Mike South’s Public Service

Posted by: Anonymous

Mike South’s Public Service - 09/05/07 09:05 PM

From LIB
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I see listings here on craigslist.com with red flags all over them so I am going to do y’all a little public service.

My name is Mike South and I have been in the adult business here in Atlanta for over 15 years.

Here’s some rules to keep yourself from getting ripped off, hurt or scammed.

1. Nobody legit has any kind of "audition". EVER.

2. Nobody legit does any kind of percentage deal or pays anything other than cash. (Many Companies In Porn valley Pay by check, but I shouldn’t have to tell you that a check from the real Vivid is legit)

3. Vivid, Wicked, Hustler, Digital Playground etc DO NOT have offices here or anywhere but Los Angeles, CA.

4. If it sounds to good to be true, IT IS. Nobody legit pays more than about 750.00 for a single boy girl scene or 300-400 for a girl girl scene.(rates in porn valley will likely be higher, but not more than double at most)

5. Nobody legit will have a problem with you bringing someone to the set with you. Whomever you bring is, however, expected to behave appropriately.

6. Legitimate shooters do NOT post anonymously. They have real email addresses, not yahoo or gmail.

Several girls looking to get into this business have recently been harmed or murdered. every single time greed overcame her common sense, don’t let that happen to you.

If you are height weight proportioned and looking to get into adult feel free to contact me directly.

Ok so you think you may have a legit offer, here are the questions you want to ask:

1. What company/website will these photos/video be used on?

2. ask for 3 references in the adult industry and check them.

3. know exactly what is expected of you up front and exactly what you will be paid, be specific also in what you will NOT do. Always do this UP FRONT

Finally if you are unsure about someone please email me at mikesouth@mikesouth.com with this information and I will help you out…no charge. I am simply sick of the dirtbags in this area who are giving MY legitimate business a bad name with unfair and dishonest practices.
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I agree with him for the most part but he should have elaborated on some items-

1. Nobody legit has any kind of "audition". EVER.

This is absolutely true...But I see a lot of "Paid Auditions" as well on CL. Now if its a "Paid Audition" and they then have the talent sign a "model release form" it should be called what it is…a "Paid Shoot"...My take on this is that the scumbags will pay the talent a lot less if they think that its only just an "audition" and wont be used eventually as content.

3. Vivid, Wicked, Hustler, Digital Playground etc DO NOT have offices here or anywhere but Los Angeles, CA.

Slightly inaccurate….Adam and Eve have offices in North Carolina; although I don’t really think they actually do shoots there. Some other companies also have satellite offices as well. Playboy has locations not only in LA but in New York, Chicago (Still their Corporate HQ.) and in the UK. Hell correct me if I am wrong....but Mike is in Georgia...Right....ATL sure aint LA.
Posted by: The Ghost Is Toast

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/06/07 01:49 AM

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6. Legitimate shooters do NOT post anonymously. They have real email addresses, not yahoo or gmail.



Brandon uses a Yahoo email address...oh, wait a minute..
Posted by: gia jordan

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/06/07 02:26 AM

5) I disagree with #5. It's unprofessional to bring someone to set. Most talent who ask such either don't have agents or their agent has not groomed them as to what behavior on set is expected of them. You are there to work just as if you're at any other job. Even ASKING permission to bring someone looks unprofessional. If you feel unsafe, don't accept the scene.
Posted by: Sergio T.

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/06/07 11:49 AM

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1. What company/website will these photos/video be used on?


Who cares? You're getting paid for the work. We all know it ends up in some compilation form later on anyway.
Posted by: Conky

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/06/07 02:59 PM

But it's still okay to demand blowjobs from the girls, right? I mean, he didn't specifically say that was a bad thing. Just sayin'.
Posted by: *L*G*

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/06/07 04:37 PM

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But it's still okay to demand blowjobs from the girls, right? I mean, he didn't specifically say that was a bad thing. Just sayin'.

Posted by: lance69

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 02:05 AM

This exact subject was brought up on a few boards already. Like all rules there are always exceptions, but they are good guidelines for new girls starting out before they know how to decide for themselves.
Posted by: christianxxx

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 01:02 PM

i dont know mike south very well, but how exactly is he in the industry? he lives in atlanta and hasnt been on a set as a director or a performer in years, no? i am not following.

and i am with gia, there is nothing more fucking annoying than people who bring their other halves to set. texas presley, chelsea rae, milan, lori lust, etc etc. i just dont see the point.
Posted by: MR WHIP

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 02:28 PM

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and i am with gia, there is nothing more fucking annoying than people who bring their other halves to set. texas presley, chelsea rae, milan, lori lust, etc etc. i just dont see the point.




why?
Posted by: lance69

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 03:07 PM

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and i am with gia, there is nothing more fucking annoying than people who bring their other halves to set. texas presley, chelsea rae, milan, lori lust, etc etc. i just dont see the point.




why?


It can distract from the scene, throw off both performers, one extra headache for the director, all kinds of reasons. I thin it should be Ok to bring a chaperon personally, but they should wait comfortably away from the set.
Posted by: christianxxx

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 03:13 PM

a couple of reasons. i know there are performers both male and female who dont care, but i would guess that the majority would rather not have the significant others there.

1. i would say half of the guys who accompany their girls to set arent there to make sure the girl is okay, they are there to be a voyeur and watch her get fucked like at a swing party. sorry, this is work, not a party.

2. i myself would never want to watch my other half getting the shit banged out of her with me watching flaccidly from the sideline, so when some other dude seems content with doing that, it bugs me.

3. as for females accompanying their male performers to set, i would assume that females wouldnt like it, because it potentially leads to the girlfriend (esp. if she is in the business) getting catty. "you looked like you liked it too much, you kissed her for too long", etc. etc. i think it makes the female uncomfortable.

4. no one out there brings their other halves into the office on a wednesday afternoon to watch them type memos and sit in on presentations. so why is it acceptable for them to watch us work? whats the difference?

once again, these are just random thoughts and it no way should be construed as factual for every performer. its just how i see it most of the time.
Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 03:39 PM

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4. no one out there brings their other halves into the office on a wednesday afternoon to watch them type memos and sit in on presentations. so why is it acceptable for them to watch us work? whats the difference?





They may have picked up this nasty bad habit from their previous experience(s) in adult such as….Escorting or Dancing. I can see the SO taking them to calls and being the bodyguard/driver as an Escort and I know of some clubs that have a strict no SO policy in place but other lower end clubs who desperately need girls will allow the girls to do almost whatever they want to do….including letting the SO hangout at the club while she works…. I think someone could make a nice chunk of change selling a How to be a porn whore for dummies book.
Posted by: gia jordan

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 04:05 PM

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4. no one out there brings their other halves into the office on a wednesday afternoon to watch them type memos and sit in on presentations. so why is it acceptable for them to watch us work? whats the difference?




EXACTLY my point!

Christian, what about those other halves who try to make convo with the director just to prove that they are not underfoot but an asset. I'd hear the husband/bf from the other room, "Need help with the lights? Hey, are those Kenos?"

Like, SHUTTHEFUCKUP!!!!!
Posted by: MR WHIP

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 05:51 PM

chelsea rae suitcase pimp is cool, he don't bother on set.
Posted by: christianxxx

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 07:31 PM

if he doesnt bother, then what the fuck is he doing there. the one time i worked with her, he was sitting in the other room wearing a Red Light District shirt. he seemed like one of those guys who refers to chelsea and her career as the plural "we". whatever. find some friends and a hobby or two, would be my advice. just be happy she is sharing half of her paycheck with you.
Posted by: faceblaster

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 08:04 PM

How about Tobi's guy running into the scene and dropping a load at the last second? That was some wierd shit.
I also hate when Shylock's driver/bodyguard hangs out onset. I know they are keeping an eye on the girl, but they sure add a different vibe to the room.
Posted by: Anonymous

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 08:12 PM

Spiegler has a bodyguard? Is that for him or the whores?
Posted by: MR WHIP

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 09:10 PM

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if he doesnt bother, then what the fuck is he doing there. the one time i worked with her, he was sitting in the other room wearing a Red Light District shirt. he seemed like one of those guys who refers to chelsea and her career as the plural "we". whatever. find some friends and a hobby or two, would be my advice. just be happy she is sharing half of her paycheck with you.




apparently he bother you for other reasons



not only for be there
Posted by: MR WHIP

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/07/07 09:13 PM

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Spiegler has a bodyguard? Is that for him or the whores?



for the whores

Some people like Stoney Curtis or a WCP "director" deserve it.
Posted by: Michelle-Aston

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/08/07 12:18 AM

I can't stand it when the other halves are on set. They get in the way, they do drugs in the bathroom, take up precious parking, attract the neighbors, they annoy the director, they ask stupid questions, they eat the food so that when talent is done the talent has NOTHING, they slow down the make-up artist, they have to do the whole kissy-facey thing before the scene, JESUS... I thought companies hired PROFESSIONALS not babies. I swear to God I had to pry the mitts off the fucking coke bottle from this supposedly nameless high fiving important dude who was trying to take it off set. Its for the talent I told him. Oh but there is only 1/4 left I am taking it home. No you aren't douchebag, there is no H2O left, we are nearly wrapped, and that is all they have to drink. That's all? Yes, and you are not taking it home. He wouldn't let go. Fucking tweaker.

Don't take your dog to set, leave the other half at home, bring your ID and test and play ball like a pro.

Its only sex people!
Posted by: Houstondon

Mike South still sucks donkey balls - 09/08/07 08:58 AM

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i dont know mike south very well, but how exactly is he in the industry? he lives in atlanta and hasnt been on a set as a director or a performer in years, no? i am not following.



Before he was run off here at XPT earlier this year (the guy cowering at the thought of answering a couple of fricking questions) and X-Fanz late last year, a number of people asked the same questions. He couldn't take the heat or the blow to his ego and scampered back under his rock. He thought he was doing a public service when he popularized the idiot posting hundreds and hundreds of performer ID's, "outing" a popular performer and the companies she worked for, and some other choice acts too.
Posted by: Monstar

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/08/07 01:05 PM

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Spiegler has a bodyguard? Is that for him or the whores?



i don't think his actual designation is 'bodyguard' unless we are not talking about the same cat. 'harlot wrangler' maybe?

I dunno...i get the 'oh, you're the body guard' thing all the time. drives me nuts.

Personally, I despise going on set because I feel like i may be underfoot, even tho i may have some legitimate purpose being there (whether i'm covering the shoot or working in a publicist capacity) ....and Courtney is shooting a flick this week. argh!
Posted by: Bornyo

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/08/07 01:08 PM

So whats the reaction when Bono one and morbidthoughts show up on set?
Posted by: Holly Randall

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/08/07 02:01 PM

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5) I disagree with #5. It's unprofessional to bring someone to set. Most talent who ask such either don't have agents or their agent has not groomed them as to what behavior on set is expected of them. You are there to work just as if you're at any other job. Even ASKING permission to bring someone looks unprofessional. If you feel unsafe, don't accept the scene.



I agree. We don't book girls without seeing them in person for test polaroids-- I don't know if you would call this an "audition" or not, but we don't ask them to do any kind of sex scene. Just between 6-10 naked photos so we can see how the girl looks in person. They are more than welcome to bring boyfriend/friend/family member to THAT meeting, but if we book them for a shoot, our set is closed and I don't want anyone else there.
Posted by: Conky

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/08/07 02:17 PM

Several years ago a girl brought her mom along with her. She was asked to leave.

And just when I thought that couldn't get any fucking worse, ever, a couple of years later a chick turned up with her dad.

The dad asked if he could stay and watch.

I wish I was making this up.
Posted by: Cum Stains

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/08/07 02:43 PM

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So whats the reaction when Bono one and morbidthoughts show up on set?



Reaction: "Hey, I said we needed enemas. Not two douches."
Posted by: zenman

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/08/07 02:47 PM

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Several years ago a girl brought her mom along with her. She was asked to leave.

And just when I thought that couldn't get any fucking worse, ever, a couple of years later a chick turned up with her dad.

The dad asked if he could stay and watch.

I wish I was making this up.



God, please tell us who that was. It's not like you're telling us her real name or something.
Posted by: k1ng

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/08/07 05:23 PM

Sunny Lane does it all the time, no?
Posted by: Jeff Steward

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/11/07 08:38 AM

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So whats the reaction when Bono one and morbidthoughts show up on set?



Fanbois on a set =
Posted by: The Ghost Is Toast

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/11/07 02:14 PM

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So whats the reaction when Bono one and morbidthoughts show up on set?



Fanbois on a set =



Hmmm...a porn parody idea is brewing.

Asian criminal lowlife Inkyo Volt Hwang must silence the only witness to his heinous pistolwhipping of Haley Paige, so with help from his criminal cohorts (Martin Del Toro), they proceed to fill the entire set with a variety of deadly, drooling AZT fanbois.

Lots of crazy fucked up shit happens, like AC Cream devouring an entire porn chick boa constrictor style, and one of the fanbois surprising a couple trying to smoke meth in the bathroom, then some pissed off black guy (played by Lexington Steele) announces 'I have had it with these motherfuckin' fanbois on this motherfuckin' set!' and proceeds to shoot out all of the windows at the location with a handgun, and the fanbois soil themselves and flee in terror.

'Fanbois On A Set' is a surefire AVN Award winner and no mistake...
Posted by: warp_speed

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/12/07 09:44 AM

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Several years ago a girl brought her mom along with her. She was asked to leave.

And just when I thought that couldn't get any fucking worse, ever, a couple of years later a chick turned up with her dad.

The dad asked if he could stay and watch.

I wish I was making this up.



This should be made into a new series.
Posted by: Dick Dastardly

Re: Mike South’s Public Service - 09/12/07 09:32 PM

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So whats the reaction when Bono one and morbidthoughts show up on set?



Fanbois on a set =



Aw com'on Jeff, send out a public invite to American Bukkake on ADT and see how many attend.

You might get an entire cast for free for all you know, while they gander at each other's cock-n-balls admiring how they size up to one another.