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Sounds like couscous to me. The best I ever had was done by Pied Noir from Algeria who had settled in Geneva after the war of independence.

This is where the clash of cultures occurs. In most cultures, artistic artifacts are treasured and preserved. In this seemingly isolated example the people creating the art conceived of it decomposing into nothing. Sort of like Banksy in slow motion.

We had this debate in Canada years ago. In the 70s Indigenous art was not displayed in the National Gallery in Ottawa but rather in the Museum of Natural History. At the time I was having an affair with a native artist. He had a job at the latter museum as a curator. He called a press conference one day and publicly condemned Canada’s policy on Indigenous art. He called me to tell me proudly he had just got fired! Ten years later the policy had changed and now Canada’s Indigenous art hangs in the National Gallery, including his.

This thread and Empire_Man may disappear soon. Just saying after seeing post on TechTalk..

I’ve heard about kif but never much about the food. What makes it special?

I’ve never been to Tangier but having read about it from different sources over the last 20 years, I would have liked it in the post war period up to the 70’s. Of course far too young then so if I had been there I would be dead now, like all the people who were part of the scene. Paul Bowles and his lesbian wife, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, Burroughs, etc. There were some super rich Americans and British there too like Doris Duke and I think a Guinness heiress.

And in Canada.

Currently he has an ad saying he will be in Montreal in April for two weeks. I may have to look into his availability.

I only have great memories of Rio from 22 years ago. I mixed with the locals every day during the daytime. I paint so several days I took my artists pad and pastels and sketched scenes on the beach and in the local outdoor food market. The kids would surround me and not being able to communicate with them , they would give me the thumbs up to indicate their approval. And big smiles. After visiting the saunas in the early evening we would go out to dinner near the beaches, take taxis as required and sit in a local square near our hotel later having drinks. I’m glad to have these memories and when I look at the oil paintings in my house that I did later from the sketches and the framed sketches themselves, some of which I gave to family, I am reminded of that great vacation.

I don’t know if you are referring to me but in any case I visited Rio back in 2002 for 10 days with three other gays from Florida. I was spending my winters there but am from Canada. One of the group had an apartment in Rio and we other three stayed in a hotel on Copacabana Beach. Our companion who had the apartment had a similar profile to this murder victim. He was a millionaire with a house in Boston and condos in Montreal, Ft Lauderdale and Rio. He was younger, in his 50’s. His apartment in Florida was spectacular, a penthouse overlooking the Port of Ft. Lauderdale and the ocean. The one in Rio was in a good neighborhood and luxurious by Brazil standards. He used to pick up taxi drivers in Rio. I visited the saunas practically every day, both there and in Sao Paulo where I made a side visit for 3 days out of the ten I was in Brazil. I went out day and night in both cities and had no problems. My nephew went to Rio 3 weeks after my visit and got held up in daylight at knife point behind the Copacabana Palace Hotel. They took his and his girlfriend’s money and jewelry. I have read the country is not the same as 20 years ago so not sure I would go back if the opportunity arose. All those old friends are dead now (by natural causes).

These types of murders happen everywhere. The victim here had houses in three countries. Since the ex lives in Cuba it was less likely he would stage a murder there and the victim was not likely to go there since the divorce was still pending. This kind of incident happens not infrequently in NYC but the alleged murderer was a Cuban so more difficult for him to get into the US. I agree that Rio provided the most convenient site given the circumstances. But I was responding to your saying the real scenario was the victim bringing back a young garoto from the sauna. This has been shown not to be the case.

From what I have read here in the various newspaper accounts of the murder, the location of the murder site is incidental to the reason for the murder. It appears this was a contract job which could have been carried out anywhere. The alleged murderer didn’t reckon with the security camera at the residence where he cased the place for hours before going in and out for a total of 14 minutes, just enough time to do the dastardly deed. He also didn’t have to force entry in the early morning but appears to have let himself in and out easily which suggests he had a key. This could point to the victim’s estranged husband who shared parenthood of a son with the victim. If it ads up with all the evidence, this appears to be a domestic violence case. Not a gay tourist hooking up with Mr. Goodbar(remember that film with Diane Keaton).

Now I’ll have to check a few of my long ago hookups. Lol

I remember the ‘59 Chevy wagon as our neighbour at the cottage had one. His mother, a grandmother, took sick at her cottage next to his and he put her in the back on a mattress to take her to the hospital in Montreal. That was the summer of ‘59 and we never saw her again except in her coffin at the funeral a few days later. They got rid of the car because of the bad association it had of that terrible 3 hour drive.

One of my brothers is in Wikipedia. He’s still alive so the final chapter is not yet written. He had a very public career in politics.

Many local chapters of fraternities closed at McGill during that period. Including mine and they sold off the house. It would be worth millions today.

I’ve seen him twice and getting hard was not a problem for him. Also he was very friendly and completed the job with an explosive climax on his part. What’s not to like?

I saw 44 in the last century.😳

Talk about going off the deep end. I think you need some advice but not sure you will get it here. Maybe I’m wrong. I’ll let someone else say.

He’s a newbie on RM I assume unless he changed his name. He uses two words to specify his intended audience: solvent and VIP. I would note he is targeting NYC and it is true there is a lot of money there, specifically in banks. As Willie Hutton once said “I rob banks because that is where the money is”. I would say he had the proper focus if he is intending to make a lot of money. The question is, are his marketing skills up to snuff. There is nothing in his ad either through photos or text to indicate you could take him out in public to fancy places. There is also nothing to indicate what kind of services he provides that would deserve high fees. And finally his single photo doesn’t suggest an elite type of escort, in my humble opinion.

It sounds potentially serious to me. They ruled out prostate cancer so it means something else probably in the same area they were treating. That could involve bladder cancer, the closest organ to the prostate. His treatment going forward on an outpatient basis suggests either chemo or radiation, both used in bladder cancer. My brother had this after prostate cancer 16 years ago that came back in the bladder 2 years ago. He’s doing alright at present.

If you read his ad he states Social drink or 😈 Also that one bad review indicating drug use. Two flags.

If you live in Belgium as your moniker suggests, then I can see why you wouldn’t have range anxiety. It’s a different situation in Canada or many parts of the US where distances between large cities are much greater than in Europe. When I lived in Geneva travelling time to other cities in and outside Switzerland was much less than here in Ontario. In 2 hours I could drive through France and get to Italy. At the extreme, it takes a day and a half to get out of Ontario if I was to head west.

The same with me about 20 years ago. Bordeaux Jail in Montreal. He only had one close relative, his mother, who I knew, and she didn’t have a good relationship with him. He had a girlfriend but she was the one who put him in jail. So I was the closest person he could count on.

Do you go to visit him? Years ago a regular of mine was sent to jail for 6 months and I was the only one who visited him on a regular basis. I set up an account with money so he could buy sundries like cigarettes and chocolate bars. When he came out he showed his appreciation to me in non monetary ways.