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Despite the legal reasoning (which makes sense), I agree with most of those who are turned off by "Ask me." I never pursue them, no matter how good they look or sound. One would think that the masseurs read these comments, and would stop doing that.

Definitely seems worth taking a plunge. I have my second Covid vaccine dose in two weeks, and that will enable me to get back into the game!

I just saw Redwine's endorsement of Cocotazzo, and I agree. I've been with him many times. He's a skilled, laid-back guy, who will probably push the envelope if you ask him to. I haven't, but I think that he will. I"m happy keeping it low-key, with just a little eroticism.

What's the web address for his Fans Only page?

I have had two masseurs come to my home, but I know their life styles and I know them, and I'm sure they don't take chances. I have another that I'd like to call, but I can't be sure where he's been the day before or the week before. It's a chance I won't take.

Nice body! What's that long thing he's holding in the fourth picture?

I think his low fee is because he's new, and wants to establish a following. I don't think it necessarily precludes an erotic or sensual massage. There's only one way to find out! (Yeah, cute guy!)

Is Franco still dead?

How old is "older?" Utopia was my favorite spa, and Victor and Jerry were my favorite masseurs I'm reluctant to return to any of the spas yet. But I'm interested in your experience at Utopia. I hope to return in the near future.

I assume Jaxton Wheeler is the masseur. Who is that gorgeous stud on the table?

I'm pretty sure the video ("I want a baby from the client!") is part of a series, "Gay Massage House," available on DVD. (Icon Male.) As I recall, the ones I've seen also have candles in the opening scene, and they're all about masseurs asked by psychiatrists to help the client to come out. You can have a baby with the client I'll take the masseur!

If one has had COVID and survived, you are fortunate, but you can't assume long-term immunity. We just don't know enough about antibodies for this virus. As a non-physician, it seems to me that the disease may well have left you in a medically compromised position, and may INCREASE your susceptibility to a recurrence, rather than decrease it. Have your lungs been damaged? Has your clotting mechanism been damaged? I have read that this may be a vascular disease, not a pulmonary disease. There is SO much we don't know, and we should all be very careful, especially the elderly (I'm 82), those who may be taking immunosuppressive drugs, those with diabetes, asthma, and other diseases, and even those who have recovered from a recent coronavirus infection.

If this is the same Cam as before, I suggest you do a thorough search for all the comments on him. I think his ad said, "Cam can," or something like that. One post said that ought to be changed to "cannot." Might be a different guy, but let the buyer beware.

First massage room I've seen with a Jackson Pollock on the wall, (The 'massage' wasn't bad, either!)

I assume that some people say January because they believe that a vaccine will be available by then. I think that's highly optimistic. I hope I'm wrong, though.

There are several threads on this, and most of the comments are very sensible. I don't know your age or your health condition, but even if you are a 25 year-old stud in perfect health, you are vulnerable. Whatever your age, you are an adult. Act like one. There will be a vaccine, and it would be nice if you were around to receive it, and to resume getting massages, just like the rest of us.

It's difficult for me to visualize enjoying a massage while wearing a mask, especially with my face in a cradle. I'm sure the spas do their best to wipe down surfaces and spray with disinfectant, but what do clients know about the last client in the room? What do clients know about their masseur? Did they spend last night in a crowd, without social distancing and without masks? Do they kiss their boy friend? (Or friends?) I miss going to the theater, eating in restaurants, major league baseball, and massages, but the risk:reward ratio is not in my favor in a spa, sorry to say. Very sorry to say, but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

I'll admit I had two massages in the last three weeks from one of my "regulars," at his apartment. I've known him for a long time, and I trust his life style and trust him not to indulge in reckless behavior. He knows that I live the same way, so neither of us expects to transmit anything to the other. We don't wear masks, but we don't kiss, either. I think it's a question of accepting and managing risk. I go out every day, either for a walk (Riverside Blvd is almost deserted and I don't wear a mask, except when I go into a store) or to go shopping. I have a friend in the next building who will absolutely not leave his apartment. I had suggested that we get takeout from a local restaurant and sit six feet apart on a bench in Central Park, eating and talking. No dice. Perhaps he thinks I'm living dangerously? You may think I shouldn't get a massage from my "regular." Perhaps not You may think it's OK for me to go back to that spa when it reopens. I think the first is OK (obviously), but I'm not at all sure about the second. Everyone sets his own parameters. And everyone hopes this scourge will end soon!

I believe that spas and massage parlors in NYC will reopen in Phase 3,which I assume will be in a few weeks. I would expect an email from one of the spas where I was a regular, telling me that they're reopening -- if and when they do, which I hope they will. I was a customer on their last day, March 15, just before NYC was locked down. The owner told me that not only were clients reluctant to come in, but the masseurs didn't want to work, either. I was taking a risk that day, and so was the masseur. I was fortunate that I wasn't infected, and I have to assume that I didn't transmit anything to him, either. That's the problem with reopening. I'm absolutely certain that the owner will take every possible precaution regarding health and safety, but I can never know where the masseur was last night. Was he partying in a crowd of people in a confined indoor space, where no one wore masks? Did he embrace anyone? Kiss him?? Likewise, they don't know where I've been, nor what I did last night. I could infect the whole place. I recently had an October tour to California cancelled, and they said they hope to schedule it for next year, but it may depend on the availability of a vaccine. I mentioned this to a friend, and he said I would probably have to show proof of vaccination before they would let me on the tour. Maybe before I could get on a plane to California, too? Welcome to the new normal.

If I encountered a masseur who "espoused his affection for Trump," and I liked the massage, I'd just tell him not to discuss politics, and stick to the massage. As much as I despise the current occupant of the White House, I wouldn't let that stand in the way of an enjoyable massage. I'd think that a masseur would keep his political opinions to himself rather than lose a client. But you were there, and I wasn't, so who am I to give advice?

I believe that barbers are licensed in most states, and I don't think the licensing board would take kindly to barbering customers in the nude -- either the barber or the customer. But if you find one, well, LET US KNOW!!

You joke about Corona, Queens. Remember what happened to sales of Corona beer in March? How stupid can people be?

Good one, Sniper!!

Am I really the first one (in two weeks!) to comment on the FIRST Charles Atlas? When some of us of a certain age were quite young, the comic books we read always had ads for building your body so that no one would dare to kick sand in your face at the beach. The ads featured a big hunky guy (in those days, he was a hunk), standing proudly in his bathing trunks, promising that if you mailed in the coupon and the required price, you could soon look like him. (75 days, was it?) My reaction to this guy's photos? "I knew Charles Atlas, and sir, you are no Charles Atlas!!!"

Nylund is absolutely right. As careful as a masseur might be, he doesn't know if his clients might transmit the virus to him, and no matter how prudent your masseur is with you, he could pass it on to you. And no one would know it at the time, no matter how well intentioned all of you are. Anything we do has risks. If we go for a walk, we could be hit by a bicycle messenger or a piece of stone could fall from a building and kill us. We're willing to take those risks, as they are small. We can often control where you walk, and we look both ways before crossing a street. Can we control the spread of the virus? We can't practice social distancing during a massage, nor is it convenient to wear masks. We have less control over the situation. Are we willing to risk contracting Covid19? We have to assess the risk, and make a decision. There's a difference between assessing risk and taking a chance.