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Monthly Archives: January 2008

Adolescence

(Continuing a series of my early experiences …)

Now I was in middle school, and the hormones kicked in. In my case I believe that, when the hormones start flowing, whatever it was that my mind fixated on would become a fetish. So that happened to be guys wearing spandex. (I also paid a lot of attention to legs.)

This was also the age where we took up sports. I noticed that the football guys wore tight pants …

What really kicked my fancy was when I went to see the basketball teams play. Every guy was wearing spandex compression shorts underneath the basketball uniform, and I could hardly believe what I was seeing. I guess a few popular guys on the team started wearing them and soon the whole team followed.

Those images were immortalized in the basketball pages in our school yearbook. For the next few years I would go back to those same pages to get my fix on guys wearing spandex. This was just a few years before the Internet came to our homes.

Second Hint

I may have told this story already, that when I was a kid, my family would go to the lake and drive around the perimeter of it until we got to our usual picnic spot. That road was shared with the cyclists who were doing their laps.

Seeing those cyclists was probably what developed my interest in that sport and all the spandex involved in it. As a kid I really enjoyed seeing those cyclists and each one of them was a hero to admire. I wanted to be one of them — to have a bicycle, wear the colorful spandex, and go around the lake.

First Hints

When did I first become aware of my interest in lycra spandex?

At the earliest, I think it was near the end of elementary school, just before middle school. I was too young to develop a more physical interest but I do remember taking special notice when guys were wearing spandex.

The typical school fashion then was t-shirt and soccer shorts (umbros). There was this one guy at school who would always wear spandex shorts underneath. It became a thing for me to notice the spandex peeking out underneath shorts. People may have noticed that I did a lot of staring at guys and their thighs.

One time a classmate came to school wearing a t-shirt and only black spandex shorts. I remember wanting to be around him all day.

A word

No, the LycraKeen writer is NOT on strike. I’m just busy and haven’t had time to get in some posts. Rest assured there is a nice little backlog of material.

In other news I’ve seen the ads for Gladiator 2.0 on television. I’ll need to take a look soon.

Resolutions

Wear spandex more. Specifics? Let me hear about your spandex-related plans for 2008. I might share your stories on this blog (anonymously) if I have your permission.

Speedos melting ice

WTF:

Literally, hot enough to melt ice. So, new strategy to get guys to cooperate? Tell them it’s a contest.

Rugball

From Russia, a sport that combines wrestling and basketball, and you get to wear your lycra spandex singlet to play.

More info: All About Rugball (pics too)

These American guys have a similar idea:

Adjusting

How’s this to start off the new year:

Wear spandex. Open crotch. Touch self. In public.

Happy New Year

There will probably be a few days without new posts. However, recently you may have noticed an increased frequency, from one per day to two or three per day. It won’t be easy to keep up but I think I can …

I am reviewing some ideas on how to make this blog better. I should have at least a few regular readers by now. Tell me what you think. Tell me what you want! I am looking to expand the scope of content.

All the while I will stick to a core philosophy. Keep it pure and simple. Keep things free. Avoid commercial whoring. Find authentic and original content. Be interesting. Be consistent.

Some ideas I’m tossing around:
_ submitted stories (real, maybe fiction too)
_ newsletter
_ forums
_ useful blog widgets
_ local events

I am aware that some ideas may overlap with stuff already out there. I am mindful about duplicating things, because it’s redundant effort. However, the inevitable variations may result in something better. Keep watching to see what comes up.