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So far I know about BetweenTheRopes.com, AudioWrestling.com, Getinthering.TV, VoiceOfWrestling.com, and TrashTalkingRadio.com. Are there any other sites with archived wrestler audio interviews?
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ROB BLACK & co. vs. US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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http://extreme-2.com/e2/012405.htm It's a streaming file. It should play after loading. Or you can download it to your hard drive: http://extreme-2.com/e2/notguilty/notguilty.WMV Like him or not, Rob is one funny mo'fo. -
When Did You Stop Watching On A Regular Basis?
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Hmmm, good question. Sometime in 2003. -
Thanks for this stuff. It's awesome.
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Being a big XPW fan, I've always wondered what would have happened if Rob Black and Paul Heyman had came to accord during the ECW/Extreme Associates discussions in 1998 and early 1999. Rob was gonna hook Paul up with video distribution in Brazil and EA was going to get figurines put out of their porn stars. Would ECW still be around to this day if a deal had been made?
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The Story of XTREME PRO WRESTLING
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The Story of XTREME PRO WRESTLING
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ROB BLACK & co. vs. US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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Nightline report from last night - http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Business/s...d=433956&page=1 -
ROB BLACK & co. vs. US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
LucharesuFan619 replied to LucharesuFan619's topic in General Wrestling
Video message from Rob: http://extreme-2.com/e2/012405.htm He has some pretty bad words to say about the XPW experience. Pic of him from last night's Nightline with Ted Koppel (which he was featured on the 8/27/03 edition of, when they first covered the indictment): http://socaltomw.home.comcast.net/pics/rb03.jpg -
ROB BLACK & co. vs. US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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Really? What'd he say? Nightline did a special on August 27, 2003 where they interviewed him about the case, also. -
What the heck happened?
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Also, they can't appear on a national TV show - i.e. MLW on the Sunshine Network (Lawler was pulled when WWE learned he had worked for a company with syndicated TV) and WWE requiring that Stevie Richards not be shown on the 3PW Home Video when he returned to Viking Hall several months ago.
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The link doesn't work.
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ROB BLACK & co. vs. US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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There was never any intent whatsoever to harm the puppy. It was all a publicity stunt like Placebo Effect said, although perhaps the most tasteless publicity stunt I've ever seen. -
ROB BLACK & co. vs. US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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Part 1: very, very slim; it would have to be under XEG's banner, and they have no plans that I know of to run XPW shows Part 2a: animals - not very good Part 2b: girls - absolutely 110% certain -
Wrestling Observer Newsletter 2004 Year-End Result
LucharesuFan619 posted a topic in General Wrestling
The numbers next to the names are the number of votes they got. Wrestler of the Year 1) Kobashi 3,209 2) Benoit 2,045 3) Samoa Joe 1,223 4) Guerrero 572 5) Sasaki 409 6) Wanderlei Silva 299 7) HHH 190 8) Misawa 97 9) Liddell 93 10) HBK 92 Most Outstanding 1) Benoit 2,771 2) Kobashi 1,922 3) Danielson 617 4) Guerrero 560 5) Samoa Joe 482 6) HBK 314 7) Styles 263 8) KENTA 194 9) Punk 167 10) Angle 105 Best Draw 1) Kobashi 2251 2) Sapp 1829 3) Ogawa 986 4) Guerrero 708 5) W. Silva 575 6) Akebono 521 7) Masato 1271 8) Santo 255 9) Crocop 251 10) Couture 179 Best Feud 1) HHH vs. HBK vs. Benoit 1642 2) Orton vs. Foley 1606 3) Joe vs. Punk 1242 4) Joe vs. Homicide 439 5) Jericho vs. Xian/Trish 319 6) AMW vs. XXX 287 7) Angle vs. Guerrero 224 8) Ortiz vs. Liddell 215 9) Punk vs. Steamboat 172 10) Silva vs. Jackson 126 Best Tag Team 1) KENTA/Marufuji 2893 2) AMW 1112 3) Reyes & Romero 845 4) Ultimo Guerrero/Rey Bucanero 677 5) XXX 478 6) Misawa/Ogawa 397 7) Punk/Cabana 268 8) RVD/Mysterio 239 9) Briscoes 191 10) Suzuki/Takayama 146 Most Improved 1) Orton 1497 2) Batista 1277 3) Benjamin 830 4) Tanahashi 812 5) Samoa Joe 419 6) JBL 371 7) Nakamura 254 8) Aries 213 9) Monty Brown 194 10) J. Nitro 175 Best Interview 1) Foley 1895 2) Flair 983 3) Jericho 687 4) JBL 656 5) Punk 619 6) Q. Jackson 499 7) Heyman 321 8) Guerrero 251 9) Cena 238 10) Cornette 235 Charismatic 1) Guerrero 1073 2) Cena 921 3) Rock 897 4) Flair 766 5) Jericho 510 6) HBK 488 7) Sapp 341 8) Kobashi 338 9) Ogawa 247 10) Orton 244 Technical 1) Benoit 2541 2) Danielson 1838 3) Angle 501 4) Kobashi 399 5) Guerrero 359 6) Doug Williams 314 7) Nagata 277 8) Hero 181 9) McGuiness 146 10) Nishimura 110 Brawler 1) Benoit 1444 2) Samoa Joe 1055 3) Takayama 626 4) Raven 522 5) Sasaki 362 6) JBL 326 7) Homicide 319 8) HHH 287 9) Abyss 196 10) Kawada 168 Flyer 1) Mysterio 1463 2) Styles 1319 3) Evans 1201 4) Marufuji 813 5) London 649 6) Marvin 538 7) Mistic 506 8) KENTA 290 9) Dutt 173 10) P. Williams 146 Overrated 1) HHH 1767 2) Jarrett 1546 3) JBL 1405 4) Taker 617 5) Cena 262 6) Orton 230 7) Heidenreich 226 8) Snitsky 217 9) Jindrak 111 10) Big Show 108 Underrated 1) London 1622 2) Jericho 721 3) RVD 330 4) Xian 300 5) M. Hardy 259 6) Guerrero 244 7) Mysterio 222 8) Doug Basham 215 9) Daniels 199 10) Akio 181 Promotion 1) NOAH 2369 2) ROH 2007 3) PRIDE 1905 4) WWE 592 5) UFC 389 6) CMLL 371 7) OVW 357 8) TNA 129 9) New Japan 73 10) IWA Mid South 70 Weekly TV Show 1) RAW 2024 2) NOAH 2013 3) OVW 1513 4) CMLL 1007 5) Impact 514 6) Smackdown 329 7) Velocity 211 8) NJPW 183 9) IWA PR 91 10) Heat~! 64 Shootfighter 1) Silva 2341 2) Fedor 1431 3) Penn 1212 4) Nogueira 808 5) Couture 689 6) Liddell 599 7) Crocop 252 8) Jackson 125 9) Gomi 73 10) Edwards 69 Worked Match 1) Kobashi vs. Akiyama 7/10, 2270 (1st place votes 362) 2) Mania 3-way, 1974 (1st place votes 218) 3) Joe vs. Punk 10/16, 1681 (1st place votes 163) 4) Kobashi vs. Takayama 4/25, 410 5) Orton vs. Foley Backlash, 352 6) Eddy vs. Brock NOW, 209 7) Joe vs. Punk 6/12, 140 8) Sasaki vs. Takayama 8/8, 124 9) HHH vs. HBK 12/30/03, 108 10) Backlash 3-way, 94 11) KENTA/Marufuji vs. Misawa/Ogawa 4/25, 89 12) Sasaki vs. Tanahashi 11/3, 70 Shootfight 1) Jackson vs. Silva 10/31, 3886 2) Liddell vs. White 8/21, 629 3) Liddell vs. Ortiz 4/2, 597 4) Crocop vs. Rnaldmen 4/24, 341 5) Nogueira vs. Kharitonov 8/15, 308 6) Fedor vs. Randleman 6/20, 287 7) Lawler vs. Diaz 4/2, 274 8) Sakuraba vs. Nogueira 12/31/03, 253 9) Belfort vs. Couture 8/21, 170 10) Nogueira vs. Yoko 4/25, 160 Rookie 1) Petey 2495 2) Nakajima 1857 3) Doane 457 4) Chad Toland 446 5) Aries 412 6) Shiozaki 372 7) Ishimori 286 8) Misterioso II 219 9) Takagi 65 10) Anzawa 60 Non-Wrestler 1) Heyman 1725 2) Bischoff 1098 3) Cornette 919 4) D’Amore 611 5) Long 598 6) Steamboat 442 7) Foley 305 8) Vince 279 9) Smokes 241 10) Bolin 152 BEST TV Announcer 1) Tenay 2219 2) Ross 2005 3) Tazz 1287 4) Rutten 803 5) Cornette 615 6) Nulty 307 7) Ranallo 215 8) Punk 200 9) Goldberg 123 10) Bauer 90 WORST TV Announcer 1) Grisham 2098 2) Coach 1393 3) Cole 955 4) Lalwer 890 5) West 378 6) Bauer 161 7) DeMott 154 8) Mathews 141 9) Lloyd 134 10) Snow 72 Best Show 1) NOAH 7/10 2337 2) Mania 20 2134 3) Backlash 619 4) PRIDE 6/20 521 5) UFC 47 433 6) NJ 8/8 251 7) NOAH 4/25, 233 8) Rumble 169 9) PRIDE 10/31 142 10) ROH 3/13, 136 Worst Show 1) Great American Bash 447 2) Taboo Tuesday 62 3) Judgment Day 34 4) NJ 5/3 32 5) NJ 10/9 20 6) Unforgiven 18 7) Hustle II 17 8) K-1 12/31/03 AND No Mercy 15 10)Armageddon 2003 10 Best Maneuver 1) Canadian Destroyer 430 2) Crippler Crossface 65 3) Burning Hammer 62 4) Anaconda vise 20 5) RKO 19 6) Jack Evans corkscrew 640, 18 7) Pepsi plunge 17 8) SSP 14 9) Dropsault 12 10) Pounce AND Death Sentence 10 Disgusting Promotional Tactic 1) Miscarriage 252 2) Diva Search 124 3) Hassan/Daiviar exploit 9/11 116 4) JBL goosestepping to title 55 5) Cena/Carlito play off Brody stabbing 34 6) HHH push all year 32 7) Killing Paul Bearer 28 8) TNA using Luger AND ROH lying about Feinstine being out of the company 10 10)VKM media promo in Iraq 9 Worst TV Show 1) Smackdown 359 2) Heat 97 3) NJPW 74 4) AAA 53 5) Experience 51 6) Impact 48 7) IWA Total Impact 37 8) RAW 26 9) Afterburn 16 10) Xplosion 9 Worst Match 1) Tomko vs. Stevie Unforgiven, 370 2) Fujita vs. Sasaki 10/9, 215 3) Suzuki vs. Gunn GAB, 36 4) Taker vs. Heidenreich Surv. Series, 23 5) Carmella vs. Christy Taboo Tuesday, 20 6) Taker vs. JBL SummerSlam AND Brock vs. Goldberg Mania, 18 8)Taker vs. Dudleys GAB, 16 9) Yoshi vs. Nortje 5/3, 15 10) Holly vs. Mordecai GAB AND Chavo Jr. vs. Jacqueline Judgment Day, 9 Worst Feud 1) Kane vs. Lita/Matt 114 2) Kane vs. Snitsky 102 3) Taker vs. JBL 88 4) Taker vs. Heidenreich/Heyman 85 5) HHH vs. Orton 49 6) HHH vs. Eugene 47 7) Jarrett vs. J. Hardy 44 8) Ogawa vs. Takada 32 9) Watts vs. Goldylocks 3e0 10) Dusty vs. Russo 23 Worst Promotion 1) New Japan 269 2) Hustle 182 3) TNA 173 4) WWE 107 5) CZW 6A 6) All Japan 55 7) World Japana 31 8) AAA 21 9) Zero-one 19 10) All Japan Women 15 Best Booker 1) Sapolsky 442 2) Cornette 234 3) Misawa 190 4) Silva 20 5) Vince 11 Promoter 1) Sakakibara 485 2) Misawa 271 3) Silkin/Sapolsky 115 4) Vince 74 5) Tanigawa 39 6) Pena 22 7) Alonso 19 8) Cornette 12 9) White 10 Best Gimmick 1) JBL 142 2) Carlito 122 3) Eugene 80 4) Cena 45 5) Punk 44 6) MNM 38 7) Trish Stratus heel 29 8) Chad Toland 22 9) Evolution 20 10) Generation Next 18 Worst Gimmick 1) Mordecai 106 2) SNitsky 100 3) Eugene 99 4) Simon Dean 62 5) Rico 37 6) Kings of Wrestling 34 7) Poet John Heidenreich 28 8) Empire Saint Pat Kenney 26 9) Hassan/Daivari 25 10) Suzuki 22" -
This interview is SO old. I listened to it like two weeks ago. Sheesh. Talk about being behind on the news...Where'd you find this recap anyway?
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Shoot Interview Documentary (trailer video online)
LucharesuFan619 replied to a topic in The WWE Folder
Not until 2007, unfortunately. -
Shoot Interview Documentary (trailer video online)
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Do google or yahoo searches for "Masters of the Ring," "Shooting Range," and "Backyard Criminals." All three are great, ESPECIALLY Masters of the Ring. That's a must-get DVD. All the others are iffy, depending on what you prefer, but Masters of the Ring has a ton of rare footage from Bob Barnett that's all DVD quality. It's funny - I remember Chris Hamrick telling me about how this dude was interviewing him, Vic Grimes, New Jack, Sandman, Konnan, and Vampiro backstage at XPW New Year's Revolution in January 2002 for some wrestling documentary. He just shrugged it off and says it was probably bullshit, and two and a half years later I got the DVD and it's really cool. -
Shoot Interview Documentary (trailer video online)
LucharesuFan619 replied to a topic in The WWE Folder
Here are the links Michael: http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=66003 http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?showtopic=66030 I don't see the problem with him posting it here if he couldn't see the other links, and from what he's saying, he couldn't no matter how hard he tries. The movie looks very good. I've bought most of the previous Niolan releases and will definitely buy this one when it comes out. -
OaO Thread: LucharesuFan619's Random Match Reviews
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Thanks. God, I'm watching this shit right now. I'm less than 7 minutes in and this match is unreal, not just in terms of the wrestling but in terms of the fan's reactions (and no, it's not Samoa Joe vs. Chris Hero from IWA-MS, if that's what you're thinking. -
OaO Thread: LucharesuFan619's Random Match Reviews
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Coming next edition - Tajiri vs. Low Ki and a big surprise. Indy fans and purist fans are going to fucking LOVE this edition of my match reviews. Recent, classic, but best of all rare match in addition to Tajiri/Ki. EDIT: Fuck that. The match I'm hyping deserves a spotlight review of it's own. Here's Ki/Tajiri in the mean time: LOW KI vs. YOSHIHIRO TAJIRI – ICW The Revolution Continues (1/26/01; “The Madhouse of Extreme” Elks Lodge – Queens, NY) Requested by Real F'n Show PRE-MATCH: This match actually has commentary. Ki enters first and pumps himself up before Tajiri comes out, not even bothering to acknowledge a “TAJIRI IS GOD” sign in clear view. THE MATCH: An intense handshake and some weak warm-up kicks precede the real action. A “Ta-Jeer-Ey” chant rises up as they start things off with a headlock and shoulderblock by Ki. Tajiri’s hiptoss attempt is blocked, but his kick to the face hits dead on, and Tajiri is left trying to rally the fans as they square off again. The second tieup sees Ki use a sweet judo-style headlock takedown and apply an inverted facelock. Tajiri bridges up to his feet, twists out, and throws a pair of gut kicks before sending Ki into the ropes. The 2002 ECWA Super 8 Champion rolls under a kick attempt and delivers a relatively weak dropkick that Tajiri oversells by stumbling out to ringside. Ki follows up with a swank Suicide Dive, pancaking Tajiri into the guardrail. Back in the ring, Ki continues the assault with the Tidal Wave (Corner Handspring Leaping Roundhouse Kick), which prompts a “Low Ki!” chant. Ki finds himself backdropped to the apron and decides to do just like Tajiri moments earlier by overselling a really weak Tajiri strike and falling down to ringside. Ki rolls back into the ring without Tajiri ever leaving and is met by some kicks and stomps to the head. A spinning heelkick puts Ki down for 2 thanks to a lazy cover. Ki counters another Irish whip attempt with a knee lift and immediately rolls a Butterfly Suplex rolled into the Dragon Wing (Gounded Double Underhook Front Facelock Hold), but Tajiri is able to wrap his feet around the ropes before any major damage can be done. Ki delivers a stiff kick to the head, but Tajiri blocks a second kick and nails a drop toehold before applying a camel clutch. Hilariously, the “Japanese Buzzsaw” intersperses some comical slaps to Ki’s bald head into the submission. Finally, Tajiri transitions into a wacky pinning combo, which Ki escapes at 2. Tajiri does another quick comedy routine (even telling the referee to “Shut the fuck up!”) before getting back on top of things, but Ki wiggles out of a superplex attempt and roundhouse kicks Tajiri, who’s still on the turnbuckle. The ECW veteran fights out of a Super Huracanrana setup and applies the TARANTULA~! Even though he abandons the hold after about eight seconds, but Ki has clearly been weakened from it to the point that Tajiri is able to do a good 15-second comedy routine without having to worry about him recovering yet. Ki finally comes back by ducking a lariat and unloading with a leaping roundhouse kick, which he actually follows up with the KI KRUSHER ‘99~! Tajiri, however, is able to place his foot on the bottom rope. A second Ki Krusher is blocked and Tajiri delivers a gut kick and a Brainbuster Suplex, and it’s lights out for Mr. Future-ROH Heavyweight Champion. Post-match, Tajiri is announced the winner and celebrates his accomplishment. Tajiri displays his sportsmanship by helping Ki to his feet and shaking his hand. Both guys bow to each other and Tajiri continues pointing towards Ki in an attempt to put him over with the fans. However, as Tajiri leaves the ring, the nice moment is spoiled by Xavier, who blindsides Ki with a title belt shot. Xavier trash-talks a shaken Ki, but receives a taste of his own medicine as Little Guido (now known as “Nunzio” in WWE) attacks him from behind and initiates an impromptu match. It would soon turn into a three-way, as Mikey Whipwreck interjected himself shortly thereafter. That story, however, is for another day… WINNER: Yoshihiro Tajiri, via pinfall (6:20) POST-MATCH RAMBLE: On paper, this is a definite dream match for a lot of fans. Just seeing these masters of the kick together in the ring was interesting for me. They did try to give it an air of intrigue with the handshakes before and after the match and the kick exchanges during the contest. Also, UCW’s inclusion of the entrances and some shots of the fans also gave the match a more professional feel that you don’t usually get from most other indy’s. ANALYSIS: I’ve heard a lot of people this match a major letdown and – while I agree that their very similar styles could’ve meshed together better – they produced a very well-worked match with about as much action as one could expect, considering the time allotted. The kick exchanges – the aspect of this dream match that intrigues most people – never got to the point where they were practically taking each other’s heads off (see Ki vs. Samoa Joe from ROH Glory By Honor I or Ki vs. Deranged from ROH Death Before Dishonor 1), but at the same time neither took it easy with the foot strikes, by any means. The matwork could’ve been played out longer, but for what it was the execution was good (especially on Ki’s judo takedown and Tajiri’s bridge-up that followed it). As I mentioned, both guys took lame bumps to the outside because they oversold heir opponent’s strike. The transitioning between a lot of moves also could’ve been better, rather than just having a guy get a boot up in the corner or knee lift out of a maneuver to acquire control. And another thing – while it looked great, Ki’s suicide dive was done too early to mean all that much. On the good side, I think this match is interesting in that – unlike so many other indy matches you see today (even those that people hail as excellent), when one of the participants obtained the advantage, they kept it for a couple of minutes, through a string of more than one or two moves. It certainly didn’t make this match into a classic, but like I often say, it’s often the little things that make a match worth watching and this helped out a bit with the believability aspect. Putting Ki’s Dragon Wing and Tajiri’s Camel Clutch right after another was a good idea from a psychological standpoint, and Tajiri’s comedy during the later stages added a cool dimension to the match. The finish was plagued by the aforementioned transitioning problem, as Tajiri simply fought out of a Ki Krusher and hit the Brainbuster for the win. From a technical perspective, this was pretty solid while it lasted, but nothing really came out of the woodwork to make it exceptionally unique. *1/4. RECOMMENDATION: This match itself is worth a watch or two, but I wouldn’t categorize it as a must-see unless you’re a huge Ki or Tajiri fan. However, if you can get a hold of the entire show for a cheap price, go for it because the rest of the card has a little bit of everything, depending on your taste – Chris Candido & Balls Mahoney vs. Da Baldies (DeVito & Angel), Kid Kash vs. Candido, a Triangle Tag Team Tables Match, Little Guido vs. Xavier vs. Mikey Whipwreck, a Missy Hyatt vs. Elektra showdown, and a one-night midcard tournament featuring matches like Chris Devine vs. The Amazing Red and Red vs. one of his Maximo brothers (not sure which…sorry). -
ROB BLACK & co. vs. US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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AVN.com Extreme Associates Case Dismissed; Obscenity Laws Ruled Unconstitutional By: Jared Rutter Posted: 10:57 am PST 1-21-2005 CHATSWORTH, Calif. - In a decision that is bound to have enormous impact on the Adult entertainment industry, obscenity charges against producer Rob Black and his wife Lizzy Borden of Extreme Associates were thrown out of court today by a federal judge in Pittsburgh. -advertisement- “I’m still speechless,” Black told AVN.com. “All ten counts against us were dismissed.” He said that U.S. District Court Judge Gary Lancaster made the dismissal on the grounds that obscenity laws are unconstitutional. “We find that the federal obscenity statutes place a burden on the exercise of the fundamental rights of liberty, privacy and speech,” wrote Judge Lancaster in his opinion (printed in full below). “I now have made fucking history,” said the jubilant Black. The Extreme Associates case was the first federal obscenity prosecution against a video manufacturer in over a decade. “It makes everything perfect,” he added. “The business has been going great and all of a sudden my lawyer calls up and said I won.” “This is the greatest news I’ve ever had,” Black said. Black’s laywer, H. Louis Sirkin, told AVN.com, “It’s very gratifying to have been a part of what I think is a historic landmark decision. Even though it’s on the first level, hopefully this will have a catalyst effect across the country on any federal obscenity cases that are currently pending.” Sirkin said it shows the importance of the Bill of Rights, not just the right to free speech but the right to substantive due process. “We have a liberty interest to find sexual entertainment and to find media material that might be stimulating, and we have a right to view that, for whatever purposes we want to use it for,” he said. Noting that the judge based his decision on the Supreme Court’s Lawrence vs. Texas ruling last year, which struck down a Texas sodomy statute, Sirkin said, “This court has adopted the language of what Justice Scalia had said in his dissenting opinion in Lawrence.” Scalia wrote in part that the decision “called into question” laws against obscenity and various other offenses. In a statement from the Justice Department, U. S. Attorney Mary Beth Buchanan said, “We are very disappointed by the court’s decision to dismiss the indictment in U.S. v. Extreme Associates, et al. As we set forth in the pleadings we filed in the case, we continue to believe that the federal obscenity statutes are valid and constitutional, including as applied in this case. “We are reviewing the ruling and examining our options, which could include an appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.” Internet attorney Lawrence G. Walters, a partner in the firm of Weston, Garrou & DeWitt, called the decision “a tremendous victory for Rob Black, for the Adult industry, and for the First Amendment.” He told AVN.com that before the Supreme Court’s Lawrence v. Texas ruling, government had been able to show it had a “compelling interest” in restricting sexual activities. But Lawrence v. Texas said in effect that the government can no longer use “compelling interest” as a rationale for suppressing what adults many do in private. The Black ruling extends this concept to Adult entertainment. In effect, Walters said, “you should be able to see what you’re able to do.” Quoting once again from Judge Lancaster’s opinion: “After Lawrence, the government can no longer rely on the advancement of a moral code, i.e., preventing consenting adults from entertaining lewd or lascivious thoughts, as a legitimate, let alone a compelling state interest.” Walters cautioned that since the case ended in a dismissal, not an acquittal, the government will likely appeal. “You can’t count your chickens too soon,” he said. “But we must have faith that the appellate courts will do the right thing.” Well-known First Amendment attorney Paul Cambria told AVN.com, “I applaud this judge for the decision and, furthermore, his standing up and being counted.” Cambria compared the case to his own successful fight on behalf of Al Goldstein in the 1970s. Then, he said, the government chose not to appeal, stating that by appealing it elevates the case to a higher level, which means that it will have a broader scope. This means, he said, that if it is appealed all the way to the Supreme Court, the only aspect of X-rated films that will be illegal will be child porn. “If this case is elevated through a higher court and is dismissed, on up to the Supreme Court and gets dismissed, that will change everything. Everybody will get into the business of making Adult entertainment,” he said. Greg Piccionelli, an Internet and patent attorney with the Los Angeles-based law firm Piccionelli & Sarno, told AVN.com, "This is a banner day for the First Amendment, and the equivalent of Pearl Harbor for the Religious Right. “If the ruling is appealed and ultimately upheld – and I can say with absolute certitude that [this ruling] will be on the front burner for every conservative and religious right-winger in the country – it means that privacy law has evolved. It will alter what is permissible for the government to do, and it will obliterate the notion that community standards trump personal privacy." Regarding an appeal, Sirkin said, “I’m certain the government will explore it. They don’t take losses well. If they appeal it we’re prepared to defend our position. We’ll just take it a step at a time, but it’s a beginning, and it’s a very important beginning.” Asked about the decision’s effect on new federal obscenity indictments, Sirkin said, “I should think it would make [the Justice Department] start to think again about the prosecutions. I think this is a momentum-shifting event. It will hopefully slow them down and cause them to rethink the positions that they’re taking.” Perhaps most importantly, he said, the adult industry “can really feel protected that they are making available to the public that which the public is entitled to receive.” -
ROB BLACK & co. vs. US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
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Not happening. Rob hates wrestling. The closest we'll get to that is Kevin Kleinrock's SCCW (SoCalCW.com). -
The trailer is like 6 minutes long and has lots of big names. Viewers can send comments or feedback to the director at [email protected] See Trailer Here: http://www.tbwts.com/101reasons/