Behind the Vibes: Meet Dr. Charlie Glickman
By Judi B. • May 30th, 2007 • Category: Behind the Vibes: Staff ProfilesWith a staff as interesting and diverse as ours, we just can’t keep them to ourselves anymore! In this installment, Meet Charlie, a Ph.D. who’s working hard to help you have better orgasms!
Where did you grow up?
Millburn, NJ (about 20 miles west of New York)
When did you start working at GV?
1996
What did you do before working at GV (work-wise)?
I worked at Peet’s coffee for a couple of years slinging java and lattes, I was a program coordinator at Bay Area Women Against Rape and I studied American Sign Language at Vista College in Berkeley. Oh, and I also tutored math, did safer sex outreach and stage managed a dance company.
What’s your favorite thing about working for GV?
I love knowing that right now, someone is having a better orgasm because of something I said or did. And the opportunity to talk about anal sex and vibrators with strangers is always entertaining, especially at parties.
What’s the most unusual experience you’ve had at work?
That’s a tough one- my definition of weird is pretty far out there. But the time that someone bought a butt plug and asked if he could go into the bathroom and put it in was a bit of a surprise. (We asked him to go home before using it.)
Did you ever think you’d be selling sex toys?
No, but when I got the job, everyone I knew said “of course” so I knew it was the right place for me. 
What’s your idea of a “perfect” day?
Breakfast in bed, working in my garden with my sweetie, having friends over for dinner (especially if I’m eating a rare steak), and staying up late talking about everything under the sun.
What are five things you couldn’t live without?
My sweetie
My cats (I’m counting all three as one item)
Music (anything from classical to jazz to house)
Sci-fi books
My garden (I love homegrown tomatoes!)
Favorite (sexy) movie?
I just saw Conversation(s) With Other Women and I have to say- the sexual tension was amazing and it had one of the hottest sex scenes I’ve seen in a movie in a long time. But then, there’s always Secretary…
Book?
Anything by Iain M. Banks, Georgette Heyer or Theodore Sturgeon
Song?
It’s hard to pick just one, but here are a few of my favorite CDs:
Haunted by Poe. I love her smoky voice
The White Album by the Beatles. I grew up listening to the Beatles and I never get tired of them.
Bach’s Lautenwerke. A lovely bit of music to listen to while eating brunch.
A Voyage into Trance by Paul Oakenfold. It always gets me moving.
Where could we find you on any given Saturday night?
Depending on my mood: dancing, watching cheesy movies with my sweetie, going for long walks in the Berkeley hills, spending time with friends.
What’s one thing about you that would surprise your co-workers if they found out?
That I used to be a neo-hippie with hair halfway down my back. And that I studied math & physics in college.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years? I mean, if you’re not still working at GV!
I expect to still be teaching and doing sex education. I’m setting up a program at the Center for Sex & Culture to offer Continuing Education credits for psychotherapists and I’m an adjunct professor at JFK University in Pleasant Hill, CA. So whether I’m at GV or not, I’ll still be teaching people about sex.
What’s one thing you’ve learned by working at GV that you’d like to share with our customers?
You never know what you’re going to like until you try it, so give it a shot. And if it doesn’t work, try again later- sometimes it takes a couple of times before it clicks.
Judi B. >> a cake eater and the ex-editor of GV Magazine. Her idea of a perfect day would involve: mimosas in bed, Huevos Rancheros with real red chili, a phone call from her mom, a trip to the dog beach, and cocktails with friends while watching America’s Next Top Model. She shares her life with her hot librarian girlfriend and their two brilliant pit bulls. She has over 80 neck-ties.
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HEY– I GOT THIS ADDRESS FROM A MAGAZINE ARTICLE I WAS READING AT THE DOCTORS OFFICE WITH MY AUNT AND HER GRAND DAUGHTER. THE ARTICLE WAS ABOUT SEX OF COURSE AND IT WAS ALL I COULD DO TO KEEP HEM FROM NOTICING HOW IT MADE ME FEEL. IT GAVE TIPS ON HOW TO IMPROOVE OR BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH CERTAIN SITUATIONS AND THEY ALL SOUNDED GOOD SO I WANTED TO CHECK U GUYZ OUT! PRETTY KOOL SO FAR- THANX