And then there's my collection of gay porn star autographs!
These were gathered at two events, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and the Bad Boys Pool Parties (BBPP) in the L.A. area.
I went to CES in January 1990 with a bunch of fellow Xeroids. Winter CES is "for the trade only," not open to the public. We got in as Xerox employees. We paid for the trip and accommodations ourselves. Then and now, CES is enormous. That year, it filled the Convention Center and parts of six hotels. There were vast halls full of computer games, fancy home and car audio, video stuff of all sorts, calculators, security systems, and on and on.
Best of all for me, one ballroom of one hotel was set aside for "Adult Video." Yes, that means porn. Of all varieties. All these porn purveyors were there trying to convince retailers and video stores to stock their lines. Most of them brought some of their "stars" (scantily clad, of course) to autograph photos, calendars, magazines, and posters. I consider porn the highest and best use of video technology.
It was a great time to be an openly gay man. There were these l-o-n-g lines of men (no women to speak of) waiting for an autograph and a few words with the female stars, and there was no waiting at all for the male models who were there. Most of them were delighted to talk and sign stuff. I met and brought back many autographed publicity photos and posters. It was lots of fun.
It was also the only time I ever kissed a porn star. Joey Stefano was supposed to be at one booth, but every time I went by, he wasn't there. Finally, when he showed up, I got his autograph and then reached to shake his hand and say thanks. But he pulled my head down and deep kissed me!
The Bad Boys Pool Party was an annual AIDS fund-raiser event for several years. It was first in L.A. and then moved to the Palm Springs area. The porn stars were the draw. Here's Chase Hunter signing:
and here's a lineup of screen studs signing:
Click here to see all of my porn star autographs.
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