Alma - April, 2010

 Alma's Hedonism ll Trip Report April 2010
 
My husband and I arrived at Hedonism ll April 27/10. Last October we celebrated our 30th  Wedding Anniversary. This trip, the highlight was spending time with the Men of Steel April 28/10 -May 4/10. They were scheduled for Saturday night's entertainment with an exotic dance review and a bodybuilding competion on Friday. The rest of the time they planned to vacation and mingle with everyone just like any other guests. Filming the reality t.v show with The Bad Girls Club (Oxygen network) was a surprise to the Men of Steel too. Turned out it was an unpleasant surprise. They and also the female EC's were treated very rudely by the Bad Girls. At first  when the camera's were rolling (no there were no camera's present for the "forking") the Bad Girls were friendly enough with The Men of Steel. However, even when filmed the Bad Girls insulted and booed one of The Man of Steel's performance Saturday night  and then Sunday night stabbed the same talented young man  with a fork leaving a permanent 4 inch scar on his handsome face and puncture wounds on his neck and back. I saw one Bad Girls 'flip the bird' to one of our favorite EC's when they were filming at the disco.  As The Men of Steel were sponsored by Hedonism ll and also SuperClubs; mingling with guests was an expectation of their sponsors. We met all of the Men of Steel and were delighted with their company. They were extremely polite, friendly and laughed and chatted with us every evening. During the day we hung out with new friends at the nude pool. Several of the Men of Steel came over to to the nude pool to chat with us and other guests several days but otherwise we met up in the evenings. We gathered from some of the other guests and we also witnessed several older ladies approach the youngest member (19) of the Men of Steel and tactfully demand he remove his clothes. He opted to leave instead. The day before (Wed) he went to grab a burger at the nude grill shortly after arriving and got himself in alot of trouble for keeping his clothes on. At first he joked that he'd take his pants off if some young women gave him some help. When the women arrived he realized it was no longer a joke and that these women were extremely angry at him for making it difficult to take his pants off. I heard this story first from the young man involved and then from other guests who repeated the story for the rest of the week. Well as you can imagine, the story took on a life of its own. I tried to explain to one friendly lady that I thought it wasn't fair to get extremely angry at young men who take their clothes off for a living  for deciding NOT to take their clothes off. Their visits to the nude pool were very brief and they were not there to "Gock" they were there to see where the majority of people hang out and later to pass messages on to guests they had become friends with. I am very pleased Hedo ll and SuperClubs invited The Men of Steel but I would not expect them to get naked with me and other guests at the nude pool. Yes, the Man of Steel who got carried away with one of the EC's while on stage was deeply regretful and embarrassed (and recieved a reprimand from management). Just as the very young and very sexy Entertainment Coordinators deserve to be protected from  harrassment; the Men of Steel deserve the same courtesy.The negative talk/rumours about the Men of Steel prevented many people from even approaching the Men of Steel. It didn't help that when the so called incidents occured the Men of Steel were more sober than the other guests. Another evening in the Piano Bar, the youngest Man of Steel was attempting to offer a chair to an older woman. A younger woman took offence and started screeching... This non event was held up as proof of what terrible people the Men of Steel are. Nothing could be further from the truth!!! My husband and I were treated with the greatest respect by the Men of Steel. I was thrilled to spend time with them and I appreciated the frequent hugs and compliments from Ainsworth; not only a Man of Steel (Mr.Jamaica body building competition winner 2002, 2007-2008; he's also a bronze medalist Canadian and American Cup, Jamaican Bobsled Team 2004). I am a plump grandmother type so it was wonderful to feel young and sexy again. Hedo always has that effect on me but my experience was definately enhanced by the week long company of The Men of Steel. We will plan our next trip to meet up with The Men of Steel again.
 
Alma G