I remember when I was a kid in the 80's, and I thought the Playboy Bunnies from the 60s were SOOO COOL. You would see them on TV sometimes, or at conventions, still looking good. You could look at their photos from roughly a million years ago and it just transported you to this other time that seemed infinitely more glamorous and magical.
And now I'm pretty much them, the aging glamour girl from 20 years ago, still fit but definitely a throwback to an earlier era. SG was social media before there was social media. I was already 28 when I joined the site- I literally started modeling in the age of print mags. We rode the changes through Livejournal and Myspace and Facebook, but the truth is I watch the girls today and it just looks exhausting keeping up with TikTok and Insta and Only and Twitch.... I'm glad we were who we were, when we were. I'm glad we weren't live-streamed 24/7 even though I do wish we had all had better cameras on tour. I don't know if our time was more magical (that was probably just the drugs), and it definitely wasn't more glamorous, but it was ours and it was perfect because we made it that way.
So, 20 years on- I have no regrets about the years I spent as a Professional Naked Lady, and no regrets about moving along to do other shit with my life when the time seemed right. I took my friends from here with me, and I will have them forever. Life is too long and too interesting to get stuck in a rut, and I've never been good at staying 'on-brand' for anyone or anything. So mostly these days you'll find me in a T-shirt and jeans, under an abandoned house somewhere rescuing puppies. But I was also happy to pop back over and put some lipstick on when asked if I wanted to lend a hand pulling together some surprises for later this month. Because if you know me, you know I very rarely turn down the chance to do something that sounds like good fun.
I hope SG means to you guys what it has meant to me. This place was my home for a long time, it gave me unimaginable opportunities, and it introduced me to more of my favorite people than I can count. Enjoy this month's celebration, everyone!
@Penny @Missy @Eirenne
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hayleerose:
THIS! I can 100% relate!! I always LOVED the Playboy Bunnies and wanted to be one when I was five, until I found out about SG when I was eight. Almost 17 years of wishing I could join the SG community-- and here I am! ❤ I too, can be found in sweatpants most days, in bed if I am being honest. Mental Illness and all of that. But, I wanted to say that you truly inspire me! You are a mega role model for me, and I am so happy for you!! You are killing it. ❤
dirty__1:
You know from a guys point of view I’m glad I was around way back before all the insta, Twitter, tic tok, only, etc, etc. The community was smaller & ppl seemed more genuine. The girls, no offense to anyone on here now, seem so worried about how many followers they can get outside of SG that it almost feels like I’m looking through ads sometimes. I mean wish I had went to more shows when you guys were nearby bc the one show I did go to was an absolute blast.