We’re now at the point where Iran is threatening websites that report on the riots. So, instead of pissing off the Ayatollah, we’re going to go back to talking about David Carradine’s masturbation habits.

ADRIAN GUERENA, 26, BUSHWICK

Who’s David Carradine? For which roles is he best known for?

He’s the dude from “Kung Fu,” and, most recently, Kill Bill.

Anything else?

You know I’ve seen him in other stuff, but I can’t name anything other than those. He pretty much got famous from “Kung Fu.” They were going to cast Bruce Lee as Caine, but he looked too Asian for American sensibilities.

Well, Caine was only supposed to be half-Asian. What’s happened to David Carradine?

I mean, from what I read, he was into some freaky S&M stuff, and something went wrong and he was hung in the closet. I just grazed over the article.

That’s more or less what seems to have happened. What do you make of autoerotic asphyxiation?

I really don’t have any input on that. It’s something I’ve never tried—I’d never heard of it until you told me about it. What do I think? To each his own. I think there’s a lot of sick things that people are into. I feel like people are bored in general with traditional methods of sex. Plus there’s a disconnect right now with our society, given all the online porn you can find. There’s plenty of stuff for any fetish. You hear about people being down with the weightlessness feeling they get from hanging on hooks. Huge numbers of people are into to it, so it can’t be a fluke. A lot of stuff predates the internet, but I think the internet’s accessibility explains how information about this stuff has spread so quickly.

Carradine had been into this stuff for a while. One of his five wives divorced him over it.
If he had five wives it was probably he got bored really easily. He probably had five wives because he was always cheating on them. But, hey, I didn’t know the guy.

Have you ever heard of the choking game that junior high kids do? It’s like one half of the AEA equation.

I heard of something similar to that. It causes a person to hallucinate or something. I have seen guys take bong hits until they pass out, but I’ve never seen guys choke each other.

Do you think Carradine living as a young man in San Francisco in the late 50s early 60s would have something to do with his being into AEA?

It may have made him more open-minded. That’s something that’s probably more likely to happen in the West. Was he on drugs when he died?

Not from what I’ve read. Would it change your opinion if he was?

Not necessarily. It’s would make more sense if there was some kind of drug, because they would explain how he would have been less in tune with what has happening in his body. I’ve passed out after having the wind knocked out of me while I was playing sports, but I don’t think I ever say any visions.

What’s the weirdest form of masturbation you’ve ever heard of?

I don’t know man. I guess circle jerks, like big groups of people masturbating together. I don’t think that’s crazy. Actually what you just told me about autoerotic asphx—however you say it–that’s probably the weirdest thing I ever heard of. I don’t necessarily think it’s normal. But people are just so much more open nowadays. I think back in the day, hearing about that would have received total disgust. Have you ever heard of Furries? You gotta think that something had been going on with their childhoods if they’re adults dressing up like cartoon bunnies.

Yeah, that shit’s fucked. A lot of autoerotic fatalities get ruled as suicide—do you think that’s fair? Do you think we should spread awareness about AEA?

Yeah, I don’t think the point of AEA is that they are trying to kill themselves.

What’s the most dangerous thing you’ve done in a room by yourself?

Hmm. When I was four or five I used to have a fixation with fire. One time I lit my mattress on fire and the whole thing went up in flames. Maybe that kind of curiosity relates to AEA—about heightening the senses. Luckily the babysitter was able to call my dad who was just leaving work. He came home and picked up the burning mattress and extinguished it in the shower. Six months after that I lit my backyard on fire. My parents were pissed and they said the fire department would take me away and put me in jail.

So nothing as an adult?

Every once in awhile I’ll get too wasted. I don’t have suicidal tendencies. I have had a girlfriend of two years, but I don’t bring in other people into our relationship.

You’re pretty sheltered. Don’t your friends make fun of you?

No, but I think I am pretty low-key. I didn’t grow my hair long because of David Carradine, though.

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