The Beer Bar

I'm in Pattaya and stopped by a small bar in between the sois where some bar guys stop and drink at times. I asked Mae if she's seen Arm, a guy from Dream Boys @vinapu you know him, and she had a shocked look on her face and told me he died ln October, not sure if she meant last month or last year...I was surprised too... apparently he overdosed on drugs.....so sad. Made me think about how many guys over the years that I've known that have died from accidents, killed, Aids, natural causes, etc... Some I'm really surprised about, such as Arm and others, not so much.... Any really stand out to you?

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-jCyDc3IMyE Passed away October 30, 2026 from a chronic illness. Actually never heard his music until this last year.

I was in the elevator going to the lobby and a mother with 2 children got on and I said I bet you're going to the pool, they were in swimsuits. Then a German guy already in the elevator said pool was closed, he was clearly very shaken. He said someone died the night before, a colleague if his and another person, they got electrocuted 😳 This ink explains more.... https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/i-tried-my-best-hotel-staffer-who-jumped-in-to-save-two-men-stable-but-traumatised/articleshow/135407981.cms

My step-mother, now in her mid 90s and essentially wheelchair-bound, can no longer take good care of herself, and has moved to a luxurious assisted-living facility over 500 km from myself and my brother. My brother and I barely communicate, not because of any fallout, but mostly due to his fairly extreme right-wing ideology, and since he has a daughter in her mid 30s, who's married but mentally disturbed. Her children are being home-schooled to "protect" them from any "liberal" or "mainstream" ideas. In fact, my brother and his daughter live in the same gated community. My father passed away over a decade ago. My sister lives mostly in Portugal, because she can't stand to…

Right after giving a sermon telling his congregation that our lives on this earth are temporary, a priest was killed when a heavy wooden cross behind him crashed on his head...

My husband and I were watching Drag Race: Philippines with a friend (who's 35). They panned on one of the judges, BJ Pascual, and I exclaimed "Wow! He's so hot!". The friend said "Unicorn, he's a twink!". I replied "You're just saying that because you're in your mid 30s, and now think men in their 30s are twinks...". BJ Pascual is actually turning 39 this winter. I've always considered twinks to be lanky men in the 18-25 age range. But I've noticed that many of our friends in their 30s like to think of themselves as twinks (although the 35 year-old friend is too buffed to think of himself as a twink). About two years ago, one of a married couple turned 30, and his husband…

https://travel.yahoo.com/advice/articles/trump-face-could-soon-inside-183655736.html How to Renew Your US Passport Before 2028Americans hoping to receive the current design can renew by mail even if their passports still have years of validity. Eligible applicants must have a 10-year passport issued within the past 15 years, when they were at least 16. The document must be undamaged and never reported lost or stolen. Applicants submit Form DS-82, their current passport, a photograph, and the $130 renewal fee. Those whose names have changed must also provide supporting documentation. Online renewal has stricter requirements. Applicants must be at least 25, hold a passport…

Over 30 percent of Americans believe in the concept of reincarnation, the notion that people who die will be reborn again in this world. While there's no firm scientific evidence suggesting that it actually happens – nor of what happens to our consciousness after we die – the study of reincarnation, and our beliefs about it, is still a serious focus of scientific research. For decades, in fact, researchers have investigated what's known as Cases of the Reincarnation Type (CORT) – instances in which people, predominantly children, appear to report memories and details of somebody else's life. Since the 1960s, researchers at the University of Virginia's Division of Perceptu…

Apologies for this intrusion, but no one reacted in the "comments bugs" forum. Please, is there any address for technical problems?

Today's Los Angeles Times expressed some surprise at the inability of the Stahls to sell this house at $20 million. Yet it's tiny, has 2 parking spaces, and no street parking to speak of. It also has rather precarious architecture. IMHO, probably worth a tenth of this price... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stahl_House https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1635-Woods-Dr-Los-Angeles-CA-90069/65242987_zpid/ "...The house has been unoccupied since 2007, but available for public tours. On November 21, 2025, it was listed for sale at $25,000,000, marking the first time in its history that it had been on the market. In a statement on the house's website, the Stahl family said "it h…

I delight in male beauty and have at least tens of thousands of men in various stages of disrobement. While there are probably a dozen or so whose pictures I often go back to if I'm not feeling too horny, I've never felt any one is so unique that I'd be willing to pay large sums of money for racy photos. I contributed some photos of Alex Espenshade, for example, to the photo gallery. Yes, he is probably the world's most handsome redhead. For your and my collection, I found some nudes of him on LPSG, and noticed from chatter on that website that he was charging $100 for 5 nudes, and $1000 for a short sensual video. Obviously there are those willing to pay that, and on LPSG…

I don't know what's happened to this forum in the last month or so It appears it's changed structure, it's hard to read Did it change the structure of it , I actually coming here less because it's too messy to look at trying to find topics etc have to now go to the activity button etc I liked it before these changes If something's not broken why change it

My husband and I were watching Saturday Night Live yesterday, and I wondered openly if Ben Marshall might be attractive if he had dark hair. Other than marked obesity, red hair is probably the biggest turn-off in a man for me. I played around with Photoshop to try to darken the hair to see what he'd look like with darker hair. It seemed to be a a marked improvement. What are your big turn-offs? Before: After:

I’m in Florida, USA, today and was out with friends for the evening. Returning home I tuned-in to cable network TCM – Turner Classic Movies. Philadelphia (1993) was the feature movie. I’ve always had an emotional response watching the movie. At some points, tears … always. Tonight was no different. There are those of us here, not all, who are old enough to have lived through the terror of HIV/AIDS crisis starting in the early-1980s. To say I was sexually active those years is an understatement. Somewhere in the range of 30 guys I’d slept with didn’t survive, as far as I know. I survived, and I’ve often wondered: why was I spared? A generation of gay life was w…

Although not a close friend, I was acquainted with Hunter Hardin/Lulu Lovebottom, and found out yesterday that he committed suicide after he apparently timed his announcement of giving up on life to pop up after it was too late, on Instagram. He was a talented burlesque dancer, and performed at one of my parties. I knew him mainly as the friend of some mutual friends. We would talk briefly at parties, but I never got to know him well. His post simply stated "Been hurt for the last time by someone I shared my heart with 💔". I could only wish to have a fraction of his talent, which I admired. Although we weren't close, I had nightmares about his death last night. How many o…

In past years, I've sent money to political campaigns, but I've been getting more political spam texts. I click on "Block and Report Spam" time and time again, but the spam keeps coming. Although I feel strongly about the coming election, I haven't given any money, as I'm afraid it will encourage even more spam. Even if I don't leave my phone number, the Democrats clearly know my phone number, and I'm afraid of receiving more spam than I'm already getting. How about you? Have any of you stopped political donations for fear of getting more spam? I've never once donated money in response to texts, so I'm at a bit of a loss to understand why campaigns feel it's smart to spam…

I saw a blurb on the local news about a former hospital in the area being turned into a temporary museum, called "The Hospital of Emotions." The rooms in the former hospital were turned into expressive works of art, and one tours the hospital to visit these repurposed rooms. I went into the website, and was shocked to find out they were charging $58 per person to visit this exhibit--PLUS $20 a car for parking! In other words, $138 for my hubbie and myself to visit. You buy a 10-minute entry window in advance. I'm scratching my head to think back if I've ever paid such a sum to visit a museum. I can't recall that I have. I looked up what it costs to get an all-access pass …

I was in a social setting, and one of the people in the conversation stated that a "gay voice" or non-masculine manner of speaking was a big turn-off for him. I told him that one of the most handsome men I can think of, Jason Caceres, is often accused of having a very gay voice, but that I didn't care one iota about his voice. When I showed him his photo, he admitted that he'd "pay him to drink his used bathwater." Were I not happily married, I'd be overwhelmed with happiness at being able to get physical with him just once, and would feel I'm the luckiest person on the planet if he were to be my husband. Of course, I'm close enough to the luckiest person on earth to have…

Has.anybody heard if this was the Aquarius in the raids in Istanbul and around the country. "Also targeted was a men’s hammam reputed to be a venue for prostitution."

Looks as though Dean Cain is going out of his way to show what an asshole he is... https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yp8l3z0g5o "Ex-Superman actor Dean Cain has announced he is planning to join the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE. In an interview on Wednesday, Cain, who is already a sworn law enforcement officer, said, "I will be sworn in as an ICE agent asap". It comes after he released a video encouraging members of the public to join following a recruitment drive by the agency, which is behind the Trump administration's ramped-up immigrant deportation efforts. Cain played the role of Superman between 1993 and 1997 in the TV serie…

I think I was able to change the way it looked. At least for me. Did it revert for others?