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WHAT Kind of Tongue?!

Posted on July 19, 2011 | Leave a comment

They say there’s one at the bottom of every garden. One at least, and a virtual gaggle in this one. Shot in the Botanical Gardens in Ft. Bragg, California.

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Posted in Gardening, Mendocino County, Northern California, Photography, Signage

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The Buddha Nature…

Posted on July 19, 2011 | Leave a comment

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Posted in Collecting, DIY and Maker Culture, Photography, Signage, Spirituality, The Buddha Nature

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Indonesian Shutter-bug Monkeys shoot Themselves!

Posted on July 15, 2011 | 2 comments

When photographer David Slater turned his back on his photo gear while shooting wildlife in Indonesia’s Sulawesi National Park, he never expected that the local crested black macaques would take over the shoot. But they did. Or did they? Some doubt it. Slater insists that the photos are genuine, but does admit to rotating and cropping them for effect. Expect these photos to show up in a camera marketing campaign soon: “So simple a Monkey can use it” via Guardian UK. More here.

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Posted in ANIMALS: Human and otherwise..., Indonesia, Photography, Strange News, Travel

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Beatitude and Beat in NorCal: Saratoga Springs Nishikigoi Pond

Posted on July 12, 2011 | Leave a comment

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California’s Saratoga Springs  used to be a stagecoach stop. That was way back in the 19th century day. Now it is a “retreat and conference center.” Yoga retreats, raves and weddings are part of the draw, but they also host Leather and S/m Club Runs. The 15 Association does the annual Boot Camp run every June. Leather Levi Weekend does a mixed ‘Twisted Summer Camp’ run in August, and this year, a new mens’ run called Gear Up premieres in late July.

All that hard play can be hard work, and the deeper it gets, the realer it becomes. From degradation to grace and back again, turning forever on itself like a mobius strip. Beat, Beat-Up, Beatitude: words to fly by from the jam-sweet lips of angel-headed hipsters.  Top or bottom, sometimes retreat is a good option. For those times, just outside the dungeon (aka The Heart Lodge) mildly hidden in the landscaping, a small magical nishikigoi (koi) pond waits. A rock ledge provides enough room for a semi-lotus, and a fine venue for adventures in ego dissolution. Flash of Orange. Take me…OM…country roads…splash sky water…gone.

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Posted in ANIMALS: Human and otherwise..., Gardening, History, Leather, Nishikigoi, Northern California, Photography, Spirituality, Subcultures

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Running The Gauntlet – Jim Ward Book Event at Mr. S Leather

Posted on July 12, 2011 | Leave a comment

Jim Ward at LDG, May 2011. Photo: Gay Highwaymen

Friend of this site Jim Ward founded The Gauntlet, and is widely regarded as the grand-daddy of the modern body piercing phenomenon. Now he has published a history. In May, he spoke to a packed room at The Leathermen’s Disscussion Group in San Francisco. Running the Gauntlet—An Intimate History of the Modern Body Piercing Movement tells the detailed story of “how Jim discovered his own fascination with body piercing and went on to found the industry.” Full of wonderful and terrible stories and amazing photographs, it includes details of his friendship with the heavily pierced and very gay Louis Rove – the adoptive father of the notorious Carl Rove. Other interesting bits include how the color purple came to signify piercing in the hanky code, and how he was collared to his long-term partner and Master, Drew Ward.

On Saturday, July 16th, 2011, from 1 to 5 pm, Jim will be at Mr. S Leather , signing books and chatting. Mr. S is at 385 8th St at Harrison in San Francisco, four blocks south of the Civic Center BART Station. If you can’t make it to the book event, and you want a copy, you can order one at the Running The Gauntlet website, here. Jim will even sign it for you.

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Posted in DIY and Maker Culture, History, Leather, Photography, Scholarship, Spirituality, Subcultures

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Queers Bash Back! Skinhead Picks Fight With ‘Boxing Club Champion’ and Loses

Posted on July 11, 2011 | 6 comments

Skinhead Picks Fight With ‘Boxing Club Champion’ and Loses.

via Accidental Bear. As we used to say back in the Queer Nation/ACT-UP days: Queers Bash Back! Does a heart good. And the racist basher boy looks alright all messed up. Poor thing…

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Posted in Boxing, Crime, Internet, Subcultures

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Hot Firefighters fight Hot Fire in SF Castro District!

Posted on July 11, 2011 | Leave a comment

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No one was injured, but there was lots of excitement, and plenty of exciting firemen, EMTs, and onlookers on Castro Street Saturday night when a balcony BBQ caught fire. All’s well in the village. Kudos to the men of the SFFD!

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Posted in Military, Photography, San Francisco, Surveillance

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Shooting Rich Trove!

Posted on July 8, 2011 | 2 comments

Snap! Gotcha! Leather Community photographer Rich Stadtmiller has new photos of SF Pride’s Leather Contingent up on his Rich Trove site, here. For Gay Highwaymen photos of the kinky section of the parade, click here. For more photos of photographers and their big sexy cameras, click here.

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Posted in Leather, Photography, San Francisco, Sexy Holidays, Surveillance

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On a Mission…surveilling Mormons!

Posted on July 8, 2011 | Leave a comment

Two Latter Day Saint boys walking in Willits, California. They could be walking to a gym, one to beef up the other to trim down. That would be a good idea. They could be walking to a motel, to check in and fuck each other silly. That would be great! But probably…they are just out to make more Mormons. Everybody needs a hobby. Messing with Jack Mormons is a good one! Surveilling Saints is another. For hunky shirtless Mormon men, visit Mormons Exposed, where you can buy a beefcake calendar called “Men on a Mission.” More soon…

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Posted in Mendocino County, Photography, Subcultures, Surveillance, Youth

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Cute boys graduating Stanford…

Posted on July 8, 2011 | 1 comment

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…including this site’s own Aidan Abroad. Congratulations to you and to all your classmates! Pictured here: graduation ceremonies in the departments of Religious Studies and American Studies. Aidan wrote his honors thesis on the response of the Metropolitan Community Church to the AIDS crisis. Photos: Gay Highwaymen.

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