When Male Models Strip
I don’t know. Maybe I’m living in a fantasy world. Maybe I spend too much time writing sexy romances and chatting with the women who love to read them. In my world, if you say that there is a convention where male models who have buff bods and drool-worthy faces are stripping and simulating sex while dancing with female attendees, you better expect a stampede. I see women of all ages, races, and marital states feeding their families pasta for a year and passing on those expensive shoes just so they can save enough to go to one of these risque conventions! Now, as I’ve said before, I was not fortunate enough to attend this year’s Romantic Times Book Lover’s Convention, but I have been to two and plan on going to next year’s. Is it a little wild? Be real. There are nearly 1000 women free of cares and responsibilities! There are hunks with butts you can bounce a quarter off of roaming around. IT’S A ROMANCE CONVENTION! The older readers can remember when ultra sexy romance novels were called ‘bodice rippers’ instead of romantica. The younger ones were told about the birds and the bees before they left elementary school. Those who prefer traditional or conservative romances are still women. Do they like taking in the eye candy? I really doubt many would say no. So, some get carried away. Go to any convention. You have no spouses (ok, some are fool enough to bring them), no kiddies. I will repeat, some get carried away. Some were born to be the convention slut. Most of us just enjoy the antics and let loose a little. We have fun. We flirt with the knowledge that if some guy offered himself to us, we’d still say no. This is the equivalent to a ladies night out. You get silly and wild. You let your hair down. All I can say is that my face hurt on that last day. I guess it was because I started smiling when I arrived and didn’t stop until I boarded the plane home!
Who wouldn’t love to go to a convention like RT? All this talk about how immoral it is will only draw more women who are dying to get away for just a few days so they can let loose. Women who read those romances and envisioned the cover model during every scene. At RT, they get to meet the author and the hunk on the cover.
Have you gone to RT? Do you feel it fulfilled your every dream? Did you do something you regret?
And, BTW, at the RT Houston convention, I did see male models strip….at a local male strip club. If I could have seen it at the hotel, I would not have left. I had a hilarious time on that outing with my editor and the wonderful ladies who own and run Mojocastle. I even got up on stage to show the young gals how to ham it up with the guys. We had fun, good clean (they must shower between shows!) fun!