Exxxotica Miami Debuts

A beautiful weekend, lots of advance advertising, an easily accessed venue, plentiful parking and numerous South Florida inhabitants made the first ever eXXXotica Miami convention a success. Victory Tradeshow Management organized the event at the Miami Beach Convention Center this past Friday through Sunday.

The convention began at 4 p.m. on Friday as exhibitors finished stocking their displays and fans trickled in. The main section of the Hall C was full of booths selling, promoting and showcasing a variety of products and services including adult toys, movies, printing, photography, clothing, motorcycles, internet movie rentals, swingers clubs and adult vacation destinations. Even though the crowd grew by late Saturday afternoon, the wide aisles allowed shoppers to browse comfortably without the usual bottle-necks and traffic jams. Sunday was the busiest day of all with lines waiting outside to get in. A total count of attendees was unavailable at press time.

Jenna Jameson and Tera Patrick were among the first stars fans saw upon their arrival. Jameson's schedule allowed her to attend for a couple hours on Friday and Saturday, along with some of her contract girls. Patrick spent hours standing on top of her raised platform booth signing and smiling, with a constant line from the moment she arrived.

Among the other adult performer sightings were: Gina Lynn, Mason Storm, Crystal Knight, Olivia O’Lovely, Sunny Lane, Ron Jeremy, Felicia Fox, Donna Doll, Jennifer Steele, Nautica Thorn, Jesse Capelli, Buffy Van Norton, Memphis Monroe, Lezley Zen, Yasmin Taylor, Sophia Rossi, Briana Beach, Daisey Duxxx, Lexi Williams, Tory Lane, Vivica Ray, Saphira Chanel and Alexis Amore.

“Oh my God, I had a great time at the convention," Amore said. "I was very happy with the turnout."

Heavyweight company Adam & Eve was at the convention representing its southeast roots. Arrow Productions had its line of DVD’s for sale and also had an electronic bull-ring where many girls tried out their talents. On Saturday evening the bull-ring was surrounded by fans five deep when the “Nearly Naked Bull-Riding Contest” was held. Contestants wearing g-strings and pasties vied for a place through three rounds to see who would win the honor of Arrow’s top bull riding champion. The winner, Cara, works at Scores Gentlemen’s Club and received a prize of $500 from Arrow and eXXXotica Miami.

Paul Interlandi, Arrow’s head of production, said, “We had a great experience. It more than exceeded our expectations. We totally sold out of all of our Deep Throat and Debbie Does Dallas movies. We really enjoyed ourselves.”

Besides the convention booths and parties, eXXXoticaMiami also included a Gay Pavilion, The Erotic Art Pavilion, and the O’Face Film Festival, where Farrell Timlake of Homegrown Video gave a seminar on “Making Homemade Erotic Films for Fun & Profit.”

Xcitement Magazine (and Xcitement.com), a major supporter of the convention, attracted national media attention with its airbrush artist Mario Marcio from MKArts.com. Marcio spent the day painting many willing models who stripped down to g-string and masking tape. Xcitement also gave away over 10,000 copies of its magazine. Other giveaways included a free DVD from Pink Visual Productions, condoms from SexSearch.com, free 30 minutes on HotMovies.com, PPPcard.net’s 24-hour membership at Web sites such Vivid.com, RockStar energy drinks, and vitamin-type Viagra.

The entertainment included a stage in the back of the hall that featured performances such as Ron Jeremy's stand-up comedy routine, skits by the “Anti girls," and bondage shows by the Bondage Vixxxen’s and Master Wolf. Harmony and Tory Lane became the willing victims in one bondage set. Mistress of Ceremonies Minnie Vicious teased with her combination of old burlesque and new risqué moves. And the Bungee Sexperience demonstrated what it was like to have weightless sex.

To see a photo gallery of the convention, click here.