"It a man does not keeppace with his companions.perhaps ll IS because he r,hears a different drummer.Let him step to the musicwhich he hears. howevermeasured or tar away. "

Henry David Thoreau

6 MALECALL/DEAR SIR

it it (/lllfllil]Drtimriier, along with the San lranciscoleather community, was saddened tohear of the death ol Hank Diethelm.owner ol The Brig, both long time insti-tutions on Folsom Row. Even moreshocking were the details ol his death:strangulation. blows to the head. bodyhandculled to a dentist's (hair in hisbasement, live separate fires setthroughout his house. An eye witness8 -|-HE COMPOUND happened along to report seeing the

Remember The Quarters, the SM landmark that Drummer covered iuslw l°‘“l'ng up Hank s Q" "ml dm”ing oilin 1980? Welcome to its successor, the most desirable training insti- Th‘. p(,|i(~(- have ,,m»<,|r-rt the suspect.tute in the country.20 CHASTITY DEVICES

impounding the car and the loot,according to newspaper reports-

Got a yen to have your privates protected from unwanted assault? whim lh“'““'l""” l‘°l" 'h° SM .‘“l’°“'.“ol the case down to a roar Westill don tLooking for a way to keep your slave chaste? /im Stewart of Fetters know J" ‘ho d(,m|§' Wtwlhm gamestells you everything you need to know about chastity devices.24 DRUMSTICKS A big, hard. . .crossword puzzle.

went too far and the surviving playerpanicked. or whether Hank was c osento be done in, we can't say. But we can't25 PRODKZAL think of a more unlikely victim. What weA Drummer exclusive! The latest originalstory from Larry Townsend do know is that Hank is gone and will bein which the master writer weaves a tale around the classic father- (lee )ly misssed.

son confrontation.36 THE LEATHER NOTEBOOK Advice for the curious. . .

37 AUTHENTICITY

Along with leather and The Brig. Hankloved his home, opera. the theatre. andwas a collector of antiques and silver. Hequietly and generously supported many

Only Drummer could bring you Iohn Preston's newest work. a ‘l““"." l" ' " “"“'“.“'.‘l'Y' l"“l“‘ll"l4modern look at the rituals of domination.45 THE SEARCH FOR MR. DRUMMER 1983

sending three men to Chicago each yearlor the Mr. International Leather Con-test. He made his money in the leatherA look at two ofthe regional contests that have brought the hottest community and he Wlured much Ol itleathermen forward as the march toward the 1983 Mr. Drummer '" "1§"Y <l'll\"‘"‘"' W@Y§-Comest beg,-n$_

I like to remember that wheneverHank would call on another bar in the53 DRUMBEATS The only sure-fire way to find the perfect master or area, he would personally pick up all thethe perfect slave or, as we like to call it, how to separate the boys beer bottles on the street along the wayfrom the men. . . and leave the returnable empties withthe bar he was visiting. both to keep74 DRUMneighborhood pressure down and notHas Drum finally met his match? Is this more than our prototypical ,0 dfriv(! emp,y_hand(.d_Drummerman can handle? Watch Drum come up against one of Bill Hank Diethelm was a good andWard's hottest creations!

78 TOUGH CUSTOMERSdecent man. his bar has always beenwell-run and gives every indication ofcontinuin as a memorial to the manYou asked for it! The biggest batch of Tough Customers we've ever who madfi, ‘ho (mnome or |ea,he, banpresented! Get ready for overload. . .

85 DRUMMER VIDEOin San Francisco. His quiet and generousleadership on Folsom Row will beremembered for a long time to comeA look at two fantasies (no longerl): autofellatio aridthe battle ofthe A we"_p|anm_d and moving wakewgssuperchampions!

87 LEATHER BULLETIN BOARDA huge roundup of leather events including one of the hottestleatherworks openings we've ever seen.

90 DRUMMER DADDIES

held Sunday, April 17 at The Brig. Hisfriends came lrom all around to drink atoast to Hank and what he stood lor. TheSan Francisco Board of Su ervisors senta proclamation statin that they hadadjourned early out olgrespect for him.Okay, all you worthless little boys, get your pencils out and write a The floral arrangements brightened thereal nice note to your dad. . .or else.

94 IN PASSINGRose DeCastro shows us just how to oil your buns.

Cover: Who will fill the Mr. Drummer chair? Photo of Rene by /im Moss.Opposite page: Paul Manenti, winner of the 1983 Mr. Northern CaliforniaDrummer Contest, and on his way to the lune finals. Photo by /im Wigler.

dark barroom, the music was dynamicbut classical and the mood subdued butfriendly.

lust the way Hank would have liked it.Iohn ll. Enibry

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