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I thought it was all good apart from the queuing for the cloakroom at TG and you guys had no control over that! With a large group, there's always people who don't turn up or groups splitting off etc. So you just have to go with the flow sometimes; I don't think you could have done any more. From my point of view it was a great event, so well done.

Actually, if you like club type music properly presented and DJ'd (very loud trance/electro heavy/MOR rock and some quieter stuff in the Dungeon), it's quite a nice club to visit. The croud is friendly, and you are not going to get thrown out because your face doesn't fit the "image". So long as you make some effort and don't wear normal streetwear, you'll be OK. You don't even have to like BDSM, just be tolerant. The other rooms apart from the dungeon are like normal club party rooms. And people make a real effort with their costumes, even the guys have to. It's not boring shirt and jeans everywhere so there's plenty to look at. Male/females were about equal, so that means 800 females or so practically all wearing 4-6" stilettos, and I counted at least 20 girls with completely bare breasts, with numerous others just wearing nipple covers. Even the guys had weird and wonderful outfits. It's just one big soft porn and music show. I don't think there are many better value places for 8 hours of varied entertainment in London for £25

You forgot almond toe and chisel toe in the poll. Also pointy can be simply regular, or those very long points like winkle pickers.

Stevenage is a bit of a dive. Uxbridge is nicer with two precincts close to each other, Chimes and the Pavillions or something.

Re hairline, wear a wig or baseball cap etc. Be creative... there's always a way

I would be up for that if free. I know it's been done before but London is best communications wise. To be honest you're unlikley to meet anyone you know in the crowds of Camden or Oxford Street or even Lakeside. If you are worried, just wear a pair of dark sunglasses.

TG was great in the end. I managed to buy Scott's ticket as he wasn't feeling well. I thought it was going to be rubbish to start with though. Imagine standing on winding spiral staircase going up 3 storeys in 4.5 inch heels with two heavy bags in a 45 min queue for the cloakroom, all the time two other streams of people are trying to get up and down the same staircase. The circulation space qualities of this venue were a heap of shit and that's being generous. Eventually I quit this queue and found another cloakroom down in the dungeon. This only had a 15 minute(!) queue conveniently sharing a narrow corridor with two streams of people going to and from the outside smoking area and also the toilet queue as well as another stream of people exiting the toliet all spiced up by the odd staff security person who wanted to get somewhere in a hurry and barged his way through the mass at 3 times the speed of anyone else. However, once I had got rid of the bags, things were better. There were four music venues on about three floors all with different themes, although the place was absolutely packed with about 2000(?) people. I totally lost touch with the other members of the group through the evening, though I did see from time to time, Rob, A3, Lennert, and Stuart. I started off dancing and listening to some extremely loud electro trance stuff on the second floor for an hour or so, and met some interesting people though conversation is somewhat limited. Then, I went back down the dungeon and had a sit down, watching various people being tied up pieces of apparatus and being whipped or spanked. As I was sitting down going half off to sleep. A couple sat down next right to me and started petting heavily. She then performed oral sex on him and yes she did swallow. After that he brought her off manually. She didn't make a lot a lot of noise but shuddered and panted a lot when she came. A few seats away another couple were going at it conventionally. I have to stress this wasn't the couples room or a quiet room, just an open seating area next to the bar and the torture equipment. I couldn't care less but I think that's the kind of thing you need to be prepared for at this venue. Later I went to another music room and had a dance and a sit down again. I was actually pretty tired as I didn't get any sleep the night before, but the music was quite good, and there was plenty to see in terms of heels and costumes. I would say probably 95% of the girls wore at least 4 inch heels, but only 5% of the guys although a lot of the guys wore those heavy black platform boots. I stayed till about 5 in the morning, at which time the buses were running so I could make a getaway. I got the 5.30 bus to Kings Cross and the 6.30 train and so got back home about 8.00. Cost: Ticket £25.00, Cloakroom £4.00 (2 bags), Bar £8.00(2 bottles of Sol), Taxi (shared) £7.00, Bus £2.00, Train £10.50 Total £56.50

I don't actually think it is unacceptable. It's perfectly possible to wear heels as a guy and be accepted. Most people don't realise because they haven't tried it properly; they are too scared. The public aren't interested in major campaigns and such like. It's not a human rights issue or anything. A subtle approach as Amada mentions is correct.The way to change public perceptions is gradually over a period of time such as the changes in attitude we have seen from the 1950's to the present day. But that does involve all you lot out there wearing your heels properly, at work, on holiday, down the bar etc! Not just in the bedroom and on midnight trips to the postbox across the road

So Amanda, when the guy in pink looks back at the leopard person, what's he trying to achieve there? He ignores the leopard when he clambers up (which I wasn't expecting) and then looks back, but there is something weird round his mouth. Later he interacts with the girl in a strange way. I'd probably need to see more to form a judgment of whether this was interesting or not. But I am pretty sceptical at the moment.

Nice try, Richie. You should be a lawyer! However, I think Pizza Hut are going to get their arses tanned big time over this one. Sat evening is one of their busiest times and to run out early on at 6.00 (as well as have no pizza bases for Sunday either).... well they may be able to prove it... but it's akin to comitting commercial suicide to be in that position. Also, it would be correct for the restaurant to inform of the availability with regards to pizza, and state the dishes that were available, rather than immediately direct the patrons elsewhere. I think this will be settled out of court; they haven't got a chance.

Interesting film clip. One which you can regard as pretentious or brilliant depending in which camp you are in. I'm in the former!

If it's a "Path to heels", I think you should have stopped at "wearing them in public with confidence," and posted the extended version in the cross dressers section as appropriate. It seems to assume that heels are exclusively female attire, and simply a step on the path to some gender transformation, whereas they actually can be a unisex fashion accessory which might be sucessfully employed by either gender as a part of a coordinated outdoor wardrobe.

I get your drift now! I thought you originally meant more interested in your shoes, than you were interested in your shoes - it could be read either way.

What about a girl being more interested in your shoes than you. Would that be OK, or would she be "weird"

I think you should have everything open but offer a private fitting room for the shy ones. Also, deliberately advertise the styles you also do in larger sizes as "unisex." This won't put off women, but there are quite a few men who won't try stuff unless they are told it's for them as well. It's amazing, they won't get stuff they like, but stuff they are told they can have!

Google is your friend...

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=IMVU&btnG=Google+Search&meta=

The thing is, if you actually wear heels openly yourself, women switch off their creepy meter and will discuss them with you, the same as they do with other women, like where did you buy those, are they comfortable etc. It becomes a fashion subject. By wearing heels yourself, you automatically prove you are part of the club and it's no big deal.

I think you may mean "weirdo". The other spelling could have other connotations.

As Mr Spock would say, with eyebrow raised - "Fascinating"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7225828.stm

This is both the 'most read' and the 'most e-mailed' story on the BBC News website today. What we need now of course is a story about how wearing high-heels is beneficial to the male prostate

Well, look no further than this:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3036188.stm

It doesn't mention the prostrate specifically, but there are certain other areas which benefit including the sex life. If women achieve their pelvic floor exercise via heels, I think men can too

That's quite a legitimate excuse for wearing them. Not that I need one personally, but I'm sure some people will find it useful!

I didn't forget to put the link, it's in my signature:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/streetheels/

Or go to Google and search for "streetheels" We are number one on the web for it.

One of may favourite games is trying to spot what brand and style of heels they are wearing. You have to be fairly well up on the current styles, though it's nothing a couple of afternoons browswsing the shoes stores won't solve.

Yes, I'll buy it off you, if available.

You'll find places in the City and banking places great to spot office workers wearing heels. In and around Canary wharf. Liverpool Street station, Bank etc especially around 4-6pm, going home time, and also lunchtime 12-2pm. and Oxford street to catch the shoppers. Take some photos of office workers in heels and add them to high heel street fashions group (link below)

A law could be passed but it would be pretty much unenforcable. People are always swapping and selling stuff. The application has more to do with marketing information I reckon.

It would be really cool of there were more meet ups in the States. I suppose it's such a big place, distance is the real factor.