I bought the British bombshell Tanya Tate a Smirnoff Ice. This violated two of my most fundamental life-rules: 1. Never pay for a Smirnoff Ice and 2. Never buy a woman who is out of your league a drink as a feeble attempt to win her affection. However, Tate is someone I would gladly violate all of my personal rules for, along with most state and federal laws.
While Tate may have all the blonde and busty trappings of a stereotypical porn star, she far exceeds the scope of her body's dimensions. I do not base this on a press release that claims she is nice or intelligent. I base this on the fact that when we were both starting out on opposite ends of this industry, she treated me with the same respect she would give a seasoned journalist. Undoubtedly, her personable and humble manner has been what has helped her transition from merely performing in adult films, to directing and helping launch the careers of other aspiring porn stars as a publicist. I caught up with Tate over drinks outside the AEE Expo earlier this year.
This article appears in Mar 28 – Apr 3, 2013.