VIDEO CHAT: Cheryl Vassil (Naughty Time Novelty) with Nicholas Tanek
Cheryl Vassil is the CEO of Naughty Time Novelty in Clinton Twp, Mi. She is a BDSM performer and member of Jetts Arcade, part of the Arcade Collective. We talk about running Michigan’s largest sex shop, being Linda Lovelace’s cousin, Dungeons & Dragons, and the new sex toy apps!
Nicholas Tanek sits down and has a video chat with her.
My name is Cheryl Vassil but most people call me Cher. I am 40 years old (about to be 41 on Feb 15th) from Detroit, Michigan. I am a mother to 4 children ages 24, 18, 10, and 7. I am a staff member of Jetts Arcade and a part of the Arcade Collective. I love to travel, do nerdy things like DND (I’m in a long running campaign atm with 5 other Arcadians), an avid video gamer, bowling, boating (currently restoring a 1979 cabin cruiser), camping, going to Lakes of Fire-Michigan regional Burn; going to conventions, trade shows, and movie premiers.
I have been in the BDSM community/scene for 16 years. I have been a BDSM performer for the last 6 years performing at Detroit events such as Theatre Bizarre in The Fistitorium, The Dirty Show, Pengicon, along with the Arcadian Collective events.
My daytime job is being CEO to Naughty Time Novelty in Clinton Twp, Mich. It is the largest store (6,000sq feet) and one of the longest-running (22 years) Adult Novelty store in Michigan. My great aunt Jacquelin Stein started in the industry doing home parties back in 1973, eventually, she sold her business in 1997 to open up our storefront in 1998. When she retired, my cousin and I took over running the family business. I grew up in the sex industry, not only from my great aunt but, as well as my older cousin was Linda Lovelace.
I also give lectures at Oakland University to 2nd-year medical students to instruct them on things they might see with sex toys and BDSM, the value of consent, the dynamics of being in a D/S relationship, the differences between BDSM and abuse and how to spot the differences between the two.
