'd recommend this video. At least, based on what I've seen so far.
Gag Factor 3 Disappointment
Ridley99 writes on RAME.net: not going to get into a big review, but suffice to say i was dissapointed with this edition of the gag factor series it took a big step back, the closed mouth cum shots are gone which let me down. but its not just that , there just seemed to be a lack of enthusiasm in this effort. plus the men in the scenes are more prominent for some reason, in the first 2 vids the dicks stood alone almost disembodied from the male anatomy that produced them, you never see any of the guys faces but in this vid you do....YIKES... there must be a different director or something i have to check...if there is get the other guy back....find the man....and have him stick his dick down some chicks throat immediately.
scene # 2 in this vid sums it all up for me. the chick in the scene is the lovely Kiki D'aire. man , when the camera zooms up her bod and you see her face ...s---, she is just so damn cute. okay, so now you ask : how can this be a bad scene. well, you wont believe it. the guy in the scene has a limp dick. and he just cannot get it hard. now, i'm thinking Kiki has a lot of fans and many people will buy this vid just to check out her scene, so if the guy can't get wood they will cry CUT and try again with some other dick head, it would be the right thing to do....no such luck they just plod along, with the guy shoving his flat tire into her mouth...to further make things worse Kiki gags and spits and makes motions like she id going to vomit....
PLEEEEEZE, you got to be kidding,......so it becomes obvious she is faking everything , making her own drool and pretending to gag, so now i am thinking how many other scenes are fakes. from there the whole vid slides downhill. alot of the scenes don't even have gagging, its like over night this went from being a gonzo gag fest to a straight blowjob vid fitting as blowjob is the best way to sum it up
Late Breaking - Quasarman Tries New Format
Quasarman writes: I apologize for the lack of content but I am presently in the midst of a complex editing project that I absolutely must finish before week's end and do not have the time or the inspiration to write anything even mildly amusing. Therefore for the next few days this site will more closely resemble l-keford.com.
I'm going to manufacture uninteresting emails and post one sentence responses to them. I'm going to take content from other websites and post it here without any background information or comments. Also, to rival Ford in the department of "What the hell does any of this have to do with porn?" I will periodically be posting articles regarding lawn and garden care which I will then analyze and philosophize upon. I'm also not going to post headings of any kind so that's it's nearly impossible for you to tell where one story ends and the next one begins. Let's give it a try........
RJB Telecom recently hired a new custodial engineer (janitor) for their corporate office. No word yet as to whether he's on the take.
Lyne Lowpainting writes: blah blah blah blah Dave Hardman blah blah blah blah Dave Hardman blah blah....
Chaim mamalook writes: Quasarman, in times of internal struggle remember the sage advice of your hero, the guy who does the lawn and garden show from noon 'till three Sunday afternoon's on the radio station no one listens to; "neglect your lawn, neglect your soul. Though a yard can be re-sodded a soul cannot be resaved". Now I suggest you march out in to your front yard and give your lawn a hug and a good watering.
A source tells me that I'm gay and that my marriage is a sham.
From Todhunter.com: Hi all! due to inclement weather, tonight's ROBOT LOVE show from Christian Ristow will be postponed until March 10. there'll be another invite sent closer to that time to remind you to come check out the destruction.
Rumdar writes: Luke, Why doesn't the Quaz just break down and give you a link instead of attempting to duplicate the real thing. What a jerk. Why should anyone go to his putrid site when hard-core Luke fans can read all the stolen and shystered content on yours?
Lynne (who is not amused) writes: I haven't mentioned Dave Hardman for well over a year. Does this mean that Quasarman's "new" format will resemble l-keford.com in that extremely old stories will be misrepresented as fresh, up-to-the-minute breaking news?
RJB Telcom Settles Lawsuit With FTC
RJBT says: Today, RJB Telcom, Inc. and its principals, Richard (RB) and Bob Botto entered into an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission staff resolving the October 2000 lawsuit brought by the FTC. The agreement is subject to formal approval by the Federal Trade Commissioners and such approval is expected. Under the terms of the settlement, set forth in a Final Injunction, RJB Telcom, Inc. will not pay any fine or restitution, and RJB will continue the fraud prevention and detection programs that it currently employs.
It is highly unusual in a case of this type for the FTC not to require substantial monetary payments and a performance bond. The FTC’s decision not to seek these remedies demonstrates the weakness of the FTC’s lawsuit against RJB.
The Bottos and their counsel strongly believe that the FTC brought this lawsuit without any factual and legal basis. The FTC's own complaint and declarations were riddled with inaccurate and unsubstantiated representations from consumers and the FTC's investigator.
Nevertheless, in October, the FTC was able to obtain an exparte order, without knowledge of the Bottos, seizing their bank accounts, locking them out of their own business and installing a receiver. The FTC then released a provocative press release labeling RJB as one of the "Top 10 Dot-Cons" in America.
According to Peter Morris, a Los Angeles attorney who represents RJB, “The FTC staff conducted an exhaustive investigation into the operations of RJB, searching for evidence to support its complaint. As hard as they looked, they found no evidence that RJB or the Bottos defrauded consumers out of a dime and the Final Injunction demonstrates this point.”
Richard (RB) Botto stated: "We are thrilled to be completely vindicated of all the accusations presented in the FTC’s complaint. This final agreement is evidence of our integrity and should prove that all RJB operations have been, and continue to be, honest and above board."
Questions regarding this press release can be addressed to Peter Morris, Esq. at Altman & Morris, 1880 Century Park East, Ste. 613, Los Angeles, CA 90064. Telephone (310) 277-8481.
RJBT sent out this email today to its webmaster affiliates: Just to keep you informed - - - please be advised that January checks will be sent out on Friday, March 2nd. We thank you for your patience. We are doing EVERYTHING possible to ensure February checks go out on time. If you have any questions, feel free to contact alyssa@rjbtelcom.com.
Alienx@sincityfilms.com writes on Netpond: Does this mean RJBT will sue the FTC perhaps for damages and loss of business? It would be nice to see someone fire back at the entire "Shoot first ask questions later" ideology thus next time the government will think twice before doing such again. Congratulations RJBT.
Druid writes: I don't think for a second that they are that clean. At the best, their argument is still that its the webmaster's fault and not theirs, but they still profit when the webmasters get away with it, they still encourage the webmasters to advertise aggressively, and they still let any jackass in the world sign up.
I don't think the FTC wanted to make that law in this case; but its the exact law that AOL is trying to make in its case against CEN. Cover that more intensely. Because it is a direct threat to the essential business model of RJB, Cyberotica, CEN, and etc.
Luke asks: Could somebody fax me a copy of the AOL vs CEN suit?
Luke Gets Mail
MrHollywoodJew writes Luke: Oy! Now we've got "Chick tracts" and crap of that ilk on LF! What next -- Watchtower? Why not just re-title LF.com "Orthodox Jews, fringe Christian whackos, and maybe a smattering of porn once in a while.com!" (?) Please give us more sex, less Torah, and NO right wing lunatic fringe nut cases. Puh-leeeeeze...
Metanoia replies: Dear Mr. Ford, Thanks for the E-mail you passed along from the person that signs himself as "Mr Hollywood Jew." To Mr. Hollywood: Pay attention: Such a "gantseh tararam!" You shame yourself by carrying on like a "pisher." Such a "grobyan." Are your complaints a "greptz" from your mind or what? If Mr. Ford wishes to put up something on his site other than "khazerei" then that's his business. Stop with the "narishkeit" already. Enough of the "zhlob" commentary. Time to act like a "mensch" okay? Try a little "zeeskeit" next time. You'll go farther in life. (All apologies to your "bubby" for taking her grandson to task over his comments.) Seriously, note how when reason is unavailable to the proponents of porn their true natures come out. Maybe the Yiddish words above will keep Mr. Hollywood busy for awhile. Maybe not.
MrHollywoodJew replies: I don't think I want to do radio right now. Perhaps some other time. Thanks for the invitation. Who IS this kibitzer who calls himself "Mishafromathens," who uses Yiddish terms to kvetch about my opinions? He is a fartumelt, farmisht, farfufket, farpatshket, meshuggenah farstinkener. Luke, you should put what you like on your site -- it's YOUR site, but just as Misha, this shmerl nar, has his opinions, so also do other readers! His problem is that he KNOWS he is right (a malady all too often afflicting those who are WRONG). He is not open to any other point of view becasue he knows his to be divinely inspired (of course, he really knows from nothing!). This is completely mentally unbalanced. So why should I even reply to him? I don't know. One cannot argue with a crazy, so why try? Ish kabibble!
Eraser writes: hi its jill you sent me your picture hope you remember.being the spy you are i was wondering if you could help me out.Do you know if tricia devereaux had her baby yet and if she had is it a boy or a girl.I also read many things on your sight about escorting.Is this info really true and the reason i ask is because ijust left my ex joe who introduced me to your sight and was wondering since male performers get paid less do they escort also and if they do do you know if it is less expensive.
Luke says: I'm sure that many male performers would be happy to turn tricks on the side but there is not as much demand for their services as there is for the girls.
Lynne adds: And so many of them are so unappealing! On the other hand, gay male performers routinely run escort ads and, since most of them aren't really gay, would be delighted to take on female clients. And they have no trouble performing with condoms, unlike some of our sensitive hetero types...
Yahoo Clubs Or Clubbing Porn Nests?
Metanoia writes: Dear Mr. Ford, This E-mail is not intended to help pornographers recoup their monies; rather, it is an attempt to squelch the porn found in Yahoo clubs so to diminish the easy access to porn on the Net. So, if you who are reading this are a pornographer or a porn actor or actress, you may want to determine if Yahoo has a club with your pictures on it. Did you give permission to the picture poster to post your pictures in whatever Yahoo club exhibits your photos? If you did not, then contact Yahoo on any copyright infringements at:
Anthony P. Coll
Copyright Agent
c/o Yahoo! Inc.
3400 Central Expressway
Santa Clara, CA 95051
Telephone: (408) 530-5080
E-mail address: copyright@yahoo-inc.com
An evil is still an evil but -- until eradicated -- at least it can be lessened to a degree.
Nicole Moore - Actress, Model, House Painter
Hello Luke:
This is Nicole Moore, As you know Luke, I am an adult actress and a model. I also do something unique, that I am proud of and I hope might truly spark your interest. "House Painting in the Buff". I paint the interior and motif of individuals houses in the nude while they photograph me. I never thought, that this would be something that the public would desire'. I guess I was wrong, I have been a very busy girl with many request for this unique art form and creativity. I am a graduate of FIT in New York, where I majored in art. This allows me the capability to work with clients request's in the decoration of their home.
I have been on several radio show and many cable and TV shows talking about this. Personally, I think it's fantastic. Of coarse, I receive many email some good and some bad. Regarding, exploitation and the solicitation of sex. One email went as far as to say, I'm only doing this for sex, I am crossing the line, offering this service only to gain entry for the solicitation of sex.
Now don't you think that's totally ridicules and unfair? The man who wrote this to me, owns and operates two, that I know of adult websites. So I am a porn actress as he put it. Big deal, does he think that the only thing that's on my mind 24/7 is SEX! How narrow minded can one person be, I ask you? It's MONEY of coarse! You can view this on my website.
Luke's Got Questions
Who's behind the internet credit card processor Jettis.com? I hear it's owned by RJBT. What's the best way to do a Whois search on a domain name? Aside from Networksolutions.com. They don't provide much info.
Jettis.com's P.O. Box is in Calabassas, CA like Cybererotica.
Please tell me about Digiblaze, the credit card processor? Are they changing their merchant account? Tell me about batch processing? I hear these questions will stir things up.
Digiblaze processes for Python, and Apollo and some large players.
Harley Raine - I Want You
Mark writes: Luke, I went looking to rent some pussy over the weekend and was looking at la-exotics.com, I found who I thought was my 30 min dream date. This is her ad. http://www.la-exotics.com/ads/esbl/esnin1356bl.htm
As any big tit lover knows its a picture of pornstar Harley Raine. I called and booked an appt. When I arrived, a 40yr old, saggy titted latin girl said hello. I turned around and left. LA-exotics is a scam. They do not verify the pictures. They take any old hags money and put up whatever pic they can find. I’m starting to think la-exotics even provides the pictures. Harley Raine whereever you are, I need to rent you for an hour. Please email me at muchlove@hotmail.com
Luke's New Book
James DiGiorgio writes: Remember when you were writing your first book? Remember how Rob and I kept asking if we were going to be in it? Remember how you said we were not, but we'd be a BIG part of any second book you write? Remember all that? Remember you said there would be chapters....CHAPTERS... about us? You remember? We do.
Smitty writes: "Hey Luke, It's Smitty from CyberSpice.com [owned by Playboy]. I just thought I'd throw in my two cents that Nici From Nici's Girls is a liar. She has pics up on her site of girls that don't work for her. I know this because she has pics of my buddy Sunny up on her site and has had the pic up for two years, but Sunny isn't an escort and has asked Nici repeatedly to take the pics down. Just two weeks ago, I inquired with Nici as to whether Sunny was available and was assured that she is. I'm not sure what kind of 'bait and switch' they pull over there, but Nici is a liar."
Nici responds: "Luke, Sunny is XXX. She knows me through Cici and Toby. I have not booked her in a really long time but I have booked her. You can page her at xxx (please don't post that number). She has never asked me to take her pics down, if she wants me to I will although I own the copyright on those pictures so they will be on my new Nici's World membership website.
"Luke, She may deny it, maybe she is pissed that I have not booked her in over a year. But the fact that I have her phone numbers and real name should be proof enough. She met Cici at a fashion show in LA."
Smitty emailed Nici about Sunny's escort availability and recieved this reply from Nici on January 24th: "Ed, Sure. Her rate is $6,000 in Los Angeles."
Luke talked to Sunny by phone Monday evening and Sunny backs up Smitty's email. Sunny says she's repeatedly asked Nici to remove her name and photos from her escort site www.Nicisgirls.com. Sunny says Nici has never booked her for escort work.
Sunny, 24 years old, now works as a pop music booker. She made about 40 videos between the ages of 19-21.
Sunny: "He forwarded the email to me. It's so funny. She said that in LA I cost $6000. I've spoken to Nici on the phone, years ago but I have never worked for her. I've emailed her a bunch of times asking her to take the pictures down. Oh God, this was so many years ago, I figured that it was just up there no matter what. I figured that once she gets the pictures, she's going to put them up there. It's only going to make her site look better.
"You could probably find other girls who have had problems with her. I didn't think it was that bad of a thing except for my friend Smitty there. He found it and called me up. 'Excuse me little missy, what are you doing escorting?" I'm like, 'What?' And you know my friend had found the site. I just gave up asking her to take it down because that she just wasn't gonna."
Luke: "Have you ever done escort work?"
Sunny: "Yeah, I have."
Luke: "But not for Nici?"
Sunny: "No. We discussed it. And I did send her some pictures but she had some other pictures of me that I don't know how she got.
"Why is she false advertising saying that I worked for her?
"Unless she never checks her email or never listens to any of her messages. I left her five or six messages within a few months. Then I'd forget about it for a year and then I'd send her another email. 'Hey, this is me, Sunny. What's going on? My pictures are still up there. But I'm not getting any work. So why don't you take my pictures down or call me with work.' And I get no response. She doesn't tell me no. I just get no response.
"I didn't know that Smitty was doing this. That's cool. We had talked about it. I was telling Smitty when we were first yelling about it, 'I wish one of my friends would call and try to order me and see what would happen. Maybe she says, Oh, Sunny's out of town and is unavailable. But I have so-and-so who is available.'"
Luke: "So what are you doing now?"
Sunny: "I'm a booking agent. I book bands and DJs. It's great. I work in Hollywood. I love it.
"If the pictures come down, great. If not, I'm over it. I've forgotten about it."
This is a place of freedom, safety, friendliness, comfort, love, and peace, open to people of all genders, orientations, nationalities, and faiths. There is no discrimination against anyone for any reason, unless one comes with malicious intentions. There is no political agenda. I am not interested in gender politics, radical or otherwise. I do not intend to agitate for alteration of Jewish law to suit my own gender or sexual identity. The simple fact is that there are people who are both Jewish and transgendered (and vice versa), and no amount of quoting Torah will make us change or go away. This site is a place for those people to feel comfortable with both. This site is not affiliated with any organization or sanctioned by any rabbis, and it seeks no such affiliation or sanction.
Lynne marvels: Gee, Luke, a site that makes you look practically normal! You need no longer question your sexual identity nor how it relates to your desire to observe Orthodox Judaism...these people answer the kinds of questions you're afraid to ask!
Fred, Pay Attention!
Misha writes: Dear Mr. Ford,
Once again, I appreciate, your publishing my comments and, actually, even those comments of my critics. "Mr. Hollywood Jew" indicates a) I am mentally disturbed b) nobody cares about my point of view on the ethics c) and that I am an idiot.
Well, this is simply evidence of an ad hominem attack. His comments can be dismissed for that reason alone. They don't count in the field of reason except as an example of how not to think. Besides, if nobody cares about what I have written then why does "Mr. Hollywood Jew" take the time to write at all? He cares enough to write and thus he contradicts himself by doing so. To use his own words, "'Nuf said." So far as Fred goes, he claims that I am -- like an Ayn Rand disciple friend of his -- unable to cease from argument, trying merely to win, and that my psyche is unstable.
Fred plays the game of character attack rather than simply showing how either my argument is false. Claiming that I cannot stop trying to "win" an argument is curious coming from a fellow who a) continues to respond to the argument. It could equally as well be said that it is Fred who is merely trying to "win" and that I am trying to rationally and calmly demonstrate that Fred's arguments are both logically and experientially false.
Further, would Fred prefer that I should try to lose the argument? Kind of odd to expect that from someone. However, What I am trying to do here is neither to try to win the argument nor have Fred lose. I want both Fred and myself (as well as the readers) to go on a journey to the Truth as best we can discover it together. A simple journey. That is the point of all this. And the fact that Fred has not come into contact with Evangelical Christians who do not go to such lengths to respond is not an indictment against me. Actually, it could be that many an Evangelical has other things they wish to do than engage in this sort of debate or are unequipped to do so due to a lack of training in Christian Apologetics. But Fred's comments have nothing to do with the matter of my arguments being true or false. Once all is said and done, Fred either appeals to everything (ad hominems, pseudo-psychological evaluations) but sound, logical reason. itself.
Fred, pay attention. I have indicated this before but you missed it again. You want to know why this argument is important? So to dissuade people from either viewing porn or joining the ranks of the porn industry. Further, the protracted effort on my part is to point people to a better path, the path of Christ. As for Mr. Ford's readers, they can decide for themselves whether they will read this or not. After all, who are you to decide for them. After all, isn't it you who thinks I have no right to decide for others whether they should view porn? Try to be consistent.
Fred replies: O.K. I'll bite and give Luke F-rd some free content.
First of all, Misha started out this nonesense with a broad attack on lust. I then pointed out that there would be no procreation without lust. Misha then argued that this was wrong. Animals don't lust, and people could procreate with artificial insemination.
I then pointed out that:
a) animals do in fact lust, and this is readily apparent if you watch them f---.
b) even artificial insemination requires lust--the sperm is collected by males who jerk off.
c) males cannot f--- a female and impregnate without lust.
d) all of this is readily apparent to any male who has lived on planet earth for some time.
Misha then backtracked, and said that he was using a special definition of lust, and pointed me to some nutty web site he dug up.
Just for the record, according to definition 1 of "lust" in the Random House Dictionairy of the English Language (unabridged edition), lust is "sexual desire or appetite." Without that, there is no procreation.
I did a quick sample of friends, and asked, "do you think a male could impregnate a female without lust." The answer was invariably "of course not." Apparently, Misha is the only person on planet earth who can perform this amazing feat.
Misha--how old are you? Have you ever had sex with a human female? Were you able to perform this feat without lust?
Quite frankly, your claims fall into the same category as someone claiming to have seen pigs fly. When receiving such claims, one is entitled to conclude that the claimant is a nutcase. Your claims fall into the same category. Thus, the situation we find ourselves in is like this.
If I interview an inmate from a lunatic asylum, and the inmate claims to be Napoleon, and I conclude he's crazy, is that an ad hominem attack? Perhaps. Is it an inaccurate attack? No. Does calling the person crazy prove that he's wrong? No. But it's already proven that he's wrong.
Once I decide that the inmate is crazy, which are the best uses of my time: a) arguing with him and trying to prove to him that he's not Napoleon? or b) trying to investigate the cause or other aspects of the delusion? or c) walking away and ignoring him while he blathers on about how he beat the Russians at Borodino, and how he should be allowed to leave St. Helena? Misha, you would pick choice (a).
After all, calling the inmate crazy is a mere ad hominem attack. You argue that I should debate the lunatic. This is clearly a fool's errand, since the lunatic by definition will never be convinced that he's not Napoleon. Further, he will never provide any data or reason that would demonstrate he's Napoleon. There is no reason to debate the lunatic unless one derives amusement from such activity. Querying the lunatic to find out why he's delusional, or to discover other aspects of the delusion is a reaonsable use of one's time if one has a certain degree of intellectual curiosity concerning the nature of lunacy. (I must admit, I find it an interesting and curious phenomenon.)
I have no doubt that 99.9999% of the population would simply ignore you. (Apparently, only myself and the guy who signs his name "Hollywood Jew" have taken the bait.) So there you have it, sir.
So, in the interest of following up on this matter, I would be interested in knowing the following:
1) Have you ever had sex with a human female?
2) Are you married to a female human?
3) Have you ever had a girlfriend?
4) How old are you?
5) Do you ever experience feelings of persecution?
6) Do you ever feel that others just don't understand you?
7) Have you ever felt that anyone understands you? Who? (If it's Luke, that doesn't count.)
8) Do you feel that your world view is threatened in any way?
9) How does that make you feel?
10) How do you think you would react if your view of the world was somehow disproven?
11) Do you feel any hostility?
Please let me know the answers to these questions. I will provide my analysis in due course, free of charge. (And by the way--I never get a diagnosis wrong--just ask Luke.)
Our Friend
Fred writes: L-- So tell me--do you think my last response to Misha was juvenile or uncalled for? Does it have any amusement value?
Here's my take on Misha--I bet he's a male Russian emigre, and a convert from Judaism to some generic form of Christianity. I bet he lives by himself, has no wife or girlfriend, and has never had a wife or girlfriend. He is between 25 and 35 years old. He probably works in a field that requires almost nothing in the way of interpersonal skills--perhaps a programmer or an engineer.
One thing's for certain--he certainly doesn't work as an entertainer. He has no interest in sports and spends lots of time reading. Probably has a reasonably high IQ. Probably middle class. I think he shows signs of fanaticism. Having someone poke and prod over the various things he believes in does not fail to get a rise out of him. He can't bear to have his doctrines seriously questioned or jeopardized. And, he is a nut.