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PO: Have you ever faced a situation where   My Mom died at about the same time and I was
                                             a campaign did not go as planned, results were   free to split my time in this lovely place.
                                             evidently negative, and payment completion
                                             either did not happen because the customer   PO:  Do you actually have a “mainstream
                                             was unsatisfied or because YOU weren’t?  side” you’d prefer not to have associated with
                                                                                  adult that you’re not telling us about?
                                               BF:  I’ve not been paid before. It happens
                                             to us all. I’ve put safety valves in place so it   BF: Oh not at all. I have a website broker
                                             doesn’t happen again. I remember one large   site for mainstream. I just haven’t gotten
                                             dating network where the client just couldn’t   around to promoting it yet. It’s WebsiteBroker.
                                             get  his  own  act  together.  Of  course I  got   co  I’d like to get it going sooner than later. I
                                             blamed. I need cooperation. I can’t do it on my   may as well do the same kind of work.
                                             own.
                                                                                    I also have a number of mainstream
                                                                                  projects I’m toying with. I buy domains all the
                                               PO:  Where were you or what were you
                                             before getting into adult? Was it a conscious   time and then go, “Naw, that won’t work.” But
                                             choice or a drift, a gradual transition?  I do have some projects I will be launching on
                                                                                  this side of the water shortly.
                                               BF:  Funny enough on my early trips to
                                                                                    PO:  As much as I’m  sure you like the
                                             Thailand I used to take pictures. The guys at   “remote working” part of your work, do you
                                             the gym and other friends approved. They   miss those bursts of live social networking and
                                             encouraged me to start a site. Thus my Asian   schmoozing we call conventions (remember
                                             site was born (they say do what you love). I had   those)?
                                             that a couple years and sold it. Then started
                                             Adult B2B.                             BF: I miss them like crazy. I love the shows
                                                                                  to death and the people who go to them.
                                               PO:  You obviously have stayed in adult   Hopefully they’ll be back in October with TES
                                             because you love (and, yes, are loved by) the   and maybe January as well. I made it to XBiz
                                             community; but if you’d had your druthers   LA last year for the first time and loved it. It
                                             would you have gone or stayed in mainstream?  was fun to hang in Hollyweird for a week. Went
                                                                                  to the beach for a few days after that between
                                               BF: No. I was in radio for 21 years at the   shows and then it was off to Vegas. The shows
                                             same radio station. Although I loved radio I   in Vegas were good too.
                                             grew to hate the job. Made a ton of money. I
                                             was very good at sales. But it got really old.   PO:  Internext or CES? I remember those
                                                                                  overlap days when we, the bermuda-shorts
                                               I  appreciate  what  you  say  about  the   crowd, would suddenly be woven-through with
                                             community. That’s partially true. Some love   suits & ties in the halls and even around the
                                             me. Some don’t. But I love the business and   poolside bars.
                                             the people in it (most of them anyway, just
                                             about all). Even when I can’t do business with   BF:  Before this year I had only been to
                                             someone I don’t judge them as a person. I think   Internext and AEE once, my first year in the
                                             our adult community is a family. That’s one   industry back in the dark ages. I never attended
                                             of the things that makes this virus so tragic.   CES. But I do remember those Japanese
                                             I miss our regular family reunions and hugs. I   getting whiplash when the porn stars would
                                             hope we can have those again. I’m a hugger.   walk by in various states of undress. Hilarious!

                                               PO: NOT knowing what you do now, back   PO: Well  thanks  for  your  time  Bruce,  let’s
                                             then, would you have followed the money, as it   hope to meet again on the tradeshow circuit
                                             were, into a mainstream career?      soon.
                                                                                    BF: Thanks Greg. That was fun.
                                               BF: That’s hard to say really. I had one. I had
                                             a mainstream ad agency in the San Francisco
                                             area and we did well. But as soon as I decided
                                             I wanted to live in Thailand that went out the
                                             window. My business partner bought me out.


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