Brandon: How perfect is this? We get to talk about escorting. I feel like I might be able to know what I am talking about for once. 

Angel: I know and all those people who wish that for once I would just shut up are finally going to get their wish! But maybe I can just steer the conversation along and ask the questions that everybody is dying to know. So first of all, what exactly IS escorting?

Brandon: Escorting to me is getting paid for my time. I “escort,” that is, accompany, gentlemen for periods that are generally in hourly time slots. When I say, “It’s about time.” I mean it. It’s all about time. 

Angel:  How did you find  out about this particular profession, and what made you want to pursue it for yourself?

Brandon: Seriously, if most people fell into their career, I tripped and went head first. I started doing porn way back when and then I kept getting these requests to spend time with guys. At first, I was like, no way. However, after a few offers with some serious cash, I just couldn’t pass it up. After the first few nerve wracking times, it got easier and I got comfortable with the situation. It’s like hooking up for the first time or meeting someone new, the thrill excites me and the cash motivates me.

Angel: Yes I can see how cash can be a motivating factor in any profession. How does one set their hourly rate for this type of work?

Brandon: I take a look on some of the leading sites: www.rentboy.com, www.men4rentnow.com and several others and see what other escorts are charging. You can see that there is a “Standard” and then I price myself a little higher, because I think my time and what we can do during it is worth more than a “standard.” Other times, like at the end of the month, when bills are due, I lower my rate and spend more time with people. Rates are tricky. I definitely don’t charge for anything but my time. When I was living in New Orleans and spending lots of time with guys it was so hard to say no to that much money. Even if I was tired or was heading to my friends house, I would rearrange things to spend time with people.

Angel: Is there a certain age range that you should be in to be an escort?

Brandon: Hell no. Knowing what I do now and having been an escort, hired escorts and now helping to run one of the biggest escort websites, there is something for everyone. Part of the beauty about hiring an escort is you can get whatever you want, when you want it, and then be done with it. If you want an “experienced” and probably “older” guy to try something with that you saw in a movie, you can call an older escort or one with a track record. The next night, if you want to spend time with a young, pretty guy, you can do that too.

Angel:  Now, it seems too good to be true and just like a fabulous way to support yourself. BUT you know as well as I do that EVERYTHING has its price. What are some of the things that you personally have felt like you have given up, to pursue this occupation?

Brandon: You are right, now more than ever; I see that the adage I so often use at rentboy.com is right. “Money can’t buy you love, but everything else is negotiable.”

Angel: What's been the cost of this illustrious lifestyle? 

For one, my personal ideas of sex and satisfaction are fucked up. I have a hard time getting intimate with my boyfriend. I got so tied up in sex as an obligation that I made up for myself, that when I really wanted to get intimate, I felt like I was missing something or it was not as lucrative.

Another, is that I also think I have lost the value of a dollar. I mean, when you make $8.00 an hour, you tend to value the things that you buy more because you had to work harder to get it. When you make $300.00 and hour, things come easier. On the same token, I used to look forward to plane rides and fancy trips, now I think to myself, “You want me to sit on a plane for how long?” and “I was just on that island last week, I don’t want to go back now.”

However, the return has been far greater for me. I have been able to do things that I never would have been able to otherwise. I mean traveling, meeting famous people, and being able to buy things of course. There’s more though. I have been able to help my parents do things I could have not done on a smaller “salary.” I have been forced to learn manners that I would probably not have ever had to use if I didn’t escort. 

The biggest cost to me though is that I have a hard time expressing what I really feel. I tailor everything to what I think people want to hear and it pays off over and over. To further complicate things, my close friends know that, so the absolute biggest challenge is now to convince people when I am seriously being serious and when I am telling them what I think they want to hear. It’s sick.

Angel: Can you give me an example of someone who probably shouldn’t pursue escorting as a career option?

Brandon: Escorting should be a “side dish.” I wish I would have kept a “real” job for more time when I was escorting. I really did lose touch with reality. I mean, why should I pay attention to things when I don’t have to? …and the more escorting I did, the more ways I found to get out of things. People want to help you when you escort more often than not. I think a far greater percentage of the people I spent time with turned out to be paid “relationships” rather than a “WHAM-BAM-THANK YOU MA’AM” type of thing.

Angel: Now, middle America has this Puritanical view when it comes to male escorts. Many people think that they are just drug-addled hustlers looking for their next fix. As someone who is NOT an escort, but the majority of my friends are, I can honestly say that by and large the exact opposite of that is true. How difficult is it to overcome a negative social stigma in regards to escorting?

Brandon: Can I get a translator? It sounds to me like you mean, “How do you get past what most people think about being a hooker?” 

Angel: Sure. Sounds good to me.

Brandon: Being an escort and being a hooker are not the same. I say it in jest. Escorts are paid for their time. 

Quite frankly, my dear, it’s damn near impossible to get over that. I stopped trying and I just deal with it and laugh all the way to the next place I want to go have fun. I sing the praises of escorting because when you manage it the right way, there are opportunities that would amaze just about anyone. 

Angel: One of the things that has helped you out a lot in your personal career is your website, PartyWithBrandon.com Do you think it is important for an escort to have a strong web presence?

Brandon: If you want to get new business, yes. Word of mouth among high profile clients is priceless, but my website was the biggest way that I was able to share what I do with other people. 

Angel: What are some online resources that young men can peruse if they are seriously interested in pursuing escorting as a career choice?

Brandon: Don’t pursue it as a career, for God’s sake. It’s a supplement. I have another site called  RentBoyConfidential.com (It’s not very confidential if I am talking about it huh?) It is a “help site” with tips, tricks (I love that word), stories and ideas about how to manage hooking your way through life. 

Angel: What about movies, like Boy Culture, or Pretty Woman, or Moulin Rouge! Or anything like that?

Brandon: ARGH! It’s Hollywood my dear. I live there too, so I am not knocking it, but they are movies! All I have to say is, I was very impressed with Boy Culture for it’s realism and attention to details. Pretty Woman is a movie, but also a way of life. It cracks me up now to watch it and her talk about money, now her weekly rate would get you a couple of hours. ….and Moulin Rouge – I think that it is for any harsh case of ADD. It made me want to tear my eyeballs out it was so red and… I have a headache just thinking about it. 

Angel: Actually, I think that may be the 7 drinks you had last night…

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