On Saturday night, November 6, 1999, starting at 10 PM (PT), "The Dr. Susan Block Show" will focus on the amazing bonobo chimpanzees who use sex to diffuse violent tensions in their communities. Dr. Tony Rose, director of the Biosynergy Institute and its Bushmeat Project (which aims to stop the hunting of bonobos and other endangered species) will be the featured guest. Dr. Block will talk with Dr. Rose about the extraordinary sexuality and peaceful nature of bonobos (who, like common chimps, are 98% genetically similar to humans, but who have a much more extensive sex life than common chimps and have never been seen killing other bonobos in the wild or captivity), as well as their dire predicament as a highly endangered species. They will also discuss what Dr. Rose calls "profound interspecies events," epiphanies in which a person suddenly realizes his or her deep connection to another species.
Dr. Susan Block, sex therapist, host of HBO's "Radio Sex TV" and author of "The 10 Commandments of Pleasure," has been a bonobo advocate since 1994. She believes that people can learn a lot from studying what she calls "The Bonobo Way of Peace through Pleasure," and that it is urgent for all concerned human beings to help in whatever way we can to prevent the extinction of our Great Ape "kissin' cousins" in their native habitat of the Congo.
The program will be broadcast live from BlockStudios at www.drsusanblock.com, and will be shown subsequently among archived programs in Dr. Block's Erotic Theater of the Mind, and edited for broadcast later as a half-hour episode of Dr. Block's weekly TV show airing on cable stations throughout the Greater LA area, as well as in various locations around the world.
BlockStudios are located at the Dr. Susan Block Institute for the Erotic Arts & Science's, a center of sex education, exploration, and celebration, which also houses Dr. Suzy's Speakeasy, a private club with a 20-foot bar and stage from the building's Prohibition Era days as a real 1920's speak-easy, and the Speakeasy Gallery, featuring LA's only permanent collection of erotic art. The Institute is located in downtown LA, just around the corner from the giant neon purple spaceship that is the new Staples Arena. For further information and reservations, please call 213.749.1330. Or just watch the live broadcast at www.drsusanblock.com or www.radiosuzy1.com.
Coming Soon to Dr. Suzy's Speakeasy…
Halloween Eve: Saturday night, October 30, 1999, starting at 9:30 PM (PT), in honor of the holiday, the theme of the evening will be "FEAR & SEX: The Mastery & the Mystery." Dancing, costumes, masks, fantasies. Special guest: Brandy Alexandre. For information & reservations, call 213.749.1330.
November 6, 1999: "The Bonobo Imperative" with Dr. Tony Rose of the Bushmeat Project. See above.
In the Final Fall of the Old Millennium: Erotic Art of the Apocalypse. Opening night, November 13, 1999 (8 PM Until the End of the World) will feature an Old-Time Sexual Revival with the Irreverend Doctor Susan Block, plus a spectacular show of new Apocalyptic Erotica in all media by some of the finest artists in LA (plus a few from out-of-town). For information, reservations & revelations, please call Speakeasy Gallery Art Curator Kim Mendoza at 213.749.1330.
November 20, 1999: Benefit Show, Party & Art Auction for AIM Health Care Center with Sharon Mitchell.
Coming Soon to www.drsusanblock.com and to a video store near you: "INNER SPACE"…another sexual revelation from Dr. Susan Block's Video Encyclopedia of Sex.
