Moved here from the other side :)

[AdamSmith]

1 hour ago, Buddy2 said:

Didn't Merman and Martin both turn down "Hello, Dolly." Although Ethel did play Dolly on Broadway.  Mary played Dolly all over the world, including Japan, Vietnam (in 1965) and London.

I myself saw the Boston tryout of "Funny Girl" instead of "Hello Dolly."

This comment proves you are again, definitely, our WilliamM.

Again, welcome.

[BigK]

On 12/27/2019 at 8:16 PM, Buddy2 said:

My concern about Benjamin goes back to when he published blind items that may have involved guys still working then, specifically Scott Adler. 

 

I am not sure about BN and Daddy.

Scott Adler...Wow that takes me back.

[RockHardNYC]

12 hours ago, AdamSmith said:

This comment proves you are again, definitely, ... WilliamM.

Interesting. When the dialogue switches to Merman and Martin, you know the author is no Zoomer. It can be difficult to find joy when the skeleton is ancient.

I'm admittedly not that great at remembering forum usernames and the personalities attached. I participate on too many boards of interest, and organically, I have difficulty remembering names. I'm much better with faces or foreskin. To stand out, you either have to be funny, intelligent, sexy, or special in some way before my brain will register your username. The trolls don't count. Those are the names I'm all too happy to throw into the fireplace and watch them burn.

I have vague recollection of WilliamM from the other site before I left that board in 2012. I mostly remember strong opinions when discussions turned to Judy Garland and her daughter Liza, ie: show business. I'm not interested in going back to the other site to do a search. I always hated the cheap-ass search function that Daddy settled on.

If Buddy2 is that WilliamM, I want to apologize for sounding strident in this thread at times. However, if Buddy2 has plans of using this board to behave like a troll from Daddy-past, then I might have to troll-up him once again.

That said, welcome.

[RockHardNYC]

20 minutes ago, BigK said:

Scott Adler...Wow that takes me back.

Beware of the escort who has desires of being famous. A big mouth with even larger hubris can get you in all kinds of trouble.

Edit: Perhaps I meant to write infamous.

Edited December 29, 2019 by RockHardNYC

[Buddy2]

1 hour ago, RockHardNYC said:

Interesting. When the dialogue switches to Merman and Martin, you know the author is no Zoomer. It can be difficult to find joy when the skeleton is ancient.

I'm admittedly not that great at remembering forum usernames and the personalities attached. I participate on too many boards of interest, and organically, I have difficulty remembering names. I'm much better with faces or foreskin. To stand out, you either have to be funny, intelligent, sexy, or special in some way before my brain will register your username. The trolls don't count. Those are the names I'm all too happy to throw into the fireplace and watch them burn.

I have vague recollection of WilliamM from the other site before I left that board in 2012. I mostly remember strong opinions when discussions turned to Judy Garland and her daughter Liza, ie: show business. I'm not interested in going back to the other site to do a search. I always hated the cheap-ass search function that Daddy settled on.

If Buddy2 is that WilliamM, I want to apologize for sounding strident in this thread at times. However, if Buddy2 has plans of using this board to behave like a troll from Daddy-past, then I might have to troll-up him once again.

That said, welcome.

Once again a response full of insults, none smart  rather petty and childish

[Buddy2]

1 hour ago, RockHardNYC said:

Interesting. When the dialogue switches to Merman and Martin, you know the author is no Zoomer. It can be difficult to find joy when the skeleton is ancient.

I'm admittedly not that great at remembering forum usernames and the personalities attached. I participate on too many boards of interest, and organically, I have difficulty remembering names. I'm much better with faces or foreskin. To stand out, you either have to be funny, intelligent, sexy, or special in some way before my brain will register your username. The trolls don't count. Those are the names I'm all too happy to throw into the fireplace and watch them burn.

I have vague recollection of WilliamM from the other site before I left that board in 2012. I mostly remember strong opinions when discussions turned to Judy Garland and her daughter Liza, ie: show business. I'm not interested in going back to the other site to do a search. I always hated the cheap-ass search function that Daddy settled on.

If Buddy2 is that WilliamM, I want to apologize for sounding strident in this thread at times. However, if Buddy2 has plans of using this board to behave like a troll from Daddy-past, then I might have to troll-up him once again.

That said, welcome.

I was lucky to get a ticket to the 1985 tribute to Mary Martin at the Shubert Theater in New York. On a Sunday night when "A Chorus Line" was not playing.

 

Everyone in the audience received a signed poster from the show called, Our Hearts Belong to Mary. The celebration continued at the Marriott Marquis, a new hotel then.

[RockHardNYC]

17 minutes ago, Buddy2 said:

a response full of insults, none smart  rather petty and childish

Especially if you are sour and joyless.

[Buddy2]

34 minutes ago, RockHardNYC said:

Especially if you are sour and joyless.

I do remember you from the other site now. A lot of bragging  about silly Italian vacations that many, many people could afford.but would prefer northern European destination during Summer Europe hot weather.

[RockHardNYC]

59 minutes ago, Buddy2 said:

I do remember you from the other site now.

Well, I'm glad you aren't showing signs of dementia. At your Merman-n-Martin loving age, one always has to take caution. Frankly, I'm surprised anyone could forget me from Daddy's board. I took on doug69, mbarz, woodlawn, zipperzone, deej, and others. And as far as I'm concerned, I won. I exposed them all to be GIANT ASSHOLES.

1 hour ago, Buddy2 said:

A lot of bragging  about silly Italian vacations that many, many people could afford.but would prefer northern European destination during Summer Europe hot weather.

1. I don't take vacations. I travel. In fact, I own property in Italy now, so you wouldn't be wrong in calling me a resident.

2. Anyone who thinks I'm "bragging" when I write about my adventures most likely leads a very dull and boring life. They probably dislike anyone who has a larger savings account balance, too. Please don't hate me because I have access to house seats. Investing in the arts has its perks.

3. I almost never travel to Italy "during Summer Europe hot weather." However, most ignorant tourists have no knowledge of the fact that gorgeous Lake Como has its own micro-climate due to its mountainous terreno. While August may be miserably hot in Milan, it's absolutely magnificent on Lake Como. Furthermore, most Italians I know have no interest in going "north" during their summer break. Sardinia, Capri, and Positano are at the top of the list for most boat enthusiasts.

WilliamM, feel free to keep taking cheap shots at me. I can play the same game, too. Perhaps someone will enjoy reading this shit.

[Buddy2]

3 hours ago, RockHardNYC said:

Especially if you are sour and joyless.

I prefer Stockholm in August to Italy

And my first trip to Italy was San Remo and Lake Como in 1972

. When I was twenty- mine years old.

 

As to the old days on the other site, I only remember your trips to Italy. To the extent I tried to to like, you, made it impossible. A lone wolf, with no allies!

[Buddy2]

1 hour ago, Buddy2 said:

I prefer Stockholm in August to Italy

And my first trip to Italy was San Remo and Lake Como in 1972

. When I was twenty- mine years old.

 

As to the old days on the other site, I only remember your trips to Italy. To the extent I tried to to like, you, made it impossible. A lone wolf, with no allies!

Usually people who post on  an internet forum have memories of an important on line alliance. I remember Kenny, especially.

[RockHardNYC]

1 hour ago, Buddy2 said:

my first trip to Italy was San Remo

What a coincidence. My first trip to Italy was San Remo. I'll never forget buying my first pair of Ferragamo shoes there. A fashionista friend insisted I would look great in navy slacks with brown Ferragamos and no socks. I never could buy into the advice until decades later, long after I had given those shoes away. I never wore those shoes from San Remo but kept them for many years out of romantic nostalgia. I went to San Remo with a handsome, sexy dancer friend I had fallen in love with. Truthfully speaking, Ferragamo is too conservative for me. I never purchased another item from them.

1 hour ago, Buddy2 said:

Lake Como in 1972

I wasn't born in 1972.   Of course I'm kidding, but in 1972, I was still in grade school. Lake Como has changed a lot through the years, but I imagine it's always been very special. I never refuse an invite there, and I almost bought a lakeside villa in Varenna. That was a very difficult decision. I'm sure George is not happy with me.

1 hour ago, Buddy2 said:

To the extent I tried to to like you, (you) made it impossible.

I'm sure if you ever met me and spent five minutes with me you would LOVE me. No matter what I say on a gay escort board.

1 hour ago, Buddy2 said:

A lone wolf, with no allies!

I'm more Lion than wolf. I do love my alone time, and I'm happy to travel alone. When you travel alone, you get to meet so many interesting people and sometimes share wild encounters.

As for "no allies," that's not true, but I don't care. Maybe I've said it a million times between here and there, I don't participate on escort boards looking for friends. I have more than I have time to be with.

 

 

[Buddy2]

40 minutes ago, RockHardNYC said:

What a coincidence. My first trip to Italy was San Remo. I'll never forget buying my first pair of Ferragamo shoes there. A fashionista friend insisted I would look great in navy slacks with brown Ferragamos and no socks. I never could buy into the advice until decades later, long after I had given those shoes away. I never wore those shoes from San Remo but kept them for many years out of romantic nostalgia. I went to San Remo with a handsome, sexy dancer friend I had fallen in love with. Truthfully speaking, Ferragamo is too conservative for me. I never purchased another item from them.

I wasn't born in 1972.   Of course I'm kidding, but in 1972, I was still in grade school. Lake Como has changed a lot through the years, but I imagine it's always been very special. I never refuse an invite there, and I almost bought a lakeside villa in Varenna. That was a very difficult decision. I'm sure George is not happy with me.

I'm sure if you ever met me and spent five minutes with me you would LOVE me. No matter what I say on a gay escort board.

I'm more Lion than wolf. I do love my alone time, and I'm happy to travel alone. When you travel alone, you get to meet so many interesting people and sometimes share wild encounters.

As for "no allies," that's not true, but I don't care. Maybe I've said it a million times between here and there, I don't participate on escort boards looking for friends. I have more than I have time to be with.

 

 

That last paragraph is sincerely written, but  still a problem. One never really had enough friends - something I learned quite early in live. Best wishes though!!

[RockHardNYC]

12 hours ago, Buddy2 said:

One never really ha(s) enough friends

I totally disagree with this sentiment. There is no magic number that passes any test. In this age of social media, the word "friend" has been diluted to nothing more than a like icon.

One good friend is a special gift indeed. If you have just one, consider yourself very lucky.

Love seems very transactional these days, especially when taking about it on an escort board. To be a good friend, LOVE is required. In order to discover love, a degree of selflessness needs to exist.

Popularity contests are for fragile egos. People who live for Facebook likes are going to discover a painful reality one day.

I'll take one good friend who will stand by my side through thick and thin, sickness and good health, fat wallet to no wallet, and you can keep all the wanabee fakes and pretenders.

You don't know who your true friends are until to you really need one.

[Buddy2]

1 hour ago, RockHardNYC said:

I totally disagree with this sentiment. There is no magic number that passes any test. In this age of social media, the word "friend" has been diluted to nothing more than a like icon.

One good friend is a special gift indeed. If you have just one, consider yourself very lucky.

Love seems very transactional these days, especially when taking about it on an escort board. To be a good friend, LOVE is required. In order to discover love, a degree of selflessness needs to exist.

Popularity contests are for fragile egos. People who live for Facebook likes are going to discover a painful reality one day.

I'll take one good friend who will stand by my side through thick and thin, sickness and good health, fat wallet to no wallet, and you can keep all the wanabee fakes and pretenders.

You don't know who your true friends are until to you really need one.

Why protest so strongly? Sad.

[Buddy2]

23 hours ago, RockHardNYC said:

Interesting. When the dialogue switches to Merman and Martin, you know the author is no Zoomer. It can be difficult to find joy when the skeleton is ancient.

I'm admittedly not that great at remembering forum usernames and the personalities attached. I participate on too many boards of interest, and organically, I have difficulty remembering names. I'm much better with faces or foreskin. To stand out, you either have to be funny, intelligent, sexy, or special in some way before my brain will register your username. The trolls don't count. Those are the names I'm all too happy to throw into the fireplace and watch them burn.

I have vague recollection of WilliamM from the other site before I left that board in 2012. I mostly remember strong opinions when discussions turned to Judy Garland and her daughter Liza, ie: show business. I'm not interested in going back to the other site to do a search. I always hated the cheap-ass search function that Daddy settled on.

If Buddy2 is that WilliamM, I want to apologize for sounding strident in this thread at times. However, if Buddy2 has plans of using this board to behave like a troll from Daddy-past, then I might have to troll-up him once again.

That said, welcome.

I saw Ethel Merman in Gypsy in New York the Summer Oscar Hammerstein died (1960). She wasn't a great actress.

[RockHardNYC]

2 hours ago, Buddy2 said:

Sad.

You're so quick to label someone as "sad." Whether you're referencing me or my opinion. You don't know me. Assuming that someone is "sad" in this context is a personal putdown. It's a petty and childish way of suggesting that you are the happier person.

What does this say about you? IMO, you may be projecting. But I only play a psychiatrist on TV.

2 hours ago, Buddy2 said:

Why protest so strongly?

Because the meaning of friendship may mean more to me than the average Joe. I know what it feels like to be present for a "friend" and then have that friend betray the friendship. I don't wish those ill feelings on anyone. For me, if you're going to call yourself a friend, you had better be prepared to do the work. I refuse to make time for feckless, spineless people. I don't need an increase in fair-weather friends. They are in abundance on the internet.

[Buddy2]

On 12/29/2019 at 3:02 PM, RockHardNYC said:

Well, I'm glad you aren't showing signs of dementia. At your Merman-n-Martin loving age, one always has to take caution. Frankly, I'm surprised anyone could forget me from Daddy's board. I took on doug69, mbarz, woodlawn, zipperzone, deej, and others. And as far as I'm concerned, I won. I exposed them all to be GIANT ASSHOLES.

1. I don't take vacations. I travel. In fact, I own property in Italy now, so you wouldn't be wrong in calling me a resident.

2. Anyone who thinks I'm "bragging" when I write about my adventures most likely leads a very dull and boring life. They probably dislike anyone who has a larger savings account balance, too. Please don't hate me because I have access to house seats. Investing in the arts has its perks.

3. I almost never travel to Italy "during Summer Europe hot weather." However, most ignorant tourists have no knowledge of the fact that gorgeous Lake Como has its own micro-climate due to its mountainous terreno. While August may be miserably hot in Milan, it's absolutely magnificent on Lake Como. Furthermore, most Italians I know have no interest in going "north" during their summer break. Sardinia, Capri, and Positano are at the top of the list for most boat enthusiasts.

WilliamM, feel free to keep taking cheap shots at me. I can play the same game, too. Perhaps someone will enjoy reading this shit.

Yes, of course, you claim victory over a half dozen members of the other site, but not Rick Munroe who has a take down sense of humor. Also, it would be a bit more believable if another member from back then made the claim and not you. That is where friends or at least acquaintances matter - and why I made the sad comment.

[RockHardNYC]

1 minute ago, Buddy2 said:

but not Rick Munroe

I always enjoyed Rick Munroe, and supported his writing talent. I found him to be a good sport, no matter what test was thrown at him.

4 minutes ago, Buddy2 said:

it would be a bit more believable if another member from back then made the claim and not you.

Please, I don't care if anyone believes me. I have learned through countless time-outs, there's no getting around the fact that escort review boards are TROLL covens. It is no secret that some escorts love to play the multiple username game. No matter if the "truth" is staring everyone in the face, there will always be an asshole "deej" to call you a liar.

The hate (and often self-hate) that exists in the gay community is what I find sad.

[Buddy2]

1 hour ago, RockHardNYC said:

I always enjoyed Rick Munroe, and supported his writing talent. I found him to be a good sport, no matter what test was thrown at him.

Please, I don't care if anyone believes me. I have learned through countless time-outs, there's no getting around the fact that escort review boards are TROLL covens. It is no secret that some escorts love to play the multiple username game. No matter if the "truth" is staring everyone in the face, there will always be an asshole "deej" to call you a liar.

The hate (and often self-hate) that exists in the gay community is what I find sad.

Actually I have made several friends on the other site. Sorry you have not. Kenny used to post there. When I told him a Journalist friend was stuck in Uganda trying to gain entry to South Sudan. Kenny read all of his articles from his three years in Ukraine - all the articles were Freelance including from the site of the plane shot down by Eastern Ukainie.

 

Unfortunately, that was my last contact with the journalist.

[AdamSmith]

May one, extremely reluctantly and disappointedly, observe that extended tit-for-tat like that above is behaviour brought over from the other site?

[Buddy2]

2 minutes ago, AdamSmith said:

May one, extremely reluctantly and disappointedly, observe that extended tit-for-tat like that above is behaviour brought over from the other site?

How do I chat correctly with him rather in public?

[AdamSmith]

2 minutes ago, Buddy2 said:

How do I chat correctly with him rather in public?

DON'T.

Life is short.

[AdamSmith]

Here is a simpliccisimus/

read all of Freud & Adler & Jung & etc etc.

& zis thread vould not jab to exist.

[caeron]

 

There is always someone wrong and annoying on the internet. Shockingly, telling them so, even repeatedly, never seems to effect a change.