The Frolic Director, Larry Grella
(as interviewed by Turtle)
Q: When did you join the community?
A: 2002 locally. Online maybe 30 years ago.
Q: What drew you to it (BDSM)?
A: I think I was born a pervert!
Q: How did you find the Wet Spot? [previous name of the CSPC]
A: I was doing online dating and someone told me about it.
Q: How have things changed over the years?
A: The Center was always inclusive, but after we were forced to leave Interbay, we worked really hard to become even more actively inclusive.
Q: But how does it feel different?
A: The thing I feel most is because of the current structure (renting space), we don't have the same sense of a community center that we used to have so I'm looking forward to a new building and getting that feeling back. We do what we can under the situation we have. [Note: the CSPC used to provide meeting space for numerous other community organizations.]
Q: Kinky camping the way we do seems to have a long history as a distinctly WA activity.
A: Maybe a year after I joined, I heard about two events: In The Woods and Paradise Unbound (CSPC.) I went to both and immediately started volunteering for both.
Q: Were they different from today's kinky camps?
A: Not a lot different from what we are doing now. Workshops and getting to know each other…except now there's probably more group activities…though we used to do things like lube wrestling.
Q: Any favorite memories?
A: I met a woman who became a lifelong friend. Made a lot of other friends. It's a great place to meet people from different areas. You have to bring your own creativity! <grin> I remember the time I stapled my girl to the stage. Fire play and eventually fire flogging. Group meals and the camaraderie. So many classes.
Q: Favorite acts from the Friday night Talent Shows?
A: Someone picked up traffic cones with her pussy! (We are still friends.) Fire performances! Ponies pulling carts! The hook pull and hook suspensions.
Q: Why did you decide to lead The Frolic 2023?
A: I wanted to help create a memorable event and wanted to expand it.
Q: Anything special you are looking forward to this year?
A: I'm looking forward to seeing a lot of happy people! I'm excited to see the creativity of the participants and what they come up with!
Q: You usually teach Fire. This year you are teaching canes. Why?
A: Because we had other options for fire presenters. I wanted our members to see other perspectives and how they ply their trade.
Q: How long have you been doing canes?
A: I've been doing them so long that I don't remember when I started exactly.
Q: Canes for Pleasure and Pain. Which do you prefer giving? Pleasure? Or pain?
A: It's really hard to separate the two. I really like sending somebody into subspace!
