JJ I have always professed to have one of the worse memories of people I know.

I am one of those WGs who forget their face the minute they close the door.  A few years ago I had a guy on the bed and noticed a tat he had on his upper arm and asked him "Have I seen you before?" "this is my FOURTH visit" was his response, god was I embarrassed. 

There is the occasional one I remember but not many.  I have no chance of remember them unless they were drop dead gorgeous.  Sorry its not an answer to your question but I wanted you to know you are not alone.

I do forget them when they haven't called in ages, and changed their mobile number .. its only when they walk through the door does recognition occurs !!!!

Some clients I remember everything about their one and only booking with me 3 years ago, others I'll see 2 or 3 times and still can't remember anything about them. There's no rhyme or reason to it either, some people stick in my mind and others don't. Some guys want you to remember them (I'm sure you've have the "I'm Dave, the one with the dark hair who made you laugh" text and still not clue who he is), some are offended if you can't, others are scared off by any recognition when they phone you again.

Just can't win sometimes.

I had someone who I've seen ONCE (5 months ago!) texting me the other day:

- "Hi Ana, this is George!"
- "George have we met?"
- "Of course! Don't you remember me?"
- "Er... (why should I?) I don't keep clients numbers.... No... could you refresh my memory please?"
-  "I was the young guy from Derby. A few months ago!"
- " Er... Sorry George I'm not remembering you...can you give me more details, how you look like and stuff?"

....Longest 5 min pause............

- " I guess I wasn't that memorable then..."
- "Sorry George, i have a very bad memory" (lame lie to protect his ego).
- " It's ok... I guess I'm not that memorable..... I totally understand it" (sounding very down)
-" George, OF COURSE I REMEMBER YOU!!! (trying to save the situation). You were..... THE YOUNG GUY FROM DERBY! Right?"
- "It's Ok Ana.... This was a total blow to my ego. I'll call you some other time"

Hangs up.

(Men, those fragile creatures)

My good excuse is when they expect me to remember because the accent here sounds so familiar to each other when they phone. I can recognise better face to face contact. Many are satisfied with that. Also add that I answer several phone calls every day. Even a few embarrassing moments when I mistaken one for another talking about certain things laughing it off. This can happen when in a rush not checking correctly.

I can totally identify with Ladylust on this!
Each and every time my phone rings with a name and location ( meaning I have met them already at their home/hotel ) I have to quickly struggle to recall ANYTHING about them before I pick up - even if it was the same week. I usually fail and just blag it.
 I know that I am happy to see them again or I would have marked OID/NW! after their name ( Only If Desperate/No Way! ) and if it has been a fabulous booking they get * or ** too! 
If I have the time I dig out my 'little black book' to read up a little info  about them, as I think it is a nice touch to ask about their poorly parrot etc  but I am usually too busy getting ready and rushing off to bother.

This happens in my 'real life' too. I have lost count of the number of times I have conversations with people in the street/shops/gym and then treat them like a complete stranger and ignore them the next time we pass    There are also huge blocks of my life that I simply seem to totally forget. I used to keep a full-on diary and it is mind-blowing to read sometimes.
The up side of all this is that most negative stuff is simply on default delete and every day is brand spanking new to me!  X