Friday, May 13, 2011

For Hoarse Men and the Apologists

Originally posted on 5/13/2011 . Changes have been made and the text has been edited for clarity.

IA man named Woodman with whom I have an on-again/off-again interest ( I have the 'on' while his view of me is, alas set to 'off') can look both with logic and no emotional investment told me last month that ''party and play' as a general trend' was declining. Good.

What? The original bachelor playboy denouncing partying? Think I'm nuts? On drugs? Face it: it's costly, and I don't mean just in money. It's hard on the body, and more so on the spirit. just indulge crazy but sober old me.

1: I've studied party and play and porn videos for 3 years...that's right,  study them for the storytelling merits: in these times you make your own job. Back to the videos: the older ones are truly more classic. I suffered the period where all that came along featured avant-garde effects, then the trend of 'teasers' that started late and ended too soon. There was a period when many videos were best used as ‘Just Say No: and Here's Why' documentary Countless others should have gone straight to the recycle bin. I'm encouraged by what I've seen in the past two weeks. Men. Partying . Well.  I'd like to think we are passing out of an unspoken Slamdance Film Festival Contest-mindset and back to storytelling, the classic way. This means those making videos are respectful of the power of the product.

2. The economy is slowly improving, thus new websites are popping up, fetish specific versus one stop where all kinks are included.  I've cancelled memberships and dropped many sites....mainly those with members who had the same faces under different screen names  all denying their kinkiness. NKP pioneered the concept of  "A fetish website whose members by default admit they are fetishists too". Wouldn't you rather browse 5 sites dedicated to 5 individual kinks versus 5 sites having the exact same one-size-fits-all content? Specialization keeps birds of a feather partying (or fisting, or rimming or hailing... a taxi) together. Not everyone wants to get into every kink at the same time. Actually I don't think that's physically possible. Focusing fosters fraternity.

3. You may have missed the memo that much of what is discussed in cyberspace chat rooms if acted upon is...considered illegal in most countries, and other subjects are regarded as just bad taste everywhere. But we're in cyberspace and that means fantasy mode...like Dungeons and Dragons. At least that's how I perceive it . I'd like to think we're at the heart, a bunch of good old boys running that underground game: Demons and Delusional Dudes. But trends come and go and PNP may soon become an quaint bit of nostalgia like poodle skirts and the Pet Rock. Those of course, who respect and can handle the side effects will need to hunker down, support each other and the result is a commmunity of like minded men.

4. A genius (or a lunatic) has come up with the idea of creating a videoconferencing directory of PNP devotees to circulate around like the pledge books of old. No, it's not press 1 and be connected to every player in the world, but you may find it handy.  Wide awake and wanting to see the clouds roll by? Send out a blanket message to the database and see who wants to join you.  Shaking like a....salt shaker belonging to a Quaker until you can slam? Now you might just not have to do that alone. You have to admit it keeps you off the streets, safe and secure at home. The roster is saved to your account, so you can block who you want, give the group a name (My Idea: The Social Register's Rush Guide to  Rushing Chemists). It's the start of a community, which is far away from trendy. Conversely it is a list, and if you join your screen name is on it. On the other hand.....it is a list and you might not want your screen name on such a list. You can leave the group and remove your name but personally I'd rather be with a group than standing solo.

You will have to ferret out your own signs that PNP is on the downtrend . I don't believe in conspiracies...no one is sober that long to have a solid plan. I am way over paranoiacs, power predator pervs and pretenders to the throne. I'd gladly show them the door if cyberspace had one.

If you can't chem well, don't chem. Know when to stop. You can do it. If you like to watch people on cam but you can't buy a cam for whatever excuse..Frys.com sells them for 5 bucks with a 5 buck rebate..then you don't want to network: you want a circus sideshow. Shame on you.

Still not convinced this is not the hobby for you and can't we please indulge you? No. We will love you but the dedicated addicts among us need our space to keep each other sane and balanced. This is no place for dabblers. Accept it and act accordingly.

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