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I’m tempted to see this because I’m feeling pangs for a dose of British aristocracy, but I haven’t seen the series. Does the movie make sense stand-alone? Or do you really need to see the series first to enjoy it?

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His ad now says he’s 21. Wow, he managed to age 3 years since your post in July!!

Wow, the value of the stolen jewels is estimated at $102 million! Hmm, either the thieves were incredibly lucky, or they knew in advance that the window they were planning to break was not alarmed. I’m guessing the latter. When you think of how much (little) a museum security guard makes, it’s understandable that one of them could be tempted into a “consulting” role for the team who pulled off the job.

NY State also has 8 weapons and forgery counts against Mangione, although granted, those charges are far less serious. While 2nd degree homicide normally gets a sentence of 15-25 years, the maximum is life without parole. Apparently judges issue that sentence often in high-profile cases. Luigi also faces federal charges, the most serious of which is murder through the use of a firearm, which can get the death penalty.

As incredible as it sounds — failure to Mirandize is an error even a rookie doesn’t make — apparently there is some basis for the claim. When Mangione initially showed a fake ID, he was not read his Miranda rights. The arresting officers did so only after Luigi provided legit ID. Mangione’s defense team is trying to get all charges dismissed based on this hiccup, but of course Pennsylvania authorities insist all proper procedures were followed. Luigi’s many fans are eagerly awaiting the judge’s ruling.

I haven’t used it, but I hear teleChapero.com is the best site for finding providers in Spain. You can use Rent.men, but prepared to pay a lot more. I don’t know anything about Hunqz.

Who/what is “them”? And to what does “so” refer to? Sorry, but I don’t understand your question.

The guy on the right looks quite dapper, but do people still dress like that nowadays? The robbers used a chainsaw and a forklift?? Sounds like some rather elaborate planning.

X is way too prudish. It won’t allow this tweet to be embedded, link only. It’s just a photo of two guys dancing, albeit shirtless. https://x.com/thegayedit/status/1979878452682793048?s=61

Do you think the cheap seats would be OK? Since the least expensive seats start at *coughsputtergasp* $139, I’d rather avoid taking out a 2nd mortgage for prime seating, as long as the cheap seats still provide a good experience.

One of the chaperos at Thermas told me he used to “work” at Sauna Adan, but after it closed, he moved to Barcelona to work at Thermas. When I asked him if any Madrid sauna eventually ended up replacing Adan, he said no. A friend of his who stayed in Madrid confirmed as much.

How much is “crazy high”?

Please write a trip report. I’d love to hear about your voyage!

I’m pushing the limits, since Wiki can’t seem to decide if Azerbaijan is East Europe or West Asia, but this gymnast is so smokin’ hot I hope nobody minds. Besides, the gymnast threads are all closed for lack of recent posts.

I read an opening weekend of just $840,000 from 1,300 screens. For context, major Hollywood releases debut on 3,000-4,500 screens, and they were hoping for an opening weekend box office of $1.5-3 million. It looks like you'll be able to see it on streaming sooner rather than later.

I just saw a movie that I can’t believe managed to get produced, Maspalomas, the story of a gay senior who lives a very free & open but self-exiled life in the Canary Islands until he suffers a stroke, whereupon he has to move into a nursing home in his native Basque Country. Thrown back into his old repressed life, from which he fled to the farthest possible place in Spain, he goes back deep into the closet. I didn’t hate it, didn’t love it either. More than anything, I had to wonder where they got the budget to make an ultra-niche movie about a gay 70-something in Basque — note that there are at most 750,000 Basque speakers, and that number shrinks every year. Either the producer managed to finagle an arts grant, or some rich gay Basque decided to finance a vanity project. However it got financed, it’s not bad; I certainly didn’t regret going to see it. I hate to damn it with faint praise, just that I can’t honestly say I particularly enjoyed it either. When I was in my early 20s living in NYC, I would rush out to see any and every gay-themed film because so few were made. Good luck in the mid-1980s getting financing for a movie with a gay theme, veritable box-office poison back then. 40 years later, they’re making gay-themed movies with a 73yo protagonist in a language barely anyone speaks any more. We’ve come a long way.

Destiny takes me back to Manila, will be there from mid-December until … ?? Saunas (except BCN’s Thermas) & bathhouses aren’t my thing, but I’ll be doing plenty of hiring. If anyone has any questions, I’ll do my best to answer. The “research” might be fun, LOL.

Ah, Jack Wrangler (on the left), my first daddy crush …

That, or he listened to too much Crystal Gayle.

This is the gayest reason ever to buy a phone, but I’ll probably buy the new Pro Max when I get back to the US because I love the deep blue color. I bought the 16 Plus instead of the 16 Pro Max because I simply had to have the teal, but now I’m bored with it.

“embedded”? Buried would be more apt. The only link in his RM ad is to his X account. In the header of his X account is a linktree link. When you open the linktree, his personal website is at the bottom. Only after all that can you find his date of birth. So he lies on RentMen, the number one site where most clients are going to find him, but if you follow a bunch of links like a treasure hunt, you can find his real age. I wouldn’t exactly call that forthcoming, and it’s certainly not honest.

Is Tovey’s American accent off?

“Bareback” in Spanish is a pelo, but it cracks me up that Spanish gays often use the English word, just with Spanish pronunciation: bah-reh-BAHK.