Catching up (part 1: July)

Phew. I've gone through the neglected blog comments for July, and responded to them (well, most of them). Coming soon, August... and then, hopefully, staying current and not making people wait for replies.

Still yet another double-update weekend (July 9, 2010)

Lotfw said...
Red
Just got 164 Strip Bender
What a great video!
Multi cams especially 'Sky' Cam are awesome....
The girls are cute and hot.
Having the guys there to officiate really adds to the video. Gives the game more depth to have someone there to enforce the rules and to view the girls up close while they play. They seemed to have a great time (obviously)

Thanks, Lotfw! Your compliments mean a lot to me, coming from a fellow longtime member of "the community." Glad you liked this one, hope you like the others.
We're up to four cameras now. In fact, I just replaced two of them with newer and better ones.

Anonymous said...
Have you ever thought about having a handicap for repeat players? Like the girls that win over and over, should start out closer to loosing(each won game brings their handicap up, each loss brings it down, or something like that),
-linux_fanboy

Interesting idea. I prefer to keep the games fair, but then again there are also situations (like this one) where one girl insists on winning over and over and never ends up showing anything. I'll think about it.

The forced orgasm forfeits are good, but I would prefer to see the loser just masturbate.

Duly noted.

Viredae said...
And on the note of returning players, we've seen Samantha lately, but is there a chance of bringing Penny back?

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I've lost touch with Penny. No idea where she is now. But I'll ask around, and if I find her, I'll keep in mind that she's got fans who want to see more of her.

personally, i'd like to see the original Amber back for more explicit opportunities.

Now there's an option. Will see what I can do.

Hey I've just bought 2 videos and was just wondering if there's an email you have so I can contact you

red@lostbets.com. Please forgive me if it takes me awhile to reply.

effdot said...
Why, Oh Why has Kala had breast enlargement?

Believe me, I couldn't agree with you more. Why must the cute ones always mutilate themselves? :-(

Two boys for every girl (July 16, 2010)

DeviL X said...
I also have some ideas, Red.
Not sure if they were posted before (and I apologize if that´s the case) but here are some of them:

No need to apologize; if the idea has been posted before, posting it again will a) remind me and b) let me know that more than one person wants it.

- Regarding the clips4sale store: I´d suggest to split the videos in 2 parts, since more ppl are interested in the forfeits. Maybe you could do a test and split I video and see if this action is profitable. There should be also the complete version for those who like it;

I've said this before (and I'm still not sure if it's believed), but profitability has never been my main concern with lostbets.com. What's more of a concern is Clips4Sale's interface: basically, right now I already have two line items for each clip for the two versions, and adding additional versions would make each clip take up that much more room. I've seen C4S stores where they've got like 7 versions of each clip, and I find them really annoying and hard to browse.

- Regarding the forfeits: I´d like to see more focus on the humiliation - the players should be really affraid about losing.

Me too, and believe me, I try. The hard part is that if the girl really, really doesn't want to do the forfeit, she won't even agree to play. I don't like asking the girls to pretend to be more reluctant than they are, either, because they're not very good actresses and I'm not a very good director, and so when they fake it, it looks fake.
The solution is to find something the girls really really don't want to do, but offer them enough of a reward that they're willing to take the risk. I've done that on a number of occasions, and it seems to work well.

More bondage and more "options" to the winner...

Coming up!

Another idea for a forfeit is the losing girls could be forced to wear slutty make-up/dress and perform some slutty acts...

Also coming up! Is a lostbets.com thong and duct tape over the nipples in a public bar slutty enough for you?

The losing guys could suffer some forced feminization and be treated like a sissy by the girls.

I'd like to get something like this (forced milking, too), I know a lot of people would like to see it. The trouble so far has been that whenever I've had a guy willing to risk it, he's ended up winning his games. I'll keep trying.

Well that´s all I remember for now...

Keep 'em coming. Even if I occasionally suffer burnout and don't respond for months (sigh) I do appreciate hearing the ideas.

effdot said...
Oh No - Not slutty, please....

Variety, my friend, variety. Besides, he didn't ask for slutty girls, just girls that had to do slutty things if they lost.

Lisa said...
I hope you can talk that one girl into risking being nude without the protection of a veil. With a veil, it's just another naked body. The thrill is playing a stripgame with all identities known.

Oh, I dunno. I agree that a losing girl exposing her face is better than a veiled girl, but maybe a veiled girl is better than no girl at all. A veiled girl might even be more embarrassed than a girl with her face exposed.
And... my offer for you to play a game or two still stands. Veiled or not, your choice :-)

great site, I like the way things are going lately.

Thanks! I'm glad you like it.

Charlie said...
You could have a game with three girls, refereed by two guys. The two girls who lose will have to have sex with the guys. But you can have one guy be extremely attractive, one that you know all of the girls would want to have sex with, while the other is one you know they absolutely would never want to sleep with (whether it's because of age, weight, hygiene, or whatever).

That's awesome. I love it. And the casting call would be pretty funny too: "Lost Bets Productions seeks hideous, repulsive, smelly guy for role in sex film..." I'll see about making it happen.

A familiar face (July 21, 2010)

Anonymous said...
I guess her bush is back. Jack.

Indeed.

Since you are thinking about bringing old faces back, may I request Ashton and Mia again (any details about any other work they might have done will be greatly appreciated)?
--LondonFan

I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news, LondonFan: Ashton and Mia have retired from lostbets.com. (One of them got a job where things might go badly for her if it came out she was posing naked on the web.) I still have one more video featuring Ashton, but truthfully, I don't think it's all that great.
Even worse news: I almost shot London again. But she flaked and didn't show up :-(

Anonymous said...
and the original Amber!!!!

That's probably an option. I'll see.

Anonymous said...
Maybe you have heard this before, but I think it would be great for two Mistresses to play a game and the loser becomes a sub.

Great idea. Done. It's on film right now, just awaiting postproduction.

Anonymous said...
Hey, that living room looks familiar! That's the same place where Lily got shaved on "Bush's Last Day"! I guess I'll find out in 10 minutes, when the clip is finished downloading, if Lily is gonna lose that black bush on the white carpet again!

Gordon.

Yup, that living room has seen some interesting stuff. I hope that the clip was to your liking, even if Lily kept her bush.

Anonymous said...
I don't want to be the dude that complains, but its the 24th of July, and the membership site hasn't been updated since the 8th.

You've got every right to complain. Sorry about that. I've been informed by the lostbetsgames.com guys that they're back on track and caught up. Is that true?

GreenMonster89 said...
Viredae, I believe I know the reason for the lack of spicier videos on the membership site. I seem to recall Red saying he prefers to license older videos to that site, and much of the older videos have tamer forfeits. If my theory is wrong, Red will surely point out my error.
July 25, 2010 8:52 PM

You're more or less correct, although lately I've sent a few of the spicier games over to them. Hopefully, subscribers to the membership site will see them soon.

MIndworm said...
I enjoyed this game, though it did look a bit painful for the poor loser. Nice seeing Lily again, I've missed her at these games, and Amber is always a delight!

Thanks, Mindworm. I'mn glad you liked it, and I'll pass your comments along to Lily and Amber H.

Another thing, a long time ago we talked about you doing some Dare-Ring kind of games, and you asked for suggestions for this. I sent you a PM about this at the beginning of May, but never got a reply. Did you see this PM, and do you still have plans for trying this out?

I did see it (I think) but as I've said I've been swamped and a little burned out lately. I'll write you a reply when I can.

dave35 said...
Red iv just been back to interactive rock paper scissors with mia copyright 2007 i know you said before its not up to your usual standard but is there ever any chance of more you once hinted at a websitr (not the sister one) and new on that at all ?

I've always wanted to do more interactive games (and have the footage on tape to make them), but I've given up on making promises about when they'll be available. Some day... some day.

I would like to suggest a new forfeit. Could the female loser(s) of the game have oral sex to orgasm with male(s) who have been watching the game. The males would remain clothed or could be nude.

Sure, that could be arranged. I'll do it next opportunity I get.
August 1, 2010 10:00 AM

Light at the end of the tunnel

Friends,

I think my Summer of Holy Crap There's A Lot To Do is winding down. This weekend I'm finally hoping to get working on the backlog of emails and blog comments. Sorry again about my inattention.

I hope you'll like this week's update, which features the long-awaited return of one of my favorite girls and yours, Julie. She's bringing an old friend and a new one. 7:20 PM Eastern time today.

Updates and non-updates

First things first: episode 173 is up. I think this one is cute. Hardcore fans, there'll be more for you in the near future.

Now, about the membership site. The tl;dr version: I'm going to make sure everything's right. That's a promise. If you want to know how and don't care about any of the backstory, skip to the end.

A brief primer on lostbetsgames.com: it's not my site and I don't run it or control it. Originally, there was only the Clips4Sale clip store, which I did and do run. I was contacted by the guys who went on to start lostbetsgames.com, with a proposal to sell some of my older clips on a monthly membership basis. After much hesitation and pondering, I agreed, and lostbetsgames.com was born.

One of the reasons I was hesitant to allow it was that they'd be using my marks and my brand, and thus my reputation would to some extent be in their hands. I've always tried to provide excellent customer service and I feel like I've built up a reservoir of good will, and now I feel like it's being depleted because they've dropped the ball. I'm pretty pissed off about that, actually. (Part of the problem is that the original operator of lostbetsgames.com sold out to a new guy, who's proving difficult to get in touch with.)

So, what am I going to do about it? Well, I'm going to try to get them to get their shit together, starting off by publishing the updates they've missed, plus a bonus update for each one they missed. If that doesn't work, I'll yank their links and tell them to shut down. Then I'll publish the updates that the subscribers missed (and the bonus updates) myself, for free.

I'm very sorry to everyone who feels ripped off by lostbetsgames.com. Part of the problem is that this occurred during a time when I've been heavily occupied with other things (which is also why responses to emails and blog comments are delayed) so I wasn't able to give it my full attention until now. Sorry about this, and I'll do my best to make it up to you.

Aaargh, part 2

Hi guys,

As if there weren't enough trouble in the world, the Clips4Sale admin page is not letting me get to the "add new clip" section, which is why this week's clip is late. It'll be up just as soon as I can do it. Sigh.

In other news, I've got an email out to the guy who runs lostbetsgames.com asking WTF. Also, the shooting is going pretty well. Wait 'til you meet Alexis, Alicia, and Alissa, and that's not even all of the A's.

Aargh...

Um, hi guys. Remember me? I run this site, at least some of the time. A few things:

1. There was an update last weekend, as per the usual schedule. There was no blog post announcing it.

2. There are also about a zillion blog comments that have, to date, gone unanswered by me.

3. Also more than a few emails.

This is because I've been more swamped than usual lately, with tons of crap on my plate, including:

A. A high school reunion last weekend. Oh, incidentally: shout-out to any of my high school classmates I told about this site while in a drunken stupor. Who woulda thunk I'd grow up to be a pornographer, eh?

B. Planning and preparing for an absolutely monstrous weekend of shooting, shooting, shooting, featuring the return of several old favorites (including some we haven't seen in quite awhile) as well as the debuts of lots of new girls. I've got high hopes, but sheesh, it's been a shitload of work.

So I want to apologize (again) to everyone who's been waiting for me to reply to one thing or another. And to say that I'm afraid it'll be a little while yet before I get some breathing room. Hope you find the new material to be worth the wait.