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RF 2014 Report
11 years ago
RF 2014 has come and gone, and unlike MFF the past two years this con is my last one of the year due to budget. Beforehand I've been telling everyone this is my last con for the year, and I want to make the most of it.
Well truth be told, I honestly don't think I could've predicted how awesome this weekend turned out. :) This weekend truly ended my con season with a bang, and I couldn't be happier!
Breaking things down by day, Thursday was pretty chill with getting back in the groove of things and catching up with many people. An' Friday is where things took off and never looked back...
Torq - "DO I LOOK LIKE A FOX?!"
Friday afternoon I started my rounds of suiting as a big fuzzy animal, and it seems like I'm starting a tradition at RF where the first suit I wear is not my own. X3 Last year I was a bunny named Pachinko thanks to Yippee, and this year thanks to
GroggyFox I was able to suit as Torq this year. So who's Torq? Well he's a big sabretooth tiger with glorious legs and looks quite dashing in bright neon colors. Also, he's a grump and a dick.
Here's how I looked in Torq that Friday (Credit and Thanks to Light Wave Media for the pic!) http://tinyurl.com/kz5u9dr
Torq was the first mean character I got to play, and while he may have gotten thinner and taller thanks to me...I also made up for the size change with having Torq be quite vocal. Thanks to a bit of a change in my voice, he was definitely a rude toof'. (With varying degree's of rudeness depending on if I knew someone or not.)
It was honestly a ton of fun suiting around as Torq, I was taking and eating friend's hats, I went over to
table and tried eating anything off her table. (Especially anything mice related). I was picking friends up, including some I never thought I could. An' I had some amusing sassy conversations with several people. Finally, I also got into a amusing biting fight with 
Nevermint Ravenholm character which ended with us rolling on the floor. While Torq didn't win that fight, it was a great spontanious moment.
It was also great how I fooled several friends multiple times on that it was me in that suit, and I was really happy to hear how well recieved I was in the suit. Amusingly enough, some friends honestly thought this was a new suit of mine! I got a feeling I may be stomping around as this guy again in the future. ;3
The Tekfox Tail Incident
Friday night/Saturday morning I decided to finally suit up in my own suit for the 2am set
tekfox was going to play. He always put's out great set's, and I had a feeling this would be no exception. After all when you're set is from 2-3am, things are gonna' get dirty in the best way possible. I put on a new pair of undies/booty shorts I got and hit the stage.
So the set is downright banging and filthy, and I'm going hard on stage. At one point I reach back to pull my tail to the side and strangely feel nothing back there, I also suddendly realize it feels a lot lighter too. I frantically look around the stage and find my tail right there on it, along with my belt which was snapped in two.
I though this was usually a figure of speech but I literally danced my tail off. Thankfully it was just the belt that snapped and not the loop for the tail, but there was no point in trying to fix that now so I just set both to the side on the stage and continued dancing. It actually worked just fine with nothing obstructing the shorts I was wearing. At several points in the set I played with my tail in amusing ways for certain songs, and the sheer insanity of this fit with how crazy the day was. It also gave me ideas for later in the day....
Saturday - How the Hell did I function?!
So Saturday Morning and Afternoon went like this...
- Got a few hours of sleep after Tek's awesome set. Woke up and ate a few Pop Tarts.
- Got into suit and headed off to the dance comp auditions.
- Watched the Parade
- Got back in suit and performed in the dance comp.
- Finally, I had lunch/dinner.
I honestly have no clue how I was able to do that with both little sleep and food. X3
The Fursuit Dance Competition
Considering I had to miss FC's Dance Competition this year due to a derpy injury to my legs, I did everything I could to make it into this one. This was the first year RF did prelim tryouts, and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. While the prelims were like FC's and FWA's where you're trying out with the song and performance you're doing, I was still a little nerveous considering the last time I actually tried out in that format was FWA of 2013 and that ended on the depressing side for me.
Thankfully, when I did audition I was fairly happy with how it turned out. I didn't feel like I did any major screw-ups, so even if I didn't make it in it wouldn't bring me down. In fact, I had a gut feeling there was a good chance I made it in.
My gut feeling was right as I did make it in, and even crazier from what I heard there was a lot of great talent that tried out. (Around 50 tried out) It wasn't easy either since several friends I know who normally make it into dance comps didn't make it into this one. So to be one of the 20 that made it in, that's definitely a boost to the spirits.
(Thanks to
sitku for the video!)
For this performance I wanted to dance to RuPaul, and I had a lot of fun with this since I was doing a lot of things I've never done before. You'll also notice I'm not wearing a tail and I got a pair of undies/bootyshorts on. I decided to not try getting a belt to wear the tail since moves like the Death Drop at the end is a lot easier without it, that and with how the performance was it was fitting to wear the shorts. ;3
As for the rest of the Dance Comp, everyone brought their A Game and definitely brought it to the next level. Talent out of the wazoo from both returning competitiors and new ones. It's really fun looking towards the future with what everyone brought to this one. :D
(Now yes, there was a bit of drama on the ballroom getting closed off due to supposed maximum capacity and whatnot. It was definitely a bummer, but stuff like that will be addressed by and to the proper people.)
The Dances
Every year RF put's on great dances, and this year was no exception!
terkwolf definitely stepped the lighting up from last year, and it looked downright fantastic. All the DJ's did a great job as well, bringing plenty of awesome beats for everyone to dance to. Huge, HUGE props to everyone involved with the stage and dance events. An' the same goes for everyone who attended the dances, after all it wouldn't be a dance without people dancing and having fun on the dance floor.
Closing Thoughts
Overall, RF 2014 closed out my con season with a bang far bigger then I thought it would. A big thanks to all my friends who helped give plenty of great memories, it was great seeing you all, including the many that made their way over for the first time. Con-wise, see you guys and gals next year!
Oh yes, as always. If you have any pictures and videos of me, feel free to send them over. That also includes pictures of me in Torq, I was only in Torq Friday afternoon and I was wearing the black harness on the suit, so it's fairly easy to know when I was wearing him.
Well truth be told, I honestly don't think I could've predicted how awesome this weekend turned out. :) This weekend truly ended my con season with a bang, and I couldn't be happier!
Breaking things down by day, Thursday was pretty chill with getting back in the groove of things and catching up with many people. An' Friday is where things took off and never looked back...
Torq - "DO I LOOK LIKE A FOX?!"
Friday afternoon I started my rounds of suiting as a big fuzzy animal, and it seems like I'm starting a tradition at RF where the first suit I wear is not my own. X3 Last year I was a bunny named Pachinko thanks to Yippee, and this year thanks to
GroggyFox I was able to suit as Torq this year. So who's Torq? Well he's a big sabretooth tiger with glorious legs and looks quite dashing in bright neon colors. Also, he's a grump and a dick.Here's how I looked in Torq that Friday (Credit and Thanks to Light Wave Media for the pic!) http://tinyurl.com/kz5u9dr
Torq was the first mean character I got to play, and while he may have gotten thinner and taller thanks to me...I also made up for the size change with having Torq be quite vocal. Thanks to a bit of a change in my voice, he was definitely a rude toof'. (With varying degree's of rudeness depending on if I knew someone or not.)
It was honestly a ton of fun suiting around as Torq, I was taking and eating friend's hats, I went over to
table and tried eating anything off her table. (Especially anything mice related). I was picking friends up, including some I never thought I could. An' I had some amusing sassy conversations with several people. Finally, I also got into a amusing biting fight with 
Nevermint Ravenholm character which ended with us rolling on the floor. While Torq didn't win that fight, it was a great spontanious moment.It was also great how I fooled several friends multiple times on that it was me in that suit, and I was really happy to hear how well recieved I was in the suit. Amusingly enough, some friends honestly thought this was a new suit of mine! I got a feeling I may be stomping around as this guy again in the future. ;3
The Tekfox Tail Incident
Friday night/Saturday morning I decided to finally suit up in my own suit for the 2am set
tekfox was going to play. He always put's out great set's, and I had a feeling this would be no exception. After all when you're set is from 2-3am, things are gonna' get dirty in the best way possible. I put on a new pair of undies/booty shorts I got and hit the stage.So the set is downright banging and filthy, and I'm going hard on stage. At one point I reach back to pull my tail to the side and strangely feel nothing back there, I also suddendly realize it feels a lot lighter too. I frantically look around the stage and find my tail right there on it, along with my belt which was snapped in two.
I though this was usually a figure of speech but I literally danced my tail off. Thankfully it was just the belt that snapped and not the loop for the tail, but there was no point in trying to fix that now so I just set both to the side on the stage and continued dancing. It actually worked just fine with nothing obstructing the shorts I was wearing. At several points in the set I played with my tail in amusing ways for certain songs, and the sheer insanity of this fit with how crazy the day was. It also gave me ideas for later in the day....
Saturday - How the Hell did I function?!
So Saturday Morning and Afternoon went like this...
- Got a few hours of sleep after Tek's awesome set. Woke up and ate a few Pop Tarts.
- Got into suit and headed off to the dance comp auditions.
- Watched the Parade
- Got back in suit and performed in the dance comp.
- Finally, I had lunch/dinner.
I honestly have no clue how I was able to do that with both little sleep and food. X3
The Fursuit Dance Competition
Considering I had to miss FC's Dance Competition this year due to a derpy injury to my legs, I did everything I could to make it into this one. This was the first year RF did prelim tryouts, and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. While the prelims were like FC's and FWA's where you're trying out with the song and performance you're doing, I was still a little nerveous considering the last time I actually tried out in that format was FWA of 2013 and that ended on the depressing side for me.
Thankfully, when I did audition I was fairly happy with how it turned out. I didn't feel like I did any major screw-ups, so even if I didn't make it in it wouldn't bring me down. In fact, I had a gut feeling there was a good chance I made it in.
My gut feeling was right as I did make it in, and even crazier from what I heard there was a lot of great talent that tried out. (Around 50 tried out) It wasn't easy either since several friends I know who normally make it into dance comps didn't make it into this one. So to be one of the 20 that made it in, that's definitely a boost to the spirits.
(Thanks to
sitku for the video!)For this performance I wanted to dance to RuPaul, and I had a lot of fun with this since I was doing a lot of things I've never done before. You'll also notice I'm not wearing a tail and I got a pair of undies/bootyshorts on. I decided to not try getting a belt to wear the tail since moves like the Death Drop at the end is a lot easier without it, that and with how the performance was it was fitting to wear the shorts. ;3
As for the rest of the Dance Comp, everyone brought their A Game and definitely brought it to the next level. Talent out of the wazoo from both returning competitiors and new ones. It's really fun looking towards the future with what everyone brought to this one. :D
(Now yes, there was a bit of drama on the ballroom getting closed off due to supposed maximum capacity and whatnot. It was definitely a bummer, but stuff like that will be addressed by and to the proper people.)
The Dances
Every year RF put's on great dances, and this year was no exception!
terkwolf definitely stepped the lighting up from last year, and it looked downright fantastic. All the DJ's did a great job as well, bringing plenty of awesome beats for everyone to dance to. Huge, HUGE props to everyone involved with the stage and dance events. An' the same goes for everyone who attended the dances, after all it wouldn't be a dance without people dancing and having fun on the dance floor.Closing Thoughts
Overall, RF 2014 closed out my con season with a bang far bigger then I thought it would. A big thanks to all my friends who helped give plenty of great memories, it was great seeing you all, including the many that made their way over for the first time. Con-wise, see you guys and gals next year!
Oh yes, as always. If you have any pictures and videos of me, feel free to send them over. That also includes pictures of me in Torq, I was only in Torq Friday afternoon and I was wearing the black harness on the suit, so it's fairly easy to know when I was wearing him.
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