It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’ll admit that I haven’t been as active on this blog as I wanted or should be. I got a ton of drafts and yet none have truly been finished, but seeing as the subject matter of this post is so recent, I feel the need to get something out there while it’s still fresh. As I’m writing I’m still in the comedown from a weekend at LA Leather Getaway, an event held by the CLAW Staff in Los Angeles, California over Thanksgiving weekend. While this was the third event they’ve held in the city of angels, this is my second time attending. And it was incredible. As a bootblack I was not only treated very well by the event, but had an enjoyable time working the stands and shooting the breeze with some amazing LA bootblacks; I really felt welcome around them and was thankful that they tolerated all of my jokes, but I digress. I got to reconnect with some wonderful Leatherfolk, smoke a few cigars, and also meet some new people...