Tag Archives: Against All Odds

Family Time

This morning, Dave, with Ivo and Pete, had to get up really early to prepare the gymnastics centre for a competition. I was on duty late last evening and so didn’t have to go in today, so I’d arranged for … Continue reading

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Letting His Hair Down and Loosening Up…

…yep, that’s our Native American ’3R‘ again, although more often then not he’s actually putting his hair ‘up’ so it doesn’t interfere with his training, and working on his hair-hanging performance with Ivo. But, socially and emotionally, he definitely is letting his … Continue reading

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Decisions, Decisions… Not always Black and White!

3R has made the big decision that he will go on our short circus tour at the end of this month as a performer! He has really ‘clicked’ with Ivo over the hair-hanging business – and they figured that Ivo could … Continue reading

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Group Therapy

Chad’s Man.Power group has certainly worked wonders for our new recruit Sammy Three Rivers (several recent posts!), although we still have much to learn about him. And much to admire – here’s a little inspiration for other would-be contortionists (although … Continue reading

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3R Hits the Gym

More about the native American boy who has turned up on our patch (see previous post for the story so far…)… After their dinner, during which ’3R’ [his name is 'Three Rivers'] consumed a huge amount of food, he agreed … Continue reading

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“Is it OK to be a ‘Fag’ here?”

More has emerged about ‘Three Rivers’, the native American guy who showed up at Chad’s gym having been, it turns out, his private guest for a few days. Let’s call him ’3R’ – it’s shorter. Turns out his parents were … Continue reading

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Against All Odds, It’s Out!

Out today in paper format! Just thought that I would mention it… … begins in Scotland, moves to the English Lake District, sees the sad loss of a ‘Svengali’-like figure followed by some eye-watering martial arts training, then takes us on a … Continue reading

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Hobbit Surprise

Dave’s brother Pete banged on our door this morning. ‘You guys awake?’ Well, we were then. 7am. Lying together bleary eyed, naked, covers thrown off during the night because we were rather warm. Pete, grinning at us wearing just his sweat … Continue reading

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Celebrating Man Power…

…or, as Chad prefers to write it, ‘Man.Power’… Friday this week will be the 17th anniversary of Chad starting his personal gay/straight-friendly private gym for his carefully selected fitness-freak companions, and Dave and I (amazingly) have been part of it … Continue reading

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Pit Stop

..and, after the adventures with Cody and the knife throwers, something completely different. Friday evening and our great friends from Lexington arrive for the weekend. Wrestlers. Occasional acrobats. Tuan Jie. In other words, Leon and Dane. Currently ten in total, … Continue reading

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