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Exotic Erotic Ball Celebrates 28th Year with Largest-Ever Weekend Party
Two-day Expo and Giant Masquerade includes Snoop Dogg Benefit Performance, Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Animation Fest, Tera Patrick, Danny Bonaduce, The Spyderz, Chippendale's, Mustang Ranch, 100+ Exhibits, $10,000 in Best Costume Prizes, and 50+ World Class Burlesque Artists
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Special Guest, Snoop Dogg, will perform Friday night and also appear on Saturday night. |
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Danny Bonaduce will be a special celebrity guest judge of the Ball's legendary Costume Contest. |
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Evan Seinfeld will perform with his band, The Spyderz, and Tera Patrick will be signing autographs. |
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Dutch Playmate Ancilla Tilia will perform live on stage. |
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Costumes worn by the 18,000+ attendees make the show truly unrivaled. |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 13, 2007) – The 28 th annual Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo, the internationally acclaimed Celebration of Flesh, Fetish , and Fantasy , and - according to E! Entertainment TV - “ The World's #1 Wildest and Sexiest Party ,” has announced what is arguably its greatest talent lineup in its long history – a full weekend of exhilarating and eye-popping exotic and erotic entertainment. The festivities occur at the Cow Palace in San Francisco on Halloween Weekend, commencing Friday afternoon, October 26, with the Exotic Erotic Expo , and concluding Saturday night, October 27, with the Exotic Erotic Ball. “The Ball” has been titillating San Francisco audiences with arousing amusement for over a quarter-century, and is widely considered the #1 adult-themed party event in the world. The “Expo” – a two-day event which begins Friday at Noon and runs through the Ball – features its own entertainment lineup, in addition to over 100 exhibits showcasing the latest in exotic fashion, erotic art, adult products, games, websites, and novelties.
Snoop Dogg will perform live at the Expo on Friday night as part of a benefit performance for The Healing Circle, the Center for Self Improvement , and other Bay Area charities. Snoop will return the next night as a special guest at the Ball, where he will join Tera Patrick and Danny Bonaduce as judges of the Ball's world famous costume contests. The 3 contest winners will share over $10,000 in cash and prizes, including 4 nights at Mexico's plush Cabo Villa Beach Resort. 
A customized Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Animation Festival will be presented at both the Expo and the Ball, with Spike himself creating the all-star lineup for the occasion, mixing his favorite erotic classics with new never-before-seen shorts.
Musical performances include the West Coast debut of The Spyderz (the latest rock troupe from Evan Seinfeld, ex- Biohazard frontman and star of HBO's hit series, Oz ), glam rapper Mickey Avalon, the all-little person tribute band Mini-Kiss, and - a s part of its new mission to help discover and promote the best in sexy independent bands - the Ball has joined forces with indie-music powerhouse SonicBids and is presently reviewing submissions from hundreds of hopeful applicants, several of whom are guaranteed slots at the Ball.
Paul Nathan (AKA Unkle Paul) is back as host, emcee, and ringleader of all Main Stage activities. “He's perfect for the role – smart, talented, and appropriately dysfunctional,” says Ball Producer Howard Mauskopf. Nathan has already announced that the 2007 show will see the much-requested return of the Wheel of Depravity, and a rare domestic performance by gorgeous Dutch Playmate and Model Ancilla Tilia. ”
The 2007 event will also feature dancers from Chippendale's, and an arts installation with the theme Make Love, Not War.
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Presenting Sponsors of the event are CLIPS4SALE.COM, and EROS.COM. “These are ideal sponsors,” says Ball Producer Howard Mauskopf. “Eros.com is the ultimate erotic resource with its guide to escorts, and clubs, and its stylish e-zine, which covers erotic news and happenings. We feel we share a kinship with them in that like us, they facilitate real-life adult experiences to a wide range of consumers. Eros.com will celebrate its 10 th Anniversary at our event, and they're inviting top local entertainers to the show to mingle with guests – we're pretty excited about that. Clips4Sale.com is different – their experience is a virtual one, but they sure bring an incredible reality to the process. We're building a free theatre at the Expo and showing their clips all weekend.”
Through its unique combination of mixing live mainstream musical, burlesque, and circus performances with political irreverence, humorous hijinks, and the outright bizarre - the Exotic Erotic Ball has delighted and regaled over half a million attendees and participants over its highly acclaimed history. The entertainment is of a seemingly limitless variety - headline concerts, top DJs, erotic performers, exotic dancers, and wild sideshows fill a large arena, an even larger exposition hall and several smaller themed rooms, covering six acres in all. The sets and backdrops are visually dazzling, and the recurring themes include art, fashion, fantasy, and humor. The event always features a plethora of adult stars, and there is a large complement of celebrity guests. But, it's the costumes and outfits worn by the 18,000+ attendees - colorful, creative, and captivating – that make the show truly unrivaled.
The two-day Expo is open to the public on Friday, October 26, 2007 from Noon to 6PM, and from 7PM until 11PM; and on Saturday, October 27, 2007, from Noon to 6PM. Afternoon sessions are priced at only $20 per person, and Friday Night's Expo - which includes the live benefit performance by Snoop Dogg – is $35. The Expo will also be open during the Ball for the enjoyment of Ball attendees. Expo activities include Spike & Mike's Sick & Twisted Animation Festival showings; the award presentation; numerous Ball previews featuring top burlesque performers; panel discussions on First Amendment rights; wine tasting with stars; fashion shows; seminars for businesses; fun ‘n games; erotic poetry; a spiritual oasis with psychic readings and massage; body painting; a classic cinema; and a human petting zoo.
With the full weekend of scheduled activities, Ball personnel are preparing to accommodate a larger than usual contingent of travelers to the show. “A motorcycle caravan of attendees is coming from NYC, and party buses are coming from throughout California,” added Producer Howard Mauskopf. “We have secured entire floors of major hotels close to the venue, and are passing on bargain rates at cost – under $99 per night. We love it when people tell us they've traveled from afar to attend. This may be the best year ever for making that trip.”
The Festival Hotline is: 1-415-567-BALL (2255). The websites are www.exoticeroticball.com and www.exoticeroticexpo.com For more info and images, visit the Press Page at each site.
San Francisco Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo
Where: Cow Palace, South San Francisco. (www.cowpalace.com - 2600 Geneva Avenue, Daly City, CA 94014)
When: Friday and Saturday October 26 and 27, 2007.
Expo Hours:Friday, October 26: Noon - 6PM: $20
Friday, October 26: 7PM - 11PM: $35Saturday, October 27: Noon - 6PM: $20
Ball Hours:
Saturday 8PM - 2AM: GA Tix from $59; VIP Tix from $125.
Ball prices increase as event gets nearer.
Expo is also open as part of the Ball, to Ball attendees only
APPENDIX TO RELEASE: THE HISTORY OF THE BALL
Perry Mann organized the first Exotic Erotic Ball in 1979 to raise campaign funds for his buddy, the late Louis Abolafia, who was running for President with the Nudist Party under the slogan: “I have nothing to hide.” Louis is credited with coining the phrase, “Make Love, Not War” and his legendary Greenwich Village love-ins inspired the New York press to crown him “The Love King.”
Since its first year, more than 500,000 people have attended the Ball. The City of San Francisco has issued three proclamations for “Exotic Erotic Ball Day,” twice by former Mayor Willie Brown (in 1999 and again in 2001), and once by current Mayor Gavin Newsom (in 2004).
Celebrity guests and performers have included Grace Jones, Joan Jett, Kool & the Gang, Chris Isaak, Madonna, Sugar Ray, Dennis Rodman, Ron Jeremy, Motorhead, The Tubes, Everclear, Nina Hartley. In 2001, Mann (with Foreword by Dennis Rodman) released the book: The Exotic Erotic Ball: Twenty Years of the World's Sexiest Party . In 2004, Mann introduced the Exotic Erotic Expo, which grew into a two-day event in 2005 .
“The premise to the Ball has always been simple,” says Mann. “We give people a safe haven to act out their fantasies - within the law, of course. We attract men and women of all ages, heterosexuals, gays, lesbians, and transsexuals. We welcome students, teachers, lawyers, stockbrokers, secretaries, doctors, nurses, and - of course - members of Congress. At our San Francisco Ball, people not only come from all over the Bay Area, but about a third of our crowd comes from outside California entirely. There was a time when many events were independently produced, and developed a following based upon having regard for their audience, providing quality content, and invoking a spirit of respect and camaraderie; I am not sure that is so true today. People who attend this event know it doesn't matter who you are, what you do, or where you're from – at the Exotic Erotic Ball, everyone's a star!”
Over the past quarter-century, the Ball has evolved from local to world-renowned legend. It celebrates human sexuality, promotes freedom of expression, and has raised innumerable funds in support of many worthy charities, thus fostering strong ties to the community. The Ball is an ardent and vocal supporter of First Amendment Rights. Among its other causes have been AIDS, domestic violence, child abuse, homelessness, and problems of the inner city. It hosts an annual blood drive with Blood Centers of the Pacific.
‘Make Love, Not War' was once the rallying cry of a generation,” adds Perry Mann. “Yet I don't think that message has ever been timelier than it is today, and I don't think our show has ever been more topical either. We are going to make sure that the 2007 Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo is a very special event.”
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