Chicago, IL – The Titan crew spent its Sunday working and playing at the Titan/Priape booth in the IML Leather Market. Now don't get me wrong, working a booth in the market is work. For me, it meant answering a lot of questions about our IML release Folsom Flesh ("No, that's not makeup on his ass. Those are blood blisters from the paddle") and the new Rough line of fetish/Sm features I'm co-directing with Paul Wilde for Titan ("Copper wire wrapped around each nut and hooked to a crank generator [Giggle]"). It also meant stealing away brief moments to visit with friends from around the world and recruit players.

Honestly, I love performing but I get a little uncomfortable in large crowds. I don't generally like people I don't know getting in my space or touching me. It makes me irritable [read: dangerous]. That's one of the reasons I like to play. A scene is kind of like theater; an invisible forth wall exists allowing the audience to witness while providing an understood barrier. At least until someone from se-cu-ri-ty comes to shut you down.

Luckily, I had plenty of volunteers willing to help create a scene. Since we brought in our pup Element, who appears in Shock Treatment, the soon-to-be-released second feature of the new Rough line, I figured a little Sunday afternoon puppy play was in order. Director Brian Mills (pictured above) got into the action. Here's a clip of some of the fun we had courtesy of Titan Media: