It Happened during the Disco Years

He was my best friend. We had been to dozens of clubs together, and we had even tried to enter Studio 54. So, when I told her I was marrying a man soon, he promised to take me to the best club for my bachelorette party. Please, keep in mind that it happened during the disco years, and only with that in mind will you be able to understand this story.

My friend took me to an underground club, that is, a club that didn’t do any kind of publicity. Instead, they published coded messages in the ad section of the newspaper. And only those who could decipher the message would be able to attend the party.

I thought it was a great way to spend my last night as a single woman. Then, my friend told me that this party had a very special feature: there would be a live bondage exhibition. Now, in those days, bondage wasn’t as common as it is today. Therefore, I had barely a vague idea of what I was about to witness.

It was great! That was the first time I saw a rigger tying a bottom. It was so exciting, that I swore to myself that, one day, I would be tied by a man as skillfully as that model was tied by her rigger.

But the best was yet to come. The MC announced the main attraction of the night: a well-known rigger famous for his daring scenes. Imagine my surprise when I saw none other than Bob, my fiancée, who, unbeknownst to me up to that point, made Shibari exhibitions using the stage name “Brando Bondage.”

When he saw me, his face turned white. But it only lasted for a minute. I took the stage, and I told the audience that I was about to marry that man in a couple of hours. I also said that I couldn’t be happier that he was such a gifted artist.

And I wasn’t lying.

This is my Shibari story; it happened during the disco years.