Owen's Barbara and Tom Moss are the middle men. aged, middle-
A couple dedicated to family business.
They drive her Saab or his Pontiac every day to the shops and warehouses in the nearby Executive Park.
They watched the evangelist Terry Cole Whitaker on Sunday morning.
"We agree with her 'Prosperous mind'," said Tom '.
"If you do it with your heart, you can have anything you want in your life.
"The couple are particularly satisfied with their business.
In fact, their business is pleasant. Adult pleasure.
In most towns, such business can be operated. -if at all--
In low-level business segments.
You might think of porn magazines, sneaky customers, tired beggars.
You may also receive complaints from neighbors or regulationsmakers.
But for the past four years, mosses have quietly run their sex goods stores-entertainment companies-in the owner's airport business center --
There is no complaint in the planned city of Owen.
They are excellent members of the Irving Chamber of Commerce.
When asked about sex shops in the city, even some City Hall staff were surprised.
"Are you saying we have this in Owen?
Betty Davidson, administrative coordinator for community development, was surprised.
"Are you sure it's not Newport Beach?
45-year-old Tom Moss said: "Owen has no law prohibiting the sale of sex products, and when Moss applies for a business license, the only problem is to obtain a lease from the developer, a former manager of a small computer company.
"They are worried that other tenants will move away.
But we talked to everyone and now they are very supportive of us.
They are very happy.
They use walking traffic.
"The reason why they don't get much attention to the growing demand is that they belong to a young and decent industry that provides a growing demand for what a supplier calls a" middle class"of-the-road kink.
"Most customers are married, middle class. aged, middle-class women.
"The policewoman is a big buyer," said Barbara Moss, a 44-year-old former high school counselor . ".
"The teacher of the preschool class, the woman of the real estate, the nurse.
Medical care is good for anyone.
Two other companies in Orange County sell "sexy lingerie and romantic accessories" to women through family gatherings similar to plastic kitchenware or cosmetics sales ".
The entertainment company also has 133 salespeople who host family gatherings on commissions, but this is the only company catering to the middle class
Professional women running walksin store.
The entertainment company is located under a small wooden sign between the two hi-tech stores.
The windows are covered with lace nylon stockings-
Size legs.
Inside, the atmosphere is bright and lowkey.
From the back of the warehouse, Tom Moss appeared, and his hand stretched out through lace, satin, nets and feathers.
He is a kind guide.
He explained that "your basic sexy underwear" was placed in the first two rooms ".
He pointed to robes, teddy bears, gloves, G-
The strings of the animal face, the underwear of the music computer chip and the size of the beautiful big woman.
He strode out of his underwear and came to a dimly lit little room with novel lotions and things you didn't likeso-
The basic devices of plastic, surgical rubber and fur are shown.
Some, like animals, can vibrate quickly.
A lighter inserted into the car.
The clerk was trained to explain it to you on one thing. of-
In fact, clinical fashion, says Moss.
He showed how some of the products worked and explained why some customers were willing to come up with $50 to take home.
He laughed like a teacher at Sunday school.
Let the body jewelry continue to enter the warehouse and store the items they distribute and manufacture.
They make their own body jewelry. -
He said it was a sparkling gel that could be worn in a nightclub.
He waved to the wall of a pure brown box.
They have a board game called fantasy and romance, designed by him and Barbara's daughter Karen Curry in a previous marriage.
He said with a proud smile that no player has ever finished the game.
He moved into the meeting room of the company.
It's pink and purple.
The words "share wealth" are printed on the wall.
Here is the sentence: "A fascinating new life and career awaits you.
Tom married Barbara Moss for three years and met five years ago through a videodating firm.
She is a consultant at Fountain Valley High School. he is the manager of a computer company.
They found that both of them liked bridge very much, and both of them dreamed of having their own business.
They signed up for the university course at Saddle Peak for entrepreneurs.
Barbara noticed that a popular sex book, sharing intimacy, advised couples to use vibrators, but the device was hard to find, so they settled in the sex store.
Women don't want to shop with an adult.
The atmosphere of the bookstore, she thought.
They also don't want to order the product by mail, which will result in their name eventually appearing in the mailing list of sex items.
"Tom came up with the idea of a family reunion," she said . ".
They are not alone.
By the end of 1981, in the year they started the company, 40 companies in Orange County were operating-home sex-
Product party, said Tom.
"Some people have closed down and some have gone bankrupt themselves," he said . "
Entertainment companies are the smallest of the remaining three, including entertainment (For Us Now)
Party at Garden Grove and Lady Desiree in Santa Ana.
Ms. Desiree has 29 offices in 17 states, totaling $4.
Ardeth meyer, 38, president of Ms. Desiree, said there were 5 million people at the party this year.
She sells more underwear than sex toys, and she prefers to think her products are more romantic than porn.
She also sells a lot of bath salt and bubbles because "Romance is not only in the bedroom but also in the bathroom," she said.
We can eat all our bubbles.
Mel, a former high school teacher at Victorian literature, said, "We have taken a product that was considered dirty in the past and given it dignity.
Women strive for freedom.
Now they have chosen to be feminine.
She said her best customer was 35 years old, married or remarried, had her own checkbook and almost raised her child.
"They may buy a sexy underwear and wear clothes under the age of three --piece suit.
They knew it was there and they felt very feminine. "The industry--
Women mainly serve women-
Because ordinary women are getting old (32)
Entrepreneurs say she knows what she wants and is willing to try.
In addition, Mel said people are working harder on interpersonal relationships.
"The people at the weekend marriage party contacted us to help develop the relationship or to get the spark back into the old one.
"One of her dealers is a female minister," she said.
They say the basic strategy for entrepreneurs is to reduce intimidation and embarrassment by replacing pornography with romance, pornography or education.
Barbara Moss said that in the amusement company's stores, many customers want to shop on their own, or shop on their own as much as possible.
During busy seasons, such as Christmas or Valentine's Day, men and women line up outside the store, though there is space inside, apparently to give each other privacy, she said.
When the customer looks confused or embarrassed, the clerk calls Barbara upstairs.
"I came down to see it with my teacher.
"A man didn't find what he wanted, but he thanked her for listening to his marital problems," she said.
Male customers never bother female shop assistants in the store, she said, because "we are very clinical.
"Mosses will also give advice.
Sometimes they speak in the human nature class at the University.
Some of their clients are recommended by sex educators and therapists.
"They are great.
They are making a huge contribution to the level of permission for people to enjoy sex, "said Mona Coates, an Orange County sex therapist, a professor of sociology and human sexuality at Orange Coast College.
"A lot is their attitude.
They are not shabby, core or pornographic.
They are just sexual helpers and toys to help the normal, happy, sexually functional people enjoy their lives more.
She also said she was referring to clients whose sexual desires were suppressed.
"We say that sexual existence is OK, and it is OK not to use these things," Barbara said . ".
"If your relationship is unstable, it may not be a good time now (sex toys)
Karen Curry, her 22-year-old daughter, said she was a dealer and hosted 500 family gatherings.
"If he is insecure, you need to assure him how you feel about him as a person.
"At first, we did a lot of education," Barbara said . ".
"It's absolutely surprising that few people know.
Many women know nothing about their bodies.
At a party, she said, a 23-year-old childyear-
The old woman admitted that she had never had a climax.
Five other people then admitted that they had never had such an experience.
"The whole place is crying.
They are not the only ones to show relief.
Karen said: "When the mother and her daughter attend a family reunion, the daughter is more sick.
But men are more afraid, said Tom.
"Men in the team have this male image," he said . ".
"They are worried about being replaced by vibrators.
"We said the vibrator can't hug you, can't take you out for dinner, and can't pay the bill," Karen said . ".
One of her mother's favorite words is: "The vibrator doesn't make sex mechanical.
"People will do this," she added . "
How easy is it to run sex goods stores with parents?
"My mom, Queen of vibrators," said Karen painfully, recalling her first reaction to her mother's new career.
Sometimes she is still surprised to see her mother be passionate about a new batch of sexual products.
"She is still my mother," she said, "a loving, loving mother.
"Just at work, she's Barbara, not mom.
"Mosses say they are a little worried about revealing to their parents the nature of their new business.
But they all think it's a good idea.
Barbara sold her mother a vibrator.
When they start a business, mosses promise each other that they will resign when it's no longer fun.
Barbara had a good laugh.
"It's still interesting.