Guest lurkerspeaks Posted January 31, 2011 Posted January 31, 2011 I wanted to take a few minutes to express a few thank you's to some people who have, in one way or another, enriched my life. First of all, thank you to Hooboy who started the original escort review site. Secondly, a big thank you to OZ and TY for this site. They provide us a place to share ideas, discoveries, and to chat.. Sadly, I never had the opportunity to meet Hoo, and have not, as of yet, met TY or OZ.. Next, I want to say a big thank you to Marcanthony. I have never met the man, but it was his postings about Montreal many years ago that began me on my journey to discover all things good and international. Next, I want to thank TownsendPLocke. He introduced me to Airline FrequentFlyer programs, which has helped me in my trips. He has proved to be a fun companion in the Montreal clubs. Another person who I owe a great deal of gratitude to is Tomcal. I had the pleasure of meeting Tom on a trip to Montreal, and it was he (and his voluminous photo collection) who convinced me to make the trek to Rio..For that, I will forever be indebted. I have saved the biggest Thank you for last.. Thank you to TxAlphaDog. We originally met when our trips to Montreal coincided. We have since become great friends and travel partners. We have arranged 5 or 6 vacations together to Montreal and Rio. We both like the same type of boys (except one of us is top and the other more bottom). We travel well together, we get along together, we enjoy each other's company..We have become true friends. So, while some people think of these boards as merely "fun reading", they can become much more. They can be life changing. What someone may merely think of as a simple post can make a difference in someone else's life. So I say post people.. post about your hookup... post about the movie you saw... post about your vacation plans... post about whatever is on your mind.. Who knows.. you might be on someone else's "thank you list" one day.. Quote
Members marcanthony Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 this is a really nice post. not because my name is in it, lol, but because it's something common to many of us, I think. Many if not most of us have had our lives enriched because of meetings, advice, or simple information posted by people on this board or its predecessor. I join lurker in thanking all of those who made my life better, because I met them, read them, asked them, or followed them. Quote
Members TampaYankee Posted January 31, 2011 Members Posted January 31, 2011 lurkerspeaks, Thank you for your kind words. It's people like you and Mark and many others who post here that make this effort not only worthwhile but fun and interesting on a continuing basis. I concur with Mark Anthony's thoughts. My particpation in HooBoy's forum changed my life beyond the obvious and and permitted me to meet some wonderful fellow posters who have become very good friends including Mark and Oz and whose associations gave me some of the best times of my adult life. It is also the reason I am here now. It has also permitted me to meet online several interesting and witty intellects that provide humor and provoke thoughtful exchanges and stoke my imagination about other places and peoples. All in all not a bad stop off every day. Your post points out the very best of forums like this and why positive energy and participation far outshine negative energy that sometimes washes ashore. Quote
Guest RockHard Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 I notice he left out Daddy, who gave him a place to post for years. Quote
Members MsGuy Posted February 1, 2011 Members Posted February 1, 2011 Bless your heart, Rocky, you registered just to point that out for us. What a sweetheart. Quote
Guest RockHard Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Bless your heart, Rocky, you registered just to point that out for us. What a sweetheart. That's not why I registered. This place is too sweet and kind, what with all the kumbayas going on here. Use to be you could count on Lucky to stir things up, but even he has drunk the kool-aid and tried to make this a place here everyone got along. What fun is that? Daddy's is a total bore, so where am I going to go? I like lurkerspeaks, but he should at least give Daddy credit for giving him a home in the first place. Quote
Members RA1 Posted February 1, 2011 Members Posted February 1, 2011 RH- Is the ONLY way to enjoy one another confrontation? I realize the value of differing points of view but I don't agree that it MUST be so. I enjoy your posts and ideas. Don't let them just flounder. Best regards, RA1 Quote
Guest lurkerspeaks Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 I wasnt going to respond to Rockhard's comment, but decided to, anyways. Thank Daddy??? Yes, Daddy hosted the "other site", but depending on who you believe, he reportedly stole the site following Hooboy's death. Daddy rarely participated in the forum chats, unlike TY and OZ over here. Daddy made it very clear that he felt the forums were a waste of time and space (except for the donations they could possibly make to him), and that posters could all be easily replaced. TY and OZ welcome the forum posters and treat us with respect and courtesy. Daddy, on numerous occasions, shut down the site because he or his goons (moderators) were having a bad day or a heavy flow day, etc.. There are many very nice people who post regularly on Daddy's site. There is even, in my opinion, one fairly fair moderator. But when I complained about cyber bullying over there and was first ignored by Daddy and then basically told to butch it up and ignore it by a moderator, and then saw the site shut down in a owner/moderator temper tantrum, I decided to move my posts over here. I have made a handful of posts there since then. But have chosen to make the majority of my posts here. I hope my little rant helps explain to Rockhard why I chose not to offer a Thanks to Daddy.. End of my little rant.. The end.. Quote
AdamSmith Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 That's not why I registered. This place is too sweet and kind, what with all the kumbayas going on here. Use to be you could count on Lucky to stir things up, but even he has drunk the kool-aid and tried to make this a place here everyone got along. What fun is that? Daddy's is a total bore, so where am I going to go? I like lurkerspeaks, but he should at least give Daddy credit for giving him a home in the first place. In case it was in question, one might note the obvious: this RockHard is pretty clearly not our beloved cuss of the same name from Daddy's forum. The above post -- the grammatical slip "Use to be" and the general style -- is nothing like the writing of the original RockHard. Further, given how emphatically and repeatedly RockHard Edition 1 has expressed his contempt for the present site, it strains credulity to think he would post here. lurker's post was heartwarming. Thank you, lurker, for all you do for our community here. Kumbaya! Quote
Members MsGuy Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 In case it was in question, one might note the obvious: this RockHard is pretty clearly not our beloved cuss of the same name from Daddy's forum. Well, I walked right into that swinging door, didn't I. When will I ever learn... ---- Come to think about it, it's been a while since we've heard much from MERDaddy. Hmmm.... ---- Just noticed this bit of evidence from down in the Sandbox: "What a shame that some guy would come along pretending to be Daddy. Take it from me- he will never post here." Rockhard. Quote
Members lookin Posted February 2, 2011 Members Posted February 2, 2011 Is the ONLY way to enjoy one another confrontation? I realize the value of differing points of view but I don't agree that it MUST be so. RA1, that's a very good question and one that's been on my mind for at least the past two years. I'd be interested in what others have to say. Personally, I'm very comfortable in confrontations about issues and ideas, but I'm not comfortable in personal confrontations, especially when folks are belittled or demeaned. But just because I'm uncomfortable with something doesn't mean I wouldn't do it if there were a good reason. I just haven't yet been able to find a good reason for negative personal confrontations. If there's someone I don't care for, it's been very easy for me to just ignore him, especially on an anonymous message center. What I'm trying to figure out is why I so strongly feel one way and others seem to feel a different way entirely. What is it that they understand that I don't? Or what is it that gives them a payout that seems to elude me? One thing I'm pretty sure of is that there must be some kind of a payout in ad hominem attacks, or people wouldn't do it. (Unless, of course, there's some form of mental illness involved; but those percentages are quite low in our society and certainly wouldn't account for the number of personal confrontations seen on some bulletin boards.) By the way, I'm not directing this question at RockHard, in either Edition, although I'd certainly appreciate any thoughts he may care to share. I'm asking anyone who has given this issue some thought to weigh in. Any insights would be most welcome. Last but certainly not least, my apologies to lurkerspeaks for the highjack. He started a terrific heartfelt thread and has provided a wonderful example of how to become involved and help nurture a healthy social group. My thanks to him and to all who make it so. Quote
Members lookin Posted February 3, 2011 Members Posted February 3, 2011 Use to be you could count on Lucky to stir things up . . . He has been a little quiet lately. You don't suppose he's off organizing something in the Middle East? Quote
TotallyOz Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 In case it was in question, one might note the obvious: this RockHard is pretty clearly not our beloved cuss of the same name from Daddy's forum. Yes, it is obvious that our RockHard is NOT the RockHard of the other site. The other Rockhard is either Daddy or Deej. No doubt in my mind on that. So, I am not sure why he would appear over here. That being said, welcome RockHard. Quote
TotallyOz Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 Thank you for the kind comments on Thank you! I have met some amazing people because of this and Hoo's site. It has brought me friends that I have had for years and people I truly adore and care about. I hope to meet more members this year as we all have a common interest in promoting escorting in the USA and abroad. Quote
Members lookin Posted February 3, 2011 Members Posted February 3, 2011 The other Rockhard is either Daddy or Deej. Wow. I'd never have guessed that. Quote
Guest RockHard Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 So you guys don't think I am the real Rock Hard since I came here without making any caustic comments. All I did was remind Lurkerspeaks to credit daddy, but when I saw his reply it was hard to argue with it. After all, daddy shutting down his site for two weeks just because he had a fight with Lucky is pretty juvenile. But, it is his site. So, I take my leave from the male escort review site. You guys are just too nice and I don't fit in. I'll go back to Daddy's site where I will post something nasty once in a while just to keep people on their toes. As for thinking that Daddy or deej writes for me, well, remember this.I wear a size 38 underwear and daddy couldn't fit into these if he tried. Now deej is a good writer, has just as caustic a personality as I do, so I'll leave letting you wonder if I am deej. What I really am is a guy who just wants to be loved, but I guess that will be left to the likes of lurker speaks. Bye guys. It's been fun. Quote
Guest lurkerspeaks Posted February 3, 2011 Posted February 3, 2011 I think I speak for everyone else here, Rockhard, in saying that no matter who you are, what other screen names you may or may not have used, you are welcome here as long as you treat others with dignity and respect. I doubt anyone here minds a little discussion (heated or otherwise) or the occasional controversy, as long as it remains on a NON-PERSONAL level. Hate the behaviour, don't hate the person.. Quote
Guest Daddy Posted February 5, 2011 Posted February 5, 2011 Yes, it is obvious that our RockHard is NOT the RockHard of the other site. The other Rockhard is either Daddy or Deej. No doubt in my mind on that. That being said, welcome RockHard. I am quite sure that the real Rockhard, who does frequent these forums here on a daily basis, due to his own inability to detach himself from inferior personalities, such as those of whom he sees as the posters here; because without inferior personalities, Rockhard's life would look like Haiti. Still, It infuriates people like the real Rockhard, that inferior people can build and sustain a community amongst themselves and be perfectly happy with-in that community. Of course, this Rockhard, is not the real Rockhard. And it's probably really for the best. Does anyone really believe that they need an early 70'ish year young queen raging havoc upon a much younger and more kind and civilized community? A fool's eye can see that this Rockhard is not that Rockhard. And Why? Well because this Rockhard is clearly not some cunty bitch from the Upper East Side infecting everyone with his Macy's Blue Topaz superiority. So, go in peace young MerMen, and fear not the righteous hand of the Cow-Girl who wears "Awareness Style" Jewelry for it's attention and calls herself Rockhard as a double entendre. Quote
