Now that the 2007 AEE is over, what is the next adult event where fans can get to meet the stars of the industry? I'm thinking about attending Adultcon in Los Angeles in March, is this a good event to attend for a fan or is there another event someone could recommend for a fan?
Ive only been to 1 Erotica-LA and that was in 2003. I must say it was ALOT smaller than the AEE. BUT it had its ups. The year I went i met alot of stars I didnt meet @ the AEE earlier that year.
+ the highlights were meeting past stars. some of who live in the LA area and took in the show.
There werent alot of stars there but the ones I wanted to see were
i will check into the holiday inn city center again fo Erotica LA it was fun last year right down the street not hard to get from and easy to wlak to the trian to go around LA
http://www.hicitycenter.com/
i still want to do a international show Jacco you need to get me some info on those ok man
i find that the 2 best shows in the US are AEE and ELA nothing els comes close to them Tampa would be a close 3'rd Adult Con Miami and The East Cost Shows are all but goast towns so stick to the Big 2 and you will be ok :)
Erotica-LA is pretty mellow. But in some ways a nicer hang ... Vegas is a 24/7 commitment with almost zero downtime, and also expensive.
I spent my first 25 years in Florida, and other than seeing my parents and hanging out in the woods, I would never spend money to go there for a porn convention. I *might* go for ArtBasel in Miami sometime. But, basically, Florida sucks ass.
I'd be VERY interested in going to the Barcelona or Berlin shows. Esp. since I have a place to stay in Berlin.
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Posted - Jan 22 2007 : 1:56AM
Expensive? Flying from Toronto to Vegas or LA is no different for us. LOL. We only have 2 airlines in this country. And Jan 23rd we Canadians need a passport to fly to the USA, watch for the influx of border city Canucks driving across the border to fly in the USA seen as passports are not needed for land crossings until June 2009
I mean that the nature of the Vegas show is such that your day-to-day cash outlay gets a little nutty. Depending on how you do the LA show, your drinking and dining options are a little more varied. You are not captive inside giant entertainment hotel complexes where every sandwich costs $20.
agree with you there skronker food options are better in LA i want to hit the barclona show also i think next year Jacco and jay do you guys go to shows over there
We will have a booth again at Venus Berlin. I also go to the Venus show in Paris, not much chance of me going to Barcelona, it's 2 weeks before Berlin and it is more of a party show than a business show. I also want to go to one of the shows in Prague or Budapest this year. I might go to Brussels just for a day.
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Posted - Jan 22 2007 : 10:48AM
Now going to those European shows I would like, but the airfare alone to Europe costs us an arm and a leg. Besides converting our Canadian currency would the the killer in some places in Europe. Not so bad in the USA.
If you shop around and book in time the airfare isn't that bad. I paid $600 for a roundtrip Amsterdam-Las Vegas and by booking wel in advance it could have been even cheaper.
I should have enough frequent flyer miles by october to go to both again. It's more of a question of whether I can free up enough vacation time.
Barcelona (Oct 3-8), featuring live sex shows and fan participation, is definitely the better show for the fan. Berlin (Oct 18-21) is better for hanging out with friends.
i might try to go to both also why not you only once i will see what i can do money wise and go from there. i am almost debt free other than some xmas stuff and vegas bills
I just see that Venus Paris is indeed cancelled, glad I didn't book yet.
Dates: Brussels: 1-4 Februari (the original one) Brussels: 3-4 March (the spinoff) Budapest: 21-23 September Barcelona: 3-7 October Berlin: 18-21 October Prague: 25-28 October London 16-18 November
And there are a bunch of internet/webmaster events, but I don't have all those dates and most of them are not open to the general public.
Jacco your the best man i miss you and Jay tell him hi man i am going to watch 24 tonight in about 90 mins lol lol well i look forward to seeing you again sometime this year Jacco i will keep you posted ok thanks for posting all the dates
Skronker we may need a bunch of meals not just a ADT breakfast lol lol i say we go with oct 1st being the date for the breakfast lol lol lol jacco you and jay have to tell us where to meet
Skronker - you got that backwards baby....LOL You can eat well and get around easily in Vegas for way less than you can in LA. Thing is, you have to go outside of the show hall. But when the LA Convention Center wants $3 for a slice of microwave pizza, 2 bucks for a hot dog and a beer in Vegas is a great way to save on meals.
Check out http://www.tod-hunter.net/vegastips.html, and never forget to stop at your HOTEL cafe for late night specials and breakfast buffets.
I'd skip the Bellagio, unless you want to spend $35 bucks for breakfast, but you could make that a "Sunday after the night before" treat. I prefer Ellis Island.:)
I can already tell you where we will have breakfast in Berlin, in the Estrel hotel where we will be staying. And usually around 8.00, since we have to be in the booth when the show opens.
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Posted - Jan 23 2007 : 7:51PM
I would go to one of these but cannot afford the cost at all. Would have to plan a year ahead and also depends on being able to get my vacation week that time. Cheaper and easier to do Vegas for a weekend for me living in Toronto, way better package deals for hotel and airfare for Vegas. Besides I would want someone to go with and there is the huge sticking point..no one I know would ever go or be able to afford it...is the difference between being single like me and married with families like the rest of the friends I have.
I would seriously think about going to one of those this year. Of course it would depend on airfare and those other pesky expenses such as food and shelter!! If enough of us bunked together it might be feasible! Do a Euro ADT Road Trip !!!
Just for shits and giggles I just checked on a flight around that time and it was a shade under $750 roundtrip.
i am looking into this insted of Erotica LA i am really like why not i have never travled ever outside the usa it could be fun the more of us would be even funner
Dan
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Again, EXXXotica Miami Beach was good last year...this year it's at the end of March. Plus, it's South Beach baby...great vibe in Miami and I had an awesome time down there, lots of bikini models and clubs and restaurants right on the beach!! Plus I saw where they shot Miami Vice and Bad Boys/II..and MTV's 8th & Ocean!!
eurail passes are fun. I paid about 420 for mine for 5 travel days in 4 "countries" but reservations for train seats are hidden fees that add on to the price. I had three weeks though to travel. It depends on what you want to do. I traveled easily, met up with great strangers, and had a good time.
Hostels cost about 20-30 dollars a night for a bed.
Not the stupid Staples Center. I mean you can grab a good $10 breakfast a few blocks away at that famous grill. And go out at night and have, say, Korean BBQ, or something similarly fun ... Well, that's what I did last summer ... Eurail is fine if you're doing some kind of tourist spree, but Morbid is right about hidden costs. I recall nice hotels in Barcelona for about $100 a night, but that was about 10 years ago ..
i want to try to see greece if i go i migh tjust do a bunch of small flights around insted of train then i am doing all this way to soon after vegas but i guess if i want to go this year i kinda need to do a bit of planning like getting a passport first lol lol
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Posted - Jan 24 2007 : 1:24AM
Ahh passports..now us Canadians need them to fly to the USA...glad I got mine a year ago, the backlog here for passports is unreal with all the people who waited til the last month before it was implemented
Just have to check out all your options, Dan ... TRain can be great if you have the time and also if you've never been to Europe, lot of good sights to see out the window and people to meet in transit, but it's also more work getting in and out and making connections in several unfamiliar languages ... I love it myself, but am pretty good at reading French, Italian and Spanish (not so much speaking). I saw my first "porno" in Greece: One of the "Emmanuelle" movies, softcore but I felt dirty! I was 19, and was staying in a coed youth hostel! I think I took 3 showers a day, just to see the naked girls.
Skronker lol lol man i could see you doing the 3 showers thing i am still looking at a lot of options i got a buddie in from greece he might be going over for a family thing in mid late august so if i did like a 3 month deal or 2 month deal it could be fun but like you said i know nothing about the laungages i don't read it or speak it but i can work on it befor i leave lol lol
Jacco i will come over there early and hang with you and jay also
oh know skronker nope i resigned it back in july after 18years the last 4 years of politics and crap i decided it was time for a change so i am deciding if i am going to move or relocate or what the next chapter of my life entitles