TownsendPLocke

I think Disneyland is best for those of us who appriciate theme parks for the parks themselves rather than the rides.However it is a very expensive proposition(a two day park hopper pass is around $200) I do enjoy the rides and really like the new additions to the California Adventure Six Flags is strictly about the rides.These are really thrilling thrill rides-and not for the faint of heart..I found the crowd on weekends to be ultra thuggy and not in a good way. I would be very suprised to find that either would be considered convenient distance from WeHo. Universal is a better deal pricewise and is closerto WeHo than either of the above mentioned parks and it is easily done in a single long day. IMO the best parks of all are on the oposite coast in Orlando- which also has a great bar with strippers!

I am THRILLED some brave souls are trying to end the ritualized mutilation of infant boys. If ANY religion would require the removal of the little finger of all newborn childen the screech of outrage would be deafening, But because this part of the body is considered"unclean" it is deemed allowable. The matter of course non-consensual profit center that circumcission has become in US hospitals is sickening, EVERY male should tell the doctors that they do NOT want their infant mutilated-and that they will file a malpractice suit if it happens.

I am not pleased at all with the new day and time,

A very close young friend of mine has let it slip that he considers himself Bisexual. I was a bit suprised by this and asked if he had experienced any sexual encounters with guys-to which he answerd no, Now he did say he has/does masturbated while looking at gay porn sometimes and listed a number of fellas he found attractive(I shocked him by telling him I had met almost all the guys he listed-now he wants to go to some of the :industry parties I attend) and it all pretty much centered around his finding these fellas reaching climax as the big turn on I told him I did not know if he was actually Bi or was just a horny little pervert (he knew I was not serious) but if he did want to talk about it more I would be there fore him. He also said he had shared this info with his mother(who is emotionally blackmailing him with it IMO) and his wife. I am not sure where to go with this so I am tossing it out there for discussion.

A friend is making a trip, I have never been. Any Hustler bars? Are they safe? TIA for your comments.

TomCal I do hope you will reconsider. I think if stat's exsisted for this sites you would be listed as one of the most popular/most read posters posters on this site. This site wil/would be a much poorer place without your contributions.

I take a LOT of "foodporn" pictures

A friend of mine on FaceBook has taken to posting pictures of himself taken during his younger days. This is making me nostalgic since I was crushing on him big time back then. A bit of history,,,, I moved to the Los Angeles area in 1995 and soon became a regular at Hunters and Numbers. I would see this guy in those places but did not connect with him for about five years. I then started"helping"him out financially but did not have sex with him despite the fact that he was totally "my cuppa". A few years later I was visiting the city he had relocated to and took him to dinner. I revealed my past feelings o him and my dissapointment that we had never fooled around, He kindly offered to help me fill in that hole so to speak, Forward to the present,,, We are still friends(on Facebook and in real life) and see each other occasionally, He has a partner now and we no longer fool around. These photos he post on FaceBook fill me with such a longing for the good old days,,,,

I would be thrilled if this fella showed up at my door! http://www.vulture.com/2012/08/michael-shannon-escort.html

A regular poster on here got a gasp out of me when he wrote that he had considered using 30k frequent flyer miles instead of paying $300 cash. That is far below my threshold of value per mile, Well today another friend(Who just happens to have the same screen name as the above mentioned regular poster-but is in fact a different person) posted this in his blog.It is a very good general tutorial on the use of points and miles, http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2012/08/16/valuing-miles-and-points-is-a-futile-effort Speaking of Hotel Points-I am doing an insane mattress run this weekend in Phoenix Braving 110 degree temps in order to gain 20k points in my main hotel loyalty program,

I just might be around FLL those days Now trying to get our esteemed leader Totally Oz to join us

This is why I should wait till my fourth cup of coffee to post-sorry for the typos and mispellings!I almost forgot to thank Totally Oz for his showing us how to train a caged pig

Thanks to Totally Oz for a great dinner,Thanks to Scott for jumping off a bridge thanks To JKan for cutting himself in half and, Thanks to TmCal for wipping my drool off the bar at Eleven Thanks to Expat for providing pop culture information dear to the hearts of teenaged girls and thanks to al of the other attendees for showing up on a schoo night.

Very few people have changed the way I think-Gore Vidal was one. The world is a poorer place today.

I am really not a fan of KFC but I will be getting lunch there today! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/01/kfc-loves-gays-john-goodman-funny-or-die_n_1728258.html

I am going to be calling tonight to firm up the reservations. If you ARE going to attend pleas let me know- Thanks.

TIME????? I have made a reservation for 7:30. If you would like to join us either post here or send me a PM.

PARKING I will let my fellow MERmen in on my secret parking spot, There is an underground garage beneath the Tender Greens on SMB (Hancock and SMB)that I use quite frequently. It is secure and well lit and cheaper/safer than the open lots behind the bars. $7 flat rate after 6 p.m.

Totally Oz and I would like to invite all MER men to join us for dinner this coming Wednsday evening. The Location will be BITE on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. http://www.yelp.com/biz/bite-west-hollywood Please note this will be a CASH only event and that participants are expected to cover their own expenses as well as any guest that they have invited. In other words if you invite a working fella to join us you are expected to cover his expenses as well as your own. Their will be one bill for the table so bring CASH to cover your share. Afterwards I will be headed to Mickey's to enjoy the dancing boys

The original by Charles Aznavour is incredibly moving.It gives a real insight to Aznavour's deep humanity. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okXt33o40MQ

Judd-I m guessing you are kinda new here? Welcome. Perhaps some of the other posters would fill in some history for you but let me just say that the gathering is actually more of a social occassion for old friends to gather rather than driven by the drawing. I am hoping to hear from Oz any day now regarding a date. I was at Micky's last night and saw a boy dancing that would have pleased TO enough that the prize money might have found a more deserving home.

Lurkerspeaks put this much kinder words than I could have-ut I agree 100%.

Hah! What a larf!

I know I am treading on Expat's territory here (posting about popular cuture/media) but I have just seen a screener for this new show. H O R R I B L E and far too soon after the premier of the excellent Sherlock Holmes series on PBS.

I was at a restaurant/club in Sacramento last weekend and the sinks in the ladies/mens lav's were seperated by a glass wall. Now if you were a woman and not familiar with the setup how would you feel if you looked up and saw a gent in the ladies loo?