Berton Interviews: Mandy Goodhandy
YNOT – Toronto’s Goodhandy’s ‘pansexual playground’ (www.goodhandys.com) has long been a favored hotspot for those wanting non-vanilla sexual entertainment and encounters. Now the t-girl (among others) showcase has opened ‘Mandy Goodhandy’s Gentlemen’s Club’; a monthly live sex event aimed at gay/bi/trans men. YNOT.com spoke to the esteemed Ms. Goodhandy, to find out what happens inside her ‘Gentlemen’s Club’:Mandy: It is a show we have been doing for over three and half years at Goodhandy’s. It used to be every Wednesday night, but now has been moved to a monthly Friday night (second Friday each month) event.
This is a members-only night; all attendees must register online or at the door upon arrival at the club. Registered members pay a cover charge of $10. If a customer decides they do not want to register, they pay a cover of $20 but must show ID and they are made aware of the type of show they will witness.
YNOT.com: Which begs the question: What kind of show will they witness?
Mandy: The night is primarily for Gay/Bi/Trans men to be entertained by live porn shoots and erotic male entertainment. The main show consists of the Mandy Goodhandy Comedy and Porn show. I have fun with the audience and introduce the models who will be performing the live porn shoots.
The evening consists of pre-cum shows throughout the night (boys on stage either solo, duo or group sex action); a half time show usually consisting of a solo jerk-off or group jerk-offs by the male models; and a Main Event show which usually includes full out sex, including anal.
All members that night are entitled to half price DVDs produced by Mayhem North for our http://www.amateurcanadianguys.com web site. They are also able to watch a screening of any shows that were shot the month before, upon arrival.
YNOT.com: So why stage this as a ‘club’?
Mandy: It was a concept we have been doing for quite a while, but decided to make it more exclusive. People were given this show for free in the past, and it started to become too demanding financially to keep up the porn shoots on a weekly basis; and letting in the general public sometimes led to heckling and disruptive audience members. But this has since changed because everyone attending are registering to be members, and know what to expect. They register online at www.goodhandys.com/members
YNOT.com: Do you have to worry about the police? Or is everything legal and above board? Things can get pretty steamy at Goodhandy’s!
Mandy: Everything is fine, as long as the adult activities are understood by all who are entering the club. Everything to do with our Sex area is legal (www.goodhandys.com/diamondRoom.htm).
As long as the rules of this style of adult club are followed, there is no reason why the cops would be involved. And the prudish people can just stay away from our club.
YNOT.com: So how is Goodhandy’s doing in these hard times?
Mandy: Our club gets great reviews, and is enjoyed by a huge range of people. That is what makes the club so interesting and entertaining; we have something for everyone as you can see when looking at our monthly event listings: www.goodhandys.com/calendar.htm.
YNOT.com: And the Gentlemen’s Club itself?
Mandy: The Mandy Goodhandy’s Gentlemen’s Club night has over 200 registered members so far, and we have only had one show so far. This does not include the number of people who choose not to register, but still came to the event.
YNOT.com: You are renowned for your many t-girl events. Is a t-girl version of the Gentlemen’s Club in the works?
Mandy: We would love to provide a t-girls and admirers version of this show. But we will have to do some initial planning in advance of course.
T-girl admirers have a harder time registering information online. So we would have to rely on members showing up the night of the party, and this makes it hard to determine porn budget and staffing schedules. But of course everything can be worked out eventually.