:::  SRR Chat Event  :::

Chat online with Asian Porno Hottie NYOMI ZEN on Snowman's Raincoat Reviews Friday, March 3rd at from 6 PM to 8 PM PST!

The chat event with Nyomi Zen is totally free, but grab your seat early, the chat room is currently limited to 50 people at a time. Also, please note that you must be registered on the message forum to enter the chat. Please do so in advance and when you sign up, be sure to provide a working, valid e-mail address and birth date. It is also a good idea to try out the chat room before the event so that you understand how it works.  The chat is Flash based and has more features than many others.

See you there!

-- Snowman

p.s. - yes that is the school girl out in my earlier post below! 

UPDATE 03.02.06

Unfortunately, the Chat Event had to be continued due to a last minute shoot that Nyomi was booked for on Friday afternoon.  The new date and time will be posted as soon as we decide.  If you have a scheduling preference (best day of the week or time), please give your input in this thread on the forum.

Check out my latest Japanese schoolgirl uniform acquisition!  I found this treasure on eBay recently.  It is made in Japan by Mariottosei for someone who ordered it on J-List for around $320!  It comes with a scarf too.  This outfit will pop up in future scenes I am shooting for Blue Syren, my new studio.  If anyone out there can help me acquire additional uniforms at a reasonable cost, please let me know.  There are many styles I'd like add to my collection!

Are you interested in adult DVDs but don't know where to start?  It's easy to be confused and overwhelmed with so many titles being released each month.  One of my partner sites -- Adult Video Universe -- compiles a list of  current top sellers.  As AVU puts it, can all these pervs be wrong?  I've only seen one on the list, but I'll provide some general comments that may be helpful.  Here's the top five sellers right now.

1.  Don't Tell Daddy - 10 pack dvd, Acid Rain.  This is an amazing deal.  I'm not surprised it is #01!  You get fifty hours of recent, hardcore gonzo scenes on ten discs for just $16.99.  That's just $1.69 a disc folks.  You can't go wrong really if you want maximum stroke value.

2.  Jenna in the Middle, Wicked Pictures.  This is a four hour compilation disc from Wicked, who produces adult content similar to Vivid.  It contains 19 full length scenes with a wide variety of stars.  It appears that most of the scenes are three ways and some feature Jeanna, a popular blond who is the Barbie type.  Personally, I'm not a big fan of Jenna since many of her scenes are "vanilla" snoozers.

3.  Award Winning Sex Scenes #02, Vivid.  This is another four hour compilation, but from Vivid.  I guess all the scenes on this disc won some kind of award.  However, be aware that many adult industry awards are highly political and Vivid scenes are tamer than many companies.  Plus, porn is very subjective and more and more titles are released each year.  I rarely agree with the award nominations.

4.  Pirates, Digital Playground.  This is a big budget adult project co produced by Adam & Eve.  It's an ambitious attempt to bring mainstream hollywood production values to porn.  The movie was shot on HD and contains "over 300 special effects" and a "professional script."   Think "Pirates of the Caribbean" but with ten sex scenes and you got the idea.  Female talent-wise, this movie leans heavily toward Digital Playground's contract girls, Devon: Devon, Jessie Jane, Janine and Carmen Luvana.  Maybe it's just me, but I think contract girls are often boring.  Maybe once they are signed, they just aren't hungry any more and all the zip goes out of their performances.  Customer reviews of this title are generally favorable.  If you dig features, this one is worth checking out.

5.  Strokin' to the Oldies -- Vanessa Del Rio, VCA.  The "Strokin' to the Oldies" series by VCA mostly focuses on classic scenes from the 80's.  In the 80's Vanessa Del Rio was a slutty porn superstar with a huge clit.  However, by today's standards, she was relatively tame and rarely performed anal.  I never found her especially attractive.  Her best role was probably in the Dark Brothers' Devil in Miss Jones #03 which is highly recommended.

People often speculate on how big the adult industry is these days.  Well, it appears to be gigantic now!  Here's a recent press release with the figures:

For Immediate Release

Adult Industry Generates $12.6 Billion in 2005, AVN Estimates state of the u.s. adult industry report highlights diverse products and delivery options

ENCINO, CALIFORNIA (December 13, 2005) ... Adult Video News (AVN) has released new industry revenue information that forecasts $12.6 billion in revenue for the adult entertainment industry in 2005. Sources for the study include AVN, Kagan Research, Juniper Research, the New York Times, Forbes, and the Free Speech Coalition. The report is available at

http://www.avn.com.

"The 'State of the U.S. Adult Industry' report is ground-breaking because for the first time an accurate and comprehensive review of the adult entertainment industry has been generated," said Paul Fishbein, President of AVN Publications. "By pooling knowledge from a variety of sources, we have created a snapshot of the industry that encompasses video sales and rental, magazines, cable and pay-per-view, the Internet, exotic dance clubs, hotel in-room video on demand, mobile, and novelties."

The complete release is available at:

http://www.idealink.org/Resource.phx/public/press/vsda/december05/december13
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Hey everyone!

I'm in Las Vegas at the 2006 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE)!  It's the largest annual trade show for the adult industry.  Industry people and fans can attend.  This convention runs concurrently with the gigantic CES show (Consumer Electronics Show).

I am posting photos from the show on my Flickr site.  Here's a few to spark your interest.  I am also posting field reports updates on my discussion forum.  You can find these threads here (general) and here (asian supplement).

Tia Takana

Eva Angelina

Unknown Starlet performs bondage demonstration

JAV idol Rei Himekawa - hot!

Woohooo I purchased a new SLR digital camera on Sunday.  It's the Minolta Maxxum 7D.  It shoots at 6 megapixels, can use all the existing Maxxum system of lens, incorporates a sophisticated auto-focus feature and has a full range of automatic and manual settings. 

But, the coolest feature, and one of the main reasons I wanted this particular camera was, it has an anti-shake feature built into the body.  This will eliminate many out of focus pictures and allow me to shoot more easily using available light, especially with a fast lens.  A few other camera makers offer anti-shake such as Canon and Nikon, but it is built into the lens, not the camera itself, and they are all very expensive.  With this camera, the feature works with regular lens and this will save me a lot of money over the long run.

I really didn't plan on purchasing it right away, but Good Guys is closing all their stores in California and liquidating all inventory.  I got the camera with 28-100 lens at 25% off.  On top of that, Minolta is offering a $200 rebate right now!  Soooooo, assuming I get the rebate, the final price will be nearly half price!

This is the first Minolta camera I have ever purchased.  When I used to really be into photography, I purchased all Pentax gear.  This was back around the time when the ME Super and ME Super Program were popular.  The Pentax line always served me well, but their digital offerings are still rather sparse at present.  I'm not even sure they offer anti-shake on any of their cameras!

If anyone uses this camera and has any suggestions on good lens or other accessories for it, I'd love to hear them.  I don't have any Minolta glass, so I'm starting from scratch!

Earlier this year, I decided to donate 10% of the sales commissions earned on Snowman's Raincoat Reviews and my related discussion forum to charity.  Each month I pick a different charity to support.  In September, a donation was made to the Red Cross to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina.  In October, a donation was made to UNICEF to help needy children around the world. 

This month's charity is The Trust For Public Lands.  I read about some of their efforts and was impressed.  Here's some information on this worthy organization:

The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is a national, nonprofit, land conservation organization that conserves land for people to enjoy as parks, community gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places, ensuring livable communities for generations to come.

TPL's Conservation Initiatives

• Parks for People: Working in cities and suburbs across America to ensure that everyone in particular, every child—enjoys close-to-home access to a park, playground, or natural area.
• Working Lands: Protecting the farms, ranches, and forests that support land-based livelihoods and rural ways of life.
• Natural Lands: Conserving wilderness, wildlife habitat, and places of natural beauty for our children's children to explore.
• Heritage Lands: Safeguarding places of historical and cultural importance that keep us in touch with the past and who we are as a people.
• Land & Water: Preserving land to ensure clean drinking water and to protect the natural beauty of our coasts and waterways.

TPL's Conservation Services

• Conservation Vision: TPL helps agencies and communities define conservation priorities, identify lands to be protected, and plan networks of conserved land that meet public need.
• Conservation Finance: TPL helps agencies and communities identify and raise funds for conservation from federal, state, local, and philanthropic sources.
• Conservation Transactions: TPL helps structure, negotiate, and complete land transactions that create parks, playgrounds, and protected natural areas.
• Research & Education: TPL acquires and shares knowledge of conservation issues and techniques to improve the practice of conservation and promote its public benefits.

Since 1972, TPL has worked with willing landowners, community groups, and national, state, and local agencies to complete more than 2,700 land conservation projects in 46 states, protecting nearly 2 million acres. TPL has helped states and communities craft and pass 192 ballot measures, generating over $35 billion in new conservation-related funding.
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As noted above, 10% of the commissions earned on this site in November will be donated to TPL. And, because two very generous TPL donors have pledged $500,000 as a matching gift (through 12/31), the donation will be matched dollar for dollar. So, a $25 gift will turn into a $50 one.  Smartmoney.com rated this charity #01 in the conservation category and Charity Navigator rates it four stars.

Please use the shopping links and banners here! Thanks!

-- Snowman

QUICKIE REVIEW

Ass 2 Mouth #03 - "Every good slut loves the taste of ass juice ..."

Platinum-X Pictures, D. John Strong, 2005, 170 minutes + bonus material, featuring:  Jasmine Byrne (covergirl), Mary Anne, Sintia Stone, Janet Alfano, Brooke Haven, Sandra Romain

Clocking in at over three hours, Ass 2 Mouth #03 is a nasty, heavy duty all anal flick aimed at squarely at serious raincoaters.  Director Strong pushes these girls to the limit, stretching their assholes in many positions in extended scenes that last about 35-40 minutes.  In addition, he fully delivers on the promise of plenty of "ass to mouth" oral action in every scene, and sometimes "ass to other girl's mouth" in the scenes with two starlets. 

Every girl here turned in an impressive performance, but two stood out.  The first is Mary Anne.  Mary appears in the first scene and is pared with Sandra Romain and John Strong.  I don't normally get too excited about blondes, but something about this girl turned me on.  She's fairly tall with straight hair and perky, small natural breasts. Mary has a cute, fresh looking face with nice dsl (highlighted here nicely with red lipstick).  It's an appealing "girl next door" look that contrasts well with images of her ass being pumped without mercy or when she enthusiastically sucks Sanda's ass juice off of Strong's hard cock.  Don't miss the hot doggy anal action featuring both girls toward the end of the scene -- great a2m and gape footage!

Sexy Latina sensation Jasmine Byrne is the other starlet that caught my eye.  Jasmine usually delivers hot performances, and her dirty scene here is no exception.  After a brief, but hot poolside tease, she takes on Strong and Michael Stefano -- enduring a furious butt boning (and dp) that lasts nearly twenty-five minutes.  Again, the doggy anal sequence on the floor is sure to please raincoaters with great a2m, gapes and facial expressions from Jazzy.  The mish anal on the sofa was also outstanding.  In the end, she receives a dual open mouth facial and gargles the spunk before swallowing it down.  My only complaint was that Jasimine is looking a little bit thick here.  Lay off those taquitos with sour cream my Mexican princess!

Even with the long running time, there are some extras on this disc.  There is a eighteen minute behind the scenes segment and about eleven minutes of "bonus footage".  Wow, given the long running time, I'm surprised anything was cut at all from this flick!  Technical quality of the disc -- videography, lighting and sound -- are all good.

I believe most raincoaters will thoroughly enjoy this disc.  With Ass 2 Mouth 3, John Strong has produced another winning endurance test style anal video.  How or why these girls are willing to do these dirty deeds boggles the mind!

Disc Rating:  B+

Shopping links to help support SRR & APH:

  [Adult DVD Universe]  [Action-DVD]  [Gamelink] or watch this movie right now on your computer!  [WMP Streaming at Gamelink]

P.S. -- Thanks to Platinum-X for a screener of this disc!

For more reviews, check out my website!  For more information about Jasmine Byrne, take a look at this thread on my discussion board.

I attempted to upgrade the discussion forum on the SRR website today to vBulletin 3.5.  Unfortunately, the upgrade process did not go smoothly and I ran into a few snags.  The discussion forum will return ASAP.

I also lost functionality of the chat now too.  Grrrrrr.

-- Snowman

One lucky person who participates in tomorrow's chat on Snowman's Raincoat Reviews will win a DVD of their choice from Adult Video Universe that features Leanni Lei.

I haven't quite decided how to award the prize. I may just give it to a random person by drawing, or I may decide to give it to the person who contributes the best. I'll have to see how it goes!

If Leanni is willing, I'll try to get it autographed.  Be there or be square!

[Leanni Lei in Junior College Hardcore Schoolgirls #12, 1999]

-- Snowman