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Mark Stone (Continued from page 40)
was the all-girl Bad Girls Boot Camp.
Longtime Wicked Pictures publicist Daniel Metcalf,
who owns Roads to Moscow PR, told AVN, “I have so
many great memories of Mark Stone.”
“He was gregarious, loved this industry and really,
really loved rock & roll,” Metcalf said. “We logged
some time on the road together in 2001 when Wicked
Pictures sponsored Spring Break in Panama City
Beach. I remember those travels so vividly. We spent
hours talking about everything from vintage guitars
to the Cold War. He was a huge history buff and quite
knowledgeable. I miss him already. It doesn’t seem
real that he’s gone. My thoughts are with his friends
and family.”
Stone in the ’90s co-owned the gonzo studio
Moonlight Entertainment, producing and directing
more than 40 titles, including nine volumes of Radical
Affairs from ’92-95 and five volumes of Sex Trek from
’90-95.
Rick Davis, the veteran adult director, said his bond
with Stone went back three decades.
“Gary and his brother are my closest friends in this
business since 1986 when I met Mark,” Davis told
AVN. “I’m absolutely devastated over Mark’s passing
but my comfort is in the 30 years that we were like
family and I was by his bedside for the past three days
until the end. Now he is at peace.”
As news of Stone’s passing circulated Thursday
evening, tributes came from all over. Performer Seth
Gamble tweeted that Stone picked him up during a
period he was down.
“Mark Stone let me live in his pool house during a
low point of mine. I will be forever grateful. RIP, it’s a
sad day,” Gamble said.
Wicked Girl Jessica Drake posted a remembrance on
Facebook before she took the stage to feature dance.
“I’m in New York hosting the grand opening of a
new club, having to be ‘on’ and sexy and naked, but
I’m sad,” Drake wrote. “I learned right before I went
onstage that Mark Stone passed away. He directed for
Wicked. He shot BTS for us. Every time I presented
or accepted an award onstage at the AVN show, he
was playing guitar right behind me. I knew him for so
long, he was loud and he loves dogs and he was funny
and such a character. ... He was so woven into the
industry for years and years. My heart goes out to his
family and friends. It’s always my hope that we can
and will help each other and take care of one another.”
Director David Lord also remembered Stone in
social media posts, saying, “You were an amazingly
talented person. There is a hole in this industry
that will never be filled. Good journey to you sir!
#RIPMarkstone.”
Hall of Fame performer and current Vivid Radio
host Christy Canyon took to Twitter to say, “I’m
heartbroken Mark Stone passed today ... the 1st time
I met you and your brother. You two were shippers at
Paradise Visuals. Nicest man :(“
Meanwhile industry photographer Chris King
created a video reel in Stone’s memory, posting it on
his Twitter page @ReelSeduction: “The music behind
the AVN Awards ... A tribute to the master.”
On the GoFundMe page that was set up to help
Stone with his medical expenses, his 23-year-old niece
Lia shared what her uncle meant to her.
“My Uncle Mark has always been filled with
compassion and kindness towards others, including
his beloved dogs,” Lia wrote. “When I was a little
girl, I always remembered feeling so proud that he
was my Uncle. All of my friends would always come
over when he was visiting so they could play with
him. There was just something about him that was
infectious—he brought out the best in everyone
around him. When it comes to his family, he always
loved to make everyone laugh and to entertain them
with his music. I will always treasure the memories
that I have of all of us at family gatherings. ... Never in
a million years did I think that something so terrible
could happen to someone so wonderful.”
Gary Miller said the family was grateful for the
outpouring of support. “It was unbelievable how so
many people went to the GoFundMe page and sent
him and me well wishes. He really appreciated it and
so did I,” he said. “It was nice to see he had so many
people in the industry that really cared about him.”
At press time, a memorial gathering at the
Goathouse Loft in North Hollywood brought out a
diverse crowd full of adult entertainment luminaries.
Read the full coverage on AVN.com.
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