What a crazy year 2008 was.   I can hardly believe it’s already 2009.  Last year just went by so totally fast.  My sister and I have been so busy we haven’t really had much time to post anything lately but I hope you’ll forgive us when we tell you that we have a lot of great new things coming for the new year.  2009 has already started off wonderful.  We found out not to long ago that a few of our movies are getting award nominations from AVN and that’s really cool including our movie Virtual Vivid Girls, The Love Twins which is up for Best Interactive DVD.  How totally cool is that?

We also have a movie nominated for Best All-Girl group Sex Scene, which is Where The Boys Aren’t 19.  We did the scene that is nominated with an amazing group of girls including Lanny Barby and Savanna Samson and Monique and Tera Patrick, Tawny Roberts, Stefani Morgan, and last but not least,  Lexie Marie.

The sad news is that we won’t be able to go to Vegas this year to meet our fans or to attend the awards show but the good news is that just a few weeks later we will be headed to LA to work for the first time with our new booking agency, Goldstar Modeling.  We are a little nervous but also excited to make some new friends.  We don’t really know what projects Goldstar Modeling has lined up for us but we know it’s at least 3 or 4 of them.

I thought we would end the year by answering some questions fans have sent in but I didn’t get around to making this post until the year was already over so we’ll make it a start of the new year post about answering fans questions.

Do you regret anything you have done so far?

Well of course.  Who doesn’t have regrets in life.  I am sure if I put my mind to it I could come up with something I regretted doing but if you mean do me or my sister regret anything we’ve done career wise, then the answer is no way.  We love what we do.  We are both very shy.  I think the correct phrase is painfully shy in real life and being in the movies helps us live out fantasies that otherwise we would never be able to do.   So do we regret being porn stars? Heck no!

When you first started for Vivid you did only features, now you do mostly gonzo, which do you prefer?

It’s easier to make the kind of movies we make now because it doesn’t require us to do things like remember lines but that doesn’t mean we didn’t enjoy making the features either.   Lyndsey and I really did enjoy the time we spent at Vivid and I want to be very clear on that but in the end there is nothing like showing up on the set of say a Jules Jordan movie.  It’s crazy, very open ended and not so structured.  It’s freedom and the ability to express yourself sexually.  There is just nothing like making a movie where they aren’t trying to get a specific number of sex acts in a certain time but instead just being told GO!  And you are free to do whatever moves you.

What are you looking forward to doing in the future?

We look forward to working on some new movies next year and the redesign of our official website.  That’s going to be cool.  I think my sister would like to add that she looks forward to getting that new computer we’ve been talking about so she doesn’t have to share one with me anymore.

Would you ever have sex with a fan?  Or at least go to dinner with one?

No we don’t date fans.   We don’t date or “party” with directors or friends or investors of directors.   Nothing against those girls who do, it is just not our thing.  Most of our fans would probably be surprised how shy and reserved we really are in real life and how much we don’t party.  I would say we are probably the most boring porn stars out there.  When we aren’t on the set of one of our movies or doing a photo shoot for a website we are at home on the computer.  We don’t even drink.

There has been a lot of talk lately about porn stars hiring people to run their myspace pages.  Do you run your own?

I think anyone who takes two seconds to look at our myspace page can clearly see we do it ourselves.   It’s not fancy at all.  I’m not really all that computer savvy so really it’ s a place I like to experiment with.   But you know, if we had the money we would totally let someone come in and help us out.  I don’t see anything wrong with that at all.  Actually come to think of it, we do have a friend who helps us update photos and stuff on our website and facebook page so that’s kind of the same thing.  Speaking of our official website, we are havign it redone for us and I’m really excited.  We are going to change it up to a blong thing so it will be easier for us to do updates on our own.  Our friend is helping us set that up.  I don’t know when it will be done but she said “soon” so hopefully that means in the next few days.

Alright all you Briana Banks fans out there, here is your chance to meet Briana Banks live and in person. Get your ass to Las Vegas as she will be signing autographs for fans at her own booth from January 8 – 11. She also has some other porn stars that will be signing with her and they are Madelyn Marie, Angie Savage and the lovely Angelina Valentine. I am also told that each of the girls from Briana Banks Entertainment has also been invited to the Pornstarville party, which is the AVN Awards after party.

Briana Banks says : “I am thrilled and excited to have the opportunity to advance my work in the adult world as well as introduce some great up and coming talent,” says Briana. “Look for some incredible work I am very proud of to add to your collection in the next few months.”

The signings will take place at the Briana Banks Entertainment Booth, located at Booth # 4037 in the main hall. Schedule is as follows :

Brianna Banks

• Thursday, January 8th – 12:30pm-6:30pm
• Friday, January 9th – 12:30pm-8pm
• Saturday, January 10th – 2pm-5pm
• Sunday, January 11th – 2pm-5pm

Madelyn Marie

• Thursday, January 8th – 9am-6pm
• Friday, January 9th – 9am-6pm
• Saturday, January 10th – 9am-5pm
• Sunday, January 11th – 9am-5pm

Angie Savage

• Thursday, January 8th – 11am-6pm
• Friday, January 9th – 2pm-6pm
• Saturday, January 10th – 11am-5pm
• Sunday, January 11th – 11:30am-5pm

Angelina Valentine

• Thursday, January 8th – 2pm-6pm
• Friday, January 9th – 11am-6pm
• Saturday, January 10th – 12:30pm-5pm
• Sunday, January 11th – 12:30pm-5pm

Speaking of Briana Banks, I just heard that Vivid will not be distributing her new line of movies as most expected. In fact, she is opted to go with Antigua Pictures, which is headed up by a former Vivid employee, David Peskin. How interesting is that?

Antigua Pictures has signed Briana Banks Entertainment to an exclusive domestic and foreign distribution deal that encompasses DVD, video-on-demand, broadcast and licensing rights. Banks’ as-yet-untitled first release for Antigua will ship in late January. For more information, visit AntiguaPictures.com or BrianaBanksReloaded.com. For distribution, contact David Peskin at (818) 709-7400, davep@antiguapictures.com, or Todd Blatt at tb@antiguapictures.com.

It seems that as I spoke about yesterday, Monique Alexander has in fact left Vivid.  Monique Alexander and Vivid have enjoyed a long lasting relationship and by all accounts it has been a good one for both of them.  Monique got stable work and some decent publicty while Vivid got one of the hardest working Vivid girls they’ve had in years.  Monique performed in more scenes for Vivid than any of their other girls.  She was from what industry insiders say “very stable” and considering the business we are in, that’s saying a lot.

Although I can’t get anyone to go on record but I did get a friend off the record to confirm that Monique Alexander decided not to renew her contract with Vivid.  She fulfilled her obligations with her last contract and at this time chose not to renew it.  I have a friend who has a call into Monique Alexander directly to try and see if she can give us any back story as to why she decided not to stay with Vivid and what her plans are for the future.  I am told however that Vivid still expects her in Vegas this week so clearly their split was on good terms if she is still willing to go be a part of the Vivid booth despite not being under contract with them anymore.

When you take on the job as a porn gossip blogger, the first thoughts that cross your mind is how hated almost every one of them are.  Let’s be real, we all read the industry “rags” but not a one us would claim friendship with any of the folks who run the sites.  In fact, given the opportunity any of us would probably take the opportunity to slander them.  Such is the nature of our business.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten what seemed to be genuinely nice emails from other bloggers, only to read a month later them slamming the fuck out of me for a typo or whatnot.

That being said, porn bloggers actually play a vital role to our industry. We are the first people that publicists turn to when they need something “leaked“.  It’s also a great source of gossip for fans that isn’t really “news” but still relevant to the die hard fans that want to know everything they can get their hands on about their favorite porn girl.  Don’t let the phrase gossip blogger fool you.   A good gossip story can play a vital role in driving sales for an upcoming movie and studios know it.  Which is why they publicly claim to hate us, yet send us gifts all the time.

For the most part I don’t take what I do all to serious.  Sure I get a few laughs out of some of the stories that come my way, but for the most part it’s really less of a thrill than you might think.  That is until now.  Mr. Fed Ex showed up at my door early this morning and dropped off a care package that covers my attendance at the upcoming Pornstarville party.  This is the big party that is scheduled to take place after the AVN award show where an untold number of porn stars are expected to be in attendance.

Included in my little care package was four tickets, yes yes I’m bringing a few friends, 7 DVDs that feature some of the stars invited to the party and one really fucking great one from Zero Tolerance.  Goo 4 Two 5 with Amy Reid and Maya Hills was fucking great.    The first scene was great with Amy Reid in the threesome.  I don’t know the name of the guy she was fucking but who cares.  What matters is holy fuck Amy Reid has a rockin’ body.

I called up Zero Tolerance to see what they had to say about the upcoming party of all parties and Dominick from Zero Tolerance said “This party’s gonna be so hott im taking off my shirt and listening to the ladies scream my name“.     So there you have it.  Go download this Amy Reid movie then come party with porn stars next week in Vegas.  It’s the only way to start your New Year off right.