A lady by the name of Jean called and asked if I would speak about Legal Tender; True Tales of a Brothel Madam to her group. I told her I would be more than happy to. The date was set, January 17th, 9:00 a.m. “I’ll be there.” I asked her what group she belonged to and she replied; “St. Andrews Lutheran Church Women’s Club.”
I was so intrigued that a church group would be interested in this subect matter. My past experiences with religious organizations had been when they were on a mission to close the brothel down. I couldn’t help but wonder why me when there are so many other speakers out there.
I walked in to the church hall and was pleasantly surprised to see about 100 women. They seemed like a nice bunch, surely they had good intentions after all, we were in a church!
“Good morning. I am so happy to see all of you. You know, when Jean called me and told me she would like me to speak to the Lutheran Church Women’s Club; I have to be honest with you, I was a little apprehensive. I thought it was a set up . . I thought you were trying to reform me.” They all laughed. That was a good sign.
I typically speak for about 20 – 30 minutes and then open it up to questions and answers. That’s my style. I want to be sure that people leave with the information they came after. And how else can you determine if you’ve given t hem that information unless you let them ask questions?
I have to tell you that they had such great questions and equally as great was their sense of humor. I like to have fun with people and believe me, they were a fun bunch. It was so much fun that I even forgot we were in a church!
It just goes to show . . . EVERYONE is curious about brothels.
Admit it . . . you’re curious, too!
– Laraine