Dining in the dark  Share this: September 27, 2004 // UPDATED
4:09 pm - April 25, 2007 By: 45;- sue rich 45;&#045; sue rich
'Dark Touch' party, Minnesota-style  "I just have to make sure
you guys aren't procreating in here," said the tall, broad-
shouldered bouncer to the handcuffed couple who'd spent a little
too much time in the "Dark Touch" maze.  The security man's
flashlight was the only source of light in the thin passageway
of the labyrinth, set up on the stage of The Fine Line Music
Caf/, 318 1st Ave. N. Other men and women had paired up, slipped
into the handcuffs (plastic, loose and trimmed in pink down) and
were awaiting their turn to grope.  The all-black walls were
covered in various textures, from sharp-edged plastic rectangles
to gel-filled, vibrating padding. Despite the lack of light,
however, the "Dark Touch" maze was built so that even drunks
could breeze through. And the accused couple (my husband and I)
had gotten through so quickly we figured we'd cheated and sent
ourselves back in.  Of