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Originally Posted by DannyCox
Yep, we used to sponsor the show for Faye in the beginning, and helped out quite a bit, even when it was AdultDex then xWebExpo! Our first show was the very first IA2000 one where they allowed us strange Internet people in to join all the Phone Sex guys! I think there was 50 of us total, all hanging out in the hotel bar 
I've always enjoyed the CybernetExpo shows as I prefer the smaller more intimate events. In the early days the IA2000 then AVN shows were fun, with a lot of great networking. Then the "big boys" all had to start waving their cocks around and playing who has the biggest dick when it cames to parties, and that's all that events seemed to turn into...a place to party and nothing else. We decided to just stay away.
Part of our problem with traveling is that my mother has been very ill these past 6 years, and we had no one else to watch our young son. Not even for just a few days. But we do hope to get out and start networking again. In this economy, my retirement plans have been a little delayed and I actually have to do work again! |
My first IA2000 was Orlando, not sure if that's the one you mean, but my experience was exactly what you described. I forget the name of the hotel on I-Drive, the Clarion maybe?, but there was a little bar area in the lobby and we all hung out there most of the time. In the exhibit area, the phone sex guys were looking at us with, "You're the bastards who killed our business!" lol Was that the same year the Fabulous Thunderbirds played?
And yup... I definitely remember the path that shows took from that point forward. Money was so easy to make back then it was absurd, so the shows were elaborate, way too much was spent on booths and parties, etc. But still... some good times too. Wish I could do it one more time.
Totally get the travel issue... I have a nine year old and if not for his mother, I'd be in a similar situation with travel. Maybe we'll have a chance to get you guys out to SF in 2010?