Author Archives: Justin Shaddix

SLICK IT UP

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Justin Shaddix

NYC-based fetish gear company SLICK IT UP has a new ad out that beautifully homo-augments a classic scene from the 80’s film Weird Science with a studly man that any blossoming gay boy would just die for.  Check it–and all … Continue reading →

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Fierce Fetish Video

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Justin Shaddix

Remember when I referenced a top secret video project going on at the Eagle?  Well friends today is the BIG REVEAL. Filmed entirely at the Eagle NYC, this is Q’s (aka MISS DOLLHEAD) epic music video showcasing his talents as … Continue reading →

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Where’s a Leatherman to Live?

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Justin Shaddix

Quick!  Name one of the most arduous tasks in NYC.  That’s right!  Apartment hunting!  And why is that?  Because there are millions of bizarrely laid out apartments filled with all manner of citizens with at least a quirk or five … Continue reading →

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Bringing Leather to Tea

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Justin Shaddix

Fire Island: a land of legend, an island of social history…somewhere between fag fantasy and summer paradise reality.  Beautifully sculpted bodies supported by little more than speedos and sunglasses strut up and down the beach in a constant parade of … Continue reading →

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Beneath the Black Guard: Roman Troy

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Justin Shaddix

Here’s another installment of my interview series with men in the Leather/kink/BDSM community.  This edition features Roman Troy the mind and muscle behind X GEAR, the NYC-based fetish fight gear company for enthusiasts of MMA, Boxing, Wrestling and Marital Arts.  … Continue reading →

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It’s There, Go Play

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Justin Shaddix

A bright and sunny Sunday morning is a weird time to be outside the Eagle.  The sidewalk that’s usually shadowy with red tinted light is now blindingly bright in the sun.  Big metal blast doors cover the Eagle’s entryways and … Continue reading →

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Boots In The Night

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Justin Shaddix

I stand on the subway platform in my boots and leather vest waiting in the heat for the next train headed west.  Two hipster gays across the tracks stare and whisper something to each other as we all mutually check … Continue reading →

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I Now Pronounce You, Man and Man

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Justin Shaddix

I awoke last Saturday morning to a good-natured and joking proposal of marriage from my boyfriend.  “Did we get the vote?” I mumbled as I blurred into wakefulness.  Yes, we got the vote.  Fags can marry in New York now. … Continue reading →

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Folsom Street East

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Justin Shaddix

I was amazed at how many shirtless men were crammed into that single city block on the Sunday of Folsom Street East. The kinky leather street festival that’s the little brother to the San Fran event, took place on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Beneath the Black Guard: Andy Tonken, leather boy

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Justin Shaddix

A NYboL brother, regular at the Eagle, and 2011’s Mid-Atlantic Leather boy, Andy Tonken is the subject of this edition of Beneath the Black Guard–my interview series with members of the leather community.  Andy grew up in D.C. and has been … Continue reading →

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