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SMOKE-OUT by Michael Agreve
“Two big.bears two big cigas, one hela night
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THE SOCIOLOGY OF THE URBAN BEAR
Areporton the bear “moverent by Les Wright
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What Did Bears
Ever Do For You?
by Joseph W. Bean and Brian L. Gollum
‘gay men. They are not @ certain
thing lke blacks or jews or ampu:
tees. And stil everyone has an idea of
where, more or less, the dividing lines ar.
Bears are probably hairy and likely to have
whiskers. They can be small, or medium,
butthey tend tobe (atleast expected to be)
large. They often have whiskers, and
usually are not terribly, ignorantly young,
But, hey, why bother with ‘em? Afterall
What did bears ever do for you?
Well, actually, unless you are personal:
ly perfectly proportioned along the lines of
a cross between Adonis and Hercules,
bears have done a lot for you, (By the way,
Hercules would almost surely quality as a
boar without the Adonian admixture!)
Once upon a time, in easy reach of
memory, you had'tofitthe current mold of
beachboy or clone or bodybuilder perec:
tion to fee! good about your body and
yourself in gay bars. Granted, leather bars
‘were less prescriptive about the definition
‘of “hot men’ than most other watering
holes, but the allowances were petty tight
ly circumscribed: Daddies were great, if
they hadn't let themselves go too badly
Chubies were tolerated, ifthey stayed out
of the way, covered up, and quiet.
And. . that’s about i
Then, six or seven years ago as far as
(JW) know, bears began to identity them-
Selves as okay creatures. (Give a type a
fame and the men who fit will discover
‘what pride there isin wearing it) Just as
Daddies and Chubbies had discovered
chasers, bears found that they had cubs,
hunters, and lair-mates,
The difference between bears and other
gay men without the Adonis touch,
Whether they were leather bears or pure
Teddies, is that they didn't buy into any of
the “don’t get too ino it” crap other men,
including leathermen, were putting out. In
fact, right away you could see that a selt
identified bear was a free man. He didn't
need anyone's approval to let go and be
himselt. tis a piece of anti-atitude that is
B fears are not a definite sub-group of
more common than bellies or beards or
‘back hair among bears, They like to be
liked, but they don't need mainstream,
9, orleather community encouragement
to Celebrate their bodias, their desires,
their sexuality, or their attractions,
This revolutionary idea — saying “I'm
Ok" without asking “Don't you think so?
— sets bears, cubs, and honorary bears
(like JWB) apart from the rest of leather-
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DRUMMERIEO 5NOT BY THE BOOK
Tread Guy Buin ane (Tes that Bind, "Gisy
Houses" Drummer 138) with fascination. Last year
Tefthe Bish avy afer 23 yeas and meta guy
inthe leather/SM scene hough hat at is as
irecing my if inthe way T wanted io go, Tas
very visapointed to ind ad given up one set of
‘esrciveulesand regulations for aother et with
the Leather community. The frustration his caused
problems between mean my pare. and we have
‘pent some ie a our ow 0 ork things out a
underoath as ben causing the prob
lems ~ andone ofthe things was my aseping this
second setof ules — and realized what | must do t0
recy them. ic Wasa delight and connate
(Guy'Saricle AFTERWARDS.
‘Thank you for Donner gain, We relly need
toleep ending thse horizons, and breaking down
the slt-imposod barriers
M.D. / London, England
AN OPEN LETTER
‘TO THE LEATHER COMMUNITY
When [eft home March 8 for the Mr: & Ms
Southeast Leather Cones in Aan, thought Las
ving to a contest based on looks and physique. 1
Knew that mental atte nd communicition kills
sere important, but {il felt could win with my
bexy alone. What ha not considered was the enor
mous responsi that comes with th tile of Mr
Souteast Leathe. Asthe weekend evens progressed
Tecame aware that his was mach more than pat
playing This was ao Work!
eta ot of beaut, senste, earng people
people had read and head about, Suddenly these
“famous” people in the leather community were
treating me a a brother, son and confidant. Iwas
saz atthe family atrsphere thats shared inthe
Teather community Tas beginning to realize that
something wonderful was happening around me,
Thenthebigevent—the contest, Ofcourse was
nervous since this ws my ist const, I wanted
‘win but Twas also aware that ery well might not
Win. tas during th cones! tht Began ove di
ferent lings about Tnolonger antedto win
thet or myst, ut wanted win so Leo use
thet asa forum becoming an ativisin my os
[sant sow the woe tht we can al ive in a
mony T want hop wth undeising for AIDS pro
ets and others ess fortunate than sel. ealid
that want 10 make a diene!
Exch ofushasa responsibil to eachthero do
heer ve can weer smal and isignfcat we
may fel that action to be. We must ll become in
volved! We have a tolgh Fight agunst AIDS,
discrimination and prejudice, even within our ov
community. If weal contribu, tgesher we ca win!
1 di not bring ome the ile of Mr, Southeast
Leather, but eam home with something fr more
6 opuMMeReo
important to me atthe present —abetter understan
ing of mye andthe love and Friendship of sme
wonderful people. To those special poople a send a
sine ani heart “Thank You" an hope that ean
inet show that same ean renship tthe,
Tank othe ater community fr elping me find
myself My lfeandespecally my relationship with
iy lover are much cer asa result oftheexperenees
ofthis weekend,
Bill Cosiomiris
2nd Runner-Up, Me. Souteast Leather
MORE PROOF
rwnmer is looking great Thnk you Sir. would
iketo ares couple of hing that esp coming up
in Male Call.
Firs eter from CB in laa at month See
‘Chile, Amici Pus Bui,” ssue 137 —
i) said um thing tha hayes personality
«quite wel but cersinly dono show good sense. As
for cigars, realizing or good edo smokes them),
"hey stink, maka mes, and ae sickening o most
people. (ocluding Leatherman) Those that find
‘hem pleasing in ANY way are a minority, Kigrude
togoouttapublicplace dnd otendthireusomers
by smoking your big cigar. Excepe for very few
select individuals, nobody is going to relate o your
cigarsmotingas ert, trace, ormasculine The
facts you stink, youar sinking up someone ese
«stablishment, dnd offending just about everybody
‘hati outrying to havea good time, Indoors. cleat
Shor sas iertating as pimple oma cowboy as.
People don't realize how much stoke can fle
‘ters. When go mo askey ba fora fe hou,
takes 3 to 5 days to get my eyes bac t normal
While do not expect people to guitsmoking forthe
time Tam in the ha, do expe them not oon
smoke directly in my fae. big gly slob used to
ome inthe local leather ar here a alas tnd
Airetly next ori fron me an law his sar
‘smoke in my face. He liked the it tha it bthered
me. After repeated requss fori tp, [final
ly cured him instal. One nite came in and
planted himself righ nex o me and sted ping
"watched him rin rom ear wo ear and then truck
‘ut wth dhe palm of my hand grinding that bi fat
‘gat inthis big fat face This rude and obnoxious
‘man does bother me anymore! People who donot
Fave filthy, inky el Razandos diets do ont
and should ot oleate itinothers who would init
‘heir weakness on them
Nex would ike tae those people that ca
ml good looking men. It is nice to see bath
gvodlooking. tanned, tops and bottoms in your
‘magazine ws wel as average guys alo Tan even
teat the beer ellis, dark lise, cars and such
You do need to accommodate guys who get off on
‘month dontcare abot heir ais, dont want you
tosee int their eyes, an lke w offend ober people
inonderto gt the dick ard, Lama handsome man
and Tasch and tired of rps making sound like
itisucrime forme whe goodoking you look at
the individuals who wee that they want white,
ley, homely or raunchy sex partner thats exuly
hat you wil nd. They tink that pysically uly
or unatractive guys are beter ibe, because thats
allthey kno llth have ever had. Wither us
Iyatitudes, hat ial hy wl eer pet These bigs,
that sneer at me or other guys because they are
Philly beau ron toed by hic in
aequacies and limitations. Pity them, Ou editor
Fledermaus is good example that cigars and
‘nerscight do ot ne io be atached ra an uy
people that hate beauty. have sae him ply ith
‘beau bys and homely ones andrea them with
thesame respect. isthe atte that counts. Just
8s Fledermaus is beautiful from his charm, tens,
and responsible considerate tude
ECB wants to smoke his “big, black cigar” in
Public has, I suggest he ao nude on this boy's
airspace ore willbe wearing that iar home. His
tad isk that of many sel proclaimed masts
They think that being uply,selF-ndulgent, incon
siderate, and opinionated that they area master Not
sol tismotaprereuisite to smell like sewer, bea
gant and have the body fa pregnant sw in onder
tobe aot etherman, CBhas slot of swing odo
bere he ever get beyond tht ite “naga
world he ives in. W's Bee said that “the bigger the
bike the smaller th cock The found ths tobe
{cue but none way oranother think itis true “the
biger the cig the smaller they ar
Edvard, San Diego
1 think it's about time somebody spoke up for
that abused minority, the handsome man. Lord
‘knows, Pm about as ugly asa stick, but uni
‘ead you eter That even realized how bigoted
1 was, that it was sheer ugly prejudice that was
hecping me from falling at the fet of handseme
zen like you and worshipping your tanned,
athletic god looks. Well, action follows thought.
and so my own Affimative Acton plan for the
next year will be to find atleast one tanned,
‘physically beautfl specimen of masulint, and
‘no matter how much it pains me, no matter how
Fepugnant may find my own actions, I shal of
fer that man my ovn worship services (AM in-
{eresed, extremely handsome, tanned, athletic
‘men who would ik to help mein this projet may
write me at Drummer, PO Box IIIS, SF CA,
4101-114, Please mark your envelope “Per-
sonal")
ou did't say muct about what happened im
‘mediately after you ground the big ugly slob's
‘jgar into his face. Did he break you jaw? id it
hhurt? How long were you ia traction? Did you re
‘quire cosmetic surgery? How many stitches did
sou get? You must realy be into medical scenes —
inecause if you dd something like tht to me, 1
would definitely put you i the hospital.
PMJIM
CVITANICH
The creator
of San Francisco’s
MEN BEHIND BARS
by Charles Linebarger
ay bartenders putting on a benefit to
raise money to fight AIDS. I's simple
idea, kind of ke Mickey Rooney and
Judy Garland geting the kids together to puton
‘show. Butittook San Francis bartender Jim
Ciitanich—and something oa misunderstand
ing—to make it happen,
It stared as an idea inthe summer of 1989,
Just when AIDS was sating in to bight the
decade. Cuitanich, a dark-haired actor who
Could sing and dance, was bartending atthe
Pisner inn, a bar that describes itself by its
{geographical location, “A Lite South of
Market.” One night Bay Area Reporters leather
columnist, Mc Marcus, came in. Cuitanich
recalls mentioning casually to Marcus that it
would be a great i the city’s bartondars got
together to produce a show, an AIDS benefit
"We thought we'd cal ‘Men Behind Bars: That
was 2 take-off on ‘Women Behind Bars’, a
popular spoof about womentin-pison movies
that was touring downtown a the time’
“Anyway,” recals Cvitanich, “the following
week | read in Marcus’ column that Jim
Critanich was putting on a show called "Men
Behind Bars to benefit AIDS charties. Well it
kind of gave me the prodding needed doit”
The fist MBB show, an all-bartenders tf,
Prottby Say
DnUMMERIEO, 7Was presented in January, 1984. Thefith show
vas las February. Overthe years the show has
become increasingly professional and it has
‘moved from the rundown, 500-seat Victoria
Theatre to the much large (1000-seatcapac:-
ty) and grander Palace of Fine Ars. But what
hasn't changed is Cvitanich’s pivotal role inthe
;roduction. He remains the producer, director,
‘iter and creator ofall MBB shows.
‘The irsthree Men Behind Bas’ productions
were put on by the city'sbartenders. vitanich,
who has always etained artistic contol over the
production insted open auctions forthe ast
{wo shows, “it goto the pont where so-and-so
bar was responsible for doing a particular
‘number, but they did't rehearse i, lcoulnt
letthem goon the stage and screw up the whole
event” he says.
Most ofthose who audition are used in some
capacity in the shows. Seventy-five men audi
tioned forthe Foles Men chorus line (MBB 5),
{and sixty were chosen to jin the production.
‘Says Ovanich, ‘Some us have been through
all five shows, some of us who were in earlier
shows have passed away, and some of usin this
show are new. | did have one exception tothe
‘ule of requiring everyone to auton, | didn't
ask anyone to audition for a role they had
created in a previous show’
NUDE BODYBUILDERS
ON STAGE
(One of the show's hottest numbers in 1980
was "Drag Queen Heaven” where Nicole
Dushey begins by singing about her lng lost
love and ends in a reverie about drag queen
heaven. The curtains atthe Palace of Fine Ais
par atthat point reveal og rolling across the
stage (an MBB staple) and three nude
Dodypuliders, aparently tiedto columns. One
in particular was eye-catching his face hidden
behind abeety arm, his body ted against the
column so that his back was gleaming in the
limelight His huge thighs rising up spectacular
ly ono his fl, rounded buttocks: A palpable
‘sexuality throughout the scene,
‘would think that drag queen heaven would
be ike that" explains Ovtanich. "tt would be fog
‘and beautiful, naked men, and drag queens. |
wanted todo beetcake that would work within
the meaning ofthe diferent numbers. Here, |
think, it i
Describing the process by which these
beautiful men were chosen, Cvtanich says,
There were some men | chose forthe show for
‘no other reason than that knew they would ook
fabulous naked. And they did. But everyone,
even the lving statues as we called them, had
tedance in the big battleship’ number”
‘The batleship number was probably the high
Paint ofthe show. (Elto's note: Some ous think
‘of naked men ted to columns as 2 higher high
pint, ofcourse) began with ite im Garner,
‘dragged out as former SF Mayor Dianne Fein-
sain, singing about the Battleship Missour,
‘which she unsuccesstuly tried to get voters to
approve for homeporting inthe San Francisco
Bay. "It’s Just a Little Old Piss-ant Bat-
tleship...* Meantime, from behind, a huge,
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stel-gray battleship glides irresistibly toward
her on an ocean of canned fog
The battleship soon splits dwn the middle
andis alle off stage o reveal the Follies Men
dressed in nothing but sallor pants (spandex
‘ell bottoms!) and caps, singing the tite tune
“That was the frst number | wrote for this
show" says Ovianich. "though, wouldnitbe
{great to have a battleship on stage, and we
Worked backwards from that, The music, of
course, was rom The Best Lite Whorehouse in
Texas. We just changed ‘i's Justa Lite ity
Country Place'to'i's Jus a Lite Piss-ant Bat
tleship””
LEATHER LOVE
‘Another number, "Love Rock and Ral Siyie
features darkhaied, black leather-clad "leader
‘ofthe pack” Johnny (Carter Stevens) singing a
‘medley of ld rock tunes while coming on tolly
(Eric Brizee) whois squeezed ino a pale blue
Polo shin. In the background, their respective
‘gangs—Johnry’s leather pack and Bill's 2
Chi iends—dance and provide the chorus,
ohn and Bily got down and dirty as they
sing a selection of rock songs to each other:
Leader of the Pack; Baby, Get Down on My
Knees; and We've Lost That Lovin’ Feeling, The
‘audience goth point easily when Billy rel in
front of Johnny to sing “Baby, get down on
iy knees if you'l love me like you loved me
belore...”" Billy very sexily cups the big
microphone up against his pouting lips, as he
pleads with Johnny tolove him ke he loved him
belore.
‘Tha "Can-Can” number was als prety sexy
butiteidn't start out that way, In the beginning,
the matrons ofthe Eureka Opera and Eurythmic
Society came out in akicksine wearing some of
the most god-awful gowns inthe history of crag,
leach sporting @ pair of huge pink balloons
Pressedinto service as 55 D-cup alsies. These
irs did the can-can befor they were joined by
Theirboytiends, the hunky Folies Men dressed(realy respected doyennes of the community
dose Sarria (the Widow Norton) and Michele.
‘The men—ladies!—wore matching gowns,
though one was black and the other white—as
thay sang other supposed, purported, and ap-
parent three-decades-ong rivalry. Both Jose
fand Michele were ‘dressing up! and doing
shows as long ago as the 1950s.
‘AL the closing performance,” recalls
COvitanich, “Michele was 80 moved that in be:
tween encores he tured tome andsad, ‘Even
though I have moved to New York, you San
Franciscans are my bosom buds,” And that
SSrothing but spandex. Amostimmediately, the
15's ripped the spandex ofthe men who had
athing on undemeath... except jackstraps,
ofcourse
Author's note: One gil got oo carried away
& the performance | atended and managed
S2rrehoM to rip off not only the hunk's spandex
atwear, but his jockstrap as wel. At fst, |
ough it was a gag It tuned out it wasn't
Covering his raked cotch with hishand andast
ningred, he turned tail andran of the stage.
he only politic thing he could doa that point
The "\Can-Can'" number allowed he Folios
Men an opportunity to show oftheir assets, as
Hey danced in groups, in pairs and single. Eric
Brzee—Bily of ‘Down on My Knees’ mention
jabove—deserves a special award asa ving
J teasure. Os it that Cvtanich deserves
special award for discovering and uncover.
ing Brizee's assets?
The chorus performers, the Follies Men, no
Matos how attractive or physically charming
not normally eady for an event ike Men
Behind Bars wire they have o strip to next
thing, orto noting, entertain an audience.
quires some coaxing and hand holding to.
pare some ofthese young men fo ther big
moments on age.
‘The Folies Men always get very hyper and
nervous about going outon stage nearly naked
se fisttime says Ovtanch, "You get allthese
ls when you explain to them that they end
dancing in number on stage in thistle col
fd piace of clth that you can hold in one
fiand. But, by show time, you have ahard time
gating them to keep their clothes on:
{An element that Cvtanich has worked into
MBB repeatedly is respect fr thase members
ofthe gay community who are nolonger inthe
eaegory of "the young and beautiful” however
‘Beautiful we may ind them and their contribu:
ions. ‘Bosom Buddies" was the 1280 entryin
this category. It honored two wel-known and
kind of feling sone ofthe things that makes a
‘show ike MBB work. Reaching across genera
tions, aross the dverse dividing lines of the
‘community, and out into the friendly non-gay
community 2s well, Citanich’s "bartenders
benefit’ has become both areflection ofthe way
‘San Franciscans are and a reminder that there
is something very valuable inthe way we relate
toone another
Everytime Men Behind Bars returns with a
‘new production, the city is awed by the talent
that is put on stage for just a fw sold-out per
formances. And, evry time, audiences go away
saying, “They should do ths every year!” The
they” here being Jim Cvianich, of cours.
CGitanich responds by saying, "i's become
‘never ther year show Ithinkthat having two
years of allows ito build up more in people's
imaginations. As the stripper in Gypsy said,
‘Make ‘em beg fr more, and don't voit‘:
Sometimes by holding backalittebit youcreate
‘the anticipation forthe next show’
Usually after a successtul MBB show closes,
Cvitanich is quoted as saying there won't be
‘another. No one ever believes that, no one
wants fo beeve tha. Ths year Clanich has put
‘slight twist onthe rumor. He srt saying “no
more but. .. "Whether the next show willbe
‘another Men Behind Bars production," he says,
I don't know. | have a lt of ideas in my
notebook.
Unlike Men Behind Bars which is a fund
raising model every city in the country could
easily imitate successuly, Jim Cuitanich is @
‘one of akin, leatherman who has found his
‘unique way fo comfort a community in crisis
while helping individuals in need. We need
‘more men ike Citanich, but none of them wl
be exactly like him, ever, anywhere,
ruwwenreoBy Larry Townsend
Si
Traly dont know how to put al this down, b
here goes Tin 23, and somewhat into Feather
Percednpple, hares, armband tc Toe alsobeen
aterin ane ofthe to so-called leather asin the
are. head ver-heels for 21 yea ld boy and
Tikes to grow up tngethe with meas Top and him
asm pupp The main probes tht have emo
Sons for him, but his insecurities ate hong hin
ac, So, it obvious Ihave to hol back unl he
‘comes around, But cat sometimes, because Thate
the dese to find a Daddy for mysel and unfor
{unately in Detroit chances resi, Ineed a Dad
Aiyfoteach me how to bea man, phsily mental
I and emotional asad once that you cant be
the best Top without being the bot ist, And 1
antto be the bes Top formy ba: Bu then, agai if
ave thesght Dad an rom int the ght kind
of man, [might someday meet the ight by fo serve
me and want to dot, arsarert the ans, because
‘here are any worth the name in Det and pr
sonal ads aralvaysfullefies, Can you offer me any
hep?
ear Ponyboy,
You have more than onesetof confi, 38 eet
and the ony way you are going start esoving ay
‘ofthemstoty fora better grasp on your own reali
'y-Ontheone hand, you wantto be a Top, whichis
arole you aril-equipped to handle, Onthe other
you want 2 Daddy t teach you the ropes fom which
‘experienc you might well beef In your opening
phrases you imply an emotional involvement with
Your 2-yearold friend and in the end you seem
willing to forsake im with the hope of finding
another young partner some in the future, when
oar emotionally beterequipped io handle him,
Ona purely academic eve, 1d say your best bets
to find the Daddy (or Top or Master) and let him
{Buide you toward greater degre of matuiy, From
8 practical standpoint this may not be possible, 25
you point out. But wat about your feelings forthe
young man you aleady sem to fone? You know itis
‘one ofthe ret accdental triumphs eto meta
‘person whom you can love, and whe can Love youn
"stun. fyou'verell found hi, don't throw away
‘he opportuni. Stop being so selfish and ty to
apt your needs to more closely mesh with his
(Once the relationship is established ican evolve —
sradually, perhaps —inlo something moe attuned
toyour fantasies. You mighteven be able bringin
third person a2 future time — assuming you can
find him —and let hm ply with both you. nay
event, you've go plenty of time for ial and ero,
and inthe end that's the only way ay of s make it
‘rough it
Pony Dettot, Ml
Dear Me. Townsend,
Ina recent issue of Drum you quoter rom
10 omuMMeRiio
a slave who has to wear a cock hamess which is
“Master putson him every morring although he takes
ito again). Would you please describe the kind of
hares meant, a would be very interested in get
ting one for mse to present to my Master, and 0
have the pleasure of being made to wear i. And
‘would ak if again!
MF, Hamburg, Germany
Dear ME,
My comespondent id nat describe the harness he
vas supposed to mea but would expectit was pro-
bably a snap-on lather sap that went around the
‘ase of his cock and ball probably with some sot
ofall spreader or separator attached, There are any
umber of varieties onthe marke, even some that
«canbe locked in pace or which have 2 waist harness
‘nadditontothe genital straps. suggest ou lok
‘over the available items in any of several shops in the
‘Rapperbahn area, or get hod of a good mailorder
catalogue.
Dear Lary,
Innesponseo your request fo deta fom the am
pitlves my Daddy and haveaays hada great af
fection foreach other’ pits When we met ive yes
ago after fl fo his handsome face ees, and lp,
Trea beng turned on net by snugging up under
his thick leather jacket, where his naked torso was
ripping in sweat Late spent the evening sleeping
with my face brie in his bg, delicious pt. Nothing
inthe wok makes me eel mrcotet and insite
‘than a ood long wif om my Daddys underarm
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hhad just finished eating @ midnight
breakfast in the “Chicken Deluxe
restaurant and had consumed more
coffee than I ever cane to remember, when
the mos ugged "Big Bear" trucker that ve
fever seen came in. He swept the room with
hiseyesand thought, "Wouldn'titbe great
THIS sucker would cruise ME?”
Naturally, being Interested jin feet, I
glanced down as casually as I could to
observe the size of his shoes. Whew! He had
hoppers!
Plenty a stools and where do
right next to me.
He was a BIG daddy-ype, omhisredcap
swith the blue bill and “Top Gun" blazoned
boldly ceross the front, to his chocolate.
brown biking boots. [noticed hisbiglegsand
thick calves. Weightifier? Or experienced
fucker? Hmmm. This guy was more my type
the longer looked at him. I was fantasizing
‘whatit would be like to run my tongue down
hishairy lege and suck on those huge oes of
hig. (Leould only HOPE he hed hairy legs) 1
only gazed athim occasionally: didnt want
him to think Iwas comin’ onto fas.
Saltand pepper grey beard and bait. Ali
tle older than mysell. Maybe forty-five. Like
my “daddies” ale older than me. lusty
type. Hehad beeiy, hairy hands. Huge saus-
‘age fingers, You know what they say about
big hands, 1 could only hope. | thought I
id make the frst move. My mouth was
yheart was pounding, and my voice
‘was quivering when I spoke
i," Isaid. Great, bold beginning, right?
Hi, Name's Jake.’ When he turned his
(gaze on me, it was lke the steady, pene-
trating stare of a Leo. He thrust that big
beely, hairy Beer's paw at me, Hisengulled
mine, He smiled broadly into my face. One
of those smiles: it washes over you and cap-
tures you, You then become irrevocably His.
Buy you @eup of coffee?” he asked with a
rich, husky voice filled tothe brim with invita
tion. | was already enraptured in his
presence. | hink!’d have done ANYTHING
he asked,
esitbut
"Sure," I said. Even though my bladder
was screaming "Cotfee Overload!” and
begging me tosay “no,” Lheard mysellsay,
‘Yeah, sure. Preciate i
[sipped on the coffee while he wolled
down couple of burgers and fries, [watch
ed him closely. He noticed, but dida'tseem
tomind, Infact, I'm sure it was turning him
on. [watched those big, heavy forearms lit
those Irles and burgers and coffee till mas
beginning to breathe heavily. Thick,
chestnut hair you could have combed ran
down hisarms. love toNo, musi think
‘bout that
Wie exchanged a few more details about
each other and hislostrun from Denver toi
Louis.
‘The waitress kept trying to fill my cup. f
finally sad, "No mere, thanks’ My bladder
wos screaming, “You and me got some
‘business to take care of, Bud. And | mean
NOW, BOY!
excused myself. saw the sign atthe end
ofthe restaurant that said" Gertlemen" and
foundthe john downstairs. Tkept hoping he
would follow. Man, I'd love to get that big
boy. After draining my "Mister Lizard,’ and
carefully returning him to my pants with a
promise that I would try to get the big boy, I
‘washed my hands and face, takings much
time as I could; still hoping he would show
up,
Just then he tolledin and went straight!o
the utinal tothe right of me. I wish I could
describe the way this i foot plus man swag-
WHEELER
gered confidently into the bathroom, but
swords fail me. Confident? His stroll was,
damn dangerous. [saw out cl the comer of
ry eye hat he was standing back far enough
that Thad « fll view of his cock. When he
tunravelled that dick, « big bushy tuft of dark
hair followed. What would itbe like to bury
‘my face in allthat hair? He hadahhuge, ripe,
veined sausage. Icouldtellit was partially
hard, IHAD gotten bim excited! My heart
‘was beginning to beat stronger. Maybe, |
hhad a chance with the Big Boy Jake.
He made sure tha saw ital. twas heavy
-withblood and he was playing wit itbefore
itstarted squirting long blasts of yellow gold
Hetookhistime getingrid of allthatcoltee.
Tulekly joined him and pulled out my cock
‘and pretended tobe taking my piss now. By
the time [pulled mine out, he had finished
He didn't put his well-hung dick away, but
ood there staring at the wall and slowly
pulling on his mect. I watched the corded
muscles inbis forearm {lex ashe pulled back
Gnd forth on his wang, [twas beginning to
stand up allby itself. twas good eight inch:
fe so far, What was it going to become,
besides becoming mine?
Tkept watching. I kept growing and grow:
‘ng. [leew he could tll was watching. This
big boy really was abig hoy. Iknow twos
thick nine inches of hot meat now.
‘Could help you ake care of hot?” said
with @ slight, membling hesitation in my
‘Maybe, he said. “li(’ he paused,
‘you'rea good boy.” With hathe wrangled
that nearly erect cock and danced it back
‘and forth ill he managed to wrestle t back
{nto those big blue jeans. What a beautiful,
full box he had, Stuled tight.
"Yes st" Isaid nervously. “loan be that.
Iguickly followed, not wanting to ose con
tact was not quite quick enough. Lmomen:
tarily lot him. Those big, thick legs could
really move him cround in a hurry. Then 1
spotted him heading forthe ruck parking lot
Tollowed, I had never been to any of the
trucks. What the helll Yeu only live ence,
DRUMMERAG 15time doing that in
it worth their while,
Peterbilt truck with « reefer (elrigeration
unit on the back, Ilooked|
ed for the night. There was nc
‘emblem on the cab, which mean
hisrig and that he was not just hired driver.
Iellowed twenty othiey feet behind him,
He unlocked the driver's door and ¢
in, leaving the dos y
know this was an inv
few more words with
turned off the cab lights, but then
olled dawn the window and looks
iown, Jake flipped the ca
on low. My heart neatly stopped. His hand
‘was resting on .45lying between the seats.
self-defense, Sofar I've never hat
Buton the road, younever know what kind of
sillspeechless. He
ingome kind of "Torch and Twang
He then put his hand on my leg,
D. Laing. She sure can sing"
De hed never heard of her.
1d tie to cover the bulge
with one hand, which was a
hopeless attempt. Lcou
vering under my palm. He
This guy glowed with self
Isaid. Damn, Why
quiver oat of my voice? He noticed and
sas unattainable? That's how fl
round to the other side, and I'l
bs ever’ once ina
Iwalked around, climbed up and: crak wapot sane
Yeah. Why not? A beer" Laid with «lit
tle more ease in my vole.
Jake stood up and crawled through the
fo the sleeper compartment
up; he said ashe turned on the
color TY. "Ifyou want to take your boots off
down there, ill be easier. And more fun," He
ick histongue out and growled. [think the
guy had a bull in ub-wooterin that golden,
bearded throat of his.
‘We're gonna get along just fine, boy
fine.” He was breathing heavy again,
By the way,” he said. “It you're i
‘lean, I can tell you this I took a showe
right before I ate a that ‘dive’ back thor.
Clean feet; clean butt; clean dick. Soapy
clean, ya’ know?" As! climbed up into the
bunk, he was peeling offhis shirt. He had a
bear's chest. Completely covered with
smoky, curlsof hair that ran wild allover his
barrel chest. twas 0 hairy that his nipples
you couldn't
alitlebit of an overhang:
ing pet. I could eat him alive. Al that hai
Just
Boy, there's moro room in one ofthese
sleepers than | thought,” I said. Never had
been in
me, [sawhis back, Whol! twas
thickly coated with huge masses of
hoit. A great pattern ran all over his broad,
muscular back. '"Man, if your but is
‘anywhere near as hairy as your back, I'm
uldn't resist the temp
tation over that pret
back. I could fee! it bristle like litle wites
under my touch
Looks lke I'm gonna have to get the
smellin’ salts out Nover misead a
bealinhis concentration, "There. That'sali
tle batter" he eaid, As he
sll, and
iotake my pantsoll
ailing.
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cracked mm
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hhrarming [ran my tongue over into his
amily keeping my
fongue moving as [drew more and more
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I 00 squecky el sill eucked his toe as I came down
just warmin that high. Finally, when I could alm
He was begin
lengthening cock.
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toes, Iran my tongue between histo
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that felt. Atthis point ewho
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ing aroused.
lhe big toe
or paren ih
0 of that beautiful toe, | did
‘never done 1
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mopping
itand pepper beard.
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nin the eyessting
totaly selt-contide thing, my
favorite thing todo. Youbstchal Inswbegan
to do the some thing on his other foot
ere, boy. Let me show you
something, he sa
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con my chest. Way up high le this. back. I stared putting on m
High on my chest. Yeoh, lite that" He then pants. “Sure you can't stay
What would you like todo with them?! didthemostpeculiarthing. Ididn'tihinkthis round,” he said, stll with that appetite
mean, really do-with them? possible He lipped both feetandrested —_unlulilled
ould. No ‘Only if | wanted to be admite
pat I would realy like to do with
‘em and suck ‘om dry
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felt my
into sucking his toes.
centrated on feeling every:
Tene | was close tocumming
[elt the big toe flexing in my mouth as he
ull. consciously flit tex
by toe in my mouth, The
playing on the
hairy, but not ike his.
Tooncentrated, or ried to concentrate o
what [was doing. I slowly made my
jown othe archee of hishge fee. Hist.
were o thick, portelly hubby. just ike [ike
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a thtteens, baby. Ar
sitive. They like what you
right now. Ummm, that feels real
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Don't know how I
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recliner for aweek, Hope she dos tn
oes, Ill tell her
on my searching to
ming
started op
whet twat
again, Before Igettothe: really breathe hea
back and put my fall her ready to explode. |
foot, ran my beard over the to nigh
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ond walked ba
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c'mon, man, Shoot me
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imhaveit, [stp
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eda,
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20° pruennea' massive body topped by two cone-
‘shaped mounds oft lesh, hick bulge
resting between apar of thighs a thick as red-
woods, two thick-Soed leather boos that were
‘meant to receive a licking froma slave tongue,
‘and finaly apairof sensuously curved is that
were clamped around one of th thickest and
foulest smelling cigars | had ever encountered.
Yeah, the man was perect. As walked towards
him, trying to act as nonchalant as possible,
there was no doubtthat this was the kind of man
Ihad spent rights dreaming about as | worked
mmy dick into a cum-based lather It didnt mat
for that to most ether guys he would probably be
Just some overgrown slob stinking up the alr
with his equally overgrown cigar but. What mat-
tered was that as | sauntered by him, my own
cigar dwarfed by the one jutting out of his
‘mouth, he nodded his headin recognition ofthe
fact that another cigar stud had entered his
‘smoke-iled territory.
Like two cats deciding whether to fight or
fuck, we discreetly sized up each ater from a
istance of ony afew feet. He seemed to ike
What he saw. Like my cigar, my body was @
smaller version of his own, wit less padding
around the middle and fewer inches of height.
We could have been kissing cousins, xcept for
the fact that his longish Nair was the palest
blonde possible, while mine was more ofthe
"diny" orpiss blonde variety. Buttheatitude
was the same. Nobody was about to invade our
teritory without having a good reason todo so.
[Nor was. anybody likely to pause within
breathing room of our stogies wthout having at
least aha assaditoestin the kindo stink that
‘only a good cigar can generate. As we watched
leach other from the comers of our eyes, the ar
surrounding us turned into haze, forcing usin-
to.akind of smoking room al our own,
I didnt mind the privacy. {never was one for
‘ronds. Obviously, my frend had no love for
acked- together bodes either He leaned back
{nd raised one booted foot against the wall,
then lite his head up in a gesture that could
hhave either been an invitation to join him or @
if he man had ital athickly-whiskered faoe,
by Michael Agreve
challenge stay clear ofhis tertory thought
‘about the choices for a couple of seconds, then
‘decided that he was just too hot looking not to
be explored further.
inched my way into the comer where he
00d, tying notto show ofthe hardon that the
sightofhis heavy boots and hot cigarhad given
me, Itwasn't easy. As | came close, inch ater
sold inch crept up against my leg. My body
{temperature rosea the same time. By the time
I got within slapping distance of him, my cock
had grown to about as bigasithad ever gotten.
Then it began to throb as he folded his arms
across his chest, puffing outhis massive pecs
anda the same time creating an even greater
‘senso of danger around him,
| couldn't move. | was trapped in a smoke-
filed net that he had woven around his well
Padded body. For the firsttime, lcould fee the
Choking in my throat that everyone else inthe
place was sensing. I began in the pit of my
stomach and fanned upwards until there was a
lump in my throat as big as the lump in my
crotch. Now that was inside his space, | would
bbe expected to respect the man and te cigar
that nad created the invisible wall around us. 1
could na longer chomp on my butt withthe con-
fidence of someone who challenges everyone
around him to say something negative aboutit
{could only putt away gingerly, an accomplice
‘otis already perpetrated crme. knew that he
had earned the right to be thought of as @
Master. | wasn't about to do anything to
challenge that right,
He seemedto sense mynervousness.Likea
true expert in the art of mind fucking, he
Capitalized on my weakness, sending putts of
foul smoke in my direction while he kept his
‘gaze focused straight ahead. Only when my
Cigar went out id he acknowledge my presence
by icking aight infront of my face. As the ame
‘iluminated the haze around us, felt an even
Greate fear when he moved forward, match
fist. When it stopped atthe tip of my cigar,
relaxed. So great was the feeling of sexual
menace surrounding him that had conjured up
images of uring flesh peeling off my face. In-
‘stead, | watched his face ight up in a smile as
the haltinch of dry ash atthe tip of my cigar
caught aglow and sprang to life again.
"You shouldn't be smoking them cheap
stogies. They'll burn out on you every time.
When you finish with that baby but, you can ty
one of mine” He gestured towards a leathor
pouch filed wih an assortment of cigars, each
‘one longer and thicker than the other. "My
‘name's Bart My friends calle Buddha. . for
‘obvious reasons.”
| stared down at his gut, excited by the pros-
Pect of having it lying ontop of mine as we let
‘ur dicks slp and side over each other. "My
name's Al No nicknames. ust Al.”
He stretched out an arm towards me and
‘grabbed my hand ina vise-like grip that made
my teeth chatter. Not only did the man have
bulk, he also had enough power to make his
resemblance toa wild bear complete. “Wate
youdoingin aint ike this? You don't lok ik
the type that goes fox pimple-faced twinkies’
|ooked around and surveyed the crush of
young and sometimes painfully emaciated
Docies. Then looked back at Bart... Budaha,
and returned the smile. "What are you doing
here?”
He held onto the grin fora couple of seconds
then shifted his weight until the other leg now
rested agains the wal. "Just ooking, suppose.
‘Same as you are. Tiying to figure out wy
anyone would want to go with one of them
r00pj-assedshitheads when they could grap-
ple witha halton of man flesh instead:
| could sense something unspoken behind
the word, but cid pursue knew allt wall
tha he didn't stand a chance in holy hell with
‘most ofthe guysin the bat Nether did for that
matter We were a special tate, ke the taste for
wellnorn boots and fout-smeling cigars. We
both wore our kinks in the form of scragaly
beards and clothing that was ripped inal the
‘wrong places. Anyone who recognized the
signs could el ata glance that for us, sex was
rumueniea 2‘chance to enter a mind tunnel and run the full
length oft until you finaly caught a glimpse of
light atthe other end. The only thing we feared
was that we'd reach the light before we got a
chance to explore every inch along the way.
Yes, we understood each other, allright
Maybe that's why we were able to just stand
there, neither one speaking, as welt our rains
conjure up allthe possibilities that our hook-up
could offer. When the words finally did come
‘out it was Buddha who spoke. He offered me an
imvtation a go back this place. He cit have
to-say a word about what we'd do once we got
backithere. Like the connection between ane lit
Cigar and another, twas understood implicit
\Wemoved outofthe barin lence, follawed by
the stares of everyone who had watched our
‘mental dancing inthe corner. No doubt some
were wondering about how we'd it together in
‘one smallbed. Others might be figuring out the
0st in damaged sinuses as we let atrall of
smoke in our wake. Butone thing was certain—
we weren't leaving the bar just to take a walk
around the block. We were leaving a go home
and fuck ourminds with smoke and lt of good
id fashioned imagination
“W hydortyou get outa those clothes?
Leave just your boots and socks on,
Fl be in-as soon as I finish
this beer:
| watched his massive body ast stoo fram.
ed by the wooden doorway. He was stil fully
Aressed, Only the top three bultons ot his black
and blue plaid shit hac aeen opened up as
made a play forthe hairy mounds of his cone-
shaped tts. Icould stl se my sit glistening on
his hall-hidden skin. He ha let me suck on his.
‘ches, nibbling the sizable tt buds as | slob:
‘bred over his pecs for almost fteen minutes.
[My hands had nervously reached down towards
his cock in a desperate attempt to make some
‘mental measurements ahs meat, He had top
‘pede, grabbing my hands and pushing them
Imback as | served his chest Then he shoved
ime forward int te tny bedroom and left me
there fora couple of minutes while he retrieved
beet Althe while the room filed up with cigar
‘smoke as | obecientl waited for his return,
‘Come to think ot, you might as well take
yourboots and socks of oo. don't thinkyou'l
be needing them tonight
| started removing my shirt ashe turned and
walked out of the roam, A cloud a thick smoke
tralled behind him, inducing me to remeove my
pants and then my well wor jock sap | threw
my clothing in a heap into afar comme, adding
tothe one or two ples that seemed to grow up
‘ut ofthe wooden floor. Then sat down onthe
oversized bed and started tugging at my boots.
They came off sow, revealing enough musk
omake any boot slave lick his chops in anticipa
tion. Then | peeled the sweat soaked socks of
and stood up once again. My reflection looked
back at me from the wal of mirrors positioned
opposite the bed. It wasn't an encouraging
sight
2 omuMMERTWo
| was hairless asa naked babe witha crotch
shaven smooth asthe day it fist passed out of
the womb and int the world. There was no mus-
cle definition to make hears fuer But there
was @ boyishly handsome face that spoke of
Irish ancestors who had mated wit big-cickea
alan to reduce the seven inches | was spor.
ing. A thick leather band had been secured
{around the base of my cock making it appear
‘much bigger than twas, Topped by a beer be
Iy that was also ait rom my krish ancestors,
the etfect was somehow incongruaus. But ob
iously, Buddha cidnt mind. | could hear im
Sucking hisbreathn as he came intothe room
his shirt now off and his pees pushed out even
further by the criss-crossing straps of aleather
hamess.
ke it by. ike ita whole lot
|couldnttelithe was talking about my cock
‘or my belly or both. All! knew was that as he
‘moved towards me, his cigar puting out haze a
mile a minute, could sees cock rise beneath
hist reached out towards it once more, only
to have my hand slapped hard then pus
bind me.
let youknow when you can touch my dick,
shithead
He grabbed the atherhand and quickly pled
cutalength of leather strapping fram his back
Pocket. Quickly, he wound the leather coil
around my wrists, securing them, leaving litle
doubt about who was in charge ofthe scene.
‘Now, let's me and you have a good talk, boy.
| want fo know just what you're going to do to
lease me. got os of te, so don't leave out
any details:
He pushed me down on the bed and placed
‘couple of pillows under my head. maved my
legs outstraight ashe sat down on the edge and
began stroking my barefeet, could sense his
excitement ashe played with each toe. Slowly
| began to relate to him each litle detail of how| would fist plant my mouth on his boats, then
work tongue upwards until had licked every
inch of his massive body
Al the while, my bound-up cock twitched
endlessly as he ran hishand up my eg towards
the spot where my smoath shaven balls were
‘raped over my ass pucker Only when Istarted
begging him let me claim his gungy boots did
he smile up at me, then lower his face onto my
foot and begin to lap up the sweat that hac
covered it
| couldn't believe that it was him, not me,
‘sucking foot, But as he mouthed one te, then
‘another, then al five at once | stopped thinking
‘and just gave int the incredible pleasure his
‘mouth afforded. When he had fished with one
foot, then the cther, | watched as he stood up
‘and placed one booted leg under my chin and
shoved my face onto the leather surface with the
other "Now that you know how it ought 0 be
lone let's see you put your money where your
‘mouth i. Come on, boy, suck on thase boots.
Shine your Daddy's shit kickers"
A thick cloud of smoke came driting towards
ime as! turned my head and began to tongue
the thick leather surface of his Boos. | could
taste stale beer and what may or may not have
been a couple of drops of cried out piss at the
tip. could aso taste cigar smoke ashe leaned
in closer and watched my performance. Even
though he had just finished licking my bare
pads off, ne was sill obviously the master ofthe
Situation. With hs hai-covered tts scrunched
up as he bent over, and his belly protruding
‘almost nto my face, there was no doubt about
who had the physical and mental advantage. As
his sweat began o side down his stomach and
dripped onto his boots, lapped it up greatly,
thanking him outloud as he pushed my face
‘deeper and desper ino the spit drenched sur-
face. Finally, when both were absolutely clean,
he pushed my head forward and ordered me to
lick his pauncn,
I groaned loudly as my tongue made contact
‘wth the thick siabo lsh that was draped over
his belt buckle. Slowly, its surface became a
‘mass of matted hair as | licked and slobbered
‘ver every inch of historso, AS wave aftr wave
‘of dense smoke was fanned in my direction, |
‘once again claimed his massive pees for my
‘wn. Icould smell the ripeness from his pts as
| worked my tongue over the mountains and
valleys othis body's landscapes. Finally, ashe
Stretched his arms up towards theceing, iy
caimto the thickly forested pits where allthis
body smels seemed to chum and bubble out
| lobbed and sucked ul oul seethe pale
flesh underneath turning a bright crimson.
Then, ited my head upward and opened my
mouth up wide fo receive his greatest gif.
urtworoundedbelis touched ashe pas.
cd the dogs frm hs cigar onto me slowly and
with as much determination as his ming could
Conjure up swallowed ihe dense smoke and
Spit tout again, smiling as | watched his face
contort with gut lve pleasure. Then | thanked
him forthe athe had just given me. Over and
cover. Ithanked him unlthe ash that grew rom
the end of his stogie dooped dangerously
towards my ever receptive mouth. | wondered
what the ash wouldtaselke. Then ashe crew
thebuttoutothis mouth and hed it cise tomy
face, | panicked a the realty ofthat taste hit
home.
“What's the mater boy Don tust your Dad
4? Think ldo something to hurt my litle
boy?"
| wanted to say "Yes" but mumbled the op-
rUMMERNEO 23posit. That set him to laughing. He knew that
Twas ying,
He lowered the butt below my chin, then
stared intensely into my eyes ashe flicked the
{ash downward. One haltbuming clump of ash
fell across my chest, missing my nipple by a
fraction of aninch Another eame fling onto my
cook, sending stabs of pain through me as it
landed onthe tender head, Fortunately, most of
‘the burning embers had been extinguished long
befor they fl. Buddha knew they would, What
‘remained could only sting. But that singing was
‘enough. Iteleased in me a desire so acute that
‘had to strain to keep my loadinside my nut sac.
Instead, | plunged my head downwards, not
stopping unti my mouth was clampedonto the
‘pot where his dick was pushed up agains the
worn fabric of his jeans.
| sucton-cupped my lips ono the covered sur-
face of cock then began to tongue it ike it was
a bare-bone. Instantly, his paw-lke hands
clamped around the back of my neck, forcing
my face even deeper ino the recesses oft
‘grimy Levis | spit soaked his pants, revealing
More and more of the outline of his cock. |
wanted so desperately 0 eat the raw meat
‘esting underneath He knew too. He held my
‘mouth away for afew seconds as he clumsily
tugged at the zipper holding his dick in.
‘Automatically, let my tongue work is way out
from between my lips as saw fist the rounded
‘ockhead, then the thick shaft appearin myline
otvision
Like the man himself the cock was big and
fat and possessed a visual power that held my
mind thrall. tay nestled in a dense forest of
curling blond hairs. Part of me wanted
‘desperately to swallow it and serve every inch
ofits vein studded surface. Another part of me
wanted to just le there and marvel at the wayit
curved upwards almost touching the slab of his
beer gut twas the man himself who decided
the clemmaas he pushed my face forward and
‘ordered me to worship hs cigar-shaped dick.
| obeyed, taking first the cock head into my
‘mouth, then claiming the shaft. Al the while,
Could smell the sweat that poured off is hefiy
‘nuts onto the sheets below wanted that sweat
{orm own. But could wait. had plenty of cick
‘worshipping odo betor| wouldbeg him o feed
‘me his hairy balls and ass pucker
"You suck that dick, boy. Eat every inch of
your Daddys cick. Worship It, boy. You do areal
{0d job andl et you suck my fet of
‘That did it. | raised my head up and then
plungediit back down onto his bone repeating
the action time and ime again until could feel
tis body vibrating with the need for release.
When t finaly came, twas in one thick burst of
cumthat shot out of his piss sit across my beard
and onto my chest.
| sid of the bed, my chest dipping with his
sill warm spunk as I watched him move his
‘body onto the sticky sheets. He moved with the
‘g1a0e of acat,neveroncetakinghis yes off me.
"knew that even with his load seeping down
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towards my crotch, he was not about to elease
‘metfomhissexuai ve. Likeaspiderwhotraps
its vitim, thon woaves cocoon around, ea
ing bound fora feast ater, at the spider's con-
venience... he weve invisible ropes that
bound meio his wll Fst, wihatesh cigar
Planted fly between his et, then wth he
‘sight oft cock dangling betwoon his massive
thighs, he spun circle ater cic around my
bran. He never sada word, gave no command,
‘or even the slightest hint of what he expected
{fom me. But as he ay there, puting sly on
histobacco sick, understood exactly whathe
wanted,
Without breaking the mood by speaking, 1
slipped sient down on my knees in ont ofthe
bed. | st crouching, my yes fixe onthe stow,
steady ise and talloihismourtinaus belly. O-
Iyhis eyes spoke to me, wth sue shades of
meaning passing across the pele bue surface
tke dots and dashes of morse code. waiched
the mated ringlets of his pale air circing is
face. Then, ashe pointed one tinge towards
the fot ofthe bed, owered my head ono his
boots and began once moreto ck he smooth
leather surface,
| sucked and polished the dyed black hide,
making sure that my tongue dug in deep
enough for him to feel evry worshipful meve-
ment Finally, asthe sriace glistened with my
Spi sawhim each down and begin fo ute
the laces holding the boots ight in place.
moaned as one boot came of, then another,
releasing the smells that had boon trapped in-
side the warm sock. could sees cock spring
ingbacktoite sounded head glowed wih a
fresh coating of precum, making my mouth
waters he paimed it orl at rst, hen with
slonly increasing pressure.
My onn cock was desperate to release its
Juices Buty hands were sill secured behind
my back, making any dick pling impossible.
Instead, I rubbed my organ onthe edge of he
matress salthee watching him ereve one
s0ck, then another:
‘Soon, both offs eet were bare. lowered my
faceinothe grouping of ve rounded oes and
began inhaling the combination of sweat and
shoe leather that had collected there. | wanted
desperatly to suck nhs toes, ust ke he had
done with ine. Instead, ested there wth my
rose up against them, wang or himto signal
what he expected me to do et. waited and
‘cited, but il hela there, his cock in one
hhandand is mouthnoisiy chewing onthe end
at his cigar Every now andthe, he's direct a
puff smoke at me, causing my cock to jump
‘pin expeciaton
‘Only when his cigar was hatway down dhe
take notice ofthe fact that | was crouching in
desperate expectation. He withdrew the cigar
‘romps lips and grasped itn hishand. Then he
Joworedit down towards me. half expected him
{ofick another load of ash on me. Instead, he
brought the cigar down towards his left foot and
planted itfimiy between his second and third
toes. mmecately | understood what he wanted.
|Tmoved my head in closer to his foot and
\wrapped my mouth around the endo he cigar
that had been planted in his mouth only
seconds ago. breathed in deeply, sighing as
the familiar taste oftobacco made the inside ot
‘my mouth tingle.
"You finish that one for me, boy”
exhale, filing the air infront of me with a
thick cloud of smoke.
“Lipid you get you something better than
those nickel buts you were smoking, didnt?”
| stopped puting long enough to bark out a
loud "Yes, Sic’ Then | started smoking again,
aware that with each puff I was abe to get an
equally rewarding taste of his barefoot.
“Just don'tett get down oolow. you burn
iy octsies, you'lIhaveto spend the es of next
‘week sucking on them:
| wanted to say that'ike nothin beter: In-
stead, lonce more sang out the required "Yes,
Sit and continued to finish up his but. When
itwas dangerously atthe point of touching his
toes, | slid the lt slogie out carefully with my
teeth, then moved it towards the ashtray. 1
_snuffedit outwith several quick downward stabs
‘of my head, then lett drop into the glass bow
‘Secure in the knowledge that had done what
| was tol to do, stood up slowly andiet my eyes
wander down tothe man who was sprawled out
‘on the bed, fast asleep.
Even nis sleep he resembled a bear. Only
now, he was a bear in hibernation. The
thythmical movements of his breathing expanc-
‘edhischest, making my mouth ong forthe salty
taste of his sweaty pecs. Hiscock, now sof, lay
to one side, shrunken, seeming a lot smaller
thant was. Only the body remainad its tre size,
leaving litle room on the bed for me. Bu the
tempiation to snuggle was ust oo great. | sid
myself between his wide spread legs and
‘managed o cur myself up sothat coud claim
some room below his croc cide mater that
my feet hungover the side of thelbed or that my
‘wists were begining o feel he fatigue of hav-
ing been bound up for solong. knew justhow
the wanted meto sleep, and! knew that my own
comfort took a back seat to his need for
pleasure
Hay ther, lke a fetus desperately seeking
some attachment tots Big Daddy. could smell
‘the sweat coming from his oeich mixed withthe
stale smoke that had draped our bodies tke fog
clinging toa shoreline, We smelled alike, my
Daddy and me. We had each tasted part ofthe
‘other and somehow blended those tases into
something that went beyond just sampling. |
hha tied myse to his massive body bath iteally
‘and figuratively. Now, as sleep began to settle
cover my brain, | raised my head upward and
sought out the connection that woud firmly tie
the newborn its maker lopened my mouth up
wide and brought his cock inside with one lous
agulping mation. Then Iciamped my mouth shut
‘and locked his dick inside.
| would spend the long night with it resting
firmly inside my throat. would bejust one more
cigar that | could chomp on and stroke slowly
‘th my tongue. But it would be the best cigar
fall. twould be my Daddy's. aWith
Apologies. . .
tesa that toerris human, to forgive divine.
Maybe itis more accurate to say that to err
is unavoidable in the publishing business,
to ask forgiveness uncommon. But we know
you'l give usa break
In Drummer 126, ou spirituality issue, there
was a stunning paintingof a hunk bound tothe
leter 8—thats Bas in bondage. We had kept
the painting around the office fr a year or so,
watching always for the perfect opportunity t0
use itn ull colo: Finally, with the title of my ar-
ticle onthe sprtual dimensions of Bondage,
that opportunty came. And we blewit Inflow:
inginasolidblack backaround, we obliterated
the artist's signature, and we flied to give him
credit on the facing page. The picture, repro-
duced herein black and white, was created by
Leon, Denver's justyfamous leather ats,
In Orummer 137, the issue with ll three win.
ners from our Tom of Finland story contest, we
Presented a portiolio of photographs from Mark
|. Chester's "Sexual Portats and Private Acts
from the Warzone." Somehow, despite a great
eal of care having been taken to see that none
of Chester's images would be cropped or ther
wise distorted, wo of the photographs came
back from the printer slightly altered in shape,
top edges trimmed away. The portrait of “Scot
and Dwayne” was stil acceptable—but not
ight. Onthe cher hand, the photograph entitled
Bil" had lost to much ofits original impact.
to give you a chance to see Mark|. Chester's
‘Bilas heiendedit, tis reproduced hee in
ts entiray.
Finaly, we have been faling to give credit
were itis due. Fr the past ew issues, we have
been calling on Tom W. Kelly for editorial
assistance. In thisissue, belatedly and finally,
his name has been added tothe masthead.
‘Are we forgiven?
Sincerely hoping 0,
Joseph W. Bean
DnUMMERIGO 25by Joseph W. Bean
TAKING THE PLUNGE
Boats are nol exactly your standard pornstar
types. That honored (hal) status belongs to
butfed baby boys stil, but don't you wonder
why? Actually there may be alte bit ofa shift
afoot. While usualy just ignore the “prety boys
ath tan lines” fcks, laid watch one lately. I's
Falcons Plunge,
This is nota leather or SM video, jst a tiny
straying f the mainsiream stttin ou ection.
‘Some furry legs, a coupe of but slaps here and
there sprinkling otttoos, a shaved asshole
cor wo alowed to grow back to brite, and even
alte playful bondage. .. plus one ofthe pretty
fellas here has some curls on his pees. Not
‘much, as | said... but f Mom's going to vist
{and you think Dungeons of Europeis abt heavy
forher, ori you come nome one evening wth
‘taste for something pink and uty, Plunge may
be ust the thing
Ona scale of one toten bears, ten being best,
it's slim ONE BEAR,
00H, Danby!
"you ke your bearsalite onthe Daddy side,
youll go for the Papa Bearsin Werking Sti, an
Adam & CompanyiAtomar video. The title
sequence—a rap number about @ “working
stiff" who just “can’t wat to get off —is dull,
leven disturbing. And the next bit doesn't do
‘much magic either: Grisly bear wakes up and
fantasizes that the black, Bodybuilder aerobics
instructor on TV pops aut and gets him oft
Fortunately, our sleepy, grey-furred Papa
{908s to work and finds couple of his men fuck
ing ff, actually jerking of, and—as any decent
foreman would—ne joins them. The sex stays
pretty vanilla, butte uysare delicious and the
Construction site setting is pretty exeting,
The other scenes are all separate litle
Playlets: A Daddy-boy couple christen a red:
‘wood deck they've ust bul. Inthe absence of
‘champagne, they're forced to make do with
cum, a procedure they have obviously used
before, Then a hard hat comes home andjerks
off using only his hand and a convenient miro.
‘The ard hat here is one Harley Behy—one very
beautiful Harey Beh.
In the last bt, a black guy in a suit, but net
what | would calla black bear finds Drummer
Daddlisin his mail, and almost gets imsel of
betofe his Daddy (ourjob-ste foreman, above)
comes home to hep,
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Phot fom Falcon Video's Wildest Dreams.
Overall, Working Sots is good sul, maybe as
interesting forthe boots and feet and sox asor
the bears and he sex. So, onthe ten-bear scale,
with added points for feet featuring, itratesan
easy EIGHT BEARS,
CUBS AND pups
‘Bears and Cubs trom Adam & Company is a
great ti. Unfortunately, the tape inside the
beautiful titled box 99% bear-tee.Ithasa
bit fuzz here and there, but not much Sil,
while it wimps out forthe most part, it has its
moments,
‘Seeing a “cub” switch gears, and go from
licking and sucking J.D. Slater's dickto ripping
the seat out of his (Slater's) jeans and fucking
him. that’s nce
After afew scones that are sexy enough in
their way (I guess), if hardly bear-stut, there's
anather definite highlight A Daddy shows up
‘one who might pass for a bear in someone's
view (ot mine). Anyway, he cartainy dd get a
few inches ofblood pumping south and staying
there. He as some dark fu atick moustache,
and an even thicker uncut dick His cub or boy
‘also happens tohave a prety impressive uncut
Cock. Two dicks with generous foreskins can
lead to only one conclusion: a beautiful, but in
this case fr too briet, dacking scene: deep,
mutual foreskin fucking. Hot stuf. I's only a
minute, but fis what you really wan, t may be
reason enough to oun Bears and Cubs.
‘The, inthe last wo minus or so ofthe tape,
We getto see the truly magnificent county bearwhose picture graces the back l the box, Heis
soillused and underused, though, youl fel
Cheated i you buy or rent the tape because of
him. So, grand as itis to see so perfect 2
sculpture of bear fash, histny ite moment on
screen can not be called a highlight
Gems in the mire, adding upto a maximum
of THREE BEARS,
THREE TRUE BEAR FLICKS
You'd expect COA, the people who make
Bear Magazine, o know what abearis, and they
do, Their videos are all bear al the time, anc
they've made quite a few of them. Here are
some samples.
Big Bear Mon, a COA video now being
distributed by Bijou, is subtitled "A facial and
body hair extravaganza,” and thats just the
beginning. Maybe the COA folks have
‘someting to leam about vdeo making, butthey
‘sure know how o push all ofmy bearioverbut-
tons. n nine solo scenes (interrupted by one
very bro ing of fucking) they do tall. Infact,
scene one alone got me of. i's a leather bear
who shows his tits whose boss, his cock too.
“Then, once got my juices back to a funcional
level, I dove into the other eight scones. Mmm
Mmm good.
‘These guys are doing something I'd love to
‘ee mare video producers doing. They're put
ting ther own interests, tishes, and passions
‘on tape, Anyone could figure out what a bear
shoul look ike and shoot the appropriate body
‘ypes in erotic situations, but only an exper
‘enced bear hunter, bear lover, or bear could do
the whole thing right. dont suppose there isa
escribably "bear" way to work food ar dildos
or cigars or spit into a JO scene. And, if you
need to hear a description, no amount of
scribing will do. But, if you know, you know,
and these guys know.
Big Bear Men gets EIGHT BEARS, easy.
‘Bear Fuck Paty is anther COA success. This
‘one, though, is less perfect. The guys are
‘great—more belies than fur ths time—but the
Video drags from semievent to sub-event all
‘along, What to do? You have all these great
bears sucking and fucking and slugging each
‘other, butthe tape never gas rling. So, yu put
it aside for playtime. Fight, that's my plan
These guys would be good background video.
Every once in a while they'licatch my attention
‘ormy partner's, and well watch orhalowatch.
In betwoen, we can just entertain ourselves,
Bad as the video compilation is, the bears
‘andthe sex are too good ta ignore completely.
‘So, cast 10, tape 2, for an average of SIX
BEARS.
Finishing up the COA tro, we have another
super tape, Big Bad Bears. The star heres Jay
‘Shaffer whose star-qualy erotic fiction you ve
seen inthe pages of Drummer. So down’ rity
Inthe video, Jay playsthe part ofan erticstory
‘writer conjuring up the bears he has writen
‘about. And, lke the men in any erotic fantasy,
‘day's imagined bears are perfect. Infact, his frst
fight of fantasy wilfoor yout you'e already a
bear hunter and convert you i you're not
Bear number oneisadream. His beautifully
bearded face his fur his hard, roundly. and
DpumMeRiso 27above al his sohyhard, huthurtme eyes will get
toyou. And, after he cums, whon his did -do-
‘okay grin begs for approval, you just can't hold
back. Careful Remember i's video Kiss gent
“Then nine more scenes all tumble by, each
Airey delight. You'll get your fil of over
Iv?) sale waterspors, fur, cock, ass play and
foreskin here if in any single bear or Daddy
video. Special reats come in the form of Jay's
talented asshole gobbling up and coughing out
chrome eggs, and a shaggy-bearded fella in
leather, wit sir andi who peses allover his
faded black jeans... for starters. Splash
‘Yurim. TEN BEARS, al growing,
KEITH ARDENT PLUS
‘What does a video producer do when he has
2 few reels of hot sex scenes on totally
Lwealsic backgrounds, each soeneadiferent
background and a diferent couple? Wel, i
you're Adam & Company, you get very creative,
‘and you come up with Raw Footage.
The raw footage that needed tobe putto use
‘and became Raw Footage: The Videos to hot
ot to market and too weird to write a story
‘around. So, itis presented as the raw footage
being examined by a video editor. Nice trick.
Given a couple of delivery boys, a producer, an
‘tito and boy who hasan auton to do, plus
the six guys.n the editor's monitr, tis ick is
bursting with men wio are atleast pleasant
looking, some of them much better than tat.
Forme—and for many of you, suspect—the
attraction of Faw Footage inthe box is Keith Ar
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Los Angeles Aid for AIDS, Inc.
by Bill Humphrey
President of AFA Board of Directors
hats @ straight physician doing on-
slageinaLos Angeles leatherbar ona
‘Sunday afternoon, peting off his shirt
‘and donning a chest hamess? Helping to raise
funds fr Aid For AIDS, Inc, the ron-poft agen-
cy that helps Southern Californians with AIDS
fand ARC to pay their bills untl government
assistance begins.
Los Angeles’ leather and uniform com
‘munities were instrumental in founding Aid for
‘AIDS (AFA) in 1983, and continue tobe among
its strongest supporters. The doctor an AIDS
specialist, was joining — with much good
humor — inone ofthe monthly beer busts that
the leather community holds to raise funds for
the ageney. His donning ofthe harness, on a
friendly dare, raised $2,000 alone!
‘Sots fitng that proceeds ofthe 1980 Mr.
southern California Drummer Contest, being
held in Los Angeles June 23 will go entirely 10
'AFA, An invtaton-ony party June 2, hosted by
‘current Mr. Drummer Brian Dawson and
HMaratton Films, atwhich Marathons new film
“The Wall willbe premiered, also will benefit
AFA,
Like the victims of any Iifetreateningliness,
people with AIDS and ARC are often too weak.
fo work and frequently have depleted their
‘assets, but are nat yet receiving government
‘2ssistance such as Supplemental Security In
ome (SSI). AFA grants meet these financial
reeds and enable clients to maintain their ign
tyand seltesteem,
[AFA \s currently disbursing approximately
'$20000 per manth in financial assistance to
Clients — paying their rent, utility, medical. in
Surance, and cher bls — and spending ap
proximately $5000 per month on its Vitamin!
Pharmacy Program.
Like many organizations that have arisen 2
result ofthe AIDS crisis, AFA's founders had
fo idea that they were forming a non-profit
Social service agency, o that would be around
'Solong or grow so large, when they st dscuss-
‘wally itll came about as a result of my wining
the Southern California Gay Bartenders’ Real
‘Man contest. | was tending barat The Stud —
‘non Grit's — in Siveriake. One of my contest
prizes was atrip, and| raffled it of at The Stud
‘wth the understanding thatthe proceeds would
{010 AIDS Project Los Angeles (APLA) 0 pro-
‘ide financial help to people with AIDS. Butthen
‘we found out that APLA didnt offer financial
help to people with AIDS"
Green remembers"ike twas yesterday" the
night he announced the raffle winner. "Several
Of us stepped ito a litle leather shop next to
‘The Stud and decided that ofthe $2,200 we'd
collected, we would use $700 to form an
‘organization that would help people wth AIDS
pay ther bls and donate the resto APLA. had
Been sponsored in the Real Man Contest by the
Llos Angeles Court, and Colin Booth — aka
“Empress Hazel” — committed $100 ofits
funds ight there, so we realy started AFA with
only $800"
'AFA operatod out of founding members’ In-
ing rooms, keeping its records in cardboars
boxes, until October 1985, Then, the newiy
formed Giy of West Holywood bestowed is fst
‘ofa grant onthe agency, allowing AFA to ent
fice space and hire aul-ime executive direc-
tox The agency now has a staff of four fulltime
‘employees, and an annual budget of $548,800.
‘Administrative grants trom the City of West
Holywood and Los Angeles County allow the
‘agency to give more than 80 cents of each
‘donated dollar to cients, an enviable record
among social service agencies.
However, having an office and a paid staft
doesnt mean AFA is nowon easy stret. Infact,
with an ever.inoreasing caseload, AFA’ finan-
cal needs ae often nearly as dre asts cients.
In the 1986-1989 fiscal year, AFA gave
'$285000 tots lens. Inthe first three quarters
‘ofthe curent 1989-1990 fiscal year, AFA grants
have already exceeded that amount. Unfor-
tunately, the demand for AFA's funds Keeps in-
creasing. In Api, requests for grants jumped
40% om the previous month. AS rest, AFA
‘could not fund each eligible cient for thir fll
requested amount
“Los Angeles’ leather and uniform com
‘munities ae sill among the agency's most yal
Supporters," declares Jeffrey Lysaght, a
longstanding member of the AFA Board of
Directors and a member ofthe 22-person L.A.
Leatner Commitee which organized the "Wall
Party” and Mr. Southern California Drummer
Contest. The city's eather bars hast numerous
fundraisers for AFA, such as the monthly beer
busts held at Grif's and the Gaunt scene
‘tthe AIDS doctor's good-humoed intradution
toleather gear AFA cofounder Colin "Empress,
Hazel" Booth acts asthe fundraisers’ popular
‘auctioneer, and was instrumental in making that
‘Same Sunday alernaon event $3863 bonanza
for AFA.
Forthe past ow years, Lysaghthas directed
AFR fundraising activites at Los Angeles
feather bars, including the Gauntlet I. “I've
‘been behind AFA since 1980)" says Gauntlet I
Manager Bo Linsey, whose support hasbeen
‘a mainstay to the agency. "They deal directly
‘rth people who ned help, and our money
‘goes directly tothe people who needit. Infact
Slotof ther agencies send theirciens to AFA
“That's because AFAisstilLos Angeles Coun-
ty’soniy non-profit agency making emergenoy
Cash gras avalabe to members othe general
public who have AIDS or ARC and are also in
Severe financial dificulties.Infac, since itsin-
ception, AFA has made cash grants to nearly
2.000 people to help pay their rent, uiitis,
transportation, and other bil.
To become eligible for a cash gran, an in-
ividual must ome to AFA offices and present
proof of an AIDS or ARC diagnosis: proof of
financial need — ie, anincome of 700 month
‘or less, evidence that the client has applied fox,
but not yet recewed, government assistanc
‘and substantiation for grant requests, such as
ental agreements and utity bis. recom
mended by an AFA case manager and ap-
proved by the AFA Grants Commitee, the grant
‘Spaid directly tthelandlord, ullity company,
insurance company, etc. A client can receive
three monthly grants totaling $2,000.
‘AFA also has a Vtamin/Pharmacy Program
hich enables clients to receive upto $100 of
‘doctor preserited medications and nutional
‘Supplements each month at participating phar
macies, and a Financial Counseling Program
tihich helps people with AIDS and ARC lean
hhow to cope with ther financial situations
‘Of course, | wish that this terrible epidemic
‘would end and that AFA could closets doors
because its services were no longer needed.
That day wll come. Forno, however, AFA must
continue its much-needed mission. To dothat,
the agency needs money. | want to thank the
leather and uniform communities for te'r con-
tinued support, and | welcome any adcitional
donations sent to our offices at 8325 Santa
Monica Boulevard, Suite 200, West Hollywcod,
CA 90086.
The leather community has been atthe forefront
inthe bate aganst AIDS since its inception. The
‘APA storyisutcne rom across the county, and
the world, We invite others to send us reportson
‘siilarachieverins by leather men and women
working together fo ight this disease.
AFD
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DRUMMERIAO 58The Search Is On
‘This year’s progress towards the Mr. Drummer
finals in September is going strong. Regional
Contests are being held all over the world. The
line up as of late Apel is
NORTH AMERICA:
Ne. New England Orummer, Aug. 19
oston,eponsored by ders MC
Me, Northeast Drummer, June 23
New York iy, sponsored by Shatway
Productions
Me Mi Atantle Drummer
Washington sponsorship open
Me. Southeast Drummer, June 17
Tanta, sponsored by the Eagle
Mr, Florida Drummer, May 20
‘rlando, sponsored by Pariamert House
Mr, Great Lakes Drummer
‘Gneago, sponsored by Back Door Productions
We, Great Plains Orummer, May 5
‘Se Lous, sponsored by rum Preductons
We Guilt Coast Drummer, Jy 28
Deals, sponsored by Shades Of Grey
Mr, Southwest Drummer, Ron Brewer
PPhoen, sponsored by J & § Productions
Me Rocky Mountain Drummer
Denver, sponsored by Galario Loon
Mc Southern Cabfornia Drummer, June 23,
{Los Angeles, sponsored by Michael Pereyra and
the Pleasure Chest,
Mr Northern California Drummer, Api! 28. San
Franeseo, sponsored by Dungeon Fantasies
Proauctons
lr. Northwest Drummer, Jul 28
Portland, spongred by ORGASM
Wr, East Canada Drummer, June 23
Montel, sponsores by MC Faucon
Me Ontario Drummer
“oronta, sponsored by The Too! Box
SOUTH PACIFIC:
Mr, Australia Orummer, May 19 820
(Cantera, sponsored by Jayar Leather
Ir, New Zealand Drummer, June 2
‘Aucland, sponsored by Warathon Films, OUT
Magazine & Altes
EUROPE:
He Germany Drummer, Acc 15
Beri, sponsored by Marathon Fins and Comec:
ton Bern Bar
Me, Netherlands Drummer, Jy 21
"amsterdam, sponsored by Narathon Fis
Me. United Kingdom Drummer
‘London, sponsored by Marathon Films and HIM
magazine c
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‘The Me Germary Drummer contest opened witha hot Euromuscie show,‘mer weekend brought together leatherfolk
fo party, select a new Mr. Southwest
‘Drummet ado discuss formation ofa Phoenix
‘chapter othe National Leather Association
Ron Brewer was selected as Mr. Southwest
Drummer 1990, and Andre’ Kingsley was
chosen as Southwest Drummer Boy 1990
‘Judges were Rick Conder Mc. Southwest rum
‘mer 1988, Tei Totter, Ms Arizona Leather 1980,
Marcus Hernandez ("Mr Marcus" of San Fran-
cisco), Dave Rhodes, publisher of The Leather
“loural, Jan Lyon, Ms NLA 1989, Lee Wil,
‘owner of Stud Works in Seattle, Washington)
and Jay Cunningham, Mc Leather Arizona 1965.
Emcesing the contest were international Mt
Leather 1988 Michae! Pereyra, and actor and
director Steve Schemmel. Dennis Russel ro
‘Vided sign interpretation. The event was on:
‘sored by the Bum SteeR of Phoenix.
The high point ofthe fantasy presentations
had to be Fon Brewer's fantasy, a fantasy of
miltar discipline ast might nave been practic
fed by the Cavaly in Arizona Tetitry
‘A special quest atthe event was Arizona's
State Representative Sue Laybe, addressing
the audience concerning upcoming ejsltion
ofinterstto the Gay and Leather communities.
T his year’s Southwest Regional M. rum
Fon Brewer Mr. Southwest Drummer 1990
(Photo by Michael Rouse)
in The Connection barn West Betin or
the fist Mr. Germany Drummer contest
ever held, The contest nada very strong inter-
‘ational flavor, a there wil be only three Mr
Drummer contests this year cover all of
Europe. Nine contestants, from Germany,
France, Sweden, and the Easter Bloc cour-
tries performed toa packed house. (In fact, 80
‘many people had tobe tured away thatthe pro-
ducers have already promised next year's
‘venue willbe much larger)
“The judges came from Australia, San Fran-
cisco, Canada, France, Holland and Germany
to pick Christian Dreesen Mr. Germany Drum
mer 1990. The udging panel was officiated by
Steve Patten, Mc Norther California Dummer
1988,
‘The event was produced by The Connection
bar in Beri, MSC Bern, and Marathon Films
7000 Marks were raised forlocal AIDS charts.
0 Easter Sunday, over 500 men gathered
Try LeGrand, Christian Droesen, and Steve Patten
DnuMMEReo 61
SE eead
fea contests in San Francisco and the
Central Valley and South Bay areas led
NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. M:Srummer contest. Joe Holinger and Kevin
“MeCarthy ftom San Francisco, Steve Lesh and
avid Carranza from the Southbay, and Ric
Lewis and Mike Deel from the Cental Valey
competed fr the regional ile
e Lesh was selected as the new Mr
Northern California Drummer by judges Brian
Dawson, Mc Drummer 1988-90, Robert Kirk (the
artist Ciby), Jack Ftscher of Palm Drive Video,
Terry Le Marathon Films, Judy
Tallwing-McCarthey, and Bill Bailey and David
Gee of New World Fubbermen’s Club
Steve Patten, Mr. Northern California Drum
‘mar 198, emozedthe show, along wth the new
IMsL Gabrielle Antolovich. The event, a
Dungeon Fantasy Production, was held at San
Francisco's Towns End dance club, taking a
vantage of avery high-tech lighting and sound
systom, as well as an extremely persistent fog
machine.
Danny Beck
Mr. East Canada Drummer 89-90
| (What etars was submited by Canny Back o accompany is pa etre
| Iniave 120 Unorunateyitd¢ not arve Yom Moreen ier hat ss)
pponsored by M.C. Faucon of Montréal, the rst Mt. East
S Canada Drummer representative proudly made the
Mr Drummer contest beat to the international rhythm,
He shows us today thatthe International aspect ofthe con-
| test is now under construction, that the foundations are
solid So willbe the infrastructure, He is actively involved in
building a sold leather community up north, and at the
‘same time, wth David, his American lover trom Florida, en-
suring that no boundaries will ever stop them in their work
towards awareness and acceptance.
Throughout the winter, he coordinated the sale of dis-
count books and has produced Leather-Pride pins wile a
second pin cartes anew Gay-and-Lesbian logo of which he
is very proud. Profits of these are to be distributed to local
and international leather events such as the running
representation fees of Mr. Drummer International
‘As acarrier ofthe fist Mr Leather Montréal tile back in
£86487, he judged many of the contests that followed, in-
cluding the recent Mr. Leather Montreal contest held last
April
He is actively involved in the preparations for “GAN(E)S-
90)" agay pride parade to be held next June 23rd within the
Gay Village of Montréal, in concordance with the festivities
of Saint-Jean Bapliste celebrations. After designing the logo
to.adorn the T-sits and commemorative pins, he made
sure that the leather community including about fiteen cif-
ferent groups, would be wellzepresented. That night, he will
pass on his tite tothe next Mi. East Canada Drummer,
Incharge of the Safe Sex Workshops in collaboration with
(C-SAM, the local AIDS awareness group, many of his rights
are spent showing how safe sex can be fun sex, He doesn't
62 pauuMenneo
‘Steve Lesh, center the
unners-Up: Joe Holinger et, and ic Lewis, right
‘Mr Northern Calforia Drummer, flanked by
‘mind overtime withthe right guests
Through his receptive tour agency Le Tour du Village, he
‘also runs the fur-flled “French Connection Tours” These
are ten day excursions (in June, July, and August) for gay‘PHOTO: JIM WIGLER
Oh Soe
The contestants hanging out tthe Mc Norther California Drummer contest
‘men and women in which visits of touristic cities such as
Montreal, Quebeo, Ottawa and Lac Saint-Jean area are
rived with leisurely days of horseback riding, whale watch-
ing excursions, canoeing and white water rafting.
Danny Beck is proud to have represented the leather
community of East Canada, especially the French com-
‘munity of the province of Quebec.
Danny Beck,
M. Drummer 89-90
Section Est-Canada
arainne par M.C. Faucon &e Montréal, ce tout premier
Pp représentant de la partie Est Canadienne a su fere-
‘ment faire battre ce concours & une rythme inter-
national. II nous démontre aujourd'hui que aspect Interna-
tional de ce concours est présentement en construction et
‘que es fondations sont maintenant solides. Son infrastruc-
ture le sera aussi. lest présentement implique & construire
tune solide communaute de cuirau nord, tandis qu'avee son,
amant Américan David qui habite la Floride, il ‘assure
qu’aucune froniere ne les arétera dans leurs efforts en vue
d'une acceptance et d’une prise de conscience du vecu du
cui
Pendant la période hivernal, il acoordonné la vente de
livrts-rabais. a aussi produit des macarons de fierté du
cuir ainsi qu'un deuxieme qui vehicule un logo Gai-et-
LLesbien dont est tes fir. Les profits générés parla vente
dde.ces produits saurontprofiter ala cause de divers groupes
‘et évenements relatifs au cuir tels entre-autres le fond de
deplacement de M. Drummer International
En tant que premier représentant local du titre de M. Cuir
Montreal en 86-87, la agit comme juge lors des competi
tions postérieutes,inciuant le récent concours ten an Avr
‘Stove Lesh,
Mc Northem Caltornia
Drummer 1990, and
an admirer
implique dans les preparaifs de la
parade de Fierté "GAN(E)S 90" Cette marche aura lieu le
23 juin prochain dans le Village Gai de Montréal, pendant
la période des festivites entourant a fete de la Saint-Jean
Baptiste. Apréss'tre oocupé du Logo de la parade pour es
T-shirts ainsi que des macarons commémoratifs, il s'est
assure de la présence des quelques quinze groupes et
‘associations ainsi que de la représentation massive de gén-
ral. Ce soir la, il remettra son ttre au prochain represen-
tant du ttre de M, Drummer de 'Est du Canada lors de la
finale de ce méme concours regional.
Présentement en charge des atelirs de “Sexe Satistai-
sant et Sécuritair en collaboration avec C-SAM, le groupe
‘de support du SIDA de Montréal, il s'atfaire souventen soi-
ea démontrer que le sexe securitare peut alsément etre
trés satistaisant. Le surtemps dans ses fonctions ne sem-
ble pas le géner, surtout avec le bon groupe dommes.
Par Ventrerise de sa compagnie receptive, Le Tour du
‘Vilage il mene & bon port ses excursions French Connec-
tion Tours” D'une durée de dix jours, ces excursions (en
juin, jullet et aott) pour hommes et femmes gaie)s
aménent les groupes a visite les plus belles villes de Est
‘du Canada, notamment Québec, Montréal, Ottawa et la
region du Lac Saint-Jean. Des journées d’équitation,
observation des baleines, de cance et de descente de
rivigres alternent durant le sejout
Inutle de résister plus longtemps si vous desirez visiter
lest du Canada. D'un simple appel i sassurera des détails
de votre séjour, des reservations hotaliées, automobiles,
du choix de restaurants, detours deville et de "Decouvertes
des Bars”
Extrémement fier avoir pu représenterla communauté
de cuir de\’Est du Canada, et particulierement dela com-
munauté francophone de la province du Québec, Danny
Beck verra@ toujours se depasser pour que''écho de ses
pas prenne le rythme des autres hommes de Drummer qui
fraternisent partout dans le monde.
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omuuNeRTeLIVING IN LEATHER
Livingin Leather, the national conference,
is scheduled for October 23,24, and 25,1990,
atthe Coliseum in Portland, Oregon. Sponsored
by the National Leather Assocation, this con-
ference celebrates the diversity of the pan-
sexual leather'SMietish community,
“The overwhelming success of four previous
conferences contributes to increasing com-
‘munication and understanding the leather fami
Iy enjoys: explain Sallie Huber, Conference
Director. Living in Leathers bridging the gaps
between gay, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosex
ual leatherflk, Informative workshops on
political, social and community issues, as well
as play techniques and strategies, complement
an exhibition hall filed with many ofthe leather
Community’s talented business and crafspeo-
le, providing leather clathing and accessories,
fat art, iterature, and equipment,
The Red Lion a the Coiseum's the host hotel
this year and The Execulodge (formerly the
Cosmopolitan) is providing rooms foradtional
participants
vith chapters, affiliates, and individual
members from across the United States,
Canada, and aroundthe worl, NLA sa catalyst
for building, strengthening and defending the
rights of aculs to engage in sae, sane and con-
sensual ertic expression. The phenomenal
growth of membership isa testament to NLA'S
accomplishments at disproving negative
stereotypes, misconceptions and media
miscepresentations about the leather communi
ty's history, traditions, and culture.
Information about the National Leather
‘Association and the Living in Leather con:
ferences available by wrting National Leather
‘Association, PO Box 17469, Seatle WA 98107
FANTASY '90
‘Dustin is doing it again. Dustin Logan, Mr
Gay Nebraska 1968-89, Mc Great Pains Drum-
met 1969, The Leather Journarsmanf the year
for 1990, and a recent Drummer coverman is
‘again hosting a major leather eventin Omaha,
Nebraska. This year itis "Fantasy '90, A New
Decade of Unity in Leather” cosponsored by
Dustin and The Leather Journal. The event wil
be. benef forthe National Leather Assocation
and for the University of Nebraska Medical
Center's Viral Syndrome Cine
Dustin Logan performing at Fantasy 89,
Festivities begin on Friday July 0 with an
evening party that willinclude a parade of Cub
‘ols and introduction ofthe weekend's special
‘quests. On Saturday afternoon, July 21, there
willbe six hours of seminars and demonstra
tions by various experts including Brian
Dawson, the current Mr. Drummer; Gabrielle
Antolovich, the new Intemational Ms Leather,
and members of Houston's Brotherhood of ain.
Meanwhile those not wishing to attend classes
can visi the Fantasy fait, an assortment of
leather and rubber themed game and craft
booths
‘The main event occurs on Saturday evening
when the magnificent Max again is iled with
leather celebs performing fantasy skits and
cher entertainments on two stages. Among
those scheduled to appear, in addition to those
already named, are allt the first three intorna-
tional Ms Leathers: Judy Talwing McCarthy,
‘Shan Car, and Susie Shepherd; Ms NLA, Jan
Lyon; Mi, Florida Drummer 1988, Bill Kanouf
Mr Marcus Hernandez; Alan Sey, the original
Mr ; Dave Rhodes, publisher of Tho Leather
Journal, and Jim Richards, cochair of NLA:
National
Plan to attend now! Tickets including all
events are $25 per person until July 4 and $20
er person after that date. To order or or further
information, write Fantasy '90, PO Box 6364
‘Omaha, NE 68106-0964,
Pry
ORUMMEREO 65Interview with
SUSIE SHEPHERD
by Dustin Logan
Dustin: Tell us your coming out story.
Susie: | actually knew that was gay atthe age
‘offive, but didnt come out to my mather unt
the day of my 13th birthday. | told her all that |
Wanted for my birthday, was to have Kay (his
gorgeous woman wine happened to be our
‘church chair director come to ou family in
‘er |Yold my mother I was @ homosexual, ut
she said that | was role modeling an that Kay
was an excellent role model for me.
L went back ino the closet forthe next eight
years. 'v now been out for over twenty years.
When | recame back out to my parents, they
already knew my lover. She was a work
‘associate of mine. | told my parents we had to
tak. My mathe said she cin t know il was go:
ingtotallher hat | was alesbian, dropping out
‘of school, o° pregnant. | thnk she knew deep
down what! had to say. | assured my parents
thatit was nothing thoy did wrong, was just the
true me. They said it was okay tobe gy, but not
to bring home my lover. Well, as Isai, they
‘already knew my lover, which made the whole
thing much easier
My lover and | bought the book Lesbian
Women by Del Martin and Phyl Lyon — the
Cnly definitive book on lesbianism, We bought
three bookstores out and gave the books to
‘every member of both families to read, Mother,
who isan avid reader, knew what her next job
was. She and Dad went on to eventually found
the Oregon Chapter of Parents and Friends of
Lesbians and Gays (P-Flag)
‘Dustin: How was coming aut in leather diferent
for you?
‘Susie: Coming out as a lesbian was much
easier or me. Deep down, lknew that | was
to leather, but | couldn't accept it. | believed
every myth andstereciypeInad heard. A iend
‘ok me inioa dungeon forthe frst time over ten
years ago, and | asked questions. Foaling totally
hypocritical since at that time, was pure vanila,
‘andtouring the dungeon wth a powertl vanilla
friend inthe community
‘At one time in my lit, laid sort of leather-
bashing. | helped run out the pastor in our
church because | knew he was ino leather To
day, | fel awful about that, but | try to make
amends by my involverent wth IMsL, tne NLA,
people and the community.
In Api 88, | had a major spiritual crisis. 1
weighed 289 pounds, had mouse brown hai,
and was sit months st of bein ten years clean
6 prumuensea
International Ms Leather 1989
and sober and eleven years celibate, | knew |
had to lose weight. I was having escalating non-
‘anil fantasies, but was paranoid | would oc
casionally read the ads in The Advocate and
‘masturbate. One day lordered male spanking
Catalog, which gave me rliean the one hand,
but it made me more frustrated on the other
because Iwas sil oo scared to act out my fan-
lasies. | knew something had to change, |
sartedlosing weight, and before | had ost the
fistten pounds, lalso knew | hada realize my
leatherSM tendencies. | knew Judy Tallwing-
MoCarthy(MsL'87) and Sashie Hyatt (Oregon
‘State Leatherwoman '87) but avoided them
because they represented my own fundemen-
tal truth. Their new organization QUACK’
(Queers United Against Closets) we became
fiends. Sashie blew open my leathercloset door
‘on July, 1988 and is been all ut since. She
‘and Judy took me to Living in Leather Il where
"had Judy redo my harinta whats now and
made my connection physically that Sashie had
been bringing out spiritually
Dustin: Your said tohavea strong bond wth
men in leather
‘Susi: Yes, Ido. Because | was in denial for so
long about my sexuality, man ware my frst ole
‘models. | really didn't know that many women
in feather | stayed friends wth men in leather,
‘andlistenedto al hat they said, and knew in
sie that they were relly important to me, as
wells hal they hadto say have had fantasies
about men in leather, but they had nothing todo
wth sex, ust wth Gay SM, |fe0i we all need to
‘accept wito we are and not deny ourselves ex
Periences just because someone is of the op-
Posie sex. Why should limit myself evenifonly
in my fantasies?
Dustin: Do you feelthaterinking and crugs are
‘8 probiom inthe leather community?
Susie: Yes, d. But nt justin the leather com-
‘munity I's. global problem, Overuse ofan
‘and rugs kis people. fee thee is spit in aur
‘community between recovery and disease. For
‘thase whe are in recovery, thats great For those
inthe cisease sal, find that very sad. Atone
point in my ie, Iwas nthe disease state. Fora
Fong time lived in denial of my problem. | had
convinced myself tha didnot have a problem,
‘Today, | do not dink or do drugs, an I dally
‘choose not io slat up again. By the Grace of
God, | have been in recovery for ove eleven
years. You can find mein local jas once a week,
spreading the message of recovery to helpin-
sure my own,
Horo JIL Posen
Susie Shepherd
= Intemational Ms Leather 1969
Dustin: As IMs, what area ew othe evens you
attended that eally stick out in your ming?
‘Susie; Every single one ofthem sticks outin my
mind. They were al trips to the max. But to
name afew
In Dallas, Texas, | judged the Gulf Coast
Drummer Contest. The men were incredible.
They kept calling me "Maa all weekand, |
told them that I was a bottom, and to call me
Susi, but they said thal | was a lady first, and
that they mould have o call me "Malam'"I did
‘amajor modeling sequence in the show where
came outof pink og allover the stage. At that
time, Bonded with the audience. There was 60
‘much spiritual expression. | will alvays have
love riveted to that city
In Phoenix, Arizona, | co-emeeed the
Southwest Drummer Contest with Wes Dacer.
There was an auction where we hoped to raise
'$20000, butunexpectdly, the auction took of
like wild fire. We auctioned off pictures,
{gauntlets from the Studworks, drawings by Cir
by, my pasties, and many other things. The
‘poner exchange between the audiance and me
‘was amazing. People were buying things right
off my body. We wound up raising $1 0000.
‘Tony DeBlase got onthe microphone awards
while | was changing clathes, and raised
$$30000 for my travel fund. The men were SO
supportive. Women read Drummer, oo, and we
needto let women know ust how much support
‘we have from our brthers. | performed my fan
tay with allsix Drummerboys. They called me
“Mom.” Itouched mato where | almost came.
We had SO much funINTERNATIONAL MS LEATHER 1990
GABRIELLE ANTOLOVICH
by R.M. “‘Race’’ Bannon
This year's International Ms Leather,
Gabriele Antolovch, is no stranger to the
limelight. In her native Australia she achieved
wide notoriety asa spokesperson for thatcoun-
trys gay and lesbian movement, then nits
fancy Her frequent appearances on television
made her something of a housefold word in
‘Australia, as "that lesbian”
Five years ago, a the age of $5, she moved
to the United States and immediately dis-
covered the leatherSMifetish scene and her
‘own afnity frit. Sine that ime her involve-
‘ment nthe scene has been considerable and
pursuing the Intemational Ms. Leather tile
‘seemed a natural next stop. met with Gabriele
Just prior an SM play part she was attending.
Race: You are one of the few women to be
featured in the pages of Drummer Some men
will applaud that, some won't ike it. Ifyou had
tosay one thing the gay men who are reading
this magazine, what would ite?
Gabrielle: | would say thatthe one ting that
‘opened me up from Being a lesbian who only
mixed with lesbians was a question | asked
imysell."How do know whati's relly ike over
there don't make friends with those people”
‘And 've done that. ve taken that step. And ve
been amazed at some ofthe similares and
someofthe dflerences. Those differences dont
‘make us enemies. They ust make us colorful
people
Race: I'm interviewing you just prior to an SM
play pary. This party is unique (outside the
‘SFIBay Area) because men and women, gay,
lesbian and straight willbe playing in the same
space. This kindof cross-mixing is relatively
recent phenamenon and you seemto beat the
forefront of it. Any thoughts about this
development?
Gabriele: Poltical issues cannot be resolved by
Using tunnel vision. If only mixed with lesbians,
| would only get portion oftheideasthat have
‘bout my vision ofa postive world. | need to
hhang outwith gay men and straight people to
see how they fol about things before | can rea-
Iy get a good perspective. ASapoltical activ,
Heel am one of those people who stands back
tose the whale picture and lstens toll sides
This is what | fel being apolitical activist and
fa ttle holder is all about. I'm fascinated with
people who are different from me and I'm
fascinated to know how people think and feel
about things. Then | put it ll together to see
wat we can all do to make things better.
Face: What do you think is going to be the
‘number one issue you will need to address as
you begin your year as International Ms.
Leather?
Gabrielle: Well, there are actually three tings
Hee! strongly about
First, isto explain, even to people already inthe
‘scene, te ference between violence and SM.
"ve done ths inthe past in colleges and at
various $M organizations. | usually use my own
personal experiences todo this. explain that!
know how it fees tobe violent and aggressive,
but also know how t feels when my dominance
‘comes out. constantly ry to keep Intouch with
the differences and will never play when my
dominance is polluted by violence or
aggression
‘Second, isto combat bottom-o-phobia. on
92 the feeling that being abotiom, slave or sub-
Photo by Cree Haron
missive is looked upon as less than being atop,
‘master!mistess 0 dominant. know that’s not
true. find that Ihave to educate bottoms to feel
{ocd about themselves before we can really get
Int relating, because they fee ss than equal
{as @ person, then anything | do will make it
(wots. | got so sick of doing thaton aone to one
basis that I've taken it to the political platform.
‘The more we come out ofthe closet, the more
allthese old ideas about ourselves wil come out
‘80 we can address them head on
‘hie, i'm forustolookat the older SM per-
son. Some ofthe older gay SM men have said
tome that an older gay man is shunned and
discarded by the gay men’s community butan
‘older SM mani looked up to because he has
‘alt of experience that he can offer the young
‘ones. thought, ofcourse, hiss ur opportunity
to take our place in our own community, as
many other cultureshave done, where the older
person is looked up to because they have ex
perience and can give the younger people so
much knowledge. tc
Wes gave me his right-arm heavy chain arm-
band, which| now wear to every event attend,
and gave him my lef 2i9-zag armband.
(Other events that were truly grea forme, were
Fantasy’89 in Omaha, Nebraska, andthe 1989,
‘Mr, Drummer Contes. Such special things hap
pened at every event lattended, and| realized
‘such powerful commitment om those involv
ed. |wll remember everything | di forever
Dustin: What do you feel are some of your ma-
Jor accomplishments as IMsL?
‘Susie: A lat of AIDS fundraising, and getting
csparato parts of communities to work together
‘andiak out some oftheir aiflerences tried very
hard ta be a positive role model. | also worked
very hard oincrease communication between
the men and women everywhere | went. My
leather brothers are now aware that they, 35,
rman, ae fighting the same battles as women,
interms of trying to retain contol of our bod
‘tom the Supreme Court and State Legislative
bodies.
Dustin: What qualties wil you look for in your
Susie: Someone who knows she isa leather
woman, true to her lifestyle, witha history of
politics in gay, leather or human rights. She
should love people, and be comfortable work-
ing with various organizations. She should also
be very well organized, in order to meet the
‘many demands of the tite
|. am sick of specious titleholders. My
philosophy i, fyou are running fora ile, and
you getit then USE IT!
‘Dustin: What are your pans forthe future?
‘Susielam commited tothe NLA and will keep.
busy helping it grow. | want to get on the IMsL
Board and use my year's experiences to make
some changes. | will wrk on opposing ant
abortion issues and stay politically active. We
have a major gubernatorial race coming up in
(Oregon, which wil be very exiting to work on.
| want to stay involved every way I can in the
leather community, helping with funcraisers,
and keeping the community together
Dustin: Your signatures always BOTTOMS UP,
tellus about i
‘Susi: Simple. Laman uppity bottom. think he
signature is very upbeat. Ihas pep and vigor.
sme,
Dustin: Do you have a farewell message to the
‘community ending your year as IMsL?
‘Susie: Te frst word | uttered when I won.
""Mazeliov, Sashie, and Shalom.” Thank you
{rom the bottom of my leather heart for the in
credibly ich opportunity to serve you. It has
‘been the most magic year of my life. urge you
all not to let your work stop here. Get involved
with each other, and set aside your pety di
ferences, so we can all continue tobe Hell Bent
for Leather in a Sale, Sane and Consensual
Society
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