Adult Fun With Toys- Guest Blogger Marianne LaCroix

Annmarie's wild post of the inflatable penis (shaking head) got me thinking about toys. Honestly, how could I not? Geez. And of course, I have funny toy stories. And I am not talking ones I included in my books.

A few years ago I was at an RT (oh there's a big surprise) and Dot from Devilish Dot's was there in addition to Sire Don and his Leather and Lace stuff. There were definitely a few surprises that night as two friends and I browsed the tables full of bondage equipment, floggers, lubes, everything you can think of (pretty much). At one point we got to the vibrator collection. Now for my one friend, this was all totally new for her. (She didn't write erotic and was much more easily shocked. In other words, ripe pickin's.) So I picked up a bullet and turned to her and asked, "Have you ever tried one of these?" to her expected reply, "No." So I said, "A woman has to have at least one." I managed to shock her. She got a little...flustered. Then Dot came over to us and started demonstrating for us. (Dot knew me from a...ahem...nevermind.) As my friend was getting a taste of a high octane bullet that pretty much did everything but sing, I walked away. Heh...I got a good laugh out of that one.

Then there is the RT basket I won in Houston when I roomed with Annmarie. That year there was a big stink in the hotel over some of the promo items put out, notably involving m/m books. (Imagine, in Texas, macho cowboy capitol, they had a problem with m/m.) In addition to that hiccup, Annmarie's model friend Julian Fantechi got into serious trouble for carrying around and signing issues of Playgirl at the book signing. (Julian was Playgirl man of the year in 2007.) He was thrown out of the Mr. Romance competition because of it.

(Wait, I'm getting to it.)

So, in Houston right after the book signing, I took the basket I won in a drawing up to the room. I didn't see what was in it as it had all sorts of things in there. I set it aside and forgot it for a few hours. That night, Annmarie and I were in the room so I decided to go through the basket. Julian dropped by to hang out so we were all talking...and out of the basket I pull a bullet, a wood paddle, and then a Rabbit. Annmarie and I laughed while Julian about had a melt down. How was it sex toys were okay and Playgirl wasn't? It was crazy indeed.

Ah, he got over it quick enough when I handed him the paddle and he gave Annmarie a wack.

LOL


Notes from Annmarie:

You forgot Kim was rooming with us. How could you forget her sleep system?? LOL

I didn't think it was fair Julian got kicked out of the competition. I was with him when he apologized but they were adamant about him not participating. I don't know how offensive a Playgirl could be at a book signing where more than half was EROTICA!

And yeah, I admit I might have had my ass paddled by Julian... As I recall I thought you were going to die laughing... thanks. ; )