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Jan. 10th, 2005 11:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pantryslutThe AVN Awards show (very much unlike the accompanying Adult Expo) reminded me of one of the reasons I like my job: as one of the ladies in the red carpet line (more on that later) noted, porn attracts eccentrics. I was seated in the "pro zone," between the front phalanx of nominees and the back zone of fans; behind me were about two table-rows reserved for "talent" and in front of me, about a row's worth of tables bought by production companies and stocked with production people.
It's the production people, especially the smaller outfits, who get to let it all hang out. The one directly in front of me had a big guy with truly amazing braids and a slightly, but only slightly, pimped-out suit on. (There were plenty of completely pimped-out suits elsewhere). There was an uber-goth guy two tables to the left of me, snuggling with his fat femme girlfriend. Ask me why I noticed :) My point being, it wasn't all tiny porn stars in overdone makeup and skimpy dresses, not at all. There was actually a nice variety of folks in the industry zone. I definitely felt like I was with my people, a feeling I definitely did not have at the Expo. (More on that later too.)
At my table, we had two tiny porn stars, two male reviewers in nice suits, and the three "lady reviewers of porn" as I have taken to calling us. We were all on the plump side, we were all having a ball, and the woman who sat next to me kept cheering or cursing as the winners were announced, circling them diligently in her program. I think she came all the way from Connecticut. She was intense and clearly opinionated. Of course, we were all opinionated -- that's why we're reviewers.
It's the production people, especially the smaller outfits, who get to let it all hang out. The one directly in front of me had a big guy with truly amazing braids and a slightly, but only slightly, pimped-out suit on. (There were plenty of completely pimped-out suits elsewhere). There was an uber-goth guy two tables to the left of me, snuggling with his fat femme girlfriend. Ask me why I noticed :) My point being, it wasn't all tiny porn stars in overdone makeup and skimpy dresses, not at all. There was actually a nice variety of folks in the industry zone. I definitely felt like I was with my people, a feeling I definitely did not have at the Expo. (More on that later too.)
At my table, we had two tiny porn stars, two male reviewers in nice suits, and the three "lady reviewers of porn" as I have taken to calling us. We were all on the plump side, we were all having a ball, and the woman who sat next to me kept cheering or cursing as the winners were announced, circling them diligently in her program. I think she came all the way from Connecticut. She was intense and clearly opinionated. Of course, we were all opinionated -- that's why we're reviewers.
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