Excelsior MC’s Lust for Life Fire Island Leather Weekend, billed as “Return to Uranus,” took place in Cherry Grove from May 20 to 22, and a highlight was the Mr. Fire Island Leather 2022 contest and the selection of Errik T. as the new titleholder. The host hotel was clothing-optional Belvedere Guesthouse for men, and 86 individuals were in attendance at the run. The 2020 and 2021 weekends were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Errik T., originally from Brooklyn, competed against Joe, from Long Island, and Fly Tatum, from Brooklyn, in the contest held at the Ice Palace, in the Grove Hotel, on May 21. Errik’s winning fantasy scene involved being scooped up and carried off, tenderly, by a big man. Errik’s formal leatherwear included a black leather kilt. His prizes, beside the title and the sash designed by custom leatherwear designer David Samuel Menkes, were Grove Hotel accommodations for important community events and cash for use during them.
Judging the contest were Messrs. Fire Island Leather Bruce Michael Weitzmon AKA Bruce Michael II (2019-2021), CB Kirby (2018), Sir Joseph (2017), Candido Soares (2013), Mark Nayden (2012), and David Samuel Menkes. Miss Fire Island 2019 Zola Powell served as tally judge. Mr. FI Leather 2015 Edd Clark, who sang “Enormous Penis,” and entertainer Ariel Sinclair, whose number was “Nipples,” were hosts for the competition.
On May 20, at the Ice Palace, the tongue-in-cheek benefit Master/slave auction took place, and raised $1,075 for beneficiary Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR). Hosting were Mark Nayden, with singer Porsche, who offered Madeline Kahn’s song “I’m Tired,” from “Blazing Saddles,” and Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.” Among those auctioned off were International Mr. Bootblack 2015 Bamm Bamm; Bruce Michael II and Mike De Santo as a pair; and Messrs. FI Leather Bruce Michael II, Sir Joseph, Edd Clark, Mark Nayden, Diego Vargas (2007), and Jeff Goodman (2004) as a group.
The formal dinner, on May 21, and closing breakfast and awards ceremony, on May 22, took place at Island Breeze restaurant, and breakfast, on May 22, was at Floyd’s.
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