I knew Jay longer than anyone else I knew in the adult industry - since around 1994. He worked for Stephen Hicks and I worked for a company that purchased their photos. I talked to him on the phone for several years before I met him in person. I immediately connected with him.
Beyond his professional talents, Jay was a larger than life personality, a great story teller, great listener and had a magnificent laugh. The models loved him and he was everywhere all at once with a drink in one hand and a cigar in the other. He passed just last year. A devastating loss for many of us in the biz.
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