Something in the water -- Soap gets in my eyes -- June -- The family: hard to live with -- Chrysanthemum tea -- Re-creation -- The good parts -- "Is that all real?" -- That sandwiched feeling -- Venice Beach: Memorial Day -- Porn -- The videos: easy to work with -- AIDS -- Foreskin -- The noose -- Open wide -- ... and perhaps some wine, to clear the throat -- Passion by mistake -- Colm -- Philip Core -- Scott in love -- Dear ex-lover -- Pornstars in private -- Chess -- Peaks -- Spunk-boy -- Chronology
Summary
In this provocative book, retired porn star Scott O'Hara (known as "Spunk" by many of his fans from an early punk photospread) gives a backstage look at the world of pornography, revealing why he loved it, what he got out of it, and why he left it. In an autobiographical style, he considers and poses answers to some fascinating questions: What is sex? What makes a porn star? And why does pornography really upset people? You'll really get to know this noted gay porn star as you get a firsthand look at his life experiences and sexual journeys from his boyhood days of locker room fantas