Want to Be in my Gang-Bang?
By Ralf Hoppe
It's the story that shocked even the unshockable German tabloid Bild. Two 19-year-old women rented rooms in a Cologne brothel, and then paid over 100 men to have sex with them. But why did they do it
It was morning. Time for the final preparations. Nathalie Schorn shaved her legs, plaited her hair into two stiff pigtails and packed her bag: a black dress and high heels. She ate a croissant, although she already felt sick. At nine o'clock, her friend Uschi rang the doorbell. She laughed and comforted Nathalie. Her nerves would pass as soon as the men started lining up outside.
But what if they don't come? They'll come, Uschi said. They drove from L�nen to Herne to pick up Tine; then they got on the A1 motorway to Cologne. No traffice. They were going to be on time.
It was all planned out meticulously: on August 8, 2005, from noon until after dark, Nathalie and Tine would sleep with as many men as possible. They would instigate a competition and pay ?50 to each man with whom they slept. An announcement was placed on the Internet and the tabloid newspaper Bild was offered up the sultry tale in advance.
Was it some sort of PR stunt? Or a story instigated by Bild to pump up sales?
Hornstrasse runs through a mixed-use estate in northern Cologne. On the left, you pass a blue tower block, 11 storeys high called "Pascha." According to its own promotional material, it is "Europe's largest brothel," a bordello with rooms rented out to hookers on a daily basis.
The entrance looks like the doorway to an old cinema. Entrance costs ?5. There are long hallways, dimmed lights and armchairs with gilded legs. The acrid smell of sweat, chemicals and sexual gratification pervades. There are 135 beds and 135 alarm buttons.
No secrets, no morals
Nathalie Schorn, 19, a single mother to a three-year old daughter, and her friend Tine, some ten years older, described themselves as "nymphomaniacs" in their advertisement. They swing in the German "gang-bang scene," a form of organized promiscuity. (For the uninitiated, a gang-bang is sexual intercourse between lots of men and just one woman.)
"The anonymity of the masses..." says Nathalie Schorn, "I like that." Uschi, Nathalie's older friend and her husband hold gangbang parties. Uschi is Nathalie's "manager". They produce DVDs and sell them. Nathalie, currently in school to become a make-up artist, admits that she is considering taking the sex trade up professionally.
But first, says Uschi, they have to get famous.
Tine and Nathalie reserved two rooms in "Pascha." Tine took number 105, Nathalie 106. Tine pulled on her wig and Nathalie slipped on her black dress and high-heeled shoes. Tine then handed over the money to Karl, one of "Pascha's" security guards, who was instructed to give each man ?50 as payment for their participation. Stefan, Pascha's very own midget, kept the tally chart.
At exactly 12 o'clock, the first men were allowed in. Hundreds were waiting in line and many more kept turning up.
Nathalie grew up in Dortmund and got a high school diploma. But she claims she learned her most important lessons from television and the Internet. Number One: Everything (and everyone) can be bought. Number Two: Sex rules the world. Number Three: To increase one's value as a commodity, you've got to stand out. Then you'll get on a talk show in no time.
But practically all the newspapers and TV stations paid no attention to their plot. The whole thing was too crazy, too unbelievable. Why would women do a thing like that?
"Why not?" asks Nathalie, whose older sister is a housewife and whose big brother works as a teacher. Nathalie says she didn't tell her mother about the stunt, but thinks if she explained it, she would approve.
Nathalie met Tine in a Dortmund sex club. Tine was a guest there and Nathalie was working behind the bar. The two women got on. Tine told Nathalie about her partner, who lived abroad and who sent her money. She was planning a trip to Mallorca to pick up men and invited Nathalie to come with her for a couple of weeks.
"But, why don't we do something a little more crazy?"... "What then?"... "We'll buy some men!"... "You're bonkers!"... "Just wait, I'll talk to Uschi..."
And this apparently is how it all came about. Bild didn't pay them a penny, and Pascha didn't cough up any cash. Tine financed the whole bizarre idea. In fact, they all tell the same story. Perhaps they're telling the truth, and the secret of this sorry tale is that there aren't any secrets at all. No secrets and no morals. It all just leaves a bitter aftertaste in the mouth.
More than 100 men in 11 hours
In Pascha on August 8, Nathalie and Tine worked out a routine during the course of the day. They allowed about nine minutes per copulation. The men came and went follwoing a strick order -- shoes off, pants off. Nathalie's memory of it has become a bit blurred. Most of the guys were young; one couldn't find his glasses afterwards, one was black. All seemed to be wearing the same deodorant.
Nathalie didn't have an orgasm, but she says she still felt great. Like a queen, all-powerful -- in demand. If she said goodbye to one bloke, and stood naked in the doorway to wave the next one in, the rest would start applauding, hooting and whistling, and doing a Mexican wave. She bowed; she was the star.
The reporters from Bild came later and were astonished. More than 1,400 men were waiting outside, many of the guys had phoned others to spread the word that there was sex and cash on offer. At seven o'clock Nathalie took a break. She had a sausage, chips and a cola.
At about 11 pm, 11 hours and 115 men later, Tine was as pale as a sheet. Nathalie felt sore and tired so Uschi ended the show. The woman from Bild confirmed the story would appear on the front page the next day.
Nathalie has since been waiting for offers. Uschi says it'll happen.
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