Random Notes From a Red Notebook: Party at the Day After

Here’s a treat: Party Poop from Tod Hunter. I ran into Tod at Erotica LA and we had the opportunity to talk. Since it’s so difficult for me to be in two places at once Tod was gracious enough to offer his report of the Day After party. Read all the way to the bottom then go to his site and read other great stuff – then do what I do – subscribe to his Yahoo group (linked in the box to the right as well) so you will be alerted when an update is posted on Tod-Hunter.net! -Ed.

Random Notes From a Red Notebook: Party at the Day After

I went over to Sonny Malone’s pied-à-terre, where I had been graciously invited to park my car instead of paying the $20 for parking in the lot… We walked over to the Day After, chatting all the way about Recent Developments in the Adult Industry… First person we run into is Roy Karch, also a Hollywood resident within walking distance… Steve Nelson… Monstar, Ben English… Jeff Mullen, working the crowd, says “I can’t get drunk tonight, I have to work an all-day concert on Northern California tomorrow”… Anh from Wanted List, one of the sponsors of tonight’s soirée… Photographer Gordon says “There’s too many Todds here,” points out director Todd Todd… Cassie Courtland walks in with Ginger Lear, as fireworks go off over the Hollywood Bowl… Shari from All Media Play tries to guide somebody in by cell phone… Todd Todd introduces me to Ava Rose… Tyra Banxxx, who I thought was Marie Luv. Oops… New talent Moxxie Maddron, who professionally spelled her name for me when I asked…

Megan from Shane’s World… Tee Reel… Sophie Dee and a contingent of talent… There’s a guy standing next to me who looks like Tony Bennett, but he probably isn’t… Roy Karch walks in with new talent Kim… Gia Jordan… Cherokee, who is a lot shorter than I remembered. I have to raise my camera over my head to get a picture… Danny from Wanted List, with Hannah Harper… A dark-haired dead-eyed model type struts by. I refer to her as “prematurely blasé,” which cracks up Monstar, standing next to me… Brian Surewood. Cousin Stevie, amiably flipping the bird as he walks past the photographers… “It’s going to get going at about 11:15,” Jeff says, as he stages a scene with photographers taking pictures of a performer, calling “J-Ho” as she walks by… I finally get into the party, having done my extra bit for Jeff’s camera… I cell-phone Sonny from the deafening club. She’s outside, in the smoking area… I find her sitting on a low couch, by the door, next to Destiny Summers and Alexis Silver, who I recognize from my days at Adam Presents Amateur Porn and Adam Black Video Illustrated… . We talk literature for a few minutes… Master Dominic. Brian Gross… Megan from Shane’s world buttonholes me, tells me I should interview her new contract girl. I allow hos this is not a good time, with all the loud music. She agrees… The exquisite Katy Zvolerin, from Adam & Eve, who I update about Recent Developments in the Adult Industry… Sunny Lane, just in from shows in New York and Florida. “I met my fans, I always like to do that”…

Lisa Marie, who I always think I know until she looks at me blankly and I realize she looks like Serenity, who would recognize me in a heartbeat… Ashley Blue and Hillary Scott… Sonny and I get into a chat with Denize K… Nick East, who I only seem to run into accidentally… A dark-haired big-eyed waif walks up to me, looks up expectantly. “You don’t know me, do you?” she asks. I peer into her eyes a moment, then recognize Layla Jade. She looks entirely different, but just as good as she ever did… Bob Christian from Adam & Eve walks by. A couple of years ago, he joined the Lovely Mrs. Hunter, Luc Wylder, Alexandra Silk and myself at an evening at the Magic Castle, a few blocks from here. I wonder if he knows how close we are… It doesn’t matter, neither of us is wearing a tie… Holly Randall sees me, grins, waves… Stephanie Swift strolls by… I get into a deep conversation about literature with Scott Fayner. His big book is the Great Gatsby, mine is in Cold Blood… Kayla Quinn, looking good in an almost-not-there black ensemble… . at 1:50 large, loud bouncers push the crowd toward the stairs… Sonny and I walk back to my car, trading notes about who we saw.

It begins.