February 9-11 2011

Swingfest Ski the slopes

The 2nd annual "Ski the Slopes" Après-ski Lifestyle Party is being held at a first-class Hotel Resort located in a spectacular Rocky Mountain winter setting at Telluride, Colorado. Consistently ranked as one of the Top 10 Ski Resorts in North America with the largest Spa facility in Colorado.

"Ski the Slopes" offers an incredible "upscale" sexy experience for those looking for more than the average winter ski trip. We offers an unpretentious FUN weekend including an incredible array of activities that will leave you with a smile on your face, and ready to return for more! We bring together groups from all over the world for socializing, dancing, making new friends and sharing fun at themed nightly parties during this weekend adventure. Our world-class destination puts a glamorous and hedonistic spin on letting loose and experiencing party culture at its peak.

Ski the Slopes is a spectacular world-class destination set up to accommodate everyone with Ski and Snowboard packages, Après-ski social during the day and themed dances with live DJ plus a fun “after-party” nightly. As SwingFest is synonymous with the word party; it's flashy, bold, wild, and over-the-top, all in the best possible ways. Chock full of swinger couples from all over the world eager to indulge in more than just the pleasure of Skiing the best peaks in the world, SwingFest Events - Ski the Slopes is the place this winter.

During your day’s activity, you will experience Telluride genuine mountain Ski experience designed for all levels of skiers thanks to a mix of quality terrain at all points on the mountain. From refined groomed runs to challenging moguls, there truly is something for everyone. Even beginners and intermediate skiers can ride to the highest peaks and enjoy terrain and views typically reserved for the experts. If a mountain skiing excursion is not for you, enjoy Colorado's largest spa at the host hotel providing rejuvenating Spa retreat in a magnificent multi-million-dollar setting catering to the ultimate in relaxation with a full menu of services.

Come join at the second annual "Ski the Slopes", you will be completely satisfied to find many other great looking couples socializing at the Après-ski meet n' greet, group ski adventures, and simply having a great time.

Why Telluride, Colorado? For the majestic mountains, historic surroundings and world-class alpine skiing. At the heart of Colorado southwest region are two unique communities Telluride and Mountain Village. Each with its own charms, the two towns are connected by a free gondola, the only transportation system of its kind in North America. Rooted in history, Telluride is both a bustling ski town and historic jewel. Clapboard storefronts house independent art galleries, old-time bars and delectable eateries. Telluride and the surrounding area have featured prominently in pop culture. The town of Telluride has served as the backdrop for several television commercials, is home to an Iternational Film Festival, hosts the 2010 VISA SnowboardCross World Cup, and attracted Hollywood and TV celebrities.

Ski the Slope’s Base Camp -
When you arrive, make sure your first stop is at the SwingFest Event Base Camp, located at the Host Hotel, in the Appaloosa ballroom. Here you can pick up your event pass or purchase party tickets (no guarantee- the party tickets are going fast!). Guest will receive welcome packets with freebies (courtesy of our Sponsors), resort discount information, and more. Those who have rented ski or snowboard gear can also be fitted here. Click here for 25% off of rentals!

Base Camp will remain open throughout the weekend during the following times:
    •    Early arrivals 3pm-6pm, Wednesday, February 8, 2012
    •    11am-6pm, Thursday, February 9, 2012
    •    11am-6pm, Friday, February 10, 2012
    •    11am-4pm, Saturday, February 11, 2012


Wednesday:
Guests Early Arrival
Meet n’ Greet
6:00pm – 8:00pm WINE TASTING: located at a Telluride Art Gallery


Thursday:
Breakfast:
6:30am – 11:00am Legends
Group Ski day:
All day
Ski School
Group Lessons 11:00am – 3:45pm TBA
Group Cocktail Party:
7:00pm – 8:00pm Appaloosa
Group Dinner
8:00pm – 10:00pm Crystal Room
After Party Suite
11:00pm – 2:00am TBA


Friday:
Breakfast:
6:30am – 11:00am Legends
Group Ski day:
All day
Ski School
Group Lessons 11:00am – 3:45pm TBA
Aspre Ski Social:
5:00pm – 7:00pm Crystal Room
Dinner:
7:00pm – 9:00pm On Your Own
Winter White Out Party
9:00pm – 12:00pm Crystal / Appaloosa
Click here for more detail!
After Party Suite
12:00pm – 3:00am TBA

Saturday:
Breakfast:
6:30am – 11:00am Legends
Group Ski day:
All day
Lunch Gathering
1:00pm – 2:30pm Palmyra/The Great Room
Après Ski Social:
5:00pm – 7:00pm TBA
Dinner:
7:00pm – 9:00pm On Your Own
Leather & Lace Themed Dance
9:00pm – 12:00pm Crystal / Appaloosa
Click here for more detail!
After Party Suite
12:00pm – 3:00am TBA

Sunday:
Breakfast Special:
6:30am – 10:00am Legends
Last Chance Ski day
All day
Say “No” to leaving Social Bar
3:30-6pm
*Après Ski Socials: contact us to Sponsor
Location slopeside for the official Après Ski social location will be announce soon with advertise drink/ food specials for Ski the Slopes group.

* Lunch Special on the Mountain
We’ve designated an on mountain restaurant as the official lunch-time spot each day. You will receive the list at registration.

*Ski the Slopes Fine Dining

Group Restaurant TBA

*Ski School: Group Lessons
Participants are asked to purchase Lesson tickets through SwingFest Events available now through the website. Beginner Adventure and Full-Day Adventure are scheduled in groups of 4 couples. See Ski the Slopes Activities page for reservation

*Entertainment
A list of entertainment will be released soon. Check back often.

*Hospitality room “After Party”


for more detailed information: http://www.swingfestevents.com/ski.htm

Feature dancing appearance at Deja Vu, Tampa Bay!

The dates are October 22 and 23.
The site is the gorgeous Craneway Pavilion.

And the occasion is - well, you know the answer to that. It's our annual celebration of flesh, fetish, and fantasy ... and freedom, of course! And - since we do know how to celebrate - don't you miss this year's show!

The 2010 show is going to be extra special because of our brand new waterside venue - see photos below. And if that's not hot enough, our VIP Area will be aboard The San Francisco Belle - a spectacular luxury yacht. And if that's still not hot enough - it all takes place under a big, bright, and beautiful Full Moon.
Perry sez:
"This will be our sexiest and most scenically beautiful show ... ever. We'll see you there!"

Feel free to peruse this site. To buy tickets or see all the ticket options, click here. If this is your first time, please check out the FAQ's and About The Ball pages. You can also peruse photo and video galleries from past shows. As we do every year, we will keep revising this site lovingly, frequently, and relentlessly, going further and deeper into the splendid and sordid details. We will reveal more acts, and add more updates, and do it over and over again, building anticipation and excitement, building it some more, and still some more, until ... finally ... finally ... it’s the ultimate climax ... the Ball itself.
What is the Exotic Erotic Ball?

It's part Mardi Gras, part burlesque, and part rock concert, yet totally unique. The Exotic Erotic Ball is a fun-filled celebration of human sexuality and freedom of expression. It's a lingerie, fetish, masquerade affair.


It features non-stop entertainment of limitless variety. Attendees will see and hear live music, top DJs, erotic performers, exotic dancers, and wild sideshows and partake in playful interactive fun. We have learned it is difficult to describe the scope of our live entertainment in one paragraph. 

However, we can say that our Music Stage alone features several bands, many burlesque acts, hilarious games (Lesbian First Kiss among them), as well as our three major contests which will crown Ms Exotic Erotic, Mr. Exotic Erotic, and Best Costume; our Burlesque Stage features not only more burlesque, but fetish, circus, dance, and novelty acts - with world-class performers from the US, Europe, and the Sub-continent - and at the end of the night - DJ's and electronic entertainment; and The Asian Diva Girls stage features - well - The Asian Diva Girls of course. So whether you want to hear a tight beat, or watch someone with a tight ass get beaten, we've got your ticket. And - the VIP Area has its own live entertainment, with over 150 performers doing their things.  Get more details on our live entertainment here.

Our Exotic Erotic Expo features specially selected vendors who will showcase the latest in exotic fashion, erotic art, adult products, games, and novelties, and the fittingly offbeat. The Expo is open during the Ball, to Ball ticketholders only. (The Expo is also open on Friday October 22 from 4PM to Midnight and on Saturday afternoon October 23 from Noon to 6PM for only $20.) Get details on the Exotic Erotic Expo here 


History of the Exotic Erotic Ball:

There was Louis Abolafia and his good friend Perry Mann. They made their dwellings in the Land by the Bay. One day, Louis approached Perry and said: "I want to run for President. I will be the candidate from the Nudist Party. Will you help me do this?" Perry responded: "Please tell me, Louis, why is it that you wish to run for President under the Nudist Party?" Louis responded: "It is because I have absolutely nothing to hide." Perry smiled and said: "Then I will help you." 

To help finance Louis' candidacy, Perry created an event that celebrated freedom, the right to choose, and the right to be as one chooses to be. This is widely known as freedom of expression. People came to the event Perry created in the land by the Bay to experience this freedom of expression, and they rejoiced. And the Exotic Erotic Ball was born.

And Perry looked unto the Exotic Erotic Ball, and he saw that it was good. And so he nurtured it, and it became fruitful and it grew. 

Years would pass, and times would change. But the Exotic Erotic Ball remained strong, and a veritable part of the Land by the Bay. The event that was first celebrated by only a few grew into an event celebrated by hundreds, then thousands, until it came to pass that over ten thousand strong came from all parts to partake in the freedoms and merriment that was the Exotic Erotic Ball. And they rejoiced, and their voices were heard. And the fire department said "well, that's about all the people we can pretty much fit in this here building." But Perry Mann said: "This is about freedom of expression. Everyone who wishes to partake in that must have that chance. For on this night, at the Exotic Erotic Ball, we are all special and unique, and Everyone is a Star. If I must find a larger building, so be it." 

And so it came to pass that he found the Cow Palace in 2002, and he saw that it was good. Then more years would pass, until the year reached two thousand and nine and there was a mighty celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Exotic Erotic Ball.

And then, in 2010, while in near-slumber - Perry had a vision. It was a bush. Not quite a burning bush, but it was a hot bush nonetheless, and lo and behold - the bush began to open. And Perry looked inside as he is wont to do, and he had a vision. It was the most beautiful vision he had ever seen - a beautiful site on a marina. And he decided that this was indeed the place for the 31st Annual Exotic Erotic Ball. And Perry Mann said: "Yea verily, for this shall surely be the greatest Exotic Erotic Ball ever.

And in October of 2010, many thousands will gather to bear witness. And they shall rejoice.

Please take a moment to read this incredibly exciting interview with a dear friend and most impressive author on the verge of becoming world renown. At the bottom of the interview is the link to the Blood Lust event. Enjoy getting to know Lord Bradsher a little better...


Interview with David Nelson Bradsher, author of The Vampire Sonnets


Today I would like to welcome author, David Nelson Bradsher, the author of the new vampire book, Vampire Sonnets. He was so gracious with giving me an interview this week. So, let's start. Welcome David I am excited to have you here and want to than you for the interview. Here is the first question:


Q: Could you tell us about your new book, The Vampire Sonnets?


A: The Vampire Sonnets are what I’d call a beautiful accident. I’d written a solitary sonnet about a vampire toying too long with a serving wench, and in doing so doesn’t see the sun coming up behind him. In order to escape the exacting price of his exposure, he has to flee into a nearby forest for cover.


Based on that sonnet, a fellow writer told me he’d like to hear more of the “story”, so one sonnet became two; two become four, and so on. What started as an isolated image become a full-fledged verse drama totaling 200 + sequential Shakespearean sonnets. Specifically, it’s the tale of Tristan Grey, a 19th Century Londoner who is drawn into the world of Nina, a diabolically insane vampire, who leads the Chelsea Coven. Between his sudden turn, bouts of conscience, and confrontations with his human past and immortal present, he’s a portrait of conflict and internal questions.        


Q: I know that I when I first heard of it I thought "Sonnet?" But after reading it I LOVE the idea. Why did you decide to make it in a sonnet form? Are there any specific theme or atmosphere that you are trying to reveal within the story by using the sonnet?


A: I’ve always been partial to the Shakespearean sonnet, specifically because it tells a story within itself in fourteen lines, and the final couplet is like the resounding click of a box as it closes. The form lent itself well to continuation, as the couplet is the “a-ha” moment that leads from the end of one to the beginning of another. The beauty of it is that each stands by itself, but is just a part of a greater whole.


Q: I so agree with the emotion and passion of the sonnet which is why I love your characters. In previous discussion we addressed the birth of your characters. Is there any specific one or two that you would like to tell the readers about? Maybe why you developed the character that way? Are they based off of someone in real life, etc?


A: I’m glad you asked that. If you’ll indulge me, I’d like to talk about three of them because those are the ones who are based on personal relationships…and each came into my life at a specific time during the writing of the story.  


Maggie Quinn’s character is based on Maggie Flanagan Wilkie, my friend and editor. At the time I immortalized her, I hadn’t even met her. She was a reader on a site where I’d publish chapters, and her encouragement and interest in the story inspired me give her a place in the pages, so to speak. The fact that her character is a prostitute has no bearing on the real Maggie, but I must admit to a certain usage of a variation of that term when I’m in the mood to tease or lash out at Maggie during one of our marathon editing sessions. God bless her, she has so much patience with me when I go into “frustrated artist” mode.


Supriya, the Italian seer, is based on my girlfriend at the time, Carol Godfrey. Supriya was the name Carol was given in her yoga training, and it resounded perfectly with the intermediary character; plus, Carol’s intuitive nature and metaphysical background gave me the perfect model for Supriya on a daily basis.


The last is Valentina, based on my dear friend, Brandi Love, an erotic icon, who exudes sexuality at a rate and range that would kill a mere mortal from sixty yards away. I wanted the original vampire, a goddess, and Nina’s sire, to be a powerful and sensual being, and Brandi carries a sense, or, rather, an aura of sexual prowess and omniscience not to be denied.  I literally purloined my impressions of her mannerisms, magnetism and confidence to create Valentina from the smoke of image and imagination.


Q: Wow. Immortalizing friends in a book is the best compliment that you can give someone. I am very jealous. While reading the book I notice that you are very in touch with your female characters. as well as packed full of action. It is a perfect blend. I was wondering why did you choose to add romance?  


A: Honestly, there is a sensuality present in vampires that would diminish the reader’s image without the presence of romance. I mean, these are immortal beings, and the level of commitment shown in creating an eternal companion carries with it a sense of romance that eclipses even a human’s capacity for it. They crave that connection, even as they destroy so many to find the few that qualify as desirable mates. I also enjoyed the taboo inference of love between a vampire and a human, two very different creatures who still manage to find the elusive connection that leads to love.


Q: I love that answer! I never thought of it that way before. I have enjoyed talking to you and looking forward to meeting you at my event this weekend, A Day of Mystical Blood Lust. Would you like to share some news with the fans?


A: The Vampire Sonnets will debut October 23rd at the A Day of Mystical Bloodlust Conference and Halloween Ball in Lexington, Kentucky. We couldn't ask for a more perfect crowd of readers and critics to introduce your characters to. And what better way for inspired writer's to end the day but at a Halloween Ball. Alexander Pope's famous quote seems appropriate for the occasion:


    True ease in writing comes from art, not chance,
    As those move easiest who have learned to dance...


October 23rd is also the day of The Vampire Sonnets'ethereal launch announcement on Facebook. The verse drama has garnered interest around the world and it will be available to its distant fans for shipping on that day. Thanks, Tena. See you at the conference!!!


Thanks David. I can't wait to meet you.


Readers, remember to return tomorrow to read my review of The Vampire Sonnets. I hope to see you all at A Day of Mystical Blood Lust on Saturday in Lexington, KY.

http://adayofmysticalbloodlust.webs.com/