So there I was, lying on a massage table with four sets of hands on me and all I was thinking was "Don't get a boner". When Russ and I previously chatted about me coming up, we had this 'erection' discussion and I said I'd be fine not being on the massage table but he assured me that being a professional, he has techniques to deal with that and I shouldn't be worried, lots of guys get boners when receiving a massage. As an adult, I've had a couple after triathlons which were fully clothed and I was super sore but if I had to lie down with very little clothing, I'd still be lying there thinking "Don't get a boner". In my teens I had a couple after sporting injuries and the whole time I was tense just trying not to get an erection. I've got to tell you guys, I have never really enjoyed getting a massage. Turns out, I was going to receive a massage from four guys. I was wondering which of the guys was going to give me my massage when Russ directed each of the guys to one of my arms or legs. Russ gave a little introduction as to the massage technique that I was going to receive and I'm sorry but I can't remember any of those details. I felt a little embarrassed lying there, in all my speedo glory, in front of four and a half strangers (Russ is the half). Russ lead me over to a massage table out on the patio and told me to get up and lie on my back. I was introduced to the guys and when I had finished my drink Russ asked if I would like a massage? Of course I would! The juice concoction was pretty rotten but you guys know I put all sorts of things in my mouth and I swallowed it down. Russ waved me over and handed me some kind of juice. Half the guys were working around a couple of massage tables and half the guys were with Russ standing by a bar. It wasn't an AussieBum model shoot but the guys looked good. It sounds like heaven right? The youngest was twenty-five years old, the oldest mid fifties and all sorts of body types. There were ten men, half completely naked, half wearing speedos. Walking in to the main living area of this beautiful home I was in awe. I had a quick shower, threw on a pair of ADIDAS 3-stripe speedos and headed down stairs. I knew this already from some of the pics and videos I had worked on when dealing with the promotional material. Russ told me that the guys were all either in speedos or nude and I was welcome to wear either. He knew I had just driven 7 hours so he told me to freshen up and come and see what this place was all about.
Walking through the front door I could hear a bit of chatter coming from the main living area of the house, and there were at least half a dozen cars in the drive way so the house felt like it was full of people.īefore I would have a chance to find out, Russ told me to take my luggage up stairs, my room was second door on the left. We had worked pretty closely over the preceding months and it was like catching up with an old friend. He was wearing a pair of white AussieBum speedos and nothing else.
Russ had seen me drive up and welcomed me at the front door. Not a resort, just a big mansion of a home. It was a seven hour drive and as I drove in to the property, I saw just how beautiful a spot it was. Right off the bat Russ said he would love for me to come and see the property, see what his business does and would love for me to stay a few days was his offer.Īfter a few months working together, I had a window of spare time so I decided to go up and meet Russ in person. I was more than happy to help out and share some advice, plus, it was a little bit of side money for me. Russ was asking me if I would mind helping him out with buying banner ads for his website and some online promotion advice. Russ's first email was him introducing himself and his Massage Retreat in the hills behind Byron Bayīyron Bay is a fancy beach town north of Sydney, lots of celebrities hang out there, such as Olivia Newton John, Chris Hemsworth, Zac Efron, Nichole Kidman and I've read that Matt Damon hangs out there these days. I wasn't allowed to share my experience at the time in the interests of discretion, but after talking to Russ just last weekend, he thinks that it is OK if I share my experience with you guys. His name was Russ and he ran a men's massage retreat. One experience, which I had a few years ago, started with a proper email that someone had taken the time to sit down and write properly. Maybe people email me after a few adult beverages? You would think that if you were asking someone for a favour, or a business proposition, or for sex you would run it through a spell checker. You wouldn't believe the number of these emails that are barely coherent. I get a whole bunch of emails from people asking me favours, asking me to promote different businesses, asking me for sex advice and of course, asking me for sex.