IRC stands for Internet Relay Chat. It's a type of instant chat network that has been around for almost as long as the Internet - longer than the web, and a lot longer than ICQ, AIM, and all the other instant messenger things. This article aims to give you a quick guide to getting on IRC, and where to go once you're on there.

My partner and I attended a lovely fetish party in Paris recently - I thought I'd post a little review. The party was on Sunday 27th January - a special event was being held to celebrate someones birthday - coincidentally it coincided with my own birthday :)

Okay, so I'm exaggerating a little for effect... but basically, the guy who played Wesley Crusher in Star Trek TNG is doing a movie at the moment where he gets tied up by a pro domme at one stage... the details can be read in his own words in his weblog, and I'll include the relevant excerpt below...

A small group of us spent a quiet evening in (hiding from atrocious weather) and the talk turned to bondage. Having in my possession a copy of 'The Seductive Art of Japanese Bondage', we decided to have a go. All the people concerned had never attempted any Japanese Bondage before, so we were all rather nervous and all finger and thumbs.

I am sad to announce that Le Cage in Manchester has suffered an arson attack on Sunday 3rd February.

This is a very taboo subject which results in many men feeling very confused and isolated. It's certainly not what you would discuss with your hetro-mates down the pub on a Saturday night. But because of the nature of what I do for a living I am very aware that in reality it's a lot more common than most straight men care to admit.

Fed up with opening your newspaper on February 14th to see page after page of vomit-inducing declarations of vanilla love? Wish to see a few more thorns amongst the roses? Chains amongst the cherubs?

A munch for those of us in Kent and the surrounding area. We are meeting Saturday 16th March from 2pm onwards in a local pub in Ashford town centre, 5-10 minutes walk from Ashford Internation station. We hope for a friendly, relaxed but fun munch where we can get to meet in real life (we use irc.bondage.com a lot!) and renew/make new friends. Food is available. Please visit the website (www.kinkykent.co.uk) for more details, especially nearer the time!

Last night was the second event organised by TnT promotions - a couple who decided to organise a fetish night in Dunstable last year after their favourite local event (Absolution) closed down for lack of a venue. They listened to their customers after the first event and made a lot of improvements, large and small, to the second event, and I had an excellent time!

First event to be held on 8th Feb and if well supported to become monthly on 2nd Friday in each month, 9pm - 3am, South Wales. Large private venue which includes changing rooms and secure cloakroom. 5 Fully equipped playrooms, darkroom and dancefloor with soft drinks bar. BYO. Also chill-out lounge with buffet. Resident Mistress Amber in attendance each month. Erotic gallery. Open now new cellar dungeon with 2 more equipped rooms and dark room.