Tuesday morning I returned on the red eye from my first trip to the
AVN ANE/AEE Show. If you don't know what that is, it's the Adult Video News' Adult Novelty Expo and Adult Entertainment Expo. Yeah, that's a lot to say. Many folks refer to it as the "Porn Convention".
It was a long ride home, but I'm home and I can say that I ran straight to my bed and collapsed for a few hours. Hotel beds can be so nice, but there's nothing like my own bed.
On my flight out, I had a connection in Philly and apparently more than half of the people on the plane were on their way to CES. I felt like I was the only one going to the AVN, sitting between two guys who had their laptops out and were connected to the plane's Wi-Fi.
I'd attended the Novelty Expo in Florida back in August and knew that THIS was the event to attend so I could see the people I had met in Florida again and to see what else is new in the novelty world.
So lemme tell you that this place was a mad house! I was fortunate enough to have an exhibitor's badge so I was able to get in during the trade days and hit up the AEE side before the fans had access. I'd jump back and forth between the trade side and the AEE side. When it got too crazy on the AEE side, I'd be back at the trade side where there was more of a sense of calm.
Some things I saw:
-- met
Je Joue's newest additions to their product line -- Mimi and Ami. I now have my own and I'm excited to try them so I can post my reviews. I can say that Mimi is definitely small and mighty. The more I held her, the more I liked her.
-- visited the guys at the
Toyfriend booth. They we
re brave enough to have their booth on the AEE side. I have a feeling that they found lots of new fans because Toyfriends were flying off their shelves! Yay! If you haven't seen them yet, check out their site and you'll see how fun the line is! My favorite Toyfriend is "Coney", by the way.
-- of course checked out the
OhMiBod booth since they were right across from Je Joue.
Their newest addition, the Freestyle G was there for me to check out, along with the app they just released,
"Body Heat". It lets someone control an OhMiBod using their iPhone, iPod or iPad. Check it out. I have it and it's pretty sweet! Jay Leno even mentioned the app on his show Friday night because he heard that they were at CES! Yep, OhMiBod decided to play with the "big boys" and set up another booth at CES this year! I hear they were the talk of the show, too. I'm guessing CES doesn't get a lot of vibrators there. ;-)
-- went around the corner to
njoy's booth and got to see some prototypes that Greg had up his sleeve. I'm pretty excited about them!
-- checked out the newest flavors that
Sliquid came out with for their "Swirl" line. Strawberry Pomegranate is my new favorite! Pink Lemonade is pretty good, too....
-- got to touch
LELO's newest line -- "Insignia". They're waterproof and really beautiful. That's a line I hope we pick up.
-- met
NINA HAR
TLEY!!! Yay! She was so awesome! I think I was most excited about meeting her. She's been such an inspiration to me. I have her book and I refer to it quite a bit. When we first met, she asked me if I ever got annoyed with people trying to pick me all of the time because of my small stature. We then talked about my work and she asked if they take me seriously because I look younger than I am. I explained that because I'm in a college town, the girls relate to me a bit easier, but yes, sometimes people don't treat me seriously because I'm "cute". But she had words of encouragement for me as well. Telling me to keep doing what I do.
I didn't know anything about her health issues until after I got back from the trip.
If you would like to help Nina out, please follow this
link. I've made my donation. :-)
I even checked out the
Liberator booth quite a few times during the show. I couldn't help but fondle the Amore Rocker... it just felt soooo nice. And then I set in their Cello... OMG. I
waaaaaaaant!
Hanging out at the Liberator booth was Angel Vain, who was on hand for fan photos and autographs. She was fun to chat with and to take pics with towards the end of a long last day.
This trip showed me some new products to keep an eye out for. I learned so much because I actually went to most of the seminars that were available. :-p
Seeing the folks I met at the last expo in Florida was kind of like when you went back to summer camp and ran into old friends. It was so great to sit and chat away from the madness of the show.
Who knows what opportunities lay ahead in the future for me. But I can't wait to sling some of this stuff too! Hope FYP will pick up the favorites that I've seen at this show! :-)
