Lucky

They are on order!

I don't ever go to the Review homepage, so maybe I did miss something there. The point still is that no one is forcing people to donate.

I have always liked Deviled eggs. My made then so well. So maybe I should go to the Pool Event tomorrow just to check out the eggs. Then, if someone was sucking on another guy down by the eggs, I might enjoy watching it. But how would I get there? It's at least 6 blocks from my house...I'd be all sweaty when I arrived if I walked...it's going to be 93 tomorrow. Maybe I could hang out by the pool.

In the threads at the other site, members are not being prodded by Daddy, so far as I can tell, to donate because of the new law. They are donating to show their gratitude for the site and to help enrich Bill as he faces lawyer fees to try to make sure the site complies with the law. If the government is really going to go after sites which promote prostitution, then his site has no future. If they focus on sex trafficking, then it should be fine as I have never seen even a whiff of that on that site. These sites are free to us. It's even a better deal than the so-called Flirt for Free! If people want to use money to show their gratitude, why shouldn't they? That goes for the guys here as well. I have organized a study committee to determine how much I should donate to Oz, and in what form, and at what time. Results are expected by late 2019 when I will then implement a plan.

Well, I met Lukas Ridgeston. Would I have rather met John Burdett? No doubt he has some wonderful Thai stories to tell.

Christopher G. Moore is another of my favorite authors who sets his novels in Thailand. Vinny Calvino is a detective with a snarky sense of humor and a determination to go all out to find the bad guys. Pattaya 24/7 is one in the series.

Another enjoyable series is by Timothy Hallinan, whose character, Poke Rafferty, has married an ex-bar girl and they have adopted an orphaned girl. It's really good, and Thailand figures almost as a main character. Many of us may like to think that we are the queens of Patpong, but read this for a better idea!

In the Asia forum, I wrote about a novel set in Thailand called Jack Was Here. It's a pretty good tale of a missing 19-year old being sought by a soldier who returns home with PTSD and needs something to do. But for novels set in Thailand, I return here to the literature forum. You are not going to find many quality books set in Thailand that have a gay theme. There are some, but the novels mentioned here are superb reading material. The first to mention is Bangkok 8 by John Burdett. I couldn' t get enough of Burdett and have read all of his novels starring Sonchai Jitpleecheep. (There are 5 in the series, but Bangkok 8, the first, remains my favorite. It's a murder mystery, and you won't find a much more intriguing star than Somchai. This link summarizes the story: https://www.enotes.com/topics/bangkok-8

Jack Was Here is one of my latest finds in the area of Novels set in Thailand. It is not a gay-themed story, but if you are like me after a few visits to Thailand, a good novel set in the Land of Smiles appeals. There are few quality novels that do have a gay theme. If you can live without that and just relish reading about things, places, and events in Thailand, then Jack Was Here might be for you. I sure liked it. A summary of the story can be found at this link: http://www.andrewlownie.co.uk/authors/christopher-bardsley/books/jack-was-here In short, though, a 19-year old backpacker goes missing in Thailand, and his parents have not had good luck in trying to find him. Enter Hugh Fitzgerald, a soldier who returns to his Australian home with PTSD. Hugh needs something to do, and the family hires him to find Jack. Hugh follows his own rules. The adventure he encounters brings us to various parts of Thai life, and to Thai people. Soon Hugh finds that drug lords may know where Jack is. I had a great time going with Jack into Thailand and Malaysia. When he saw bar girls, I saw bar boys. It worked for me! It's a great story that kept my attention start to finish.

Walker, I referred to Le Boy in the past tense. As for being ignored, I am expecting that when I go to a place solely to lust after hot dancing boys. My time has passed for getting cruised, but I can still enjoy beauty when I see it.

Isn't The Week a whole different ball game than the sauna? I used to go to Le Boy without any intent of picking someone up. It was just fun watching smoldering hot guys dancing and posturing. But now I can't stay up that late.

It's so much more fun to come here and to read the posts without worrying if has gone on too long or even posted something I didn't want to read. I can ignore negative posts no matter how large the font gets! Does that make me a Badboy?

huh?

Two new visitors at that. !

Now that you mention it...

Losing Ann Coulter would be a blessing for the entire nation. She should retire!

It seems like such a long time ago that we first gathered for a Palm Springs Weekend. Then known as the Hooville Weekend, it was named such to honor both Hooboy and to give it a name separate from the website we all used. There was no boytoy.com then. Saturday night started with the dinner, followed by a play or musical at the Palm Canyon Theater. (This year the theater is showing Damn Yankees, in case anyone is interested.) Sunday had no pool event as I didn't have a pool! Each year things grew a bit, and finally Oliver took charge and the event blossomed. It was much like starting a thread. Sure, I started it, but others took it from there. Now the weekend includes other activities as well. First Jason Carter added a Sunday night dinner, then Ace and others added some sexual fun. I think there is now a Thursday party too. No Jason Carter this year, I am told. But there will be new guys and returning guys. I don't attend every year. Since I retired from the other site I know fewer and fewer people who post there. The Hooville Weekend ain't what it used to be, and that's just fine!

But you didn't Jack, you didn't!

TotallyOz Posted Friday at 06:38 PM Members of this site use to be invited to the party but that stopped a few years back. Lucky originally started these parties and did a great job getting everyone together. I went to one and had a nice time and even met Daddy who was friendly. If you are in the area, go. It is always good to meet people with similar ideas and things in common. Latbear4blk reacted to this

People wearing clothing in a sauna detract from the atmosphere. It's a sexual venue, so strip! (just my opinion tomcal! )

The saunas are not for everyone. Many guys simply don't find them to be a venue where they thrive. I am happy that I don't include myself in that group, but this thread shows that some do.

For someone who doesn't attend, I don't think anyone has shown more interest in the Palm Springs Weekend than Suckrates/jjkrkwood. He even likes the idea enough to wiggle his own plans for one in New York. Not so seriously that it will happen though. Suckrates, I would be glad to provide you a free place to stay if you can come to the Palm Springs Weekend. Next year too. I think you would have a great time.

Prostitution did not become the world's oldest profession by accident. It has survived centuries of efforts to ban it. Just because now there is an active effort to stop it doesn't mean that the effort will succeed. I agree that many obstacles are there, especially Trump's efforts to give lifetime appointments to conservative attorneys not even wet behind the ears. Even a conservative publication like the NY Post has a columnist opposing the effort to ban prostitution, pointing out how the rhetoric has gone way overboard with trafficking charges being wildly exaggerated. https://nypost.com/2018/03/04/the-best-way-to-fight-sex-trafficking-is-to-legalize-prostitution/ So basically, this too will pass. Someone actively involved in hiring escorts will already have a way into accessing these services. People find drugs despite the huge war on drugs. Human needs do not change just because a law does.

(I couldn't get the dog pix to delete for some reason.) Lukas has been featured on this website a lot. Here he is at 38: https://www.boytoy.com/forums/topic/14584-lukas-ridgestone-at-38/?tab=comments#comment-88846

Lukas in Chelsea, New York City. Yes, a porn shop appearance!