My favorite part of being back in Porn Valley was taking photographs. That was the part that made me happy. Sometimes, I think I would like to stop writing and just take photographs, but I don't know if I'm any good at it, which is a silly reason not to go after something, but maybe when you were raised by someone who says things like, "Wishes aren't reality," things can get complicated on the way to happiness.
Flickr: "This is Jim Powers, a porn director. His ouvre includes 'American Bukkake 13,' which caught the eye of the U.S. Department of Justice and ended up in an 18-count obscenity indictment."
What happened after the US government handed down that indictment is another story altogether. Suffice to say, Jim is still hard at work in the Valley. On the set of "Fuck Machines 6," his black T-shirt reads: "IMMORAL PRODUCTIONS."
At Sonny Bono's funeral, Cher said Sonny was the most unforgettable character she'd ever met. In Porn Valley, Powers is that person for me.
"You're welcome on my sets anytime," he told me, before I left.
