In the span of 3 days, hundreds of x-rated exhibitors, porn stars and porn aficionados crammed into the South Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center to celebrate the Erotica LA Expo, an event full of debauchery, blatant nudity and all the porn you can imagine. It was as if an adult film channel had exploded all over the convention center room. Needless to say, it was nothing short of amazing - that’s the only reference to short I will be needing to use in this post. Although I felt a bit (and definitely looked) out of place, it was an experience I will never forget. The only thing I regret is not having a better camera, as there was so much eye candy to take in and take photos of.

It was interesting putting faces to the statistics I’ve read over the years about a booming porn industry with an epicenter conveniently located in our own lovely city of Los Angeles, more particularly Chatsworth, which is known as the unofficial capital of the American pornography trade. The porn industry, other wise known as the adult film industry was up to almost $14 billion in sales in the U.S. 2006. Worldwide revenues reached $97 billion in the same year. The U.S leads the pack in top video porn producers with companies like Vivid Entertainment, Hustler, Playboy, Wicked Pictures and Red Light District.

In a city where inhibitions are let loose on a daily basis, the Erotica Expo seemed like a perfect fit for L.A.

As I walked in the Expo, I was handed a wooden paint stirrer that doubled as a spanking toy, with “Spank Someone Happy” written in big red letters across it. If there was any indication of how the rest of the day was going to go, that was it. The organizers had conveniently set up a racks of plastic shopping bags with appropriate BangBros.com buxom babes plastered on both sides for all attendees to take home their purchases in.

What happened after I got past the shopping bags registered somewhere between crazy and indescribable. Hordes of fans, mostly men, however much more women than I expected, walked around the booths full of women’s sex toys, fetish clothing and chocolate lollipops in the shape of unmentionable body parts. It was as if I had stepped foot into a sex-swap meet and the truth is, I enjoyed myself - whether I wanted to or not. Here are some photos to prove it.

Care for some dildos? These are from Erotica Glass, hand crafted in the U.S by highly skilled blowers using medical grade borosilicate glass.

You didn’t think you’d find fine art at a porn convention, did you? Boy, were you wrong. Artist Fang Ling Lee had a display of her erotic artwork which the crowds were devouring. Lee flunked out of art school, has a weakness for pastries, is self-taught, feels smart when listening to NPR and has more porn than any of us.

Here’s something that might boggle your mind. It’s a candle, that doubles as massage oil. From Earthly Bodies, located in Chatsworth, these candles not only smelled great, but they melted into a warm oil. Rene (above) applied some to my hands and I was almost tempted to buy some. Almost.

Here’s a thought: Mime meets Ringling Bros. meets Candyland meets stripper pole. Wrap your head around this, while you scroll down to the next image.

Cityzine reader, meet Rochelle. Rochelle, meet Cityzine reader. I’m not sure what Rochelle does, but she was standing by all of these lovely cars, so I decided to take a photo of her. She happily obliged.

At The Chocolate Walrus, which is based in Nevada, you can get all sorts of chocolate body parts for your eating pleasure.

These hand crafted shoes are made by Noelle Borelli, who has been designing creations for the last 15 years. The shoes range in price somewhere from $280 to $325 and are definitely not for the woman who wants to blend in the crowd.

Yes, we know.

Some of the ladies from Bondage Orgasms were putting on somewhat of a live show for all the gawkers.

These two audience members, dressed appropriately for the occasion, were taking in the live show put on by The Hollywood Men All Male Dance Revue. Sal, one of their newest members, drove the crowd wild.

Penthouse Pet Taylor Wayne poses with an excited and no doubt lucky fan.

Deep Throat Energy Drink, named after the infamous cult film is marketed by Arrow Productions. It tastes just like all your other average energy drinks, however the bottle is definitely a nice novelty.

The Hard On Lip Balm guy was wearing the most tame costume at the entire Expo.

Spin the Bottle (Adult Style), the ultimate drinking game. It has dares to drinking to a XXX section for you and your friends to encounter. The game has three board levels that stack up on top of each other. The first is entitled “drinking,” the second, “truth or dare,” and the third, “XXX.” Let the fun ensue.

Make-up artist Jodi Star, who is based in Burbank, and a friend.

Out of all the blatant porn, fetish booths, naked women, sex toys and dvds, stood this booth with their big yellow sign, “Adopt a Clitoris.” I was instantly attracted to it, as Female Genital Mutilation(FGM) is a subject I have always had a strong interest in spreading awareness about. Clitoraid is an organization that aims in restoring a sense of pleasure and dignity to women who have been forced to undergo genital mutilation against their will. Clitoraid is committed to providing free operations to restore the clitoris (along with sexual pleasure and genetic normality) to as many women as possible.

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