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Tend to agree with AS.. LOL, by the way, Daddy locked Lucky's Requiem thread after the second person posted a link to MER for those wishing to keep up with Lucky's posts. "Will no one rid me of this turbulant priest?"

Scant risk. Those patterns may originate from posters, but they are reinforced and strengthened by management's behavior there. One thing we can rest assured of -- OZ will never treat this community anything like that.

The Economist excoriates the administration's continued trampling of civil liberties: Transparency and secrecy Score one for the thicket Jan 3rd 2013, 21:43 by J.F. | ATLANTA WHILE everyone was watching the fiscal-cliff debacle, Congress and Barack Obama decided that they could still eavesdrop on Americans' putatively private conversations without putting themselves to the trouble of obtaining a warrant. The FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) Amendments Act, which Congress extended following weeks of fierce, impassioned a rushed single day of debate, allows federal agencies to listen to the phone calls and read the emails of American citizens' international communications (even that one day of debate, by the way, was hard won). The government must get approval to snoop from a FISA court, which is untroubled by niceties such as probable cause, and the communications in question need only pertain to "foreign intelligence information", a phrase so broad as to be utterly meaningless. In extending the FISA Amendments Act, the Senate rejected four sensible amendments. One, proposed by Ron Wyden, would have compelled the National Security Agency (NSA) to tell Americans how many people they have spied on. Rand Paul's amendment would have reminded government that Americans have fourth-amendment protections against warrantless searches. Jeff Merkley's amendment would have compelled the government to release any FISA court decisions that contain interpretations of what the FISA Amendments Act actually permits in practice. And Pat Leahy's amendment would have reduced the term of the extension to three years rather than five. Do you know what none of them would have done? Forced the government to stop snooping. They would not even have curtailed the government's snooping (Mr Paul's might have, if it could have been made to have more teeth than rhetoric, but its actual import is far from clear). Mr Wyden's and Mr Merkley's amendments simply asked for more information about the NSA's spying to be made public, and Mr Paul's would have merely reminded the government that the constitution exists, whether they like it or not. Mr Obama's administration won another victory for secrecy yesterday, when a federal judge declined to force the Justice Department to turn over legal memos detailing the justification for drone strikes, particularly drone strikes that kill American citizens. One of the plaintiffs, the New York Times, requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) both "all Office of Legal Counsel opinions or memoranda since 2001 that address the legal status of targeted killing" and one year later memoranda and opinions "analyzing the circumstances under which it would be lawful for United States armed forces or intelligence community assets to target for killing a United States citizen who is deemed to be a terrorist". The other plaintiff, the American Civil Liberties Union, made a similar request, although it specifically requested information pertaining to Anwar al-Awlaki, an American accused of being a terrorist who was killed in a drone strike, along with a second American citizen, on September 30th 2011 (another drone killed Mr al-Awlaki's 16-year-old, Colorado-born son two weeks later). Though the judge sided with the administration, her reasoning was acid: "I can only conclude," she wrote, "that the government has not violated FOIA by refusing to turn over the documents sought in the FOIA requests, and so cannot be compelled by this court of law to explain in detail the reasons why its actions do not violate the Constitution and laws of the United States. The Alice-in-Wonderland nature of this pronouncement is not lost on me; but after careful and extensive consideration, I find myself stuck in a paradoxical situation in which I cannot solve a problem because of contradictory constraints and rules—a veritable Catch-22. I can find no way around the thicket of laws and procedures that effectively allow the Executive Branch of our Government to proclaim as perfectly lawful certain actions that seem on their face incompatible with our Constitution and laws, while keeping the reasons for their conclusions a secret." In other words, I would if I could. Both plaintiffs have promised to appeal, and there is a good chance this case will ultimately wind up before the Supreme Court. But who knows when, and that is part of the problem. Mr Obama first ran for office five years ago promising to roll back some of his predecessor's more outrageous violations of civil liberties. He has done nothing of the sort. Mr Obama signed the FISA extension into law on December 30th, and he won the right to keep his rationale for killing Americans secret three days later. He deserves full measures of opprobrium for both, but this is no more about him than the Patriot Act was about his predecessor. The extension lasts for five years, by which time Mr Obama will no longer be in office. This is about America's imperial presidency and the fourth amendment, which it has trampled into irrelevant ink smudges. http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2013/01/transparency-and-secrecy

I have tried to respect the wishes of this site's managers and leave developments over there to speak for themselves. I am grateful for the number of people who have stood up for me over there, only to be cut off when the truth was about to come out. As it is, I am happy to be posting here and hope some of the nice guys speaking up for me over there will move here.

Never in a Million Bazillion years ! !

Hero is one of my favorite hangouts in Bangkok. The massage place is clean and there are always about 50 or more muscle boys there for the asking. Today, I was tired and I needed a good massage and my 2 regular boys were not there. So, I asked the mamasan to call them and he did and they would be there in an hour or so. So, I went ahead and booked a VIP room for 2 hours. I had 2 boys that the mamasan said could do "everything." That does not mean they are gay, it simply means they can accommodate you with what you want. One's name was Ice and he was adorable with a cute sexy ass and a nice think cock. I have been with him in the past and he is often hit or miss but he is always good with me as he knows I tip well. He is great at some things and OK with others. My VIP room had a big table for a scrub and it was well done. He scrubbed each and every part of my body and he made sure my ass was clean for some reason even thought he has never seen the inside of it. However, his fingers come close each time. Ice is 31 years old. The other guy was new for me and I thought sexy and was told a good massage so I tried him. He was good and strong but he must have had some attraction to my fat ass as his cock, hands or body was constantly trying to probe it. I didn't mind but I have never had a massage from head to toe where my ass was played with 99 percent of the time. He kept a nice hard cock and even when he was massaging my legs, he had a way to aim that hard cock in my direction. LOL His name was Boy and he is 24 years old. The VIP room is 1500 baht for 2 hours and is very very comfortable with a full queen bed, shower and couch. The minimum tips are 1000 baht. I normally give a bit more and thus when I return am always well remembered. Attached are photos of my guys today. I took them so Firecat will leave me along and stop telling me over and over "pictures please." I love Hero and I love the boys there. Today I had 4 boys and spent less than 100 USD at the massage place but that does not include tips for the boys. That was the VIP room for 4 hours and some drinks. Hero is amazing!

http://gawker.com/5973102/icelandair-gets-a-gold-star-in-restraining-crazy-drunk-passengers

Welcome to esteemed professional masseur Josephga, visiting from another site. Hoping you choose to join us more regularly and give us your insights and Trends in the massage industry. Nice to have your aboard. (and its Calm here, and the people are Nice)

Yep, yep...count me among the suckups too, Lucky.

Congrats Lucky! We are all Lucky to have you around! Thank you for all the great years you have been a part of this site. You are truly appreciated!

Montpellier, France. It's the gay capitol of southern europe. It's very inexpensive compared to bigger cities, it's warm all winter and roughly 33 percent of men aged 18 to 30 in the city center identify as gay or bi. Also, of the 50,000 people who live in the city center 12,000 speak English as their native language so it's easy to communicate. It's a pedestrian city so you don't need to drive or worry about driving drunk and it's pretty much impossible to not get laid at night. The last time I was there there were more guys on Grndr than there were in any given area of Paris.

"1. You say the guys are not necessarily gay so do you have both boys with you at the same time? How well do they interact or are they more responsive if alone with a foreigner? 2. Do you specify to the 'mamasan' upfront EXACTLY what you want to do/have done as part of the massage/sexual repertoire? I've no problem being direct but I would not like to be insensitive to the local culture." 1. It depends on the boys. I have had great threeways here. But, I normally have one of my regular boys help me pick the third. To just put 2 random boys together often gets mixed results. 2. I tell them exactly what I want and they make suggestions based on that. You can be as open as you wish as that is what they need in order to help you. Often, you find a guy and he does not do exactly what you want but he does enough to make you happy and you take him and he will then do even more. Yes, many are straight but they are willing to do gay sex and many will top or bottom on demand. The 2 I had were both willing to do so but both were married and have kids.

Intriguing report, Oz, but I have a couple of technical questions. 1. You say the guys are not necessarily gay so do you have both boys with you at the same time? How well do they interact or are they more responsive if alone with a foreigner? 2. Do you specify to the 'mamasan' upfront EXACTLY what you want to do/have done as part of the massage/sexual repertoire? I've no problem being direct but I would not like to be insensitive to the local culture

Wonder if all this snooping is covered by Obamacare?

There are none so blind as those who do not want to see. The parents of the boy who died were typical of many bigoted individuals who let religion control their emotions rather than control what is right, compassionate or logical. Science has proven that homosexuality is genetic. Yet, despite this fact, there remain countless people (like the parents depicted in the film) who erroneously believe it is a choice or "preference" made by "sinful" individuals. Like I said in my initial post, the gays are the only remaining group where prejudice is still condoned in law and in religious settings. It will take time but eventually, if enough states vote for gay marriage, the prejudice might remain, but equality will be forced as a matter of law. -

I have every desire for Lucky to be on Ice, and hopefully it will be next month when I go to the Hero massage parlor in Bangkok. I had better start practicing the splits now! Ice

Although it's Mr. Duc's night off, the mamasan asks Axiom to wait while she goes and gets him.

Wed is bingo night as Pauleiro laid out in his calendar. It is quite busy, 20+ boys, more customers. However, no knockouts tonight. Since I mostly visited Lagoa on weekends, I will reserve my conclusion until after the weekends. If you read lurker's post: http://www.boytoy.com/forums/index.php?/topic/11707-an-update-from-brazil-told-second-hand The boy in the first picture is there and the best looking boy of the night. He is also pretty nice, sat for long time with a disabled boy customer who has no hands. They eventually disappeared together. A few more I recognize from other members post. Not sure if this is good. What makes Lagoa great is the unending fresh faces. Spent 3 hours there 6-9. The concept there is leaning too far towards a bar in my opinion. I think someone else also commented on this. They have at least 4 bar staff, tables all over and are selling a lot more food and drinks. Many people come in group eating and drinking, reminds me strip clubs in Montreal. This might be appealing for certain customers, to me, it's too much distraction. during the three hours, most of the boys are just sitting with some customer, no action means no money for the boys, isn't it? This will also deter the "visiting" talents who are just for making quick money with their looks, not to socialize. There is a boy I am half attracted to. However, he is a bit of the "rapper" type the way he walks and talks, which I don't like much. We chatted a bit, when he asks for 200, I lost all interest. Except for the change room and bar area, lighting is dim, difficult to see details if good sex is what you are looking for. I mentioned it to the owners, who are a nice couple. The wife made sure the attendant has called a taxi for me. We chatted a bit as I wait for the cab, the husband said dim lighting is what the customers want, they feel more comfortable do the touching and grabbing in dim lighting. Again, this doesn't make any sense to me. It's a sex club, what makes Brazil so unique. Why lower yourself to the levels of crappy juvenile North American strip clubs. It only cost 25R to get in, of course, customers do consume more on food and drinks here since it's laid out that way. However, it's location means you have to cab to and from. From where i stayed (central, mercado) it's 20R each way. Hopefully there will be some visiting talents over the weekends. Good I am still quite satisfied from the great time with maikon 2 days ago. Wondering if my trip has peaked already on the 4th day of a 12 day trip.

I don't have any photos of him that I can find. However, if you just ask the mamasan there for him, they will point him out to you. He is tight body and very versatile and very strong massage!

Mvan1, Thanks for all your help and best wishes for your coming trip! And yes, I wish I am not leaving SP so soon. I suppose one needs some Portuguese knowledge to enjoy the plays etc. I felt completely at loss at Museu da Língua Portuguesa. Although the small gallery across the street is nice. Also they are free on Saturdays. Would love to catch a football game there sometime. But for me so far without speaking portuguese, boys are by far Brazil's #1 attraction Rio, amazon and Iguacu falls are worth visiting on their natural beauty alone. Arrived in Porto Alegre around noon. Used their Metro and Walked to hotel from Metro Mercado. First impression of the city is very good. Beautiful europeanish square and tons of shops along the 10 min walk to Hotel POA residence, less than 100R a day. Tipped the doorman 2r since he showed me to my room. It's bigger than most 1br apartment in Toronto! Wash up, out for lunch, the door man recommended the buffet place one block away. It's a very nice place, good deco, large variety of salad, cold, hot dishes, fruits, juices, soup and deserts. Better and cheaper than the soup place on New Year's Eve in São Paulo. All for 15R! Fabulous. Both places, people are comfortable leaving their purses unattened when they are fetching food. As maikon commented, it's fine, good people here. So full, just ready for a nap before heading to the sauna later. The reviews has been spectacular on this site. Will report afterwards.

Wake up from a long nap after the best New Year's Eve ever. This visit in São Paulo is great for a single reason: maikon. Unlike North America, New Year's Eve in brazil is such a major holiday, Lagoa is closed. Fragata, however, open short from 2-7. From my hotel at Praca Republica, it's a simple 15-20 min bus ride to Fragata. With the loc preloaded on my i touch, it's piece of cake to get there. I went since mvan1 likes it, and more importantly, given it's the only sauna open on the 31st, I might run into Maikon who still hasn't replied to my email. Fragata is in a residential neighborhood like Lagoa, but I don't feel like it's safe to walk to bus stop from it after dark, so taxi only at night. Lagoa area is perfectly safe to walk to metro after dark. It's not as classy as Lagoa. At 3pm, about 8 working 'boys", 6 customers. I am quoting "boys" since they really aren't boys anymore, none I am attracted to. The place is clean, though no AC in most areas, so you sweat a bit. there is wifi, but not availble to customers Apparently not a good day to judge its quality based on a single visit on New Year's Eve, so I can't say much about later, since guess who walked in with a friend! After he undressed (too hot in here to stay in his jeans), maikon and I hugged and sat down to chat a bit. He speaks no more English than I speak portuguese, so I simply write down 7pm-7am. He understood immediately. He asked for 400, which I apparently have no problem with. We sat for a bit, there were like still less than 10 customers, so Maikon offered to leave with me right away. We taxied to Ramada on paulista ave. I booked it so if I can't find Maikon, at least I can watch the fireworks and crowd. It's already 5pm, and they have no rooms ready yet! There were about 10 people waiting for the rooms to be ready! After waited for more than an hour, finally we were alone in our room. Teeth brushed, freshly showered, in a much better room and bed, and all the time we need, sex is even better than last time. Maikon is 20, 5'9", slim smooth top half, pretty yet very straight looking, a bear paw tattoo below his left shoulder. Nice friendly big brwn eyes with long eyelashes which I noticed since he is quiet during sex and mostly keeps his eyes shut. Light Six pack abs and big forearm muscles he later told me more from working than working out. His boyish smile, very friendly, almost like he is a bit embarassed being looked at, during conversation or sex drives me wild. His legs and butt are hairy, lean and tight. The best bottom I have had so far, even though he is straight and prefer to top. He friended me on facebook, showed me pictures of his ex girlfriends. His voice is also very deep, manly and confident for a 20 yo. He loves music, have the words: music (2 words in Chinese) tattooed right below the belt. It's getting too long already, you get my point, I LOVE this kid! After sex, it's 9pm already! It took 20r taxi ride to find a restaurant for dinner on New Year's Eve! Came back almost 11. We chatted over google translate with the music channel on TV. it's a lot of fun we even skipped new year count down since Maikon is not very interested in the fireworks. A good night sleep and more fun in the morning. Then the downside hit, the sadness saying goodbye after breakfast! Now almost 10 hours later as I type this, I am sill missing the kid. Apparently I have a crush on him. Good and bad doing an overnight. Well, it helps to hear him say he is straight and only does men for money, never with friends. amazing how good he is at it. Only in brazil! Pack up, Porto Alegre tomorrow. But again, Maikon mentioned he should still be here when I fly back to Canada on the 9th. So perhaps I will meet him again.

His name is Ice. He is a hottie. But, he comes with a warning: the mamasans always tell me he is good sometimes and sometimes he isn't. They don't say that about most of the boys there as most are amazing. But, this guy consistently gets mixed reviews. That said, he gets better each time with me. If you want a truly great massage and truly great sex, try Mr. Duc. He is fantastic! I love him every time!

Glad you had fun there. I always do! I had to catch a flight yesterday and in order to do that, I hate to travel from Pattaya via taxi in the middle of the night. So, I took one to Bangkok, checked into a hotel and then went to Hero before my flight. It relaxes me and it so worth the relaxation before a long flight. It is also usually the first thing I do when I arrive in Thailand if I can stay over in Bangkok as it just removes all the stress! As planetime says, there are always about 50 guys that will knock your socks off!