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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Trooper is Great Lakes Bootblack 2008


Our own Trooper (the bootblack you've also come to know on staff here at the Eagle as "Rich") competed in the Great Lakes Leather Alliance weekend of contests in Indianapolis, in the bootblack category August 22-24.

He competed against 2 very good contestants, including our other bootblack staffer, boy matt, and Tami. We are proud that Trooper brings home the prize as he is the new Great Lakes Bootblack 2008! He represents ICON well, our bar, and now our city, state and region.

At at time when leather bars around the country are removing their bootblack chairs, we are lucky to have a busy one -- with not 1, but 2 quality bootblacks. Remember to have your boots and leathers cared for by our guys! And good luck at IML XXXI, Trooper!

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posted by evanrude at 10:03 PM

Monday, April 21, 2008

Meet Our Bootblacks - Boy Matt


A 32 year old bootblack, boy matt lives in Ypsilanti MI where he works at the University of Michigan Health Center as a clerk. Away from work, boy matt spends enjoys reading, listening to and arranging music, cooking, watching TV and movies, and spending time with friends. Starting with the fantasy of licking boots, boy matt's interest in bootblacking has evolved to taking care of his previous Sirs’ boots. 

In the Spring of 2007, he did his first public bootblacking at the Bachelor Forum in Rochester New York. It was there where boy matt truly learned he was a bootblack. In August 2007, boy matt competed and received 2nd runner up at the North American Bootblack contest in Toronto. Currently he bootblacks at Woof’s in Columbus OH on the Second Friday of the month as well as bootblacking at the Detroit Eagle two Saturday’s a month; he will be competing at the IML bootblack competition in May 2008 and plans to bootblack at CLAW. 

Thank-you to all boy matt's teachers and mentors over the years including slave Eric, Black, slave cub, boy joe, boy alex, boy eli, and Boo Boo.

photo by BULLmanX

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posted by evanrude at 8:00 PM

Friday, April 11, 2008

Meet Our Bootblacks - Rich

Updates are being made to the website.  Eventually we'll have pictures and info to share about the men who make the Eagle so great.  In the meantime we'll introduce you to a few of them.

Involved in the leather scene since 2000, Rich is a member of the Detroit Bondage Club and an officer of Icon Detroit. He has served Michigan's leather community for over 2 years as a bootblack at events such as CHC's Inferno as well as runs for Grand Rapids Nimbus, Tribe Detroit and Icon Detroit. Rich proudly helps with fundraising each year for charitable causes around the Midwest.

Look for him bootblacking at the Detroit Eagle the 1st & 2nd Saturdays of the month.  And remember, there's a Bootblack on duty here at the Eagle every Saturday.  

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posted by evanrude at 5:25 PM