bigjoey

Do not forget “Midnight Cowboy” when talking of street hustlers. While I never hired a street hustler (I preferred the more refined men on the stage if the Gaiety in NYC), they did exist and were plentiful.

I have written before about volunteering in the Kansas City school system. Fresh out of law school, a friend and I wrote a course on law for the school system’s “Family Life” class which I went on to teach for nine years. The class was all practical, hands-on knowledge for the students real lives: Criminal Law-mostly things like what are my rights when the police stop me (Do I have to open my car trunk?) Employment Law-things like getting paid on time and overtime and discrimination Family Law-I am pregnant, what does my boyfriend owe me for support? Contract Law-things like I signed up for the “Columbia Record-of-the-Month Club” and I want to stop. Everything was very practical and the students were all very attentive and engaged because it was real life for them rather than abstract Constitutional law.

Somehow, I do not think the picture labeled "Halloween in 1600's" is labeled correctly. Interesting pictures. Thanks for posting.

Story relayed to me about a dozen years ago: As an escort was starting his career, he knew the importance of the Daddy's Reviews. He first made up two reviews for other well reviewed escorts basically following some of their existing reviews and echoing them. Then he did the first review on himself BUT, he was now a three time reviewer:):) That self-written first review was amazing enough that I hired him and all his self-praise was true. Great way to start a career. He went on to be one of the most successful escorts ever; now retired and doing well in a new life.

Robert La Tourneaux was the “gift” in “Boys in the Band”: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0479108/ The clip in the link shows him in all his beauty. If someone gave me him as a gift, I would not be unhappy:)

I am normally a cynic. However, each case of older/younger relationships needs to be judged on its own facts. I know if two such relationships that started with just sex: 1-ages 30 and 71. Clearly it seems a sugar baby daddy relationship fueled by a flow of gifts. 2-ages 29 and 66 at the start and still going strong four years later. The younger man has refused gifts and wanted to be successful in his own right. Started a business that has now become successful and just agreed to a proposal of marriage from the older man. The younger man did not want anyone saying he was in the relationship for money and the relationship a sugar baby/daddy one.

It is really the amount of liquid that they are looking for. I think it is 4ounces rather than two ounces. As long as your douche is not larger, there should be no problem. You could always buy more at your destination or even send it ahead to the hotel marked “hold for arrival”. Finally, as suggested, Pre-Check is a great option.

From what I read about him. He is very self-centered and not charitable and does not “give back” to society. Yes, it was my value judgment based on that he does not “give back”. I could put up with his poor taste (my opinion) but not with his lack of altruism toward society. Not reading Vogue, I can only imagine the types of people to whom you refer and I do put them in the same category of “tacky” with the over-the-top lifestyles promoted in similar magazines (Departures, Sunday NY Times magazine, etc). To point out the materialism on display by JS (and the over-the-top lifestyle magazines) is not fundamentally uncivil. Like Trump’s Fifth Avenue condo done in Louis XIV on steroids, the JS house is a sign of the rot in our society of self-centered people. Full disclosure: I can forgive the over-the-top homes IF the owner has a charitable side and “gives back.” An example is Joan Rivers whose condo, like Trump, was done in Louis XIV and gold gilt was everywhere; however, she was always charitable and helped others.

For me, being in a mixed environment is much more stimulating. Sexuality just defines one aspect of a person.

As I noted, there is "good news" with my discovery of Starr. Yes, I respect the hustle and upward mobility. I have long posted my belief in self-starters getting ahead. Absolutely no problem with anyone making a name for themselves and becoming rich. The bad news is the total lack of what us "older folks" use to call "class." A person can start out poor and become very wealthy and have "class". To me, class is just not about "taste" (which is personal) but also about not being so self-centered and caring about others. JS is definitely part of the "ME" generation and seems to be totally self-centered.

The good news is that this is a great country where anyone can rise economically to afford to live like “The Beverly Hillbillies”. Chalk one up for economic mobility. The bad news is that anyone can live like this. Bad taste seems to have no limits. https://www.eonline.com/news/1101038/jeffree-star-s-new-mega-mansion-is-14-6-million-of-luxury-go-inside Full disclosure: until I saw this, I had never heard of Jeffree Star. Clearly, I must be living in my bubble world to have missed this rising star of the cosmetic industry. It seems his main customers are young girls and the gender fluid. This shows pictures of Jeffree’s old house and the purse vault: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-7776671/Jeffree-Star-longtime-boyfriend-drop-14-6-million-mega-mansion.html To see Jeffree in action PLUS the boyfriend: WARNING:you will not be able to unsee this once viewed. We are approaching End Times with Jeffree Star’s popularity. I thought the Kardashian family signaled End Times but Jeffree makes them look high class. A male Jeffree Star customer with his own YouTube review:

For those of us of a certain age: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmGuy0jievs

I volunteer to give him a full examination:)

A victim comes forward as to the danger: https://pagesix.com/2019/12/02/josh-brolin-burns-his-pucker-hole-while-perineum-sunning/

Yes, the benefit is environmental but also there is the question of ethical treatment of animals. I have a friend who has been vegan for 30 plus years due to her animal rights activism.

Or a credit card bill to pay:):)

“mince no words” is correct. I feel the comments there are truthful and heart felt which is why I like reading them. It helps give me an education into the feeling of others far different from me.

The political discussions make this place look tame. I read it to get a feel how black women are thinking about issues. I find it fascinating. Under "The alley Newsstand" you will find politics. www.lipstickalley.com

Maybe the number is still active. Give it a call:):)

Can you imagine what their child would look like with those two sets of genes:):)

Interesting vote by Congressperson Omar. She just could not bring herself to condemn Turkey. She only saves her condemnations for Israel and various Western countries. Not sure how big the Armenian vote is back in her district but I think she lost it:) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ilhan-omar-faces-blowback-after-voting-present-armenian-genocide-resolution-n1073991

I know a couple of escorts who had stalkers who were obsessive about wanting to marry them. Once the stalker knew their real name, the problems intensified. In one case, the stalker even went so far as to hire a wedding planner:(:(

It depends on what expenses you are covering. About 15-20 years ago, three of us “gentlemen” were covering the tuition and living expenses of a student at NYU for a few years until he graduated. As I recall, it was several thousand dollars a month. For those of you who have good memories, the young man was “Matthew” at the Gaiety before we enabled him to go to NYU. Movie star handsome, very smart, great in bed and a wonderful personality.

My father lived in a Continuum of Care Community in Dana Point (he was in independent living there). Near by was a senior center on Del Obispo just west of Coast Highway. On Sundays, they had a bus that would leave about 10:00AM and go up to LA for afternoon performances of the symphony and other cultural things. They would stop for lunch before the event and then after the event on the way home, stop for dinner. They would arrive back home about 7:30m or so. (Also, buses to the casinos!!). Occasionally, my father would take the train down to San Diego for cultural events and theater performances. In addition to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts, the Barclay theatre at UC Irvine has some decent things. For museum shows, an outing to LA is a nice event. I have gone to the Getty and by making it an over night trip, it is easy to see a few museum shows on one trip. it is not like NYC where you can walk or just hop into an Uber and have a choice of dozens of museum shows but the small effort can be worth while.

I use to travel to Asia on business regularly. Often, I would take a couple of vacation days on the way over. I would stay in Santa Monica because it was close to LAX and was a great place. There is a bicycle path along the beach so I could bicycle up to Malibu (past Will Rogers Beach) and down past Venice. Ordering an escort was as easy as ordering room service. Great restaurants within a few minutes. In recent years, it is as @Epigonos described. While there were always a few homeless and aging, drugged out hippies who never left the 1960’s, in recent years, the problems have exploded. It has gotten to the point, I no longer go there. The Santa Monica-Venice homeless problem is out of control. Not sure when @WilliamM was there last. It is no longer the great place to visit it once was.