Jaybee,
I think for first timers, it is best to go in the early evening, play some of the table games with the gals and introduce yourself as patrons arrive. Buy some beers, ring the bell, that sort of thing. I didn't join the forum until after meeting a few BM's on the last trip, but I knew OF a few (inc. you) because of the number of posts some guys make and/or their name/avatar is "odd". I had been doing heaps of research for months while I contemplated my move over there. There is a library of info buried in the bowels of this website that have accumulated over the years.
My actual first visit to MTB was a few years ago, but that was pure chance. I was just walking around and saw a cute gal.
BTW, I don't understand your signature. It is the opposite for me. Steady sex because of being in LOS or having a girl in the states gives me the same problem I had in high school (and I don't take Viagra). I find that sometimes I have to "rub one out" in the afternoon just to sit or stand comfortably.
The TanMan