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Bits and pieces from the AVN Awards, AEE Convention and beyond

01.7.11 · 12:40 PM

Bobbi Blogs: The evolution of AVN (vestigial tales and all)

Before I got into the adult industry, over six years ago, what is now the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo was a part of the larger convention that dominates Vegas this time of year, the Consumer Electronics Show. You’d have to be a real old-timer to remember those days. We’re talking the time when the big-haired bleach blonde look was in— think Ginger Lynn, Seka and the legendary Savannah (not Samson). If the AVN show and CES were separate animals, biologists ... Read more...

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01.6.11 · 2:09 PM

Bobbi Blogs: See a porn star? Look down

If you’re anything like me, your parents used to chide you that you were going to school to learn, not for a fashion show. A pre-Hollywood action star and pre-Scientologist Will Smith said as much when he was the Fresh Prince, but at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, it’s as much a fashion show as it is a networking and business opportunity. I do more wardrobe changes for each day I’m there than when I’m on set, and that includes ... Read more...

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01.5.11 · 10:03 PM

‘Twas the night before the Adult Entertainment Expo…

….and all through the Sands Expo and Convention Center was the quiet, yet somewhat frantic, murmur of vendors scrambling to set up their display booths before the doors of the Expo open for trade and members of the press tomorrow at 10 am. Packing foam littered the floor, large shipping crates framed the room and booths were in various stages of assemblage. Some vendors were almost done, hanging signage and unpacking products. For others, especially those who had yet to ... Read more...

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11.24.10 · 2:39 PM

AVN Award nominations give nod to Las Vegas

AVN won’t hold its Adult Entertainment Expo or award ceremony until early next year, but now isn’t too soon to start thinking about, researching and prepping for that porn-centric week in early January. The group on Tuesday released its 75-page list of nominees for the annual awards, which often are referred to as the Oscars of the adult entertainment industry and are scheduled for January 8 at the Pearl inside the Palms. (The AEE is scheduled for January 6-9 at ... Read more...

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01.10.10 · 12:20 PM

Wait, what am I covering again?

Covering the Adult Entertainment Expo for the first time last year was an eye-opening experience. Being face to face with the scantily clad stars in the flesh, rather than with some sort of viewing screen between, was an interesting mix of excitement and awkwardness, especially considering I was on the clock. And this year? Well, I wouldn’t say it was boring, but for this former sports writer, at least, it reminded me of my previous area of coverage. There’s a ... Read more...

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01.9.10 · 4:15 PM

A night at the porn expo’s favorite watering hole

“We can’t call you Sarah,” Poison Ivy tells me. I point out that it’s my name, that most people call me that or some derivative of my last name, Feldberg, but the 64-year-old dressed in a gray sweatshirt and glasses isn’t interested. “We’ll call you Rocky Rose,” he decides. My new porn name makes me want ice cream, but I’m not about to argue. Poison Ivy, as he’s called in the “industry,” is a veteran in the world of adult ... Read more...

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01.8.10 · 1:42 PM

Remember “Dick in a Box”?

For the guy on the go, here’s the ultimate in convenience and portability: A vagina in a can. Sold from a vending machine. It’s called the Fleshlight, and if nothing else, it beats the other things — cantaloupes, pumpkins — that hard-up guys have stuck themselves into since man discovered masturbation. At the substantial Fleshlight booth, one of many self-help vendors at the 2010 Adult Entertainment Expo, curious and amused visitors poke their fingers into a wall-mounted display of lips, ... Read more...

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01.7.10 · 8:53 PM

‘Project Runway’ for your penis

It’s well- and widely known that many guys have nicknames for their penises. Now they can extend their penile persona one step farther and dress their unit up in costumed character, complete with accessories. It’s like making a Barbie of your boner. Scratch that — a G.I. Joe of your Johnson. Weiner-wear, if you will. “Let’s face it, girls like to play dress-up,” says the creator of Dapper Dicks, a line of cock-couture at this year’s Adult Entertainment Expo. “So ... Read more...

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01.7.10 · 1:06 AM

The Hot and Heavy AVN 2010 Party Guide

Bust out your corsets and seven-inch heels; it’s time to party with the porn stars. If you can’t get a spot in the VIP section this weekend or a seat at Saturday night’s AVN Awards, at least you can party like a porn star (to a certain extent, of course) at one of the many AVN afterparties hosted by the adult film industry’s hottest stars. Thursday, January 7: WickedPictures.com calendar launch party at Moon: WickedPictures.com will present their calendar launch ... Read more...

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01.7.10 · 4:04 PM

Finally, a CES to AEE product crossover

According to Adult Entertainment Expo spokesman Sean Devlin, 42 percent of the Adult Entertainment Expo’s attendance comes from the Consumer Electronics Show. Walking the AEE show floor Thursday at the Sands Expo, it appears maybe 1 percent of the expo’s vendors come from CES — Iomega, maker of hard drives and network storage. “We sell storage, and everybody needs storage,” Iomega PR manager Todd Schuelke said. “This is not a stretch for anybody. We’re in town, so we thought we’d ... Read more...

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