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First off I cannot make any fantastic claims that I am some famous Master. I have never attended a Master/slave conference. That does not mean that I don't have the desire to want to be a more active member of the community. My business and family obligations are not conducive to that level of involvement. However, I have been a proponent of the Old Guard traditions of the Master and slave lifestyle. I began My career around 1993/94 (Yikes, almost twenty years ago). My beginnings were rather humble but living in Sacramento and San Francisco, California at the time gave Me plenty of material to work with.

Over the course of several years I went from being the CEO of a promising Internet startup company to the Director of Internet Technology for another company and then finally the Chief Technology Officer of a firm in Hawthorne, California. In between all of this I trained and owned slaves. Some of My early slave ventures were not so successful, but I learned a lot from these slaves. In San Francisco I learned a lot from observing and from befriending other Masters. It is an experience that cannot be bought into or learned from a book....you have to dive in and experience it.

In 1995 I began a membership only website that ran until 2008. It was called the Master's Association (some of you may remember it) and later re-named the International Master's Association (imass.org) because the site had many members from foreign countries. At its peak membership there were some 11,000 Masters and slaves. At the time there was only one other website that contained information about the Master/slave lifestyle and that was a site called Metropolitan slave. The site began to diminish when competing web sites such a Leather Navigator, Gay.com, slave4Master and Recon began to show up on the internet. All of these sites were merely hookup sites. The focus of the Master's Association site was for serious Masters and slaves who wanted a structured relationship not just a hookup.

In 2003, after moving to Palm Springs and taking a new slave there, I traveled to Mexico to help open a leather club which was then known as the MCLC (Mexico City Leather Club) which no longer appears to be in operation based on My search of the Internet. I had a lot of great times. In San Francisco I used to frequent the local leather clubs such as the Power House, the Eagle, the Fire House and Daddy's. I attended most of the Folsom Fair and Dore Alley events. During the time the Master's Association was in full swing on the Internet, I maintained a booth at Folsom Fair under the banner of the International Master's Association. The Association's logo is the crest below.

In any event, I have owned slaves on and off since 1995. As of February 5, 2012 , I have one slave from Syria and another slave that will be coming from Argentia in May. I have had many online Masters and slaves ask why I seek to have many slaves. I am particularly fond of having a large family. I like the responsibility that comes with having a family and I know how to lead men. I enjoy the dynamics of the different personalities in My home and in My life. Aside from that, I get to use all My slaves and have My own orgies! Sometimes I allow the slaves to play together and I just sit back with My video recorder and watch the live porn. What could be better than that!


Folsom Fair-2010

Master's Association Crest - 1999

Palm Springs, CA Maser Rick & slave 2003
With each consecutive year I find that the information about the traditional Master and slave relationship becomes more and more watered down. The traditions of protocol that I remember so well seem to disappear more each year. So, I have been thinking about bringing the Master's Association Web site back. I still have the code for the old site but it needs to be updated and it is written in ColdFusion. Unfortunately I do not know that much ColdFusion as the site was developed largely by one of My slaves who is no longer alive. The site code would have to be sort of reverse engineered and there is a lot of code. To start from scratch would be a lot of work....not impossible, but a lot of work. If there is anyone out there who has ColdFusion skills and would like to help, please let Me know. (Leave Master Rick a Message)

By 2005 I had sort of settled down with a partner, whom I am still with, and decided to give up searching for slaves. However, I am who I am and I am a Master and being a Master, a mentor and a teacher are in My blood. I began searching for slaves again in 2008. I found two slaves. One of them was with Me for about four months and I released it due to the fact that it had gotten fired from its job at the local Army base because it did not pass its drug test and tested positive for Meth use. I DO NOT tolerate drugs or alcohol abuse of any kind. The other slave remained with Me for two years. I busted My ass training the slave but he just was not cutting it for Me. So I arranged for the slave to go to another Master in Oklahoma. Unfortunately it did not work out with that Master either. The slave ended up with Master Taino in Chicago. Master Taino gave the slave a three month trial. It did not work out either. The slave is now with a blind Master in Phoenix, Arizona. Hopefully it works out for that slave.

I then found two more slaves, one from Texas and the other from Palm Desert. At 21 years old the slave from Texas was younger than I usually will take on. However, the slave seemed more mature than his age. However, it did not work out with that slave as he was just too inexperienced and decided that he was not a slave. The slave from Palm Desert was older and, similar to the 21 year old did not have much experience but I decided to take a chance on it. The slave shipped his belongings to Me and then eventually relocated to Reno. Once again I had found a slave that realized he was not a slave.

This is a problem that a lot of Masters have; submissives are so enamored with the concept of being a slave that they convince themselves that they can live the life with a Master. It is difficult for a Master to know the difference between a person who has convinced themselves that they are a slave and the real thing. However, over the years I believe that I have figured it out so that the slaves that I am acquiring now really are authentic and know the score. It is easier to identify an authentic slave when the Master is VERY honest AND very upfront about Himself; what He expects and what He wants. There is still no guarantee but it increases the chance of finding the real slave.

Realizing that I wanted more from My life as a Master, I began searching for a home with property that was more secluded and offered more possibilities. The home I was living in, while very nice, it was designed more for looks than convenience. Besides that I spent three years dealing with a homeowner's association, which was a major pain in the ass. I found a home in the country in December 2010. The house is older but it also had almost an acre of land with no CC&R's (Covenants, Codes, and Restrictions). It was also located in county territory so the building codes and rules are more relaxed.

My plan was to relocate to a property that would allow Me to build a good playroom or dungeon; had access to outdoor play and allow Me to have multiple slaves. Personally, as a Master, I like having a family-like atmosphere and I like having multiple slaves because they tend to help each other. Plus, of course, I get to have My own orgies whenever I want. As of April 2011 My plan is moving forward successfully. My goal is to have four slaves, but it truthfully depends on the quality of the slaves. Since I now have the room to house them all I am looking forward to building this new family.

I moved into the new house in January and began remodeling some of it. While My original goal was to have the new slave quarters done by mid-May 2011 there have been a lot of unexpected projects and a new business client which has caused a delay in getting this much anticipated project done. I will be forced to get it done soon as I add more slaves to My family. By then I will be ready for the next two slaves...whoever those lucky two will be. It is such a long process to find authentic slaves. I have spent hundreds of hours on the phone talking to the possible candidates. In about 90% of the cases, the people I speak to who claim to be slaves are not. It can get frustrating at times.
WHAT KIND OF MASTER I AM

I find that a lot of Masters have difficulty answering this question because they really have never given it much thought. I have. This question could have many possible answers depending on what the slave is really asking. I take this question as an inquiry as to My overall character as a Master and that his how I am going to approach it. The easiest way to accomplish that...to Me...is to break an answer down into groups based on the things I have learned that most concern a slave. I attempted to create this list with the intent of being as transparent as possible. With regard to a slave choosing Me as his Master, My intention is to try and be as forthright as possible. This is in keeping with the Old Guard traditions of honor and honesty. Sure there are lots of ways in which My character changes depending on the circumstances at hand, but for the most part the slave can be confident that the labels below outline My basic characteristics. In addition, I welcome any slave's request to speak to My present slaves in order to get an inside take on what I am like as a Master...just ask permission.

Demeanor (Definition)
  • Generally stern but I do not take Myself so seriously.
  • Able to laugh at Myself.
  • Laid back with regard to other peoples ideas and opinions.
  • Do not tolerate drama.
  • Steady and emotionally strong.
  • Broad range of inerests allows Me to relate to other people easily.
  • Good communication skills.
  • Good sense of humor-enjoy witty banter.
  • Outgoing, easy-going, participating, likes people.

Day to Day
  • Adaptable to daily situations.
  • Have a lot of energy.
  • Able to think outside of the box.
  • Relatively intelligent.
  • Profuse reader.
  • Relatively fast learner.
  • Emotionally stable, adaptive, mature, faces reality calmly.
  • Dominant, forceful, assertive, aggressive.
  • Can be lively and animated and can be sentimental.
  • Spontaneous at times. Generally enthusiastic, expressive, sometimes impulsive.
  • Generally conscientious but unconforming.
  • Socially bold, venturesome, thick skinned, uninhibited.
  • Utilitarian, objective, tough minded, self-reliant, no-nonsense.
  • Can be vigilant and suspicious of people at times and a bit cynical, skeptical, distrustful and sometimes oppositional.
  • Impatient with bad, poor or inattentive drivers.
  • Grounded, practical, solution oriented, steady, imaginative, sometimes absent minded, and absorbed in ideas when working.
  • Forthright, genuine, artistic, open, unpretentious.
  • Very private, fairly shrewd, can be very polished, worldly, can be diplomatic but am mostly direct.
  • Self-Assured, secure, confident, self satisfied.
  • Open to change, experimental, politically and religiously liberal, analytical, can be critical, free thinking.
  • Self-reliant, solitary, resourceful, individualistic, self sufficient.
  • Organized, can be compulsive, self-disciplined in most things, strong will power, relatively good self-control.
  • High energy, occassionally impatient, definitely driven.

What Kind Of slaves/subs/men I Seek

My relationship to the kind of man that I want to associate with or make a part of My life is not limited to merely that which I define as a slave in the strictest sense. Recently (July 16, 2011) I was contacted by a submissive male that I became attracted to by the timbre and content of his messages to Me. This person is not a slave, again, in the strictest sense of what I write about on this site. Instead, he is a submissive bi-sexual male who is seeking a situation with a dominant male. He appears to know what he seeks in life and voices a conscious connection to them. He states that he is, what most Masters in the BDSM community would label, a pain pig or pain slave but specifically with a focus on corporal punishment. A particular statement that he expressed in his message to Me caused Me to think that I needed to further define Myself with respect to who I am and what I am looking for. His statement:
"My preferred lifestyle as I mention on my profile would be one of severe discipline and sexual abuse. I am not attracted to men, but I have long wanted to be used sexually by them within a forced, even painful context.

You probably think I am just a fantasist, and I would forgive you if you do. However I am not. You see, I view punishment, whether physical or sexual as real punishment. I chose to deal with my emotions through corporal punishment as this keeps me fulfilled in the long-term. Real punishment has no safe word, and I have never imposed limits upon severity, frequency or duration of punishments. I realise this is not conducive with your pure style of master/slave relationship, which is a shame, because there is so much about you which I admire."

As I have mentioned before, I believe that one of the most important facets of being a genuine Master is the ability to be flexible. Being a Master does not only mean being in control, but of Mastering life and experienceing life in the context of human nature and the human condition of those to whom He is Master to or over. To be blunt; "Am I capable of being a pain Master?" The answer to that is yes. In connection to being flexible in one's mind does not mean that you fake something in order to get something you want. From a submissive's standpoint the question might be; "Is this Master willing to inflict pain on Me for the right reasons? Is this Master naturally capable of inflicting the pain I need or is He merely faking it or forceing His own will just to be able to have me or use me?" Those are logical questions I would expect a submissive to ask. Therefore, being flexible, again does not mean faking it for the sake of control or getting what One wants...which may be just a piece of ass.

If a submissive is connected to who they are and are willingly offering himself in the spirit of consentuality and the Master can be assured that the submissive has a real connection to who he is, then by all means I am there! To answer the question of whether I have the natural capabilities to inflict pain and punishment to the degree that will satisfy a pain pig submissive...yes of course. Do I derive satisfaction from doing it, yes, not merely from the fact that I can do it, but that I have a clear understanding that the submissive I am inflicting pain on is deriving his own satisfaction and fullfilment.

Simply because I speak mostly in terms of the Master/slave relationship does not mean that I am limited to that arrangement only. I derive a great deal of satisfaction knowing that in some way My actions are fulfilling the desires of another human being; that I provide something they need and particularly in the realm of realiity and not faking it or acting as though following a script. Being flexible means that I do not just focus on a slave or submissives sexual proclivities...I focus on the persons whole self...their whole life and whether I believe integrating a particular person into My life and whether or not I will derive just as much satisfaction and fulfillment that the sub or slave does.

Having said that, the particular, more severe BDSM practices that I have experience with, to name a few, are as follows:

  • Heavy flogging using 80oz+ leather floggers.
  • Caneing with fiberglass canes.
  • Punching, slapping and manhandling.
  • Hot wax bondage.
  • Beating with a police night stick.
  • Tight rope bondage with blindfold beating.
  • Spanking and wood paddling.
  • Cock and ball torture with wax and slapping or squeezing.
  • Bull whipping and single tailing.
  • Beating while fucking or fucking with bound/gagged subject.

I repeat, a genuine Master knows how to be flexible. The list above DOES NOT indicate or define My demeanor or the things that I will do with EVERY or just ANY slave or submissive. These facets of My personality are merely things that I am capable of doiing and have experience doing. I will back off from the way I treat a salve if it is clear to Me that My treatment of a slave will ruin it. I do not want to have to care for a ruined slave becuase it is of no use to Me.

With regard to slaves who wish to completely disappear from society. I am amenable to that only if the slave can prove to Me beyond a question of a doubt that it fully understands and has the capacity to understand its own request and that it will be required to sign an affadavit to that effect absolving the Master from any legal responsibility. I am capable of accepting such a slave. However, the slave must convince Me that it is prepared for such a life and that it will not become a burden to the Master. Whether or not this request can be fulfilled is completely up to the slave.

Several years ago I had a slave from France that I kept chained in a 12' x 12' shed behind the house. I only gave it water and put food in a bowl for it to eat. The slave was responsible for keeping its cell clean. If it shit on the floor it cleaned it with bare hands. If it pissed on the floor it was to lick it up. The slave kept its cell clean. It was responsible for emptying its shit bucket each day. I only unchained it when I wanted it to work and when I wanted to fuck it. The slave was formerly an attorney in its country. It required regular beating and brutal treatment. It was truly happier when it was treated in an abusive manner. Many people do not understand how this could be possible. Mnay people are of the opinion that the slave must have been psychologically deranged and needed help. However, anyone who would have a conversation with this slave would be able to immediately tell that this person was as mentally healthy as anyone. Who can judge what makes another person happy. In some lives the standards for happiness are might be much different than others; who can judge whether it right or not?

At other times people, even other Masters and slaves, do not understand how a Master can treat a slave so brutally. If the slave convinces Me that it truly desires to be treated harshly, with no kindness or kind words then I can do that. Why? Am I such a heartless bastard and sadist? Yes and no. Not every slave can handle such treatment. So, as a Master I would not treat every slave that way. In My understanding, and you can call it rationalization or My Own craziness, but when a Master has the capacity to treat a slave as it WANTS to be treated then I AM BEING KIND to that slave...just in another way that is not within the acceptable paradigm of what the world accepts as "normal".

© Master Rick, Reno, Nevada 2011