This is the first in what will be a series of posts about my
recent trip to the AVN
Adult Expo (It's Sexy! It's Powerful! It's Business!).
Not much has changed since last year--the convention is pretty straightforward.
It consists of three components:
1) Main convention floor, which is a large space dominated by huge displays and
large video monitors broadcasting companies' best footage; scantily-clad girls
are strategically placed to generate traffic to every corner of the floor as they sign autographs and pose for photos with adoring fans; industry people troll about networking with each other
2) Business-2-Business marketplace, which is a smaller space in which businesses
market new products to retailers (more on this later)
3) Seminars, a series of discussions led by panels comprised of various
industry pepole discussing challenges and opportunities facing the industry
(i.e. the nerd parade, but always the most interesting and insightful
component of the convention)
Of course there's a big awards show the final night of the convention, but I've
never gone due to the cost of tickets, length of the show, and my utter lack of
interest in attending any awards show, porn-related or not.
As far as the main convention floor, it was pretty much old hat. Large number of men; small number of scantily clad women. The laws of supply & demand took over (not to mention that to most of the attendees, these women were superstars who play a major role in a very intimate side of life). Women were perched on podiums while men lined up for hours for the chance to get an autograph and a photo. As you can imagine, there was a
lot of this:
and this:
and this:
and of course this:
and meanwhile, the line outside to buy tickets:
These ladies are nice and all...but..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....
I know I’m a chick and all this T&A isn’t on display
with my interests in mind, but moving through the convention and interacting
with lots of trade people who regularly attend, I think I can confidently say
that this stuff gets old. Fast. You become so desensitized so quickly...it's kind of amazing
But fear not—there’s lots more to come (har), and I promise not to fall asleep mid-entry again.
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