Okay, it's late, I'm dog tired, but, to finish up what I was talking about I'm gonna ramble and hope it makes sense… To get a complete view of where X Cinema is going, we have to step back and take a look at where it’s at (presently). Sure, VOD sales are doing REALLY good for a lot of us out here in the void, and when I say “congrats” to those out there making bank, I honestly mean that-- make no mistake there! LOL! However, the central problem with making that mad cash comes from the fact that many VOD sales are internet related… which brings into play (in part anyway) the new change in the 2257 regulations, and subsequently, the government’s physical investigation therein.

You see, from my understanding (and this is just from my little plateau, looking outward) the new reg changes were brought about in an attempt to basically “clean up the internet”. To make it safe for kids (and adults) to surf the net and read their email without being bombarded by the fruits of our wares… so to speak… Nothing more, nothing less. Now please, don’t get me wrong here… I use the net just as much as the next skin merchant out there pushing their goods… So, I’m all for it… and once you start viewing this action for what it really is… You’ll see that there is a light at the end of the old tunnel.

(SIDE NOTE #1: All those religious “cultists” presently popping into view, making waves, are nothing more than “jumpers” looking for the next bandwagon to cling to, hoping to push their own agendas…. Keep in mind, the old offering plate isn’t too far behind their smiles…. After all, wasn‘t it “religion“ that put Christ on the cross?)

Anyway… to get back into it… that “light” I was talking about is… porn today is, in many ways, more mainstream, than mainstream. On one end of the spectrum, you’ve got Brain Grazer (Ronnie Howard’s partner) making documentaries about the making of “Deep Throat”, while on the other end of the spectrum, you can have “Jenna” teach your happy housewife how to “make love like a porn star” (personally, I would be quite thrilled to see Jenna actually make love like a porn star TO my wife - but I‘m jaded like that)… and scattered in between, you’ve got the sultry Tera Patrick slinking it up all over VH1 (thank you!)… you’ve got Jessie Jane pulling a tour of duty on HBO’s Entourage (kudos!), you’ve got Ginger Lynn wiggling it “old school style” for Rob Zombie, and largely, you can “see more” of, Seymore and his “Family Business“, all over Showtime.

Adult sinema and it’s many faces has been “quietly” accepted as a valid, real-deal, business… so the over all light is… while sales are down this go around, (mostly because for business it’s third qrt, and everything slows down)… it will never die. It can’t! Life won’t allow it to die because we, as people, like to “fuck”! And those who don’t like to fuck, ALWAYS wanna watch someone else who does.

Now, while the internet, I predict, will become a more dangerous playground for most of us as time marches forward… I can almost say, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the retail end of the game will continue to thrive long after most of us have long gone… why… Because kids (under 18, or 21 in some states) simply can’t just walk in off the street and browse around (even if they did steal daddy’s credit card). So, my thoughts are more traditional… Classic Retail will always see you home.

(SIDE NOTE #2: Porn in the Age of HD... Aside from folks like Michael Ninn, Andrew Blake, Vivid, Wicked… What fucking super genius thought up the notion of using that technology to shoot their weekend gonzo adventure?! Furthermore, who in their right fucking mind would want to see some of this shit in HD?!!!!!!! What’s next… "Choke On My Cock While My Dad Fist Fuck's Your Asshole Vol 666" filmed in fucking IMAX! Sometimes, even the best of ideas go just a bit too far, eh?)

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"I offer images- I conjure memories of freedom that can still be reached- like the Doors, right? But we can only open the doors, we can't drag people through. I can't free them unless they want to be free. Maybe primitive people have less bullshit to let go of, to give up. A person has to be willing to give up everything- not just wealth. All the bullshit that he's been taught- all society's brainwashing. You have to let go of all that to get to the other side. Most people aren't willing to do that." -- Jim Morrison