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“I Think People Are the Greatest Fun”: Roy Karch Dead At 73

September 24, 2020 Gram the Man 5

At his best, Roy Karch just wanted to grok your scene.

Last Call at the Hard Rock: An AVN 2020 Gallery

January 31, 2020 Gram the Man 0

“It’s ironic that a bunch of porn girls are going to be hanging out at the Virgin Hotel next year.”

“Love Emergency” Controversy Roils North Carolina Porn Giant

September 23, 2019 Gram the Man 0

Manufactured outrage even exists in the adult industry.

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You Can’t Spell Pahrump Without Pimp, Sort Of: Dennis Hof’s “Art of the Pimp”

November 2, 2015 Gram the Man 0

Dennis Hof’s “The Art of the Pimp: A Love Story — One Man’s Search for Love, Sex, And Money” launches Porn Memoir Week.

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Dennis Hof Seeks to Launder Porn Performers

September 3, 2013 Gram the Man 0

Hof implied that the road from Porn Valley to Pahrump was swimming with disease.

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MontagFoto 4.1.13—Sasha Grey Goes Chasing Rabbits

April 1, 2013 Gram the Man 0

Both for Easter Monday and April Fools, I’m reminded of “Malice in La La Land” starring Sasha Grey, one of many high-minded and big-budget independent productions that occasionally sweep through Porn Valley and are rarely heard from again.

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The Unfortunate Typecasting of Eric Swiss

January 21, 2013 Gram the Man 0

“You what-what a what?” I asked.

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I wanted “Batgirl XXX” to be more Extreme Associates and less Extreme Comixxx

October 12, 2012 Gram the Man 0

In an attempt to please her inappropriately sexualized father, a woman is initiated into a dangerous business while in a questionable state of mind by two masked men who have sex with her. Perhaps “Batgirl XXX” is a metaphor for porn in general.

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The 2011 Ropey Volley Awards: Movies of the Year

December 28, 2011 Gram the Man 4

Each year I recognize the people, movies, and events that made a difference to me in the porn world. These are the 2011 Ropey Volley Awards for Movies of the Year.

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Our tax dollars at work: “Mug Shots” and the County Cum Department

September 28, 2011 Gram the Man 2

What is the crime, and what is the punishment?

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Skating away: Behind the scenes with Sunny Lane

June 26, 2011 Gram the Man 3

Gram Ponante shares some candid photos of Sunny Lane at various periods of her porn career, including a backstage video from “The Flying Pink Pig”

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Porn marriage, Sunny Lane style

June 21, 2011 Gram the Man 1

For all her Girl Next Door accessibility and bubbly exterior, Lane is a chess player

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MontagFoto 4.25.11—Save Porn Star Karaoke Edition

April 25, 2011 Gram the Man 1

Porn Star Karaoke is an ancient and venerable tradition that must be preserved

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Creepos at a Roller Rink: Shot by Kern

April 22, 2011 Gram the Man 0

Professional models face some of the same challenges pornstresses do, but the former have a lower Creep Tolerance

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Sunny Lane’s horn of plenty

January 14, 2011 Gram the Man 3

Sunny Lane has met thousands of porn consumers, and her archsexpot manner must work; she was trailed by very eager fans everywhere she went.

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The 2010 Ropey Volley Awards—Pictures of the Year

December 31, 2010 Gram the Man 4

As I’ve been led to understand, pornography is a visual medium.

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“Flying Pink Pig”: Holy Spirit Comes in Sunny Lane’s Eye

October 16, 2010 Gram the Man 2

one can’t look at the twinkle in Sunny Lane’s eye on the set of Erica McLean’s food-truck porn “The Flying Pink Pig” and not be powerfully reminded of a visit from the Holy Spirit. Wait—one can?

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Whisky A Gang Bang with the Free Speech Coalition

September 3, 2010 Gram the Man 1

Evan Stone gets offstage and he sweats on some women; I am jealous because I am never as successful when sweating on women.

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“Sunny’s Flying Pink Pig”: Filling Might Be Hot

September 2, 2010 Gram the Man 13

At a time when porn productions are seeking every revenue stream and strategic partnership, McLean has captured the zeitgeist by attaching her movie to one of L.A.’s hottest trends

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eXXXotica adult show comes to Los Angeles: I get to go to the Pantry again

July 5, 2010 Gram the Man 0

Could the advent of a fresh and sassy new adult consumer show signal a turnaround for the porn industry or might I be retarded?

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