I am about to produce some 'crushing' video clips for my members site, using fruit and other squishy items. During my research into this fetish I came across a site that offered videos of the 'domme' crushing, amongst other things, a live tarantula spider, goldfish and crickets. The unfortunate crickets were also being burnt by cigarettes, pulled apart by their legs and nailed to trees.

The venue-a disused 'ex-Masonic Temple' restored as a sizish East End Community Theatre a 10 minutes walk from the nearest tube station in the East End in a fairly quiet residential street was only a stones throw from the notorious Old Dark House where this event used to be held before that House Closed sadly in the wake of the demise of Ivor Gold.

I'm currently in the last year of my BSc (Hons) degree Television Technology & Production at the University of Central England. My final year project will research fetishism from several angles such as fashion, culture and sex & power. The research will be presented in a 15 min documentary and I am currently in the situation whereby I am trying to commission this to several terrestrial and cable channels as a series of documentaries involving each issue in more detail.

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Sex Maniacs Ball on Friday last, at Bagleys Warehouse, Kings Cross, London. Initial reactions to Bagleys were one of pleasure. Reception and Cloakroom Service was couteous - although Cloakroom was a little tart and curt initially. 3 jig saw pieces comprised the free side show 'tokens'.

Woo-hoo! We WON the Erotic Award!!!

I've noticed there are quite a few places offering to build either separate items of dungeon furniture or to do a complete refurbishment of your basement or spare room. Has anyone got any good/bad experiences of these companies to share, or any hints and tips on what sort of thing to look for / look out for?

First munch for a new group. Thursday 7th November, the Counting House, George Square, Glasgow, 7.30pm. Starting with munches and working up in time to a play club. Please feel free to come along, and look for the red headed girl dressed in black with the bondage teddy on her table! All are welcome to join our Yahoo group as well...

There was an article on the Birmingham Bizarre Bazaar in the Express and Star on 21 October 2002. It was really nice to see positive press about a fetish event for a change, covering the event in a non-sensationalist way.

Just to let anyone who is interested know, the first Munch for the Cumbria BDSM group is to be held at 5:30pm Sunday 3rd November. The venue is The Vats Bar, The Brewery Arts Centre, 122a Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4HE. http://www.breweryarts.co.uk/brewery_home.html for a map.