


They came just days before Blade left for IML in Chicago. Howell was especially worried about the timing of the posts. SFGN has also reached out to Blumstein, who hasn’t responded. SFGN has seen screenshots of the posts, but hasn’t independently verified their authenticity. They were under the impression that they couldn’t hang their colors in Ramrod, which was untrue.” Ramrods are Onyx members, and they use the Eagle as their home bar. Then he made comments about Onyx and Deep South, and it stems from jealousy. “There had been some bickering between the former and the current. I think it all stems from jealousy,” Howell said. Ramrod 2017, his partner who did not get Mr. I DO NOT and WILL NOT tolerate this behavior toward anyone in our community let alone a current or former titleholder.”Īfterward, Howell talked with SFGN and said petty jealousy was behind the attack. His actions have shown that he is not deserving of being a leader in our community. He does not represent the bar or the contest. It reads, in part, “I have been taking steps both publicly and privately to determine the proper course of action to ensure that Scot Blumstein will return his patch and medallion and be barred from The Ramrod. Ramrod, released a statement no one was expecting. Shortly after the posts, David Howell, the producer of Mr. Ramrod 2017, is accused of making several posts on social media appearing to degrade the reigning Mr. Ramrod titleholder being stripped of the title, its accoutrements, and the respect that comes with the title. South Florida’s leather community is large, strong, and visible.īut on the eve of IML, they found themselves dealing with a controversy that led to a former Mr.
