How Did You Find Masseurs Before The Internet?

[Dmitri]

Not knowing where everything will stand once the dust settles and SESTA/FOSTA becomes law, I was interested in people sharing their stories of what they did before the internet? Who knows....someday (maybe soon) there might not be Masseurfinder, Rentmasseur, Daddy's reviews/forums, etc. So I was curious, what did you do before the internet to connect to get an erotic massage? Your experiences and suggestions of where to look without the internet will come in handy for all of us if things actually do go dark. Where did you find your erotic masseurs before the internet?

Edited April 3, 2018 by Dmitri

[Ajac]

Waited until late at night and got a copy of frontiers magazine from outdoor newspaper box and replied to ads in the classified section. Then as the computer came into being, I loved the AOL chatrooms where there would be masseurs online you could usually find someone available. Though I have doubts everything will go dark it will probably evolve and be a little more difficult, but when people really want something they will find a way. I myself have already created a list of go to guys numbers just in case.

[+ poolboy48220]

Classifieds in the local independent/alternative newspapers (like Metro Times in Detroit, City Pages in Minneapolis, The Stranger in Seattle), or the local gay bar rags.

[dcguy20]

H/X and Next in NYC.

[KeepItReal]

Not knowing where everything will stand once the dust settles and SESTA/FOSTA becomes law, I was interested in people sharing their stories of what they did before the internet? Who knows....someday (maybe soon) there might not be Masseurfinder, Rentmasseur, Daddy's reviews/forums, etc. So I was curious, what did you do before the internet to connect to get an erotic massage? Your experiences and suggestions of where to look without the internet will come in handy for all of us if things actually do go dark. Where did you find your erotic masseurs before the internet?

We were creative!

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[buckshot1000]

Classified ads in gay or gay-friendly city newspapers .... remember those black and white print advertisement days where you pay by the letter, and extra $ if you want to bold your headlines. And most numbers listed went to a pager, not a cell phone.

You would of course screen the masseur by talking to him, no pictures.

[+ tassojunior]

hookup sites like Grindr will evolve.

[+ EVdude]

AOL chat rooms all the way.

[Justme7]

I remember finding my first erotic masseur on a BBS called Delos.

[MikeBiDude]

In SoCal it was all Frontiers and AOL chat rooms for me....was fun

[Pittlookalike]

Frontiers in la. That was the only source that i knew of. I only hired one guy from frontiers and did so repeatedly. $45 for erotic! The good old days. Handsome guy who lived in weho just off santa monica blvd.

[KrisParr]

In the Midwest, it was the gay newspaper, “The Word” - full of classified and even block ads. My favorite classified was a simple one liner: “Michael - exquisite escort of distinction” followed by a phone number. And he was.

[+ sync]

In the old, old days in NYC it was The Advocate and The Village Voice newspapers.

[EastbayMike]

Classifieds in the BAR and to a lesser extent the SF Bay Times.

 

Tony Bullet. Sexy short muscle stud with a thick 'stache. Local to me in the east bay. 90-minute therapeutic (very) erotic massage on his home-made table for $40.

[CuriousByNature]

In the old, old days in NYC it was The Advocate and The Village Voice newspapers.

And in the really old, old days, it was all through clay tablets. But you had to know how to read cuneiform writing.

[Lchnsf]

Craigslist and want ads in the gay rags, of course I was much younger then and wasn’t looking to the extent I am now.

Edited August 5, 2020 by Lchnsf

[MikeBiDude]

And in the really old, old days, it was all through clay tablets. But you had to know how to read cuneiform writing.

Warning, I think this guy is using someone else’s cuneiform:

[marylander1940]

Not knowing where everything will stand once the dust settles and SESTA/FOSTA becomes law, I was interested in people sharing their stories of what they did before the internet? Who knows....someday (maybe soon) there might not be Masseurfinder, Rentmasseur, Daddy's reviews/forums, etc. So I was curious, what did you do before the internet to connect to get an erotic massage? Your experiences and suggestions of where to look without the internet will come in handy for all of us if things actually do go dark. Where did you find your erotic masseurs before the internet?

 

Washington Blade, a local gay newspaper.

[CuriousByNature]

Warning, I think this guy is using someone else’s cuneiform:

A quick internet search reveals a physical therapist in Babylon, circa 2950 BCE...

[+ Yellowrod]

I remember finding my first erotic masseur on a BBS called Delos.

 

Delos! Found so many buds on there! That was right around when AOL started. Great memories!

[jeezifonly]

Divining Rods and carrier pigeons

[Scott Dixon]

I lived in Atlanta during my coming-out phase. We had Etcetera magazine with print ads, some even with photos, and a local alternative newspaper called Creative Loafing, also with print ads. At some of the local gyms there were bulletin boards with masseurs' business cards, too, and a personal trainer I had for a while was also a masseur. I still have my Rolodex from the 1990s with my favorite masseurs in it!

[CatDaddy]

YMCA located in downtown Houston (awesome workout facility in mid 80s), had a board with business cards pinned on it. I was like 18 or 19 when I had my first massage from one of the trainers there. There was also a magazine call TWIT that had advertisements. Gee, I'm feeling OLD!

[+ poolboy48220]

In the old, old days in NYC it was The Advocate and The Village Voice newspapers.

I think they broke it into two magazines at one point? "The Advocate" and "The Advocate Classifieds"?

[+ poolboy48220]

YMCA located in downtown Houston (awesome workout facility in mid 80s), had a board with business cards pinned on it. I was like 18 or 19 when I had my first massage from one of the trainers there. There was also a magazine call TWIT that had advertisements. Gee, I'm feeling OLD!

The local gay community center had a board with cards, I found a couple great "interactive" masseurs there. Sadly, they never lasted.