| BODy parts | Builders |
| Bordello Madam | LisaEvil |
| BOD frameworks for 4 rooms, stage, shade | Zong and the LA builders |
| Decor for Boudoir | Sayfty and the Vancouver team |
| Decor for Poker Room | LisaEvil and Zong?? |
| Decor for BDSM room | Glitterdick and the Portland team |
| Photo Booth - backdrop, lighting, etc. | EricC |
| main stage drapery and valance with red satins & black sheen fabric + Gold baseboard for stage | Heater |
| new 30'30' shade structure | Zong |
| Support for 40'x8' backdrop | B-Rad and Rev |
| BOD sign | Zong |
| Windmill and solar powered blades | B-Rad and Rev |
| Shower | Glitterdick |
| Mister based shower system for shower | B-Rad and Rev |
| Evap Pond | Sayfty's four newbies |
| Kitchen Bitch | JeannieB |
| Camp guide - tells people where to set up home | ??? |
Camp layout
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LisaEvil's vision for the BoD:
We want to do an Amsterdam Alley, i.e. the red light district. We thought this could be a fantastic way to have a single theme and still have all of our fabulous campmates use their respective artistic and other skills to add to the overall theme. (And since we were all Dirty Whores this year, it seemed appropriate.)
My vision is that the theme is to be fun and sleazy (!!!), but in the name of art and expression and playfulness and theatrics, not really in the name of sex at all.
So, basically what we were envisioning was an “alley” with window fronts, maybe 3 on each side. Or maybe only 2 or whatever. Anyhow, as you know, in Amsterdam the hookers just kind of sit there and wait to be chosen. We thought we could do that sort of, but could be rather dull just standing there, so thought that spicing it up with peep show idea or pole dance would be fabulous. I hadn’t actually given any thought to real sexual performances though. (Sorry boys.)
As Gary mentioned, we’d expect all Tribesters to participate on the performance side. I want to stress though that your performance need not be anything sexual whatsoever. You may just perhaps be dressed provocatively sitting in the window. Or, you may perform a pole dance, or burlesque ish performance or whatever. I totally see a place for comedy in this as well.
And yeah, if you wanted to, you could do something sexual. I personally don’t see the draw for this theme necessarily being a sexual show, but rather the simple suggestion. Provocative and playful is what I see.
How this could involve everyone, besides in the performance areas, I thought could go maybe something like this:
- We’d need to create two platforms on either side of the alley with “store front” windows on each side (and just being stage/performance areas on the non public side). In addition to the actual windows for performance, I think it would be great to maybe have a picture opportunity window (or 2 even) for those more inhibited. What I am thinking is something like the SINNER panels where they could put the face in hole, only with a Red Light District flavour to the panels. I personally see Gary and Jim and others heading up the construction and painting of these structures and the more artistic photo op windows for sure being with Jim’s input. Anyhow, they’d need others to help construct the stage/windows/etc.
- The whole front of it should be flashy and the alley itself “red light”-ish. We’d need a fabulous sign over top of the alley and we’d need lights in each window and in other areas. Ideally, they could be different behind each window adding a different flavour to each area. I see B-Rad, Rad Dan and those boys heading up the special effects/lighting side of this project.
- Also, I’d like to see a swing (not a sex swing, just a swing), ala Moulin Rouge in a window maybe. I dunno. Just a thought.
- Although not strictly a red light thing, and this would be after all a BM take on it, but I’d like to have a bordello-like flavour to the entire thing. I see us Canadians creating velvet draperies and taking charge of other decorations to create a bordello-ish feel to the entire area.
- I think it would be great to have our bar located somewhere at the end of the alley, making those that want a drink to have to come in and watch or participate. Obviously, Jeannie could head that up (and I think your red outfit would be smashing in there sexy girl!) and Gracie too. I think it would be groovy to have a sitting area more akin to the Bloody Mary dudes, i.e. a smaller well-defined public space specifically for that purpose. I’m sure Jeannie would need and could convince (I can’t imagine how!) many to assist her in this respect :)
- I think it would be fabulous to have “show times” in the WWW so that we’d only have to be “open” with Tribesters performing at set times leaving us free to explore the playa the remainder of the time. Like maybe 9 to 11 each night, or even every second night or whenever. After dark anyhow. Other than those scheduled times, whoever, whenever could perform.
- I do think however that it would also be good to really get people to participate to have someone in charge of reigning them in off the street to do so. I can see myself doing this. I can see Bare doing this. I can see Amy doing this. I can see many of us doing this. We’d need a mic or megaphone and fabulous costumes.
- And I think that probably providing participants with some small token for their participation would be great. It’d need to be fabulous so that they’d be coveted and kind of hard to come by, ya know? Not a pin probably as has been done by playa records and others. Not a pendant ala Alien Love Nest as again has already been done. However, I think that Siren, Chad and crew would be ideal for coming up with something special and then making ‘em to hand out to our participants.
- We’d need tunes for performances. Given his techie wiggle butt nature, I’m thinking maybe Ruv you could have a hand in this with help from others.
- If we were to have an art car, it would be cool to have it all in the same theme. I haven’t given this a lot of thought though, but I’m sure Thumper and others could come up with something fantastic.
- I like B-rad’s idea with some sort of gambling component (of course I would!!!) and the wheel idea could be a good one as I think for some it is easier to be told what to do than to try to think of something creative to do on your own. Someone would need to build a wheel.
- The pole dance area should be at end of the alley near the bar, in my opinion. Gary has already stepped up for the pole part. Naturally J
- Of course we are a bordello in the red light district and so, we’d need perverts. That is where all of the rest of you not specifically named yet would come in! In particular, I’m thinking Glitterdick, Nymph, Dale, to name just a few J
- We could all have bordello names maybe.
- And, of course, we’d all be part of the performances. Again, I stress it need not be a sexual performance, in fact I’d kind of prefer if it wasn’t unless it organically just transpired. You all know that I’m far from a prude, but the headache involved with a live sex show, well, I‘m not sure we want to go there really and/or attract that crowd. Provocative with your own spin on it though. Think Moulin Rouge. Which, again, could just simply be preening oneself dressed sexy sitting in the window.
- I think we could pull this off and could truly be a group effort, but we’d each have our own little areas of creativity and input.
- I’m willing to coordinate if have the support of the camp.
- Anyhow, it was just an idea conjured up over a smoking bowl or ten
Yours in sin and debauchery,
Evil xo