Pornaoke anyone?

[Stapes]

Ooooh, ahhhhhhh (and a groan from the women's rights campaigner at the back)

Gerard Seenan

Saturday December 4, 2004

The Guardian

It is not an activity generally associated with audience participation. By its very nature, pornography is made for the voyeur rather than participant.

But a new nightclub in Edinburgh is aiming to combine pornography with the only activity which perhaps provokes more general embarrassment: karaoke. The somewhat unusual hybrid is being called pornaoke.

Instead of tanked-up businessmen and hen nights murdering cheesy hits, pornaoke participants are being asked to provide the soundtrack for silent porn films - supplying grunts, screams and groans.

Anyone feeling they can outdo Meg Ryan's performance in When Harry Met Sally may be up for a prize in the best solo performance category. Those not wishing to alarm their partner(s) can enter the group sex category.

The promoters of the club said the night was more akin to a 70s quizshow than a cinema screening hardcore skin flicks, though admittedly one with fewer clothes.

"Pornaoke is set up like a comedy night," said Mark Taylor of Capture Entertainment. "We have the wah-wah guitarist providing the soundtrack, the comperes are comedians, there is a hostess and a host who collect people's entries and help explain the night."

Even the Pornaoke Lounge's compere, the stand-up Garth Cruickshanks - whose new role implies that winning a Perrier award is not the fast track to fame and fortune it would suggest - admits his first experience of pornaoke was a little bemusing.

"To be honest, I wasn't quite sure what to make of it at first," he said. "But the people taking part really enjoyed themselves and understand that it is just harmless fun.

"We expect that mainly young party people will come along - not the dirty raincoat brigade."

Women's rights groups, however, are not convinced the club is really so benign.

Catherine Harper of the campaign group Scottish Women Against Pornography, said: "I am so tired of hearing that clubs like this are just a bit of fun. It is sexist and tawdry beyond belief.

"What you are talking about is yet another place where men and women are subjected to the influences that make them devalue each other's sexuality."

[ggrtrhhrtgg]

hmmmmm, go out and listen to immitation of porn sounds or good music?

no contest

[ggrtrhhrtgg]

here, here ::

[PassedOutGuy]

mmm orgasms

topic of the week here at phantasytour.com

[guigsy]

this is clearly just a hidden talent search for the next great shampoo commercial actress.