He has gone under several names. He is/was an escort. What I remember is that he was a shuster and people said to stay away. He was in Boston once but I avoided him due to the warnings.
Well, the guy he meets might be even better looking or the guy is just saying because he is hiding the truth from friends who found out.
I wish I was twenty years younger so I could go to NYC and help him get over any disappoitment.