Better to Be Sexy or Funny?
Ooooh! I *LOVE* Time Out New York!!! They recently said, “In the Flesh erotic reading series at Happy Ending on Jan 17 will give you plenty of aural pleasure.” I’m reading there tonight. If you live in New York, come, come, come!!! Show starts at 8:00pm at Happy Ending, 302 Broome St. between Forsyth and Eldridge. I think I’m first after the break. Arrive early if you wanna grab a seat. The place always gets super-duper crowded. Rachel Kramer Bussel (Lusty Lady blog, editor of Best Sex Writing 2008, Hide and Seek, Sex and Candy) hosts. My fellow readers include:
- Dashiell, Fleshbot [NSFW]
- Nichelle Stephens, nichellenewsletter.typepad.com
- Martha Burzynski, Alice Ayers
- Allison Bojarski, crossfitnyc.com
- Lolita Wolf, lolitawolf.blogspot.com
- Jen Dziura, jenisfamous.com. RANDOM SIDENOTE: New York is such a small fucking town; I interviewed Jen D. for a Gen Art Pulse article a short while back. See “Lip-Smacking Good“
I’m a little nervous about tonight. Not sure why; I’m only sharing details about my sex life with coworkers, close friends, acquaintances and complete strangers. What’s there to be nervous about? ;) Not sure which piece to do for the show. My favorites are the goofy/funny ones. But, here’s the thing … Should I read a piece that’s “MORE funny and LESS sexy” or “LESS sexy and MORE funny”. It’s an erotic reading series so it makes sense to side with sexy. On the other hand, it’s at a bar and we’re all gonna be a little boozy. So, maybe funny makes sense. Hmmm … Funny or sexy? Feel free to use the comment section to place your votes and/or wish me luck!
January 17th, 2008 at 9:51 am
Humour is sexy. It also helps hide nervousness and break a bit of ice. So IMHO, since it’s your first time I reckon MORE funny and LESS sexy.
Goodluck!
January 17th, 2008 at 10:12 am
I think I agree with Darwin….funny is sexy and it makes any topic (or almost any topic) more accessible to the general public (by that I mean people feel more comfortable talking/listening to topics they may feel uneasy about). I am sure if you are your charming self, you will do just fine :)
January 17th, 2008 at 10:33 am
I’m going against the crowd for one reason, most people that I’ve seen read there lean towards humorous, which is great, but it’s nice to mix it up a little with a dark and dangerous or a dirty, sexy one. Plus being a perv, I want to hear the raunchy details.
January 17th, 2008 at 11:43 am
Oooh, good luck! I thought the same thing – humor IS sexy. Definitely make them laugh; you’re sexy by nature, so that will shine through, too. :o) Have fun!
January 17th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
I think you secretly want to do the funny rather than the sexy because “MORE funny and LESS sexy” or “LESS sexy and MORE funny” are the same thing, right? I’m not wishing you luck because you don’t need it. *smooch*
January 18th, 2008 at 7:24 am
Hey y’all,
Thanks to everyone who commented. I think Darwin, Felicia and Amy were completely right with the “humor is sexy” stuff. And, MamaChristy, totally caught my Freudian slip. Yes, those are the same things; hadn’t noticed I wrote that.
Four for funny and one decenter, Tess. Even though she’s in the majority, it’s worth mentioning she’s the only one who has attended the series before.
So, in the end, I agreed with you all. I read one funny piece and one piece that was more serious/sexy. I think they taped the show; I’ll post the link to the video as soon as I get it.
Smooches!
FBC