Interview with Gregg by The Advocate

BEHAVIOR BAZAAR

An interview

with

PUMP IT UP!

by ADVOCATE



Reprinted from the PUMP IT UP Winter 1996 issue



Twice a month, in an underground sex club in New York City's meat-packing district, meat is truly being packed - packed into long lucite cylinders and swollen to enormous size through the magic of vacuum pumping. The 50 or so eager men here tonight are fulfilling a lifelong fantasy: possessing an extra-large endowment (at least for one night). Says event host Gregg who is also the founder of PUMP IT UP! "Everybody wants a bigger dick, and you do get great results with a pump."

Gregg , who is both extremely handsome and single (See Page 12 in this issue), throws a pump party the first and third Wednesday of each month at the infamous pleasure grottos The Maze and The Manhole. Throughout the evening, Gregg also offers and all-hands-on demonstration. "Is it going to hurt?" is the most frequently asked question, according to Gregg "Not if you take your time and try not to rush into it, " he responds. "If you get real crazy and want to start pumping and expect to gain three inches in one sitting, that's when you can hurt yourself. "Pumpers are encouraged to understand the pumping process and to follow certain guidelines. Lubrication is a definite must! It not only creates a seal, but also helps the skin of the cock and balls to stretch. There are also benefits to shaving the pubic area and keeping the tube heated with a heating pad or hot water.



"It works by vacuum pressure," says Gregg "When you work the pump you're pulling the air out of the tube and pulling your penis in. It causes the blood to rush into the tissues. It's just like going to the gym -- from repeated use you'll get thicker and longer, your balls will get bigger, and the skin will stretch."

But, is a post-pumping titanic tube steak permanent? "The more you use it, the more you'll get results," explains Gregg . "If you use it today, you'll have results for about 24 hours. When you're not hard, you'll still be feeling that 'big' feeling."



Big dicks abound at the pumpfests. Standing solo, with a buddy, or in group scenes, sweaty men are naked, harnessed, watching, touching, and, or course, pumping. Says Gregg Pumping parties are all over the place. At the parties, you'll notice it isn't so much hard-core sex; it's more exhibitionism. You can feel and touch somebody, but it's more like a competition. that seems to be a big theme nowadays."



Gregg adds, "It's great watching guys pump, but the thrill is really to have them watch me. My cock, when pumped , is 9 1/2" x 7" I know I get guys hot; I'm good-looking, but I also have this enormous horse dick. My next project is my nuts; I want to pump them into bull balls!"



"Cock, balls, nipples -- I've even known people to pump out their ass holes," Gregg explains. "I t brings all the blood to the ass holes and makes it more sensitive. We also have men who are transsexuals that pump their breasts. There's also a straight population that uses the pumps for foreplay -- men who use nipple pumps on their wives' clitorises."

The many uses of vacuum pumps are explored and celebrated in PUMP IT UP! , the quarterly pumping magazine, of which Gregg's the publisher. PUMP IT UP! contains reader-contributed pumping information, many pages of personals (complete with photos of shockingly huge genitalia) and information relevant to the pumping experience. Beginning with the Summer 1993 issue, the magazine featured Pump to Pump (now renamed Letters to Ric) a question and answer column by former actor (he starred in the movie, Hi-Tech) and one of the leaders in the pumping experience, Ric Jenners.



Readers can also purchase Pumping with Nyltray, a how-to erotic video about vacuum pumping. Readers can also purchase our new release, The Demo Zone, also a movie on vacuum pumping. These videos give people a chance to see somebody hot pumping , and the videos can answer many questions they may have had.

One topic that gets much debate in pumping circles is foreskin restoration. According to Gregg, "Pumping" pulls the skin by the head back out and stretches it. It goes to the weakest point of the penis, and that point is where it was cut. From continuous pumping, you will stretch that skin, and it will eventually go over the head of the penis."

Gregg warns against over-zealous pumping, since it can distort the shape of the penis causing a "ring" beneath the head. "The best way to avoid that is to pump slower. It's like with any other toy -- people go to the extremes. The worst that can happen is that you pump too hard and you get a hickey or you can break a blood blister. Some people use the pump as a S/M device. They are not happy unless they have that pain."

The majority of pumpers are not into pain, but rather to increasing their own proportions. "Once you've had the same dick most of your life, when it starts to get a bit larger, it's a strange experience and sensation," states Gregg. "It's not like when you used to jerk yourself off. You know how your dick feels in your hand? When you pump it and it's bigger, it's a different sensation.

Pumping is definitely becoming more and more popular. The parties are seeing larger crowds, and the magazine now boasts a circulation of 10,000 copies per issue. Part of the reason may be that people are looking for alternative means of safe sex; others may be riding the rising tide of sex in the '90s'. Perhaps men are just enjoying the physical sensation that pumping provides to them. According to Gregg, "It feels like there's somebody sucking on your dick."



We seek to maintain an positive attitude of PUMPERS. We do not look for stories that are guilt ridden or alcolhol/drug abuse type of stories. We want to let people know that PUMPING does not hurt and that it does in fact work! We seek stories that are interesting beyond their erotic nature with memorable characters and situations of VACUUM PUMPING