GuyfromATL

Hello. Long time reader; first time poster.
 
Not to dump on Shane, but I thought I should share my experience. I value the honest posts and feedback on here, and I’ve benefitted greatly from y’all’s guidance on masseurs. It’s about time I paid it forward.
 
Unfortunately, I find myself in the camp of those blown off by Shane. I was in LA for a day a couple of weeks back. I decided to take the leap and book with Shane because of the positive feedback from those guys who had met him. I reached out a week in advance to schedule him, and we had a great chat exchange leading up to the day of the massage. 
 
I flew into LA that morning and headed to the OC for some business meetings. I reconfirmed with him, and we were set to meet after my meetings. I finished my meetings early and texted Shane that I could meet 30 minutes earlier if he was available. That’s when it all unraveled. 
 
He responded via text about 20 minutes before our appointment and said he was with another client and he would text me when finished. About 5 minutes before our appointment, he sent me a text, explaining that a client got aggressive with him, and he had to call the cops. He then asked to postpone our appointment. I told him I could postpone for about 30 minutes. Beyond that, I would have to cut my losses and head back to LAX airport. 
 
To my surprise, he called me a few minutes later to apologize and ask if I could reschedule. He offered to comp the massage if I would reschedule. I reiterated to him that I was only in town for that day, and that I could wait 30 minutes for him to settle things. I asked him to keep me updated, and he agreed. 
 
That was the last I ever heard from Shane. I sent him a couple texts later that evening but no response. My texts show “delivered” but not “read.”
I was completely bummed to miss him, but in the back of my mind I wasn’t too surprised. In all fairness, I had read the forums here, and I had been warned.
 
However, this is now the second bad experience I’ve had in CA (SD & LA) in the last four months. I’m beginning to think I’m cursed on the west coast. LOL

Had a very different experience with JonATL. As always I suggest being honest with him about your expectations when booking. He's a beautiful and sensitive man and a magical being, and I was honest with him and because of that I got one of those dream massages. Here's what I posted on RentMasseur:
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Sometimes you happen on a masseur who seems to know you and understand you the moment you walk in. JonATL is that kind of masseur. His hands seemed to be seeking out the places where I stored tension, places I didn't even know myself were clenched. I felt trust immediately, and comfort, and the 90 minutes flew by. At several moments, I felt complete comfort with him, like the two of us were on a journey together. It was one of those rare massages you want never to end. I'll definitely be back. He's a real Atlanta treasure, a wonderful wizard, a marvelous magician, a genuine shaman.

Putting in my 2 cents- was a great experience, loved every minute.  Looking to rebook, such a great guy!

Just had a tremendous massage with Bearsoul.
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RENTMASSEUR.COM View my profile on RentMasseur.com It was as good as I remembered it from years ago. Great location (Vauxhall), space (clean apartment), and massage (therapeutic and sensual, but as always, YMMV). It was really easy to coordinate times with him.
If you like your men tall, strong and beefy, then he's your guy. If I lived in London, Kev would be a habit. 

Bearsoul is by far, the best masseur I had in London. Great guy and a great massage. DM me if you need more details. 

Kev is one of my favourite masseurs. He is tall and strong like a rugby player, and a lovely guy. He is also gifted... and a very talented masseur. I highly recommend him.
 
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I’m really sorry to hear that. Next time you’re in LA or SD, send me a PM. I have great recs of guys that won’t ghost you. 

Thank you for sharing. I felt like I was weird or clingy or something wrong with me when it came to Shane, but this experience is similar to mine. Everything seemed great, as I shared in the thread - messaging was kind, friendly, joking. He even called me on the phone to tell me not to be so self-deprecating, so I thought things were awesome. Like you, the last appointment got blown off, but it wasn’t the first time. The thing is, I usually show up at appointments early, and one time he told me an excuse similar to yours, but he drove off in front of me (I had arrived 30 minutes early because I feared California traffic). The day of our last encounter when he cancelled because of some major thing going on, someone else messaged him after our call and showed me the messages, and he got booked for a time that was during our appointment. So much depends on his mood, i think, as well as what kind of money he might make from various people (he charges different people different amounts), as well as possible actual scheduling issues. It is what it is. 

Hello. Long time reader; first time poster.
 
Not to dump on Shane, but I thought I should share my experience. I value the honest posts and feedback on here, and I’ve benefitted greatly from y’all’s guidance on masseurs. It’s about time I paid it forward.
 
Unfortunately, I find myself in the camp of those blown off by Shane. I was in LA for a day a couple of weeks back. I decided to take the leap and book with Shane because of the positive feedback from those guys who had met him. I reached out a week in advance to schedule him, and we had a great chat exchange leading up to the day of the massage. 
 
I flew into LA that morning and headed to the OC for some business meetings. I reconfirmed with him, and we were set to meet after my meetings. I finished my meetings early and texted Shane that I could meet 30 minutes earlier if he was available. That’s when it all unraveled. 
 
He responded via text about 20 minutes before our appointment and said he was with another client and he would text me when finished. About 5 minutes before our appointment, he sent me a text, explaining that a client got aggressive with him, and he had to call the cops. He then asked to postpone our appointment. I told him I could postpone for about 30 minutes. Beyond that, I would have to cut my losses and head back to LAX airport. 
 
To my surprise, he called me a few minutes later to apologize and ask if I could reschedule. He offered to comp the massage if I would reschedule. I reiterated to him that I was only in town for that day, and that I could wait 30 minutes for him to settle things. I asked him to keep me updated, and he agreed. 
 
That was the last I ever heard from Shane. I sent him a couple texts later that evening but no response. My texts show “delivered” but not “read.”
I was completely bummed to miss him, but in the back of my mind I wasn’t too surprised. In all fairness, I had read the forums here, and I had been warned.
 
However, this is now the second bad experience I’ve had in CA (SD & LA) in the last four months. I’m beginning to think I’m cursed on the west coast. LOL