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GonZo · 2006-08-13, 01:09 PM

I just wantto chime in and say I got a lot of benefit from the show. I havent been out to once since Jan as I choose them more carefully becasue I dont have the time to be gone that long.

Yes it was expensive. If you went off site you cured that problem. And the best meals I had at the Westin were at the pool bar. As in Vegas at convention time you learn to adopt a waiter and make the most of it.

For the first time EVER I attended 3 seminars and did not walk out of one of them. The Legal discussion was interesting. The Marketing to Mainstream was excellent and the Good Vs Evil debate was very spirited as well.

I dont smoke so it wasnt an issue for me.

The connectivity was fine for me. I was on the 9th floor but I didnt spend a lot of time in my room or online. Wireless was good enough that I connected to the AEBN Radio server and we could have broadcast there live. We chose to record the Ray Guhn/JIm Manley interview for a podcast to insure as many people as possible can hear it.

AVN knows they are in trouble. Right now they arent worried about Florida next year. [My bet is you saw the last one of those shows] They are more concerned with the Jan. show.

Its unfortunate that they have had to get into this $300 a ticket mode. I was good to releax for a few days and do straight up business with people that had a vested interest in working as opposed to the same old people calling each other gay and twinks in an attempt to gain attention.

For the most part you didnt have to ask yourself what the people there did in this business as much as you have in the past.

An interesting aside. Anyone else notice how a lot of the snooty program owners are more friendly toward everyone as opposed to acting like a player?

2006-08-13, 01:09 PM	#30
GonZo You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta,Ga Posts: 893	I just wantto chime in and say I got a lot of benefit from the show. I havent been out to once since Jan as I choose them more carefully becasue I dont have the time to be gone that long. Yes it was expensive. If you went off site you cured that problem. And the best meals I had at the Westin were at the pool bar. As in Vegas at convention time you learn to adopt a waiter and make the most of it. For the first time EVER I attended 3 seminars and did not walk out of one of them. The Legal discussion was interesting. The Marketing to Mainstream was excellent and the Good Vs Evil debate was very spirited as well. I dont smoke so it wasnt an issue for me. The connectivity was fine for me. I was on the 9th floor but I didnt spend a lot of time in my room or online. Wireless was good enough that I connected to the AEBN Radio server and we could have broadcast there live. We chose to record the Ray Guhn/JIm Manley interview for a podcast to insure as many people as possible can hear it. AVN knows they are in trouble. Right now they arent worried about Florida next year. [My bet is you saw the last one of those shows] They are more concerned with the Jan. show. Its unfortunate that they have had to get into this $300 a ticket mode. I was good to releax for a few days and do straight up business with people that had a vested interest in working as opposed to the same old people calling each other gay and twinks in an attempt to gain attention. For the most part you didnt have to ask yourself what the people there did in this business as much as you have in the past. An interesting aside. Anyone else notice how a lot of the snooty program owners are more friendly toward everyone as opposed to acting like a player?