TucsonTied Blog

Well, I’d like to say it’s just being busy that’s kept me from writing about Vegas, but it seems like I was a little mis-informed on one count…or I misread something.  You know the typical guy…only hears/reads what he wants to hear/comprehend…that would be me…lol.  Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, anyway, the point is, I’m here now, writing now, right? 

Fortunately this blog hits just one day after part 2 of a SPECTACULAR 2 part set hits TucsonTied (http://www.tucsontied.com/)  with the GORGEOUS Snow sisters (that’d be Stacie and Brie Snow to you…lol) in bondage together.  Yup, you heard that right…Stacie managed to get her lovely sister Brie into the bondage world for a limited time only….I’m likely to be one of the few photographers tying and photographing her…she’s not actively seeking work anymore in the gig…just not her thing.  That’s the main reason I shot with Stacie in Vegas rather than set up another one here in Tucson…not only a different background, but Brie got added to the works as well.  I can hear you yelling at me…”ENOUGH YAK, TOLSTOY…POST A PIC ALREADY!!!”  Ok, ok, ok, OK!!!

SISTERS in bondage...Stacie and Brie Snow

That’s my fave pic of the 2 sets, actually…my GOD, these came out GREAT!!!   Stacie and I were just talking today about Brie and how wonderful she did for her first time really tied, and I have to agree totally…Brie just blew my effin’ MIND!  I’m actually disappointed that I’m only getting her the once; I have the feeling I could make a career on this gal.  Kinda like her sister.  Must run in the family.   

But, anyway…I’m getting a little ahead of myself here.  The flight out to Vegas was great…I’d forgotten how much I like flying!!  Best part was I found that I now can fit into an airline small seat by myself without too much of me spilling into the one next to me…lol.  The diet WORKED…YAY!!!     When I arrived, I hung out with El Coyote and his wonderful wife until I was able to check in to my room (we were all staying at the Sahara)…it was good to see each other again and just catch up.  And collapse from the hecticness of travel.    After the collapse, I got to assist as El Coyote put Candle Boxxx thru her paces in several “forced orgasm” scenarios for his upcoming site.  He did one with her mummified as well…she categorized that one as being left to “stew in her own juices”…I’ll let you get the visual on that one. 

 Day 2 was my shooting day…starting off with the aforementioned Candle Boxxx.  We got three great sets…a kick ass “lotus” tie I’m really proud of, a crossed ankle hogtie, and a standard “DiD” little black dress set…

Candle Boxxx lotus tie...

Cross ankle hogtie w/Candle

"DiD" Candle Boxxx

She was a DREAM to work with as always…I was so thrilled to be able to!  That was part of the reason we all wound up shooting in Vegas…it all came together as a big ass vacation…with work…lol.  I miss this woman with the passing of every day…she’s one of the most special people in my life now.  Between El’s shoot and my shoot with her, we kept her hopping…him probably more so.  (That’s an “orgasm” joke, by the way.  Subtle, but there.  )

After Candle and I wrapped, I went the two doors down to El’s room, where he was busy shooting with Stacie Snow.  I was up next…and rather than make her find another outfit, I just shot her in what she was wearing for him…

The bound lady in RED...Stacie Snow

Can you see why I chose to do that?    Red just happens to be one of my fave colors…and I must say, Stacie wears it well.    Well, next up was my shoot with Stacie and Brie together.  Can ya say NERVOUS?!  OY…first time I’d ever done anything like this before…oh, I’ve shot 2 model sets before, but SISTERS?  They did not disappoint, let me tell you!

Stacie and Brie Snow

Stacie and Brie Snow

All that leggy goodness, huh???    I’m very sad that for Brie this is a one-time gig…I really enjoyed meeting her, tying her, and just being acquainted with her…she’s a wonderful young woman and I wish her all the good fortune that’s possible.  Two wonderful sisters…and as beautiful as they are, you’d guess that their Mom was a smashing beauty as well, wouldn’t you?

Newsflash…she is.  And I’m working with her and Stacie at FetishCon 2010 in August.  ENVY ME. 

Yes, reader…I’ll be tying a mom and daughter pair…wild, huh?  The rest of Vegas was…well, Vegas.    SPECTACULAR as you might think and then some; Lordy, if I could afford to live there…but no, Tucson’s home.  I’d ramble on some more, but there’s a few things I’ve gotta do tonight…and besides, I edited ELEVEN sets of work for TucsonTied today.  as you might imagine, I’m a little tired of staring at a damn video screen…I gotta get outta this apartment…lol. 

More soon…about OVARA.  You’ll like her…I do. 

Tolstoy

Just feel like typing a bit…sorry, it’s “TolstoyTime”; somewhat like “Miller Time” but 38% less alcoholic. 

Yuppers…it’s Tolstoy’s BIRTHDAY today!!!  YAY!! I’m 45 today if you’re curious…still a young pup, but admittedly halfway over the hill…lol.  Not too worried about age right now, just thinking about life in general.  Life is good. 

Buying my plane ticket to Tampa either Friday evening or Saturday…I can finally say with confidence that I’m officially FetCon bound!  It was pretty dicey there for a while, and even I was concerned, but I now have the funding available.  I just wish I could afford to do more than the 2 shoots I want to do, but…ah, well.

Lotta milestones happen around this time of the year…I met Dave Annis (by phone) for the first time today, two years ago.  Seriously…Pantera wrapped up a shoot with him on this day, 2 years ago, gave him my number, he called…and the rest is history.  Lotta great things came from that meeting…my bondage is NOTHING like what it was up until then, and apparantly judging by memberships, you all like that…thank Dave for it.  He gave me just the right amount of “push” to make it all happen. 

On the 18th of this month, I also had a milestone meeting…a gorgeous redhead decided it was to her benefit to take a chance on me and my bondage style.  That day, I got her elbows closer together than (at that time) anyone else had, something she adored!  I gave her what I thought was a GREAT shoot, and apparantly she agreed…14 shoots later and we’re still shooting like crazy; happy 1st year shooting with me, Stacie Snow!  You might wonder why I point this out…well, with some level of seriousness, I credit her with re-vitalizing my work.  Seriously…after I met her, the bondage in general started to have more “pop” to it, I began doing better work with ALL my models, and I had a better outlook for the future of TucsonTied.  She’s become a good friend in the process as well, someone that I can turn to to gripe and vent (which is sometimes important to this hot-headed Sicillian…lol), and just an all-around great friend as well.  So…saying the things that need to be said between friends, THANK YOU for being there, lady!  Hope I’ve made it fun for you as well!

So…the day itself so far?  Had my morning coffee (needed it this time).  Been sleeping funny lately…in fits.  Sleep for an hour or two…wake up for 20 minutes….sleep for three hours…wake up for 20 minutes…GAH!  Not a problem, really…just odd.  Today it worked in my favor as I got my first “Happy Birthday” text before the sun even came up…lol.  Not a problem at ALL as I was already awake, wondering WHY I was so wide awake.  Drifted back within 20 minutes, so seriously, it wasn’t an issue at all.  Got more than a few texts from folks saying “Happy Birthday”…love it and thank you all!!!

When I finally got up and opened the e-mail…GAH!  TONS o’ “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” wishes, which was cool…but from Facebook.  Haven’t been back to either of my profiles there (one for me personally, one for “TolstoyTony”) in MONTHS…just got bored with the whole thing.  Replied to everybody and got outta there like a bat outta heck…I’m done with Facebook.  After, I got dressed…and drew my belt in PAST THE FINAL HOLE!  That means one of two things…either I’ve lost even more weight lately, or it’s time for a new belt (lol), but since it’s my birthday, I’m going with the first one…lol.  Got myself breakfast at Jack In The Box…which, God help me, qualifies as a “treat” these days…I really have to fix that!!!  Tonight, El Coyote and his lovely wife Karen are taking me to dinner to celebrate…yay!!!  Can’t WAIT to see them again!

OK, rambled enough, sorry.  I need to type a little more…that way these damn things don’t come out in one burst…lmao!

Later, gang!
Mr. 45, staring 50 in the face now,
Tolstoy

Alright…let’s run this down by date.

On the 21st:

Emily Addison

Kordelia Devonshire

The video to this great tie!  Kordi struggles mightily against the ropes and gag that hold her fast.  A great tie with a lovely lady!

May 23:

Stacie Snow

More of Stacie Snow’s leather look…this time with her standing so you can get a look at her lovely figure.  TONS of tight, white rope circle her body, holding her fast.

May 24:

Lola Lynn

Lola Lynn struggles against the brown rope holding he bound and tries to remove the black duct tape over her mouth keeping her quiet…will she succeed?  This one’s kinda unique in that the outfit is a total donation to her…I myself gave her the outfit she wears (I keep a small stock of female clothing around in case a model doesn’t have a look I’m looking for), and the shoes were a fan donation.  There’s some “behind the scenes” trivia for ya! 

May 25:

May 25th features Lexi Richelle in a pink rope tie up VIDEO.  Nicely done…

Lexi Richelle

May 26 is a DOUBLE UPDATE day!  TWO updates to the site…Samantha Lynn and Stacie Snow:

Samantha Lynn

Stacie Snow

On May 28th, we have a special vid.  Wanna see how I explain a tie, then do a tie on a model?  This one’s for you then, as I first explain then do a ”lotus” tie on Stacie Snow.

Stacie and I create a lotus tie...

And that about updates you for the next goings-on!  I’ll try to do these posts every so often, keep you informed on the going ons of the site.

Tolstoy 

I’m now officially stir-crazy!  My flight for Vegas leaves at 5;45 am Tucson time, and I’m completely, totally prepped for it.  Which means I have nothing…and I do mean NOTHING to do until then.  I can almost feel every nerve in the body twitching…aaaaaaaaagh, but it’s driving me CRAZY!!!  Stuffing my face right now (eating is complimentary to boredom in my case…lol), and while I’m doing that, I figured I’d tell you what’s happening at TucsonTied.

I’m gonna highlight the new sets up now at the site first, then the coming attractions…if a model is up more than once, I’ll give you her rundown all in one hit…let’s start with the latest update…Kordelia Devonshire!

Kordelia Devonshire

Lots of great close-ups and my special brown rope cover one lovely, sexy lady in this set!  Some of my best ropework, too…we really kicked it that night!

CJ

I only had one shoot with CJ, so I made the most of it!  A sexy frog-tie on a very sexy Latina, CJ didn’t disappoint!  Lots of tight rope covers her lovely body…some great work, if I do say so myself…lol.

Two GREAT vids are on the front page…Addie Juniper and Gina Rae Michaels both struggle in some of my earliest bondage work. Talking about early, Kat is also up on the front page…

Kat

VERY FIRST SHOOT…and I’m already tying secretaries…lol.  Ah, I miss this gal…we had fun working together.  My very first bondage from my very first shoot…kinda cool.

Ah, the “Gems” have a set up…ah, me.

Gems...Bikini bondage

WOOF!!  That was a hotter set than I remembered!  Two bikini bound babes in some tight ropes and gags…can’t ask for much more than that!

Savanna Costello

Long legged, blonde beauty Savannah Costello and I had but one shoot, unfortunately, but I made the most of it and ties her pretty dang tight in some of my better pink rope bondage.  And beautiful boobage was well on display…lol.  Lovely set!

All right…two gals have more than one set up in the newest updates…First, Stacie Snow.

Stacie Snow

I’ve said it before, and now I’ll say it again…I earned a new level of respect for her when I edited that set…damn, but that ropework was TIGHT.  Gonna have to try to do something like this to her when I see her again on Saturday…lol.  And, this set is up at the website as well…

Stacie Snow

Yuppers, one of the “leather” sets.  This is proving to be a VERY popular look for her…I’m proud to have debuted it.  TIGHT ropework again…I definitely do my all around best on Stacie.  One other gal has more than one update to the site…Kimberly Marvel!

Kimberly Marvel

Got only one thing to say about this one…”HELLLLLLLO, NURSE!!”    This is probably my favorite KM shot…she looks so lovely here, no?  Next up:

Kimberly Marvel

My fave set of our recent afternoon together.  Tight ropes, and a tight, knotted bandanna cleave gag to keep her silenced.  Just WAIT until you see the vid for this one!  Finally, we have Kim’s entry into the “leather” file…

Kimberly Marvel

Re-posting this from my Yahoo Group.  The “new Group Pic” I speak of is one of the recent Stacie shots I posted here. 

So, I don’t come here with this kinda crap often, but I feel like talking
today…especially after spending a good part of the day thinking about it.
“Talking”, of course, meaning writing on electronic paper…lol. Bear with
ol’ “Tolstoy” gang, I’m just a bit shook.

My store got robbed again. Bitch of it is, this time I was alone in the store
when they came in. Started out normal enough…asking questions about the
product and such…then they just started grabbing stuff off the shelves. As
they ran for the door, one of them made it clear that chasing after them was not
a good idea….gawd.

This is becoming a normal thing, and I’m really hating on it. It’s only gonna
be a matter of time before somebody gets hurt…probably me, as I’m always the
one who closes down the place. It’s hard to change gears on a job I still like,
especially one that’s taken care of me for 6 years now. Hours’ve been cut and
it’s not doing as well as it has been, so that’s a def consideration.

Problem is this: would a new job let me go to FetCon in August? Probably
not…and I could really use that time away.

UGH! I’m gonna let the whole thing simmer for a bit…maybe start looking for
something different next week. A particularly gorgeous woman I know who’s name
rhymes with…(…the hell does “Candle” rhyme with?!)…ah, hell…Candle
suggested “Wally World” (i.e. WalMart), and that’s seeming like a better idea
than ever. Maybe amidst tomorrow’s errands, I’ll go put in an app or two.

I hate to leave as the people there now seem more like family than just
co-workers, but I could use a larger paycheck…and a better peace of mind.

Thanks for letting me vent, gang…hopefully the new Group Pic makes up for you
all having to read all that…lol. If you have any insights, please feel free
to write…any input’ll help me at this point.

Oh, and just for the sake of saying it…no, I will not jump ship without having
another one to sail in; meaning, I won’t leave this job without having another
one.

Thanks again…
Tolstoy

Well, looks like the latest round of voting won’t close until late this month (I think the results will be announced when I’m out Vegas way, ironically enough), so there’s still plenty of time for voting!

http://www.bondageawards.com/

Tolstoy

A big THANK YOU to my readers…this blog got NOMINATED in the Bondage Awards!!!  This was outta left field and I’m pleased as PUNCH about it!  BIG, BIG thank you’s to you, my fans, for nominating this site…very cool!  Here’s my post about the awards from my Yahoo Group…

http://www.bondageawards.com/nominations.asp

Well, now.  They’ve got a preliminary listing up and I must say it’s a good one!  The nominations are in and I’m pleased as punch not only for me, but for several of my friends as well.  Let me be a bit of humble (lol) and start there…

Best Artist was cool to read…I was expecting my buddy Dave Annis to get in, but color me happy as a clam to see that TucsonTied buddy El Coyote was also nominated…CONGRATS, El!

Unlimited Bondage (my parent company) was nominated under Best Company…sweet!

El Coyote also got a nomination under the Best Rigger category…VERY nice!

And a very special congrats going out to The Monk Of Mayhem (who just had a VERY successful shoot with Stacie Snow here at my place just yesterday) for getting nominated for Best Photographer…way to GO, buddy!

The Best Model category had some interesting stuff too…I’d just like to send out a special congrats to my former webmaster, Brooke Tomas, for getting nominated there…congrats, darlin’!  And allow me a bit of humble pride…Stacie Snow got nominated, and with all the sites that she’s currently on, when you click her name on the nominations page, TucsonTied is the one that comes up…that was a sweet sight to behold!  Congrats out to Stacie!!!

Now, let’s talk about me…lol.

I got nominated in SEVERAL categories:

Best Rigger
Best Photographer
Best Paysite
Best Free Site

The “Free Site” was the biggest kick…the TucsonTied BLOG got nominated!!  What an exciting kick; that came totally out of left field and was totally unexpected, but I’m very happy to see it!

You may have noticed that I’m very gung ho about this awards stuff…well, systems have been implimented to try and make this years awards the best they can be and not have the stigma that past years efforts have had.  This has the potential to be the best one ever, so when the formal list is posted, get out there and VOTE!!

One happy producer,
Tolstoy

Kinda funny.  Just finished a game for the Super Nintendo System…”A Link to the Past”.  Yah, A “Zelda” game…the third one, I believe.  At any rate, I got to the final boss character (the last villain to fight), and came up short.  Nothing serious, mind…just needed some extra equipment to finish him off.

Left his secret lair (a giant castle, natch), got the supplies I needed, went back and kicked Gannon’s ass…easily.  TOO easily, actually…I was ready to go another 6 rounds or so…lol.

Funny how, in the end, it didn’t come down to skill really to beat the baddie…but SHOPPING. 

Pic for your trouble in reading this…Stacie Snow in some hard core “little black dress” restraint.  I gained a new level of respect for her when I edited thes pics…

Stacie Snow

Lookit that ropework...GEEZ! Stacie Snow

Muses.  So, what exactly IS a muse?  A couple of quick web definitions:

1. Greek Mythology Any of the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, each of whom presided over a different art or science.2. muse a. A guiding spirit.b. A source of inspiration.

Let me add a third…a “Tony-definition”: “Musing”: strictly in photography, the situation that results for a photographer when he finds a specific model who inspires him to greater heights than even HE thinks he’s capable of.  “Musing” describes his state of mind.  “The photographer has been shooting that girl for 9 months straight…he’s definitely musing on her.”

I coined that phrase myself (at least I THINK I did…lol) after it really sank in that Stacie Snow is a definite “muse” for me; our latest shoot just proved it.

Back In Black! Stacie Snow

Leather model bound... Stacie Snow

More than one photographer has noticed that I’m at my best when I work with her…I’ve been given more than one compliment saying that I do my absolute greatest work we shoot.  I don’t know what it is, really…all I know is that when she’s in front of my lens, magic ensuses.  Is there any wonder why I enjoy shooting with her?  Heck, even when we’re clowning, I get GREAT stuff…

Goofing off. No, the pull on the crotch rope isn't for real...we were clowning. Stacie Snow...and Dave Annis' hand yanking on the rope.

After some more wrestling (and a judicious amount of pepper spray), he was finally whisked off into the night.   Now…while all this drama’s going on, you wanna know what my biggest concern was?  “Ok, folks…let’s see some ID’s, please,” coming from the police when they asked us for witness statements.  “Well, it’s back at the apartment, officer…” which leads to them following me there…which leads to a door opening revealing ropes and gags spewed about on my carpeted floor…and photography lights blaring.  I can just imagine looking the poor cop in the eye and saying, “What?” 

A rare frog-tie from me. Stacie Snow

“Musing”.  Yup, that’d be me. 

I’m about to do a regular entry, but wanted to drop a quick line to all y’all spammers…our spam-fighter just caught 38 attempted tries to spam this blog…it works well.

You people are becoming humorous…just go away. 

Tolstoy