Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 21:56:48 -0700 From: dnrock@rock.com Subject: The Beneficial 22 The Beneficial by: dnrock(dnrock@rock.com) 22: Calgary and Yellowknife "Yes Sam, I think we can do something ... No, I am not available but I'm sure Garth and the others can ... Wilson and Eddy are that organized? ... Okay, don't worry." Tom, rose from his chair and went to the office door. "Eddy!!!" he shouted. Eddy was in the adjoining condo but that didn't matter, Tom was loud enough to be heard across the lane at the big brothers' pad. Eddy of course came on a dead run. Running in the house is one of those things boys do and one of those things mom's keep telling them not to do. He had no real idea why he was being summoned. Tom had decided to try and pretend he was unhappy but as Eddy's bright, trusting face came into view, that thought evaporated. He could pretend to be upset with the big brothers for being stupid but all Eddy had done was demonstrate he was a kind hatred, solid friend and lets face it, that's the Anderson way. He did just what Tom would have done. Sure he should have asked him first but he already knew what the answer would be anyway. Eddy came flying into his arms kissing him. He wanted to act stern and fatherly the best he could do was return the kiss. "I just got off the phone with Sam Kirk." "Good then you know, good, come with me." Eddy jumped to the floor and began pulling on Tom's hand. Tom went. "This had better be good," he thought. It was too. Wilson and Eddy had been exchanging e-mails and sharing lots of digital photos. Now that was not unusual. What was just a bit different about this was many of Wilson's photos, were not his but taken by a boy and girl named Jonas and Shelley. They were friends of Wilson. These kids were a bit unique and special as Eddy put it. Many of the messages were from this Jonas and Shelley too. It was obvious Conrad and Charley were also part of the conversations and photo sharing. It took Tom a while and a bunch of questions to piece together the whole story. (See the story Photo for Jonas and Shelley's story) Eddy was excited and between showing Tom the images and explaining everything it was enough to get the professor's head spinning. It also got Tom thinking about how the web of things in ones life is just so tangled. Reality is stranger than fiction, he thought. It went like this: "That's Jonas and Shelley, their deaf ... that's Apollo, you know the photographer who Lloyd thinks is so good ... that's Brad, he is Apollo's assistant and those are their girlfriends, their sisters ... Apollo's dad is a geology professor Dr. Bidis and you know who he is ... that is Trevor Adonis, he is one of Apollo's assistants and he lives in Calgary ... Apollo and Brad saved Jonas from kidnappers and then introduced him to Shelley ... they took all these pictures and wrote this book ... and they know Agent Snipe of the FBI, he guards them ... Wilson's great grand parents, you remember them ... they brought Jonas and Shelley, et al. (hum the kid is learning something Tom thought about his proper use of the latin) to the Dells and they stayed at their motel ... look Jonas likes to draw, same as me ... he can't hear Wilson and I sing but he and Shelley sign the words to sing along ... Jonas and Shelly are learning to fly and have mascot wings from the USS JFK and uncle Garth's airline ... I told them you would give them a ride in a Beaver or maybe Richard ... Jonas takes lots of pictures, these are all his, except Shelley's and Wilson said I would like them as friends, he does ...." If nothing else Eddy was highly excited about all of this. Tom was still spinning, in his had that is, "Well son can you connect all that to this meeting at the Airport?" Eddy had that, another stupid adult question, look on his face. "The airline is their transportation sponsor on the book tour." "Okay." "Uncle Garth and us will entertain them at the DC9 flight simulator during their stop over. They are going to be in the Calgary Stampede parade." He had the earnest and exasperated look and tone of voice that Tom finds so cute. "Oh, I get it." "Apollo wants to meet you, that's why Sam called. He reads all the stuff you write and his dad said you were the best mapper in the mid west." "That's what he told me. I've read a lot of Professor Bidis' papers on the Cascades and they are damn good. I, unfortunately have some meetings I can't get out of on that day. So Lloyd and I can't be with you." Eddy nodded in understanding and went on to show Tom the PDF of the book. This got Tom's attention. These pictures were good. Not just good, they were great. The children were so expressive and the photo quality so high. He liked the text to, sensitive and expressive. ................................. "Okay Garth let me get this straight. Sam and Alex invited us to be this Adonis fellow's guest in Calgary for the Stampede parade and you committed, Eddy, Conrad, Charley, Peter, Richard, Nate, Lloyd and me?" (See the stories Delta Cubed and Jason Adonis "More or less, the invitation came from Apollo's student, Trevor Adonis. I guess Jason is his older brother and head of the family, seven or eight brothers and an Uncle. They offered to send their family Challenger to pick us up but I said not to bother. By the way I know their pilots, until recently the family was based in Amsterdam ..." "Okay, Okay, I yield. You say Dr. Plato Bidis and Dr. Derak Smyth are also guests at the same time and Jason will see I get to visit one the new Yellowknife diamond mines along with them?" (See the story Robin) "Yes that's it in a nut shell. Now what about this Banff thing?" "Wilson goes from Calgary to the Banff school, you know his adoptive mother, Virginia, teaches their and Wilson studies voice at the same time. Well Harold has got Eddy into some special classes along with Wilson so we all get to spend some time enjoying the national park." "What did you think of the deaf kids? Eddy thinks they walk on water." "Eddy did his Eddy thing, but I won't tell grandfather Red Fox. Well you know when someone passes his test what he is like. Anyway, the kids took to the simulator like they had been doing it all their lives. That young lady is a natural, just so calm and cool about everything. They fly with us a lot and every pilot they have been with tells me how great they are and how polite too. I understand on their first flight ever, one of my captains gave Shelley her mascot wings and the only thing that kept her seated was the seat belt. Now that they have been in the simulator the only way to keep them out of the cockpit will be the reinforced hatch." "And Garth?" "I will try and spend some Stampede and Banff time with you. No way I am going to miss all that. Here look at this." Garth held up Eddy's sketch book. "See, he and Jonas were trading sketches." Tom looked at the sketches Jonas had done they were good. Eddy's were good, Tom knew that but this deaf kid had a definite style. ..................... A few days later, in the latter part of June Tom got another very interesting phone call. In fact he got several calls all related and in rapid section. First one from Agent Snipe, to inform him they were closing in on the bad boys and that charges would be laid against everyone including several of the Congressman's staff but not him. The word of the street was his constituents were gathering around him but in a very negative way. He had embarrassed them and they were out for his head. Snipe figured he would not seek reelection. Second was from the National Geographic with a commission for a diamond article to be illustrated by Apollo Bidis. The editor asked some of the usual questions about how he, well they would go about it. Tom assured him he already had an invitation for himself and Apollo to visit Yellowknife. The editor seemed to know all about that but would not say how. He obviously assumed Tom and Apollo had worked together before or knew each other. Tom told him it was a long story he would relate next time they had a face to face. Later that day he was approached by Geotimes to do a review of a new book by Smyth and Bidis on the Geology of the Cascade Range in Washington and Oregon, if he had time, that is. Tom did not like doing book reviews but he would do this one as a favor to the editor. The AGI does not pay well for articles and even less for book reviews. It was his academic duty and Smyth had suggested him. Tom wondered a little about all this. It seemed that Jason Adonis was some kind of vortex that drew everyone in. Ok, he was not the vortex but he had or created a vortex around himself. That is not necessarily a bad thing he thought, after all he does the same thing. Tom wondered about this man and his organization. He was just not able to find out much about him on a personal level. Everyone who knew both man assured him they would like and respect each other. He learned Jason was in his mid 20's, very rich, well educated an MBA, an alumni of Northwestern and Harvard. Was in the same fraternity as the Kirks, is a friend and client of Rupert and his law firm. Was instrumental in helping Apollo's book project, is also a pilot and along with his uncle had adopted six brothers of which Tervor Adonis was one. Most important the Adonis family owned the oldest diamond cutting and setting business in Amsterdam. All kinds of things started to fall in place for Tom. Trevor had made a very favorable impression on Richard, Peter, Nate and Garth. The entire book project team made a good impression on his crew. The older boys were very much impressed with Apollo, Brad and Bob as men and as professionals. They were also impressed with the ladies in their company. The Newfeld sisters and Ms Trend. Most of all everyone were completely mesmerized by the children. ........................... Garth's first sexual encounter with a new young friend, who is not a family member, came to him quite unexpectedly. Nate, Peter, Richard and Lloyd all hope he, the new friend, will want to sexually interact with them in the future. Eric is not sure about any of this but he sure likes Garth and what they do with each other. Garth moved his hand over, rubbed small circles on his smooth, flat tummy, up under his tee shirt, to his small nipples. Eric arched his back, and pressed his chest against the probing fingers. Garth felt the small nipples stiffen, and swell as he stroked them, pinching gently between finger and thumb. Garth pushed Eric's tee shirt headward. He caught on, and quickly skinned it over his head. Garth leaned in. resumed stroking his chest, nipples, and tummy, then lapped his tongue across his stiff little nubs, sucking first one, then the other. Eric arched his back more, and groaned. Garth licked while longer, sucking, and nipping gently at them, as his hand slipped into his pants; grasping Eric's throbbing cock, stroking his velvet skin up and down the rock hard shaft. Eric was rolling his head side to side, his hands tugged at Garth's hair. Moving lower, Garth licked the creamy skin of the lad's hairless tummy, plunging my tongue tip into his inny. His hips bucked, as Garth stroked the penis, dipped under, to gently tug, and roll, the boy scrotum between his long fingers. Eric was on his back now, stretched full on the couch, his legs spread wide, as Garth licked his creamy skin, and worked his leaking boy cock. Sitting up, Garth took hold of the elastic band of his shorts, and looked into his eyes. His mouth was agape, and his tone was flushed, his eyes were closed, as he panted, his chest rising and falling. Garth tugged at his shorts, and his small round butt rose off the cushion, and Garth slid his shorts and undies down his smooth, lean legs, and off. Eric's cock slapped against his flat tummy as Garth sat back on his heels, inhaling the beauty. He was magnificent, his boy phallus rock hard, pulsing with his heart beat. It was all of 6" long, and a good inch and a half, or more, in girth. It was totally smooth, no hair or prominent veins, his urethra was swollen and defined, along the poster line of the shaft. His pubic patch was sparse, and what blond hairs he had were silky and lay softly against his groin. His cut head was pure perfection, flared, and slightly larger than the shaft, it was a deep, reddish-purple color, and it glistened in the sunlight, damp, with pre-come. His balls were tightly displayed in a pink, hairless, wrinkled scrotum, divided clearly into two grape sized testuckes' spreading them to each side of the scrotum, which was tucked up tightly, between his thighs. Reaching out, Garth wrapped my hand around Eric's tool, and cupped his sweet balls in his other hand. Eric groaned, and thrust his hips at Garth, his head rolled against the cushion. Garth fondled the satin skin, so hot, so hard, gently tugging, and rolled his tight balls. Garth caught his clear pre-come fluids on his thumb, and passed it back and forth over the glans. Eric's hips were bucking faster now, short, rapid, pumping motions into Garth's hands. Wrapping his fist around the base of the throbbing boy cock, Garth pulled it away from his body, leaning over him, Garth passed his tongue across the drooling slit, then licked the length of the pulsing shaft, across his wrinkled scrotum, softly sucking each orb in turn. Garth's lips settled on the oozing cock head, and slowly, very slowly slid it inside of his wet, warm, mouth, until Garth felt his silky pubes on his upper lip, the tip in the throat. Eric's hips bucked, he pressed his penis deeper into Garth's vacuum like oral cavity. Eric's eyes popped wide open, and he looked down, across his heaving torso, to watch Garth swallow his cock, engulfing it, milking its head with his throat muscles. Garth started a rhythm of sucking this sweet boy, the throbbing cock excited his taste buds, his saliva ran like a water fall, drooling from the corners his mouth. Up and down the pulsing length Garth sucked, gently rolling the testicles in his cupped hand, as Eric's chest heaved, his hips bucked, pumping into Garth's oral cavity. As Garth sucked Eric's sweet meat, he felt his balls pulling up inside the lad's sack, and his shaft swelled still larger. His pre-come was flowing non-stop now, Garth savored it's sweet, nutty, flavor. There was no doubt now, his bucking hips, his pre-come poured out, he inhaled sharply, flexed his sweet butt rapidly; Garth felt his urethra swelling on the top of my tongue. His ejaculate erupted into Garth's mouth, strong pulses, painting his tongue and sliding easily down his throat. Garth savored his creamy texture, nutty flavor, relished the sweet sensation of his warm, slick juices. Eric flopped back on the couch, panting and sweating. Garth suckled his deflating phallus, draining the last drams of essence. Garth released the now super sensitive penis, and dropped below taking Eric's scrotum into my mouth. Reluctantly, Garth stopped worshiping his perfect boy parts, and crawled up the couch snuggling up to Eric, wrapping his arms around the boy's quaking body, kissing his youthful cheek. Garth held him, he began to settle down, breathing returning to normal, as Garth stroked his back. He shifted a little, raised his head, and looked into Garth's eyes. A smile crossing Eric's flushed face. "Oh fuck that was so amazing" Laughing, Garth patted his naked butt, Eric giggled. Eric was introduced to Garth, Tom and the others by Nate. He is 15 plus and was assigned as a training partner to Nate by their swimming coach. When it became obvious that Eric liked older guys better than contemporary girls and was still trying to find himself and his sexuality, Nate immediately thought of Garth and Tom. Since the kid hit it off with Garth he was happy. Garth never one to shrink from a training or teaching role just moved on into it. Summer is lonely time for Grath since the boys are mostly at camp or traveling. Eric would want more lessons Grath was sure of that. ....................... Not everyone could come to Calgary due to other commitments such as Peter's work with the camp medical staff, Garth's and Edith's corporate schedules and Nate's preparation for a swimming competition. It would just be Lloyd, Eddy, Richard and Tom. When Lloyd found out that they would be working with two distinguished geologists, professors Smyth and Bidis along with his hobby idol Apollo Bidis their was no possible way Tom could leave him behind. Tom also knew Lloyd and Richard were interested in building a stronger friendship with Sam and Alex and from the e-mails that went around, all of the Adonis brothers. Their plane landed after the parade was finished so they missed it but that did not seem to matter. The first thing they did after arriving at the Lazy H, the Adonis-Henderson Ranch was eat, unpack and go horse back riding. Well Eddy and Richard did anyway. Lloyd was following Apollo, Bard and Tervor around to learn as much about photography as possible and Tom was spending as much time as he could with Doctors Bidis and Smyth as he could. The Lazy H is called a ranch, and Tom assumed from the wording of Jason's formal invitation, that it was a typical western working ranch. It turned out to be sort of a working ranch. It had horses and raised some livestock and forage crops along with a huge garden and orchard. Jason had sent his security people to meet them at YYC. He and the boys were impressed with the view of Calgary as their DC9 slipped into the glide path. On this day they were approaching from the south, runway 1 (16/34) they could see the mountains to the west and the downtown area, also to the west but a lot closer. Calgary is an impressive city rising up from the prairie, which is green, as if a mythical giant had dropped it in place. Its metropolitan area is clearly defined by urban and suburban development and just across the fence expansive farms and ranches. In some ways like Denver but Denver is much larger and more sprawling with many communities in its metro area. Calgary is just Calgary. They drove south from the Airport on something Called Deerfoot Trail. Expressways and major streets in Calgary and some in Edmonton are call Trails. Some trail Tom thought as the six lanes of traffic zoomed along this north/south highway. It is also provincial highway 2. Just south of the city they turned west and drove for another 30 minutes pulling up at a large iron gate. The gate was opened by a driver activated control and the car proceeded on the gravel drive, past barns, corals, a large ranch house and through a wooded up hill section. The main domicile from the driveway side is not all that impressive it is very long but appeared to be low and spread out. Next to the main entrance, just across a circular drive was a small two story apartment complex and a long low garage built to accommodate about 20 cars and light trucks. Between the apartment complex and the main entrance, but set back some was a glass and wood structure that Tom assumed was a covered swimming pool and or atrium. This place is monstrous. Most of the family and guests were still in the city. They were escorted into the main entree way which resembled a hotel lobby sans registration desk, which opened into a huge dining room. The dining area had monstrous windows floor to celling that looked west toward the Rocky Mountains. Leading out of the "lobby" are two wide halls running roughly north and south. This was two story complex built in a kind of open 'U". To assist visitors small clear signs pointed the way to all important places like offices, library, music room, kitchen, sleeping areas and so on. Every door had a tasteful brass plaque identifying what lay behind it. The place is a working ranch in that they have a string of Quarters and Mustangs, raise beef and bison for food, has orchards and large gardens and so on. The horses were purchased from the most famous Alberta breeder, a fellow named Evers. Not a name Tom recognized but why should he. The ranch is several sections of land with grain and hay fields, wood lots and the usual ranch stuff. Jason and Klass have offices in their home. Some staff live in the apartment building and in the old ranch house down by the out buildings. (a section is 1 square mile or 640 acres) Tom already knew that six of Jason's brothers were university students being the same age as Richard and Lloyd. One younger cousin Drew, who is fifteen he thought and an uncle, Klass Henderson. Several trusted staff also lived here, along with cooks and so on. They were hardly in the door when Ziggy, one of the brothers, appeared. He greeted everyone by name showing them to their rooms and making sure they knew how to find their way around. Ziggy is a very personable young man. He looks about 12 but spoke like he was 30. "I'm the shortest and best looking one here." he commented smiling and sharking everyone's hand. Ziggy has a most engaging smile and bright, star like, blue eyes. Eddy gave him the "spirit eye" look and smiled, took his hand and said. "Lead the way, where are the others, why are you not with them, how many rooms are in this place, when do we eat..?" Tom was gassed at his informality but Ziggy did not seem to notice, he just chortled on, answering all Eddy's questions as if this was not only normal but like he had known Eddy for years. Over dinner that evening everyone was formally introduced to everyone else. Each person gave a brief accounting of themselves with everyone else throwing out those little comments, embarrassing moments and other note worthy good fun items. It took hours but was so fascinating that no one took their leave, not even the youngest children. This was a most impressive gathering, to say the least. Everyone here had some kind of mutual connection to at least one other group or family. Many had common friends, colleagues, associates or what ever. The most common thread was Agent Snipe, all had professional contact with him and in Derek's Smyth's case, friendship going back to boyhood. Eddy, Wilson and Jonas were on stage the entire time. Wilson and Jonas seemed to like the spotlight the most but Eddy was not far behind. It was Eddy that stole the show. He went out onto the large veranda just off the massive dining room and whistled to the chickadees who came flying to him to take sunflower seeds from his hands. Shelley and Apollo took his picture doing just that. In fact, she took many pictures of him, while Jonas sketched. He and Wilson began singing and just never stopped. Well they did stop but it seemed whenever they were in proximity they delighted everyone with their twin voices and their ability to get everyone else joining in. A side trip like this one and the Yellowknife excursion would give everyone a brake from cowboys and rodeoing. Stampede Week is ten days long, perhaps the Canadians have a different way of counting. (The Stampede is over 100 year old and for most of that was a week but in the 60's it became 10 days.) That said, it truly is the greatest outdoor show on earth as their advertising contends. The groups would form, dissolve and reform to partake in the different activities. Jonas and Shelley were heavily involved in promoting their book and signing autographs but that never stopped the fun, midway rides and so on. All the kids just seemed to completely support each other. While Jonas and Shelley were "working" the others would scout for interesting stuff, sweep in, drag them off for a bit and bring them back. It was one long party for everyone but Jason and Tom. Jason had his company(s) to run and Tom still had articles to pump out. "Apollo's Flying Circus" that was Jason nick name for them, was working hard too. Eddy seemed to be inspired by Jonas from the art side of things. Jonas just never stopped sketching and that seemed to drive Eddy. Tom thought it a good thing, it was but he did question it a bit. It was discovering Eddy and Jonas naked and sketching each other's bodies that got his attention. Not posing nude or sketching a nude. It was very close physical inspection and concentration on male genitalia. Tom just put it to boy bonding and left the room. Both of these budding artists made a costly discovery at the Stampede. Not costly to them, costly to Tom's and Jason's bank accounts. A few booths down from the Deaf Societies book display was a display by a local Calgary artist Royce Evers. Evers had grown up on the ranch where the Fling H's horses came from. Tom and Jason had to admit Evers was good, real good. He used his two boys as models and painted the local Alberta landscape with them and often animals. His was selling a new grouping called the Boy Series A. His boys were the same age group as Drew. Eddy and Jonas. It was only natural they would get to know each other. Royce is a master renderer, his work often has the most minute detail. He has the ability to engage the viewer and keep that viewer intrigued for hours. He also does some wonderful things with the eyes. Eddy and Jonas could not seem to get enough of the man or his art. For his part Royce looked over their sketch books made tons of useful comments and shared his techniques. He also does a lot of photography in support of his painting, he and Apollo hit it off as one might expect. The big costs came from both Jason and Tom purchasing subscriptions to his folio: "Boy Series A", Tom purchased one of his foothills scenes with his sons, himself (Royce) and several horses. Jason purchased the main display piece at the Stampede Western Art Auction. That was the highest price paid for any art in the history of the auction. At least the difference between the Canadian and US dollar made it a little easier for Tom. Jason's income is sufficient to allow him almost complete latitude in what ever he wants. Lloyd and Trevor hit it off together right away. Both boys being in the six foot six inch range had a lot to do with that. Being the same age, bisexual and having photography as a hobby didn't hurt either. Lloyd hit it off with Geoff, another Adonis brother and so did Tom. When you get three bisexual geologists in the same place at the same time... well they do have common interests in zones of orogeny, thrusting, folding, overturned beds, expansion and contractions, stresses and strains, overthrusting ... Ok, enough of this tongue in cheek ... Richard has been with Tom long enough to feel comfortable with the way these science types operate. They operate the same way any other group of bisexual men operate when sexually stimulated. They get naked and using their hands, butts, mouths and genitals, give and receive as much pleasure as they are capable of. They are young and lean, tall and buff, smooth and clean. They are men with broad shoulders, narrow hips, small butts. They are men that display their maleness with an offhanded pride and self assurance. They know who they are, why they are and what they want. They are physically stereotypical and intellectually and behaviorally atypical. Blond, blue eyed, nordic looking sensual, cultured, serious and humorous. To Eddy they represented a physical and sexual ideal to grow toward. They contrasted with his BB only slightly: he is tan with black hair and brown eyes. He is smooth and lean and tall, with broad shoulders, narrow hips, a small butt and he displays his maleness with a self assured pride. Eddy or Conrad is their prince and like a prince he is indulged. He is the symbol of where they have all been. They are the symbol of where he is headed, part of what he will become. Eddy, Richard, Tom, Lloyd, Geoff and Trevor were all in the room bathed in the golden glow of late afternoon west light for the huge windows. The older boys, including Tom are dressed only in very briefest of underwear. Eddy was already naked. He was making the rounds to each spreading his sugar round and receiving a good feel and lots of kisses. Richard took Eddy and placed him on a small table, he is a little hight challenged with this tall crowd. The men gathered around to touch and kiss his face and body, suck on his boyhood and lick his small ass. Eddy was in boy heaven with all this first rate male attention. After each man in the circle had a chance to pay him boyhood homage Eddy dropped to his knees, spreading them apart just enough to give crotch access. He began removing those pesky thongs and briefs one at a time. Making sure to give each erection a few good deep throats. Geoff and Trevor were pleasantly surprised at his oral skills. Eddy started singing with their phalluses in his mouth, just as Harold had taught him. When he finished Trevor the last man, he scooped him up, leaning back he began kissing his mouth with deep tongue prodding kisses. Eddy warped his legs around Trevor's waste. Trevor's hands moved to the boys butt pulling the cheeks apart. Someone assisted, taking Trevor's cock and directing it to Eddy's open and empty anus. Eddy settling sliding down the man to impale himself on Trevor's long had cock. Trevor carried Eddy to the bed and slowly lay back placing Eddy in the boy superior positions. Eddy with the assistance of the man's long powerful arms, slowly raising and lowering his butt, fucking himself, while the others engaged in as much oral and anal activity as four viral men on one bed can. ........................ "I love to fly Jason, so far I have flown a Stearman and am qualified on the 180 and Beaver." "Qualified on the Beaver?" "Yes, last year dad talked Tom into getting us qualified on float equipped Beaver so he and Tom could take Eddy and me on a northern Ontario fishing trip. We rented a Beaver in Kanora and flew north toward Rainy River for a week of fishing. It was great." "Then Tom is also qualified?" "Oh yes, he just loves it too. " "That is very interesting. You know, well you don't know yet but I will tell you; when we visit the diamond mine near Yellowknife next week we fly from their to the mine site in float equipped Beavers. You two can be our pilots. I'm sure Apollo will like having someone like you at the controls for his aerial shots." "That will be my great pleasure and I'm sure Tom will like it..." "It is set then, we will all go up to Yellowknife and while the "Flying Circus operating you and Tom can take the geological group to the mine. Have you met Richard Smyth yet?" "No, not yet, Derek and Apollo were both telling me about him though. I'm looking forward to that as well." .................. Epilogue Tom had never written for the National Geographic nor had Apollo photographed for them. This turned out to be both lucrative and professionally rewarding. Their collaboration was more rewarding than that but in a much more personal way. Their work was highly praised by both the academic and art community but also by the reading public. Strangely Apollo, Tom and Garth who did manage to come along to Yellowknife did not interact sexually they were just friends, fellow pilots and collaborators. Tom and his gang would often host some or all of the Adonis clan and eventually others met through them, when visiting Minnesota. All of them were welcomed in Calgary, Bellingham, Vancouver WA, and other places in return. Wilson and Eddy sang often together as Wilson's guardian Sam Kirk became one of Tom's graduate students. This is the end of Part I. I sincerely hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. It has taken the better part of 6 years to get this far. I hope Part 2 will not be so long in coming but you just never know.