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Have you ever heard/seen Godspeed You! Black Emperor? Creative, unusual, and frequently mesmerizing stuff. They're often identified as a Montreal band and have a couple shows in town next month. (You probably knew all this....)

This has been discussed ad nauseam out here for over a decade, and it never goes well. A simple search should find multiple threads on the topic.

You just never know where this thread is going ...

This is most likely easier done with an indy than an agency.

Neat. I've known a couple synesthetes, and of course many artists experience the world that way. What form does your take? (One of my friends had "chromesthesia," the overlapping of sound and color.) Are there certain kinds of music that are especially pleasurable?

I would never ask that kind of personal question. Even the thought of it makes me uncomfortable. That said, unlike some others out here I'm not interested in fantasy but in reality so I enjoy chatting with SPs about our lives. I know how to protect my anonymity and I assume she does as well...

@Dave in Phoenix and @Doc Holliday: thank you both for these remarkable "insider" histories. Fascinating. I was active on TER and, to a lesser degree, the Big Doggie from about 2000 to 2007 or so. (Since then I've mostly stuck to Montreal.) The local boards on TER weren't anywhere near as active...

Right. I find it frustrating when I'm pressured to tip for everything, regardless of the quality of service, and I also find it troubling that companies underpay employees while assuming that wages will be made up by tipping. None of that is fair to the customer or to the worker. But in a...

A positive, generous response!

You're planning on three sessions/day for three days? Respect. I'd say it comes down to your budget. If you can afford 90-120 minutes @, then do that. You can always cut it short and rest up for the next visit or use the time to eat your Wheaties. I would worry that a series of short bookings...

And now for something completely different, one of the most beautiful punk songs ever written. Really, one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

Do you Skynyrd fans know the astonishing Drive By Truckers album called "Southern Rock Opera"? Released in 2001, it's a ferocious tribute to the music that Skynyrd and others put out in the 70s.

For my first five or so years in the hobby, I only did one-hour visits. On a trip to Chicago, many years ago now, I decided to splurge and try two hours. It changed my life. The lady was a pro in the best sense and we spent the two hours in non-stop pleasurable abandon, wet and wild; we went...

That's my memory as well.

Wow! Fantastic post.

Thanks for these informative responses on the agency percentage. It's an important consideration for me when tipping.

I'm sure this has been asked many times but what would you all say is the average percentage that Montreal agencies take? How much of the $250/hour (for example) that the client pays goes to the SP? I'm not merely being curious; it helps me to think about how much I tip the SP.

It's worth noting that the pill played a central role in the US feminist movements of the 1960s and 70s. The pill was seen as the key to reproductive freedom and sexual autonomy for women, and it remains for many an important way for women to have control of their bodies. But I get your point...

I was going to say something similar. I think especially of middle school and high school students who take their phones for granted (and laptops and iPads, etc). I was probably out of college before I owned anything as expensive as an iPhone--and that was my first car.

If posting here increases your anxiety, and especially if it's not helping you professionally, then "toning down" makes good sense. I for one, though, appreciate your candor and thoughtfulness, and I've never found anything you post to be off-putting. So thank you for all your contributions to...