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Awwwww! If there’s an annual or bi-annual ‘Tristan Thread’ then perhaps there had to be the bi-annual or annual RESPONSE to it!
Absolutely swooning in the compliments; appreciate all of you so very much who have supported me over the years. I have never attempted to be the same as some of my colleagues- whose business model is to pack an absurd amount of clients into one day, fill themselves up with money like the cheeks of a chipmunk, then disappear for weeks. 
 
My model is slow but steady, only a couple a day at max- and that allows me my other obligations to the Army and to family / dogs / regular job. Communication with me can suck; and I will state that in advance…but as all of you who stayed the course have seen; I never do people wrong. 
 
As far as not being everyone’s type; oh well. Some people on this forum also strive for guys that perpetual con artists and hustlers, or because a guy is 22 and ‘less touched’, his value increases? ROFLMAO. Alright, let me know how that works out when he leaves after 35 minutes or doesn’t show up period, demands deposits, or blackmails you down the line when he’s desperate for 👌.
I feel better at 41 then I did in my early 30s;  and what you bring to a session as an escort is more important between your ears, as between your legs or the biceps on your arms. 
 
Time and experience shape perspective; and I am thankful to all my ‘mentors’ out there for helping craft mine. Love you all! ❤️
‘TB’ / Jordan

I have known Tristan for 15 years.  I make arrangements with him regularly.  You need to have some patience with him as he has a very complicated existence with his various interests and assorted travels and jobs.  He is well worth the trouble and you will never be dissatisfied with a visit from him.  However, just beware, that last minute changes in plans are frequent.  On the other hand, he gives undivided attention.  He is not a clock watcher.  He has a strong masculine aura and he has alpha qualities that are great but you may also find him willing to take a less dominant role, if you are inclined to want to alpha out.  He is generous with his attention.  He will leave you breathless and well satisfied in a way few others are able to do.  He is without doubt as sexy and sensual man as you will ever meet.  He will be passing by my area on his way back from his latest trek and I am hoping he will stop for spell here.  

I feel like I’m in the big leagues now, I’ve finally just met THE @tristanbaldwin.  I can’t share all the adjustments that he made to make this dream meeting come true.  He is truly way up there among the providers I’ve met.

Booked my room at the InnDulge; you guys are so fast! There were only two types of rooms left available (not two rooms, jus two types of rooms, Superior-View and Deluxe View), so I couldn't get the cheaper, non-pool-view rooms like last year. 😕
Hoping I can save up to invite a escort I've been having my eye on who's out of state.
But see you guys there from Thursday to Monday!  Bar being sick, I'll be going!

Vin Marco 

Provider here: All of these things are just common sense. 
These are good standard rules to live by! - except rule #3 which is unreasonable in my view. (There would be no way to verify the ID they show you is genuine anyway, but - to each their own.) My discretion is something I value really highly and I give my clients the exact same respect in return. 
 
Let me explain why I have deposit requirements:
The amount of last minute cancelations I have had, the amount of times I have been booked for fake appointments and gone to hotels only to have the client magically stop replying when I am only one block away, have made it impossible for me to work without a deposit from clients I have not met. This happened once to me 7 times in a row btw: Either fake booking or last minute cancel.
It has meant I have had no choice but to either quit or implement a deposit policy, but I try to make it as easy, safe and discreet as possible. 
My policy is - if you want an advance booking: 
You can send deposit by cash app (anonymous + private) or Venmo (anonymous + private)  I only require a small deposit - can be as little as $20-$50. whatever amount you are comfortable with, just send something to show me you are legit and serious.  I have over 50 positive reviews, you can contact the reviewers, you can see my pics, my address, etc. If despite all that that you are STILL uncomfortable with deposits, that is totally OK, I get it and totally understand peoples hesitation - some clients are in the closet or married, maybe they have a job that could be jeopardized and requires higher level of discretion, and after all you do read the horror stories here from people who send deposits of $1000s to providers with wonderful photos and no reviews,  - there could be a multitude of reasons why they do not feel comfortable with deposits - you can still just message me on the day of the appointment- and if I am still available, we can get together and we WILL have a fun time. The clients that are not comfortable with doing Venmo/cashapp - they more often than not still message me on the day, so I have found this system works well for these clients too. If they don't message, it's not a problem as I haven't cleared my calendar or refused other potential bookings.   
If you send me a deposit - I do then refuse to accept any other bookings in that time slot.
If you don't send a deposit and I keep the spot for you and you then cancel last minute - I am left in the red and its just not a viable way to conduct business.
Since I implemented this system it has weeded out almost all of my cancelations, and actually increased my bookings. 
 
 
Just to note- I get that people are worried about scams - as they should be - but you may not be aware that:
 Providers get contacted by scammers EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
We get contacted by pranksters EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
We get contacted by time wasters who are literally jerking off while metaphorically jerking us around EVERY. SINGLE. DAY!
Just today I have been contacted three by fake accounts saying "I want to send you cheques just give me your bank details!" (of course they don't open with that, but they waste our time chatting first, usually pretending to want a multi hour booking). When scammers contact us pretending to be clients - we have no choice but to reply as initially, we can not tell the difference between a genuine enquiry and a false lead.  A client who says that they are willing to spend a few hundred dollars on a provider who has many reviews  - but won't spend $20 on a deposit to lock it down - unfortunately lacks credibility.
I have proven to you I am real, authentic and genuine, a small Venmo or Uber allows you to do the same! 
We really put ourselves out there and asking for a minimal deposit is not a stretch too far.  
 
To surmise- The OP gives really good advice.  Take it!  The post is not about 'are deposit good or not', but how to do harm reduction and I think the points raised are wise and are super sensible - but of course there will be a chorus of anonymous profiles shouting "no deposits! scammers!"  I would bet the farm a good deal of them like to be able to cancel last minute! 
 
Have fun out there guys!  Be Kind! 

in my experience it has been with wholesome introverted bodybuilders from the gym. huge, not into competing since THEY think they arent good enough to win... yeah right. once you get them comfortable they light up and are so into it its is really amazing. they never think anyone could be into them as much and worship THEIR muscles.
This was the EXACT scenario of our late great Colton...JC. i remember when he first started into the scene with his first gig set up by KC of Chicago, Colton's clunker of a car couldnt get him from the south suburbs of chicago to and from his house to a customer in the loop. He asked me to give him a ride. i didnt have a problem since the hotel was only about a mile from boystown. so i went to sidetracks for a drink waiting for him to call me to pick him back up. one hour session became 2.5 hours.  i get the call to pick him up. he got in the car and was almost glowing. i asked him how it went. he shook his head. i said "cmon what?" he looked at me and said "i cant believe how awesome that was. made double what we agreed on. the guy was a big time curator at a high end gallery. knew everyone. and he was excited to be with ME!" Colton's way out from his childhood.  from a father that disowned him to high powered, rich men wanting , worshipping and throwing money at him.
and from that day forward the legend of Colton began guys. RIP my big friend. i will always keep as a memento a picture JC gave me when he was 16 in high school. he was a somewhat skinny kid blowing up to 250 at the time and said for me to remember "this kid". the same year he joined my gym to "gain some muscle".

World Gym at Vista Chino and Sunrise in Palm Springs used to be a favorite of gay visitors, but it has changed its name to Steel Gym, and I don't know what the situation is there now.

I can’t remember its name, but I found a CrossFit box the last time I attended this event which was well-equipped and reasonably priced, like $20/day.

Just got the email and super excited! This will be my 3rd time going! Once again I’ll be offering rides between LA to PS ideally leaving on Thursday April 11 and heading home April 15 Monday! Could leave earlier/later if you want to host me LOL. 
Also open to anyone staying at my resort with me at El Mirasol. Gay clothing optional resort stayed there many times. 

And I just confirmed with @David-SF that he will be hosting his Friday pre-weekend shindig as usual!! Gawd, I love the PS weekend!!

He was my perfect match. Then he swindled me out of $71,640 — my life savings. Now I’m suing him for fraud.
When I matched on Hinge with Rob Harris, a blonde haired, blue-eyed 30-year-old real estate agent who worked at Real Brokerage last April, he love bombed me.
SMALL FEET? He was a real estate agent from New Jersey, like me. He was very funny, witty. We cracked jokes. He was light hearted. A family guy who loved dogs. Charming. Entrepreneurial.
His prompt that got me to message him on Hinge was: “I’ll fall in love with you if you make me laugh.” I responded, “That won’t be a problem.” I sent him my number and we continued the conversation.
The chemistry was instant and eventually, we talked about moving to Miami and putting an offer on a condo.
We were talking all day non-stop. About our jobs in real estate, about silly nostalgic things like “Sponge Bob.” I looked him up to make sure he was a real estate agent. That checked out.
He told me personal things about his life, he said, “A few girls I was talking to were taken aback by this, but I need to tell you, about a year ago, I was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy, a thickened heart wall.
“Just so you know, some days I’m able to get up and go and other days I’m so exhausted because I could be sitting still and my heart is pumping at 150 beats per minute.”
My grandmother had something similar. I wasn’t going to write him off because of a heart issue.
He was helping pay his mom’s mortgage and taking care of things for his family because his stepdad was having a serious back surgery, he told me. I thought, “that’s really honorable, he stepped up to the plate as the other man in the family.”
We set a time to meet — he was going to drive into the city. Then at 7 p.m. that night I got an audio message saying: “Christina, I’m really sorry. Something is going on at the hospital I need to make sure my stepdad is okay. I’m really sorry. I do see a future here, please don’t be mad.”
I can’t be the a–hole and get mad at that.
I also had compassion for him and his situation because my mother had breast cancer, kidney cancer and a form of bone marrow cancer in the span of three years. I had to make a lot of concessions in my life. It was easy for us to connect on that level. 
He was sending me NYU Langone sites about the surgery — everything he was saying was checking out.
In May, we finally went out on our first date. When we met, he opened the car door of his Tesla Model 3 for me. I thought, “What a gentleman.” We went to Catch Steak in Chelsea.
He was a very nice dresser, wearing a black T-shirt and gray jeans with a designer watch. He came off as a very sweet, nurturing guy. When I met him in person I was like, “He’s not just good on the phone, over text, he’s handsome and we have good conversation.”
On the date he said to me that he planned to move to Florida in October, and if this goes anywhere, is that something you’re open to? I said it’s funny, because I have family down there, my best friend is down there, I go back and forth as it is. I was in the process of getting a Florida real estate license. I was like, “yeah, this is synchronicity.”
Our first kiss was electric. We talked until 3 a.m. that night. He sent me an audio message that said, “I think I met the love of my life.”
The next month, he invited me to his friend’s birthday dinner. We were approaching the place and he said, “I don’t want to go. I just want to spend time with you, I haven’t seen you.” We were right in front of the restaurant. I thought it was a little weird, but we went out for dinner blocks from the place.
He didn’t want any pictures on social media because he said he wanted to keep our life private because when too many people know your business, it ruins a good thing.
On August 10, he asked me to Venmo him $501 to test if his Venmo works and promised to repay me.
Shortly after, we went to Miami where we stayed at the W Hotel in Brickell. We were both applying for our Florida real estate licenses.
He told me we’re going to have a future together. He was putting in an offer on a condo in Aventura, Florida and told me he stayed in Miami to work on building his real estate network.
On August, 21 he asked me for $1,310 to pay for a yacht charter and a restaurant, to help him build a real estate network in Miami, which isn’t out of the ordinary to spend on marketing.
He told me he didn’t want to show the lender how much he was spending while we were making the offer on the Miami condo — which added up.
Then, he asked me for $5,000 for an Airbnb and said he would pay me back – he even sent me his bank statement showing $720,000. He promised to give me $10,000 in cash the next time we saw each other.
I was getting nervous because my savings started to dwindle.
Then he drops a bombshell on me, saying he owned a house with an ex-girl friend. When they broke up things got really hairy and at one point the police were called, he said, and she was going to press charges. 
Then, an hour before I was supposed to leave to fly down to Florida I get a text from him saying, ‘Houston we have a problem.’ He doesn’t answer the phone. I’m texting him non-stop. He sends me this long text saying apparently this thing with an ex was never cleared up, and they arrested me.
I said, “Why do you still have your phone? What do I do?” He said he needed bail. He asked me for $12,000. I wired him the money.
It turns out he was never arrested and the money went to the Airbnb. I went to the police department in October, they said basically what you have is credit card fraud.
When I tried to serve him the court docs, I found out he had been living with another girl in New Jersey the whole time. She said he moved to Miami!
LOVE IS A MANY $PLENDORED THING
https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/lifestyle/real-life-tinder-swindler-charmed-me-out-of-my-life-savings/
 

Please mark your calendars for the Weekend – April 13, 14 and 15, 2024.  Specifics will not be posted here, in order to preserve confidentiality.  Therefore, if you are serious about attending this year’s events, please send an e-mail to me (if you know my address) or a “private message” with your return e-mail address so that I may send you the pertinent information as it unfolds.  Your confidential information will be respected, as I expect mine to be.
 
The first order of business will be Saturday dinner reservations at a local contemporary restaurant, followed by RSVP’s for the Sunday pool gathering at my temporary residence, followed by Monday morning reservations at a local popular breakfast restaurant.  You will be asked to prepay the dinner fee and the breakfast fee prior to the event via either PayPal or Venmo (instructions will be sent later).
 
If you will be bringing a “guest”, please tell me who. That information will also be kept confidential, unless you say otherwise. Attendance by escorts (by themselves or as someone's guest) is greatly encouraged.

If you will be coming from out-of-town and need accommodations, you should arrange for those ASAP, if you have not already. There have been several suggestions put forth in previous threads concerning possible accommodations.

Again, the dinner will be early Saturday evening, April 13, the pool gathering will be in the afternoon of Sunday, April 14, and the breakfast will be Monday morning, April 15.

If you have any questions, please ask in your e-mail or message.  I look forward to renewing acquaintances and meeting new ones!  Come and enjoy!😃

IG is full of $1k caliber men.  This guy is a standout.   Lebanese guys have a special something.
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Buon Compleanno Whipper
Hope you are warm and dry and all is well!

Happy Chinese New Year!
Wishing you a prosperous and fulfilling New Year ahead. May the dragon's wisdom and bravery inspire you to achieve your dreams this year. May the year of the dragon bring you happiness and success.
The dragon is the only animal on the Chinese zodiac that is a mythical creature. In Chinese culture, dragons symbolize good luck, strength and power. They control the weather and water.

BTC
 

Happy Chinese New Year! i note that we can now use short foreign phrases, so it's often written Gung Hay Fat Choi, although that, I am told, is a Cantonese version.
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-report/chinese-new-year/happy-new-year-in-chinese.htm

The vaccine(s) you received were at least partially effective because you didn't die, like so many people did prior to the invention and distribution of the original vaccines.  I also hope you haven't experienced long term side effects.
These vaccines are more akin to the annual flu vaccine, not the polio or measles vaccine.  They're not 99% effective, maybe wear off with time, and are changed frequently because the virus itself is changing.

I try multiple times trying to see him but both are schedule will not connect. So I finally made a appointment with him and cancel all my plans so I can be available day and night. I let him pick the time so it can be easier. I usually I don't host but luckily my sister was out of town. So I was house sitting. It made easier to see him because he couldn't host that day. The day came of the appointment I text him early wishing him good morning and no reply back. Then he text later me he couldn't come to my place and said it better that i go to his place. He text me super late and the appointment time is getting there. I told him i go to his place what the address. He just text me the area not the address and tell me he can't right now he busy doing errands. I ask what other time is good for him and he reply he can't do it, he very busy. I cancel my plans for nothing, he very unprofessional. Total waste of time with this lame. 

Not sure what time the breakfast on Monday is planned for.  If things work out (pray to the gods) perhaps you can join those who attend that.  I am heading back home early Tuesday.

Will not be in PS for the Gathering, but am flying in on Monday the 15th and look forward to catching up with any of you who might be hanging around for a few days after the Sunday festivities.

Alaska now has a daily non-stop between Palm Springs & JFK. 
I would recommend getting at least halfway before stopping for lunch.  I left LAX early afternoon once and the drive to PS was 5 hours - no accidents, just LA traffic. 

There is a direct flight from Chicago to PSP.  So if you are coming from there, try to get that flight.  Otherwise you will be going to somewhere like Los Angeles or Phoenix.

Fascinating.  It must have been an acrimonious separation because while they have not completely scrubbed each other from their IG histories, "Jack" and "Joe" no longer follow Mike on IG and vice versa so they are also no longer tagged in each other's pics.