Hobbyist / Provider gatherings?
Some of you no doubt remember the SFRedbook platform from a decade or so ago, heavily focused on SF Bay area. The platform had a chatroom that was quite heavily used by mongers and ladies alike. I never lived in the area but I have relatives in Sacto so I would book the occasional session when I was in town, and drop in to the chatroom somewhat regularly when I wasn't. It was pretty great to have a bit of a conversation before committing to a session, and I met some pretty fabulous ladies that way. I have to say, RB had some pretty great talent that even gave rise to the term "RBGFE". <Sigh . Gone but not forgotten.
I also found out there were occasional hobbyist / provider social gatherings, and was able to attend one when the date lined up with a visit to my relatives. There were 25-30 attendees, roughly equally divided guys / gals. It was held in the banquet room of an east bay restaurant whose management knew the group's background and was cool with it. A friend I think of one of the "hosts" who set the whole thing up.
It was a gas. I had a great time talking with some of the guys about stuff I wouldn't discuss in other company, and it was fabulous to meet some of the ladies face to face to get a sense of how the vibe might translate into a session. Honestly it just felt like an ordinary good-times adult party, but with a special added dimension. I did end up booking two of the ladies at a later date, it was cool knowing what to expect when the door opened.
So, are any of you aware of similar meet / greet or other gatherings locally in recent times? Redbook was a little special in that it was an advertising platform that also contained a socialization capability: the shared forums and chat facilitated connection in a way that "the other site" we sometimes use does not (that I'm aware). Anything like this in the local scene? Inquiring minds want to know.
Thanks in advance, guys.
Eddy.
Don't even think about it
[QUOTE=Meorme;7218504]The "TER" crowd used to do meet ups.
From the story reported in the Seattle Times, an under cover KC Sherif began attending and it all kinda went downhill from there.[/QUOTE]It was "TRB" but yes, this is a really bad idea. And it really was only a pretty small circle of TRB people that got directly caught up in it. But that was more than enough to have pretty disastrous consequences for those where were caught.
People seem to forget that what we are talking about here is against the law in many jurisdictions.
If you have any brains and any sense of self-preservation you will steer well clear of any such gatherings and any online forums that advertise such gatherings.
Did I say this was a bad idea?