EZEtoGRU

Gay Pride Montreal will be August 9-15. Perfect timing with the border re-opening on August 9th. Here's the link to Pride Festival: https://fiertemtl.com/en/

I'm assuming the US will reciprocate to some degree pretty quickly. I wonder if the underlying issue is concern over the number of Canadians that had a mixed vaccine regimen. One jab of AZ then the second jab being Pfizer or Moderna.

Great news! Here's the story from the CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-border-measures-reopening-1.6107988

Will you please stop holding back and tell us how you really feel!! 😁😁😁

Yes exactly. I agree on helping them out. Our first obligation after taking care of our own citizens should be to help out our neighbors Canada and Mexico in getting them vaccines.

Yawn. Zzzzzzzzzzz

Actually, what you can thank Trump for is a completely botched response to the COVID crisis in the early months of the pandemic. Entirely mishandled in all respects which has resulted in the US having many of the the worst COVID statistics in the world. Trump has the blood of hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths on his hands. You can also thank Trump for a large chunk of his followers refusing to get vaccinated. Many of them still believe that COVID is a complete hoax (just as Trump claimed many times in early 2020). Trump owns all of that and always will. As far as the vaccine goes, I largely thank the scientific/pharmaceutical communities. I still believe Canada will ultimately get a higher percentage of its population vaccinated than the US. Just to get somewhat back on topic, I will add that I hope the border will open to vaccinated tourists sometime before the End of September. Maybe later this month or early in August...but that might be wishful thinking.

Huh?

I have maintained for several years now that, longer term, Montreal can only sustain two male strip clubs for gay clientele. With four clubs, the business and the dancers are too dispersed. The old Adonis (now Expose) has closed and re-opened under new ownership and name at least three times in the last 5-6 years. I don't know why new owners keep coming in to try and revive it. On your various visits, did one of the clubs seem busier than the others? I only have a feeling for what is going on at Stock via the live cam. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday seem relatively busy (albeit not packed by any stretch) and Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday seem very quiet. The lack of any foreign tourists allowed into Canada has to be hurting the bar business big time...especially during the summer.

I was thinking exactly the same thing when I was looking at the pics. His face seemed quite handsome in some of the earlier pics but then roided out odd looking in some of the later pics. The body is obviously quite something as is his cock.

I'm not aware of any in the US. Prior to the existence of the internet, there were male brothels in some other countries...and I am speaking here of non-bathhouse type brothels. I went to them in Berlin, Amsterdam, Buenos Aires, and London (Villa Gianni). I had heard of others operating in Madrid, Sydney, & Cape Town but never went to them personally The internet changed things and sex workers mostly moved on-line to negotiate business arrangements directly with customers thereby eliminating the need for a middleman (the brothel). A few survived...such as Villa Gianni in London which was still operating up until the pandemic. In conclusion, I think male bordellos are a thing from the past and only continue to exist in a few select situations.

Unusual places I've been that I could have never imagined I would have gone to: * La Iglesia De Las Lajas in Ipiales Colombia. * Comodoro Rivadavia in Southern Argentina. * Trips to Chile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. * Cruising around Ha Long Bay Vietnam at sunrise. * Seeing the natural beauty of Lake Louise in Alberta Canada. Probably the most beautiful natural sight I have ever seen. * Girona Spain. Especially the oldest part of the city and the Jewish Quarter

It really depends on when one was there. I lived in Brazil between 2004-2007. Sometime in that period, I went to Iguazu for a conference and I can assure you that one could cross from Brazil to Paraguay/Ciudad del Este with no immigration checks. Things may have changed since then but it was basically an open border at the time. As an aside, Ciudad del Este in Paraguay was known as THE PLACE in South America to buy stolen merchandise...including semi-trucks, learjets, and helicopters as well as smaller items such as stereos/televisions/cellphones, etc. Most of the stolen goods were from Brazil and Argentina.

I had two hernias corrected during the same surgical procedure in 2019. They were in two separate areas on my abdomen: One in the navel area and one higher up. The surgery went fine I guess but the recovery took longer than I would have expected. I was very uncomfortable for about a week. Finding a comfortable position to lay/sleep was difficult. Getting in/out of bed o a chair was very painful. It was out-patient surgery but, in hindsight, I think I should have remained in the hospital for 1-2 nights. I was prescribed an opioid for the pain but chose not to take them for fear of getting addicted. I did take paracetamol though. Things got somewhat better after the first week but I really didn't start feeling decent until after three weeks. I never anticipated the recovery to be as rough as it was. I do fault the surgeon for not preparing me for the possibility of a drawn out/painful recovery and also for not offering the option of a 1-2 day hospital stay after the procedure (which I would have been willing to pay for if the insurance didn't cover it) to make things easier. To put the OP's mind at ease, let me say that I suspect having two hernias corrected at the same time likely turned what is normally a very routine surgery into something more traumatic to the body. Most people that I hear of having hernia surgery speak of it being very easy to deal with and having a pretty quick recovery period. I'm sure the OP will do fine.

I saw this series on HBO a few months ago. I found it to be fascinating. Both the story about The Dale vehicle and Carmichael's life journey were intriguing. The biggest surprise for me was that I had never before heard of either the car or Carmichael. How did I miss this all these years?

I'm in the same place as you. I do not/will not use they/them to refer to a singular person. It goes against the grain for me. It's just not right. I have nothing against non-binary folks we just need a new pronoun. So for the time being, I will refer to Demi Lovato as "she" cause she looks more female than male to me.

I really dislike Meghan McCain. She has a much higher opinion of herself than she deserves. She kind of reminds me of Megyn Kelly from Fox. I always thought of Megyn Kelly as a very mediocre journalist. Her move to NBC confirmed what I always thought...there's no there there. McCain is the same. I will say I did respect Meghan for openly voicing her distaste for Donald Trump. Kudos to her for being one of the few republicans that had the guts to do that.

He does state #cockworship which for me suggests oral maybe? Anyone else notice he states his weight as 140lbs? That's very skinny isn't it? I like the pic but somehow that doesn't square-up with someone that weighs 140lbs.

Further to my post above, A few more former dancers returned to Stock this weekend. Both Vinny and Fabio made appearances. Additionally Hayden (who previously danced for the ladies at Club 281) danced at Stock on both Wednesday and Saturday. So slowly but surely the former dancers are returning. I guess I'll post any future Stock updates on the Stock Bar thread.

Thanks!

What a fun thread! My first trip was in the summer of 1974. I went to the UK with my mother for 3 or 4 weeks...I had just turned 15 a few weeks before the trip. We were in the UK when Cass Elliott died there and we were still there when Nixon resigned. Even the flight over was exciting for me...a Pan Am 747. I had flown before but never long-haul and never on a 747. I doubt I slept a wink on the entire flight to LHR. We spent time in London and also went to Edinburgh, Wales, and Dublin. I remember the ferry crossing from Wales to Ireland was during a storm and it was very rough! I met cousins on the trip that I continue to see to this day. Just waiting for borders to re-open in order to get back over there. I love traveling to the UK between mid-September and mid-October.

Thanks for the update. Is Expose in the old Adonis space?

Sure. I have been on three repositioning cruises (BTW, I consider transatlantic cruises to be a subset of "repositioning cruises"): * Houston to Barcelona * Miami to Southampton * San Antonio Chile to San Francisco California I think the shortest of these was 16 days and the longest was 21 days. I also did a 23 day cruise around Asia that started in Singapore and finished in Hong Kong. Strictly speaking, it was not a "repositioning cruise" as it didn't change continents. They can be good value as far as the cruise price goes. However, flight are more complicated as you start the cruise in one continent and finish in another. One-way long haul flights can be expensive so its a good opportunity to tap into frequent flier miles if you have them. The passenger demographic tends to be older on these cruises. There are usually few children on-board (which is a good thing in my book). I find the passenger group to be more interesting and educated than what you find on a standard 7-day cruise. They are generally a well-travelled group. Many nationalities are represented...and I consider that a plus. I have always found there to be plenty of gay people on these cruises although I really don't seek them out specifically. I find the piano bar area and the casino bar fun places to meet people in the evening. I was once propositioned by a male/female British couple in the piano bar to join them for sex in their cabin. I wasn't interested but it was fun being asked! Some people dread sea days but I love them. I don't care for cruises that have a new port stop each day. I find the more relaxed pace of repositioning cruises much more restful. There are plenty of shipboard activities to participate in to keep busy on sea days...and the casino stays open most of the day when at sea.

I've only recently started cruising in the last six years. I use mainstream cruise lines and it works just fine for me. The longer cruises attract a more interesting clientele than the standard 7-day cruises. Transatlantic and repositioning cruises are fun. I enjoy the sea days. Personally, I can't imagine going on a gay cruise...particularly an RSVP-style cruise. The thought of being locked up on a ship for seven days with a bunch of WeHo muscle Marys would make me want to slit my wrists. LOL. I would encourage the OP to consider going on a mainstream cruise and make sure to attend the solo cruiser meetings (and also the LGBT meetings) on-board. It's easy to meet folks and you will find all kinds of ages and body types. You won't feel out of place at all.

Absolutely. Some of hollywood's biggest stars today are Canadian. I saw Ryan Reynolds on a redeye flight from LAX to JFK once. He was two rows in front of me. Anyway, I have an affinity for Canadians as I'm 25% Canadian myself. My maternal grandfather was born in Hamilton. In those days (1910's-1920's), there were lots of good jobs in Detroit. Lot's of Canadians would emigrate to Detroit for the jobs. That's what my grandfather did. Hard to imagine today.