<font size="4"><b>Suspension Bondage, Crash and Burn<br>with Madame Butterfly<br>Friday, November 19, 2010 (in two days)</b></font><br><br>8-10 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m.<br>
$4 Exiles members, $10 non-members<br>
at the Women's Building, 3543 18th St. @ Valencia, SF<br>
Programs are open to women and those whose gender self-identification
is other than male.<br>
ASL interpretation is available.<br>
For more details, visit <a href="http://bit.ly/Xnov10" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/Xnov10</a>. <br><br><br><font size="2"><b>Program description:</b></font><br><p>
How do you know you will survive a suspension intact? People have gotten hurt in suspension, some of them quite badly.
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Each suspension is different as is each rigger and each victim (er,
bottom) Every person suspends differently and every bottom has different
physical attributes. Since I cannot tell you exactly what will be
needed each and every time I can only point out some things to watch
for. Suspension is very edgy play, whenever you bring gravity into the
mix things happen and they happen fast.
We will be looking at trying to think ahead to avoid nerve damage and
other injuries.
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When to cut the ropes? or not to cut? What might be and might not be a safe "hard point"?
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<p><b><br></b></p><p><font size="2"><b>About the Presenter:</b></font><br></p><p>Madame Butterfly has been playing with string for decades. As a
spinner, knitter and weaver, the jump to tying up people with one string
at a time was very easy. She has been hanging people from the ceiling
for 6 years and using her fiber skills Madame Butterfly makes and sells
handspun custom silk and bamboo bondage ropes and is now making metallic
ropes for use with Violet Wands.
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Madame Butterfly will have some of her handcrafted ropes available for sale.
<a href="http://www.butterflyrope.com/" target="_blank">www.butterflyrope.com</a>
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<font size="2">Program Meeting Info</font>
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♥ Programs are on the third Friday of the month at the Women's Building in San Francisco (3543 -
18th Street at Valencia) <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=3543+18th+St,+san+francisco&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=37.76281,-122.4225&spn=0.015471,0.042014&om=1" target="_blank">[map]</a><br>
♥ All women (and those whose gender self-identity is other than male) who are over 18 are
welcome.<br>
♥ We have sign language interpreters at all of our meetings.<br>
♥ Door fees are $4 for members and $10 for non-members. Please have your membership card or ID ready
to speed entry.<br>
♥ The program runs from 8:00 - 10:00pm and the doors open at 7:30pm.<br>
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<font size="2">Directions to The Women's Building
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<span>Public Transit</span><br>
BART: The Women's Building is close to 16th street BART. Special note: one side-effect of gentrification in
the Mission is that there are a lot of people on the streets between The Women's Building and the BART
station - all nice safe people going to one of the many new local restaurants. You'll probably feel safe
walking the few blocks from 16th Mission BART and The Women's Building.
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<span>Muni</span><br>
The 22 Fillmore runs down 16th Street. Get off at 16th & Valencia and walk two blocks to The Women's
Building.<br>
The 14 Mission runs along Mission Street. Get off at 17th or 18th and walk 1-1/2 blocks to TWB.
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<span>Driving Directions</span><br>
Driving from Marin County -<br>
Take the Golden Gate Bridge (101 South) to Lombard Street.<br>
Turn right on Gough (if you get to Van Ness, you went 2 blocks too far).<br>
Take Gough all the way to Market Street. Stay in the center lane.<br>
Turn right onto Market, then a quick left onto Valencia.<br>
Go to 18th Street and look for parking, or continue to 21st for the parking garage. (For fewer hills but
more stop lights: from Lombard Street, turn right onto Van Ness instead of Gough, and follow the directions
above.)
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<span>Parking Garage</span><br>
Street parking is difficult in this neighborhood. There is an inexpensive locked parking garage available
on 21st St. between Valencia and Mission and 16th and on Hoff St between Mission and Valencia