The video "Wrong Love" by SMatka (and by award-winning director Gero Von Braunmühl) is

"Latex, chainsaws, midgets and an s&m menagerie of characters — including a penguin, Nosferatu and some geishas"

Yeah, if you watch it, you’ll see a veritable cornucopia of fetishes, including dancing cavorting purple-latex clad priests and naked Bast lookalikes.

But no rope. Not a one. I guess we just aren’t pervy enough. Zamil, come on, get your countrymen on board!

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This picture, taken by my friend Ralinad at the recent trip to the Japanese Gardens, has been corrupted by my rightfully-maligned sense of humor. However, it makes me wonder what other kinds of “LOLNAWASHI” pics we can come up with.

Think of this as Graydancer’s answer to Lochai’s new series of Rigger Portraits. Any takers?

We did it. We made it through another incredible weekend of rope and friends and learning and passion. I got about 4 hours of sleep a night, including last night, so I’m still bleary, but it was all soooooo worth it. Everyone who I met for the first time, it was great to feel you become part of the Shibaricon family.

And my Shibaricon family with whom I’ve been reunited…how incredible was it to see people like Greg & Jen, who went from shyly saying hello one year to this year me walking in to see him leading a class. Or the joy of seeing Persephone greeted by Philip with “Oh, are you the poet?” and seeing her pleasure at being seen for more than her beautiful body. Watching Lqqkout and Genevieve do an incredibly sensual Japanese style suspension, and later seeing Jimi and Phaedra do a spoof on the whole cult of Mt. Fuji that left us in tears. Meeting Elizabeth, Mike West’s guest, and seeing her naturally do a performance that was stunning in beauty, strength, and pure hotness. Getting the gift of a very special paddle from a dear friend, who also honored me with the role of witness to her piercing. Or sitting in dazed fatigue with Monk, Tambo, and Nerdy on the couch, finally getting to talk with them and introduce them to Persephone.

Or just the joy of the classes and new skills and the feeling of love and support that we all gave each other. It was wondrous, and if you didn’t make it…it was not just your loss, it was our loss, as well, because we would have enjoyed your energy there as well.

And while I’m suffering from Con Drop, to be sure, a special thanks to Silvermist, for reminding me that my family is joined through the internet, with a pre-show recording for the next podcast.

I think, now, a day after it all ended…I’m starting to recover. Maybe.

Well, kimono boy. I’m finally succumbing to the peer pressure and ordering a kilt from my friend Techdragon, creator of Alt.Kilt . Mine’s going to be a black suede, but she has white canvas shown here, and can customize pockets, etc (I’m having a special shears pocket built into mine, and you should see the size of my sporran!).

If you’re so inclined, send her an email: techdragon at gmail dot com. But don’t expect to get it before shibaricon - that’s why I’m ordering from her now, bitch, her time is mine!

My bio for Shibaricon:

Graydancer, Ninja Sex Poodle & Ronin of Love, comes from the venerable rope bondage tradition of Madison, WI, where he honed his craft to become the world premiere podcaster of rope bondage with “the Ropecast”. A part of Shibaricon from its birth, he currently plies his trade as a masterless Rope Top across the U.S., smiting the evil of sloppy ends wherever they may lie.

My first class, Military Style Bondage:

Military-style bondage draws from the traditions of the samurai, the cavalry, the native Americans, special forces, and even various fictional sources to explore the fun of role-play in a Military style. Explore not only the physical forms of ties and the reasoning behind them (including how to modify them for the safety and comfort of your “prisoner”) but also the psychological aspects of military discipline, interrogation techniques, and especially the methods of securing and manipulating the male body.

And the second, Rope Fetish Performance Techniques:

Let’s face it, some of us do rope not for the hot sexy flesh and cords, but because it looks COOL! This class will start with a demonstration of how NOT to stage a bondage performance (whether in Shibari style or otherwise).

We’ll then discuss the aspects of performance that can apply to the art of fetish and bondage, using examples and workshopping it with participants. The class will close with an example of what Graydancer considers to be adequate performance technique, with the demonstrative help of his Filthy Assistant.

NOTE: No handouts will be given out in class so that participants can give full attention to the instructor and their practice. Class outlines will be available after Shibaricon at http://www.graydancer.com.

Best of all? The first class is at 9:30 am on SUNDAY, and the second is at 12 noon on MONDAY. So NOBODY’s going to come to either one! Sweet! I get to coast!

However, lots of people will be signing up for my workshops at A Woman’s Touch the week before, on Saturday the 19th. Or, if you feel like coming to Madison, I’ll be presenting on “multiple Person Bondage” for the local Satyricon group on Saturday the 12th.

Either way, if you’re in the midwest, come to scenic Madison or Milwaukee for an afternoon of fun with rope!

…I finally got around to looking at Twisted Monk’s new video contribution. Aside from all the great memories it brought, there’s a coupla parts where you get to see me leading around in our own little Brokeback Mountain homage.

Enjoy. And you know where I’ll be next year…

I had arranged to have a friend, Ms. S, meet Persephone at A Woman’s Touch, the local woman-owned sex shop. Unbeknownst to my dear sub, Ms. S was going to be assisting her in purchasing her very first butt plug…with instructions to make sure to make lots of ridiculously large suggestions, and loudly say things like “Oh, well, if you’re going to take him, you’ll need something MUCH bigger…”

I’m told it went wonderfully. Ms. S being the instigator she is, though, had to get Persephone to text me from the store: “Thank you…but are you sure I can take one three fingers wide?”

Not to be outdone, I texted her back: “Dammit! I told her the three-finger one is for ME!”

C & C day à la Graydancer

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“I think it would be really hot if my legs were tied open,” she said. “And…if I had nipple clamps on…”

Blueberry pancakes had started out the day in my bed. Now we were in hers, and after a long luscious lapping time later…”Biggest. Wet spot. EVUH!”

April 14 is a very, very good holiday.

trying out some social apps today. You may notice on the sidebar there is now a “mychingo” device for you to leave audio comments on (if you have a mic on your computer). Gimme a shout out, somebody?

Also, while twitter didn’t do much for me, I thought I’d try out http://jaiku.com . If you try it out, add Graydancer to your contacts and let’s try some social telepresence.

Great comments from the last post, btw. My fave ropeweaver mentioned her surprise that Osada Steve, in performance, seemed to sacrifice precision. I suspect that’s more an aesthetic choice rather than a necessity, but maybe Lqqkout has more perspective?

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I’m playing with a concept in tying, and would like to hear people’s thoughts:

“In rope bondage, there’s fast, there’s precise, and there’s comfortable. Pick any two.”

…unless you’re Zamil or the Two Knotty Boys, of course. They get all three.

Thoughts?

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