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Venus Berlin 2025

I wasn’t expecting to return to Venus Berlin after a one-year absence, but I decided to take advantage of its warmer placement this year in September and the cheap plane tickets that I found. Several of my pornorazzi colleagues based in the United States felt the same like ComeShootMe, 718Burke, and Javy Mac.

The show was smaller than the post-pandemic 2023 show, but there was a strong American/Canadian presence with companies such as Chaturbate Adult Time, and Sex Like Real joining Brazzers and its sister company Pornhub.

Sarah Arabic, Casey Calvert, Little Puck, and Lulu Chu

I was really pleased to find out that Demi Hawks had made the trip across the pond and ended up unofficially roadieing for her since the German crowd could be quite overwhelming. Gawkers would just camp out and block the booth when there was an expectation of nudity. I didn’t venture too far from the booth unless it was to rejoin friends that I made over the years at the show.

Because of that, I didn’t photograph many German performers unless I already knew them.

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Exxxotica Miami 2025

The blog is back after some technical difficulties.

Exxxotica returned to its original host city, Miami, for its 20th year tour. The show is nearby the popular Florida production companies so you get to see a number of performers that are based in the area. It’s an easy show to get in and out of since the convention center and adjoining airport are near the airport.

Phoenix Marie & Brandi Love at the LoyalFans Spotlight booth

Loyalfans had the largest group of talent with its Spotlight booth, and Chaturbate had the booth with the most activity between its cam models. Demi Hawks and French Ava were almost inseparable that weekend. Those two booths also dominated the afterhours. I even saw Brandi Love holding court with adoring men at the hotel bar while Phoenix Marie looked on.

Also attended another orgy with prolific pro-am director, Tadpole. Except this time, there was an A/C outage which made the shoot more uncomfortable. I could only imagine how that was for the talent.

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Site Improvements

You may have noticed over the last few months some things are changing with the site. We’ve moved away from text IDs toward GUIDs externally, but internally, we’re still working our way thru the code to use the GUIDs exclusively.

And sometimes, the GUIDs break things, like our “Credited With…” search.

It took longer than we would have liked, but the search is back.

Thanks for your patience.

Exxxotica Chicago 2025

Exxxotica kicked off its 20th year of touring (+- that one pandemic year) with another big show in Chicago. In looking back at my photos over the years, Chicago has been my most frequent Exxxotica stop. Attendance has always great and the convenience of the convention center, hotels, and restaurants being near the airport just makes it the easiest show to get in and out of.

Fridays are always intense while Sundays had a much steadier stream of people than at other locations. Phoenix Marie had the longest lines, and the LoyalFans spotlight booth had several new people signing for them this year like Chanel Camryn and Hailey Rose.

This year marked the return of the Exxxotica Fan Choice Awards aka the Fannys, hosted by Maitland Ward and Usama Siddiquee. Having not attended the previous Fannys in Atlantic City, the amount of production the organisers put into this gala surprised me. The amount of people participating on the red or pink carpet also surprised me since Chicago was not the home base for many of the walkers.

That weekend I also visited with prolific Chicago pro-am producer, Tad Pole and his TadpolexStudio, before he embarked on his annual Exxxotica Chicago orgy. This year featured 20 men and 8 women. I didn’t stay to watch, but several of the participants said that it was the best thing they ever did. I also met people the next day that griped about missing the orgy. :)

AEE 2025

AVN’s Adult Entertainment Expo (AEE) moved to Virgin Las Vegas after a two-year stint at ResortsWorld. Virgin was somewhat familiar grounds since AEE was at the former Hard Rock Hotel & Casino from 2013-2020. Beyond the familiar layout, the atmosphere and security was more similar to ResortsWorld. Newer talent complained about a strict dress code that was consistent with those of previous years.

AEE was spread across two large rooms while the Adult Novelty Expo and Internext were in separate areas. Vixen and Fleshlight hosted a pop-up store outside of the convention. Brazzers had the largest and most popular booth at the show with lines for Abella Danger, Angela White, Lily Phillips, and Violet Myers waiting for more than an hour.

Photo Gallery on Flickr

Congratulations to Anna Claire Clouds for winning Female Performer of the Year at the AVN Awards. I first met Anna while sharing a smoke with Don Juan Demarko at Exxxotica Denver in 2018 and joked about the industry need for three-part stage names. It has been a pleasure to watch her growth over the past years.

Congratulations also to Jeff Vanzetti and Peter Van Aarle for their long overdue inductions into the AVN Hall of Fame. Without them, there would be no database for the obsessive fan that need a name or number to the person they just fapped to. I only knew Peter for a brief time, but he was a mentor and ideal as a historian for the industry. Jeff had the technical know-how to put IAFD together and the temperament to manage a motley group of contributors that followed. I am glad that the selection committee recognised and gave them their flowers.