tristanbaldwin

Big hug, @tristanbaldwin . Try to get out asap. I would not be afraid for my life, or for getting sick, but about being quarantined.

Love these bodybuilder pics...but can you imagine being a fly on the wall on that set....? I can only imagine the conversations as the photographer places the models...

@former lurker - Not much anyone can do, and thankfully I’m not at much risk because I’m not working. If I was trolling around Hong Kong like i LOVEEEEEE to do, might be a different story. However, I gotta admit I was nervous as all fuck on the flights in from Hong Kong, then inter-Vietnam. Lots of Chinese tourists, all hacking wheezing coughing eating Durians ON AN AIRPLANE, spitting in bottles on an airplane(are you chewing tobacco or trying to lose weight like a high school wrestler, what’s going on here?!), literally a one hour 40 minute period between Hanoi and Phu Quoc where I felt like I was on the edge of my seat. Couldn’t wait to get off the plane. However, interesting to note...some of these were very, VERY rich Chinese too...and they didn;’t even seem to care about their own kind coughing, and many weren‘t wearing masks...so I don’t know the severity to which to take things. I think @quoththeraven posted statistics yesterday that said it’s fatal in 2.9 or 2.7 percent of cases...that’s actually kind of a scary number, when you look at it across the board. The idea of the airports in Asia kinda getting shut down or restricted...(I predict Japan will preventatively be next, to stay ahead of it), makes me think I’ll take @bashful ’s advice and head west through Europe out of Singapore or through Qatar. Luckily, the return trip home is a mileage ticket...so it’s fairly flexible.
 
Truly appreciate everyone’s concern. Thank god this wasn’t a work trip I was counting on- I wonder if the direct body to body fluid to fluid contact fears are killing the sex industry in Asia right now?

@former lurker - Not much anyone can do, and thankfully I’m not at much risk because I’m not working. If I was trolling around Hong Kong like i LOVEEEEEE to do, might be a different story. However, I gotta admit I was nervous as all fuck on the flights in from Hong Kong, then inter-Vietnam. Lots of Chinese tourists, all hacking wheezing coughing eating Durians ON AN AIRPLANE, spitting in bottles on an airplane(are you chewing tobacco or trying to lose weight like a high school wrestler, what’s going on here?!), literally a one hour 40 minute period between Hanoi and Phu Quoc where I felt like I was on the edge of my seat. Couldn’t wait to get off the plane. However, interesting to note...some of these were very, VERY rich Chinese too...and they didn;’t even seem to care about their own kind coughing, and many weren‘t wearing masks...so I don’t know the severity to which to take things. I think @quoththeraven posted statistics yesterday that said it’s fatal in 2.9 or 2.7 percent of cases...that’s actually kind of a scary number, when you look at it across the board. The idea of the airports in Asia kinda getting shut down or restricted...(I predict Japan will preventatively be next, to stay ahead of it), makes me think I’ll take @bashful ’s advice and head west through Europe out of Singapore or through Qatar. Luckily, the return trip home is a mileage ticket...so it’s fairly flexible.
 
Truly appreciate everyone’s concern. Thank god this wasn’t a work trip I was counting on- I wonder if the direct body to body fluid to fluid contact fears are killing the sex industry in Asia right now?

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

@former lurker - Not much anyone can do, and thankfully I’m not at much risk because I’m not working. If I was trolling around Hong Kong like i LOVEEEEEE to do, might be a different story. However, I gotta admit I was nervous as all fuck on the flights in from Hong Kong, then inter-Vietnam. Lots of Chinese tourists, all hacking wheezing coughing eating Durians ON AN AIRPLANE, spitting in bottles on an airplane(are you chewing tobacco or trying to lose weight like a high school wrestler, what’s going on here?!), literally a one hour 40 minute period between Hanoi and Phu Quoc where I felt like I was on the edge of my seat. Couldn’t wait to get off the plane. However, interesting to note...some of these were very, VERY rich Chinese too...and they didn;’t even seem to care about their own kind coughing, and many weren‘t wearing masks...so I don’t know the severity to which to take things. I think @quoththeraven posted statistics yesterday that said it’s fatal in 2.9 or 2.7 percent of cases...that’s actually kind of a scary number, when you look at it across the board. The idea of the airports in Asia kinda getting shut down or restricted...(I predict Japan will preventatively be next, to stay ahead of it), makes me think I’ll take @bashful ’s advice and head west through Europe out of Singapore or through Qatar. Luckily, the return trip home is a mileage ticket...so it’s fairly flexible.
 
Truly appreciate everyone’s concern. Thank god this wasn’t a work trip I was counting on- I wonder if the direct body to body fluid to fluid contact fears are killing the sex industry in Asia right now?

Glad I saw this and you are safe and sound.
I hope you are at least enjoying your stay in Viet Nam.
Didn't realize there are restrictions from Viet Nam also.
If you need, I'll send you a doctor's note saying you are immune to Corona virus and that you are sorely needed back here.
Besides, in anticipation of your triumphant return, I'm putting in my reservation to see you!
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And, yes, you are correct - the Great Dane IS an amazing person!

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

Alright, so I sorta click-baited y’all here, but I had to say my peace. Currently in Vietnam, having traveled through Hong Kong on the way in(briefly, 2 hr connection), and in somewhat jeopardy of being stuck here / travel difficulties in the event the US gov’t starts restricting travel home. Several clients have reached out to me in concern, but it really resonates with me that @Dane Scott from SOCAL took the time to text, call, do everything but send smoke signals to see if I had a plan and if he could help out. Let me tell you, my own fucking biological brother hasn’t inquired in the slightest where I am, so it speaks volumes to the character of this man for him to extend himself like this.
 
Then again, anyone who’s been on this board for the past decade already knew what CLASS he had. Love ya brother(Ace, love you too, but he’s taking your place...)...
 
JB/“TB”

an interesting sidebar to this discussion. There have been 8200 deaths so far this season in the US from the flu.

I'm not sure that I, for one, am complaining about the way things have evolved, over the last twenty years, in the escort market. As others have pointed out tastes in grooming and in body tattooing have changed markedly during that period. That is likely true of younger clients as well as many of the escorts who advertise on rentmen. Current escorts, if they want to be a success, are meeting the tastes of these younger clients and that is exactly what they should be doing. I, at 79, am rapidly approaching the end of my hiring days and am certainly not their long term future client for these guys. All I'm saying is that the current grooming standards and body tattooing are not appealing to me and I will continue to hire from the ever shrinking pool of clean shaven, tattooless escorts.

I have been hiring since I was in my early 20s, more than 30 years ago. I have tried the whole array from street hustlers to premium escorts and porn stars. The market is better than ever. If you are unhappy it is not a reflection of the market but of your own inability to change with the times. When you start to feel like the old times were better, it only means you are an old timer.

Interesting you would mention Thailand. One of my favorite escorts was from Thailand and was in the U. S. attending a South Louisiana University. He was HOT!!!!! We clicked right away, and he became one of my most-frequently hired escorts.
 
Unfortunately, about four years ago (after we'd been meeting regularly about every 3-4 weeks for two years), he informed me that he would be graduating and, unless he could find a way to get around the mandatory requirement that he return to Thailand upon graduation, that would be our last meeting.
 
He was so desperate to remain the U. S. that he proposed that he and I get married (I'm NOT joking) and even referenced the fact we could hook up all the time and he wouldn't charge for the meetings (that's how much he wanted to remain in the U. S.). Marriage was simply not an option on my end, and in speaking with other Asain friends I have here in Louisiana, it would have been deemed a "sham marriage" by immigration authorities anyway and he would have still been forced to return to Thailand.
 
Hence, that final meeting about four years ago was in fact our last meeting, and I'm sure I'll never see him again. Just one more instance of frustration from this hobby, but as I said in my post below, "it is what it is!"

If you are ever in Bangkok, I recommend Tawan bar where you can take you pick from a dozen or so muscle bound mega-hung Thai body builders for about $100 a night.

What's interesting is that Asians as a whole here in America(just my observation, and CERTAINLY not a racist statement- as I ADORE asians and go out of my way to hit Asia twice a year- they love light hair light eyes and I love dark hair dark eyes too, so it's a good fit...), tend to be very conservative and family oriented. The other business I'm involved in(exotic dancing agency)- has been around 12 years and I have never ONCE had a male dancer applicant who was Asian....twink OR bodybuilder. Had two females who worked for me, and they were outstanding and HARD workers...but for whatever reason no males could come to grips with it? I dunno! It could have been a 'shame/shun' thing from the stigma of being in the adult industry and the fact that most Asian families really stress education and going forward and bettering yourself, and would probably consider this beneath them..?

There was a website called ‘Wayback Machine’ where you used to be able to look at indexed copies of websites, viewed at a given moment in time. However, some pictures or content wouldn’t import perfectly, and I don’t know if the data on a given message forum would all be available/viewable...but to offer my opinion as a worker on this topic....I’m in virtually completely agreement with what I’m seeing above. Competition seemed intense, reliable, but the market for it still strong in the late 2000’s when I first came in. Furthermore, the amount of ‘travel postings’ by given providers was thick....if I posted one in the morning, it was off the first page by that evening. Now, it seems like either a) guys aren’t traveling, or b) they don’t care to come here and post about it anymore.
 
Could be a combination of things, but I think a period where as the reliability and strength of looks of the guys declines; it doesn’t necessarily make it better for the rest of us that are ‘still in the fight’....I think it causes people to lose interest in the hobby, period.
 
One of the things that always surprises me is the number of the guys who are afraid to leave this country to find a better deal. I don‘t care if I get 30 PMs from other escorts saying “WHAT ARE YOU DOING SUGGESTING ______”, but I’ll say it flat and in the open here....there are some deals to be had in Thailand and Latin America. #justsaying. You might have to embrace travel costs and potential danger, but from my eyes, totally worth it.

Christ! Jacked! Seems to have a good aura in his pictures, too....but apparently I’m 0/1 guesstimating people I don’t know, recently! I endorsed that Wild men of the West based on their website, appearance, way they talked on social media...and I’ve actually been PM‘d by people I know(and have seen/trust/resect to the T), who say the guy was a lackluster escort, and apparently VERY difficult to work for(according to dancers who worked for him).
 
So again! I hope I’m right on this aura read, because I was 0/1 so far this year!