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I am impressed that you picked on my sarcasm about Rodolfo being "generous" If a prize existed, such as a Nobel-less prize for being stingy, Rodolfo wins hands down. Rodolfo's advertisement for a R$30 sauna entrance fee is not generous. He is desperate. As many of us know, Monday night at Lagoa is usually slow or terrible. He lowered the entrance rate for that day to encourage people to visit his sauna. Nothing more, nothing less. My first example of Rodolfo's stinginess that I recall occurred several years ago when I and some friends had dinner at a nice restaurant with him. At dinner, Rodolfo ordered things the rest of us did not order or even want including a bottle of expensive wine. You guessed it; when it came time for us to pay the bill, Rodolfo ran out on paying his share of the dinner that was more than 75% solely attributable to things he ordered. Laughably, he was the one who suggested our going to dinner. It was not worthy of our time or effort to attempt have Rodolfo pay his share of the dinner that he suggested. I am confident he knew exactly what he was doing when he pulled off that little scam on us. In your response, you mentioned Edgard - He died several years ago. Edgard's estate, including his 2/3 interest in ownership of Lagoa, is an amusing story for another day -

It's been 50 years since Matt Crowley's creation The Boys in The Band took to the stage. I saw the play and the movie, although much later. I was excited that the 50th Anniversary production would include the top gay actors of our time. I bought my ticket well in advance. But soon after performances began, I started hearing that the revival wasn't all that much, that the actors were miscast, that the play represented a bad time in gay history, that it had been defiled by combining the acts into one, and how could men be expected to sit for 110 minutes with no pee break? Last Saturday I received my answers. My seat was great, the show was wonderful, the actors were just fine, and the play duly represented a time in our past that wasn't that much different than our now. Specifically, was the play too bitchy? Anyone who posts on gay message boards would realize that we continue to act much as our gay predecessors did.\ We have bitchy moments and we have loving moments. Trying to meld the two continues, but it's not always easy. So, I am glad that I saw the play. Yes, I paid a bit much as the play was later discounted. But my seat was just great. As a side note, I took a chance that This Ain't No Disco would be worthwhile. Shortly after I paid $89 each for 2 tickets, it was on TDF for $33. Although it contained some wonderful voices and fascinating effects and lighting, I still don't know what it was about. Something having to do with Studio 54 or not.

I actually left the street party before it ended because mosquitos were eating me. They continued the celebration until 10PM. They were unbelievably loud and kinky in the middle of a residential neighborhood full of breeders walking around with babies in strolls and groups of children. However I did not hear any complaining, beyond a few homophobic remarks in the hotel lobby, mostly inspired by curiosity rather than by hate. I listened to the party still going on while waiting for my Veterinarian student, the boy that had given me head a few days ago in the Parque Mitre. He passed his two finals yesterday and we were about to celebrate. He arrived and we have great sex, but he left upset and I do not think I will see him again. He would not accept that I wanted to hook up with other guys during my visit. He was not the only one looking for a sentimental relationship. I will insist on a previous disclaimer. Please, do not take any of my opinions and/or assessments about the local gay culture as definitive. I am a visitor, I have not had contact in about 20 years with the local gay market, and what I am experiencing during this trip may not be representative at all of what someone else's experience could be. There is a constant, though, from my previous years living here to nowadays. Compared to the USA and to Buenos Aires, the population of younger guys into older gentlemen is vastly over represented. The fact that I am a novelty may explain the overwhelming number of hits I am getting from guys between 18 and 25 years old, even until 35 (I set my filters to block guys older than 35). After two weeks here, I noice a reduction on that number. However, I do think that in this region the daddy/baby model is more mainstream than in other places I have visited. There is a huge population of youngsters because Corrientes and the nearby city of Resistencia, capital of the Province of Chaco, are home for one of the biggest public universities, the Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Public colleges in Argentina are for free and their enrollment is massive. To make it better, it is where the best brains are. Public colleges in Argentina are mostly diplomas factories for those who cannot succeed in the public institutions more academically demanding. A few private schools fill a hole left unattended in some fields by the public ones, but these ones are a minority. As a picturesque note, one of the local costumes is very noisy groups of cars celebrating someone's graduation. Besides younger guys hunting for daddies, the other over represented group are married to women men. It seems this still is a very closeted culture. Before I set my filters to block guys older than 35, I was getting countless offers from married men. My Veterinarian student left upset on Saturday night and, although we did have good sex, I was still horny and wanted to take advantage of the hotel room I was leaving on Monday. I tried to reach out to the guys I mentioned before, and they all had excuses, so I went to sleep by myself, feeling slightly guilty about the Veterinarian student. I do not want to hurt anyone, but I do not think my conscience was clean about manipulating him to get him to my bed. The next day, Sunday, we had our family lunch (last Sunday was an asado, yesterday was home made pasta) and then I met Pablo, the taxi boy (local slang for escort) I hired last Friday. We spent three hot fun hours together ($ 2,000) having sex and taking pictures and a couple of videos for my blog. I am working in a full review, once it is published I will share the link. Right now I can share the link to the ad he published following my advise, and a few pictures: He left me, again, exhausted, so I was not able to make further advantage from my hotel room. I decided to cancel an appointment I had with another taxi boy from Resistencia, Muni ($ 800). These are his pics I can share: I do not think the local pros physical appearance meet my standards for paid sex. I prefer to save my dollars for Buenos Aires, where the boys look sharp and at premium standards. I do plan to meet some of the not for a fee guys I am contacting through Grindr. I have one that has me specially interested: You noticed, right? The not for a fee guys seem hotter than the professionals. I did have a few chats with very hot guys who asked me for money, but they all were tops. Let me close with a few informative bulleted points. I thought the word "discreto" meant, like in standard Spanish, someone who will not violate your privacy. However, I was schooled that in the ;local slang it actually means straight acting, masculine, the opposite of effeminate. In this closeted culture, one of the most common questions used to start a conversation online is "Sos discreto?" Besides all the resources to hook up that I shared somewhere else and will once again report in a future post summarizing my whole experience in Corrientes, I was introduced to a new one: https://www.contactossex.com. It is pretty popular amongst the married and closeted men, but I do not like it. I find it not better than the graffitis in the public restrooms. If it happens to be your thing, stay in the free version. I thought about paying the premium membership ($200) for one month, but when I was submitting my CC information my computer warned me it was an unsecured form. Play with it if you like it, but keep your CC info away from it. I do not remember who, bur someone advised to install WhatsApp in your phone. If you travel South of the rio Grande it is indeed sound advice. Everyone uses it and it is, in fact a great app I have loved for several years now. It allows you to text, send files, and make calls and videoconferences. However, there is a caveat when traveling to Argentina. The taxi boys here have a double pricing policy, one for the locals and one for the foreigners. If your Spanish is good enough to pass as a local, you should avoid making your first contact through WhatsApp. Instead, I suggest you to wait until you are in Argentina and, from a local IP, get a new gmail with a Spanish name. Once you have your new gmail from an Argentine IP, get also a new Google number. Use that number to make your initial contact and you may get better prices. If your Spanish is not good or if it is non existent, disregard this advice and just go for WhatsApp. About money. The economic situation is unstable and the dollar value extremely fluctuating. I brought U$S 600 dollars in cash and plan on selling 100 each time for the few expenses that need cash (like boys). Do not change all your cash when you arrive, your dollars will probably worth more in a few days. I am using my credit card every time I can, and once I run out of cash I will get money from an ATM, but the fee is about 10 dollars each time you withdraw. Right now I would avoid taking Uber. The taxi cab drivers have a powerful union and they are in a violent campaign against Uber. They are attacking violently Uber drivers, and sometimes even hurting their passengers. That's all for now.

I would found a church and declare Tomcal our Messiah. And funnel all funds to holly fun without paying taxes. This is the backyard altar.

UPDATE - Rodolfo's sale on the entrance price and quartos was a success. Last night there were lots of clients and garotos at Lagoa. A good time was had by all. Whoever convinced Rodolfo to lower the price on Monday gave him good advice, at least for last night. Monday is usually a quiet and dull night at Lagoa. Even on those dull nights, employees are paid to service very few clients. It is obvious that Rodolfo does not make a profit on days when expenses occur but clients do not come to the sauna to offset those expenses. However, with the new lower Monday night entrance rate (R$30) and lower cabine rates, Rodolfo is basking in reais today. How long with the special price last? Only Rodolfo can answer that question. Those who anticipate a trip to Sao Paulo in the near future might want to give Lagoa a try on Monday as well as some of the other days when the sauna is filled with beauties and more. However, if your trip is scheduled a month or so in the future, you might want to check to see if the special Monday night rate is still available.

LOVE the show, Love the backstories, love the authenticity and that the actors are actually Transgendered. Evan Peters kills every role he plays and is awesome here too as the repressed family man from N.J. longing for some "excitement".... A tour de force celebration of the often shunned segment of the LGBTQ community. Not to mention, Billy Porter of Kinky Boots fame is "exquisite"... Another jewel in Ryan Murphy's crown.

I haven't seen it yet. Never fully recovered from seeing "Paris is Burning," and a few follow-ups after that. Brings up lots of memories. In my extreme youth, I walked the runway for a specific House. I think the category was Glamour Realness. Deborah Harry and Gianni Versace were judges. I was one of a few White boys who dared to give voguing a go. I wasn't exactly a club-kid, but I knew how to play one for fun. In my early years I thought I wanted to be a dancer. I studied at a prestigious NYC studio that taught Bob Fosse style jazz. I enjoyed it, but I did not fall in love with the life. I lost interest fairly quickly, but that didn't mean I stopped clubbing and enjoying a great dance floor opportunity. Haven't danced in a long time. Some things change as we age.

I just lost everything I wrote because apparently my post was too heavy on pictures, so I am going to try again. If you are looking for sex info, you can skip this post. The report on that topic is coming next, in another post. I have been almost murdered a couple of times. No, it was not bad hombres, or MS-13, or Muslims terrorists, or the narco traffickers, or the mainstream media. It was crazy drivers. Of you come to Argentina, please, please, be careful before crossing a street. It does not matter whether or not you are in the pedestrian strip, or of the light is green for you. Do not cross is any vehicle is coming, do not try to dare them, because they will not stop. I had forgotten about it after living so many years in DC. DOLLAR TIGHT NOW: U$S1 = $AR 29.08 Last Saturday noon we had the ceremony where Dad's ashes were dropped (yeah, they were not spread) in a fancy sacred stupid tank in Catholic sacred land. The ritual took place in land belonging to the Iglesia de la Cruz de los Milagros, a historic temple that houses the miraculous cross. According to the legend, when the Spaniard conquerors first founded the city of Corrientes back in the 16th century, the native Indians attacked them. The invaders took refuge behind the fortified settlement and left defenseless a tall wooden cross. The natives attacked the symbol of their enemies' God and tried to burn it down, but it did not matter how much fire they lighted, the cross reminded unburned. You can see the image of this cross in all the symbols representing the city and the Province of Corrientes. I had not stepped into a Catholic Church in about a decade. The first thing that stoke me was the smell. It does not matter where the church is located, I feel they all smell the same, a mix of wood and incense I do like. Fortunately the whole ritual was brief (my brother was the priest celebrating it, he is a cool and progressive Jesuit) and soon we all were out of there. We went to have lunch in a restaurant. You know, besides sex, eating is what I like the most when I am traveling. My other brother and his wife recommended a nearby restaurant, a little better than average, and we all headed over there. Please, remember we are not in Buenos Aires, the prices I am about to show you are not typical of the national capital: Notice, for instance, the price of "bife de chorizo". In Buenos Aires it is $100 higher. "Bife de chorizo" is my favorite Argentine steak, despite its name it has nothing to do with sausages. It is a huge prime quality steak with a delicious strip of fat in one of its sides. Delicious is actually an understatement. A steak of lower quality in the USA would cost about 30 bucks. We were seven people. We ordered two sides of "rabas" (calamari) as appetizers, which unexpectedly came served with hard eggs and green olives. We drank one beer and sodas or water, no wine, and we did not eat any dessert because we could badly finish the huge portions. You can see the entrees we ordered here: For all that food, prepared with fresh organic ingredients, the total amount was: I too the picture or you would not believe me. After eating we went for a ride around the Avenida Costanera. I already shared a clip, but here you have a different area: IMG_0586.MOV Then I left my family and went to my hotel. The local gay pride parade was taking place at 4PM, coming to a close with an act and a party just half block from the hotel. I am writing a full report that I will post in my blog, once published I will share the link. As a sample, I will share here a few pictures: From the street party I went back to my hotel, but the story goes on in my next post.

$1.00 U.S.to Brazilian Reias = $3.88 $1.00 U.S. to Mexican Peso = $19.66 these are getting close to all time highs

And Here's our Pocket Gay's Weenie.... It's Pretty.....

Oh well ... you compensate with interesting reports.

After the "MYPILLOW" fiasco, no more infomercials for Grandma (except that Plexaderm keeps talkin to me)......

Looking forward to the next installment! I’m ready to try Argentina and some Argentina ass. I like what you said about the young gay Corrientes guys enjoying older guys. I’m decent shape, tall, hairy, German looking, approaching 50. Probably going to go to a major destination since I can only get away fro three or four days. Direct flights to and from Miami.

Personally, I think worth giving the show a chance. Each episode, I enjoy a bit more as I get to see the depth of some of the characters. I had an ex who was a drag queen and I thought I was very supportive but looking back I see that I didn't let him live up to his full potential. We all learn from our mistakes and our history takes us places we never thought possible. I didn't think my ex would be a show stopper at The Web but he was. He was always androgynous and when I first went to Montreal with him, those Canadian lads ate him up. We had one boy who feel in love with him from Taboo and would show up at our hotel room and ask to fuck him but always bring another boy as a treat for me. I loved the costumes and the dancing and the attention. But, looking back on ages past, I wish I had been more present in the moment.

An interesting read, whether you’re already familiar with Brazil’s “peculiar” relationship with race or not: “Ever since his “It’s not like I’m black, you know?” comment, Neymar has served as a focal point in Brazil’s cultural reckoning with racism, whitening, identity and public policy.” https://mobile.nytimes.com/2018/06/30/opinion/is-neymar-black-brazil-and-the-painful-relativity-of-race.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur

Seems "EVERYONE"S hands are Dirty ?

Thank you for sharing. I would love to see this.

Rodolfo generous.....lol (I know you're being sarcastic) I've known him pretty well for about 12 yrs easily, Edgar longer, even ran into him when he was in BKK. The biggest thing he did for me was a free entrada on my birthday, and he acted like he just gave me a winning lottery ticket, smh

Nice!

Speaking of misspellings - Earscourt versus Earlscourt and mispelled versus misspelled - Sorry, you seem so erudite - I could not resist - just this once - And, because I know you know better.

"Ju Love Me...I Love you".... Aint HE the cutest ?

Who's the "cutest" here? It's the SHORTYS...

JC, he's actually kind of Adorable, under 5 feet, and when he speaks it's soooo cute ! He's like a little puppy dog running around the house.... My "backdoor" has a Welcum Mat A pint-sized penis from WEHO..... (actually his peen probably aint that small)

Yeah, unfortunately I have never met that beauty. I must have picked a random gif file to decorate my blog. Sorry to disappoint you.