At the April 16th Pink, we were honored to host fetish artist Nancy Peach, on her birthday(!), following her art reception at the SF Armory. Along with Ms. Peach, over twenty fetish art lovers joined us as the official Femina Potens after party!

One of our Femina Potens guests was Marc Taro Holmes, aka Tarosan, who spent a bit of time using his marvelous talents to capture some of our Pink play in the above watercolor sketches. Thank you Marc!

Twenty plus after-party folks at Pink plus close to twenty rope riggers at Madame Butterfly‘s pre-class mixed in with another 50 ALLIES and friends made for a hot and steamy night. All that rope was thrilling – why at one point there was even a woman suspended from the pole on the dance floor!

Speakeasy Japan was a huge success! Thanks to everyone that volunteered to make Mission Control’s first Speakeasy a great event. And thanks to all the folks that came out and participated in a truly unique and memorable evening.

Nearly a month ago we had asked folks to tweet a motto for Mission Control. Many twits tweeted. Here are the entries. Do you have a favorite?  We sure did! Can you guess who the winners are?  Stay tuned for the grand announcement!

Our Mission is in Our Control. @missioncontrol

What we create together lasts forever, even as it changes. @missioncontrol
Mission Pervertible @missioncontrol
Beam Me Up, Slutty @missioncontrol
Sluts You Can Count On @missioncontrol
Metool, Not Medjool @missioncontrol
Sexploit Me @missioncontrol
Frickin Fun @missioncontrol
i mc u @missioncontrol
Control Your Emissions @missioncontrol
Run, De MC @missioncontrol
You are GO for re-entry. @missioncontrol
Democracy turns me on. @missioncontrol'
i can haz sexy? @missioncontrol
funkyhotsexy, audible visuals melt, at mission control @missioncontrol
"Suit Up!" @missioncontrol
"Get Your Mission On" @missioncontrol
Going to Kiss @missioncontrol
I speak of the pompatus of love @missioncontrol
RU12MAKFUK? @missioncontrol
Your Mission, if you choose to accept it... @missioncontrol
Mission Control: aiming vertical by getting horizontal :-) @missioncontrol
@missioncontrol= JOIN OUR CULT.free kool aid!
Sniff The Mission @missioncontrol
"Google Goggle ONE OF US, Google Goggle ONE OF US..." @missioncontrol
Take Control: Mission Control @missioncontrol
"we're the people your Mom warned you about" @missioncontrol
Mission: Improbable @missioncontrol
Assume The Missionary Position @missioncontrol
"we dig everything and are shocked by nothing" @missioncontrol
Enter our atmosphere...@missioncontrol
...In Bed" at Mission Control @missioncontrol
"2010 : A Space Oddity" or "2010 : A Sexy Odyssey" @missioncontrol
The community that gets you to (inner) space @missioncontrol
sexiness is next to your-deity-of-choiciness @missioncontrol
mba iso vgl 4 nsa ltr @missioncontrol
Free2byou+me+she+he Yippee!!! @missioncontrol
Absurdly extraordinary @missioncontrol
There is no gene for fabulousness! @missioncontrol
Bear Fruit @missioncontrol
free2bu+me @missioncontrol
biblically knowing is half the battle @missioncontrol
Love every body @missioncontrol
"Your countdown to pleasuretown" @missioncontrol
"In space, no one can hear you moan" @missioncontrol
"Thrusters on full!" @missioncontrol
Mission Control... is people!! @missioncontrol
Your thoughts are touching @missioncontrol

While counting down to the upcoming Mission Control NYE Launch Event, we invite all you twits to tweet a motto for Mission Control. Tweet a motto, catch phrase or tagline using 124 characters or less followed by @missioncontrol. Tweet as often as you’d like. They can be warm and fuzzy, sexy and provocative, witty and funny, perverse and titillating, or whatever your hearts (and/or loins) desire.

The mottos will be evaluated by our esteemed panel of judges and the winner will be announced at our Mission Control Launch event on NYE and of course on Twitter! The winning motto as well as its runner ups will be made into buttons. Runner ups will receive a set of winning mottos for free. Grand prize winner will receive a set of winning motto buttons as well as one free ticket to Kinky Salon in 2010!

Additional details:

• If your tweets are set to private without @missioncontrol on your follower list, please email them to us at twitter@missioncontrolsf.org to be considered.
• Entries must be tweeted by December 24, 2009 11:59 Pacific time.
• Winner and runner ups do not have to be present at NYE to claim prize, but being present would mean we can all shower you with love and admiration right then and there.

FROM POLLY AND SCOTT:
Following our announcement in June that we are leaving Mission Control at the end of the year, we have been overwhelmed by an unexpected up-swell of community support. First it was just a resounding ‘noooooooooo’, and then, one by one, people started to come out of the woodwork to ask if we were open to a different plan. Rather than shut the doors, why not transfer the ownership of the space to the community itself?

Support for this idea grew until before we knew it, there was a dedicated group of people meeting and planning, forming committees and discussing options, drawing up budgets, proposing governing structures and devising voting systems. We were (and still are) a little shell shocked! But the most inspiring thing about this story is that these people who have rallied together are not your average folks- they are super smart, super organized and super professional, and they have the kind of mad skillz that Mission Control will need to thrive.

So at the end of this year we will be passing over the reigns to you, the community, and although it is the end of an era for us, it is the beginning of a brand new phase for Mission Control!

We are grateful beyond words to the people who have stepped forward, and although the organization behind the scenes will be very different, we are thrilled to announce that we plan to continue hosting Kinky Salon and our other regular events at Mission Control, where they were born. We are looking forward to watching as Mission Control skyrockets into success, with plans for new events and opportunities already being hatched, and we invite you to play your part in making that happen.

HOW YOU CAN HELP:
The new crew still has a lot of work to do, creating a solid base which they can launch from, and they will be inviting YOU to participate. Your opinions will be needed on vital issues, there will be more opportunities than ever to volunteer, your creativity will be tapped and there will be some awesome, throw down, good times, freaky-deaky fundraisers to attend. So stay tuned to this bat-channel and don’t miss your chance be part of Mission Control 2.0!

DATES FOR YOUR CALENDAR:

• November 17th
  The Proposal
  The Crew will present their proposal for the structure for the new Mission Control. Will it be a collective? Or a corporation? Or a profit-sharing co-operative? Be there to hear the plan first hand, have your ideas heard, and vote.

• November 20th
  Mission Control Fundraiser
  A Carnival Midway Sextravaganza!
  We’re going to be partying carnival-style with midway games, stellar entertainment and tons of prizes to win. Be the first to become official members of the new Mission Control and pledge your support.

Following the announcement last month that Mission Control was soon to close its doors, there has been an exciting new development. A group of regulars are working together to form an organization to take over the space from Scott and Polly. We don’t know yet exactly how it’s going to look, but we are investigating a possibility that could SAVE MISSION CONTROL.

Now is the time to have your voice heard! You could be part of this new phase!
Right now we are gathering information, so please click on this link to let us know how you would like to participate!

Mission Control is a sex-positive community space in the Mission District of San Francisco. It’s home to many events, including KINKY SALON, CLUB KISS and OH LA LOUNGE. Polly and Scott, the current owners of the space, are moving forward with new projects and so are stepping down from their position to make way for new management.

The next ‘Save Mission Control’ meeting will be held on:
Tuesday, August 11th, at 7:30pm
Location: Mission Control, SF

We will be focusing on creating a Mission Statement and would love for you to join us and add your contribution!

You can RSVP for the meeting here:
http://www.openly.us/events/save-mission-control-mission

Even if you can’t make it to this meeting, please contribute your ideas.  A discussion about the Mission Statement can be found here:
http://www.openly.us/group/missioncontrol/forum/topics/second-meeting-mission