Bonnie: The Interview

Randy interviewed me on video yesterday. We had just completed my second hard spanking of the day and the third in less than 24 hours. He didn’t go easy on me. I don’t know how many swats I received with that unforgiving teardrop-shaped wooden paddle. Maybe a hundred. I know my bottom was sore when he began, and it didn’t get any better along the way.

Here’s our transcribed interview, edited only for conciseness. I really did say all that dumb stuff. I was lying across his lap and he still had the paddle in his hand. My bottom, visible in the video, was conspicuously marked.

R: How do you feel now?

B: Uh, I dunno. Spanked?

R: Do you enjoy being punished like this over my lap?

B: Yeah, um, I do.

R: What is it that you like?

B: Being here close with you. Feeling your hands holding me.

R: What about your butt?

B: It really hurts a lot.

R: (rubbing) It’s very red and feels warm. There’s a cute mark over here on your right cheek. (touches the welt)

B: That happens when you use the paddle.

R: What do you think about getting spanked twice in one day?

B: It’s OK. If you decide I deserve it.

R: Bon, if you ever got everything you deserve, we’d wear out my arm.

B: (imagining) Yeah, maybe so.

R: Is there a spanking that you wish you could get?

B: Right now, I have no idea.

R: Would you like me to strap you to the bench and cane your butt right now?

B: Not sure. Maybe later.

R: Would you like me to give you some more swats with this paddle? (whack whack)

B: Ow! I told you I don’t know. You’re confusing me.

R: Do you feel sufficiently punished now?

B: Yes, sir.

R: Is it embarrassing to get your bare bottom spanked with a paddle in front of the camera and then have to explain how it feels?

B: Yes.

R: What’s it like to be an accomplished adult woman, a grandmother, a teacher, who requires frequent corporal punishment?

B: It’s just what we do.

R: Do you like the embarrassment aspect?

B: Yes, I think I do.

R: Would it be more embarrassing if your blog readers knew about all this?

B: Maybe.

R: Then I want you to tell them everything, OK?

B: Yes, sir.

So, there you have all my paddle-addled observations after a day of spankings. It only hurts when I sit, stand, walk, bend, move, roll over, stretch, or climb stairs. But I'm smiling today.

Question From Wendy and Roz

Wendy and Roz asked about the twenty year old interview I posted last month. Specifically, they wondered which of my answers have changed during the intervening years. Let’s explore some of those answers.

Q5: Do you have a favorite implement?

Back when, I discussed a certain bottom scorching solid wood hairbrush. My answer today would be our roundish brown leather paddle. We use it a lot and it never disappoints. I love how it feels – warm and stinging.

But what I love best of all is how it looks. The center of the striking surface is conspicuously lighter in color reflecting years of faithful service. Anyone who sees this paddle will immediately recognize it as not just a spanking paddle, but a paddle that is actually used for spankings.

Q6: Do you have a least favorite implement?

In my early 2000s response, I expressed a strong dislike for canes because of the possibility of skin breaks. After watching those brutal Eastern European spanking videos, I was quite certain that the cane was a hard limit for me.

Thanks to discussions with my British friends, I slowly came around to accept that the cane was no more dangerous than the implements we were already using. We started with a short, light cane that brought forth a lovely sting. A few years ago, we took the plunge and bought a real punishment cane. It lives up to its name, but without any permanent skin damage.

Q12: Do you feel embarrassed about being spanked?

I think my original response was pretty good. I talked about how I wasn’t embarrassed because spanking is another way that Randy and I share our love. Today, I might take it a step further. I am proud to be a lifelong spanko. It’s an integral part of my identity and the cornerstone of our relationship. So the answer is the same, just a little more emphatic today.

Q16: What kinds of spanking rituals do you enjoy?

My original answer was fine, but there’s so much more. I documented my contemporary thoughts here and here.

Q20: Do you think that you and Randy will still be spanking when you’re senior citizens?

That’s a big 10-4, good buddy.

Bonnie Before Blogging: Part Four

These interview questions and answers feel like an archeological dig inside my own head. Almost twenty years ago, I was a busy mom of an active teen. My situation and perspectives have since evolved in ways I could not have anticipated. Here is the final installment.

Q16: What kinds of spanking rituals do you enjoy?

A16: I love spanking rituals. Randy and I have several great ones. Probably the oldest rituals deal with me signaling my desire for a spanking. In the early years, I wasn’t as comfortable with the idea of simply asking. We developed a system where I would leave out a spanking implement. Upon spotting that wayward tail-warmer, he would employ it in the obvious manner. We pretty much abandoned that method after our first grader inquired about a paddle she found.

A few years ago, Randy bought me about a dozen bright pink thong-style panties. These wouldn’t necessarily be my choice of undergarment, but they have come to serve the same purpose as the conspicuous paddle. Anytime Randy detects that I am wearing a thong, it’s open season on my posterior.

We have rituals concerning travel as well. Randy seems to believe that it would be a tragedy if I went anywhere without benefit of a spanking beforehand.

My favorite variety of ritual, however, is the ritualistic spanking. I adore it when Randy makes the event a choreographed production, complete with lots of descriptions of what he is about to do to me. Somehow, those words make the whole experience more real. Sometimes, he’ll have me fetch a special implement, stand in a particular place, uncover my target in a specific manner, bend over as he instructs, count the swats as they fall, and stand absolutely still throughout the proceedings. Randy occasionally makes me stay in position after the spanking while he inspects my marks and makes detailed comments about the condition of my bottom. This kind of ritual presses buttons I didn’t even know I had!

Q17: What have you learned about the spanking lifestyle that you didn’t know when you began more than twenty years ago?

A17: Quite a lot! I know what I like and what I don’t in terms of the spanking itself. Perhaps more importantly, though, I have a much better idea about the role spanking should play in our lives. We’ve worked through many issues, especially with regard to the whole power exchange business.

Just in the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet other women through the Internet. We’ve compared notes and discovered a lot of shared beliefs and common experiences. This affirmation has been tremendously valuable for me. I now understand that what we do is really not that far from the mainstream.

I guess the one other important change over the past twenty years is my response. Today, I’m much more willing to lie back and let events unfold around me. That’s what it means to let someone else be in control. I can now freely accept that what happens is not up to me, and that’s OK.

Q18: What advice you give to women who are just starting out in this lifestyle?

A18: I think in any relationship, you need to be honest with yourself and with your partner. Open communication in both directions is essential. How, for example, can your partner know which techniques work (or don’t work) unless you tell him?

It is essential that the person who is being spanked have the ability to invoke a safeword. This is not an opportunity to avoid a spanking, but rather a tool for pausing the proceedings in those rare cases where safety issues dictate. The fact that I have a safeword allows me to absorb a lot more pain. I know I could escape, but it’s a matter of pride that I choose instead to accept all of the gifts Randy offers. In more than twenty years, I have used my safeword probably no more than ten times.

My other advice is to be patient. It can be difficult to navigate the complex emotions that surround a spanking. I imagine most people don’t get it quite right the first time. Even couples who have been living this lifestyle for years can occasionally lose their way. What is most important is building and sustaining a rich, loving relationship. Spanking is one of many ways this can be done.

Q19: Are your spanking stories true?

A19: Yes, for the most part, though I will admit to a certain degree of journalistic license. There are some elements that simply have to be synthesized. For example, during the times when Randy is really laying into my bottom, I’m not likely to recall much of the dialogue. I also alter some details to avoid disclosing too much personal information. Though I’m not beyond spicing up the story a little, the events described did happen. If you find some of Randy’s stunts amazing, just imagine how I feel!

Q20: Do you think that you and Randy will still be spanking when you’re senior citizens?

A20: I have no idea. Some days, I feel as though I’m already there (laughs). I hope so. It might just have to be a little mellower.

That's it for this time machine snapshot. Also, the correct answer to question 20 is yes.

Bonnie Before Blogging: Part Three

Finding this interview has been like opening a kinky time capsule for me.

Q11: Do you consider yourself to be submissive?

A11: I am, but not completely so. Outside the bedroom, I am fairly independent. I’m opinionated and I’m not afraid to share my thoughts. I don’t think Randy would ever want me to be any different in this regard. Once the bedroom door closes, though, everything changes. I want my man to be in charge. If that means spanking me and making love to me in whatever fashion he fancies, so be it. He doesn’t take control so much as I loan my control to him for the duration of the session. I want him to take me past my comfort point and beyond where I would go on my own. I find that kind of limit expansion to be exciting and liberating. If that makes me submissive, then I am submissive.

Q12: Do you feel embarrassed about being spanked?

A12: Not really. I would compare it with sex. When I was a teenager, I would have been horrified and embarrassed if I thought that anyone knew I had sex with my boyfriend. I knew in my own mind that there was nothing wrong with it, but I just didn’t think anyone outside my immediate circle of friends would ever understand. Fast forward to today, I would be worried if I thought anyone believed that Randy and I didn’t have sex. It’s not embarrassing at all. It’s natural and what people should do when they are in love. What could possibly be wrong with two lovers celebrating their intimate partnership in the privacy of their bedroom? Spanking is very much like that, at least for me. This is just another method we use to express our mutual affection. Why should I feel guilty or embarrassed about the manner in which my husband demonstrates his love? There’s no reason I can imagine.

Q13: You’ve said that the idea of discipline is a turn-on, but you and Randy don’t practice it. Why not?

A13: That’s a bit complicated. Let’s see if I can untangle it. Since childhood, many of my fantasies have included punishment themes. I’m attracted to the idea of a big, authoritarian man physically correcting me. With that said, fantasies live only in our minds. In this real world, I am a strong and capable adult woman. I would never aspire to be any less. I can manage my life just fine without the need for a parent or an overseer. Randy is no more qualified to judge me than I am for him. Our relationship is simply not about judging. We enjoy disciplinary role play sometimes, but it’s just that. I would never presume to tell any other couple how their relationship should operate, but this arrangement is what works best for us.

Q14: What goes through your head during a spanking?

A14: During the actual spanking, I don’t think there’s much going on in there at all! My thoughts at those moments are limited to “Ow! That hurts!” or “This is definitely more than I wanted,” or maybe even “How can I get out of here?”

It’s beforehand that my mind truly runs wild. It’s strange that I simultaneously anticipate and dread my spankings, but I do. This sort of nervous ambivalence triggers a strong sexual response well before the action begins. I guess I think about the actual act sometimes, but more often my focus is upon the way it makes me feel or the events that are likely to follow.

Immediately after the spanking, I feel extremely aroused. I want my man to make unrestrained love to me in whatever manner he finds most appealing. At this time, my submissive streak is most apparent. After the lovemaking, I feel this incredible peace and warmth. Randy does an amazing job of aftercare. He usually hugs and caresses me. I just want to snuggle up and be as close to him as I can. I never feel more in love than I do there in his arms.

Q15: You say, “it’s not about the pain.” What do you mean?

A15: When people think about spankings, it’s easy to get caught up in the physical act. After all, it is pretty mind-blowing to voluntarily lie across your lover’s lap while he beats your bare bottom with a wooden board. The pain can be quite intense. No amount of preparation or experience ever changes that reality.

But there is also a spiritual aspect that may not be so obvious to those who have yet to experience it. At least at our house, the primary goal of a spanking is not a warm, red, stinging bottom. That outcome is merely an unavoidable byproduct of a more important aim. For reasons I don’t fully comprehend, a well executed spanking can transport my mind to a different space. It’s an intoxicating blend of euphoria, sexual energy, connectedness, and fulfillment. I suppose this sensation might be compared to a “runner’s high.” I love that place, and in fact I crave it sometimes.

The final installment is coming up next.

Bonnie Before Blogging: Part Two

Here's another installment of an interview I did back in the early 2000s. In a few cases, my 2022 responses might be a bit different.

Q6: Do you have a least favorite implement?

A6: Yeah, I have a bunch of least favorites! I hate anything that can break the skin. That includes most whippy and cane-like implements. I don’t like most belts or straps because they wrap around my hips. Not fun. Finally, my husband has a huge wooden paddle that is entirely too heavy to be employed on humans. Needless to say, he uses it on me. I could definitely do without that evil plank.

Q7: What do you do about bruises?

A7: Fortunately, I don’t bruise very often. When I do, it’s usually following an extended session. Perhaps it’s my constitution or the fact that I get plenty of spankings to keep my bottom in shape or because my husband knows what he is doing or because I long ago stopped worrying about marks. Maybe it’s all of these, but I just don’t have much of a problem. That’s not to suggest that I don’t have residual redness and discomfort back there. I surely do. Randy will sometimes rub some aloe cream on my bottom, but that’s as cathartic for my head as it is for my seat.

Q8: Do you receive different types of spankings?

A8: Yes. There are many shades of gray, but essentially, we have three formats. The erotic spanking is just that. It’s foreplay, plain and simple. The goals are pleasure and stimulation. I think there’s a common misconception that erotic spankings are necessarily less intense than other varieties. At least in our case, this assumption is definitely false. I can absorb a lot more when I am turned on.

The second type is therapeutic. While I may want an erotic spanking, this is the one I need. There are times when my stress levels reach a point where I crave the release I find when Randy spanks me. I am inclined toward PMS. At these times, a therapeutic spanking works wonders to clear my head and return my perspective. While lovemaking almost always follows, that isn’t the primary purpose. While the spanking is in progress, Randy’s demeanor is all business.

The third type is what I call the “attitude adjustment” spanking. This one is always Randy’s idea. It happens fairly rarely. The double-A special is reserved for occasions when my emotions are so out of control that I don’t even realize I need a spanking. If he thinks I do, then I usually do. That fact doesn’t prevent me from arguing, complaining, or seeking an appeal. None of these methods have ever been very successful. Once the spanking begins, Randy works swiftly. The whole thing probably lasts no more than five or ten minutes (though the after-effects stick around for hours). We’ll probably make love afterward, though it may not follow immediately. Each type of spanking has its purpose. Each delivers a different sort of benefit.

Q9: Have you a favorite spanking position?

A9: Yes, absolutely. Spanking for me is all about physical contact. I love the classic over the knee punishment pose. It brings us close together and leaves me well situated for other sorts of distractions. It works best at the edge of a bed. That way, I don’t have to balance on fingers and toes as with a chair, or worse yet, just hang there unsupported. I don’t mind (much) if my bottom hurts at those times, but I want the rest of me to be reasonably comfortable.

Q10: How about a least favorite spanking position?

A10: Oh yeah. I call it the diaper position. It’s where I’m lying on my back and my legs are held in the air above me. Maybe it has to do with the way the skin is stretched, but even a moderate spanking delivered in that position feels like it’s going to kill me. If I get a second choice, I’m not too fond of the “bend over and grab your ankles” position either, for pretty much the same reason.

We're not done yet!

Bonnie Before Blogging: Part One

I recently found an interview that I did for another outlet before I began MBS. It provides an interesting perspective of my mindset in the early 2000s. Here is the original unedited interview. Because the text is long, I've broken it into multiple parts.

Q1: Who is Bonnie?

A1: I’m a forty-two-year-old wife and mother. I work as a technical writer. Randy and I have been married for more than twenty years. He is my partner, lover, and fulltime soulmate. We find many ways to express our love. Spanking just happens to be one of our favorites. While I may talk a lot about spanking and related topics in this context, I am a three-dimensional woman. I have quite a few interests beyond this world. Among my favorites are travel, reading, hiking, crafts, and cooking.

Q2: How long have you been interested in spanking?

Q2: I’ve had this interest in one form or another as far back as I can recall. I remember as a kid watching TV shows where someone was spanked. For reasons I didn’t understand, I found that whole subject very appealing. I often imagined myself being the one who was getting the spanking. When I became a teenager, I quite naturally took an interest in boys. Rather than being left behind, my fascination with spanking became closely linked with my sexual urges. Now rather than a faceless spanker, I envisioned a big man with powerful sinewy arms who was ready to take charge. As I approached adulthood, I began experimenting with the real thing. I had one boyfriend who was so freaked out by the idea that he just couldn’t bring himself to strike me. Another boy thought I was granting him license to mistreat me in general. That relationship didn’t last long.

Then I met Randy at college. We clicked almost from the beginning. He liked to spank as much as I liked to be spanked. It was great and it remains so today. He is innovative enough to keep things new and fun. I just love that.

A few years ago, I discovered the Internet. I learned that there are many thousands of women just like me. I always believed in my mind that what we did wasn’t that weird, but this outlet provided welcome confirmation. It’s been great fun to swap stories, compare notes, and provide support. I’ve met a number of tremendous friends who are quite willing to discuss topics that would horrify most of my real-world pals. I think my love of spanking is an integral part of who I am. Call it wiring or whatever, that’s just me.

Q3: How did you meet Randy?

A3: We met in a college chemistry class. We struck up a conversation. That led to hanging out together, which led to dating, romance, marriage, and parenthood. After our first few dates, I never considered not being with him. The fit between us was, and is, so natural.

Q4: Do you practice domestic discipline?

A4: No, at least not by my definition. Outside the bedroom, we operate pretty much as equals. I reject the argument that he is inherently smarter than me just because I happen to have been born female. We each have our respective strengths and abilities. We try to arrange our lives such that we can both contribute. In the bedroom, however, Randy is the one in charge. That’s the way I like it. It’s not because he is male and entitled to rule. Rather, the reason is because I voluntarily grant him control over my body in that setting. When he spanks me, it is with my consent. I may not always like everything he does to me, but I have given Randy the authority and the ability to decide what I need and what I deserve. The result is that he takes me to places that I would never have gone otherwise. He pushes my limits in lots of directions. I find those experiences to be thrilling, especially after the fact.

Q5: Do you have a favorite implement?

A5: Like fashion, it changes over time. Right now, Randy is enamored with one particular wooden hairbrush. It’s pretty intense. I don’t think he has any concept of how much it hurts to have your backside scalded by an implement like that one. It’s hard and heavy like a paddle, but the surface area is much smaller. The result is a far more concentrated blow. The brush always leaves a day or two of uncomfortable sitting in its wake. I’m not sure whether this brush is my favorite implement, but it’s the one with which I am most familiar right now.

If you like this prehistoric babble, stay tuned because there's more to come!

The Interview

Randy and I probably have a hundred rituals and traditions, mostly spanking-related and mostly introduced by him. One such ritual is corner time. Corner time happens immediately after I am spanked. He sends me to a designated corner in our bedroom where I usually stand facing the corner with my freshly decorated bottom on display. Randy uses the occasion to take photographs that memorialize my crimson discomfort.

Always one to change things up, he recently installed a small wooden stool in the corner. The seat of the stool is lower than my knees so that most of my weight when seated rests upon my battered bottom. If I squirm, as I inevitably do, he threatens to spank me again, but with the lexan paddle. I’m not inclined to take him up on that sort of offer.

His new idea is to interview me on video while I’m sitting in the corner and my mind is a million miles out in space. Friday’s interview went like this (lightly edited for clarity and conciseness):

R - Bon, here you are, back in the corner again. Why is that?

B - Because you sent me?

R - And why did I send you?

B - Because you like it

R - Wanna try again?

B - Uh, I dunno. What was the question?

R - Why are you here in the corner again?

B - Right. Because I’m being punished?

R - That is correct and it’s the same reason why your butt is hurting

B - My butt is hurting because you spanked me

R - And why did I spank you?

B - Because you like it

R - (now exasperated) And do you like it?

B - (in a small voice) Yes

R - If I spanked you again right now would you like that?

B - I don’t know

R - Good enough for me. Let’s go.

B - Wait. What just happened?

That was the end of the interview. Note to self: Avoid answering questions while in an addled state.

Recap: MBS Sunday Brunch for Aug 19

This week’s question required a bit of imagination and our brunch participants proved to be more than up to the challenge. Our topic was a fictional spanking interview show for television.

Paul: To start, I think we would need to present the lifestyle choices. My suggestions would be one couple into erotic spanking, one couple into bedroom D/s, one couple into domestic discipline, one couple into 24/7 D/s, and one couple into total power exchange or Master/slave. I'm not up on who is hosting what, but whoever hosts should be intelligent and open-minded.

I think that the whole of human sexuality should be openly discussed. This would lead to a much healthier society.

Hermione: I would pattern the show along the lines of The Daily Show and its host, John Stewart. OK, I guess my version would be a comedy show. There would be a collection of clips from news programs (CNN, BBC) with phrases that had a double entendre of spanko words. Perhaps there could be newspaper headlines with a spanking flavour or a sports montage of, say, soccer players patting bums during the game.

There would be a feature on implements, such as something brand new, or a quick trip to a restaurant supply house. Another idea would be a spotlight on a particular material, or eco or vegan products.

For guests, I would like to see Judge Judy interviewed, and find out how she would have resolved certain cases if spanking had been an option. Gordon Ramsay (Hell's Kitchen) would also be a guest, and would show some examples of kitchen screw-ups that were spanking offenses. (I would SO like to be spanked by Chef Ramsay, but I digress...)

Todd and Suzy: Now this would be a good show! It would be interesting to see what kind of ratings it got.

If we were running the show, we'd want a good cross section of spankos. The writers of several of our favorite blogs that would be perfect. We’d like people that come from different backgrounds, and have different approaches to spanking. But they would all be good people who get something out of spanking. None of them would be weirdos either. We wouldn't want the Springer show to break out. LOL

The topics would focus around the benefits they get out of spanking. These would include positive things like better relationships with more communication (and sex), new friendships, and changing behavior. We would really want to keep things upbeat and positive.

Special segments might include how to make an implement, and how best to use one.

For a host, we think a couple would be best. There are possibilities... Bonnie and Randy are high on the list.

LynLass: I don't want to produce the show. I want to be in charge of the literature portion. I think each episode should have a segment that reviews the various fiction and non-fiction offerings on spanking and related fields.

My first review would actually be an interview with Jacqueline Carey regarding her Kushiel series. I've read the first trilogy and just started on the second trilogy. I'd ask some general questions about where the series is, where is it headed, etc., then move on to her research about the various types of pain that she describes. I'd also ask about historical characters upon which she has based some of her characters, especially The Master of the Straits. I have a number of questions about him. I think that he exhibits a better understanding of Phedre than just a friend would have. I also have a lot of unanswered questions about her extensive training.

If you haven't read the books, it's a fantasy based on a changed medieval Europe, sort of, with a main character who is a masochist but is called an anguisette.

If you haven't read the books and like any kind of fantasy, you'll probably enjoy this series.

Naughty Lele: Ditto on Carey, I've read the Kushiel trilogy and I'm reading the next trilogy as they come out. You won't be disappointed, they're awesome.

I was also going to say John Wayne. I wasn't around when his movies came out, but I would love to interview him about how he felt about the spankings in his movies. Was he a dom? Was he just an actor? In his personal life, did he lean towards spanking for DD, or just for fun, or not at all?

Prefectd (Spanked Hortic): If I were producing this programe, it would be an interview show with an audience question participation section at the end. The interviewers would be Brushstrokes from The Spanking Spot (lots of interviewing experience) and Padme Amidala form Journey To The Dark Side (The most inventive and innovative interviewer in the blogsphere). It would be time to put my ego to one side and let these two decide the questions.

To kick off the first programe, the guests would be Niki Flynn (hugely varied experience), Catherine Corbet (done so much but no one knows anything about her except she is Canadian), and Lucy McLean (one of the best regarded driving forces in the spanking world who also has the ability to both talk the hind legs off a donkey and convince it to go for a walk afterwards).

OPB: As I don't have TV I must assume this show is on the radio as well, so the hostess must be Charlotte Green. She has the most wonderful sexy voice.

Purple Angel: Wow, what a great idea. I think Bonnie would make a tremendous hostess! I also think a regular feature should be an educational presentation on the correct way to give certain types of spankings.

It would also be a great chance for artisans to teach how to make certain implements.

As far as discussion I have never known any spanko that couldn't find endless topics for discussion.

In fact, I believe it would be fascinating to vanilla folks as well. Perhaps the show might convince them to give spanking a try. I know once they tried it, well, there would be no turning back.

Jean Marie: There was a sexuality talk show on HBO years ago moderated by Bob Berkowitz. It was called "Real Sex" which, on rare occasions, addressed spanking. I liked this format because it was frank and open and intelligent, all the things I'd want this show, "Speaking of Spanking," to be. The only spanking representative on TV recently was Howard Stern and butt bongo, (crass and leering and snide), exactly what I don't want this important show of my dreams to be.

That doesn't mean that our show wouldn't also be light-hearted. I like Paul's suggestion that a broad spectrum of lifestyles and interests be discussed. However, I'd hope that fun couples who just loved the erotic playfulness of spanking would predominate. Too many people think of S & M when discipline is discussed.

I think that this would mean that "speaking" wouldn't be all that was related to spanking on this show. Impromtu slap-and-tickle sessions would often occur. Imagine a giggling co-ed standing up to have her hunky boyfriend pull her panties down, turn her over his knee on the couch and spank her adorable ass. The cameras zoom in. One is on her face while the second focuses upon that cute tush. A third lens captures his stern visage. On another show a pleasingly-plump woman could speak to how regular spankings help her with weight management. Then the bounteous beauty of her backside is revealed right on camera while her husband takes the hairbrush to her for a large ration of discipline.

I'd love to see an old married couple in their eighties talk about how they've spanked to spark up their sex-lives for over sixty years. There could be famous guest-star testimonials. That stunning Elizabeth Hurley (former flame of Hugh Grant) has said openly that she was spanked as a British child growing up. Have her on the show to reveal that she still loves a dose of the cane for stress-relief and sexual Tabasco sauce. A twinkle sparkles in her blue eyes, she blushes and relates that she was just caned the night before. She stands, turns around, undoes several large safety pins on the side of her designer gown to prove that her knickerless bum is indeed marked with a set of twelve stripes. The studio audience applauds.

Johnny Carson was a relative unknown when he took over the Tonight Show. We all know an intelligent, well-spoken host for this show that the rest of the world should discover. Bonnie, I'd love to see you sit in the moderator/host's chair (and have to make excuses on those occasions when you couldn't sit).

Just like everyone used to stay up for Johnny Carson's monologue, then make love, and roll over to go to sleep, with the phenomenon of "Speaking of Spanking," couples would be staying up, getting roused up and aroused, spanking and making love until the wee hours. America, like Hispanic nations, would have to institute a national siesta time in order to get any work done. It would be a cultural paradigm-shift!

Jim: A guest appearance by Ditoa Von Tease would be fun. Ms Von Tease was interviewed by the Observer (London) a few weeks ago and she made no bones about her love of spanking.

How about a sequence about the Spencer Spanking Plan? This lady tours a stage-show about Dorothy Spencer, and could be interviewed:

Bonnie: I envision several different possibilities. First, we could have SoS in the style of “The View” where women of different ages and backgrounds sit around and discuss what spanking means in their lives and how events of the day relate to spanking.

We could have the “Ed Sullivan” variety version, complete with spanking acrobats, a rhythmic caning troupe, puppet spanko skits, spanking opera, and a stand up comedienne who can’t sit down.

There could also be a Barbara Walters style one-on-one interview format where spankos reveal their deepest sore bottom secrets (“Did he weawy bwing a hairbwush?”).

For fun, we could have a very silly Pythonesque program (“No, spank ME!”). John Cleese would provide the ideal combination of seriousness and idiocy (“Very well then. Let the spankings begin!”).

I love the idea of a spanking game show called “You Bet Your Ass.” Contestants would do precisely that!

There are countless people I would like to see interviewed. Examples would include spanking video producers, spanking models, authors of spanking fiction, craftspeople who make implements, long time practitioners, people in the scene, normal spanko couples, mainstream celebrities with spanko proclivities, artists, songwriters, and, of course, spanko bloggers. I’ll spare you the names. In time, I would try to interview everyone with something interesting and different to say about the subject.

As for the host, I nominate our dear friend and frequent commenter, Paul. He has just the right combination of sensitivity, humor, and curiosity to be a tremendous interviewer.

Thanks, everyone. That was fun!