Terrible Day

James has passed away, 4-2-2010. He appreciated all of you very much. He got alot of pleasure from you guys and your ideas. Good bye James, I had 14.5 GREAT years with you. You are in a place now where there is no more disappoinment. MATT

Deeper....

Polls can be a funny thing. They aren't perfect, but they do give people an opportunity to express themselves. Polls are usually worthless beyond that. Typically one votes hoping that they can band with others to steer the course of events. Well guess what? It works here.

The last poll was much closer than I expected. It may be that since we've done rubber replicas of motorcycle leathers already, people are interested in what we can do for the rubber bondage group. Good news folks.....already on it ;) Check out SJ1 and SJ2 in the pic. If you could only see what makes them special.......you will......just a matter of time.

So......let's break down the bondage category and see what you want most.

Thx

Bodisama
J

Personal request.....

Been a while since I posted anything here, which is mostly good cause the biz is growing at a pretty good clip. The graph is one I pulled from our stats. If we continue to post that kinda growth it will be because of you and only you. As I often say......you chart the path, we make it happen.



You are welcome to contact us direct with questions about pricing, product availability, wholesale, etc.

Bodisama@Devildogrubber.com

Matt@Devildogrubber.com


I stumbled on this pic recently. It is me on the left, some other skinny guy on the right ;-) It was taken at MIR 2007 if I remember correctly. The pic was posted on RubberZone, although I don't know where. Event coverage gallery or something? What I know is that several pics were shot that night about the time this one was. This was a special weekend for me so if anyone knows who took this pic or if you have others from that night I would appreciate copies. This is only for my personal files and will not be reposted. Thank You.

Bodisama
J

MAL 2010 - Market Location

DDR will be in the same room as last year, opposite side. This should be a good location. I expect the fair weather vendors that skipped last year to be back. The market appears to be back to capacity so we feel fortunate to make the cut.

As I've said, we feel good about going back to MAL. It's a great weekend. We have way more inventory this year. Orders are steady and the pace is doubling every six months. While that isn't so odd for a new venture, it does confirm we're on the right path.

As usual, we'll have some new pieces for customers to check out. I hope to see you there.

Bodisama
J

DDR in 2010

The first poll has closed and the enclosure suit is the clear winner. See how easy that was...now I know exactly what to work on next.

I think some feedback on our '10 travel plans might be useful. Right now we are set for MAL in January. Our room is booked for MIR next November and we are NOT taking the biz to the Chicago Hyatt in May. All along the plan has been to do more travel in 2010. So here's the poll. Where do you think we should be? Just a few big national events? Stay home and work from the web? or Do 10-20 small regional events through out the country?

It would be great to do it all but resources are limited. Skipping IML will free up resources that can be used more effectively. Time and money regulate the world, only the foolish and government subsidized corporate freeloaders can escape that reality.

Let us know what you think

Bodisama
J

MIR Recap....

By every account I’ve heard, MIR was the smash hit everyone wanted it to be. I know the pressure these guys were under….the whole world expecting the best and ready to pounce on anything less. It lived up!! More importantly, the message is clear……if you didn’t go, you missed something special. You’ll be there next year to make it even bigger…I have no doubt. Rubbermen from all over the US owe the organizers a debt. Without all the hard work they put in we’d still be lagging behind the world as rubbermen. I don’t see how anyone can complain about the price of a package either. This money is nothing compared to the opportunity you have to participate with the best rubber guys in the US and beyond.

From the biz perspective, DDR had another good outing. I confess it wasn’t our best effort. It was the best it could be given the obstacles that came up and that’s good enough. Each event and each passing month brings us another step forward toward our goals. This is the first event we got to showcase our custom work. Nick you made that baseball suit look sooooo good. It looked that good in my dreams, so it’s no wonder I couldn’t take my eyes off you ;-) Two of the Bio-hazard suits, the Carrara Designs suit, and the two sailor suits came out of our shop also.

We did have one nagging failure. Mule was so kind to us and provided the monogram M&Ms for the event. How many times over the preceding three weeks I opened the fridge to see them, taunting me. I resisted, “These are for our customers and friends, I mustn’t eat them.” Alas, with an inventory of 5lbs you only ate half. Forced, we brought the leftovers home with us to NC. So it’s with great sorrow I must inform you, they won’t make it to MAL in January. With such limited demand for a freebie, we must now devour them so as not to incur any inventory taxes. Perhaps our whole marketing plan is in jeopardy now…..I thought the chocolate high was why you bought our gear?

Live and learn? The week before and thru the weekend we managed to learn some valuable lessons. From a spectator view they may seem trivial, but we live this everyday so it’s a big deal. By MAL the behind the scenes stuff will be completely overhauled to put what we now know to use. It was a stressful weekend for me, personally and professionally. There’s no road map for a venture like this, maybe a few iconic role models but nothing at Barnes&Noble in the “How to” department. We certainly make mistakes from time to time, but the thing I’m most proud of is the way we can work thru conflict.

It is important to me to say “Thank You.” To the organizers, friends, customers, and all the special people that allow us to continue on this path. Community is important. Rubberworld is one I love living in.

Bodisama

J

I haven't put up much new stuff lately so here's a tease. It is my effort to create a hood in full latex that looks futuristic. For now, we are calling it the Cyborg hood. The teaser pic shows some of the intricate circuitry pattern. I'm really having fun with this one because it gives me a chance to create a look that I personally like and chart new territory for the rubber world. I'd show you more but in truth I'm still working out additional options. This hood will be available in a number of configurations and on sale at MIR, Nov 6-8. Just a little proof to back up one of my claims......

"If you come to MIR this year, you are gonna see things in rubber you've never seen before."

And yeah, I'm saving a surprise or two ;-)

Bodisama
J