AVN Awards Part Four: Jeannie Pepper
10:08 AM PT, Jan 8 2006
In addition to the awards the program included a number of pre-taped humorous vignettes. Most were too filthy or too insider baseball for me to understand or enjoy though I had to admit that I laughed at one involving adult actresses who were unable to distinguish between Ron Jeremy and an overweight beer guzzling dude when both had bags over their heads. Of course, there were also parodies of the latest movies from the real Hollywood like the very predictable vignette featuring two male stars in a trailer for an upcoming film about a couple of cowboys out on the range together...You can fill in the jokes yourself here.There were also musical breaks from the Canadian band Hedley and rapper DJ Quik. But by around 12:30 I had lost track of the proceedings and I was ready to go home when I ran into an old friend of mine Jeannie Pepper. I first met Jeannie way back at a Chuck Berry and Little Richard concert when Caesars still had a showroom. I was reviewing the concert and Pepper introduced herself as a distant cousin of Little Richard. I was kind of floored when I asked her what she did and she said she was a porn star. But, in fact, Jeannie Pepper has been doing porn since 1984 and as she reminded me she was the first black porn star to be inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame. I asked her how many AVN's she had: "A few. Yeah, I have a few."
As the people swirled around us, I asked Jeannie if she was surprised by how big the industry has become since she started doing films. "You have no idea," she said, "I just never imagined it would be this big. It was just a few of us back then and now look at this. I remember coming to Las Vegas in the 80s for this (AVN awards) and it was like 20 of us in a small room and it was cheesy as hell. But I love this. I've waited all year to come here. I love to see my fans and watch this. People don't know what we go through in this industry: how hard it is and how it can cause problems for your family, or whatever. But this night it is all of us together and we all know. And, this is fun."
As the people swirled around us, I asked Jeannie if she was surprised by how big the industry has become since she started doing films. "You have no idea," she said, "I just never imagined it would be this big. It was just a few of us back then and now look at this. I remember coming to Las Vegas in the 80s for this (AVN awards) and it was like 20 of us in a small room and it was cheesy as hell. But I love this. I've waited all year to come here. I love to see my fans and watch this. People don't know what we go through in this industry: how hard it is and how it can cause problems for your family, or whatever. But this night it is all of us together and we all know. And, this is fun."
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Ah, so this is what the Americans are up to while their young soldiers are fighting and dying in Iraq.
Posted by: KB | January 09, 2006 at 01:44 AM
It may be that people want to know about these folks being colorful and making asses of themselves. I hear the AVNs are an unholy cross between the Golden Globes and the world's worst gong show.
Give us the juice!
Posted by: Bill Bradley | January 09, 2006 at 06:55 PM
KB wrote:
--Ah, so this is what the Americans are up to while their young soldiers are fighting and dying in Iraq.--
Soldiers in Iraq are dying for Bush's lies. But the Bush regime wants to destroy the Adult Biz.
Either you are just a victim of hypocrisy or you are a hypocrite yourself.
If people had more sex and were less sex paranoid then they wouldn't support morale preachers or vote presidents and leaders who pretend fighting for morale and values but cause just more immoral behavior and death.
Bill Bradley wrote:
--It may be that people want to know about these folks being colorful and making asses of themselves. I hear the AVNs are an unholy cross between the Golden Globes and the world's worst gong show.--
Asses of themselves? Why? Because they are in the sex biz?
They only people who make asses of themselves are sexually repressed people who criticize or even attack something they fear.
Posted by: MadMax | January 11, 2006 at 05:48 AM
No, asses because I am told by those who have attended that some, not all, people dress outlandishly and the stageside stuff can be very asinine. Not asses simply because it is the porn industry. There are some classy people who make porn, you know.
Posted by: Bill Bradley | January 12, 2006 at 11:35 AM
We are talking about people who do what regular people want to do? Right
Wow!
And they try to make it entertaining
I admire that!
Next time you talk to one of the women from the "early days" Anything before HBO, Tell them Annamaetrix says "Thank You"
Posted by: annamaetrix | August 12, 2006 at 11:35 PM
jeannie pepper, boy ... still my favorite performer. word.
Posted by: duck_sick | August 24, 2006 at 11:32 AM
LOVE YOU I AM YOUR BIG FAN
Posted by: SAMMY LEE | February 26, 2007 at 09:09 PM