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his blog: Lamplighter Restaurant. Chatsworth. 12:30 p.m. I walk out of the bathroom and outside.
I hear my name called. I turn around. It’s Mike Albo. He’s just come out of the bar. I assume he’s had a drink or two.
“I want to talk to you,†says Mike.
“OK,†I say.
Mike grabs my bag. “Come over here,†he says.
“Let go of my bag,†I cry.
He won’t let go.
I have my new videocamera in my bag.
“Let go of my bag,†I cry.
“Come over here,†says Mike.
I try to wrestle the bag out of his hands but Mike is stronger than I am. He pulls me out into the parking lot and pushes me up against a car. He pokes his fingers into my chest and shoves me back.
He says I’ve been writing inaccurately about him and that he does not appreciate it. I say I haven’t written about him in a long time but that if I have been unfair to him, we can work it out.
“That link from What Women Want? I am not a heroin addict,†says Mike. “Do you know that you are about an inch from having your ass kicked?â€
I say yes.
He leans into me and stares into my eyes.
“I want a retraction,†he says.
“OK, whatever you want. You know we can work it out. We’ve worked things out for the past few years. I’ll write a retraction.â€
We shake hands and separate. Mike walks back inside the bar.
I see Adam from DVSX, Ed Kail from Elegant Angel, and Rob Spallone.
“Was that guy kicking your ass?†asks Adam. “Are you OK?â€
“I’m fine,†I say. “Everything’s OK.â€
“What was that about?†Rob demanded.
“A couple of years ago, I wrote that Mike Albo was a heroin addict.â€
“Who’s Mike Albo?†Rob asks.
“He’s an editor at AVN.â€
“He can’t beat you up in front of me,†says Rob.
Rob walks into the bar.
A couple of minutes later, he walks out smelling of Scotch.
“I took his drink out of his hands, scotch, and threw his drink across the restaurant,†says Rob. “I told him to step outside. He refused. He said he didn’t know who I was. I’m Rob Spallone.
“I told him he’ll get fired from AVN unless Paul Fishbein comes up with $5,000.
“He said that he punched out.â€
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Shocking. Is no porn gossiper safe? Is this Luke's version of GramGate? What next? Gene Ross violenty accosted by baseball cap manufacturers? JimmyD pushed around by stylists?
Oh, the humanity!