New Horizons For Fifty - A Different View of Things

by Eric Crow Preface: This article will be more like a journal entry, all over the place and slightly unfocused. This is intentional. I have never stopped post-event processing, but I have been attending a lot more events than I used to. The end result is a big, happy jumble of surprises, sensations and emotions to make room for in my heart and mind, and I think it is only fair and right that this article reflects that. To still feel this way on my 50th trip around the world is truly a blessing, because it means that I still have a lot of life left to live. On to the article.  To still feel this way on my 50th trip around the world is truly a blessing, because it means that I still have a lot of life left to live. On to the article. I knew San Diego Leather Pride was coming up, and I have been exploring ways to get New Horizons on the map in an off-the-social-media-grid kind of way. The Facebook page is great, but it's the New Horizons blog that people seem to be here for. So

This is the blurb that now appears in The Leather Journal's "Hump Day" e-mailer, courtesy of Dave Rhodes: New Horizons For Fifty: A Different View of Things is the domain for the writer/artist Eric Crow, who manifests in the Leather/Bear Community as Eagle Bear.  New Horizons For Fifty is designated a “snark-free zone” and is an extension of me and the communities I serve.  Our three pillars are tapestry, anchorage and living history. Featuring interviews, inspirations and imaginings from the deepest, wildest part of the heart, New Horizons For Fifty is a sacred space of magick, where dancing to the beat of your own drum is the norm. ----- The soul in the image below has some questions. What do you see when you look at this his hands? What do you see when you look in his eyes? What does he want? What does he want from you? From you? What does he hope the world will become? Who else besides his Higher Power does he believe in? What does he know about the world t

Writer's Note: No images will go with this listicle. Those of us who were there will know, and for the rest, you have an imagination, why not use it? 1) Hearing the crowd’s cheers get louder and louder for the contestants each time they came on stage, They wanted to see the contestants succeed. They were here to see the contestants bring it and bring it they did. By the end of the contest, the cheers turned into roars--a very Daoist action, akin to how the crowd would roar when the lights went down at a Prince concert.  2) Aric Wilson coming to the stage for his physique section—just two words: H AVE MERCY ! When a nearly naked man still leaves you with all your faculties of imagination, that’s something special. Next level special. 3) Emcees Jasun Mark and Jeremy Ronceros giving each of the contestants a kiss and hug as they came to the stage. The new sensibility in sexuality and gender expression makes it possible for us all to open up and blossom.  4) The part o