Once
again, Leather played a big part in my life at this point in 1997.
Ironically it would all rely on a connection, I made a few years earlier
with a guy in the gay community in NYC known as "Sgt.Craig".
Sgt.Craig was a promoter on the scene but specifically in the Leather
community. Prior to gaining this acknowledgement about Sgt.Craig, All I
remembered about him was this one gig I had in Cleveland, Ohio at a
place called "The Smart Bar". Sgt.Craig knew of my reputation as a go-go
dancer and hired me to travel (fly-take a plane and I remember being
halted at security because I wanted to bring a hammer on the plane-It
was part of my costume, I was going to be dancing in a construction
worker outfit) with him and a small entourage...Anyway,
The plane incident was brief (after all this is before the planet went to shit after 9/11). Upon landing in Cleveland, Ohio and checking into our hotel. We had responsible accommodations and we systematically splurged on the hotel amenities, We all slept in one big bed and than we went to the bar, performed and came back to New York.
Fast forward a few years later and we bump into each other (somewhere in the West Village) and one thing leads to another,
He learns I'm an artist & I find out Sgt.Craig was promoting a
successful running Leather night at The L.U.R.E called "PORK" on
Wednesdays which was located at 409 W. 13th street. from 1994 to 2003 in
the heart of the Meatpacking district.
FUN FACT-The bar was featured in an episode of
Sex and the City from HBO, Samantha's character played by actress (Kim
Cattrall) lived just above the L.U.R.E and would buy her sex toys at the Leather shop inside the club.
PORK featured GUEST ARTIST to display their work and also have an
opportunity to sell. Sgt.Craig took me into the inner sanctum of Pork
and I was ushered in as one of the first artist there.
Sgt.Craig admired my style of art, I also recall drawing with my back
towards the horde of Leather soldiers with my assless-latex painted on
chaps and feeling like a star.
Thank You!!! So much Sgt.Craig A.K.A
Randy Harden
The following series of illustrations are from The L.U.R.E/Pork NYC.
Title:Sgt.Craig A.K.A Randy Harden-PornSTAR-2013
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