Rod Hagen

In different music threads, without referencing the name of the film, I posted links to scenes in the movie containing the songs I like. So, take that.

I fucking LOVE that scene. "Just the tip alright. Go slow" "oh wow, o God, oh yeah. I cant believe I'm doing this" ha

OUCH. Besides Stretching and Massaging the foot every morning, wearing a night splint nightly, using new very good orthotic inserts in my new very supportive shoes and not going barefoot around the apartment anymore, does anyone have any suggestions of how to get rid of it? Fucking driving me nuts. OUCH. THANK YOU!!!!!

Exactly, QED. Who are/were you? :-) Did we fuck?

Given the negative impact of CC on the environment, I'll pass. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/business/dealbook/bitcoin-climate-change.html https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-018-0321-8

When I was young I'd see Tom Chase at LA sex parties. Beautiful.

If I remember right, routinely didn't (don't?) you meet with friends at Starbucks early mornings? Very nice routine.

When I was still getting the daily newspaper, I always felt a surge of aged-youthful pride when I'd get home from a sex party or The Zone sex club or a late night escort appointment and my morning paper was on the steps. Conversely, I also routinely got up to go snowboarding or climbing or mountain biking BEFORE my paper arrived. So, I love LATE NIGHTS and Early Mornings. There is nothing like coffee on the patio of a lakehouse as the sun is coming up, except maybe a glass of wine on the balcony of a hotel or beach house as the sun is going down.

Joy Williams is my favorite Short Story writer these days. Though, Lydia Davis is lovely, and I've always loved Anne Beattie and she's still writing.

Dude, that's my favorite gay movie and one of my favorite movies. I've posted clips of it all over this site. Good on you

There was a very good interview with Stephen Fry in the Sunday NYTimes magazine, you should read the whole thing: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/05/03/magazine/stephen-fry-interview.html?referringSource=articleShare Long ago, I (Rod Hagen) made myself available to Vidal twice, and both times he wasn't interested. My loss. Anyway, here's the relevant bit: 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.”

Bill Maher two weeks ago: "I don't have to leave the theater whistling, but would it kill Hollywood to once in a while make a movie that doesn't make me want to take a bath with the toaster? We all had a rough year, a little escapism would have been appreciated."

Thank you for all the work and for taking care of us :-)

Pick erotic masseurs schooled in massage, you'll have better therapeutic results.

If it's present there's a pretty strong dose waiting in saliva unfortunately.

All massages are legitimate massages.

Waiting till I get both Vaccines. SOON!

Darn Darn Darn. I was excited before I clicked the link. I thought the original Brogan was back. Oh well. Happy Memories, those were the days. https://web.archive.org/web/20050824173913/http://www.male4malescorts.com/reviews/broganla.html

It's worth it, both cities are fantastic.

Where will be your first and second post-Pandemic destinations?

I've heard so many stories of the Falling Fire. I'm glad they quit doing it and I would have LOVED to have seen it live Epigonos, I am very glad you were able to see it and have all those wonderful childTime memories.

Excellent photo, looks like a very impressive painting.

Yes, they misrepresent themselves, and two minutes of research on the internet/tripadvisor would preemptively correct people's expectations of luxury. Again, if you stay there you are paying for those things I listed, you are not paying for luxury. It's a remarkable structure in a remarkable place. On the scales of places to experience in one's life $700/night at some completely inauthentic, frette-sheet-outfitted, kowtowing, Ritz Carlton will leave one much poorer for experience than $550 for a night at the Ahwahnee with their bad seasonal-staff service and cruise-ship inspired food as well as wow architecture, unparalleled surroundings, and historic prominence. Now do I stay there EVERY time or even most times I visit Yosemite. No. I'm not rich. But it is worth it at least once FOR THE EXPERIENCE And at least once nearly every time we go climbing/camping in Yosemite, we will either do a whore's wash at Camp 4 and dress up for dinner at the Ahwahnee (actually they have showers) or at least have breakfast there, which is also wonderful and less fancy.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. I think the biggest reason people talk shit about the Ahwahnee is that they are approaching it as if it's a luxury hotel. It's not. Since day one presumably the rooms have been plain and the food hasn't been gourmet. The reason you eat at, stay at, or simply visit the Ahwahnee is for the experience, not luxury. And the experience is a historically significant architectural wonder in the middle of one of the most beautiful place God put on earth.

Great movie, excellent moment/scene.