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Did Timmy Chalemet's mother dress him and think he was going on a service call? He looked silly and sad. No girl would want to be seen with him.

Sneakers are back in and boots out. Also the nights I was there, at least, there was no heavy metal, hard rock, or rap music. I don't know about Towel Night. The ad for Le Boy in Hotspots Magazine notes that Thursday night is Amateur Night, with cash prizes given.

No. The dancers (most of them) circulate in the bar and patio all evening. They are the entertainment. They stop and talk with anyone who looks bored or interested. The custom is to pet them while they are with you. And they are also looking for tips. So you should have a pack of $1 bills with you. Slip a bill into their shorts every few minutes, and they will stay with you as long as you keep tipping. Some will ask you directly after a while, if you would like a lap dance, but lap dances are not particularly common because of the pricing. I saw only a small number of clients go in back with a dancer during the time I was there. It is very different from the old Johnny's or Taboo in Montreal. But no dancer will be upset if you decline, and I had no one pestering me for a lap dance at Le Boy.

I don't know if it is policy or not, but there was no smoking in Le Boy last night that I was aware of. There were no ashtrays on the bar. A couple of times I noticed guys take out a pack of cigarettes and then go out into the parking area and come back in a few minutes later. There may be smoking in the outdoor patio; I wasn't out there much. The bar inside certainly is not a smoke-filled room. I never saw a dancer smoking, and none of the dancers I talked with smelled of smoke.

UP-DATE Friday, January 31 Le Boy in Fort Lauderdale Last night was another good night at Le Boy. There were 14 true twink dancers, no skinny guys and no older out-of-shape guys, and no big muscles. Just nice, real, smooth, most without any tattoos, clean cut, cute, obliging, nearly naked twinks. Very nice. Only one of the dancers had been there on Saturday two weeks ago, when I visited. Four were outstanding; they would be star attractions anyplace they performed. The crowd was good, but comes and goes in flows. At 9:00, the bar and patio were filled; by 9:30 it had thinned out. Another wave of customers came at 10:00 and thinned out by 10:40. At 11:00 another wave came in. Chris the bartender was his usual charming, efficient, boyish self. There were three Black dancers, and given time, I would have tried at least two of them. One arrived at 10:00, was a little short, but had a perfect and perfectly defined body. Smooth, chiseled, very attractive. In addition he was wearing only a sock pouch, which he filled to overflowing. Beautiful, smooth, rounded bubble butt, all of which was visible. Not enough time. But my favorites were Austin, Gee, Leo, and Michael. They kept me happily entertained most of the evening, and they were all standouts. Austin was tall, swimmer's build, smooth all over, cute/handsome, boyish with a mane of brown hair and wearing only the smallest and simplest of G strings. His beautiful ass was fully on display. He was also well endowed. He was entertaining and very obliging at the bar. Gee was the dancer I saw two weeks ago. He's the blond who danced a duo with a darker boy. He is from New York and Brazil, speaks perfect (non-New York) English and perfect Portuguese. He is cute, full of energy, a little kinky, charming to talk with, a good performer on stage. He was wearing a little G-string, and then for his performance added a see-through shirt with little lines of velvet. That left his blond bubble butt fully exposed and a nice contrast to the black pouch and strings. He is totally smooth, well endowed and enjoys being petted. Very highly recommended. Michael was a very handsome, dark haired dancer from Peru. He had on a skimpy speedo and suspenders and white bow tie. I guess all the guys wear the ties. Utterly smooth, good English, pleasant to talk with, well endowed, delicious round ass, nice straight slightly muscled smooth legs. I enjoyed him very much. Leo was a bundle of energy from Orlando. He is dancing in "Aladdin" up there and also teaching dance to teenagers. Articulate, charming, constantly in motion. Beautiful smooth body with muscles harder than anyone else I felt. His legs, while beautiful to look at, were as strong as steel, and his beautiful ass was also very tight and firm and round. He had a real dancer's body. Cute, no tattoos, friendly, obliging, everything you want in a twink. There were some others I tried briefly, but I enjoyed the Big Four above so much, I kept one or the other in my lap most of the evening. Franco and Orin were fine, especially Orin. Lenny and Jay were a little older, perhaps mid 20s. There was one very cute boy I would like to have met, but after he danced he disappeared onto the patio and remained in the embrace of an older admirer for the rest of the evening. Another night. I would strongly recommend Le Boy to anyone who enjoys seeing and playing with cute, charming, nearly-naked twinks. Every night is different and none can be guaranteed, but certainly Friday (last night) and Saturday (two weeks ago) were both winning nights.

Le Boy in Fort Lauderdale was quite good tonight with a nice group of good looking twinks, all twinks. Valet parking is $5; no cover charge; and drinks are reasonable. I don't know about ownership. A bartender told me there are two owners, Dave and Gale (?), but a dancer told me there were legal problems and Sean is acting owner. I don't know. But the bartender said changes were coming slowly, but they were good. The bathrooms are going to be redone. The stage has been redecorated, and it is good. And I noticed other things. The boys almost all wore slender black jock straps with a thong in back, so you could enjoy the asses of almost all the dancers, and they were smooth, round, and luscious. Each dancer performed longer than in the past; there is not a quick rotation. The music was improved in two ways: it was not as loud as it used to be, and there was much greater variety, including Latin music and ballads. Dancers told me the new dj also takes requests from the dancers, so they feel more comfortable dancing. Which is very different than in the past, when hard rock and heavy metal at ear-drum piercing levels were played. No tiny twinks and no big muscles, no old guys, nobody hairy, but lots of good builds in between. Ronnie was the standout - gorgeous, beautiful body kept in shape with lots of time at the gym, smooth, a most delicious ass, and very accommodating at the bar. He had a sense of humor; he teased; he offered his ass; and he was an excellent showman. David was extremely handsome and did an exceptional performance with professional dance moves and stretches. He dances with a modern dance company in Miami. Great body, great smile, great performance, nice to talk with. Christiano is a college student, bright, nice body, in perpetual motion, loves to dance. Michael was a new dancer, from Cuba, nice but shy as he figures out what is going on. A very nice young dancer from Peru was good. At one point, two shorter dancers, a little blond and a little Latino, danced together on stage, partially synchronized. It was entertaining and fun. There were about eight other dancers/twinks, and in general, they walked around the bar periodically. You could catch any one of them. Good crowd of customers. I don't know what the situation is with lap dances; I assume the same. But it was a very pleasant evening enjoying a good number of very nice, smooth, young, pleasant, smiling, almost all bare young guys. It is certainly worth a visit if you enjoy twinks.

Re; Tom Katt I agree. The Tom Katt I remember was a big body-builder type. I didn't recognize this one.

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He is also playing the love interest for Jo in the new "Little Women," to be released in three days, on Christmas.

Gay porn producer and pioneer William Higgins has died in Amsterdam at 77 of an apparent heart attack. He has been producing gay porn for 40 years. Most recently he has worked in Prague. Interesting life.

Any news on the new bar, Exposé, which is in Adonis' old location?

Historic Note: Stock was originally located above a Vietnamese Restaurant across the street from the St. André Hotel on Rue St. André. You climbed a wrought iron staircase outside to get up there. In winter, when the steps were covered in ice and you had a couple of drinks, it was a bit dicey.

I have just looked at reviews, and they are very good for both Suites LaBelle and Fairfield Marriott. I think I might try one of them and lock in a low price now. Hotwire shows perhaps the best rates.

There are a couple of other hotels near the area. Hotel Suites LaBelle is an all suites hotel half a block from the Gouverneur. I have never stayed there. The prices are really low in March, so you wold really save money. But check out reviews. Hotel St. Denis is a couple blocks away, but has very low rates in March, and it was highly rated by someone on this board a year or so ago. I have never stayed there.

One block from the Gouverneur/Dupuis is a Fairfield by Marriott, which has just completed a total remake from when it was the "Lord Berri." I have not stayed there, but I stopped in the lobby and talked with desk clerks. Free breakfast included, and the dining area looked pleasant. Rates in March start at $141 plus fees. It is only a block from the Dupuis/Gouverneur, so it would still be easy walking to bars. It is next to the big Archambault music store and across the street from one of the university buildings, half a block to the metro. Apparently, the former Hyatt on the Place des Arts is now a Doubletree. It's a little too far for walking, but it has a great location. It is on top of the Centre Dupuis, a large indoor mall with lots of restaurants and fast-casual on the lower level. Hotel connects directly underground to the metro, the opera house and the concert hall. Prices for March look like $149. It was a very nice hotel when I stayed there in the past, exceptionally large rooms. You can usually get a discount for AAA or AARP or if you stay several days or if you pay ahead (and you're especially nice to the reservations clerk). It has had several owners, and each time they redo it, they give reduced prices for a while to attract customers. I think it is that time for Doubletree.

The last train on each metro line leaves between 12:30 and 1:00 a.m. After that, it is taxi or walk. There is a taxi stand with a line of taxis always outside Taboo's door. Many of the reviews of the Dupuis look bad. All I can say is that I stayed there in September. The room was large and clean. I got a low price, so I did not have a premium room. It was perfectly quiet. The a/c and heating worked just fine. All hotel staff were warm and helpful: the desk clerks, the concierge, the chamber maids. When I go out in the morning, I always make a point to say good morning to the maid on the floor and tell her I am leaving to go out and my room number. Always, the room is clean with lots of fresh towels by the time I get back at 1, or 2 or 3 and expect company. The towels were always clean, and many of them, as were the bed linens. The shower pressure was just fine and hot water fine. The coffee maker worked fine. I don't use refrigerator or microwave, so I don't care. I had no problem finding an outlet to recharge my camera battery. There were no stains on my carpet or ceiling. I never saw a bug. There is a popular bar for drinks on the 2nd floor, so I don't understand the criticism. It was much used while I was there. Delvalboy asked for hotels in a certain price range. None of the downtown hotels fall within this category, I think. The Sheraton has dates in March, but starting at $270. Etc. There have been several good reports about airbnb, so that might be the way to go.

Delvalboy, The Gouverneur Hotel is not shabby. It is very acceptable and used by Quebecois, French-Canadian visitors, and families on many repeat visits. It is not luxury, but there is nothing wrong with it. It is 29 stories high (I think), so you have size, services, and anonymity, if you wish. No problems or questions with guests. You can find good prices for it on many of the discount sites (priceline, hotwire) and sometimes the hotel site itself. You can usually get it for a base price of $104-$127 (and sometimes under $100), plus taxes and fees. It is your best buy in the Village. The Gouverneur is part of a full square block of buildings, including offices, banks, shops, drugstore, etc. On the ground floor of the complex is a large, new food court with a dozen different fast casual cuisines with large open area for seating; many singles eat there. There is also a large IGA grocery with a superb bakery, where you can get fresh croissants every hour of the day. They also have many prepared salads, veggies, sandwiches, etc. which are sometimes useful. There are numerous fast-casual restaurants along Ste. Catherine, which is right outside the hotel. St. Hubertus is fine and inexpensive and plenty of room for singles. From the Gouverneur you walk underground to the Berri-Uqam metro station and also to the splendid national library and the campus of UQAM (University of Quebec in Montreal). It is an urban campus with all buildings connected underground. Montreal also has an Underground City downtown filled with shops and restaurants and connected to all the major buildings downtown, so winter or bad weather is no hindrance. A different approach to intense winter than the skyway system of the Twin Cities. And March will still be part of winter in Montreal. Getting from the airport to the Gouverneur is very easy. Get on the 747 bus at the airport and ride to the Berri-Uqam stop (simply ask the driver). It is the last stop before the bus station and one block away from the hotel, straight ahead. Or take the 747 to its first stop, Lionel Groulx Metro, and transfer to the Green Line or Orange Line metro and ride to the Berri-Uqam metro stop. Your bus ticket is good for all buses and metros for 24 hours. So you simply use that ticket. If you plan much use of the metro, the next day is a good time since you have a free pass for that 24 hours. The ticket costs $10 CD. (That's about $7.50 US these days and a great bargain.) You buy them from a machine in the airport, close to the doors to outside. Get two and save the other one for when you return to the airport; you won't have to fool around with buying a return ticket. The Gouverneur is a 5 minute walk to Campus, another 2 minutes to Stock and another 5 minutes to Taboo. If this is your first visit to Montreal, you ought to at least stop in at all three venues for a few minutes. Be aware that they will vary from night to night, so try them more than once, and they will be busier after 9:00 rather then before. Their best nights are usually Wed-Sat. The hotel is a 15-20 minutes easy walk down to the Old City, harbor, and Place Jacques Cartier. This is the 18th century part of town, filled with restaurants, tourist shops, art galleries, and the Grande Roue, a very large ferris wheel with little cabins, from which you get splendid views of the city and harbor. Bon voyage!

I agree. I enjoyed it very much, more than I had expected. Laura Carmichael was finally fulfilled - self-confident, in charge, well dressed, no more whining or complaining. She walked differently; she carried herself differently. "Andy," Laura's real life bf, was also very good; he has grown much as a character since he first appeared in the background. Michelle Dockery amazes me. As Lady Mary, she is articulate, immaculately and impeccably and superbly dressed, looks straight at the camera, is sure of herself. In tv interviews, she stutters, is nearly inarticulate, and dresses like an old hippy. Even on the red carpet, I have never seen her in a really good dress. Her final beaded silver and black Art Deco gown in the film was stunning, and she wore it beautifully. The costumer found it in a flea market; it was only knee length. They hired someone to complete the dress to floor length. Beautiful. Michelle's bobbed-hair wig was perfect; in real life, her hair looks mangy and just hangs there. She doesn't know what to do with it.

I don't want to hijack the thread on Taboo. On Wednesday evening I went to Campus at 7:00 p.m. There were three customers at the bar and no dancers in the room. There was one dancer down on the sidewalk, smoking, and I would not be interested in seeing him on stage. On Thursday at 7:00 there were five customers at the bar and no dancers in the room. There were two homely, grungy guys smoking outside. On Saturday at 7:00 there were, I think, five dancers, all of whom looked like rejects from Stock. There were two songs between each dance, so you waited and waited. Four of the dancers had bellies which hung over the waistband of their underwear; two were covered in tattoos. Four were wearing grungy, what appeared to be dirty, pants and shirts, and oversized shoes. All were very unappealing. There was no admission or cover charge at any time. It's very bad. I hope they can recover.

On the three nights I stopped in at Campus, there was no admission charge / cover charge, but also no dancers. Sad.

This is only for those who enjoy twinks. Last Saturday, I enjoyed one of the best evenings ever in the past 20 years at Taboo. There were twelve dancers, eight of them stunning and the most beautiful and handsome dancers Taboo has ever had. The other four were OK, but not stunning. I could still enjoy watching them perform. On Wednesday night I stopped in at 9:00, and there were three customers at the bar and no dancers in sight. So I left and assumed Taboo was going trough another bad period. On Thursday night, I tried again, and I was blown over. There were eight dancers, four of them absolutely outstanding. The other four, on the other hand, were really bad, including one guy with long straggly hair, long shaggy beard, and with a very hairy ass. But the good four made up for it. They were all perfect twinks, young, cute, smooth, and with swimmers' builds - no skinny guys at all. Lap dances with all of them were absolute delights. I had not been so elated with dancers in many years. MARCO - was gorgeous, 24 years old, sandy hair, golden pubes, beautiful smooth torso and legs and fine ass. He said he was skinny as a teenager, but has since put on the perfect weight. He is tall and splendid, cooperative and interactive, humorous and warm. DRAKE - was 19, alabaster white, sweet round ass, long straight legs, nice torso, cute face and nice hair, smooth, fairly new to this but having fun. Great laugh, gentle, cooperative, flexible, giving. JOEY - was 24 and the most active guy in the back room; I think he was there all night going from one customer to the next. And worth it. Cute face, very nice smooth body, round firm ass, very nice cock, absolutely smooth and soft. He was passionate and affectionate and did everything possible to please clients. FRANKIE - was an Arab boy from Lebanon, sweet and smooth and exotic and delicious. He had dark short hair and eyes, a beautiful torso, a full round ass, nice straight legs, well endowed, great smile, olive skin rather than white, and enjoyed performing on stage ad pleasing you in back. There were no (or almost none) tattoos on these boys, they were smooth shave, had nice haircuts, and were breathtaking. But then on Saturday, there was the incredible show. Eight perfect beautiful dancers with continuous performances, no music interludes, all night long. (Campus is in a very bad period; one or two songs between each dance by a reject from Stock.) Unfortunately, no one actually dances nude. Yes, during the slow dance, they lower their briefs for 15-20 seconds and show front and aft, but then they pull them up again. Bad Stock practices have spread. So I decided not to bother with the performances, but enjoy lap dances all night long. At $15 each, you can enjoy a great deal for a long time. Especially after two hotel no-shows, I had money to burn. NICK - was 24 and incredible, looked like the college quarterback you wanted, gorgeous body, ripe full ass, firm straight cock, smooth as silk and soft to the touch, great abs, delicious legs, handsome face, sweet and gentle in personality. He turned around, bent over, and winked his jewel for me. So sweet. He played soccer, rugby, skateboarded and snowboarded. JIMMIE - was only 18, had his birthday in June and started working last month. He was as cute and handsome and beautiful as an 18 year old male can be. Sandy hair, blue eyes, swimmer's body, utterly smooth and silky and soft to the touch, a beautiful round young ass, lovely legs, not a pimple or mark on him, affectionate, willing, cooperative, eager to please but still a little shy. MARCO, JOEY, and FRANKIE were also there. EMILIO - was the handsomest boy, 24 years old and the much better-looking brother of Timothee Chalemet. His family is from Colombia, but he was born in Montreal. His family speaks French at home. His English is excellent, learned only from English language music. Black, luxuriant hair, jet black eyes, slightly brown skin, and the perfect body - stunning face, beautiful torso, sweet round firm ass, long straight legs, he's a grower and it becomes very nice. Sweetest pink pucker, great smile, sense of humor, affectionate, warm, ready to please and happy to do so. If I could take one home, it would have been Emilio. Or maybe Nick. JAMES - could be good, but currently has no ass; he has got to work on it. Nice face and hair, great abs and torso, nice legs, likes performing, but flat rear end. QUINN - could be good. Nice face and body, good ass and legs, smiles, smooth, handsome. Somehow, he did not excite me. DARREN - a little shorter, beard stubble (bad), good performance on stage, did shower show, well equipped when he stripped, a little chunky. ALEX - tall slender, olive skinned, dark hair, smooth. If I had more time, I might have tried him. JAYCE - handsome smooth black dancer. PENCE (?) - skinny guy who was there last year and was wearing the same baseball shirt. I don't know how often Taboo can put on a show like this, certainly not every night. But when the stars align, as they did last Saturday, the fireworks were spectacular. No other bar on earth can offer such an array. __

LeBoy is still the only place to enjoy twinks in Fort Lauderdale. A couple of weeks ago, during the week, there were more than a dozen cute young guys, a few Latinos but just as many not. No muscles and no very thin dancers. I had a continuous parade in my lap at the bar all evening. They will stay with you as long as you periodically slip a bill in their briefs. They have eliminated the "Champagne Room," and that is merely an alcove now. The dance platform in back has also been eliminated. Rates for lap dances have come down a bit. $29 for 7 minutes ($20 for dancer and $9 for house). $49 (or $59, I don't remember) for 15 minutes. And there are longer periods also. Complete privacy in back. The boys are anxious to make money. Have fun.

The area for danseurs was on the second floor at the west end, up one flight from that door on Ste Catherine. The stage was kind of like a boxing arena, with seats all around; lap dances were in a room to the side, with huge hanging curtains; the ceiling was very high. There were sometimes some cute dancers. There was a fire which destroyed/damaged the space, and it was never restored. There were rumors of arson, but nothing definite. The crowds were never large, but it was a nice fifth stripper bar in Montreal for a while. Name, I think,was "Nirvana."

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