That is right. All in one place over Memorial day weekend and in one city, one of my favorites, Chicago! This memorial day weekend, it seems that the Porn starts will be in Chicago for the Grabby awards, Leather Men for International Mr. Leather, and the bears will be running loose at Bear Pride.
And guess what, Me and the Cub will be there also. A great friend of mine, Mark, from LavenderLounge.com (another gay blog) invited myself and my cub (Bearcub) to be his guests for the weekend in Chicago.
I am not sure which I am looking more forward to, the porn stars, the bears, the leather men, or the fact that I get to go to my old stomping grounds in Chicago, such as Roscoes, the Lucky Horseshoe, and my favorite bar, the Northend.
The Great Lakes Bears proudly hosts Bear Pride, our annual Bear run, held over Memorial Day weekend. It is jam-packed full of activities like pub crawls, parties and the such. The theme for 2009 is "Bear Pride 15 - It's all about Chicago..." Check out the website: www.bearpride.org
Bears like myself love these events, especially in the windy city. But if bears are not your favorite well then there are leather men waiting.
"More than 50 contestants from across the U.S. and around the world will compete for the title of International Mr. Leather 2009, Thursday, May 21 through Monday, May 25, 2009 (Memorial Day Weekend) in Chicago. IML is pleased to announce an exciting new location for this year's contest: The Chicago Hilton, 720 S. Michigan Ave. The Chicago Hilton is also the host hotel for the weekend. 'Madame With An E' will be the headline entertainment at this year's Contest, along with some surprise guest. Madame from "Hollywood Squares and Madame's Place, is back and in rare form."
If leather men or bears are not your thing, then there is always porn stars.
About the Grabbys: "In 1992, the first Grabby Erotic Gay Video Awards were published in Gay Chicago Magazine Click to launch the Gay Chicago Magazine website in a new window. Seven years later, the first live Grabby Awards Show (and orgy!) was held at Man's Country Bathhouse. As the Grabby Awards grew, it moved to larger venues and now includes events that span Memorial Day weekend."