Hot July night, overcast skies keeping the heat and humidity up as the sun goes down. In an industrial area of Chatsworth Sin City threw a party Thursday night to show off their new office and production space to the industry, "and to kick off VSDA with an appropriately high profile blowout as only Sin City can do it. " according to Sin City publicist Jeff Wozniak.
Set designer Jacques Hebert turned the production space into a large party area, with bandstand, d.j. set up for D.J. Aladdin, and dance floor. Two bars (one manned by Napoleon) offered beer and wine. Back-lit canvas backdrops of skyscrapers, a marina, and the moon provided indirect lighting. A side room labeled "Cafe Sin" held a large buffet of hot and cold foods which was restocked regularly. The "No Smoking" signs throughout the building were mostly ignored.
The mid-party performance of band Psychotic Thrust served as an litmus test for age: the twentysomething attendees rushed into the room to hear the band as the over-30 contingent fled to the relative quiet of the outside alley.
"I knew there would be a big turnout for the party, but the crowds exceeded all expectations," said publicist Wozniak. "This will go down as one of the best adult industry parties ever, and possibly the best held during any VSDA. Tell people they shoulda been there."
Sin City provided motor coach transportation from the faraway Convention Center, and weary conventioneers had a chance to meet a large segment of the porno-American community, including Sin City contract girls Shay Sweet, Katja Kean, and Linda Thoren, Nakita Ka$h, Ed Powers, Sydnee Steele, Raylene and Alec Metro, Shawn Ricks (in a wheelchair after injuries to both feet), Anastasia, Tony Montana, Laurie Holmes, Julian St. Jox, Stryc-9/Cherry, Farrah (recently broken up with Christian Steel), Alexandra Silk and Luc Wylder, Ron Jeremy, Allysin Chaynes and Mark Vega, Nancy Vee, Zoë, Dominic, Devin, Gina Ryder, Buck Adams, Jasmine St. Claire, Maren Beautte, Chris Charming, Wicked contract players Stephanie Swift and Brad Armstrong accompanied by French performer Laure Sainclair, Donita, Stoney Curtis, C.J. Bennett and Max Hardcore. The nonperformer contingent was also well-represented by VCA Xplicit's Harry Weiss, Jail Babes impresario Mark Archer, VCX's Harry Young, director Roy Karch, Scotty Schwartz, Lisa Schmidt, director Jim DiGiorgio, producer Rob Spallone, Zane Entertainment's Burt Levesque and Mark Zane, and AVN's Paul Fishbein, Gene Ross, Jennifer Rosenblatt and Tod Hunter.
