A Southern Pup's Journey to the Frozen North (Western Canada LeatherSIR/boy contest)

I have never been tempted to start a blog post with the word “Y’all” so much in my life (insert “eh?” here) as I do right now.  I am sitting on a Delta flight from Calgary, Alberta, Canada on my way back to the U.S. and the Dirty South.  There were certainly plenty of people who got a kick out of my Southern phrases this weekend, and I even got the chance to throw around an “Eh?” here and there myself. 

SIR Alan and I flew off to Calgary this weekend on our first International Trip.  We were invited there to judge the Western Canada Leather SIR/boy contest alongside our classmates from ILSb, Sir Chuck and his boy Iain, Eastern Canada LeatherSIR/boy 2011, and Rob who is one of the producers of the awesome rubber event Rubout in Vancouver.  Sir Scott and boy Renee, Western Canada LeatherSIR/boy 2011 (boy Renee is also First Runner-Up International Leatherboy 2011) elected to emcee the event instead of taking a seat on the judging panel.

I must say that leading up to the weekend SIR Alan and I were certainly a little intimidated by the weather forecast, as it was scheduled to drop down to WHOA DAMN COLD as I called it, but I would not have traded it for the world because of some of the beautiful scenery the cold allowed us to see.  We were taken by one of the Regional Producers (Thanks Mr. Jimmy!) up to a local retreat town of Banff which is located in the Canadian Rockies and I got to see frozen bodies of water for the first time in my life.  I even got to see a waterfall that was frozen over.  As most people know I am totally allergic to nature, but even I have to admit that the site was simply breathtaking.

Friday night we kicked off a meet and greet at the Calgary Eagle (Awesome Bar by the way), and we were treated to some Western Canadian Hospitality.  The judges and crowd got the chance to meet the three contestants for this year’s contest, SIR Marc, boy Daniel, and boy Berith.  Saturday morning we all met back at the Eagle for the private interviews of the contestants followed by some great workshops.  This is the first year that the contest has included public workshops for people to enjoy, and they certainly went over very well.  Sir Chuck and his boy Iain taught a great Electro class focusing not only on Pleasurable E-Stim, but also Electro Torture.  Soon after that Sir Scott taught a hot wax play class. 

Saturday night after an amazing home cooked dinner by Sir Jonathan’s boy we all geared up and headed back to the Eagle.  Within minutes of walking in the door we were greeted by more of that Famous Western Canadian Hospitality…. This time in the form of shooters LOL. 

The bar was packed wall to wall for the evening’s contest, and everyone sure as hell enjoyed the speeches, jock strap presentation, as well as Fantasy scenes that were all well thought out by the contestants.

At the end of the evening the new Western Canada LeatherSIR/boy pair for 2012 was named as SIR Marc and his boy Daniel. 

I would like to congratulate each and every one of the contestants from this year’s class because in just a short weekend’s time I got the chance to see each of them grow.  Great job guys, I look forward to watching you over years to come.

We had a blast!
pup Nitro
International Leatherboy 2011

Gulf Coast LeatherSIR/boy/CBB weekend

A few weeks back I had the great opportunity to join SIR Alan for our first trip to Dallas, TX.  I was one of the two tallymasters for the Gulf Coast LeatherSIR/boy/Community Bootblack contest held at the Dallas Eagle. 
The weekend got off to an awesome start when Parker picked us up from the airport and took us to one of the best burger places I've ever eaten at, Hunkies. 

OMG talk about a good thick juicy piece of meat.... What I'm talkin about the hamburger!

Then we went to the home of Jeffrey Payne, International Mr. Leather 2009, and his partner David (and their six four legged kids).  It was such an honor to be welcomed into their home like family.  They are such great men.

So many people came in from out of town and from other ILSb/ICBB regions to support the event, it was a great reunion.  SIR Olivier and his family came down from Oklahoma, Dan, Stephen, and SIR Bill came out from Phoenix, and lots more.  It was also so great to see my brother Cully as he finished out his regional year as Gulf Coast Leatherboy 2011.

The entire weekend was such a blast.  We had a meet and greet Friday evening to meet the contestants and the participants for the weekend.  Saturday we had the contestant interviews as well as the rest of the contest that evening.  Then it was time for some social time at the bar and we got the chance to meet a lot of the locals who make this such a great city. 

Sunday morning we all got ready and headed off to a great Mexican Food retauraunt before we headed home.  Had such a blast in Dallas and can't wait to go back again soon!

I'm very proud to announce that the new Gulf Coast Leather Family is:

SIR Jack Duke
boy Michael Dang
Community Bootblack Brenton who will be serving his region for a second year.

Congratulations to all of you and I can't wait to see how your year goes.

Amazing time at Northwest LeatherSIR/boy/Community Bootblack 2012 contest

Well SIR Alan have now attended our first LSb/CBB Regional contest during our title year.  We were very honored to have been invited to Seattle by SIR Hugh to stay in his beautiful home for the weekend.  SIR Alan, Luna, and I each served together on a judges panel of eight for the weekend.  The weekend was a great success with the Meet and Greet being Friday night at Doghouse Leathers followed by the Bootblack Interpersonal skills at the Cuff Complex, and the contest being held Saturday evening at the Cuff Complex.  This was actually my first time judging a Leather contest and I certainly enjoyed seeing things from that side of the table.  The contest as a whole went very well, and I would like to again congratulate the newest LSB/CBB Title Family, SIR Jim, boy danny, and Bootblack Ruin who will be serving as Northwest LeatherSIR/boy/Community Bootblack.  I can’t wait to see how they all grow together over the course of the next year. 

I can’t say enough about the amazing hospitality that was shown to us by SIR Hugh this weekend.  It is such an honor for me to be invited into the beautifully peaceful home of a man whom I have such a high level of respect for.  He treated SIR Alan and I like members of his own Family, and to say it was greatly appreciated would be a gross understatement.  We also had the awesome chance to share the House with my brother, 1^st Runner-Up International Leatherboy 2011, boy Renee from the Western Canada region.  I’m not going to give any details here about THAT part of the weekend, but you can only imagine what happened when you put the four of us under one roof WOOF.  We even had the wonderful treat of SIR Hugh’s fantastic Italian cooking (he said that the dish containing two full blocks Cheese and other ingredients was an attempt to test to see if SIR Alan was really human and could gain weight).  I really enjoyed the time getting to know SIR Hugh and his boys so much more during the weekend, and I can’t wait to see them all again very soon.

I also had another fairly new experience this weekend.  During the play party Saturday Night at Lady Lydia’s dungeon space SIR Alan flogged me with his braided flogger.  This was only my second time being flogged because Impact play has always been very difficult for me to overcome mentally.  As many of you know I was formerly in an abusive D/s relationship (that’s a whole other post though) so there were some mental barriers to overcome here.  However, SIR Alan was able to help coach me through the experience without even saying a word.  About half way through he came up behind me and placed his hands on my shoulders and the dam of emotions broke loose.  It is certainly an odd feeling to cry that hard from the release of pent up emotions rather than from sorrow, but today I feel like an entirely different person.  I really feel like a compartment of baggage that I have been carrying around for years flew away last night, and I’m very grateful.

To sum it up in a nutshell our first trip was very fun, but I am certainly missing slave scott and our dog Sandy.  SIR Alan and I are on the plane headed back for Atlanta now.  I’m VERY glad that we have tomorrow off (Labor Day) so that we can rest and relax as a Family. 



No really... We are a VERY Serious bunch LOL




2012 Contestants - SIR Jim, Bootblack Ruin, boy danny





SIR Hugh's cat decided to energize some of SIR Alan's Leathers





Mama's Family