Devonna Dick? Cruising for prostitutes?

I'm not a john. I just want to know why you were wearing the luminous yellow bib.

To be visible to traffic. And because I liked it.

Wouldn't Craigslist be easer? Though I hear that you can save a bunch of money by switching to free sex.

I'd like nothing better than to do a first person expose of how it feels to be a john, except I find the idea sickening and sadly, I'm after a real addict. So even once wouldn't really do the trick.

I'm after someone who trawls the avenue repeatedly. I want to understand WHY.

"what on earth prompts a man to drive out there at 2pm on a Thursday and pick one of these ladies up."

Um, I think the reason is pretty obvious Matt - it's called cheap instant Pussy. Craigslist requires actual planning in advance what with the emails back and forth and setting a date, place and time, etc. And then there is the ever present looming issue of the online record of the encounter, which is why many johns still manually cruise the strip so to speak. I mean, my guess. I have no experience in the matter.

If you want to find some actual johns, head on down to one of the community court sessions - there are usually scores of them confessing their sins loudly in order to have their sentences reduced. Quite the show, sometimes quite amusing, but always quite sad actually. Oh the humanity.

Cheap instant faces of meth, perhaps. 82nd is not Pretty Woman territory.

I can see a difference if one were a rich Russian businessman and a supermodel offered you the "opportunity" over a Martini. Or Indecent Proposal.

But taking advantage of these women, seems more like a sickness to me. And I'm not playing the prude intentionally.

Um, these guys aren't looking for dream dates Matt or pretty faces they are looking for, to put it bluntly, pent up relief. I don't think looks have much to do with it other than the ability to get the job done. Restated, I don't think they care what the bird looks like as long as she can sing.

Sickeness? I agree, but an international one then because I've seen it in just about every city I've ever been in (including the "nice" ones like Paris or London).

You want to see some sick street walking action that makes 82nd Ave look like a shiny new Hooters in the mall? Take a drive to Vancouver B.C. sometime around Gastown/Chinatown border. Besides the open drug markets you will see things like 15 year old junky prostitutes in sparkly hot pants and stripper shoes sporting lesions even and shooting up in front of you on the sidewalk while some very nice looking men in nice cars slowly cruise and stop to "chat" with them.

Age old equation: Vulnerable and desperate women and the men willing to pay for a piece of them and a society that sort of says they care.

Also, try the Council for Prostitution Alternatives in Portland for a pretty interesting grass roots group that knows a lot about this stuff here and elsewhere.

Yeah, the hookers aren't Pretty Woman territory, but have you seen guys that get arrested for picking them up? Hardly Richard Gere territory. Those guys are nasty. So I think it's a combination of nasty guys who can't get it any other way, and a thrill of doing something dangerous/illegal/taboo.

I think Matt should move to Utah. Less whores and not much of a homeless problem. No racists there either.