Al Goldstein is back
 

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Porn Pioneer Goldstein Back in Business

Mon Apr 11, 4:39 PM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. hard-core porn pioneer Al Goldstein, who went from multimillionaire owner of Screw magazine to being homeless on the streets of Manhattan after his sleaze empire collapsed, is making a comeback.



Goldstein, 69, last employed as a greeter at a Kosher deli and as a wholesale bagel salesman working on commission, is back promoting smut, this time over the medium that helped push him from his porn pedestal -- the Internet.

Goldstein was named on Monday as national marketing director for XonDemand, an Internet video-on-demand porn Web site. The site is an Internet version of the old-fashioned peep shows that populated the once-seedy stretch of 42nd Street west of Times Square. Customers can pay a per-minute charge for viewing a pornographic firm or order the whole movie.

Goldstein built an $11 million fortune off the now-defunct Screw, which he founded in 1968, and New York cable TV show "Midnight Blue." He went bankrupt more than a year ago, blaming his fall on the proliferation of porn on the Internet.

Legal problems have also plagued the former porn king, who was forced to sell his $2.5 million Florida mansion and New York townhouse to pay off debts.

Goldstein, who had taken to sleeping in Central Park and at homeless shelters, was charged with shoplifting from a Manhattan bookstore last year.

He was convicted in 2002 of harassing a former secretary, whom he accused of stealing, by disparaging her on his cable TV show, printing her home address in his magazine and threatening her over the telephone.


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What a collossal downfall... interesting to see if he makes a legit comeback

Good for him.

He's a legend in this business and deserves better than sleeping in the park.

Welcome back Al!

Indeed he does, So I guess this is the "official"announcement as this has been posted here a few weeks ago already :pimp

good for him...so are they sending him to Internext?

Well I did announce it last month, i just started to spam mainsteam press with releases...We have had to set Al up from scratch and we are still working to get his life in order.

He may be on KSEX radio and he has already been on YNOT. You should see him a little bit everywhere as we get him aclamated into the Real World!!!

He is in LA right now but we do need to keep his travel to a minimum until he is off parole. lol

I sent Sleazy his bio to see if he wants to do an ambush imterview with Al for GFY.

That would be Nice :thumbsup

did you get the reply of the email you sent to us? about advertising?

Yes thank you!!! We are way behind on our new site/affiliate version..I should be working on advertising budget at the end of May.

Thanks!!

Good For Al!

At his age it's a hell of a thing to have to make any kind of come-back. And he does deserve better than living in a park or greeting customers. Afterall, love him or hate him... He did forge part of the road we all can walk on with relative ease.

it scares me that our world is considered the real world :)

well, if he is up for doing interviews in general..I can and happily will get him an interview on a webmaster show I am involved with that will be relaunching soon.

I mean, i would be lying if I said I didn't read Screw when I was too young to and so any help I can give, etc.


I did see him on the same channel 4 (in the UK) show that ran a couple weeks ago that Jstyles and Kbizzle were on and I did note that it was the first time I had seen in on things in a while.

He loves interviews and talking about himself!!! Get in touch when it is launched and we can set something up. He was a piss on Ynot but his lan line is not working and the cell we got for him is verizon and he sued them so he would not stay on long. he will be on there again in a few weeks.

BTW - It was a pleasure meeting in phoenix!

and you! I still have a box of Tastykakes left..I am slowing winning over my British friends with them :)

You met Tofu..we are the two people setting the show up again. We just need to get a few things in place and then it is hitting the airwaves again. It would be an honour.

Good Deal! I am easy to find!!! Just let me know when you are ready.

Tasty kake makes low carb cake bars that are not bad at all!!! I have been having one for breakfast lately...It is not anything like the real deal but it is a bit healthier.

Im glad someone stepped up and hired the old man , he was one of the pioneers that if it wasnt for him. We wouldnt be making our living in online porn.

That would be one of the better one's for sure.. Hope he takes up the offer.

that would be interesting indeed. :)

mainsteam = mainstream
aclamated = acclimated

thank you captain picky