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MissHim 12/27/2005 16:41 |
I am new to this prayer circle. I too am an Angel Dad. We lost our oldest son Jonathan four years ago, August 9, 2001. He was 15. It was from an accident at home. He was a model son, with all of the intelligence, strength and loving warmth one could ever hope for their child to have. He was so advanced at school, that he was teaching computers to his teachers as early as fifth grade. We thought he would go on to be a real leader, and make differences in many people's lives no matter what he chose to do. He accepted everyone, not just the other "smart" kids. He saw the inner person in others, and no matter what problems they were having, he accepted them and befriended them. It seems he got the most important of Jesus� messages. It seemed that there were great things in his future. Then suddenly, there was no future. The accident left him in a coma for two days. Then, while we were being presented with the suggestion that we "pull the plug" due to him having no brain activity, he died. It seems he spared us from having to make that decision. |
Shaner 12/27/2005 17:00 |
Hello dear Marion, a warm welcome to this Circle! How difficult it must have been for her son to lose his Mom one day after his wedding, so sad. |
Shaner 12/27/2005 19:55 |
Hello dear Marion, a warm welcome to this Circle! How difficult it must have been for her son to lose his Mom one day after his wedding, so sad. |
Shaner 12/27/2005 20:47 |
Hello AngelDad Curt, a very warm welcome to the Circle too! Not that any of us want to be here, but by talking and sharing about the ultimate loss that a parent can ever have, you never know how your own sharing will help someone else. |
lmbookerossie 12/28/2005 16:12 |
~FOR ALL WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE: A POEM FOR YOU~ LOSS OF A LOVED ONE//May our understanding Father help you bear your sorrow,/And fill your heart with courage to meet each new tomorrow./May He give you added strength to make your grief seem lighter,/And may the sunshine of His love make your way seem brighter.//May the thoughts and prayers from friends let you know we care,/And though our words seem effortless, we truly want to share/The weight of grief you carry, and may it help somehow/To know the love of God and friends, and feel their closeness now.--Earlene Rose (Author) |
suangels2 12/28/2005 21:23 |
I lost my 16 year old daughter Dalin in a car accident 11 years ago and her Dad(my husband Dale of 28 years) 2 years later(9 years in January) All of our birthdays are Novembers and Dalin died on Dec.14, so the holiday is never the same. I tried shrinks, grief groups and they didn't help because they weren't right. I thought of suicide, but that's no option if you believe and want to be reunited. I have prayed for strenght to exist and here I am. Don't know why, but I do. I have also found a way to express my feelings and send gifts of love to them for my sake and sanity which is to get a mylar baloon filled with helium on a short ribbon. I writer my message with a permanent marker and let them go in special places. Sometimes I send two. I watch them as they float and it gives me a special peace. I even write my name on some and have received answers and even baloons back. I have also learned to look at all the things and places I'd never know without them in my life. It has also made me realize how great God's love for us was,to gie up Jesus'His only Son for us. I didn't give up my family by choice and the pain was unbearable until I realized Jesus died in pain for our pain and sins and they are waiting for me with Him. We all share a loss or losses that are unexplainable, but we all know how we feel, for the loss of a child isn't supposed to happen. Our children are supposed to bury us, but God buried His Child too, so pray for the right reasons and He listens. Our hearts will never stop aching, but the memories keep the love alive. Our bond of GRIEVING PARENT make us all unique but yet the same. I look at each day different now and will live in my sorrow until I join Dale and Dalin. In the meantime, what better angels to watch over me and speak to God & Jesus on my behalf. My prayers 'love'compassion and thoughts go out to all of you for the strength and peace to find you. |
selvam 12/29/2005 20:30 |
Hi Dear Marion. Welcome to our Circle of Love. I am so sorry we have to meet this way,but I am also glad you found this Circle. We share the same pain. I lost my only child Solange , 20 years old on Aug 15, 2002. Thanks for sharing that beautiful poem you wrote to Lydia, I am sure she was smiling at you when she read it and she feels very lucky to have you watching over her sons.This is a very lonely road and a very complicated pain so feel free to post here as many times you need to, we are all here for one another with lots of prayers, love and understanding. Selva |
selvam 12/29/2005 20:37 |
Hello Angel Dad Curt, like I always say, so sorry to meet this way. Jonathan was a fine young man but also an Angel who finished his mission here on Earth much earlier than most of us. I lost my only child, Solange at age 20, Aug 15, 2002, she was also a very special young woman, who helped everybody who needed it, she really touched everyone that knew her, she was also an Angel who finished her mission here. This pain is like no other, we all understand the pain, but not the why's and why me, it is a very complicated pain and only through Faith and prayers we can survive, just waiting for the time when we will be reunited with our children again , and this time Forever.Thanks for sharing your story with us and please come back anytime you need to. love Selva |
selvam 12/29/2005 20:46 |
Hello Suangels. I am so sorry for your losses. Welcome to this Circle of Love. I lost my only child Solange Aug 15, 2002 also in a car accident, my ex husband, which kept a very good relationship with me, died one and a half year before her. I also tried everything, and i think the only thing that works is prayers. All I ask God is to give me strenght to continue until He decides to take me and be with my child again forever. That is a fine way to send them balloons with love messages, I am sure they can see it, they can see us, and are always next to us, even if we can not see them, I am always aware of little messages I get from Solange, that keeps me alive. Please feel free to come back here to Our Circle of love, you will find lots of understanding, love and prayers and no judgement here, we are all here together, we share our stories, our grief and despair, our Valley days, our anger and most of all our prayers and love. Love Selva |
selvam 12/29/2005 20:48 |
Hi Imbookerosie. Thanks so much for that beautiful poem you shared with us, and also thank you for posting here and for your understanding. May God bless you. Love Selva |
InLovingMemoryOfGregoryReddingJr 12/30/2005 01:47 |
my heart and prayers go out to your family for your loss. I too lost my son Gregory he was 20 years old and died from an ATV accident 6-12-2004. I never thought I would be able to live through this terrible thing that has happened to us. missing him will never End. God has given me great strength and has been at my side. The love that we have for our children he has for us for we are all his children. and in my heart I know our children are his to begin. and what helps the pain for me is to know that he is in Gods arms and keeping the faith that one day I will be too right beside my gregory. God Bless your family and may he ease your pain and sadness. I will keep you in my prayers always wendy |
Shaner 12/30/2005 09:43 |
Hello dear Wendy, |
suangels2 12/30/2005 19:37 |
Dear Selvam, My heart felt sympathy and shared loss go out to you also. Yes, it's hard to go on while we know we have to, but we can be at peace knowing they have done their job on earth so well, just too fast for us. Sounds like we have alot in grief common with our loses, yet they are different because they're our pain alone. It's a comfort to talk to someone who says our loved ones name also because they did exist and had names. I think realizing what an influence Dale & Dalin had on this world, and to be a part of them, makes me so humble. My love will never die and I thank God everyday for letting us walk this earth together. I know we'll be together again. I pray for you and everyone in Our Circle. Bless you and may you find more inner peace in the new year. Love suangel2 |
suangels2 12/30/2005 20:05 |
Angel Dad Curt A.K.A. Miss Him My prayers to you on your Johnathan. He sounded like my Dalin. We question why our children whom were so vibrant, full of life, and had thier heads in the right places, while druggies and drunks survive. We have to realize what a gift we were given to mold and nuture, but also to teach us. We just had too beautiful flowers when God needed his bouquet that day, because after all, He only takes the BEST!!!!! I can't say that your life will get over it as some people say, only that with prayer, we get through it. I look back at all the things I got to do, and places I got to go, because of Dalin. I know that I'll meet Dale&Dalin,as well as many other loved ones, someday, and that gives me reason to live. I just got in the circle too, but already I feel a bond and love so fulfilling, that I want to stay and chat. This somewhay also keeps them alive. Dalin was 11/22/1978-12/14/1994. I am 11/23/1948 so as you said the holidays aren't the same. I just this year became born again and put Christ back as #1 in CHRISTmas. I now realize more fully how much God loved to give Jesus up willingly. I know I would find that so difficult after feeling the pain of losing Dalin. I pray that something I can say will help you, but if not, maybe my prayers will be received to help you and your family. It's more than O.K. for Dad's to express and cry. Dale loved Dalin so much and sometimes I feel like he grieved hisself to death over her. She was Daddys' Girl, and still is. I know they're together and will have a spot for me. They're also my guardin angels. Prayers and Peace to ya,suangels2 |
selvam 12/30/2005 20:32 |
Hi all my dear Angel sisters and brothers. I just got this little book and song from Solange's best friend, and I feel I should share it with you all, it really touched me, because her frind is a really a sweet girl full of love. This is the title. I HOPE YOU DANCE. |
Merlock 12/30/2005 21:41 |
Dear Lord Our God, Loving Father to Us All, |
selvam 12/31/2005 17:49 |
Hi dear Merlock. Thank you so much for your so much needed prayers. We really need it all. Thanks for taking your time to post in our Circle of Love, I speak for all the Angel moms and dads who have lost a child. May God Bless you and may the New Year brings you many Blessings. Love Selva |
selvam 12/31/2005 17:52 |
Hi all my dear Angel Moms and Angel Dads. I just want to wish you a very Peaceful New Year, may you all get signs from our Angel kids, telling you that they are celebrating with Jesus and God, may you feel their presence, and may you know that our kids are really next to us. many Blessings for the New Year and also Strenght from God and Peace. Love you all. Selva |
suangels2 12/31/2005 19:37 |
hi to each one of us who have lost our child here on earth. Thank you for sharing your book, for we all must dance or we don't continue to love and honor our children. They were so full of love and vitality that was shared by many and we must continue on for them. Another song I listen to that helps me is "Garth Brookses The Dance." It's video is also one to watch. It truly shows what we would have missed if we hadn't taken that leap of love. Dalin and Dale have been angels watching over me for years now, but this is still the hardest part of the year. I look at each one that passes as one closer to meeting them again., but I know that time is in Gods' hands. I realeased my balloon to them as that, memories, love and prayers are all I can send that goes up towards heaven. I pray for everyone to find even a small bit of peace and happiness for the gifts we were truly given by God. Not only did He give everyone His only Son, but each of us an even more special son or daughter to have and hold here on earth. Some only touched us briefly, while others were here for years, yet our pain is mutual that only God and us share. Take this time to thank God&Jesus and pray for us all because we are all Gods' children. Bless everyone and may peace continue to come your way. suangels2 |
jhdanner 12/31/2005 22:40 |
Hi to all Angel moms and dads, just want to wish you all a Happy New Year and I peay God will bless you all and wrap you in his loveing arms. |
Hi Everyone, ~ I pray that God gives each and every angel mom/dad and their family a measure of peace and blessings throughout the new year! |
The following poems I wrote last night after coming here to catch up on reading back posts. Inspired by angel moms and angel dads, and the unconditional love I know we all feel for our beloved guardian angels. As we continue on our endless journey, may it help us to know that we are not alone. As we begin the New Year � Always remember; we go on: one minute, one hour, and one day at a time! It is our tribute of love to our angels. |
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Saint Raimondo of Pennaforte sailing on his robe
Lodovico Carracci (1555-1619)
Pen and ink (brown) on paper
Height: 20.8 cm; Width: 13.2 cm;
Inscription Marked, lower left, old mount, recto, P.2. / 63Marked, pen and ink (red), upper centre, old mount, verso, Lot 247Marked, graphite, lower right, recto, BarotioMarked, pen and ink (brown), old mount, verso, 17
Acquisition Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir); bequest; 1952D.1952.RW.1236
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Copyright: © The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London', London

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Tower Hamlets Mayor denies using community funds for election campaign
Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman has denied moving £80,000 worth of funds for community groups into an events budget to help his re-election campaign in the run-up to this May's vote.
The allegations were raised at a council Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting last week, which has asked for assurances from the Mayor he would not use the cash to fund activities before the election.
Labour's candidate for Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, said the decision to use the Community Chest fund for "community events" before the end of the financial year came in a closed door session last month.
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This is serious allegation and must be dealt with. We residents of T/H are being short changed at all levels. Never has so many been denied so much.
The level of inequality, is akin to a third world country and the level of favouritism is akin to a the one practiced by the apartheid regime of South Africa, hence the apartheid borough of Tower Hamlets. The mayor should come out and tell us the truth.
Rahman hands over millions of pounds of taxpayers money to the East London mosque and its front organisations.
The East London mosque is apposed to a secular society and anything that isn't islamic.
Rahman should be in prison for his misappropriation of public funds
Luftur Rahman will not come out and tell us anything. He has already refused to answer questions posed by the general public on the grounds that it violated his human rights. I kid you not ! Mr. Rahman is a disgrace, he misappropriated millions to pay to his friends denying the denizens of one of the poorest parts of the country the services they deserve. He has a third world mentality and will not rest until Tower Hamlets is a third world enclave. The man should be in prison or at least the stocks.
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Institute of Peace Leadership and Governance: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor / Professor in Human Rights
Monday, January 30, 2012 - 10:36
Africa University
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Employment The Institute of Peace Leadership and Governance (IPLG) of the Africa University provides a focus for training, research and documentation in the areas of peace, leadership and governance in Africa with a view to developing the skills of students and practitioners in these areas.
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If you have read my blog for any length of time, you have probably read the words "Austrian Economics" at some point. I certainly believe our nation would be better served following those principles than the current Keynesian theory. I doubt it will ever happen as the Austrian theory lets markets operate naturally so it diminishes the role of our DC overlords. Essentially, there is no free lunch, and that is not a popular idea in DC. Here is an article listing the top ten ideas from F.A. Hayek, a famed Austrian economist. From the article (with notes from me):
1. Recessions are bound to happen: Shifts between periods of economic growth and periods of stagnation or decline are a necessary and unavoidable part of a free-market monetary economy. Downturns are not aberrations but rather painful and necessary medicine for restoring equilibrium to the economy. (Think of brush fires…they actually clear away dead plants and brush to prevent an out of control forest fire. When we stop all brush fires, we set up a bigger blaze down the road)
2. A stimulus will only stimulate the deficit: Past experience with trying to fine-tune the economy shows that counter-cyclical fiscal and monetary policy can sometimes make matters much worse (as in the 1970s). Wise politicians would therefore be advised not to meddle, however much their instincts tell them to show voters they're doing something.
3. Pure laissez-faire doesn't work either: Some regulation is necessary for individuals to carry out their plans and for the market to function. Hayek therefore endorsed "general rules, equally applicable to all people and intended to be permanent (even if subject to revision with the growth of knowledge), which provides an institutional framework within which the decisions as to what to do and how to earn a living are left up to the individuals." (Massive government agencies are not needed to regulate, nor do they work that well. However, I believe laws that strongly punish fraud should be in place. Also, parties should be held responsible when advice given for a commission blows up on the buyer. In other words, hit Wall Street with jail or fines if they push junk on buyers with the sole intent to earn a commission knowing full well the buyer just got screwed)
4. Central planning and excessive regulation sure as hell don't work: The desire to plan and to subject the economy to the rule of experts endangers liberty. As Hayek succinctly noted: "the more the 'state' plans, the more difficult planning becomes for the individual."
5. The economy is too complex for precise forecasting: As Yogi Berra could have said: "I hate making economic predictions. Especially about the future." It's not that we don't know anything, but rather that what we do know reveals the limits of our knowledge, and consequently, of our ability to plan and forecast. (The best person to make a decision for you is you. No one can determine what is best for all the individuals in society…can't be done)
6. Remember the rule of unintended consequences: History shows that when trying to realize certain ends—particularly when their achievement involves interfering with the workings of the price mechanism—all sorts of pernicious effects will occur that were not part of the original plan.
7. You won't believe how much you'll learn in Econ 101: While Hayek repeatedly pointed to the limitations inherent in a discipline that deals with a complex system like the economy, the basic principles of economics—scarcity, supply and demand, division of labor, etc.—can explain a lot about the world and, more importantly, help rule out certain inappropriate policy responses (e.g. price ceilings).
8. Leave social justice out of it: Free markets necessarily lead to an unequal distribution of wealth and, just as inevitably, fuel calls for egalitarian social justice. Hayek viewed such cries as misguided—justice has nothing to do with an impersonal market process—and dangerous—redistributive schemes presume that we possess knowledge that we in fact can never possess (see #5).
9. Nothing beats the free market: Hayek admitted that if we had more knowledge we could do a lot more to improve the world through planning and regulation. But we don't, and in the world of dispersed knowledge we live in, much of the knowledge we actually do possess is due to the workings of the market mechanism. (In every country with growing economic standards, free market principles were present. Just look at how China, India and other emerging countries are doing as more free market principles are introduces. Look at how we are fading as more government intervention happens).
10. As a rule of thumb, government cures are not only worse than the disease, but lead to further disease: When you consider that bureaucrats have an incentive to maximize bureaucracy, that politicians who seek reelection—and which ones don't?—have an incentive to increase spending and decrease taxes, and that corporations have an incentive to squeeze out the competition through government conferred advantages, you'll conclude that the free market remains our best option (see #9).
Great economic principles to live by.


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Straitjacket sales are rare, says the shop's owner, Richard Adler, also known as The Amazing Mr. A. At about $200 each, he sells one, maybe two, per year. They have to be special-ordered from a Seattle company and are all but obsolete these days. "They don't even use them in mental hospitals anymore," Adler laughs. Made of white cotton canvas and cinched by untanned leather straps, the straitjacket is as unforgiving as a Chinese finger trap. "The more you struggle," he warns, "the tighter it gets."
Indeed, in a straitjacket escape, as in life itself, sheer effort does not always yield success: "With escape, I've put the least amount of work into it and gotten the greatest response," Morrison observes. "It's more of what people are familiar with."
In the two years since that magical day at the shop, Cindini has studied books and built a repertoire of escapes. At the moment, though, her gigs are scattered and infrequent. She's performed five times, twice at semipro wrestling tournaments held at the West Palm Beach strip mall where Mr. A's Magic Shop is located. The best of the other three was in Düsseldorf, Germany, where she did a challenging rope escape.
Blindfolded and handcuffed, she makes her way out of a body bag. Chained and handcuffed, she frees herself from a locked box. Her signature stunt is getting out of a straitjacket while suspended upside down from a crane.
Cindini plots her performances carefully, right down to the music and costumes. She's even found a voice recording of her hero, the legendary escapologist Harry Houdini, and hopes to incorporate it into a show.
Nightclubs, like the ones on Clematis Street, would be a particularly appropriate venue for her act, she believes, because it owes more to entertainment than athleticism. Still, she insists there is no illusion, but she won't reveal how, exactly, these things are done. "It's against my oath," she says, referring to the vow she took to become a member of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
And though escapology is related to magic, Morrison is quick to make a distinction. "Illusion is "Alakazam! Presto-change-o!' I only do escape. I don't do illusion."
She doesn't do hyperbole either, which is why the name Amazing Cindini is just for gigs. Her magic-shop friends gave it to her, and she winces when people mistakenly refer to her as the Great Cindini. It sounds too much like the Great Houdini, a comparison she doesn't feel is fair. "I don't want to be a fantasy character," she insists. "I want to be myself."


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Marshwood's Lydia St. Pierre, left, gets a congratulatory high-five from teammate Gianna Riccardi after St. Pierre's goal in the first half gave her team a 1-0 lead at Noble on Wednesday in Western Maine Class A action in North Berwick. Riccardi assisted on the goal. (Doyle/Democrat photo)
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine ― Lydia St. Pierre estimates that she played about 25 minutes for the Marshwood High School girls soccer team during Wednesday afternoon's match against Noble. She made all of them count.St. Pierre scored both of her team's goals, giving her four on the young season, in Marshwood's 2-0 Western Maine Class A win at William R. Bourbon Stadium. "I just tried to pick up the intensity because it was hot out and we were having a hard time picking it up," St. Pierre said. It was hot, and as a result both teams were granted a water break midway through each half. Marshwood improved to 2-0. St. Pierre scored twice in the Hawks' 3-1 win over Gorham last Friday."She works really well with all the players on the team," Marshwood coach Luke Edgar said about St. Pierre. "She reads the play really well and then adapts to it. She finds where the thru-ball is going to happen and the players know she'll be able to catch up to it."St. Pierre's first goal came at an opportune time for the Hawks. Having yet to manage a shot on net in the final minutes of what was at that point a scoreless first half, St. Pierre finally broke free down the right wing and shot the ball to the far side of the net for a 1-0 Marshwood lead which the Hawks carried into halftime.
Doyle/Democrat photo Marshwood's Molly Ferguson, right, battles Noble's Kiara Sophia Hill for control of the ball during the second half on Wednesday in Western Maine Class A action in North Berwick.
"We played a pretty good attack today," Morrison said. "We had a hard time getting the ball up the field, but we had an easy time finishing."St. Pierre made it 2-0 in the eighth minute of the second half in almost the same way she did on her first goal, this time getting a feed from Meagan McLean. Freshman Natalie DuBois and sophomore Haley Tarr played well defensively for Marshwood. "The beginning of the game was very frustrating for both teams," Edgar said. "I think the intensity that Noble brought was surprising. Their skill really caught us off guard. And the fact that they were playing with four defenders up really high, they caught us offsides about three or four times."Marshwood gets right back at it today at home against Cheverus. Noble looks for its first win at Thornton Academy on Friday.


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Asher has quickly become one of our favorite Cockyboys so we decided to reward him. And what better way to do that than to let him have sex with his first pornstar-crush - the one and only, Mr. Pierre Fitch. Asher admits that he has been watching Pierre fuck his way to the top ever since he started watching porn and it has always been his dream to get fucked by Pierre.
On the day of the shoot I could tell that Asher was a bit nervous to meet Pierre. They talked a bit about the first time they saw each other in a scene and it was obvious that they both couldn't wait to get started. Asher was eager to give up control and that's just what Pierre had been waiting for all day. Once Pierre's huge cock found its way into Asher's ass, the newbie couldn't stop begging for it. All his nervousness turned into eagerness and the rest is history.
Jake Jaxson
Cast: Asher Hawk, Pierre Fitch
What Members Are Saying
Asher is just such a cutie. -Jeffrey
Asher and Pierre are a great match! Pierre is a great top and Asher a really great bottom. They were made for each other!! Both are hot and hornie and show they love hot sex. A threesome would be nice with Zac. He's a hot newbie!!! -studmuffifn
Sorry, I really can't warm to Pierre. He comes across as quite arrogant, and more into himself than his scene partner. Asher on the other hand is fantastic, very real and a star of the future. Would love to see Asher in a scene with with Bravo Delta, Ricky Roman or Ty Roderick. -Djc
Sorry but I have to agree with Djc, I can't warm to Pierre either, he comes across as rude and arrogant and it was uncomfortable to watch this scene. Asher is so lovoly, but there was just no connection between them, mainly on Pierre's part. Shame because Asher was really good with Jake... -Miss D
I am sorry but I can't help it. I am waiting for someone to say no, when they ask if you like it. I really wish they would stop doing that. To me it kind of takes away from the scene. i really like 90% of your site. I just find it funny. I have never had anyone ask me over and over again if like it. I would probably tell them to shut up and show them what I want. I am sorry it is just my humor. -cockyboys fan
Pierre needs to shut up -Frank12
Asher is amazing! Love seeing him. Now that his fantasy has come true I hope we never have to see Pierre on this site again...he does not fit in with the other guys. He didn't even want to kiss Asher. WTF??? -Hydro
I love Asher but Pierre makes me cringe. -Suzanne Suter
Love me some Asher but so NOT a fan of Pierre! -JusLookin
We all know it's a job, but we just don't want to see it that clearly, Pierre. Awww Asher, you're cute! -wnkr
Pierre Fitch has a very arrogant personality and is certainly a thing of the past. He is full of himself. He obviously has the good connections to stay on with Cockyboys ... Tats and all, he should just retire and try to cling on to reality. -aargauch
Absolutely adore Asher! Looooved him in everything he's done so far. I hate to agree with everyone but I don't like Pierre either. -Sandy
I agree with everyone above. Too much makeup on Pierre, no authenticity. This site has moved beyond what used to be, no need to return to the old days. Keep up the good job Asher! -Danny in LA
Have to disagree about Pierre. Always have found him to be so hot, and still think he's a total stud. Totally agree about Asher, he's just incredible! -Tommy
Sorry Asher not even for you would I watch this video ( started it and clicked right to the end just so I could comment ) I CANNOT , CANNOT STOMACH Pierre Fitch PERIOD !!! -BLACKjackHAMMER
Sorry Asher not even for you would I watch this video ( started it and clicked right to the end just so I could comment ) I CANNOT , CANNOT STOMACH Pierre Fitch PERIOD !!! -BLACKjackHAMMER
So sorry for Asher... He is so cute and great and he wanted so much to please Pierre (His Crush!) and Pierre is such an ass.....e. So crude and arrogant! I understand why Jake make this face when Asher tells this reporter (see Interwew on Cockybeast) his crush for Pierre! Please Asher deserves better than Pierre, realy... He is such a great bottom, pair him with Colby or with Gabe, but please forget Pierre! -nice69
I had to stop watching this. I felt so sorry for Asher. Pierre looks like the guy from Rocky Horror Picture Show. Just so creepy. I'm going to gouge my eyes out now. -kiddykat75
I was so excited that there was another Asher video I gleefully started watching, then felt my cock deflate when I saw The Terrible Fitch. I'm sorry, but if someone tells you they've had a crush on you for years and you've got as much porn experience as The Terrible Fitch, you could put in at least a modicum of effort. What he did was just lacklustre and disrespectful, and not even in the dirty, dominating way that Asher had wanted. I hope Asher hasn't had his spirit broken by that boner killer scene partner. What a disappointing end to a crush! Asher, it wasn't you, we still love you, and hope you'll be in another scene soon! -Chris
BIG FAN OF ASHER KEEP ON KEEPING ON, LOVE YOU BABY, -niner
Disaster. Asher was so much hotter with Jake. It's a matter of preference,sure, but I can't watch Pierre Fitch. He comes off very fake on screen. We know they're getting paid for this and it's their job, but he really made it seem like work. No authenticity and too many cheesy lines. Ick. I hope Asher wasn't completely disappointed after having a crush for so many years. -Hsinboyd
I LOVE this scene. These guys work so well together. Both are sexy, especially Pierre, he is so so sexy!!! Everything about him is just sexy, I think he is one of the sexiest men on earth. Cute face, hot bod and I just love the verbal he gives during the scene. Pierre you are the best!!!! x -Gareth
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