That's gotta be rhetorical... I mean, you've seen his posts around here, right? :)

Excellent interview. I had the privilege to meet Far-L a few times during some of the turbulent times of the Acacia crap. Wonderful guy and funny as hell.

Seen, yes. Read? Unmemorable.

bookmarking it.. it'll be a great read later!
Far L!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm looking forward to Far-L's replies. I've had a lot of fun both working with and hanging out with Far-L and the HG crew over the past several years.

Everytime I get to see this man it is a pleasure. Always looking forward to getting the band back together. Looking forward to reading the interview as well.

3. When you first started out in this business, what did you do with the money you made? Did you follow someone around the country while they were on tour?

The original reason to get into porn was it seemed like a much easier way to pay for following the Grateful Dead than making tie-dyes and selling sandwiches.

Go ahead - I know what you are all thinking - So what if I am a dirty damn hippy? I got to see the best parking lots in the country and I learned some very valuable lessons that have served us well in business - regarding grassroots marketing and community branding. The Dead were making money with "free" content for years and growing their legion of fans. Plus I borrowed a line that promoter bill graham used to say of the Dead, "They aren't the best at what they do, they are the only ones who do what they do".

I had the pleasure of meeting Far-L in Florida this time around. I already loved all the rest of the Homegrown crew but Far-L was just the icing on top.

Meeting Far-L made me understand further why Homegrown is successful. He is one of the few successful people in this biz that talks TO you and not AT you.

Hoping to spend some more time with you and your team again soon Far-L.

Looking forward to reading. :thumbsup

Thank you for an incredibly high compliment! You just made my day.

4. At one point Homegrown went into bankruptcy and you decided to buy the company. Where did you raise the money from?

After we found out that HGV's assets were available in a bankruptcy proceeding we set about trying to find VC funding to help buy it. That didn't get too far and whatever prospects we did have flaked hard on us at the last minute.

Getting a bit desperate we turned to our Mother who ended up getting a second on her house to get us the cash to buy. We ended up with the company for a song really. All the original edited masters, raw footage, some antique editing system, and a skimpy mailing list of hardcore fans that the previous owner had not chased away with inferior tape. (this was back in the prehistory of video when stuff was recorded on vhs).

I remember we had to destroy a bunch of vhs tapes that were worthless. There was a small room with one wall of brick and me, Mof, and our other partner spent about 6 hours throwing tapes at that wall and watching them explode until there was a few feet of plastic and magnetic tape carnage on the floor.

I also remember one of the first tapes I had to review for purchase. It had an older woman teaching two girls how to use a condom and I was thinking, "wow this is sexy and educational" but when the woman said "now go try this out on your dad" I became a bit concerned.

I went and checked the releases.

The tape had come from Waco Texas (just after that Branch Davidian thing for all you history buffs out there).

The performers were all legal age with id.

Unfortunately they all had the same last names too.

wickity wickety wack, sent that one back, faster than you could say "Deliverance".

Good ole Lincoln asked me, since you are already in the answering mood, his own questions, Far-L!

Let me begin..ahem (Don't shoot me later!)

How many times have you had accidental contact with another male actors penis? Be honest.

Why would a grown man wear yellow underwear?

Has a female adult actress ever asked for and smoked a cigarette while you were performing anal sex on her?


Have you ever been in a grocery store check out line buying candy, booze, baby wipes, KY, condoms and enemas with another man and no women?

Explain your actions upstairs with Ms Whip in Florida a few years back. Details please.


Have fun! Lol!

I don't wanna sound like a queer or nothin', but I think Far-L is a cool dude:)

I have done that... Seemed like nothing when shopping but then the reality hits when you have to put the items on the counter to be rung up... Ohh well..

Good read so far.. :thumbsup

Niceeeeeeeeeeeee

Yo we met awhiile ago when i was in SD by the boardwalk KB was with me i think You gave me swag!!!!!!!!!!!!

San Diego in d'house!

I remember when Jeff came in and asked us if we could do a line of his "peeping" videos where he had secretly shot upskirts of girls on the beaches of SD.

We were scared to death of the content for legal reasons but we definitely liked Jeff. We gave him the best advice we could give at that time:

We told him "We can't do anything with this but you can distribute it yourself on the net which is better margins anyway compared to the glutted VHS market.

Two months later he came in driving a new car - "busting" out big time and schooling us in the biz.

Wasn't your original function at BA like in-house dj or something? And the HGV crew had dj Phil Aye and Luois whose dj moniker escapes me now... Many congrats on your rise to success and glory on your own merits btw!

(huge props to D$ and KB too for being influential members of that early scene too)

Just returning the favor for the compliment you gave me in Florida. :thumbsup

You gave me the hat i think!!!


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lol,yes indeed. Thanks for the pic and sporting the cap! I hope that hat has gotten you laid and you are always welcome in the land of Homegrown.

Awwww crap... here we go....

Remind me to fire Lincoln today, then hire him back just so I can fire him again.

I will get to these as soon as i come out of the closet.

Great company and interesting read

i shall visit one day!!!! I cant take the East coast to west coast 6.7.8 hrs or so fliughtsss

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5. Is it true you went to the AVN awards this year with Tom Green? Are you friends with him?

Tom and my friend Mike performed as "Keeping it real Crew" at the AVN award show party in the VIP lounge. A lot of people don't know that Tom used to be a kid rapper and was kind of a Canadian Kid Rock with a couple of radio singles back in the day. The first album Mike ever produced was Tone Loc's first record back when we were just getting out of school. His next was the Beastie's "Paul's Boutique"... anyone who was back there can attest to how they got the room bouncing old school style.

Certainly would call Tom and friend we shared many laughs together at the AVN show. I still crack a smile thinking about his whole "how big is the truffle?" in the truffle reduction sauce riff he did on the waitress at the resturaunt before the show.

Before I go any further, many many thanks to Sleazy for the opportunity and Rochard for helping put the questions together!

I will do my utmost to keep the read entertaining, informative, and worthy of the Ambush legacy.

Great interview! Homegrown is seriously one of the most inspiring companies around, would actually love to meet with someone from HV in A-dam..

I know the good stuff will just keep coming from Far-L...Yeah Baby:thumbsup:1orglaugh

Unfortunately we won't be attending the Amsterdam show this year.

Always enjoyed the tales of real life Far-L adventures..
This will be a good read and so far i am not dissapointed.

and just for the record, i have met the hgv crew several times and always have a great time. Far-L is always there hanging with the crew making sure everyone is having a good time..

One thousand heartfelt thanks to all the people paying such fine compliments here!

I have authorized several people to remind me that I once had to pick up used condoms and clean the employee toilets for a couple of years if my head starts to swell about any of this.

Then of course there is that Mr. Teabaggins picture that is sure to pop up eventually...

:thumbsup

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What a long strange trip it's been...

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ADG

Finally something good to read here!

You go go buddy!

:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

PS. I remember a few stories myself. Some that can be told and some that CANNOT! :pimp

lol - if you are talking about that night after the first Player's Ball then no worries from me - that story never gets old...

Good read so far :thumbsup

Some day Far-L... Some day...

You are out of Portland, right?

Thanks! :thumbsup

Nope - right now out of Seattle most days - unless I am down in San Diego or Irvine Cali offices.

This is gonna be a great thread!

Far-L, why does your chick dig me?

:winkwink:

That waco texas shit is unreal. lol!

You didn't notice but I painted a big pheromone strip down your back as you walked in so that all the chicks would be on you like frosting on a cake. That is what we call Homegrown Hospitality.




"we can share the women we can share the wine, we can share what we got of yours 'cause we done shared all of mine" - "Jackstraw" - the Grateful Dead

:winkwink::thumbsup

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Interesting read so far..