Vegas_Millennial

Bear-ilyn Monroe

(I'm a big bear, and my favorite song performed to drag is Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend)

If you want a sure thing, Club Spartacus also offers massages

My favorite gay hotel in Ft Lauderdale is the Worthington. It's very clean and comfortable, even if it's not "luxury". Friendly guys and 3 pools and 2 hot tubs and to the vacation experience, as the Worthington has more rooms than the other gay clothing optional hotels in Ft Lauderdale.

If you want upscale clothing optional close to the gay nightlife, Ed Lugo Resort can't be beat. Large, luxurious suites converted from former single family homes. The fewer than 10 rooms share a large salt water pool that is clothing optional. Literally a half block away from Johnson's, Alibi, the Pub, which is the center of gay nightlife in Wilton Manors (city just north of Ft Lauderdale)

Time management: Arrive early enough to allow for a leisurely climb rather than a sprint.

This is good advice.

@Daniel84 , consider telling clients after they book with you that your apartment is on the 4th floor with no elevator, so they can arrive early if needed.

As a NYC tourist three years ago, I did not realize a massuer I hired was on the 5th floor with no elevator until I arrived at the building. Had he told me when giving me his address, I would have planned to arrive a few minutes earlier to allow me extra time to leisurely climb the stairs. Instead, I nearly sprinted up the stairs in order to not be late, and arrived out of breath.

I've done 4 flights up to see a provider once in NYC as a tourist. So 3 flights up would be doable. If you're a great provider, I won't let that deter me from coming back.

So it's the curtain behind the couple facing the wall closed, not one in front opening onto the audience.

Customer's back is to the wall, facing the audience. There are curtains to right and left of customer, which block views from others getting a lap dance. There are no curtains in front of customer right now, but the dancer in your lap would obstruct your view of an audience anyway. So someone looking in from the audience would really only see the dancer, not the customer sitting down. Plus, there are booths in the front of the curtains which further restrict any on-looker's view.

Johnson's is enforcing an open-curtain policy now?

Last week I was at Johnson's, LeBoy, and Boardwalk. The dancers at Johnson's obeyed all the mask rules and Kelly the curtain behind them open during a lap dance. I still had a fantastic time on multiple nights. Patrons, on the other hand, had to be frequently reminded to keep their masks on. If you visit mid-week it is possible to maintain 6ft separation from everybody. But on Fridays and Saturdays, forget about it. It's almost as crowded inside as pre-Covid.

I'm planning a trip to Fort Lauderdale in late February after my 2nd covid vaccination on February 13. I was told to stay at The Worthington. Good place? Any suggestions would be appreciated. You can private message me.

I love the Worthington. It's my favorite gay hotel. Because of its larger size and multiple pools and spas, there is always the opportunity to meet new friends. I just got back from a stay at the Worthington last week. Even though the resort was less than half occupied during my stay, I still had a fun time.

I've been on two cruises, but found that travelling solo by ship is way more expensive than other travel. I was charged an extra 100% for having the room to myself both times. I know that the cruise line is losing out in terms of alcohol sales etc because I'm solo, but I found I spent much less onboard because I had spent double for the cruise itself. One cruise line quoted me a 175% surcharge and couldn't explain why they were charging almost 3 times the rate they charge someone traveling with a companion. Not sure if gay cruises operate the same way or not.

Hotels do the same thing. It costs twice as much per person to rent a hotel room for 1 than it does for 2 people.

For the cruise, you get screwed paying for food and entertainment for 2 as well.

That's why a small number of cruise lines charge solo travelers only 175% instead of 200% of the per person charge for a room, so you're not paying for food for 2 but you're still paying for the entire stateroom.

Even if a solo traveler pays 200% of the per person cost for the room based on double occupancy, they don't have to pay taxes for the 2nd person, and sometimes don't have to pay gratuity for the 2nd person

When I rent a room, I allow "the occasional overnight guest, who must leave the house when you do".

Not the same, but I had roommates who would have their bf/gf over for most of the nights in a month. When that happens, I had to tell them that if they had overnight guests more than 3 days a week, I would need to charge them double or they need to find a new place.

In your situation, since you're not charging anything, you could say "hey, this situation is not working for me. 1 or 2 visitors a week is fine, but any more than that and you'll need to find your own place" (for example)

That sounds like fun. I have similar ideas running through my head for when I retire earlier than conventional.

But first, meet with someone in the business (maybe the owner of your favorite gay bar in a different city) to ask lots of questions and listen for advice. Maybe start by working as a bartender then manager of another gay bar in your city to learn the industry and see what works and what doesn't without risking your own money.

When you do decide to open a bar, meet with your city councilman early and often. They may know of certain buildings in their district which the city may help subsidize renovations. You need to start dialogue with city councilman as soon as you're contemplating locations, because they may be adamantly against any bar or night club in a location that you think would be ideal.

I'm the meantime, research the costs and requirements for liquor licenses in your city.

If you find an empty building which already had a liquor license, check to see if ADA or fire sprinkler upgrades will be required by the city before you open. Sometimes, a new business is required to make those improvements if too much time has lapsed since the space was last used

If you're visiting a place like Palm Springs, Fort Lauderdale, or Puerto Vallarta, Google the gay clothing optional hotels. Even if you aren't into swimming naked yet, you'll meet some great guys who can tell you about local places to eat and explore while you float in the pool during the day

I travel solo, for fun, almost every month of the year. For big cities within the US, I search Google Maps for the locations of gay bars and things that interest me (museums, etc.), and try to book a hotel near those things and on a mass transit route (subway or light rail). I try to have an idea of one attraction I would like to do each day, and one gay bar to visit each night. By the 2nd night into each trip, I've usually met someone at the bar who gives me good advice on things to check out that only the locals know.

I have really enjoyed cruises as way to see multiple destinations in a short period of time, then decide which places I would come back to visit again. I found that booking through a Gay travel group such as Adventure bears or Pied Piper Travel, allows me a guarantee that there will be at least 30-100 other gay guys on the ship to meet and have dinner with. Traveling solo on a straight cruise is the pits, but I've enjoyed traveling solo on an all-gay cruise or with a gay group on a straight cruise.

I'm my 20s I knew my number, and it was less than 30.

By age 35, I would just round to 1,000. I was finding several new guys each week to get laid.

From age 35 to now (age 38) it hasn't budged much. I'm having sex much less often after age 35, and when I do it is mostly with repeat "regulars" of mine

To return to the native culture of the games, all sports should be played nude

About 6 years ago I was staying in a motel near Disneyland in California. My friends and I were using the hot tub late at night (2am) after a day at the theme park. My friends went to bed, but I had to go to the front desk for something (I think I forgot my room key). Anyways, the front desk clerk anticipated my request, saying he saw me on the security cameras walking to him with my wet hairy chest. I headed back to my room then made one more trip to the front desk to return the extra key or something (which I didn't need to do), making sure to look at the security camera while grabbing my bulge in the way to his office. We ended up fucking in the "computer room" near the lobby, the only place he said had no cameras but he could still watch the front desk as I had him bent over.

The VIP rooms were $25 per “session” and $45 for VIPs For the entire evening.

 

I found this ridiculously overpriced and much higher than what I’d been quoted recently.

Last night Boardwalk's VIP was $30 per session or $60 for "all night" given to the house. There were only 3 dancers in the place on a Monday at 11pm. The dancer I took back to the VIP area was friendly enough, but I enjoyed the VIP booths at Johnson's much more, even with the new open curtain policy.

Did you know you can opt out of the body scanner and ask for a pat down every time? You don't need to wait to be randomly selected

Julie Andrews was good in "Victor/Victoria" on Broadway, but somehow despite everything, it didn't quite work.

Le Jazz Hot is one of my most requested songs at a piano/showtune bar

I'm in Ft Lauderdale right now as a tourist.

Things are more open than I expected.

Having fun.

I have trips planned to Puerto Vallarta, but they seem to open and close their strip clubs every other week.

I once saw a live production of Best Little Whorehouse with a very low budget and only half the cast they needed. The football players were played by three effeminate twink dancers. The reaction by the audience during the Augie song, when the twinks wore only their mesh fashion jockstraps, was one of unpleasant shock. It did not look like a college football locker room (at least from what I've seen in porn)

OMG...I can't believe I never heard of Broadway HD! Thank you, @Merboy, for mentioning it. I'm going to subscribe when I get home

Miss Saigon

I realize now that dramas aren't my cup of tea. I also didn't like Lion King. It is a very depressing play. That's why I am not in a hurry to see Les Meserables or Phantom of the Opera

Possibly Green Jade Men's Spa in Fort Lauderdale. Across the street from Johnson's.

Get a massage and table shower here

Just saw FuzzyAss again today. Great guy all around. Beautiful body, great conversation, good massage, and I was twice as happy as before. Treat this guy well