When Phoenix Forum attendees gathered for the “Women In Adult” Cocktail Hour on Friday evening, there was something electric in the air. “The State of the Industry” seminar had just ended, and the popular event was already creating a buzz. The all-star panel-- Ron Cadwell of CCBill, Clay Andrews from Epoch, Mitch Farber of NetBilling, Tony Morgan from National Net, Morgan Sommer from Cybersocket and Alec Helmy of Xbiz—spoke on such hot-button issues as scrubbing, fraud, shaving, outsourcing, and “degrading” content.
But controversy wasn’t the only thing on the partygoers’ minds.
As dusk turned to night, and the hot sun gave way to the cool desert breeze, many webmasters got ready for two of the most anticipated events of the night, the invitation-only Epoch dinner and the Lightspeed soiree.
Later on, the bacchanalian festivities continued at the GayWebmasterCash All Access Party (sponsored by Cybersocket and Bedfellowcash), cocktails and dancing at the Library Bar across the street, and the Rocky Whorer Dick-Sure Show at a local theatre, courtesy Bad Puppy, Bedfellow, Cybersocket, Mansites, and Pridebucks.
And if all that fun wasn’t enough, two after-hours parties continued til dawn on the second floor.
Besides the magnificent buffet, Saturday’s highlights included the Legal Review Panel, the Creating Video Content seminar, and a forum on the State of Technology.
The hotel basketball court was the backdrop Saturday evening for the Final Four of the Lightspeed Dodgeball Tournament, which happened to coincide with the men’s NCAA Basketball Final Four. Synchronicity at its finest.
Sponsored by Lightspeed, Yanks Cash, Adult Lounge and World Wide Content, it was Porn City v. YNOT in semifinal #1 and Net Billing v. The Boards in semifinal #2.
After all was said and done – and the Jagermeister bottles had been emptied– it was team YNOT who defeated The Boards, thus successfully dodging the balls and taking home the championship.
