I am absolutely honored, and flattered, that some of you think I'm actually Luke Ford.

Luke is a Journalist, with a capital J.

I have also been a Journalist.

Besides that, I've been a college English teacher.

Thus, both Luke and I share a number of things in common.

As a Journalist, you are taught to report the Truth.

You're also taught that there are many, many people who won't like you very much when you do that.

In defense of Luke Ford, what many of you don't want to admit is this:

When you think of a TRUSTED source of information, you go to Luke FIRST. You do this, whether you want to admit it or not, because you know Luke can take the heat. He doesn't bow to advertisers, or threats from ex-cons who run porn companies.

Luke focusses on telling the Truth.

As to Rob's comments:

Rob, I wish you the best in this industry.

My wife and I had briefly thought of getting into it, probably for the wrong reasons, and our education, given to us by the people on this board, helped convince us out of it.

We're going to have kids within the next few years, and my wife gave me an ulitimatum.

She said, "yeah, sure we can do that. But if I get a disease, and can't have kids because of it, you'd better believe you're never going to hear the end of it."

I listen to my wife, and I love her dearly.

We love having female lovers, and we've had many of them, but it's always been relationships. I guess the new, hip term for this is 'monogamous polyamorism'. Shit, we used to just call it 'having a girlfriend'.

So, I must admit Rob, I am a bit envious of you.

However, knowing what I now know about how this industry REALLY works, I'd have to say I worry about you.

If you aren't planning on having kids, you're probably fine.

Unfortunately, if you are planning on having kids, you might want to rethink this.

What sucks is that I know I could give all you 'meat puppets' a good run for your money. Mr. Everhard's 'hate plow' is something I do on a regular, nightly basis. It comes easy.

I would LOVE to participate in the industry.

But, from what I now know, it simply isn't safe.

I wish you luck, though.

Even though you might not know it, Rob, what I'm fighting for here is rules and codes that actually protect YOU.

I hope this never happens, but if you ever wake up one day with that 'it hurts when I pee' feeling, you may think of me.

Unfortunately, Americans aren't very good at visualizing bad things that may happen in the future. We kind of live on a day-to-day basis, and take things as they come...

Why?

Because we're cowboys, right?

I guess I'm a different kind of cowboy.

I'm a cowboy who's able to think many, many moves in advance, kind of like in chess.

No matter which way I play this porn game out in my head, however, I always end up losing.

I don't like the odds.

I especially don't like the odds for beautiful teenage KIDS who happen to be ANGRY and enter the industry without any sort of fair and balanced information.

That's why I like Luke.

Luke has a heart.

He gives us both sides of the porn story because he cares.

People don't make good decisions based on propaganda.

So who makes propaganda?

Well, let's see...

Scott Fayner loves drugs. He wants a porn star for a wife. He's Jewish. And he loves drugs. Not a whole lot of both sides of the story coming from Scott Fayner.

Adultfyi...well, they completely passed over the negative story of Chasey Lain because they couldn't 'confirm it'. That means they weren't working very hard. They missed the story. Then, when they got it, they tried to nail Luke for getting it. That's called 'sucky jounalism.'

Mike South...well, he still has a heart, but needs to acquire a backbone. Trying to please everyone won't make you happy, Mike. Learn from Luke. Just report the Truth, and stick to it, even if it makes you unpopular. It's better to be respected than loved. Love is fleeting.

I hope you all hate my guts for saying the things I say.

I really do.

It's okay with me.

I'll always tell you the Truth.

That's how I live my life, and that's why my wife loves me, and allows us to have female lovers.

It's an honor to be mistaken for Luke Ford.

As for you, Rob, I wish you the best.

If things always go okay, and you never catch anything, you'll probably hate me forever.

But if things go wrong, and you end up with something...

...something that you'll never ever get rid of, and makes your health provider drop you or triple your rates...

...maybe then you'll see me differently.

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