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  • Oliver and the con man

    • Bottoms Up, the local gay bar in a quiet neighborhood, has now been in business for twelve years, and their business is growing very rapidly. The number of customers has doubled each year for the past three years and the bar is undergoing an expansion. The increase in business, in most part, is due to the Old Queens Gang, a group of six older men who are regular customers of Bottoms Up. The group, for a few years, have met at the bar three or four times a week. The owner of the bar and the bartenders attribute the rise in business to the Old Queens Gang. In one corner of the bar, the owner placed a table and chairs with a sign that reads "RESERVED for the Old Queens GangTues. and Thurs 3:00PM to 7:00PM -Sat and Sun. 3:00PM to 10:00PM".

    Over time, the Old Queens Gang has earned the respect and admiration of the other regular customers. They have the reputation of being compassionate, considerate and friendly to everyone in the bar. For the last several years it has been the practice of the group to circulate and greet newcomers and introduce them to others in the bar making them feel more at ease and welcomed.

    The Old Queens Gang is also known for helping those that may be having problems, needing advice, or just lonely and needing to talk to someone. The members of the group consist of Jason, Tom, Joe, Buster, Bryan and John. Those that know the members never consider the group to be "old", "queens" or "a gang". Originally, the nickname was a joke, and has been affectionately carried forward.

    During one of the Old Queens Gangs visits to the bar, a distinguished, well-groomed and nicely dressed man in his late sixties came into the bar. It was the first time the group had ever seen the gentleman. John approached the man and introduced himself and learned that the mans name was Oliver. After talking with Oliver for a short time, John introduced him to several other people and then introduced him to the gang.

    In the manner that Oliver was dressed, his jewelry, and overall appearance, would lead anyone to believe that he was, or had been, successful in whatever occupation or profession he had pursued. After meeting the gang, he pulled a roll of hundred dollar bills from his pocket and ordered drinks for everyone.

    Oliver dragged up a chair and joined the group. They spent about an hour talking and getting to know each other. Oliver had retired a couple of months ago and decided to move here. Bottoms Up was the first gay bar that he visited since moving to the city a few weeks ago, and was the second time he had ever been in a gay bar. Almost immediately, Oliver began to relax and feels at ease with his new friends. As the conversation progressed, Oliver revealed that he had known he was gay since his teens, but because of conservative profession, he had to remain closeted. Now retired, he was ready to allow himself to be openly gay and explore his sexuality, for the first time. Oliver explained that he had never had a long-term sexual relationship with anyone, only a couple of discreet sexual encounters while he was in college, but remained completely celibate during his professional years. His preference was a man between twenty-five and forty years old. He had no idea how to go about meeting someone that age but was anxious to meet a younger man and eager to have a meaningful relationship.

    There was a moment that everyone was talking to each other and John used this opportunity to speak with Oliver. John was trying to be tactful in offering some advice to Oliver. He began by saying, "Oliver, I know this is only the second time you have been in a gay bar. A gay bar is sometimes dangerous because you never know who is going to be in the bar. Often there are some men in gay bars that have ulterior motives and are on the lookout for easy prey, especially vulnerable older men. There are some precautions to take in order not to attract these men. I think that you may wish to think about a few things before going to a gay bar again. You wear very expensive jewelry and clothing, and you have shown that you carry a large amount of money. Someone that may try to take advantage of you could notice one or all of these things. There are a lot of crazy and untrustworthy people sometimes in the bar or hanging around the outside of a gay bar. So for your safety and protection, I am suggesting that you dress down a bit, not wear large diamonds or gemstones, and carry only the amount of money you will need at the bar. I am saying this in hopes that you may heed my advice and avoid being in danger at some point." Oliver expressed his thanks and admitted that it never had occurred to him before.

    Oliver decided that he needed to go home. He told the group how much he appreciated them being so nice to him and he thanked them for visiting with him. Tom shook Olivers hand and gave him a slip of paper with his name, email address and phone number and said, "Oliver, you have made six new friends this evening. If you ever need us, please feel free to get in touch". Oliver reached for his billfold and handed Tom his card with a phone number and tells Tom that he will be hearing from him.

    A week goes by and none of the gang has heard from or has seen Oliver. On several occasions the group had talked about Oliver and how concerned and sorry they felt for him. The gang, per usual, was at the bar and Oliver walked in with his arm around the shoulders of a younger man. Oliver brought the younger man over to the group and introduced him as Frank. Oliver said, "This is the love of my life. We met three nights ago in a gay bar downtown. Frank moved in with me yesterday." The gang was appalled, surprised and shocked. Frank is a hunk, between twenty-five to thirty years old, nice facial features, neat appearance, and a trim, muscular body.

    After talking with Frank for a few minutes, the gang realized that there was something about Frank that was askew. The ways and things Frank does and says, along with his personality traits, immediately raised red flags. Frank was arrogant, self-centered, loud, and abnoxious. He had no qualms about asking Oliver or others for drinks or cigarettes. Frank had been drinking before they arrived at Bottoms Up and now he was very drunk.

    Oliver was acting like a lovesick teenager and was hugging, kissing, and could not keep his hands off of Frank. The gang was at loss for words and did not know what to say. Oliver took Franks hand and said, "Please excuse us, we want to have a few drinks alone before going home", and they departed.

    After Oliver and Frank left the table, the Old Queens Gang was looking at each other, shaking their heads in disbelief. Tom looked around, to be sure Oliver and Frank are not in hearing distance, and said, "I just cannot believe that Oliver is so stupid". Buster replied with, "Oliver is so damn naive and must be out of his ever-loving mind". Joe shook his head and spoke up, "I asked Frank what he did for a living and his answer was if your young, good looking and really smart, you do not have to have a regular job."

    Each member of the group showed concern but at this point they didnt know what to do. A few more comments were made, and they realized that Oliver and Frank had left the bar. The consensus of opinion of the gang was that Frank was, perhaps, either a hustler or con man, trade, or both, or looking for a sugar daddy, and seemed lacking in morals.

    Tom asked what everyone thought about himself and another member of their group contacting Oliver to invite him for lunch or dinner to have a talk with him. Everyone thought this was a good idea, and John volunteered to be the second person. Tom and John agreed to meet for breakfast the next morning.

    The next morning, while Tom and John were having breakfast, they worked out their strategy as to how to approach Oliver with as much tact as possible. Their first hurdle was to get Oliver to agree to have lunch with them without Frank being present. Tom called Oliver and extended an invitation for lunch. Oliver agreed, but asked if he could bring Frank. Tom said, "No, John and I want to talk you about some business, and we wish to do so privately." Oliver asked what kind of business and Tom replied that they would discuss it at lunch. Oliver agreed to meet them.

    During lunch there was the usual chitchat, but as soon as Oliver finished eating, he pushed his plate towards the center of the table and asked what kind of business were they going to talk about. John looked at Oliver with a big smile and said, "Oliver, that was an excuse to talk to you alone. The Old Queens Gang is concerned about you and we feel that you should know about our concerns. Since you are in the process of coming out of the closet, perhaps we may be of assistance and/or offer you some advice." Oliver wanted to know what kind of assistance and advice.

    Tom explained to Oliver that coming out at any age is difficult and perhaps even more difficult at their age. "My friends and I have been out for many years and as a result, between us, we have obtained a lot of wisdom and experience that we are willing to share with you. Being gay and adjusting to a gay lifestyle is difficult at best. Perhaps it is none of our business but that is the business that we are here to discuss with you." John asked Oliver if he wanted to hear what they had to say or if he wanted to drop the whole topic. Oliver lowered his head and replied, "Okay, I will listen to anything you would like to say, but that does not mean that I will take your advice, particularly if it has to do with Frank." Johns response was "It sounds like what you may be saying is that you may be having some doubts about Frank, but you may not want to explore these doubts."

    Oliver admitted that he had acted very immaturely, irresponsibly, and rashly. "I am not dumb. I know that something is not right with Frank, but I guess that I just do not want to admit it to myself and give up my dream. I know that I have rushed into this too fast, but I am so lonely, and have wanted someone with whom to share my life for all these many years. Yes, I know that I should have dated Frank awhile to get to know him before allowing him to move in with me. He was so convincing and said that he was the one and only for me, and we should start living together immediately. It was the answer to my prayers to have someone to want to live with me."

    Tom wanted to know if Oliver was aware, that there are a few individuals around that prey on other gays, and especially older people, just to get what they can and to take advantage of them. Oliver said the thought had never even occurred to him. John said, "Tom and I, as well as the rest of the gang, believe that that is what Frank is doing to you. We believe that he is a hustler and/or a con man that seeks out older gay men, such as you, for the sole purpose of either looking for a sugar daddy or obtaining money, valuables, or anything that would be beneficial to him. Because of our experiences and having been around the gay world, we summed up the possibility that Frank was a bad apple when we first met him. We could be entirely mistaken, but we feel obligated to warn you of the possibility. It is up to you to determine what you wish to do about your relationship with him. For your sake, just be careful and think things through."

    Oliver was quiet for a moment and said, "You know, yesterday Frank and I were in bed and had just had sex, and he asked me if I knew how he could become my legal guardian, so if something happened, he could take care of me. There have been some other instances where Frank had asked about my finances, insurance polices, and other questions about my personal affairs. At the time, I thought that it was a strange thing to ask, but I soon forgot about it. Another thing that I ignored at the time when Frank moved in with me, was that all he had was a couple of suitcases with some nice clothes and his car. He said he would move in his other things later. Any one in their right mind should have known that something was not right."

    Oliver continued, "I am beginning to wonder if I am in love with Frank, or if I am in love with the fantasy or dreams that I have had all these years. I guess, if I really faced the facts, I know that I am physically attracted to Frank, but I really honestly do not like the man. Right now I am just very confused, and I am, at this very moment, facing reality for the first time."

    Oliver again thanked Tom and John for their concern, and the concern of the others in the gang. He said that he had a lot to think about, but realized that he must come to some conclusions, make decisions, be firm and act rapidly.

    As Oliver was leaving, he asked Tom when would be the next time the gang would meet at Bottoms Up, so that he could personally thank the other guys for their concern. Tom replied that they would get together tomorrow afternoon or early evening, but if he needed anything or needed to talk, to call him.

    Tom purposely did not tell Oliver that the gang was getting together later that day. He felt like Oliver needed some time to figure out what he was going to do.

    About two and half hours after Tom got home, he received a phone call from Oliver. Oliver was obviously upset and was having some difficulty in talking. In a few minutes, Oliver was calming down and was telling Tom what had happened. "When I got home, Frank seemed agitated and asked what the business meeting was all about. I told him that it was personal, and Frank became irritable because of my answer. Frank shouted, "Oh! So Goddamn personal that I was not invited for lunch". I went to my bedroom and shut and locked the door. I looked in my jewelry box, and some of my jewelry was missing, and money in my chest of drawers was gone. I then went to my desk and found that a number of my blank checks had been taken, and I also found some of my credit cards missing."

    "I immediately decided to call the police, but Frank had come to the bedroom door, and discovered it was locked. He became irate when he discovered that I had locked the door. He began to bang on the door and was yelling at me to open the Goddamn door. I told him I was in the bathroom, and I would be there in a minute. I made a quick decision, based on believing that Frank had no reason to know that I was aware of his transgressions, and I opened the door."

    "Frank came into the bedroom and saw the lid to the jewelry box was open, the drawer in the chest of drawers had not been shut and the cover to my desk was not in place. He knew that I had discovered some of the things that he had taken. He became furious. His anger was completely out of control. He was yelling profanity and screamed at me, "Damn it, Oliver, if you had been five minutes later, Id have been gone!" Then he grabbed me and shoved me against the wall and he slugged me and I fell to the floor, pretending that I was unconscious. I just lay there very still, and I was afraid that he might kill me."

    "I guess that he was so mad and could not control his temper that he was not thinking logically. Frank for certain had an anger problem. I would have thought that he would have grabbed his things and what he had stolen and run, but he continued yelling, throwing and breaking things throughout the house. He was also collecting other valuable items that he was going to take when he left."

    "A neighbor had heard the commotion, yelling and all, and called the police. The patrol car must have been nearby because it did not take them long to get here. I heard the police siren before they pulled into my driveway. I locked the bedroom door again, and I managed to open one of the windows in my bedroom, and I yelled, Help! to the police, and told them there was a crazy man in the house destroying my property. The police broke down the front door and subdued Frank. They asked me, if I wanted to press charges, and I told them, You better believe it. Frank was handcuffed and the police read him his rights."

    "One of the policemen looked in Franks billfold and found what he needed for identification. They took Frank to their patrol car and locked him in the back. One of the policemen called into headquarters while the other policeman came back into the house for me to give him a statement as to what had happened. I told him everything from the time I met Frank to the time the policemen arrived."

    "After the policeman finished taking my statement, he asked if he could look around. I, of course, told him he could. He made notes as to the damage Frank had done and he asked to see Franks belongings. All of Franks things were packed in his suitcases, which leads me to believe that Frank had planned on taking what he could and leaving before I returned home. Among Franks things, the policeman found the items that I had just discovered missing, plus a few other things that belonged to me, and he found a gun. The policeman said that he needed to take these items as evidence and that he would list the items in his report. I signed the report and he gave me a copy."

    "The policeman started to leave when he remembered that he should search Franks car. After the policeman searched Franks car he came back inside and told me that he did not find anything. I asked the policeman what to do with Franks suitcases because I did not want Frank to ever come back into my house. He suggested that Franks suitcases could be locked in the trunk of his car and he would move the car out of the driveway and park it in the street in front of the house and then give the car keys to Frank. I helped the policeman carry Franks suitcases and things to Franks car. As the policeman and I got near the car, I overheard the policemans partner, who had been on the radio talking to their headquarters, telling the officer that Frank had a warrant out for his arrest and that he had also broken his parole. I returned to the front doorway to my house and watched the policeman move Franks car. He got into the patrol car, and as the police car was leaving, I looked directly at Frank, and gave him the finger."

    Towards the end of the telephone conversation, Oliver repeated, "Thank you, thank you, thank you, Tom! You guys most likely have saved my life. I was so stupid. If you all had not been concerned, I may not have wised up to Frank. It could have been much worse, and he even could have killed me."

    Tom asked, "Is there is anything I can do to help, or would you like for me to come keep you company for awhile?" Oliver replied, "No, thank you, I am doing okay."

    Oliver was going to makes some telephone calls to try get his front door fixed and then clean up a few things. "After my front door is repaired, I am going to fix my self a stiff drink and then I am going to lie down for a spell. I am looking forward to seeing the gang tomorrow afternoon."

    Tom went to Bottoms Up, got himself a drink, and was waiting for the other members of the gang to arrive. After everyone had arrived and were seated at the table, Tom and John gave them a report as to what took place at the luncheon with Oliver, and then Tom brought them up to date as to what happened when Oliver returned home. Everyone was elated that things turned out as well as they had.

    Joe raised the question, "Who do we know that we can introduce to Oliver?" They all thought a few minutes, and Jason and Bryan both at the same time said, "GLEN!!!" Buster yelled, "Perfect!" Glen is a nice looking, professional, and all round great guy, who is around forty years old. His better half was a gentleman in his mid-sixties that the gang knew and considered a good friend, but had suddenly passed away about five months ago. The gang had tried to be supportive of Glen after his partner died. Glen had had a hard time accepting the death of his lover for seventeen years. Glen has always been attracted to, and associated with, older men. He always enjoyed the company of the Old Queens Gang, and they liked Glens company.

    The gang agreed that Glen was the likely candidate to be introduced to Oliver, but that in no way were they going to rush or push them on one another. Tom thought that perhaps Oliver may need some time to recover from his ordeal, but on the other hand, meeting Glen may be the best thing for him.

    The next day, the Old Queens Gang assembled at Bottoms Up. Glen happened to be there and Jason and Bryan took it upon themselves to tell Glen about Oliver, and tried to determine if Glen may be ready to consider meeting and dating someone. Glen was a little reluctant at first, but then began to show more and more interest and asked questions about Oliver.

    While Jason and Bryan were talking to Glen, Oliver arrived, ordered a drink for himself and for the members of the gang, and then joined them at their table. Jason and Bryan brought Glen over and introduced him to Oliver. They all had set down and the bartender brought the drinks Oliver had ordered, and he asked the bartender to also bring a drink for Glen. Oliver offered a toast to the Old Queens Gang and told them how much he appreciated their concerns for him and what they had done for him.

    Light conversation and jokes continued for a while and various members of the gang began to excuse themselves to circulate and visit other regulars and men visiting the bar for the first time. It was not long that Glen and Oliver were the only people left at the table. They found no problem in talking and getting to know each other, and were enjoying each others company. About fifteen minutes went by before the gang members began to reassemble at the table. Everyone was having a great time. As it was getting a little late in the evening for the Old Queens Gang, various members began to say it was time for them to go home, and within a few moments they all agreed that they must depart. Each began to say goodbye to each other and to Oliver and Glen. As the gang started to leave, Oliver announced, "Glen and I have a date tomorrow night for dinner." Everyone hugged each other and the gang was on their way home leaving Oliver and Glen in the bar.

    Frank went to court for his hearing and trial, at which time Oliver testified. The judge revoked Franks parole and sentenced him for two more additional years, due to what he had done to Oliver. Frank will be in prison for at least eight years, without a chance for parole, and may receive additional years, if found guilty, when he goes to trial for the outstanding warrant for the other case against him.

    Several months elapsed, and Glen and Oliver had become a serious couple, and they seemed to be very content and happy. They had decided to continue to date each other for another couple of months before officially moving in with each other. They were practically living together anyway. If Glen was not at Olivers home, Oliver was at Glens home, or they were out somewhere together.

    So, the Old Queens Gang is, again, successful in doing a good deed for others, and is always ready for their next challenge


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