Travel back with me to 1995 and the opportunity to meet a porn legend. I’ve always admired the courage and conviction of someone to surrender themselves over to the porn industry, the stigma alone can be extremely debilitating …Crippling your mind to the brink of madness.
Years later (like present day) I have lost a lot of very cool, awesome people to the porn industry and to my fallen comrades, R.I.P
O.K, Where was I going with this story, Oh YES! 1995.
I was working as a dancer/erotic performer at the Leather annual event which always seem to celebrate it's debauchery after my Birthday...The Saint-At-Large:The Black Party@Roseland. I got the gig about two years earlier because my boss at the time was Marc Berkley-Marc Berkley was the mastermind, ring leader of the NYC gay night like during a particular period in time. Most notably the period of the (Party Monster movie era). Marc knew they wanted NYC erotic performers to do live-sex acts (really fake but we were paid lots of money to give the audience a show) so we did with some top-notch L.A gay porn stars all run by ChiChi LaRue.
I was fortunate enough to experience this circuit party extravaganza each year with my BFF Ivan, Anyway back on my path to meeting Joe Simmons. I don't recall if he came to our early day rehearsal before the official "BLACK PARTY".
Yes, Each year for the three years I did perform their (at Roseland on the small stage behind the big black curtain, Surrounding our sexual reenactments from the pulsating, hypnotic beats being blasted by the DJ and the massive crowd, stomping, dancing, twirling their flags and wearing all their Leather with PRIDE all girattering to a synchronized rhythm.
Backstage a few hours before the performers are scheduled to go on stage for 15-30 minutes, Our performers routine list is posted near the door entrance and exit to the stage.Walking by the list I spotted Joe Simmons name on the list and went back to his dressing room to meet him. He came out of the door before I could knock. He towered over me like a marble statute covered in chocolate. He was so beautiful and I remember he had a huge, fucking snake around his neck, I believe it was part of his act because he was not on the schedule to work with anyone (he was strictly doing a solo number).
I didn't speak for whatever reason, I did smile at him and he smiled back...I remember feeling like "WOW!!! He's so fucking tall, beautiful" and my last thought will haunt me forever as he walked down the corridor to go on stage... I said to myself “he's so skinny".
A few months later after seeing him on stage with his snake, I learned he had circum to A.I.D.S related complications. He was only 36.
Years later (like present day) I have lost a lot of very cool, awesome people to the porn industry and to my fallen comrades, R.I.P
O.K, Where was I going with this story, Oh YES! 1995.
I was working as a dancer/erotic performer at the Leather annual event which always seem to celebrate it's debauchery after my Birthday...The Saint-At-Large:The Black Party@Roseland. I got the gig about two years earlier because my boss at the time was Marc Berkley-Marc Berkley was the mastermind, ring leader of the NYC gay night like during a particular period in time. Most notably the period of the (Party Monster movie era). Marc knew they wanted NYC erotic performers to do live-sex acts (really fake but we were paid lots of money to give the audience a show) so we did with some top-notch L.A gay porn stars all run by ChiChi LaRue.
I was fortunate enough to experience this circuit party extravaganza each year with my BFF Ivan, Anyway back on my path to meeting Joe Simmons. I don't recall if he came to our early day rehearsal before the official "BLACK PARTY".
Yes, Each year for the three years I did perform their (at Roseland on the small stage behind the big black curtain, Surrounding our sexual reenactments from the pulsating, hypnotic beats being blasted by the DJ and the massive crowd, stomping, dancing, twirling their flags and wearing all their Leather with PRIDE all girattering to a synchronized rhythm.
Backstage a few hours before the performers are scheduled to go on stage for 15-30 minutes, Our performers routine list is posted near the door entrance and exit to the stage.Walking by the list I spotted Joe Simmons name on the list and went back to his dressing room to meet him. He came out of the door before I could knock. He towered over me like a marble statute covered in chocolate. He was so beautiful and I remember he had a huge, fucking snake around his neck, I believe it was part of his act because he was not on the schedule to work with anyone (he was strictly doing a solo number).
I didn't speak for whatever reason, I did smile at him and he smiled back...I remember feeling like "WOW!!! He's so fucking tall, beautiful" and my last thought will haunt me forever as he walked down the corridor to go on stage... I said to myself “he's so skinny".
A few months later after seeing him on stage with his snake, I learned he had circum to A.I.D.S related complications. He was only 36.
Joe Simmons 1987 flick-click |
Joe Simmons 1987 flick-click |
Joe Simmons 1987 flick-click |
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