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A Broad View #4
Summer in the City
Well, summer flew by in a
flash and it wasn't as hot--or kinky--as summers usually are here on
the East Coast. In July, I ventured up to Boston for the Fetish Flea
Market . And while it may sound like an event exclusively for the
whippers and snappers, given there isn't much sexy excitement to be had
in "Beantown," kinksters of every stripe turned out. Just over 4,000
people streamed into the raw warehouse space. Seems the convention
center folks didn't think fetishists were worthy of wall-to-wall
carpet. Tensions were high due to the recent arrest of a few "play
party" attendees in Attleboro, a sleepy suburb just outside Boston. One
participant was charged with assault with a weapon--a wooden spoon, to
be exact--so to raise money for their defense, miniature wooden spoons
were being sold. I proudly wore mine, with its little black and blue
ribbons, signifying solidarity with the SM community.
But back to the Flea. Cecilia Tan, publisher of Circlet Press books,
founded the Flea in 1993 as a fundraiser for the local chapter of the
National Leather Association. The biannual event has since grown
considerably from the initial 250 people and this was the fifteenth
Flea. Vendors from the local Boston Metro Area participated, with
others from as far as California, Chicago and the UK. Attendees
included the usual leather-clad fetishists, but the event also appeals
to everyone else. Curious vanilla types shyly eyed the shiny garments
and sex toys; goth kids skulked around in their black lace and
eyeliner; nudists, chubby chasers, crossdressers and other assorted
hedonists hobnobbed. Even the punk rockers showed up, since it was the
sort of place where every "freak" could feel comfortable. All sexual
inclinations were represented as well, with hard core gay leather
daddies admiring the floggers alongside the lesbians and monogamous
married types discussing the merits of one vibrator as opposed to
another. I enjoyed myself thoroughly, sharing vendor space with Grand
Opening!, an emporium for the sexually adventurous. But even the most
experienced perverts seemed reluctant to peruse my pornographic
publication, so sales were disappointingly slow.
Over the weekend, I went for a ride on the Kinky Boat Cruise, an
evening of cocktails and hors d'oeuvres sponsored by the Boston Dungeon
Society. We left from an elegant mall and toured the Boston Harbor
before motoring up the river. It was a beautiful summer night and great
fun meeting the locals. Plus it was another opportunity to show off my
favorite corset!
As the dog days of August descended, I found myself in the quiet air
conditioning of Legz Diamond's Burlesque Theater--at 10:00am! I was
there for a press conference; XXX porn star and notorious gang bang
queen Houston was kicking off "L2K" Houston's Labia Tour 2000." Which
was just as alarming as it sounds! Evidently the plastic porno doll had
always considered her labia "too big. They would come out of my bottoms
when I was dancing," the starlet explained, adding that at topless only
establishment, this posed a bit of a problem. So she checked herself
into hospital to have them reduced. That's right--plastic surgery! In
fact, in medical terms, Houston had a labiaplasty, where slices of the
labia itself were surgically removed. Ponder that a moment, readers...
While on the operating table, Houston not only had her pussy
beautified, she had another breast operation, increasing the CCs of her
implants. So there she stood on the small stage, hoisting her heavier
honkers and displaying her newly lightened labia. But wait, I forgot to
tell you the wildest part of the story: Houston has had her shorn-off
pieces encased in Lucite and she's auctioning them off!
Yes, you can click onto www.eroticbid.com, sort of an adult eBay, and
bid on her pussy parts in plastic! The highest bidder will win dinner
with the star in addition to the Lucite prize. Bidding has begun and
will culminate at the giant Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,
January 2001. Along with her snatch shavings, she's also offering her
discarded implants--yuck!--and scores of other one-of-a-kind personal
items from her extensive porn career. Discerning shoppers can find
vintage magazines, autographs, photos and collectibles, DVDs and adult
films on EroticBid, and other adult entertainers will have a special
place to sell their wares. I suppose even the "adult" section of eBay
isn't racy enough to sanction selling body parts!
Now, as autumn sets in, I'm anticipating my week in Jamaica and another trip out west. I'll be sure to fill you in on all of it!
[Written Aug. 1999, I think!]
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