THE REVERSE COWGIRL: August 2006

Thursday, August 31, 2006

Violet Blue

Blogger Violet Blue is the new sex columnist for the Chronicle.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

I'm reading Thy Neighbor's Wife by Gay Talese. It's a study of sex in the US, but it's also the history of censorship in America. In The New New Journalism, Talese states: "I just want to write about people in a way that is a short story with real names." He continues: "I don't know who the characters are at the beginning. I don't know the story, but I do know the stage of the theater. I find the characters by simply showing up at the 'theater.' As I spend more time in there, they emerge. It's almost as if I imagine them, and then, they mysteriously appear."

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

666

What I'm listening to is Bong-Ra doing "666 MPH." (via)

Monday, August 28, 2006

Death of a Woodsman

Jon Dough is dead: "'The exploitation of the male' in the adult business, porn star Nina Hartley told me, 'is very distinct, in that he must cut off his dick from his heart.' This wasn't as true in the days when the porn world was more of a community that sustained a certain collegiality and longer-term relationships. 'Now, it's much more assembly-line nature.' And those who can't shut their hearts and minds off, she said, get chewed up in the gears." --Stiffed: The Betrayal of the American Man

Thursday, August 24, 2006

The Exploits of the Sexual Underworld

P&W: "The best way to sell one's story is to sell one's story."

Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Impaled

The Guardian talks to Larry Clark about "Impaled." (via)

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Monster Want Girl

"She Was a Monster, and I Loved Her for Being a Monster."

Monday, August 21, 2006

Surgical Sound Specimens from Museum of Skin

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"Blissful" with Fantomas is by Leftchannel.

Thursday, August 17, 2006

Off with Her Head

A long time ago, I walked off the set of a porn movie. Lizzy Borden was the director. On December 8, 2005, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit reinstated a 10-count obscenity indictment against Robert Zicari, aka Rob Black, and Janet Romano, aka Lizzy Borden.

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

13

"American Bukkake 11" was the first time I took photos in Porn Valley. Kiki D'Aire was the star of the movie. It took place on a soundstage in North Hollywood. There were nearly 100 men there. I shot more photos at "American Bukkake 13." And "American Bukkake 18." A year ago, a man sent me an email in the middle of the night. He had been watching one of these movies. At one point, he said, I stepped into frame, took a picture, and stepped out of frame. At that time, I had thought maybe I could leave bukkake behind me. Now I know I always be stepping in it.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Flash Point

The first porn movie set I was ever on was for "Flashpoint." It was a sweltering hot, late summer day. Not far from me, seven people were having an orgy atop a fire truck in the middle of a parking lot. I looked to my left at the line of other writers gathered there to cover the day's events for magazines with names like Cheri. They were all men, they were all older than me, and they were all not me. That night, inside an abandoned building, I saw what happened when put a naked Jenna Jameson over a barrel with flames shooting up all around her. I knew I was in a different kind of a place. It wasn't until a few days ago that I realized what flash point means. After that, everything made sense.

Monday, August 14, 2006

The First Porn Star

Jenna Jameson was the first porn star I ever met. It was late 1997. I went to her hotel room in San Francisco. That night, she was feature dancing with Jill Kelly at the O'Farrell Theatre. She showed me the tattoo on the back of her neck. She had tiny ankles. Later, she came on stage, and she had been transformed into something else altogether.

Thursday, August 10, 2006

Porn Happy

I'm back at work on Porn Happy, a novel based on my experiences in Porn Valley. I had to start it over again. Sometimes, that's how it goes.

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Xeni Trek

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My superhero friend Xeni Jardin trekked through India, China, and Tibet to Hack the Himalayas. NPR is airing her four-part report this week. Her reporter's notebook is here. More about Xeni here and here.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

United States v. American Bukkake

I'm writing a story for Salon about bukkake. See also: United States v. American Bukkake; I was on the set of "American Bukkake 13." Years ago, I created "American Bukkake Too." Bukkake, it seems, never dies.

Monday, August 07, 2006

I Kill Everything I Fuck

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A long time ago, I went to Porn Valley. Today, I am working on a proposal for a nonfiction book about the porn industry. This is my agent. What will happen next to the Reverse Cowgirl? We will see.