February 2008
Part Two
2/21/2008 WVQN LEATHERBEAR ARTICLE 30:
MOTOWN SASH BASH '08 WITH RANDY WRISINGER
I am excited to be leaving for Detroit this weekend to help support my good friend Randy Wrisinger, Mr. Michigan Leather with Motown Sash Bash ’08 in Detroit, Michigan. All events will be held at The Detroit Eagle, located at 1501 Holden in Detroit.
This event is part of the CLAW Nation Tour and all funds raised will benefit The CLAW Nation Charities and Leather Archives and Museum. The National sponsor for the event is RECON. Other sponsors include Arana, Folsom Street Fair 25, Pantheon Productions, Square Peg Toys and Straighthell.net.
The weekend will begin on that Friday night with Bootblacking, 50/50 Raffles, Silent Auction, Basket Auction, Door Prizes and Much More. The LeatherArchives and Museum Traveling Road Show will be on display at The Detroit Eagle on Saturday night of this weekend event.
Five men who will be a part of this years IML Class will be in attendance and working the event including: myself, Steven Tompa, Mr. Mountain Leather 2007; Slade Andrews, Mr.Kentucky Leather 2008; James Finley, Mr. Detroit Eagle 2008; Randall Davis, Mr. Leather Cowboy 2007 ; Randy Wrisinger, Mr. Michigan Leather 2008, who is also the event organizer and Host for the weekend.
Also featured will be SPOT, International Mr.Bootblack 2007, Dave Watt, Mr. Fetish Detroit 2008, Bryan Parker, Mr. Detroit Eagle 2007, Rich Wilson, Mr.Missouri Leather 2006 and Craig Anderson, Mr. DetroitEagle 2005,
Randy and everyone are hoping the entire Leather community and those curious, will come and join us for this fun filled weekend as we meet for MOTOWN SASH BASH '08. Plus, meet some of Metro Detroit's hottest men on RECON!
Wish us luck this weekend as we try to help raise money for CLAW Nation charities. Pictured above is myself with Randy Wrisginger Mr. Michigan Leather. This picture was taken in January 2008 at MAL weekend in Washington DC.
In Leather Bear Pride,
Steven Tompa
steventompa@yahoo.com
02/28/2008 WVQN LEATHERBEAR ARTICLE 31:
MOUNTAIN POLAR BEAR CONTEST
Please come join me and the Mountain State Bears for dinner at Mama Rosa's Saturday March 1st at 7 PM. Afterwards, we're all heading over to the Tap Room for the annual Mountain Polar Bear contest hosted by the Mountain State Bears.
You could win $100 if you win the contest. You don't have to have white hair to enter the contest; it's just a winter mountain bear hunk contest with categories including bar wear, best chest, under gear, and stage questions. Contestants should arrive by 11 PM and contest begins at 12 Midnight. The night will be fun with refreshments, drink specials, and 50/50 raffle. Music and DJ will be Little John. Special bartender downstairs will be Eugene.
One of our judges will be special guest Eduardo Medeiros, who is a Brazilian bear connoisseur from the DC Metro area. He is pictured below. He'll be there sniffing for bear tracks in Charleston for the best winter bear hunk contestant in the contest.
I'll be the emcee waiving the Bear Pride Flag for the night and also plan to incorporate some strawberries and whip cream food fetish ino the night's festivities. I promise this will be fun.
Again, I hope to see all of you Saturday night at Mama Rosa's for dinner at 7 PM; then at the Tap Room afterwards for the annual Mountain Polar Bear Contest.
In Leather Bear Pride,
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