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Dot-XXX Fear and Loathing at the Phoenix Forum

Hunter Thompson was not there, but the Dot-XXX session was every bit as macabre as anything he could have penned! Like a pinball machine that alternated between vitriolic, dark humor, politicians caught in a lie, and outright "just plain strange", this seminar was without a doubt the most surreal and difficult one I have moderated in the past 15 years of doing such at adult conferences and trade shows.

After much machination over who would moderate and speak on this hot-button panel, it all went down on April 2nd with a remarkable combination of industry execs, pundits, lawyers and ICM execs. Sort of like going to a fist fight and an opera broke out!

Take a peek. And listen carefully. It is rather enlightening and revealing....

https://vimeo.com/22006808

Oh, the tapdance routines, potential fistfights and moments of dark comedy occur about every 11 minutes if you want to just scan through it!

 

Cheers,

Colin

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