Porn Valley- Bill Margold writes in a recent edition of the LA Xpress: An interesting thing happened to me on the way to creating this serving of Cinema Seen...I got "re-famili-tized! A few columns ago I discussed the somewhat suspicious circumstances surrounding my birth, and was delighted to have that column mentioned in www.adultfyi.com---an affable website fueled by the wit of Gene Ross, a sardonic veteran of the XXX wars for many, many years. Gene and I have had our differences over the past two decades, but for the most part, bound by "the brotherhood of man"---we have served each other well and swell, bantering back and forth about the good times (many) and the bad times (few), and the good people (few) and the bad people (MANY) that have passed through our lives in the blink of the mind's eye that is over 20 years. Having never had a real family until I entered the Adult Entertainment Industry as a journalist seeking to report a first hand (as well as other appendages) account of XXX in 1971, I quickly adopted myself into the warm, wet, writhing world, and in turn was adopted by it, becoming to some, a friend (and more), and to others, a foe (and lots more). In 1974, I was fortunate to meet a completely natural wonder named Serena. It was "like at first sight" for me, and from the first moment we hugged, and I felt her being genuinely satisfied (and comforted) by that action, I knew that we were going to be "family" for ever. And in the symbiotic relative way of things, it was Serena who began to adoringly call me "Brother Bill." Years later, the spectacular Porsche Lynn would lovingly label me "Uncle Bill." And as I began to surrogate new "kids" into "The Family of X"---my patriarchal status, plus an endless supply of teddy bears being heaped upon me, finally led to my most popular and pleasant nick name---"Papa Bear." I hadn't heard from Serena since 1989, but I had always kept her memory burning brightly, patiently waiting for her to "make contact." And so it was that a few weeks ago, a phone message, then an e-mail, then a box with a card, and of course, some teddy bears, re-ignited all the warmth that bonds soul mates in families that don't need to be linked by bloodlines.
And so it was, with my symbiotic "Sister" (checkout her website: www.classicpornserena) returned to me, at least telephonically.
