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I don't know who you are referring to but any owner of a gogo bar that does not read these boards is a poor businessman IMHO. It would seem logical to me to read all the boards at least one a week to feel the vibe of the community as well as to see if comments were made about their bar. But, I know most owners don't participate in the forums and most don't even read them. I guess that is why most are willing to sell bars when they can get out.

Great video at Apple HQ. Thank you for posting that.

Prices in Montreal are now 20 a dance and I have never met a guy from the bars do did not do privates. They would go after work or before if they like you but all up to them. I always went with a gaggle of boys from NYC and a table of cute boys and they all wanted to be in the party. Taboo was my fav and loved it. The owner fucked this up and it is no longer. Stock and Campus are still open as is Adonis but I think Adonis has a new name.

3,000 posts. Simply incredible. Congrats Lucky on such a great accomplishment. We are LUCKY to have Lucky here! He has always added a great deal to conversations and his input and diligence in trying to make this place somewhere many call home is truly appreciated. IMHO, he has been a godsend!

Well, I grew up in USA and we all know America invented the English language. I am not sure why there is even a debate. The Civil War was about which version of English we were going to send back over to Europe and GB. The north won and therefore our southern bells stayed stateside when we went to teach the rest of the world how to speak. I have still not recovered from this and wish the world would speak and act more like the true American's, the southerners. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZmMwP5bELE

One of the reasons I don't stay out late in gogo bars is that the later the night gets the louder the music gets. I hate it. I am not sure why owners don't see that customers hate the loud music and while the boys love it, there must be a middle ground.

I disagree with you both. I see the demise of hard disks on the horizon. Apple is THE innovator. They are moving to the Cloud. They are moving in that direction with their ITunes, Apps, etc. Hell, the Air does not even had a disk drive. Lets revisit this thread in a few years and see how far they are able to push this idea. IMHO, hard drive space is going to be less meaningful for the computer user and cloud storage is going to be more important. For me, I have Cloud space that I use 100G account and have more all my important documents there. It really does free up my hard disk and makes my items available anywhere I travel.

My first BF after "coming out" was Israeli. My second one was Brazilian. My Third long term BF was Filipino. It was with this last one that I started to like Asian guys. He and I would go to the Web in NYC and I started to really get attracted to Asian guys. At that time, I was traveling to Montreal often for the strip clubs and every single person I met told me to go to Thailand. Well, the BF and I went to Brazil for a month or two and loved it. Shortly after the trip, we broke up and I decided to try Thailand. I loved it from the first get go. I met a lots of great guys and had a good time in Bangkok, Chiang Mai and Phuket. But, I hated Pattaya and vowed never to return to that city. On my next trip (less than 2 months after the first) I was staying for 2 months and stayed a month in Bangkok before I decided to give Pattaya another try and met a boy on my first night that stayed with me for a long time. It was for him that I stayed in Pattaya for so many trips. I guess I was always attracted to Asian guys but I am also attracted to Black, Latin and some white boys. But, Latin and Asian tend to get my juices flowing faster than anyone. Being in Los Angeles for the winter, I have hooked up with several guys. All have been non money encounters and in each one I was thinking of my guys back in LOS. So, I guess I am now maybe officially a rice queen or at least a gay Thailand lover!

Fascinating article on just how much the world's technology industry is dependent on Thailand. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-20124201-64/hard-drives-could-get-scarce-apple-analysts/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Yes, I am glad you are feeling better and getting back to normal activity. Happy Birthday to the BF. Your perspective on Rio is always unique as I think you live there like a Brazilian and not a tourist. You know the ins and outs of what to do and what not to do and it is wonderful to have someone with your knowledge on the board. To those that don't know him, not only is he so knowledgeable, he is always willing to lend a helping hand to others. For me, he has in so valuable in recommendations and advice in helping me eventually line up a life in Brazil. I don't think I've ever met someone who was so passionate about Brazil as well as had the same interests as I do and so willing to help an outsider find his way in unknown territories of the Brazilian government, taxes and apartment hazards. Your kindness does not go unnoticed and I hope that good karma goes back your way! I hope your special night with your special guy goes on all night! Cheers!

Having spent time with him in Brazil, I think his post count on this site does not even compare to his conquests for one week in Porto Alegre. I didn't use the word slut, I was just saying.....

Congrats! That is great! Your contributions are appreciated. It is such a great feeling to me to see so many posters who are amazing posting often on the site! Thank you!

Congrats Tomcal. 500 posts on this site is a great accomplishment and your posts are always filled with wonderful information and great photos! You are truly an amazing poster and I thank you for participating here. You have made so many of us enjoy our trips to Brazil more because of your consistency! Thank you!

I like Lek a great deal. I think he is sweet and fun to spend time with. I have not met the Thai boxer but I hope I get that chance.

Sometimes change is great but it often doesn't happen the way we promise.

Well, now this is a different thing. IMHO Escorts are like me and you. If you are good to them, treat them with respect and kindness, they will look forward to seeing you again. I ran an escort service for many years and all the boys much preferred going to see someone they knew (and was good to them) than someone they did not know. I honestly can't imagine anyone now wanting a regular client and looking forward to a good client who is good to them. If you have problems with this in the USA, you need to visit me in Thailand. The boys there will LOVE you and want to know you and if good to them, they never forget it!

Sorry dear, I played with them last week. I was hoping for some latinos! I learned my lesson for now. But, I have a horrible memory. So, be prepared for me to forget about this and try it again in the future. BTW: a new version of our software is out and we are going to be upgrading next month. LOL It will be interesting to see the responses. I learned my lesson for now. But, I have a horrible memory. So, be prepared for me to forget about this and try it again in the future.

Well, you have gotten some good responses IMHO. I think Charlie's question is important for you to answer. Why do you want to be friends with them? Are you looking to hire them? Or, are you looking to find escorts that you don't pay and become their friends? That would help me understand why you are blue about this.

OK. I tweaked the dates, times again. I hope this is a good compromise. If not, well send me a bottle of vodka and let me spin the bottom after I drink it.

As many of you know, I have BIG issues with my weight. It is a daily struggle for me. I learned a long time ago to never feel guilty for enjoying life. If you have a soda or several glasses of booze, count up the calories and go to the gym the next day. When you tell yourself you can never have something, you are making a mistake. You will always want it. I know. I told myself years ago I could never have Mike Stefano as he was the BF of someone I knew, I regretted it ever since. I wish I had just taken a taste of him and went to the gym or church the next day to burn off my calories.

Any relationship starts with money is about money. You can develop friendships with escorts that were once regular guys but you would need to have had a good business relationship with them first. If you are just looking to hire a guy once or twice and become friends, I'll say your odds are about as close as winning the lottery. It does happen but not often. I have many escorts that I am friends with. But, there was a business relationship first. Once they realize I am a nice guy, with some it continues. With others it does not. I have no expectation of it continuing as their job is to make someone feel comfortable with them. Might I suggest that you try to find guys that are younger gay men who have similar interests to be friends with? That may be what you are after anyway. Unless, you are wanting a sexual relationship. If that case, you have to approach things different.

Yes, go to all board view not just this forum. So, home page of the forums and try again.

FWIW, I trust you more than the NYT reviewer. I did go to Amazon when I first saw your review and it gets VERY mixed reviews. That said, I bought it and will read it when I have time, most likely on next International flight. Thanks for the recommendation!

He looks hotter here than I have ever seen him!

Dear sir, we take these things very seriously. Is there anyway you could go to the Royal Observatory and take some photos of a group of boys we select for you to photograph from London? This would really help us to insure the exact spot and therefore make a rational decision here!