nycman

3 hours ago, Hungmannyc said:

I want go 

You no go. 

2 hours ago, Bokomaru said:

New York

Overrated, Fire Island and the Hamptons. 

Underrated, Opus 40, near Woodstock. Never heard of it? Yea… underrated.
 

LMAO. 

Somebody doesn’t like beaches….incredible beaches…..grin

Opus 40?…that place where all the Hippies have their "Druid weddings" while simultaneously wringing their hands and bemoaning the fact that their nuptials are taking place on property that was "stolen" from the indigenous peoples. The mental contortions required to pull off such ceremonies with a straight face makes the mind reel. 

I’d rather hang out in the Hamptons…or even Fire Island for that matter. 

18 hours ago, LookingAround said:

Why not just hire StrongStrokes?

Because @queensboroboy is a whore….. it’s not unusual around here.

grin.

6 hours ago, Philly50 said:

Not sure how one blocks someone by accident.

2 hours ago, samhexum said:

It was landmarked and remodeled in 2000 and now includes rent-stabilized units

And there in lies the rub. They’ve made the property more of a liability than it’s worth.

It’s a shame. It’s a beautiful building, but letting it rot is now the only "viable" solution. 

On 3/20/2024 at 4:06 PM, Marc in Calif said:

Over-generalizing the music of Schoenberg is very common -- and very misinformed. 🤣

His early music is simply the continuation of romantic and late-romantic tonality. It has absolutely nothing to do with "atonality" at all.

Do you also refer to music by R. Strauss and G. Mahler during the same period as "atonal"? Wrong again! All three actually were using the same varieties of late-romantic, highly chromatic tonality -- which, in fact, the world had previewed way back in Wagner's operas. Surely you've heard of those operas. Are they "atonal" too?

Schoenberg started and virtually completed Gurrelieder in 1901. At that time, he was nowhere close to switching from tonality to "atonality" and then to 12-tone serialism. In fact, he began working on Gurrelieder just after finishing his tone poem Verklärte Nacht (his most popular work), which is itself still quite tonal. VN starts pretty much in D minor and then centers on D major for its "transfigured" second part. That's called tonality.

Thank you for the lecture….I was waiting for this.

But if you re-read what I wrote, you’ll see than I never stated Gurreleider was atonal. It clearly is not.

What I said I said was, "I’d rather listen to screeching mating cats than have to sit through Schoenberg‘s atonal crap."

I can see the misunderstanding though and I apologize for not making my transitions more clear.

My understanding is that Schoenberg completed Gurreleider later, around 1911 when was he was well on his way to his atonal monotony, which does make Gurreleider’s preserved tonality interesting. 

If I were trying to disparage Gurreleider, I would have called it a Wagner/Mahler ripoff, which is what is sounds like to me.

I look forward to your 5 page rebuttal showing how Gurreleider is NOT Wagnerian regurgitation, but a unique masterpiece.

grin

PS I still hate Schoenberg’s atonal crap and am obviously in way over my head. I’ll show myself out.

PPS Why do I visit the Opera forum?….I’ll never learn

On 3/17/2024 at 12:02 AM, sydneyboy said:

Last night I attended a performance of Schoenberg’s cantata Gurreleider at the Sydney Opera House

Sounds like a phenomenal performance. The piece calls for 3 all male 4-part choirs. Sexy as fuck!

Unfortunately I’d rather listen to screeching mating cats than have to sit through Schoenberg‘s atonal crap. 

In fact the piece is much like it’s inspiration…Gurre Castle in Denmark….ruined.

Then again, anyone who had his portrait done by Egon Schiele can’t be all bad…

6 hours ago, Jamie21 said:

Whether or not he’s on Prep shouldn’t affect your approach. Prep protects him, not you.

Strictly speaking, that’s not 100% true.

Someone on prep is unlikely to become infected. It is when someone is first infected that they are the most infectious to others. So the fact that the man you’re having sex with is unlikely to be in the acute HIV sero-conversion phase does in fact lower your risk dramatically.

I wouldn’t rely on it solely as it means to protect myself, but it does slow your risk. 

1 hour ago, marylander1940 said:

Exactly now it will be negotiable.

It was always been "negotiable". 

I bought and sold quite a bit of real estate over the years. I never paid 6% commission. As soon as negotiations over the price of the property started, I’d turn to the real estate agents and say, "I’ll change my offer as soon as you lower your commission." Worked every time.

17 hours ago, Jay_lucas said:

Well, you’re entitled to your opinion but please be respectful. I am 30 and I’m a furry man and guys my page tend to not be hairy.  A lot of my clients say u look better than my pictures in person. 

Gentlemen, take note.

This is how a man responds to someone who’s being a cun-t

Bravo, Little bro.

10 hours ago, Buzzeryn said:

I'm all about those hearty, flavorful dishes that you can just throw together and let simmer. Plus, the flexibility to adjust ingredients based on what's on hand is a total lifesaver. Have you ever named your chickens?

You joined a website about male escorts 14 hours ago…… to tell us this?

11 hours ago, Harryinny said:

SteeveFrench says "Le massage peut se finir par quelque chose de plus intime selon vos envies"

"The massage can end with something more intimate according to your desires"

5 hours ago, KensingtonHomo said:

So you’re not really in a position to speak for the community. 

13 minutes ago, Charlie said:

actually one sunny afternoon in Greenwich Village back in the mid 1960s.........😈

I win….Price is Right Rules:

”Closest without going over".

1 hour ago, azdr0710 said:

don't tell me, one rainy evening in Philadelphia back in the early 1970s.............😈

Pics or it didn’t happen…..grin

Yes, longer hairs hurt more (not that much more), but they are easier to sugar/wax.

I think trimming prior to sugaring/waxing is a bit counter productive.

36 minutes ago, starman05 said:

Huh?

Lmao….somehow posted in the wrong thread.

My bad. 

Pics or it didn’t happen…..grin

Yes, longer hairs hurt more (not that much more), but they are easier to sugar/wax.

I think trimming prior to sugaring/waxing is a bit counter productive. 

47 minutes ago, mike carey said:

Gary? Who cares about a little thing like a state border!

That’s so cute.

Aussie boy, Lake Michigan is one of the ”Great” Lakes. It makes up the entire Eastern Boarder of Chicago. It ain’t a state. 
 

Of course, l’m beginning to think you already knew that and you were just making some odd Aussie joke….and now I look like an Asshole. 

grin

1 hour ago, Socalguy said:

yeah, that was the point. 

In the words of my father…..
 

"Son, two wrongs don’t make a right".

12 hours ago, jmichaeliii said:

Never any drama.

You’ve obviously never contacted @Jarrod_Uncut.

There’s a screw for every nut.

5 hours ago, Danny-Darko said:

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That WAS the question….right?