SF EAGLE
Dear Applicant,
Thank you for your interest in becoming the first SF Eagle Bootblack titleholder. The Eagle Family and the SF Eagle are maintaining a tradition of working together in order to uphold the leather ideals of respect, honor and integrity; and to implement those ideals in upholding and supporting the leather/kink communities in San Francisco and beyond.
Before proceeding to the contestant application, please click here to download and read the SF Eagle Bootblack Contestant Manual. It contains details about the Contest Schedule, Criteria, Judging, and Point System. It also explains the Entitlements and Expectations of Titleholders.
Email contests@thesfeagle.com with any questions or concerns.
Respectfully, The SF Eagle
Event Date: March 7-9, 2025 Application Deadline: March 1, 2025 Location: SF Eagle, 398 12th St., San Francisco, CA 94103
The SF Eagle Bootblack contest is accessible to all applicants regardless of gender identity/expression. If you will need additional assistance to participate in the contest (including but not limited to ASL interpreter, physical assistance for the visually impaired, or wheelchair accommodations), please make a note in the “Additional Comments” portion of the application.
NOTE: Throughout this document the term CONTEST shall mean the SF Eagle Bootblack contest, the term PRODUCERS shall mean Lex Montiel, the Contest Committee and any other producers and associate producers who may be designated in the future. We, as the owner and producers of the contest withhold the right to deny admittance into the aforementioned contest should we determine the applicant, upon inspection through social media and other means, does not reflect upstanding community values or our ideal SF Eagle Bootblack candidate.
I, the undersigned, hereby give the CONTEST and it’s PRODUCERS, their photographers, legal representatives, agents or assigns, the right and permission to copyright, use, reuse, broadcast and/or publish any and all Photographic Pictures of me, which shall be take during the CONTEST or as a result my preparation for the CONTEST, or as a result of my having participated in the CONTEST. That term “Photographic Pictures”, as used herein shall include portraits, or reproductions thereof, including audio and video tapes, made through any media. Further such rights shall include the right to use such Photographic Pictures in conjunction with my name, and through any media, for any purpose whatsoever. I HEREBY WAIVE any right to inspect or approve the finished Photographic Pic-tures, or the method of their eventual use, including any related audio or printed copy which may be used in conjunction therewithin. I HEREBY RELEASE, discharge and agree to save harmless the CONTEST and its PRODUCERS, their photographers, legal representatives, agents or assigns, including those publishing and/or distributing the finished product, in whole or in part, from and against any liability or claim as a result of the use of publication of said Photographic Pictures, from any distortion, blurring, alteration, optical illusion, or use in composite form, either intentionally or otherwise, that may occur or be produced in the taking, processing or reproduction of the Photographic Pictures, their publication or distribution. I HAVE READ the foregoing Release and Waiver before signing my name below. I warrant my full understanding of its contents, and that I am of legal age to give consent in this state.
I certify that i have attained at least twenty-one (21) years of age, and that I, based upon mutual covenants and considerations (including granting me the privilege of attending and participating in the CONTEST) will not hold the PRODUCERS nor the individual and/or collective owners, officers, agents, and employees thereof liable for any injury to my person or property occurring during any period in association with the CONTEST, and I further agree to indemnify and save harmless and hold harmless the PRODUCERS the individual and/or collective owners, officers, agents and employees from any and all liability, injury or economic loss or other damage.