Re: Bluestone's Official Podcast Transcript!
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:23 am
"Episode 4: The Bluestone Muses (Part 4: Petra - (Up Close and Personal) - Section 1: The Petra Papers"
Well, I guess I was in the midst of my mid-life crisis, and enjoying it immensely. No, I didn't leave my lovely wife, my kids grew into adulthood as well-adjusted and "normal", but I was also managing to pursue my creative interests and enjoying my quirky fetish with others who accepted me despite my warts and blemishes. I had a balanced life, finding time to jet off to shoots or arrange day shoots with Jessica, Meredith, Charlene, and my ever growing gorgeous cast of models/actresses. Finally, I started to fly Suzi and Velvets to me for a few days, and put them up in a local hotel while I went home at night, coming back the following days to shoot with them in their hotel rooms.
Then, something truly amazing happened. Well, it started with an email exchange with the new owner of Annabelle's Fantasy (AF). I had ordered 4 Petra customs from AF, but It was a dark time for our community in the UK since a law had been passed that many thought threatened our industry there. This was compounded by newspaper articles that exposed AF and some of its models to harassment. In order to help out a fellow producer, I supplied them with some free content. While they were still producing, I proposed taking only the raw footage from my 4 Petra customs when they were shot, edit and release them on my site, and provide them to AF to post on their site. Unfortunately, this never took place, because their production crew would not work for AF under the circumstances of the times.
I next proposed that I film with Petra, and supply AF with the resulting videos, provided Petra agreed. So, Big John selflessly provided Petra's personal email address to me to see what I could accomplish.
Well, this was certainly a daunting opportunity. If I blew it, I'd never forgive myself! I had convinced Suzi to film with me, but it was initially in her home town with a bodyguard. How was I going to convince Blonde Goddess Petra, who lived in the UK, to fly across the ocean to film videos with a total stranger, especially since the video was her repeatedly being killed in various scenarios? I was also told that Petra was semi-retired from modeling and was moving to Spain. Talk about a tall order!
How did I do it? Well, here's the slightly redacted email that I sent to her:
"Hi Petra,
I got your contact information from (deleted real name) at Annabelle's. As you know, they are encountering quite a bit of bad press in the U.K. and have shut down productions there. I am a producer of similar material in North America with production facilities both in Toronto, Canada and New York, N.Y. I am providing some of my productions to AF in order to keep them afloat during these hard times. In the past, I ordered customs from, and had a good working relationship with, ( Dlister's real name deleted), under my Internet name of 'Bluestone'.
Before I get to my proposal, I just want to personally thank you for all of the enjoyment that you have provided me with over the last 6-7 years at AF. You are a beautiful young lady and an exceptional actress. Despite the fact that English is not your first language, the use of your expressive face and excellent body language more than compensates. You are the reason that I am in this crazy business. I ordered a custom from (delete Dlister's real name) of you being strangled into unconsciousness in a hotel room, then being shot when you revived. I entitled it "Slain in Silk", but he posted it under the title "Silk". That was about 3 years ago. I now have a site boasting about 75 videos. All of them are similar types of videos, but I always stress beautiful, classy actresses in your mold, and we have so much fun filming these video vignettes. I have developed a great cast of very special people, and we treat our creative work as a labour of love. So, whether you consider my proposal or not, I just wanted to let you know that your work has really been appreciated over the years by many many people, and I am personally very thankful to you for the inspiration that you have provided for my ever-expanding film business.
So, my proposal is as follows:
1. I know you're in semi-retirement, but I'd really like to film with you. If you agree, I would post the videos on my site, but also provide the videos to (delete real name) to help with AF's survival. My store is located at: http://www.silknblood.com/store/ You will notice that 'Slain in Silk' is Episode #1 in the 'Silk 'N Blood' series;
2. I would fly you and an escort either to NY or Toronto for a week or so, and put you up in a 5 star hotel. I would set aside time for you to sightsee, i.e. 5 days filming, 2 days sightseeing. Of course, we'd have to discuss your rates, etc.;
3. Since you don't know me from Adam, I can put you in touch with Suzi, my #1 site actress who is also a model and actress in many independent mainstream films and is well-known in the States as well as Italy. If you're at all interested, I can give you her site address, and she would also be agreeable to talking to you on the phone to assure you of my good character. We have filmed together for over two years, occasionally on a one-on-one basis;
4. If you'd rather film in Spain, I would consider flying a crew over there, but there would be more costs and challenges with filming there as opposed to flying you over here.
So, those are the major elements of my proposal. If you're at all interested, I certainly don't expect a commitment. Simply let me know what your questions and/or concerns would be and I'll address them. I will also provide you with any other details of my site, including sample videos, if you wish, so that you can gauge the production values. If, on the other hand, you are not interested in pursuing the proposal at all, please simply let me know. It certainly will not affect the appreciation that I have for you and your past work, but at least I'll know that you received and considered my proposal.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours very truly,
(real name deleted) (Bluestone)
Bluestone Video Productions"
Here was Petra's answer 3 days later...
"hallo
thank you for your interesting and also very nice email. Iam actually not really working anymore and only travel for big shoots like into germany or france..Paris or Italy and so on ...when i work i make sure i only choose now what i really want to do and make sure that i get booking for minimum 3 days when abroad also just to make sure it is worthy when i travel to work ....as example ...i went to Jamaica ...i have to have minimum shoot for 5 days and rates go up...i explain
when i use to live in uk i could be booked for 1 day or ven 2 houres no problem at basic rates £(rates deleted to protect Petra's privacy) an hour.... or something like £(rates deleted) for 7 houres ..which is a day.... now when i go to europe ,...like i travel to paris i have 3 days and pay in euros and i get (rates deleted) euro for the day each day...that cover me being abroad and not going home in the evening like normal people would go...or covers also the fact that i cant get no other work later in that day so when i went to jamaica for work ...normal website work i go (rates deleted) euro a day again to cover the fact that iam so far and cant do no else than work and stay in hotel.... but most websites look at it as good as they book me and get a lot of material from me and have it for long time and for me it is good as i earn good money...and i talk money as that is what i do of course for living so the answer is ..yes i would consider the 5 or 7 days if the offer was good let me know what your thoughts are on total fees and so on ...just so we can agree and that and houres of work and so on before we plan more now since i dont work that much nomore ..for safety i normally bring my boyfried who pays for his flight but the company normally pays for my hotel to be able to host 2 people in room if he will come and stay...sometimes he comes just for fe days to make sure all is ok but i understand if you say that you are not happy with it..... i hope that my email will not in any way upset you and hopefully we could come to some agreement i reallly look forward to hear from you
petra"
Our email negotiations continued, we agreed on a day rate, and she agreed to come to Toronto without an escort and did not need to contact Suzi for a reference. She was convinced by the professionalism of my emails that I was legit.
As I learned later, Petra had decided not to film with AF's new crew. She advised me later that she only kept filming for AF because of her friendship with the company's originators, Annabelle and Dlister. When I asked her if it was okay to send her material to AF to post on their site as well as on my own, she told me that she could not consent, because she did not want to become harassed by the UK press and the public like several of the AF models who had been black-listed by their agencies for their involvement in our industry. I did understand, so I reluctantly agreed to only post the results of our filming sessions on my sites.
Well, that concludes the "Petra Papers" portion of "Petra: Up Close and Personal". Tune in again as I next relate my first meeting with the Blonde Goddess in "Petra (Up Close and Personal) Section 2: Petra in the Flesh and Blood!"
Then, something truly amazing happened. Well, it started with an email exchange with the new owner of Annabelle's Fantasy (AF). I had ordered 4 Petra customs from AF, but It was a dark time for our community in the UK since a law had been passed that many thought threatened our industry there. This was compounded by newspaper articles that exposed AF and some of its models to harassment. In order to help out a fellow producer, I supplied them with some free content. While they were still producing, I proposed taking only the raw footage from my 4 Petra customs when they were shot, edit and release them on my site, and provide them to AF to post on their site. Unfortunately, this never took place, because their production crew would not work for AF under the circumstances of the times.
I next proposed that I film with Petra, and supply AF with the resulting videos, provided Petra agreed. So, Big John selflessly provided Petra's personal email address to me to see what I could accomplish.
Well, this was certainly a daunting opportunity. If I blew it, I'd never forgive myself! I had convinced Suzi to film with me, but it was initially in her home town with a bodyguard. How was I going to convince Blonde Goddess Petra, who lived in the UK, to fly across the ocean to film videos with a total stranger, especially since the video was her repeatedly being killed in various scenarios? I was also told that Petra was semi-retired from modeling and was moving to Spain. Talk about a tall order!
How did I do it? Well, here's the slightly redacted email that I sent to her:
"Hi Petra,
I got your contact information from (deleted real name) at Annabelle's. As you know, they are encountering quite a bit of bad press in the U.K. and have shut down productions there. I am a producer of similar material in North America with production facilities both in Toronto, Canada and New York, N.Y. I am providing some of my productions to AF in order to keep them afloat during these hard times. In the past, I ordered customs from, and had a good working relationship with, ( Dlister's real name deleted), under my Internet name of 'Bluestone'.
Before I get to my proposal, I just want to personally thank you for all of the enjoyment that you have provided me with over the last 6-7 years at AF. You are a beautiful young lady and an exceptional actress. Despite the fact that English is not your first language, the use of your expressive face and excellent body language more than compensates. You are the reason that I am in this crazy business. I ordered a custom from (delete Dlister's real name) of you being strangled into unconsciousness in a hotel room, then being shot when you revived. I entitled it "Slain in Silk", but he posted it under the title "Silk". That was about 3 years ago. I now have a site boasting about 75 videos. All of them are similar types of videos, but I always stress beautiful, classy actresses in your mold, and we have so much fun filming these video vignettes. I have developed a great cast of very special people, and we treat our creative work as a labour of love. So, whether you consider my proposal or not, I just wanted to let you know that your work has really been appreciated over the years by many many people, and I am personally very thankful to you for the inspiration that you have provided for my ever-expanding film business.
So, my proposal is as follows:
1. I know you're in semi-retirement, but I'd really like to film with you. If you agree, I would post the videos on my site, but also provide the videos to (delete real name) to help with AF's survival. My store is located at: http://www.silknblood.com/store/ You will notice that 'Slain in Silk' is Episode #1 in the 'Silk 'N Blood' series;
2. I would fly you and an escort either to NY or Toronto for a week or so, and put you up in a 5 star hotel. I would set aside time for you to sightsee, i.e. 5 days filming, 2 days sightseeing. Of course, we'd have to discuss your rates, etc.;
3. Since you don't know me from Adam, I can put you in touch with Suzi, my #1 site actress who is also a model and actress in many independent mainstream films and is well-known in the States as well as Italy. If you're at all interested, I can give you her site address, and she would also be agreeable to talking to you on the phone to assure you of my good character. We have filmed together for over two years, occasionally on a one-on-one basis;
4. If you'd rather film in Spain, I would consider flying a crew over there, but there would be more costs and challenges with filming there as opposed to flying you over here.
So, those are the major elements of my proposal. If you're at all interested, I certainly don't expect a commitment. Simply let me know what your questions and/or concerns would be and I'll address them. I will also provide you with any other details of my site, including sample videos, if you wish, so that you can gauge the production values. If, on the other hand, you are not interested in pursuing the proposal at all, please simply let me know. It certainly will not affect the appreciation that I have for you and your past work, but at least I'll know that you received and considered my proposal.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours very truly,
(real name deleted) (Bluestone)
Bluestone Video Productions"
Here was Petra's answer 3 days later...
"hallo
thank you for your interesting and also very nice email. Iam actually not really working anymore and only travel for big shoots like into germany or france..Paris or Italy and so on ...when i work i make sure i only choose now what i really want to do and make sure that i get booking for minimum 3 days when abroad also just to make sure it is worthy when i travel to work ....as example ...i went to Jamaica ...i have to have minimum shoot for 5 days and rates go up...i explain
when i use to live in uk i could be booked for 1 day or ven 2 houres no problem at basic rates £(rates deleted to protect Petra's privacy) an hour.... or something like £(rates deleted) for 7 houres ..which is a day.... now when i go to europe ,...like i travel to paris i have 3 days and pay in euros and i get (rates deleted) euro for the day each day...that cover me being abroad and not going home in the evening like normal people would go...or covers also the fact that i cant get no other work later in that day so when i went to jamaica for work ...normal website work i go (rates deleted) euro a day again to cover the fact that iam so far and cant do no else than work and stay in hotel.... but most websites look at it as good as they book me and get a lot of material from me and have it for long time and for me it is good as i earn good money...and i talk money as that is what i do of course for living so the answer is ..yes i would consider the 5 or 7 days if the offer was good let me know what your thoughts are on total fees and so on ...just so we can agree and that and houres of work and so on before we plan more now since i dont work that much nomore ..for safety i normally bring my boyfried who pays for his flight but the company normally pays for my hotel to be able to host 2 people in room if he will come and stay...sometimes he comes just for fe days to make sure all is ok but i understand if you say that you are not happy with it..... i hope that my email will not in any way upset you and hopefully we could come to some agreement i reallly look forward to hear from you
petra"
Our email negotiations continued, we agreed on a day rate, and she agreed to come to Toronto without an escort and did not need to contact Suzi for a reference. She was convinced by the professionalism of my emails that I was legit.
As I learned later, Petra had decided not to film with AF's new crew. She advised me later that she only kept filming for AF because of her friendship with the company's originators, Annabelle and Dlister. When I asked her if it was okay to send her material to AF to post on their site as well as on my own, she told me that she could not consent, because she did not want to become harassed by the UK press and the public like several of the AF models who had been black-listed by their agencies for their involvement in our industry. I did understand, so I reluctantly agreed to only post the results of our filming sessions on my sites.
Well, that concludes the "Petra Papers" portion of "Petra: Up Close and Personal". Tune in again as I next relate my first meeting with the Blonde Goddess in "Petra (Up Close and Personal) Section 2: Petra in the Flesh and Blood!"