Rod Hagen

When I visited Vietnam I just flew from site to site. Amanoi*, Saigon, Danang/Hoi An, Hanoi. From Hanoi, you have to take a @4-hour bus to get to Halong Bay. Great country, have fun. *https://www.aman.com/resorts/amanoi

When I see the photos of Bob Mizer guys out in the Desert, I like to fantasize about what the ride out and back was like. Was it like this great Duff Paxton scene in Track Meet? I think so :-) https://www.retromales.com/videos/8251/495/track-meet-scene-3.html?nats=lukenats.2.94.209.0.0.0.0.0

Thank you everyone!

Thank you so much for posting this Robear. This book passed me by, I bought it and can't wait to read it. Again, thank you. Very much appreciate it.

Rent Stabilized, not controlled. Rent Control is dead pretty much everywhere. Rent Stabilization is a not-sucky compromise, but it is not as good as Rent Control.

I think it's likely rare. But there are some escorts, who aren't particularly attractive, but do well based on reputation. Or at least there used to be. Anyway, I was just curious.

My memory is that AL was charging $350/hour (holy shit, 20 years ago!) in the last days of his career, before he transitioned to making those wretched Russian Porn movies. Where is he now? I enjoyed his books, not because they are helpful (escorting is NOT difficult), but because they were so honest. He often came across as opportunistic. And, you know what, the best escorts are, of course, very compassionate, like on the level of the best nurses (I'm not suggesting escorting is nearly as difficult or as necessary as nursing), but also opportunistic. By that I mean we are constantly putting the client first, compassion, while simultaneously and quietly guarding our own interests and looking for "opportunities" that benefit both us and the client. Honestly, I thought John Preston's "Hustling, A gentleman's guide to the fine art of prostitution" was a fairly good handbook. https://www.amazon.com/Hustling-Gentlemans-Guide-Homosexual-Prostitution/dp/1563331373 What Kevin wrote above is good, but I would add that you really don't need to worry much about flakes. I've been an escort for 23 years and I can still count on one hand and one or two fingers on the other the number of no shows. And, yes, people sometimes waste time with endless emails, in the past, and texts, in the present. It's rare, it's not especially bothersome. It's only especially bothersome if you have a Zillenial's attitude toward text and feel you need to respond immediately. Gen-X, we answer messages at the end of the day. Just escort, it's not hard, it's fun.

It's not a false dilemma. When you consider reaching out to a guy, which pulls you in more, initially, the description of their personality combined with their reputation, or their looks? Neither answer makes you good or bad as a person or a client, but it's a willful obfuscation to simply say it's a false dilemma, because you know that everyone here, who's been on this board for some time, knows that ugly men can be duds, beautiful men can be duds, men in between can be duds, and yes, good for you all, beautiful men can be beautiful at what they do just as ugly men and in between men can be beautiful at what they do. And every kind of man can be just so so too. Yes, we all know that. SO, is it beauty that makes you click, or description? Looking through your reviews it seems like you gravitate toward beauty first, and then winnow those men down further by reputation, description, and likability. It seems you've always liked jocks, I was a few years past being a jock when we met :-) Also, when are you and/or you and your partner going to come down from the hill and meet me at Bottega Louie for Coffee and/or lunch? I guess what I'm getting at is, yes, there are Kristians, who are beautiful and fantastic, and there are funny looking guys like Aaron, who are fantastic, but yes, funny looking (I though he was funny looking anyway, like an ageless twink). But are you paying for the beauty first, in which case Kristian has every "right" to charge a lot (I don't think he does) or first for the experience and reputation, in which case AL has every "right" to charge a lot?

Duff Paxton, Jack Wrangler, Al Parker. I'm sure I'll think of many others. Duff Paxton is a particular favorite of mine. The documentary about Jack Wrangler, as well as his interview with Terri Gross, are very interesting. I'm not ESPECIALLY attracted to JW, though he is absolutely sexy, but more than almost anyone else, he was a performer. He actually reminds me a lot of Hugh Jackman, they have the same kind of enthusiasm. Well, if legend means the performer made a difference, which makes sense, then I'll have to add Kip Knoll, because his look really allowed for all that we would see in the '80s, the William Higgins boy. And, now that I've started down this road, there's no way one can mention gay porn idols without referencing Richard Locke, he truly was iconic. And, I'm sure others have mentioned Michael Lucas.

I fucked Tom in a hot tub at a Malibu BeachHouse QED party. New York sucks these days, you can't beat California for experiences like that.

You two have just expressed the twin poles of hiring: Do you prioritize experiential joy or physical-beauty joy? And don't say fucking both. I'm so fucking sick of people, when asked "which do you prefer" stupidly saying both. Yeah, no shit Sherlock. But, when you are asked what you prefer, isn't it more helpful to actually think for a moment, and answer with a single answer, rather than just saying both. Do you prefer caramel or chocolate? "Both." Thoughtless answer. Which do you TRULY prefer, gun to your goddam head? Again, fuck "both". Anyway, my rant about lazy dialogue is over.

Aces, you're experiencing aging, it's the great tragedy. I'm not being glib. People think death is the great tragedy, it's actually aging.

It's been a very very long time since I was in Spain. Given Barcelona (I loved) and Madrid (meh) and Seville are must visits, and I don't feel the need to revisit Gibraltar, how would you rank these wonderful spots in order of Must-See? Toledo vs Granada vs Salamanca vs Arcos THANKS!

Empire Strikes back figures. Darth Vader seriously turned me on. I guess my childhood self had a leather fetish.

You can't go wrong with those glorious David Attenborough Nature DVDs. If the person needs a DVD player to go with it, those are not particularly expensive these days, and it will really give them a lift and a smile, particularly if they are partially, or fully, bed-ridden. Best to you and your friend.

They sure chose him for some remarkable movies.

Definitely find him hot. Looking forward to watching his show on Netflix. Even Bill Maher is crushing on him:

No matter how much/hard you workout, you don't need it more often than every other week. Massage is not there to compensate for your resistance to proper, regular, stretching. For years I saw my guy twice a month. Lockdown drove him, his wife (a masseuse), and their kids out east. Permanently. I have not found his equal. I likely will not find his equal. He incorporates a spinal technique he and I learned at the same school, now closed; I've never found anyone else who does it right (even after very clear explanation and demonstration). I'm happy he can contribute to his family's well-being, again. Damn him.

Isn't it difficult to sit on the sink?

This song ruins my life and, now, yours. You. Are. Welcome.

Maybe, but that doesn't sound right.

Forget I said anything. Hope you enjoy all of it. :-)

If the camera man had come from behind the camera and slugged C. Rock, they would have thrown out the camera man immediately. Same should have gone for Will Smilth. It was battery, so C. Rock doesn't have to sue him, LA PD can prosecute W. Smith w/o C. Rock.

Bloopers were really fun, thank you. The last two seasons were just awful, and I hate to be one of those people, nevertheless the show going forward is dead to me. Additionally, I'll be forever grateful to them for every episode before.

It didn't seem like it bothered him, he seems to love both dogs. It just seemed interesting to him, and so he started a conversation about it. I like the not-lab, feel sorry for the cute Frenchie's breathing problems.