August 08
John Curtis Holmes' Birthday
For those who may not be directly acquainted with the porno industry but who are film fans, you may
know John C. Holmes from portrayals of him by Mark Wahlberg in a
slightly fictionalized version of him in Boogie Nights (1997), or by Val Kilmer who played him in Wonderland (2003) or, if you are a
recent college student,
viewing Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes,
a 1998 documentary that has achieved cult status among some independent film
houses in college towns. Richard
Corliss of Time Magazine said of
Wadd: "Like Holmes, Wadd is seedy, twisted, a bit on the long side--and
creepily fascinating."
(Johnny Wadd is one of
Holmes' film names based the lead character in a series of related films.)
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Johnny was noted for the size of his penis and
erection maintenance, although there were no accurate measurements ever
taken. Most of his costars were short, slender women which may have made the
size of his penis appear relatively larger than it was. It is somewhat
ironic that when Johnny had the first signs of what we now know know
as erectile dysfunction, he began to go door-to-door collecting donations
for the Save the Whales and was one of their more successful fundraisers.
Johnny reportedly made more than 2,500 porno films during the 1970s
and 1980s, and, according to pornography historian (a possible profession
for recent college graduates who may have difficulty finding employment)
Luke Ford, Johnny may have had more than 3000 sexual partners over the
course of his lifetime - a frightening statistic since Johnny died of AIDS.
Of greater significance may be Johnny's
connection to the infamous Wonderland murders that took place in Los
Angeles in 1981, when four members of the notorious Wonderland gang
were killed in a drug-related scenario allegedly masterminded by Los Angeles
drug dealer Eddie Nash after the gang robbed him. Holmes was allegedly
present during the murders, but there was no hard (so to speak) evidence he
participated in the killings. In March 1982, Johnny was charged with
personally committing all four murders, Hewas subsequently acquitted of all
murder charges. The film Wonderland was based on these murders.
So to celebrate Johnny's
birthday, we recommended watching Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes and making a batch of
Woodcock Pâté. Woodcocks
are game
birds,
Scolopax
rusticola, resembling
the
snipe
but
larger
and
having
shorter
legs
and
neck.
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