Porn in the USA

Tom Stoddart’s great editorial series: Porn in the USA

Asking for an Investment from the Adult Industy

Like asking for a job in the adult industry, another common email I get at my day job, is from people asking for investments in whatever shady thing things they are doing. Here is a nice example that was sitting in my inbox this morning (censored to save the innocent):

—–Original Message—–
From: colin XXXXXX [mailto:tXXXXXXX@hotmail.com]
Sent: Mon 6/9/2008 09:29 AM
Subject: investor

i am wanting to know if XXXXX is interested in a business venture in canad of a on going casino looking for investors and i thought maybe XXXXXX might be interested in this kind of deal the sale is 110 million dollars revenue is 14 million amonth and the building is worth 90 million dollars a great deal i have also ipo companys to help the deal out if needed
thanks colin XXXXX calgary alberta

Again people, please check your spelling and grammar especially when asking for 110 million dollars. Also when asking for such a large amount of money, you think you would leave your phone number or something.

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Asking for a Job in the Adult Industry

Besides guys asking how they can become porn stars; another common email I get is from guys asking for a job. Here’s an email I received this week via myspace, from a fellow named Will who is 22 and lives in British Columbia:

i honestly just dont get it guys, is this the way you treat your fans like. WHY DONT YOU ADD ME. sorry i may be still a fan and all for the sake of the business but i can say yous dont deserve the fanship yous have nowadays if this is way u treat people. no offense.

u might not have noticed it but i’ve done a hell of alot for your site by sending out myspace bullitens promoting your site.

anyways i apologize if i mean any offense sometimes i just have a big fuckin mouth lol. if you wanna know more about that just ask annaliese of godsgirls and joanna angel of burning angel ive done business with them in the past. im just a freelancer doin anythin i can for the business, i suppose anythin from porn, alt porn, modeling even bands. although some things arent workin out. anyhows i dont ask for any special treatment like just to be acknowledged for my work and someday hopefully really contribute to the business. i can say im still young and inexperienced like as youve prob noticed lol but i guess i know my way around and well i just do what i can. although i make it my habit to not do work for the business for money i do it for the art of it, sounds pretty silly i know but money doesnt apply to me in that area. but theres no question about it i luv youre company and yous are def the best in the business. i just got a little emotional there when yous wouldnt add me cause i know i insulted your name before by sayin i worked for yas. but it was only as a matter of a promoter. but one day i hope not to be showin off on myspace and really do something cause people still do think im a fake and i dunno shit about it but i know more than they think haha. IF YOU HAVE A JOB FOR ME I WOULD LOVE TO WORK FOR YOU i can contirbute in full to you guys and anythin yous need ill be up for the work if you ever need it cause im not much atm but i sure as hell promote good i pride myself on it lol. anyways i thank u for your time and i hope my message doesnt bore you as much as it has me writing it hahaha XD.

i just hope you can understand how much workin for the business means to me. and im up for the challenge.

To all of you out there aspiring to work in the porn industry, heres a little advice. Don’t send unsolicited emails (especially through myspace) to companies, they will be ignored. All legitimate adult companies post their job openings through the same channels where you would find a “normal” job. If you do send an unsolicited email, don’t insult the company you want to work for, please keep an eye on your spelling and grammar, and most importantly: don’t come off as being completely and utterly insane!

Christian Sings the Blues

One of the most common emails I get at my day job are from guys wondering how they can break into the awesome world of the “industry”. If I’m feeling plucky enough to respond, I say start in gay porn and work your way up. Hey, no pain no gain right? That’s just what male talent, Christian did. Even if you’re a moderate porn enthusiast, chances are you’ve seen Christian grinding away on some starlet. With his blog christiansingstheblues.com, you get a day by day behind the scenes account of what its like to be a male porn star. Everything from the titillation of having sex with perfect strangers every day, the infighting and general immaturity that plagues porn valley, to the most mundane things like shopping at target and going out to eat at night.