RJD

6 hours ago, BtmBearDad said:

It’s not about viewers or the network being conservative or prudish. We’ve had other gay anchors in NYC who have had their nudes from the apps leaked, and they didn’t get the boot. What this fellow did went WAY beyond that. He was talking about his boss - naming him, first and surname - during his web chat, going on about how much he wanted his boss to fuck him, speculating on how he looks naked, how big he would be, how he’d fuck, how much he cums, etc., all the while he was pleasuring himself. That’s why I said imagine it was a hetero guy saying the same type of stuff about a female co-worker. We wouldn’t even be questioning him getting the boot. 

Exactly!  His sexuality is irrelevant.  He exhibited (pun intended) poor judgment and unprofessionalism. We’d be calling him a misogynist if he was straight and sexually fantasizing about his female boss, but because he’s gay he’s supposed to get a pass?  

20 minutes ago, BtmBearDad said:

Sam was a favourite - I have a mate who to this day is in love with him. His husband makes fun of him for it, but manages to give something with Sam on it for each bday lol 

For someone who is pushing 70, he still looks good.  I thought he was hilarious in the "Ted" movies with Mark Walbherg.  He's able to poke fun at himself.

6 hours ago, BtmBearDad said:

I’ve heard of them, but they were a bit before my time. My first exposure if you will was found in sneaking peaks with my best friend at his older brother’s porn - Hustler in particular where they showed men fully erect!  I can close my eyes, and still remember the one pictorial of the “executive” and “secretary”. I always wished I wound up with such a hot boss! 🤣

My older brother had Hustler mags stashed in the back of his closet.  This was back in the 1970's when dinosaurs roamed the earth.  I remember paging through the whole mag to get to the monthly "couple" pictorial, which as you said, featured a fully erect man.   I was barely 12 years old at the time, but I knew what got me going.  If I remember correctly, there was a section where readers could submit a naked photo of themselves to be published in a future issue.  Even though most readers were men, all the pictures were of women, except for the last one which was titled, "...and one for the ladies," which featured a nude man.   

One of my favorite throwbacks is Sam J. Jones who played Bo Derek's sunburned husband in the movie "10" and later had the lead in "Flash Gordon."  The Playgirl pictorial is a 21-year-old Sam Jones.  I would've been happy to keep him company while Bo was out cheating on him with Dudley Moore.

Sam Jones - Playgirl 1975

My local regular and I text each other for holidays, each other’s birthdays and sometimes just to say hi.  I’ve seen him over a dozen times, all but the first was an overnight.  We usually grab some dinner, either ordering in or going out, for which I always (and happily) pay.  Our last time together was just before my birthday in 2021, when he insisted on paying for dinner, which I appreciated.  He’s drama-free, personable, kind, respectful, and from our first time together, has never made me feel like a walking ATM.  

Watched “Unlocked” on Netflix the other night.  It’s a Korean crime drama about a woman’s life turned upside down when she loses her phone and it’s found by a dangerous man who uses it to track her every move.  There are two stories at work.  The first is the woman who lost her phone and is being stalked by the psychopath.  The other is a police officer investigating a serial killer who he suspects is his long-lost runaway son.  The psychopathic stalker and serial killer are the same person.  
 

Not the best movie, but interesting enough to hold my attention for two hours.

Unlocked

16 hours ago, Snbrd said:

…I'd do Rosie O'Donnell…

4 hours ago, KeepItReal said:

As my personal glam squad - I need your thoughts.  😁

One of my young friends asked for Louis Vuitton socks as a gift. I find them rather pretentious. Am I wrong in this - are they stylish in your book?  

I don’t like them, but as the gift giver, is it about you?  I don’t know the circumstances behind your friend asking for Louis Vuitton socks as a gift, but if you offered to buy him a gift and you’re willing to spend whatever they cost, isn’t what the recipient wants more important than your idea of style or pretense? 

46 minutes ago, tallandark said:

this guy, who I can’t get to respond; https://rent.men/DavidAnthony

His ad says he’s available for Skype or FaceTime sessions only.  He may not reply if your initial message mentioned an in-person session.  

2 minutes ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

Somehow, I think he'll survive without the money of those complaining here. 

Good.  I wish them all luck.  However, here is a tiny fraction of the number of men who participate in this hobby and/or subscribe to OF.  I doubt the opinions on this forum are that different, if at all, from the rest of those who aren’t on this forum.  

11 hours ago, BenjaminNicholas said:

It's his body.

If he's happy with it, that's really the only consideration.

True, his body, his choice.  It’s also my money and my choice as to where I spend it.  It wouldn’t be to hire anyone who looks like that nor subscribe to their OF pages.  I doubt I’m alone in that thinking.  They can do whatever they’d like, but shouldn’t be surprised if their “body art” choices start cutting into their client/fan base and income.  

Not to go off topic, but if there’s anyone who has really gone overboard, it’s Michael Hoffman.  

This is before with just the one tattoo. I thought he was hot as hell, especially in his early jack-off videos.  

And now….

He has random tattoos on his legs of various cartoon characters including Popeye, which are distracting.  
 

I know, his body, his choice, but they don’t add to his appeal, at least for me. If anything, they detract from it.  He has an OF account and I would never subscribe because I can’t get past the graffiti. 

2 hours ago, n2guysnatl said:

I've noticed an increase in spam texts lately.  I know there is a risk when clicking any attachment or link in the text or email.  Some don't even contain a link or attachment and say something like "What time we meeting for dinner?".   Is there any risk in replying to the text?   I usually just delete them.

You mean like these?

I don’t reply because I don’t want them to know they found a working number.  I also never click any link.  
 

Like others have said, if you’re not in my contacts list, I don’t answer or reply.  If it’s important enough they’ll leave a message.  Blocking numbers isn’t effective when they just spoof another one.  Reporting the number is pointless when it’s someone sitting at a computer in another country and the government doesn’t have any means of pursuing.  
 

2 hours ago, ButchAtl said:

Did anyone mention "at this point in time" ?  

Not at this point in time.  😀

I met him in February, 2020.  Overall, positive experience.  Really nice guy and personable. DM me if you have any specific questions.  

13 hours ago, Dante said:

I feel silly for even getting drawn into this, but what was said was more along the lines of "clients who use them are much more likely to be time wasters than clients who use their personal numbers". 

If you're not a time waster, you've got nothing to be defensive about. 

Your comment in that thread conveyed that sentiment and was tempered.   However, the most vocal opponent of clients using a burner app/phone in that thread didn’t and made his position clear before even engaging with the potential client.  There was no “likely.”
 

Personally, I don’t use a burner app or number, but there are legitimate, understandable reasons for both client and provider to use one.  It seems counterintuitive to automatically assume a potential client using a burner app/number is a time waster and summarily dismiss him. 

25 minutes ago, Kevin Slater said:

I believe the providers bitching in that thread don't use burner numbers.

Kevin Slater

Which is why I said, 

29 minutes ago, RJD said:

every provider I know and have hired

25 minutes ago, FewBricksShy said:

It’s easy enough to get an app to protect your actual number…It seems to me if you’re going to fuck, you should be willing to share sone sort of phone number. Are you going to fuck with a bag over your head too?

Yeah, but there was a recent thread on this sub-forum where burner numbers were discussed and a few providers consider potential clients who use them to be "time wasters," which is ironic since every provider I know and have hired uses either a burner app or a dedicated work phone to protect their privacy. 🤷‍♂️

https://www.companyofmen.org/topic/134989-burner-numbers/#comments

We've been on a Montana binge.....watched all of "Yellowstone" and I'm hooked.  Love the characters.  It's definitely an adult show.  They make Tony Soprano look like a boy scout. 

We also watched the prequel, "1883," which is really good, as well.  I know they're married in real life and I don't know if that helps, but Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have really good chemistry on-screen. 

Also finished up the last episodes of "Big Sky."  Season 1 was great, but Season 2 has way too many characters and tangential story lines.  It was still good, but I'm hoping they recapture the focus they had in Season 1.  

We started "Mayor of Kingstown," which is by the same creator of Yellowstone and 1883, but not feeling it.  Yellowstone and 1883 had us from the start.  This one just isn't holding our attention.   

Just started "Old Man" on Hulu with Jeff Bridges and John Lithgow. Watched the two episodes currently available and enjoying the interaction between Bridges and Lithgow, who play two old-school CIA operatives.  Bridges has been "off the grid" for years but they've recently discovered him, so he and his two Rottweilers are on the run.   

He’d have my ass in a pew every Sunday.  Then he can have it anywhere else he’d like all the other days of the week.  

My regular guy keeps his face pics in his private RM gallery.  He’ll unlock them upon request, but will go back and re-lock every couple weeks.  I don’t believe it can be scheduled.   I’ve never heard that editing pictures automatically re-locks the gallery. 

2 hours ago, ButchAtl said:

So, does the amazon puchase ever get sent from China? 

 As you mentioned, on some sites,  other than Amazon, sometimes you won't know an item will be shipped from China until later.  Of my very few items purchased from websites, you can discover its from China and then it takes several weeks to arrive.  At least, those I make actually arrived.

On Amazon, I've found third-party items not eligible for Prime which are sold AND shipped by the seller and have an extended delivery time are indicative of items being shipped from overseas (mostly China).  I try to avoid those since return policies differ and if they do accept them, the return postage is usually as much as, if not more, than the actual item.  

I've ordered two items from Facebook ads.  One was a bed for my dog, which was shipped domestically and it's fine.  The other was one of those wooden cutouts of a person and a dog.  Complete crap.  It wasn't even wood, wouldn't stand up, and had rough edges.  Of course, the seller shipped from China and the item would need to be returned there.  They offered me a 40% refund without having to return the item. I declined and fought them on principle.  They rely on customers not wanting to be bothered, since the item was $27 and costs $20 postage to return it.  I threatened to file a payment dispute with PayPal and to bombard their social media advertisements with negative comments.  I had a full refund two days later without returning the item. 

1 hour ago, leeper said:

A few years back I used my personal cell phone with a somewhat infamous escort, known for being a bit flaky, but good if you actually meet up with him.  Later, I got a friend request from him on Facebook, using his actual name which he had mentioned to me.  I didn't realize FB had the ability to look up a person using only their cell phone number- a feature which I quickly disabled on my account.  After that I used the burner app for the same reasons MikeBiDude listed above.

I had something similar.  I reached out to a local provider via text to meet.  Our schedules weren't syncing up so I thanked him for his time and moved on.  His name (real name) started appearing in my "people you may know" feed on Facebook, but I never attempted a friend request.  As you pointed out, you need to be mindful of how technology works, especially if you're engaging in an activity or profession which requires discretion. 

My regular local guy uses a burner number and he also appeared in that same Facebook list.  I think that happened because our phones (iPhones) are near each other when we're together and can "communicate" with each other.  I immediately texted him to make him aware.  He thanked me and told me to send him the friend request if I wanted because I also appeared on his.  He wanted to "friend" me but didn't want to freak me out if I didn't want that.     

3 hours ago, rvwnsd said:

One little squirt is more than enough....

...said no one ever on this site.  😉

20 hours ago, maninsoma said:

The prepubescent me definitely liked some of the young male pop idols my sister liked, but I couldn't speak that to anyone at the time.  I really had a crush on Donny Osmond at the same time she did.

Fast forward a few years when I entered puberty and I definitely had the hots for the middle boy on The Brady Bunch -- Peter, played by Christopher Knight -- who was about two years older than me. 

Looking back on it, though, I kind of wonder whether some of my favorite TV shows had more to do with the handsome male actors than the shows themselves.  Could Kent McCord have been why I liked Adam 12 so much?  Why was I so drawn to Don Grady's "Robbie Douglas" character on My Three Sons when there were kids on that show much closer to my age?  Ditto Wally, played by Tony Dow, on Leave It To Beaver.  Now, some of these shows have aged well enough that they are still shown regularly today, so one might argue that I simply liked these shows.  But when I look back on my early childhood it really does seem that my favorite actors on my favorite shows were all visually compelling.

I posted in another thread that Kent McCord was my first childhood crush.  I'm talking way pre-pubescent, like 6 or 7 years old.  I got this weird feeling when I saw him but didn't know why.  I looked him up recently and he's still very handsome. 

Christopher Knight grew into his looks as The Brady Bunch progressed.  He was another childhood crush whose looks held up well over the years.  Not looking bad for 64 years old.

One Zyrtec-D every morning and I'm good.  I was using Zicam spray, which worked great, but only intended for short-term use.  I tried regular Zyrtec, but it didn't work.   The only problem with Zyrtec-D is that, although it's OTC, it contains pseudoephedrine hydrochloride, which is used by street dealers to illegally manufacture methamphetamine. It's restricted under the Combat Methamphetamine Act, so I would need to provide my driver's license for them to scan to determine how much I've purchased during the past month, regardless of the pharmacy.  Even one/day for its intended use exceeds the maximum milligrams permitted OTC, so I'd end up going about 10 days/month without it.  I finally had my PCP write a script for it.  The pharmacy just affixes the Rx label to the retail box.