January 7, 2009 Archives

Joe Francis, of Girls Gone Wild, and Larry Flynt, of Hustler, are seeking a $5 billion bailout from the U.S. Congress, claiming the adult entertainment industry has taken a huge shot to the face because of the downturn -- citing the fact that XXX DVD sales are down 22% from a year ago.

"With all this economic misery and people losing all that money, sex is the farthest thing from their mind," Flynt says. "It's time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America."

Francis added "Congress seems willing to help shore up our nation's most important businesses; we feel we deserve the same consideration."

I detect tongues very firmly in cheeks. I must admit that the amount of vitriol that the moral minority has posted on various sites and forums has amused me.

Ron Asheton, one of the founding members of Iggy Pop's band, The Stooges, was found dead by police at his Ann Arbor, Michigan home on Tuesday. He was 60 and is survived by his sister Kathy and his brother Scott, who is The Stooges' drummer.

He was The Stoooges' guitarist and played alongside his brother Scott on drums and the late Dave Alexander on bass. The band are on the shortlist to enter the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this April and Asheton was ranked the 29th greatest guitarist of all-time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003.