All things considered, I'd say the show went pretty darn well. It was, of course, the very first show of its kind, so inevitably the show is not going to be perfect, and there are going to be things that will need to be improved upon for the next time, but the W Hotel was a great place to have it (though, admittedly, it may have lacked in meeting space for those attempting to get business done without having to leave the hotel to do so), the awards show was frickin' phenomenal, and the convergence of Internet and video was fairly well represented in the seminars.

Everybody comes to these things with a lot of expectations and--let's admit it--skepticism. It's become fairly obvious that some of you enjoy kicking AVN around--even though you're still very quick to pick up that phone and call us whenever you want some press (wink wink)--but even so, the show was a valiant first attempt at bringing Internet folks and traditional brick and mortar people together--as that is the direction that this business seems to be heading in--and I'm very proud of our trade staff for putting together a show that was, by turns, thoughtful, exciting and entertaining. And Kathy Griffin ROCKED THE HOUSE as the host of the GAYVNs. I even got interviewed by Bravo for her TV show!

One thing, though: The Summit wasn't all about the big studios and their stars. That's just silly. It was about whoever decided to come and participate. If adult websites didn't show up to take part, then that is why they weren't represented in larger numbers, and not because AVN Trade skewed the show to the big studios. That needs to be pointed out.

Anyway, it was great to see some of you there. Thanx for coming out and supporting the show. It will be better next time, that's for sure.