All very blurred now in terms of dates, but not so for events.
It all began for me with videos hired & magazines purchased from my local adult shop. Circa 1980s. Got into salivating over advertisements on last part of classifieds in local tabloid. Then had my first LB experience when I phoned one of said. Weren't called LBs back then, as almost all were Caucasian (this in Australia) and self referenced as "trannies."
In early 90s my passions were still secret, but I eventually fessed up to one of my mates, who occasionally posts here as bubba. He had become a regular visitor to Thailand, & I discreetly as I could sought his advice on where all the LBs were. (I knew nothing of Thai geography.) He not only told me but calmly informed me about being on LBP, recommending I join. I did.
Next thing - I was retired & living in Vietnam - I was holidaying in Pattaya as well as Phnom Penh. All good fun.
Then the shit hit the fan on that LBP forum & I got kicked off the very same night Lung (from Chiang Mai) got booted. We managed to exchange email addresses before the lights went out. A few weeks later - would this have been about 2010? - he emailed me saying he had joined this lovely friendly forum, LBR. I joined immediately.
Meeting up with said bubba sometimes, and on my travels getting to know Pdoggg, bumblebee, dixon cox & others was marvellous. Comrades in arms, as it were. On subsequent travels I met many others including the likes of Kahuna, BigTel & SiamSam. All these men I consider the best of friends. Some of our evenings in Sunee we must have had 15 or 16 guys chewing the fat (so to speak) over wines or beers. Then of course there were the GOTCs where we all met many new faces. And the PBG sessions.
It's been a wonderful journey. May it continue till I'm on my last legs.
As for the nickname, Ken has been a nick I have used on many forums over the years. As I have said elsewhere I chose it originally out of interest in the Japanese actor Watanabe Ken.