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Leather History, Leather Archives

By Daddy Peter Fiske

For so many years we had no organized history. For a lot of years, we didn't even have a community. When I became a Leatherman in March 1964, at the 3rd balcony of the Empire Theatre on 42nd Street in New York City, we were outlaws.  Quite literally what we did was illegal and we lost jobs, homes and even our freedom for being who we were sexually. It was a very hot time that year of the Beatles, and swinging London. Why dont we go back to being outlaws ,some say, but it really sucked and I wouldn't go back if I could.

In 1964, the bar was our only refuge and even in New York, the cops raided and closed them after a short time. We were afraid of who we were and what would happen to us. We had no history and no support systems. I was raped and assaulted in a sex and SM scene in 1964 and there was no one to help, no one to tell and I even stopped playing for 4 months. Yeah, it was exciting sexually and the SM was very hot but today it is even hotter and we have a context for ourselves and our lives.

Mr Bullet Leather 2010

Another one joins in the quest for LAL 2010

The capacity crowd at the Bullet Bar in North Hollywood, CA gathered to welcome another contender to the ranks of leathermen competing for the title of Mr Los Angeles Leather 2010.

Two contestants vied for the Mr Bullet Leather title; Contestant #1 Howie Ramirez and Contestan #2 Lloyd MacDonald.  Emcee Ross Wood, Mr Los Angeles Leather 2008, did a kick-ass job both entertaining the crowd and wrangling the contestants through their 3 stage appearances; cruise wear, jockstrap, and formal leather.

Judging this year's Mr Bullet Leather wannabes were; Avatar member George Wong, Avatar President Alan Stroik, Mr Bullet Leather 2001 Kevin Casey, MCC Reverend Bob Goss, and Mr Bullet Leather 2009 1st Runner Up Chris Romberg.

Eastern Canada LeatherSIR/Leatherboy Contest Weekend

 The Eastern Canada LeatherSIR/Leatherboy 2010 contest weekend will run Friday, February 12 through Monday, February 15 in Toronto. The weekend includes a busy roster of five events involving three leather organizations. The Presenting Sponsor of the ECLSb contest weekend is Steamworks, the official bathhouse of Eastern Canada LeatherSIR/Leatherboy 2010. 

LeatherSIR/Leatherboy are erotic titles representing the sexual side of gay leathermen. The primary goal of ECLSb is networking and outreach, to help educate the community about leathermen, our erotic expression, traditions and history, and, of course, BDSM and hot leather sex!

Members of the judging panel will be: International LeatherSIR 2009 Tony Palazzo, from Toronto, who will serve as head judge; International Leatherboy 2009 Brad Hill, from Toronto; International Community Bootblack 2009 Syr Evan, from Dallas; boy Alex Dunlop, Bootblack Toronto 2006 and recipient of the International Community Bootblack 2006 Community Choice Award, from Toronto; and, Matthew Pavelich, Mr Leatherman Toronto 2008 and Tally Master for ECLSb 2005-2007, also from Toronto. 

Tally Master for ECLSb 2010 will be Master C’s slave Dan, of Toronto. Judge’s boy will be Master C’s slave Iain, of Toronto. The ECLSb contest emcee will be Tom Stice, International slave 1995 and Southeast Mr. Drummer 1998.

Interview with Bill Spinney, PSLOD President

Over the MAL weekend we caught up with Bill Spinney the newly elected President of Palm Springs Order of the Desert.  Check out what he's got to say about overcoming serious setbacks and producing one of the nation's best fetish weekends.

 

Gear up for the weekend of January 28, 2010

 

2010 Mid-Atlantic LeatherSIR/Leatherboy Judges Announced

Hooker & Boys is proud to announce: 

The Judging Staff for the 2010 Mid-Atlantic LeatherSIR / Leatherboy / Community Bootblack and Leatherwoman contests.  The contests take place March 26 - 28, 2010 as part of the Chesapeake Leather Awareness Pride Weekend.
 
Judges are:
International Leatherboy 2006 -  boy marshall roberts 
International Leatherboy 2002 - boy jose gutierrez
American Leatherwoman 2004 - Storm
Northeast LeatherSIR 2006 – Sir Cisco 
Northeast Mr. Drummer 1994 – Sir Sal Bruno
Maryland LeatherSIR 2006 – Sir Chris Hacker
Mr. Saliva 2004 – Momma Connie Cox
 
Bootblack Judging Panel:
Mid-Atlantic Bootblack 1999 - Tracee Black, 
Mid-Atlantic Community Bootblack 2008 - David “Pug” Spellman
DC Mr. Drummer 2000 – Sir Alexander Satorie-Robinson
 
Contest Tallymasters:
Mid-Atlantic LeatherSIR 2008 – Sir Andy Liu 
Paulie Treadway

Mid-Atlantic LeatherSIR / Leatherboy / Community Bootblack and Leather Woman Contest Weekend 2010 is produced by Hooker & Boys.  Email for info.

News to Abuse - Titleholder Boot Camp - Wet 'n Hot 14 - Snowbound

Wanna compete?

Genesis of Sanctuary and the Los Angeles Band of Brothers are holding a Leather Contestant Boot Camp on Saturday, February 6th from 1-4 PM at Sanctuary with a panel of titleholders, past judges and mentors from The Los Angeles Band of Brothers. Sanctuary is located at 7019 N. Reseda Blvd in Reseda, CA 91335. 

This seminar is for anyone interested in entering a Leather Contest, or those that are just simply curious about what Leather Contests are all about. Attendees will receive the "LAL Boot Camp Training Manual", and get their questions answered by experienced members of the panel.

 
Are you ready to get wet? Registration is now open for Wet 'n Hot 14, the biggest water sports party on the planet! This year's event is July 9-11 in Palm Springs.

Hundreds of hot, no-attitude pigs. Three nightly pig parties with unlimited free drinks. Lush gardens packed with all types of sexy men from all over the world. Poolside orgies with slings and tubs. Bountiful barbecue buffet luncheons. Infamous bar parties. It really is the best event of the year for anybody who's interested in (or just curious about) water sports play. Check out our web page and get registered now!

Need a winter get-away with a twist?

Get out of the cold and into the HEAT!  Head on out to the tip of the Cape for the third annual SNOWBOUND Leather weekend, February 19 - 21 in Provincetown, MA.  

This event was designed with fun and debauchery in mind.  Bar Crawl & Cruise, Jockstrap Party and the infamous After Hours Party - Hot parties, hotter men. Check out the schedule at the new and improved www.matesleatherweekend.com. 

Mr Ashram West Leather 2010

Sister met Shiva on Sunday night as the Mr Ashram West Leather contest worked the stage at the Eagle LA. 

Sister Unity Divine graced the stage as she led the three eager contestants through the paces.  Competing for the title of Mr Ashram West Leather for 2010 were Theo Mosley, Chewy Morin and Jake.

The contenders appeared in three categories; bar wear, sexy   image, and formal leather and were peppered with questions throughout the contest by the vivacious Sister Unity.

At final tally time Chewy Morin emerged as the winner with Theo Mosley in the 1st runner up position.  Mr Ashram West Leather 2010 Chewy Morin will proceed to compete at Los Angeles Leather in March of 2010.

Congrats Chewy and thanks and a big salute to outgoing Ashram West Leather Ernesto Provencio who handled his year with dignity and true brotherhood.

Get info on Ashram West and info on Los Angeles Leather.

Contest photos courtesy of JPG Photography

 

Mr Phoenix Leather 2010

Here's a great video highlights reel for the Mr Phoenix Leather 2010 contest.

Video courtesy of Third Rail Media

News To Abuse - LA Times = Latex? - Hot Ash - Mr Hayes Valley Leather

What does the LA Times have to do with Latex?

LATExtra is the name of the new LA Times section for all the late-breaking news that used to be in the rest of the paper. It is also the same spelling as a free British fetish magazine produced by BDSM publisher Skin Two.

Do we assume the LA TImes didn't do their market research or do we have a deep mole kinkster over there?

A new cigar manifesto just rode in to town

Smoke, Ash and Burning Embers, a Handbook on Cigar play by John D. Weal, known more commonly as Master John, was just released at MAL and you should snag yours before this limited edition printing is sold out.  You can get it at Amazon.com.  

Look for the video interview coming up with Master John as well.

The Leather Guys converge on Marlena's this weekend

This weekend the leather scene coalesces at Marlena's, 488 Hayes St. in SF.  Marlena's, well known for Imperial Court's activities in San Francisco, takes on a different kink as it hosts the Mr. Hayes Valley Leather Contest on Sat., Jan. 23, starting at 7 p.m. Several years ago, many in the leather community couldn't imagine title-holders of any significance emerging from this bar, but Empress Marlena and her Hayes Valley Leathermen have proven them all wrong! Current Mr. Hayes Valley Leather Bryan Duke promises a fun night of competition, masculinity, and Leather brotherhood.