by Teeebone
As the Hump began its 7th year in 2014, the ongoing challenge of staff maintenance continued to slowly escalate, particularly in the EC (Event Coordinator) department. The EC position is basically a manager type of position, and typically was combined with being a Champion or Host of any given party or event. By this time, a significant number of older ECs had left for one reason or another, and finding replacements for them was proving difficult.
Event Coordinators run the party, delegate responsibilities among the crew, arrange the volunteer schedule with the volunteer coordinator, handle publicity, and help come up with new ideas and themes if they are also Champions and/or Hosts. It’s a lot to take on, and by 2014 I found myself both opening and closing the Hump at least once and sometimes twice a month.
While we’re on the topic of volunteers, I’d like to give a shout-out to all of those who worked as cashiers during the Interbay days of the CSPC. It was a difficult job involving not just the typical cash handling and credit card transactions of a retail cashier, but also potential drama at the doorstep issues when it came to resolving conflicts over membership and/or admission to the party. When this happened, the EC had to get involved and make a decision on how to resolve the conflict. Typically, an EC could expect to be hanging around the cashier’s desk for at least a quarter of their shift.
As for the Hump itself, the party had become quite rope bondage-friendly over the years and usually had two suspensions a night. The back sex room filled up by 9pm, and the cuddle/romp pile was a center of activity while the solo space was occupied with an exhibitionist scene of some sort. In the previous summer, we began using a video projector to show porn on a big screen that divided the cuddle/romp pile from the solo space. The placement of said screen was optimal and allowed folx to watch porn from almost anywhere in the Main Space. It was literally the best backdrop ever!
Another thing of note was the wave of “kink-curious” members entering the community in the wake of the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon, and I found myself having to remind new members about the rules and etiquette that our membership follows, especially in relation to cellphones. Cellphones had been in use for years at this point, and the habit of checking the phone was a common activity. Handling this problem required some gentle reminders of the rules and making sure that they were followed.
The Hump rolled on with a birthday sundae scene in the Messy Room in mid-June. This involved laying down tarps to cover a massage table and the floor, with the subject lying on the table while ice cream, toppings, and pressurized whipped cream in a can were placed on them and then licked and/or eaten off the subject. VERY MESSY! Who knew that cold could be so hot?
While the Hump Crew took Xmas Eve off, New Year’s Eve came on a Wednesday the following week that year so we had a NYE Edition Hump and Whump! The event included a fancy dinner for 30 premium attendees and all of the spaces (the Main Space, Annex, and RAW Dungeon) open for play! 2015 was just around the corner!
Until next time... :^)
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