Porn Valley- Jerry Butler called me the other day to get some inside skinny on what was happening in the adult business.

Butler: I’ve read about it. I know the business is quarantined now for two months. Does that mean I can’t fuck?

I told Jerry that the edict applies to him, too, but that he’s on the honor system. Except that if he had any thoughts of cheating, he should be aware that Sharon Mitchell was going to be peeping in his window.

Butler: Oh God? That’s the most incredible thing I’ve heard. Sharon Mitchell is walking around drawing blood from people? She had such great experience. She has a Ph.D in drawing blood. She got that from the old days. But is it true that Ron Jeremy fucked himself in the ass and got AIDs? LOL. What’s going on? Are we looking at the possibility of a mess? I read about the one guy. Then I read about the girl the next day. I’m very surprised that it didn’t happen sooner. But thank God.

[Butler said he wasn’t aware that Tony Montana had tested positive.]

Butler: I see these movies. He’s in it but he don’t do nothing any more. I’m saying to myself I wonder why. Now Marc Wallice still works in the business. He works as an editor? That’s like Mike Tyson going from a million dollar paycheck to flipping burgers at White Castle. Well, I got my computer set up because I sell a little insurance on the side.

[Butler asked if anyone from the old porn world was in the quarantine.]

Butler: What’s the feeling? It must be so tense. I mean who wants the rubber unless you want to jerk off to the Michelin Man. Now that I’m on the other end of things I don’t want to see a condom going into a girl’s asshole. I want to see flesh hitting flesh. I know this is a tough call. Actually I wanted to call you because I’m short on money…

Gene: I have Buck Adams’ phone number if that’s what you mean.

Butler: LOL. Sharon Mitchell still owes me $1500 for a movie I shot for her in Asbury Park, N.J. called Dick of Death. That fuckin’ movie. Oh man the shit that went down in that movie. Now she’s walking around in a lab coat. I’ve got to get out there sometime. I’ve made a very interesting transition. I thought I wasn’t going to survive unless I re-educated and went back to school about civilization survival. I was okay in the bubble, but the bubble wasn’t going to last forever. So I had to learn to live my life on the outside. But I’d like to come back there and take you out for a hotdog at Pink’s.

Gene: I’m going to be looking forward to that.