Talking to a ‘live girl,’ but not about sex
By Sam Kepfield
Diversions Contributor
I thoughttwiceabouldoingthis.
No matter how loudly I protest
that all I did was do an interview,
some smart-ass down here is going
to give me a knowing wink and
nudge every time secret pasttimes
are brought up. It’s like the prover
bial albatross. >
But, because I care so much
about my adopted third profession,
and because I believe that I owe it
to you, the reader, to do this, I sally
forth.
Having said that, let’s get down
to the subject—900 numbers. Who
hasn’t heard of them? Look in the
back of any skin mag (or in the
advertisement section of “Rolling
Stone"), or watch the USA Network
late on weekends w hen they show
Z-grade sci-fi flicks or “Animal
House” rip-offs and you’ll see the
ads.
“Talk to Live Girls! They’re wait
ing Just for You! Hot, Sexy, Wild
Women for Uncensored Conversa
tions!” And, naturally, they run pic
tures of a silicon-enhanced, blond
beauty wearing nothing but a smile
and clutching a phone.
Does anyone think that the
woman in the picture is the one you
talk to? Ifyou’re calling one of these
numbers in the first place, do you
care? Probablymot.
So, I decided to look behind the
gauzy, glitzy curtain, and talk to a
real, live 900-girl. And all I did was
ask a few questions. Honest.
It was an interesting process.
After dialing an 800-number, I was
treated to a breathy, comc-on voice
which told me . . . to call another
number!
Not what I’d ex peeled. But, duty
called, so I did.
- 44
Most people think it's a
sex line, but it's not. It's
a talk line.
-Tanya
900-number woman
-ff "
I was connected with Tanya. She
described herself as 22 years old, 4
foot 11 inches tall, with brown
eyes, dark skin. She never lies about
her appearance; “Why should I?"
she asked simply. She got the job
after her sister told her about it. She
filled out an application, and sat
through a regular interview. Inter
esting notions danced in my head
of how such an interview would
go.
Tanya told me, lirst oil, mat tms
was not a sex line. “Most.people
think it’s a sex line,” she said, “but
it’s not: It’s a talk line.”
Most don’t take disappointment
and false advertising as well as I
did.
“Most guys want to talk about
sex,” she said. “When you tell them
that we can’t do that, they get mad
and hang up.”
How many callers a day does
she get? It varies, though weekends
are usually busiest. Do women ever
—i... —_ jp
call? “A few. I had one who talked
to me about problems with her
boyfriend. Another called and just
wanted to talk.”
So what exactly DOES she talk
about?
“Just about anything. 1 had one
guy call me up, and he sounded
depressed. 1 asked him what was
wrong, and he told me he had just
broken up with his girlfriend. I
talked with him, gave him some
advice. Then he said, ‘You know,
I’m going to take a shower, and go
and get my girl back.’ It made me
feel good, being able to help like
that."
Does it ever work the other way?
“Sure. Sometimes I’ll be down, and
talking with a guy lets me feel
good, in the process of making
them feel good.”
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