From sports stars to rock stars
You don’t have to be a goth to sport black nail varnish; it is more popular than ever and can look simultaneously cool and sophisticated.
My top picks:
Chanel_Black Satin
OPI_Onyx
Essie_Licorice
Who has sported black nail varnish:
Chinese royalty
Freddie Mercury
Marilyn Manson
Models in Gucci ads
David Beckham
Lindsay Lohan
Nicole Richie
Peacocking item for PUA Mystery
I didn’t include these books in my first book list because they are a bit “out there” for most peoples taste. But… if you are looking for an edge I would recommend reading them.
The first book is The Satanic Witch by Anton LaVey.
If you are a fan of Marilyn Manson you would enjoy this book. The title of this book is somewhat misleading but most of the contents is very logical and not centred on superstition or what most people view goths/satanists being about. Anton LaVey seems like a well researched and intelligent guy.
Here is what is included in this book:
The second book is Seductress: Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love by Betsy Prioleau which was recommended to me by Neil Strauss.
Link to an interview with the author http://dir.salon.com/story/sex/galleries/2003/10/31/seduction/index.html
The next is a compilation of articles called the Playboy Philosophy that was written by Hugh Hefner and published in Playboy magazine around the 1960’s.
It is very informative about the development of today’s societies attitudes towards sex.
Link to .pdf download http://therhetoric.net/2007/04/08/the-playboy-philosophy/
Ars Amatoria. Latin meaning the art of seduction. Was written by Ovid a few centuries ago and is a Roman equivalent of the more widely known Kama Sutra although it focuses more on seduction and attraction and not on what happens after that.
On first glance not very relevant to today but it makes for interesting reading and there are some things you can learn from it.
Available for download from http://books.google.com
There is an entertainer from Britain you may have heard of, Derren Brown. He has books, DVD’s and a series out that is shown on BBC entertainment. He also performs stage shows. What is interesting about him is that he uses a combination of NLP, psychology and hypnosis in his shows. He also performed a sequence called the pick-up on his Trick of Mind series and has referenced Ross Jefferies in an interview.
He has great showmanship and seems very intelligent in interviews.
What reminded me of Derren Brown was a post by a PUA who was using hypnotism and NLP to keep his relationship with his girlfriend interesting.
A reader of Bizarre magazine wrote in and asked Derren Brown on what he thought about the use of such techniques. Here is a what he had to say:
Q: My girlfriend and I have a fetish for hypnosis and we like to
incorporate it into our sex sessions. We’ve found a few websites that
distribute videos relating to our fetish but, due to British law,
it’s extremely difficult to buy them. Can you assist?
Derren Brown: What a strange pair of puffins you sound. I’m
surprised that hypnosis has taken your fancy in this context – I
imagine you both clucking like chickens at the point of no return.
It’s certainly not dangerous but I’m unsure how you incorporate it
into the `sessions’, as you call them. If you are both responsive
subjects then the event may be safely boosted by a suggestion of
heightened physical sensitivity or a convincing hypnotic sense-
hallucination that surrounds you with the sights, sounds and smells
of a crowded public place such as a boxing ring or outside British
Home Stores in the Whitgift Centre, Croydon. Whatever does it for
you. And don’t pass up on the opportunity to play Paul McKenna’s
tapes during the act itself as a bonus – he has a great one on
improving your golf swing.So experiment away – once you have got into
a relaxed state, spend some time imagining your G-spots spreading
over your entire body, until you feel yourself tingling with
rudeness. Make huge representations to yourself of your partner as a
kind of sex-god or goddess and practise creating the feeling of post-
coital exhaustion and quickly changing it into a profound feeling of
renewed desire. If you can set your mind to habitually switch from
the former to the latter, you should have it made. If, however, it’s
just the dirty thrill of a sluggish, sleepy partner that appeals,
certain drugs are available for these purposes which will save you
the trouble of finding something to swing in front of your partner’s
face.
When Heidi Fleiss was still in business she kept the details of the meeting she set up for her clients in Gucci planners. Thankfully she wrote the details down in a coded format and her handwriting was untidy so most details were kept safe while the court case was being conducted.
Having untidy handwriting is a good thing. Most geniuses like Albert Einstein and Galileo Galilei were known for their untidy handwriting. And untidy handwriting also discourages people form reading things you have written as it would take them too much effort to try and figure out your writing.
If you want to keep something private it is best to write it on plain writing paper and casually fold it up and put it under some other things lying on your desk. You will only draw attention to it if you write it in an important looking leather bound diary or something similar.
A similar Sun Tzu: Art of war approach can be applied to keeping jewelry or other items safe.
I am currently co-authoring a book on Arbitration. My partner-in-crime for this is an advocate with whom I have shared many interesting conversations.
Spending so much time in close proximity to a lawyer has given me a unique perspective.
Two quotes of his that have stuck in my mind:
“ Only fools and their lawyers go to court”.
“ If this case is managed correctly it can run forever”
What you can learn from this is that you should stay out of court at all costs!
Most problems and disputes can be settled out of court unless it is a criminal case in which you have little control over the manner of resolution.
Court cases drag on and often get postponed and delayed. This is good for the lawyer as he makes more money but bad for you.
Song Silent movie. Band Toxic Shame.
The poet Byron had a skull which he drank out of at dinner parties to amuse and disgust his guests.
More recently rappers have adopted the pomp cup as a status symbol to drink Louis Roederer Cristal out of at parties.
When I was walking around London shopping last year one of the items I wished to buy was my own pimp cup. I’m not entirely sure why I wanted one, but I thought it may look nice in the cellar I was planning to build under my house.
There is an area in London called Middle temple where most of the barristers (advocate/ lawyer types) are situated. I walked into a shop in that area that appeared to be selling antiques. I located a goblet/ grail looking cup and took it over to the cashier to pay. He gave me a strange look and asked for my lodge number. I was confused until he explained to me the store sells regalia and accessories for freemasons and you need to belong to the lodge to purchase the items as they are all branded for the specific lodges.
Twas an interesting experience…and I’m still looking for the ultimate pimp cup.
With a new Playboy club (hopefully) opening in London next year here is a link to a copy of the original Bunny Manual given to the waitresses in the first Playboy Clubs.
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