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 The Electric Adventures of Alvin, Part Two

A Novel of Erotic Satire

Chapter 17

Alvin’s `Adventures’ Were Real, Wife Claims

 Divorce Suit Alleges `Internet Infidelity’ by Best Selling Author

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The wife of the author known as ``Alvin’’ has filed for divorce, alleging that her husband’s best selling novel about Internet sex wasn’t as fictional as readers thought.

``This book is a virtual diary detailing the respondent’s infidelity to his wife,’’ an attorney for Beth Schakowski alleges in divorce papers filed Monday. ``It is a written record of astounding betrayal on an emotional and financial level.’’

Schakowski is married to Adam Schakowski, whose annonymously written pornographic novel The Electric Adventures of Alvin has sold more than 500,000 copies and has spawned a national debate on issues of pornography, religion and the Internet.

The divorce suit publicly reveals the author’s identity for the first time.

Among Beth Schakowski’s most startling allegations in the suit is that her husband didn’t tell her for two years that he was the book’s author. ``The respondent’s clear intent was to keep the full monetary proceeds of the book for himself, without regard to his spouse’s financial rights,’’ alleges the divorce complaint.

The book outlines the exploits of a man who establishes a network of ``cyber-sex’’ partners over the Internet. The book’s commentary on sexual and religious issues in the computer age has drawn praise from some critics, but has been banned in several communities for its explicit language and descriptions of sex both in and out of cyberspace. It was the subject of an unusual Senate hearing last year in which its then-unnamed author testified while wearing a Marilyn Monroe mask in order to conceal his identity.

Among the characters that the fictional ``Alvin’’ has Internet sex with in the book is ``Gem,’’ a former college roommate of Alvin’s wife; and ``Minnie,’’ an old high-school friend of Alvin’s. Beth Schakowski’s divorce suit claims both those characters are based on two real women, ``with whom the respondent has been secretly in communication for the past several years.’’

Adam Schakowski could not be reached for comment.

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One Sues, One Strips

Alvin Characters Step out of Cyberspace

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The woman who erotica readers know as ``JaneyX’’ is suing the best-selling author of The Electric Adventures of Alvin, claiming his novel about their Internet sex sessions has left her with emotional scars.

``I lost my innocence in that chat room, because of that man,’’ said Jenny Goode, 51, of Philadelphia, who claims she is the person upon whom the character of ``JaneyX’’ is based. ``And now, with my portrayal in this book, I’ve lost my dignity. And I intend to get it back – for me and for all of `Alvin’s’ other victims.’’ Her suit, filed Monday in federal court in Philadelphia, seeks damages of $10 million.

Meanwhile, another real-life Alvin character is also unveiling herself, in a different way. The sexually obsessive woman that the novel’s readers know as ``Gem’’ will appear nude in a Playboy Magazine pictorial later this year, part of a six-figure photo-and-book deal to tell her side of the Alvin saga.

Her upcoming book, to be entitled ``The MORE Electric Adventures of Gem,’’ will include additional nude photos of the author, Guinevere Romanelli. Romanelli claims she was the basis for the character of Gem in The Electric Adventures of Alvin.

In a crowded Los Angeles press conference, Romanelli said the book also will include the surprising assertion that the real-life Alvin – whose controversial novel outlines numerous sexual liaisons with women – is actually a homosexual.

``It’s time for Adam Charles Schakowski of Indianapolis, Indiana, to stop being ashamed of what he is,’’ said Romanelli, 39, a Los Angeles aerobics instructor. ``There are billions of gay men out there who could use a role model like Adam Charles Schakowski of Indianapolis, Indiana. He needs to reach out for them, open up to them, and stop shirking his responsibility to the gay community. Luckily, he’s listed in the Indianapolis phone book.’’

Adam Schakowski couldn’t be reached for comment. His agent, Carol Crowne, expressed surprise at Romanelli’s claim that Schakowski is gay. ``That’s a new one,’’ Crowne said.

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Alvin Sales Multiply, as Author Goes into Hiding

NEW YORK (AP) – The controversial pornographic novel The Electric Adventures of Alvin broke the million-copy sales mark Monday, setting a new record for the modern erotic fiction genre, according to its publisher.

The boost in sales comes after reports that the book’s author, Adam Schakowski, is facing divorce by his wife on grounds that the many sexual encounters described in the book were real. In addition, more than a dozen other people from around the country are suing Schakowski on claims that they were the basis for the characters in his book.

Schakowski has been unavailable for comment, and his agent indicated this week that she isn’t sure where he is.

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`Alvin’ Author Shot by Angry Husband

Porn Writer in Stable Condition; Ohio Lawyer Arrested

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The author of the pornographic novel The Electric Adventures of Alvin was in stable condition in an Indianapolis hospital Wednesday, after being shot by the husband of one of the women described in his book.

Adam Schakowski, 37, whose novel about Internet sex has sold more than 2 million copies, was confronted by a gunman as he left the Indianapolis Hilton Hotel late Tuesday, police said. He sustained gunshot wounds to his lower abdomen, left upper thigh, and right upper thigh.

The alleged gunman, Darrin Boone, 41, a suburban Toledo attorney, was arrested at the scene.

Indianapolis police confirmed that Boone is the husband of Mindy Boone, who reportedly was the basis for the character of ``Minnie,’’ one of ``Alvin’s’’ Internet sex partners in Schakowski’s novel. Darrin Boone will be arraigned today on charges of attempted murder and unlawful discharge of a weapon. 

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