I just looked at karina's web site and saw her pics, I also looked at Billieprices pics... I have to say, we seem to be getting a nice influx of new, and returning talent back to Philly....

Now, I've also read a couple of articles concerning the economy and that ladies are coming to the hobby as a result of the downturn...  we live in interesting times...

so my question is - are we going to continue to see new (and returning) talent? or is this just a temporary fluke?

Interesting that you would say that.  I use her as an example, but there are others.  for my tastes, I love a consideration of what makes this hobby 'tick.'  See Sophie's ad below.  Mostly, if you had not noticed ads on Eros had dropped BELOW 90 providers for the Philly region, there are a lot of questions as to what is going on in the hobby community (due to the economic downturn) in general and now, we are hit with ladies shifting in and out of the hobby.... why all the movement!????? What does it signify, and in general - what will the impact be on the hobby as a whole?  in our region?  Will it be better - or not as good.

Sophie looks terrific, and had she not posted on this thread, I probably would not have noticed her... as to Karina, if you have seen her, then you know the high level of service AND companionship she provides... that is NOT white knighting, it simply is a fact.  As is my praise fo the ladies at Joy's, Julianna (who if I could whisk her away - I would!) to Sloane, to many other ladies in our region...

my thoughts are - just a lot of new faces in our area.... are they all real (some are - and I know they are), are they all high quality?  are they all as advertised.... The more we can discuss them, the better off the hobby will be... the more we can openly share our thoughts and experiences the better for the ladies and the gents.

Hope this helps.... if not, I suggest you go see one of the ladies I have mentioned.  That is, IF you can get past their screening.

My name is KARINA not BIZZARO, so how could that be my 2nd AD. Please don't start this again. I followed the rules. If you scroll back to the 7th I placed my new pic's announcement under that post. Exactly where it should be. Yes, I did PM A few close lovers of mine letting them know about my pic's. I'm sorry if you weren't on my list. You don't have to be a hater about it...

I am pretty proud of my photography skills. I took them all by myself in the bathroom last night at my hotel... YES I know I have way too much time on my hands. But regardless, I thought they came out pretty good. So thank you superdude.

Back to you BUB. In case you didn't notice bizzaro's post did contain a few other topics beside me, so don't get smart. Why don't you actually stop for a moment and ponder over the questions that he did ask....

Karina

and was addressed to several of us! lol!  but now that Karina has brought it up, the photos she took ARE WAY BETTER than the ones I took.... see if you can tell which is which!  and ladies - for a small fee, you too, can have Bizzaro photos...   here is my fee schedule...

For a full 1 hour photo shoot:

  $19.00 - for the memory stick
  $ 1.00 - for each picture taken and provided
  $90.00 - for my time during the shoot as well as the cost of the props that I supply and are used during the shoot.
  $100.00 per hour (or prorated cost per min) for editing which you may wish me to do (blurring of the face, red eye removal, changing the focus, lighting effects etc.)
If you wish, I can burn a CD-ROM for an extra $15.00....

Finally, if you wish to keep the photos - and only you have a set, there is an additional $50 charge.  Prior to the shoot, you will have to sign a standard model release form.

There....   hope this helps, and ladies if you wish - just pm me, and we can work out the details.

Well, so far there have been 5 posts in response to the original post and 1 has been on topic - Sophie's.  We've had assertion that this thread is an ad BY Karina - it isn't, she did indeed follow the rules - but it is an ad FOR Karina and FOR the OP; added to all the other ones by the OP constitutes shilling IMO, although an attempt to circumvent that by raising other topics.

Back on point, and, as Sophie stated, I understand that touring is a good option when business in a lady's locale is not what she would like. And that's all I think we are seeing.

Who are the "new" and "returning" ladies, other than the one returning lady you feel obligated to post about every other day? I don't classify the other one you mentioned as "new" just because she posted on the board but has no website or ads.  As you also stated, ads on Eros are way down. Many visitors, in part for the reason noted above.

As I mentioned to others in other communications....how do you know whose pictures you got on email (along with giving your IP address to whoever you emailed) ? Seems the pictures should have been posted here as a "teaser", wouldn't you say?

So from my perspective, there isn't a "fluke" nor are there are an influx of new or returning ladies. At least not in Philly. You've started and contributed thoughtfully to many threads - this isn't one of them.

look, mostly there are a host of ladies posting on Backpage, Eros and other places who have Never had a presence in Philly before nor do they have reviews.  Tons of dudes have posted on this board "have you seen..."  most of the time to be answered with silence.

As I have enunciated, and which you've ignored, having a dialog about what is going on in our community (and using specific folks as examples) is not inappropriate.  To put it bluntly, I worry more about guys who come here, using an alias with NO reviews posted.  I use an alias only for humor, not to attack.

As to what I know about the truth of the pictures in the e-mail - 'nuttin...' which is why I have continually advised the lady in question to get a web site.  as to posting her pics here, I agree.... why did you not suggest that to her when she posted that she had such pics?  It would have been a great suggestion.

The pics are not mine, they are hers.

Have you ever been with a lady when you are her first customer?  (not her first sex partner, which is different)...  I have.

what was it like.  it was tough for the lady.  she was worried that I would not like her.  I did.  she was worried that she would not be "good enough" - she exceeded expectations.  but at the end of the session, the flood gates opened and she told me some of what she was going through.  She had sat in a hotel for a whole day, waiting for a first customer... anyone, cause she needed to make (earn) money.  She was a single mom.  That I was kind, and provided her with encouragement helped her get through her first time.  (oddly enough, she asked me out on a civie date - which I did not follow-up with)  

Any lady that flirts with going into this business does need help.  there is no school that teaches escorting 101.  it is all OJT.  that the lady in question is trying to understand what she is getting into before a full scale committment is commendable... yea, she is making a ton of mistakes.... but know what, making them now, is not so bad.

as to other... that was a light hearted way to introduce the topic:
"so my question is - are we going to continue to see new (and returning) talent? or is this just a temporary fluke?"

See the eros ad for amy...   'Just a dude' asked about her a couple of lines below...  Do you have any info?

see the eros ad for karen (610 278-1557) any infor?  please share if you do....

see the eros ad for Angelique (646 842-2238) any intel on the lady?

See the eros ad for Liza (305 764-0932)  help us with any insight you may have on her....

And these are ONLY the ladies that I've an interest in.  so, while I may have used the wrong two examples... my questions are still valid... and yes Sophie was kind enough to respond to my question, but others such as yourself have really not contributed to the answers - only to an effort to stiffle the conversation.... behind an alias.  

thanks, so helpful.

just a year ago, we were on this board decrying the lack of tourning ladies to the philly market, now, we've more than we can assess and visit.  understanding this shift may help some of us decide how we wish to spend our hobby cash... it just is good to know why the dynamics have shifted.

BSD

Oh, and you're hot!

Please tell me how I "stiffle"d the conversation.And how I didn't contribute. And what I ignored.

You asked a question and I gave you two answers, or one answer with two parts:

"I understand that touring is a good option when business in a lady's locale is not what she would like. And that's all I think we are seeing."

"So from my perspective, there isn't a "fluke" nor are there are an influx of new or returning ladies. At least not in Philly."

I think the newbie got solid advice. Had I known that one more post advising the same thing like the good advice she got in the first paragraph here:
http://www.theeroticreview.com/discussion_boards/viewmsg.asp?MessageID=46224&boardID=28&page=3

would have tipped the scales, well, I would have done so. Noticed you didn't post advising her either.  And here you have all this info about her and said nothing, except you saw her pics....until now.

You just didn't like the other parts of the post and are being defensive. And that's fine. Have a nice day.  

Appeared there was information about the newbie provider in Dude's response post. Looks like it was someone else he was historically referencing, not the newbie. My mistake, my apologies.