Andrew Harwin, who died recently, was a member of Inferno, Delta, GMSMA and many other organizations. He was one of the organizers of the popular Folsom Street East block party here in NYC. There will be a memorial service for Andrew on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the LGBT Community Center in New York. It will be a wonderful opportunity to reminisce, to connect with those who knew and remember Andrew, and to help celebrate his life.
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Leather Lounge this Saturday in SF
The monthly social event of BLUF SF — Leather Lounge — is held on the patio at the SF Eagle from 9 pm to closing every second Saturday of the month. Get your gear on and join for an evening of fun in leather. See old friends or make some new ones. All are welcome. Mention BLUF at the door if you get there before 10 pm.
Official BLUF SF website here
Also find them on Facebook and Twitter
SF Eagle bar website here
Video: Rubbout 2019
Held annually in Vancouver, British Columbia, Rubbout is the longest-running gay rubber weekend in North America.
Next year’s Rubbout is April 3 to 5, 2020
Official website here
David Mixner to speak at NYC Eagle on Wednesday July 23
Civil rights activist and best selling author David Mixner speaks about gay rights, the state of our union, growing up country, developing his political chops and sex.
Wed, July 24, 2019
6:00 to 9:00 PM
554 West 28th Street
Free tickets available here
Upcoming livecast with Rick TheTist
For who are interested in hypno-domination, check out Rick TheTist.
I had the pleasure of meeting Rick in person at this year’s IML in Chicago — and not only is Rick nice, but he is hot too!
He’s got a website where you can download a wide selection of audio files, many for free and many with bondage themes!
Also, Rick TheTist will be conducting a “livecast” on Friday, July 19, at 10:30 p.m. Central time, so mark your calendar now!
His main site is here.
Robert Mapplethorpe exhibition at the Guggenheim in New York City
There’s a really hot exhibition of works by Robert Mapplethorpe through July 10, then returning July 24 until early January, at the Guggenheim museum in New York City. If you are in or are coming to New York, it’s definitely worth checking out.
Although many of these photographs are famous, I had never seen them exhibited in a gallery before. I’m impressed with the technical quality of Mapplethorpe’s work, and I am moved by his subject matter. Mapplethorpe depicted leather and s/m sex, and even rubber and other fetishes! This was incredibly groundbreaking for someone in the 1970s. You have to remember that he was working before the Internet, before Tumblr made subject matter like this abundant.
I thought a lot about one image — “Joe (Rubber Man)” — because I am wondering where he would have gotten that full rubber body suit back then. There’s also some even more shocking stuff (not pictured here) including a watersports picture and another, a self-portrait, in which the artist has a bullwhip up his butt.
My favorite picture of all (shown above and below) is “Brian Ridley and Lyle Heeter,” the picture in which a leather Sir has his boy chained up in their living room.
Below are some of the pictures I took of the pictures:
You can learn more about this exhibition at the Guggenheim by clicking here.
There are also several movies about Mapplethorpe, the best of which is (in my opinion) called “Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures” — trailer here:
Celebrate world pride with the New York Bondage Club!
If you are in New York City this weekend for World Pride, be sure to check out the New York Bondage Club! This Sunday — after the World Pride parade — you can celebrate your bondage pride!
The New York Bondage Club meets EVERY Sunday night!
Visit the club’s official website here.