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Mastersweetie@aol.com
http://www.albanystocksandbonds.com
SENSUOUS SADIE: You are an avid sportsman and fisherman, and visit
Missisquoi bay in Vermont on a regular basis. (which is about three
hours north of Albany). Why Swanton? What are you fishing for?
MASTERSWEETIE: "I fish for bass & pike because I like the
consistent action of casting as opposed to trolling for trout &
salmon. I travel to northern Champlain because it combines the best
fishing with the least fishing pressure. I also like stream fishing but
can’t stand in a brook very long these days."
Sadie: You are in fact a well-known columnist in the hunting and
fishing genre. What attracts you about writing for this audience? What
are your specialties in terms of your writing?
Mastersweetie: "I began writing in tabloids 1969 and just expanded
from there. I have done virtually no freelance. I have a strong interest
in firearms and 90% of my writing is about the guns themselves or using
them in the field, catering to the ‘average shooter.'
Sadie: Lord Esox, Leader of the Vermont Society of Kink here in
Burlington, Vermont is also an avid fisherman. He said in an interview
with me that, "There are two aspects of my life when I feel most
alive - when I am standing in a stream or in my canoe with a big fish on
the end of my line and the other is when someone has entrusted their
submission to me." I was surprised to find that he had made a
connection between fishing, spirituality, and BDSM. Have you made any of
those same connections?
No, save for enjoying the sports with friends. It’s nice when BDSM’ers
have other things in common."
Sadie: Have you had any concerns about your BDSM notoriety and your
reputation as a hunting and fishing writer were in conflict? Do the
hunters care that you might be a masochist? Do the scene players care
that you are hunting Bambi?
Mastersweetie: "My readers are not aware of my BDSM associations,
(and I’d rather keep it that way) and few, if any BDSM’ers are put
off by my hunting enough for it to affect our BDSM associations. They
often ask to try some venison! On the other hand, having had many BDSM
parties at my home and with my shooting range right out the window or
from the back deck, we sometimes advertise that we may target shoot
early in the day. I have often dismissed ‘gun fears’ and taught a
bit of gun safety and use to many, including formerly ‘anti-gun’
folks. By the way, I’m neither a ‘dominant’ nor a ‘masochist.'
Sadie: Do you also write in the BDSM genre? If not, why not?
Mastersweetie: "No, because my narrow area of preference and
expertise is barely considered BDSM."
Sadie: You are a switch, with 70% bottom. Are you saying that's 70%
bottom as opposed to "submissive?" Could you expand on this?
Mastersweetie: "‘Bottom’ and ‘submissive’ are not well
defined by me or most others. I’m not submissive, as there is no
masochism in me. I do not enjoy being flogged nor spanked nor degraded
in any way. Bottom is the only word that can possibly cover my interest
of being on the receiving end of tight, but friendly, playful, and
sensuous bondage games. ‘Switch’ merely refers to the fact that I
also enjoy the binder’s roll in the same game."
Sadie: Your interests include bondage, sensual/sexual teasing a few
other fetishes. What might these fetishes be?
Mastersweetie: "That’s a tough question for me to respond in
print! I like ladies to be wearing silky nylons and satiny outfits, and
we’ll leave it at that."
Sadie: How would you describe your philosophical approach to the
lifestyle?
Mastersweetie: "‘The lifestyle!' First, spanking and flogging.
Since I derive no erotic pleasures in that respect, but only to
occasionally apply a flogger for someone else’s pleasure, I speak only
from what I interpret, rather than what I feel. Philosophically, these
activities are not merely tolerated by the submissive, but eagerly and
passionately received, with such feelings as pleasure, love, lust in
itself or those same in giving of one’s self to the other, a pleasure
that can lead to an overwhelming happiness called ‘subspace.'
As I see it, not being a ‘real’ dominant myself, the dom has the
least reality in his activity. While he/she might assume the character
of the villain meting out punishment in a medieval dungeon or assume a
controlling nature, he/she is actually there to enhance the sub’s
pleasure as a first priority and secondly to put him/her self in a the
personification of an assumed role. The dom is as much or more a giver
of pleasure than a taker.
Sadie: Do you currently have a partner? If not, what are you looking
for? If so, do you also play with other people?
Mastersweetie: "My wife is not ‘into’ the scene. She enjoys
BDSM folks as friends but prefers not to play. Yes, I enjoy playing with
others and have permission to do so, but I very seldom find ladies into
the dominant side of sensuous bondage, without having a primary interest
of carrying it farther, into flogging, etc. As a result I usually take a
light dom role for convenience."
Sadie: What are the parameters that you think need to be present for
Dom or subspace to move into a more spiritual realm?
Mastersweetie: "I’m unqualified to respond. I am interested in
only the sexual/sensual aspects of friendly, playful bondage."
Sadie: What was your first BDSM experience? Did you recognize it for
what it was at the time?
Mastersweetie: "It was a strange fascination as a pre-teen, seeing
magazine covers, and, no, I didn’t recognize it."
Sadie: You have a dungeon in your basement. What kinds of equipment
do you sport there?
Mastersweetie: "Cross, spreader chair, spanking bench, bondage
table, hanging web, compression cage, post, winch, vacuum bags, stretch
wrap, swing, and various ceiling hooks; all built by me and several are
my own design."
Sadie: You are an avid play party host, or have been in the past. Do
you still host private parties?
Mastersweetie: "Just before I stepped down, we set a record for us,
hosting six well-attended parties, six weekends in a row. Last year I
had but one, a weekend event, including camping on the property. We hope
to have one late this summer, but there is so much other stuff already
planned that the ‘local coordinator’ hasn’t recommended a date for
us yet. We’re always open to small gatherings."
Sadie: What were the circumstances where you decided to found a new
BDSM organization in Albany? Was ASB the first one in the Albany area?
Mastersweetie: "I joined Boston Dungeon Society for their chat room
as I’m so far away, but visited them a few times, spent a weekend with
their ‘guru’ and he convinced me to give it a try. I began to gather
folks for a first meeting and found that someone else had recently been
posting around also. Their intent was to develop a small circle of
friends – about six couples, then quit looking - - and they did. I had
47 people at my first ASB munch."
Sadie: When you stepped down from leadership, ASB had 225 members.
You must be very proud of this. What were the most satisfying parts of
your leadership?
Mastersweetie: "Of about 225 people, 220 of them called me
friend."
Sadie: What were some of the challenges you have faced?
Mastersweetie: "Mostly from within. A couple of members were intent
on campaigning against me and ASB and not restricting themselves to the
truth when doing so. Fortunately, we faced little challenge with outside
legal issues."
Sadie: Do you believe in the "board" approach to group
politics where everyone has a vote, or in the "one leader"
approach? Why?
Mastersweetie: "It was usually a case of not being able to please
everyone all of the time and I spent a great deal of my time defending
myself against a couple of dissidents intent on creating turmoil on
various boards with various personal agendas. I selected as diverse a
council as I could arrange, but personalities and time constraints
prevented good progress. (It is difficult to find folks with the
inclination, free time, and business sense to make up a good council.)
Whittled down to three of us, we decided to return to a monarchy with
‘advisors’ for consultation on serious issues (which I had been
doing unofficially from the beginning anyway). I grew tired of the
hassle and advertised for a new leader. No one wanted the job. I finally
coerced a few to be a temporary steering committee and stepped down to
the level of advisor.
Sadie: What are some of the other projects and organizations that you
are involved with?
Mastersweetie: "I am fully disabled from my primary job as Chief
Engineer of a power Plant, and my wife has retired early. We’re
hunting rabbits with our beagles and hunting, shooting and fishing
whenever we can, and always welcoming company from scene folks in any of
our endeavors."
Sadie: Thank you for speaking with me!
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Sensuous
Sadie is the author of It's Not
About the Whip: Love, Sex, and Spirituality in the BDSM Scene (http://www.trafford.com/robots/03-0551.html).
She is the founder and leader (1999 - 2001) of
Rose
&
Thorn
,
Vermont
's first BDSM group.
Comments, compliments and complaints, as well as requests for reprinting
can be addressed to her at SensuousSadie@aol.com
or visit her website at www.sensuoussadie.com. Sadie believes the universe is abundant, and that sharing information
freely is part of this abundance, so she allows reprints of her writing
in most venues.
Copyright
2003 Sadie Sez Publications
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