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humanpulp

do you suppose that these are really limited to 69?

seems that this should already be sold out, but its not apparently.

RyanWreck

If not now it will be sold out by the time it officially releases, probably a lot sooner than that. I could care less about ltd. books and Waitress supplements, I'll just grab the soft cover and spend the money I saved not getting the Hardcover for whenever 9BB re-releases Tool

red rope

I've been out of work forever and couldn't afford the insanely priced HC of "Mine", now I'm kind of upset about missing it.  If anyone who pre-ordered is looking to sell a copy, please send me a PM.

humanpulp

Creation said the pre-order ships this week.

humanpulp

(July 17, 2012 on FERAL HOUSE)
"PURE FILTH" by Peter Sotos, introduction by Jamie Gillis.

Product Description
Jamie Gillis appeared in over one hundred films, and as such was a primary performer in pornography's "Golden Age." Gillis is also known for inventing the "Gonzo" genre of pornography, played out in the film Boogie Nights by Burt Reynolds' character.

Pure Filth appears as transcripts from the films Jamie produced during these early years of radical and highly personal pornography. Completed just before his death in February 2010, Gillis contributed an introduction to each transcript to shed light on his ideas and plans, as well as anecdotal details and personal commentary. The book has more to do with an artist's understanding of sex than the mere views of a flesh peddler. The careful language and brutal intelligence that Jamie brought to interviews are what separates the conversations from any other work that might have more academic or prurient pretensions.

Extreme novelist Peter Sotos, perhaps better known and appreciated in France and the United Kingdom than his home country, was a good friend of Jamie Gillis, and Sotos' unusual perspective makes this volume possible.


About the Author
Peter Sotos became interested in Jamie Gillis' "private tapes" after being told of their limited existence by an old troll in a porn shop that specialized in under-the-counter sales. Thinking that the films Jamie was releasing were far more intriguing than sex acts performed by low level prostitutes, Sotos started transcribing the conversations that took place between filmmaker and performer. It is his contention that the work is more about the insulting elasticity of respect than it is an obscene record of hookers pushed to their mental, rather than purely physical, limits.

Jamie Gillis is known as one of the first male "superstars" of pornography. He started his career in NY during the early basement years and lasted through the Times Square and LA glitz booms, eventually creating the gonzo ("reality porn") genre. He was one of the very few actors capable of introspectively writing about his career, tastes and experiences during his lifetime, and most of it pre-internet. In Pure Filth, Jamie explains that his interest in what sex really is came from his greater desire for "exploration and exposure of the sexual imagination in all its variety". PURE FILTH- by Peter Sotos, introduction by Jamie Gillis.

RyanWreck

Gillis and Sotos, a thing of dreams.


red rope

This looks amazing...


Unheard

the actual release is spring 2012, not July 2012 (as stated on the Amazon preorder page)
Feral House will unleash some (entertaining) stuff related to the book in the next months

humanpulp

did anyone else on this board get their hands on MINE? i havent read it yet, i got #27 of 69. as expected, its a sort of shoddy binding job from Creation. feels like the book may separate from the cover at some point. oh well. bragging rights for bullshit.

from what i did read, it definitely has a different feel than Sotos other work. i wont say mature, but it just has a different, almost pensive or sullen feel about it. of course, i briefly read only 8 or so pages out of almost 300.

FreakAnimalFinland

Quote from: humanpulp on October 11, 2011, 12:56:51 AM
Creation said the pre-order ships this week.

Anyone got it?
E-mail: fanimal +a+ cfprod,com
MAGAZINE: http://www.special-interests.net
LABEL / DISTRIBUTION: FREAK ANIMAL http://www.nhfastore.net

RyanWreck

Quote from: humanpulp on October 29, 2011, 12:46:04 AM
did anyone else on this board get their hands on MINE? i havent read it yet, i got #27 of 69. as expected, its a sort of shoddy binding job from Creation. feels like the book may separate from the cover at some point. oh well. bragging rights for bullshit.

from what i did read, it definitely has a different feel than Sotos other work. i wont say mature, but it just has a different, almost pensive or sullen feel about it. of course, i briefly read only 8 or so pages out of almost 300.

Would you compare it to any of his other books? Are there chapters, how is it set up? Any news clippings/photos in the actual book (not the supplemental material)?

FreakAnimalFinland

Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on November 13, 2011, 06:05:37 PM
Quote from: humanpulp on October 11, 2011, 12:56:51 AM
Creation said the pre-order ships this week.

Anyone got it?

Actually got this day after asking...  Read only little of appendix so far.
E-mail: fanimal +a+ cfprod,com
MAGAZINE: http://www.special-interests.net
LABEL / DISTRIBUTION: FREAK ANIMAL http://www.nhfastore.net

RyanWreck

So, out of those who have read at least half of the book, what do you think so far? Comparisons? Writing style? I would love for Sotos to go back to his Index - C&C writing. Not that I am too dumb to get Lordotics or Show Adult (or KEPT) but it takes a bit more and you have to really mine for the material, especially in Lordotics where everything bounces about.

humanpulp

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Quote from: RyanWreck on November 29, 2011, 06:38:25 PM
So, out of those who have read at least half of the book, what do you think so far? Comparisons? Writing style? I would love for Sotos to go back to his Index - C&C writing. Not that I am too dumb to get Lordotics or Show Adult (or KEPT) but it takes a bit more and you have to really mine for the material, especially in Lordotics where everything bounces about.

i am a little more than half way through (read a huge chunk of it tonight), and i have to say, its actually a little different. i guess with his books, it really is a "to each their own" type of thing. one book that people love others fucking despise. i actually liked LORDOTICS a lot, i also liked PREDICATE too, and those are 2 books that people say are his weakest. in this case, the subject matter is very jumpy, purposely- almost obsessively repetitive, you find yourself reading large pieces where there is a seamless change from factual case study or transcribed interview to very personal and introspective sotos writing. now, i may find this later, but there hasnt been so much expected sotos material as there has been a lot more early sexual identity discussion and exploration. but, and maybe this is me being out of tune currently for the book, i find myself jumping back paragraphs or sentences because it is easy for me to get lost in certain parts. finding myself saying "wait, what?" or "wait, who?"

people who have read his books will find reoccurring characters (victims of abuse) that sotos obsesses over usually, and matched with the frantic, jumpy, obessessive style the book is presented in, it is easy to get jumbled a bit, or maybe i am just a retard. in general, the main written section of MINE is very large, definitely not lacking or ripped there. the photographic section seems to be all related to the Moors Murders as far as i can tell, i havent really gone through each article yet (which can be a chore, as i learned with KEPT) and the "WAITRESS" section seems to be very interesting. a lot of article/study material, transcripts, interview stuff.