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| 12-17-13 03:46pm - 4040 days | #3 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Huh? Speak up will ya! I can't hear you. And make sure to reply before 9PM. That's my bedtime! | |
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| 12-17-13 03:09pm - 4040 days | #7 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Back a decade or so ago a Canadian statistician (Michael Adams) wrote a book titled Fire and Ice about the similarities and differences between Americans and Canadians. He based his first book on an in-depth study of people in both countries and then ran the study again a decade later to track the changes. The second (and I think final) book was published pre-September 11, 2001 and I wonder how that would change the outcome. His finding was that the U.S. was far more conservative than Canada on social issues and the two nations were moving apart. Just scanning the headlines makes me think that things might be different now because while Canada is still pretty liberal, we have, for the only time I know in my 47 years on the planet, a federal government that is more right-wing than in the U.S. The federal government in Canada would still be seen as pinko commies by the Tea Party but they're bringing in the failed initiatives that the U.S. tried in response to perceptions of growing crime. Heck, there were even U.S. politicians that visited Canada to try to dissuade the government from some changes. And take de-criminalization of marijuana. Police in Canada want more flexibility and many even support de-criminalization while the feds act like they just watched Reefer Madness for the first time. Anyway, all that to say that Adams had a theory about why the U.S. is so religious compared to other Western democracies. I'm over-simplifying it, but it makes sense. His theory is that it is precisely because of the separation of church and state that the U.S. places more value on religion. Prior to the 1960s religion was part of government in many Western democracies. In the province of Quebec the Roman Catholic Church pretty much ran the province. I was born in a city of Irish Catholics in eastern Canada and can recall the power the Church had over politics. But then the 60s and 70s came along and people became disillusioned by government and rebelled. For many Western democracies the churches were just seen as part of the authority to be rebelled against. But in the U.S. religion had none of that authoritarian smell about it and so escaped being tossed out too. That theory makes sense, because I'm sure that Americans don't have some genetic pre-disposition to religion. (And your signature line makes me want to watch that film again. My favorite line is "Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the war room!" That cracks me up.) | |
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| 12-17-13 02:45pm - 4041 days | #6 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
And that's a dream that we both have!  | |
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| 12-17-13 02:19pm - 4041 days | #18 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Rick - thanks for all the useful information you've provided. I don't regret getting all this information, but I do regret taking you away from the more important work you've got in front of you! I'm really looking forward to seeing and participating in the new sites. I do hope that we're able to maintain the civility that we've become known for in this forum. It seems that anonymity and porn can bring the worst out in some people. | |
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| 12-16-13 02:54pm - 4042 days | #8 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Thanks for taking the time to give us some new information Rick. I don't fully understand how the new site will work but it does sound interesting and innovative and I'm looking forward to seeing it when it gets rolled out. It sounds like what you'll be releasing will be unique, but please don't give up on the user-generated side of the house. I realize that things have slowed a bit but I'm sure the new sites will exceed PU. While the new features will make the site better for users, having the member-generated content adds a lot of value too. I rely on the stats and opinions from you and your staff but you guys can't address every little issue in a site review so that's where the members come in. That's a feature that is unique too (as far as I know) so please add the user-driven "Porn Verdict" as soon after the main site as you can. Again, thanks for all your effort. Many of us have your back and are wishing you success beyond your dreams. | |
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| 12-16-13 02:44pm - 4042 days | #3 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I think that since this interest started with public nudity shoots that seems to be where it has remained. I'm a big fan of a lot of Kink's stuff, including Public Disgrace, but as you know, most of the American scenes are shot indoors where things can be more controlled. That takes away some of the allure for me. I agree with your comment about the Renaissance Tower. I assumed that maybe someone in the biz rented them the location, but a look at the building's website shows that they do rent to film companies. And it isn't even like the producers could lie, because the fact that you have a naked woman out on the helipad just might be a tip-off that this isn't a Hollywood blockbuster. But maybe the allure of cash won out for the building owners. I have to admit that it's an inventive way for the building to generate some revenue from vacant apartments. And thanks for saying that this isn't too weird a niche. I suspect that it would only become weird if I started buying porn for the purpose of locating where it was shot. | |
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), and certain sets become quite familiar after only a couple of scenes. 
| 12-15-13 06:23pm - 4042 days | #6 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Some big changes are coming: https://www.pornusers.com/forum/forum_thr...d.html?threadid=3676 At first there was a mixed reaction and some regulars bailed out, but the owners of TBP have justified the need to revamp their site (and PU too). The raffle ended and that changed the dynamic a lot but the site seems to be recovering and many of us are looking forward to seeing (and participating on) the new sites. | |
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| 12-15-13 06:18pm - 4042 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
This topic was raised on another forum and I was surprised that someone else actually shared the interest. That thread has mostly been hijacked by a discussion about one particular house thats been used for a lot of porn shoots. The niche is that of using identifying features in outdoor scenes (or the parts that are outdoors) to figure out where the scene was shot. For me, it started innocently enough with a membership to Teasers VOD, which is likely the best American public nudity site on the internet. (Sadly, no longer updating.) Many of the shoots have some really daring public nudity on the streets around West Hollywood and with one shoot in particular I was just curious about just how daring and public the scene really was so I noted a couple of business names, Googled those and got an address that I used in Street View. And I had my answer as to just how public that scene was. And then I got hooked. I started, but still havent finished, going through all of my favorite Teasers scenes to find the locations. I also started doing that for other scenes that have some outdoor element with identifiable features. Last week I downloaded scenes from the new site EroticaX and one of them had some intro scenes shot on a rooftop balcony and helipad. So I noticed a few identifying features on surrounding buildings and eventually discovered that the scene was shot at Renaissance Tower in Los Angeles. According to their website they rent apartments for movie productions. Some of it looks a lot like the apartment with the newer scenes on Casting Couch X too, but I havent investigated that further. So does anyone else here share this admittedly weird niche of the porn hobby? And yes, Im aware that most people will find this a bit odd  | |
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| 12-14-13 06:53am - 4044 days | #5 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Oh who am I kidding? I could never leave Tanner! So you can let go of her now messmer. Any time now messmer... hello... you can let go of her now and send her back...  | |
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| 12-13-13 06:12pm - 4044 days | #3 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
^ jerryl69 - I'm too am old enough to remember that time but it never occurred to me that was the situation. The French connection here was so long ago that I forgot that could be the reason. Thanks for pointing that out. As for my future wife, I'm aware that I have competition. D'oh!!! Maybe I shouldn't get the guys here to tell Tanner that it's over yet... | |
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| 12-13-13 06:08pm - 4044 days | #3 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Thanks Rick. I was just curious. You guys have my support - 100%- so I was just wondering. Thanks for taking the time to answer. | |
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| 12-13-13 02:17pm - 4045 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I don?t want to step on anyone?s toes here (like Rick?s) but has there been any new information on the sites that TBP and PU will become? Things seem to be picking up around here after a serious drop when the raffle was ended. I?m looking forward to seeing the new sites and hope that all of us regulars show up there too. I know I?ll move to the new sites when they?re up. Edited by Staff on Dec 13, 2013, 02:49pm | |
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| 12-13-13 02:10pm - 4045 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I stumbled onto a 2013 documentary titled Aroused by the British photographer Deborah Anderson. I found it on Netflix. The documentary was a sub-project of a photography book she did trying to show porn models as more sensual than just sexual. The documentary features 16 well known porn stars. These are: Belladonna, Kayden Kross, Lisa Ann, Katsuni, Teagan Presley, Ash Hollywood, Misty Stone, Tanya Tate, Asphyxia Noir, Jesse Jane, Francesca Le, Lexi Belle, April O’Neil, Brooklyn Lee, Allie Haze and Alexis Texas. Not all the models are given the same amount of screen time: Brooklyn Lee, Ash Hollywood, Misty Stone and Francesca Le seem to get the most coverage. Some models, like Lexi Belle and April O’Neil are probably on screen for only a few minutes. I really liked this doc and thought it was pretty eye-opening for a jaded porn consumer like me. I was pleasantly surprised at the lack of flakiness in the models too. Not that I’m saying that porn models are flaky so much as I’m saying that women in their early to mid-20s are usually pretty flaky. (And to deflect any criticism on that point, I think that men of that age are also flaky but women likely grow out of it much earlier. It seems a lot of ‘men’ these days seem to have this extended adolescence that goes on until 30-something.) A few specific observations that I noted: • I think it was Ash Hollywood who noted that people might be mistaken when they suggest that broken homes are the cause of many girls heading into porn. Her position was that the connection is really the lack of a father figure to worry about disappointing. I thought that was an astute observation. • I’m surprised by the level of religiosity that some girls still have. Many report being brought up within strict religious rules and while most have moved past that some haven’t. I suspect that part of my surprise at this comes from not being an American or living in the U.S. which is easily the most religious western democracy. • I had no frigging idea that Katsuni is French. I don’t have much, if any, of her stuff and it really surprised me that she is French. • I want to marry Brooklyn Lee. I like her work, but after seeing this doc I’m officially in love. Yes, she’s physically hot, but she also seems like a genuinely interesting and very intelligent person. (Can I rely on one of you to break the news to Tanner Mayes that I have a new love interest?) Not all reviews are flattering. The Village Voice didn’t like it: http://www.villagevoice.com/2013-05-01/f...as-tube-of-lipstick/ I don’t agree with their comments and I suspect that this is likely due to them reviewing it as non-porn-consumers whereas I liked it precisely because I’m a porn consumer and have seen most of these model’s work. Check it out of you have a Netflix subscription or can get it elsewhere. | |
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| 12-08-13 03:13pm - 4049 days | #10 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
This thread reminded me of how badly named that particular website is. I expected a thread on unmarried people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis having sex. I'm guessing that the owners of All Ladies Shaved wish they had thought through the site name a bit better. It reminds me of when 10+ years ago two right-leaning political parties in Canada merged. For a very brief time they called themselves the Canadian Reform Alliance Party. I presume that fairly quickly someone realized that the party was, literally, CRAP. Another Canadian example is the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. CARP really seems to fit these codgers. And finally, many years ago on The Simpsons there is an episode where Homer and Marge are reminiscing about when Bart was born. While they try to decide on a name Marge suggests Bart. What follows may be a lot like the naming of All Ladies Shaved: Marge: Homer, if the baby's a boy, what do you think about the name Larry? Homer: Marge, we can't do that. All the kids will call him Larry Fairy. Marge: How about Louie? Homer: They'll call him Screwy Louie. Marge: Bob? Homer: Slob. Marge: Luke? Homer: Puke. Marge: Marcus? Homer: Mucus. Marge: What about Bart? Homer: Hmm, let's see. Bart, Cart, Dart, E-art... nope, can't see any problem with that. [I should add that I think that including some hardcore on ALS will make an already excellent site even better. I suspect a rejoin in my very near future.] | |
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| 12-05-13 01:15pm - 4053 days | #38 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Welcome back messmer! Good to see you around here again. | |
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| 12-01-13 08:01am - 4057 days | #3 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Ouch! That is really bad news. I have mostly WD externals and a couple of Seagates and I've never had a failure. I'm pretty anal about backing things up on larger AC powered externals to minimize the risk of loss. I can imagine how frustrated you feel right now. | |
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| 12-01-13 07:57am - 4057 days | #8 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Jesus... what the hell just happened??? Did I accidentally log in to a different forum? What happened to the legendary decorum that this site is known for?  | |
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| 11-19-13 03:48pm - 4068 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I stumbled across what seems to be the “official” James Deen site but it with no listing I have no idea what the site is. What it appears to be is an ‘official’ tube site with many of Deen’s scenes but since it is marketed as a tube site I’m guessing that it’s streaming only. The low membership price of $20 for three months would seem to support that. Also, the material doesn’t seem to be exclusive to this site but is instead a collection of scenes that Deen has shot for various studios. Anyone have any experience with the site? Deen shoots some amazing porn with some of the hottest models in the business so if the site offered downloads I’d likely join. | |
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| 11-05-13 05:40pm - 4082 days | #2 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
But you have to admit that Rob Ford is just the most recent (and probably craziest) Toronto mayor. There have been others, like Mel Lastman. He didn't smoke crack, but he wasn't exactly sane either! At least he can be contrasted with some truly excellent mayors like Calgary's Naheed Nenshi. And while Canada's municipal leaders do seem to have some 'issues' (a couple of years ago the mayor of Halifax got caught embezzling money from a senior citizen), it isn't exclusively Canadian. Take Marion Barry in D.C. I think he even got re-elected after he got out of jail for some serious crimes. But yeah, Rob Ford is a bit of an embarrassment. | |
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| 10-25-13 03:44am - 4094 days | #5 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Agreed. My recollection now for why I wrote a note to myself to never rejoin is that there were some 'unusual' charges on my credit card after joining. Perhaps the solution is using a pre-paid card, which will at least limit the risk. | |
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| 10-25-13 03:42am - 4094 days | #4 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I can tolerate cheap, mass-produced porn if it stars models I like, but it seems the bigger issue is that so many of our friends here have found BB's practices to border on theft or fraud while others have never commented on that. | |
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| 10-24-13 03:53pm - 4095 days | #8 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I think that 12% actually sounds high. I never watch that filth and I'm damn sure that no one I hang around with here would ever do it either.  Disgusting! | |
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| 10-24-13 03:51pm - 4095 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I haven’t done a scientific survey on this, but it seems like BangBros has more of a love/hate thing going on than other sites rated here and TBP. Yes, some sites may have garnered wildly different opinions based on subjective things like the type of model or something like that, but on one hand you have TBP and some PU members saying BB is the best thing since sliced bread and on the other hand you have a vocal (and convincing) group of PU members who say they’ve been scammed. Some have gone so far as to say that TBP/PU should delist them. That stands in stark contrast to the review posted at TBP today where the network was scored at 90 and no mention was made of the problems so many other subscribers had. And 90 at TBP, as you know, is a high score. So what’s the deal? Any idea why there is such a range of experiences here? Both sides seem firm in their positions and both seem to back those positions up with facts. I was a member there in 2012 and though I don’t think I wrote a review of any of the sites I track my memberships in a Word document. I really don’t remember much about the network, but me in the past left a message to me in the future by including a warning in upper case red letters. It reads :”DON’T REJOIN.” So me in 2012 is obviously on the side of the naysayers. Any ideas as to why there is such a range of objective opinion seemingly based on facts and personal observation? (I realize that this could have been a comment on the BB page, but I figured it was more of a forum topic because is isn't so much about the site as it is how there are two distinct and opposed camps here.) | |
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| 10-12-13 01:02pm - 4107 days | #4 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I'm a fan of seeing kissing in porn. While I agree with jberry that it sometimes doesn't fit, when it does fit it adds a lot to the heat of the scene. | |
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| 10-10-13 02:57pm - 4109 days | #8 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I fully agree. I'm sure not many people actually like what Max did, but no matter how you slice it, he was convicted for taping extreme acts among consenting adults that were then sold to other consenting adults. It offended some powerful people who feel the magic old man in the sky wouldn't like Max either and they imposed their will on him. As the internet continues to grow as the preferred medium for accessing porn, I wonder how this will change obscenity prosecutions. In the past, one powerful tool prosecutor's had was the idea of 'community standards.' That worked well when the actual community might not tolerate dirty books being sold at the local store, but where's the 'community' now? 20 years ago I'd have landed in jail for buying a magazine or video at a store that sold stuff like Kink puts out. Now I can download it and my neighbours don't know what I watch. How can they be offended (and demand that their view of what I should watch take precedence over my own) if they don't even know what legal stuff I'm legally downloading??? | |
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). Interesting how limiting "liberty" can be when the assholes in charge seem to only interpret laws by how offensive certain acts and people are.| 10-10-13 02:28pm - 4109 days | #6 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
pat: Thanks for all of this useful information. I agree that all of the material on the preview pages looks to be pre-prison stuff. And I also agree with you that some really old stuff would be great. Back before Max turned really crazy he was still cutting edge but not nearly over the top like he became in later years. I like to set the border between when he was just edgy to when he became extreme at the time when he stopped performing oral sex on his models. Looking back at Max in his really early days going down on a woman just seems so out of character for his later stuff. It might be that I have a special place in my heart for Max because he directed and starred in the first scene I saw with Tammi Ann, who is still one of my all-time favourite models. That was the first volume in his Hitchhiker series. And thanks for the tip on the site billing through Verotel. I didn't notice that. As for new scenes, I haven't seen any (but I'm not looking either) though I have heard of a scene he supposedly shot with Bonnie Rotten. Apparently that didn't go so well for Bonnie. I have no idea if this is just an urban legend or if he is filming again. | |
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| 10-08-13 02:39pm - 4111 days | #2 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I didn't realize that Jennifer White had quit the business but I'm still happy that she's back. This may be slightly off topic, but I was a huge fan of Inari Vachs back when she was in her prime. I was pleasantly surprised to see her come back as a MILF, but I was more pleasantly surprised to see that she still looks stunning.  | |
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| 10-07-13 06:00pm - 4111 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Does anyone here have any information on or experience with the new Max Hardcore site? It’s called Max Hardcore TV and it seems to be run by Max, but that would be easy enough to fake. But I have heard rumours that he’s making porn again. The site looks pretty shady and it also appears that it might be streaming only, and even then that might be low resolution only. I know Max is probably the most polarizing person in porn, but if anyone has some information, advice or experience with this site I’d appreciate hearing it. The site isn’t listed at TBP and I haven’t emailed suggesting that it be listed until I can find out if the site is legit. And, in case you’re wondering, I’m not asking this question for my own benefit. It’s for a friend. My friend Joey Joe Joe Junior Shabadoo… | |
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| 10-07-13 05:53pm - 4111 days | #4 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I'll be charitable since most here tolerate my love of anal sex scenes, but squirting is a fad that I never understood. Unless it was milk and it was being squirted anally. Then you can count me in.  | |
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| 10-01-13 04:57pm - 4117 days | #58 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Count me in that fan base. There is just something about her... and the somewhat bad complexion is probably part of that something. | |
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| 09-23-13 01:16pm - 4126 days | #19 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I agree that this is probably the biggest drawback to the pending new sites, but Rick has committed to at least keeping the links around for a while so we won't lose all the useful information. I posed a question to Rick in another thread (but it was buried in there so he may have missed it) about whether we as individual users could be permitted to migrate our own reviews onto the new site, assuming that they'd need some tweaking to meet the new format. I could see allowing this for more recent reviews (maybe in the past year) as it would allow the new sites to get up to speed sooner. I can also see not allowing it for the older reviews as the information may not be valid any longer. It might also start skewing the membership rank right out of the gate which also might not be a good idea. My fingers are crossed, and I plan to hang around as long as they'll have me. | |
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| 09-23-13 01:10pm - 4126 days | #18 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Messmer, I hope you reconsider. This forum is about a lot more than just porn and for that reason alone you should keep your membership and check in once in a while to say hello. | |
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| 09-22-13 11:25am - 4127 days | #25 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
The preview pages for the site aren't great and there is no search function until you join, but from what I see I'm guessing that this title isn't uploaded yet. | |
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| 09-22-13 08:33am - 4127 days | #23 | |
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Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Hmmm... I'd normally get confused wondering how a thread on your favorite models turned into a discussion on hair, but since the link between those two seemingly unconnected topics is the lovely Lily Labeau I won't complain! Actually, the mention of Ms. Labeau caused me to realize that I have a third class of models. I'm a big fan of Ms. Labeau but not enough to join a site specifically to get a scene* but when I'm on a site I'll download everything I can get my hands on. I must be a bit behind the times because I don't think I've seen her with blue hair and I know I haven't seen her with a shaved head. I'm definitely going to see if I can find some scenes with the blue hair (and if anyone has some tips /titles please let me know). I'm not a fan of seeing a woman with a shaved head though I definitely like short hair. Lily is so stunning though that it probably wouldn't matter to me anyway. * as I wrote that I realized that later today I'm planning to join the Jay Sin site on a much earlier rotation than I normally would. I'm planning to do this because I read in the thread on ADT that many of you have mentioned that Ms. Labeau is in a new Deep Anal Abyss title and I'm hoping to find that there. | |
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| 09-18-13 02:13pm - 4131 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I’ll admit to at least two motives here: 1) starting a discussion like we used to have in the good old days, and 2) learning about some models I might not otherwise know about and might like to check out. Ever since I had access to porn that I could select (and I’m old enough and from a conservative enough community that this wasn’t always the case) I’ve often developed an interest (obsession?) in particular models. Probably the first were Tammi Ann and Inari Vachs which would date back 15 years. I still remember (and have been lucky enough to source them again) the first videos I saw of each of them. It was love at first site and after that I would buy or rent anything I could get that had them in it. Seriously, there could be a title like “Al Borda presents: Tammi Ann washes the dishes! Hot girl-on-porcelain action!! Knives! Plates! Even spoons!” and I would so buy that. As each “it’ girl left the business (or returned, as in Inari’s case!) I developed a new crush. Taylor Rain, Jenna Haze, Gauge, Chandler, Destiny St. Claire, Angel Long and others all spent time on my list. One result is that I still have a lot of material from these women and I always will even though the quality can reflect that the scenes are quite old. At each point in my porn collecting hobby I’ve likely had a model or two whose scenes I search for and buy. The odd thing about two of my current main ‘it’ girls is that they’re both out of character for me. Both of the models that I look for stuff from have characteristics that would normally indicate that I’d have no interest. My definite #1’it’ girl these days is Asphyxia Noir. I suspect that Ms. Noir is a bit of a polarizing figure because of her tattoos. Up until I saw Asphyxia I, too, was anti-tattoo. In many ways I still am but there is just something about Asphyxia that draws me in. I’ve taken memberships to sites that I likely would not have otherwise just to get an Asphyxia scene. Burning Angel and Wake Up ‘n Fuck (a Pierre Woodman site) to name two. I’ve recently rejoined Evil Angel much sooner than I normally would just to get an Asphyxia scene. Same with Dog Fart Network. If it weren’t for some new Asphyxia I’d likely not have rejoined. (I’ll just mention in passing that Bonnie Rotten and Krysta Kaos are also current ‘it’ girls for me, but not at the same level as Asphyxia. This is a huge surprise even for me given that I’m generally as anti-tattoo as the next guy. I won’t mention a lot of detail because Bonnie and Krysta are likely much more polarizing models than Asphyxia. But I’ve joined sites and bought movies just to see either of them.) The other current ‘it’ girl is also a bit of a stretch for me given that she’s a fair bit older than the models I normally like, in fact, she’ll be turning 30 in a few weeks. Like Asphyxia, I can’t really describe what it is that draws me to Lou Charmelle, but I like everything about her. She’s stunningly beautiful and seems willing to do just about anything. So who else here has or has had an obsession that they want to tell us about? Don’t spare the details. | |
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| 09-11-13 02:29pm - 4138 days | #59 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Not to step on anyone's toes, and I do realize that the points for all the reviews will be set to zero when the new site starts up, and I can understand the concern that some here have expressed regarding why they should post reviews and lose the points when the new site goes live, but Rick has said that "...pornusers and it's information can remain for years down the road if it's still of use." He hasn't committed to keeping it live and I hope he does commit to that because that is a lot of data and insight to lose. It certainly appears that the ability to keep all our old reviews (and presumably all the old TBOP reviews) available is there so I'm sure Rick is a reasonable man and will keep them available until a good-sized library of reviews becomes available on the new site. | |
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| 09-07-13 07:13am - 4142 days | #44 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I agree that it'll be harder to rack up points because, like you, I've become much more fussy about memberships and there are fewer high-quality sites available, but one advantage will be that it might encourage new members to write more reviews. It must be frustrating for new members to see the high points that many of us have and realize that they'd likely never make it into the top ten. Levelling the playing field will have advantages. | |
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| 09-05-13 07:02am - 4144 days | #14 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Thanks for generously including me on your list. I'm hoping that when the big changes come to TBP/PU I'll see all of you there too. | |
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| 08-19-13 06:05pm - 4160 days | #40 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Thanks for clarifying that. I (and many others) must have missed that in our panic. | |
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| 08-18-13 06:25pm - 4161 days | #25 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I like the new look and think it will attract new users. That's obviously not based on anything other than a gut feeling. It just looks more modern that the current look and that alone should help. While I was initially perturbed that all of us would be starting from scratch again on the ranking board I've re-thought that and now think that this is probably a good idea. Sure, those of us who have written hundreds of reviews will lose that status, but it may mean that newer users will now have more incentive to write more reviews since everyone is now at the same starting place. The one serious concern I do have and I hope a remedy can be found is for the old reviews. My concerns are both as a reviewer and a reader. As a reviewer, it will be a bit disheartening to see all my past reviews disappear, but I can live with that since I understand that there is no reasonable way to migrate the old format into the new format. As a reader, my concerns are more serious. I rely on TBP/PU for almost all subscription decisions. If I take an interest in 'Site XYZ' and think about joining but have no way to access the old reviews that say the site is a dud then that will cost me money and cause frustration. I realize the format is stale, but in a lot of cases, probably a vast majority of cases, the information itself is still relevant and valuable. I use old reviews when making decisions though I weigh them differently knowing that some of the facts are likely outdated. Rick, if there is a way to provide a link to the old PU page where that information is, but make it clear that the old pages are no longer being updated, please consider that. At least until the new sites get their feet under them and build a sizable library. Another possibility that may be worth considering is to keep the PU site up for a specific time, maybe a month, maybe a year, and allow users to migrate their more recent reviews to the new format. Perhaps all reviews in the 12 months prior to the roll-out of the new site would be eligible to be migrated if the reviewer wanted to do that. I'd certainly be willing to do that, and it would build a significant database quickly. I'll admit that I have no tech skills and what I'm writing about may be impossible, but I can't be the only person who relies on the information on TBP/PU and I'd hate to lose that resource. I guess to sum up, what I'm saying is that I still want to participate on this site, but one of the driving elements is the fact that we have all contributed and want to know that those contributions are valued and will be valued in the future too. And, the information that exists now is valuable and should be preserved and available or allow members to migrate some of to the newer reviews from the old site to the new site. Just some thoughts. And I'm looking forward to more teasers. | |
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| 08-11-13 05:49am - 4169 days | #4 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Depending on the size of your collection you could have some serious work ahead of you. One thing I do to flag scenes I really like is to right click them and create a shortcut. That way when you want to find you favorite scenes you can just do a search for the workd 'shortcut' and they all come up. | |
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| 08-07-13 05:31pm - 4172 days | #10 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I hadn't thought that strip clubs and escort services would probably be a prime area for recruiting these models, but it still seems a bit overwhelming the sheer number of women willing to do this. I think a good contrast is FTV Girls which is all softcore and looks much more professional. I guess the money must be a big draw. | |
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| 08-06-13 06:13pm - 4173 days | Original Post - #1 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I don’t want to come across as naïve, so I’ll state clearly that I don’t believe the format for Exploited College Girls and Back Room Casting Couch. I don’t believe that a guy with a camera can get hundreds of hot coeds to come to a hotel room with his for sex in the hopes that they can be the next Sasha Grey or whoever. Nor do I believe that a guy can rent an office and lure wanna-be models in and talk them into sex on camera. As much as I’d like to believe that, I can’t imagine that it is true given strict 2257 requirements and other legal issues. But… As I browse through the sites and watch what I’ve downloaded it strikes me that there are a LOT of attractive young women out there who seem to dabble in porn. Of the hundreds of models who appear on these sites (with some overlap) I’d say that fewer than 20 are recognizable porn stars. I don’t watch a lot of amateur stuff, or visit cam-girl sites so these girls could come from there too I suppose. But I can’t help but notice that it seems pretty easy for these guys to get hot models to dabble in porn at least once. So where do these models come from? What’s in it for them? I realize that none of us here have the answer, and the answer for each model will be unique, but even discounting that the set-up is likely contrived, there seems to be no shortage of women willing to try porn. I’m not even sure what I’m asking here, maybe it’s ‘why are so many women willing to dabble in porn?’ It seems to me that this is a business where you either stay out or jump in and go big. Thoughts? (And I'm not thinking of starting a site. Yet... ) | |
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| 08-06-13 06:01pm - 4173 days | #11 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I won't use the word 'never,' but I can't imagine the circumstances that would cause me to willingly stop downloading and collecting porn. I did learn in late spring this year that there is value in pruning your collection and there is value in being a bit more fussy about what you download. I managed to cut an approximately 20TB collection to half that. And I don't miss anything I deleted. So with storage space being so inexpensive I'll continue to download for as long as I can, but now I 'quarantine' what I download to make sure I really, really want to add it to the permanent collection. But I'll also have to admit that a lot of people must choose streaming otherwise it wouldn't be so widely offered. | |
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| 08-05-13 08:11am - 4175 days | #22 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
This sounds interesting. I've never been a fan of free porn because I never trusted the tube sites and I preferred to pay so I could expect better quality and help keep the site alive. But if TBP is getting into the business that could be a game changer. | |
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| 08-03-13 07:30am - 4177 days | #2 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I wish I could help, but I hadn't heard of this before. This sounds like an incredible deal. Just to confirm, if I maintain a membership to one site and pay an additional $69 I get lifetime access to all those sites (for the monthly price of the membership, of course)? That sounds great. Welcome to PU. This is a great site and a great bunch of people who know and share a lot about their porn 'hobby.' I hope you stick around and continue to contribute. | |
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| 08-03-13 06:05am - 4177 days | #10 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I'm going to have to take a contrary position to some of you on the state of PU. To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumors of Pornusers' death has been greatly exaggerated. I'll agree that things have slowed a bit, and I'll agree that the end of the raffle hurt things more than seems reasonable, but there have been an increased number of reviews over the past couple of weeks and what's even more promising is that many of those reviews are from new members. My observation is that after a significant drop in activity when the raffle was dropped there has been a return to more normal levels. What we need to do is find a way to convert those new members and long-time lurkers into regular contributors. For those of us who are regulars here, I say we stay positive and help keep the lights on while Rick and friends work hard to reinvent the site. | |
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| 08-02-13 08:23am - 4178 days | #2 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
I agree 100% with your opinion. I would definitely subscribe to such a site. In a recent review of Nubile Films (a relatively new site that you'd probably like given your comments here) I noted that there were few facials and the webmaster replied. He or she wrote that: "Thanks for taking time to give us a very detailed review. Our plan is to feature more anal and more cumshots, whether in the mouth, face, breast. Thank you for the feedback on that, the more feedback we get the better we can do. Many people were asking for creampies over the last months so we focused on that. Our mission is to provide the best explicit sex without being abusive or pornstarish. We try to let people show off their sexuality in a more authentic manner. We also love the sensuality but we don't want that to interfere with great raw sex." I admit that the webmaster didn't say that they'd have long, lingering camera work after the cum shot so my advice would be to go to the PU page for Nubile Films and make your opinion known there. It appears that the webmaster reads what we write and also that the site listens to what members (and prospective members too, I hope) want. And welcome to Pornusers. This is an incredible site and I hope you stick around and participate. I'm not aware of a more civilized forum (adult or otherwise) ion the 'net. And the members here have a wealth of information about porn. | |
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| 07-31-13 05:30pm - 4179 days | #3 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Ha! This is great. Thanks for posting it pat. | |
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| 07-28-13 01:32pm - 4183 days | #10 | |
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rearadmiral (0)
Active User Posts: 1,453 Registered: Jul 16, '07 Location: NB/Canada |
Thanks to all for the information. Khan: I noticed that the name Clips4sale was a link after I posted. The site seemed so sketchy that I didn't bother to look for it here. I skimmed the reviews and will read them in greater detail soon. Thanks for pointing that out. RagingBuddhist: That still seems pretty steep, though I will admit to paying high prices on VOD sites. I'm not sure how a clip site can manage to charge $1 per minute though when a guy could get a Videobox membership for 50 cents a day and have access to a massive collection of porn. pat362: I did get the scenes at Dirtpipedivas. I've only been a member for a couple of days and I haven't had a problem yet. I'll post a review later this week. I really like the site. I did also notice that this is the same guy who does phillybuttsluts when I was watching some stuff today (after I posting this thread). He responded to an earlier email about dirtpipedivas so I think I'll bug him again and ask if his phillybuttsluts material is available anywhere else. I'm assuming that the two sites have different scenes since the two Kacey Jordan scenes are different. martinlongbow: Yes. Every scene (except one) on dirtpipedivas is available as HD, and in both 1080 and 720. The one scene that isn't HD is the Kacey Jordan one. I'm guessing that it may have been recorded for the phillybuttsluts site several years ago. Also, I'll have a review up by Tuesday at the latest once I watch more of the scenes to confirm some thought. The bottom line though will be this is a great site and I am recommending it. Again, thanks for all your help. | |
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