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Pics from Donna’s Indiana Bondage Party

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I had a blast at Donna Patricia Richardson’s CD Bondage Party. I’ve known Donna online for years and we occasionally would exchange emails but I’m really glad I finally made it to one of her parties to meet her in real life. There were about 10 to 12 gurls out in a secluded cabin in the country and it was a wild time with LOTS of bondage going late into the night. If you’re into crossdressing and bondage Donna’s parties are definitely worth making the effort to attend. Everyone who wants to get tied up gets tied up (usually many times) and everyone was so nice and easy to get along with. Donna herself is like a bondage machine and just keeps tying hour after hour – heck, I couldn’t keep up! I did get to experience one of her trademark chairties with lots-of-rope and it was amazing, leaving me able only to wiggle around a tiny bit from side to side and not going anywhere. I also did a lot of tying of other gurls and made some nice new friends; it was a great experience and I’m so glad I went!

So here are a few pictures from the week. First off is a group pic the night before at Talbott St. in Indy, with Donna, Dana, Brenda and me getting drunk, then a seven-gurl group pic that Donna took late one night, then the chairtie that Donna put me in, followed by a strict hogtie with Joy Turner, then Julie trying out the gasmask for the first time. After Julie is Dana, whom I wrapped up in plastic and black electrical tape. She zoned out quite nicely! Then there’s Torrie tied and molested a little by me, followed by Dana preparing me for my pre-birthday spankings (which were wicked and left me nicely bruised!) and finally Tina getting some payback, tied up on the floor and teased with the Hitachi. Enjoy!

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Indiana Bondage Getaway with Donna Patricia Richardson / (and TEASE May 3rd)

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Well, it’ll be a busy week here, heading off tomorrow to Indiana for a few days at Donna Patricia Richardson’s yearly bondage getaway. I’ve known Donna online for years and have admired her strict bondage style but this will be the first time actually meeting. Apparently the cabin she’s rented for all of us (I think about 12 CDs) is so far out in the country that I probably won’t have internet access or cell service for a few days (which is a nice change, to be honest!) Sunday night we’ll all be locked in and who knows what will happen. There should be some new pictures though on the Yahoo Group after we all get back (if we do). It should be a fun and intense few days and I’m bringing plenty of bondage gear…We shall see who gets tied up…

Then, just a couple days after that it’ll be time for the TEASE party, as mentioned below. There Will Be Birthday Cake!

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Grayson Perry, World-Class Transvestite

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I’d never heard of Grayson Perry before but loved this short video interview that he did on a website called “He wears panties,” which I’ll definitely have to check out later in more detail! Perry is an artist and potter in the UK and an unabashed crossdresser and fetishist who when dressing sometimes goes by the name “Claire.” Apparently he also spent time rooming with Boy George years ago when they were both just getting started – doesn’t get much cooler than that! I always love hearing about people who completely embrace their weirdness and live their lives one hundred percent in a less-than-approving world. So glad I heard about him, or her, as the case may be!




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Sandra In Trouble

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About ten years ago a nice web designer from Italy made a small site for me that I posted at the domain Sandra In Trouble. I’ve made a few very minor tweaks to it over the years, but since the design and layout are pretty tricky I never attempted a major change. I’d hate to take it offline though since Enrico did such a nice job on the original site. But time moves on so I finally gave it a new look, adding a list of links where my pictures can be seen and moving the original layout down to the bottom of the page for anyone who hasn’t seen the original site. At least now it won’t seem so static (well, at least until this one is online for a few months ;-)

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Crossdresser Police Cases

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Here’s another fun magazine cover that my friend Mr. K. put together that I don’t think I’ve posted here before. The super tight bondage was done by Cincher and was completely inescapable as I remember he worked extra-long and hard on the wrist tie visible in the mirror, making it super tight and lashing it off to the chair with only an inch or two of movement from side to side . What could have brought Sandra to such a sorry state and what could possibly happen next…? (Shudder)

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Gay Marriage on Time Magazine

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I love the new covers on Time Magazine about gay marriage and the recent arguments before the Supreme Court – uhm, especially like the one with the girls ;-) It’s amazing how quickly attitudes continue to change. Who knows how long it will be before marriage equality is the law of the land in all 50 states but the inevitability of it continues to grow. (Now if only they could get this mess straightened out in California!) I find it so inspiring seeing things like this – Way to go Time!

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Bugs (and an Amphibian) for Dinner at Typhoon

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My friend Krystle and I have been talking for a while about eating some bugs at this crazy restaurant in Santa Monica called Typhoon and we finally got to drive down there last night and enjoy some. I didn’t dress up for this outing but still had a blast. I won’t post the thumbnails here in case anyone is squeamish, although to be honest they’re not that bad (just be careful of the third link in the next sentence if you do choose to click!) We had ants, crickets, frogs legs, scorpions on shrimp toast, and the most disgusting looking: fried silk worm pupae. I always like to try new things (within reason) and eating bugs seemed totally reasonable! It actually wasn’t that hard to do once we dug in. With the dipping sauces it’s just like eating fried whatever. The frogs legs were one of the tastiest, definitely tasting like chicken and very warm and juicy. And a couple glasses of wine made it awesome – A totally fun night out!

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L.A. Marathon 2013

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I just completed the L.A. Marathon earlier today and although my time was slow (5:19) thankfully I didn’t completely “bonk out” and hit the wall, and was even able to put on a little speed the last couple miles (and yeah, I left my high heels at home!). The 26.2 mile-long course is fantastic, with lots of L.A. landmarks, including Dodger Stadium (where it starts), Frank Gehry’s chrome-plated Disney Hall, down Hollywood Blvd. and the walk of fame, past a crowd of cheering drag queens in West Hollywood (Yes!), along Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, and finally finishing in Santa Monica nearly at the beach. It was really tough and a complete blast – it’ll definitely be one of the high points of the year!

Granted, I didn’t run the entire thing. I was doing the “run, walk, run” technique, endorsed by Olympian Jeff Galloway, where I walked for one minute every half mile. These little rests make a huge difference and allow some time to recover, until you hit mile 20 or so and things just become generally painful! But there’s amazing support from the crowds, with people everywhere cheering you on and lots of bands along the way jamming out.

It was a great day and I’d have to say that anyone who’s moderately active could probably do the same thing with maybe six months of moderate training (which is basically what I did, and not even as consistently as I should have). I never thought I’d be able to complete a marathon so I’m walking on air tonight, and insanely sore! Also a bit concerned with how I’ll feel in the morning when I try to drag my legs out of bed! ;-)

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Latex Sandra

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Recently I got to shoot some latex pictures with my friend GreggW (Ravenswalk), who’s a skilled photographer of kinky things. It was super sexy wearing this dress, which came from Syren, but it’s quite a production just getting into the thing! I had to wait for Gregg to arrive to help with doing up the zipper in back and to assist in forcing everything into place – Wow, it’s not like slipping into a regular dress or blouse! But it felt incredible once I was in it, and the way the latex clings all over is amazing. I kept staring at my forearms in particular and the way they were so smooth and glossy.

We shot a lot of pictures with this outfit and did several progressively more strict bondage positions, including using these inescapable “Hamburg 8” cuffs and then later some rubber straps and finally a tight rope hogtie. I’d love to do more stuff like this but just wish the latex outfits weren’t so incredibly expensive. You can easily spend several hundred dollars just on one outfit (and way more if you want to!) It was a fun shoot, though, and I’m really looking forward to posting the first half of it in just a couple weeks. Here’s a little preview in the meantime…Hope you like!

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Hottbonds Gift Certificate – Final Ten-Year Anniversary Giveaway!

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(Congratulations to Rafter for winning the giveaway and thanks to everyone for all the nice comments and support – you warm my heart! It’s been a lot of fun doing these giveaways and I’m looking forward to the years ahead with lots more to come!)

This is it! At the end of March it’ll be the ten-year anniversary of Trannies In Trouble – in case anyone here has missed the news! ;-) And to celebrate I’m giving away a $75 dollar gift certificate from one of my favorite online bondage stores, Hottbonds. I’ve bought a lot of stuff from them the last few years and it’s always very high-quality – and real nice people too!

So again it’s really easy to enter. If we haven’t worked together before on my website and if you haven’t won anything else here in the last six months, just leave a comment below with your email address. Then around March 23rd I’ll use random.org to select a winner and email you for verification. Once I hear back I’ll email you the gift certificate code and you’re all set to go shopping for some new bondage gear. It’s that easy. Of course, just be sure that the gift certificate is something that you’d actually use and that it’s okay to receive packages at your address. They always arrive discreet and unmarked from Hottbonds.

It’s been a lot of fun doing these giveaways for the upcoming anniversary and I’m already looking ahead to new things on the horizon. Thanks again for all the comments and all your support over the years, and here’s to many more!

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Guest GG Jennifer West on Trannies In Trouble

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I just posted a new video over on the website that I was able to do with a special guest GG (genetic girl) model named Jennifer West at last year’s FetishCon in Tampa. Our friend Jeff Jamm shot the video and we all had a fun time. Jennifer was a real trooper and takes some really tight bondage with her elbows nearly touching and patiently suffers and endures being roughly handled and sarcastically talked down to. I really liked the gagging part especially as Jennifer was very compliant and makes some really nice mmpphing sounds as I buckled it in. I made some technical mistakes on the flash for the still shots unfortunately, so we only have a few stills and I thought I’d just post them here, but the video was the main focus of the shoot anyway. Thanks, Jennifer and Jeff!

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Kyra Pixie on Trannies In Trouble

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It’s been a few years now since I’ve had the chance to shoot with Kyra Pixie, who always puts up a good struggle when she’s in bondage (as one friend recently said, “She’s feisty!”). Recently though she had a chance to get away and I had a great time shooting with her again. Kyra is transgender and goes just about everywhere in girl mode. She was looking so cute when she showed up at the hotel that I had to shoot a couple casual behind-the-scenes shots (the first one below) before she changed outfits for the shoot. After she changed I put her through the ringer with some intense bondage, so here are a few quick teaser shots leading up to the more intense stuff which will be posted later on the site, probably sometime in March. It’s great to have her back on the site and I’m looking forward to shooting more as the year progresses…Enjoy!

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Fashions4Fetish Gift Certificate – Ten-Year Anniversary Giveaways!

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(Congratulations to Jenna for winning the gift certificate! Thanks as always for all the nice comments, and I’ll be doing one more big giveaway for a drawing on March 23rd, so check back and leave more comments once that one’s up. It’ll be a very desirable gift for any bondage fan!)

Time for yet another giveaway for the upcoming ten-year-anniversary of Trannies In Trouble in late March. This time I’m giving away a fifty dollar gift certificate to Fashions4Fetish, maker of high-quality maid’s uniforms, dresses and other fetish wear. Their workmanship is top-notch and although you may pay a little more for their maid’s outfits, they are definitely worth it. I got this purple satin maid’s outfit to wear out to Halloween last year and it was perfect and drew lots of attention from passersby!

Once again it’s easy to enter. Just leave a comment below and you’ll have to leave your email address. Then at the end of February I’ll use random.org to select a comment and will email the winner to let them know. It’s that easy! All I ask is that you only leave a comment if the gift certificate is something that you will actually use – I’d hate to see it go to waste. In addition to the maid’s uniforms, that run around $135, they also have other less expensive items, including some spandex mistress dresses for right around $50 dollars. Again, to avoid any appearance of favoritism, I’ll unfortunately have to exclude people who have worked with me before on the Ts in Trouble website. Also you should not have won anything here within the last year, and the winner will have a week to get back to me once I notify them (although there’s no time limit on the gift certificate itself once you receive it from me.)

Thanks again for all the nice comments on the earlier giveaways – there’ll be one more coming up in March! Here are a few pictures of the maid’s uniform, including one out in West Hollywood. Good luck!

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Glamour Girl Vivian Chen

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It had been almost a year since I last got to shoot with Vivian, so it was really nice to see her again recently. She had a couple cute new outfits and was looking especially glamorous in a beige peplum-style dress. We had a fun time shooting, with help from my friend Kim who assisted. Here are a few preview shots from some galleries coming up in the months ahead on the site. I’m hoping Vivian and I can do it again soon before the summer heat rolls in here in SoCal – it’ll be arriving soon. Enjoy!

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Some Full-Sized Ringgag Pictures

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I used to back up all my old pictures on numerous CDs and DVD disks for many years, until switching to external hard drives a few years ago. I was organizing all the old disks over the weekend (been at home a lot getting over a cold) and found about 100 or so full-size versions of the old Ringgag pictures; he shot these on our very first meeting almost ten years ago!

I had always been disappointed that I only had small web-sized images from that intense weekend so it was a pleasant surprise to find some (but not all) of the full-sized out-of-the-camera files. Unfortunately many of my favorites were not included and there were lots of mediocre non-bondage shots but there are a few keepers. Ringgag was using a Sony CD Mavica camera back then, which was only 3 Megapixels, but that’s better than what I currently have for most of the shots. I still kick myself that I didn’t make more of an effort to get the original camera files from him, as they’re all long gone by now.

Anyway, with it being almost ten years ago that I last saw him, I was feeling a little nostalgic when I found these and thought I’d post a few of them. I do tend to revisit these pictures a couple times a year since like I’ve mentioned many times before, playing with Ringgag was always very intense and had that perfect edge of risk and excitement that’s so hard to find…

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Winter Fetish Hoods – Ten-Year Anniversary Giveaways!

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(Congratulations to Eryn and Miki and Audrey for winning the hoods! I’m doing another giveaway above for the Fashions4Fetish gift certificate and then a very big and desirable $75 dollar gift certificate in March from a company that any bondage fan would love! I’ll post more updates in the Yahoo Group as things proceed. Thanks again for all the nice comments!)

So for the next giveaway for the upcoming ten-year-anniversary of Trannies In Trouble (in March) there’ll be three brand new never-been-worn hoods from Winter Fetish, maker of high-quality stretch wear (love their stuff!). I originally was only going to give away one of them but the folks at Winter Fetish very generously donated two more when they heard about the giveaway! So for this one there will be three winners at the end of January, each one getting one of the hoods, selected at random from left to right in the picture below, so the odds of winner are even better this go around.

Once again it’s very easy to enter. Just leave a comment below and you’ll have to leave your email address. Then at the end of January I’ll use random.org to select three of the comments and will email the winners to get a mailing address from them and will then mail them off, postage paid. It’s that easy! Again, to avoid any appearance of favoritism, I’ll unfortunately have to exclude people whom I’ve worked with before on the website. And you should not have won anything here within the last year. Also, although the packaging will be discreet, of course be sure you have a mailing address where it’s okay to receive fetish items – don’t want to get anyone in trouble.

I’m really looking forward to these upcoming giveaways and again really appreciate all the nice comments on the last one. Here are a couple pictures below with Paige (from some upcoming photo sets) wearing the same style of full hood with nose holes and also the sweet gwen hood. Good luck!

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