"Daddy's" Site

[+ Axiom2001]

A few minutes ago, I read a thread by a newcomer and had a sudden flashback. I first came to Daddy's predecessor's site "Hooboy..." sometime back in 1997 or '98 or '99 and in reflecting have found that site as well as this one to be one hell of a "god send!"

 

I have read many a text in the various forums; I have traveled to South America about eight times during the past decade; I have hired some of the hottest men who have sparked my libido; I have bonded with about three or more of these men; I have developed a few friendships from amongst some of the posters; I have posted in the various forums to assist and to guide others; I have been KIND to all!

 

When did you come here, and just how have you benefitted from "DADDY's site?" Please let the posts begin!!

[gcursor]

I came to this site way back in 'ought 10..I think that's how it's spelled. January of 2010 to be exact.

 

How have I benefitted? I spend an inordinate time alone with my thoughts. This forum gives me an outlet at times so that I can have another way to spend my time and focus my nervous energy. the original reason that i joined in january 2010 was because I was searching for my "niche" in life and a place where I feel I belong. Have I found it? I won't lie to you... I'm not sure...but I certainly have had some interesting times nonetheless.

 

p.s. it doesn't mean that I don't LOVE all of you. it's just that I said I'm not sure I've found my niche in life. that's just being honest. i'm glad for the experiences and the people.

[leigh.bess.toad]

Thank you your Grace for this thread.

 

I am still but a newbie be here compared to you. My one year anniversary of being here is still almost 2 months away. But in that time, I really feel I may hve benefitted from this site, from these men, more than any other here. I came here 10 months ago, deeply closeted in my life. I was married and had been for 34 years. I had always known I was gay, but never admitted it to anyone other than myself. When I came here, I was convinced that I had to be the only married gay man in America. Of course this site quickly rid me of that notioin. I was active with men through my 20s and 30s but after moving to the conservative south and with the birth of my son, that part of my life was put aside. Finally in August of last year, I knew my life needed a change. I had known of Daddy's before so I came here looking, but not really sure what I was looking for. What I found was a home. Home with men who share with me what Epigonos calls "our unusual hobby". And so I started hiring escorts to explore that long dorman side of me.

 

This site, and Daddy, have given me the opportunity to explore who I really am. And it was here that I was first able to publicly say what I'd probably wanted to say my entire life: "I am a gay man". Shortly after that, I first came out in the real world, first to my therapist and then to my wife. But even as we struggle with that confession, she has been understanding. She knows it is not a choice. It is difficult for her but I owe her a tremendous amount of respect and appreciation for her attitude towards my sexuality. I have seen others, both here and in my "real" life where the animus and destruction is heartbreaking. I have been truly blessed to have none of that.

 

And so now, 10 months after joining this site, I am an out and proud gay man. I have hired almost a dozen different escorts for about 20 different encounters. I have been rewarded with some amazing relationships with these men. I have become friends with most, have learned from all, and value each relationship as special. But two have really played a critical part in my coming out process, my path of self-discovery and I want to thank them here. Tyger Hudson -- you were the second or third person to reach out to me through a PM just a week after I joined. Your counsel, your words of wisdom, your encouragement, your love has meant the world to me. Now if we can only get another east coast trip. Please. And The Legnedary Dave, Dave Rockin. My man. My rock. I think you know what you mean to me and what our relationship means. Like Ty, your advice and guidance has meant so much to me as I travel the path from "straight married man" to out and proud gay man. I will never be able to repay either of you for what you have done for me. You inspire me to be a better person, to do greater things. And I love you both.

 

I have also made some truly incredible friendships here with the clients. Between escorts and clients, I have met almost 3 dozen forum members in person, many of whom are my friends. The friendships, the humor, the advice, and the occasional brick-a-bats when needed, from my fellow clients have also had a tremendous impact on my life. To all my dear friends here, please accept my thanks for being a part of my life..

 

So in 10 months, thanks to this site, I have gone from a deeply closeted married man to an out and proud gay man. With a boyfriend no less. And none of this, NONE OF THIS, would have happened without this site, all these members and friends. And so the biggest debt of gratitude has to go to Daddy himself. Daddy -- it meant the world to me to be able to meet you and spend so much time with you in Palm Springs. Your patience as I occasionally screw up, especially with responding to PMs through my email is much appreciated. You have made a tremendous impact on my life. And for that I say thank you.

 

I hope this isn't too gushy, but I indeed grateful for this site and the members have given to me in my time here. I am a very lucky man.

[KMEM]

Wow. I have no idea what it means and I have no intention of suggesting any meaning but LBT you have posted an average of 7+ posts per day, 7 days a week, since you have joined this site. While Axiom has averaged about 11 per month since joining. I realize that many of us have hot and cold periods of writing. However, LBT, if you keep up your pace for the same interval as Axiom, in the next 40 or so years you will post 88,000 or so posts. That likely will be a record.

 

Obviously, longevity has different meanings, or so it appears.

 

Best regards,

 

KMEM

[Guest Rich.]

Lee,

 

An incredibly moving, truly beautiful, brutally honest post. I consider it a privilege to have been lucky enough to have been offered the gift of your friendship when I first signed up to the Board.

 

Thank you.

 

Richard

[+ Charlie]

I hired my first "model" (they weren't called escorts then) 33 years ago. I didn't know anyone else who engaged in "our unusual hobby," so I never discussed it. When I went online to the Internet for the first time in 1999, I stumbled upon Hooboy's relatively new site by chance, and thought, "A place to review escorts: what a great idea!" I flooded Hooboy with my evaluations of various men I had hired over the years--the strict rules for reviews had not yet been codified. Hooboy contacted me, and we had a lot of private email conversation in ensuing years. One thing I learned about from him, which I hadn't noticed, was that there was a message board that was separate from the reviews, and when I logged on, I found other people, both clients and escorts, with whom I could interact online. I discovered that there was a lot of discussion in the MB about topics that had little or nothing to do with escorting, and there was much information and ideas exchanged that were of interest to me. Eventually I was invited to meet some of these men in person. When I prepared to move to California, I asked for feedback from knowledgeable posters, and was surprised when two posters, whom I had barely noticed on the MB before, informed me that they were also about to move to the same place, and suggested meeting once we all settled in. The three of us not only met, we became close friends, the most important benefit by far that I have received from the site. Later I made another good friend and more acquaintances when Lucky organized the Palm Springs Weekends.

 

Although my hiring days have been pretty much behind me for some time, I still check in here regularly to see if there are any threads of interest to me. I post much less often than I used to, partly because there is a certain repetitiveness to the topics, and I find myself being tediously repetitive in turn, and partly because the whole subject of escorting no longer interests me very much. However, I think this is still the best place to get all sorts of miscellaneous information when one needs it.

[uwsman2]

I found the site back in the Hooboy days, and have been submitting escort reviews (under a different screen name) ever since. I quickly found the Message Board and have always found it to be interesting and sometimes quite amusing. Through this site I have met some wonderful escorts and formed continuing relationships with a few of them. Thanks to all for participating, and thanks to Daddy for taking over and keeping it going after the sad demise of Hooboy.

[jawjateck]

Found Hooboy site: March 2000.

My first hire based on Hooboy's reviews: July 2000.

My first review: January 2002.

 

I discovered the message board somewhere in the first year, and then lurked for years. After Hooboy's death and Daddy launched the new site, I finally decided to join the board in August 2005. As a result of establishing an online friendship, I met my first fellow client in July 2009 (thanks Okie!)

 

Date I walk away from this hobby: sometimes it feels really soon, but it's probably written on my death certificate. Because here I am approaching the 11th anniversary of my first hire (a well-reviewed stallion in Denver), one hundred plus escorts, 10 or so vacations with a hired companion, dozens of reviews, and now many personal friends from among the client ranks, and I'm not ready to give it up; in fact, I have a new guy scheduled tomorrow.

 

Hooboy and Daddy have provided the online resources that made a way for me to enjoy a helluva lot of fun since Y2K.

[Rick Munroe]

Someone emailed me to say, "Nice review on hooboy." I had no idea what he was referring to or what a "hooboy" was, so I asked him to explain. He sent me a link to the site and I was horrified to see that one of my clients had, indeed, written about our encounter together. Remember, this was pre-Facebook. Twitter, etc., when we still had some sort of expectation of privacy. Even though the review was positive, I felt violated, you know? So, I wrote to this "Hooboy" character to ask that he remove it. He said that he would consider it, but that I was making a mistake because it was good publicity. And he was right, of course. So, then I wrote back to ask him to please fix a few things (I didn't like the photo he'd chosen for me, my last name was misspelled, my height was wrong, etc.) and that's how he came to nickname me "Babs." I think the message center was just starting at that time and I loved being able to show my personality through my postings. And now, I enjoy being violated!

[nate_sf]

I'm not sure how I found this site. I joined the forum in early 2002 but likely found the site a bit earlier than that, probably doing a search for where to advertise as an escort. In those days search engine results were a bit more random so a search for "escort listings" could have easily brought up an escort review site. Curse you Google and your algorithms, that randomness doesn't occur as much anymore! OK I digress.

 

Although I've been here for nearly a decade, I was away from 2005 to sometime in 2009 while I focused on another career. I'd check in occasionally during that time, but there were times when the forum was either really acrimonious or really boring, so I didn't stick around. When I checked back in a year or two ago it was interesting enough and civil, and I enjoy it for a lot of the same reasons others have mentioned. Although the site is focused on escorting, we talk about lots of things here and I find it interesting as a go-to place for information and ideas.

 

My experience as an escort on the forum pre-2005 was different than it has been lately. In those earlier years it did not seem there was as much of a social element between posters as there is now. Although I'd exchanged a few messages with other escorts in the early years, I'd never met any of them or developed friendships. I recall going to a forum dinner at Numbers in LA many years ago (probably 2003 or so) and the escorts all eyed each other suspiciously and there were lots of cold shoulders all around. The clients were friendly enough, but there was not the camaraderie that I've seen at more recent events.

 

Also in the earlier years whenever an escort would exit the field, he would post an official "retirement" notice on the forum, and everybody would wish him well. Then a few months or maybe a year later he would be back, officially out-of-retirement again. I know I did this at least once, probably more than once. Eventually everybody decided this pattern was silly, and it seems there are fewer official retirement notices these days.

 

In my second round, I've developed friendships that have originated here on the forum with people I would probably not have met otherwise. Romann was the first escort I met socially, after he said something in one of his travel posts that he'd be open to meeting any local guys for a drink. Before that I'd never met another escort and had an actual conversation with him. Then with the Palm Springs weekend and the more recent dinner in Chicago I've been able to meet a whole range of other escorts as well as clients and start friendly relationships with a range of guys. I was surprised and really happy with how friendly everybody was overall at those events, not what I was expecting and not my experience from earlier.

 

An aspect of escorting I've always enjoyed is the opportunity to meet guys I might not otherwise meet in day-to-day life, and this extends to the forum. I've enjoyed meeting both clients and escorts, on a friendly basis. With the clients, some relationships eventually lead to appointments, while with others there is not an interest in hiring but we have things in common and exchange pms and emails from time to time. It's an interesting group of guys and I'm glad to have the opportunity to get to know the individuals.

 

At the risk of being a kiss-ass and/or gusher (I've already blown long-winded), thanks need to go to Daddy and the moderators for keeping this place civil and an overall safe place for discussing ideas. I know you can never please everybody and there has been criticism of moderating over the years, but like I said earlier there were times where the board was so acrimonious it was not worth reading or participating. Now I find it a friendly place to exchange ideas, get info, and meet some interesting guys who I hope to remain friends with for a long time.

[Guy Fawkes]

Hooboy Rememberance.

 

More details here: Who was Hooboy?

 

http://www.daddysreviews.com/art/misc/greta_large.jpg

 

Hooboy started in last part of 1999 and switched over to my machine about January 2000. The 1st Version of the Message Center went up shortly there after and I took over the Admin duties when he banned just about 1/4 of the internet.

 

Today is a good day for the memories.

 

A few minutes ago, I read a thread by a newcomer and had a sudden flashback. I first came to Daddy's predecessor's site "Hooboy..." sometime back in 1997 or '98 or '99 and in reflecting have found that site as well as this one to be one hell of a "god send!"

 

I have read many a text in the various forums; I have traveled to South America about eight times during the past decade; I have hired some of the hottest men who have sparked my libido; I have bonded with about three or more of these men; I have developed a few friendships from amongst some of the posters; I have posted in the various forums to assist and to guide others; I have been KIND to all!

 

When did you come here, and just how have you benefitted from "DADDY's site?" Please let the posts begin!!

[leigh.bess.toad]

Daddy -- thank you so much for your tribute and message about Hooboy. For those of use newbies who joined long after Hooboy's passing, it is impotant to realize what an important part he has played in our lives, long after he has left us. So many membefrs expressed thoughts similar to what I expressed earlier in my post. Jackhammer91406, Flguy, Happyguy2, Oliver among many others, Thank you Hooboy for affecting the lives of others who entered into the space you created for us. Long after his passing, he is still making it possible for lives to be improved and changed. This really is a special place. Not many chat rooms can really change peoples' lives. This one can and does.

 

I think an appropriate tribute to Hooboy would also be the poem that I have been using in my signature for several weeks. The signature may change in time so I want to post it here for anyone who comes across this in the future:

 

He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;

Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;

Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it;

Who has left the world better than he found it,

Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;

Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had;

Whose life was an inspiration;

Whose memory a benediction.

[Rick Munroe]

For those of use newbies who joined long after Hooboy's passing, it is impotant to realize what an important part he has played in our lives, long after he has left us.

 

Hooboy was many things, but he was not impotant (or impotent)!

 

I think an appropriate tribute to Hooboy would also be the poem that I have been using in my signature for several weeks.

 

It's a nice poem, but I have to say that I don't think it would have been HB's cup of tea. He might have liked a nice dirty limerick, though!

[Guy Fawkes]

Remember that Hooboy used to call him Babs.... Any Questions?

 

BTW: I'm running way late tonight... We were up on the roof watching fireworks... Able to see 4-5 major shows in about 320 degree arc.

[Rick Munroe]

Remember that Hooboy used to call him Babs....

 

LOL Babs was only when I was being a diva!

[Guest Rich.]

LOL Babs was only when I was being a diva!

 

And that's not when?

 

Richard

[Rick Munroe]

And that's not when?

 

Too-shay.

[+ purplekow]

He might have liked a nice dirty limerick, though!

I will make an effort then. As i never had the pleasure, coming to this forum soon after his passing, I am guessing as to his tastes

 

An imaginative fucker was Hooboy;

"You look good but I need a good screw boy

Long deep and hard

With acts daring and odd

Then I have to do it to you boy."