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How crowded does Piranha get on Fridays/Saturdays? Are lapdances available?

I concur with Rod. I would pick Santorini over Mykonos. I have to confess I was pretty underwhelmed with Mykonos.

Thanks. Much appreciated.

I agree that Canada has handled this better than the US so far. The vaccine is not readily available in Michigan unless you fit into one of the extreme risk categories...which I do not. I see Ontario every day from our living room window in Michigan. The vaccine is easily available in Toronto. What about other places in Ontario? I'm about a 60 minute drive from Windsor and a 30 minute drive from Sarnia.

Gas prices in Michigan have dropped about $1.00/gallon in the last 3-4 weeks. Costco is now under $4/gallon.

Going to a strip club and getting lap dances right now does not seem like a sensible thing to do. Especially if one is not vaccinated against Monkey Pox. I'm going to wait a few months until I am fully vaccinated and the authorities hopefully have things more under control on the spread of MP.

Technically we are in a recession. However it really doesn't feel like a recession. As others have noted, employment is strong...people are out and about doing things and spending money. Restaurants are full. Airplanes are full. I think inflation may well have already peaked. Gasoline prices are falling quite a bit and that will put downward pressure on prices for other goods and services. All other things being equal, I believe it will be a short/shallow recession. Perhaps 2-4 quarters. Of course various things could go pear-shaped to screw things up. Pick your crisis: Ukraine/Russia/Iran/COVID/Monkey Pox. Those are difficult to predict. Personally, I have made no changes to my investment strategy this year.

I saw Company on Saturday and really enjoyed it. It's the first version of the musical I have ever seen so I have no other version or actors to compare it too. I felt Lenk and LuPone were both excellent. The staging was creative and unusual. Unusually boisterous crowd. Huge applause and cheers after almost every number. It seems fans are rushing to see it before it closes. I don't blame them! Definitely a winner.

I'm hoping to get to Europe in September or October to take advantage of the weak Euro and Pound. I'm waiting till the crazy summer travel is over and airports are somewhat back to normal. Also, I want to get my monkey pox vaccine before I go. I have decided not to have any intimate encounters until after I'm vaccinated.

The above was my experience as well. I renewed 3-4 months ago and received my new card in about six weeks. Done all on-line with no interview required.

Face or neck tattoos? No...full stop! Other tattoos on the body? It depends. One or two are OK but...why ruin a perfectly good body with a bunch of tattoos? I still don't get it.

Agreed. "Muscle gods" means it's Brazil.

I've never had decent Key Lime Pie outside of South Florida. I'm sure it exists somewhere but I've never found it. You must have key limes to make it or it won't be as good as it should be. I lived in Miami during most of the 1990's so I had ample opportunity to enjoy excellent Key Lime Pie. Joe's Sone Crab was my favorite. We still order the KLP from Joe's. It ships overnight via Fedex and is packed in dry ice. So good.

As far as I recall, Stock has not had afternoon hours for many years. They open at 8:00pm. Campus used to have quite an active afternoon scene(starting at 3:00pm) 8-10 years ago and before. But that had reduced substantially even before the pandemic. I have not been to Montreal since before the pandemic, but I've heard that the Campus afternoon scene is very quiet now. Sometimes not a single dancer seen until 6:00pm.

The World News tonight said she was found at the bottom of the stairs in her NYC apartment/condo. Emergency services called. She was declared dead in her home. No immediate evidence of foul play.

Yes.

Her lasting legacy is a brief but cute appearance in First Wives Club.

Just watched a Dateline episode last night about a young college girl in Salt Lake City that ended up being murdered by her Seeking Arrangements date (a former military guy). During the episode it was discussed that quite a few college girls were using SA as an opportunity to earn extra money whilst at school. Caution should always be paramount for both sugardaddy and sugarbaby. I tried SA for 6 months or so before the pandemic. It was a bust for me here in Michigan. Not a whole lot of my type of guys on there (I like athletic jock-types that are very masculine). Whilst my profile was very specific about what I liked, I kept getting messages from skinny fem twink types that I had zero interest in. It's clear they either didn't even read the profile or chose to ignore what I listed as my "likes". 95% of my time on SA was spent sifting through these messages from guys I didn't even find attractive.

Personally, I feel the Fed has mismanaged interest rates for the last 10 years or so...until the recent increases. The Fed rate was kept far too low for far too long...but that's a discussion for a different thread. We survived inflation in the 70's/80's and we will survive it now. Retirees used to live off of the interest earned on their CD deposits in the 70's/80's. They were pissed when that ended as interest rates fell! I did substantial travel to Brazil/Argentina in the 80's/90's when both countries experienced hyperinflation. You learn to live with it. BTW, the US is no-where near a hyperinflationary situation. All things staying equal, I suspect the high inflation rate just reported for June will be relatively short-lived. Energy prices are dropping. If that continues, other prices will go down to a degree. The US economy remains strong. Unemployment is low. Indeed we need more workers. Obviously, global factors out of our control can have an impact on inflation. I am not too worried about it but I maintain a watchful eye.

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll consider Hadestown as well. Good to know whichever way I go it's going to be good. Thanks!

I'm doing a theatre visit to NYC this weekend. I'm not seeing Funny Girl thanks to this forum...thanks for the advice. I'm seeing Company and Moulin Rouge for sure. Trying to decide between Mr. Saturday Night and Into The Woods for the other show. Thoughts?

I've thought that the Euro was over-valued for many years. I think parity with the dollar is about right where it should be. I also see a trip to Europe in my future later in the year. BTW the British pound has also lost a lot of value recently which makes the UK cheaper for Americans.

Avalon was a PITA on here. After being banned here he moved to the other site. His health seemed to deteriorate and I recall him moving into a nursing home of some sort. That was pre-COVID. He hasn't posted on that other site for several years. I suspect he is in a better place now.

Strange. I don't miss he or Tasso at all.

Yeah. No skin to be seen anywhere. Not a single photo of an actual person. Strange😕.