Lucky

Into the Woods

Those aren't swimsuits!

@newatthis You know stuff like that? I am impressed!

Why did he stop writing? Why do you love him? He shorted you years of his work! Wikipedia tells us, in part: Rimbaud and Charlie, then known as Verlaine, soon began a brief and torrid affair. They led a wild, vagabond-like life spiced by absinthe, opium and hashish.[52] The Parisian literary coterie was scandalized by Rimbaud, whose behaviour was that of the archetypal enfant terrible, yet throughout this period he continued to write poems. Their stormy relationship eventually brought them to London in September 1872,[53] a period over which Rimbaud would later express regret. During this time, Verlaine abandoned his wife and infant son (both of whom he had abused in his alcoholic rages). In London they lived in considerable poverty in Bloomsbury and in Camden Town, scraping a living mostly from teaching, as well as with an allowance from Verlaine's mother.[54] Rimbaud spent his days in the Reading Room of the British Museum where "heating, lighting, pens and ink were free".[54] The relationship between the two poets grew increasingly bitter, and Verlaine abandoned Rimbaud in London to meet his wife in Brussels. By the table, an 1872 painting by Henri Fantin-Latour. Verlaine is on the far left and Rimbaud is at the second to left. Rimbaud was not well liked at the time, and many people thought of him as dirty and rude.[55] The artist Henri Fantin-Latour wanted to paint first division poets at the 1872 Salon, but they were not available.[56] He had to settle for Rimbaud and Verlaine, who were described as "geniuses of the tavern".[56] The painting, By the table, shows Rimbaud and Verlaine at the end of the table. Other writers, such as Albert Mérat, refused to be painted with Verlaine and Rimbaud, Mérat's reason being that he "would not be painted with pimps and thieves",[56] in reference to Verlaine and Rimbaud; in the painting, Mérat is replaced by a flower vase on the table.[56] Mérat also spread many rumours in the salons that Verlaine and Rimbaud were sleeping together; the spread of those rumours was the commencement of fall for the two poets, who were trying to build a good reputation for themselves.[56] In late June 1873, Verlaine returned to Paris alone, but quickly began to mourn Rimbaud's absence. On 8 July he telegraphed Rimbaud, asking him to come to the Hotel Liège in Brussels.[57] The reunion went badly, they argued continuously, and Verlaine took refuge in heavy drinking.[57] On the morning of 10 July, Verlaine bought a revolver and ammunition.[57] About 16:00, "in a drunken rage", he fired two shots at Rimbaud, one of them wounding the 18-year-old in the left wrist.[57] Rimbaud initially dismissed the wound as superficial but had it dressed at the St-Jean hospital nevertheless.[57] He did not immediately file charges, but decided to leave Brussels.[57] About 20:00, Verlaine and his mother accompanied Rimbaud to the Gare du Midi railway station.[57] On the way, by Rimbaud's account, Verlaine "behaved as if he were insane". Fearing that Verlaine, with pistol in pocket, might shoot him again, Rimbaud "ran off" and "begged a policeman to arrest him".[58] Verlaine was charged with attempted murder, then subjected to a humiliating medico-legal examination.[59] He was also interrogated about his correspondence with Rimbaud and the nature of their relationship.[59] The bullet was eventually removed on 17 July and Rimbaud withdrew his complaint. The charges were reduced to wounding with a firearm, and on 8 August 1873 Verlaine was sentenced to two years in prison.[59] Rimbaud returned home -to Charlieville- and completed his prose work Une Saison en Enfer ("A Season in Hell")—still widely regarded as a pioneering example of modern Symbolist writing. In the work it is widely interpreted that he refers to Verlaine as his "pitiful brother" (frère pitoyable) and the "mad virgin" (vierge folle), and to himself as the "hellish husband" (l'époux infernal), and described their life together as a "domestic farce" (drôle de ménage).

If so, details please!

I did just now edit the ones I was following, dropping 23 guys. It was pretty sad as these guys have either died or simply not posted in years. Yet at one time they were vibrant members of this community. I wonder why some stopped posting. They had seemed really dedicated. I kept a couple of old favorites even though I know I will never hear from them again.

@EastbayMike Did you leave the other half in Amsterdam?

Every time I see this thread I am thrown for a loop. I have never hired an "escort body." I always just hire escorts, both their minds and their bodies. Can you imagine Dr. Purplekow examining patients bodies without factoring in their minds?

You must now follow my diet too!

No, the last time I saw you cry was when that hunk at the gym came up and said hi to me while ignoring you. It was all I could do to console you and I had to turn him down as part of it!* At least he gave us both t-shirts! (Mine's the green one!) *The above is pure fantasy on Lucky's part!

No one is complaining about Moderna or Pfizer rolling out the vaccine. It is the GOVERNMENT that is failing us.

So tired of nothing to look forward to, and worried that a travel credit may expire, the husband and I are now booked to New York City for the above dates. We know that the Gaiety is closed, but hopefully our vaccines will allow us some theater and saunas. BTW: what shows should we see? ?

I have lots of followers gained over the years, but so many of them have stopped posting or, sadly, died, that I would like to edit the list so that it is more current. Yet I don't see a way to do that. Advice?

Longtime Companion was a longtime ago! No tears since?

Ben is best advised to not comment on how the younger sex workers do their job. He's had a successful turn at it himself, and he should rest on his laurels rather than try to minimize what younger guys are trying to do. Just my opinion, and I am a fan of Ben.

Ben, you sound a little jealous. That's beneath you. Just wish him well and let him succeed or not as fate will have it.

Oh, c'mon. Let's not bring Ben into this. Reno for me is very cute and charming. I am happy to watch for free as he shows off his likable body. They always say "different strokes for different folks," but Reno's strokes work well for me. Eventually the world will have seen enough, and then he can go on to the career he was destined for- cruise ship host!

Well, you see how that went.

Riverside County is doing a completely shit job of rolling out the vaccines. Even those who can get an appointment have to wait up to 2 hours in line. Some appointments are not honored. It will be weeks before they get it right. UPDATED: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/01/14/world/covid19-coronavirus#california-just-made-it-easier-for-people-to-get-vaccinated-for-many-it-feels-harder-than-ever

It's hard to believe that a jury was forced to watch porn like that. The guy was convicted and only got 9 years.

Today I attended a performance of Days To Come, by Lillian Hellman, at the Mint Theater production on Theater Row. I had read about the show in last week's Wall Street Journal as Terry Teachout, the theater critic, had spoken well of it. You might know, though, that when I say "attended" that I was in my home, watching the play on my computer. I couldn't actually be there since the play was performed in 2018. But the Mint is streaming it for free, and who could turn that down? The show is a drama taking place in 1936 where a labor strike undoes the town, the factory, and anyone in shouting range. It's pretty well acted, but I sure wish I had seen it live in 2018, as something is lost when you don't have to silence your phone, worry about farting (I didn't!) and you can get up to pee at your leisure. To see the play, go to the theater at minttheater.org. They will give you a link to the password you need to stream the performance. The show is about two hours long. I recommend it to those who love theater. There are few giggles, but good acting and sets. Here is the Mint's summary of the play: Lillian Hellman’s second play, Days to Come, is a family drama set against the backdrop of labor strife in a small Ohio town which threatens to tear apart both town and family. “It’s the story of innocent people on both sides who are drawn into conflict and events far beyond their comprehension,” Hellman said in an interview before Days to Come opened in 1936. “It’s the saga of a man who started something he cannot stop…” Andrew Rodman is running the family business and failing at it. The workers are out on strike and things are getting desperate. “Papa would have known what to do,” his sister Cora nags, “and without wasting time and money.” But it’s too late, Rodman is bringing in strikebreakers, naively failing to anticipate the disastrous impact that this will have on his family and their place in the community where they have lived for generations. Audiences had no chance to appreciate Days to Come when it premiered on Broadway in 1936; it closed after a week. Hellman blamed herself for the play’s failure. “I wanted to say too much,” she wrote in a preface to the published play in 1942—while admitting that her director was confused and her cast inadequate. “On the opening night the actors moved as figures in the dream of a frightened child. It was my fault, I suppose, that it happened.” Nevertheless, “I stand firmly on the side of Days to Come.” In 1942, Hellman could afford to take responsibility for the play’s failure; she had enjoyed much success in the days after Days to Come (with both The Little Foxes and Watch on the Rhine.) But Hellman’s play is better than she would admit. Days to Come was revived only once in New York, in 1978, by the WPA Theatre. In reviewing that production for The Nation, Harold Clurman wrote that “our knowledge of what Hellman would subsequently write reveals that Days to Come is not mainly concerned with the industrial warfare which is the ‘stuff’ of her story for the first two acts.” Hellman’s real preoccupation is “the lack of genuine values of mind or spirit” of her principle characters, the factory-owning Rodmans. Here's what Terry Teachout had to say: [TABLE] [TR] [TD] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Days to Come Mint Theater, New York Viewable online through February 21, free To watch, go to minttheater.org by TERRY TEACHOUT One of the few welcome surprises of 2020 was the announcement by New York’s Mint Theater that it had spent the preceding seven years taping broadcast-ready three-camera archival videos of its off-Broadway productions, and that in lieu of live performances during the pandemic, it would stream these videos for free. As regular readers of this column know, the Mint specializes in small-house revivals of unjustly forgotten 20th- century plays. I have been reviewing one or two of its shows most seasons for the past decade and a half, and each one I’ve seen has been well chosen and flawlessly acted and staged. No other theater company in America has a more consistently high record of artistic quality. “Days to Come,” the second of 10 plays by Lillian Hellman to open on Broadway in her lifetime, is one of the most significant of the Mint’s recent revivals, for the original production closed in 1936 after just seven performances and disappeared almost without a trace... Most flops close for self-evident reasons, but there is no obvious reason why “Days to Come” did so: It is an extremely strong piece of work, worthy of direct comparison with such better-known Hellman scripts as “The Children’s Hour” and “The Little Foxes,” and the Mint’s production, directed with lean clarity by J.R. Sullivan, makes so powerful a case for it that I am at a loss to understand why so excellent a play vanished from view.... Reviewing a Mint production is a nightmare for critics who thrive on picking flaws. The cast is very well chosen, especially Janie Brookshire, who plays the matriarch of the Rodman family. Harry Feiner, the set designer, has fit two naturalistic interiors onto the Beckett Theatre’s revolving stage—a neat piece of scenic prestidigitation for a 99-seat off- Broadway house, and one of a kind for which the Mint is justly celebrated. (You can actually see the set being changed during the intermission.) Some of the camera angles show the first row of the audience, whose presence is audible without being in any way intrusive. That’s a happy, even comforting touch: You’ll come away from “Days to Come” feeling as though you’ve seen a real stage show, not a telecast. —Mr. Teachout, the Journal’s drama critic, is the author, most recently, of “Billy and Me.” Write to him at [email protected].[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [TABLE] [TR] [TD] [TABLE] [TR] [TD] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]

I hope that you tipped the maid!

I have been avoiding the virus to date and plan to keep doing the things I do to keep it at bay. So, when the vaccine is here for me, I will be here for it. I hope! North Carolina is not one of the more cosmopolitan states, but my sister and her husband there were vaccinated yesterday.

What are YOU going to do? Huh!

Okay, young'uns, I will tell you from my experience that after years of fighting the skin sagging, paying for Botox and moisturizers, I finally reached the point where I just don't care anymore. It's kind of like fighting your gayness when young, once you just accept it life gets much better! Now isn't that a wrinkle?