Rod Hagen

To me? Impossible :-)

Everyone with a successful business has reduced free time for anything spontaneous, including sex and dating, so congratulations! and also, I'm sorry to hear that. Consider starting a relationship with a client. It's not for everyone, but you seem to have a big heart and a high sex drive--Two birds, one stone. Regarding the second impact, are you saying that off-the-clock partners want you to do what you do (top? bottom?) in work? You can always insist :-)

I'm not on this site as much as I used to be :-( So you and i haven't interacted much. Hi Jamie! What on earth do you mean escorting ruins one's sex life?

OR "personal charm and sexual prowess are SOME of the assets the escort has to exploit" Don't limit us Goddamit! (that was my Eric Cartman voice :-)

I'm too out of touch to pick an emoji indicating embarrassment, so I'll just say "thank you, I'm so embarrassed." Oh, wait, where is THAT thread though, if someone can find it, because I want to engage with Jamie over this "Not for sex (tbh it rather ruins your sex life)" (WTHeck?!). THANKS!

Spot on. "Sundry" reminds me of the pertinent story Stephen Fry told of Gore Vidal: "Can you remember a good Gore Vidal story? The best Gore Vidal story I have you’ll probably find unprintable, but it amuses me. I was visiting him in America at one point, and he was coming to England. He said, “I’m debating whether to stay at Claridge’s or the Savoy,” and I said, “The Savoy’s a bit down-at-heel at the moment.” He said: “Yes, I’d heard that. I think I will make it Claridge’s. I am fond of the Savoy, however, for a very particular reason — it’s a literary reason.” So I said: “Oh, is that because of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald staying there in the good old days? Or because Oscar Wilde was there in the 1890s?” He said: “No, no. It’s far more literary than that.” He said: “I was there, oh, some years ago now, and I picked up the Yellow Pages and let my fingers do the walking, as the advertisement said, and found an agency. I thought, Oh, hello, here we go, and the agency duly were obliging and sent a young man to see me in the suite. We had agreed on a sum on the telephone, and we got down to it. At one point, he said, ‘I don’t do that.’ And I said: ‘Don’t be absurd. Of course you do.’ So all went perfectly well, and then I gave him his 30 pounds, and he said, ‘It’s got to be an extra 30.’ I said, ‘I agreed on a price with the agency, and I don’t propose to diverge from it now.’ And he started cutting up rough. He threw an ashtray at my head, which I had to duck to avoid, and so I pressed the bell, which was very handily placed in the wall above the head of the bed. In due course, a floor manager in a swallowtail coat and striped trousers appeared. I said: ‘Could you please remove this young man? He’s being a thoroughgoing nuisance.’ And the young man said, ‘He owes me an extra 30 quid.’ Then the floor manager said, ‘You come with me, young sir,’ and he got rid of the gentleman and I thought no more about it. But two days later I was checking out, and as I was paying the bill, I saw that at the foot of the column of figures it said, ‘Sundries: 30 pound.’ I thought the use of the word ‘sundries’ was inspired, and I have been fond of the Savoy ever since.”3

that link just takes me to his profile. Please post a link to the message. Thanks!

Though not a podcast, if you’re interested in hearing from the performers and directors of the past, I highly recommend these two books Close-Up: Interviews with the Performers of Gay Pornography (The Manshots Magazine Collection) Amazon.com A.CO Directing Sex: Interviews with the Directors of Gay Pornography (The Manshots Magazine Collection) Amazon.com A.CO

Pasolini’s movie was disgusting and beautiful. Not my favorite of his films, but very good and the guy fucking the nuns, that part of the movie was hilarious.

Just read this. Fast paced. Stories a bit thin, but descriptions are beautiful. It would actually be better if the two main characters were gay, but the story wouldn't have sold as well. I wonder if someone's treated it for a movie yet, feels like a movie. The River by Peter Heller Amazon.com WWW.AMAZON.COM

Loved GGandSteel when it first came out. If you like it, read Collapse immediately afterward, also very good, just to stay in the zone.

Pretty week review in the paper yesterday morning ‘Sebastian’ Review: Sex Speaks Louder Than Words - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM For inspiration, a writer moonlights as an escort in this drama from Mikko Makela. Probably, there are too many movies on this subject. At least, too many "Mid" movies. Of them all, I think I liked Boy Culture, NOT a serious movie, best. The best feature film on the Subject is probably Tecine's "I Don't Kiss", despite the dumb ending. There was also a short film, 20 years ago, I can't find now about a hustler at someone's Fire Island house. When the hustler realizes that the guy isn't going to pay him his paltry fee, like $50, the hustler just breaks down in this kind of pathetic way which I really liked. Oh, and also in Circuit, I loved when the barely 30 year old escort was told by his client at the San Vicente Inn a hotel I was VERY familiar with by then :-) that he was too old. Also, despite the claustrophobic beginning, Strapped was excellent. Still, probably too many movies. But, I'm sure I'll watch this one.

TERRIBLE show, and I watched every episode so I really enjoyed seeing the photos, thank you for posting them.

Just finished this. Very good. He's a gay author, but this, like his more famous (and better) book Brooklyn, which became a lovely movie, is not gay. It's a very Irish book. Enjoy: Amazon.com WWW.AMAZON.COM

I've talked about it here, I got in trouble for linking to a music video, and so I'm not going anywhere near that word or anything to do with it. I understand, that's why I like these threads too. You're welcome, I hope you like it.

That's fucking fantastic.

Yeah, I'm not getting another knock on my profile for saying that dirty word again, or anything to do with it. Anyway, you could of course read the synopsis on the Amazon page I linked to. But if I must, the narrator lives in a small town, in the '50s, and in an abusive catholic family, and his only outlet are these REMARKABLE letters he, and his friend, write to their hero, Superman. The entire book is, I think the word is epostilary? But there's a story in the letters. A sad, funny, story. Now I'm exhausted from typing, you're welcome Lucky.

On this forum several years ago, I mentioned this Podcast. Loved it. If you take older gay porn seriously, and you should, this is the podcast for you. The more recent, generally non-porn, films are under a new show, called Cruising the Movies. The Better ones are the earlier episodes when the show was called Ask Any Buddy. Click, Scroll all the way down, Listen to the earliest episodes and Enjoy! ‎Cruising the Movies on Apple Podcasts PODCASTS.APPLE.COM ‎TV & Film · 2024

Book of Gay K** in the '50's, published in the late '80s, from Author who sadly died of Aids after writing his second book. The Kryptonite K** Was on my list for a long time, and only recently realized they'd made it available digitally. Just finished it. Loved it! Enjoy: Amazon.com WWW.AMAZON.COM And after you're done, here is an interview with family and friends: Noblemania: “The Kryptonite **d” (1979 novel involving Superman) - interview with author’s family WWW.NOBLEMANIA.COM Award-winning *******n's book author who speaks in schools and keynotes conferences worldwide.

The one on the right. SO MUCH More interesting of a person than ZE.

Were the escort Dick Cavett (can you imagine?), he would respond, "Why don't you keep your dollar and then 'why don't you fold it five ways and put it where the moon don't shine'"

So funny. I Had no memory of this escort, but something about the name made me want to look him up, it sounds like a very young adult book, Little Timmy Thomas. ANYWAY, I ABSOLUTELY remember seeing this guy on the sites. Mixed reviews, but everyone seems to agree he was cute (if not always interactive) Reviews: Male Escort Timmy - Denver WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG Ad: https://web.archive.org/web/20040206104636/http://boysnextdoor.org/Boys/Timmy Thomas/timmythomas.htm

I should like him. I love Marquez. But I forced myself through whatever Murakami book has all the holes that multiple characters spend days in. Windup Bird Chronicle? Really hated it, but finished it because he's so revered AND I really wanted to like it. I will not read anything else by him. Although Utopia Avenue was a mess, and disappointing, I do like David Mitchell quite a bit, and he's obviously influenced heavily by Murakami. So, I'm probably wrong, glad you like him a lot. A lot of good smart people do.

It's not a terrible movie. People are too dramatic in saying it tanked because of homophobia. Additionally, people are too dramatic hating on it. I didn't know who Billy Eichner was before seeing it. So, I didn't have the PRE-Hate many people, understandably, had/have for him. It's not good, but I'd watch it again before watching any fucking Marvel Movie (I don't know why I made that the only choices).

Thank you for bringing my attention back to this movie. He's such a solid filmmaker, I look forward to watching it on MAX