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D-Money · 02-21-2005, 12:53 PM

1. What the fuck is the deal with the security at the players ball? Why don't you pay for double security (theirs and yours) to avoid the union?

First, consider it's Vegas during their busiest time of the year, CES. Door people in Vegas are different then any other city. I've beefed up my team, but you still have to deal with THEIR security even if you have your own army. Out of the 7 Players Balls I've thrown in Vegas, 3 were 100% successfull at the door. The reason, management of the venue. It's not easy. My recommendation for future sponsors, consider this pary YOUR party as well and have a representative waiting at the door to play it safe. I always feel bad when our people and sponsors especially have a hard time getting inside. The downside of a successful party is also the good side, everybody wants to get inside right away. Most of the time the security can't handle the rush of people. Our crowd knocks over baracades and the ropes. Once that happens, there is no order. The venue's insurance won't allow for me to bring in my own security team either. I thought reducing the amount of people attending the event would lessen the door issues, we used to have around 5000 people per party at C2K averaging 4500 for years. The last 2 Balls have been oly 2000 people or so. My closing thought on this is, look at it like Disney World. No one gets on Space Mountain right away, every good ride has a big line.

2. Is it true you give entrance preference to ANYONE dressed 'pimp' over sponsers at the players ball for the benefit of the TV cameras?

If I had that kind of control then Bruce from Hustler and all of the other top players would have been selected first. The only people who SHOULD have preference are the people who took the time to register and pick up their Players Cards and people with sponsor passes (which includes the sponsors). I have a system in place that worked but most sponsors chose not to work the Player Code and Player Card system. These Player Cards are a back up incase the door fucks up, which is most of the time.

3. Just how many players balls have you thrown now? Discuss

15 or 16. Sometimes I throw smaller events and sometimes change the name to Players Pool Party, but then I figured I'd keep branding the name even for smaller events. I'm starting to lose track it's been so many. The ones that matter the most are in Vegas every January, in that case 7 Vegas Players Ball. The thing to note is that I have never broken my streak since I've started. I throw at least 2 per year and last year threw 3.

At times I've felt like, fuck it, why bother. It's so hard to organize and takes so much of my time. I have to try and measure the results of this by how much business I can do during the year. The Players Ball builds my brand and name which leads people to do business with me. Over the last 2 years, I'm not getting the results I used to receive. So now it's turning into a business model. I'm looking to license the content and release DVD's in the future. I'm also looking into doing mainstream events outside of our industry. But I will always be true to our industry no matter what. Webmasters made me who I am, this party will always serve as a thank you back to everyone in the adult industry.

4. Do women throw themselves at you cause of the players ball?

Yes. Perception is a funny thing. There are women who look at this event and the players that attend, both industry and mainstream celebs. They get too caught in that stuff. I used to get a kick out of it and before meeting Jennifer, I had my fun. Most of the night I'm running around trying run this event, so I don't notice the ones checking me out or hitting on me. Believe me, I used to love that stuff when I was a single guy. But a true player has the confidence inside himself and doesn't need the ego strokes of hotties hitting on them. The only ego stroke I need is from my beautiful wife who attends every Players Ball with me.

OK, I'll be back in a few to answer some more.

02-21-2005, 12:53 PM
D-Money Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Player Del Ray Posts: 9,716	1. What the fuck is the deal with the security at the players ball? Why don't you pay for double security (theirs and yours) to avoid the union? First, consider it's Vegas during their busiest time of the year, CES. Door people in Vegas are different then any other city. I've beefed up my team, but you still have to deal with THEIR security even if you have your own army. Out of the 7 Players Balls I've thrown in Vegas, 3 were 100% successfull at the door. The reason, management of the venue. It's not easy. My recommendation for future sponsors, consider this pary YOUR party as well and have a representative waiting at the door to play it safe. I always feel bad when our people and sponsors especially have a hard time getting inside. The downside of a successful party is also the good side, everybody wants to get inside right away. Most of the time the security can't handle the rush of people. Our crowd knocks over baracades and the ropes. Once that happens, there is no order. The venue's insurance won't allow for me to bring in my own security team either. I thought reducing the amount of people attending the event would lessen the door issues, we used to have around 5000 people per party at C2K averaging 4500 for years. The last 2 Balls have been oly 2000 people or so. My closing thought on this is, look at it like Disney World. No one gets on Space Mountain right away, every good ride has a big line. 2. Is it true you give entrance preference to ANYONE dressed 'pimp' over sponsers at the players ball for the benefit of the TV cameras? If I had that kind of control then Bruce from Hustler and all of the other top players would have been selected first. The only people who SHOULD have preference are the people who took the time to register and pick up their Players Cards and people with sponsor passes (which includes the sponsors). I have a system in place that worked but most sponsors chose not to work the Player Code and Player Card system. These Player Cards are a back up incase the door fucks up, which is most of the time. 3. Just how many players balls have you thrown now? Discuss 15 or 16. Sometimes I throw smaller events and sometimes change the name to Players Pool Party, but then I figured I'd keep branding the name even for smaller events. I'm starting to lose track it's been so many. The ones that matter the most are in Vegas every January, in that case 7 Vegas Players Ball. The thing to note is that I have never broken my streak since I've started. I throw at least 2 per year and last year threw 3. At times I've felt like, fuck it, why bother. It's so hard to organize and takes so much of my time. I have to try and measure the results of this by how much business I can do during the year. The Players Ball builds my brand and name which leads people to do business with me. Over the last 2 years, I'm not getting the results I used to receive. So now it's turning into a business model. I'm looking to license the content and release DVD's in the future. I'm also looking into doing mainstream events outside of our industry. But I will always be true to our industry no matter what. Webmasters made me who I am, this party will always serve as a thank you back to everyone in the adult industry. 4. Do women throw themselves at you cause of the players ball? Yes. Perception is a funny thing. There are women who look at this event and the players that attend, both industry and mainstream celebs. They get too caught in that stuff. I used to get a kick out of it and before meeting Jennifer, I had my fun. Most of the night I'm running around trying run this event, so I don't notice the ones checking me out or hitting on me. Believe me, I used to love that stuff when I was a single guy. But a true player has the confidence inside himself and doesn't need the ego strokes of hotties hitting on them. The only ego stroke I need is from my beautiful wife who attends every Players Ball with me. OK, I'll be back in a few to answer some more. __________________ Still Ballin' Last edited by D-Money; 02-21-2005 at 12:55 PM..