Dannyboy

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Dear Mistress Ree: I've done an awful lot, by sheer necessity and obligation, since summer began. Did you ever see the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman?" with Richard Gere. There was a scene in the beginning when his father, a navy Chief Petty Officer, asked him about his future plans. He replied "this is gonna blow you away, I'm going to Officer Candidate School." Well, this may blow someone away. It already blew my Japanese daughter away. I may, and I stress MAY, get married before summer officially ends. There will be no change to my life and lifestyle, just a change in my official or legal status. Dannyboy

Darling Vu: Having been out of the loop for some time, I hope your birthday was enjoyable. For the time being my life seems to be stabilizing enough for me to attempt to plan my return to the Fortress. Having experienced good and bad this year I'd like to give you an idea of what has taken place without being specific enough to identify myself. There were 3 weddings and 2 new babies. One was born early and possibly could have been born on your birthday. A family member with a serious illness appears to be stable and with a good chance for a complete cure. More specific than that I cannot dare to venture. I have not seen the inside of a dungeon since I last saw you in the Fortress - so I have been a good boy. That doesn't really make a difference since you always find some reason to torment me. I do owe you and Mistress Kang a birthday present. I have not forgotten. Be well. Dannyboy

Dear Mistress Vu: I just had to stop in to give you my best wishes for this special day. Have a Happy Birthday and a great 4th of July weekend. Oh, how I hope to come back soon. Miss you. Dannyboy

I know you've already gotten many thoughtful and excellent responses to your questions. For any first timer to NYC or to any dungeon the Fortress is, head and shoulders, above the rest. Most newbies get caught up in thinking and not doing. Mistress Kang and her Ladies are consummate professionals. Give yourself permission just once and you will never regret it. Dannyboy

mono... Actually, there is a former Mistress whose real last name is Kung. Just so there's no mistake or misunderstanding, I don't say that she was ever a Fortress Mistress and I won't discuss any details about her life without her permission. I would, though, always be careful to spell a Mistress's name correctly. One never knows how good her memory may be when she has you in a vulnerable position. LOL. Dannyboy

Mistress Kang's old Yahoo group is set to mail out birthday notices every year. I've gotten the notices every year since 2005. Let's all remember that June 3 is our Great Mistress's birthday and make it a special day for her. Dannyboy

Dear Mistress Ree: I usually apply that thought to music. Most sequels, with some notable exceptions like Godfather 2, simply don't measure up to the original and represent an attempt to cash in on the impact and popularity of the original. It's also a generation thing where in the newer versions the main characters take on differing images and values much to the chagrin of the older folks who long for the good old days. How many people today even remember "The Jazz Singer" with Neil Diamond and can compare it to the original with Al Jolson? As to music, many great works by black artists were "covered" and made popular by white artists. In my day I heard the covers first and later in life heard the originals. Dannyboy

Ray: You're showing your age. The original is still the greatest. Did you ever notice that in Gladiator they used the Zulu war chant from the movie Zulu (starring Michael Caine?) Dannyboy

I didn't watch the fight; not surprised by the result. It appears that the big fight is actually a possibility. There will be too much money at stake to blow this one and now that Mayweather has been able to get back into shape he will feel that the time is right. Pacquiao, win or lose, will never fight again. Dannyboy

Dear Mistress Kang: Not to be a purveyor of heresy but you always make me feel as if I have worth. Nevertheless I have sessioned with a number of Fortress Ladies, never feeling a tinge of resentment from anyone. Indeed, when I met you and for some time thereafter you were aware of my long standing relationship with a particular Japanese Mistress and other significant connections with Ladies in and out of dungeons. If any resentment existed at all, it was because of my connection to you and later to the Fortress and not the other way around. When the crushing burdens in my life ease a bit I will be sure to spend more time at my favorite place. Dannyboy

I never gave my pick. I will not watch the fight. I believe that Mosley is past his peak and can't win unless Mayweather takes chances and gets hit with power punches. Mayweather by decision. Dannyboy

CRUSHAH: I've been to many fights over the years and have seen many more on television and pay per view. Last fight I attended was Cotto - Clottey at Madison Square Garden. Manny Pacquiao was there to scout his next opponent: Cotto. He got quite a reception from the crowd. Cotto fought the last 4 years on the night before the Puerto Rican day parade and won all of them. This year he will fight Yuri Foreman, an orthodox Jew, at Yankee Stadium for his 154 lb title. I've never been to a professional football game, only college and high school games. Been to hockey, basketball, tennis, track meets, soccer, horse races, dog races and baseball games. This is a great place to talk about many subjects with interesting people. The only taboo subject is politics. Mistress Kang expects us to be respectful of each other. I try to be good most of the time. Dannyboy

Thanks for your insights and objective points of view. I remember how disappointed I was to see Frank Shorter finish second in the Montreal Olympic Maration to Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany. Years later it came to light that the winner used performance enhancing drugs to gain his victory. The results still stand but many of the Eastern Bloc athletes of that time, especially the women, later suffered physically because of the drugs, (cancer, birth defects, etc.) I wish you the best. Dannyboy

Excellent points. I'm not saying you are wrong. Certainly, the tests that Mayweather requested are not the standard tests that are used in boxing. Pacquiao had agreed to take the tests, had to actually, that are required of all boxers. If anyone knows about how to cheat the system it's Mayweather. I guarantee you that if Pacquiao is doing something wrong, or if Freddie Roach is giving him something without his knowledge, Mayweather has used the same substance and will time it to stay under the radar. I still believe in Pacquiao's honor. I'm also keeping him in perspective as to where his position in boxing history will be. Mayweather believes that he's the greatest fighter of all time. I guess he never heard about Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis or the many great fighters who never got the title shot they deserved when they were at the peak of their performance. Dannyboy

The disinformation about Pacquiao using steroids was put out by the Mayweather camp because it was felt that Mayweather could not win the planned fight at that point in time. Something had to be done to create a deal breaking issue or to get into Pacquiao's head. This would never had been brought up had Mayweather felt ready for Pacquiao. The argument that fighters should be weaker as they go up in weight, not stronger, was put forth by Paulie Malignaggi because he felt his value as a fighter was diminished by the success of Pacquiao who defeated two fighters who beat him: Miguel Cotto and Ricky Hatton. Sour grapes. Let's analyze what happened to Pacquiao. When he moved up he no longer had to deplete himself to make the lower weight, so he was naturally stronger and already naturally faster. In the De La Hoya fight Oscar had to weaken himself to make the weight and then take iv solutions to rehydrate himself before the fight. He was too weak to fight at that weight anymore and already at the end of his career. Ricky Hatton was a strong, but uni-dimensional fighter who lost only once to Mayweather by running into the knockout punch. After embarrassing Malignaggi, he fought Pacquiao and rushed face first into a well timed knockout punch. This was for the 140lb championship. No mystery at all. Miguel Cotto had fought many wars before facing Pacquiao, so he was already past his prime and couldn't cope with the speed of Manny. Cotto took many beatings, even in fights that he won, and had been cut many times. No mystery there. When Pacquaio fought Clottey, who was known for pulling defeat from the hands of victory in his most important fights, Clottey refused to open up and survived 12 rounds while losing big on the scorecards. How strange it is that Mayweather fights Shane Mosley who was on steroids for the second De La Hoya fight, a fight that I thought Oscar won and in which Mosley looked strangely bigger than in the past. Now that Mosley is well past his prime it's safe for Mayweather to fight him. Mosley's demolition of Margarita was attributable to the many power punches that were landed on him by Cotto in their fight, the psychological blow of the discovery he was cheating by having plaster in his gloves and the illegal tactics used by Mosley as much as Mosley's skill and experience. Mosley, despite beating Margarita is well past his prime and can't get up to that level anymore. Is Pacquio using illegal drugs or is he just refusing to yield to the mindgame of Mayweather? Boxing is a dirty game but I believe in the honor of Pacquiao until I can be convinced otherwise. Dannyboy

Too bad I don't have time to elaborate but Pacquiao would have beaten Mayweather if they fought as soon as Mayweather decided to come back. Mayweather wanted no part of Pacquiao then so he set up his fight with Marquez instead. Then Mayweather refused to make the contract weight with Marquez and had to pay $600,000 as a penalty instead of weakening himself. Weight is everything and that's why those conditions were agreed upon. Mayweather won't fight Pacquiao until he feels he has every advantage. Mayweather is without honor in my opinion. Pacquiao has honor. I don't think they will ever fight. Dannyboy

Dear Mistress Kang: Interesting innovation. I wonder if the cash is replenished by armed guards? Dannyboy

People can and have died from allergies. Could one go through many years of life and discover a serious allergy at precisely that moment when communication becomes impossible? Plausible. Dannyboy

Dear Mistress Jung: You just reminded me how much I love wooden roller coasters. I rode the three that once existed in Coney Island, Cyclone, Tornado and Thunderbolt, as well as the ones at Rockaway Playland and Rye Beach. I remember one near Foxboro, Mass and rode one in Copenhagen. In the last seat one feels a whip effect as the beginning of the drop is fastest at the end of the last car. Dannyboy

Tim: We don't understand that these events usually cause changes at this level. This has happened throughout history. Imagine the ability to measure tiny fractions of a second? Dannyboy

Dear Choi: That is correct but I was trying to respond to a particular point. I enjoyed our time together. Dannyboy

Ray: My one encounter with Choi had me in a dominating role. It's not that one hits a cute girl, it is more the case that a daddy has to spank a naughty brat no matter how cute she appears to be. I have had the opportunity to spank several cute butts but it is always wrapped up in the dynamic of the roles we play. Only once did I try to break one particular young lady who came to the Fortress with me. She had an uncanny capacity for pain so I couldn't break her no matter how hard I tried. Choi, and anyone else who would switch with me, would always find herself in safe and caring hands. More often than not Ladies who start as subs or switches frequently become dommes exclusively. I wish Choi well in her decision. Dannyboy

So says the spider to the fly. Dannyboy

Salty..... Thanks for the good wishes. Been a bit under the weather of late but sober. Gives me more time on the Forum. Dannyboy