Any Midwest guys MO - KS

[runnerguy]

Hi new to the site. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, but travel to ST. Louis, Missouri. Older fit guy into speedo's since 7th grade swimming on the early 70's, amazing to see a site where Guys can share in their love of speedos. Yep I have about 50 in my collection.

[Byron]

...as new member today - but as this is the WORLD wide web and not the USweb translations please on four abbreviations in your post.

[Swimmboy]

Welcome, runnerguy! Sorry, but I'm on the East Coast - hopefully you will find local friends here. People in your part of the world know exactly what KS and MO stand for. Just be warned that one smarmy person on this board will constantly criticize anything you post, so just ignore him as the rest of us do.

[afewgoodmen]

Glad to see new members joining our group.

It's a great place to chat about our love for mens swim wear, bikinis, thongs, etc., etc!

Have fun and don't hesitate to post pics of any speedos you feel like showing off :D

[Torchwatch]

Welcome runnerguy, I was also a 1970's schoolboy and club runner. We pushed the envelope for wearing shorter, shinier running shorts with deeper slit sides.
When we swam we chose to wear nylon speedos until lycra came along. On the beach I preferred tiny bikinis including string sides, they looked and felt so good on a lean, long legged runner's body.

[runnerguy]

I wish I could go back to those days with the knowledge I have today.
The young men are lucky today to be able to live their life openly instead of behind a facade. But the 70's were fun and we didn't know what m4m fun was about.

Shorter and shinier was so hot and erotic then and today.

[sebbie]

http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/state-abbreviations.pdf

these abbreviations for states have become so familiar to Americans they give them no thought at all any more

[runnerguy]

Good to have the list. Where is Bryron located? Outside the USA?

[Byron]

I am afraid that asking the question proves the point.
My location is irrelevent - what is important is that courtesy* is shown to those around the world who read English but who will not understand some esoteric postings within this exclusive club (as it can so often appear to be).

*swimmboy to note that arrogance+ignorance is a terrible combination in a forum of free speech.

Btw thanks to Sebbie for useful list (I am beginning to think that Mike should make it a sticky)

[Swimmboy]

note that arrogance+ignorance is a terrible combination in a forum of free speech.

Guess you would know all about that, By...

[Byron]

Thank you for your post - a little surprised to see as I am supposedly ignored by so many :p

[runnerguy]

grew up in the 1970s and attended West Ladue in St. Louis ,Thinking back to those days when all the guys had to dress out for swim class in their tight little black speedo's. Anybody else relate to that experience. Since those days I've always had a fantasy of speedo's. If you grew up in the area let's chat. Back then it was taboo and stigmatized to be gay. Today it's all good

[Glenda]

Lived in Denver Metropolitan Area for decades and so Kansas, City was our nearest closest city to the east at only 600 miles away. With Salt Lake City over 500 miles to the west we were located about 1/2 way between both. I didn't know anyone whom actually drove to either city for any reason due to there's large regions of absolutely nothing in between them. Not even trees. In winter the roads get closed for days sometimes. Most folks living in Denver haven't driven east into the High Plains. Great to fly over though. We were practically neighbors! Welcome neighbor!

Every year I drive on I-70 and I-80 towards Iowa for a bicycle event and try to stay on the correct route to get through Kansas City as quickly and easily as possible. It has a mess of lane charges and really takes a lot of concentration to get through it after having driven straight road for 600 miles.

Currently, I live half way between Denver and Salt Lake City in a sparsely populated region. It's a great place to fly over too.

I'm a Boomer who first began wearing Speedos in the 1970's also.

[blueswimbirefs]

St Louis native here! Just started wearing swim briefs and love them. Now if the pools would open so I can get over my self consciousness and wear them proudly :)

Send me a note if you are in the area - would love friends to swim with and soak up some sun in our swim briefs!