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Invite
design by Matthew Huxtable
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Next
party:
On
all 2004s
Thursday
1 January 2004
Where: In
Byron Bay - Limore region following Tropical
Fruits Dance Party.
The address will either be on your email or newsletter.
Click here if
you still need the address.
Time:
6 pm doors close 7:30 pm (or earlier if we reach capacity)
Donation
at door ($20 as a guide)
I
guess what makes the Byron party so wonderful each year (this
is our fourth!) is that everyone is so relaxed being on holiday,
no-one has to work the next day, the MEN are tanned and gorgeous,
wholesomely recovering from the night before at Tropical Fruits
or other New Year’s Eve parties. They come from miles
around, last year’s contingent from Brisbane were welcomed
and we expect many will again make the trek. For those who
yearn for the smaller parties of former times this one does
not have the frenetic intensity of the Sydney parties but is
laid back hassle free fun. .
There is still some room in the MEN house in Byron after January
3.
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Two
newsletters at once
We
thank those who throw in a donation of more than is expected. At
each party many of you guys are very generous at the front door.
A bit extra helps keep the finances in order so we send you notification
of the two end-of-year parties in the one envelope. One reason
is for economy but also from your feedback last year, some were
wishing they had known about the Byron Bay arrangements earlier
so that they could plan more confidently and make decisions about
where they wanna be New Year’s Eve, in Sydney or up north.
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Hot
yet Warm – David
This year saw
yet another of our MEN splashed across the front pages of the
gay press, this time in Brisbane. David gets down
to MEN parties fairly regularly and you may have seen him get his
medal for physique at Gay Games or even met him serving drinks
or helping out either in Sydney or at one of the Byron New Years’ Day
parties, where he will be New Year’s Day. Thank you for your
pics.
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PEP
MEN
is a safe sex party. Whilst we get very few complaints about guys
trying to bareback at MEN parties, we do get some, usually guests
not yet attuned to the Sydney MEN culture. Accidents can happen,
maybe an unfortunate indiscretion. It is important that you be
aware of your options in case you think you may have inadvertently
exposed yourself to unsafe practice.
The
latest brochure from ACON says that PEP is a 4 week course of
anti-HIV
drugs that may prevent you becoming HIV positive after
an exposure to the virus. You don’t have long to act and
should see your doctor urgently and definitely within 3 days. It
can have unpleasant side effects and can react with other drugs,
it is neither a cure nor a vaccine and for more information there
is a hot line:
1800 737 669
1800 PEP NOW or www.acon.org.au
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Christmas
Boy’s Toy’s – Hand Made, Solid Value
One
of our network, Rob Holland, hand crafts solid sterling silver,
bronze or gold cock rings for sale, in his own great fetish designs
of studs, ropes and snakes. Perfect gifts, beautifully weighted
and finished, his “Circled Serpents” range come in
eight sizes for a comfortably snug fit. Try some on in his Taylor
Square studio and you’ll feel and see the differences to
mass produced rings.
Rob will personally make your ring to order. If there’s a
problem with the sizing, he will replace it provided it is returned
within one week after purchase, or for surprise gifts, after Christmas,
etc Solid silver
rings are typically $170 to $220 and up to $275 for the largest
sizes in the heaviest rope design. Less for bronze,
and “a little more” for solid gold……..
Contact details: Rob
Holland 0439 936169 robndon@ozemail.com.au
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