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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
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PLATINUM BLOND STAR
OF PORN’S GOLDEN AGE
RELEASES BIOGRAPHY
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EXECUTIVE VP DEPARTS
VNALIVE.COM SIGNS
INDUSTRY VET NAMED
FROM HIS POST AT
FIRST AUSTRALIAN
GM OF LOTZADOLLARS,
LIBERATOR
PERFORMER
DREAMCASH
Michael Sky Kane, the executive vice
VNALive.com has just signed its first
Mark Spannow has been hired as the new
Bear Manor Media has released the auto-
president of Liberator, announced his
Australian performer: 25-year-old Aeryn
general manager of LotzaDollars and
biography Inside Seka: The Platinum
departure from the company at the end of
Walker, based out of Melbourne and
DreamCash. He has a background in
Princess of Porn, co-penned by top adult
May, citing a desire to pursue other business
equipped with a natural 36DDD chest.
marketing campaign planning, industry IT
actress Seka with Kerry Zukus, a veteran
opportunities.
The signing came May 31, on the heels
leveraging, content production manage-
of over 40 books.
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“This was a very difficult decision for
of VNALive bringing Trisha Uptown on
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ment and design resource development at
Fans of classic adult films know Seka.
me; however, after careful consideration, I
board the same week.
all levels of business.
The Virginia-born platinum blonde
have decided that this is best for me and my
Walker will be doing membership
“With an eye on the future, we’re seiz-
entered the adult industry by running a
shows every Saturday, joining a lineup of
ing this exciting opportunity to charge
chain of adult bookstores. In 1977 she and
nearly 40 girls weekly. Members who join
ahead, achieving the next level of perform-
her site also receive free access to every
ance for our business, staff, partners and
cam show on VNALive.com.
affiliates,” said Spannow, who began his
“I am stoked to be the first Aussie girl
industry career in 1996 as a webmaster in
to be using Vicky’s cam platform at
Southern California.
VNALive,” said Walker. “It is terrific
Spannow has provided technical assis-
exposure for me outside of Australia.”
tance, training and consulting services to
VNALive’s Vicky Vette added, “We are
prominent industry brands, including
super excited to be adding an Australian
Nubiles, Fleshlight, Playboy, YNOT,
family,” Kane said. “Those things I set out
to accomplish at Liberator have now been
achieved and I believe this is an appropriate
time to allow others to carry the torch.”
Kane joined Liberator in 2009 and has
served in several positions including vice
president of sales, chief business
development officer and finally as executive
vice president responsible for overseeing
many aspects of the company’s marketing,
husband-to-be Ken Yontz moved to Los
Angeles, which was not then quite the
center of adult filming that it would
become a decade later.
Some of Seka’s more popular titles have
included Bob Chinn’s Blonde Fire and
Prisoner of Paradise, Svetlana’s Ultraflesh,
Anthony Spinelli’s Between the Sheets, her
self-directed Inside Seka and her final film,
Henri Pachard’
s American Garter (co-
directed by Gloria Leonard).
sales and operations functions. In February
performer. We have a ton of Australian
Adult.com, Xplore Media, MaxCash and
2012, when he was appointed executive vice
members. … She is our first-ever
West Coast Productions, among many
president, he spearheaded the company’s
cosplayer and into a bunch of fetishes, so
others. In 2004, he joined Adult.com/
“Seka’s real life story, though, is as
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long-term strategic international growth
we’re excited to see what she comes up
Playboy Enterprises as a design manager
enigmatic as her screen persona,” reads the
initiatives.
with. She will be the first in the VNA
and was promoted to production manager,
blurb on the Bear Manor website. “She
“We will miss Kane’s passion and leader-
with a hairy bush unless one of us stops
director of videography on-location and
was never a victim—on-screen or off. This
ship at the executive level and we sincerely
shaving!”
finally DVD executive producer. He later
is no tale of remorse, abuse, or self-
thank him for his tremendous contributions
Girls with solo sites who are interested
launched affiliate program SoloBabeCash,
destructive behavior. Seka was post-
to Liberator over the past several years,” said
in joining VNALive.com can reach Vette
as well as a consulting firm that caters to
feminist before the term was born. Inside
Liberator CEO Louis Friedman. “It
’
s rare
at vicky@vettenationlive.com.
mainstream and adult industry businesses.
Seka is the story of a survivor, a trailblazer,
that you find someone who possesses a deep
“I am very glad to have Spannow
and an icon.”
operational, sales and marketing back-
leading our team into the future,” said Ed
Inside Seka can be purchased at
ground that also has the vision to see where
Lotzadollars. “His extensive background
BearManorMedia.com, either in softcover
your business and your industry are headed.
along with his passion for this industry
or as an e-book.
Michael is one of those executives.”
will complement my companies very well.”
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According to a statement issued by the company he founded, “Big Al” Peterson, founder of Spartacus Leathers, died May 3 at the age of 85.
Peterson was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1928 and immigrated to the United States in 1953 with less than $200 in his pocket. He held his first
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job at an adult store while completing his master’s degree in civil engineering at the University of Indiana.
Eventually, the owner passed his business on to Peterson, who ran business successfully before eventually selling it and moving to San Francisco.
After a brief foray into the field of highway construction, Peterson began opening adult novelty businesses, eventually owning stores and video
arcades from Hawaii to Chicago.
He moved to Portland, Ore., in the early 1970s, and lived there for the rest of his life. Upon settling, he quickly opened several adult stores
called Hard Times, which became a very successful chain in the Northwest.
A desire to pursue a business that served the BDSM industry led Peterson to found Spartacus in 1987. He expanded the business quickly, pro-
ducing a full line of bondage gear.
Peterson is survived by wife Lynda, three children, two stepchildren, and five grandchildren.
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