Happy VD! Fetish, Fashion and Some Thoughts About the Suburbs

Good morning peeps! I'm in suburban Delaware working for a friend and I'm finding the suburban life to be kinda awesome. Is it because I'm working or because the friend I'm staying with is a lot of fun to hang with; is it because suburban guys are as fascinated with me, the city guy who runs a weekly show

featuring a variety of LGBT talent as I am with them who have homes, careers, cars and other such enviable lives? When I tell people in NYC what I do, I generally get The Stare of "what kind of weirdo are you?"  or The Shoulder Shrug Of "pfft, is that all? Honey, I was in a Broadway show ten years ago- I was one of a hundred chorus people on stage for a second in a third revival of Les Miz, but I am better than YOU" but out here it's been generally more of a  "wow, that's kind of neat". It's hard not to find that kind of attractive. I know I need a break when all I can see is The Stare and the Shoulder Shrug in others.

Anyway, I'll be back in town tomorrow (Wednesday) morning just in time for the seventh anniversary of The Will Clark Show feat. P*rno Bingo which will feature David Drake as his newest creation, Tawny Heatherton along with stripper Jay Roth with a special appearance by singer Vicky Modica (courtesy of Rock N Rawhide) - and possibly a brief moment with our friend Kylie Edmond who was at the Grammys this week (now there's a box of chocolates being delivered just in time for Valentines Day.. except that in this case I know just how delicious each and every chocolate is - take that Forest Gump). The night will benefit our friends at the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.

Speaking of Kylie, on Saturday night she'll be performing and I'll be emceeing Folsom Street East's Fetish for Fashion show to benefit Housing Works at the Center at 208 W. 13th Street. Lots of incredible designers are bringing their work to be shown, sold and auctioned off including the king of New York leatherworks, Mr. David Samuel Menckes - who made me the most awesome pair of assless chaps in 1997 (and redone in the mid 2000s because my legs had muscled up since then - just sayin) which I will probably be wearing (but you know, with some sort of pants thing underneath because it is after all the Center and not Folsom East which is the last time I wore them (good God, they might still have whipped cream on them from the pie eating contest last June.. OK no just kidding, I had some hot young guy clean that up months ago! <wink>) :) And speaking of hot guys, there'll be plenty on hand modeling all the incredible leather fashions. Bring a bib. :)

And speaking of Folsom East, I've been hired to emcee the event again along with current Mr. Fire Island Leather and emerging drag QUEEN of New York, Dallas Dubois. More on this in the upcoming months (but I'm very excited to be working with her. She. Is. Awesome. :) )

Finally, thanks to those of you who came out for this past Sunday's Leather Pride Night event at the Eagle. Through sales and raffle tix, we raised over $1200 for the event which will take place on Saturday June 16th at XL. More on this too in the coming months.

Leather Pride Night kicks off leather pride weekend here in New York, and the next day, Sunday June 17th, is the annual Folsom East Fair which will take place on W. 28th Street (and folks, last year we were the hit of the High Line - you know, I can snark on New York tourists quite a bit but to the credit of folks from whereever, people were totes OK with photographing a street full of kinky men and women - honestly Folsom East is probably the most interesting, least sanitized event happening in New York City these days - come be a part of it... because don't you want to end up on the Facebook page of a tourist from some far flung state or country? I do!) :)

That's it for today, have a great Valentines Day no matter if you're single or coupled up (or even 'troupled' up - that's the new word for a threesome relationship) because you know, there's always a need to spread the love you have with those around you. Remember, in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make... make sure you get to take a ton. :)