BIO Party

My companion and I decided to attend a BIO event in Vancouver hosted by the folks at Vancouver Dungeon "http://www.vancouverdungeon.com":http://www.vancouverdungeon.com. There are certain things I look for at every venue and among the things I always like to see is a welcoming person or people. I feel as though sort of like a party host, it’s important to make people feel welcome and if they are new, introduce them to a couple of people. Other than the two people working the check in table, you are on your own at this event. There are no greeters, no introductions, you pay your money, you take your chances. I’m an extrovert, so this wasn’t particularly daunting, it was just annoying, and reduces it all to a business transaction.

On this night there was a presenter who spoke on Humour in BDSM. We waited; mingled, and chatted with people my companion is acquainted with. We take our seats and after another short delay a man by the name of Reive gives a brief introduction regarding the speaker and makes a few unrelated announcements. Reive introduces another man by the name of Paul and names an absentee person who is on holiday.

Our speaker appeared ready, and after her introduction, she began. It is true that she was there to speak **of** humour however she wasn’t particularly funny herself and at times appeared ill at ease. I’ve heard that she is a great speaker and so perhaps this wasn’t her greatest presentation yet. I will say it is tough speaking to a group of people no matter how well prepared you are. The hall that BIO rents is multi tiered and a few things catch my eye immediately. There were relatively few play stations and I wondered if this meant that not many people play, or whether there would be a wait for play equipment. The room appeared ready for play as soon as the speaker was finished, but there was no DM on the floor and we couldn’t tell whether people could play or not. The organizers of this event are not to be seen and we asked a few people but no one seems to know. I wait and observe and after a while people began playing - was there a secret signal I missed? Front and center of the playing area is a stage. There was a curtain that was partially closed and via the red lights traveling up the banister, I’m assuming this is where the sex room is located that I’ve heard about. While I enjoy my companion, and am not a stranger to public sex, it's not on my agenda tonight. Sometimes I feel like just watching as there is a big voyeur in me, and I’m happy to check out the action. There were two or three mattresses on the floor which were occupied with men and women, and everyone seemed happy. Additionally there were two men standing getting their cocks sucked by women. One hot man has his hands buried in a woman’s hair and was attacking her mouth. Another couple on a mattress were fucking, and the man on top had the tightest ass I’ve seen in a very long time. Suddenly I’m fantasizing about spanking that ass while he fucks her, encouraging him to fuck her harder. I returned from my reverie and noticed that they are a surprisingly quiet lot, and while I despise sex with a screamer, (that just becomes ridiculous after a bit now doesn’t it?) I think of leaving, but I stay because I believe that the only people that would have sex in public are those that would like an audience, and I'm pleased to be that audience. In time though, boredom sets in like it does with your typical daily average triple X movie and I decide to wander off. I turn to go out and notice the ‘glory hole’. Off to the right side of the stage was the glory hole. It was large; it looked portable and was made of wood. I must say I wanted to burst out laughing. I wondered how they decided the size of the hole. Is it a medium sized or super sized hole? Did they measure and look at stats on the web for the average circumference of a cock? Did some fool subject himself to the measuring tape? All of these thoughts jumble through my brain at once. The hole seemed reasonably sized but the set up leaves much to be desired. There would be little anonymity since you could see the bottom part of any person such as from the thighs down and the pants around the ankles. Perhaps if you are a glory hole user you don't care so much about anonymity. I had the impression that it moved easily and therefore wondered about the participants in all their eagerness and thrusting making the contraption fall with a cock in there. And hells bells, what about a splinter in the willy or a brain injury for the suckee if it does go over. Next time I'll have a closer look. On my way out and traveling down the stairs I had a better look at the play stations and a look at the play furniture. The furniture was small, as in small sized. There was a table with someone's legs dangling off the end – not just the feet dangling, or bent at the knees dangling, but long enough to reach only just past the knees making the legs look over-extended. My companion who spends time on tables remarked that the dangling legs looked uncomfortable. The table needs a good 6 inches or more on it as not everyone is 5’3”. At an angle to one side was a black bondage chair. Startlingly, it’s very low to the floor. Were you to bind someone in that chair, you'd need to be prepared to spend a lot of time on your knees or develop a backache. Perhaps at BIO they are unaware of how many large sized people are attracted to kink. The other stations appeared to be the garden variety X crosses and such and they do have a medical table that was occupied for the time we were there. As far as play goes two people tied themselves to a post and were kicking and punching each other. I don’t recall seeing this at any event I’ve ever attended, however this was equal opportunity kicking at and punching at each other and that’s cool. They appear to be having fun. All of the stations were full, and yet I have no impression of whether anyone is waiting or not. The upshot is this: BIO needs to invest in better play stations and don't even think of talking to me about how much money that costs - other organizations have better furniture. Further - even for regular attendees, it's nice to have someone at the door saying hello - and maybe introduce you to people you haven't met for the millionth time. They need better organization as far as letting people know that they can play, and they need some obvious sign that staff or volunteers are available that can answer questions. Would I go back? Yes I would, overall it's a good event and yes I'll write more another time. Most sincerely, Isabelle Channing