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(This is the second, expanded edition.) Most people might,
understandably, predict that the world's first porn star was a
woman, but they would be wrong. John Curtis Holmes was just a
simple country boy from Ohio when he moved to California in 1964.
It was the infancy of hardcore, so in Holmes' wildest dreams, he
could not have predicted the turbulent ride on which he had
embarked by publicizing his private parts. With the fame he
achieved by playing his most famous character - a gun toting
detective named Johnny Wadd - came money. Holmes was pleased to
spend it on his wife and mistresses, but soon was in over his head
after he became addicted to cocaine. Unfortunately for Holmes, in
the years that followed, his addiction led him into several
desperate choices - including setting up a robbery at the home of
Ed Nash, a powerful L.A. nightclub owner. The robbery resulted in
one of the most gruesome, unsolved, multiple-murders in Hollywood
history. Amazingly, before his untimely death in 1988, Holmes
regained his momentum, remarried and rebuilt his life and career.
However, the grave consequences of his addiction, his association
with the Wonderland murders, and his AIDS-related death made him an
infamous figure in pop culture. Digging past the stigmas, John
Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches - the first biography about John
C. Holmes - unearths the human being behind the penis and proves
that there was more to him than could be measured in inches. This
biography includes material from the authors' new interviews with:
Laurie Holmes, Bill Amerson, Bob Chinn, Julia St. Vincent,
Detective Tom Lange, Detective Frank Tomlinson, Paul Thomas, Ron
Jeremy, Seka, Marilyn Chambers, Candida Royalle, Rhonda Jo Petty,
Dr. Sharon Mitchell, Bill Margold, and many others John Holmes: A
Life Measured in Inches also includes 114 reviews of John's most
notable feature films, 86 loops synopses, 3 photos sections with
rare nudes, and a 21 page comprehensive filmography. "The tree of
life represents the roots of man. The branches are the different
directions a man can take, live or exist. When you're dead, those
that you leave behind will put you in a part of that tree. It
represents what was, what is and what will be. It's eternal." --
John Holmes
This is the hardback version. Golden Goddesses vibrantly casts
light upon twenty-five significant women involved in the erotic
film industry during its Golden Era, between the years 1968-1985
when participation in adult productions was illegal. Profiling
performers, directors, scriptwriters and costumers, Golden
Goddesses is a palate of insights, intimacy, vulnerability and
strength, as it immerses readers into the lives of these celebrated
and audacious females. Featuring the author's own interviews with
Marilyn Chambers, Seka, Kay Parker, Rhonda Jo Petty, Serena,
Georgina Spelvin, Juliet Anderson, Candida Royalle, Sharon
Mitchell, Gloria Leonard, Annie Sprinkle, Ann Perry, Jody Maxwell,
Barbara Mills, Veronica Hart, Kelly Nichols, Ginger Lynn, Kitten
Natividad, Amber Lynn, Laurie Holmes, Christy Canyon, Julia St.
Vincent, Roberta Findlay, Nina Hartley and Raven Touchstone, Golden
Goddesses also includes film highlights and more than 300 photos.
These fascinating women of classic adult film are presented with
depth, sensitivity, and historical scope while capturing the
quintessence of a rebellious spirit from days gone by.
Golden Goddesses vibrantly casts light upon twenty-five significant
women involved in the erotic film industry during its Golden Era,
between the years 1968-1985 when participation in adult productions
was illegal. Profiling performers, directors, scriptwriters and
costumers, Golden Goddesses is a palate of insights, intimacy,
vulnerability and strength, as it immerses readers into the lives
of these celebrated and audacious females. Delicately crafted with
film highlights and more than 300 photos, Golden Goddesses captures
the quintessence of a rebellious spirit from days gone by.
"The tree of life represents the roots of man. The branches are the
different directions a man can take, live or exist. When you're
dead, those that you leave behind will put you in a part of that
tree. It represents what was, what is and what will be. It's
eternal." -- John Holmes Most people might, understandably, predict
that the world s first porn star was a woman, but they would be
wrong. John Curtis Holmes was just a simple country boy from Ohio
when he moved to California in 1964. It was the infancy of
hardcore, so in Holmes' wildest dreams, he could not have predicted
the turbulent ride on which he had embarked by publicizing his
private parts. With the fame he achieved by playing his most famous
character - a gun toting detective named Johnny Wadd - came money.
Holmes was pleased to spend it on his wife and mistresses, but soon
was in over his head after he became addicted to cocaine.
Unfortunately for Holmes, in the years that followed, his addiction
led him into several desperate choices - including setting up a
robbery at the home of Ed Nash, a powerful L.A. nightclub owner.
The robbery resulted in one of the most gruesome, unsolved,
multiple-murders in Hollywood history. Amazingly, before his
untimely death in 1988, Holmes regained his momentum, remarried and
rebuilt his life and career. However, the grave consequences of his
addiction, his association with the Wonderland murders, and his
AIDS-related death made him an infamous figure in pop culture.
Digging past the stigmas, John Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches -
the first biography about John C. Holmes - unearths the human being
behind the penis and proves that there was more to him than could
be measured in inches. This biography includes material from the
authors' new interviews with: Laurie Holmes, Bill Amerson, Bob
Chinn, Julia St. Vincent, Detective Tom Lange, Detective Frank
Tomlinson, Paul Thomas, Ron Jeremy, Seka, Marilyn Chambers, Candida
Royalle, Rhonda Jo Petty, Dr. Sharon Mitchell, Bill Margold, and
many others John Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches also includes
114 reviews of John's most notable feature films, 86 loops
synopses, 3 photos sections with rare nudes, and a 21 page
comprehensive filmography.
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