"The tree of life represents the roots of man. The
branches are the different directions a man can take,
live or exist. When you're dead, those that you leave
behind will put you in a part of that tree. It
represents what was, what is and what will be. It's
eternal." -- John Holmes Most people might,
understandably, predict that the world’s first porn star
was a woman, but they would be wrong. John Curtis Holmes
was just a simple country boy from Ohio when he moved to
California in 1964. It was the infancy of hardcore, so
in Holmes' wildest dreams, he could not have predicted
the turbulent ride on which he had embarked by
publicizing his private parts. With the fame he achieved
by playing his most famous character - a gun toting
detective named Johnny Wadd - came money. Holmes was
pleased to spend it on his wife and mistresses, but soon
was in over his head after he became addicted to
cocaine. Unfortunately for Holmes, in the years that
followed, his addiction led him into several desperate
choices - including setting up a robbery at the home of
Ed Nash, a powerful L.A. nightclub owner. The robbery
resulted in one of the most gruesome, unsolved,
multiple-murders in Hollywood history. Amazingly, before
his untimely death in 1988, Holmes regained his
momentum, remarried and rebuilt his life and career.
However, the grave consequences of his addiction, his
association with the Wonderland murders, and his
AIDS-related death made him an infamous figure in pop
culture. Digging past the stigmas, John Holmes: A Life
Measured in Inches - the first biography about John C.
Holmes - unearths the human being behind the penis and
proves that there was more to him than could be measured
in inches. This biography includes material from the
authors' new interviews with: Laurie Holmes, Bill
Amerson, Bob Chinn, Julia St. Vincent, Detective Tom
Lange, Detective Frank Tomlinson, Paul Thomas, Ron
Jeremy, Seka, Marilyn Chambers, Candida Royalle, Rhonda
Jo Petty, Dr. Sharon Mitchell, Bill Margold, and many
others! John Holmes: A Life Measured in Inches also
includes 114 reviews of John's most notable feature
films, 86 loops synopses, 3 photos sections with rare
nudes, and a 21 page comprehensive filmography.
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