Two years ago, when the bags of porn tapes and DVDs began to take over my apartment, I decided to throw a party to give them all away. In the past, I'd unloaded my excess smut at magazine release parties; get a copy of the current issue and a free video too! But it had been a few years since I'd published Porn Free, my old fanzine, or Extreme Fetish, my bi-monthly kink periodical, and the smut had really accumulated. A party specifically for giving it away seemed like a sensible idea. Who would've thought it would wind up a national obsession?

Okay, not exactly national. And perhaps not even an obsession. But the combination of rock bands, DJs, burlesque acts and free porn was a winning one. Mondo Porno was a hit. The first one was held here in Manhattan, in November 2002, and has since expanded to a bawdy biannual affair in Boston and San Francisco. That makes 10 Mondo Pornos so far!

The recent tri-city extravaganzas took place this past fall. It was Mondo Porno San Francisco in September, Boston in October and New York in November. Now, this may all seem somewhat self-serving, but why shouldn't I share the ribald tales of this celebration with you all, even if it is, well, my personal little project? Here's how the last three played out.

San Francisco

It was San Francisco's sexiest weekend, and that's saying a lot for a city that's sex-centric 365 days of the year. It was, specifically, Folsom Street weekend, with every kinkster on the west coast descending upon San Francisco for fetish parties, BDSM balls and leather munches, in addition to the enormous Folsom Street Fair.

Scott, Dee, Polly and Dara.

Sadie.

Pink and babe.

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