I’d never met Nicki Hunter before, but I knew about her. Like so many others, I was saddened when I heard that she had come down with a form of leukemia. Although tragic, the uplifting part of the story is the many people in the industry who organized events to help raise money for her treatment. She was well respected, and everyone I have ever talked with who knew her had only very good things to say about her.

Personally, I along with many others assumed that she would not return to working in the adult industry. She is one tough lady, and after going through the rigors of chemo and losing all of her hair, she announced that she was coming back and would be at this year’s Adult Entertainment Expo. Her formerly long blonde hair is now short and dark, but it is a striking look for her. I don’t know if she is completely comfortable with her new look, but it certainly sets her apart from all of the blondes, and I think it matches who she is now- a strong, sexy, resolute woman who fought one of the toughest battles of her life and came through it with a greater appreciation of who she is and what life has to offer.

She was in the ArchAngel Industries Studios booth, where I got to know AI principles David and Pamela. They bring a lot of enthusiasm to the business and a desire to do well as well as to do good by treating talent well. They were gracious enough to let me hang out in their booth for awhile and unburden the carefully balanced left side bag of equipment and the right side bag of literature and swag, when it had gotten to the point that it felt like an extra piece of paper on either side would tip me over.

They invited me to an event in honor of Nicki on Friday night. It was at Sapphire, a huge 70,000 square foot topless club just off the strip. Nicki did not know about it, but the main plan for the evening was to give her an award.

I arrived at the Sapphire a little late, which in porn time means I was early. I had not been in a strip club by myself in a long time, and it felt a little strange and uncomfortable. Normally I’m either there with my wife or along with other couples, typically couples we are on extremely friendly terms with, which often confuses the young girls working there as they can’t quite figure out who is with who.

This huge club had 300 dancers working the floor, which means a guy by himself might as well have a target painted on him. I realized I did not have enough cash to tip the valet, and if you want to make a lot of female friends in a hurry, just try using an ATM in a strip club. I was much relieved when I ran into Pamela, and she gathered those of us there as press together so we could cover the red carpet entrance and take pictures.

Miss Sin, Cinammon Love, ?, Amber Peach, Cousin Stevie, and Nicki Hunter

Understandably, strip clubs are very hinky about cameras, so they kept an eagle eye on us pornparazzi and made sure we followed the rules, which seemed to change every few minutes. The one thing that was clear was that we were to shoot only the invited guests for the special event, something we of course planned to be diligent about. Except that we got to talking to each other while we waited for the group to arrive, and suddenly we look up, and a young lady is posing in front of the event banner, so we instinctively started shooting. Except it turns out no one had any idea who she was. Whoops.

Finally the real group arrives in their limo, posed in front of the banner, and we get our shots. Put porn stars in front of cameras and flashing will ensue. And since we were inside a strip club, you’d think that would not be a problem. But in Las Vegas, you have to have a license and go through background checks and all sorts of other absurdities before you can show your breasts. So the club folks were telling the girls that they could not show their breasts in a strip club, and Nicki and one of the other girls quickly explained that they had licenses, so the pictures here are legal.

Flashing in a strip club

The group of special guests included Cousin Stevie. I’ve had the pleasure of hanging out with him before, and unlike the sometimes abrasive character he portrayed on Family Business, in real life he is gracious and pleasant to be around and all the women seem to love him. You didn’t think reality television was real did you?

Nicki had done four of Cousin Stevie’s Pussy Party series, being awarded all four times as the best on each one. Her genuine and enthusiastic enjoyment of women really comes through.

We had a special area just for our group in the center of the club, right below the main stage, a plexiglass platform directly above our heads. I was seated next to a woman who is an award winning editor in adult, and she’d just gotten her first lap dance. We had both spent time trooping the country doing comedy, and we were both involved in the early days of computer based non-linear editing, a combination you don’t often find. She acted as a bit of a buffer between me and the many women seeking to personally entertain me with a lap dance.

I enjoy watching other people get lap dances, but I have never had one myself. Nor am I interested. I get to see naked women all of the time- one of the perks of my work and lifestyle. And I also get to have sex with a lot of lovely women, sometimes with my wife who enjoys women as much as she does men, and sometimes not. But for me, knowing that a woman is getting intimate with me for money is not a turn on. Perhaps my ego is too small for that- I like the idea that women are interested in me as a person. And I am not all that interested in sex, or even the simulated sex of lap dancing, with complete strangers. I like to get to know someone a little first, establish some type of connection. Sure, there have been times when the only real connection was that we were both horny and in the right place, but that is not my preference. So, while fun to watch, having a lap dance myself is just not that appealing to me.

And speaking of fun to watch, I was definitely in the right place, sitting right next to Nicki when she got her lap dance from a lovely young Asian woman. Nicki really got into it. Later she said “She fucked me up. I told her I wanted to kidnap her.” The dance and tip had been paid for, but Nicki insisted on shoving money into her shorts. The dancer tried to refuse, saying it had all been taken care of, but Nicki was insistent and she is not someone you easily say no to. And then Nicki bought lap dances for the other adult stars also sitting on the couch.

The type of lap dances that guys get are nothing like the dances that women get, and when those women are porn stars, it puts it in a completely different sphere. The dancer stayed with us for a good chunk of the evening, and she was very good at what she did. It was amongst the hottest lap dances I have ever watched, with the kind of contact that would never happen with a guy.

The awards were scheduled for around 12:30, but I think it was closer to 2 am when they finally took place. Sapphire does not slow down much at that time of the morning, and over 500 people came in that night specifically to see Nicki. Awards were given out, but the big award went to Nicki, and by big award, I mean maybe 4 feet tall. I think it meant a lot to her that so many appreciated not just her talent but her as a person.

AI Studios principle Pamela helped present the awards. This took place directly above our heads, and wearing a somewhat short dress with people directly below you on a transparent floor was not something I think that she anticipated. Though I found her very attractive and as much as I might have wanted to, I did not stare directly up her dress. It just didn’t seem right or respectful, in the same way that had she been a porn star, not looking would have been rude.

Nicki and her Entertainer of the Year award

Just as I thought things were winding down, David ushered off to a private room where there were plates of Sushi. That night I did get to see why Nicki was so popular in girl girl scenes, as she and one of the other adult stars were rather uninhibited with each other once the event went private. Her oral skills have not been exaggerated, at least based on the expressions of the woman she was clearly delighting.

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It was a memorable night, and I was very happy to be there for an evening honoring a genuinely nice, genuinely sexy, and genuinely brave young woman.

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