I kind of want to fuse your comments into one Zenman and Smutmutant because I agree with both of you. Like Zenman i miss the sleaze factor of the duece, I saw my first porn theater experience when a bunch of my buddies went to see a triple feature( of which I remember only The Filthy Rich with Jessie St.James ). On the other hand Smutmutant makes a good point too because although I didn't like Rudy for "censoring" 42nd st it really hasn't affected me in the way I thought it would. Instead of checking out stores along 42nd I just travel up and down 8th ave instead, and actually have found better bargains as well. I will say that I used to enjoy seeing pornstars at Show World and that seems to be Kaput now which is sad. I remember seeing Heather Hunter there before she became a big star and seeing Samantha Strong as well (although she was a bitch). That said it is much easier to get from one place to another in NYC now without being accosted by the normal bunch of miscreants and conmen which used to line the streets. Still I don't like the touristy nature of the Duece now either but it's a trade off some good some bad. Overall I am happy that I can still find great deals on adult dvds when I want them so as a fan I'm happy.