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Ashley West and April Hall

Ashley West and April Hall are the founders of TheRialtoReport.com, the authoritative online archive for oral history, audio recordings and photographs documenting the Golden Age of Adult Film.

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F*CK IT WE’LL DO IT LIVE

The King of New York’s Live Sex Shows

In mob-ruled 1970s Times Square, a broken kid from the Bronx became a sex show sensation—until the gruesome murder of a “porno queen” changed his life forever.

Ashley West and April Hall

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GOLDEN AGE OF PORN

How a Bank Robber Made the Most Lavish Gay Porn Ever

When George Bosque stole $1.85 million and went on the lam, he invented a new identity—as a movie producer with bags of cash and a dream to film a Roman-themed porn orgy.

Ashley West and April Hall

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