From Behind Our White Picket Fence Week 182
By Freddy and Eddy
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Bass-E-Goodness and the Twitter Effect…
Weekly Obvious Oral Sex Tip: hold the two parts of the labia together with your lips, run your tongue between the inner and outer areas one side at a time, repeat…
Being broke can make for interesting times, sexually. Expensive toys - out. Household items used for BDSM purposes – definitely IN.
We’re now officially addicted to Twitter. We use a program called TweetDeck to keep up with everyone and find ourselves popping in via our iPhones more often than we probably should. Our username is twitter.com/freddyandeddy if anyone cares to follow us.
We love our iPhones but Apple and AT&T suck; $700.00 to upgrade to the new 3GS for recent iPhone purchasers is pure BS. We guess it could be worse – like owning a Pre.
Now that we no longer have our own store, we actually have to venture east of the 405 to find the latest and greatest sex stuff. Those who know us personally can attest that we’d no sooner fly to Canada than find ourselves flailing around Hollywood or, gawd forbid, the VALLEY. Yet here we are, smut purveyors without a venue in search of new and innovative orgasmic technologies. Driving is SO Bush-era, but sacrifices are sometimes necessary in these troubled times.
The first stop on anyone’s sexy shopping destination should be LA’s venerable Pleasure Chest. Long regarded as the “Toys R Us” of adult shopping, the magnitude of product offerings can intimidate even the savviest of sensual consumers. However, the establishment has implemented numerous changes over the past couple of years, hiring higher quality staff and training them in courteous customer service (in 2001, we bolted the place after a rude encounter with one of their sales clerks). Under the steady guidance of Operations Manager David Ballow, along with his lezbotronic sidekicks KristEN Tribby and Sarah Tomchesson, the Pleasure Chest has transformed from dark, gay Hollywood dungeon to all-couples-friendly mega boutique. Indeed, where once cheap product offerings from Cal Exotics and Doc Johnson filled their shelves there now resides upscale items from respected brands Lelo, Jimmy Jane, and Tantus. Bonus: they carry almost every personal lubricant – even the obscure ones.
If you’re looking for a more intimate experience, just a few blocks away on Melrose Blvd. is Coco de Mer. Sumptuous and sexy describes this moderately sized sensual environment. We love their book selection and lingerie. They also offer small classes in sexual subject such as finding the g-spot, cunnilingus, tantra, and rope tying.
BDSM lovers have a couple of choices, though we’re bummed the great Mr. S closed after many years of serving the fetish community. JT’s Stockroom in Silver Lake is a great stop for locally hand-made leather items to bind, gag, and restrain your partner. A few miles west, Rough Trade continues to hang in and their staff is one of the most knowledge able you’ll find in the leather community.
We saw Bassnectar a week ago at the Music Box and were reminded Burning Man is just around the corner. Our RV (Hoe-NAY) returned from a 7800 mile trek across the US and back and is now ready for her next adventure. With funds tight, she may be our summer salvation for short getaways before the big trip to the playa.
Erotica LA is this weekend at the Convention Center if you’re looking for something sex-oriented to attend. With a cadre of porn stars on hand to sign autographs, vendors hawking all manner of sex products and information, and educational seminars run by The Pleasure Chest, you’re definitely in for a fun time. From what we understand, the THC Expo is in the same building, making a strangely logical companion to Erotica LA.
Get high, get laid…
Freddy and Eddy – aka Ian and Alicia Denchasy – can be reached via e-mail at freddy@freddyandeddy.com or by calling 310-915-0380.
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