International Ms Leather Contest Celebrates 25th Year

San Francisco, CA (August 10, 2010) – We’re back and better than ever as we gear up to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of International Ms Leather April 14-17, 2011 in San Francisco. In addition to the annual events and activities you’ve come to love, we have a number of exciting new parties, events, and performances in the works, guaranteed to make this silver anniversary sizzle.

Our two contests - International Ms Leather and International Ms Bootblack – will continue to be highlights of the weekend. Our contestants participate in an all out, balls to the wall contest as they answer pop questions, give speeches, strut their stuff in hot wear and entertain us with their fantasies on stage. These talented leatherwomen share their journey with us as they strive for a chance to win these prestigious titles. The winners take their messages of leather, love and light around the world as they serve the community by teaching classes, giving demos, raising money for their hand-picked charities and playing hard wherever they go. Want to throw your heel or boot into the ring? Email IMsL@IMsL.org to request an application.

Sweating in anticipation? Us too! And we’re not done yet. All this and more information will soon be available on our shiny, new website (www.imsl.org). Better organized and more interactive than ever before, pre-event information will be at an all time high. Watch for the announcement of our “go live” then check it out and check back often to ensure you don’t miss a thing.

Save the date now - April 14-17, 2011, at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway hotel in San Francisco. You don’t want to miss what we have in store for this special anniversary celebration!

Back in the saddle

I really never left the saddle, I just took a break from the online presence while wrapping up my title year. After my IMsL stepdown April 17th, I immediately went to Beyond Leather in Fort Lauderdale, Tribal Fire in Oklahoma City, International Mr Leather in Chicago, Burlesque Hall of Fame in Las Vegas and now I am preparing to go to St. Petersburg, Russia. I lube wrestled, taught two rope bondage classes, one flogging class, a strap-on workshop, fisting and g-spotting class with live demos, and a rough-housing workshop. I played spin the bottle with amazingly hot burlesque ladies and participated in a night of 100 lap dances (both giving and receiving thank you!)

My summer travel season kicks off with Pride and I am certain to be just as busy post-title as I was with a current one.

Back in the saddle

Congrats to Washington's new titleholders

The judging panel had a tough job with two great contestants each for Washington State Mr and Ms Leather. Jim Drew and Herrmeister D brought a lot of heart, drive, experience and smokin hot leather to the stage in vying for the Mr title. Boy di and Pandagirl had stellar community building plans, sexy fantasies and love of leather in competing for the Ms title. They all will continue to support the community even though Herrmeister D and boy di took home the titles. As soon as our titleholders were announced, the double D jokes started rolling!

I am very excited to support my local titleholders in the coming year and I know they will work well together and do great things.

Congrats to Washington's new titleholders

Washington State leather contest weekend

The Washington State Mr/Ms Leather contest starts tonight and I am so excited to judge this weekend. I was Washington State Ms Leather in 2008, so I have done a full two years of titleholding back to back. I hardly remember life without carrying a current title! We have a few great contestants and I feel a vibrant energy in the Puget Sound region (so not a euphemism) during the climax weekend of leather pride week in Seattle.

Friday, March 26th 8:30pm - 10:00pm
Meet n greet at Doghouse Leathers
Location: 1312 East Pike Street, Seattle, WA

Saturday March 27th 7:00pm
Washington State Mr/Ms Leather Contest
The Cuff Complex
Location: 1533 13th Ave., Seattle, WA

Sunday, March 28th 11:30am
Emerald Awards & Victory brunch
The Cuff Complex
Location: 1533 13th Ave., Seattle, WA

Washington State leather contest weekend

press week

I had the honor of doing an interview for The Advocate magazine with Kerry for the upcoming "40 under 40" section. First it was Curve, now this! I will let everyone know when the article comes out.

And thanks to hot-tipper Serene from California, I am in Taboo magazine setting someone on fire...crazy the places I turn up. I have yet to confirm this sighting since I have not wandered into my local florescent lit, kinda gross feeling sex toy store lately. Working at Babeland made me a bit of a connoisseur of sex toy shops.

Lastly, Texas' weekly gay rag TWIT has a little photo taken by the talented Brett Vander of the lovely Lillith and me at the Dallas Eagle over SPLF weekend. Check it out here in the Texas Tea section: http://www.twitmagazine.com/

press week

NW Sash Bash

It's NW Sash Bash in Seattle and I am glad to be home to welcome titleholders from around the country to the great Northwest. It couldn't be a more gorgeous weekend with clear blue skies as a backdrop to the Puget Sound and Olympic mountain range. I am auctioning off an hour of rope lessons tonight at the Cuff to benefit the Tony Deblase Scholarship. And the best part is I get to come home to my own bed after the night is done!

NW Sash Bash

As JREwing says "Anything worth having is worth going for- all the way"

Oh Dallas, who knew I would have such a good time there? Even with my sash husband Jeffrey in Sydney, I felt right at home thanks to the great friends I met during Mr Texas Leather a month prior. Midori and Glenda Rider look forward to South Plains Leather Fest every year and now I know why. Just sitting in the lobby is the perfect place to see everyone from around the country like Randall Kinnear, the sexy Mark Frazier, slave caroline, Sir Top and slave bonnie. A really touching moment in the lobby was with Master Ces who gave me a lifetime membership to new organization Women in Leather International (www.wil-international.org). Master Ces also shared stories of marching on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr and experience at Stonewall. It was an IMsL reunion of sorts with producer tomo judging, producers Ms Rhonda, Glenda and former IMsLs Lady Faye and Gabrielle attending. Three potential IMsLs were there was well: Kathy from Tulsa, Lady Minx from Dallas and Cowboi Jen from Philly. IMsL energy was certainly representing. A trip to Dallas would not be complete without time with Dan Perry and Jack, the new Mr Texas Leather, who cooked up an Italian meal which was divine! The workshops were fantastic and I got up to catch the first workshops of the day - they were that good! What I really enjoyed about SPLF was that it was a truly pansexual conference. Everyone got along and all demographics were sharing space.

I had a second photo shoot scheduled with Brett Vender, the photographer who shot Jeffrey and me for the NoH8 campaign. I pulled in the lovely Lillith from Denton, TX and we did a five hour shoot spanning a Ms. Robinson theme to a Gabrielle d'Estrees inspired shot. It was a blast and I can't wait to see the final prints. Finishing the weekend was Glenda's famous BBQ party. Glenda gathered her friends to her suite for a Texas BBQ and no holds barred play party. Oh yes, SPLF is fun!

SPLF is the home of the International Master/slave contest and it was great to see NW representative and Puget Sound resident Master DJ and slave september dragon shine on stage. Our new Int'l Master/slave is a wonderful couple representing the SW region: Master Obsidian and slave namaste. They will do a great job and I look forward to getting to know them more.

As JREwing says "Anything worth having is worth going for- all the way"

SPLF in Dallas

I am waiting in the Oakland airport after a 24 stint in San Francisco. I was invited down to the bay area to do a photo shoot held at Titan Media studios. When I was the porn buyer at Babeland, we had a small budget for high quality gay male porn. Of course I took it upon myself to research all of the offerings so that Babeland's customers had the best available. I contacted studios, received samples and watched countless hours of porn. It was a tough job. Titan Media stood out as one of the best with great production values, hot kinky men and raw sex. The Fallen Angel series from Titan was soon on Babeland's shelves. To be in the space where the magic happeneed was kind of a dream come true. The part owner of Titan, Brian, was shooting me and a handful of others. As we were waiting for make-up etc, I talked to Brian about the inside scoop on Titan. That particular studio was not where Fallen Angel was shot but the actual location was much jucier! It was shot in hotel suites draped in black fabric at IML. Hot! Also, Brian loves Seattle Titan exclusive Tony Buff and it's great to hear that our hometown star is a joy to work with. Plus Tony uses Twisted Monk rope.

I am off to Dallas for the International Master/slave contest at South Plains Leather Fest. Details to follow and good luck to DJ and september dragon from Seattle!

SPLF in Dallas

Another V-Day in the sex toy biz

Most retailers experience a slump post-holiday and try to entice consumers out of their dollar with Year End sales, President's Day sales, and Gee We Bought Too Many Sweaters sales. Not so in the sex toy industry - we have Valentine's Day! Thank you Hallmark for setting us up to believe that the amount of money spent has a direct correlation to the strength and frequency of orgasm. Well, that mentality has kept me employed for over ten years. I am most satisfied as a seller of sex toys when people walk away with information, excitement to try something new, and maybe a couple new toys. I've been busy in the days leading up to Valentine's Day but have still managed to find time to play. Check out these recent pics from a launch party for the new online sex toy company Go Back to Bed.







I got to do some rigging on Miss Polly Wood alongside Monk who was working his tail off all night. It was a great time and a nice way to kick off the sex toy holiday season.

Another V-Day in the sex toy biz

Early registration to IMsL ends soon

Wondering what to get yourself or a sweetie for Valentine's Day? How about the anticipation of a weekend away at International Ms Leather in San Francisco? IMsL features 24/7 men only, women only & pan dungeon spaces on-site, workshops, a hot contest, bootblack salons and a Butchboi.com hosted sleepover!

Register before February 15th for the naughtiest weekend of your life, and save $30. Enjoy some of the sexiest leatherwomen you've ever seen for only $119. Coordinate with family or friends, and purchase a group discount package to save even more! Register online today at http://www.IMsL.org.

Early registration to IMsL ends soon