Thursday, October 27, 2005
Fit To Be Tied (Pt.6)
Since I began these notes on the Citadel in San Francisco, I spoke with a new friend R, who gave me his own input on the place.
"I keep telling them," he says, with some agitation. "If you want people to have sex, you gotta heat the place up." D and I thought they managed to get that right, but apparently it's been a problem before tonight.
But R feels like we did that they don't take proper steps to make the place more conducive to fucking. They need a few more "horizontal" areas. The fact that the one regular-looking bed is way off in a corner does not send a good message that sex is ok in this place.
And yet R claims the owners of this club want to encourage more fucking. That's good to hear, and I can only hope this attitude will be reflected more decisively in the decor in the near future.
Perhaps another improvement they could consider is whether to reduce the size of the place to something a little cosier. Frankly it is a little too huge, too like a warehouse. You want a little more intimate feel, and it wouldn't have to compromise the space of those people who might like more room.
"I keep telling them," he says, with some agitation. "If you want people to have sex, you gotta heat the place up." D and I thought they managed to get that right, but apparently it's been a problem before tonight.
But R feels like we did that they don't take proper steps to make the place more conducive to fucking. They need a few more "horizontal" areas. The fact that the one regular-looking bed is way off in a corner does not send a good message that sex is ok in this place.
And yet R claims the owners of this club want to encourage more fucking. That's good to hear, and I can only hope this attitude will be reflected more decisively in the decor in the near future.
Perhaps another improvement they could consider is whether to reduce the size of the place to something a little cosier. Frankly it is a little too huge, too like a warehouse. You want a little more intimate feel, and it wouldn't have to compromise the space of those people who might like more room.
Another change I would consider is ways to socialize the guests a bit better. You've got people wandering around in a large area and it is not the easiest thing to connect. Perhaps a few hostesses, as they have at other parties sometimes, to get the people together. More games for people to play?
Unfortunately, as of the date of this column's publication (October 2005), the Citadel I hear is losing its lease.
When I checked their website this week, the facility's management announced that they were moving to a new site close by, still in the Mission District of San Francisco.
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