JOHN HOLMES: A LIFE MEASURED IN INCHES - Interview with co-biographer, Jill C. Nelson - PART 2

"JOHN HOLMES: A LIFE MEASURED IN INCHES" Canadian co-author, Jill C. Nelson, talks about the first and definitive biography about the adult film legend and pop culture icon, John Curtis Holmes, with Jian Ghomeshi, host of the CBC radio show, "Q".

* The new expanded 2nd Edition of the biography was released on October 31st, 2011 and is now available at Amazon and other major online retailers. http://www.amazon.com/John-Holmes-Measured-Inches-Second/dp/1593936745/ref=sr...

Visit: www.johnholmesinches.com,

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[ludwigvan17]

John Holmes is an American Icon and and will be remembered for decades to come. And the reason is that he represents everything this country is and stands for. He was a nobody country boy who rose up to become the king of a seedy underworld. He wasn't a good guy or a bad guy but he was a cowboy and a maverick. Ofcourse, the porn industry is decadent relative to the rest of society but if you watch "Tell Them Johnny Wadd is Here", you can see John reaching for something meaningful.

[alifemeasuredinches]

@ludwigvan17 Interesting insights. The director of "Tell Them Johnny Wadd is Here" and creator of the Johnny Wadd persona, Bob Chinn, had hoped for a Clint Eastwood-esque experience for the viewer when producing this film. The quiet scene while John is planning revenge on Sam Kelly's killers is one of Holmes' more memorable and believable acting attempts. As collaborators, the nine-part Johnny Wadd series was enjoyable to review overall as it evolved throughout 1970-1978.

[dossmanos8]

The hardcore porn industry today as it was yesterday is a nothing but prostitution filmed for effect. I was there too on the aug. 8 2004 celebration of Mr. Holmes supposed 60th B-day. Old Margold was there spewing out his endless blather about the "King" The porn industry is riddled with criminals,cons,and sociopaths-just like John Holmes was. Many silver-tongued devils abound in the jizz biz. Like your porn historian Margold. I know whereof I speak. Steve Doss

[alifemeasuredinches]

As a person who was a novice to the adult entertainment industry prior to when I first started co-researching this book, my experience with most of the people we interviewed has been extremely positive. In fact, I have made some wonderful friends. These are the same people who worked in different capacities throughout the period of time considered as "The Golden Age" in the hardcore porn industry. People employed in any vocation have the capacity for sleaze, so I don't tend to generalize.

[anarchydance]

A life measured out in inches? Or a life measured out in lines of cocaine? In the end, his addiction got the best of him as he crawled his way down to the bottom pit of existence, volunteering to fuck other males in the ass. All in the name of money this cockroach lived for and all he got was an AIDS sentence. How's success taste now, John?

[alifemeasuredinches]

There is no question that John Holmes was a drug addict. The fact that he was not able to effectively overcome his addiction(s) is a tragedy as it is for anyone who struggles with substance abuse, or addiction in any form. Our book reveals all facets of John Holmes -- in detail.

[MisAnnThorpe]

@mavivirgie I'm always suspicious of people who write only in upper case (big) letters!

[b4uask6ft2]

a true legend with a huge cock

[ludwigvan17]

@alifemeasuredinches  Yeah, and i remember the scene where Sam Kelly died where John screams, and the scene fades out. I remember that being genuine. It was probably by accident. I didn't see any of the other ones.

[Infinity9878]

I have never seen such a large group of people who have mastered English grammar as I have seen on this page. I feel that I am reading the prose of junior college professors. Nothing brings out the Internet Intellectuals like a John Holmes article. After reading these comments, I feel that there is still hope for America's hapless school system.

[ag081506]

you call fucking a talent ?

[Bigbriansc]

I'm sure almost everyone in porn in that era were cocaine users, I highly doubt he was the only addict. He just gets more noticed because of who he was. Much like the baseball stars today are noticed for their steroid use....the only ones you hear about are the more famous ones, but a lot more use it then just the mainstream guys.

[unclejuniorsoprano]

John Holmes was the greatest actor of all times. What a loving tribute to such a huge talent.