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Like this cozy spot above Rio https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/wjy7w5/how-a-blogger-snapped-the-most-insane-selfie-atop-brazils-christ-the-redeemer-statue

I was surprised to see the success of the starry revival, TBH. I think the play was groundbreaking in its day, and assumed that without the context of real pre-stonewall life for gay men, that it might fall flat. A sign that progress is good. Looking forward to this!

I’m among the (more than a) few of us who expected that WE would be gone before the bars... If you take current standards of connection and translate it into the old cruise bar format, you’d have to pay a membership fee, check your pants at the door, walk around the pool table with your bits to the wind and have an LED to clip on to your beer bottle for fill light. At least lying about your age and your job hasn’t changed! (And back then NOBODY lived in his mother’s basement...)

NateGrimes ( @NateGrimesXXX ) is a wide receiver. Also a deep thinker...

We, the Gays, have gained a LOT of security in our rights as citizens since most of the bars opened. All singles, gay and straight, have more ways to meet potential whatevers than ever. But all business models that rely on a physical space to make their money are getting crushed right now. Few will survive or come back. Bottom line is that we still have the right to marry and be treated equally (almost) everywhere. The price for that is some losses of local establishments that once anchored a community that had no real options for meeting the like-minded without fear. Sad to see them go as part of rapidly changing urban landscape, and we can honor the hospitality and community support they provided when it was needed most. I raise a glass at home to former bar-backs and tenders everywhere!!

You don’t need a scientific survey. “Financial transactions for sex” are popular as ever in America. (See also: “Diamond engagement rings”)

Viral load at exposure is the thing, so the tinier the particles, the lower the viral load in what you “receive” into your system. Larger amounts of infectious fluids, air particles or mist being emitted or expelled will have larger viral load no matter where it lands. Kissing has to be among the easiest ways for a virus to travel from host to host, as it doesn’t have to survive aerosolizing or surface transfer, and is constantly being refreshed as kissers salivate. You’ll absolutely find OC providers who kiss and do it well! Patience will be rewarded.

Daddys, like Cougars, have a responsibility to follow the Scouting Rule: always leave the campsite in better shape than you found it...

Think about finding one of the several LA guys who do both massage and escort, and see if they offer massage with safety precautions. You can affordably check chemistry with a couple and go for more later.

My first hearing of Che Faro was with a tenor, and I’ve always loved mezzos more. JDF is an excellent artist with a beautiful voice. I’ve seen him in person, at short distance, and if I simultaneously picture him in nothing but a short tunic and a lyre I may become a convert!

When “I’m sixteen and I don’t need a governess” Becomes “I’m sixty and I don’t need a caregiver” LOL

Jarrod, you’re really not at the disadvantage you think you are here - look at business model comparisons HOTEL: Operating at a loss Thx to COVID PROVIDER: Same HOTEL: Has federal, state and local regulations to follow, and is subject to unannounced inspections for enforcement, and pay fines for violations. This is calculated into all rack rates along with other expenses. PROVIDER: Not regulated, with client bearing equal amount of any legal exposure for any violations of law. HOTEL: Uses ads to reassure potential guests that during this contagion, the property’s sanitation practices are thorough and complete with all process documentation and MSDS available for review. May be liable in court for misrepresentation or damages to guests in civil suits. PROVIDER: Uses profile to reassure potential clients that during this contagion, he is STI-free, and recently tested neg for COVID. No documentation provided. No liability in court for misrepresentation or damages. HOTEL: Able to accommodate advance reservations and walk-ins by having trained housekeeping staff on a rotating schedule, to keep a variety of rooms (and all the common areas) prepared, sanitized and available for use, compatible with advertised check-in and check-out times and other posted hours of operation. PROVIDER: Able to determine everything about availability and location of appointment. Now, later or not at all; my place, your place my friend’s place, or the Ritz. Client may have own request re time and location which you negotiate, or decline as suits you. Provider does not require additional staff or communication equipment for douching, showering, gargling, condom-buying, cleaning, etc. in advance preparation. HOTEL: Has been burned by no-shows and skippers, therefore... Requires refundable deposit to cover costs for preparation of room to higher standards right now, rather than raise rack rate. (If you so much as sit on the bed for 10 seconds and decide you want another room, they’ll get you the new room AND will also have to document all the steps taken for re-cleaning of room you were in for a minute). Deposit refunded at checkout, and it is recorded that it was, in fact, refunded, not just adjustment to bill, and hotel can be liable for any emotional damage to client in the process of settling the refund. PROVIDER: Has been burned by no-shows and skippers (no tip...) therefore... Requires refundable(?) deposit to cover costs of preparation. For most providers, that usually involves nothing more than would be done as enhanced grooming prior to hook up with a FB. Deposit may offset losses from scheduling around a no-show. No documentation. Deposit may also soothe any hurt feelings from rejection (“sorry but you’re not the guy in the photos, so just keep the deposit, but expect an unflattering review”) Provider can refund as much or as little of deposit as desired, regardless of pre-agreement, as no client will ever bring a suit to court. HOTEL: Has to maintain entire property to current safety and OSHA standards and prove all insurance is always updated in order to advertise as a hotel, and do business. PROVIDER: Has a gym membership. Might move soiled laundry from floor Into hamper. You get what I’m saying. Your business model really can’t be compared to that of a commercial establishment. Keep it in proportion. You have a low-overhead business with great flexibility about how you manage it. To speak to your big dilemma, YES!! if you’re going to book a hotel room, whether for work or leisure, you SHOULD plan on the extra hundred or so up front, and use a card or cards that will cover the TOTAL amount it takes to reserve the room. Deposit policies exist, like most laws and regs, because of a few selfish schmucks who took advantage in the past and have ruined it for others forever.. It’s a cost of doing business, my friend. No need to take it as a personal rebuke. Maybe you work locally for now, or in a city where you only take outcalls and crash on a friends couch, if liquidity is a major issue. And for Karma’s sake please leave a generous tip for the housekeeper anytime you stay.

Keep in mind, that right now EVERY room has to be thoroughly taken apart, cleaned and sanitized before a guest checks in, regardless of whether the prior guest spent 5 minutes or 5 days in the space. The property has to have enough commitment of guests actually showing in order to schedule the staff. Providing a clean and safe environment for guests is essential, and that adds man-hours to each housekeeping shift. Look at you, being a good pay-it-forward consumer and citizen!! Just by floating a deposit that covers the cost of turning a room, you are actually creating jobs and/or boosting OT for some minimum wage workers who can really use the money. You get your money back, and some housekeeper gets to both pay her rent AND feed her kids. Sounds win/win to me!!

Parker provides outdoor massage, ask when booking. (but maybe avoid booking when there’s triple digit temps in the valley) There’s a pool right there, too

I have done 2 four-handers. One had that sensory overload thing- not symetrical in any way re body location, nor similar in the approach and pressure. I usually participate with breathing to use the exhale that helps relax muscles but when the hands are not of the one mind, all that gets wasted. Where they did sync up was on the sensual play and release. The other 2-man service was in a spa setting, and the hands were exactly symmetrical in location and touch throughout - definitely the better option for theraputic, which is all they offered. If I did hire another 2 man team it will be for sensual, less focus on the technical, which really only works from a team that works together often enough where they can read MY mind as well as each other’s. Harder to find I think!! IMHO, Id rather spend the money on two separate providers one at a time.

I always enjoy these sorts of scenes in porn - they take me back to the earliest ones I saw that were made in LA 78-80? with the typical LA beach rats that were often blond, dim, and built - and oh those tan lines! They used pool settings a lot, and oftentimes with the set-up you describe. Swimming nude always feels so great, and liberating, no matter what. If I wanted to spend money to hire that fantasy, I’d have to find the guy who fits the bill, can play the part, AND carries his own pool...

I’m relieved I wasn’t s shown in any of the hey-day stock footage. Hah!

I work(ed) within an industry that has always had lots of gay men, including several coworkers who cruise every hookup and hooker page - two of my (former) work comrades had shown up on an old rent-boy conglomerate page (m4m4rent??) and one of them I’d have hired if I had the money... But word ALWAYS got out if someone had nudes, or kinks in profile or on display. Or if someone had admitted they hired. Gossip gossip!!! Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little... God I miss ‘em...

When pressed, and after a wee drinkie, I may have mentioned ...something... about the occasional engagement of a private therapeutic bodywork provider. My words of praise were more clinical than I might use in proper reviews and private thoughts...and basta. I, for one, must save something for a scandalous memoir

When asked where I’d like to vacation, I often replied “I’m booking a week on Eric Heiden’s thighs” lol

Seconding JEFFREY - the play was even better Don’t think I saw listed here LOST LANGUAGE OF CRANES with Brian Cox and Eileen Atkins. Heartbreaking.

If bottoming for hand or small toy, heed the guys above- fiber supps amazing! Once you see how well they work. Find your natural rhythm of elimination. A brief shallow flush 1 bulbx2 is all that need to follow if you’ve already moved bowels in solid condition. For deep play, I plan ahead, lower food intake day and a half before. Lots of liquid, an egg, a small salad, some fruit, Greek yogurt. no meat. No alcohol Same fiber. 4hr ahead of meeting: 1 round of 2-bulb clean out. Use shower shot only if needed: Med flow, warm, to a count of five, hold for 20 sec then expel. Repeat a couple times more until clear - use your body to help, isolating core muscles, leaning to one side than another as you expel. Breathe as you push out. Adjust quantity and hold time as needed. There is a learning curve. Having a long skinny 12-16” toy to do a final reconnaissance mission is a good idea. Done by 2hr lead time Lie down for 15m, followed by getting up and moving, stretching, breathing. Check in over toilet. Bulb rinse as needed. Then proceed with grooming routine. Try to allow your body its natural elimination process Douching above is NOT for daily routine. Only when a hand or silicone buddy might be in the vicinity of the ...holding bin Hint: day before use an emollient on your hole and taint (Vaseline, coconut oil, etc) so the imminent water-use doesn’t chap your ...lips. Reapply after wiping, etc and before sleep. Long Live the Home Bidet!!

It’s a joke for opera queens I guess... The voice category of a the big romantic male roles Wagner wrote is Heldentenor or, heroic tenor, characterized by big sound that can go all night. Make correlation as you will.

There was a guy I dated long ago who wore layered pastels with no shame, often quoted Bette Davis. Tallulah, Judy and Liberace and knew every Musical Ever When he had finished with me I felt as if had been turned turned inside out, without fail. Straight -ish or not, I had never come harder or laughed more. Packaging may not always guarantee a better result. For me, the only attraction in a straight man is if A) I know it for a fact, and B) I get to do something for/to him that his “girl” would Never Do. Ever.

Self reporting is cloudy... It’s akin to “” I’ve been absolutely faithful in our marriage “ Which lead to the notion that VD could spread via toilet seat... “I’m strictly a top” may be something never followed up through on when the client has thick 8””