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Interview (view all)HoneLynn :: Interviewed: Jul 3, 2009
Honelynn can you please tell us about your early days in this business when you were in front of the camera? How did you get started?
Back in 1994 I quit my job as an office manager for a dating company and started working as a web designer. In late 1998 I saw a segment on 20/20 about a couple (The Wetlands) that ran their own adult site. I thought hey, I can do that. One Sony Mavica camera and Sony Cybershot video camera later and I was in business with my own solo amateur site.
What made you change directions and start working behind the scenes? What was your first job in that area of the business?
Just before I hit 40 I knew that I could not be in front of the camera forever and needed to take the skills I had learned and apply them elsewhere. My first position behind the scenes was with Lightspeed Cash as the talent coordinator.
How has your family reacted to your involvement with adult entertainment?
It was a mixed reaction when I was in front of the camera. I had a sister that didn't speak to me for years, a sister in law that wouldn't even hug me, an ex-sister in law that begged me to get into the industry and a nephew that wanted his girlfriend to get in as well. Once I got behind the scenes it all changed. I guess I am "respectable" now.
If someone you were close to was considering modeling in adult would you try to assist them or would you try to dissuade them?
If they were hell bent on modeling I would assist them. I would much rather put them in contact with trusted professionals that I know rather than let them try and find their own way.
The move you and Cole made to Colorado was a big one, and I was personally suprpised when you told me you were leaving Arizona since you had friends and Cole shot content there. So what prompted the move and was it a big adjustment for you both?
Cole and I both love the outdoors. Camping, mountain biking, hiking are passions of ours. With the 120 degree summer heat in Arizona, doing those things was impossible. As much as we loved our friends there, we knew it was time to go somewhere that reminded us more of where we are from (Montana for him, Missouri for me). Denver was a perfect choice as it is exactly halfway in between both of our families. Cole can still shoot and we have an amazing home on a acre lot right next to a lake and State Park with camping, hiking and biking.
You were a beautiful bride and your wedding pictures were lovely, did it end up being the wedding your dreamed of or would you have changed anything?
The only wedding I dreamed of was one where I married my best friend in front of my family and friends. Although not as many were there as I would have loved, it was beyond a doubt the wedding of my dreams. I even got to do cartwheels barefoot in the grass.
You have always looked beautiful and stylish but I think everyone has noticed that you have not only lost weight but you are amazingly toned and your body is rockin'. What gave you the push to do this and are you finding it hard to maintain?
Thank you! This has actually been a long journey. I used to be a tiny thing and around 2003 I started gaining weight after going off my hormone replacement therapy pills. In 2005 I finally started shrinking a little and it was a tiny bit here and a tiny bit there for years. It wasn't until just before my wedding in August of 2008 that I got into a size I was happy with. It wasn't until I shattered my foot in January of this year and was in a non weight bearing cast for three months that I decided to get 100% serious. I was at the Phoenix Forum still walking with a cane when I saw an infomercial for P90X. I decided to try it and as soon as my Dr. gave me the green light a week later, I was in my home gym doing the best I could with a shrunken leg and a foot that had limited mobility. 6 days a week no matter how much it hurt I was working out doing weights, yoga, kenpo, plyometrics, cardio, etc.. My diet changed too and I started eating 4 - 5 times a day, smaller meals, higher in protein making sure to eat breakfast and not eating past 7pm.
What started as a way to rehab my foot and leg turned into me dropping another size and being able to mountain bike and run again. I am fitting back into clothes that I have not worn since 2003. What has been the hardest thing you have had to do in your life so far?
Watching my 24 year old nephew lose his grip on life after they took him off life support.
What do you consider your best quality and your worst?
I suck at questions like this so I asked one of my best friends Rhonda, from NSCash, to answer for me. She says my best quality is my boobies and I don't have any bad qualities. I love my friend.
Name the most beautiful place you have visited so far?
I have to say that I am in love with Spain. Barcelona was amazing and I would love to go back sometime when it is just for fun.
I think everyone should have a bucket list. Things they want to see or do in their lifetime. Name 10 things you would have on your list.
1. Live in a RV and travel.
2. Visit Alaska 3. Go on a cruise 4. Go to Scotland and see where my family is from 5. Do a yoga retreat 6. Write a book 7. Start a Not for profit organization for animals with renal failure 8. Help my parents finish their house 9. Grow old with my husband 10. Learn to paint well enough to sell my work How important is money to you on a scale from 1 to 10?
An 11. Did I mention I am in sales? :)
Name the 3 things about men that drive you crazy.
Generalizations. Hmmm. Well, I like to take each person as an individual so I am at a loss on how to answer that. Now if you ask me to name three things about my husband that drive me crazy, I can answer that with no problem.
Name 3 things about women that drive you crazy.
See above answer only ask me three things about talent. Oy
What type of music do you like listening to?
Right now I have India Arie playing on my Sansa as I make my way to San Francisco. I actually embrace all kinds of music from 80's to rock to what Cole calls my "twinkley music" which is acoustic guitar and harp. I like listening to acoustic when I am working. It keeps me focused without having to listen to words.
What is the best thing about your job working with JFK at Fubar Webmasters? Are you finding the travel exhausting?
I don't consider what I do with FUBAR to be a job. It is something that I enjoy doing. One of the best things about working with JFK and Sandy is that they "get" it. I am not a company mushroom. I am part of a team.
We all work together to insure that our clients get some of the best B2B marketing out there. I won't lie. The travel is a love/hate relationship. Hours in little seats with inconsiderate people, delayed flights, ruined luggage, time away from home, suck. Getting to see so much of the world, having fabulous food, going places most only dream of, meeting new people and doing business with old friends, is amazing.. Do you see a point in time where you grab the camera and starting shooting some pictures yourself for Fubar Webmasters?
I have actually grabbed the camera from JFK at shows and taken some shots and I am currently taking photography classes. However, there is only one JFK. He is great at what he does which is being everywhere all at once.
Can you share with us why advertising with Fubar Webmasters still makes sense in these tough economic times?
Because no matter how small people think the shows are or who was or wasn't there, people always want to see the pictures. In this economy FUBAR is one of the businesses that is growing and getting company names in front of the industrys eyes at a larger rate than even 6 months ago.
Someone once summed it up nicely. The adult industry shows are like high school. FUBAR is the yearbook. What are the contents of your purse right now?
Purse? I am about 30,000 feet in the air and the only thing resembling a purse is my backpack. It contains my laptop, my Crackberry Storm, small camera, assorted cables, wallet, Passport, business cards, Sansa MP3 player, bag of beef jerky, trail mix, 1 liter of water, two paperbacks on marketing, my journal, two pens, tissues, Burts Bees hand cream, lip balm, vitamins, hand sanitizer and gum.
What 3 things in your life are you passionate about?
My family, my four legged kids and camping. Camping is like a religion for me. I love it.
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