Evening in Leather

(October 2002)

          I am really getting to like Indianapolis!  I was back there in October for my last adventure of the year
and had another great time!

For a town with the reputation of being very conservative and straight-laced, I have found it to be a great place
to be my femme self and easily relax with friends.

          I got into Indy on a Friday afternoon and immediately got ready for my evening out.  I had a couple of
new outfits I wanted to try out and decided to go for broke that evening.  A new long sleeved, patterned white
sweater style blouse, over a very short black pleather skirt, and 2 inch heel calf length boots made up my
ensemble for the night.  With my leather bomber jacket, it was quite a look!

          My destination for the evening was a fairly busy popular hotel on the east side of Indy.  The Indy Slosh,
hosted by my friend Tammie, was having a special meeting, with slave Beverly as the guest speaker.  As I
walked into the hotel and through the lobby to the meetings, several folks gave me the once over, then went
back to what they were doing.  It was such a neat feeling, to not feel as I was under a microscope for a change.
 My confidence level has gotten to where I have a much easier time with everyday things like that.

          Quite a few folks were already there, many people I had met during New Attitude in August.  I felt right at
home with this group and sat next to Tammie in order to catch up on things and find out what she needed me
to do the next day.  The main reason for my trip was to help her with a new event she was debuting the next
night, Evening-In-Leather.   After talking to her Sir and herself for a bit, I wandered around the room to say hi
to some and meet others.

          Beverly's talk was awesome, even considering she didn't have much of a voice that night.  Speaking on
The History of Leather, she made several great points that I had not thought of before.  And many of her
comments rang home with also me from the context of a TG in the Leather community.  As we talking after her
presentation, she and Her Master said they thought they had seen me before.  As soon as I mentioned being
at BMSL earlier this year, Beverly smiled, remembering she had seen me in the fashion show I had hosted at
that event.  It was fun talking about that and many of the folks we both knew from that event.

          By the end of the evening I'd had several great conversations with folks, covering everything from
corsets to where I do most of my femme shopping.  Again, it was fun sharing ideas with the GG's, seemingly
fitting right in as one of the girls!  I also had the chance to talk to Ms. Kendra about New Attitude and her plans
for next year's event.  She quickly asked me if I was going to be available to help again with the Security, which
really made me feel good.  I honestly don't remember what time it was when I left the group and headed back
to my hotel.  One quick stop for some sodas and snacks at a convenience store and I was back at the hotel
that has become my home-away-from-home in Indy.  I changed into a pair of slacks and waited for Tammy, Sir,
and a couple of their friends to arrive to unload some of the equipment we would be using the next night into
one of the hotel’s meeting rooms.  It was fun talking to them, sharing some of my scene interests and hearing
of theirs.  As usual, it was well past midnight before I was able to crawl into bed.

          It was real nice to have a few hours to myself in the early afternoon to relax and get ready for the
evening.  I knew once folks started showing up to setup the play space and to check in for the event I would be
busy.  I also knew that Tammie would have her hands full and need me ready on time.  Being that I was going
to help with this event's security and acting "gofer" girl for Tammie, I decided that my outfit for the evening
would have to be a bit more practical than my normal evening wear.  A new black long sleeve knit top, with my
new black leather biker girl pants was the perfect answer.  I started out wearing flats, knowing it was going to
be a long evening and due to the problems I had recently been experiencing with my feet; that turned out to be
a very wise idea!

          I had been asked to help to help with a seminar on flogging, so after dinner and visiting with Sgt Mc, I
headed back to the room for a quick change into an outfit which would be easier to get in and out of for the
demo.  The choice was simple, my favorite leather corset under the black leather vest and short-shorts that
have become my trade mark at many events.  Sir Jamie McKim, the presenter, used Tammie's Sir and I as his
"mannequins" as he expertly demonstrated several basic to advanced techniques of flogging.  We had never
played together before, but the chemistry was instant and awesome.  My part of the demo was the more
advanced techniques and Jamie was using some real nice, heavy floggers for them, switching off a couple of
times to some real stringy ones for a change in affect.  What started out as a simple demo, turned into a real
nice "scene" for me.  Oh, that subspace is so nice!

          A short "mornings" sleep was great for recharging the batteries before Tammie woke us up to start
tearing down the play space and cleaning things up. Another special weekend was coming to an end, leaving
me with that very special feeling of serving those I really care for!  Helping Tammie with these events has
become a very important part of my scene time and something that I look forward to continuing in the future.  
More importantly are the wonderful friends I have found in Tammie, Sir, Meg and the great folks I see at each
of these events!

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Back

          Saturday morning I slept in until housekeeping woke me up.  I figured I would need all the rest I could
get, so I hadn't set my alarm.  Dressing quickly, I continued en femme, although very casually, in a T-Shirt,
denim stretch pants and flats.  The resulting look must have been fairly passable as I got no real glaring stares
or double takes as I ventured across the street to IHOP for a late breakfast.

          Right at 3 p.m. someone knocked at my door wanting to know if I had seen Tammy yet.  The person
needed to know where to put some of the items for the evening's vending.  As I was taking care of that,
Mistress Constance and her sub arrived with several pieces of equipment for the play space.  A quick call to
Tammie on my cell phone gave me the directions we needed to get started setting things up.  By the time
Tammy got there we had the play space almost finished and began getting the other room we would be using
ready.  By this time guests were starting to check in to the hotel, and it continued to be "old home week" as I
greeted more folks I had met at New Attitude and other events.  Sometime during the early evening's activities
another person asked me if I had been at BMSL and part of the TG fashion show there.  I continue to marvel at
the impact that show had on folks!

          One of the real pleasures of the evening was again sharing a room with Meg, who had arrived late in
the afternoon.  She was quickly put to work helping Tammie out.  She was "in service" to Tammy and Sir for
the evening, which I thought was a nice deal for her.  A real nice deli style dinner for all was the start the formal
part of the evening.  During dinner I had a chance to visit with Ruby and Eva, a couple I had spent a lot of time
talking with at New Attitude.  Again it was fun visiting with old friends and meeting a lot more great people.  
Throughout the day and evening I had had the chance to visit with Tim and Bobbi form MT Leathers, who I had
met during New Attitude.  They had their wares setup here also and had even given Tammie the use of a neat
sling for the play space.

          An event at this hotel would not have been complete without a visit seeing Sgt Mc., the supervisor of the
hotel's security officers.  Although he was not working the hotel that night, he had stopped by to speak with the
security officer on duty.  I know I surprised him, and gave him a good laugh to, when I ran into him in the hotel's
lobby on one of my many errands for Tammy.  Sgt Mc came back to the area we were using before he had to
leave,  visiting with us for a bit and making sure the officer there that night knew he could call on us for help if
needed.  The friendship and cooperation that has developed between us and all the security officers we've
met at the hotel has been great.  It is definitely one area we do not worry about too much there.

          The remainder of the evening was a great mix of watching over the event and visiting with the fine folks
in attendance.  I was able to watch some really great scenes too as the play went all the way to the planned
closing time of the play space!