Q was proud to host Mr. Kentucky Leather 2008
Slade Andrews of Cincinnati, Ohio, was chosen Mr. Kentucky Leather 2008 at the contest held at Starbase Q Saturday night, October 20. He will advance to compete at IML 2008 in Chicago next May.

It was just one more pearl on the string of leather titles Slade has accumulated. At last he will be strutting his stuff on the biggest leather stage of all at IML 2008.The first runner-up was Russ Coulter of Louisville and the second runner-up was Kevin McGraw, also of Cincinnati.

It was a great leathery night, too, the night before at the meet and greet. By Saturday night, titleholders from around the country were there to see their favorite Blue Grass man pass the sash.

The judges this year (Dan Newman, Mr. Tri-State Leather 2001; Mark Austin, Mr. Cell Block Leather 2007; "Crisco" Schiefer, Mr. Dixie Belle Leather 2007; and Master Deborah of Lexington, Kentucky) joined Bill Howard for the scoring segments that included interviews, jock, full leather, and speech appearances before an enthusiastic crowd from the tri-state area that includes Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.

Raffles and auctions took place to augment the travel fund for the winner and for local charities. With the cooperation of the Lexington Lyons, the Louisville Nightwings, and the Louisville Trailblazers, there was a huge turnout for the contest, where the national anthem was played and a quite scintillating man sang the leather anthem, a ritual that is an annual one at this contest. See pics from last year's contest.

FRIDAY NIGHT

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