Seattle, WA -- The release of Titan Media's Folsom Prison, the publication of Anatomy of a Scene in Instigator Magazine, CHC's Annual Cocktail Party, the Grabby Awards and a live demo at the House of Blues will be the order of business along with socializing throughout IML weekend in Chicago in just three days. I'll let Titan's press release take the lead:
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TitanMen Announces Line-up of Events at 2008 IML
(San Francisco, May 15, 2008) TitanMen will be celebrating the 30th Annual International Mr. Leather (IML) contest in Chicago this year with a number of exciting events during the weekend from May 22nd to May 26th.
At IML, TitanMen will be releasing Folsom Prison, the fourth in the series of co-branded Folsom films, and the Exclusive Leather/Fetish films of the Folsom Street Fair. Folsom Prison will release in both standard definition DVD and Blu-rayTM High Definition DVD, and will be available at the TitanMen/Leatherpost.com booth in the Leather Market during IML weekend. In addition, Folsom Prison will be offered on VOD exclusively at www.nakedsword.com. Come by the booth to see Folsom Prison playing in Blu-rayTM on HDTV - you've got to see it to believe it!
Appearing live at the booth Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be TitanMen exclusives Tony Buff, Dean Flynn, Rick van Sant, Dillon Buck and Diesel Washington, along with Director Brian Mills and special appearances by TitanMen Derek da Silva, Vinnie D'Angelo and Markus Ram.
Join TitanMen, Folsom Street Events and The Powerhouse for the official San Francisco Party and premier of Folsom Prison Friday night, May 23rd. Get up close and personal with your favorite TitanMen performers at the party being held at the IML host hotel in Crystal Ballrooms B&C from 10:00pm to 2:00am. This massive party will attract thousands of fetish enthusiasts for cruising, dancing, and a whole lot of unspeakable fun! The party is free and open to the public.
Saturday night May 24th at the 17th annual Grabby Awards show, join Director Brain Mills and the men of Titan in celebrating the many nominations TitanMen has received. TitanMen exclusive Dean Flynn co-hosts the event alongside the legendary ChiChi LaRue and Honey West. Presented annually by Gay Chicago magazine, the show is considered one of the leading gay adult industry awards shows in the world; for ticket information, please visit www.grabbys.com. Be prepared for a special surprise "Wall of Fame" inductee to be announced during the event!
Sunday night the 25th, come celebrate the new International Mr. Leather at the official IML Victory Party, sponsored by TitanMen.com and Leatherpost.com. Party and shake it with over 3,500 leather men to the sweaty beats of DJ Tony Moran. This is the biggest and filthiest party of the weekend, so don't miss it! For tickets, please visit www.HOB.com.
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So, Derek and I will be at the TitanMen/LeaterPost booth mid days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Will be there no earlier than 11:30 and out by 13:00 on Saturday, but will probably stay past that on Friday and Sunday. You can bet we'll be having some fun at the booth.
Friday night will find us at the San Francisco / Folsom Prison Release Party. We will connect with the crew that produce Folsom Street Fair and be playing at the Power House when we're in San Francisco. It's an open party so Derek and I want to invite all of our friends and family that are in town to join us in the Crystal Ballroom at the host hotel.
Saturday, Derek and I have been asked to present at the Grabby's. We'll be there with the crew from Titan and I'm looking forward to spending some time with Brian and Paul. I'm sure Dean will be busy with his co-hosting duties, but it will be good to catch up with Diesel and Rick. Fear is up for Best Fetish Extreme Video and Breakers is nominated for Best All-Sex Video so I have a vested interest in at least two of the awards. While our presence may be delayed, we're hopeful things at the Grabby's will be well enough organized to grant Derek and I a chance to join our brothers in the Chicago Hellfire Club at the Annual Cocktail Party. Personally, I'm more concerned about having the energy and opportunity to play at the clubhouse Saturday night.
On Sunday at the IML Victory Party at the House of Blues, Derek and I are scheduled to perform a demo. I'm still not sure what we'll be demonstrating but if logistics permit, we'd like to reprise the dynamic suspension scene we've been working on this year.
Side Bar: We're performing at the House of Blues. How cool is that?
In addition to the above, Derek and I have co-authored the first in what should be and series of columns for
