by Jeremy Steele
To quote O.J., "I want to tell you…" about the XBIZ 2010 awards…
From the periphery; the bleacher seats; the crowded hang-outs; all the areas the front row photographers missed… This is just a brief intro. Expect more writing and photos on poontalk.com.
I was one of those morons who arrived late; late meaning any time other than early, as by the time we got through the red-carpet line most of the industry and lookie-loos were seated inside the showroom, so I began frantically photographing people in the lobby like a crazy Japanese tourist.
And speaking of photographing, some people take me less than seriously because I shoot with only a little cam holstered off my belt, but as you can see it does the job.
For some stars in this business size really matters, and they love, pose and smile for the big boys. That’s fine n’ dandy. They do their thing, I’ll do mine.
However, just to let you all know, it’s not really the size of the camera that matters but how you use it. Having a smaller one makes it easier to whip it out and capture the moment when it happens. Also, being able to hold the little camera at arms length at times gives me more width of vision, allowing me to capture spontaneity more than just fitted poses, (yawn, ho hum, next!)
The original Luke Ford is a fine example of how great cameras do not necessarily mean great photographs (hence, his own self-proclaimed label of "Camera of Death"). He had an expensive and fancy camera but his pictures typically looked redundant and lousy.
On the other hand, I’ve even been told by the likes of people such as Larry The Horse (who usually trashes me) that my camerawork is far superior to ol’ Lukey’s (which actually isn’t really saying much, but point be made…) Well, at least pay little mind to the red eyes I gave Kimberly Kane in the lobby and, other than that, it was a mighty fine photograph!
Anyhow, at times the XBIZ presentation of nominees looked like one of elementary school slide shows;
big screens adorned showing the various fat lists of nominees, except sometimes the screen was a bit blurry …
At least they weren’t reading the names of each of the nominees, when suggestively sped things along. Yet still it took way too long, as far as I was concerned. There was some nice musical and stage performance interludes, including Dave Navarro and a lady who’s name I did not get, and other stage performances. But as you can see here by the photo caught of me (see photo), the shit went on way too long.
Here are a few samples of photos. You can see these and more pictures now or soon at poontalk.com (more batches should be going up soon, so stay tuned!)
1st photo: Jeremy Steele & date, Lucky Starr
2nd photo: me passed out during awards ceremony.
3rd photo: Kimberly Kane wondering when the fuck she’ll be allowed in to collect her porn award.
4th photo: Tanner Mayes high on life
5th photo: Audrey Bittoni
6th photo: The Staglianos
7th photo: Ms. La Rue.
8th photo: Joe Blow with czech girl Carla Cox (He’s telling her how I got him started in this business and I complained to her that he still hasn’t given me my 10%)
9th photo: Some really big boobs (I’m sorry I missed your name)
10th photo: Jeremy Steele keepin’ it real.
(sorry, a couple of grammar errors toward end, but you know what i mean)
Whoo hoo!! My picture is on there! I’m a BIG HUGE famous porn star!!!! I’m a star, I’m a star (and a Lucky one too!!)….I’m just being silly.
Sorry if that last comment sounded pompous. I gotta lay of the Hydroxycut drink mixes.
nice job, but I’m of the opinion that if you choose to button your jacket only use the middle button, I think it looks better that way having the space above and below
testing, testing
jeremy looking very dapper,gq. so he has other clothes, than those gross,nasty sweatpants that lostbutterfly says he wears all the time. jeremy it is customary when sitting wearing a suitcoat, sportcoat to unbuttoned it.
So far the only criticisms I’ve got are regarding buttoning or unbuttoning my buttons. I can live with that. Yeah, I often dress casually, but I wouldn’t believe anything lost butterface says. At this point, even Darrah doesn’t.
Lookin’ great, Jeremy.
How’s this for a line: The name’s Steele, Jeremy Steele; and I’ll have a Vodka Martini, shaken, not stirred.
Keep up the good work, man.
On another note, that picture of Chi Chi LaRue reminded me of this music video he directed for Two (Rob Halford’s industrial side project) in 1998:
Two: I Am a Pig: http://www.youtube.com/watch#playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=KGsQBfVO8bk&v=d5svkHz0aBk
Some of the most well known porn grils from the 90’s guest starred in this video including Jill Kelly, Stephanie Swift, Tina Tyler, etc.
Thanks Colonel. I have to impress people every once in a while just to keep ’em scratching their heads…
Steele has style…and a good looking girl on his arm. Good pic of Kimberly Kane and the broad in blue with the great cans. What the fuck is wrong with Chi Chi, he looks awful.
Thanks Larry. She’s with Type 9.
Cool video Colonel. I was out of the business all of 98, didn’t even hear about that. I bet World Modeling was busy helping to cast that.
Right on, Jeremy. I’ve always been fascinated with S & M; and there’s a close connection between S & M and industrial music. They almost always match perfectly.
yeah, i wouldn’t expect to hear simon and garfunkle at a dungeon… that would be interesting, though; maybe speed it up or get some singer to sing it like trent reznor with chords that sound like broken glass…
both s/m n dustrial have a dark, stalking techno beat, which can feel like fascists marching, which can mess one up if played excessively, though pain is part of the processing and even the pleasure of it all… so yeah the music and lifestyle compliment each other
correct me if i’m wrong, and pardon my babbling…
You’re spot on, Jeremy, you’re either into things like S & M and industrial music or you’re not; you either love this kind of stuff or you hate it. I don’t know any casual or observing S & M or industrial music fans.
As for Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails, I believe he lost his touch. The guy is certainly talented, but nowadays his music lacks the passion that in the past was his signature mark. Compare anything he wrote in the past decade to any song off Pretty Hate Machine or Downward Spiral, and you’ll catch my drift.
Speaking of “Pig” or “pigs”, “Downward Spiral” was recorded in “Le Pig studios”, the rechristened name of the house where the Manson murders (Polanski’s wife Sharon Tate and four friends) occured.
That WAS a downward spiral, artistically, aescetically, even karmically perhaps. And if “Downward Spiral” was him as his height, go figure it was an appropriate title for the direction he was going.
“I am a pig” (signed to Reznor’s “Nothing Records”) begins, “Who put all this dirt in my machine?”.
Recording where a pregnant Sharon Tate was brutally murdered was the dirt in the pretty hate machine and the downward spiral for Reznor…
I remember he was supposed to play his last show at The Music Box and the show was cancelled.
Damn, Jeremy you have some good genes. You look like you are in your 20’s. You must be eating organic foods and getting your 2-4 servings of organic vegetables daily.
Do you take a mulit-vitamin? Weekly massages? Colonics?
Jeremy, Im curious, how did you meet Joe Blow how did you get him started in the jizz bizz?
bad brains at the movies
Thanks goatlord. I’ve let myself go a few times and still am working on it, but the older you get, the more necessary it is to eat right, exercise, trust in a higher power within, not worry, and what not.
I started in this business when I was 27 but looked like I was about 16. Smaller guys, if they take care of themselves, often look young for a long time. Look at Prince, for example.
I actually was in bad health for a while, didn’t have much energy. This also attracted bad and crazy people into my sphere. I think the main culpret was too much junk food growing up. I had really bad allergies, breathing problems and fatique. People perceived I had an attitude problem because I wasn’t very expressive, even when I tried to say something positive it was percieved as sarcasm and people would talk shit. Quasarman has repeatedly said I’m a psycho when I never did anything to him or anyone else. I’ve grown accustomed to it.
Diet is the most important thing. Eating as much raw and natural stuff as possible is hardest when you first try it. I eat lots of meat too. Ideally, it’s best to avoid processed meats and eat free range poultry and beef. Exercise is very important too.
I’ve known and have been friends with Joe Blow since 1993. We were movie extras in “Roc live” when we met. On the set he was handing out copies of an article he wrote titled “How CDs kill music”. I completely agreed with him and still prefer analog vinyl to compact discs.
He’s always been a fan of porn and after he found out what I did, he would ask me about this girl, that girl, have I worked with her, etc. He always knew more porn stars names than I did, even while I was in the biz and he wasn’t. It was definitely his calling to get into porn. Him and Brandon Iron have found their true calling in life!
I introduced Joe to Brandon, and told him about Jim Power’s disgusting bukakkes and that’s how he got started.
Jeremy, I had the same thing with the lack of energy. Too much sugar cereals. Frankenberry kicked my ass. I was a slave to soft drinks. Not surprisingly, I had severe asthama as a child and early teens. Ive had guys like Quasarman be haters just because of my sluggish demeanor. No worries, we move on.
So you met Joe Blow before you were even in porn yourself. Have you guys ever been cast in the same movie? If so, was it strange going from “roc live” to fuck films standing next to Mr. Blow?
The year 1993…..wow…..I was trying to think what I was doing that year…..its hard to believe it was so long ago. Porn companies were making a mint on VHS sales and rentals. Very little piracy, if any.
It pisses me off that Americans (especially kids!) are raised to eat total and utter shit during the most important meal of the day, Breakfast with fucking donuts (sugar and no nutritional value whatsoever), cereal/milk (lots of more sugar), pancakes(sugar and glue), waffles (sugar), toast (starch which converts into guess again?; sugar), maybe some eggs (I always hated eggs) and sausage (nitrates). No wonder Americans are so fucking obese and/or dead from the neck up. And when I went to the doctor as a kid for my allergies I was given two big needle shots in the arm (that shit would blow up my arm like giant insect bites) instead of being asked or told anything about diet. Those were big ass needles, and fucking hurt too, and left a bloody fucking mess. I learned to detest needles long before I got tested monthly at the 10 minute test center, then later AIM.
Quasarman has had a particular obession with me for years and years and he can’t seem to get over it, no matter what I do or say. He thinks it’s funny, but it never was. He’s lucky I haven’t socked him, though I once threatened to, which caused him to shudder and say “Hey, about I hire you”, (though he never did). He and the original Luke (who was at times very malicious and irresponsible), Fayner and the late Volton Wang followed suit with what they “heard”, as if this internet abuse was some sort of chosen fate I was supposed to endure. Of course, my occassional stoned rants, crazy sense of humor and conspiracy theories didn’t help…
I may engage people with words and ideas, but I don’t like to physically fight (even though I hit and kick the bag daily). I fear fighting, not because I fear getting hurt or hurting someone, but because I fear seriously hurting or even killing someone and the ramifications that would bring. I don’t fight to win like it’s a game, but to put someone down quick in a life or death situation. Fighting is not a fucking game like UFC! That’s why I don’t like to see or hear about needless violence being brought into the porn biz. Something really, really serious could happen, and for what?…
I’ve been in a few gangbangs along with Joe and played a supporting role in one of his “Hookers and Blow” movie. I’m happy for him and his success in this biz.
I remember 1993. In December of that year was the very first UFC. I was training with the “Fight Professor” Stephen Quadros, who has gone onto to much bigger things, as a UFC judge, actor and Pride and Showtime fight commentator, etc. Back then UFC fighters had nearly “no rules”, no gloves, no weight divisions, and they had to fight 3 fights in one night to win the title!