Models: Ian Gurnhill, Frank & Jacques, Pin & Friends
Beelitz-Heilstätten –– 12,500 patients treated at this secret military hospital complex in the woods around Berlin. But the real exciting stuff started happening once they had all gone. We kept returning to the woods of Beelitz breaking and entering with up to 15 guys –– living out our fantasies together with the ghosts of the past patrolling the musky decaying corridors at night. It was a glorious free-for-all until we got driven out of paradise.
It wasn’t long before I was doing videos for Zeus and poster work for other magazines. As Mr, Drummer you’re pretty much out there as a sex figure, so posing in leather and nudity was not a stretch for me. I honestly went from being married to being Mr. Drummer in 3 years. I have a healthy ego so I really enjoyed all the attention and respect. Being Mr. Drummer exposed me (so to speak) globally –– I was able to travel and teach in Australia, Canada and much of the United States.
I really can’t imagine what my life would be like today had I not had the honor of being Mr. Drummer. I always took the title very seriously and tried to be available to both men and women as they began their Leather Journeys. For 7 years I ran a discussion group in Orange County through the Gay and Lesbian Center. We would get over 80 folks of all orientations. I’m very proud of creating a group (OCLA) that everyone felt comfortable and safe attending.
I sit here at 77 writing this and knowing that I have done a good and honest job at representing the title, the Leather Community and myself. I don’t consider myself too old to still make a difference. There is an entire generation of Leather Folk that still are interested in how we got to this point in our history.
I am still amazed when both men and women come up to me and tell me that I have made a difference in their lives when they were unsure where to go and what to do. My Drummer title gave me the ability to be accepted as one of their own.
Photo Credit: Ulli Richter