CARNAL NATION

 

10. It’s the week before Halloween. Kudos to the producers for showing good sense with the October 24 date. For the young and single, it kicks off a week of revelry. For those with kids, it won’t interfere with next weekend’s trick or treat-ing.

 

9.   It’s back at the Cow Palace. Where it belongs. Tons of parking, lots of seats, big bathrooms, and … no shuttles. Every Ball held at the Cow Palace has been off the hook.

 

8.   It’s the Best Talent Lineup in their History. Coolio, Missing Persons, DJ Skribble, Super Geek League, Tila Tequila, CR Gruve, LZ Love, Mini-Kiss, and the return of The Impotent Sea Snakes (holy sh*t) – and all this on top of buskers, bonkers, and burlesque babes, with sybians, sexy syborg’s, a penis painter and a human petting zoo!!? WTF!?

 

7.   Flesh. Lots of it. Some of it perfectly proportioned, properly adorned, and some of it very much …um, not. But there’s lots of it, that’s for sure.

 

6.   Fetish. Flogging for flowers and fun with fishnets; leather corsets and love beads; bondage and ball gags; getting worked up, gotta go now.

 

5.   Fashion. Costumes and outfits like you’ve never seen anywhere. More colors and textures than your best acid trip, with lots of  form-fitting fabric, and slinky lingerie. Almost everyone is looking their hottest, and a few might be turning heads for other reasons.

 

4.   Freedom. This show has always been about Personal Freedom, and Freedom of Expression. And here’s a place where you can support these causes without having to simultaneously salute a flag.

 

3.   Fantasy. Voyeurism, exhibitionism, and every “ism” in between. Singles mingle, couples swingle, and even those who only watch get plenty of seductive and salacious thoughts to bring on home. It’s healthy.

 

2.   Make-up Sex. Last year, the show left the Cow Palace for Treasure Island and now it eagerly returns home. The Cow Palace building and the Ball – a love affair revisited. Gives you goose bumps, don’t it?

 

1.   It’s a True Milestone – a Legacy. No matter how you slice or dice it, thirty years is a milestone, an achievement, and a triumph. In a world full of Ponzi schemes and steroids, positive legacies are in short order. Well, here’s a big sexy party full of fun-loving souls that’s really and truly pulled it off, and wants you to be a part of it.

 

Editor’s Note: The Exotic Erotic Ball is unlike any other party on the planet, and it’s ours here in the Bay. The 2009 Ball will be an incredible, over-the-top blowout, and this year is special, a serious big-time anniversary. All signs point to this celebration as being one for the ages. Plus, we know Perry’s got something extra special up his sleeve. Damned if we’re going to miss out on that!

 

See you at the Cow Palace on October 24.