Ron Jeremy

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Tue, 2002-05-28 13:02

Ron Jeremy

While I sat downstairs last night, sipping a cup of Lem-Sip before going to bed (bit of a sore throat), I happened to watch a programme on Ron Jeremy, the world's most famous porn star.

For those of you who don't know, Jeremy is a fat, hairy little bloke with a relaxed penis that measures nine and three quarter inches. What it is erect, I don't know.

He's starred in over 1000 porn films, making love with some of the sexiest women in the world.

Many men would be jealous. Many men ARE jealous. Both at the size of his penis and the fact that he shags so many gorgeous women.

But as I watched, and it was only for 15 minutes until I turned it off, I found myself becoming quite sad. This guy has no life. He has no family. He goes home to an empty house every night, admitting at one point that he just didn't want to go home because it scared him a little to be on his own.

It reminded me of the Fiesta girls.

When I lived in Portugal, twice a year the Fiesta girls would come down for a photo-shoot. They'd take pictures of them against a backdrop of Portuguese cliffs and rocks and the ocean, and a few months later we'd see them in the magazine, priding ourselves on the fact that we "knew them". In other words we'd probably bought them a drink one drunken night.

They always drank in my mate Val's bar. Val is a mischievous black guy from Tottenham who just can't leave the ladies alone. He's a good pal and we've known each other several years now. His bar, Valentine's (surprisingly), used to be THE happening place on the Algarve.

The Fiesta girls were wild! Most nights they'd end up completely wasted, dancing, stripping and even performing lesbian acts over the pool table. Val would go spare, rushing to shut down the blinds before the local GNR drove by. A holiday town gives birth to a relaxed atmosphere, and I'm sure you can imagine the scene.

However, one night I happened to notice one of the girls who'd earlier been "putting on a show" standing to the side. Nobody was paying any attention to her. And she just looked so lost. I honestly wanted to go up and give her a cuddle, but knew that would be misinterpreted.

It saddened me at the time, and watching Ron Jeremy saddened me last night.

Does that make sense?

Tue, 2002-05-28 17:56

Mykle

One of the most insidious of the problems of Capitalism - Alienation, has a lot to answer for. Penis envy is not likely to be one of the points it raises - at least by males ;o) Feelings of aloneness, depression and enmity are common symptoms of the competition that Capitalism forces on us all - but since penile comparisons are rarely alluded to, by all but the bitter, and the vulgar, it is rarely a true issue ;o) It’s not what you’ve got it’s what you do with it!

Wed, 2002-05-29 02:28

;o)

and what do you do with it mykle?

Tue, 2002-05-28 13:12

Henstoat

Very much so.

Tue, 2002-05-28 13:36

justyn_thyme

I watched it. There are sad aspects to the whole thing, but lots of people lead sad lives. At least he is making a decent living, supporting himself, not really causing any harm, and if he's lonely, well he can always change. So can the Fiesta girls. I liked the interviews with his dad (a retired physicist) and sister. He comes from a very well educated family, and they all still like him. His mom died when he was young from Parkingson's disease. Anyway, people don't normally go into that line of work seeking intimacy and friendship, and if they are seeking it, they will not likely find it in that environment.

Tue, 2002-05-28 13:42

Tony Cook

We all suffer from it to a greater or lesser extent - it's alienation as outlined by Karl Marx. The competitive nature of capitalism alienates us from our environment, our work, each other and even from ourselves. I could go on for hours but whatever we do to overcome it helps to make the world a better place and you lot do pretty well!

Tue, 2002-05-28 14:02

Jay

Oh such excitement on that top thread but on reflection no not for me to much energy I'd rather stay boring but nice boring as you lot have my permission to carry on, can't say fairer than that...

Tue, 2002-05-28 14:37

chant

i agree with Tony. it's this damned competitive nature of capitalism that alienates us all. i hope i never fall prey to it. (mine's nine and three quarter inches when relaxed too.)

Tue, 2002-05-28 14:48

1legspider

*three and three quarter inches when relaxed... but its damned good lookin* *oh! My tongue that is*

Tue, 2002-05-28 14:53

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fish

hey karl couldnt you send ron one of your tapes on how to make friends???

Tue, 2002-05-28 16:01

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richard

i think i saw that same doc on ron when it was shown on e4. my mate neil finds him quite funny, he's been on several troma (?) video releases which are cult viewing in america (toxic avenger, cannibal the musical etc.) as well as the fairly mainstream tre parker/matt stone "comedy" orgazmo and even a moby music video. the saddest thing i found about the whole affair was that in order to lift off before shooting a scene, ron had to go into another room to watch porn, with a couple of beautiful naked girls right next door, waiting. had to feel sorry for him there? as justyn said, he could always change his lifestyle, especially now he has lots of scratch to fund whatever he wants to do. mind you, considering he is not really a fantastic specimen, he might be loath to leave his line of employ. if all fails, he could rent himself out as a draft excluder, if his "measurements" are to be believed, which many people wouldn't!

Tue, 2002-05-28 16:22

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Henstoat

I don't know if it's so much to do with capitalism. I don't feel like a victim of capitalism when I'm lonely or depressed - just a victim of circumstance and humanity.

Tue, 2002-05-28 17:38

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oldsaw

i TOO amA ViCtiM Of CapitLisM!

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