CLAW 14

CLAW 14 will be held at a beautiful new hotel and conference center! All the rooms and meeting space at the Sheraton Cleveland Airport Hotel have been reserved entirely for CLAW 14, April 24-27, 2014. A friendly and welcoming staff await your on time arrival.

Special CLAW 14 rate of $119/night includes free in and out parking and 1 minute airport transportation.

BOOK TODAY – CLICK HERE NOW! The Hotel has the same number of guest rooms as this year, so book your room today to be in the main hotel.

CLAW 2013 from my iPhone’s point of view

Here’s a few photos from CLAW 2013 from my iPhone’s point of view.

CLAW is a very interesting Animal. The sense of Brotherhood and Family you experience at this event is a bit different than IML or MAL because there is *NO CONTEST*. You heard me, NO CONTEST.   It’s very relaxed. No rushing to contests.  But, also like those 2 events, it’s very much a big Family Reunion. You see a lot of people from different clubs around the world come together and see each other for the first time in perhaps years. And of course, there are the Kink Event Virgins (that was a great T-Shirt), that are very much welcome and leave a bit more confident and accepted regarding their interests in Kink.

I had the pleasure of hanging with a couple of “Virgins” as well as running into FOUR of my Icon Detroit Brothers that I had not seen in many, many years.  That was really special to me.  They haven’t changed a bit.

The classes are a lot of fun. From Pain Play (Flogging) to the Aphrodisiacs Foods Class which was run by my “Uncle George” (I won’t call him “Daddy” he gets pissy when I say Auntie George 😉 ).

I know the work and sacrifice that goes into organizing a volunteer based Kink Event and I gotta say I am truly impressed how much CLAW has grown. The guys who run CLAW, Dennis and Bob, and their countless obviously appreciated volunteers do an amazing job running a *VERY WELL ORGANIZED* Kink Event.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for an amazing weekend.

Puppy Play was very,  very big this year at CLAW this year.

Ring Toss

Aphrodisiac Foods Class.
And under the table…

Reunited with my ICON Detroit Club Brothers
Atom’s booty in Leather Football Pants

Pup Striker proudly representing the Chicago Rubbermen
Banquet Table

Ya gotta have a sense of humor in the Kink Community. 
This guy got a lot of attention.

I was in awe of this poster at the Leather Dinner 
and Leather Hall of Fame ceremony.

Hey, Look! It’s Me and the other “Ruff” in Chicago, Pup Ruff, from Great Lakes Den.

DINNER!!!  What a great meal, too.

Bye, CLAW!   See you next year!

Mark your Calendars

CLAW 14 is April 24-27, 2014.

CLAW Facebook Page

POLL RESULTS: Which Kink Event in 2012 are you most excited for?



Granted, there’s more events out there than I could possibly list for the Poll, here is the results of the latest poll on my Blog.  Not to sound like I’m speaking ill of the events, but I’m a little surprised how far down the list MIR and CLAW came into play but the other results are not terribly surprising.  

International Mister Leather in Chicago
  54 (31%)
Mid-Atlantic Leather in DC
  29 (16%)
Full Fetish Weekend in London
  20 (11%)
Folsom Street Fair in SF
  36 (20%)
Dore Alley Fair in SF
  26 (15%)
Folsom Street Fair in Berlin
  39 (22%)
Leather and Fetish weekend in Berlin
  18 (10%)
West Coast Rubber in Palm Springs, CA
  10 (5%)
Mr. International Rubber in Chicago
  26 (15%)
Fetish Weekend in Toronto
  11 (6%)
ICON Detroit Leather Carnival
  2 (1%)
CLAW: Cleveland Leather Awareness Weekend
  18 (10%)
Mr. American Rubber in NYC
  7 (4%)
Mates Weekend in Provincetown, MA
  9 (5%)
Mr. Twin Cities Leather in Minneapolis
  4 (2%)
POLL IDEAS… got any?   

Feel free to EMAIL ME.

This Saturday only: Save $40 on your CLAW package

With American Express’ Shop Small Business Saturday, they areoffering a one-time $25 statement credit when you make a purchase of $25 or more at a small business on Saturday, November 26th, 2011. So shop CLAW Corp. – a non-profit AND small business. It’s an easy way to save on your CLAW 11 Registration Package!

You’ll need to sign up ahead of time AND remember to come back to the CLAW Registration page on Saturday!

For details on how to sign up to participate in this program, go to the Small Business Saturday Facebook page.
With this discount on top of CLAW’s early bird pricing, a FULL PACKAGE is only $125 (will be $165) and a BASIC PACKAGE is only $50 (will be $90).

CLAW 2012– Hotel Reservations & Logo Design

Reservations for the CLAW 2012 Hotel are now being accepted.  Click on the photo to be taken to their website.   This is a fun event like IML or MAL, a bit smaller but fun.  What I like about CLAW the most is how a Shuttle Bus takes you to all the bars and events.   You get to see the city of Cleveland at night which is spectacular.   My partner and I almost moved there.

Also, CLAW is looking for artists to design the Logo for the next contest.   Know any artists that might be interested?