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I concur with this view. The monarchy shall become smaller...and King Charles wants it to become smaller. I believe William shares this view as well. The connections with the Commonwealth of Nations are on shaky ground as well. A royal visit to a Commonwealth country used to be a moment of celebration/adoration of the visiting royal family members. Parades...State dinners...people lining up to see them...British flags waving. Compare that to the William/Kate visit to Belize/Jamaica/Bahamas in 2022. The couple were greeted with protests/boos/anti-Commonwealth chants. Some events had to be cancelled due to the protests. William seemed stunned. It's a different world today than 50-100 years ago. The masses in the Commonwealth outside of the UK no longer adore nor automatically respect the royals. They see little connection between their two worlds. The Monarchy's role/impact outside of the UK will diminish substantially.

Nor have I seen those qualities in William. I find him quite dull actually. I agree that it would be hard to identify something he stands for...well...other than being anti-Harry/Meghan. Having said this, I don't see Harry ever becoming King. He has been vilified in the UK (unfairly in my view) and his popularity is unlikely to recover there.

You do know you don't have to use an exclamation point at the end of every sentence don't you?

Lukich Family Dining in Troy. Keep in mind that Chicken Paprikash is not on their normal menu. It was one of the specials of the day when I ordered it. Lukich Family Restaurant LUKICHDINING.COM

I have a few comments about the list: * I agree that chicken cacciatore is still fairly common. I still see it on restaurant menus from time to time. * I'm not sure coq au vin was ever a commonly seen dish in the US homes. Whilst I love the dish personally, it seems it was more commonly seen in French restaurants or households that still had a strong connection with France. * Shocked not to see chicken paprikash on the list. That was on my mother's monthly rotation of dinners in our midwest household in the 60's/70's. After not seeing/having it for probably 40 years, I saw it on a menu in a Polish restaurant in Michigan about a year ago. I was delighted to see it and order it. I believe the dish has Eastern European origins.

Thanks! Good to know.

Is alcohol served at Buffdaddy Red Eye events?

My experience at Cockbar on a weeknight about a year ago was exactly the same as yours. I considered the line-up to be very mediocre and all 4-5 dancers that night were too feminine for my taste. Like you, I opted to do no lapdances. However, I do acknowledge that it's not unusual for the hottest guys to work on weekends at strip bars so I do intend to return on a weekend to see if the slate of dancers is any better.

Thanks for that. I'll look out for him when I'm at Campus.

He now goes by the name Tayson. I remember him as a dancer in Montreal pre-Covid. He started at Stock and eventually moved onto Campus and then back to Stock. I spent time in his company multiple times over several years. At the time, he had a great ass, big uncut cock, and a muscular body...plus he was very masculine. I haven't been to Montreal for a while...so I don't know if he is dancing again in addition to running an ad. Anyway, I should be back in Montreal sometime in the next 3-4 weeks so I'll keep an eye out for him whilst I'm there. Tayson - Pornstar Performer, Rentboy, Gay Massage in Montreal, Quebec | RentMen RENTMEN.EU Pornstar Performer & Rentboy in Montreal, Quebec - Tayson: YOUR XXL DREAM

The clubs will be packed. Coincidentally, I was was in Montreal during Pride weekend in 2019. I didn’t plan it that way (I avoid Pride celebrations like the plague), it just happened that was the weekend I had tickets to a concert I wanted to see. Anyway, I went to Stock Bar after the concert and it was crazy busy. Most people were totally drunk. One of them fell into my high top table and knocked it over and took my champagne bottle with it. Thankfully, management made the guy fork over $200 so I could get another bottle of champagne. I know some people love loud drunk party-like clubs. I prefer places on the quieter side. I generally only go to strip clubs on weeknights.

I saw this on Matt’s Facebook page. Interesting move. Now if they can just get a club opened in the US that allows full nudity like the old Swinging Richards.

Can venous insufficiency can lead to deep vein thrombosis? Just wondering for no particular reason🤔

I was at Cockbar in the summer of 2024 on a weeknight. As you say, only one side of the bar was open. I felt the dancer lineup was pretty weak and I opted to do no lapdances. Even so, I had fun chatting with the Mexican bartender in Spanish. I would definitely go back on a weekend to see what the line-up was like. Not sure I would return on a weeknight.

It might be a regional thing. Growing up in Michigan, Hash Browns were always the shredded kind not the other kind shown here (for me those would just be called diced or cubed breakfast potatoes).

Yes I've heard that after you shred the potato, you need to rinse the shreds thoroughly and dry them to get the starch out. I suppose most places are not doing that. In fact, most places probably are not even shredding the potatoes themselves. The likely buy the potatoes already shredded. I'm sure lack of using butter in the cooking process is at least part of what's missing as far as flavor goes.

Not hash brownies!! One of my culinary pet peeves for the last 40 years is that seemingly no-one knows how to make hash browns anymore. They used to be served crispy golden brown with a savory buttery taste. They paired well with breakfast egg dishes and were a delight(albeit not healthy) to eat. What happened? I travel all over North America and rarely find even decent hash browns anymore. They often arrive undercooked, oily, soggy, and hardly browned. Worst of all, there is rarely even a hint of any flavor. The most common version you see now is barely cooked shreds of potato in an oily mess with zero flavor. I'm not a cook, but I assume that butter is no longer used in the cooking process anymore and most places opt to cook them in cheaper oils. Why are they so often undercooked? How did has browns used to be prepared versus now they are done nowadays. What changed? Any thoughts?

I was in Ft. Lauderdale for the entire weekend and went to Johnson’s Fri/Sat/Sun nights. I stayed multiple hours all three nights. I felt the line-up was pretty weak overall. No true body builders. A few muscled guys but no one seriously big. 2-3 guys had very handsome faces but most of the rest were average looks-wise IMHO. As mentioned above by others, the overwhelming majority of guys are Latino. I’m fine with that as I speak Spanish. I did not see any of the Montreal dancers there all weekend. I guess they are all back dancing at Campus in Montreal for the summer. There were female and trans patrons all three nights. Thankfully they were not obnoxious and didn’t do a lot of screaming and shouting. I still had fun. However, I saw nothing there that would cause me to rush back anytime soon. I’m aware that the Florida clubs are now in the slow summer season. Some of the hottest dancers only dance during high season from Jan-Apr. I think I’ll wait till Nov/Dec before I go back. Time to look at getting back to Montreal!!

He has changed his name on RM multiple times in the last few months. Not sure what his current handle is. Great body on him but very average endowment. If penis size matters to you, he is not the guy for you.

What a bunch of ugly tattoos on Bad Bunny. Nice body and bulge though.

Ticket prices for most entertainment events skyrocketed after Covid. It worked for a few years but was not sustainable. Everything tourism related is slowing down at the moment. I was in Savannah a few weeks ago for three nights. The weather was perfect (high 70’s-low 80’s and no rain). It seemed unusually quiet there. The hotel was empty. I never saw anyone else on the elevator. All restaurants widely available I echo other’s comments on Vegas. Everything got over the top expensive on the strip. I understand the newest strip properties of Resorts World and Fountainblue are bleeding money. Stories of people going to the casino and no one is there. Even talk of possible bankruptcy filings. Janet is just another casualty of the times. The perfect storm has descended on LV and other US tourist hotspots: * COVID revenge travel is over * Canadians don’t want to visit the US * Economy slowing down * Folks fed up with high prices * General unease about the economy. Something had to give. I just don’t see people spending money this year like they did the last 2-3 years.

Wait till the impact of tariffs hits…coming soon to a grocery store near you. That is if your preferred item is actually available on the shelf. Get back to me in 60 days.

The show will close this month...so you weren't the only one that wasn't impressed.

I'm happy with the choices. I voted numerous times and mostly my choices ended up getting through. Particularly happy that The White Stripes (originally a Detroit band) got through. Also, thoroughly pleased that Joe Cocker, Chubby Checker, Bad Company, and Cyndi made it.

You keep changing the metric. First it was if she’s adding dates or not (she did add multiple dates in multiple cities). Now the metric is how quick her shows sell out. No-one has claimed she is as/more popular than Swift. My point is I doubt they are ready to pull the plug on the whole tour. I just don’t think the situation is that bad…the only caveat being if the numbers we are being told on ticket sales is low-balling the actual situation. I have no doubt there is ticket-price fatigue going on in general. I note that Gaga has opted to do shows in arenas rather than stadiums for her recently announced US tour. She did mostly/all stadium shows for her previous Chromatica Ball tour.