CENTER FOR SEX AND CULTURE

Jamie Gillis Memorial Gathering

Saturday afternoon, 3/20, 3-6pm

Center for Sex & Culture, 1519 Mission near 11th

We will gather at CSC to say farewell to the Dark Lord of porn: the one and only Jamie Gillis died of cancer this month at the age of 66. Jamie appeared in over 470 porn films, if we can believe what we read on Wikipedia, and was a deserving member of the AVN Hall of Fame. Some of his acting work is among the strongest ever to grace an explicit movie, which is no surprise -- as he told the Castro Theatre audience at Carol Queen's Good Vibes-sponsored "Beyond Boogie Nights: Celebrating the Golden Age of the Blue Movie," when he was recruited for his first porn job he was doing Shakespeare in the Park in New York City.

After the "Golden Age," Jamie went on to direct kinky and gonzo features; he lived in San Francisco for many years, and was a regular habitue at North Beach cafes.

We will gather at 3pm and share memories of Jamie starting around 3:30. If anyone has any clips reels featuring his work, please get in touch! As we did for Aunt Peg, we will record the remembrances for the CSC archive, but please come even if you would prefer not to be recorded! We will not record anyone who doesn't want to be. Please feel free to spread the word!