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  • in reply to: Bondage Biscuit Assault Course Challenge – Thank You #28067

    Jeff
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    Greetings from New Jersey,

    It’s been far too long since I put an entry here on the Forum but, Like Andrew, I was very pleased to see the “Bondage Biscuit Assault Course Challenge” feature recently and wanted to comment on it. I also remember very fondly the “Bondage Gymhkana” and had addressed several either forum entries or emails about potential similar story lines. The Challenge was a lot of fun to watch and I’ll certainly be looking forward to the rematch since neither lovely lady was able to get to the “prize”.

    Obviously you have to be very careful with strenuous physical activity when in bondage as we certainly don’t want to see any of the models get hut and so that would probably limit any “Bondage Games” to softer things like rope, silk scarves (though tough to unknot when pulled hard) and certain types of leather bonds. I would make the suggestion that for possible future “Biscuit Challenge” type course that both models be in full spandex catsuits (glad to see them returning to RE as well) as the spandex would slip on many surfaces which would make the challenge that much harder and funnier.

    One thing that comes to mind is something along the lines of the Challenge or the Gymhkana where you have a series of contest between different models. They are paired off by drawing lots and all the challenges are the same at each level. Say you start with 16 models paired off. All 8 of those challenges are the same. Then when you are down to 8 models, make the challenge a bit hard, redraw the lots and run the new challenge to get down to 4 models and so for till you have an overall winner. Competition sessions could be shown as a special set of videos along the lines of how “Games of Slaves” was done. The challenges could be escaping from the same tie done by the same person, an obstacle course like the Biscuit Challenge or the Gymhkana, testing the models rigging skills by each tying a third model in the same position and see how fast the lady escapes each tie. Obviously you might have to have a special test for Ariel and Temptress Kate given they are more experienced riggers.

    As two other ideas, I was reminded of a set of magazines published by Harmony Communications here in the US back in the 1985 – 1986 timeframe that were all photos from one contributor to the bondage production company. Two of the magazines (and two of the videos also produced) mentioned “games” you bondage club could play. I dug up the magazines and here were the suggestions back in the day.

    Bondage Game 1: Two ladies take turns tying each other up. A time limit on the time and amount of rope allowed for the tie (with nothing around the neck and the bondage pain free). Put a shorter time limit for the bound lady to get one hand free or crawl a fixed distance to a pair of scissors. Gags may not be removed or pushed out mouth till last (in other words ladies cannot use their teeth to escape). If neither lady escapes then judge decides the better ropework. Award a prize to the winner. This could also be done as a round robin competition.

    Bondage game 2: Who can fashion an escape proof tie with least amount of rope? Two ladies start with a length of rope (say 20 to 25 feet) and one is picked to tie the wrists and ankles of a third lady. The bound lady has 3 to 5 minutes to escape (again no using the teeth). If the bound lady cannot escape the tie then the rope is shorten by 3 or 5 feet and the second lady ties the third one. Again if the third lady can’t escape in 3 to 5 minutes then the rope is cut again and the first lady goes again and so forth. Once the rope is shortened to the 5 or 6 foot length then you only cut one foot off per escape attempt. At whatever point the third lady can escape the tie, the rigger is disqualified and the other lady moves on to the next round of competition.

    So those were the two suggestions from nearly 35 years ago. Anyone have any others for a “Bondage Games” series that might work for RE?

    Cheers and all the best,

    Jeff

    in reply to: Nylon Rope #27117

    Jeff
    Participant

    Hi Emily and Greetings from New Jersey,

    Not to speak for Hywel and Ariel but I think those lengths are what was mentioned in the earlier thread on the SM Factory cuffs so you should be pretty good. They are about the same measurements I use, allowing for conversion from metric to feet as I’m in the USA. I’m not sure how RE washes their ropes. I did try washing braided nylon rope in the washing machine (delicate setting) once but I’ve washed them in cold water hand wash liquid since then and I’ve always air dried the rope. The reason I stopped using the machine to wash the ropes was that one or two of them got caught on something in the machine and pulled a tuff out of the line that is next to impossible to put back into place and you can’t cut if off as it weakens the whole rope. To me it just looks bad. I would not suggest putting nylon rope in a dryer as the heat will damage the nylon over time.
    Just my two cents worth. Enjoy!

    Cheers and all the best,

    Jeff

    in reply to: Barefoot video and customs #26913

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from New Jersey,

    Thought I’d throw my cards on the table when it comes to barefoot vs. non-barefoot bondage, stills vs. video. I’ve haven’t been around RE as long as Sablesword or Cavalier Driver but have been member for much of the site’s life. I do like both stills and video. Obviously with photos you can better capture a specific point in time that results in a dramatic photo that loses a bit of its drama when it is only one of a series of frames rolling by your eyes. A model flipping her hair up and over her head is an example of what I’m talking about. So would the moment a drop of droll leaves a models lips around a ball gag or catching a reflection of a roaring fire in her eyes. You will see the whole thing on a video but the drama of the individual frames melds together and some of the impact is lost.

    That said, I do tend to find the videos, in general, more interesting that the photos but it is mainly because one of the things I most like to see is how the model deals with her bondage and to see her move to try to either work with the restraints or escape them. Obviously you get a sense of that from stills but, for me at least, I find more of it in video.

    As far as there being a backlog of non-barefoot video in the queue at RE, well for me that is not a problem. I get that site is 99+% barefoot bondage because that mainly Hywel’s thing and, of course, that’s fine, but I don’t happen to have a foot fetish so seeing hose, pumps and boots also works for me providing the footwear is realistic for the scenario. Having a model wear a real nurses uniform for a photo set but pairing that with four inch platform pumps that just happen to be white like the uniform loses almost all of its credibility with me. It is just not realistic. Truth be told I actually like the look of pumps or boots being tied or strapped on so they can’t be removed.

    But as I have often said in forum comments on various monthly previews, I like a wide cross section of models, attire, location, restraints, gags and scenarios when it comes to my interest in bondage so I have no problem with some shoe and boot videos because I know they will be done to the ever high RE standards. They will certainly not have any negative impact on me maintaining my membership.

    Hopefully there will be at least another 15 years of RE continuing to do what you do so well.

    Cheers,

    Jeff

    in reply to: February 2016 Previews #26730

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from snowy New Jersey.

    Winter storm Jonas only left 20 inches where I live but other areas of the state got close to three feet. Okay, I’m done with snow for this winter.

    But a snow bound weekend did allow time for a detailed look at the February previews for RE. Looks like it will be another great month. Another nice mix of models, locations, positions, attire, restraints and scenarios. Works for me. Always nice to see some of my personal favorites in the archives like Sabrina, Jasmine Sinclair, Sammie B and, but of course, Temptress Kate along with Ariel and all the current ladies.

    Hard, as always, to pic a potential favorite of the new material until you see all of it but know I’m very interesting is seeing the story and the photos and / or video with Ariel and Natalia Forrest in yokes with Temptress Kate and Katy Cee standing behind them in SM collars. Should be fun.

    Thanks to all at RE for what I’m sure will be another month of pleasure.

    Cheers,

    Jeff

    in reply to: Booking a fetish model video #26680

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from New Jersey,

    I recently had my first chance to shoot with Ariel. Hopefully it will not be the last. Ariel mentioned in the “Booking a Fetish Model Video” that she had recently worked with a long term RE member. I know she shot with a number of other people on her recent USA trip so not sure if I was the person she was referring to in the video or not. If I was then I certainly appreciate the thought behind the video.

    I had previously done a couple of shootings with a former American bondage model at a professional dungeon in Los Angeles. Those were done with a small digital camera so the results tended to be a bit dark at times but I was reasonably pleased with the results. Of course given that I’m on the other side of the US tended to restrict the number of shootings and then the model in question retired so it had been nearly 10 years since I’d done a session like this.

    I know very little about photography and I’m the first to admit it. Get a 1910 car or motorcycle going again I can do. Navigate a sailboat from Nova Scotia to Antigua I can do. Explain shutter speeds and F stops…… yeah not so much. I’m not sure if I have the desire to start consistently doing shoots and putting the results on line. There are a number of legal procedures to go through that I’m not sure I want the hassle of. There is also the expense of getting proper equipment, getting the time to get the proper training as well as the cost of studio and model sessions. Clearly consistently going to one of the annual bondage conventions (FetishCon here in the US for example) will help to get you better known amongst the models. It has been something I’d like to do but I’m also heavily involved with an annual function in my area and it always seems to run at the same time as FetishCon. We shall see but it certainly would be interesting to have a chance to work with some other well known models along with working with Ariel again.

    I did a little looking on line but so far have not really seen any ads for studio rentals in my area to begin with, let alone ones that might allow fetish work. Of course I doubt most that do would actually advertise that fact. Guessing it would be something you would have to inquire about. I’m sure there are such rental studios in New York City or Philadelphia (the two closets big cities to me) but not sure about finding them out here in suburbia. I will be following up on that score however.

    Anyway, it was a great experience and one that I would certainly do again. When Hywel recently asked for input from the RE community I was more than happy to contribute several of the photos from the shoot for RE’s use as a guest gallery which was posted just a couple of days ago. So far it seems that the people that have rated the set have liked it (all 3 stars or higher) so I certainly appreciate the feedback. Hopefully we’ll see some other members contribute some guest galleries so we can get the whole RE community going full strength again.

    Happy New Year to all and Cheers,

    Jeff

    in reply to: You know you've got a "bondage problem" when.. #26679

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from New Jersey,

    Hi Merlin. Oh yes you are not alone in that “problem”. I can’t say I’ve run into your particular scenario but as I fairly frequently find myself in either of the two big DIY home stores in my area I do find myself noticing something new and thinking if I could work that into a bondage setting. Sick and twisted? Depends on your point of view. Personally I find it more of a waste of creative juices if I was constantly thinking about how to improve some computer program at work. Where would the “fun” be in that?

    Cheers,

    Jeff

    in reply to: Feeling a bit guilty.. #26678

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from New Jersey,

    Must confess I also fell into the ranks of other long term members who couldn’t remember their forum password either. And so it goes I guess. Anyway, good to be back and great to see that friends such as Pling and Merlin are still about. Hope you all can put together another run to Sweden at some point. That trip produced a lot of classic RE material.

    Cheers and all the best,

    Jeff

    in reply to: Unbound photos and behind the scenes #26677

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from New Jersey

    A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to one and all

    Allow me to add another vote in favor of keeping the behind the scenes views in a majority of the sets. I completely agree with Anonanonanon7 in that, particularly for some of the harsher or darker tone sets and videos, the model and rigger talking happily about the shoot or laughing about something that happened during it eliminates any potential notion that the model is not a fully willing and engaged participant in her restraints. I think it drives the point home even more so when the rigger is also a woman such as when Ariel or Temptress Kate is doing the rigging.

    To me it doesn’t really matter whether the “fly on the wall” shots are done before or after the shoot. Along similar lines we have seen the odd outtake video but, speaking for myself, I wouldn’t mind seeing a video of “bloopers” , behind the scenes stuff, or thoughts from the models after a video or photo set from time to time. I’d also certainly welcome the odd return of Ariel’s video diaries.

    As to Midian258’s request for seeing Mistress Magenta back in bondage in front of the RE camera’s that is something I’ll always be interested in seeing as well. The lovely Temptress was one of the frequent models on the site at the time I first found and became a member of the site and is still a favorite. Beyond just the always appreciated photo sets I also love to see some videos with our Temptress as the one enjoying the bondage. If memory serves I believe we’ve only had one short cameo of Kate restrained on RE video. Just a thought, albeit it a pleasant one.

    Cheers,
    Jeff

    in reply to: January 2016 #26674

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from New Jersey,

    Before passing along some thoughts on the RE January update I’d like to first take a moment and thank all the RE production team and particularly all the lovely ladies who have helped bring our fantasies to life or fired new ones with their continued excellent work over the course of 2015. The best of Holiday Greetings to all and a wishes for a great New Year as well.

    Looks like January’s RE offerings will have a little something for everyone which is always a good thing and an RE hallmark. One of the things that consistently keeps my interest in the site high is the variety of what is offered across the board in terms of the types of models used, attire, locations, positions, restraints and the storyline given to the shooting.

    A couple of things that first attracted me to the site, beyond the models often shown at the time (Temptress Kate and Jasmine Sinclair in particular), were the medieval gowns, the satin gowns, the Chinese dresses and the outdoor work. January’s offerings seem to touch on many of those points and it is always nice to see new sets with such themes along with favorites from the archives. I’ll also be looking forward to the set of Claire Topaz with the leather dress and leather armbinder as well as future sets with the armbinders now that RE has three. Any chance we might see a follow on segment with Penny Lee to her “Tourist” video? The scenario begs a follow up after Ariel discovers her. Just a thought.

    I’ll be looking forward to seeing all of what RE has to offer for the coming year. I know it will be another great year of wonderful presentations.

    Cheers to all,
    Jeff

    in reply to: Attitudes to Adult Fun #26650

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from New Jersey,

    Being a long term member of the site I’ve been remiss in getting thoughts out on the forum of late, well actually for far too long. Just never seems to be enough time to sit down and think long enough to put thoughts into words. But when asked to re-engage with the RE community it was time to get things moving again, at least once some log on issues were cleaned up.

    I found the posting of the bondage chocolates interesting given what the reaction to the same thing would likely be here in my area of the US. I’m about an hour out of New York City which thinks of itself as a fairly liberal entity. Yet you will from time to time see a local NYC TV news segment covering a local bakery or the like with some similar items to Andrew’s chocolates and the reporters are always a bit flustered on how to report on the items. America’s underlying Puritan element is always flowing a little below the surface I’m afraid.

    Unfortunately both the US and the UK are in the grips of what can only be called for what it is, at least my opinion, creeping fascism. Corporate greed has seeped in most every level of government in both countries and we are both the worse for it partly because it is always inherently very conservative. It is such a sad legacy to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice from 1939 – 1945 defending the rights of others to just be themselves. I can’t speak for the UK but I am very disappointed in the “dumbing down” of the general US public in terms of their civic responsibilities and general knowledge, the purpose of democratic governments, the role of the “press” in a truly “open” society and so forth. Hopefully people wake up to their responsibilities but one never knows.

    As far as Bondage goes, I tend to agree with what Merlin said. I think given what the Dutch have been through they are much more inclined to defend the rights of people to do things that they themselves might not do. I very much remember the oft quoted phrase in ‘60’s and ‘70’s America that “I don’t agree with what you are saying but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.” Now it tends to be far too much of “I disagree with you therefore you are wrong and I’m going to shout over you because I don’t want to be bothered considering your point of view” and “I’ve been told repeatedly that 2 + 2 = 5 so I’m going to agree with it even though I know it really isn’t true. There are several website that feature bondage based in Holland and Germany that I go to from time to time. There are two Dutch sites, both supposed to be personal sites of the models, that fairly frequently show the young ladies outside in bondage and on some of the videos you can hear other voices off camera. Hard to say if they were actually seen by the “public” or not. There is one current German video site that often does bondage in public including having the models walking around city plazas and streets in fiddle restraints, arm and neck stocks, arm binders and ball gags though fully clothed. I’ve only seen one negative reaction on a video when a police officer asked them to take things off the main street. I’m not sure I condone such a public display in front of children but it is refreshing to see that there are at least pockets of tolerance still to be found. One can only imagine how such activity would be received in any major British or American city which probably explains why what outdoor bondage is shown is often (or at least seems to be) far from the general population.

    I do hope that the “Censor” does not have an impact on RE and its future. I’ll certainly do what I can in terms of forum posts and I’ll make another contribution to Backlash. One tries to get involved and help where one can. After all, as the saying goes:

    First they came for the communists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a communist.

    Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a trade unionist.

    Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak out because I wasn’t a Jew.

    Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me. – Martin Niemoller

    Cheers and all the best,
    Jeff

    in reply to: I'm out of postcards #25776

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from New Jersey,

    Hi everyone. Since the attire and the head gear has a Greek mythology look about it, one thing that comes to mind is the legend of the Three Furies. Of course Ariel, Kobe and Pling are far more beautiful that the Furies are supposed to be but you could make a case for them looking at lovely as they do to lure the wicked in so the Furies could enact their purpose of revenge. Perhaps they were chained by on of the Gods for some godly transgression.

    Anyway. Happy New Year to all the RE crew, models and members and best to all for 2015.

    Cheers,

    Jeff

    in reply to: What does "archive" mean on this site? #25643

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from New Jersey,

    Hywel, I ran into much the same thing when I went to save off the new photo set of Ariel entitled “Hammerlock”. I normally just use the set title you use as the folder name to same the set to and I found I already had a folder called “Hammerlock” in my Ariel folder. What was there was indeed frame grabs of a video showing Ariel tied with burgundy rope in a hammerlock tie, legs frog tied and a rope gag rolling around on a bed. I saved off the frame grabs on January 17, 2013. Guessing the video was probably called “Hammerlock” as well which might explain what Doug was seeing. With so many sets and videos on the site it’s not surprising that there will be the odd duplicate set name on rare occasions.

    Cheers,

    Jeff

    in reply to: February 2014 Previews #23915

    Jeff
    Participant

    Greetings from New Jersey,

    I hope all in the RE extended family are doing well. It’s been far too long since I posted anything on the forum but the last six months have been kind of a blur between a job shift that management didn’t deal with promptly that resulted in a lot of needless catch up work, some nagging health issues and rarely seeming to have the time to do what I would like to do. All too familiar to many of us these days I suspect.

    Anyway the reason for the post was that Hywel mentioned RE was in a bit of a lull before another round of shooting and to feel free to offer some suggestions. Somewhere I had written up some ideas for the Nude Girls in Metal theme and I’ll have to find where I stored that on the PC and get it on to RE. But in the mean time I have a couple of general thoughts.

    As always RE seems to try to show a little of everything rather than concentrate on any one specific idea and that’s one of the strengths of the site. I did notice the tweet by Ariel about possible looking for a new home base so that outdoor shooting would be easier. That would be great from my point of view. The outdoor work was one of the strong points that first caused me to become a member way back when so more outdoor work is always welcome as far as I’m concerned. Some more of the night sets like “Hunted after Dark” with Ariel or Sammie’s “Bondage Romance” would be great as well.

    Personally I would love to see the occasional “classic” RE photo set or video as these were also part of what drew me into the site. One facet of this would be some sets / videos with medieval gowns. I see there one new set and one archive set coming in February and that’s a plus for me at least. Some sets along the lines of “Lady Fiona and the Baron” with Fi or “Locked in the Stocks” with Ariel would be nice.

    I’d also love to see some more of the scenarios with satin clothing preferably using the cage and / or metal restraints. Some personal favorites that come to mind in this area include “Caged for the Night”, “Chalcedony” “Sabrina in the Dungeon” and “Purple Dress” all with Sabrina, “Paige’s Pajama Party” with Paige Robbins and “The Same Old Story” with Fi.

    Another “Old School” RE theme was the recurring use of Cheongsams. They show up from time to time but that else that I would love to see some more of, particularly in video with cages and metal restraints.

    Well that’s about it for the moment. As always, my thanks to all at RE that continue to bring such high quality photos and videos to the members and particularly to the lovely ladies bringing our collective fantasies to life. Much appreciated everyone.

    Cheers and all the best,

    Jeff

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