Seattle, WA -- It appears August is going to be a busy month filled with events at home here in Seattle and out of town.

First up on the calendar is Oregon State Leather Pride Week in Portland. I'm traveling down with several of my Dragon Clan brothers on Saturday for the Oregon State Mr & Ms Leather Contest on the 3rd and will be teaching a class on Interrogation Techniques subtitled Confession is Good for the Soul with brothers Gene and Odie for 'Sunday School w/Bad Girls'. Click here for more information on this year's Oregon State Leather Pride events.

On Saturday August 9th, I'll be co-hosting the Queen City Cruise with (direct from Miami Beach) Marina Dennis. Marina and I will be introducing our lineup of performers for the Pre-Boarding Show including Poison Waters, Alexis Champagne, Chablis and Mark 'Mom' Finley. Then we'll provide continuing color commentary aboard the cruise. I've been volunteering time to the cruise for several years now and always have a great time. The Queen City Cruise is produced by the Seattle Chapter of Tacky Tourist Clubs of America, an organization known for its imaginatively outrageous events and excursions. Since 1981, Tacky Tourist Clubs has donated over $275,000 to other non-profit groups. This year's beneficiaries include Gay City Health Project, Gay World Series Organizing Committee and Action Northwest's Backpack Project. I understand we still have some tickets left to this typically sold out event so you still have a chance to get yours now.

On the 22nd I'll be heading to Indianapolis with my boy da Silva for the Great Lakes Leather Alliance Weekend where we'll be presenting Shibari with Male subs. Fellow CHC brothers Rob and Joey will be stepping down as 2008 Great Lakes Leather Sir and boy (respectively) that weekend and I'm looking forward to seeing them and several other friends while I'm there. Brother Gene will be judging the contest and brothers Odie and Mark are planning to go as well so I'm sure the Dragons will find some trouble to get into.

Finally, Derek and I are back in Seattle over Labor Day weekend for the Northwest Leather Sir/boy & Community Bootblack Contest. The Meet & Greet will be held at the Cuff Complex on Friday the 29th from 9pm to 11pm. The main event will be on Saturday the 30th at the Cuff starting at 7pm (doors at 6pm). It's my birthday that day so I'm intent to have a good time that evening and at the play party afterward. To learn more about Generic Leather Productions of Washington (GLPW), the producers of these events, check out What We Do and Why. Yes that's me, naked in Cal Anderson Park smoking a cigarette. I am a whore.