In my mid-40's I took my willing g/f (now wife) to a NYEve swing party hosted by friends of mine, and we were the youngest couple there by at LEAST 12 years, and one of the few non-married couples... It was like a church social, with everybody bringing food, etc., except that at 8PM everybody got naked... It was a bit bizarre, but we still smile at fond memories of the night.
--SP
04/16 |
HAHA! "In Hadley!" I went to Hampshire:) I really enjoyed this essay. Mprtifying and hillarious!
--S.S
03/24 |
this is poor. i've never been to hedonism, but i have been to nudist resorts. is it so hard to see past the genitals?
--dwp
03/23 |
Actually, she's named Hadley after Hemingway's first wife, Hadley Richardson. The town-name connection does lead to a lot of jokes though, since a lot of our friends at college are from Mass: "So Joe, I was in Hadley this weekend..." "And yeah, I was driving through Hadley, fast and hard," and the constant crowd-pleaser: "I was excited to get into Hadley, but then it smelled kind of funny."
--JL
03/23 |
Your girlfriend's name was Hadley? After the town in Western Massachusetts? Well, it could have been worse. Her parents could have named her "Easthampton" or "Holyoke" or "Worchester" or "Greenfield"...
--KM
03/22 |
Humorous read
--SX
03/21 |
kind of jealous haha. great work.
--ae
03/21 |
is it just me, or did you get the impression that the mom had free tickets to hedonism? the mind explodes. or was she just paying for her child and his girlfriend? and which is more surreal? either way, i enjoyed the story.
--lrg
03/20 |
Pretty pathetic story. Then again what do you expect from Hooksexup...
--BW
03/19 |
The county in Florida that has the highest number of STDs is one that houses a huge retirement community that features group square dancing and multiple golf courses that may have been advertised on TV.
--TFT
03/19 |
Harry floating into view like the Nevermind baby may be one of the most hysterical phrases ever. Great piece, thanks!
--iw
03/19 |
Please. Make it stop.
--ZXZ
03/19 |
I ALWAYS wondered about Hedonism! Good read. Thanks.
--JM
03/19 |
Really good stuff! Best essay I've read on here this year :) And now, I know Hedonism may be a place best left to my imagination and dirty bedroom stories...
--VF
03/19 |
hysterical! I look forward to the family reunion follow-up.
--stj
03/19 |
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