UPDATE: "Jesse Jane and other cast members will appear [live] and in person to sign copies of Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge. The festivities will go down on at the Hustler Hollywood Sunset store on Thursday October 2nd, from 8-10 p.m. and at Hustler Hollywood San Diego on Friday October 3rd." (Via Tony Batman) This past Saturday, Digital Playground (MySpace) celebrated the release of their new blockbuster adult movie Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge -- directed......

Part two of two. Wednesday: Atmosphere and Marketplace. Today: Pornstars. Note: Some photos are NSFW. As mentioned yesterday, last month, the 12th annual edition of Erotica LA, "[featuring] over 300 erotic-themed booths and [attacting] over 40,000 consumers," took place Downtown at the LA Convention Center. Pornstars in attendance included Tera Patrick, Sunny Leone, Belladonna, Sasha Grey, Teagan Presley, Jenna Haze, Jessica Drake, Stormy Daniels, Kaylani Lei, Dana DeArmond, Bobbi Starr, Kimberly Kane, Justine Joli,......

Part one of two. Today: Atmosphere and Marketplace. Thursday: Pornstars. Last month, the 12th annual edition of Erotica LA, "[featuring] over 300 erotic-themed booths and [attacting] over 40,000 consumers," took place Downtown at the LA Convention Center. While it is still the largest adult convention of its kind in Southern California, the consensus among several insiders in the adult industry was that it was the worst experience for them thus far. Indeed, many of......

On Sunday evening, Protecting Adult Welfare held its annual Bare Bowling fundraiser in a San Fernando Valley bowling alley. Not surprisingly, these types of adult events are overwhelmingly attended by men of varying ages (as opposed to an Erotica LA that caters to a mainstream audience that includes a much greater percentage of women), many of whom wield an impressive (or in many cases frightening) amount of camera equipment. As for the pornstars in......

- Black lesbian firefighter awarded $6.2 million in lawsuit - Daily News - $100 to share an apartment in Long Beach, but theres a big catch - CurbedLA - Paris Hilton is busy working on her crotch tan - TMZ - Nicole Richie is pregnant. So does that mean she's not eating for two? - Defamer - Xtina is also pregnant, sigh - Evil Beet - Some major judgment going down in regards to......

And I'm not talking about the good kind of of bust. It all started on that fair day in April when I noticed the seductive billboard just west of Coldwater Canyon on Ventura blvd. You know, right next to that sketchy Days Inn that's so awkwardly placed in between the trendy Il Tramezzino and 24/7 Twain's? Anyway, it advertised a vague yet intriguing event known as Erotica LA. Naturally I felt it to be......

News Busters sez "cheap slap at Catholics" to a feature in today's LA Times (reg. required), printing this quote from The Times' coverage of Erotica LA: Payne, who earns $250 an hour, was about to demonstrate the fine art of spanking, which — contrary to what you might think — is not as simple as it looks. The hand should be cupped, not flat, she explained, and positioned on the lower part of the......

Anaheim Mighty Ducks destroy the best two things going for themselves: their name and their logo. "Smoke and cash spewing from the windows of a car in north Torrance was police officers' first clue that something was amiss Thursday." - Daily Breeze Sherman Oaks' own American Idol Katherine McPhee tells People magazine that she used to throw up seven times a day - Daily News LA's best weatherman? Fritz, Dallas, Johnny Mountain? We say......

It seems like an odd juxtaposition having Pinback on early before you bring the porn stars in late but that's how Avalon is doing it tonight. Pinback is known for their desire to have all ages shows for their mostly high school and college age fans so it'll probably be a little weird in the parking lots as the kids leave and the adult industry arrive for one of the launch parties for Erotica......