Hi Everyone;
I could not believe this thread when I found and read it. I would like to at this time take the opportunity to share with you all our thoughts and feelings regarding all of this.

As most of you know Badpuppy has attended and sponsored in some capacity, every Internext but one since its inception. We have also sponsored every Phoenix Forum, except one since its inception. We chose to be a Presenting Sponsor for their first Gay Phoenix Forum last year and our experience was phenomenal.

A different location may have been preferred, as we are all spoiled you know! That however was not why we were there! We were there to take advantage of doing business, whether expanding current relationships, or creating new business relationships at an event that was the first of its kind to bring together the Gay industry in one place, at one time. In our eyes and our experience, CCBILL did a top notch job and we were thrilled with the outcome. As far as the hotel, had CCBILL had any idea that the event was to be so popular and attendance almost double than they planned, I'm certain a different venue would have been selected. It's hit or miss sometimes with a first time event.

I'd also like to say that our experience with all of the Internext shows by AVN have also been phenomenal experiences, including the most recent GayVN show in San Francisco. It too was a very well done show and we could not have been more thrilled with that outcome.

We were planning on sponsoring this years Gay Phoenix Forum, had it not been canceled, as well as our sponsoring the GayVN Webmaster Retreat, after our experience in San Francisco. We are very sad that the Gay Phoenix Forum was canceled and if resumed next year, they will indeed have our support!

Our hopes are that next year maybe all parties can work together to put together the Gay show of shows and if they do, I'm sure we'll be involved and if they don't, we'll do our best to support both. If the Gay industry cannot work together as a whole, then we are going to be following the path of the Straight industry, that many of you who have posted know for fact we've discussed and all talked about and that is that it's a dog eat dog situation and their attitudes and actions cause division. We've boasted about how the Gay industry is so different and why we've all had such great success in working together as an industry, working hand in hand with our competition.

We love the folks at CCBILL, just as we love the folks at AVN and are proud of our relationships with them, as well as all of our friends and business associates in the Gay industry. Badpuppy will continue to support the Gay industry as a whole and not become separated for any political reasons that may or may not be there! I personally think that much of this is being over blown and fuels fires that need not burn.

With that said, we look forward to continuing the path we've followed for nearly 12 years and that is to working with and supporting the entire Gay industry and all of the businesses that make up this industry.

For those of you who will be in Phoenix next week, I will be there and look forward to seeing you and meeting any of you that I have not had the opportunity to meet. I'd also like to say that we'll be a part of the GayVN Retreat this fall and for those of you that I miss in Phoenix next week, I hope to see you in LA this fall. If CCBILL were to change its mind and resume plans for The Gay Phoenix Forum this year, we would be there to support them as well.

We are not about to get involved with any political division or hearsay that may or may not even exist. Our support lies with the Gay industry as a whole and will continue in that direction as long as Badpuppy is around and our plans are to be around for a long time to come.