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Ron Jeremy brings his S&M sideshow and New York shtick to Portland for some good-natured fun
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Warning: If you are easily of
fended or just don't appreciate the
freedom of expression we have
here in Oregon, you don’t have to
read this!
on Jeremy, the most famous
male porn star in America,
if not the world, is an un
likely hero. Also known as
Hedgehog,” he is rotund, hairy and
short, with pudgy cheeks and jowls
(making him look more like a chip
munk, actually). Therein lies his
appeal—this homely non-Adonis
can bed millions of beautiful
women, and thousands watch him
do so.
A clean and sober guy who
holds a master’s degree in educa
tion, Ron took the stage at Dante’s
on Burnside Saturday night, April
20, wearing a “BLOW ME a kiss”
t-shirt and telling Oregon jokes.
One went something like “What’s
the
Oregon
idea
of
foreplay?... ‘Jump in the truck, b—
—!’” But it was all in good spirits,
and the enamored audience went
along for the ride.
The “spit or swallow contest”
sounded a lot dirtier than it turned
out. One woman and three guys
volunteered to go on stage and be
blindfolded. They were then
spoon-fed by the show’s carny,
while Ron went off to do business
elsewhere,
First came the cottage cheese,
washed down with clam juice, fol
lowed by Spam (he said it wasn’t
dog food, at least). The first one
to spit it out was the lone female,
so she got booted from the stage
with the expected heckling. Then
the guys had to slip down oily an
chovies with a chaser of spicy kim
chee. Eventually a spit-free win
ner survived this ordeal-by-swal
lowing, fun and novel prizes given,
and Ron got called out to do his
show.
R
tos and merchan
dise of his glori
ously cheesy self.
He posed for
Polaroids with
adoring fans at 10
bucks a pop, with
an autograph. As
one guy in line
said “C’mon, it’s
Ron Jeremy."
‘Nuf said.
The Hedgehog,
a
48-year-old
Jew
“The
from New York,
has been seen on
miles of XXX-
rated celluloid for
the past 20 years
but has always
wanted to be a
“legit” actor. But
his real niche is in
the very funny
and generally
harmless fun of
his sideshow,
where he eggs on
his participating
audience to do
outrageous acts
and shoots out
his comedy spiel.
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY MORGAN ALLEN
My Regrets took
Ron Jeremy and a happy fan, CCC student Morgan Allen, pose for a picture at Jeremy's S&M show. Allen told the
the stage during
porn star, "Thank you for making porn fun." Ron replied true to character: "No problem, baby."
and after the side
show: four skinny guys dressed as
It wasn’t entirely his show to jail.” He didn’t realize until late
natty morticians in black suits and
though. He chose 10 more-than- in the show that the girls could go
the neatly topless singer, Caleb
willing female audience members to bottomless here, which was prob "It's Oregon, baby-I love
thisplace...Yeah, baby, you Spiegel, looking like the handsome
join him onstage for a friendly com ably a good thing.
cadaver. Hot rock with a dark punk
These chicks weren’t getting can't go topless in
petition. Ron questioned each on
edge, reminding me of the old Brit-
certain preferences—it didn’t take paid with anything but Ron’s at Washington. "
ish band The Buzzcocks and
tention
and
crowd
votes,
and
that
’
s
much goading for them to answer
NYC’s Television. They’ve gotten
Ron Jeremy
his personal questions. Each one all they seemed to need. It really
some rave local press, especially
Porn star
demonstrated interesting tech made his job as master of ceremo
in the Mercury, and sound like they
niques (bananas were involved) nies quite easy and enjoyable. It
deserve it. They have an EP and a
and “expressed” herself. The wasn’t really offensive, except for Washington.”
The people were all warm and full-length CD out, and a web site,
sounds of wounded zoo animals the lady whose son was in the
happy and definitely not uptight. www.my-regrets.com. One of their
came to mind a few times. Only crowd. Ewww.
Ron summed it up at one point Many found new friends. A whole next gigs is May 25 at Ohm in Port
one lady bowed out along the way.
land with Camaro Hair (what a
Ron let them go topless, no more, during the show: “It’s Oregon, lotta dancin’ and lovin’ goin’ on.
and they couldn’t turn it up too baby—I love this place.” Other The oil wrestling with two bikini great name).
To reach Allison Gerfin e-mail
high. He reminded a couple of states aren’t so allowing for the clad props was tame and lame—
over-enthusiastic contestants with uninhibited. He added, “Yeah, it’s been done better. Ron set up bodhi@prodigy.net or drop by B-
“Not that, baby, I don’t want to go baby, you can’t go topless in camp in another room to sell pho 104.
Come join the fun May 8 in the courtyard!!!
12 p.m.-2 p.m.
Music, food and a raffle!
Listen to great tunes from: ’’The Young
Republicans” and ”Hyperstar.”
Win a $45 gift certificate to the Outback Steakhouse. Just by having
fun!
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