Perils of masturbating inside porn theaters

There is this adult movie theater in Manila, along Recto Avenue in the heart of the University Belt.  Its apparent aspects are its half gated, narrow entrance and the wall with the posters of the current features. Other than that, one can walk along Recto Avenue and hardly notice its existence. That is, except for one other thing: the stench that emanates from its interior.

It smells like a cocktail of stale sweat, rancid dish rag, bedraggled ditch digger's overalls, dried infant's puke, and God only knows how else to describe it.

Hence, there's no way this theater would go unnoticed when you pass by it. However, this distinctly foul smell is rather universal, for I've smelled it before in New York's seedy Times Square area before it got Disneyfied -- whenever I passed by any theater that featured soft porn or adult film. Therefore, this odor is not exclusively indigenous to this movie theater in Manila.

Even If you've never been anywhere near this part of Recto Avenue, you may still have seen this theater in the evening news or read about it in the tabloids -- being raided by the police for the scandalous activities that some of its patrons engaged in while inside the theater. I heard it gets raided at least once a month.

I don’t know about all men, but some apparently get a kick out of going into one of these adult movie houses to masturbate.  But then again, what else is there to do in such venues known for masturbation.

A few months ago, in Hollywood, 76-year-old actor Fred Willard was arrested for allegedly exposing his penis and masturbating inside Tiki Theater, an adult movie house.  If someone had complained to the police that they were “offended or annoyed” that would be one thing. But it doesn’t appear any of Willard’s fellow patrons complained; he was merely caught and charged with misdemeanor in a routine police sweep.

I like Fred Willard.  I’ve seen some of his movies and I think he’s a wonderful comedian.  Sadly, for having been arrested, PBS promptly fired him as the narrator of the new series “Market Warriors.”  I wonder if he’ll ever find employment in this town again. 

In my opinion, if you’re a man of certain public stature, wouldn’t it be best to exercise discretion and caution instead of  succumbing to such carnal pleasures in public places?

Remember Pee Wee Herman?

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