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Hall, said she was looking forward to meeting her
fans and the people she knows from Twitter. “It’s
always awesome to meet super-fans.” Ames said
she was still trying to decide which of two dresses
to wear to the Awards: “They’re both blue.”
Star power also ruled in The Joint, where adult
talent agencies brought out their clients, both
veterans and brand-newbies. At the back of The
Joint, VOD site AEBN had a rotating array of
performers signing for the fans, while at the front
of the room Evil Angel directors Kevin Moore,
Lexington Steele Dana Vespoli, Aiden Starr, Toni
Ribas, Manuel Ferrara and Kayden Kross, Anikka
Albrite and Mick Blue, and Francesca Lé and Mark
Wood held court while fans lined up for autographs
from the likes of top-notch performers Adriana
Chechik, Megan Rain, Aidra Fox and Samantha
Bentley.
Japanese company R18.com has a large booth
with paper lanterns and a long signing table to
accommodate the 13 performers they brought in
from Japan. “We’re looking to extend our Japanese
content abroad,” marketing rep Tsai told AVN.
“We’ve been dominating Japan’s market for a long
time, and we’re starting our English side. Our
content is legitimate, no pirating. We want to do
something in America.”
The company focuses on online content, with
paysites, VOD, and some manga and hentai
anime. “Mostly high-definition video content from
low price to high price: streaming, downloads,
everything.”
At the Wicked Pictures press suite, contract
performer/director Jessica Drake told AVN that she
was looking forward to doing “so many different
things. Right now I’m in the press suite, I’m going
to be signing in our booth, we’re hosting the AVN
Block Party, I’m an ambassador of the ‘Sex is...’
program, I’m doing seminars every day in Vinyl
about different stuff, we’re hosting a party at Tao,
we’re doing the official After Party after the AVN
Awards. We’re doing everything. What I’m excited
about is the nap I get to take when this is all over
with,” she added with a laugh.
Wicked Pictures contract performer/director
Stormy Daniels told AVN that she was looking
forward to “the same thing I look forward to every
year: getting to hear all the fans’ comments about
the projects I worked on this year. That’s the best
part, getting input. They’ve watched a year’s worth
of movies—hopefully they’ve paid for them—and
it’s always really cool to hear what they say.”
Wicked Pictures president Steve Orenstein told
AVN he was looking forward to “the same thing I
look forward to every year. A lot of good press, a
lot of great sales. … It’s a place to be able to see all
your customers in a few days, friends that you don’t
get to see on a regular basis, and catch up with
everybody.”
At The Joint, new performer Savannah Stevens
called Expo “amazing.”
“There is so much going on. I have met so many
good people. I can’t wait for the rest of the week.
The fans have been really sweet,” she said.
Smiling Through Clockwise
from top, Jules Jordan with Abigail
Mac, Payaso, Jesse and Riley Reid;
the girls of X-Art/Colette with the
company cars; Sarah Vandella at the
Adam & Eve booth; Wicked Pictures
director/star Stormy Daniels; and
Julia Ann, Vicky Vette and Nina
Hartley. (X-Art/Colette photo by
Jeff Koga; Stormy Daniels by JFK/
FUBAR Webmasters; others by Rick
Garcia/@IndustryByRick)
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