Who needs a little distraction from thoughts of deep facial lacerations and head trauma? You, too? Ok! How about a 3:30 1MB .wav file of my reading from last week’s Salon of Shame? It picks up at Step 2* of my “Tips for giving a nice blowjob” written in 1993. Listen. And thanks to Twozdai for the recording!
Oh, and just so you know? People weren’t laughing at me — they were mostly laughing at Pam Parham, the amazing interpreter who was rocking the sign language. Before I began my reading, I told the audience not to bother watching me, but to keep an eye on Pam. After step 3, you hear me remind them, “Like I said: watch her.” Now if only I’D been able to see her!
*Step 1 was merely “Take your time.”
Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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lily
July 18th, 2006 at 7:56 am
i almost peed myself listening to this…
Tim
July 18th, 2006 at 9:17 am
ahh, ariel, i could NEVER have read that in front of a crowd of people. much less my own FATHER! ( if i were a woman, that is) big kudos!
amy.leblanc
July 18th, 2006 at 8:01 pm
i just got home from work so was finally able to listen…. wow. you held your composure quite well with all that laughter. i can’t IMAGINE (well, ok, yes i can) what the interpreter was doing….
and yes. gagging on a penis *is* hell.
Ariel
July 18th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
Amy, I was sure I would lose it through the “gagging on a penis is hell” section. I couldn’t even read it silently without cracking up! But somehow I managed to keep it together on stage.
marnie
August 8th, 2006 at 4:33 pm
I was there that night and I have to say, I was laughing not only at the interpreter, but also out of amazement that you were brave enough to read this in front of YOUR DAD. That was too hysterical! p>