Mr. Midwest Leather 2011

MAL 2012

2012-01-18T18:08:00.000-08:00

I went to MAL this year and could hardly contain myself. I always get excited when attending a leather event, esp something of this magnitude. This was my first time attending MAL and it will not be my last. Yes, I was a MAL virgin!

I finally met the people I had chatted with on facebook face to face. Trust me people the pictures do not do them justice, and they are very friendly. It was as if we had known each other for years.

Here we have Mr Missouri Leather, Mr Iowa Leather, Mr Minneapolis Leather, Mr Midwest Leather (myself), and Mr Chicago Leather. We decided to do a pic of the leathermen of Midwest, even though not all were in attendance.

I was very excited to meet the current IML winner Eric Guttierez. He was very friendly and answered many questions about his current year activities. He spoke of the excitement of traveling, meeting new people, and the leather community as a whole.

Dirty Santas in Kansas City, Mo. Dec 2011

2012-01-18T17:46:00.000-08:00

Mr. Iowa Leather, Mr Missouri Leather, and my self, Mr. Midwest Leather all went in support of the KC Pioneers christmas party and fundraiser. We raised money by people having their photos taken with DIRTY SANTAS in whatever fashion they so desired.

The pioneers were the greatest and treated us like kings.

Mr Bluegrass Leather Oct 2011

2012-01-18T17:36:00.000-08:00

Went to Lexington KY for the Mr Blue Grass Leather contest, and had a blast! The bar was packed with everyone having a good time and waiting for the winner to emerge.

The contestants were all having a good time on stage, competing for the title. Sam Clements out shined them all and won. I was there to help support by doing root to boot tickets, and half the money we took in went to support Mr Blue Grass Leather.

Winning (not like Charlie Sheen)

2011-10-19T17:17:00.000-07:00

On Sept. 30th and Oct 1st I entered the Mr Midwest Leather contest, and what do you know I WON! I was very excited about this and a little nervous. I take this very seriously. Winning is not about (as some people say) about fame, but what more can you do for our community. I had a great time competing. The other 2 contestants kept me laughing in the dressing room so I was not as nervous as I thought I would be.

As far as my next step as Mr Midwest I will be attending the Mr Bluegrass Leather contest in Lexington, Ky. It promises to be a good weekend. After that I will be selling shots at Bad Dogs for the Bear Hibernation weekend in St Louis.

I will keep posted as to where I will be and what I will be doing with/for the community. Please remember to VOTE as only you can help make the changes we so desperately need.