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I wouldn't call ABBA a girly thing. I know plenty of straight guys who love ABBA in a guilty pleasure sort of way. Bellinis, yeah, definitely. Does Campari & soda qualify as girly enough? It's my go-to summer drink, but I only see ladies ordering it. Ballet & figure skating are my two big ones. After seeing Dance Theatre of Harlem perform Balanchine's "Four Temperaments" over 30 years ago, I became a total ballet addict. Figure skating, when done right, is like ballet on ice.

How da heck does one become the "official" mistress of the king? Is any certification or licensing involved??

When I lived in Boston, a cute guy with a Boston accent made me just melt. Something about that accent was just so masculine, authentic, and sexy. Now almost nobody in Boston proper speaks with a Boston accent because those who spoke with one all moved out to the suburbs. As much as I hope it endures, something tells me that the Bahstuhn accent will eventually fade away.

A friend who is a (super)extrovert prefers to travel alone because she meets more people that way. When she's traveled with a companion, she naturally tends to spend most of the time with that person and consequently gets to know far fewer fellow travelers & locals.

He's adorable in this video. It was fun to hear him gossip about his scene partners. I had no idea that Colby Kellar was a Trumper.

Despite not making that much in my 20s, I managed to take 8 trips to Europe, a trip to Australia & AZ, and live in Spain for a year. I traveled on a shoestring, even slept rough a few nights, but at least I had the experiences. I wouldn't trade those experiences for the world.

Either crazy or very very rich.

Does he bring his own set of velvet ropes to each session?

I was thinking the same thing. Don't most gay married couples wear wedding rings, at least in big cities?

When I lived in NYC, a common way of describing someone who thinks s/he's so above everything or everybody else was "his sh*t don't smell." I never really heard it elsewhere. You mean it wasn't just sarcasm? There's an honest-to-gawd way of getting your sh*t not to smell??

Hold the phone! I came up with my other two ... Blond 80s porn-diety Lance (sorry, I couldn't link a pic, but hopefully some here remember him) Derek from Corbin Fisher

Wow, Jack Wrangler, a blast from the past, LOL. Man oh man, he damn near made my head explode. He & Jeff Stryker are my two nominees so far; haven't come up with #3 & #4 yet.

He lists only English in his spoken languages, yet it sounds like English might be his 2nd language. I wonder if it's just a poor translation. That said, if he does speak another language, one wonders why he doesn't list it.

Pics #1 & 20 look like pics from his porn days, perhaps just to remind us who he is. If the other pics are indeed accurate, I'd say he looks hella more than decent.

The area's big tennis tournament, the Indian Wells Masters 1000, was canceled back in mid-December. If you're a tennis fan, this tournament is a really Big Deal.

LOL, true enough. The problem with opening a brothel is that they're only legal in the hinterlands, not in the two big cities (Reno & Las Vegas). I'm a city guy & wouldn't fare well in the middle of nowhere (think Eva Gabor in "Green Acres").

One has to wonder how much the campaign to recall Newsom is affecting the governor's decision to lift restrictions.

Thanks for the insight. So it wasn't the concept, but rather the execution. Perhaps one day ...

Thanks for the insight. So it wasn't the concept, but rather the execution. Perhaps one day ...

Thanks, now I get it. I was truly baffled by how the Venetian landmark tied in with a working-class Dubliner. The movie has mixed reviews on imdb, but in the trailer, the lead looks like a heck of an actor, as @orville points out. Might be worth watching for his performance alone.

Wow, I would think it'd be difficult to stow away a domestic housecat onto a cruise ship. How on earth did he sneak in a cheetah?? I believe Siegfried & Roy's show was the first $100 ticket in Las Vegas. It was a breathtaking sum in a city where shows were once all comped or at most charged a nominal sum, just to keep the gamblers happy. Las Vegas recently lost three giants who each in their own way transformed the city: Sheldon Adelson, the convention king (he started Comdex, once the world's biggest trade show) and later casino king; Tony Hsieh, Zappo CEO who transformed Downtown (especially east Fremont); and Siegfried & Roy.

Hopefully you can answer this without any spoilers: what is the significance of "Rialto"? Are they referring to the famous bridge? If so, how does that tie in with a Dublin dockworker?

I have entertained the notion that if I won the lottery, I would start up my own strip club (full-monty of course - thongs? pffft). Of course I wouldn't make a dime; quite the opposite, I'd expect to lose money. But I'd hire a damn good manager to stanch the bleeding. I know a retiree who spends a fortune, and I mean a freakin' fortune, on golf (club dues, lessons, traveling all over the world to play on his dream courses). I'm prepared to spend on my retirement "hobby" what he spends on that silly pastime. I mean, come on, what's more fun? Obsessing over a little white ball or obsessing over some young stud's goody package??

I like my first name just fine, but if I had to pick a different one, it'd be Leopoldo. Leopoldo is a name from the 1800s, but "Polo" for short is the coolest nickname ever.

For me, Hank Aaron will always be the home run king. R.I.P.