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My Storm passed away today, at noon, lying in the sun in the backyard, a place he has loved for over 10 years since coming into my home. It was a peaceful death that came naturally. He hadn't been sick a day in his life with me so I knew over a week ago that he sensed the end was approaching. 
Having pets is great but losing them hurts. But the good memories will live on.

But make sure its only facts you communicate. 🤫

There have been a couple of posts recently in which the subject matter prompted me to mention the fact that I hired my first escort when I was only 18-years-old, namely the 'Forum Census'  and  'At 81.. am I the oldest client on here?'. I thought I would make a post about it for anyone who might be interested. 
The first time meeting Andrew was at the tail end of 2006, in late December I think. The reason I'm almost certain about the date is that I remember picking up a copy of the London Evening Standard upon my arrival in London that night at St Pancras station, which had news on the front page that Saddam Hussein's execution had been scheduled (or maybe even taken place, I don't remember. Saddam was executed on the 30th, anyway).
At 19-years-old, Andrew was a year older than me. I'd found and viewed his escort profile on a website called 'Gaydar' (which still exists but is nowhere near as popular as it once was) and contacted him. His pictures were awesome. He was the most beautiful lad I had ever seen. As well as escorting, he worked in gay porn; if you want to see Andrew 'in action' today, all you need to do is watch 'RudeBoiz',  'BikeBoy', 'SoldierBoy' or 'Penthouse Sex Party' - produced by Eurocreme. 
I met Andrew in the shared flat he was staying in at the time just literally right around the corner from Barbican tube station. I won't go into the intricate details of what took place during our session, but it was fantastic. After that session I was so happy. I didn't at all feel like I had wasted money - despite the fact that at that age I didn't have a lot of it. I enjoyed my time with Andrew so much that I ended up meeting him a second time, for an overnight session, in early or mid-2007. He came to meet me at the hotel I was staying at just around the corner from Victoria station. I always remember that I had arranged the session from my new number and that I didn't tell him that I was the client. So when he knocked on my hotel room door and I opened it, he was pleasantly surprised to see that it was me - he remembered me of course from our first session in 2006.
What a wonderful night that was. I couldn't believe I was spending all evening and all night with such a beautiful guy (beautiful both on the inside and outside; he had a lovely personality). I still remember details of some of the conversations we had that night, even all these years later. He spoke about his life, his family, his friends - and revealed to me that he had a son to a girl he used to date and that he'd be buying him a present with some of the cash that I was giving him for the session.  The best thing about that night for me was cuddling up to him and going to sleep with him. I've never done that with an escort since. Waking up to him the next morning, him still sleeping on his side, and my head pressed against his back, was so good. 
That would be the last time I saw Andrew. About a year later I heard that on 11 May 2008, Andrew passed away from an overdose of the 'chemsex' drug GHB. Though I had only met him on two occasions, and that we had met on the understanding that our relationship was purely transactional, I was heartbroken. He had a profound effect on me. I must confess that his handsome looks and his down to earth personality were to blame for a bit of an infatuation with him. I was terribly upset at the news, and to this day whenever I think of Andrew's passing (at age 21), my heart feels a unique pain.
Andrew was my first hire. He taught me that gay male escorts provide a quality and professional service. He quashed any notions that I might have had that sex workers are not decent people, with his kindness. He allowed me to be more sexually free and to feel good about being so, by showing me certain things that I had not tried before. He gave me companionship when I needed it, on two occasions. And I did need it. He satisfied all my sexual and emotional wants and needs, twice. He opened my eyes to the fact that escorts don't just sell sex, but also affection and intimacy. To this day I enjoy the services of professional providers, and I have my initial experiences with Andrew to thank for that. 
Here is one of his modeling photos which I think he used on his Gaydar escort profile: 
 
Moderators' note: Photo removed because we don't allow posting non-public photos. 
 

This is a tremendous and very valuable project.  And it seems like tremendous amount of work, as well, for which all of us would be grateful.  I hope you will consider some sort of crowdsourcing so donations can be accepted.  You ought not do all this without some measure of $$$ support.

Pre-pandemic, I hired escorts about once a month and had been doing so for a number of years. Today, it’s been exactly 18 months without any encounters. Yeah, I’m horny as hell. Up until a year ago, I was a regular at a gym where I had developed a bit of a friendship with another guy who came in almost everyday when I was there. We talked a lot about fitness, equipment, cars, food, sports and I really enjoyed his company. He’s about 32-ish, tall, extremely well-built, buzz cut, sort of resembles Beckham without the facial hair. What really was intriguing were the cars he drove - Lamborghini, BMW, Maserati among others. Turns out he’s a salesman for a luxury dealership and gets to drive them as advertising. That would explain the “dealer” tags on the cars. I don’t think he’s hurting for funds. But there’s just something about him that gets me turned on every time I see him - he is beyond sexy.  
 
So a month ago, I started going back to the gym, and sure enough, he shows up. We reconnect and since then I’ve seen him almost daily. If anything, he’s even more attractive. Yesterday, we played pickleball after our workout and went next door to a pizza joint for a few beers. I can’t remember exactly what we were talking about, but out of the clear blue he says, “so do you date women, or men, or both?” Holy shit. Did I just hear that?  Before I could even process, I said, “both, and you?”  (I lied.) He says, “what do you think?” Ok, so the cards are on the table and I said, “men, I hope.” So he starts laughing (a lot) and I am tongue-tied. Did I just fuck up? Then, he tells me he dates men and women  for money. Not only does he sell fancy cars, he’s an escort on the very down-low. Seems like a couple of his really  wealthy car customers also paid for other “services” and I’m  stunned. He tells me a couple of quick stories and it’s a good thing we are seated, ‘cause my boner is at full-mast. 
 
It’s time to go, and as we get to the parking lot, he pauses and says, “think it over - I’d give you a nice discount” then winks at me, and leaves. That was Saturday. I didn’t go to the gym yesterday but will later today. Hell yeah, I’ve saved a bundle this past year, so money is not the issue. Never had anything like this happen. It could be a great thing or not. Thoughts, gentlemen? He is one hell of a salesman!

Thank you so much for all your work!  This is great.
 

Thank you to the team that resolved this issue! It is nice to know our community is safe.

Thank you to the team that resolved this issue! It is nice to know our community is safe.

Thank you to the team that resolved this issue! It is nice to know our community is safe.

I was terrified all day thinking "Ok, it's over".
You guys are the best, and thanks to the "Washington Team" as well, whoever they are.
Without them it seems like this could have not been possible.
THANK YOU!

My first thought was the Forum is gone! Glad all is good for now. Let's hope the site remains active for many more years.
Thank you for all of you who are trying to keep it going. All many of us can do is make a donation.

My first thought was the Forum is gone! Glad all is good for now. Let's hope the site remains active for many more years.
Thank you for all of you who are trying to keep it going. All many of us can do is make a donation.

My first thought was the Forum is gone! Glad all is good for now. Let's hope the site remains active for many more years.
Thank you for all of you who are trying to keep it going. All many of us can do is make a donation.

The hosting company needed to take them down temporarily in order to resolve a problem with the server.

Admin Note:Gentlemen, Please stay on topic. All other replies will be and have been deleted. This is a very special thread and a tribute to the memory of Guy Fawkes/daddy. If you would like to discuss the future of M4M, please start a new thread.

You do him proud. Bless you. I'd rather be amazed by an unexpected recovery, but I am at least comforted to know you made sure he was cared for as best as possible. Nothing erases this sort of loss, but having done your utmost to ensure his care should be reassuring. He is and will be missed. You have done great things for him.

So sorry to hear. May he rest in peace.
Thank you Cooper for all the work you have done.

I have just seen this topic. I still don't want to believe it...
 
It was 2009, San Francisco, and my first ever review was published on Daddysreviews by a long-standing member here. I had no idea what this site was so I went to check it out and shortly after my cell phone rang. A gentleman introduced himself as "Daddy" and told me that my review got published on his website. He asked me a few non-intrusive questions that were geared towards finding out whether the money I make through this means is being invested for my future. Again, and I must emphasize this, he did that in the most non-intrusive way as one possibly could have. I felt that he just genuinely wanted to ensure that I am on the right path to creating financial independence for myself in the long run. We covered a few other aspects of the industry and he offered me a helping hand in case I ever needed a piece of advice.
 
Soon after my first published review came the second, third --- 20th, and 30th, and my business has exploded and I was full of quality inquiries. Surely, providing a great service doesn't hurt but without the ability for people to research their next "date" on a platform like his, how would anyone know about my abilities?
 
But business (while obviously in our lives is key) was truly NOT what Daddy was all about. He was in it to help people. Genuinely.
 
I had the pleasure to meet him on numerous occasions at a variety of restaurants and many times at his apartment in Las Vegas. We even met during the pandemic (the chair was waiting for me at the entrance to sit on) while he distanced himself from me by being in front of his computer on the other side of the apartment and we were both wearing masks. The "HOW" never really mattered, but every meeting with him was always highly insightful and entertaining.... and very genuine. Many of you probably didn't get the chance to truly know who was behind this nickname/website and I am very grateful that I had the pleasure of conducting more than just superficial chit-chats with him.
 
For those of you who don't know, he was a computer whiz and had incredible talents at forensics and used to be retained as a forensic expert in multi-billion dollar lawsuit cases back in the day. This speaks volumes of the in-depth knowledge he had about certain fields in computers.
 
Talking about talent, he used to be an escort himself (waaaaaaaaaaay) back in the day. He wasn't always overweight and was rather hot. He told me so many funny stories about providing services in LA/Beverly Hills to some of the Hollywood elites. They were extremely entertaining stories.
 
He never cared about the money. He went as far as to flat-out decline highly lucrative promotional/marketing/advertising offers if he disagreed with how the company conducted its business in the gay world, whether we are talking about advertising practices, treatment of others, or the mission the company stood for. He was a principles guy, yet - needless to say - non-judgmental.
 
Every time we talked - without an exception - he had his "routine" questions:
- Are you happy?
- Do you put a certain percentage of your money aside and invest it?
- Do you take time out to have fun and enjoy life too?
 
This should tell you about the type of person Bill was.
 
(With names redacted), he showed me all kinds of escort inquiries where the guys offered him free sessions in exchange for promotion/bad review removal/self-review postings. He NEVER abused his position and always maintained his integrity.
 
He was a big fan of Latin guys with muscles and cute butts. Who can blame him, right?! Yet... never ran out of compliments for me when we met.
 
We talked about a few side projects of his too. Some of you may not know, but a few years back he was running a website that was teaching the transgender community about proper accessorizing / makeup / wigs and how to start out. He was also running it on his own dime and received no compensation for it.
 
On my last in-person visit during COVID, we actually started discussing either a joint business venture or a certain promotional opportunity about a website that would have served as an extension of DaddysReviews. We have never finalized the details and sadly, that will not happen anymore. It would have been great to work with him I am sure.
 
I just want you gentlemen to understand how this person sacrificed most of his life to help our community. He never asked for anything in return and I know exactly how much of his life he sacrificed for others. He changed my life, and probably many of your lives I am certain or the very bottom line, his work made your life a little easier in this crazy world.
 
I hope that he is in a good place now, his contributions, his helping hand, his guidance, and the amount of care and love he put out for all of us will be remembered (at least by me) for a LIFETIME.
 
When @Cooper reached out to me, I was shocked to hear that I was probably the only person who knew his address. He was so loving, welcoming and open that I thought he kept company often times at his home. I also would like to take this opportunity to thank Cooper for taking immediate actions and for keeping everyone posted. I am so truly sorry it ended this way. :-(
 
THANK YOU BILL/DADDY/GUY FAWKES WITH ALL MY HEART! ❤

I took comfort each time I came here of late to not see a thread title beginning with RIP. That comfort is, and can be, no longer .
 
A man's life is like ripples in the water, expanding out ever more widely to touch all who can feel them. The measure of a man's life is how many lives his ripples touched and changed for the better, and his legacy is that last ripple which brings both the sadness of a loss and the smile of having been graced by his life.
 
Daddy's ripples are an enduring testament to the measure of the man and the entries here are proof of their effects. He will live on in the hearts and minds of those he served and who loved him. And that number will include me.
 
And I thank Cooper for all he has done to help Daddy, and to support, comfort, and inform this community in these difficult days. It's been said that no navigator ever distinguished himself in a calm sea, and you, sir, have shown to be a navigator of great distinction. My thanks to you for what you've done for all of us.

So sorry to hear. May he rest in peace.
Thank you Cooper for all the work you have done.

So sorry to hear. May he rest in peace.
Thank you Cooper for all the work you have done.

So sorry to hear. May he rest in peace.
Thank you Cooper for all the work you have done.

RIP my friend. Buffdaddy here. Thanks to my friend @Cooper he is the one many years ago who told me about this site.I never met Daddy though over the years I have met a number of you at my events. This site helped me grow Buffboyzz. Yes all things come to a end, such is life. It takes a lot of time and dedication to run a site like this. I hope someone will keep it going, if not thanks for the memories. My friend Rest in Peace ☮️?️. I know you're in a better place now.
Buffdaddy!

So sorry to hear. May he rest in peace.
Thank you Cooper for all the work you have done.

So sorry to hear. May he rest in peace.
Thank you Cooper for all the work you have done.