My trip to CLAW10, my second CLAW, started with my normally submissive Ford F150 having a will of it’s own, with the radio starting and stopping, and the wipers only responding to my commands when in park. The truck will be sent the the non submissive truck re-education centre (my local Ford dealership) on Tuesday.
The rest of the weekend went better than planned.
Upon arriving at CLAW, I went straight into our volunteer fundraiser with boy iain, my slave David, David German (Mr. Michigan Leather 2011), the Grand Rapids Rivermen, Dave Watt, MR. Friendlies Father and several volunteers that were assigned to us.
Our volunteers
– The Bears Out of Hibernation party, which my boy and I managed and also hosted. With under one weeks notice, we came up with some unique activities that had not yet been done in Cleveland, let alone the Leather Stallion.
The first was Leather Bear Base Balls 
– boy iain was secured to the railing of the ministage outside with ducttape. Due to the cool temperature boy iain was in his union suit with his jock hanging out. Of course it was hard to keep the locals away.
For $3 the contestants got 3 balls and with a Nerf Bat had 3 tries at hitting him in the balls.
There were many close hits but no hits on base until the 4th contestant who got a home run and growl of approval.
The second activity was the very popular Bear Pick Me Up Raffle. For this, our sales team of 3 volunteers kept boy and I busy most of the night.
I want to personally thank them for starting me off slowly with smaller bear customers in the 180 to 250 pound range and building up to 320 lbs. The activity was for me to pick up the Bear up off the ground in such a way that I was able to distract them with a ball masssage while boy iain measured from their balls to the ground. In the case of the CBT bottoms there was also some ball working going on.
A happy customer
The prize was a admission to an all-inclusive Leather-Bear Run and the Mr. Northern Ontario Bear competition – August 18 – 25, 2011 and $170 in gas money to get there. Thank you to the Sudbury Northern Ontario Bears for the donation of the prize.
Winner of the raffle draw. What a leather Bear!
We were able to raise over $500 for CLAW charities that night.
Looking forward to seeing boy Donnie up at the run. Just to be sure he would come, I gave him a privite intiation to Northern Leather Bear sex WOOOOOF. Nice ass boy!
Saturday started with the customary blow job, then on to breakfast and the seminars.
The first was a seminar that looked at the impact the banning of bare backing videos has had on some. Despite my nearly 20 years of HIV/AIDS/HEPC advocacy work the workshop was very educational and resulting in a few news friends who see the role we can all play in understanding why people want to bareback. It also helped break down the stigma I have been feeling when being invited to play parties where condom users such as myself are as welcome to attend as non-condom users. A big thank you to Mr. Friendly’s Dad, Dave Watt, for facilitating this.
The next seminar was lead by a very interesting Master Taino who leads a training academy for slaves and Masters. His wealth of life experience as the Master of his house and his willingness to share it is much appreciated. After the private one on one discussions we had re our own families I certainly felt a familiar and kindred spirit.
A highlight I neglected to mention on the Friday night fundraiser was when my former boy/Master in training walked in with his collared boy Scott. 
We had dinner together on Saturday.
For those of you who know me, I’m old guard in philosophy. On Saturday, our dinner was followed by a private family-only de-collaring of my boy cam. The ceremony consisted of boy cam’s boy Scott with both his hands on his SIR’s shoulders as a symbol of his family standing behind him in his journey to becomming a Master. With my boy on his knees, the collar was removed and his lock was moved to his left side as a sign of my leather DNA that will follow him as we continue our relationship as Leather brothers. His collar will be kept and as a tradition in my family a link will be incorporated into his cover when he becomes a Master. Thank you for your service boy. I know you will do me and our family proud in all you do and teach your boys and slaves.
This Saturday was my “being responsible” night, being very tired and faced with a 10 hour drive home back to Sudbury with my misbehaving sub from hell – my Ford F150.
Sunday began with boy iain’s birthday spanking, followed up with counted riding crop onto the nicely warmed up red boy butt.
Happy 37th birthday boy
One of my favorite wake-me-ups at event is when 5 boys of leather arrived in their jocks and harnesses with their offering of coffee.
A Sir's eye view
boy's eye view
Life is tough - Thank you boys for helping me get up.
I tend to do vendors markets on the last days when they are slower and the vendors have more time for their customers. This vendors market was obviously full of kinkters who live and love their products. The men of Stompers boots are a perfect example getting to know their clients and their needs before selling their products.
A special thanks to the many vendors that make my Christmas shopping so easy for my slaves and boys. Thanks to one of the vendors, I’m no longer reluctant to pack my whips for air travel. You know boys, this means trouble.
Before leaving I was able to also get some one on one time with Master John Weal. My introduction to him started with my complaint about his book costing me too much money, as I keep buying them and giving them away as gifts. Recently boy iain gave me a copy of The Leatherman’s Protocol Handbook: A handbook on “Old Guard” Rituals, Traditions and Protocols book that very well describes what “Old Guard” was, and was not. It also explains how Master John, like me, has implemented “Old Guard” values with a modern twists. Our private chat was inspirational and showed me that a seemingly strict “Old Guard” Master is foremost human and a loving dominant to all he and his family serve.
I quite often get asked what about the dungeon parties? I seldom play in public places. The are two main reasons for this:
- I am fortunate to live in a community where housing is quite affordable and permits me to have my own 7 well equipt personal play rooms in my home and at my slave quarters, which is next door.
- The second, quite simply, is that sounds that a sub makes while being played with is music to my dick. Public play parties tend to be quite noisy and this impairs my ability to read my subs. The most recent exception to this is Rough House, held in Toronto, which are not only well equiped but also have a music level that permits all to hear my boys moans, and recently boy iain begging to have my cattle prod directly on his nuts.
As for my Ford F150 – it did behave. I wonder if it was the whips.
To the many new friends I have made, thank you all. Yes, Cleveland ROCKS