Bed time stories for very naughty girls – Podcast Episode 1

This post brings you something just a little bit different.  Today I have made a very short podcast for you: an excerpt from the first chapter of Fanny Hill, by John Cleland – a piece of erotic fiction written in 1748.

Scene from chapter eight of Fanny Hill

From the Wikipedia entry for Fanny Hill:

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (popularly known as Fanny Hill) is an erotic novel by John Cleland first published in England in 1748. Written while the author was in debtor’s prison in London, it is considered “the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel.” One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history”

How could I resist?

It seemed like a great way to let you hear my voice, and if you like it enough (please let me know with a comment below!), then I may just podcast the entire story.

Fanny Hill – m4a
(for iPod, iPhone etc)

Fanny Hill – mp3

John.

An interview

About a year ago I was contacted by a woman who is a documentary film maker.  She has been working on a documentary about the male escort industry for women.

She has travelled all over the world to talk to escorts and record their stories.  I have done a number of interview with her in that time and am going to be seeing her again this week.

It has been an interesting experience and I am looking forward to seeing the finished product in due course.

I have always been somewhat sceptical of the media and their approach to the subject of escorting.  There is usually a lot of pre-judgement and pre-conceived ideas about us and the industry and our clients.  I agreed to participate in the end. partly at least because I think anything that raises the profile of male escorts for women is a good thing.  So few women even know that we exist, or that we offer a service that they might enjoy.  A new (Australian) documentary on the subject might be beneficial all round.

There is of course always the risk of prejudices tainting the outcome, but I think that in this case we are on fairly safe ground.

The one thing that I have always thought should be mandatory for someone reporting on our industry is that they actually experience the service that we offer.  After all, to me it seems a lot like trying to describe ice cream without ever having eaten any.  Until you have eaten ice cream it’s all just words.  The experience is something else altogether!

The lady in question declined my offer for first-hand experience unfortunately, so we shall see …

I will keep you posted.

John.

Pin cushion!

I had my regular check-up with the doctor the other day and after having blood drawn, plus a vaccination booster for Hep A and B I feel like pin cushion!

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I don’t much like needles at the best of times, so this was extra unpleasant.

However it’s all for a good cause and ultimately very important that I know that I am safe and that I am not putting my clients at risk.

The nurse who normally take blood at my GP’s clinic was away again (a regular occurance), so the doctor had to take the sample in stead.  I am really pleased to find that his technique has improved dramatically since the last time that I saw him!

The vaccination still stung like blazes though and I still feel like I have been punched in the arm.

Still, modern medicine.  I wouldn’t want to live in a world without.

John.

Fancy a trip to Hong Kong?

Being a “Qantas Frequent Flyer” I am kept totally up-to-date by Qantas on their goings on.  I just received an email about their latest offer …

“From 15 January 2012,* our award winning A380 will fly four times a week from Sydney direct to Hong Kong, a city that never sleeps.  To celebrate we’re offering amazing sale fares for travel to Hong Kong.

Economy – Enjoy Qantas Economy comfort from Sydney to Hong Kong for just $380 one-way, or $760 return.”

So, there you have it ladies.  If the urge strikes you to have a weekend in Hong Kong with me, then (Qantas) airfares in Late January to Hong Kong will be much more affordable! ;-)

John.

The image used at the top of this post comes from the Qantas promotional material that they emailed me.  It seems reasonable therefore to reproduce it here!

The return of foggy mornings

One of the things that I love about longer days is getting out early for a walk with the dogs.  And this time of year there is the extra pleasure of fog.

I love walking on a foggy morning, everything is damp and dripping, but as you go the fog slowly starts to lift and by the time you are home again the sun is probably peeping over the mountain and burning away the fog, making everything golden …

It’s a great way to start the day.

John.

Sun and sand

I had a couple of hours to spare today, so I rode my motorcycle to South Head and then walked down to Lady Bay beach.

Its a small clothing optional beach that, when the tide is in (like today) is not much more than a few meters of rock and sand.

Still, the day was warm and the water was beautiful, cool and clean, so I got to swim for the first time this season. I love salt water. I always feel good after spending time in it. Especially if I can then relax in the sun naked to dry off.

I don’t much go in for tanning, but after a winter of no sunshine I am ready to get just a little bit of colour back again!

Being able to strip off legally is good. There aren’t that many option around inner Sydney. So it was nice to get to Lady Bay today.

No photos to show you sadly, as it’s not really polite to be waving a camera around on a nude beach.

John.

Lettuce

I love food, especially fresh salad.  And with the weather warming up salad makes a good light meal for dinner with some grilled chicken, fish, or a hard boiled egg.

To that end the veggie garden has an abundance of lettuce of different verieties growing this year.  Along with onions (who’s leaves are great chopped and tossed in) and a range of herbs.

Lettuce has proven remarkably easy to grow and they also look rather pretty!

What you want …

I have to say that since I launched my new site just over a week ago I have been delighted with the results.  I have had lots of great feedback from friends, customers, and new visitors.

The question now is: what I can do to make it even better?

Is there a subject that you would like me to write an article about?  Or would you like to see a particular kind of photo of me? I already have one request for more photos of my bottom!

So, if you have questions, ideas, or requests, make a comment below or send me an email and I will do my best to respond.

John.

New mailing software for members mailing list

Just a quick post to let everyone know that I am now sending out my members emails using a new program called LAeMail.  It’s quite a simple application, but it does exactly what I need (send email to my mailing list with no fuss).

LAeMail is free software, supported by donations.  I haven’t donated yet, but I do intend to in the near future.  It’s a nice example of the free and open source community providing value that the big corporate software houses can’t

Thanks LAeMail.  Much appreciated!

John.

P.S. If you are not a member and would like to be, just go to my Photos page and complete the registration for at the top.  You will get access to all of my photos, and notifications when I have specials on, or new articles and photo sets available.