I've Been Thinking About This for Awhile

Last year I had the great pleasure of competing for a leather title at the first Mr. Rocky Mountain Olympus Leather competition.  The first contestant to enter the competition also happened to be a favorite within the Salt Lake Community, and there were few who expected he could be beaten.

I believe that's why I thought I would toss my hat in the ring, as it were. Expectations were not in my favor and I could always fall back on it as an excuse.  So here I am, new to this city I've adopted, and my goal was to entertain as many people as I could with what ever wit I could pull out of my boots, which just happened to be the only leather I owned.  Soon after UtahRox and I were Joined by Shane and we had a three man race.

I'll admit not only did I have no idea what I was undertaking, but I would have been absolutely lost without the guidance of my friends and roommates Jay & Carah, who did everything in their power to support me with choreography, music, history, costumes, make-up, and the dreaded auction basket.  Then I was able to assemble a great cast of helpers for the skit, in Megan, Ari, Tawny and Josh; who were fantastic, by the way.  I may not have ended up with the title at the end of the night, but everyone remembers that skit. My team was completed with  Cassie who was so much help backstage.

So I'm feeling pretty good, and with this team on my side, I'm starting to think I've actually got a chance to make a run at this title.  Here's where my education on title competitions gave me a nice kick in the teeth.  I didn't have a clue what to do, how to act or dress. Every title competition I had seen was for entertainment and I never thought about what these men were going through in the backround.  Needless to say I made mistakes, but still managed a 1st runner up medal, and the intense desire to try again and learn from the feedback given to me by the judges at the end of the night.  Mistress Cyan St. James, Goddess Genesis, and Dave Rhodes made up 3/5ths of the judges panel and they were very direct about what I did wrong, and were also very encouraging.

So here I am, nine months later, and it's time to prepare for my best effort at taking home the title this year, and moving on to the International title.

This blog is here so you can follow my progress, and maybe get some insight into what's involved with a serious title run.