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What's your hobby origin story?

LordByron

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So during this slow time I thought it might be fun and entertaining to swap our "first time" AMP stories--how did you get into this hobby? Even though my "first time" was over 10 years ago, I still remember it quite vividly--I'm curious about whether others remember their first session in similar detail (it's weird--I remember my first very well but could not tell you where I went for my second). I struggled with whether to start this thread here or in the Private section--I opted for here because it seems like a lot of guys are losing private access with all of the spas closed so this seemed like the better option, but if there's a strong consensus that this should be in Private I will consider re-starting it there. Just use your discretion when posting your story here, especially if it's a place that's still open (or at least was until the widespread shutdown).

Here's my origin story: After many months of fantasizing about a session and reading reviews on SpaHunters and other sites, I decided to take the plunge during late Spring of 2009. I paid a late afternoon walk-in visit to a place called Pine Arbor Spa in the Garment District near my office at the time. I drew a girl named Bonnie, who was an attractive, tall Asian woman. I told her honestly that this was my first session ever and she was very kind to me, asking me several times what kind of pressure I wanted and checking in often to make sure I was okay. Bonnie gave me a very good, relaxing massage, during which I was wrestling with internal conflict as to whether I would push for or accept a HE or any "extras" at the end of the massage (paying for this was something I never expected to do at the time, so it was difficult for me to make that start). At one point she stopped the massage and what I heard her ask was "Do you want a shoulder massage?" My shoulders had been sore lately so I said "sure," still internally deciding whether I was going to ask her for a HE at the end. Well, I now know that she had asked me if I wanted a SOFT massage, and we all know what that means... she teased my back, breathed sensually into my ear (a HUGE turn-on for me), and by the time she had me flip I was hard as a rock and couldn't have said no to her even if I had decided to. Bonnie was very skilled with her hands and gave me an excellent finish, cleaned me up, and sent me on my way. After that I was pretty much hooked and started visiting basically every non-FS place in Midtown, and the rest is history.
 

Uniquelyme

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:unsure:Origin stories like an Xmen or Avenger??

Lol I started my first ever meet up with a pro at a fast house when i was 24 in 2004. It was seedy but I was excited lol. It was soso the girl was happy i picked her.

From then til 2010 i probably had 10 sessions. I remember in 2009 though i went to a Spa that was very different than spas now. It was in Manhattan but the Spa was big had tons of rooms and gave me a card to get punches and 6th free or something. The girl that picked me was smiling a lot and the girls that saw me with her were giggling. I was 29 and looked early 20's. A Yr +after i started to get into this and became a hobbyist at age 31when I started seeing pros 2 times or so per month.
 

maximus799

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Started off about 7 or 8 years ago, I was fairly young and living in San Diego at the time. I would occasionally go to a Thai massage place to relieve some muscle soreness (I play a lot of volleyball, and my back gets some serious knots). If you've ever been to a Thai massage place you know that they incorporate some stretches and it can get pretty intimate. One time I had a very cute masseuse and during some stretches we'd end up staring at each other, got very hard with her hands/arms right near my crotch, and although it didn't lead to anything it piqued my interest to do some research on HE. Eventually found a place right near my work and started stopping by there after work occasionally. The women there weren't young or good looking, but it scratched the itch and it was easy on the wallet. It wasn't until I moved to Brooklyn that I would really venture out to more places, including ones that offered fs. Now that I've been to most of the midtown gfe amps it's hard for me to ever go back to just a HE, it just seems like a waste of time unless I actually want a decent massage.
 

AutomaticSlim

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I've posted my story few times here.
So as not to be redundant, I'll just post a link...

https://www.ampreviews.net/index.ph...t-hobbying-this-is-my-story.31800/post-233574



:unsure:Origin stories like an Xmen or Avenger??

Lol I started my first ever meet up with a pro at a fast house when i was 24 in 2004. It was seedy but I was excited lol. It was soso the girl was happy i picked her.

From then til 2010 i probably had 10 sessions. I remember in 2009 though i went to a Spa that was very different than spas now. It was in Manhattan but the Spa was big had tons of rooms and gave me a card to get punches and 6th free or something. The girl that picked me was smiling a lot and the girls that saw me with her were giggling. I was 29 and looked early 20's. A Yr +after i started to get into this and became a hobbyist at age 31when I started seeing pros 2 times or so per month.
The girls who see me "giggle" as well -- although I suspect it's for a different reason...:geek:
 

PlaygroundQuartz

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Amsterdam in the 90's was my introduction to mongering. Rainbow spa (Nana) was my introduction to AMP, many years ago, and wow was it a better experience than the Red Light District was (although there is something to be said for the window shopping, not much chance of bait and switch.)
 

PlaygroundQuartz

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I have experience in Europe, Naples, Palms de Mallorca, Monaco, but never made it to the ATF, Amsterdam.
I suspect that Amsterdam is not what it used to be, in many ways.
the RLD is a scene, and something to experience, I found the experience way better in the small districts away from the main one, with larger rooms and fewer gawkers and drunk punters around.

Eventually I tried one of the higher end spots, an actual house, with real rooms, beds and a whirlpool tub in the room. That could have been great but the girls were totally not my type (African BBW, all of them.) I think the high end is where a place like Amsterdam is probably best experienced.
 

Pafor14

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@PlaygroundQuartz I tend to agree with you Amsterdam is not what it used to be.
I will say though that my experience with African-American BBWs, though maybe not the same as African BBWs, have been nothing less than spectacular, especially the ones who are mixed ethnically, specifically Asian...WOW
 

Pafor14

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Point well taken, I just happen to like to sample the menu. Man cannot live on one item alone(Confucius said it correctly I do believe).
 

Rogermoore

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My first time was in Amsterdam RLD back in 2000. I remember struggling with the guilt of fucking whores while my girlfriend was back in nyc. Got over it pretty quickly after busting my first nut with a Romanian blonde for what was equivalent to $40 at the time. I then went on to fuck another five whores to complete the weekend trip. Upon my return to nyc I started calling the ads in the village voice. First place ever was an apartment set up in gramercy. A Latina with a fine ass. I also picked up a couple whores driving around in the gramercy area late at night. They would pull up in their own car next to me and offer blowjobs. I remember getting blown one night by a hot ebony whore while parked at a hydrant, college kids leaving the bar scene saw her head bobbing up and down while i sat in the driver seat of my Nissan. I then moved on to the asian places listed in the voice, much of which were down right filthy at the time. Ultimately, Craigslist became prevalent and I was able to finally see hot kgirls. My favorite places back then was easternpleasure and rainbow nyc. They had the best kgirls.
 

Rubmegood

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About 8 years ago for me. I got a haircut at a random Chinatown salon and the lady washing my hair got REALLY sensual into it. Because of that I thought “That would have been great if it were everywhere.” Quick google search got me spa hunters and realized how easy it could be. At that time I just went to a random place and asked for soft massage after getting fully naked. Turned into HE. Internal conflicts said “okay just HE’s. Now here I am going for RIM and BBBJ like the degenerate I am.
 

Soldier105

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It always starts with "it's just a massage". That's why our SO consider it cheating lol...

Wow, she washes hair great, wish it was all over. Wow, what a massage, wish she would touch it. That was a great hand job. Don't tell the Mrs! For another 100 I can get laid?

See, now its like... I don't fuck old ladies. just hot little spinners. We're all fucked guys.
 

Ocdjoe

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got the idea from some hot escort porn that led me to craigslist/backpage but def made me too nervous at the time to actually doing an actual session.
After awhile of fantasizing and realizing the itch won't go away, discovered spahunter/rubmaps to discover spas near ktown. i skipped the 'HE only' step cause i never really felt that was worth the money.

started off with spas only with CBJ/CFS ---> moved on to the popular agencies like jewels/GC/ginas ---> moved on to indys on BP, message boards, TER ---> moved on to GFE spas cause now i need my dose of bbbj/rim/cim....damn what a dark and slippery slope this hobby is....
 

mouse64

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I moved to NYC back in 1980. My first experience was at a spa called Chopsticks on 5th Ave in the 20's. I believe there were at lease 20 girls working at any time, mostly Japanese and Korean. They would line up and audition for your selection. They were the good old days.
Moving forward in time there were many spas downtown ( the Bowery, Grand St, Broome St moving east) that had similar set ups. 10 to 20 girls all numbered rather than names and one would choose from the lineup. At this time Chinese girls were just being added to the line ups. I believe the cost for service was 30 house 30 tip.The only problem at that time was the NYC police dept was very active raiding these establishments mostly arresting the girls and only taking names of the johns and then letting them go. From that period NYC has developed into what it is today (prior to this pandemic that has shut down most systems). I am happy that I was there for one of the earliest periods of the spa scene when everything was fresh and not so jaded.
 

themandalorian99

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Interesting stories!

I am a late bloomer. I’m older but after my divorce I started doing the basic bro move of moving around strip clubs and red light districts. Started seeing escorts in Las Vegas and such and, after an STD scare, I decided to stop.
I travel due to my job so I spent a lot of time in the southwest. The street scene was pretty much dead in Albuquerque, NM where I was at the time (circa 2012), but the AMP scene is actually surprisingly good. Lots of options and all levels of services. I finally ended up in an AMP called “beautiful massage” (shoutout!); has been run by a mature chinese lady for years. No line up, just her. She gave me one of the best massages of my life. Deep pressure, no rush, professional grade. Pretty sure she was “actually trained” in massage therapy in china. Then long slow HJ on the flip, just the right ball massage/stroke ratio. No questions, no awkwardness, just straight to it. Came out of there floating. Never looked back since. It’s safe, relaxing and typically you get what you pay for instead of looking over your shoulder all the time in shady motels and run down strip clubs.
Don’t get me wrong, I am not the one to shy from FS if I think it’s absolutely, positively worth it. But was perfectly happy with basic services. I wonder if she is still there.
 

AMPprowler

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Man!! I'm kind of pissed that I can't remember my first time. But I remember when I started going heavy!! Back in the dot com days I was around 23 or 24 - Work on 5th ave and there was a this Brazilian lady probably in her late 50s not attractive but beautiful back in her day. She would show me pics all of the time. Anyway, not sure how I found her because she didn't advertise but She rented an apt on 45th st b/w 6 and 7th. Her name was Gabby I believe. Well she would have girls from every country throughout the month. All young 17-24. nothing ever close to 30. Anyway, she took a liking to me - I had just finished modeling for 5 straight yrs all over the world and she would always say she wish she was younger so she could be with me. lol. Anyway- anytime she got a new girl she would call me and have me test it out. If I didn't like it she would let them go. She used me as bait so the girls would think they would sleep with guys like me. (Not trying to brag) just letting you know why she picked me. Anyway, I would test drive probably twice a week. most of the girls were very good. Average girl was a 7. with some 9 sprinkled in that were usually from Argentina, Jordan, or Poland. No Asians. At the time I wasn't looking for Asians lol - Boy has that changed!! Now its only Asians for hobbying. Sorry for rambling here; Anyway, I would take a couple of girls out when they came to town, Some would arrive at night and had nothing to do, so Gabby would call to see what I was doing. But where I really capitalized on this deal is when Gabby asked to borrow $1500 to pay the rent. I was actually thinking about going into biz with her by renting an apartment to set up another place.( THANK GOD I didn't do that). Well she never had the money to pay me - Go figure- So I said I'm not paying for my visits until you are able to pay. I test drove for over a year going 2x a week not paying until she went out of business. Best 1500 I ever EVER spent. at the time it was 160 to 200 per (fs) Damn the good ole dayz!!!
 
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