SJD Editorial Note: Although Mr. Clark refrained from calling Mr. D'ull
   an asshole, it is plainly evident that had he done so, he most likely
   would NOT have labeled Mr. D'ull a "run-of-the-mill asshole." Mr. Clark
   most likely would have referred to Mr. D'ull as a "quintessential piece
   of thieving porn shit asshole," or possibly a "shameless bottom-feeding
   rip-off artist asshole."
   It is the opinion of this website that the two, specific types of
   assholes that Mr. Clark most likely would have described Mr. D'ull as
   being would be preferable than the non-specific "run-of-the-mill
   asshole" the Chief Reporter of this news site has recently been
   labeled.
   If you'd like more information on assholes, please read the editorial
   that immediately precedes this story.

    jimmyd _writes "I received an email from David Aaron Clark today. He
   felt he needed to comment on the "Dave Hardman Goes Berserk" story.
      David Aaron Clark alleges, "There are obviously huge gaps in this
   story. Mark D'ull, the owner of Best Parts Video, is a shameless
   bottom-feeding rip-off artist who doubtless was not paying Cathy her
   money. He's John T. Bone's former salesman, and he has ripped me off on
   two titles -- one of which he simply didn't pay me for, the other of
   which I never sold him -- my original "Asianatrix," which was released
   through Bowen's Cream (but never paid for -- he bounced the checks and
   made off with the master)."
     As if that weren't enough, David continues to describe his dealings
   with D'ull.
    "D'ull, since then, has counterfeited the release; he was selling it
   behind my back during the short time I was associated with Best Parts,
   doing Some graphics and a bondage tape for them. Would that Dave had
   really caused some damage, because D'ull is the quintessential piece of
   thieving porn shit who preys on the industry. Cathy West, on the other
   hand, has always been straight up -- and so, despite his personal
   travails, has Dave."
    When I wrote yesterday's story, I believe I mentioned there might be
   more to it then what I was told. Readers should note there is no
   evidence that D'ull somehow mitigated Hardman's behavior. David Aaron
   Clark's alleged dealings with D'ull have--to my knowledge--nothing to
   do with David Hardman's alleged dealings with D'ull. David Aaron
   Clark's point-of-view in this matter, however, is newsworthy, and
   therefore we decided to publish it for our reader's interest.
   The staff of this website would look forward to Mr. D'ull's rebuttal in
   these matters
   SJD Editorial Note: Although Mr. Clark refrained from calling Mr. D'ull
   an asshole, it is plainly evident that had he done so, he most likely
   would NOT have labeled Mr. D'ull a "run-of-the-mill asshole." Mr. Clark
   most likely would have referred to Mr. D'ull as a "quintessential piece
   of thieving porn shit asshole," or possibly a "shameless bottom-feeding
   rip-off artist asshole."
      It is the opinion of this website that the two, specific types of
   assholes that Mr. Clark most likely would have described Mr. D'ull as
   being would be preferable than the non-specific "run-of-the-mill
   asshole" the Chief Reporter of this news site has recently been
   labeled.
    If you'd like more information on assholes, please read the editorial
   that immediately precedes this story.
   jimmyd _writes "The other day I was called a 'run-of-the-mill asshole.'
   Normally, I have a sticks-and-stones attitude towards name-calling. But
   I must admit this really bothered me. It wasn't the 'asshole' part, but
   the other, the 'run-of-the-mill' part, that stung like a bee.
    If you're going to be an asshole, or rather, be considered an asshole
   by others, your level of 'asshole-ness' should count for something. It
   should be asshole-specific. It should be the type and kind of asshole
   that would allow description, e.g., 'What a low-life, trailer park,
   white trash, degenerate lying asshole he is,' or 'What a backstabbing,
   fuck-his-own-Mother, prick of an asshole he is!'
   I don't know about the rest of you, but if I'm going to be an asshole,
   I'd rather be a backstabbing, prick of an asshole, than a generic,
   vanilla, run-of-the-mill asshole. At least being a backstabbing prick
   of an asshole has some bite to it. And it partially explains (at least
   in simplistic, broad terms) what kind of an asshole the asshole is. It
   may not be very complimentary, but it is to-the-point. And when people
   hear it, they at least have some idea of what kind of an asshole
   they're dealing with, or what kind of an asshole they're being called.
   But the run-of-the-mill asshole? Everyone's clueless. They will simply
   think this person should be lumped in with a million others like him,
   you know, just your average asshole, which I guess is what this person
   was saying about me, and like I said, that hurt.
   Not to mention the fact that in the porn biz, a business so jam-packed,
   so intensely populated with every kind of stinking asshole known to man
   and woman that it's busting at the seams with them, to be called a
   'run-of-the-mill asshole' truly fucking sucks! It's bad enough I have
   to endure those three-and-a-half star reviews from AVN, but now I'm
   just a three-an-a-half star asshole? That sucks beyond belief!
     Personally, in all my endeavors (asshole or otherwise), I've always
   tried to be something other than a Brand-X, plain-paper-wrapped,
   generic kind of guy. Most of the things I've pursued in my life have,
   at the very least, had the potential to stand out--to be remembered, to
   shine. I'm not saying I've always succeeded at these things, and if
   truth be known, I mostly have not. But at least in the design stages
   these endeavors included even more detailed plans to make the overall
   plan's outcome a memorable one.
    In the case of being an asshole, and there have been more than a few
   times when I've diligently worked at being one, I've always, always,
   always tried to be both a complete asshole, and quite intentionally, a
   very specific kind of asshole: An asshole that stands for something, no
   matter how bad of an asshole that something might make me.
   And now, I get this email--from someone I've known for more than a few
   years--and granted this someone is pissed at me for something I'm not
   going to get into, and in his anger, calls me a 'run-of-the-mill
   asshole.' More specifically, saying I've become a 'run-of-the-mill
   asshole,' which means that it's been an evolutionary kind of thing. And
   by doing so, he does not even give me credit for being any kind of
   special asshole. Well, like I said, that hurt.
       But I promise this, not just to you, the guy who's labeled me a
   'run-of-the-mill asshole,' but I promise everyone from now on whenever
   I'm intent on being an asshole, I'm going to be a complete, total, and
   very specific kind of asshole!
    My eyes are wide open now. I have seen the light of the great asshole
   spirit, and I vow to be the kind of asshole that other assholes will
   aspire to be.
                   I will be a premium, Grade-A, asshole!
   And who knows? Maybe someday I'll be fortunate enough to become an uber
   asshole!