I took a guest into the swamp with me with whom I’ve had lengthy discussions, first on Twitter, then on the phone, and finally in person. He was a gay man who enjoys full body latex, so we have little in common except a love for mud.
In our early negotiations, before I gave him my phone number, he said he could help me with videos. I explained that he would need to sign a waiver and let me make a copy of his photo-id for me to be able to sell any videos in which he appeared. He agreed to all that, or so I thought, so I gave him my phone number and we continued our negotiations.
His first visit was mostly an orientation, but we talked about how he would need to bring a mask before I could video him. On the second visit, I specifically asked him to bring a mask, so I could shoot video, and he made no objection, nor did he voice any misgivings about being recorded. That turned out to be a 100% waste of time. I could have just enjoyed the mud, myself and probably gotten some video I could have used. Instead, I manned the cameras in the hope of getting something a little different to add to my clips store.
Needless to say, that didn’t work out. My guy reneged on everything we had been discussing for nearly a year. What’s crazy to me, is that he doesn’t see how that feels like a total betrayal. This is just another example of why I am reticent to host anyone, regardless of what they offer.
I’m sure all your fans are eagerly awaiting a video of this adventure. Sounds most intriguing.
I suck at getting all the paperwork signed, but I’ll try to get it together so I can publish something.
The guy reneged on letting me sell the video. He introduced himself as someone who could work with me on videos. We worked on a stage name for him, I discussed the release and photo-id requirements before we ever met. He led me to believe he was okay with appearing in a video as long as he was masked, then, after I wasted my time and shot video of him when I could have been shooting something that I COULD sell, he copied my video files to his laptop and refused to release the video for me to sell it.
It might have been nice to have a local sinking buddy, but a relationship that opens with a bait-and-switch is not worth pursuing. He could have helped me with a video to make it worth my time to take him along and show him around, but instead he misled me and I ended up with nothing to show for my efforts, while he got to play in my best mud holes, free video of it all, an orgasm in bondage, and a swamp guide for the price of dinner. It was a pretty good deal for him.
I swear, every time this happens I get more jaded. I reviewed our initial correspondence and I don’t see how we could have had a misunderstanding. It’s sad because the next person who asks me to take him/her into the swamp is probably going to get a hard, “no”.