Some don't know the story behind this leather paddle. I was in San Francisco working on a film called 'Doctor Doolittle'. There was an infamous club in the Tuscadero called 'Bondage a Go-Go', which I of course had to attend. The club had a store actually inside with bondage gear and most importantly various implements. I met a very pretty, dark haired woman there and we hit it off. We ended up dancing and I smacked her butt (because I simply couldn't resist. She said 'Oh, that is what you are into huh?' I admitted it as I whispered in her ear to the affirmative. 'I like it too, sometimes' she answered. Well, we talked and danced, having a really good time, not pressing her on the only thing on my mind...Giving her a bare bottomed spanking. She excused herself, as I figured she was going to the restroom. She came back with a bag and said 'A gift' and only that. Inside the bag was the paddle above that I have used on countless bottoms since. We ended up near a darker part of the club, wherein she pulled down her leather jeans she was wearing and put her hand against the wall (frisk position) I paddled her (not too hard) but I could see she was getting red, even in the low light. A crowd gathered and some seemed to know who she was. This is when I looked away for a second and she had moved out of position, with my finger hitting the wall and breaking my finger. I put a damper on the evening, but I will always remember that night and this gift.