Jeanna Fine: Flesh & Blood – Podcast 165

Jeanna Fine: Flesh & Blood – Podcast 165

The 1980s and 90s adult film A-lister Jeanna Fine [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0277618/] passed away 6 months ago way too young. A few weeks after that, we shared an interview I started with Jeanne but never got to finish. It was mostly about what led Jeanna to get into the adult industry – and the discussion was rounded out by a recording Patrick Kindlon of the band the Self Defense Family shared with us. If you haven’t heard that interview I recommend listening to that too. [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2025/12/07/jeanna-fine/] Absent from that podcast were Jeanna’s thoughts about her time in the adult industry itself – how she felt about films she made like Cafe Flesh 2 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156381/], Skin Hunger [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128523/], and Flesh & Blood [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284116/]; the people she worked with including Bionca Seven [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2022/09/04/bionca/], Sharon Kane [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2014/05/25/sharon-kane/], F.M. Bradley [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2021/11/28/fmbradley/], and Mike Horner [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2019/09/01/mike-horner/]; and the life her participation in the business provided including relationships with Savannah [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767437/] and Sikki Nixx [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0633288/]. In fact, there was a second part to Jeanna’s discussion with Patrick. We’ve held onto it for a while because, like the first podcast we put out about Jeanna, it isn’t always an easy listen. Jeanna doesn’t pull any punches as she shares her memories of the adult business and she comes across quite raw at times.  But in the past months I kept remembering how Jeanna urged me more than once to listen to the recordings she made with Patrick. Even when things were uncomfortable, it was clear she wanted to be heard and understood. So here’s part two of Patrick’s recording where Jeanna is brave enough to be candid and messy and vulnerable. With special thanks once again to Patrick Kindlon and Self Defense Family. This podcast is 31 minutes long. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————– Gloria Leonard, Jeanna Fine [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RR-Jeanna-Fine-Gloria-leonard-and-myself05242014.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RR-Jeanna-Fine-Gloria-leonard-and-myself05242014.jpgSharon Kane [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2014/05/25/sharon-kane/], Gloria Leonard [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2013/07/14/gloria-leonard/], Jeanna Fine Eric Edwards, Jeanna Fine, Gloria Leonard [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RR-more05242014.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/RR-more05242014.jpgEric Edwards [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0249982/reference], Sharon Kane [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2014/06/15/sharon-kane-photo-album/], Jeanna Fine, Gloria Leonard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Leonard] Jeanna Fine [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/19-RR-Ed-Gellar-10-03b.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/19-RR-Ed-Gellar-10-03b.jpg   Midnight Blue [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/RR-Al-and-Jeanna-Fine.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/RR-Al-and-Jeanna-Fine.jpgJeanna with Al Goldstein on Midnight Blue [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2018/01/07/midnight-blue/] Jeanna Fine [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RR-IMG_2651.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RR-IMG_2651.jpg Jeanna Fine [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RR-IMG_2652.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/RR-IMG_2652.jpg Jeanna Fine [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/RR_JeannaFineBabylon.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/RR_JeannaFineBabylon.jpgJeanne in ‘ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220323/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_22]Babylon’ (1998) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0220323/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_22] Jeanna Fine [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RR-Porsche_Jeanna_Angel.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RR-Porsche_Jeanna_Angel.jpgPorsche Lynn [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2021/06/20/porsche-lynn/], Jeanna Fine, & Angel Kelly [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2020/06/28/angel-kelly/] The Pink Ladies [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RR_Angel_Porsche_Nina_Jeanne.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RR_Angel_Porsche_Nina_Jeanne.jpgThe Pink Ladies: Porsche Lynn [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2021/06/27/porsche-lynn-2/], Angel Kelly [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2020/06/28/angel-kelly/], Nina Hartley [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2015/02/22/nina-hartley/], Jeanna Fine Jeanna Fine [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RR_Angel_JeanneFine.jpg]Jeanna with Angel Kelly [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2020/06/28/angel-kelly/] Sorority Pink [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RR_Angel_Porsche_Sharon_Barbara_Nina.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/RR_Angel_Porsche_Sharon_Barbara_Nina.jpgThe cast of Sorority Pink [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149012/]: Angel Kelly [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2020/06/28/angel-kelly/], Porsche Lynn [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2021/06/20/porsche-lynn/], Sharon Kane, Barbara Dare [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2016/02/21/barbara-dare/], Nina Hartley [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2015/02/22/nina-hartley/] * The post Jeanna Fine: Flesh & Blood – Podcast 165 [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2026/06/14/jeanna-fine-2/] appeared first on The Rialto Report [https://www.therialtoreport.com].

Tanqueray – I’ve Always Been Different, Part 2: Podcast 164

In the first part of my interview with Tanqueray, we heard the striking story of Tanqueray’s early life – long before she became such as viral sensation on social media as a result of her appearances on Humans of New York. She was called Stephanie and she’d had a tough upbringing, raised by a strict single mother in an all-white upstate New York area, and then a teenage pregnancy, an unfortunate relationship, and a desire to start a new life had somehow conspired to land her in jail as a teenager. When she was released, she moved to Manhattan – and worked in a clothing factory, this was back in the days when the city had a garment district, attended the Fashion Institute of Technology, and ended up appearing as a much in-demand go-go dancer in clubs such as the Peppermint Lounge. It was the 1960s, and she enjoyed a varied and exciting existence: she had a short career as an escort, became a seller of stolen goods, mixed with pimps, mobsters and The Temptations – and fell in love with an Italian called Carmine, who she married before discovering his drug addiction. But as the 1970s dawned, the go-go bars in New York suddenly seemed rather old-fashioned, quaint, and in terms of sexual excitement, tame and unexciting. If you could now see newly-explicit sex films in theaters, well… customers were keen to see something different and more daring in a live environment too. That left Stephanie at a crossroads: there were two options – she could either accept the brave, new world and became more sexual – which she referred to as ‘working dirty’ – or she could revert to being a more old-fashioned burlesque performer, and rely on tease, with a less racy act and props. Stephanie decided to follow the burlesque route and become Tanqueray. Stephanie and I recorded many of our conversations, and this is the second and concluding part of her story. This podcast is 40 minutes long. You can listen to the first part of the Tanqueray story here. —————————————————————————————————————————————– Tanqueray [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-1980-01-High-Society-01.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-1980-01-High-Society-01.jpg Tanqueray [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-1979-10-High-Society-01.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-1979-10-High-Society-01.jpg Ronnie Bell [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Snip20260521_2.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Snip20260521_2.jpgRonnie Bell   Tanqueray [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-07.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-07.jpg Tanqueray [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Snip20260530_2.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Snip20260530_2.jpg * The post Tanqueray – I’ve Always Been Different, Part 2: Podcast 164 [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2026/06/07/tanqueray/] appeared first on The Rialto Report [https://www.therialtoreport.com].

Tanqueray – I’ve Always Been Different, Part 1: Podcast 163

Back in 2014, a woman called Stephanie contacted me at The Rialto Report [https://www.therialtoreport.com/]. She described herself as ‘a designer of erotic costumes’ and shared some memories of the old days when she said she’d made garments for many people in the early adult film business. Vanessa del Rio [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002040/], Gloria Leonard [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2014/02/06/gloria-leonard-rebel-with-a-cause/], Bambi Woods [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940503/], and others, she said. I must admit I didn’t follow up very quickly – after all, I reasoned, isn’t the point of erotic films just to take your clothes off? A dumb reaction, I know, but a little while later, I did pick up the phone and called her, and the conversation we had was as surprising as it was entertaining. Yes, she had made extravagant costumes for porn stars and sex films, and strippers, sex-club members, cross-dressers, hookers, and drag queens – but that was just the tip of the iceberg. She told me how she’d emerged from a difficult childhood to become a successful, Black burlesque dancer in the seedy Times Square bars and theaters of 1960s and 1970s New York. In fact, she’d used the stage name, Tanqueray. She’d been part of numerous illicit schemes to sell stolen goods. She’d had a regular column called ‘Tattle Tales’ in the men’s magazine, High Society [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2021/12/19/high-society-5/] that detailed her outrageous sexploits. It was a fascinating life story populated by mobsters, pimps, thieves, and dancers, and even Donald Trump [https://www.dictionary.com/browse/turd]’s coke dealer (allegedly) made an appearance. “It was a time when 10,000 men in New York City knew my name,” she said. When I spoke to her she was in her 70s, long retired, and suffering from ill-health, money issues, and the feeling that she’d been long forgotten. I liked her: she was always smart, often filthy, invariably rude, and usually hilarious. She called me ‘White Boy’ and told me I needed to be fashionable. And after many years of being taken advantage of, she was also suspicious and short-tempered – which she readily admitted. After our first call, we kept in touch, exchanging greetings cards and sometimes meeting up in Madison Square Park. She was lonely she said, but not enough to make any new friends. Very few people were worth the effort. And then in 2019, something unexpected happened. A hugely popular social media account called Humans of New York, which features interviews with everyday New Yorkers, ran into Stephanie in the street in her Chelsea neighborhood and featured her in a post. Brandon Stanton, the creator of Humans of New York, was initially struck by her style but was drawn in by the same crazy stories that she’d told me. “My stripper name was Tanqueray,” Stephanie told Brandon. “Back in the seventies, I was the only Black girl making white girl money and I danced in so many mob clubs that I learned Italian.” That first post went viral, with millions following her life story over the next weeks as it unfolded on Facebook and Instagram posts. And so began the third act in Stephanie’s life: suddenly she was an overnight sensation – after over 70 years of waiting. People from all over the world wanted to get in touch with her. In truth, the least surprised person was Stephanie herself. She took her newfound fame in her stride, remaining as unfiltered, coarse, and caustic as she’d always been. Stephanie and I recorded many of our conversations, and this is her story. This podcast is 39 minutes long. Photos courtesy of Humans of New York. ——————————————————————————————————————————————– Stephanie Johnson [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-13.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-13.jpg Stephanie Johnson [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-12.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-12.jpg Tanqueray [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-11.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-11.jpgStephanie and Carmine   Tanqueray [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-10.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-10.jpg Tanqueray [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-05.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Tanqueray-05.jpg Tanqueray [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Snip20260530_3.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR-Snip20260530_3.jpg * The post Tanqueray – I’ve Always Been Different, Part 1: Podcast 163 [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2026/05/31/tanqueray-1/] appeared first on The Rialto Report [https://www.therialtoreport.com].

Tiffany Clark (1961-2026), R.I.P.

The former adult film star Tiffany Clark [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0164557/] passed away this week. Some might say this comes with the territory when you cover an industry that began almost 60 years ago. But while Tiffany started in the business in 1979, she was only 18 at the time and just 65 when she died of cancer. Others might ask why I would be sad about somebody I interviewed once almost 10 years ago. But I lucked out with Tiffany. I got to know her for quite a while before we ever did the interview, and we’ve stayed friends ever since. Over the years there have been many dinners out and time spent with her family, both birth and chosen. Her home was full of people and animals and love. And Tiffany was always at the heart of that home. She didn’t have it easy over the years. She grew up in an abusive household that she ran away from when she was young. She struggled with drugs and went to prison. Performing in adult films and briefly running Plato’s retreat with her then husband Fred Lincoln [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2014/12/14/fred-lincoln/] was about the least transgressive thing she did in her early years. Then she met Barry who would go on to become her beloved husband until this day. They moved to Florida with Tiffany’s child from another father and started a new life, going on to have children of their own. And something remarkable happened – Tiffany, whose life had been the definition of instability, became a pillar of reliability. She was an anchor of love for her family and friends. She was a steadfast employee for companies that relied upon her. When her kids faced difficulties, she took in their children and raised them as her own. Tiffany and Barry renewed their vows in 2015 – a joyful event I was fortunate enough to be part of. This is a reprise of my interview with Tiffany, in honor of my special friend who I loved dearly and will miss deeply.  For more pictures from Tiffany’s life, see here [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2016/06/12/tiffany-clark-scrapbook/]. This episode’s running time is 124 minutes. _____________________________________________________________________________________ TIFFANY CLARK Tiffany Clark Scrapbook [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RR_Tiffany_IMG_3271.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RR_Tiffany_IMG_3271.jpg   Tiffany Clark [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/RR_Tiffany_IMG_3093.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/2016/09/11/tiffany-clark/rr_tiffany_img_3093/   Tiffany Clark Scrapbook [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RR_Tiffany_IMG_3115.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RR_Tiffany_IMG_3115.jpg Tiffany Clark in Centerfold Fever   Tiffany Clark Scrapbook [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RR_Tiffany_IMG_3060.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RR_Tiffany_IMG_3060.jpg   Tiffany Clark Scrapbook [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RR_TiffanyClark_Slide.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/RR_TiffanyClark_Slide.jpg   April Hall [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR_Tiffany_April.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RR_Tiffany_April.jpgTiffany Clark & April Hall * The post Tiffany Clark (1961-2026), R.I.P. [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2026/05/03/tiffany-clark-3/] appeared first on The Rialto Report [https://www.therialtoreport.com].

Beth Anna – Sweet & Savage: Podcast 162

Memory is a tricky thing. Small details can burn brighter than some of life’s defining events. The act of recall and the power of suggestion can fundamentally alter the content of our recollections. Experiences that seem like they should be tattooed onto our psyches can be lost to time.  And memory can be selective. Whether that’s by conscious choice, subconscious bias, or pure forgetfulness varies based on a lot of potential factors. But memory’s selective nature is undeniable. Take the adult film star Beth Anna [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0030235/]. A striking beauty, she started out go-go dancing out on Long Island in the mid 1970s before being named one of the best strippers in New York. She wasn’t in the adult film industry long, making just a handful of films in the late 1970s. But in that short period Beth Anna made an impact. She was the lead in the first adult film she ever made, Chuck Vincent’s Dirty Lily [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075943/] (1978). She starred in Ann Perry [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2023/09/10/ann-perry-2/]’s Sweet Savage [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079975/] (1979) as Shy Dove, a Native American who falls in love with a cowboy. And she dated fellow adult actor Pepe Valentine [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171470/], the pair briefly becoming the ‘it’ couple of porn. So what does Beth Anna remember about her time in the industry? Well…it’s selective. Some of it’s on the tip of her tongue, as if it’s been waiting to be asked. Other experiences are more elusive – and whether they’re hiding or just neglected isn’t obvious. In this episode of the Rialto Report, Beth Anna shares what she remembers about her time in the adult industry. And what she doesn’t is just as much a part of her story. When music critics laud Eric Clapton as one of the best rock guitarists of all time, he always says the same thing: listen for the space between the notes. This podcast episode is 60 minutes long. ——————————————————————————————————————————— Dirty Lilly [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Dirty-Lilly-poster.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Dirty-Lilly-poster.jpg Beth Anna [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_BethAnna_01.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_BethAnna_01.jpg Beth Anna [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_BethAnna04.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_BethAnna04.jpg Beth Anna [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Elevator-Operator.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Elevator-Operator.jpg Beth Anna [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Beth-Ms-International-Nude.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Beth-Ms-International-Nude.jpg Ed Seaman [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Beth-in-Prism.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Beth-in-Prism.jpg Beth Anna [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Bathanna_as_Jane.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Bathanna_as_Jane.jpg Beth Anna [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Bethanna_Joanna_Miquel.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR_Bethanna_Joanna_Miquel.jpg Beth Anna [https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR-IMG_9919.jpg]https://www.therialtoreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/RR-IMG_9919.jpg * The post Beth Anna – Sweet & Savage: Podcast 162 [https://www.therialtoreport.com/2026/04/26/beth-anna/] appeared first on The Rialto Report [https://www.therialtoreport.com].