Instead of Palm Springs, how about Orlando?

[+ stevenkesslar]

Every year I want to go and every year I can’t. So I content myself with sampling the properties on Zillow, ... Just in case I win the lottery. My current favorite:

https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sa...-116.342812,33.539391,-116.819344_rect/10_zm/

 

https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sa...,-114.735032,35.706934,-115.688096_rect/9_zm/

 

https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sa...-116.342812,33.539391,-116.819344_rect/10_zm/

 

If you do win the lottery, and buy one of those houses, can I be your special friend?

 

We'll have a party, and you'll have a wonderful time.

[+ WilliamM]

There are no direct flights between PHL and PSP. Having traveled between the two cities many times, I have always found AA via DFW to be the most practical route. If one is unwilling to make a connection anywhere, then a non-stop flight PHL to PHX, and a rental car to drive to Palm Springs would be my choice. It's a longer drive than from LAX, but a lot easier, because it is a relatively uncrowded Interstate 10 across empty desert at 70-75mph for most of the distance (I did it just last week).

 

Great, thank you. Thinking about it, I would visit in the fall without having the pressure of the April weekend schedule.

[+ José Soplanucas]

A bit of history is in order here. The annual event is held in Palm Springs mainly because Lucky and I live here, and in 2005 Lucky said to me, "Why don't we organize a weekend event and invite people on the Hooboy site to come? We can arrange a dinner at a restaurant on Saturday night, then all go to a show at the Palm Canyon Theater afterwards. Then on Sunday afternoon I will host a party at my house." He made the theater arrangement, and I made the dinner reservation. A handful of people showed up (one of whom, BTW, was TomCal), all of them from California except for Oliver, who was staying here to escape the Midwest winter. It was fun, so we did it again the next year, and more people came. Then Oliver said, "Why don't we have the Sunday party at my place, because I have a pool?" Even more important, Oliver offered to pay for the increasingly large Sunday party. Then in 2009, Daddy finally responded to the invitation, and suddenly escorts started showing up in bigger numbers. After Lucky left the website, Oliver graciously agreed to take over all responsibility for organizing the entire event, with the help of Epigonos, including hosting and paying for the party on Sunday. And like Topsy, the event "has just growed."

 

There is no paid entertainment, and no charge for admission. Attendees are required to RSVP to Oliver's invitation in order to take part, but they are responsible for making their own arrangements for transportation and lodging. If someone wants to go to the trouble of arranging a similar event in Orlando or anywhere else, more power to them--there is no exclusive copywright on the format. But it does require a host, who is willing to assume the duty of organizing the whole event, and paying for the costs associated with it.

 

I did not know you were one of the founders. Were you there? I did look for Lucky and introduced myself to present my respects to the founder of the tradition. I wish I knew the whole story, I would have looked for you. Perhaps we met, and I do not know who you are?

[+ Charlie]

I made a cameo appearance at the pool event, but was incognito (no wig).

Edited April 17, 2018 by Charlie