I never worked with or even knew Dakota Skye but she was one of us and for that reason I feel a certain amount of grief for her.  She was 27 and that’s far too young to die, but unfortunately that’s how life works, none of us know when we’ll die or how. When someone dies the sadness that we feel should serve to remind us to cherish each moment that we have on this earth. For the last 18 months most people have pretty much been zombies, the walking dead with face masks. It’s time to live again because you might not be here tomorrow.

Industry figure James Bartholet spoke about Dakota Skye to AVN

“Dakota was a dear friend and part of our industry family, and we are saddened by her loss,” Bartholet said. “She still had so much more to give to the world and to the industry, and I’m just very saddened and at a loss for words. We wish all the best to her family, and we hope people respect their privacy and please remember her in a good way. Remember her for all the joy and pleasure she brought us.”

Dakota Skye started in the porn industry in 2013 and remained active until last year. She accumulated over 300 credits to her name. May God’s graces comfort her family in their time of sorrow. She will never know pain or suffering again because the Almighty now holds her soul.

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These days the world of porn gossip and porn news is a desolate wasteland. It wasn’t that long ago that the Internet was filled with columnists all slamming anyone and everyone, for a fistful of visits to their blog. As the mainstream porn industry was damned up and then siphoned away by one tube site after another, the great legends disappeared along with people that made all noise worth publishing. In the middle of this was a proud organization, who never got its hands dirty with such low class garbage, called AVN.

Gram Ponante, one of the porn gossip survivors, posted on his blog a reminder that AVN started in 1983 by Paul Fishbein with a newsletter for a porno store. You see, back in those days, horny masturbators had no-way of knowing if the porno they planned on buying had the content that would indulge their knuckle shuckle fantasies, or if it was something that would leave both them and their pocketbooks deflated. So Fishbein’s solution was to tell them what each video was about and how good it was.

AVN had a good run. and I’m genuinely amazed to learn of its continued existence. I can only guess that the layoffs are just another part of its slow spiral down into obscurity. Because I too am now on the desolate porn battlefield. but unlike many others, I see only opportunity. I didn’t come here to continue to wage a war that’s long over but to scavenge parts and loot the bodies. For me, this isn’t a porn gossip blog but a place of contact and something I can put on a business card for when I make my rounds recruiting and selling.

There is an untapped market of porn aficionados looking to augment their private “For their eyes only” porn collection. When someone is willing to pay at least $3,000 or often much much more for a one of a kind porn video then they need to know who they can trust. I can’t help wonder if AVN couldn’t start doing reviews of the private producers, available talent and the prospective buyers. It would be nice to know in advance if the pornslut for whom a backer has the hornies. truly enjoys taking the 2 fists in her ass, instead of faking it for the money. Or in my case, can I go ahead and start putting a video together or should I wait until the check clears?

Anyway, that’s just me rambling. It’s great to see that Gram Ponante is still around.

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