Step Down Speech

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Firstly, I’d like to thank all the dead people who helped me to practice
my speech for the International LeatherSIR/Leatherboy competition in San Francisco.  boy ian, Eastern Canada Leatherboy 2010 and International Leatherboy 2010 invited me over to his work – a funeral home – to practice my speech.  Thanks!

Thank You to Master Chuck for being not only my Sir of 8 years but also
TitleSIR for the past year, and for putting up with me.

Brandon and Dan – thank you for being who you are within the community and for your work on ECLSb, Rough House and for being the best producers of any LeatherSIR/Leatherboy competition.

To my partner Master Scott, who dealt with the long periods of me being
away as I traveled not only with the title but often with a work trip
taking place just before or after a title trip.

To my brothers in Master Chuck’s Leather Family who stood by us, thank you for listening to me gripe about things I was seeing in my travels however there are three individuals who I want to specifically recognize and I’d like you to come up to the stage when I call your name

  • slave Eric, for everything that he does to help keep Sir organized which benefits all of us and has done for many years.
  • my former boy matt, North American Bootblack 2008, for looking after Sir’s Leathers, for being a guide as I looked after my own Leathers, and for putting us up during O/our first trip
  • Sir David for helping Sir and I be prepared at CLAW and Mr. Leather Ottawa.  We could not have survived those weekends without Your assistance Sir
  • slave Joe for helping Sir and I during ILSb and Western Canada LeatherSIR, and even this weekend – and also for being one of my mentors.

Now let’s talk about the year –

  • Firstly, the titleholder curse did make an appearance – as a boy I have done more topping this year at play parties than I have bottoming.  That said, I’m not complaining and I’m not going to say that this needs to change – after all, why shouldn’t boys top and why should subs receive all the pleasure? *GRIN*  There’s nothing hotter than being ordered to top.
  • There were new lows (259lbs – first time in 15 years) and highs (282lbs)
  • I never thought I’d ever be tied up with people trying to bat a ball at my nuts, which happened at CLAW.
  • Who knew that all eyes would be on Sir and me as Sir kicked and stomped me at ILSb as I yelled, “FUCK YOU!”.  As Dan tweeted – “His voice said fuck you, his eyes say more please Sir”.
  • Most importantly I’ve been able to branch out and explore new kinds of play
    • More bondage!
    • Rubber sleep sacks
    • Edging and straight jackets
    • Electro!
    • I have become much more of a boot man and boy, and have an appreciation for all kinds of boots.
  • We travelled a lot – together and separate
    • Sudbury
    • North Bay
    • Detroit
    • Erie
    • Cleveland
    • Ottawa
    • Chicago
    • Calgary
    • San Francisco
    • Portland among the other destinations I hit for work and personal reasons.
  • We did a lot
    • Judged MI LSb
    • Attended CLAW and assisted with their fundraisers
    • Co-hosted Kink in the City – A fundraiser for Toronto PWA Foundation
    • Crude Weekend – Kicked up The Point
    • Toroto Pride – And showed Toronto what Leather was all about – and they lapped it up.  Kudos to Reuters!
    • Toronto Leather Pride – Saw one of the largest attendances of any seminar
    • Tease – Where we showed who we are to the pan community, eager to learn
    • M Cuir Ottawa/Mr Leather Ottawa- Paying homage to my old stomping grounds
    • American Brother Hood Weekend – Putting a Canadian face to Leather
    • Judging Western Canada LeatherSIR/boy and promoting Canadian unity and brotherhood
    • And somewhere in there was a small contest called International
    • LeatherSir/boy where people seem to have completely forgotten the concept of cowboy movies. *GRIN*
  • Most importantly I re-found my voice in teaching in our community and I appreciate Master Chuck standing by me during the seminars that we presented.

This has been the year of great personal growth, fun, good thinking and
some interesting play.

If there is one piece of advice I have to our new titleholders, is be who
you are and don’t pander to someone else’s image.  Not only do we have our own Canadian-way of ‘doing’ Leather which is recognized – the number of times people from the US commented on how relaxed we are with our community protocols was astounding. *GRIN*

As I come to a close, I want to point out – we’re not going away:

  • There are still many kinky folk out there hungry for information and for hot play
  • This is a title circuit I still believe in
  • Kink in the City 2 is coming up on July 14th
  • Revenge of the Subs is coming in March (MUHUHUHU!)
  • And I am involved with So You Want To Be Kinky

Thank you all for your support over the past year.  That’s it.