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Job Interview Lunar Eclipse By Jack Shamama At the tender age of 23, Jade-blue Eclipse has worn practically every hat there is to wear in the sex industry. She must be doing something right, since Annie Sprinkle lists Jade-blue as her favorite stripper and porn star. Her show, 'Three Movements through Survival Art and the Sex Industry,' plays intermittently at the Luna Sea theater Sept. 23 through Oct. 2 Call for show times. What do you consider your job? Survival artist--not to be confused with con artist. I did and still do things to survive--like martial arts, prostitution and stripping--and do them with honesty, integrity and creatively, and people nowadays consider that art, because supposedly honesty is a rare form of expression. How did you start? The question is how do you stop? How long have you been doing it? I've been honest the best I can all my life. Who or what was your inspiration to enter this career? All the people I saw live their lives passionately--live passionately, die honorably. Do you have any pet peeves about this career? I wish I was considered normal. Not 'cause I wanna be normal, but because living a healthy life should be considered normal. Not the other way around. If you couldn't be doing this, what would you be doing? If everybody didn't think I was interesting because everyone else started getting a life too, then I'd be just happy doing what I'm doing and/or I'd just do a lotta sports. Are there any perks that you get from this job? I touch people. [ San Francisco | MetroActive Central | Archives ]