When he’s not banging belly dancers named Zephira, the Grand Vizier takes great pains to keep his ear to the ground of the adult business.

I heard all kinds of things last night- like about the long-time industry lawyer who made a phone call on behalf of one his clients, wrote a follow-up letter to it, then billed the client $3,000. The client went nuts.

“These guys must think the industry’s still a license to print money!” laughs The Vizier. The Vizier then tells me about a distributor in Lakewood, Colorado.

“This guy has 14 stores,” relates the Vizier. “His name is Don. I know he owes one company $4,100. The bookkeeper, named Mark, keeps assuring the company that they’re mailing a check. But it doesn’t happen. And other people are getting shafted as well.”