Thoughts of a disappointed man

What is to be done?

Well, if you are going to steal a quote from Lenin, it needs to be a good one. Anyhoo, it is a question that has been bothering me for a bit. The loose grouping of people I know, ‘serious lifestylers’ Paul would call them, have all, in their own way, expressed their disappointment with the lack of support, or unifying organisation, and the understandable ignorance about the scene that flows from it. I say ignorance, not in a judgemental way, but rather to reflect the total lack of education about this lifestyle available in the UK. Now not everyone wants to know, and those that do know or want to find out reject things as not for them. This to me is fine. But for those that do want to know, and do want to try it out, well, there is nowhere to go.

A nebulous idea…

Ok, well, it looks like I am going to be freelancing from February onwards. That means a lot more time (if less money) and that I can devote to ‘doing something’. The something I have been thinking about, and have bounced off a few people in private, is to see if there is enough interest to create some sort of club/organisation/bund, call it what you will, of guys interested in the more traditional aspects of the lifestyle.

I would be thinking of an online presence, free, but password protected for members with an unprotected area for guests. I am not talking about some sort of pick-up site: there are enough of those around already, but rather a place to post experiences, opinions and thoughts as well as provide basic support. I would also be interested in looking at such a group getting together for meetings, sexual or non-sexual, certainly the latter being the informal bit. The third element, also online, is my interest in keeping some sort of social history, at least at first based on online interviews with guys that have decades of experience in the scene (you know who you are, no hiding…).

Of course they may not be any interest, it may be utterly pointless and run into the sand, but it seems to me at least worth trying. If anyone has any views on this, well, comment here, or email me: Habsburgtraun@yahoo.co.uk which is also, incidentally, used for MSN.

Open to the floor.

M