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So many hotels in Rio DON'T allow guests, it doesn't seem obvious until you try and they cock block you. Marriott seems to be no problem, but for me...Atlantico Copacabana is perfect...was 18-20usd a night during the pandemic, haven't seen what the current rates are....

Was the hotel of choice for 20 years for members of this and other boards, many have moved on to Airbnb's or just moved on. I stay here still whenever I go back, I like the easy guest policy, free breakfast, location and daily maid service.....Mostly the same workers from all those 20 years 😲

Ditto

Where in Mexico?

And I would do anything for love Oh, I would do anything for love Oh, I would do anything for love But I won't do that No, I won't do that He should've done it....🤔

Then this today: Louie Anderson, R.I.P. Published Friday, January 21, 2022 at 11:03 AM Sadly, Pauly Shore was right. And once again, the comedy community is is mourning the loss of a really nice, funny man. I was impressed at least three times with Louie Anderson. One was the first time he did stand-up on Johnny Carson's program. You instantly knew a star was born. He had a fresh, honest approach, talking mostly about his weight…but wisely, about other topics, as well. It wasn't all just fat jokes. He was instantly endearing and you knew this guy was going places. He'd been appearing in all the local comedy clubs but somehow, I'd missed him. It wasn't until he was "hot" that I caught him one night at the Comedy Store. I was backstage with a female comic for whom I'd written some material and she was waiting to go on. This was in the big room. One of the house managers came by to inform her that she would not be on next. Louie Anderson had dropped by and he wanted to do an unbilled set…so he was going next. This was not a sexist thing. It was because he was better known than she was and that was how it worked at The Store. The next time I was backstage there, she was bumped because Roseanne Barr walked in and said, "I wanna go on." Louie showed up backstage and the first thing he did was seek out my friend and make sure she was okay with him going on before her. Most "better known" comics didn't do that. Roseanne didn't do that. I was introduced to Louie and we had a nice conversation — nothing memorable — but I remember thinking he was friendly and polite and (jokes like the following are unavoidble) concerned she'd think he was throwing his weight around. Couldn't have been nicer. And then he went on stage and he couldn't have been funnier. A lot of comics working a club like that view it as pure audition. It's probably not the case when they play Yuk-Yuk's Comedy Cave in Sparrowfart, Pennsylvania but at the Comedy Store or The Improv or any club in L.A., you never know who's in the audience who can or may soon be able to hire you. Many comics will not go out there and do anything but the set they want that elusive Talent Scout From The Network to see. You never know when he or she might be at Table 1A. Not Louie, at least not that night. He was there to practice, not audition. He went out to the kind of thundering welcome that occurs in such places when there's a surprise appearance by someone they've heard of. He did a few prepared lines just to establish a connection and then he launched into what some call Crowd Work. Crowd Work is ad-lib chatting with the audience. It's inventing on the fly. There are some comedians like Paula Poundstone or Jimmy Brogan whose time on stage is mainly that and they're great at it. Whenever I hear a comic say to someone in the front row, "Where ya from?," I think, "He'd doing Brogan's act." Mr. Anderson hit gold right away. Most of the front of the house was an office party of folks who worked at the corporate offices of the Baskin-Robbins ice cream company. I don't remember exactly what he said but the first line, almost instantaneously, was something like, "And you're all here to thank me for single-handedly keeping your company profitable for years." Huge laugh — as much for the speed as for the content. And then he chatted for maybe fifteen minutes with them about the ice cream business and how he felt sorry for the flavors nobody ever orders. More huge laughs…and none of it was written in advance by him or any writer. There have been a lot of successful comedians who couldn't do that — not for that long and not for that many laughs. He did it until he'd just about worn out the topic and then he seamlessly segued into a prepared bit that he knew would give him a strong closing. He then gave a strong recommendation that they stay for the next comic — my friend, the one he'd bumped — and left the stage to more thunderous ovation. Like I said: Couldn't have been nicer, couldn't have been funnier. In truth, there are stories about Louie Anderson not being that nice or not being that funny but I prefer to think of them as outliers. We all have bad days. I prefer to think that what I saw that night was the real guy, the one who just died way too soon.

Read this the night before: Louie, Louie… Published Thursday, January 20, 2022 at 7:21 PM Four hours ago, comedian Pauly Shore tweeted that he'd just come from a hospital in Las Vegas where he visited Louie Anderson to "say my goodbyes." Yesterday, a spokesperson for Anderson announced that Anderson was being treated for Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma which news stories described as "a common and potentially curable version of non-Hodgkin lymphoma." So either Pauly Shore is exaggerating the seriousness of Anderson's condition or we may be about to lose another very funny man. This is no time for us to be losing so many people who can make us laugh.

After a couple of trips, you won't need them anymore 😆

It is in the Setin bldg, I asked the price before and if I remember corrctly they were 75-100k, they are only studios...next door they are building 1,2 and 3 br

MANY Airbnb units in this bldg. Is fairly new and I've never had problems bringing a guy back even though their rules want passports/id of any other gsts or visitors. I like Republica the most....I've stayed in the place on this listing, is very nice.... They are building a new tower next door, so I don't know how the construction noise is, when I was there last, I stayed in an apt on the back side, no park view but no noticeable noise. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/47882389?source_impression_id=p3_1641767434_M4z3mY2vev%2BxqNKE&guests=1&adults=1#availability-calendar this is on the back side https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/37767755?source_impression_id=p3_1641767493_hEKl3PR9ViFDpvcp&guests=1&adults=1#availability-calendar This is also on the back side Super comfortable beds, great internet, black out curtains, great a/c, views from the roof top pool are amazing.

18-100, as long as you have money, no worries....no sauna that I'm aware of post photos of the Sauna Guys...most will post pics of their drag shows and go-go boys

Pappa Jack for pizza (only pizza is good, imo) in Copa http://pappajack.com.br/ L'Atelier Mimolette (French) http://www.lateliermimolette.com.br/ Boteco Belmonte A really cool place to hang out and drink Brazilian appetizers https://www.instagram.com/boteco_belmonte/ You won't be disappointed at those 3 places .... If you're lazy, ordering anything from Ubereats...look for brownies from here, they're packaged, but VERY good. I brought 20 back to the U.S. and everyone loved them. https://browniedoluiz.com.br/ I heated in the microwave and a scoop of ice cream on top ☺️

Meio Mundo is still opened, just smaller. Is worth a visit on a Fri or Mon sometimes.....next door types, no muscle guys. https://www.facebook.com/newmeiomundo/

Carnaval is when crime is the highest....the crooks come down from the mountains

Travel agencies behind the Copacabana Palace area usually change money at a decent rate....

Rio is insanely busy the couple of days after Christmas thru January...SP, I don't remember standing out at all. I have burned in my memory to avoid Rio after Christmas, but the 2 weeks before is ideal, no waits and no competition from other customers and all the guys need money to buy gifts, so very willing.....

I May have said it, but many are thinking it. It's nice to "reminisce", but the question was about Carnaval 2022. Many of your replies are regarding things that happened so long ago, some of the GP's weren't even born yet. Maybe Oz can make a History channel board where we can all go back and talk about the old times in Brasil, Mexico, Thailand, etc....

There must be a shiny object that drew him away.....or a big dick 😆

You realize it's almost 2022, so you're talking about something almost 2 decades ago 🤨

If they are from a club or place that does offs pretty accurate.....before apps, street or park cruising, DJ Station, G.O.D. , karaoke bars and now even on the apps.....I have some stories. This is the risk of what we like to do....try minimizing the risk by avoiding certain places, people or behavior.....but what fun is that 😝

A Brasilian friend once told me....if they suck cock for money, there's no telling what else they're capable of doing. Either at the sauna or my room, they are not out of my sight....I make them either shower with me or talk to me in the bathroom while I'm in the shower. If I have to use the toilet, I send them to the store for something.....I don't like overnights either, hate sleeping with one eye open, lol

My experience exactly, I went with TomCal and the Guy that owned Meio Mundo (and then a few others after) so it wasn't a total waste of a day...

I've always stayed in a back room and never had trouble with the noise....I'm a late sleeper, so street noise would be more of a bother I guess during the day....

Here are the details they sent to me: Hi Robert. We offer 2 different packages depending on which is suitable for your own circumstances. These comply with the Thai Government 'Test and Go' and 'Sandbox' programs. The 'Test and Go' package is for a one night stay with us at The Venue. The 'Sandbox' package is for staying with us for 7 nights. Both packages include SHA Plus+ taxi/limo pickup from the airport, RT-PCR test carried out at Jomtien Hospital then the same taxi bringing you to The Venue. The 'Sandbox' package also includes an ATK test The package price for one person in a Deluxe room for 1 night 'Test and Go' is 4,900 Baht. The same package but in a Junior Suite is 5,100 Baht. The package price in a Deluxe room for 7 nights 'Sandbox' is 12,900 Baht. The same package but in a Junior Suite is 14,300 Baht. To make the arrangements we need- Copy of Passport Copy of insurance Copy of vaccinations Copy of travel details/flight ticket Payment (payment must be made in advance and can be made locally in cash at The Venue by a friend or Bank transfer/Paypal) Please let me know which package you require and also the above documents and we will arrange your package. Thank you Chris The Venue Residence and Cabaret Jomtien's award winning Residence and Cabaret Show www.thevenue-jomtien.com www.facebook.com/TheVenueCabaret