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Chicago has two main gayborhoods: Lake View (a/k/a Boystown) and Andersonville. Both are situated a few blocks from the lakefront. The main drag of Boystown starts at Halsted and Belmont (approx. 4 miles north and a mile west of Downtown) and Andersonville's main strip is Clark Street starting at Foster (approx six miles north and two miles west of Downtown). Both are accessible by the CTA Red Line, with the Belmont stop serving Lake View and the Berwyn stop serving Andersonville. There are two bathhouses left in Chicago: Steamworks in Lake View and Man's Country in Uptown, just north of the Andersonville community. Steamworks is the nicer of the two. Steamworks: http://www.steamworksbaths.com/chicago/ Man's Country: http://www.manscountrychicago.com/about/about.html Lake View has been the center of LGBT life in Chicago since the late 1970's when the scene moved north from Old Town. The last vestige of the Old Town gay scene is the Bijou (a theater and sex club affiliated with Bijou Video) and it is closing on Sept 30. Most of the bars are located on Halsted between Belmont and Addison. Roscoe's (Corner of Halsted and Roscoe) has been around since the mid-1980's. It has several rooms, with the main room having one of the most beautiful antique bars. http://www.roscoes.com/ Side Track is a video bar down the street (south) from Roscoe's and has also been around for ages. http://www.sidetrackchicago.com/ Cocktail is a relative newcomer (it opened in the 1990's) and is across the street from Roscoe's http://www.cocktailbarchicago.com/ Andersonville is Chicago's second gayborhood. It is about two miles north of Lake View, with Clark Street being its main commercial strip. Although I have never been, friends of mine like @mosphere and Marty's Martini Bar. Marty's is tucked away on a side street off of Clark Street on Balmoral Avenue. @mosphere is not far away and has strippers. @mosphere (Corner of Clark and Balmoral) http://www.atmospherebar.com/ Marty's (Balmoral between Clark and Ashland) http://www.yelp.com/biz/martys-martini-bar-chicago There are two gay bars downtown: Downtown (located in the former Gentry space) at 440 N State Street http://www.downtownbarandlounge.com/ and The Second Story an old-school bar above the Sayat Nova Armenian restaurant at 157 E Ohio St. Both are near the Grand Red Line stop. Big Chicks in Uptown is a very popular bar. I've always found it to be very friendly and a lot of fun. It is located at 5024 Sheridan Rd, a few blocks east of the Argyle Red Line stop. http://www.bigchicks.com/ If you like strip clubs, the granddaddy of them all is The Lucky horseshoe, located at the corner of Belmont and Halsted. http://luckyhorseshoelounge.com/ There are bars that have strippers (such as the afore-mentioned @mosphere) There are many others. Just google "Chicago Gay Bars" and you will see. Many of the bars are located outside of the traditional "gayborhoods" and could present a challenge if using public transit. Boystown is very accessible by the 'L.' Andersonville is a bit of a walk from the 'L,' so Uber or a taxi might be a better bet.

You recognize Boomers said the very same thing about Gen Xers, right? I look forward to hearing Millennials bitch about Generation M or whatever their progeny are called.

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The driver made his decision based on information provided by Uber and Lyft. Are they not responsible for the accuracy of the information they provide to prospective drivers? If you arranged for a ride using Uber and the driver nearly got you killed due to their bad driving, would you hold yourself responsible because you made an ill-informed decision (e.g. not performing your own background check on the driver) or would you hold Uber responsible for sending you a reckless driver? On a side note, I find it interesting that Uber has shifted from the "sharing" economy to the "on demand" economy.

I typically play iTunes Radio "Chill" station. Songza also has some good background music.

I hired Jake a couple of times as an escort many years ago (I want to say the 2001/2/3 timeframe). I had a lot of fun. I recall him being generous with his time and being very nice.

I've seen that, too. One of three things is going on: As you said, someone is running a shady massage/escort ad. They are using a Google Voice number that was recycled. They are using a "disposable" prepaid cell phone and the number has been recycled.

Really? That's just ridiculous.

Their turn-by-turn direction system has its flaws, too. It sent an Uber driver into a tunnel beneath downtown LA and told him we had arrived at our destination. Our destination was the Omni hotel, not the corner of tunnel and tunnel. Imagine what would happen if it sent a driver into Compton instead of rancho Palos Verdes.

When Angelo's video appeared on Legend Men I though "Hmm, beautiful body and cock, but I don't find him to be that sexy." Not sure what it was, but he just didn't do it for me. Fast-forwarding to this thread it does not surprise me that he was just "meh" in bed. Regarding the time, I suppose I would rather him set a timer on his phone than allow the session to go over the allotted time and then be stuck paying for two or more hours of his time. That being said, it sounds like neither poster would have exceeded their time.

I had a great time with Alec and he has a nice cock, but I would not call his cock huge.

The HOA at the condo I own felt the same way. We have a minimum term of 30 days, which we believe prevents an owner from renting their condo on a short-term basis via airbnb.

Less far-fetched is the notion of an airliner crashing into the ocean.

I don't buy into the notion that someone would purchase 777 parts and toss them into the ocean to cause confusion.

I took my first uber ride tonight. After requesting the ride, the app told me he was hearing impaired, but would have turn-by-turn directions. He spoke little English and, thanks to bad instructions provided by uber's app, drove me to a tunnel under my hotel in downtown LA. He figured out how to get me to the front door and was very apologetic for the problem, even though it was not his fault. I'm not reporting a fare problem, as the problem is not his fault and I do not want him penalized for following uber's directions. I rated him 5 stars for his good nature. My first two attempts at using uber resulted in them sending me drivers whose cars smelled from pot. I cancelled the ride. Although this was an improvement, I am not ready to call myself a fan.

Goddesses can NEVER get enough recognition of their goddessliness.

FreshFluff, tyro, and quoththeraven are goddesses. Perhaps we can create a title to reflect their stature.

I remember admiring the male acrobats on Bozo's Circus and making a beeline to the men's underwear ads whenever the Sears catalog would arrive, circa grade 4 or 5.

Actually, same people, one ad using pics stolen from someone else. Hell, the backpage ad could be using someone else's pics, too.

Googling the phone number reveals this ad: http://sandiego.backpage.com/MaleEscorts/10-inches-hung-pnp-hot-muscular-german-stud-avail-in-california-roberto-here/19511529 Note the pictures are completely different.

Oh, forgive me. You see, I live in America, not in 'murica. We do things differently here. OK, you all can go back to watching NASCAR, Fox News, and Storage Wars.

A couple of things to keep in mind: He has not been accused of committing a crime The concept of "innocent until proven guilty" Running a porn rental business does not make one's soul "dark" Does it matter that he started eating Subway sandwiches because the Subway was convenient?

Ummmm...uber and airbnb are both corporations.

I hate to hold the needle that pops the "sharing economy" balloon, but when payment is involved nothing has been shared. Sharing refers to giving something. If I buy the 978 pack of toilet paper at Costco and give someone 200 rolls and do not get anything in return, I have "shared" 200 rolls. If I get, say, 57 rolls of paper towels in exchange for my 200 rolls of toilet paper, I have "bartered" 200 rolls for 57 rolls of paper towels. If I receive money for my 200 rolls, then I have "sold" the 200 rolls. Love 'em or hate 'em, Uber, airbnb, et al are facilitating the sale of a service. That's not sharing.

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