International LeatherSIR / Leatherboy

and Community Bootblack

Honoring the past, Playing in the present, Building the future

It doesn’t matter what I wear or if I am "Buck Naked" because the sense of leather and being masculine and feeling good comes from within. I have been a friend of the leather community in California since 1979. My first vest and chaps came from The Leather Maker in LA. I remember The Oedipus Motorcycle runs, and hilarious drag shows, Badger Flats with The Satyrs, The Black and Tans, the first 3 members of Avatar Club in Los Angeles. The Great leather Bars of the day at the Pits, The Gauntlet, The Eagle. I started the BEARS going to Griff’s Bar in LA in the early 1980s, which became such a hit it inspired the opening of the Lonestar Bar in San Francisco , and the rest is History. I am a member of PSLOD, and work as a bartender at the Barracks, Palm Springs. Although I've been part of the Bear and Leather community for many years, In many towns like San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Palm Springs I am learning new things every day about it and the great people in it. The best part of the leather scene is sharing great times with friends into the scene and related scenes and the wonderful Friendship and Camaraderie we share with our brothers and sisters in the community.

I'm a boy in my own unique way, playing at home in the San Bernardino Mountains and experiencing men throughout Southern California. Leather first seduced me in the 90's while living in San Diego where I produced many bike runs and events benefiting local AIDS organizations. As the owner of Leather Rush, leather as a lifestyle and profession has guided my life for nearly 20 years. My right pocket bulges with hunter green, various blues, rosebud red, yummy yellow and darkening shades of gray. I enjoy finding my limits with those who have explored this kinky path that I follow.