Originally Posted by Peaches

Wow, that's a cool story about Richard :) Great interview all around and INCREDIBLE pictures. I talked to my resident handyman Wig/Dan with WTS/ACHdebit yesterday and told him I wanted a waterslide ;)

Originally Posted by daveylapoo

Awesome interview, and congrats on all your success.

I noticed in the backyard pics there was some kids toys and the like. Do you have kids of your own, and if so, what are your thoughts on being in the adult business and being a parent/father.

Being a single father, I love the freedom that this business permits, and the time it allows me to spend with my child.

I've been focusing a large amount of time on mainstream projects as of late in an attempt to 'phase out' my adult ventures by the time my son starts asking more advanced questions as to what his daddy does.

The fact reamains though, the bread and butter is adult, and there is certainly much more money to be made if I spent more time with it.

With your large level of success in adult, have you ever felt comprimised by these issues, and if so, how have you dealt with them?

Originally Posted by Pete-KT

good luck ;)

Originally Posted by LAMike

26. What's the relationship with Bangwang?


Back when I first started and was doing the whole circle jerks thing I was using a shared webserver with a number of other people from a local dialup who all hosted their home pages on the same server. Bangwang (Richard) was also hosted there. After I started getting my circle jerk sites going in just a month maybe I started pushing some good traffic. So much that I took down my providers server. They called me and told me they had to kick me off. I was so bummed because I had just built up a nice circle of traffic and was making some money. They told me that there was another guy in town that had just done the same thing to them a few weeks earlier. I was shocked to know there was another guy doing the circle jerk game in town. I mean there was only maybe 100 in the world at the time. So I told them to give that guy my number. So one day this guy Bangwang calls me up. We start talking and comparing and I found out he had been at this at least a few months before me and knew alot more then I did. He helped me get setup on dedicated server so I could run my traffic again. I then told him how I had this content and he was "NO WAY, you can't do that" so he invited me to his house and I took a drive over there one day. I pulled up to his house and almost didnt go in. I was a little freaked out by some guy that just met me on the phone and invited me over.. lol So I go knock on the door and this 3 year old kid answers and tells me to come in.. lol I was ok walked in and waited for Richard. Then finally comes out this long hair bearded man. I was like oh shit. Look at this weirdo.. haha (richard has since cut his hair) lol

Anyways Bangwang had this bench setup with multiple computers on it and we smoked cigs and drank pepsis all day and he helped me get setup on some real content. And the only thing I remember that you could buy back then was ZMaster which I think Lee Noga was selling. He also hooked up on FTP and how to use it and some search and replace scrips and some other easy stuff like that. He really did a lot to help me get going and to point me in the right direction. He had some really big free sites of his own and was also a part of Pornholio.

Bangwang taught me a lot and told me that the more people I knew the better and he introduced me to some really key people in the biz including Rick from Ynot and Lars. Although Rick would never let me become a member because all my sites had popups :)

So when the time came that I felt I really needed more help at Silvercash and I needed someone that knew everything I knew to help take some work load off of me I thought of Bangwang. I learned a lot from him and I totally trusted him. Shit I was getting triffic from ynots link list and you werent suppose to have an exit console. But I did and Richard saw it and he went into YNOT and had me removed. I was shocked because he was my bud but he turned me in. LoL..I learned a good lesson and I also learned he was very hosest. So I ended bringing him in to Silvercash and he knows everything I know if not more and has been a HUGE help.

Props to my man and V.P. Bangwang!!!

Originally Posted by LegendaryLars

QUOTE LAMike26. What's the relationship with Bangwang?


So I go knock on the door and this 3 year old kid answers and tells me to come in.. lol I was ok walked in and waited for Richard. Then finally comes out this long hair bearded man. I was like oh shit. Look at this weirdo.. haha (richard has since cut his hair) lol

Fucking hippy !



Anyways Bangwang had this bench setup with multiple computers on it and we smoked cigs and drank pepsis all day and he helped me get setup on some real content. And the only thing I remember that you could buy back then was ZMaster which I think Lee Noga was selling.

Hahaahh Everyone bought those sets ! My first content as well, I still have them laying around somewhere.


Bangwang taught me a lot and told me that the more people I knew the better and he introduced me to some really key people in the biz including Rick from Ynot and Lars. Although Rick would never let me become a member because all my sites had popups :)

Rick was super picky about quality, and we always did battle over traffic vs quality. I was a circle jerker like you and bangers :) I wish I had listened to rick a bit mroe hahhhaha.

So when the time came that I felt I really needed more help at Silvercash and I needed someone that knew everything I knew to help take some work load off of me I thought of Bangwang. I learned a lot from him and I totally trusted him. Shit I was getting triffic from ynots link list and you werent suppose to have an exit console. But I did and Richard saw it and he went into YNOT and had me removed. I was shocked because he was my bud but he turned me in. LoL..I learned a good lesson and I also learned he was very hosest. So I ended bringing him in to Silvercash and he knows everything I know if not more and has been a HUGE help.

Props to my man and V.P. Bangwang!!!


Fuck Yeah Bangwang is one of the best guys in the biz. He and his wife are awesome to just chill with and have a nice dinner !

Originally Posted by LegendaryLars

hahahah when I met you at that party I thought I was already an industry vet LOL it was like 1996 or 1997 LOL

Now Yahoo has celebrated 10 years online...

I was here before them haahahha

fuck I am getting old..

fuck

Originally Posted by Meloman

Great interview.

Contrats and good luck with WebOverdrive. Back in the day I remember writing articles for it. I had my own column "AVS Avenue". Ah the memories, lol.

:thumbsup

Originally Posted by LAMike

27. Who do you look up to in online adult, in life? who do you look down on?

I know you want to get some names but I would be here forever and I really feel that I would miss a few names that I would feel bad about later. So my answer is anyone that has made money in this buisiness and made something from all of this I look up to. I think I can learn something from everyone.

I look down on the Acacia's of the world who are doing IMHO some sort of legal extortion of people that have become successfull. I look down on those who rip off others as happened to so many of us online so many times. And I look down to those that are jealous of others. Jealousy is ugly. And most of all I look down to those involved in any way in child porn.

Originally Posted by LegendaryLars

hahahah when I met you at that party I thought I was already an industry vet LOL it was like 1996 or 1997 LOL

Now Yahoo has celebrated 10 years online...

I was here before them haahahha

fuck I am getting old..

fuck

Originally Posted by LAMike

33. If you couldn't work in online adult - what would you do for money?

YAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...... last question :)



I have no idea.... :1orglaugh

Thanks GFY and Sleazy it was fun!!

Originally Posted by LAMike

Holy shit Lars. Why did you bring that up? Making me feel old and shit. Oh well we can get tips on how to be old from Bangwang.. lol

Originally Posted by RogerV

crazy Its 9 years for me in the industry and I do feel old. but the true pimps are still around :pimp

Originally Posted by RogerV

Great response.. I've seen you come up in the ranks to be one of the greatest in the industry congrats :thumbsup

who loves you Mikey.

Originally Posted by LegendaryLars

I hear ya Roger, i still remember sending you a fuckplile of joins back in the day and getting a 35k check for a weeks worth of work . Hahahhah that was sweeeet.

Originally Posted by LAMike

31. What was the most tragic thing that ever happened to you?

Loss of my best friend Jesse. I lived next door to my buddy from the time I was 5 until he was killed in a car accident when I was 18. It was like losing a brother. He was driving down the street and a bus pulled out in front of him in his little MG. He had two other guys in the car that were ok. But he hit his head. I gave my little boy "Jesse" as his middle name :)

Originally Posted by punker barbie

Sadness on your friend.... However

Mega Brownie points on giving your son the middle name Jesse, thats just too cute.

Originally Posted by LAMike

Roger does Roger does, goooooo Roger... lol

Thanks man

Originally Posted by LAMike

28. What pisses you off?

I hate when slow ass drivers doing 40 in the fast lane.

Originally Posted by RogerV

For some reason I imagined you wearing a cheerleaders outfit and pom poms
what a visual :(

Originally Posted by gregtx

nice interview mike... i'm just pissed that I don't speak any asian languages.. go figure!!!

Originally Posted by LAMike

Yea, something is not right about that Greg... hehehe
And not only are you Asian and speak no Asian languages but you have a serious texas hick accent and its fucking awesome!

If I talked to you on the phone before we met I would expect to see John Waynes ass.. heheheh

Originally Posted by LAMike

lmao.... I have a cheer uniform here today actually. Just had it made for silvercash... lol

Want me to try it on for you?

Originally Posted by XPays

a great read - thanks and that slide looks awesome in the backyard Mike! Congrats to you and Rob and the crew over there on your continued growth and innovation :thumbsup

silvercash has done a lot and continues to do a lot to help pave the way for others who are coming up and hats off to you!

Originally Posted by LAMike

Thanks man.... And I was just talking about my xpays foolsball table today too :)

Love that thing!

Originally Posted by XPays

oh shit- here comes the story of you coming up here and beating me down on my home table :anon

grudge match!!!!

Originally Posted by BRISK

Good interview