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He used to live in Seattle. I never met him, but by text he seemed awfully straight. It's been several years, and I can't remember now if he was advertising as an escort, masseur or both. I used to see his ad on Backpage frequently in those days. Of course I was looking for more of a combined massage/escort experience. He definitely wasn't into bottoming. I'm not sure if he would have topped if I had wanted that. But that being said- he was honest in telling me that he couldn't supply what I wanted. Gman

Do you know this from personal experience or is that how you are reading his ad because while his ad talks about massage, it also says he is versatile, and he has the cash icon meaning escort on his ad. Gman

Orbital fractures especially if it was a blow-out fracture take a lot of force. I definitely agree with you if the story is false. But if it's not- it's definitely something to consider. Gman

I've just seen a story- I don't know whether it is true or not- that says the officer who shot Brown has an orbital fracture. If Michael Brown punched the officer hard enough to give him an orbital fracture that changes the story significantly. Gman

This might actually be a movie with gay characters I'd be willing to see. To some extent I'm not interested anymore in the straight guy/girl rom-coms. For the same reason I'm not really into the gay/buddy/comedy/romance movies either. I unfortunately don't have a group of friends, I doubt some quirky hunk is all of a sudden going to fall in love with me or want to get married. I've decided that fantasy movies like that just upset me more and more because there isn't anything in them I can hope for. I normally stay away from sad movies too. But this one looks like there is a heart to the story. Gman

I may be wrong. But I think the article I read said that whether the airline knew or not, governments like ours had been able to tell what kind of missiles had struck previous planes and knew they could reach that height. As for blaming Malaysian Airlines, I'm not- or at least not anymore than I am blaming any of the commercial airlines for plotting to fly over a war zone. I admit I wouldn't have thought about it either probably. But I'm not in the airline field. In 'perfect' hindsight, it seems to me the airlines ought to avoid all unstable areas no matter the extra flight miles involved. Gman

From my reading of the New York Times, officials new the rebels had weapons that could reach above 32,000 feet. So I'm not sure why the directive for flying at 33,000 feet was isssued. An expert I heard talking on NPR noted that there are many unsettled regions in the worl where commercial aircraft routines go. The Ukraine up until now was one of them. There is also Iraq currently. Gman

This discussion reminds me of when I had my gallbladder taken out. The night before while at home I was to give myself a Fleet's Enema. As far as I can remember that was the 1st time I was ever going to be having an enema. I was a nervous wreck. I remember going to my bathroom, lying on the floor, and using the Fleet's. Once I did it, it wasn't so bad. But still today the thought of someone playing around my butt, lubing way up there- or even worse of trying to palpate my prostate( which usually triggers my 'chronic prostatitis' or whatever it is and causes me pelvic pain) - makes my stomach clench up- and not in a happy way. Gman

I admit it was nice seeing the comparisons between back then and now. But am I the only one who thinks a majority of those kids are drama kings/queens. Also I'm pretty sure there as a command to make the computer read the floppy drive if the computer was already turned on. You would have used Something like a change drive command and then a command to run or read the disk. Gman

My Uncle who is in his late 80's said that when he was a boy, they swam naked/nude at the YMCA in Dallas except on Family Day. I'm glad they changed that policy at some point long before I started going to YMCA's. Gman PS Anyone notice how 'naked' is dirty and sinful, but 'nude' is natural and beautiful?

But it's not just a speedos. I also usually prefer to wear a t-shirt at the pool or beach. Believe me, I'm taking pity on the beach/pool going population by not exposing my man-boobs, gut, and chest. I do it partially as a public service for the general population. It's also a shield for me, so that I don't have to broadcast the fact that I have tiny genitalia to the world. You don't know how much I envy guys who have an obvious bulge in their pants. Mine only becomes obvious when I have an erection. And then that's too obvious. Besides I can't imagine I'd find the skimpiness of a Speedo comfortable. ( I don't find skimpy non-aquatic underwear comfortable either. Who needs a thong riding up their butt-cr:)ck? And I can't stand the feel of footies/ankle socks. I wear above the ankle crew socks. The ones with a heel.) As for tinier and tinier bikinis on women, personally-most likely because I'm gay- I'd prefer they suited up more. And speaking of tight clothing, one complaint I've had when I've done weekends with escorts and we are doing something casual is how tight their t-shirts are. I think I only mentioned it to one of them in a joking way once. But I'm sorry even if I were in good shape, I don't think I would be wearing a skin tight tee as a normal part of my apparel. Maybe if I were in good shape, and I were going clubbing, I'd wear it then. But I will admit my attitude on this probably comes from the fact that #1 I'm not very attractive so I've never been cruised by anyone #2. I dress for comfort more than for fashion. Gman

Ask and ye shall receive... http://cdn01.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2008/12/giorgio-armani-speedo.jpg http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gxhCUUFyrjQ/T3T42_wopLI/AAAAAAAABtI/8P012gnROhA/s400/Abbott+in+speedos.jpg Gman

Ahh Andrew-one of my 'top' (or should I say 'bottom' ) three best hires ever. I'd say I hope you had fun. But being with Andrew, I already know you did. Such a nice guy!! Gman

And that's exactly one of the reasons I listed Raul. I hope you told him he had been mentioned in this thread. Gman

Five Suggestions. I have personal knowledge of all of them. And I think they would all be great. Oh and by the way, I agree with AJ Irons. I'd probably also agree with Dane, but I've never met him. I'm on my iPhone so, I can't give links- but all these guys have easily found reviews on Daddy's. 1. Arek from NYC- wonderful guy-he is quite handsome and his physique looks like Aquaman or the Green Arrow brought to life. He travels frequently- so contact him as soon as possible. 2. DavidSF- now living in Palm Springs- he travels a lot too. Very nice- wonderfully friendly- has gotten even better looking over the years. (Actually I hate that about him - ;-) ) 3. Tyger- from Portland- another frequent traveler - sees his escorting as a healing process 4. Raul Manzo- from Chicago- a nicer man you couldn't meet ( but really you could say this about any of my suggestions) 5. Andrew Justice-from Peoria or thereabouts nice and tall -the guy you want to take home to mother I hope these suggestions are helpful. Gman

And then there are those of us (ME! ME! ME!) who never wore tight t-shirts and never went cruising. But Charlie, I say if you still have the body for it, you should do it. Gman

I am not in the speedo crowd- never have been and most likely never will be unless something drastic happens and sometime in the next 10 years and I decide to either get a stomach stapling or go on some massive body reshaping- which truthfully ain't going to happen as I am now 53- and I 1st started telling myself I was going to get myself in shape at age 14 without ever being able to accomplish it. And even if I were in shape it's possible my underendowment would keep me from wearing a speedo. But my question is how comfortable are they. They don't really seem so. I tried some semi skimpy underwear recently for a once in a lifetime f-ckbuddy relationship which is now over. They weren't very comfortable. I prefer the way my granny panties feel. Now that that one time relationship is over, I'm about to throw those two pair of skimpies away. And while I often agree with Juan, in this case I feel too much self-confidence is a bad thing. There is no way I would inflict the sight of me in speedos on anyone. I wouldn't want to be responsible for them being struck blind- or for those who weren't blinded, drowning themselves because of an inability to eradicate the memory from their brains Gman

But when I was in London years ago, I recognized the ingenue of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Aspects of Love' out on the street. She was such a pretty fresh-faced red head. And I recognized Tom Landry one day outside a football stadium. Actually my brother probably pointed out Tom. But I agreed. Still I understand what you mean. But not living in NYC, LA, or Chicago I doubt it's very likely to happen unless I'm hiring or at a club featuring someone. Gman

I was just wondering if this was a common occurrence if you live in WEHO- running into 'porn stars'. I mean I doubt I would if I lived there #1. I don't watch a lot of it- so even if I did I wouldn't know who many of them are unless they escort #2. I've noticed non-bald guys appearance can change drastically with a hairstyle make-over- so again I probably wouldn't recognize them unless they looked very close to their escort pictures # 3. I doubt I'd be at the gym or out clubbing very much. You'd more likely find me at the local Barnes and Noble. I wonder if I'd see any porn stars there. Gman

This guy has been talked about for years. At least 99% of it has been negative. It seems to me that over the years, maybe one or two people here on the Forum have liked him. But for starters I'd say that his pictures are way over 5 years old. Gman

Please call me Gareth- or even Gar. I was giving general instructions. But I appreciate your info on Chrome. I will have to try it it out. Gman

It's not that hard to 'Copy' and paste a link. I'm going to assume you have a pc. If you have a Mac, someone else will have to advise you. So when you are on a web page, go to where the address for the page is in your browser. Take your mouse and click on the left button. Then drag the mouse cursor across the web address so that it's all lit up in blue. Put the cursor then on part of the blue web address and click on the right mouse key. The words Cut/Copy/Paste should appear. Click on Copy with your left mouse button. Come to the Forum. Start your post. Where you want the link to go on your post - click the right mouse button. The option Paste will appear. Click on Paste with your left mouse button. VOILA !!! You've 'Paste'-d a link. Gman

It's really easy. Just copy the link in your browser window and paste it here. There are fancier things you can do on this Forum like turn his name into a clickable link to his ad. But you don't have to go that far if you aren't interested in doing that. I think this is the escort in question. http://www.rentboy.com/Listing.aspx?lu=dcbeau Gman

Well-duhh. She should have known. I mean it's common knowledge that it's two countries. South Africa and North Africa. Gman

I thought I was bad at geography. But my lord while I'm still awful at it, I'm not as bad as her. Still I'm from a white middle/middle class background with a fairly stable family life, middle class good school (at the time although I've heard it's gone downhill since) when there was still some discipline in the classroom. And if by some chance I had really screwed up, whatever punishment was meted out by the school would have been a fraction of the trouble I would have been in at home. If Kellie was really dealing with a father in jail and a Mom who abandoned her, then possibly she had a lot more issues in dealing with life and surviving from day to day that might make school 'larning' more trivial in the general scheme of her life. And if she had that kind of family life, we have no idea what kind of nutrition, drugs, or alcohol her mother might have been on during the pregnancy which might have affected Kellie's development. When I was taking German in college, there was a, strangely enough, blonde headed girl--attractive. At one point she said she wanted to major in German. But she was horrible at it--just horrible. There was a class discussion one day. One of our instructors was from Switzerland. She mentioned William Tell. The blonde potential German major in my class said, and I quote, "Oh yeah, I think I've heard of him." I was so shocked by that, I've remembered it to this day. Now maybe I only knew it because we had a collection of children's books when I was growing up that had his story in it. But I don't know. I would have thought I would probably have picked up the story anyway sometime between kindergarten and college. On the other hand--Wikipedia says Kellie was on the beauty queen circuit/maybe a cheerleader. Maybe being pretty was handicap--no one made her learn. Gman