Page 84 - AVN January 2016

Eldorado Continues Long
Tradition at ANE
Aside from being one of the biggest adult novelty distributors in
the industry, Eldorado Trading Co. also has a long track record
of exhibiting at the AVN Novelty Expo. Once again, the award-
winning distributor will be in attendance at the leading B2B trade
show, showing off the latest products the industry has to offer.
ANE takes place January 20-22 in the Paradise Tower at the
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas. Eldorado will have a
large presence with a 16-foot by 20-foot booth in Festival Hall,
In addition to some of the latest and best-selling products
available, Eldorado’s booth will be staffed with some of the most
knowledgable and helpful sales reps in the business.
In addition to meeting with customers on the show floor,
Eldorado’s founder Larry Garland will share his knowledge and
expertise during ANE’s popular educational seminar program.
Garland will be a panelist on two seminars this year: “Truth In
Labeling” and “Scandal on the Shelves.”
As an entrepreneur and 40-year-plus veteran of most aspects
of the adult novelty business, Larry Garland is an invaluable asset
to Eldorado—one of the top international distributors in the
adult novelty business—and a key ingredient to its longstanding
success. He speaks as fluently about Chinese labor disputes as
he does about normal PH levels in the vagina—and just about
everything else in between.
As a proud sponsor of ANE, Eldorado treated all qualified
buyers to complimentary badges during the show.
All buyers—distributors, retailers, exporters, mail order
companies, large home party organizers and other individuals and
companies involved in large volume purchases—were eligible for
free admittance to the show through January 1.
Buyer badges offer all access to both ANE and AEE, the “O”
Awards, ANE Bash, all industry seminars, industry cocktail party
and the Keynote Presentation by Dave ‘Sex Toy’ Levine.
“Big thanks to Eldorado for sponsoring ANE this year as well
as offering industry buyers free admission to the show,” said
Beth Noonan, event manager at AVN Media Network. “The adult
novelty business has exploded in recent years, and ANE is ground
zero for the best new products and networking opportunities.”
For information on attending the show, go to NoveltyExpo.com.
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Dueling Dildos Larry Garland with part of his team at the 2013 AVN Novelty Expo.
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Crack and 100% Natural. As a performer, the
muscular Russian-born stud estimates that he
has done more than 6,000 scenes. Strong won
his first award from XRCO in 2003 for Best
Group Sex Scene and has since been nominated
for numerous honors, including many AVN
Awards. The reliable woodsman currently
performs for many top companies, including
Evil Angel, Brazzers, Kink.com, Jules Jordan
Video, Elegant Angel, Reality Junkies and
Airerose Entertainment.
Shyla Stylez
When it comes to busty blonde bombshells,
they don’t get more explosive than Shyla
Stylez. A native of British Columbia, the
Canadian beauty hit Porn Valley in 2001 at the
age of 19. Her 15 years in the business brought
her a number of highlights, including an AVN
Awards nomination for Best New Starlet in
2003 and a stint as an exclusive with Jill Kelly
Productions, as well as mainstream exposure
in the 2011 comedy Hollywood Sex Wars and a
spot on Maxim U.K.’s Top 12 Porn Stars list in
2010. Along the way she acquired an upgraded
double-D bustline and launched a site with
the Puba Network. The stunning blonde stays
active on Twitter, to the delight of her fans.
Dana Vespoli
Exotic beauty Dana Vespoli is one of the few
adult performers who seems as at home behind
the camera as in front of it. Over the course of
a career that is now in its thirteenth year, she’s
appeared in more than 300 movies and web
scenes for a variety of top-named producers,
and is as comfortable with dialog in features
as she is with all-sex productions. In 2006,
New Sensations brought her on as a director
for its Cock Starved series, and she’s since
directed more than 115 features, mostly for
Filly Films, Evil Angel and Mile High Media’s
all-girl studio, Sweetheart Video, and has been
continually nominated for directing awards by
AVN and others. In fact, she’s been so busy,
it’s surprising she found the time launch a new
website, TwistedVisual.com, which she bills as
a platform to “access adult content that doesn’t
discriminate in sexual taste or preference.”
Vicky Vette
Vicky Vette made her adult industry debut
in 2003 less than two weeks before her 38th
birthday, after winning Hustler magazine’s
“Beaver Hunt” contest. Even though the
Norwegian-born performer went on to rack
up more than 200 porn movie credits, what
Vette is best known for is her remarkable
web presence powered by her Vette Nation
Army (VNA) network of websites—now up
to a whopping 22—that she runs from her
headquarters in Florida. Vette’s lineup of VNA
Girls features a parade of superstar performers,
including fellow AVN Hall of Famers Julia
Ann and Nikki Benz. Vette’s flagship site,
VickyatHome.com, won the AVN Award for
Best Solo Girl Website in 2014. Vette has an
exclusive line of adult toys called Vicky Quickie
released worldwide through Doc Johnson.
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Jon Blitt
Jon Blitt got his start in adult at age 18,
working in the family business. From the
shipping department at Mile High Media
(founded by father Ted Blitt, an AVN Hall of
Famer), Blitt rose to become vice president of
the company, which has changed immeasurably
over the past two decades. Mile High made its
first foray into production with the Doghouse
Digital and Reality Junkies gonzo studios. With
the Sweet Sinner studio, Mile High moved
into romantic erotica—launching an empire of
couples porn that now encompasses lesbian
studio Sweetheart Video, gay studio Icon Male
and TS studio TransSensual. In 2013 Blitt
added a new hat: head of production at O.L.
Entertainment, the parent company of the
“X” studios, producing high-end content with
director Mason and other prominent directors
for Hard X, Erotica X and O.L.’s newest
venture, Dark X.
Bob Christian
Currently the general manager for Adam
& Eve Pictures, Bob Christian has been
with Adam & Eve/PHE Inc. for 20 years. A
member of Adam & Eve’s senior management/
marketing team, Christian has played a role
in the creation of the Adam & Eve Retail
Stores company, which encompasses 62
franchised stores, and also the development
of Temptations Parties, Adam & Eve’s home
party company. A true gentleman and a scholar
(a Duke University grad with an MBA from
the University of North Carolina), he has
also served on the Board of Directors of the
Free Speech Coalition. Prior to Adam & Eve,
Christian was the GM at General Vitamin,
one of PHE founder Phil Harvey’s non-adult
businesses.
Scott David
Last year director Will Ryder entered the
video branch of the AVN Hall of Fame; this
year, his producing partner joins the ranks
of the executive branch. Since 2002, Scott
David movies for various studios, including their
own company, X-Play. As anyone who’s been
on set with him knows, David brings a keen
eye for period apparel and hairstyles to his
has partnered with Ryder on some 200