I drove to Philadelphia Sunday morning for the big event. I was pleased to find a good parking spot fairly close to the nameless bondage club. I call it that because the previous 4 NESTS were at clubs that all had names: The Kama Sutra, Paradise Alley, The Tannery, and Ulana's. This club was simply a door in an alley off South Street and nobody knew if it even had a name.
When I arrived, I saw 5 or 6 folks hanging outside. The first person I recognized was EDV, whom I remembered from NEST 02 and from last year's NEST. I shot the breeze with Ed, and then with a fellow named Chris, who is also from the DC area. I also saw a young woman who I know I'd seen at a previous NEST or two, but didn't know her name. Later, I found out that she was none other than TickleJen. As I was about to enter the room, the incredibly beautiful Bratgirl365 greeted me with a hug. I've seen Bratgirl at every NEST I've attended and she always looks awesome. She introduced me to ScottG, a really cool guy with whom I've had the pleasure of talking in the TMF chatroom.
The door of the club is at the foot of an extremely steep and narrow stairway. These are the same stairs Ticklish Giggle mentioned, and I'd have to agree with her. They were an accident waiting to happen. At the second floor, Jan Weaver was there greeting people and taking payments. Jan is the kind of woman who just lights up a room, and this year was no different. She was her awesome self, to the delight of us all. Behind this little area there were two other rooms connected by a hallway. The first was what Feathery described as the "Medical Examination Room." The other was a room that had a massage table equipped with sturdy eye hooks to which restraints were attached. On the opposite side of the room and built into the wall was an X shaped cross, not to be confused with the portable X-cross that has become a staple of NEST events.
After scoping out this floor, I went back to the stairway from hell and climbed up to the third floor. There was a kind of narthex area where food and drinks were displayed. It was a very hospitable setup with salads, meats, cheeses, and bread for sandwiches. After all, tickling is hard work for both givers and receivers! 🙂 Right about this time, Venray presented me with Scanner, a little furry monkey that Ray and Tracy stuffed for me. There was another hall up here. To the right was a fairly empty room that was set up with a TV and DVD player. For some reason, the movie Poltergeist was playing. Later, it was playing some awesome TC videos. I remember seeing Priscilla James tickling a ticklish beauty.
At the end of the hall on the third floor was the biggest room in the place. This is where Lee Allure's stocks were assembled and set up. As I entered this room, it was already full of people. I saw Jeff sitting with Ticklish Giggle on the couch on the far side of the room. I also saw Knox who waved to me. I found a spot on the floor next to the wall and sat down next to Feathery and his stunning wife, Jill. Shortly after Jonmath and Kitten Toes walked in. Jon is a long time regular for NEST, and is known for his spectacular wardrobe. He was dressed in what looked to me like English fox hunting attire. Kitten Toes was resplendent in a red corset and very minimal lingeree that completely bared her lovely ass, which I recognized immediately from the "assets" thread. Guys, as good as she looks in those pictures, they don't compare to seeing her in real life. She's absolutely breath-taking.
After hanging out in the big room for a while and talking to some folks, I decided to go back downstairs to where the bondage table was. When I got there, Italian Touch was strapped down, and being tickle tortured by LK70, TickleJen, and a couple of other ladies. Let me just say that LK70 is one pretty lady who really knows how to tickle and seems to enjoy it as much as she does being tickled. She was delightfully ruthless and determined.
I knew from past experience, that if I wanted to get tickled, I had to make it happen early on. I spoke to both Tracy and Lite who were both interested in tickling me. Right at that moment though, Feathery and Jill were circling the table, and it was clear she was interested in being tickled. I was more than happy to hook her up with my never-been-used restraint kit, which includes two thick leather wrist cuffs, and even thicker ankle cuffs. I bought these from E-bay. I also had four 3-foot chains each of which was equipped with a fastener at each end. With a little help, I had Jill on the table, with wrists and ankles restrained. While Ler'ing isn't my passion, it's something in which I've been developing an interest over the last couple of years. With help from some of the other guys, I tickled Jill and had her laughing and squirming. Jill was dressed in a stunning shiny black miniskirt and fishnet hose, and made quite a site on that table. Since she was new at this, I made sure to stop the collective tickling every so often to make sure she was comfortable and willing to continue. I tickled her upper body, while others concentrated on her feet. She was awesome. When she'd had enough, all the guys stopped immediately, and helped me release her.
Then it was my turn on the table. 😀 I donned the wrist and ankle cuffs with assistance from LK70. RChello was in the room and said, "Hey Drew, hang on, I'll go get Angie, and introduce her to you." He disappeared out of the room. Once I was securely bound, the tickling started. LK70 slipped off my sandals and began gliding her fingernails over my left foot, and then my right. Tracy (Mrs Venray) was standing on my left while LK70 stood on my right. They were tickling my tummy, ribs, and armpits with remarkable effectivity. Lite didn't have her glove this year, but she had some vibrating gadget she was tickling me with. It didn't take long to get me into full hysterics.
Then RChello was back, with a pretty red-haired lady. "Drew, this is Angie. Now she's not very good at tickling, she's still learning."
"Hi," Angie smiled, and wasted no time. She ravaged my feet and the back of my knees. I was laughing insanely, struggling, and flinching constantly.
"Hey Drew," RChello said. "I'll help you out, buddy, as soon as I finish my drink."
I was going crazy. As if I didn't have enough to keep me busy, Lee Allure was suddenly next to me, grabbing my knees. Guys, Lee is the quintessential tickler. It's what she does. It's who she is. While all the ladies of NEST are awesome ticklers, Lee is to tickling like Jimi Hendrix is to guitar. That's no exaggeration.
"Still working on my drink, Drew!" RChello called over to me. Through my tears, I could see across the room, LK70 was now tickling Snail Shell on the X-shaped cross built into the wall.
Lite began ticking my neck with that vibrating toy of hers. Tracy was still tickling my tummy and armpits. Angie was moving all around, from my feed to my knees, to my pockets. She was looking for the payload, and buddy, she found it! I arched my back and howled to the moon.
"Drew, if you'd just hold still and let us do our job," Lite was saying in her inimitatable lilting tickle-teasing voice. "But you keep moving around, making it difficult, and we have to start over." Lee Allure was sawing a feather between my toes. She asked me if it tickled. As far as I know, this was the first time, I'd ever experienced this. It tickled, but not unbearably so. I'm far more vulnerable to scribbling fingers, and rib-rubbing.
"Almost done with my drink, Drew!" RChello assured me. Tickler Bart walked into the room and with hilarious mock indignation, cried, "What the hell is going ON HERE?!! What kind of place IS THIS???"
Then Maria (Bratgirl) was next to me saying "Hiiii, Drew" Her fingers danced on my chest and sides, adding to the chorus of tickle torture that was already beyond anything I thought I'd ever be able to take. Every now and then, i'd start coughing. I don't smoke, so I wasn't sure why I kept having coughing fits. Later, Knox explained that when you're on your back like that, all of the "junk" shifts into the lungs and causes it. The coughing would last only a second or two, and the ladies would let me recover. Then with fearful reluctance I'd say, "Okay, I'm ready."
Right about that time, Jamie came in the room and announced a demonstration to take place upstairs. Most everybody left. For the next half hour or so, I was tickled by Mrs Knox, who is quite the Ler. Knox hung out with us while she tickled me. She used her nails expertly, tickling in unobvious places like arms, elbows, and the sides of my face. She even tickled the palms of my hands. I don't know where I was getting it, but I just kept producing the laughter. After a long time, she began to get tired, so we called it a day. She released me, and I sat up and caught a huge head rush. Rather than stand up right away, I drank some water and just sat there until I recovered. Then I was fine.
I grabbed a sandwich and a soda after that and basically wandered around the place, talking to people. Once person I was really glad to get to know a little better is TickleJen. She's a really cool and fun person to hang with, not to mention good looking. I gave her a massage an intermingled it with tickling. She was sitting in a chair and had her fingers interlocked behind her neck. I stood behind her, forcing her to remain in this position while Chris and I tickled her sides, hips, and tummy. At another point in the day, I saw, Jeff, Max, and Lee all ganging up on Ticklish Giggle. My impression was that Mairead was having a great time, but was a little overwhelmed. Considering all that was new to her, I was pretty impressed with how well she held together.
Back downstairs, in the Medical Examination Room, RChello, Angie, and I were playing a game. One of us would hang from the Iron bar near the ceiling, while Angie would tickle us. The goal was that she had thirty seconds to make us let go of the bar over our head. I held out, but just barely. She's a really REALLY good tickler and you can tell by the smile on her face, she LIKES it! Of course, when it was her turn, RChello and I both tickled her, and though it tickled her like crazy, she held on for the 30 seconds.
Upstairs we gathered for the Raffle and to hear some words from Max and Jan. You know, without getting sappy, there is some real love for those two felt by all of us. When people say that NEST is like a family reunion, that's no exaggeration. There's a bond there that is very powerful. I feel like these people are brothers, sisters, and cousins.
After the raffle, I collected my goods and went downstairs and outside. I said good bye to the folks. MTP Jeff is one cool guy. He kept wanting me to go back to the hotel with everybody and hang out. "How can you just...leave?" I explained that I had a long drive ahead of me and that it was already after 7 pm.
On the way home I stopped and ate dinner at The Waffle House on the border of Maryland and Delaware, right off I-95. One cool thing I love about the drive to and from Philly is the Fort McKinley Tunnel which takes I-95 under the Baltimore Harbor. Then it was the Capital Beltway, I-270 and home sweet home. I slept like a baby that night. 😀
'Tis a shame we don't have any fun!
