youngboldone

Another memorable, wonderful Palm Spring Gathering! This was my twelfth time attending and although each gathering has a slightly different vibe, the consistency of renewing friendships, making new friendships and Oliver's hospitality have always and continue to be the constants.
 
 
 
 

Glad I made it to the pool party, even if it was just for a short while. Nice meeting some of you. Hope the everyone had a great weekend. 
 
 
 
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Thanks everyone for a great weekend! It was wonderful to finally put some faces to the monikers. Anyone out there who is on the fence about going next year….just do it! Everyone is super friendly, and the people from the board that you are hesitant about meeting don’t attend anyways. The only hard part was walking in the door at @David-SF’s pool party for the first time on Friday afternoon. Ten seconds later you’re among friends and then it’s a walk in the park. 

I've had the pleasure of being with Chase, and he was amazing!  Wouldn't hesitate to be with him again if the opportunity ever presents itself.

Oliver, you've been in my thoughts all day.  Losing a dear friend is never easy.  Although the grief is fresh, in time I know you will find comfort in all the memories of the wonderful times you and Epigonos shared together.  It is a testament to him that, even though I only met and interacted with him a handful of times, he left an impression on me such that I am feeling so sad and melancholy today to know he is no longer with us.   I loved his candor, his flair for storytelling, and his epicurean talents.  As others have said, there was a genuine warmth about Epigonos that made you feel at ease and happy in his presence.  I can only hope to live out the rest of my life as adventurously and unabashedly as he did!  He will be missed.

Oliver, you've been in my thoughts all day.  Losing a dear friend is never easy.  Although the grief is fresh, in time I know you will find comfort in all the memories of the wonderful times you and Epigonos shared together.  It is a testament to him that, even though I only met and interacted with him a handful of times, he left an impression on me such that I am feeling so sad and melancholy today to know he is no longer with us.   I loved his candor, his flair for storytelling, and his epicurean talents.  As others have said, there was a genuine warmth about Epigonos that made you feel at ease and happy in his presence.  I can only hope to live out the rest of my life as adventurously and unabashedly as he did!  He will be missed.

Oliver, you've been in my thoughts all day.  Losing a dear friend is never easy.  Although the grief is fresh, in time I know you will find comfort in all the memories of the wonderful times you and Epigonos shared together.  It is a testament to him that, even though I only met and interacted with him a handful of times, he left an impression on me such that I am feeling so sad and melancholy today to know he is no longer with us.   I loved his candor, his flair for storytelling, and his epicurean talents.  As others have said, there was a genuine warmth about Epigonos that made you feel at ease and happy in his presence.  I can only hope to live out the rest of my life as adventurously and unabashedly as he did!  He will be missed.

Oliver, you've been in my thoughts all day.  Losing a dear friend is never easy.  Although the grief is fresh, in time I know you will find comfort in all the memories of the wonderful times you and Epigonos shared together.  It is a testament to him that, even though I only met and interacted with him a handful of times, he left an impression on me such that I am feeling so sad and melancholy today to know he is no longer with us.   I loved his candor, his flair for storytelling, and his epicurean talents.  As others have said, there was a genuine warmth about Epigonos that made you feel at ease and happy in his presence.  I can only hope to live out the rest of my life as adventurously and unabashedly as he did!  He will be missed.

Oliver, you've been in my thoughts all day.  Losing a dear friend is never easy.  Although the grief is fresh, in time I know you will find comfort in all the memories of the wonderful times you and Epigonos shared together.  It is a testament to him that, even though I only met and interacted with him a handful of times, he left an impression on me such that I am feeling so sad and melancholy today to know he is no longer with us.   I loved his candor, his flair for storytelling, and his epicurean talents.  As others have said, there was a genuine warmth about Epigonos that made you feel at ease and happy in his presence.  I can only hope to live out the rest of my life as adventurously and unabashedly as he did!  He will be missed.

Oliver, you've been in my thoughts all day.  Losing a dear friend is never easy.  Although the grief is fresh, in time I know you will find comfort in all the memories of the wonderful times you and Epigonos shared together.  It is a testament to him that, even though I only met and interacted with him a handful of times, he left an impression on me such that I am feeling so sad and melancholy today to know he is no longer with us.   I loved his candor, his flair for storytelling, and his epicurean talents.  As others have said, there was a genuine warmth about Epigonos that made you feel at ease and happy in his presence.  I can only hope to live out the rest of my life as adventurously and unabashedly as he did!  He will be missed.

87 years young! Our fearless Palm Springs Event Leader deserves every birthday accolade we can come up with! So many of us have enjoyed your Palm Springs Weekends and look forward to the next one. Thanks for bringing happiness to so many.

Palm Springs in NOT lacking in good restaurants. Here are few of my favorites, in alphabetical order:
Copley's on Palm Canyon - www.copleyspalmsprings.com 
Elmer's Restaurant - www.eatelmers.com
Farm - www;.farmsprings.com
Johannes - couldn't find the correct website
Ricks Restaurant & Bakery - www.ricksrestaurant.biz
Sherman's Deli & Bakery - www.shermansdeli.com
Spencers Restaurant - www.spenersrestaurant.com
Trio - www.triopalmsprings.com
Tropicale - www.apps.thetropicale.com                                                                                                                                  

Stayed at Inndulge and Canyon Club (RIP) last Trip and recently stayed at El Mirasol and will be staying at El Mirasol this time. I would say that El Mirasol is like a cheaper INNdugle. Its not sleazy like CCBC or All worlds and the staff is really nice. 

Booked at INNDulge for 7 nights - April 11 - 18.  Can't wait!  The anticipation will help get me through the depressing, gray, ugly Columbus winter.  

Booked at INNDulge for 7 nights - April 11 - 18.  Can't wait!  The anticipation will help get me through the depressing, gray, ugly Columbus winter.  

Booked at INNDulge for 7 nights - April 11 - 18.  Can't wait!  The anticipation will help get me through the depressing, gray, ugly Columbus winter.  

I had a wonderful time meeting many great people at the dinner on Saturday and the pool party on Sunday! I have been sad all day that this fabulous vacation is over, but all good things must end as they say, so it's back to reality tomorrow. Thanks again to Oliver for organizing, for the hospitality, and to Epigonos for the delicious array of food and most particularly, those delectable deviled eggs!! Is the weekend always held the second weekend of April? Was wondering on what the 2022 dates will be and forgot to ask before we left. Wanting to get a room booked now for next year.

Booked at INNDulge for 7 nights - April 11 - 18.  Can't wait!  The anticipation will help get me through the depressing, gray, ugly Columbus winter.  

Wouldn’t miss it! Really glad to hear it will be happening. 

Jake Deckard - I still think he's the hottest guy on the planet! What a fucking HOT daddy!!!

1000000% this.
 I am hesitant to hire a guy who has a robust online presence. Not only is his time “valuable,” but his whole air about him changes. I’m not hiring him to make him happy but the other way around.
There once was a day when service providers saw providing a service as something honorable because they SERVED people with their work (service). It seems a lot of these providers who have online outlets don’t see it that way. They’re doing us a favor by coming down among us hoi-poi.
There once was a day when the working mentality of service providers was “the customer is always right.” In escorting, it seems the escort sets the terms of satisfaction, and if you don’t like it, move on.
There’s also no recourse for refund if you’re unsatisfied. Imagine refunding a client…Escorts want a deposit. What do I get if he didn’t live up to his ad? I get to leave a bad review on RM that’ll get taken down if he appeals. Ohhhhhh. Scary. He still has my money. And I still had a shit experience. And he still wasted my time and money, which I could’ve potentially used on a more fitting escort.

I did indeed stay there based on a recommendation from friends.  The common areas were nicely maintained, and the resort was in a good area, although not within walking distance to downtown.  My room, however, was another story.  Cabinet doors coming off hinges, a toilet that didn't function half the time...it had definitely seen better days.  My guess is that the owner knew he was going to sell and didn't bother to maintain the rooms.  The resort had clearly gone downhill since the last time my friends had stayed.  I am considering Inndulge for the PS 2022 weekend.

Oh wow! I didn't know they were having issues. I believe @youngboldone stayed there during the recent Palm Springs weekend in April.
I recall Inndulge was for sale though.

The more you put yourself out there, the more likely you'll find someone who is actually interested. If that doesn't include a dick pic, you have to have other things going for you. But Grindr is for more NSA hookups and somewhat anonymous seekers of sex - most of which would find it odd that you won't send a dick pic. If you don't plan to send any nude photos, put that in the text of your profile. Or just get Scruff - people are generally friendlier and more personable there.
Try not to take blocking personally. Culturally, it is acceptable to block someone for any reason and without notice. I don't necessarily like this, but it has a lot to do with what they desire and how they can achieve that - especially if they aren't paying for the premium version of the app, limiting how many profiles they can see, how many photos they can send, and even how many messages they can send. When blocking, people are narrowing the field of possible encounters by deleting those they are not interested in.

Far be it for me to suggest what others do with their money, but fun is more difficult to come by as you get older and if you need to take a small financial hit to have a great time, there are ways of doing both.  In such circumstances I usually ask myself if I am going to die with more money in the bank than the amount I am going to spend.  If the question seems ridiculously easy to answer, I have my answer.  As a result, I have a lot more fun and little less money and a ton more in the way of happy memories.