Larry Reid's nice reviews

[Guest Esc_Tracker]

I'm not suggesting it's OK to write fake reviews, and if you were to cross him off your list for this sin, you would be entirely justified in doing so. Certainly, in the absence of any other compelling factor, *I* would write him off. Unfortunately, his pics combined with his aspirations to being a power bottom *are* very compelling. But anyone who tries him under these circumstances *is* taking a $500 risk.

 

There is, in my view, a hierarchy of sins, and I think posting a fake review is at the lower end unless it misrepresents the services normally offered and delivered. There is one other review on this site, for example, which I am convinced is fake and which I have pointed out to HooBoy as such, but which I know from personal experience is a fair representation of what that escort provides. Like Larry, I supose, this escort wanted to be present on the site and wrote a good but fair review of himself to that end.

 

The fact that Larry has posted fake reviews would really count against him, for example, if he were to get a negative review - no more benefit of the doubt for our Larry on that case. A worse sin, however, is for an escort to join the message center under an alias and attempt to influence an actual discussion of his performance. I think this is far more disruptive and less forgiveable. It falls more into the category of "bare-faced lying" than "pump priming". Posting a fake review that misrepresents what you will provide is also a major sin. But posting a tranparent review that essentially says "I am an eager bottom; I like wealthy clients; I am into role playing; come try me even even though I charge an arm and a leg", is just an advertizing puff. From me it just elicits an "OK, show me."

 

I might try an escort who has no reviews, but an escort with this kind of fake reviews is on probation until the first real assessment of his performance comes in. I think most of us feel this way, which is why we are trying to nerve each other to "test the waters" like a bunch of 14 year-olds giggling in front of a brothel. If someone tries him and he turns out to be as good as advertized, I am sure the logjam will break, everything will be forgiven, and he will have a flood of clients. Sadly, I wouldn't be able to try him until November by which time, I have a nagging suspicion, his butt will have been beaten into a pulpy mess by the stampede of eager would-be tops, assuming he is even half as good as he promises.

 

So in essence, should you not try Larry Reid because of his fake reviews? It's up to you. I will confirm that insofar as I can tell, his reviews *are* fake. You choose. If you do try him, though, let us know how it turns out and we will owe you - big time.

 

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[Guest curious2000]

I agree with you esc-tracker. I mentioned in an earlier post that his submitting fake reviews might be a clever P.R. spin to generate a buzz about how hot he is and he may actually be very hot and the real deal. Afterall, no negative reviews have surfaced. But by the same token, the question remains, why would there NOT be a legit positive review from a client about the exsistence of such a gorgeous,god-like,power bottom? I mean, why would someone as beautiful and sexy as him need to self promote to such an extreme level to forge 3 fake reviews? You would think he would be in demand and guys would be either sending in real rave reviews or sending us messeges on this board to either proclaim his legitimacy or warn us to stay the hell away from him. That is what is so mysterious. Not one claims to know him!!! Maybe it is just too soon and more REAL reviews or a client will step forward to finally put these questions to rest. And then either Hello Larry/Goodbye $avings account or Goodbye Larry/Hello _________? ( fill in escort of your choice)

[Guest Esc_Tracker]

My guess is either:

 

1) He has only recently returned to escorting and its too early to expect real reviews;

 

2) His outrageous rates mean that he has a small pool of clients and thus a small pool of potential reviewers; or

 

3) The kind of guys who would shell out $500 without solid reviews are in a special world of their own divorced from us mere mortals, and just doesn't write reviews.

 

In many cases a good review can be seen as a form of tip to the escort for services rendered. If you have just given Larry $1000 for the evening, you may not feel he needs any additional reward, particularly one that might make him less available to you in future because of increased demand for his time.

 

It could be a combination of all three.

 

Someone should call him and ask him, though he probably gets tons of nuisance calls and e-mails.

 

Esc-Tracker

[+ Charlie]

A few attentive readers let us know that all the reviews for one very expensive escort appear to be fakes, possibly provided by the escort himself. Then a bunch of posters go to his website, rave about how gorgeous he is, and speculate about whether they should try him out. Hello? What is going on here?

[Guest curious2000]

Those are three very good points you make. He might be one of the escort world's best kept secret's and his clients want to keep it that way. And the fake reviews by Larry are his way of self promoting himself to get more clients ( although since we all seem to see through his self reviews- he didn't do a clever job of writing them-but hopefully sex is his forte and not creative writing ). Let's just keep our fingers crossed that no negative reviews surface and someone finally breaks the silence and reveals the facts about this "escort enigma".

[MiamiLooker]

Once the salivating begins, there's no stopping it....

[Guest Esc_Tracker]

It's called fantasizing. It's free, and last I heard it was still legal in all 50 states. :7

 

Have you looked at his pics, BTW? :9

 

Come on in. The water's warm. (Or am I just dreaming?) :-)

 

Esc-Tracker

[adriano46]

Guys,

 

Larry Marc's face light a light bulb in my fuzzy brain and it was not an aging moment. I actually was narrowing down a list of escorts to see over a year ago in NYC and he was one of the top ones.

 

Then he wrote that he had to "retire" for family reasons... just when I was about to make a move. My loss.

 

Then a week or so ago I saw him resurface, and if the stock market had not put a dent in my play money, I would have been willing to try him... but the price of $500 for an hour makes hustler prices in NYC look good.

 

Nonetheless... that face and body....

 

I do wonder why NO ONE here on the thread has been with him - and... if he is an escort (and most likely knows of this message board) why HE does not jump in with a response.

[+ Unicorn]

Maybe I'm a minority of one here, but it seems that anyone who writes fake reviews is a liar. In my experience, liars in general are bad news. In particular, I've never had a good experience with an escort who I've later suspected wrote his own reviews. Even more to the point, I've had a number of experiences with escorts who I later discovered wrote their own reviews. In every instance, the purpose of the fake review was purely to deceive, not to advertise a good service.

 

Finally, I know a number of really outstanding escorts who barely have any reviews. These guys have a lot of integrity, not only in their methods of advertising, but also in their bedroom activities. Grammar issues aside, I usually view a large number of glowing reviews in a short amount of time with suspicion (certainly 3 reviews within a month for a $500/hour escort qualifies). It's one of the red flags I look for.

 

There are too many qualified escorts out there to waste one's time on liars. As it is, I have to restrain myself on these expenses. Why gamble on a liar when there are so many quality guys out there (particularly in a big market like NYC)?

[Guest SFJEFF]

I'll be in NYC later this summer. I'll definitely hire him if things are still on the level by then. He is definitely my type to a "G".

[Guest albinorat]

>Maybe I'm a minority of one

>here, but it seems that

>anyone who writes fake reviews

>is a liar...

 

We're a minority of two. Liars subvert this site. It's still entertaining. But the danger for the site is that it gets clogged with unreliable reviews by rip-offs. Some one as hot as Larry shouldn't need to write his own reviews or con someone into writing them. Someone charging that much has some nerve to be faking reviews -- what if he extorts your $500 up front and pulls a typical hustler stunt -- "I left something in my car, I need [something you don't have to hand] be right back" and vanishes? Is he using the site to rip people off?

 

And what's with the fantasy stuff? I'm into a mild b/d scene and always do it with escorts. But it always involves negotiation first, on both sides. Each of us needs to know the other isn't a flake.

 

I would be pretty surprised if an escort I didn't know someway "met me at the door with a rope".

 

Frankly, I'd think a escort willing to be tied up in his own place would be taking a big risk, unless he really knew his caller. (If he's getting tied up in your place, at least you're not going to leave him tied up and take everything that's portable, and you're less likely to get into things he doesn't consent to, because he knows where you live and probably could file a mean and embarrasing abuse complaint, regardless of how you met).

 

If he's a "power bottom" does he insist you use condoms, does he know how to use them? What's his health like at what probably is an age older than he's quoting? What risks are you being exposed to?

 

"Larry" is too good to be true, too expensive and the reviews have a weird edge. Nothing Hooboy can do, of course, but I'd counsel caution in a big way. And meanwhile for the sake of a very useful site, I hope there is some way to weed more of the phonies out.

 

(Maybe by Hooboy vetting every review after the first for similar phrases, grammar and style and holding them 'till an experienced reviewer or at least someone with a different style writes one? Too much work on a site that I'm sure is too much work already. But potentially this is a real and serious problem.)

 

Al

[Justice]

>>Maybe I'm a minority of one

>>here, but it seems that

>>anyone who writes fake reviews

>>is a liar...

>

>We're a minority of two. Liars

>subvert this site. It's still

>entertaining. But the danger for

>the site is that it

>gets clogged with unreliable reviews

>by rip-offs.

 

Make it a minority of three. You guys both took the words right out of my keyboard!

 

>Some one as

>hot as Larry shouldn't need

>to write his own reviews

>or con someone into writing

>them.

 

Again, I totally agree. Unfortunately, as I pointed out earler in this thread some people on this Board are willing to overlook the lies when a Greek God is doing the lying! There's nothing wrong with a harmless fantasy, but to actually consider hiring this guy ... well all I can say is what happens if he IS another Anthony Holloway or Nick from Atlanta/Orlando?

 

Someone charging that much

>has some nerve to be

>faking reviews -- what if

>he extorts your $500 up

>front and pulls a typical

>hustler stunt -- "I left

>something in my car, I

>need [something you don't have

>to hand] be right back"

>and vanishes? Is he using

>the site to rip people

>off?

 

See my earlier comments in this post. I totally agree with you!

 

 

>And what's with the fantasy stuff?

 

People seem to forget -- there's a VERY big difference between fantasy and reality.

 

>"Larry" is too good to be

>true, too expensive and the

>reviews have a weird edge.

>Nothing Hooboy can do, of

>course, but I'd counsel caution

>in a big way.

 

Again, I totally agree with you. Stay away from this guy. Enjoy his pictures if you want. Fantasize about what it's like to be with him. But stay away! There's something very, very, VERY suspicious about him!

[MiamiLooker]

LAST EDITED ON Apr-28-01 AT 05:53PM (EST)[p]Yep, I've looked at his pics. He looks hot, but there are plenty of other available guys that look as good. If it's true that his reviews are manufactured by him, then he doesn't earn my respect; and if I can't respect him, I certainly wouldn't pay for his services (no great loss to him cause I couldn't afford him anyway) nor even fantasize about him. His shit smells the same as anyone else's.

[HooBoy]

>>>Maybe by Hooboy vetting every review after the first for similar phrases, grammar and style and holding them 'till an experienced reviewer or at least someone with a different style writes one? <<<

 

WHOA! The few times I have spoken out with my suspicions about fake reivews, I was greeted with hoots and howls of favoritism or simply called names not suited for polite company.

 

So instead of spell-checking reviews, I elected to post them as they come in, with very little editing.

 

It's up to YOU to vet. Every notice how many go up each day? This is a daunting endeavor and I have not had a day off from it for 2 years in August.

 

I am considering asking for the phone number from the reviewer. That may cut down on the phonies. It may also cut down on the volume I have to deal with. :-)

 

HooBoy

Email: HooBoy@male4malescorts.com

[Guest Esc_Tracker]

I am torn on this one. If Larry were to come clean and admit his authorship, I am not sure I would be that keen to see the reviews come down until there were real ones to replace them. I guess I am unreasonably smitten.

 

Before I get dumped on as perverse, I want to explain my reasoning. I am really frustrated at how little info we have about those escorts who have no reviews. Escorts are clearly inhibitted from giving graphic descriptions of their services in their ads.

 

I had known about Larry before his first review appeared here from the ad for which I have already given the URL, and which led me to his stunning web site. While I immediately recognized his reviews as fake (even the first one), I felt it gave me valuable insight into what Larry felt or claimed he had to offer. Obviously, fake reviews are not the most ethical form of advertisement, but they permit a certain degree of graphic detail that could otherwise only be conveyed by explicitly signing your name to a statement like "Hey, everyone, I am not really an escort (ie. polite company). I am a high priced slut for hire." You will note that there is nothing in Larry's ads about his being a power bottom for example.

 

Now I don't know whether these reviews are "true" in the sense of representing what we can actually expect from him. Nonetheless, I value the information that he is offering us through them, and I don't see how else I could have gotten it short of getting into direct contact with him. And sorry, guys, I don't have time to banter with every escort whose ad attract my interest. I doubt most escorts have the time to answer such idle enquiries anyway.

 

So in conclusion, I understand the frustration and irritation many of you are feeling concerning these puff pieces. If it has soured you on him, so be it. If they convince you or another informed or even gullible reviewer to try him and give us a real report, then as far as I am concerned they will have served a useful purpose, at least to me. My key question remains "Would I get value for money with Larry?" I don't know the answer, but his fake reviews have made me *want* to know the answer. An unverified claim may not be true, but it at least points at what to look for.

 

I believe he is guilty of posting fake reviews, but review writers are not under oath. Let's wait for the first real reviews to come out before making any further negative judgements. Unless someone has a specific question for me, I think this is as far as I want to take this discussion for now.

 

Esc-Tracker

[Justice]

LAST EDITED ON Apr-28-01 AT 11:19PM (EST)[p]LAST EDITED ON Apr-28-01 AT 11:17 PM (EST)

 

>I want to explain

>my reasoning. I am

>really frustrated at how little

>info we have about those

>escorts who have no reviews.

> Escorts are clearly inhibitted

>from giving graphic descriptions of

>their services in their ads.

 

I actually agree with much of what you have written. However, I draw the line at the writing of fake reviews. An escort can let us know an awful lot about his personality and what he is into merely by posting on this Board. I.E., Joey Ciccone's posts got my attention (and that of several other posters) weeks before his first review was ever published. (BTW, Joey you haven't posted in a while and you've been missed!) Other escorts have taken the time to let us get to know them. Larry can and should do the same. He doesn't have to resort to writing his own reviews.

[+ Unicorn]

> Obviously, fake reviews are

>not the most ethical form

>of advertisement, but they permit

>a certain degree of graphic

>detail that could otherwise only

>be conveyed by explicitly signing

>your name to a statement

>like "Hey, everyone, I am

>not really an escort (ie.

>polite company). I am

>a high priced slut for

>hire."

 

Come now. There are ways of doing that on your website. Besides, even if fake reviews were the only way to advertise in an uninhibited manner, this guy wrote three fake reviews in short order. There's no way that can be explained in a benign manner. This guy's just a sheister, plain and simple.

 

>Now I don't know whether these

>reviews are "true" in the

>sense of representing what we

>can actually expect from him.

 

So why would anybody in his right mind spend $500 to find out? There are so many excellent escorts available for $200 who don't write fake reviews.

 

> Nonetheless, I value the

>information that he is offering

>us through them, and I

>don't see how else I

>could have gotten it short

>of getting into direct contact

>with him.

 

Well, that's certainly a good thought: contact him directly.

 

>And sorry,

>guys, I don't have time

>to banter with every escort

>whose ad attract my interest.

 

You're right. I would stick to the guys you want to hire.

 

> I doubt most escorts

>have the time to answer

>such idle enquiries anyway.

 

If an escort doesn't have time to respond to the inquiries of a motivated, interested potential customer, he's probably has pretty bad judment, and isn't worth hiring.

 

>So in conclusion, I understand the

>frustration and irritation many of

>you are feeling concerning these

>puff pieces. If it

>has soured you on him,

>so be it. If

>they convince YOU or another

>informed or even gullible reviewer

>to try him and give

>us a real report, then

>as far as I am

>concerned they will have served

>a useful purpose, at least

>to me

 

Oh, great. Let somebody else get ripped off of $500. Why don't YOU spend the $500 and give us YOUR report? I've had experiences with guys like him, and would predict that the chances of your getting your $500 worth are slim indeed.

[Guest Esc_Tracker]

(sigh) I was hoping I wouldn't get any direct questions.

 

Justice is right. It would have been better for Larry to just post on the message center. But let's be honnest. The transparency of his fake reviews does not suggest he has mastered the art of marketting himself on this site. Also, most users of this site do not read these messages. It was months before I did. If Larry ever does make an appearance here, we can take him to task and undertake a bit of virtual flagellation until he shows suitable remorse. ;-)

 

As for Unicorn's questions. I have already explained why I won't be an early tester. If I lived in NYC, however, I would, because:

 

1. I am not intimidated by beauty if I pay for it.

 

2. His advertized looks and power bottom aspirations uncannily correspond perfectly to my personal hard-wired preferences.

 

3. He has not gotten any bad reviews.

 

As I indicated earlier, I would gladly pay $100 just to give him a massage, no matter how bad an escort he was. So at worst I would be wasting $400, and that would be completely wasted only if he was a rip-off artist, abusive, violent or socially dangerous. I am not put off by his reviews because I can rationalize them (at least to myself) and I can see through their feeble attempts at deception. Since I don't feel deceived, I don't feel lied to.

 

Now all this is very personal. I am by no means suggesting that you should all feel this way, and that you should all rush to book places on his dance card before he has shown us his steps. But *I* would be willing to and wish I could. And if I did, I would hope that some of you would be grateful to have the myth punctured or validated, instead of rasing me for my prospective foolishness and gullibility.

 

Is it possible that some of you fear that the cost of other escorts would soar if Larry can justify his rates? Until such time as access to escorts becomes a right (like welfare, social security and, in Canada, health care), I think escorts should charge as much as they can get away with. Every other professional does.

 

Esc-Tracker

[MiamiLooker]

E-T

Considering there are plenty of hot guys available for less than half of what he's asking, what would make him worth $500 to you?

[+ Charlie]

Yes, I have. Just another buffed, manicured pretty boy. Yawn.

[+ Charlie]

I, too, find it hard to believe that any sane escort would allow himself to be tied up immediately in his own home by a complete stranger, except in a fantasy in his own mind.

[Guest Esc_Tracker]

Fair question.

 

My answers are of course highly personal.

 

1. His looks send an electric current through me. His height is "perfect". His eyes are soft without being doe-like. His hair appears to have that straight but fluffy texture that turns me on. His facial features are sharp and refined (once I shave all that ugly stubble off, of course). His pecs are beautifully rounded. His waist is, oh, so narrow. His butt is eye-poping in its firm curvature. What can I say more. It just hits ALL my buttons. Some people don't go for the pretty-boy look. I do. Some people get turned on by bears, steroided body-builders, twinks, fems, or horse-hung average joe types. I don't. I might add that none of the other "male gods" on his website have this same magical effect on me.

 

2. I am a versatile top. While "scenes" don't interest me, I like a bottom who is wild in bed, who is demanding, excited and insatiable without being slutty or loud. This appears to be the kind of sex Larry is offering.

 

The combination would be irresistible for me. So irresistible, his petty deception just does not register. I keep telling myself "So what?" If he is what he claims to be, why should I care whether he wrote his own reviews?

 

While I have found escort tops with electric looks who have been able to convince me that they enjoyed our time together at least as much as I did, I have never had this kind of experience with a bottom. Possibly Todd Sharpe (who has a different body type - I am a sucker for muscular legs) could have done it for me. But he reportedly barebacks (which is just too chilling for me) and retired before I could try him.

 

If I lived in NYC, I would *have* to pay Larry the $500 to find out if he was the real goods. I wouldn't have any choice. I would be haunted and wouldn't be able to sleep otherwise. By paying $500 I would have at least regained some peace of mind. It's a bit like going to an art gallery and seeing that one piece you just have to have. You know you might feel differently tomorrow, but by then then someone else will have bought it, so if you can afford it, you *must* buy it now.

 

Have no fear. If I saw Larry, I would also write a review for the rest of you. In fact, given this controversy, I would even write one if the experience was only so so, which is something I don't normally do.

 

Now would I keep seeing Larry after that first $500? This is a more complicated question. I don't know. I certainly wouldn't if he proved to be less than advertized. I also wouldn't if he proved to be bad company (in the neutral sense) or if he turned out to be a clock watcher. $500 is a lot of money, and I would expect to be his only client that night no matter how short or long our session was. None of this "I have another appointment", or "I am worn out because I had another earlier call" stuff. For $500, this had better be about *me* and only *me*. Even if he took me to heaven, once might be enough. One can live a long time off memories of paradise, and I am not the addiction type. I just don't know.

 

All this says a lot more about me than it does about about Larry, but I don't see how I could answer your question in any other way.

 

Esc-Tracker

[Guest curious2000]

I too share your fascination/frustration with this myserious beauty-as you can read by my previous posts. However,until there is more concrete evidence that he is either a fake or an escort God,I am going to sit back and wait. Or,maybe Larry himself will contributes his actual two cents ( or 500.00 ) worth and put an end to all this speculation. As hot and seductive as his images and allure are,I am growing a little tired of it all until the real facts come in. I am still hopeful someone will contribute here that really has met him and can verify -or- bust him.

 

I have a suggestion Esc-Tracker!!!. Since you have put such time and energy in writing all of these eloquent postings and seem to yearn for an answer, why don't you just email him a detailed, thoughful,sincere letter asking him of his authenticity and tip him to the reviews/and this messege board? I think he would be intrigued that he has become somewhat of a Legend without anyone actully claiming to have met him! His response would be very telling and might put part of the puzzle to rest. Or his LACK of a response would also be very telling. So, you wouldn't have anything to lose. If you have time to write all these posts,you could make the time to find out what he is like via an email? And then let us all know what he said! His writing style would be an addional clue if they match or differ from the alleged fake reviews.

 

Your fascination with him seems to be more than mine or anyone else's so I will decline from emailing him myself-but would love to know the results from you if you should decide to. And since you can overlook his deception in selfwritten reviews, why not twist the truth and say you live in nyc or plan to be there for a visit to help him answer you back. Oh, the games these pretty boys make us play! ;-)

 

go for it! and let us know! Thanks

[Guest Esc_Tracker]

LAST EDITED ON Apr-29-01 AT 03:24PM (EST)[p]Unless he is currently travelling, I can't believe he is unaware of this discussion. I don't have to e-mail him for that. Also, I would never lie to an escort about my interest or availability, so he would have no reason to look down from Olympus and flirt with me. Besides, I am sure my fingers would get all tied into knots and I wouldn't know what to type. ;-)

 

Like you, I am just condemned to waiting for the first credible review to come in before I can know if my fantasies have any basis in reality. Perhaps HooBoy would be so kind as to give us a heads-up on whether there is anything else in the queue concerning this modern-day Antinous. If Larry is really gracious, he will make an appearance here, confess to his little subterfuge, and finally lure one of us to bliss or doom. }>

 

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[Guest AIM]

LAST EDITED ON Apr-30-01 AT 01:09AM (EST)[p]Warning!!! There is one particular picture on his site that I know I have seen on another escort's web site. It's the picture of him in bed, face down, leaning to his left side. I am almost positive (99.9999%) that this picture was also on a site for Marcello in Minneapolis, who has a very similar physical description. I remember the pic so well because I rememember staring at it for the longest time wanting it!! I checked his site that is referenced in his reviews, but I don't see it now. But I also think it was on a different escort site, and not his personal site.

 

The reason I remember is because Marcello REALLY caught my attention and I noticed another site with more pictures that were really hot. The guy is 100% my type. :-)

 

Something tells me in my gut that both of these guys are very attractive, but both of them have "borrowed" this pic (and possibly others) for their site. Afterall, if you think about it, it would be easy to do if the pic does not show a face!

 

I'm going to keep on looking, and if I find it, I'll post another message.

 

Update: The escort's name is Marchelo. I just checked his listing on americanmale.net and it's not there. I also want to point out I'm not accusing Marchelo of anything. Larry could have lifted a copy of the pic from his site, or I could just be totally wrong. (But I don't think I am and it's going to drive me crazy until I find that pic!)