Erotica L.A. 2007 was cancelled this morning, several hours before the three-day consumer porn convention was scheduled to begin. Organizers said the move ensured visitors’ expectations could remain pure and no one would be disappointed.
I stood in a room overlooking the convention floor as workers who had just finished setting up booths began taking them down.
AVN President Paul Fishbein, always like a dad to me, took me aside.
“Grams, do you know who Schrödinger’s Cat is?” he didn’t ask.
“No,” I replied, sitting at his feet. “I’m Australian.”
“Trying to prove a point of quantum mechanics to Albert Einstein,” Fishbein said, “Erwin Schrödinger posited – and I’m paraphrasing so you’ll understand – that if you were presented a box and told that there was a cat in it – “
” – a very nice cat – ” AVN publisher Darren Roberts didn’t interrupt.
” – your expectations of the cat in the box had unlimited potential as long as you never opened the box.”
The three of us sat and pondered this. Tera Patrick walked into the room, and then walked out.
“So you’re saying that I would never have a chance to be disappointed if Erotica L.A. never happened, that it would remain the sum total of all the promise represented by the press releases?” I asked.
“Yes,” Fishbein said benevolently, helping Steve Orenstein disassemble the Wicked booth with a hand drill, in the way of their forefathers.
“Now Erotica L.A. 2007 can be whatever you want it to be,” he said gently, “because we never opened that box.”
“Is that why you fired me from AVN, so I would never learn that disappointment?” I asked.
“Oh Hell yeah,” he said.
***
None of the above happened. Erotica L.A. opens today at 4 p.m. for ticketholders. There will be a press conference an ASACP press conference at 3:30 detailing a proposed ratings system for adult websites at 3:30.
Previously: Erotica L.A. (2006) in review
See also: Erotica L.A.
This site has the best writing I’ve ever read about the adult entertainment biz. Admittedly, it’s the only adult industry writing I’ve read, but still — good writing is good writing. Ever worry that you’re too hip for the room? Like Dennis Miller doing Monday night football?
Nope! The room is getting pretty sophisticated lately. Thanks for the well wishes, though.
Well we were at the convention and it went off fine. I dont know what you are talking about. There were alot of people there..
You were actually at the 4th annual Guzzling Bros. Titanium Wheelchair and Oxygen Harness convention. They just made it a little sexier. Didn’t you wonder why the t-shirts were so expensive?