International Mr. Leather 31 was way back in May 2009, but I just found the video footage I shot of the contest. Ooops. I was primarily concentrating on shooting still photos that night so video was a second thought. It's hard to shoot both effectively, but I've gotten pretty good at multi-tasking.

As I said, I was concentrating on shooting still photos and ended up with 500 brilliant shots that are available now in the Lavender Lounge VIP Room. But since I had an excellent seat in second row center, I'm sure even my shitty little video had better close-ups of the leather contestants than most of the guys in the back rows. I was seated in the Press section, but I didn't see very many people around me shooting video, so this could be the most intimate footage of IML 2009 you're going to find.

There is also a short segment in the middle with disco diva Linda Clifford performing her 1970's hit "If They Could See Me Now" (a bit out of focus, but so was I...). She really whipped the crowd of leather men into a frenzy, seeing as most of the audience were from that era.

I admit the video is pretty amateurish, but if you are really interested seeing the contestants from the world's largest leather contest up close, sign up for the Lavender Lounge VIP Room to enjoy over 500 shots - all in focus, I promise.