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Dirty Audience, Part II – Porn Charades!

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Twice during the show we brought an audience volunteer up on stage to play a game of charades with the cast. The slips of paper they drew from were, of course, porn titles, and Guy # 1 was lucky enough to draw the longest title of the bunch. Here he is, working hard to beat the two-minute timer (carefully watched by Kelly McCreary):

Two words!

Second Word!

"Pooping!...Fucking!...Doggystyle!...Dancing?"

"Pooping!...Fucking!...Doggystyle!...Dancing?"

"A jig!"

"A jig!"

"A robot! A machine! A SEX MACHINE!"

"A robot! A machine! A SEX MACHINE!"

"Uh, which word is this again?"

"Uh, which word is this again?"

"Ohhhhh, CUMsluts! One word...that's hard."

"Ohhhhh, CUMsluts! One word...that's hard."

He earned a T-shirt for his efforts. Here’s Guy # 2, who was quite impressive (this was clearly not his first time playing porn charades…):

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"Alright, let's do this. Fourth word!"

"Backpack! School! SCHOOLGIRL GETTING FUCKED!"

"Backpack! School! SCHOOLGIRL GETTING FUCKED!"

"Yes! Close! Not schoolgirl, but..."

"Yes! Close! Not schoolgirl, but..."

Woah, no. Ew. That's disgusting, what's wrong with you?"

Woah, no. Ew. That's disgusting, what's wrong with you?"

He almost got it, but the timer went off before the cast could guess “Sorority sisters.” So close! But he won a  T-shirt anyway, because we’re awesome.  And there you have it – Porn Charades! Play it at your next family game night, or something.

Kelly McCreary sings “I was the Anal Queen!”

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

On June 4th, The Civilians organized a cabaret night to share some of the interviews we’ve been gathering for our new musical about the adult industry.  The evening at joe’s pub: “Let Me Ascertain You” featured a dazzlingly talented cast of ten playing some of the biggest (and smallest) names in porn. We’ll share some highlights in the following posts.

Here’s the wonderfully talented Kelly McCreary performing a song by Michael Friedman inspired by the anal queen herself. If you watch porn you know who I mean.

Kelly McCreary performing at The Civilians' "Let Me Ascertain You: Porn"

Kelly McCreary performing at The Civilians' "Let Me Ascertain You: Porn"

Porn at the Glendale Mall

Monday, October 12th, 2009
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Selling Crack to Kids

Oops my mistake, this isn’t porn it’s retail. This was on the shelf at Abercrombie & Fitch.

Nick Manning Superstar.

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

I’m afraid this blog post won’t do Nick Manning justice. A) because I interviewed Nick a couple months ago and B) words alone can’t describe the Nick Manning experience. He’s a non-stop porn/entrepreneur phenom. And as he told me, he’s stopped aging.  Thankfully there will soon be many opportunities for the world to know even more about Nick.  A woman is writing a book about him, the title somehow includes Nick’s catch-phrase “Droppin Loads.”  If you listen to Howard Stern you know that already.  If you don’t, take a guess.  Nick agreed to the book provided the author live in his  house for a year.  That’s what you need to do I guess to get the full experience.  I could only do an afternoon, so again, please remember my disclaimers.  There is also a reality show coming up soon Droppin Loads on you in the comfort of your own home, and there is already a Droppin Loads ringtone.  I haven’t bought it, my ringtone is still the Pinker Tones and I’m too fond of it to change.  Here’s a couple fave tidbits from my interview:  Nick’s Doctor has told him he’s in the top 1% of human beings. The day I met him he was off to do an afternoon scene, then later that night was going to have a few strippers over; they’d have sex and then they’d buy some lingerie from him (at a good price). Like I said, non-stop porn star entrepreneur.  If you want to hear Nick in his geyser-like glory – click HERE

Nick "Droppin Loads" Manning

Nick "Droppin Loads" Manning

Chelsea Lately Talking About Our Show

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

HERE’S THE VIDEO (Start watching at 1:44):

If you ask me the lady doth protest too much. I think when she’s in the privacy of her own home she’s watching hours and hours of donuts and pickles.

STAGING COMPANY

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Katie St. Ives is originally from LA (born and bred in the Valley) and she has the tattoo to prove it. When she created her porn name (the St. Ives was inspired by the brand of lotion) she found out it cost $5 to register your name, and she had $3 to her name. Her agent helped her out and bought it for her.  I found Katie utterly delightful to talk to.

Katie St. Ives

And yes, I’m still getting used to chatting to people who I just watched getting penetrated. On this shoot I watched from a staircase and I was quite happy to have the more explicit view blocked by a big column. (I saw a LOT last night on the Girlvert shoot.) So mostly I saw a lot of bouncing heads and feet.  Katie was mostly getting it in mish (that’s porn lingo for missionary) on a table. The table – quite big – was decorated with what I’ll call Home Depot Gothic Revival.  I assumed they were props. But really it was all laid out by a real estate staging company.  See the house is on the market so the staging company makes it look attractive and lived in.  And while they wait to sell it I guess they rent it out to porn shoots and people have sex in between the plates and goblets.
After the sex all was restored. Katie took a shower (cold cause no one really lives in the house) and we talked. And perhaps tomorrow prospective buyers will tour the house and may or may not remark on how nice the table setting looks.

Girlvert

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

I spent the better part of the day watching the shooting of the latest Girlvert. A series about a vengeful, mean-spirited pervert girl (hence girl + pervert = girlvert). Much more to write, but wanted to share a few photos straight away.

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Getting ready to molest the stripper at the bachelorette party

A bachelorette getting ready to shoot

A bachelorette getting ready to shoot

Lacie Lane getting into make-up. She's only topless because it was hot in the valley and she was tired of wearing clothes. She was shooting a clothed non-sex scene that day.

Lacie Lane getting into make-up. She's only topless because it was hot in the valley and she was tired of wearing clothes. She was shooting a clothed non-sex scene that day.

Tatiana Kush getting into make-up

Tatiana Kush getting into make-up

Tatiana, Lacie, Eric

Tatiana, Lacie, Eric

And this would be the back of my head as I watch what the industry would call "an interracial DP"  The DP, as I learned, basically involves a lot of awkward manuevering. It's quite tricky to get two orifices, two erections and a camera to all work together in time and space.

And this would be the back of my head as I watch what the industry would call "an interracial DP" The DP, as I learned, basically involves a lot of awkward manuevering. It's quite tricky to get two orifices, two erections and a camera to all work together in time and space.

Sierra Skye Sebastian Silver and Alliterative Anecdotes

Sunday, August 9th, 2009
Sierra Skye Poolside

Sierra Skye Poolside

Sierra Skye has a sunny personality, brains, and big boobs.  In this job her bust (which is natural) is her calling card. Sierra was the first girl in school to get breasts, and initially she hated them and was weary of the attention and teasing. But at 14 she decided to embrace them and discovered boys around the same time. Having already been first in one category she was the first girl to give a blowjob. And a couple years later her sexual talents met technology with the webcam. On a site designed for minors, she’d push the limits.  No sex allowed.  No flashing. No sharing those boobs. Well, Sierra got her account canceled.  So she’d get a new name. And eventually they figured out her ISP and banned her computer. Fast forward to adulthood and Sierra’s made a few scenes in her home state. Scenes she describes as just awful. She didn’t know what to do. No one helped. They covered her in baby oil which looked terrible. And it was shot terribly. Now in California she’s much happier with her work, especially working with Lynn LeMays and LeMayzing Productions.  Nice to have a good photographer.  Sierra’s career is an example of one of the new phenoms of porn. The talent doesn’t live in LA. They commute.  Sierra flies in for a week of work once a month and then back home.  (Though she plans to move here soon.)  The director Roy Karch, an industry veteran, told me that he just shot a girl who was a student at a midwestern university – she flys out friday, shoots for two days, then back in her math class Monday morning.  Sierra hopes to take her money from porn and send herself through school to study forensics.

Sebastian Silver

Sebastian Silver

This is Sebastian Silver. Like everyone of course, not his real name.  When he first created his nom de porn Sebastian had trouble when asked on the spot what his name was. “You have to think for a second of who you’re talking to and which name to use.”  Sierra had a similar problem. Back home a friend was calling her and calling her (with her real name) and couldn’t get her to turn around and finally just screamed “Sierra!” and got a reaction.  Sebastian is male talent obviously and consequently has a different relationship to the industry and the camera.  “Mostly they don’t see me. You’ll get one shot of the face.  And then it’s just about my cock.”  Which rings true with what many of the cameramen have told me – it’s all about framing.  You’re trying to get the girl without the guy even though the girl is being penetrated.  Most cameramen seem to agree that it’s important to try to get the balls out the shot. “Cause who wants to look at the backside of a guys balls or his taint?”  Of course in many cases the balls are close to the shaft so you’ve got to be good. Sebastian shared some of the things male talent needs to do to break in to the business.  The fans are excited about new girls “fresh meat” as everyone seems to say.  They really don’t care about the guys.  So a guy is on his own. One of Sebastian’s first jobs was a group scene with a bunch of guys and an older woman.  In her 60’s maybe.  With an enormous scar on her stomach because, as she explained to them, she had previously tried to kill herself by shooting herself with a shotgun.  I’m not sure how you survive a gunshot wound to the stomach.  Hopefully I will never have to find out. He’s since graduated from gunshot scar gangbangs, and has worked with talent like Sasha Grey.  In this pic I asked him to give me a badass look. He gave it his best, but said “What’s a badass look.  Don’t know if I knew how to do that.” I figured every porn guy would have a badass look handy, but then again, they’re not necessarily shooting the face so often.

Not the Valley

Thursday, August 6th, 2009
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Eli Cross

So last week I had the pleasure of interviewing director Eli Cross at his home/studio/warehouse/every teenage guy’s fantasy life pad.  Especially as a New Yorker used to living in the cubicles we call home, I was amazed. While we spoke in the library on the open second level a rental was shooting some porn… apparently very slowly.  I didn’t see much happen except some naked girls walked around and got in make up and lights (a few lights… like 3… we’re fiddled with)  Eli… or Bryn (wikipedia cites his real name so I don’t think I’m outing.  I also like that wiki cites his ethnicity as “none”) had some hilarious stories and many a colorful opinion.  Once we transcribe all this stuff I’ll be sharing some stuff here. Eli Cross movies are imaginative and hard core.  I thought I knew what hard core meant, but then I borrowed a copy of Upload and now I think I get it. My brain melted a little.  I think there is now a lobe or two missing.  Or maybe I know have extra lobes I don’t know.  I’m not a brain surgeon.  If anyone reading this is please get in touch with me.

Some of our crew went back today to watch some more.  And our writer held a light. I think that means she now can refer to herself as someone with experience as a porn PA.