My How the Mighty Have Fallen...

softball · 05-28-2008

'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away."

This JMM thing has got me thinking that a lot of big noises, hot air bags, and deliverers of internet wisdom have crashed and burned or are in serious financial hardship due to their hubris. The days of Cristal and caviar and jumped up opportunists and quasi legal telephone redirects are over. Anyone who feels an inclination to add to the list, please do. This could be interesting. I will start....

Greg Lasrado......

Hammer · 05-29-2008

Al Goldstein

gonzo · 05-29-2008

EmporerEJ · 05-29-2008

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gonzo · 05-29-2008

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Originally Posted by EmporerEJ

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Tha was before he was making bagels.

RawAlex · 05-29-2008

Seth Warshawsky?
The whole crew of Babenet
JoeE?

Hammer · 05-29-2008

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Originally Posted by gonzo

Tha was before he was making bagels.

And before he stole one.

EmporerEJ · 05-29-2008

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Originally Posted by gonzo

Tha was before he was making bagels.

Oh yea, that was a ways back.
That was during "Screw" days.
Now THAT was a wild place.

EmporerEJ · 05-29-2008

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Originally Posted by RawAlex

Seth Warshawsky?

I remember that guy.....Media Whore.

(I wouldn't know anything about that, of course....)

Forest · 05-29-2008

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Originally Posted by RawAlex

Seth Warshawsky?
The whole crew of Babenet
JoeE?

fucking joee still owes me 2k

DannyCox · 05-29-2008

JoeE was great to party with though. He had a couple of girls up here in Montreal, so we used to see him quite often. His partner John used to also come up and hang out. Always memorable evenings!

Seth (and his F'n annoying sinus problem) can burn in hell. Now that guy owes me A LOT of money! He was the first guy to rip me off in 5 figures!

And let's not forget everyone's good friend Ron Levi.....

RawAlex · 05-29-2008

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Originally Posted by DannyCox

And let's not forget everyone's good friend Ron Levi.....

Well, while most people won't admit it, Ron still appears to have his hands up a couple of puppet's asses, making things go. The latest CE "free" site that could easily cross sale and back charge someone into a pile of charges has his signature all over it.

DannyCox · 05-29-2008

Yep, if it's sleezy and rips off the consumer, you can almost smell FM in there somewhere.

pam · 05-29-2008

Seth bounced the first 2 sponsor checks I ever got back in 1996 and never, ever made good on them.

gonzo · 05-29-2008

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Originally Posted by DannyCox

Yep, if it's sleezy and rips off the consumer, you can almost smell FM in there somewhere.

DannyCox · 05-29-2008

I still have IEG checks for $0.39, $041, and even my favourite one for $0.03 from way back then. The funny thing was, some people actually tried to cash them and ended up getting NSF fees on their accounts!

All together, Seth owed me just over $37K

softball · 05-29-2008

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Originally Posted by DannyCox

I still have IEG checks for $0.39, $041, and even my favourite one for $0.03 from way back then. The funny thing was, some people actually tried to cash them and ended up getting NSF fees on their accounts!

All together, Seth owed me just over $37K

Aw the good old days when 37K was not enough to worry about. 2000 charge owes me 28K. Whatcha gonna do?

DannyCox · 05-29-2008

PSW went down owing me right around $70K and on top of that, I also lost all the rebills that would have been worth over $300K. WTS lost their merchant account for credit card billing, and that cost me close to $30K not including lost rebills. Then IBill goes under owing me over $100K, again not including rebills.

My first merchant account was with a Costa Rican back, back in 1995, and they service charged me and fee'd me to death! Only got half my money from them. Then I start up with Deautche Bank in Germany, and after a year, they decide to stop doing On-Line Adult business. Lost money there too!

On top of all that, I've been screwed out of close to $300K by the various programs and "partners" out there!

And people wonder why I have so few friends in this industry! I quickly learned to be leery of everyone that does this, a long time ago....

softball · 05-30-2008

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Originally Posted by DannyCox

PSW went down owing me right around $70K and on top of that, I also lost all the rebills that would have been worth over $300K. WTS lost their merchant account for credit card billing, and that cost me close to $30K not including lost rebills. Then IBill goes under owing me over $100K, again not including rebills.

My first merchant account was with a Costa Rican back, back in 1995, and they service charged me and fee'd me to death! Only got half my money from them. Then I start up with Deautche Bank in Germany, and after a year, they decide to stop doing On-Line Adult business. Lost money there too!

On top of all that, I've been screwed out of close to $300K by the various programs and "partners" out there!

And people wonder why I have so few friends in this industry! I quickly learned to be leery of everyone that does this, a long time ago....

Deutche Bank cost a lot of people a lot of money, including me. Not 300k, but enough to feel the pinch and forget about the c5 vette I wanted. So sad, too bad. Times have changed. Business ain't what it used to be, but it is more "normal". Like we all should have known it would be. We bleed and we prosper like Wal Mart. But there are a few Sharper Images out there and I don't feel like going down that road.
As for trust, this is business, to misquote Mr. Thompson, is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.

softball · 05-30-2008

So how's farrell timlake doing nowadays...

pam · 05-30-2008

Wow, that's a name I haven't heard in a while ... never see him posting on GFY anymore (unless I miss his posts). IEG bounced checks but the total was only about $60ish

gonzo · 05-30-2008

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Originally Posted by pam

Wow, that's a name I haven't heard in a while ... never see him posting on GFY anymore (unless I miss his posts). IEG bounced checks but the total was only about $60ish

Farrell has always been nice to me even back when he was content for Giffy girls. Im pretty sure outside of Hellpuppy hes ther person Ive knowni in this business the longest.

softball · 05-30-2008

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Originally Posted by gonzo

Farrell has always been nice to me even back when he was content for Giffy girls. Im pretty sure outside of Hellpuppy hes ther person Ive knowni in this business the longest.

So what is he up to?

gonzo · 05-30-2008

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Originally Posted by rhetorical

So what is he up to?

I havent seen him at a show in about a year. Usually means hes busy.

LAJ · 05-30-2008

Andy Edmond

gonzo · 05-30-2008

Kaiser

DannyCox · 05-30-2008

Farrell is concentrating on re-releasing all the old original Homegrown titles on DVD and VOD. There are over 400 titles that haven't been seen in over 10 years, and some of that content is great.

Farrell and the guys at Homegrown are all great guys who I have never had a problem with. In fact, most of the best times I've had in this business has been with those guys. We've eaten together, drank together, and yes, even bled together! (The Gang Fight after a guy fired off his gun at my old studios was both insane and amazing)

DannyCox · 05-30-2008

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Originally Posted by LAJ

Andy Edmond

Yep, Andy disappeared quite quickly back in 2001/2002. Haven't heard a word about him since.

Met him and Russ at IA2000 in Orlando in 1997, and they were like lost kids back then.Really didn't take him long to play games with everyone.

softball · 05-30-2008

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Originally Posted by DannyCox

Farrell is concentrating on re-releasing all the old original Homegrown titles on DVD and VOD. There are over 400 titles that haven't been seen in over 10 years, and some of that content is great.

Farrell and the guys at Homegrown are all great guys who I have never had a problem with. In fact, most of the best times I've had in this business has been with those guys. We've eaten together, drank together, and yes, even bled together! (The Gang Fight after a guy fired off his gun at my old studios was both insane and amazing)

That's good to hear.

LAJ · 05-31-2008

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Originally Posted by DannyCox

Yep, Andy disappeared quite quickly back in 2001/2002. Haven't heard a word about him since.

Met him and Russ at IA2000 in Orlando in 1997, and they were like lost kids back then.Really didn't take him long to play games with everyone.

I heard that Andy was at Internext Vegas 4 months ago... didn't see him tho.

EmporerEJ · 06-01-2008

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Originally Posted by DannyCox

Farrell is concentrating on re-releasing all the old original Homegrown titles on DVD and VOD. There are over 400 titles that haven't been seen in over 10 years, and some of that content is great.

Farrell and the guys at Homegrown are all great guys who I have never had a problem with. In fact, most of the best times I've had in this business has been with those guys. We've eaten together, drank together, and yes, even bled together! (The Gang Fight after a guy fired off his gun at my old studios was both insane and amazing)

HEAR HEAR!

Farrel and Mof, Both GREAT guys.
Still my favorite people in the industry.
They helped us ALLOT!

Toby · 12-22-2008

Brisbane 'porn king' jailed for dangerous driving.

A Brisbane businessman who made a fortune from internet pornography has been jailed for driving dangerously while under the influence of alcohol in 2005.

District Court Judge Anthony Rafter today sentenced 38-year-old Greg Lasrado to two years' jail with a parole date of August next year.

He was also disqualified from holding or obtaining a drivers licence for four years.

source

gonzo · 12-23-2008

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Originally Posted by Toby

Brisbane 'porn king' jailed for dangerous driving.

A Brisbane businessman who made a fortune from internet pornography has been jailed for driving dangerously while under the influence of alcohol in 2005.

District Court Judge Anthony Rafter today sentenced 38-year-old Greg Lasrado to two years' jail with a parole date of August next year.

He was also disqualified from holding or obtaining a drivers licence for four years.

source

Ah Shiraz finally got his due.

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