Phoenix at the 2009 AVN AEE - Click photo for Gallery image
Flipchip has finally completed another group of gallery pics from the many images taken during the recently completed AVN porno expo at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas. These photos are offered for the masses stuck in the deep freeze of winter with no opportunity to have been there live.
The two dozen are so photos will be available on Thursday. As usual, the new images are hi-rez in sizes up to 1920x2868 (desktop background size). Click on the above image of Phoenix to jump to the same gallery image and check out the...
2008 AVN Awards Red Carpet: And the Line Goes On Forever [AVN2008]
200 people (and one Lorax) walked the AVN Awards red carpet last Saturday night, and the line of porn stars and their co-walkers lengthened down the hallways of Mandalay Bay for more than three hours. Altogether it was an orderly group, and we can tell you from personal experience that it was the press photographers who were the least well-behaved. Here we see a load of starlets (that is their official collective term) getting ready for the carpet media gauntlet, which ran from Dave Navarro at one end to Robin Leach at the other, mercifully passing through Playboy interviewer Casey Parker in the middle. See more snaps after the gap.
While Jesse Jane rovided interview wrap-ups from a stage just outside the Awards, Casey Parker was Playboy's Girl on the Floor, and as such she probably appeared in more photographs than anyone. By the end f the evening she was just as chipper as in the beginning. Here she chats with jessica drake about oing anal. ("You don't just dive in," drake said.)
Flower Tucci can always be counted on for an outfit that seems at once accessible and impossibly out of reach. Here she confounds us with a prize that could only be won after several frustrating hours of unlacing.
Marco Banderas and partner Lisa DeMarco (get it?) cut striking figures, but what was more impressive was Banderas' skill at turning just in time toward any camera aimed at him from anywhere in the room, as if to say, "Hola, Fleshbot readers!"
I hear things are just as bad up in Lake Erie.
We have never been sure of Robin Leach's function at this event, but we always see him. Leach's own cameraman was beloved of porn stars for asking Jenna Jameson and Tera Patrick who they were (thugh he did recognize Jameson beau Tito Ortiz). Meanwhile, Leach kept a personal record of the Not So Rich and Famous.
At the opposite end of the carpet performers were kept in yet another holding pen.
Former performer Joe Lawrence and signees of his talent agency were the last to walk the red carpet. Much of the press had left at this time since the awards show was two hours late, but no porn star was left behind.
Porn Vegas Dispatch: Jenna Jameson Makes It Absolutely Clear [AVN2008]
While her surgeries and weight loss have altered her appearance, Jena Jameson's is still porn's most recognized name (non-porn media on the red carpet were overheard gasping "That's Jenna Jameson?"). Jameson has also attracted a great deal of mainstream attention, but mostly in the form of scrutiny of her surgical choices. Jameson seemed bitter when she told Saturday's AVN Awards crowd that she would "never spread her legs for the porn industry again" in one of the show's many awkward moments. This was followed by Stormy Daniels who, upon winning the Jenna Jameson Crossover Star of the Year award, said she intended to be spreading her legs for the porn industry for years to come.
2008 AVN Expo: Someone Else Was There Too? [AVN2008]
Though some of us stayed home and ogled the occasionally dee-licious porn parade , many allegiant operatives were (as they say) hard at work covering AEE all for their very own blogs, pleasures, and these things we've heard of called "jobs". Peruse the indy plus porn MSM coverage and decide who got off working at it, or who were workin' it. The more interesting coverage is (ahem) cherry-picked for your perusal below... And we'll call it as we see it, kiss our pranky CES siblings from across the Strip, and even yawn at the predictable outcomes, even if we shall remain the blog whose name cannot be spoken.
Driven by Boredom Becomes Non-Sequitur At AEE [AVN2008]
We roll up our sleeves and get our hands filthy when we need to (read:AEE), and manage to keep the home fires of babes burning while boobs are bursting like Alien pod creatures and Abby Winters honeys make Vegas actually look fun for about two minutes. But if there were anyone's shoes we'd love to step in and slip into the lubed-up, behind-the-scenes antics, it would be Sir Driven By Boredom himself, Sir Nate Smith, aka dbb. See why we'd trade Converse with him in a porny minute in his gritty, totally wacked galleries...
2008 AVN Awards: Dispatches From The Front [You Are There]
Team Fleshbot is at the Mandalay Bay Events Center right now for the 2008 AVN Awards ... and you're not! But, like, we're totally not gloating about that: chances are that however you're spending your Saturday night is a lot more pleasant and comfortable than watching an overlong awards ceremony on giant screens from uncomfortable seats in a cavernous arena. Then again, it probably also doesn't involve watching dozens of barely legal porn starlets teetering down the red carpet in too-high heels wearing badly altered prom dresses and the thrill of seeing the occasional reality show star getting sloppy drunk a few rows away from you. So it all balances out.
Anyway, we still wish you were here ... wish is why we rigged up this sort-of-liveblogging post to keep you up to date on what's going on in Las Vegas at this very moment ... er, at least while we were writing it. So sit back, spritz on some melon body spray to get yourself in the mood, and experience the magic, glamour, and excitement of the 25th Annual AVN Awards after the jump.
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7:47 PM DashBot: This is a total clusterfuck. It's awesome! 7:51 PM SlutMachine: Tera just hit the red carpet. 10:01 PM DashBot: Finally starting, only a half an hour late. 10:05 PM DashBot: Wow, this band is horrible. 10:11 PM SlutMachine: But Greg Fitzsimmons is really funny. 10:19 PM SlutMachine: Sasha Grey just won for best oral. In her speech she said "Thanks, I was sick that day. But I stayed and finished and I guess it paid off." Then she walked away. I love her. 10:19 PM SlutMachine: There are all these needless video montages for the nominees, just like on the Oscars! 10:21 PM SlutMachine: Also, one of the "Rock Of Love" girls is here, Tamra. She's wasted. 10:31 PM DashBot: "Operation Desert Stormy" won Best Sex Comedy. 10:54 PM SlutMachine: Best Anal went to "Big Wet Asses #10". Bree Olson thanked all the vegetable oil they used. 11:05 PM DashBot: And now Paul Fishbein is ranting about censorship. 11:15 PM SlutMachine: Jenna is addressing her skinny rumors. She just said "I will never ever ever spread my legs for this industry again!" 11:16 PM DashBot: This is the craziest most self-serving speech ever. 11:17 PM SlutMachine: And Stormy Daniels just said, "Guys don't worry - I'm gonna spread my legs a little longer." 11:22 PM DashBot: Evan Stone is Male Performer of the Year. 11:33 PM DashBot: And "Layout" won Best Film. 11:33 PM SlutMachine : So many people have left. The place is really empty. 11:43 PM DashBot: John Stagliano won Best Director for "Fashionistas Safado: Berlin", and Eva Angelina won Best Actress for "Upload". (Ed. note: We told you!) 11:49 PM DashBot: Bree Olson is Best New Starlet. And "Upload" is Best Video. 11:54 PM SlutMachine: This guy sums it all up right now. 12:03 AM SlutMachine : Sasha Grey is Performer Of The Year. (Ed. note: Of course she is.) 12:04 AM SlutMachine : She's crying. 12:13 AM SlutMachine : OK it's over. So where are the parties?
Last night, MGM Grand experienced an adult entertainment star invasion in preparation for the Annual AVN Awards. Vegas' premier nightclub - Studio 54 - welcomed AVN Awards nominee Nikki Benz and Sweden's hottest Adult Entertainment star Puma Swede to host an evening of seduction and sin. The sexy starlets arrived in matching pink mini-dresses and lit the red carpet on fire, teasing photographers with their playful glances and mischievous interaction. The centers of attention, Nikki and Puma sipped on Stoli Elit vodka and cranberry while dancing to the sounds of DJ Joe Cali. Puma wowed the crowd on the dancer's pole added to her VIP area by request. The girls packed the exclusive area with their nearest and dearest in the industry including Peter North, Lisa Daniels, Angie Savage, Devon Savage, Veronica Rayne, Kayla Paige, and Buck Angel. The group wasn't shy to display their best assets to fans, friends, and passersby.
Not to be outdone, Tabu Ultra Lounge opened its doors to adult entertainment legend, Brittany Andrews, as she celebrated her induction into the AVN Hall of Fame after an illustrious 15-year career. The blonde bombshell danced on the platforms of her VIP area surrounded by her biggest fans and closest friends in a stunning champagne strapless dress embellished with crystal gemstones. The group rocked out while enjoying Johnny Black, Stoli Elit vodka and Kistler Chardonnay.
Postcards From Las Vegas: Saying Goodbye To All That [AVN2008]
As Saturday afternoon fades into Saturday night pre-Awards show madness, the AVN Expo takes on a certain lugubrious quality. Booths are starting to come down, pornstars and fans (and press) are worn down, and things are winding down for our 2008 coverage. Don't be too sad—there's still lots more to come, both from the Awards show itself and our grab bag of leftover goodies, but for now we'll leave you with these parting shots from the convention hall. We've lost some of our good health, probably a bit of our sanity, and all sense of time and space (it is still January, right?) from spending the last four days in this climate-controlled fleshy wonderland ... but we wouldn't have passed up this weekend for all the melon spray in the world. We hope the big winner was you.
Lisa Sparxxx is still going strong after four days of signing. Here's hoping her wrists are as strong as her fans'.
These are the stairs that lead from the convention floor to the dungeon-level press room. If we never climb them again, it will be too soon.
Yes, these dudes are riding Segways. Well, that's one way to navigate the avalanche of humanity.
Just hours ago, this was the world headquarters of sex toys. We'll understand if you want to cry now.
Postcards From Las Vegas: And On The Third Day, God Created Belladonna [AVN2008]
It is one of the more poignant aspects of the AVN Expo that by the third day of the event, once we've adjusted to the noise and the crowds and the hubbub and constant smell of melon body spray hovering in the bone dry desert air, we've already crossed the hump and are making plans to pack up our suitcases full of porn samplers and embossed splooge towels (which seem to be the hot promo item this year) and the relative unexcitement of our dreary workaday porn blogging lives. But in the meantime, we have these photos of Belladonna (we will always have Belladonna) to remind us of the glory that was Day Three ... along with all the other photos by Jeff Koga that you'll find after the jump.
AVN Tips & Tricks: What Does Your Expo Booth Say About You? [AVN2008]
The AVN Expo is the stage upon which porn studios show their faces to the world, and those faces are represented by convention booths. Thousands of fans will walk by dozens of exhibits and displays on the show floor, so the booth is each company's main opportunity to distinguish itself from its competitors and convey to the public what your company is all about. So how did this year's attendees choose to send that all-important message? We've put together a handy gallery of the biggest and best booths on the floor of the Sands Expo Center, along with some notes on what we think each booth is trying to say. You may want to bookmark it or something—who knows you may find it useful when making plans for your next porn trade show!
newVideoPlayer("adrina_lynn.flv", 475, 376,""); The delightfully sunny Adrianna Lynn is so new to Digital Playground's roster that her first movies have not even been released yet, but that didn't stop her from having her coming out party at this year's AVN Expo. We have not even seen this alleged cheerleader orgy that she speaks of, but we have a gut feeling that the studio has yet another huge star on their hands. It may be her first time, but it seems pretty clear that Adrianna already knows her way around a convention.
G4 At AEE: We're Dizzy With Pre-Press Anticipation [Porn Stars Are Funny]
Apparently for the second year in a row, G4 and its venerable hosts Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn "will guide viewers on a VIP tour of the must-see events, products and interviews at the famed convention." For two whole hours, which is like, probably way more time than might be necessary, but those of us who are sooper-excited to watch from afar will be totally ogling the broadcast event which will be airing Sunday, January 13, at 10pm ET/PT. Why? Because we totally dig their co-correspondents Jessica Drake, Carmen Hart, Kristen Price and Kaylani Lei -- interviewing Stormy Daniels, Randy Spears, Tera Patrick and talking about sexy tech stuff only at AEE. That, and we just have to be more than a little jealous that besides G4, we know of someone who had a bit morefun at the the Vegas convaentionapalooza's than we did. Porn, from tech nerds, should be polished and fun. Peep it, or we'll send Gram to your house.
Postcards From Las Vegas: The Things We Do For Schwag [AVN2008]
The crowds grew thick and lustrous on the third day of the AVN Expo today ... and so did the goody bags. Fans gorged themselves on autographed posters and 8 x10 glossies, DVD samplers, pens, keychains, candy, condoms, lube packets, moist towelettes, lip balms, and other assorted schwag bearing the likeness of their favorite pornstar or studio logo, all the while waiting in lines to snap as many awkwardly posed photos of themselves with the women of their dreams as possible. And when girls get up on stages and start throwing free objects at the crowd, things can get potentially ugly. (Or potentially sexy. That whole ugly/sexy divide becomes ever narrower the longer we stay here.)
Believe it or not that, halo of light follows Sasha Grey wherever she goes.
The biggest crush of fans we saw this afternoon was for Hustler-master Larry Flynt. And he didn't even have to put on body glitter!
Jamye Waxman's vulva puppet (modeled here by Daisy Layne) will not complain if you are rough with it, but it also won't scream your name if you rub it the right way. Such are life's tradeoffs.
The line for fan admission at the Sands Expo Center is not as long as some rides at Disney World, but the payoff is much better than those silly teacups.
Even though they do most of the goddamn work, male porn performers aren't the ones being swamped by autograph seekers and camera phone wielders in Las Vegas this week. The natty and affable Tee Reel understands this and takes it in stride, slowly building his own business and name recognition as well as a well-deserved reputation of solid performances. We asked him how he prepares for the AVN Expo.
"I brought eight outfits for the Expo," he said, "and change them twice a day. I try to take a nap in the afternoon. I need to look good." Wow. Naps. Come to think of it, maybe these bags under our eyes might have something to do with why we're not sleeping with Jezebel.
Despite some questionable "advertising", and an even more questionable location (buried in the Sands Expo Center basement's "Fan Theater," which is neither a theater or filled with fans), Fleshbot crush object and sexpert extraordinaire Jamye Waxman continued her AVN Expo quest to deliver orgasms to the female population of the world. (From what we understand, she's also in favor of orgasms for guys.) To be frank, attendance was a bit low at her Good Sex Workshops at the AVN Expo this afternoon, but that's mostly because no one who wanted to be there could actually find the room where they were being held. Still, that didn't stop Jamye from imploring those about to enter the fray to take a few moments and learn the proper way to service a partner. Would the promise of free demonstrations by an actual porn star couple be enough to sway them? Only their sex toy distributor knows for sure.
Fleshbot Reads Your Thoughts: Kayden Kross [AVN2008]
If we were Kayden Kross (and we are!), we would be thinking, "I really do look fantastic. Screw this humility. I am hot like fire. I mean, look at my breasts. LOOK AT THEM! Sometimes I like to just smile at them and say 'I appreciate you (plural); thanks for being there."
We read some of Kayden's other thoughts concerning us, but we can't print them because your laptop would melt your thighs, and we spent all our lawsuit money this week on shrimp cocktails and hookers.
Apple pervs nerds have probably been salivating all week since we learned that OhMiBod would be unveiling their newest iPhone and iPod-friendly upgrades this week at the AVN Expo. So naturally, when we got to Vegas their display booth was one of the first places we hit up in order to get a hands-on demonstration of their latest breakthrough. If the thought of your lover physically getting your rocks off using the vibrations of their own voice sounds a little too "Blade Runner" for your tastes, just remember that the future is what you make of it. So why not make it tickle a bit?
Shay Jordan: You Never Forget Your Second Time Either [AVN2008]
newVideoPlayer("secondtime.flv", 475, 376,"");Our own naivete as a first time Expo attendee has already been well established, but Shay Jordan is practically a veteran. We asked her how things change after you get one under your hat and she promises that things do get easier with practice. After seeing all she's pulled off in just one year, who knows what we might accomplish once we add a few more notches to our belts?
200 people (and one Lorax) walked the AVN Awards red carpet last Saturday night, and the line of porn stars and their co-walkers lengthened down the hallways of Mandalay Bay for more than three hours. Altogether it was an orderly group, and we can tell you from personal experience that it was the press photographers who were the least well-behaved. Here we see a load of starlets (that is their official collective term) getting ready for the carpet media gauntlet, which ran from Dave Navarro at one end to Robin Leach at the other, mercifully passing through Playboy interviewer Casey Parker in the middle. See more snaps after the gap.
While her surgeries and weight loss have altered her appearance, Jena Jameson's is still porn's most recognized name (non-porn media on the red carpet were overheard gasping "That's Jenna Jameson?"). Jameson has also attracted a great deal of mainstream attention, but mostly in the form of scrutiny of her surgical choices. Jameson seemed bitter when she told Saturday's AVN Awards crowd that she would "never spread her legs for the porn industry again" in one of the show's many awkward moments. This was followed by Stormy Daniels who, upon winning the Jenna Jameson Crossover Star of the Year award, said she intended to be spreading her legs for the porn industry for years to come.
Though some of us stayed home and ogled the occasionally 
We roll up our sleeves and get our hands filthy when we need to (read:AEE), and manage to keep the home fires of babes burning while boobs are bursting like Alien pod creatures and Abby Winters honeys make Vegas actually look fun for about two minutes. But if there were anyone's shoes we'd love to step in and slip into the lubed-up, behind-the-scenes antics, it would be Sir Driven By Boredom himself, Sir Nate Smith, aka dbb. See why we'd trade Converse with him in a porny minute in his gritty, totally wacked galleries...
As Saturday afternoon fades into Saturday night pre-Awards show madness, the AVN Expo takes on a certain lugubrious quality. Booths are starting to come down, pornstars and fans (and press) are worn down, and things are winding down for our 2008 coverage. Don't be too sad—there's still lots more to come, both from the Awards show itself and our grab bag of leftover goodies, but for now we'll leave you with these parting shots from the convention hall. We've lost some of our good health, probably a bit of our sanity, and all sense of time and space (it is still January, right?) from spending the last four days in this climate-controlled fleshy wonderland ... but we wouldn't have passed up this weekend for all the melon spray in the world. We hope the big winner was you.
Lisa Sparxxx is still going strong after four days of signing. Here's hoping her wrists are as strong as her fans'.
These are the stairs that lead from the convention floor to the dungeon-level press room. If we never climb them again, it will be too soon.
Yes, these dudes are riding Segways. Well, that's one way to navigate the avalanche of humanity.
Just hours ago, this was the world headquarters of sex toys. We'll understand if you want to cry now.
Oh, Savanna. So close, yet 
The AVN Expo is the stage upon which porn studios show their faces to the world, and those faces are represented by convention booths. Thousands of fans will walk by dozens of exhibits and displays on the show floor, so the booth is each company's main opportunity to distinguish itself from its competitors and convey to the public what your company is all about. So how did this year's attendees choose to send that all-important message? We've put together a handy gallery of the biggest and best booths on the floor of the Sands Expo Center, along with some notes on what we think each booth is trying to say. You may want to bookmark it or something—who knows you may find it useful when making plans for your next porn trade show!
The delightfully sunny Adrianna Lynn is so new to Digital Playground's roster that her first movies have not even been released yet, but that didn't stop her from having her coming out party at this year's AVN Expo. We have not even seen this alleged cheerleader orgy that she speaks of, but we have a gut feeling that the studio has yet another huge star on their hands. It may be her first time, but it seems pretty clear that Adrianna already 
Apparently for the second year in a row, G4 and its venerable hosts Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn "will guide viewers on a VIP tour of the must-see events, products and interviews at the famed convention." For two whole hours, which is like, probably way more time than might be necessary, but those of us who are sooper-excited to watch from afar will be totally ogling the broadcast event which will be airing Sunday, January 13, at 10pm ET/PT. Why? Because we totally dig their co-correspondents Jessica Drake, Carmen Hart, Kristen Price and Kaylani Lei -- interviewing Stormy Daniels, Randy Spears, Tera Patrick and talking about sexy tech stuff only at AEE. That, and we just have to be more than a little jealous that besides G4, we know of someone who had a bit 
The crowds grew thick and lustrous on the third day of the AVN Expo today ... and so did the goody bags. Fans gorged themselves on autographed posters and 8 x10 glossies, DVD samplers, pens, keychains, candy, condoms, lube packets, moist towelettes, lip balms, and other assorted schwag bearing the likeness of their favorite pornstar or studio logo, all the while waiting in lines to snap as many awkwardly posed photos of themselves with the women of their dreams as possible. And when girls get up on stages and start throwing free objects at the crowd, things can get potentially ugly. (Or potentially sexy. That whole ugly/sexy divide becomes ever narrower the longer we stay here.)
The line for fan admission at the Sands Expo Center is not as long as some rides at Disney World, but the payoff is much better than those silly teacups.
A little bit 
Even though they do most of the goddamn work, male porn performers aren't the ones being swamped by autograph seekers and camera phone wielders in Las Vegas this week. The natty and affable Tee Reel understands this and takes it in stride, slowly building his own business and name recognition as well as a well-deserved reputation of solid performances. We asked him how he prepares for the AVN Expo.
Despite some questionable "advertising", and an even more questionable location (buried in the Sands Expo Center basement's "Fan Theater," which is neither a theater or filled with fans), Fleshbot crush object and sexpert extraordinaire Jamye Waxman continued her AVN Expo quest to deliver orgasms to the female population of the world. (From what we understand, she's also in favor of orgasms for guys.) To be frank, attendance was a bit low at her 
If we were Kayden Kross (and we are!), we would be thinking, "I really do look fantastic. Screw this humility. I am hot like fire. I mean, look at my breasts. LOOK AT THEM! Sometimes I like to just smile at them and say 'I appreciate you (plural); thanks for being there." 
Our own naivete as a first time Expo attendee has already been 
