Reader Email: XRCO Questions
Steve & Jill Send Congrats
OK, I haven’t done my XRCO write up yet. Forgive me. I was out late after the show Thursday and now the whole family is sick. Instead I’m going to take the easy way out and print a couple of user emails. Forgive me if the first two are Hall of Fame oriented. I promise we will talk about the rest of the XRCO Awards. (Jenna’s big tri-fecta, jessica drake’s great hosting, my talk with Angelina Armani and how freaking hot Kaylani looked just to name a few.) For now, here is the first XRCO Related email. Feel free to send yours in as well.
Steve & Jill Write:
Hello Rog:
Way to go on the hall of fame.That is a great honor.1)Was it a blast?
2)Could you have ever imagined you getting into the hall of fame 20 years ago?
Steve & Jill
Thank you Steve and Jill. Yes is a great honor. I tried to express that in post I made the other day, but I will say it again. To be included with this group is a great honor. I owe it all to people like you though. The readers of this site helped it grow and have kept it going for years. I am sincerely thankful.
Now to your questions.
1: Yes it was a blast. The evening was fun. I had dinner with my friend Rebecca Anderson and had a great seat at the IAFD.com table. The show went well and I just had a good time. I did my best to stay sober which was nice. I even avoided standing in the corner the whole night which is generally what I do at these things.
Everyone was very nice and congratulatory. That part was hard for me. I never know what to say, but I have to thank my old friend Luke Ford for some great advise years ago. He said that people tend to take criticism with their heart while letting praise go to their head. Reverse that, he said and things work much better. Take the criticism with your head and think about it while letting the praise make your heart light. I try to do that and really did it that night. I didn’t over think it. I just appreciated the kind things and took it in.
2: No way. Not 20 years ago, not 15 years ago, not even 10 years ago. When they asked me to join the XRCO I was floored. That organization is filled with some great writers, great critics, great people and I was honored to be included. There are a lot of great writers (Hello Den, Bob, Gene and Tod) who are not yet in the XRCO Hall of Fame and should be. Though I never imagined I would be here, I am proud of what I have accomplished, grateful to the people who helped me get here and intent on living up to the honor they have bestowed on me by continuing to offers honest reviews, improve my writing and have a great time reviewing porn.
