Nudists Hope Aniston And 'Wanderlust' Give Resorts A Boost [Showbiz]

In the new movie Wanderlust, opening Friday, Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd play a cash-strapped Manhattan couple who opt for the hippie life at a nudist club in Georgia, where free love reigns and bathrooms and bedrooms lack doors.

And, naturally, the American Association for Nude Recreation is hoping the film gives 'nakations' a new round of exposure.

According to the association's blog, scenes were filmed near Georgia's Paradise Valley (about 45 minutes outside Atlanta) and Serendipity Park, and club members were used as extras.

"The movie is great fun. The nudists were on screen for only approximately 10 to 20 seconds, at least it seemed to be a short time anyway," notes one of those extras, Randy Savage. "It did not present any negative connotations regarding nudists at all ... I believe it will do very well, especially because it shows explicit nudity, including full frontal males (myself included). My son and daughter-in-law attended with us and gave the movie very high marks."

"Much has been made of Jennifer Aniston's nude scene in the film, although it was left on the cutting room floor and the scene that remains shows only implied nudity," the blog adds. "However, in many articles over the last two weeks, the actress said that after feeling briefly uncomfortable, she found nudity 'liberating.'"

Maybe. But don't expect the actress to book a stay at the type of resort depicted in Wanderlust. As Aniston told USA TODAY's Andrea Mandell, she couldn't comply with two big rules: "It's a tossup between the free love and no doors on the bathrooms."

SOUCRE: USATODAY.com

Cheri Alexander [Heroes Of iNAKED]

This article was taken from Nudist History:


Cheri Alexander, founder and owner of the Travelites, has been a nudist for over 40 years and visited more than 55 clubs, resorts, parks, and beaches. She has been active in the American Association for Nude Recreation (AANR) at the national and regional levels since 1987.

Cheri has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Biology as well as an Associate’s Degree in Medical Technology and has worked primarily as an office and business manager for most of her working career and managed two businesses in which she was an owner.

She taught biology and currently coordinates an undergraduate research course and lectures to Sociology classes.

In addition to nudist activities, Cheri is active in her community and served an elected position on the Citizens Planning Commission in Tulsa, OK, and on a County Planning Advisory Committee in Columbia, SC.

She is active in her religious congregation and serves on the Sisterhood & synagogue Boards.

Related to nudism Cheri has held many positions and been involved in numerous activities to promote social nudist concepts.

She has been a member of AANR's Speakers Bureau. As part of the AANR Mentor Program, she has helped with the start of over 20 non-landed clubs and at least two landed clubs. She served as marketing specialist with AANR's Marketing/PR Team. She was awarded AANR Woman of the Year in 1990. She has been recipient of an AANR Educational Fund grant multiple times. While serving as AANR Liaison with the Prodigy Online Service, she introduced countless people to nudism, actually documenting hundreds who made the step into social nudity.

She is a member of the Naturist Outreach Volunteer Advocate (NOVA) Program with The Naturist Society.

Cheri held various offices in Southwest Region of AANR (then the Southwest Sunbathing Association) and was awarded Woman of the Year, 1992.

With the AANR-Eastern Region, Cheri is the State Captain of the South Carolina Government Affairs Team, and has held positions of Director, Public Relations Chair, Scholarship Chair, and conducted public community seminars on nudism.

As Club Administrator for the Travelites, she has seen the club receive the following awards: Glen Eden Award (national) for the Most Outstanding publicity Event of the Year, 1993; O'Neil Award (national) Outstanding Public Relations, 1996; Largest Percentage Increase in Membership (ESA), 1996; Individual PR achievement award 2001

Ever endless efforts to promote nudism her community and government relations involvement include: AANR booth at Mayfest, a community festival with attendance over 150,000 held in the SC state capitol from 1996 through 1999 when the festival was discontinued; Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup 1996 - 2002 which put the Travelites' name on primary roadside signage; maintain liaison with State House and Senate committees regarding legislation potentially affecting nudism; appeared before South Carolina House of Representatives Judiciary Committee in 1998, 1999 and 2007, regarding indecent exposure and other bills that were defeated in committee.

Cheri has done frequent interviews on local radio stations regarding nudism and nudist activities and provided information and press releases to local media of nudist activities.

She has been invited to and lectured on nudist topics at the East Carolina University for the Sociology Department from 1998 - 2004.

Online, Cheri is endless in her efforts to spread the word about social nudism, serving as moderator on several online forums and email discussion groups and contributing to numerous others.

SOURCE:  Nudist History

Alois Knapp [Heroes Of iNAKED]

This article was taken from ASA Days - Nudist Clubhouse Group:

Alois S. Knapp emigrated from his native Austria with wife Ursula during the turbulent times between the two world wars. Settling in Chicago, Alois established his law practices whilst Ursula kept house. The Knapps assimilated swiftly to their new American life, save one important interest: their love of Freikörperkultur.

The couple, yearning for a place to enjoy the summers naturally, found the perfect stretch of Indiana farmland in 1933 west of Roselawn. Together with five guests, they established Club Zoro in Newton County on the south side of State Road just 17 kilometres from the Illinois line.

The renamed Zoro Nature Park grew in popularity after WWII ended as returning servicemen — fresh with their more worldly attitudes towards nudity — brought their brides and children to try this new type of social fraternity. Alois was also editor for the first bona fide American nudist publication, Ilsley Boone’s Sunshine and Health, in which he incorporated many photographs from Zoro to promote the club. Many of said images included Barbara Knapp, Ursula and Alois’ niece who immigrated after the war and became their hānai daughter. She was an accomplished ice skater, pilot and also managed the park’s office. Nudity was in Barbara’s blood: her favourite pastime was photography, both as the photographer as well as modeling. Her contributions from behind or in front of the camera appeared in many of the ASA journals.



By the late 1950s, Zoro Nature Park had become one of the premier clubs in the United States, sporting among other amenities its own landing strip. Alois was recognized as one of the elder statesmen in the National Nudist Council. He even appeared on the TV programme, “What's My Line” in 1958, where he stumped the panel guessing his occupation. The Knapps also owned a restaurant in Whiting, across the state line from Chicago, known for its excellent fish dinners.



After becoming the largest sun club in the nation, the Knapps decided it was time to sell and retire. Unbeknownst to them, the change of ownership would be to the detriment of social nudism and their beloved Zoro Nature Park would become Naked City. Dale and Mary Drost were the new proprietors and son Dick the “brains” behind such low-brow stunts as the annual Ms Nude Teeny Bopper Contest for pre-teen and adolescent girls, the St Patrick’s Day Erin Go Bra-less dance, and the most notorious Nudes-a-Poppin’ smut-fest, which has since moved to neighbouring Ponderosa Sun Club (Naked City closed when Dick was exiled from Indiana on child molestation charges)

To-day, Alois and Ursula are gone; Barbara quietly slipped into the annals of nudist history; Zoro’s beautiful timber-lined lake was “destroyed” after bulldozers fell all the trees to reformed the shore into a heart shaped quagmire; and the club, after spending nearly a decade of closure following Drost’s abomination, has reopened as Sun Aura. Roselawn itself — still a quiet farming centre — is known more for the two naked enterprises (neither of which are affiliated with AANR) and the crash site of American Eagle № 4184 in a field five kilometres south of the old property. Everyone in this country who loves the clothes-free life owes a bit of gratitude to Alois Knapp, the Father of American Nudism.

SOURCE: nudistclubhouse.com

Sol Stern [Heroes of iNAKED]

This article was taken from naturist archives of the 1960s:

A PORTRAIT OF A GREAT NUDIST

The question has often been put to me, "Why do you work so hard at nudism?" "What do you get out of it?" I believe that I can best answer these questions by telling you about a man whom I recently met at Sunny Palms in Florida.

He was a big man. His alert and piercing eyes sparkled with excitement. He proudly manifest his love of life and of people. He reminded me of a big, friendly St. Bernard dog. His movements were easy; he was awkward; he was graceful. His deep and booming voice commanded attention. He was not too articulate, but he was capable of expressing his thoughts, the logic of which was excellent. This was not minimized by the fact that he spoke with an accent indicative of his foreign birth.

He held no titles. No honors had been bestowed upon him. He was just another nudist who would be characterized as another ordinary member. However, it did not take long to determine the tremendous impact of his personality and of his activities; his heartfelt love of his fellow-members; his ever willingness to aid nudism or his friends by services or contributions. Everyone knew that he could be counted on to respond in an emergency. His response to a call for help was immediate and unequivocal. His love of and devotion to nudism and nudists was of great depth and quality.

What motivated this remarkable individual? Evaluation did not disclose at any point that he was subjective in his thinking. His sole reason for always being ready and willing to serve, or to undertake anything which he felt would aid the cause, was that he was dedicated to the principles of nudism. He was a zealot who was consumed by a contagious spirit. His presence in a group gave birth to an esprit de corps. All others experienced a pride in being a part of that group. He was the catalyst that blended the many personalities. Little did he realize the importance of his influence upon those with whom he came in contact.

It was on my recent trip to Florida, when I attended the ESA Mid-winter Conference at the Lake Como Club and visited Sunny Palms that I had the great pleasure and stimulating experience of meeting this great nudist. So profound was the impact of this event that I have been thinking how representative he is of many of the members of the ASA. He is characteristic of the many unsung heroes, who, through their untiring, unselfish, and unacknowledged efforts, have made it possible for nudism to attain the maturity it now enjoys. I am certain that many of us know other wonderful members of the Association who are within the category I have described above. In our busy lives, let us give them deserving recognition; let us take a moment to bestow a "sun tan," a word of appreciation and praise upon them when the opportunity presents itself. These are truly important people.

Thus, let me state that I am inspired to render service to the organization by the example of men of this statute and caliber. I am compelled to emulate these great people. A commendable example must be followed. Everyone can become a member of this select group of builders. Join with me and let us seek and earn admission into their midst.

Sol Stern (1914 - 1987)

SOUCRE: naturist archives of the 1960s: A PORTRAIT OF A GREAT NUDIST

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Aquasize at Avalon [AANR]

Susan Weaver, AANR President, takes a break from her duties to attend an aquasize class at Avalon Resort, in Paw Paw, WV. Taking time to tone up in the buff, meet friends, and have fun. Join in the fun at an affiliated resort near you. Remember that an AANR membership is less than the cost of a bathing suit.