** This Event Took Place On: January 06 - 08, 2003!

THE ARRIVAL

Well, I made it to Vegas. The flight wasn’t too bad. I had to switch planes in Albuquerque but other than that the trip was pretty smooth. The taxi ride from the airport to the hotel was costly but I learned from one of the other Internext attendees that there was a shuttle that costs four bucks. Needless to say, I’ll be taking the shuttle when I leave for the airport on Wednesday.

"It's funny how adult webmasters can be so volatile on message boards then when you meet them; they're all pussycats."

I was dog-tired when I got to Treasure Island so I took a nap. I woke up later fully refreshed and ready to party. I readied myself in my lovely room. I have worked in some great luxury hotels. For the price of $70.00 a night, those fancy places had nothing on my room at Treasure Island. Vegas does it right. After I dressed up, I walked over to the Venetian and made my way to the GFY pre-show bash. I had gone through some wacky email drama so I could be on the guest list for it. The irony was that when I got there, they were letting all the females in anyway. Silly Titmowse.

It was so great to finally meet people I had been chatting with online for two years. Lensman was gracious and quite sweet. I got to meet the lovely Cheshire who is an ADULT.COM employee and somewhat of a GFY legend. I saw Wizzo from Making Bacon and the not-so angry Amputate Your Head. The best part was finally meeting my friends Mr. and Mrs. Redshoe. The Redshoes’ and I are ICQ chat buddies and seeing them in person was the highlight of the party for me. Well, that and meeting Boneprone. Incidentally, Mrs. Boneprone is even more beautiful in person than her past images posted on the message boards.

I spoke with Marsha from XBIZ. I had a giggle with KimmyKim. Lane -who owns CJUltra- was with the Redshoes and let me tell you ladies; he is a handsome boy. There were all kinds of yummy men there but I maintained my dignity. I kept looking for Raven but that darned party was so packed with bodies, I never found her. Oh well, maybe I’ll catch her and her husband Tev from EroticaCash on the showroom floor Monday.

That bash was so overpopulated, I missed meeting folks who stood mere inches away from me during the night. This was a warm-up party so there were no badges to refer to. I took my chances by sticking my hand out and saying "hello". I met and had a great conversation with Hank from Mr. Skin. He told me they get all their celebrity content directly from the studios. He assured me that there were no famous faces superimposed on porn star bodies at his celebrity site. I thought that was pretty cool. Quality paysite member’s areas have been a big topic in our industry lately and it looks like Mr. Skin understands the concept.

I had many good conversations at the GFY party. It’s funny how adult webmasters can be so volatile on message boards then when you meet them; they’re all pussycats. Naturally, free booze and naked babes will make most anyone friendly. Just the same, I met some swell people.

I left the party just after the nudity started. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to see the models play, it was more about the vodka. I’d gotten good and toasted and needed to crash. So I left the Venetian and went back to Treasure Island for a good night’s sleep.

I gotta say, Vegas sure has changed since I was here last. There wasn’t one bit of the skyline that looked familiar to me. I mourned for my spinning silver slipper, which I recently found out, is rusting away in some warehouse. The Vegas I remember is gone. The fifties rocket-retro feel has left the place and now the horizon is populated with videotrons and reproductions of famous architecture. I’m a little sad that it doesn’t look like the Vegas of my youth but it’s still a hell of a town.

Come back for day two of my magical journey through the land of Sin and Geeks...

** Click Here For: Internext Las Vegas 2003! - Part #2