Master John has been actively involved with the BDSMLifestyle for over 35 years. He started serving MasterRichard in true Old Guard ways in the Castro in the early70's.Master John was Honorary Member of the Year 2008by the SFLBC. He was a principle in Daddy's Closetlocated in Wilton Manors, Fl. and hosts the website:www.DungeonAcademy.com. He has worked closelywith BDSM educators including Jack Mc George, RobertDante, Catherine Gross, Sebastian, and Pandora to namea few. He was the publisher and editor of the LeatherLink, a publication of leather events, stories etc., in theFt Lauderdale area. He is a past member of the FloridaNLA, Ft Lauderdale, Fl. He is a past sponsor of the ILSb(International Leather Sir boy) contest regionally and in2009 was a feature theatre presenter and educator for ILSb in San Francisco.Actively involved in educating our community through Mr. S, LeatherWerks, SFLBC, Leather University,Mens Academy, ILSb, Beyond Leather and S.P.I.C.E., his educational focus embraces both gay andpansexual lifestyles. He is a voting member and contributor to the Leather Archives. He is an experiencedjudge at many contests globally. Master John co-chairs Leather Title Holders Sunday at the M.C.C. SunshineCathedral annually in Ft. Lauderdale. He is involved in charity work at Tuesday's Angels, Center One, TheLeather Masked Ball, Lighthouse for the Blind, Care Resources and The Children with Aids Network. In2009 he became Master Boo to Jeffrey Payne, IML 2009 and Lamalani, IMSL 2009. Over the past five years,he has attended and presented at more than 200 events.He currently is working on his next book, Old Guard Traditions and Values, featuring many of the past eventsand traditions which have almost disappeared and not been written about to date.