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 Rob Black Issues Statement
                                             on the Raid, United States; more (18+)Reported by: Jonathan Siderman - 04.09.2003 12:51 PM  Shock & Awe! at
 11133-D Vanowen St.
 North
                                             Hollywood, CA. 91605!
 
 Alright everybody,
 
 I have not spoken in quite some time. Because, quite frankly, there
                                             has not been much to say. But, now I will clear the air and tell you exactly what happened so all the bullshit sites can get
                                             the facts straight for the first time.
 
 At approximately 9:10 AM Pacific Time Tuesday morning, roughly 47 uniformed
                                             federal marshals and postal inspectors from Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with assistance from the LAPD, served
                                             a search and seizure warrant for 4 Extreme Associates and 1 Armageddon Entertainment movie. The movies were:
 
 
 1.
                                             Extreme Teen #24
 2. Cocktails #2 - Director's Cut
 3. Ass Clowns #3 - Director's Cut
 4. 1001 Ways to Eat My Jizz
 and last but certainly not least PBS' favorite:
 5. Forced Entry
 
 Along with seizing copies of these movies,
                                             they seized "sales records, distribution records, invoices, transaction records, records of payments and
 deposits, profit/loss
                                             and financial statements, records of accounts payable and accounts receivable, expense records, customer lists, employee records,
                                             notes, correspondence and other business papers which reflect or relate to the production, advertisement, distribution, and
                                             the sale of the films. . ."
 
 There were no arrest warrants. Nobody was arrested. And, Extreme Associates doors are
                                             now and will remain open for business selling the fine quality Extreme product that you have grown to love. This will INCLUDE
                                             all of the videos which are part of this obscenity investigation as we stand by our product and feel that nothing we have
                                             ever produced is obscene. The only thing we may be guilty of is bad taste.
 
 As this is a preliminary investigation,
                                             there was nothing more and nothing less. So everyone can cool their jets. And for the record, the complaint
 which led
                                             to this investigation came out of Pittsburgh, PA and not out of Kentucky and not because of anything any former actress may
                                             have said or not said. This had to do with mailing a customer - a private individual - videos which they requested, paid for,
                                             and accepted! Now this is where we stand aswe know it and I will expand on more as our attorneys fill me in on the case of;
 
 THE UNITED STATES vs EXTREME ASSOCIATES (that's what the warrant says)!
 
 Now with this official statement out
                                             of the way, I can now open up my big fat mouth and give you some of my feelings on the situation. . .
 
 I definitely
                                             will not sit here and cry a bunch of tears. Remember when the PBS Frontline special came out (which a number of the inspectors
                                             made
 reference to when conducting interviews), it was I who challenged law enforcement to come after us for obscenity.
                                             So, while some may call this
 Karma, I want to remind everyone that I invited this. But, I must say that I feel honored
                                             and privileged because I always thought it would be some local law enforcement sanctioned by Deborah Sanchez and the LA Vice
                                             Squad (the same people who went after Max and Seymour), but f***, we had the f***ing FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, more than 40 agents,
                                             grace us with their presence. Add the money they spent to fly agents from Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, put them up in Los Angeles
                                             for a minimum of 10 days (the extent of the warrant), and pay them their significant salaries, plus the unknown future costs
                                             (which we have to assume will be at a bill of HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TAX PAYER DOLLARS - and,
 as this is a FEDERAL CASE
                                             that means it's your money no matter which state you're from).
 
 Mind you, this business has not seen a MAJOR FEDERAL
                                             OBSCENITY INVESTIGATION in over 10 years. I guess we now have lived up to our reputation.
 
 I find it completely ridiculous
                                             and disheartening that on the same day that these federal agents delivered "shock and awe" to us, halfway across the
 world,
                                             the very same government is currently bombing Iraq in the name of "OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM!" The government drums up support
                                             for the war by telling us that they are attempting to liberate the Iraqi people and give them the most precious freedoms we
                                             enjoy. Meanwhile, on the homefront, the quietly attempt to limit this AMERICAN freedom. The key word is quietly. But as anyone
                                             who knows me, and the government should know me well enough by now, should know that QUIETLY JUST AIN'T IN OUR f***ING VOCABULARY!
 
 Starting today, we will be giving you periodic updates in the case of THE UNITED STATES vs EXTREME ASSOCIATES. The
                                             very same media that thrust us into the spotlight will now have their much anticipated main event. So make sure you stay tuned
                                             because we are just getting started. To the few in the industry who have supported us, and you know who you are, I thank you
                                             and appreciate it, even when my actions at times were completely retarded.
 
 And for our fans who have continued to
                                             support us, get ready for a NEW EXTREME starting this summer! EXTREME EVOLUTION is coming. We are going back to our roots:
                                             what brought us to the dance, what made you a fan, and what made the other companies jealous and fear us! We have a whole
                                             bunch of f***ing surprises. New lines, new directors, new girls, and that's just the Start!
 
 And for those of you who
                                             hate us (and I know that would take us all 10 days of the warrant to list), I will simply accept your thank yous quietly,
                                             with
 maybe a passing wink or smile, when it is us who fights this case and wins standing up for the entire business and
                                             allowing you to continue your
 business unhampered by the government. It will be us that will be listed in the books as
                                             the ones who beat the United States government. Hey, maybe in about 10 years I can get the Hal Freeman "Freedom Isn't Free"
                                             or Reuben Sturman award or even that Good Guy thing. Ahh f***, I don't want anything except for maybe a little peace and quiet
                                             (and a Milos Forman directed movie about my life).
 
 Sincerely,
 Robert Zicari (a.k.a. Rob Black)
 
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