Attention! - 13th Annual Palm Springs Weekend, 2017

[MikeCruiseNYC]

always a pleasure sweet man Thank You.

And to Oliver you're really the host with the most it was a swell event & I thank you too.

[+ José Soplanucas]

I am curious about the group dynamics in PS. When there are group activities, do escorts participate with no charge? Of course I am talking about sex.

 

Wow. No one is answering?

[+ Funguy]

So, next year I have a dilemma. Do I stay at Canyon Club for the camaraderie, or Indulge for the superior accommodations? Tough call. Maybe I should request an upgraded room at CC if there are such things there. I did have a good time and I am not as picky as I may sound here.

 

why not stay at Inndulge and get a pass to Canyon Club?

[Lookin]

I am curious about the group dynamics in PS. When there are group activities, do escorts participate with no charge? Of course I am talking about sex.

 

Wow. No one is answering?

 

Perhaps it sounds like a trick question.http://www.boytoy.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif

 

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[+ azdr0710]

When there are group activities, do escorts participate with no charge?

 

[+ sf westcoaster]

Wow. No one is answering?

The basic agreement for those who attend, is "what happens in PS stays in PS"

[+ José Soplanucas]

The basic agreement for those who attend, is "what happens in PS stays in PS"

 

LOVE IT

[corymonroe]

Wow. No one is answering?

Perhaps the question is in poor taste, or something more suitable for PM, if you can find someone willing to kiss'n tell.

 

This was my first attendance, but I imagine the group dynamics differ from event to event. You just have to go and find out what happens. This year, some participants got naked, while others did not. I certainly witnessed a fair share of erections, and nobody presented me with a bill.

[+ WilliamM]

During the "Season" there is a major event scheduled for ever weekend.

 

Palm Springs has a season?

 

After all these years, I feel better for not stopping in Palm Springs in the summer of 1969. I was driving from LA on a Saturday morning just after hearing about the Manson murders on the radio.

[+ ArVaGuy]

I am curious about the group dynamics in PS. When there are group activities, do escorts participate with no charge? Of course I am talking about sex.

 

The basic agreement for those who attend, is "what happens in PS stays in PS"

 

I didn't see nuthin'. Don't know what y'all are talking about.

 

Didn't see a thing. Nope! Nada! Not me!

 

:rolleyes:

[+ Charlie]

Palm Springs has a season?

 

Yes, it does. From New Year's Day till early May, there are notable events in the valley almost every week, from the numerous film festivals to Modernism Week to the various big music festivals ("Coachella," "Stagecoach," etc.) to the Indian Wells tennis tournament to the Tour de Palm Springs (bicyclists) to the White Party to the Dinah Shore golf tournament and parties (the lesbian equivalent of the White Party), and Oliver has to contend with all of them when trying to find an appropriate weekend to schedule our more modest event. ("Modest" in size, not in demeanor.) Accommodations are easier to come by and much cheaper from June to December, but the weather is less inviting, and Oliver isn't in residence during those months anyway.

[corymonroe]

Accommodations are easier to come by and much cheaper from June to December, but the weather is less inviting

If I could find one complaint, I think the weekend was too hot, and not in a good way. The temperature high for both days hit 99º, around 1-2 PM, and I was caught off guard by my body's reaction to the intense desert heat. My brain felt disoriented most of the time, and that's without alcohol. I found it difficult to keep track of usernames and remember who I met. I have a feeling I missed saying hello to a lot of people, and there were several guys I was hoping to meet and didn't.

 

I would have loved to join the guys who were brave enough to be in the pool, but I had to avoid being directly in the sun. Unless you were lucky to find a shady parking spot, getting into the car mid-day was absolute torture that weekend. It's been a long time since I experienced anything quite like that.

[+ Charlie]

Well, yesterday the high was 106. That is higher than usual for this time of year, but it has been an unusual year here so far weatherwise.

[+ azdr0710]

If I could find one complaint, I think the weekend was too hot, and not in a good way. The temperature high for both days hit 99º, around 1-2 PM, and I was caught off guard by my body's reaction to the intense desert heat. My brain felt disoriented most of the time, and that's without alcohol. I found it difficult to keep track of usernames and remember who I met. I have a feeling I missed saying hello to a lot of people, and there were several guys I was hoping to meet and didn't.

 

I would have loved to join the guys who were brave enough to be in the pool, but I had to avoid being directly in the sun. Unless you were lucky to find a shady parking spot, getting into the car mid-day was absolute torture that weekend. It's been a long time since I experienced anything quite like that.

 

wish you'd been more comfortable.....though it's an ancient joke, the dry heat does help.....did you come from a much different climate?

 

as a longtime desert rat (azdr), if I'm going to be outside for a while or longer, I usually don't forget to drink/sip water or fluids regularly, wear a wide-brimmed hat (not just a baseball-style one), and move slowly in direct sun......basic things for desert dwellers, but others may not realize it.....also helps to have lived here since childhood, I guess......

 

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[mike carey]

If I could find one complaint, I think the weekend was too hot, and not in a good way.

wish you'd been more comfortable.....though it's an ancient joke, the dry heat does help.....did you come from a much different climate?

I too noticed the heat, having come from almost a week in SF (av 18C/64F), but I was only a month away from what had been a rather hot summer at home. As azdr said, hat, shade, hydrate and take it slowly. I walked the length of Palm Canyon Drive at lunch time on one of those days, and I knew about it by the time I was back at the hotel, and I had been walking on the shadier side of the street (little things like that really do make a difference).

 

Even in 38C/100F + temperatures jumping in the pool, even if it is in the open sun will help. Sit in the shade and don't towel dry when you get out. Cars in the sun can heat up to well over 50 degrees (122F) in no time at all. Don't just jump in and drive off, open the windows (or doors), start the car and let the air conditioning take effect. Getting the car's cabin down to the outside temperature, even at PS levels, makes a difference.

[Despardo]

Well, yesterday the high was 106. That is higher than usual for this time of year, but it has been an unusual year here so far weatherwise.

It was 72 and sunny in Seattle today. We are dying of the heat. Humidity shot up to 63%. People are ransacking their apartments looking for last year's sun glasses. Oh the humanity.

[+ Eric Hassan]

This was my first (and definitely not last!) PS weekend. I've been traveling since that weekend and have been positively glowing as I reflect on the time I had.

 

@Oliver - Thank you so much for organizing and hosting this weekend. I know you were all over the place, tending to guests and hosting duties. You could have been distracted in a flurry of things to do and yet, every time we spoke, you stood close and made eye contact and smiled and never rushed through our conversation. You made me feel welcome and comfortable. I will echo again what I said then when you asked if I was having fun: I had the time of my life.

 

@Epigonos - Thank you for co-hosting and for cooking such wonderful food. I can still taste those bacon-wrapped dates! I admire you deeply. You occur to me as a thinker and as someone with a low bullshit tolerance, and high standards for yourself and others, and I like that. I feel like you see me differently than most.

 

@sf westcoaster - Thank you for being the one who got me excited about this weekend. You have this mix of confidence, warmth, and humor that touches me deeply. I'm profoundly grateful to have you in my life. Thank you for being so open with me and so kind towards me.

 

@glennnn - You told me you loved me the first time we talked on the phone. I told you that I loved you back, and spending time with you in PS only solidified my positive feelings about you. You are unfailingly generous and kind. You remind me of the value of family, the boundlessness of love, and the freedom of full self-expression.

 

To the 4 of you, I offer my extreme gratitude. Without you and others like you - the folks who came before me - I could not enjoy the rights and freedom to be myself that I get to enjoy now. You were there in the silence of the 60s and the protests of the 70s and AIDS in the 80s and more fights in the 90s. You are still here and I am grateful that I get to know you and feel the connection to our history. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for standing up, speaking out, living your lives and fighting for the rights and freedoms we have now.

 

I got to spend time with a lot of wonderful guys over the course of the weekend - @ArVaGuy, @Despardo, @mike carey, @OliverSaks, [uSER=12528]@FTM_Twink[/uSER],

@tristanbaldwin (I still owe you a message!), @Robster, @Socalguy, @azdr0710, @jawjateck, @purplekow. It was so much fun to put faces to names and get to know people in real life. I only wish I had about 10 times as much time with everyone.

 

16 years ago, I finished my MS in OT. I worked for 15 years clinically and thought I would always be an OT. About 5 years ago, I started making porn and started escorting full-time just over 2 years ago. 2 summers ago, I found myself frustrated with my clinical work and dealing with an increasingly difficult-to-manage balance of OT, porn, and escorting. I left my clinical job in October 2015 and took a gamble on myself, betting that the skills I had developed in clinical practice along with some of my natural abilities would allow me to thrive. It's very easy for me to measure "success" in terms of the amount of work I'm doing and the amount of money I'm making, but I really want to measure how I make people feel and what I offer to the world. This weekend in PS confirmed to me that my "gamble" was worth it. You all showed me that there is a lot of love in this world and showed me that I belong. Thank you.

 

To anyone considering attending next year, just do it. What you get - community, fun, love, sex, belonging, friendship, laughter - are worth far more than you can possibly comprehend. I'm proud to be a member of this community, honored to know so many of you now, and looking forward to lots more!

[+ glennnn]

This was my first (and definitely not last!) PS weekend. I've been traveling since that weekend and have been positively glowing as I reflect on the time I had.

 

@Oliver - Thank you so much for organizing and hosting this weekend. I know you were all over the place, tending to guests and hosting duties. You could have been distracted in a flurry of things to do and yet, every time we spoke, you stood close and made eye contact and smiled and never rushed through our conversation. You made me feel welcome and comfortable. I will echo again what I said then when you asked if I was having fun: I had the time of my life.

 

@Epigonos - Thank you for co-hosting and for cooking such wonderful food. I can still taste those bacon-wrapped dates! I admire you deeply. You occur to me as a thinker and as someone with a low bullshit tolerance, and high standards for yourself and others, and I like that. I feel like you see me differently than most.

 

@sf westcoaster - Thank you for being the one who got me excited about this weekend. You have this mix of confidence, warmth, and humor that touches me deeply. I'm profoundly grateful to have you in my life. Thank you for being so open with me and so kind towards me.

 

@glennnn - You told me you loved me the first time we talked on the phone. I told you that I loved you back, and spending time with you in PS only solidified my positive feelings about you. You are unfailingly generous and kind. You remind me of the value of family, the boundlessness of love, and the freedom of full self-expression.

 

To the 4 of you, I offer my extreme gratitude. Without you and others like you - the folks who came before me - I could not enjoy the rights and freedom to be myself that I get to enjoy now. You were there in the silence of the 60s and the protests of the 70s and AIDS in the 80s and more fights in the 90s. You are still here and I am grateful that I get to know you and feel the connection to our history. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for standing up, speaking out, living your lives and fighting for the rights and freedoms we have now.

 

I got to spend time with a lot of wonderful guys over the course of the weekend - @ArVaGuy, @Despardo, @mike carey, @OliverSaks, [uSER=12528]@FTM_Twink[/uSER],

@tristanbaldwin (I still owe you a message!), @Robster, @Socalguy, @azdr0710. It was so much fun to put faces to names and get to know people in real life. I only wish I had about 10 times as much time with everyone.

 

16 years ago, I finished my MS in OT. I worked for 15 years clinically and thought I would always be an OT. About 5 years ago, I started making porn and started escorting full-time just over 2 years ago. 2 summers ago, I found myself frustrated with my clinical work and dealing with an increasingly difficult-to-manage balance of OT, porn, and escorting. I left my clinical job in October 2015 and took a gamble on myself, betting that the skills I had developed in clinical practice along with some of my natural abilities would allow me to thrive. It's very easy for me to measure "success" in terms of the amount of work I'm doing and the amount of money I'm making, but I really want to measure how I make people feel and what I offer to the world. This weekend in PS confirmed to me that my "gamble" was worth it. You all showed me that there is a lot of love in this world and showed me that I belong. Thank you.

 

To anyone considering attending next year, just do it. What you get - community, fun, love, sex, belonging, friendship, laughter - are worth far more than you can possibly comprehend. I'm proud to be a member of this community, honored to know so many of you now, and looking forward to lots more![/quote

 

Ditto! You are one beautiful human inside and out. It is we who are privileged to know you. I can only hope life will bring us together again. Thanks to you and the whole wonderful tribe for a fine weekend. Love to all!!

[+ purplekow]

This was my first (and definitely not last!) PS weekend. I've been traveling since that weekend and have been positively glowing as I reflect on the time I had.

 

@Oliver - Thank you so much for organizing and hosting this weekend. I know you were all over the place, tending to guests and hosting duties. You could have been distracted in a flurry of things to do and yet, every time we spoke, you stood close and made eye contact and smiled and never rushed through our conversation. You made me feel welcome and comfortable. I will echo again what I said then when you asked if I was having fun: I had the time of my life.

 

@Epigonos - Thank you for co-hosting and for cooking such wonderful food. I can still taste those bacon-wrapped dates! I admire you deeply. You occur to me as a thinker and as someone with a low bullshit tolerance, and high standards for yourself and others, and I like that. I feel like you see me differently than most.

 

@sf westcoaster - Thank you for being the one who got me excited about this weekend. You have this mix of confidence, warmth, and humor that touches me deeply. I'm profoundly grateful to have you in my life. Thank you for being so open with me and so kind towards me.

 

@glennnn - You told me you loved me the first time we talked on the phone. I told you that I loved you back, and spending time with you in PS only solidified my positive feelings about you. You are unfailingly generous and kind. You remind me of the value of family, the boundlessness of love, and the freedom of full self-expression.

 

To the 4 of you, I offer my extreme gratitude. Without you and others like you - the folks who came before me - I could not enjoy the rights and freedom to be myself that I get to enjoy now. You were there in the silence of the 60s and the protests of the 70s and AIDS in the 80s and more fights in the 90s. You are still here and I am grateful that I get to know you and feel the connection to our history. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for standing up, speaking out, living your lives and fighting for the rights and freedoms we have now.

 

I got to spend time with a lot of wonderful guys over the course of the weekend - @ArVaGuy, @Despardo, @mike carey, @OliverSaks, [uSER=12528]@FTM_Twink[/uSER],

@tristanbaldwin (I still owe you a message!), @Robster, @Socalguy, @azdr0710, @jawjateck, @purplekow. It was so much fun to put faces to names and get to know people in real life. I only wish I had about 10 times as much time with everyone.

 

16 years ago, I finished my MS in OT. I worked for 15 years clinically and thought I would always be an OT. About 5 years ago, I started making porn and started escorting full-time just over 2 years ago. 2 summers ago, I found myself frustrated with my clinical work and dealing with an increasingly difficult-to-manage balance of OT, porn, and escorting. I left my clinical job in October 2015 and took a gamble on myself, betting that the skills I had developed in clinical practice along with some of my natural abilities would allow me to thrive. It's very easy for me to measure "success" in terms of the amount of work I'm doing and the amount of money I'm making, but I really want to measure how I make people feel and what I offer to the world. This weekend in PS confirmed to me that my "gamble" was worth it. You all showed me that there is a lot of love in this world and showed me that I belong. Thank you.

 

To anyone considering attending next year, just do it. What you get - community, fun, love, sex, belonging, friendship, laughter - are worth far more than you can possibly comprehend. I'm proud to be a member of this community, honored to know so many of you now, and looking forward to lots more!

 

 

So how goes it for David and Goliath? I am glad you had a good time and I am especially glad that your presence there added so greatly to the enjoyment which was had by so many. I look forward to seeing you next year. I am sure you will be rock solid in your attempts to come to PS. Sadly, at my age, I will only be semi rock solid in my attempts to come. Let go Big Pharma

[corymonroe]

It's a very long story, but I just received notice from Hertz that the cost of my LAX-PS rental car has been fully refunded. I finished my PS trip with a royal customer service snafu, and what a relief to discover that Hertz stepped up to the plate without the need to threaten them or demand anything. Given this treatment, I can't say enough good things about Hertz. It's a nice way to end a challenging trip.

 

ps Eric Hassan is one of the guys I regrettably did not meet at the PS pool party. I saw him from a distance, and I was immediately struck by his handsome good looks. He was talking with someone else on my way out, so I decided not to interrupt his conversation. :-(

[+ purplekow]

It's a very long story, but I just received notice from Hertz that the cost of my LAX-PS rental car has been fully refunded. I finished my PS trip with a royal customer service snafu, and what a relief to discover that Hertz stepped up to the plate without the need to threaten them or demand anything. Given this treatment, I can't say enough good things about Hertz. It's a nice way to end a challenging trip.

 

ps Eric Hassan is one of the guys I regrettably did not meet at the PS pool party. I saw him from a distance, and I was immediately struck by his handsome good looks. He was talking with someone else on my way out, so I decided not to interrupt his conversation. :-(

If there is one thing I have learned from my time as a contestant on the Bachelor, it is that no one likes conversationus interruptus but Eric is a man who is capable of multitasking. Next time, don't be shy, two is a conversation three is a discussion.

[corymonroe]

Next time, don't be shy

No one would ever accuse me of being shy. I enjoy meeting and talking to new people. I do it every day. The heat affected me, and I was doing my best to deal with the unfamiliar feeling.

[+ Socalguy]

No one would ever accuse me of being shy. I enjoy meeting and talking to new people. I do it every day. The heat affected me, and I was doing my best to deal with the unfamiliar feeling.

The awesome thing about the PS Gathering is that you can take things at your own pace. Eric is an adorable sweetheart and I hope you (and him) both come again next year and that you get to talk to him casually. He's incredibly approachable!

[Despardo]

One thing about the PS weekend that I found particularly delightful, in addition to socializing with other forum members, was how much fun I had interacting with the escorts who attended in public and in private. I was impressed by their high level of intelligence (a quality I find sexy,) their delightful personalities, their social skills, and their friendliness as well as their physical attractions. Good people.

[+ Eric Hassan]

It's a very long story, but I just received notice from Hertz that the cost of my LAX-PS rental car has been fully refunded. I finished my PS trip with a royal customer service snafu, and what a relief to discover that Hertz stepped up to the plate without the need to threaten them or demand anything. Given this treatment, I can't say enough good things about Hertz. It's a nice way to end a challenging trip.

 

ps Eric Hassan is one of the guys I regrettably did not meet at the PS pool party. I saw him from a distance, and I was immediately struck by his handsome good looks. He was talking with someone else on my way out, so I decided not to interrupt his conversation. :-(

 

I'm glad you had a great experience with Hertz. I've not had the same experience :/

 

Come to PS next year and interrupt any time you want! I love socializing and meeting new people, and I accept interruptions and changes in conversation as part of socializing in such a diverse group of guys - you wouldn't be a bother at all