Andrew McDiarmid has two big passions in his life. He explored
the first in his book, the fictional collection
Smoke: Cigars and the Men
That Enjoy Them. In this book, he explains his second. You see bootblacks
everywhere at leather events, setting up their kits, snapping their towels and
getting intimate with those black leather erogonous zones that cover the feet of
leatherfolk. McDiarmid may even have buffed your gear at sometime or another. He
competed in the International Mr. Bootblack Contest at IML in 1997 and 1998,
coming in third in 1997.
In his
Bootblacking 101, McDiarmid goes through not just the
how,
but the
why. Step by step, you'll hear from the blacker's box not just
what you need to do to make that leather shine, but why you feel that magnetic
attraction to the scent of the polish and the sweat. Step inside. Discover the
Tao of the Bootblack.
Bootblacking
101: A Handbook
by Andrew McDiarmid
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 978-1-887895- 69- 9
Personally knowing the author gives One the insight into how
he constructs, develops and creates such intellectually stimulating material. It
co-exists with lust, erotica, and vivid, visual images that drives the reader
deeply into his stories and characters.”
Master Trooper Frank Sardone
“These stories don’t just smoke, they smolder with excitement,
passion and lust. And when they get hot, they blister.”
Tim Brough, Author of First Hand: An Erotic Guide to Fisting, Black Gloves White
Magic, and Sgt Vlengles’ Revenge