Mike had a tennis scholarship to college, but things went a different way. Within a few years, Mike was helping to run Reality Kings, one of the biggest Internet porn companies, and managing the career of Kimbo Slice, who Rolling Stone called “The King of the Web Brawlers.” Mike was very open and candid about what a wild ride it’s been so far.
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Music: “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range; “Uluaki Fepaki” by Joel Havea Trio; “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton.
When I think about “exploitation” in the adult entertainment business, the first thing that comes to mind is how there must be some assholes whispering into the ears of these girls things like, “Listen honey, you know you won the “best newcomer” award last year, but there’s new girl who’s just got in and she’s the new face and so now if you wanna keep your edge you’re gonna have to give your viewers something new!” Which is why 20-something girls end up with the puffed lips, the fake nose and the overinflated tits that are way too big for their body, and now they look 10 years older, and even though they were shooting “daddy’s little girl” scenes two years ago, now they have to move to the “bored trophy wife” or something, and 5 years later they are now the MILFs.
What I’m saying is there’s so much demand of porn, that industry seems to chew up newcomers very rapidly, which is very sad.