Ended up going to the LA Erotica Convention last night. :)

Good ol' Dennis was willing to spot me, so I went with a huge cadre of friends that I wasn't expecting (including Nobody & Thea) that made it all the cooler.

It was fun, if a bit odd. :)

If you've never been to this convention, it's pretty basic. They set up in the Convention Center and porn companies, retail outlets, strip clubs, and people who either distribute or manufacture things like sex toys, lube, and "diet supplements" (herbal E, 'Spanish Fly', etc)) setup booths and show their wares. There are also other areas where the have seminars, discussions, and other stuff.

We were all amused that flashing or encouraging someone else to do so would get you kicked out.

Heidi Fleiss was there promoting some of her stuff. She had posters, Heidiwear (which I still want), and headshots to sell.

Ron Jeremy was there, promoting his new film and signing autographs.

Ralph Garman from KROQ (Kevin & Bean in the hizouse!) was there, which was just fuckin' cool.

Let's see, what else...

I finally got feel was a Real Doll feels like; I now have a question or two regarding the some of 'em that I didn't think to ask the salespeople and isn't covered in the catalog. I swear, if I hit the Lotto, I'm buyin' one. Just for the hell of it. (I still say using 'em for the carpool lanes is a great idea...)

I acquired a rediculous amount of lube and lots of flyers for random stuff. Not even remotely as many free condoms as I would've hoped, though.

I also bought a present for a certain someone... :)

Interestingly enough, while most of us were out on the floor looking at stuff, one of our party ended up listening to a seminar and got tested for every VD under the sun. The results will be mailed to him in ten days. When he reported this to us, we were all kinda annoyed that we'd missed that (the testing). Pretty much nobody will mail you tests results these days, so it's a pain in the ass to get tested for anything 'cause you gotta make two trips. This isn't to say I (or anyone else) doesn't do it; it'd just be a hell of a lot easier if they'd be willing to mail or phone you the results.

Anyway, so I ended up not making Miss Kitty's, but that's all right. There's always next week and, besides, there's also a Thursday night spot where they put on another (and apparantly, similar) club that's at The Garage.

4.5 hours...