May 4,5 in New Orleans
Phoenix Preps for Big Bear Weekend
(April 24, 2012/New Orleans)
I-10 Westbound the first weekend in May will put you in the heart of bayou bear country! That's when The Phoenix in New Orleans wil host this year's Mr. Phoenix Bear contest. The competition isn't until Saturday night, but the fun kicks off Friday, May 4th, with a meet and greet party. They even plan to wedge in The Kenmtucky derby and Cinco de Mayo in the mix! (Typical New Orleans... one party at a time isn't enough...)
Wanna be a contestant? Fill out an application Friday night. If you do, we'd love to know about it here at The Renegade!
Here's the line up, directy cut from their Facebook page and Pasted on our website. (That's just how we roll these days...)
Friday May 4th...Mr Phoenix Bear Foreplay...meet and greet the contestants and judges at 11pm...New Orleans Bears Beer Bust at 9pm...5 bucks buy in.
Saturday May 5th...11pm Bear contest...Big Easy Stompers Beer Bust @ 9pm...Drink specials to honor Cinco De Mayo and the Kentucky Derby.
Pick up an application at the bar to become a contestant in the Mr Phoenix Bear Contest....Lotsa FURRY fun!!!
Memorial Day Weekend in Chicago:
Mobile's Rob Mills, Mr. Southern Renegade 2011, to Compete at International Mr. Leather 2012
(April 24. 2012/Mobile, AL)
For the second time in the history of the Southern Renegades, Mobile will have a representative competing in the International Mr. Leather Contest, held every Memorial Day Weekend in Chicago.
Rob's participation came at the request of the Lords of Leather in New Orleans, where Rob was runner up at last year's Mr. Louisiana Leather Contest. The winner represents Louisiana at IML. But when the 2012 champ couldn't attend, Rob was asked to step in, and he accepted.
The decision leaves Rob with only a month to prepare, both mentally and financially. A contribution boot and an auction bucket at Mobile Pride in April brough in some much needed cash, and other efforts will be made to help before Rob makes the trip. Compounding the problem? Rob works off shore, leaving his partner, Carl, to pick up the slack at home.
So, if you catch one of our fund raising efforts, we hope you can donate a few bucks. Rob's a great guy, and will represent not only Louisiana, but all of us in the Levi/Letaher community along the Gulf Coast. Good Luck, Rob!
From Your Webmaster:
Now... Where were we?
(April 18, 2012/Mobile, AL)
Thanks for stopping by our little website.
Yes, this is a new entry... which probably shocks you, since the site was sort of frozen in time
since last October.
But here you are, which means you were either bored, or curious, or you made a wrong keystroke somewhere. But I'm glad you're here, and would like to offer a few words of explaination before you head to Google or X-tube or YouTube or whatever tube updates itself with proper regularity.
As webmaster for The Renegade, I often prided myself in keeping you (the leather/bear/??? community along the Gulf Coast) informed about what the Renegades were up to, and what entertainment was being offered in our towns. But a couple of things happened that took the wind out of my sails... a death in the family (which zapped my enthusiasm), and a noticable fade in the interest of the group by it's members. Plus, many of our members have become involved in relationships and other personal issues. And that's good, because a club or organization should not be the most important item in our lives.
But now, some of you have shown a desire to rekindle our informal little group. Plus, there's that approaching event called "Bleather" that has become pretty popular among our friends from Florida to Louisiana and beyond.
So, your webmaster is back.
I have no idea if The Renegades will find that original electricity again, but this website can still be the place that plugs you in to events that can still bring us together socially... you know, face to face? Hell, even the posts on Craigslist most often don't provide a face.
So put yours in front of this website again.
If you will, I'll try to make sure it once again has something new for you to look at.
Now... where were we?