Welcome!

Welcome to “A Rent-Boy Named…” © . This is the honest and heartfelt story of a boy who found himself homeless on L.A.’s Sunset Strip in 1969 and 1970. Look for the chapters under the page listing on the right starting with 9001.

This is the story’s third site. We bring with us 1.6 million hits and over 2 million chapters read. The chapters are short, published unedited and as they are written, a sort of crash-bang writing style.

Contact at: strangebrew1960@yahoo.com

Tristan  Strangebrew and “A Rent-Boy Named…” © 2008-2009.  Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear written permission is obtained, and credit is given to, Tristan Strangebrew and “A Rent-Boy Named…” with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

 

Bernard FAUCON.
Les petits bateaux / Small boats

Sorry For The Delay…

Like a lot of you I’ve been struggling to keep the bills paid. I just haven’t had a lot of time nor the inspiration to write recently. I’ll get back to it shortly. Thanks for hanging in there.

Cheers Tristan

A New Reader…

From Zaphod via some site I forget the name of…

Chapter 130 of “A Rent-Boy Named…” Posted

Look for 9130 under the page listings to the right. Thanks to Allen, John, Landyn, Stan, Adrein, G., Lukas, DavidBgood, Dusty, Uncle Sid, TheDamned, alan, Paul, J.T., T.J., XMike, Johnny, Fritz, Asmithdf, Halvard, Cam, Xero, S., Albert, Stardust, Bill, V.S., M1k, LostDreamer, Jay, Johnny, Koombi, John (fkam), Jeffy, Mikey, Silvershell, Kevin, Ben, Connor, JBL, Steevo, Seth, W., Dan, Doug, Tom W., Silver, Purps, AlexM, V.S., NickHogan, Ridd, Pabs, formernewsreporter, tenfive64, Mark, Deklyn, Psy, Angelboy, Dan S., Barry, Adam, Lauklin, Patrick, Al, Dotz, Amazed, TheGhost, Childof60s, Kambrip, Islanddreamer, Justin and Taylor, Dale, TJ2, tmbk2, Kyle, Moot, Strokeboi, Col, Wheelycat, Jack, Musteline, Rick , Greg, Claude, Bobby D., Benjimon, TAGGE, Timur, BT, Gaige, Dale2, Stealthreader, Randy, Wade, Rob T., Baz, Eric, Nightwalker, Sunny, John R., Sebastion, Mark, G.K., Garfield, Elf, Joseph, Poe, Sethwishes, Jay.osa, Matty, Jonny, Caspian, DC, Ikey, Shadie, JustaFan, Cieran, El B, Anesti Vega, Thomas,  Mac, NMDave, Stretch, Rudi, mcphe, Larkin, Joefus, JohnnyReb, Diesel, Justme, Marc, Joe, Eddie, Anthony, Ken, Lancealot, Erik, Chimel, Richard Michael, Cameron, Greg H., Wyatt, Gurney,  Appreciation, Matty, Joshua, Neal,  Extremeadventures, Danny, Songo, Teebee, Jed, LuvtoLuv, Tom, Chas, KJV, Yogibear, Dr. Mackenzie, Zaphod, S_Walker, Greybeard, Brit M., Brian, Santiago, Nemo Nescio,  KC,  Nick, Joel X., Nathan W., Plato, Tenabrae, Henry, Maher, Billy, FireFly, Drucloud, Troyo, Stef, CallmePaul, Fane, David DelaCruz, Edwardo, Jallen, Marc, PaulG, Pilgrim, Eddie, Squiggley, Lilmon-t, Navyone, B. Bartmann, T.Perry, Dru, Kilroy, Max, Dawngreeter, VMan,  Jay, Oldgoat, C. Bright, Oceanboy, MFalcon, Surfgrommett, Hiva, Octavius, Byzeil, Stephen, Rowan D., Fred, Bigct, Craig, Trent, Tim, Tony, Toren,  Acidance, Joe, Reddecatur, and all of the anonymous readers and writers for the kind words, and peace to all. Tristan

Vanityteen… A Fashion/Culture Mag…

The current issue (#5) publishes a short story by me. Its an altered excerpt from chapter 24 of “A Rent-Boy Named…” They do some cutting edge photography and fashion reporting as well. I believe its created in France with collaboration from Spain and elsewhere. My short story entitled “The End Of Summer” is on pages 30/31…

http://vanityteen.com

Visit “Twinergy And The Boys Of Clear Lake”

“A Rent-Boy Named” reader Cody Snowe has posted his own story on a new blog. Have a visit, give it a read and leave a comment…

http://twinergyandtheboysofclearlake.wordpress.com/

Greg’s Artistic Contribution…

Look for the link to his page at the bottom of the chapters listings to the right  —>

From Chapter 41… “The Beach”…

Miss Moon…

From Chapter 11.. “Thats Nice Sweetheart…”

Johnny…

 

Thanks Greg!

More Readers, Found By Zaphod…

He Prefered A Good Book Over His Video Games

There is Magic in Words

Sunny’s Garage Model

“Rent-Boy” reader Sunny is busy making models of his vision of “the garage” from the story. Check out the hose shower and Daniels new jeans hanging on the fence to dry. Thanks Sunny! To watch his progress click “Sunny’s Garage Model” at the bottom of the page listings to the right —————->

 

Kill Your Television

 

Squeegy’s Song

Click the link, close your eyes and let it take you away… Do you hear him?

michael-e-bittersweet-original5.mp3

 

Woah! So Here We Are At Chapter 110….

Following are some Rent-Boy facts:

Nearly one year of writing and 3 different blog-homes.

Just over 1.5 million hits and 2 million chapters read.

Over 260,000 words written.

In total Rent-Boy has recieved over 2,000 comments and just over 2,000 e-mails.

Many linking bloggers have come and gone, I just hope they are all ok. Rent-Boy sends some 400 hits a day to linked blogs.

One half-dozen assorted publishers, screenwriters, attorneys and the like have contacted me. None have said the right things.

$270.00 in contributions brought in. Thats $1.00 an hour writing time. $100.00 paid forward to “The Little Red Wagon Foundation”, (Check out the thankyou card that Zach sent on the home page). That drops the authors pay to about 60 cents an hour, hmmm I do need to find work.

100% of Rent-Boy readers are smarter, taller and better looking than average, and all of them are good, kind souls.

 

Gaiges “Rent-Boy” Review

Gaige reviews “Rent-Boy” in the last half of this vlog. Please click his YouTube link below and subscribe to his page, leave a message or just a hallo!  http://www.youtube.com/user/ohyeayourface

Paying It Forward

Dear faithful readers, due to suggestions from many of you, i have added a donate link. Although i never expected the story to go as far as it has, i now have over 250 hours of work invested in it. The story averages around 10,000 chapter reads a day and i’m working on finding avenues with which to publish the story in book form.

Set-up costs for making the story “publisher ready” include artwork, printing, mailing etc., not to mention my time.  So you’ve offered and i’ve added a link that simply says “donate” under the “blogroll” at the bottom of this page to the right –>

 

A full 50% of all donations to the efforts involved in writing this story will be “Payed forward.” As of 15 May 2009, a total of $200.00 U.S. has been given by the contributors listed below. Today, 21 May 2009, $100.00 U.S. was donated to 11 year old Zach’s “Little Red Wagon Foundation” a non-profit which is dedicated to improving the lives of homeless children across America. Please visit the link below to follow his walk to The White House to bring attention to this shameful and growing problem. Hunger hurts. 

  

The donation was made through Paypal and marked as from”Friends of James and Squeegy.” They’ll never know who the gift was from, but you will.

 

http://www.littleredwagonfoundation.com/

 

Thanks and peace to all… Tristan

 

  

 

Many thanks to Contributors: Paul B., Michael H., Peter W.(2), Jay K. (2), Thomas, G.:), William B., Marcel, Michael S., Brit M., D. Jeffrey

About The Story

I’ve posted a page that i hope will answer some of the most common questions i get about the story. Look for 1002 under the page listings over there ————-—————>

Discussion Page Added

Look for page 1001 under the page listings to the right. Use this page for discussion pertaining the story.

What Can You Do?

http://www.openarmsproject.org/

http://community.pflag.org/Page.aspx?pid=194&srcid=-2

Be sure to visit Zach’s page at The Little Red Wagon Foundation…. This 11 year old is walking from Florida to Wash. D.C. to raise money for homeless kids!

http://www.littleredwagonfoundation.com/