Brent's Post-Trial Recap

Normally I'll just link to and/or post brief excerpts of other peoples' blog posts on my blog...but this post is so directly relevant to what 'Silence of the Chinchillas' is all about that I feel compelled to poach the whole thing.

So, hopefully Brent doesn't mind...if he does, well, he can always pull a Roecker and file a copyright complaint with Blogger (joking!). Here it is:

February 28, 2009
DEFLATED
I feel completely and utterly deflated right now.

I arrived at the airport early for my flight home from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Almost 2 hours early. And in little airports like these, it takes 10 minutes to check in and get through security.

While it may appear to be a hasty departure, the truth is . . . I’m not sure all of me is ready to put the polishing touches on this chapter of my life. I feel so . . . Unfulfilled. Like a spirit lingering and longing to carry out unfinished business.

I’ve been in Pennsylvania giving my testimony and telling my story. Yesterday culminated two years of cooperation as a primary witness in the murder trial of Bryan Kocis, owner and operator of Cobra Video. SO much has happened and so many things race through my mind that I know I just simply don’t have the organizational or communication skills to even begin to accurately convey what I have been through in all of this.

Often times, I sit back and I wonder what the percentage is of my readers and fans that even have any clue that I’ve toiled with this predicament. Did you know? I know there was plenty online to busy yourself with regarding the trial and all the initial suspicions. I have (almost) always directly avoided making statements about the investigation on my blog.

A recap is necessary. I’ve known that for a very long time now. I put the notion of it on layaway until after the trial becuse I didn’t want my current statements to affect the investigation or trial proceedings. Believe me, this whole thing has been complicated enough without me adding more to the record!

Much like Bryan’s personal home and residence, my world went up in smoke and flames when he was killed. People love to think I had everything to gain and I had the most obvious motive to do this or be involved in this. The truth is, that’s delusional and completely detached from reality. When Bryan was killed, everything in my world crumbled to my feet. All my plans, hopes and aspirations were put on hold until I could get a grip of the situation.

I was stripped of all credibility in the eyes of most people.

I got through it. Mostly with the brace and support of Grant. He was the thread and I was the needle. I have always persevered and in many cases, I’ve done it all on my own. Grant has been the only constant in all of this. While he was instrumental in getting me where I am today - through two companies, a civil suit that lasted a year, launching a mainstream career, and now a murder investigation - it was my resolve and refusal to let the world at large stamp me out.

Why do I feel so deflated? Because for the last 5 years, I’ve been puffing and puffing myself up to get bigger, stronger and better. For the last 5 years, I’ve been bracing myself hard against the world. And it all seems to have culminated now with the passing of my day on the witness stand.

Oh sure, there were a few nice breaks over the last 2 years, but the truth is . . . until I was able to finally get up on that stand and make my statements, this would always be looming.

And now that it’s over, I can finally afford to relieve some of the steam and pressure that has built up inside of me. I can finally, truly and honestly look to the future and know it’s wide open from here.

Lots of damage has been done, however. All those who persecuted me and insisted I had everything to do with Bryan’s death; they will never come forward and admit they were wrong. All those ‘publications’ and web portals that reported on it in the beginning, implementing Grant and me will never correct their assumptions. A couple have even altogether ignored the trial.

One thing all this has finally made me realize is . . . I need to let past be just that. Even though I have everything to look forward to now, I find myself wanting to write and fixate on all that went wrong. Saying “I told you so” doesn’t do anyone any good. If those that were in the wrong can’t take responsibility for it on their own then nothing can be mended and it’s best to just move on.

I do want to share my inside views on what it’s like to be involved in a case like this. I’ll write that now, and share it after the trial. I’ll try my best to keep cynicism out of it, but I guess I’ve always just sort of . . . been this way.

I’ve had a lot of extremely tough breaks. Yet, I’ve been very fortunate in many other ways. In all earnest, I’m growing tiresome of living this extraordinary life. It’s time for me to just settle down and make a little porn. If mainstream is in the cards for me then I’ll rise to the challenge.

But for now, I’m tired. I’m going to get on a plane, go back to San Diego and live in my new home. First thing Sunday morning, I get right now to it. I have have Brent Corrigan’s Big Easy to finalize! But before that, we’ve released Summit Director’s Cut. It will be onward and upward, as it ever was for me. Even if I caught a few snags on along the way as I ascend.

Posted at 2:25 pm in: Day 2 Day Stuff

Trial Musings 6: Brent Takes Full Responsibility

...under oath for the underage incident; and, as PPO notes, theoretically risks criminal exposure by doing so:

Day four of Cuadra trial
Edward Lewis elewis@timesleader.com

WILKES-BARRE - Luzerne County Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. excused the jury to inquire if Sean Lockhart wanted a lawyer after Lockhart made "potentially incriminating" statements that he worked in adult films as a minor.

Lockhart was answering questions from Assistant District Attorney Michael Melnick about his background in adult films when Olszewski stopped the proceeding and excused the jury from the courtroom.

Olszewski cautioned Lockhart that he may have "incriminated himself criminally" by admitting under oath he provided a false identification and was performing in adult films while a minor.

Olszewski gave Lockhart several options, to include speaking with a lawyer or declining to speak with a laywer and continue to testify.

Lockhart declined to speak or have a lawyer, and Olszewski returned the jury to resume the trial."

Update: Since December of 2006, huh? Sounds like more of an "online one-night-stand" to me:

"POSTED 11:32 a.m.

WILKES-BARRE - Sean Lockhart testified he had several "internet interactions" with Harlow Cuadra beginning in December 2006. Lockhart was called to testify in Cuadra's capital murder trial before Luzerne County Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr."

Update 2: More on that "online relationship:"

"Sean Lockhart, a well-known gay pornography star, started his testimony this morning in the capital murder trial of Harlow Cuadra.

Prosecutors allege Cuadra, 27, killed Bryan Kocis in January 2007 at his Dallas Township home because Cuadra thought the rival pornography producer was preventing Cuadra and his partner Joseph Kerekes from signing Lockhart to their pornography production company in Virginia Beach, Va.

Lockhart, a key witness in prosecutor's case, testified Cuadra started contacting him in the fall of 2006 through his My Space account, a social networking Web site. Cuadra was very persistent that the two men produce a flim together, Lockhart said.

Lockhart, 22, testified for about 40 minutes before the lunch break. He will resume his testimony this afternoon...."

At the risk of stating the obvious, I should point out that undoubtably both prosecution and defense have the emails involved in their possession, gathered over the months-long discovery process. Making it, for all intents and purposes, impossible to lie about such matters on the stand, due to the certainty of them being produced upon a discrepancy being uttered.

It appears the facts are this: That Harlow pleaded with Brent to film with him, starting in fall of 2006...with Brent essentially ignoring him until December.

Update 3: Brent "nearly sobbing:"

"While walking along the beach on April 27, 2007, Lockhart said Cuadra and Kerekes were "opening up" about the murder. This made Lockhart upset, he testified, and he fell behind.

"Cuadra dropped back, he touched my arm and he said, 'don't worry, it was quick, he went quick,'" Lockhart testified while nearly sobbing."

Update 4: Extensive court watcher comments by Quicksrt over on PC's blog (5:38) and here...to sum up, Sean was "briliant on the stand!" and "running the show" (no surprise there) while cross examination was rather unambitious, it seems (in view of the defense opening statement, that is a bit of a surprise).

Update 5: Leeeavin', on a jet plane! It appears Sean WAS dismissed from the stand at the end of court on Friday, as he is now travelling back to San Diego as per his blog (hat tip to Bryn). Reading it now...done. Wow, powerful stuff. And I think we've only heard the beginning...

Trial Musings 5: OK, You Can Talk About Him Now

But only here! :-)

Just two brief observations:

1) "I didn't think he would be good, he was muscular and older,.." when describing 26 y/o Harlow's 'Cobra Boy' credentials... yeah... mmmm, ok...

2) On the settlement, reached that same Vegas weekend Harlow and Joe invited Sean and Grant to dinner: "Everyone was happy with the new arrangement, he said. “The weight of the world had been lifted off (their) shoulders,” Wagner said."

Update: More myths shattered...this time on BOTH sides:

To which I say "Halleluja!" And "Quicky, please marry me!"

Trial Musings 4: Another Myth Dies

From today's Citizen's Voice:

"Cuadra had talked about signing Lockhart more than a year before Kocis’ death, Hensley said, but he couldn’t get the actor because of his contract with Kocis."

As we all know, Bryan died in January of 2007. And through roommate Hensley's testamony yesterday, we now know for a FACT that Harlow and Joe knew of Bryan Kocis, Cobra Video, and Brent Corrigan in January of 2006 (or earlier).

And here's what the Out article (which was published in 2007) has to say about the first time Harlow and Joe first came into contact with Sean and Grant:

"Communication between the couples began when Grant saw Harlow’s profile online last fall [of 2006!]."

And thus another myth:

...is slowly lowered into the cold, hallowed earth, accompanied by wafting melody of taps, somberly brayed by a distant trumpet.

Trial Musings 3: Bedrooms and Bulletholes

As first mentioned by trial watcher Quickysrt, and finally today by the local media:

"Hensley, called to testify by assistant district attorneys Michael Melnick, Shannon Crake and Allyson Kacmanski, said Kerekes was more dominant in the relationship with Cuadra. Hensley quit when Kerekes fired several shots from a handgun during a fight with Cuadra in their residence.

“They wanted me to stay there and work all the time and not have a social life,” Hensley testified. “I was only allowed to leave on the weekends, and if I went out for a sandwich, I had to come right back.”

The good news for the prosecution in the Hensley testamony has been the use of the word "they" in describing how his life was micromanaged by Harlow and Joe.

The bad news was what came up on defense cross, that Kerekes was "more dominant" and Joe taking a potshot at Harlow...wow. Yeah, deciding to move out after that, good call Justin! :-)

I'd have to say this gun story was really a big win for the defense...insofar as the REAL strategy they are pursuing. Meaning, I don't think this evidence that Joe was an intimidating gun-firing maniac will lead to Harlow being aquitted. Harlow, unlike Justin, decided to stay. And an aquittal strategy that didn't work for Patty Hearst will certainly not work for Harlow.

But it will, I think, help him in sentencing. As the victory conditions stand now, 1st degree/death penalty is a prosecution win. A life sentence (1st or 2nd degree) is a draw (that was, after all, the deal he rejected). And a 3rd degree or less is a Harlow win.

I think the REAL defense strategy is to aim for a lesser sentence, and not an outright aquittal. In my view, this bullet just clinched Harlow a draw, at the very least.

Trial Musings 2: The Gilbert Interview

As the prosecution gets ready to call Sean and Grant today, an evidentiary battle may be looming over this:

""Sergeant Douglas Higgins, Dallas Township Police Department, Dallas, Pennsylvania, advised Cpl. Leo D. Hannon Jr. that he interviewed Benjamin Gilbert of Palmdale, California. Gilbert advised that he associated with Sean Lockhart and they last had contact in October 2006 Gilbert recalled that Lockhart had spoken about getting rid of Bryan Kocis; that he hated Kocis; and that Kocis had ruined his life. Gilbert also referred to a friend of Lockhart known as Grant who stated he wanted to find a “cleaner” to take care of Kocis. Gilbert overheard Lockhart telling Grant not to talk about that in front of people you don’t know. Gilbert further advised that Grant is in love with Lockhart and would do anything for Lockhart. ""

Normally, this written report by Sgt. Higgins would have been inadmissible at trial due to the hearsay rule. However...the interviewee in this case, Benjamin Gilbert, tragically committed suicide last week, and hearsay evidence generally becomes easier to introduce in cases where the declarant is unavailable, as more exceptions to the rule kick in. In particular, the declarations against interest exception seems to be one the defense can now try to exploit (arguing risk of civil suit).

If this written report does get in, it'll be a boon to the defense, no doubt about it. And it seems to me, based on their opening statement, the defense fully intends to exploit the benefits they've gained by this tragedy to the hilt: "...“You’ll hear that Grant Roy and Sean Lockhart hated Bryan Kocis; they even wanted him dead. [italics mine]

This statement is a piece of paper, and as we all know, a piece of paper cannot be cross-examined. Had Gilbert been alive and forced to testify in person to get this story into evidence, I suspect the prosecution would have been able to cast much doubt as to it's veracity upon cross-examination. If it does get in, the best the prosecution can do now is attempt to rebut the piece of paper, perhaps citing Gilbert's manic depression and Paxil usage, both of which are known to cause severe short-term memory problems.

In fact, the now revealed medical evidence that the Gilbert story was misremembered or hallucinated is such that it may permit the prosecution to exclude the report on reliability grounds, instead of hearsay.

Trial Musings 1: A Risky Defense Strategy

Two days of actual trial completed. And my initial impression of the trial is as stated in my header above: "...it plods towards it's inevitable conclusion."

There have been some mild surprises, though. Here's what's raised my eyebrow thus far:

1. A "Risky" Defense Strategy?

In his 15 minute opening statement, Harlow defense attorney D'Andrea outlined the defense strategy:

“Our defense is simple, Harlow didn’t do it,” D’Andrea told the jury during his opening statement. “You’ll hear that Grant Roy and Sean Lockhart hated Bryan Kocis; they even wanted him dead. They (Kerekes and Cuadra) had a male escort business, a male prostitution business. It was money that motivated Joseph Kerekes; he prostituted his lover Harlow to make money.”

No surprise here as to Joe. I predicted after Joe's plea that since Harlow was free now to blame the entire murder on Joe, he would do so with a vengeance. Harlow would claim that his participation in the murder was "forced" by Joe, for whom there exists much evidence of a violent and controlling temperment (more on that later). And the trial has thus far born that out: "Cuadra’s lawyers, Joseph D’Andrea and Paul Walker, are suggesting to the jury that three other people had more to gain from Kocis’ death, focusing on Kerekes." [Italics mine]

Back on PC's blog, I initially called the dragging of Sean and Grant into the defense case as a "mistake." After further musing, however, I am now downgrading that call to "risky." My opinion as to the downside of the strategy remains: By claiming Sean and Grant were the murderers, when the prosecution can simply cite the Harlow Apology and demolish that theory with metaphysical certainty, D'Andrea and Walker risk looking like foolhardy conspiracy theorists in front of the jury, thus damaging their credibility.

But there is an upside to the strategy, I had not grasped at first. Note that D'andrea states that he's only going to show Sean and Grant had motive to kill. Motive, and nothing more (just as well, as there is nothing more).

By making Sean and Grant's "motive" part of their case, they now have a golden opportunity to attack the victim, Bryan Kocis. Horrific and inhumane acts committed by Bryan Kocis over the years towards Brent Corrigan, ie, the manipulations, death threats, legal harrassment, slander, libel, employment of hired goons, etc etc etc... all becomes relevant evidence. All show that Sean and Grant indeed had "motive."

The prosecution may try to object to some of this, but I'm not sure how successful they will be. Bryan's many atrocious acts against Sean and Grant do indeed go directly to motive. I think Judge Olszewski will be forced to let most of it in...which will definitely influence the jury away from harshness during sentencing.

But will the benefit outweigh the risk? Time will tell...

An Important Announcement From MJ Taylor

Posted here:

"MJ Taylor on Sun, 22nd Feb 2009 10:05 pm

The ONLY person that talks to me about Damon Kruezer, is DAMON KRUEZER. You are seriously delusional. As far as people making false claims about Kruezer and me being influenced by it is totally Not the case. I made that explicitly clear that I will no longer be in contact with you, what part of that did you not understand? The Fuck, or the Off?

The first people to interview me, would be the first people I worked with. I distinctly remember Jeremy Hall giving me my first one-on-one video interview, with pictures to prove it (Side note: No one gives a FUCK who gave me my first interview anyway).

As far as you having any fans, I seriously doubt it. I would love it if you had a site like this one to where people could openly comment and respond to the bull you shill out. Maybe that would bless you with a reality check to help you realize your desperate, narcissistic, obsessive, and cyberstalking ways. You are so concerned with losing any connections we had that you are kissing ass. It will not get you anywhere.

Howard Andrews will not have any involvement with this frivolous crap, so I advise you to not speak his name. Don’t you fucking dare attest to any statements Howard may have allegedly said. They are first off, not a direct quote, and secondly, you have no right to speak for ANYONE.

People always squirm when they have to come up with answers. Huh Damon? Every time someone calls you out on something, you redirect it onto something else. You have never taken any responsibility for your actions. This is a perfect example of someone who talks about himself way too much but then can never explain their actions that hold any truth. You would think that in this dog-eat-dog world by now you would come up with a bite as big as your bark.

I am not interfering by saying who is, who is not, who should be, or who shouldn’t be your affiliates, like I said, I have no right to speak on behalf of anyone but myself. I was trying to put it mildly and mannerly that I, myself, personally no longer wanted to have anything to do with you or your website. I tried to make that as simple as possible.

I will state this in plain English:
I DO NOT SUPPORT YOU OR YOUR WEBSITE AND WOULD NO LONGER LIKE TO BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU OR RECEIVE EMAILS FROM YOU. I COULD GIVE A SHIT LESS IF YOU POSTED MY PICTURES ON THE SITE. I AM BY NO MEANS UNDER THE INFLUENCES OR IMPRESSIONS OF ANYBODY BUT MYSELF. I WAS ADVISED BY MY PEOPLE OVER A YEAR AGO TO NOT TALK TO YOU, AND I DIDN’T TAKE THE INITIATIVE OF THAT ADVICE. NOW HERE I AM, A YEAR LATER, UNDER MY OWN FREE WILL, BOYCOTTING YOU. FRANKLY I AM QUITE EMBARASSED NOWADAYS TO HAVE EVER BEEN FEATURED ON YOUR SITE OR TO HAVE EVER, EVER BEEN IN CONTACT WITH YOU.

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Update: Stupid jealous rivals...grrr...

Update 2: Off topic - The Sword gets bitchy at fedora wearers.

Update 3: Twelve.

Update 4: 12+4, opening statements tomorrow morning. Showtime!

Benjamin Gilbert, Rest In Peace

As reported by Jason Sechrest and DeWayne in San Diego, former Harlow trial prosecution witness Benjamin Gilbert (aka Caleb Carter) was found dead yesterday, victim of an apparent suicide-by-hanging in his San Diego apartment.

The precise date of death is unclear, however, as he may actually have been deceased for some time when finally discovered in the apartment he lived in by himself; as you can see, his latest MySpace activity was on Wednesday the 18th, meaning, he could have actually passed away any time between the 18th and Friday the 20th.

As to what personal demons may have driven him to this, who knows. We do know he had sought help for alcohol issues not too long ago, so perhaps that played a role. In the absence of further information, it is probably unwise (not to mention unseemly) to speculate further, despite the our natural burning desire to try to ask and answer the question "why?" when tragedies like this occur.

Rest in peace, Benjamin.

Update: I've just been informed that a "Life Celebration" is being planned in Benjamin's honor by friends of his in San Diego. It will be Monday February 23, at 6pm, at the Brass Rail Nightclub and Lounge.

Update 2: Jason Sechrest posts additional sad details.

Update 3: Sigh. Predictable. Wrong of course (see Update 2), but predictable.

Petrov Gets 20 Years

J.C. Adams has the story.

What's interesting here is comparing this to the sentence Joe got (and Harlow offered): Life w/o parole. Both incredibly brutal attacks, however... On one hand, Petrov got a much lighter sentence, 20 years (with a possibility of parole even earlier?). OTOH, Petrov's elderly victims didn't die (they only had their skulls bashed in with a hammer).

In addition, he'll be deported to Armenia after finishing his sentence.

And All Of Us Can Move On

Brent plans to be free and clear to shoot another video in mid-March (just in time for the 2010 GAYVNs), but not before a pesky detail is attended to:


Update: Seven jurors now selected.

Update 2: Now eight.

Update 3: This is interesting! Judge Olszewski made specific reference to the ongoing LC judicial probe, during a pep talk to the incoming pool of 125 potential Cuadra jurors on Tuesday:

"The specter of recent corruption played a minor role this week during jury selection in the capital murder trial of Harlow Cuadra, who is accused of killing Bryan Kocis and setting fire to his Dallas Township home in January 2007.

Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr., who faces a retention vote in November, commented about the scandal before swearing in a pool of potential jurors.

Jury selection started Tuesday in the trial, the same day former County Court Administrator William T. Sharkey Sr. pleaded guilty in federal court to embezzling county funds.

“It saddens me to make this next remark,” Olszewski told the jurors before reading a prepared statement.

“Everyone in this courtroom is well aware of the highly publicized criminal investigation and prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office of people who held positions of trust in this country.

“While the conduct of these people has cast a dark cloud over our courthouse, that dark cloud, and all the evil it represents, has not in the past, will not today, and will not in the future enter this courtroom.

“Everyone in this courtroom has in the past, will today and will in the future conduct themselves in accordance with the absolute highest ethical, moral and legal standards. Lady Justice and all she represents will to continue to prevail in this courtroom.”

Olszewski, who is running for retention this fall, said he isn’t sure if he will continue to recite the new lines before jury selection in another trial. He said he felt it was important on Tuesday to make his point clear to the room of 125 potential jurors in the case.

“This is a capital case and I want to make sure that everyone in that courtroom knows there will only be justice here,” Olszewski said later."

Update 4: As most of you know, I'm an Occam's Razor based skeptic of most of the Kocis conspiracy theories out there...this new post by DeW however comes the closest yet to de-skeptifying me. The only things lacking here, really, are to solidify retired Pacific Sun owner Motti Green's mob credentials (just calling him a "suspected Mafioso" is a bit weak) and then definitively tie him in to D'Elia.

And if you can show that Motti owns a large chunk of Cobra LLC shares (which I suspect is probably true)...well then all the better.

Update 5: More on Motti - while there is definitely evidence out there that Kocis pal and neighbor Motti Green is a first-class scumball with "somewhat questionable reputation," there is nothing connecting him to the mob that I've been able to find (besides of course his name, which sounds like it was ripped from the pages of a Mario Puzo novel).

Update 6: Hmmmm....Luzerne County bureaucrat "charged with altering an official record..."

Cuadra Trial "Arrives"

This today from the Times Leader:

"Cuadra trial in homicide of porn rival Kocis arrives"


Pretty basic stuff, with a stripped down timeline. Only three things mildly raise my eyebrow here:

"Recently filed court records indicate the trial before Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. is scheduled to last until March 13."

This is the first I've heard of a projected end date;

"A number of witnesses from across the country received subpoenas from the district attorney’s office to testify during the trial. Among them are ... Renee Martin of Fort Worth, Texas, described by prosecutors as a business associate of Cuadra and Kerekes."

It would seem that those dire legal threats Renee made against both Melnick and the Luzerne County media to stop calling her a "business associate" of Harlow and Joe have fallen on deaf ears; and

"Four days is scheduled for jury selection."

Which means we should see opening arguments on Monday, February 23. The day before Mardi Gras, woo hoo!



Update: On trial opening day, Elm, in his words, tidies up some bovine excrement...

A Kocisphere Guide to the Oscars

The 2009 Acadamy Awards will be held a week from Sunday, February 22, and should provide us all welcome break from any other news stories we may all happen to be following in the days before and after. In the event that some of you may not have seen some or all of the Best Picture nominees, I've gone ahead and provided a brief decription of each film, and done so in such a way that we here in the Kocisphere can perhaps best relate to them.

1. Slumdog Millionaire: The movie begins with a young man accused by police of a crime he did not commit. Through a series of flashbacks, his life story is revealed: growing up in relative poverty in a broken home, taken in by a child-exploiting crime lord, escaping from same after the crime lord is fortuitously murdered by someone else, working menial jobs until finally he enters the entertainment industry as his own boss...and despite jealous rivals in the industry trying to trip him up, he not only clears himself of the false charges, but goes on to achieve the pinnacle of fame and fortune.

A story line we are all familiar with...except this version takes place in India.

2. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Due perhaps to the influence of a magical clock, Brad Pitt slowly transforms himself into a pre-teen with a birth certificate legitimately listing his age as somewhere in the mid-70s. In other words...the perfect Cobra Boy!

3. Milk: A young man in a tank top is at work, when suddenly the phone rings. He picks up the receiver, and the caller says: "It looks like my guy went a little overboard."

"WHHHAAAT! OMG!" the boy in the tank top exclaims.

"Yeah, Harvey went overboard and announced this huge rally, and we need lots of people to show up. Can you call ten people, then have them call ten people, etc..." says the caller.

"Oh...oh, is that all? Whew. Yeah, um, ok I can do that..." says the tank top boy.

4. The Reader: A 15 year old boy is statutorily raped. Later on the boy learns that his rapist is a facist control freak who would rather kill people than allow them to go free.

Based on a true story from Luzerne County in 2002, except this version is set in postwar Germany. And the 15 year old likes to read a lot.

5. Frost/Nixon: A reporter pays a suspected criminal $600,000 for an interview, despite the fact that such payment is widely seen as unprofessional and unethical.

By the way, this script is suspiciously similar to a screenplay of my own, Roecker/Cuadra, except the dollar amounts in the former seem to have been multiplied by a factor of 12. Hmmm...maybe I should file a copyright complaint...

Brent Gets 13 GAYVN Nominations

They like him, they really really like him!

1) Performer of the Year (Brent Corrigan)
2) Best Actor (Brent Corrigan, Just the Sex)
3) Best Supporting Actor (Brent Corrigan, The Porne Ultimtum)
4) Best Bottom (Brent Corrigan)
5) Best All-Sex Film (Just the Sex, Prodigy Pictures)
6) Best Pro-Am Film (Brent Corrigan's Summit, Prodigy Pictures)
7) Best Twink Film (Brent Corrigan's Summit, Prodigy Pictures)
8) " " " (Just the Sex 1, Prodigy Pictures)
9) " " " (Just the Sex 2, Prodigy Pictures)
10) Best Group Scene (Brent Corrigan's Summit, Prodigy Pictures)
11) Best Sex Scene - Duo (Just the Sex, Brent Corrigan and Luke Haas, Prodigy Pictures)
12) " " " - " (The Porne Ultimatum, Kaden Saylor and Brent Corrigan, Dirty Bird Pictures)
13) Best Oral Scene (Just the Sex, Brent Corrigan and Kurt Wild, Prodigy Pictures)

Update: Congrats are in order as well to Brad Star and ASG Entertainment; this shows the honors, rewards and benefits that come one's way when one UNILATERALLY DUMPS the career obstacles to one's success:

1) Best Actor (Brad Star, South Beach Diaries)
2) Best Top (Brad Star)
3) Best HD Feature (South Beach Diaries, ASG Entertainment)
4) Best Solo Performance (Brad Star, South Beach Diaries)
5) Best Marketing (South Beach Diaries, ASG Entertainment)

Ah, ya gotta love that that 5th nomination, LOL! I tell you, it a marketing miracle what you can do, when you UNILATERALLY DUMP what holds you back! :-)

Update 2: Hmmm, anyone notice someone who's conspicuously absent from ANY nomination at all? Here's a hint: I guess crying wolf about being raped does not sit well with those on the GAYVN nominating committee.

Update 3: Hey, is that Brent Corrigan walking shirtless up in the Hollywood Hills? Naw, false alarm...it's just some actor that resembles him.