Oh, THAT'S Why I'm Not in The Biz

Gay-porn producer stabbed to death

Sure, it could have been a totally random murder. I'm sure there are tons of people uninvolved in any sketchiness who are...stabbed to death in their home then have their house burned and have to be identified by their dental records. But perhaps some industries are more mob-like than others. Right.

The part that's making my ears perk up at this story specifically is that there will inevitably be some speculation about whether one particular charming young porn star was involved. I'm a bit of a fan of this young man: I read his blog regularly, and I've seen a small slice of his work. For quite a few years he and the deceased were in a legal battle about the work the actor did for the producer and has done since. He was underage when he performed, so those videos have all been recalled (yes, he was 18+ in the vids I've seen), and the studio filed a lawsuit against the actor for breach of contract and trademark violations. Part of this was because the actor forged identification documents (I'm not sure that this has been established) and partially because the studio claims to own the actor's stage name as a trademark, but he's gone off and tried to start his own production company. They managed to stop him with the lawsuit last Novem...ok, I have no idea when this shit went down. The relevant entry has disappeared from the actor's blog without a trace. Perhaps I dreamt the whole thing.

Oh, so at work today (yes, I was working this weekend. I'm a "baller," as the kids say) I decided to listen to some of our illustrious art director's music. Of course I stumbled upon an amazing album and was forced to download it from iTunes. Bruce Springsteen toasts Pete Seeger in "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions." No no, whatever you're thinking, it's better. Totally jubilant. Sure, Springsteen's singing isn't in absolute top form and he doesn't give the world's best rendition of Shenandoah, but from the first song, a toe-tapping romp of "Old Dan Tucker," I knew this would be coming with me on my next road trip out into the heartland. Yeehaw!