Palm Springs Theater Night

[SAdler]

>It's pretty clear that some members of the community would not

>welcome me. Their public remarks are more consistent than

>their private apologies and lame attempts at butt kissing. I

>wasn't born yesterday.

 

Waah waah ... the point is that EVERYONE is different in person than they are online.

 

Those as "cruel" or "antisocial" as they may be online aren't going to cause conflict in person if only to spare social desirability let alone not being that petty.

[+ deej]

>the point is that EVERYONE is different in

>person than they are online.

 

Oh, is that the point? Thanks, pookie.

 

I thought the point was choosing who one socializes with. I've decided to "Just Say No" to those who make me feel uncomfortable.

 

I thought I had that right.

[SAdler]

>I thought the point was choosing who one socializes with. I've

>decided to "Just Say No" to those who make me feel

>uncomfortable.

 

Well muffin then perhaps it's best for you to assign the onus on yourself for not being able to play well with others without feeling uncomfortable. Sounds like it's your issue and using cognitive dissonance and blaming it on comment's of Lucky's doesn't exactly get the job done.

 

>I thought I had that right.

 

I guess that's "depending on how you count."

[+ deej]

>>I thought I had that right.

>

>I guess that's "depending on how you count."

 

So you're saying I don't have the right to spend social time with people that I choose? I'm somehow compelled to ignore my personal preferences?

[SAdler]

>So you're saying I don't have the right to spend social time

>with people that I choose? I'm somehow compelled to ignore my

>personal preferences?

 

"Your remarks prove my wisdom"

 

Lighten up It would appear you get uncomfortable too easily but of course that's all subjective.

[Guest zipperzone]

>His son appears to be following in Dad's footsteps on "As the

>World Turns".

>

>http://www.dfapam.com/AJLamas2.jpg

 

OK - a better haircut would help..... but I'd still do him

[Cooper]

I think I have met most of the fine Hoovillians who attended the PS Theatre night and Chinese New Year's Party and I'm happy to hear you all had a great time. I really enjoyed reading about your weekend activities and could feel your warmth as I froze in NYC.

 

Events like these take time to plan/organize and lots-n-lots of patience, so my hats off to Lucky and Oliver for hosting the PS Hoovillian gathering and THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart, for your continuous support of this site. Your contributions are GREATLY appreciated and make coming here much more enjoyable.

 

I look forward to seeing many of you back on the East Coast for our weekend rituals at Splash Bar and the 20 Club. And, as always, everyone is welcomed.

 

Cooper (**)

[Epigonos]

Deej you and I have seldom disagreed and though at times I have found your posts a bit caustic I have not and do not believe them to be mean spirited. With that said your comment “I am not welcome and would never feel welcome” surprised me. I attended the Palm Springs weekend and though I certainly have not agreed with all of the posts of some of those who attended we were civil and pleasant with each other from the beginning to the end of the weekend. Most of us are of an age that makes good manner a necessity in face to face encounters. It is far easier for people to be combative and rude on an anonymous board. Had you or daddy chosen to attend I am certain that you would have been treated with respect and kindness. As far as I’m concerned both you and daddy were most certainly welcome and I’m sorry I did not have the opportunity to meet you.

Over the first part of your statement I did have some control, however, I certainly did NOT have any control of whether or not you would have felt welcome – that feeling is in your domain not mine or that of any other individual attending.

[MindThe Gap]

>It's pretty clear that some members of the community would not

>welcome me. Their public remarks are more consistent than

>their private apologies and lame attempts at butt kissing. I

>wasn't born yesterday.

 

For the life of me, I can't understand why deej is publicly feeling sorry for himself here, simply because he felt unwelcome at this past Palm Springs theater weekend. As a lurker here from day one and author of many reviews, this is without doubt one of the funnier twists I have read on this board. It's no secret that deej and Lucky have exchanged jabs at each other for years. Its come from both sides, sometimes provoked, sometimes not. Let's get real.

 

deej feeling unwanted or welcome at this party is equivilent to Tom Isern feeling the same toward a Rockhard sponsored event. It is what it is. You create your own realities in this world.

 

As Scott mentioned, this was an event where anyone could have felt welcome if you went into it with the spirit in which the event was created. To meet fellow posters/reviewers, have fun and perhaps bury some old/ongoing grudges. It appears to have worked for some. It required adult thinking and a desire to move forward.

 

It's one thing to say that you're not welcome somewhere. It's quite another to action one's self to begin changing that self held belief and move forward into a new theme and dimension of thought.

 

When you throw rocks at your neighbor's house, don't expect to feel welcome for dinner.

[+ Italiano]

If anyone is still in the area, tomorrow 2/21 there is a performance of Mozart's The Magic Flute at McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert.

 

No hot nude men there unfortunately, but it is beautiful music and I hear that a Hoovillian is singing there!

 

Anyone going?

[+ Lucky]

Cooper, your consistent friendliess and warmth are appreciated. You make us all feel so welcome here even though we know we are among a diverse group of guys with different opinions and attitudes. That's why getting together like some of us did last weekend goes far in helping us bridge whatever differences we have here and just come together as gay men sharing an interest in escorts. I think it's called networking.

 

For the record, deej and Daddy were invited. Daddy declined due to a business conflict and I accept his reason. You are both invited to next year's event, where there will be at least one go-go dancer for Cooper!

 

The point of my post above was to wonder why deej chose to make the remark that he did about me on the very day of the party. Was that supposed to make me feel welcome to post here? It's thanks to the guys like Cooper and the guys who came last weekend that I do feel welcome to post here.

[+ Charlie]

To deej, you would not have been invited if you were not welcome. After all, you are one of the leading citizens of Hooville, and if you had come, as several of us hoped, you would not have been made to feel unwelcome. We are a civil and civilized group in person, no matter what swipes we may take at one another online (OK, even in person we are occasionally catty, but we ARE gay, you know, and I'm sure you can play that game as well as any of us can).

 

To Cooper, I'm looking forward to seeing you again in NYC next month, and hope that some year you can make the Hooville Bash in Palm Springs.