On December 9, the Museum of Sex in New York opened an exhibition entitled, The Eve of Porn: Linda Lovelace. While I doubt there is going to be Marls family outing to this one, the coverage by the fine newshounds at the NY Post did pique my interest.
Lovelace, the star of "Deep Throat", is credited with helping to bring pornography into the mainstream during the early 70's. Celebrities were organizing parties to show the film and major media players like the New York Times and Roger Ebert were reviewing it. During this "Porn Chic" period, a term coined by the New York Times, Lovelace became a household name who helped lay the foundation for the "adult entertainment" industry of today. However, Lovelace's participation in the industry is not easily defined. There are allegations that her early performances were forced under threats of violence. Additionally, by 1980, Lovelace had come to renounce her participation in the industry becoming an outspoken member of the anti-pornography movement.
For those of you unable to make it to Museum of Sex to take in the exhibition, there is also a soon to be released documentary entitled: Linda Lovelace's Loose Lips that includes portions of a final interview prior to her untimely death in 2002.
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Legs McNeil....great name.
ReplyDeleteMy 5 year old just left the house with his grandma, asking me to dvr the rest of the Soccer match before doing so. Proud father.
gtb mini summit alert: teej and i are planning a road trip to philly on 1/25 for a vcu/la salle tribe/drexel hoops doubleheader.
ReplyDeletethis evening i dress up as oj claus and get overserved
ReplyDeletejust another saturday, then?
ReplyDeleteRob- is that doubleheader at The Palestra? I'm equal parts jealous and bitter if so.
ReplyDeleteWe need to make further use of the Adult Cinema tag.
ReplyDeleteit's not, sadly, mark. but penn is playing at the palestra that evening. might have to make it a tripleheader.
ReplyDeletePalestra is one of my must see sports venues. Not sure when/how I'll make that happen but its happening.
ReplyDeleteErik Palestra?
ReplyDeleteOur fratre Elmo married a gal named Linda Lovelace about 10 years ago. True story. Lasted a couple of years. Sad fact.
ReplyDeleteAnd Roger Ebert, while an icon in his industry and admirable in his fight against a debilitating disease before his untimely death earlier this year, had some perviness to him. Not surprising he was "reviewing" Deep Throat. Among other instances, his favorite move of 1972 was not The Godfather, Deliverance, or other greats, it was Last Tango in Paris. Which I liked okay, but it was basically 9 1/2 Weeks with Brando instead of Mickey Rourke. Ebert put that as one of the all time cinematic masterpieces. In the categories of "psychodrama" and "spank material."
ReplyDeleteBoth Last Tango in Paris and Deep Throat have solid pubic shaving scenes, I must add.
parquet courts' 'stoned and starving' came on the radio while i was driving around with my kidlet. 'what's that mean?', she said. 'tired and hungry, baby. tired and hungry.'
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ReplyDeleteAnybody else grilling in the snow? Just this asshole?
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80 degrees here today, TR,
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame I hate Kentucky because I really dig their basketball shorts.
ReplyDeleteWillie Cauley-Stein hair update: still blonde but he cut the gumby. Total bullshit.
ReplyDeleteYoungstown Boys is really, really good thus far.
ReplyDeleteBig night here at G:TB.
ReplyDeletehey gheorghies!
ReplyDeleteMaurice Clarett live tweeted Youngstown Boys. Pretty cool.
ReplyDeleteAt 11:11, Dave? For shame.
ReplyDeletegheorghies, you dicks!
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ReplyDeletethat 11:11 hey gheorghies was an epic feat of typing. went to "world of beer" for a fortieth at 4 PM and was overserved and forgot to eat.
ReplyDeleteNice story on Maurice. What's his twitter handle? The obvious one does not seem to be his.
ReplyDeleteWatched first half of Clarett doc. Excellent. SI had a great deep-dive article on Clarett a year ago. He's playing rugby nowadays and seems to have his life in order.
ReplyDeletelast night at a dinner party, a neighbor of mine urgently and seriously implored me to implement a homeowners association policy banning drones from flying into neighborhood airspace. it likely won't surprise you to learn that this woman is batshit crazy.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that the HOA cloaks you in such immense power.
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ReplyDeleteEli and the G men looking good today.
ReplyDelete81 total yards on the day. Ooof
ReplyDeleteThe giants' WR play volleyball out there. They practically set the ball to the other team.
ReplyDeleteRob has wrapped up another trip to the fantasy football finals. Kudos to Rob. His squad is dominant.
ReplyDeletethat is not cool, clarence. though probably warranted.
ReplyDeletei'm rooting for the jets! i never thought it would be more fun than rooting for the giants, but the g-men are just sad this year . . .
ReplyDeletewe have a "no drones" policy at our swim club.
ReplyDeleteReuben Droughns hates your swim club
ReplyDeleteMack Brown's contract has a clause that pays him $500k a year as a "special assistant" to the president of UT?
ReplyDeleteNice work if you can get it.
The starter on my car sit the bed today. So my afternoon trip to the gym and the grocery store turned in to a four hour odyssey (I did get my workout in). Pretty shitty Sunday afternoon/evening. On the other hand, my wife was just called out because some lady was shot in the neck by her boyfriend. So, things could be worse for me.
ReplyDeleteShit the bed. I don't thinking sitting the bed is bad. I cold be wrong though.
ReplyDeleteTough luck Mark, especially for the lady with the bullet in her neck. I was just out to lock up my chickens and didn't see the radio flyer wagon in my path. My shins found it though, and I ended up splayed across the wagon in most undignified fashion . I've got a pretty good buzz right now but this will definitely hurt in the morning.
ReplyDeleteHey Clarence - where is day 5?
ReplyDeletemine could be edited to be day 5 if that helps...no preference at all, just throwing it out there
ReplyDeleteThanks to Jamaal Charles's 59 points, I may be in the finals for the league I'm in. Calvin Johnson just can't score 44 points and I'll knock off the two seed.
ReplyDeleteHey, Teejay - shut it.
ReplyDeleteWide right?
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Snsfw (semi)
I think she muffs it.
ReplyDeleteit may take a gheorghemas miracle to get through 12 days before 12/31
ReplyDelete2017 CFB Title game will be in Tampa. I'm gonna start working on tickets.
ReplyDeletedamnitall. was holding out for jax. not sure why, but I was.
ReplyDeletetampa's not bad though.
So the Teej is going to Gheorghetown? I guess that's better than Jonestown.
ReplyDeleteThe Cuse fan in you must be conflicted....
Mark has assured me that because it is post-graduate work that I am fine still rooting for Cuse.
ReplyDelete12 days of christmas starts on the twenty fifth and runs to the epiphany, or something, so we are WAY ahead of schedule.
ReplyDeletehttp://catholicism.about.com/b/2013/12/13/the-twelve-days-of-christmas-havent-started-yet.htm
pipe down, Philbert
ReplyDeleteWhat's this about Teedgetown?
ReplyDeleteApparently, the little baby Teejus is going to live at Partick Ewing's house in order to brush up on his corporate double speak and improve his family's cash position in the long term, notwitstanding the short term outlay. Moose out front should have told ya.
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ReplyDeleteI'm going to do a grad school program at Gheorghetown starting in mid-January.
ReplyDeleteIt won't alter the production of "Zman and the Teej" episodes though - producer Marls is working around my schedule.
Hopefully you'll secure an interview with John Thompson the Elder.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to Teejus making friends with Roy Hibbert this summer.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see Teedge in a Boubacar Aw or Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje jersey. Maybe Ya-Ya Dia.
ReplyDeleteThe only jersey that makes any sense is the Jahidi White jersey, so that he can walk around in a shirt that restates the obvious.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to hear an interview with Piney The Elder. Or Piney The Younger. Whatever it takes.
ReplyDeleteOr Pliny. 220 221.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on getting a G:TB remake of St. Elmo's Fire greenlighted.
ReplyDeleteStarring Linda Lovelace?
ReplyDeletevillanova is the 8th ranked team in the ap poll. i was completely unaware of this.
ReplyDeleteI watched two of their games at the Battle 4 Atlantis over Thanksgiving weekend. Which is the only reason I've kept up with them. Fun team to watch. Much like some early Jay Wright Nova teams. Spread the floor with shooters and ball handlers.
ReplyDeleteIf anybody is looking for a last minute Gheorghemas gifts for me, a Boubacar Aw jersey will do nicely.
ReplyDeleteNew post up. Why now? I can't answer that.
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