Lucky

OneFinger, how was the show? Should I have paid $200 to see it in San Francisco? I rarely take a seat in the mezzanine.This weekend I am seeing A View From The Bridge in Los Angeles. By moving three rows back from the "best" seats available, I saved about $30. I may regret that since this show features a shirtless hunk, but then again, I pretty much know what shirtless hunks look like now...

I know I did. Sometimes the stakes were just too high to stay home. I liked my job and prided myself on doing it well, so I went to work sick. Now that's not saying I went to work and spread my germs. It's all relative and I wouldn't encourage anyone who is still contagious to work if they could not separate themselves from their cohorts.

One could easily pick the names of the guilty parties by going through the Latin America section, although it happens in other forums as well. It's selfish people taking advantage of the generosity of others. Use it but don't contribute anything yourself. We saw it recently in another context, where people who contribute nothing to this website wanted to use it to air their grievances about a place that did not allow them to do that. Once done, they went they left, never considering that this site might offer them more than just a place to gripe.

I watched it on TV just miles from where it was occurring. The next day I went to 14th Street, which was the closest you were allowed. Hospital workers were still waiting outside of St. Vincent's with dimming hopes. The smell was incredible. So many people had lined up and were applauding the care workers who went by. When I finally got to downtown, the ash, the flowers, the in-memoriam signs, all reminded me of the horror that had occurred. New York truly did come together for so many people in the aftermath.

It would be hard to count the number of posters that I have met from both this and the other site. When I started the Palm Springs Weekend, the number grew even more, especially as Oliver found ways to expand from the original idea. Before that, I lived in New York CIty and a group of us would get together for dinner and head over to the Gaiety on a Friday night, followed by a trip to Stella's hustler bar. That's where I first met Tomcal! He was going to take my seat after I left for the bathroom! There is no secret that I have met around 100 posters, but the late Jackhammer was a favorite, along with Charlie, lookin, Lurker Speaks, the late funseeker22, Oliver, Totally Oz, a guy whose screenname was ltlrnr or close to that. He has also passed away. In New York, I often saw Cooper and foxy, tazmanian, Will,- the list just goes on and on. I am not even including the escorts I met, although I should mention my favorite, Anthony from the Gaiety who danced with Tino Lopez, Jason Carter and Kristian. I had best stop or this will look like a phone directory and I no doubt forgot to list someone who I would definitely have listed had I not become old and senile. Forgive me if that was you!

In my humble opinion, photoshop should be banned from enhancing penises.

It's unrelated to the above story, but when I was looking into that, I came across the story of a man defending himself from rape charges. He thought the woman was crying because his penis is so big! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/07/stockbroker-accused-of-rape-thought-woman-was-crying-due-to-size/ Mr. Big:

Well, Tristan, I wish you would leave us out of this. If you can't voice your opinion at the site in which you participate, there is no need for you to use this site to do so. We've discussed this matter to its fullest, and your comments are too late and not wanted...at least by me!

Keith Vaz, of the Labour Party was chairman of the committee overseeing the Home Office, the department that controls Britain's policy on, among other things, drugs and prostitution. He relinquished leadership of the committee after a British newspaper revealed that he had hired two escorts and asked them to bring poppers to the meet. Cocaine was apparently discussed as well, with Mr. Vaz saying that he would not participate in the use of the drugs. The two escorts being hired are men. Mr. Vaz is married with two children. Vaz argued that "it was deeply disturbing that a national newspaper should have paid individuals to act in this way." The Times article does not state who the individuals were, but who else but the escorts themselves? Other news outlets take different sides, but The Guardian of London has the piece I found most interesting: https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/sep/05/why-the-sunday-mirror-was-justified-in-exposing-keith-vaz An editorial cartoon from The Telegraph:

I enjoy(ed) your presence on this board, RockHard.

On Saturday, Adam Smith, Totally Oz and MsGuy will oi together to sing The Sandman in a capella.

Can we get her some help?

Good Riddance

Anyone who is looking to join a new message board will steer clear of this one. Suckrates was ragging at JD, and now he rags at RockHard.He threatened both me and Rock Hard as if he was some kind of school yard bully. There is rarely a thread where he doesn't try to take over the conversation. Oz, you have a cancer growing on your message board.

What is his alternative?

Now we need to get these guys tomcal hires to post here!

Good luck, Oz. I know that your intentions are good. Young people rarely hire. They usually don't need to, or can't afford it if they do. So it's the young escorts who can bring youth to these boards. I'd give them free advertising and possible assistance with their pictures. I think, the more escorts, the more posters. Why not reward those who post interesting- and accurate- reviews? They could be made eligible for a raffle to win a prize, such as dinner with an escort. (They'd have to pay for any extras!) Or they could win signed pictures of hot porn stars, a Boytoy pass for a free drink in Bangkok- whatever rewards wouldn't cost the site an arm and a leg. I am sure that everyone has an idea. Finally, though, the message boards need interesting posts, conversations, and leaders. Some, like Tomcal, know how to brighten a bar. Are there those who know how to brighten a message board? Let's seek them out. And, I hate to say it, but something has to be done to encourage members to be on their best behavior. People can muzzle themselves, you know, but some might need assistance.

Well said, Rock Hard. I have enjoyed seeing you back.

JD, congratulations on your change of heart. Look to the future. I hope it is bright and promising. I do think it would be easier to move on from this if you just put Suckrates on your ignore button. For reasons of his own he seems unwilling to let this all come to a close.

Larstrup, your comments on the two guys in temporary need are well-spoken. It speaks well for those who donate that they can avoid judgment and just pitch in. We'd all be better off having such an attitude.

Larstrup, the bulk of your posts are about this disgruntled escort. You and some others only seem to pop up to further a controversy, and there are those who like that sort of thing. Myself, I may have in the past, but nowadays have so many better things to do. When you guys have finished with the drama of JD Daniels, I would appreciate a note to that effect. Until then, I have laundry to do. My own.

Rock Hard has to be in the message board Hall of Fame. I often disagreed with him, and that ego can drive you away, but, at heart, I believe he sincerely wanted the messages boards to improve and be more fun.

No, lookin has a lifetime membership here! He's one of the stalwarts of the site. ( I hope that he didn't read this!)

Huffington Post has some fascinating pictures of gays who live in the sewers of Jamaica. Well worth a look, imho. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/christo-geoghegan-gully-queen-photos_us_57c09c34e4b085c1ff29586f?section=&

I did have one visit there that was a dud. The simple fact is that if you can go when Tomcal/tomcall is there, it will make a huge difference. He has a magnetism that brings life to the place and makes those guys think foreigners could be fun after all!