Places I Will be in the coming months

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Saturday, July 12

http://www.thesocietyct.org/index_files/Page849.htm

Japanese style bondage restrictive ties and variations
Hands on workshop with japanese hogties and chestnut positions and other variations that restrict movement.
Bring at least 6 or more pieces of rope 6mm diameter and 35 foot length

August 15-17will be teaching 3 class’s atFloating World 2008
http://thefloatingworld.org/

Hot damn I am rigging!!!!!

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For a shoot for V magazine at the chelsea hotel in NYC more details to come

Earning Rings and Shibaricon Update

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Like red buttons used to joke when he would appear on the Dean Martin roasts and exclaim loudly “I never got a dinner” the humor inherent in the joke is the irony of its absurdity but it was brought to mind for me during Shibaricon

FIrst let me digress and talk about how wonderful the event is and especially this year we topped all our previous attendance records and the event was packed the teachers new and old did an incredible job of making it work and teaching new and old attendees alike.

I have to say as one of the people who started the event and whose been the equipment manager for the last four years, (with my real job being Mortis’s right hand problem solver and fix it guy) this was a fantastic event, more so because this is the first year all my event work was pre event and meant that i had no actual duties at the event other than those I chose to take on, I was able to actually experience the event as our guests and presenters do. I have to say with considerable pride that we put on one heck of an event and so nicely run!

Someone asked me what I have done for the event this year and my roles included Rebuilding the website and acting as webmaster also designed the enamel pins for this year so if you liked them they were my work also various graphics including the cover of the event book (No didn’t take the picture I just put the cover together for the printer)and also acting as an advice and information source for Diana.

A big Kudos to andy whose stepped into my shoes as the equipment manager for the event and all the people old and new who’ve stepped up to the plate and make the event happen.

Which is where the whole things about rings comes in, and you thought I was just going to ramble on, In the rope community as in the larger SM community there is a ritual of passing on objects of meaning to those who learn from and grow with us. In the leather community it’s earning your leathers it can be a hat a vest, boots, whatever has meaning and is appropriate to the situation and sensibilities involved, the earning can be ornate, ritualistic and symbol laden or as simple as being handed a package with something from your mentor or loved ones that is new or something old and personal. There are no rules to this other than the meaning and symbolism that people put of themselves into the exchange.

In the rope world the objects gifted are usually someone’s first rope set or their first suspension ring like any journeyman’s tools a ring is that one item that isn’t cheap and will last any rigger their entire career as in the days of the stone masons or woodworkers that handing on of good tools when you’ve earned the status of peer carries on here as well.

I have never been given a ring i always joke about largely because over the years i’ve not had any one teacher or relationship that would garner such an accolade when i came into the scene I had already been tying and playing with rope since I was 5 (A funny story for another time) among the people at the time I wasn’t a novice but a peer I was someone who walked into the scene and soon after was teaching people what I knew. My compatriots included Lochai and SirC and a few others would hang out at hellfire and play with rope. Any Sat night you could Find SirC using the rings in the concrete ceiling of hellfire to do her early suspensions or myself in back doing Karadas and chest harness out of 100 foot lengths of rope with Lochai and friends (At the time all the Japanese bondage images we had ever seen we could only see the fronts of. We didn’t know they were made of short lengths of rope at the time we didn’t know and nobody else really knew either) these were fun times of discovery and invention. Everyone learned off of everyone else and as always I would and did share what I learned as I went with many classes at TES teaching basic rope and more complex rope to anyone who wanted to know.

At this years shibaricon an interesting ceremony was held Both Lochai and SirC presented 2 people with rings one was Suzanne SxySadist and the other person was Firefly. Both are people very deserving of the symbolism I have watched Firefly grow up in the scene and go from a gawky kid to a rigger in his own right Suzanne has been an incredible teacher and friend to many people.
I was very happy to be there and to applaud them after the presentation as much as I was surprised by it not having know that it was going to take place.

It made me think over the rest of the event about recognition for the things we do in the scene personal and otherwise and what do we get in return. i listened as i walked around the event I looked at what an event its become in the 5 years, what came out of an insane night driving around with Mortis at Black roses annual event where i had only just been introduced to him at a touch of SM TNG meet and greet where myself Lolita and Mortis gave little one on one lessons to anyone who wanted.

Mortis and I spent the rest of the event running around and hanging out me pushing him to do his first suspension and to really move forwards and showing him the 2 Sanwa mook how-to books I had acquired thru a friend who had bought them for me in Japan.
The Genesis for Shibaricon came out of a final 12 hour discussion in the lobby of the BR overflow hotel with us talking about what kind of rope event we would like to see and who we wanted to see at it as well as the shape it would take. I told Mortis if you do it just get me there and I would help make it happen and he held me to that promise. Many months ensued with use talking to all hours online about the who’s and what’s and wheres of the event with the culmination of all the work being the first Shibaricon.

Its been 5 years and many changes have happened, the event that in many ways could have been a one of or worse a total crash and burn is a success and has helped change the face of rope bondage in the US as well as the world, its opened doors in Japan and helped people get the information and teaching they want of the skill and kink that they enjoy.

Walking around the event this year I had many people come over and express how happy they were to see me this year after the teething pains of last year and some just wanted to talk I listened to people and helped with things if they needed help or information or whatever. Walking around on Saturday night a rather large scary person from Seattle thanked me for the single rope cuffs I developed. The cuffs turn out to be perfect with some minor adjustments for his partners weak wrists giving her a more comfortable time when they do various types of scenes.

My class went well and I had people surprise me by thanking me for them as well as for past class’s they had taken and told me about how they had used those teachings over the last couple of years I and I also started to think about my time as A TES Board member and as the TES webmaster and all the class’s and events i’ve helped do and how much i’ve been involved in the scene and how much i’ve helped shape it and expand it.
Remembering a recent friend telling me that she used to read about Me and Lolita and Boymeat when she would research the scene when she was 16 and how she wanted to do the things she read about, I also thought about being a witness for the Barbara Nitke lawsuit against the CDA and all the TES events like TES 2000 and TES30 that I was a part of.

I remembered a number of people who have popped up in my life over the last couple years who have reminded me of where I have been and my effect on them one person telling me how a signal whip class I gave years ago gave them their start in learning how to love and play with whips someone else mentioned my explanation of Zen BDSM really connected with them as to where they needed to be in the kinks they needed, when i least expect it I find someone else who has a memory of me.

And I thought a lot about how no “I have never been given a ring” no not one ring ever not a single one, instead i have been given many rings that i do treasure greatly

Earning Rings and Shibaricon Update

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“I never had a Ring “say that like red buttons used to joke when he would appear on the Dean Martin roasts and exclaim loudly “I never had a roast” the humor inherent in the joke is the irony of its absurdity but it was brought to mind for me during shibaricon this year.

FIrst let me digress and talk about how wonderful the event is and especially this year we topped all our previous attendance records and the event was packed the teachers new and old did an incredible job of making it work and teaching new and old attendees alike.

I have to say as one of the people who started the event and whose been the equipment manager for the last four years, (with my real job being Mortis’s right hand problem solver and fix it guy) this was a fantastic event, more so because this is the first year all my event work was pre event and meant that i had no actual duties at the event other than those I chose to take on, I was able to actually experience the event as our guests and presenters do. I have to say with considerable pride that we put on one heck of an event and so nicely run!

Someone asked me what I have done for the event this year and my roles included Rebuilding the website and acting as webmaster also designed the enamel pins for this year so if you liked them they were my work also various graphics including the cover of the event book (No didn’t take the picture I just put the cover together for the printer)and also acting as an advice and information source for Diana.

A big Kudos to andy whose stepped into my shoes as the equipment manager for the event and all the people old and new who’ve stepped up to the plate and make the event happen.

Which is where the whole things about rings comes in, and you thought I was just going to ramble on, In the rope community as in the larger SM community there is a ritual of passing on objects of meaning to those who learn from and grow with us. In the leather community it’s earning your leathers it can be a hat a vest, boots, whatever has meaning and is appropriate to the situation and sensibilities involved, the earning can be ornate, ritualistic and symbol laden or as simple as being handed a package with something from your mentor or loved ones that is new or something old and personal. There are no rules to this other than the meaning and symbolism that people put of themselves into the exchange.

In the rope world the objects gifted are usually someone’s first rope set or their first suspension ring like any journeyman’s tools a ring is that one item that isn’t cheap and will last any rigger their entire career as in the days of the stone masons or woodworkers that handing on of good tools when you’ve earned the status of peer carries on here as well.

I have never been given a ring i always joke about largely because over the years i’ve not had any one teacher or relationship that would garner such an accolade when i came into the scene I had already been tying and playing with rope since I was 5 (A funny story for another time) among the people at the time I wasn’t a novice but a peer I was someone who walked into the scene and soon after was teaching people what I knew. My compatriots included Lochai and SirC and a few others would hang out at hellfire and play with rope. Any Sat night you could Find SirC using the rings in the concrete ceiling of hellfire to do her early suspensions or myself in back doing Karadas and chest harness out of 100 foot lengths of rope with Lochai and friends (At the time all the Japanese bondage images we had ever seen we could only see the fronts of. We didn’t know they were made of short lengths of rope at the time we didn’t know and nobody else really knew either) these were fun times of discovery and invention. Everyone learned off of everyone else and as always I would and did share what I learned as I went with many classes at TES teaching basic rope and more complex rope to anyone who wanted to know.

At this years shibaricon an interesting ceremony was held Both Lochai and SirC presented 2 people with rings one was Suzanne SxySadist and the other person was Firefly both are people very deserving of the symbolism I have watched Firefly grow up in the scene and go from a gawky kid to a rigger in his own right Suzanne has been an incredible teacher and friend to many people.
I was very happy to be there and to applaud them after the presentation as much as I was surprised by it not having know that it was going to take place.

It made me think over the rest of the event about recognition for the things we do in the scene personal and otherwise and what do we get in return. i listened as i walked around the event I looked at what an event its become in the 5 years, what came out of an insane night driving around with Mortis at Black roses annual event where i had only just been introduced to him at a touch of SM TNG meet and greet where myself Lolita and Mortis gave little one on one lessons to anyone who wanted.

Mortis and I spent the rest of the event running around and hanging out me pushing him to do his first suspension and to really move forwards and showing him the 2 Sanwa mook how-to books I had acquired thru a friend who had bought them for me in Japan.
The Genesis for Shibaricon came out of a final 12 hour discussion in the lobby of the BR overflow hotel with us talking about what kind of rope event we would like to see and who we wanted to see at it as well as the shape it would take. I told Mortis if you do it just get me there and I would help make it happen and he held me to that promise. Many months ensued with use talking to all hours online about the who’s and what’s and wheres of the event with the culmination of all the work being the first Shibaricon.

Its been 5 years and many changes have happened, the event that in many ways could have been a one of or worse a total crash and burn is a success and has helped change the face of rope bondage in the US as well as the world, its opened doors in Japan and helped people get the information and teaching they want of the skill and kink that they enjoy.

Walking around the event this year I had many people come over and express how happy they were to see me this year after the teething pains of last year and some just wanted to talk I listened to people and helped with things if they needed help or information or whatever. Walking around on Saturday night a rather large scary person from Seattle thanked me for the single rope cuffs I developed. The cuffs turn out to be perfect with some minor adjustments for his partners weak wrists giving her a more comfortable time when they do various types of scenes.

My class went well and I had people surprise me by thanking me for them as well as for past class’s they had taken and told me about how they had used those teachings over the last couple of years I and I also started to think about my time as A TES Board member and as the TES webmaster and all the class’s and events i’ve helped do and how much i’ve been involved in the scene and how much i’ve helped shape it and expand it.
Remembering a recent friend telling me that she used to read about Me and Lolita and Boymeat when she would research the scene when she was 16 and how she wanted to do the things she read about, I also thought about being a witness for the Barbara Nitke lawsuit against the CDA and all the TES events like TES 2000 and TES30 that I was a part of.

I remembered a number of people who have popped up in my life over the last couple years who have reminded me of where I have been and my effect on them one person telling me how a signal whip class I gave years ago gave them their start in learning how to love and play with whips someone else mentioned my explanation of Zen BDSM really connected with them as to where they needed to be in the kinks they needed, when i least expect it I find someone else who has a memory of me.

And I thought a lot about how no “I have never been given a ring” no not one ring ever not a single one, instead i have been given many rings that i do treasure greatly

Off to Chicago and places of light

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Off to Shibaricon will be all quiet here till next week. ;-)

Be seeing you.

The Managment

10 days left

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till Shibaricon


http://shibaricon.com/

Do you know where your rope is!!!!

I made “Time Out New York”

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Time Out New York

Issue 658 : May 7–13, 2008

The horny issue

How about a quickie?

We challenged local erotica writers (plus a few folks in decidedly nonerotic professions) to turn us on in ten words or fewer. Or in haiku form. Or senryu. Whatever, we’re easy.

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/features/29360/how-about-a-quickie

SHIBARICON 2008

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May 23-26, 2008

Chicago, IL USA

There is still time to register for this awesome event. Don’t be left out!
Register before 4/30 to get the current regular registration rate of $185.00.
Day Passes are also available. Registration closes 5/18/08. No
on-site registration will be allowed.

The ShibariCon staff is looking forward to presenting our best event
yet. We have an awesome group of presenters, terrific vendors, fun
special events and, of course 3 evenings of play in a fully-equipped
10,000+sq ft space. Please join us for this wonderful weekend of
community, education, fun & friendship.

The event schedule can be found here: http://www.shibaricon.com/schedule.html
Our wonderful vendors are listed here: http://www.shibaricon.com/vendors.html
Learn more about the venue here: http://www.shibaricon.com/venue.html

For those of you unfamiliar with ShibariCon, the focus of the event
is education and community for rope-lovers. We have attendees
registered from all across the US and 6 countries. There will be a
variety of options for everyone from the novice to experienced
rigger, top, bottom & everyone in between. This year ShibariCon will
offer classes by many excellent presenters including, Lee Harrington,
Graydancer, Jim Duvall, Sir C, Mike West, Jay Wiseman, Scott Smith,
Lochai, David Lawrence, Mark of DV8 House, Mick & Dee Luvbight, Max
of http://www.bondagelessons.com/ and too many others to name
here. We pride ourselves on having presenters who are approachable
and accessible to the attendees throughout the event. ShibariCon has
become an annual reunion for educators and students alike. We hope
you will join us for this amazing weekend.

Please cross-post as appropriate.

Places I will be teaching in the coming month

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March

The art of the Single Tail with Dov

Date: Friday March 28 Time: 8:45 PM - 10:45 PM
Place: #250 West 26th Street, NYC (bet: 7th and 8th Ave)
Go here for the complete release

Doors open at 8:45. Come early and mingle! Newcomers Welcome!

Cost:
$4 DomSubfriends and affiliate society members
$8 Non Members

To become a member see bottom of page

After the meeting the the club with open up to the general public. Male members can stay and play for only $15 (a 50% discount from their regular admission price). Female members are always admitted free. Female non-members can stay for $5.

April

NawaShibari-Chicago.com presents WEDNESDAY APRIL 16th, 2008
‘AN EVENING OF SHIBARI : EDUCATION & COMMUNITY’
:: A ShibariCon Preview ::
We are excited to welcome a special guest Shibaricon presenter Dov from NYC presenting:

ASYMMETRICAL BONDAGE FOR FUN AND RESTRAINT
Asymmetrical bondage can be beautiful and unusual as well as highly functional. Stressing and stretching the body asymmetrically, rope bondage becomes harder to get out of and more free form in nature, satisfying both the need to restrain and be restrained as well as pleasing the artistic eye and touch.
The class will address how to take advantage of various asymmetric styles and improvisations. producing bindings that can be just fun and challenging or designed to punish and stress your partner by pulling in reverse directions and unexpected ways.
Bring your favorite rope for this hands on Demo (5 ropes of at least 35 feet each 6mm preferred)

Meeting Info:
Wednesday April 16th, 2008
7pm - 11pm 18+ w/ valid ID
$20 Donation

The Continuum Dungeon
209 W Lake St #3R
Chicago, IL 60606
Intercom #4

:: Please Note: Due to May’s meeting falling on the day before ShibariCon kicks off, we will be canceling May’s meeting. ::

We look forward to seeing many of you out with your rope!

Sincerely,
Jaded & Descara


TES-TNG: “”Foiling the Escape Artist: with Dov
TES.ORG

Wednesday, April 30 2008, 7:30pm - 11:00 pm

A demo exploring various aspects of dealing with escape artist rope bottoms and why just because you can tie a rope harness people still seem to get out of them.
We will be examining and working with various ties and strategies to understand how and why they are or aren’t effective and how to make your rope work more escape proof.
Bring your favorite rope, 6mm diameter (3/4 inch)…at least 4 or 5 pieces, 30 feet or longer, for practice and fun!

{Open to those 18-35 and their guests.}

260 W 36th Street 3rd floor, between 7th and 8th Avenues

$4 for members; $8 for non-members

 

 

The art of the Single Tail with Dov

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Date: Friday - March 28, 2008
Time: 8:45 PM - 10:45 PM
Place: #250 West 26th Street, NYC (bet: 7th and 8th Ave entrance thru the parking lot)
Contact Phone: 1-718-796-9888
Contact Email: info@DomSubFriends.com

Free Raffle of SM Videos and/or Adult Toys at all of our meetings.

The Presentation:

One of the most unique encounters is to watch a scene involving a single tail master directing this dangerous implement against the bottom’s naked flesh. An individual, who is skilled in this form of SM play, can cause extreme sensations to come out from hiding.

However, most tops are afraid to try this toy, due to their inexperience.

Many bottoms crave to experience the single tail, yet are afraid to try, due to the top not being experienced enough. So what’s the solution for those who want to try and face the dilemma above? Come to this demo!

You will learn from Dov step by step the techniques necessary to use this implement correctly and safely.

If you own a single tail, bring it with you to learn and practice.

The Presenter:

Dov is a NYC based artist, photographer, sculptor, educator; Japanese rope bondage and single tail whip fanatic, computer geek and just has way too many hobbies. He has been in the NYC scene for a decade, and served 4 years on the TES board and was TES’s webmaster for 7 years and was also a founding member of TEC at TES.

He has been involved for years both politically and artistically, creating works at Burning Man and other venues. His work varies from installations to performance art, both vanilla and fetish. Most recently his work was featured at Diesel Denim Gallery in SoHo NYC, where he created a Shibari rope window to highlight a photo series of their jeans by Japanese erotic photographer Araki.

As an educator he has given numerous presentations and classes on everything from rope bondage and Japanese rope bondage to canes and whips at TES , Bondage SIG at TES GMSMA, Black Rose(DC), Shibaricon, Leather Leadership Conference 7 in Boston, Leather Retreat, The Tannery(Philly), Passional (Phily), TES2000, Purple Passion, Silk at Bard College, Conversio Virium at Columbia, and WHAP at NYU.

As a Top/Dom and equal opportunity sadist, his areas of interest in BDSM and fetish and kink in general are a bit broad and include, but are not limited to: flogging, single tails, rope corsets and rope bondage in both Western and Japanese Styles, pony play, objectification, humiliation, knives, fire play, impact play (punching slapping etc…), pressure points, breath play, water sports. And that’s just the short list. He’s been tying things up since he was 5 and just keeps buying more rope for nefarious purposes and to feed his passion for rope bondage

Contact Info

Dov@neonleatherjesus.net

www.neonleatherjesus.net

www.washi-nawashi.com

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Plan to stay after the DSF meeting. Fridays are hot play nights. Once the DSF demo is finished, the regular Paddles crowd mixes with our attendees, and lots of good scenes and mingling take place.

<><>About DomSubFriends MEETINGS and SOCIALS<><>

*All meetings and socials are $4 for DSF & affiliate members, and $8 for non members.

*Everyone is welcomed at our meetings, however, you must be minimum 18 years old).

DomSubFriends meetings are held 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Friday of each month at Paddles.

Paddles is an NYC S&M club located at:

#250 West 26th Street (Bet: 7th/8th Ave)

Paddles management is gracious to offer all male attendees of DSF meetings a 60% discount (only $15) to stay afterwards when the club opens to the general public at 11 PM. Females staying after the meeting are free, providing they are members of DomSubFriends (or affiliate group); otherwise it’s only $5 to stay.

For savings to DSF meetings, affiliate meetings, fetish vendors and S&M clubs, take a look at our website. Discover the many benefits of becoming a DSF member via the net or in person at one of our meetings.

On a separate Note:

If any BDSM or Alternative Lifestyle group would like to post their events on our website calendar, get a password by dropping us a note at: info@DomSubFriends.com

DomSubFriends management

http://www.DomSubFriends.com

Hand cuff watch you know you want it

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Go here for more pics and stuff
But are they double Locking ?

Rope Caculator

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This was a small Excel spreadsheet I wrote some time back and uploaded to the ARA list file section

Very useful when estimating how many pieces your going to get out of a given amount of rope.
Have to see if i can learn enough java t make it a universal app

Rope Calculator

Howto Tie the Chinese Temple Knot

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Shamless plug

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Just put up a page of class’s i present on.

Any group event or person interested in my presenting or Demoing for them here is where to look.
If you have any interest in any types of specific topics not posted I may already have a presentation on it just drop me a line.

Workshops and Demos Page

BETTIE UPDATE 5

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BETTIE UPDATE

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From Steve at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BettieScoutsofAmerica

Dear Scouts,



I just got a call at 5:32 pm CST from Bettie’s social

worker. Bettie no longer has pneumonia!!! !!! She is still bed ridden

and quite weak but she is able to talk is short phrases. He said she is

looking better and he is hopeful she may be getting strong enough to

get out of bed in the near future. He has been reading her the cards

you have been sending so keep it up!!!! Tommy, I received your

Valentine for her and I’ll send it along in a few days (thanks for the

cool comic book stamps!) so come on everybody, who would you rather

have for a Valentine than Bettie Page?



Thank you all for your cards and prayers. It is working!!! God has to

have a hand in this. Also thanks to the whole bunch of you for your

patience in getting these updates. I am just as anxious as you.



Bettie forever…

Scoutmaster Steve

Conversio Virium

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CV Meeting: Predicament Bondage with Dov

February 11, 2008
9:15 PM to 11:00 PM

Are you being forced to choose between permanent student loans and a boring nine-to-five?
How about standing on tiptoes to avoid the tug of nipple clamps? When either/or isn’t much of an option, you’ve got yourself a predicament.
Join Dov as he teaches us the basic concepts and simple setups that lead to complicated choices.

Unless noted otherwise, Conversio Virium is meeting weekly on Monday nights at 9:15 P.M. on campus at Columbia University. The meetings are held at 303 Hamilton Hall, which is at 1130 Amsterdam Avenue on 116th Street (see a map of Columbia’s campus).

[From Conversio Virium]

BETTIE UPDATE 4

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BETTIE UPDATE

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From Steve at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BettieScoutsofAmerica

We got a call today 1/29/08 1:02 pm cst from Bettie’s social worker.

They have her back on oxygen and she is able to faintly speak. She
doesn’t say much but she is enjoying the cards she is getting. Thank
you all for sending them. Please continue to remember Bettie in your
prayers.
Bettie forever…
Scoutmaster Steve

Shibaricon

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ShibariCon
May 23-26, 2008
Chicago, IL USA

Register before February 15th to get the early registration rate of
$160.00 for this fabulous 4-day event.

Who is teaching at ShibariCon this year?

Lee Harrington, Scott Smith, Jimi Tatu, Lochai, Mark Yu, Jay Wiseman,
David Lawrence, Jim Duvall, Mark of DV8 House, Sir C & Graydancer are
just a few of the more than 35 presenters that will be teaching our
best lineup of classes yet.

Please check www.shibaricon. com over the
next month for presenter and class updates.

But, will it be FUN???

In addition to his teaching duties, Graydancer has some great fun
planned that will include an open mic style performance night where
you can get in touch with your inner (or not so inner) exhibitionist and
perform for a crowd. Watch the web site for more details!

Our 11,000 sq ft playspace, fully furnished with awesome bondage
equipment, will be open until 3:00am on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
nights. We will also have some smaller adjacent play rooms open
expanding the playspace to over 14,000 sq ft. Practice rooms will be
open throughout the event.

But, what if I’m alone???

Classes at ShibariCon are always fun and engaging. Of the over 80
classes being taught most are hands-on and teaming up with a newfound
lab partner is common. ShibariCon is a very friendly event and meeting
people is easy! Many folks attend classes solo and find a practice
partner there.

Many close friendships have been formed among our attendees throughout
the years. We even have a couple who met at the event a few years ago
planning to be married at the event this year.

Love to shop?

ShibariCon will have vendors selling everything from rope & toys to
corsets & shoes. Support our vendors and support the continued success
of the event.

ShibariCon is a gathering of rope-lovers where education is the
primary focus. Days are filled with classes scheduled in 7 concurrent
sessions with as many as 28 choices per day offering options for
everyone. Top, bottom, switch, expert, novice or something in between
- ShibariCon will have the right educational opportunity for you. Come
see why ShibariCon has become a treasured tradition among so many in
the rope community.

ShibariCon 2008 will take place in the Chicago area from May 23,
2008-May 26, 2008. Please see http://www.shibaric on.com
for details.

Smoke on the water

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BETTIE UPDATE 3

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BETTIE UPDATE

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From Steve at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BettieScoutsofAmerica

Dear Scouts, I got an update on Bettie yesterday 1/17/08. Bettie has
improved slightly but is still unable to speak. She is more alert and
her social worker told me he read some of our cards to her and she
appreciated them. It looks like this will be a slow recovery but
thankfully she is getting better. Thank you for your cards, candles &
prayers.
Bettie forever…
Scoutmaster Steve

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My one purchase From Midoris table at the Fetish Flea

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Its so wrong i just had to have it ;-)

Shibari phone charm

This is just a common kinda phone charm from Japan its beyond adorable

The Boston err no? The providence Fetish Flea errr mmm okay? THE fetish flea lets just make it simple!

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Canceled the TES class late friday as no advertising had gone up. Not really there fault based on the compressed time frame asking me to fill in at the absolute last minute for somone else who never got back to the calendar comitte.
They contacted me late weds and i said yes early thurs but with nothing going out for advertising on friday it just wasnt a good show.
I am never crazy about last minute fill ins for TES in general if you ask me in advance im perfectly hapy to show up but after a point if all your doing is asking me to fill in then its not conducive to me teaching or anyone learning.

In any case will do another class for them another time.

Ao my adventures in Providence starts from a wonderful call from Switch “If I catch a train up to new haven I can drive up with MayMay and her to the flea”.

This being the best last minute offer ive had in a long while I dive at it

Saturday morning after a nice train ride up we set off on a rather fun filled drive which included Switches little car having issues with me unless i sat in the center of the back seat, great conversation including one that ended with the conclusion of Cow!.
We arrived in Providence only to end up going down the wrong exit (19) due to the sighting of a giant one story high blue grasshopper by the highway, no drugs were involved if you kice in providence you know of what im talking about here.

The flea was a blast spent a good hour just getting up the first aisle to with all the people i know just walking up to me or vending there. Had great joy in introducing Switch to Midori (One of the things i do love is being able to make those kinda introductions) and then after much bouncing around made it to monks table only to discover that switch had disappeared (how she missed Monks table i just dont know) and eventually managed to find her and make the appropriate intros there as well.

Running By Viviane and saying Hi

Made it to the rope room finally with just enough time to give a scene mmm ahhhh! meant class on restrictive rope after all no sceneing at the fair only education of course.

Had a great dinner with new friends and old and managed to pull of a mind fuck toping scene at the dinner table involving Mr creosote and a waiter with a small mint wafer.

Sunday the longest most insane breakfast at a small fashionable cafe in which 8 people dwindled down to 3 people and we find out the wait had to do with the place running out of eggs. Getting back to the flea with plans to hit the rope and whip rooms disintegrated as we ended up wandering the vendor space talking and hanging with people.

End result of a fun saturday and sunday some nice time getting to know some friends better some fun rope moments getting to chat with Monk a bit more about the state of rope shibaricon and things in general.
Good moments surprising a lot of people who didn’t expect me to be up there after my lamenting my plans to be there falling thru. Didn’t know i knew so many people in the scene who are based out of providence yay for making connections.

Some concrete resolve to do start some rope things in NY this year, I think its about time!

Midori has real Tentacle porn all hail “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn”
http://fd-midori.livejournal.com/238066.html

Be afraid be very afraid ;-)

And I want one of these My birthday is coming up people ;-)

http://twistedmonk.blogspot.com/2008/01/gawd-i-am-such-size-queen-last-thing-i.html

Correction Sorry just cancelation this “Basics of Bondage Workshop”

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Sorry just a last minute cancelation on this. Will have to do another one soon.


Sat Jan 12

“Basics of Bondage Workshop“

with Dov @ Pearl Studios, 500 8th Avenue,
4th Floor: 5pm-8pm

A hands-on workshop on bondage. Technique, knot basics, ties, and
safety will be covered. Bring a partner and some rope for this
exciting interactive workshop.

Come down pick my brains improve your rope skills and lets play with rope

BETTIE PAGE UPDATE 2

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BETTIE UPDATE

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From Steve at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BettieScoutsofAmerica

Dear Scouts,
I just got the word from my contact person. Bettie is out of the
hospital and they have taken her to a nursing home but not because she
is much improved. I will give you the exact quote I got from him,
“I can’t believe how bad she is. She can’t even speak. She can only
acknowledge my presence by moving a finger.” He went on to say that
pneumonia can linger in the elderly for many months so there was no
reason to keep her in the hospital. This was not the call I wanted to
receive. He promised to keep me informed and he even wants me to keep
Jack updated as best as I can since Jack too is in pretty bad shape.
Scouts I thank you all for your prayers and candles and cards.
I’m going to spend the rest of the evening at home in silence.

Bettie forever…

Scoutmaster Steve

Shibaricon 08

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Shibaricon 08

http://www.shibaricon.com
Not sure how to spend that holiday bonus?
Register for ShibariCon 2008!

The early registration special price of $145.00 will only be offered
until 12/31/07. Don’t miss this opportunity to register at this
special reduced rate!

ShibariCon 2008 will offer 4 days of classes taught by the best
instructors including:
Lee Harrington
Lochai
Tatu
Mark Yu
Max of http://www.bondagelessons.com
Sir C
Mike West
… and many more!

In addition, there will be 3 evenings of play and special events,
vendors selling everything from rope & toys to corsets & shoes,
always-open practice spaces and more.

ShibariCon is a gathering of rope-lovers where education is the
primary focus. Days are filled with classes scheduled in 6
concurrent sessions with as many as 24 choices per day offering
options for everyone. Top, bottom, switch, expert, novice or
something in between - ShibariCon will have the right educational
opportunity for you. Come see why ShibariCon has become a treasured
tradition among so many in the rope community.

ShibariCon 2008 will take place in the Chicago area from May 23, 2008-
May 26, 2008. Please see http://www.shibaricon.com for details.

BETTIE PAGE UPDATE

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BETTIE UPDATE

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From Steve at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BettieScoutsofAmerica

Dear Scouts, Your prayers are working. I just got a call from the
hospital 3:58pm cst 12/27/07. Bettie does indeed have pneumonia but her
condition is stabilized. Her care giver said this is very good news!
They are giving her oxygen and treating her with antibiotics and even
though she also has a kidney infection he is optimistic on her
recovery. I’ll let you know as I hear more. Whatever you’re doing ,
keep it up! And Thanks to so very many of you for your calls and emails.
Bettie forever…
Scoutmaster Stev

Chandra

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An older photo shoot

Linen Hemp and blistered hands

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Linen Hemp small issues and where not to use it.

Last year at Shibaricon I had the opportunity to pick up some very nice 4mm linen hemp from Twisted monk (Thank you Monk it really is nice rope) in the dealers room. Good price nice feel and a nice light color.
Nice innocuous and friendly or so I thought taking my fine purchase out into the event to see what I could do with it. During one of the classes taught by Lochai on chest harness’s, my assistant who would later figure prominently in my escape artist class decided in the middle of doing basic harness’s that its time to play!

And after proceeding to try and kick me tries to run away (while very tied up in a cheast harness). A delightful tussle ensues with the final result of her being partially suspended in a nearby frame on her tip toes .I suddenly notice that my hand has blood on it and then further realize i have torn a rather large hole in my right index finger.After bandaging the damage I find that the 4mm linen hemp which is nice and soft takes on a Mr Hyde personna when you pull it fast thru your hands it has a wicked tooth unlike the regular 4mm hemp I use.

Essentially the rope being pulled through my fingers when my assistant went running and fighting raised and then ripped open a serious friction blister.Was rather interesting doing the escape artist class while being hampered by the ripped open index finger and the torn tendon in my left index finger (acidental injury from a few months prior to shibarficon that came from the equivalent stupidity of steping of of a curb and breaking a leg).

I am rather proud of myself that I can still take someone down while hampered in that manner, okay the “Ball peen hammer” was usefull in this endevour as well. Fast forward a few months to “The Floating world” and the same class different and much less violent assitant, I still had not replaced the linen hemp and figured relegating it to just tying hair ties would be a good thing, I found myself letting go of the rope as fast as possible while doing a simple hair tie when the subject pulled suddenly and unexpectedly. I could feel the rope biting into my fingers and as soon as i looked at them found the start of a blister that hadn’t been there until the sudden jerk on the rope.So lesson learned this rope has to be treated with a lot of respect and especially around anything that may have some sudden jerky motions like a takedown or resistance.I still do like it just keeping it for very special purposes, maybe rope burn play ;-)

Tutorial 2

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Simplest and fastest method for making a Larks Head Knot

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  1. Make a Bight and put your hand through it.

  2. Reach down and grab the standing ends of the rope.
  3. Slide the Bight down over the top of your hand.
  4. Let the Bight fall off your hand.
  5. And you’re done! This is a Larks head knot.


Tutorial 1

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Two Column Tie using nothing but larks heads,loops, friction and a chain sinnet.
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This is a Tutorial for a unique set of wrist ties that I’ve developed over the years.
Having seen some images of the tie being put up by one or 2 people I’ve taught this technique to, I figured it was time to get off my ass and do a basic tutorial for it.

This is an intermediate to advanced skill level Technique.
I do not recommend this method of tying with anything larger than 6-mm rope, I use it on 6 and 4 mm rope.

This Tutorial uses 6-mm hemp rope through out.
(Bight = loop or bend in the line. Standing or working end = the line that you’re using to tie with that isn’t already tied in a knot)

1 Make a bight in your rope

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2 Make a larks head and place it over the 2 wrists.
Make sure to keep the bight you bring the “working end” through closest to the wrist (the direction “bight“ points in)!
This is very important for the part when you do the bar wrap.

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3 Grip the rope between the 2 wrists.
This is a reasonable gauge of the approximate distance you want between the 2 wrists.
When you do the bar wrap, it will tighten the space between the wrists, so you don’t want it to tight… just tight enough.

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4 Begin to wrap the wrists with the standing End by going in the opposite direction that you came through the bight.
Make sure to keep the doubled rope even and do not twist the 2 ropes together.
The flatter they lay, the more comfortable and compact the tie will be.

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5 After 2 or 3 wraps, you are ready to finish the tie. How many wraps are up to you. Considering comfort and bulk, I recommend about 2 wraps giving you a total of 6 strands around the wrists.
Find the first rope through the larks heads bight and pass a loop through the bight it makes (Do Not pull the standing end all the way through, just the loop).

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6 Pull the loop through, making it long enough to wrap around the rope between the wrists.
Wrap around the rope, making a bar wrap, keeping the wrap even and symmetrical.
Wrap traveling away from the wrist that the bight is closest to.
How long the loop needs to be has to be judged as you do this step. If the loop is too long, just shorten it, and if it’s too long, give it some more rope.
When you almost reach the other wrist, stop! The loop should be almost gone, just making it to the top of the wrap.
Remember where the loop ends up is where the standing end will stop on the bar wrap.
The end of the loop should as close as possible to the location and direction from where you want the standing line to run.

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7 Pull the standing end through the bight of the loop.
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8 Stick your fingers into the spaces between the rope and the wrists. You don’t want those spaces to be too tight.
The rule of thumb here: you should be able to get a finger between the rope and the wrists.
Use this time to pull the standing end tight, to make sure the wrap tightens down, and to ensure there is no slippage when you pull on the standing end.
If you don’t tighten it down, there is a potential for the rope to slide and tighten down on the wrists in a way you don’t want.

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Done

The nice thing about this method is that no matter how hard you pull on the standing end,
once you release tension, you can flip the locking loop up and the whole tie unravels in an instant or two.
All the tension is on the wrap and the tension on the line holds the locking loop in place.
There is nothing that will tighten up and/or become impossible to untie once tension is released.

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Hojo Jitsu style
Chain sinnet locking variant.
This is a continuation of the first set of instructions which will lock the bar wrap so that even if the person manages to relieve the tension on the rope there is no way to untie the wrist tie without getting to the other end of the rope.

1
The difference is instead of pulling the standing ends completely through the locking loop of the bar wrap (as in image number 7), you pull another loop through the bar wrap loop, as shown below.
Tighten down the wrap just as you would in the previous set of instructions.

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2
Reach through the loop and grab the standing end with your fingers. Pull a loop through.

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Do it again… reach through the new loop and pull through a loop…

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And again…

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And again…

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And again and again… Keep doing this until you run out of rope or reach the desired length of chain.

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3 End the chain by simply reaching through the last loop and pulling the standing end all the way through, then pull it tight, as illustrated below.

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And now for the special feature of this variant! When your ready To untie your partner, all you need to do is undo the end of the Chain sinnet and pull.
The entire chain and wrist tie comes right apart.

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And its gone POOF!!!!!

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