Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Random Thoughts on a Quiet Wednesday

Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Yesterday was a very dramatic day. I was helping someone through a very difficult situation via the telephone when the "earthquake" rattled through Southern California. I felt it in my bunker located somewhere in San Diego County. I didn't think it was a big deal. In fact, I didn't know it was such a big deal until friends in Virginia and Missouri started emailing or texting me asking me if I had felt the "earthquake." As I was sitting here dealing with someones personal drama, making deals and placing models for work, and talking to potential models about the business, I didn't give the little shake, rattle, and roll much thought. Then my bunker-mate was emailing me to make sure I knew how to shut off the gas and if I knew how to shut off her Mac computers. Then she wanted to know how the cats were (they were both sleeping at the time). After all of these earthquake induced inquiries, I decided to take a porn break and check out the top news listings on Google (I'm so thankful for the Internets). Sure enough, the top news story was regarding this "earthquake" from none other than the 'New York Times.' I could not, and still can not, figure out what the big deal was/is. It's as if this was the first "earthquake" everyone felt. Like I told my bunker mate via email, "I did feel it. But I continued to type while it happened. After it was over, I went to the bathroom and peed." Must have been a slow news day yesterday.

Email of the Day
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: amature fighter going pro will do porn
From: John Doe <redacted email address@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, July 29, 2008 4:55 pm
To: <oc@sdscout.biz>

i trained MMA for 2 years now I do solid boxing.. I run 2 miles a day 6 pack abs 1000 crunchs and 500 pushs a day.. dont believe me I will perform 140 pushs in 1 set in front of you to prove my strength... i use to do 10 sets of 100 push ups now i do 5 sets of 100..
great body.. i might change careers to porn.. but i hope its a career and pay is well..
im persian got tattoos and I will do solo and straight sceenes..
hell I dont even care if 2 guys in same vid..
but no homo touching..
My favorite part of this email was the last part, "but no homo touching." Obviously, this person didn't take the time to read my advertisement, nor did he take the time to visit my website which is listed many times in my ad. In other words, he didn't bother to do his homework. I'm amazed by the amount of lazy people who just fail to read and send off incredibly stupid emails such as this to a talent scout who recruits for the gay adult industry! My response to him was that I didn't appreciate his remark about "homos," and I suggested he apply for a job at Wal Mart.

Lucas Entertainment Announces Travel Policy

Seems Michael Lucas is tired of flaky models who don't bother to show up for their flights. Who can blame him? According to the news story, a "disgraceful number of models" failed to show up for production on Lucas' upcoming project being filmed in Atlanta. Lucas' new travel policy, commencing in September, is that models will be responsible for booking their own travel and when the model shows up for work, he will be reimbursed. I say good for Lucas Entertainment. Lucas isn't the only production company with such a policy, and I predict that more studios will follow suit. The policy makes total sense to me. Studios invest thousands and thousands of dollars in production, whether it's a solo scene or a full-blown (pardon the pun) DVD movie. The problem is that there are assholes out there who feel they can either be late for a flight, or they just don't bother to show up for their flight and fail to notify the production company leaving everyone in a hole. Part of the problem is that these models may not be pre-screened and qualified fully to ensure they're right for this type of work. Folks, this is a business just like any other. I support this policy. There it is.