Porn stars' karaoke nights

Daniel Hogan (left) and adult entertainer Nicki Hunter sing together during Porn Star Karaoke at Sardo's Grill. -- PHOTO: AP

BURBANK (California) - EVEN the most ardent fans of porn star Julie Meadows are unlikely, it seems safe to say, to have ever seen her like this.

But there she is, the star of 'Alice in Fetishland' and more than 200 other hardcore sex films, standing on a stage, dressed demurely in jeans, matching vest and white top, her blonde hair piled up under a fetching white watchman's cap, belting out an enthusiastic but entirely PG-rated version of that old garage-band rock classic 'Wild Thing'.

'Wild Thing I think I love you - BUT I WANT TO KNOW FOR SURE!' Meadows growls, as fellow porn star Nicki Hunter, in a white mini-dress, leaps on stage to harmonise. A moment later, when Meadows breaks into some impressive air-guitar moves, the crowd howls its approval.

Don't get the wrong idea. This isn't the opening scene for a porn video. It's simply Porn Star Karaoke Night at Sardo's Grill & Lounge, a friendly little hole-in-the-wall place that six nights out of the week is just another karaoke pub.

The club, in fact, offers Family Fridays when parents can bring their children. On Mondays, people play Rock Band 2 while they sing. On Wednesdays there are trivia games.

But on Tuesday nights, when just about everybody else is getting ready for bed in this quiet suburb on the edge of Los Angeles, Sardo's becomes the place to be for anyone who has ever been, or who wants to be, connected with the porn business. Between beery versions of popular songs, this is where the deals that lead to films like 'Video Voyeur' often get made. -- AP