For the first time in the 11-year history of the Annual Adult Nightclub & Exotic Dancer Awards Show, the entire evening will incorporate a theme, from the venue to the music, from the guest appearances to the requested attire. The Awards Show will be held at 'The Joint' showroom inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, and will be exoticdancer's first ever 'Rock 'n' Roll Awards Show.'

The '08 Awards Show will be held on Wednesday, August 27, from 9 to 11 pm, and will be preceded by a one-hour reception inside 'The Joint.' The ED's Awards Show is the crowning event of the 16th Annual Gentlemen's Club Owners EXPO, and is still the only national awards show for the multi-billion-dollar adult nightclub industry. The Awards Show and EXPO are both produced by ED Publications.

In keeping with this year's theme of 'firsts' for the Awards Show, this will also be the first time that the show will have co-hosts. Adult superstarlet and Digital Playground contract girl Jesse Jane (www.jessejane.com) will be joined by the Howard Stern Show's Ronnie the Limo Driver, who will be handing out awards throughout the evening and promise to bring a sexy rock 'n' roll attitude to this year's festivities. Joining the pair on stage will be - again, for the first time ever - a live rock band, who will be playing throughout the evening. The show will also include visual surprises never before seen at an EXPO Awards Show.

The 2008 ED's Awards Show will present awards to the nation's top adult clubs and feature entertainers. In addition to regional club awards, there are four entertainer awards including the 'Adult Movie Feature of the Year' Award, the 'Newcomer of the Year' Award, the 'Club Owners' Favorite of the Year' Award and the coveted 'Overall Entertainer of the Year' Award. There is also an award for 'Cool New Product of the Year,' 'Feature Club of the Year,' 'Club Chain of the Year,' 'Industry Innovator of the Year,' and the Annual ED's Hall of Fame inductions.

This will also be the first time that the ED's awards will include the STOREROTICA awards, as lingerie, adult film and erotic product companies will join the adult nightclub industry for one national awards event.

'We are thrilled to be having our Awards Show at 'The Joint' inside the Hard Rock Casino this year,' says ED's Associate Publisher Dave Manack. 'Since we're at the Hard Rock, it just made sense to have the show carry the 'Rock 'n' Roll' theme throughout. This show promises to be like none other in the history of our Awards Show.'

In addition to the band, the four nominees for the prestigious 'Overall Entertainer of the Year' Award - Carmen Hart, Jada Deville, Keira Riley and Schevelle - will provide live entertainment throughout the show. The show will also include guest appearances by Penthouse Pet of the Year 2008 Erica Ellyson, Pet of the Year Runner-Up Justine Joli, and Wicked Pictures' Jessica Drake, among others.

For more information on the Awards Show, including ticket sales, please visit www.theEDexpo.com or call (727) 726-3592.


More on Jesse Jane:

The winner of ED's 2007 'Adult Movie Feature of the Year' Award, Jesse Jane is easily one of the most recognizable faces in adult entertainment today. In four short years, this sultry All-American blonde ascended from Hooters manager to Hawaiian Tropics pageant winner to international fame with a Digital Playground contract. Digital Playground launched Jesse Jane into superstardom with global exposure on hundreds of magazine covers including Maxim, Front and Arena. She has earned leading roles on TV shows like Entourage, as well as such box office movies as Baywatch: The Movie and Starsky and Hutch. Jesse has also starred in a multitude of music videos ranging from metal bands like Drowning Pool to pop stars like Robbie Williams.

Jesse's skills as a personality host on VH1, Much Music and CTV, as well as character roles on shows like Celebrity Fit Club and Gene Simmons' Family Jewels, have earned her worldwide recognition. After landing hosting duties for Playboy TV's Naughty Amateurs Home Videos, she was named host of a second show, the popular Night Calls. All of the exposure Jesse has received in various media outlets has contributed to her success, but it was the leading role in the Digital Playground's benchmark film Pirates that made Jesse Jane a household name. With the sequel Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge on the way, there's no doubt that Jesse Jane's star will continue to shine.


More on Ronnie the Limo Driver:

Ronald Mund, better known as Ronnie the Limo Driver on the Howard Stern Radio Show on Sirius Radio, is Stern's limousine driver and bodyguard, but he is also one of the main players on the radio show's ensemble cast of wacky and memorable characters. To quote Wikipedia, 'Ronnie is known for his inappropriate comments and causing unnecessary tension between Howard and the cast.' Besides appearing on both Howard Stern's national radio show and TV show, Ronnie emcees events across the country and has done personal appearances at a number of the industry's top gentlemen's clubs.

The Howard Stern radio show is anchored by Howard Stern, Robin Quivers, Artie Lange, Fred Norris and producer Gary Dell'Abate, with a revolving cast of offbeat characters. Ronnie stands out from that group with his caustic wit and his cut-to-the-chase, no-nonsense observations.