Remembering “Rubber Jason”

 
I met Jason twice.  Once during MIR last year when I saw him running between interviews and gave him a compliment about the Green Lantern fantasy he gave on Friday night.  Fans of the Green Lantern comics are going to appreciate this more than others. From what I could tell, he had put lighting over his Green Lantern latex catsuit and then placed transparent latex over that. His fantasy was read aloud while he was on stage. The lights on his suit made him glow a bright emerald GREEN… until that moment of ecstasy when they glowed RED.  It was very, very creative and everyone was impressed.  I’ve never seen anyone do anything like that before with Latex.
Genius
Catching him real quick to say hello the following day, I gave him the compliment.  You could tell he was flustered from the stress of being a contestant.  The look on his face changed to a big smile… and then he just hugged me.  I didn’t know the guy and this was a long and warm hug.  “Thank you”.   I just thought… Wow.  What a sweet man. 
That sort of openness, the ability to let your guard down and be appreciative of others,  can be a difficult thing for some people to do at times.   Those two minutes together left an impression on me.  Seriously, the world needs more people like Jason.  
The second time we met was after MIR where we briefly ways to promote the Rubber Community in the New England area, events he involved in or planning and was to continue to promote MIR.  We kept in touch to do so and he was always the sweet heart electronically, too.  
The Chicago Rubbermen’s “Pup Boomer” has put together a bar night on March 1st to Celebrate the Life of Jason on March 1st.   Facebook Event Page below.   While I will be in Saint Louis for Mr Missouri Leather weekend, I will be thinking of Jason and his partner Stephen as I put on my Rubber and Green Lantern ring this weekend.

Chicago Rubbermen Celebrate the Life of Jason Lynch
Friday March 1st at “Touche'”
**Additionally, you can check out Jason’s video journal leading up to competing at MIR… HERE.

“Lube Filled Hamster Ball” at MIR 2012

“The transparent hamster ball contained 2 gallons of liquid J-Lube. The poor gimp inside the ball was wearing padded rubber helpless mitts and a heavy rubber hood with blindfold. All he could do was tumble and slosh around inside the ball as it was rolled around the vender market. He could not see or remove the mitts, and the zipper was on the outside of the ball, so he was trapped inside and totally screwed!”

More photos like this can bound found over at

Liquid Latex Demo at MIR 2013

A few photos of “PupStriker” taken by SERIOUS MALE BONDAGE of the Liquid Latex Demo done at MIR 2013 this year.

“The latex skin guy was locked in a bondage ‘ F iddle’ and then sprayed from head to toe with liquid latex. Once the latex was dried he was unlocked from the F iddle and a manual touch-up job was done with a brush. Then he walked around the vendor market in his latex skin. Afterwards, the latex pealed off fairly easily with a lot of tickling and laughter”.

Check out MORE PHOTOS like this over at

A few pics from MIR 2013

Had myself an unexpected cute and muscular Rubber Puppy with me most of MIR this year so I didn’t take many high quality photos. Here’s a few from my iPhone. 

Love how one shot from an iPhone is amazing… and the next is crap. Love ya, but, keep working at it, Apple.


The beloved Sly Hands at Sidetrack’s Showtunes night.

He knows every song…


ReddyWhp and BoDoppel


Liquid Latex Demo


Rubber and Steel Chastity



Lube Wrestling 


Liquid Latex aftermath


RAWR!!!

MIR 2012 Kick Off Party

It’s Mr International Rubber 2013 everyone!

We are all super excited for MIR and what better way to start the Shiny weekend, than at Chicago’s oldest Leather and Fetish bar! Not only is it MIR weekend, but it is also Touché’s 35th Anniversary!

Touché LOVES it’s Rubbermen and supports the Rubber fetish, as well as the Chicago Rubbermen, and Touché is home of the Mr Midwest Rubber contest.

Come Join All Your Rubber Buddies for an Eventful Evening as you get your Livers In Gear for the weekend!


Click on the photo for the Facebook Event Page.


Chicago Rubbermen Party this weekend




October Bar Night – RUBBERIZE the Newbies

“I don’t have any rubber yet…Do you have anything I can borrow to wear…I don’t want to be the only one in the bar not in rubber.”

Calling all newbies, the curious, the uninitiated, the unrubberized – THIS MONTH IS FOR YOU! Our October bar night will feature a gear try on night. If you have a friend who is curious but uncertain, we’ll be dressing and shining up volunteers in borrowed gear. The Rubbermen received a significan donation of rubber (sizes small, medium, and some large) and we’d like to try it out on everyone! Also, if you are looking to sell your gear at MIR and want to generate interest, bring your gear and show it off before you sell it. All the fun kicks off on Saturday, October 20 at 10:30 PM at Touche, located at 6412 North Clark Street in Chicago.

MIR is here! Volunteers Still Needed
Mister International Rubber weekend begins on Friday, November 2, 2012 at the Center on Halsted located at 3656 North Halsted Street in Chicago. Visit www.mirubber.com to learn about the weekend including the kink market, contest, demo space, area parties, and everything shiny in between. If you’re interested in contributing a few hours during the weekend, click here to send an email to Brad, MIR’s Volunteer Coordinator.

Gear Sale at MIR
Once again, the Rubbermen are proud to present the Gear Sale at the MIR Kink Market! We will help you sell your used gear for cash and you can buy used gear for cheap! Head on over to www.mirubber.com to learn more about the weekend and the Kink Market. The process is simple:

  1. Bring your gear to the market
  2. Decide how much you want for each item, and we’ll help you tag and price your gear.
  3. Check with us periodically to see how your sales are going and cash out whenever you are ready. 10% of the sale price goes to the Chicago Rubbermen and you keep the rest!
If you are already familiar with how the process works and want to get a head start on your paperwork, you can download a copy of our forms by clicking here.

Chicago Rubbermen in May

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Chicago Rubbermen Meet and Greet at IML

IML is upon us! To help you start it off right, join us at our annual Meet and Greet party at IML. Our event is on Friday, May 25 from 7PM to 9PM in the Acapulco Room at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. There will be a cash bar and your Chicago Rubbermen will be there to lube you up and make you slick and shiny for the fun weekend ahead. We created a Facebook Event Page for it, too. We look forward to seeing you there! Additional IML weekend details can be found on the IML website.

 Mister International Rubber at IML 

Mister International Rubber is off and running! Check out the MIR booth at IML, visit with the current MIR 2012 Sly Hands, and get more information about the contest weekend and buy your weekend package early. And I bet there will be lots of rubbery eye candy…there always is. Mmm, shiny.

Mister Midwest Rubber 

Coming July 20-22 Work is already underway for this summer’s Mister Midwest Rubber contest, hosted each year by Touché bar. Save the date(s): Fun kicks off on Friday, July 20, contest on Saturday, July 21, and Beer Bust on Sunday, July 22! Interested in competing? YOU could be the next Mister Midwest Rubber! Contact us by email or send us a direct message on Twitter and we’ll make sure you get an application. We hope to have more information up on our website soon, too.

Chicago Rubbermen Turn Six! 

July 14. We can’t believe it’s almost time for our 6-year Anniversary! Join us on Saturday, July 14 at the Cell Block for a hot and sweaty night in rubber. More information will be coming soon – check out our website and look for your June newsletter for details.

 Stay shiny, Rubbermen – I can see my reflection!

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.

West Coast Rubber 2012 *CONTESTANTS*

CALLING ALL RUBBER GUYS! 
* COMPETE AT WCR *

Are you a true rubber freak? Does walking past a tire store make you get hard? Then you’re our kind of rubber piggy and you may be the one to snag the Mr WCR title.

Seriously though, we’re looking for one hot dude to continue a our new rubber tradition. Get your Contestant Form, slip on your favorite gear and give us scoop on why you should be the latex god of our dreams!

There are no official duties associated with the Mr West Coast Rubber title nor is there any compensation, either in cash or cash equivalent. However, as a chosen representative of our rubbery community, there are some things we hope Mr. West Coast Rubber will accomplish.

Mr West Coast Rubber is strongly encouraged to compete in the Mr. International Rubber contest held in Chicago.

Mr. West Coast Rubber is invited to serve as a judge at the 2013 Mr. West Coast Rubber contest to be held approximately one year after the 2012 event.

We hope that Mr. West Coast Rubber will attend rubber, leather and fetish events whenever possible to promote the title and the Mr. West Coast Rubber Weekend as well as rubber/latex fetish. There is no travel fund, and any travel is done at his own expense.

Mr. West Coast Rubber should always represent himself and the title in the best possible manner (ie, tons of hot, rubbery, gear play!).

And of course, as the chosen rep of pervs everywhere, Mr. West Coast Rubber is expected to don fetish gear at every conceivable opportunity and to engage in (smart) sexual exploits whenever and wherever possible (and legal).

For more information (including Contestant Application) check out the West Coast Rubber website HERE.

Sly Hands: Mr International Rubber BLOG

Our MIR 2012 winner, Sly Hands,  has himself a great new Blog up and running where you can keep track of his travels as well as his Rubbery interests. Check it out.  
Sly is a very sweet, sexy, perverted and funny man.  I’ve had the pleasure of hanging out with him many times including in his homeland of Manchester, England. He’s an incredibly giving man who helped look after a close friend of ours when he moved to his city.    

Personally, when he won MIR, I was really moved and excited for him and MIR.  I can’t say I’ve ever felt the MIR title has gone to anyone who’s deserved it more.  
To quote a friend when he found out Sly won MIR… “Well, he *is* MIR…”