Donny Pauling posts on XXXChurch.com:
J & R are very good people. We don’t talk anymore. I’m not entirely sure why that is, but after the last adult industry convention, where they spent a few days with Belinda and her new boyfriend, they will no longer speak to me. That bums me out. I miss being able to say hello to them or to Razz them about using those inferior PCs.
A fellow photographer from Portland is a person I still consider to be a very good friend. He goes by the name Aaron Matthews. He’s very talented. Like I did, Aaron produces content for several companies, the most recognizable include Hustler and Penthouse. He makes a very good living and travels the world. He loves his job. Aaron has a strong personality, but is one of the most tender hearted people I’ve met in my life. If you tell him I said so he’ll laugh and try to deny it, but it’s true. Aaron allows himself to be vulnerable to his friends. He opens himself up and gives access to those he cares about, which makes him easy to wound if his heart isn’t treated right. He has little patience for ignorance. In reality, Aaron is the only person from the adult industry that has not turned on me since I’ve become a Christian.
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Lately I’ve been making an attempt to contact former models. I want to let them know that I am no longer producing porn, and that I wish to apologize for ever getting them involved in the business. After apologizing, if the conversation continues, I also want to interview those who are willing to be interviewed. I want to find out if working with my former business has had any effect on their life.
Last week I sent a MySpace message to one of them. Here is her reply:
Huh… funny you should write. I just got a fresh reminder of why I regret everyday doing what I did for your business. Thanks for that.
She hasn’t bothered replying to the follow up message I sent.