Ian Turner
black, a.k.a. Ian Turner, is a Canadian Top and bootblack who lives in Toronto. In addition to bootblacking, he is fond of floggers, signal whips, clothespins, abrasion, and other twisted activities.
Ian has engaged in SM since the mid-1970's, and became involved in the organized leather community in 1992. He is a member of Delta International, and was on Delta's Board of Directors for three years, including two years as Chairman. He is an associate member of Chicago Hellfire Club and The 15 Association. He has presented workshops on a variety of topics, including whipping and bootblacking (though not at the same time!). Currently, he is the Coordinator of the Bootblack Toronto Contest, which takes place annually under the auspices of the Mr. Leatherman Toronto Competition.
At the 1998 Mr. Leatherman Toronto Competition, Ian received the Courtlan Forsey Memorial Award for contributions of lasting significance to the leather/SM community. In 2001, he won the Canadian Award at Pantheon of Leather. In November 2001, he won the title Bootblack Toronto 2002 at the Mr. Leatherman Toronto Competition. In June 2007 at the Eastern Canada LeatherSIR/Leatherboy contest, he was awarded the first ECLSb Community Builder Award.
As black the bootblack, he was collared for 3˝ years to Master Barry. Since Master Barry’s untimely death in 2005, black has semi-retired from bootblacking and concentrates on the Top side of his personality.
black is a member of Mama’s Family, where he has been named “Mama’s 1st Canadian Black”.
He is a retired data-processing manager.
Visit his web site at http://www.geocities.com/alleycatoronto.
