TownsendPLocke

Welllllll it is that time of year again. I have already purchased my airfare and booked my hotel If any of you are interested in joining LurkerSpeaks and myself for dinner Saturday night please let us know. Please not that the parade is on SATURDAY 4/5/2014 and the festival is held both Saturday and Sunday. There will be a get together Sunday night as well before heading to Dicks 2-4-1 night. https://phoenixpride.org/

I just found this new product posted on my FB page. “The Smell of a Boy’s Anus” Scented Oil on Sale Now in JapanHere is the story http://en.rocketnews24.com/2012/11/02/the-smell-of-a-boys-anus-scented-oil-on-sale-now-in-japan-in-case-you-were-wondering/

I put in "Fare Alerts" as soon as I think of a destination i would like to visit(or I am told I have to be somewhere) and that can vary from a year out to the day before I have to travel. I use three fare search systems. Yahoo/Travelocity, Kayak.com and Airfarewatchdog.com I also have friends who are great about letting me know about incredible bargain fares (such as the fare to Buenos Aires I booked last month) and I also look at the mileage run post on flyertalk for other ideas http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mileage-run-deals-372/ I am pretty much done chasing status/miles with the airlines but I still have a lot of places in the world I want to see before I die,

Well this is no longer a problem- See you soon LurkerSpeaks http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/politics/arizona-brewer-bill/

Yay for Money! http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/politics/arizona-brewer-bill/

Here is the post announcing last years event. http://www.boytoy.com/forums/index.php?/topic/12603-any-interest-in-a-lurkers-phoenix-pride-weekend/?hl=phoenix Hopefully this all gets resolved (meaning shut down by a gubernatorial veto) soon so that we can plan something with the group. I wonder if the Gay webmaster thingie (which is stupidly planned for the weekend after pride this year) will bail on Phoenix if this stupidity stands?

We did this once before- and we have been trying to do it for a few years since the event

On the other hand,,,, I for one would LOVE to have a clear sign posted in the front window of any business that did not want my gay dollars or found my "lifestyle" contrary to their belief system. I tend to avoid businesses that have Jesus Fishies or other obvious xtian/fundie symbols. And if I hear that a business has problems with my "lifestyle" then I avoid them if possible. Having a clear statement such as a sign in the window would actually be helpful IMO

A friend and I had every intention of having a nice time visiting LurkerSpeaks and hopefully some other MERmen (cough Totally Oz cough) in Phoenix during their wonderful Pride weekend. And then some jackasses had to go and upset our plans by implying that our gay dollars might not be welcome in Arizona Plane tickets have been purchased,hotels have been reserved=but all of that is cancellable 48 hours prior to us leaving. So without getting political(is that even remotely possible in this circumstance?I hope so because I have never ventured into the Politics forum nor would i in the future) Is it better to support those looking to further the "Gay Agenda" and spend our Gay Dollars at businesses that support us, Or to stay away and let the tourism folks know that you stayed away and why. Here is a blog post from George Takei regarding this issue http://www.allegiancemusical.com/blog-entry/razing-arizona

I left "The Other Site" (under my own steam) years ago and have not posted there since. I have had no desire to play in that sandbox-let alone to stir things up.

I saw this today on Facebook and I really was taken aback by two things:. First that a mainstream news source such as Huffington Post has a blurb about the Hookies in its blog, Is this a good or bad thing? Great for the venue I am sure-but is it great for the event? I had a great time at these sort of events before they got to be such big events. I met (and played with)lots of nice fellas I would meet. Now it has become a another chance for outsiders who have no interest in hiring the talent on display to ogle some hot guys. My second head shaking moment came when I saw that one of "Daddy"'s most loyal Patrons (and I do mean Patron!)is the first to comment and of course has to be a bitchy queen whining about the event being nothing but a PR campaign that is fixed and does not recognize the true Stars in the industry (I would guess those would be the middle aged fellas that he chooses to hire?)but rather the escorts that spend the most money on Rentboy.com advertising. Let me assure my fellow MERmen (Sorry Oz-I cannot work the sites new name into a clever acronym ) that the contest is NOT fixed. I personally know the fella who owns the site as well as the fellas who run the site- and they do no play favorites nor do they stuff the ballot boxes.They do confess that there is no way for them to prevent escorts or the friends of escorts from nominating/voting more than once for the same fella-this is a fairly casual contest after all-and that yes-it is an advertising promotion for the site(duh-just as any contest like this is)but they also do not charge entry into the events(the bars might have there regular cover in effect but Rentboy.com does not see a penny of that)or for the main event. Here is the blog post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/23/leslie-jordan-hookie-awar_n_4816982.html Perhaps I should have split this into two different posts? But as both points are generated by the same article I have used this post as a bit of a soapbox for a pet peeve of mine that has bothered me for quite a long time.

Thanks for posting the correct link Paragon. I decided to split the ticket AC (using 12,500 UA miles) and AA(paid ticket-under $300 a.i.) because the AC NS leaves at a hideous time in the a.m. and I need a few more thousand AA miles to reach status.

What timing Paragon! I was just about to bite the bullet and use miles to buy a DOMESTIC(EEEEK!) ticket on a route that is now priced at over $700-in coach= LAX/YUL on Air Canada. My friend The Points Guy posted about this on his blog today. http://thepointsguy.com/2014/02/when-should-you-pay-for-a-ticket-or-redeem-miles/

Nothing but nice older fellas and gruff lesbians at my Home Depot. Now a while back there was a Home Depot spin-off called Expo-now THAT store (especially the OC location) had some beauties working the aisles

I am trying to work out a side trip to Iguassu Falls and it is turning into a bit of a headache the fare for this 90 minute flight is $350 and you have to transfer airports within Buenos Aires - it is on my Bucket list however- and this fare was a bargain so I am going to make it happen. BTW I hope to make it to Rio next year so I hope there is another fare war for the LAX-GIG route!

I wore a light white cotton robe....

UA and AA mainly. The blog post I linked to explains how to find these fares

Except for the AeroMexico fares you not only get full milage but on UA and AA you get a bonus for buying a business class fare.I am getting over 23k AA miles for this ticket. I am considering buying one to Lima as well!

I took advantage of the current fare wars to S.A. and purchased a Business class ticket to Buenos Aires from LAX for $1,720 a.i.! That is round trip BTW! A real bargain. My friend The Points guy has a article on his blog detailing some of the ways to find these bargains-and there are actually cheaper ways to get to South America! http://thepointsguy.com/2014/02/cheap-business-class-fares-to-south-america-from-1099/

Quite a few new properties are planned for openings before 2016. I am not sure how many will actually be built or what will become of them after the circus leaves town. I will be looking towards RIO in 2015. Some new hotels will be open by then and I am guessing they will be hungry for customers. Unfortunately a lot of them are being built on the outskirts of town for security purposes- which will necessitate a car hire to get to the fun spots,

And now for the rollout! "While it might be a nice surprise to receive a free, unexpected groceries on your doorstep, some San Francisco residents are a bit puzzled as to why Amazon is pushing its new Fresh delivery service with free bags of very unfresh items. A can of Coke, mushroom soup and fish taco seasoning? Dinner is served!" "While it might be a nice surprise to receive a free, unexpected groceries on your doorstep, some San Francisco residents are a bit puzzled as to why Amazon is pushing its new Fresh delivery service with free bags of very unfresh items. A can of Coke, mushroom soup and fish taco seasoning? Dinner is served!

I order quite a few specialty food products(dry goods) via Amazon. However I have found the prices to be higher than I can find in fancy grocery stores. Add in the careless handling of packages by FedEx and I would not be too quick to order everyday grocery items via amazon.

I like this show and I like Matt Bomer. Tomcal if you have not seen Magic Mike you MUST watch it now!

THRILLED to have found the actual clip from The Boys Of San Francisco today. This is my favorite scene of my favorite porn movie ever! http://www.gayboystube.com/video/151622/boys-of-san-francisco-scene-4

Two dozen cute fellas and Ethel Merman! A Showtune Queen's fantasy! I will try to attend next year-ad Maybe Totally Oz as well? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQiujjJLS5Q