Highwaymen TNT: 47 Years and Counting
Washington, DC - On Sunday, May 18, 2025, The Highwaymen TNT marked their 47th anniversary with an anniversary brunch celebration at Uproar. The event was a joyous gathering, with guests from The Spartans MC and The ShipMates Club of Baltimore, alongside cherished friends and family of the club.
Guests engaged in conversations spanning the intersection of D.C.'s punk scene and leather culture, shared memories of past anniversary celebrations and leather contests, and even learned about the history of the D.C. Animal Kingdom directly from veterans of the old D.C. Eagle. Newer attendees, pledges, and members were also taught the traditional method of gifting a club friendship pin.
Highwaymen TNT Group Photo. Names in italics are individuals undergoing our pledge process.
2nd Row (left to right): Eric “Pup Zeus”, Ken Rogers, Herb Kaylor-Hawkins, Tom Tucci, Alex Pilkington
Front Row (left to right); David Steward (Treasurer), Tim Motley (2nd Vice President), Tim Woody (1st Vice President), Nelson Bennet (President), Deshawn Cook (Secretary)
We’d like to acknowledge our brothers who were out advancing the core mission of TNT and could not be in attendance at the brunch.
Road Captain, Elliot Jackson was at Fire Island representing TNT during Excelsior MC’s 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Nicholas Samaridis was in Toronto.
Rob Tollefson was in Palm Springs for a Just for Fans conference.
We're proud to introduce the 2025-2026 Highwaymen TNT Executive board:
President-Nelson Bennett,
1st Vice President- Tim Woody,
2nd Vice President- Tim Motley,
Secretary- Deshawn Cook, and
Treasurer- David Steward.
A special note of gratitude goes to Lola Robles for their invaluable service as a board member, and we warmly welcome Deshawn as they step into their first term on the board.
2024-2025 Award Decisions
The jim Erkman Award
The Jim Erkman Award was awarded to Deshawn Cook for their exemplary representation of the club’s aims and purposes within the broader leather and Levi community.
The nokomis jefferson: Friend of the Club Award
The Nokomis Jefferson: Friend of the Club was awarded to Jim Adams and Joseph Dress, a decision made in mid-February.
Trash of the Year Award
Trash of the Year was awarded to Nicholas Samaridis who could not be in attendance due to advancing the TNT mission in Toronto over the weekend.
The awards wrapped up a wonderful brunch, and the celebration continued with a birthday cake shared amongst the Sunday Beer Bust attendees. Cheers to the next 47 years of "trash and travel"!
Special thanks to the Uproar team for their continued support of club activities- Consuela with the meal, Craig for the bartending service, and of course, our sister in TNT, Tammy.
1st Vice President, Tim Woody prepares to cut the anniversary cake during Uproar's Beer Bust.