MFF 2014 Recap!
11 years ago
General
As always, I'm doing this kinda late. MFF was year was fucking amazing, though. Once again, it reminded me why this is the best con in the world and hands down my favorite. I don't even know where to start, because there were just so many highlights.
I got to hang out and spend time with so many friends. I won't bother to name names, because there's way too many of you, and I'm thankful that I even know this many people, let alone that I'm able to call so many of them my friends and spend time with them. Particularly, the dancer furs, though. You guys are always awesome and everytime I get to hang with you guys, it always feel closer to you. :3
I got to wear and dance in four different fursuits, in addition to Valentine. I'm still shocked and so grateful that I was given the opportunity to do so. I got to wear Storm Tiger, DekeShep, Disturbia, and Snuggle Bunny, all of which made for the most fursuiting I've done in a long time.
One of the biggest highlights was getting to DJ this year, on Friday night. It was easily one of the biggest sets I've ever played to date (perhaps THE biggest), and I still can't thank
Tekfox enough for picking me. By the end, I had so many people dancing on stage with me, it was crazy. It's always an honor and a privilage to DJ live, every time, and it never gets old. I'm always amazed and humbled at the amount of people who come to the dances during my set, especially those who come to support me specifically. You guys...seriously do not know how much it means to me to have so many people come to hear me play.
The whole reason I got into DJing was because I love music, I love dancing, and I wanted to share that with people. Some of the most fun I have at cons is going to the dances, because I love the environment, I love the mutual energy between everyone on the dance floor as the DJ takes them on a journey with their music. I just love getting lost in that music. And I wanted to do that. I wanted to do for others what so many DJs did for me when I go to the dances. And the fact I've gotten to do so at four of the fandom's biggest cons in a single year, for a full crowd each time is...just...I don't have any words that can accurately describe how amazing that is, or how incredible it's been.
Here's my set from the con. :3 http://www.mixcloud.com/DJVally/fin.....e-at-mff-2014/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov6ii-RGAc8
And it wasn't just me. So many other DJs killed it at the dances as well. These might actually have been the best dances I've ever been to, because I had so much fun, every night. Again, huge thanks goes to Tekfox for putting together such an awesome line up, as well as the A/V guys for all the work they did.
Moving on, I also stayed at MFF for like a week, and spent Tuesday with the local Chicago furs just like last year, though this time I stayed with Snuggle Bunny, Ravell, and Darkou, which resulted in an awesome night. :3 And aside from the incident on Saturday night, and losing my wallet, I didn't have any real negatives this con. Crazy, but MFF is just that good. I had a whole LOT more deep dish pizza this time, too, haha. This is the only con I actually spend a week at, too, because it's worth it. Even now as I write this, I miss everyone so much, and I can't wait to go back next year. :)
I got to hang out and spend time with so many friends. I won't bother to name names, because there's way too many of you, and I'm thankful that I even know this many people, let alone that I'm able to call so many of them my friends and spend time with them. Particularly, the dancer furs, though. You guys are always awesome and everytime I get to hang with you guys, it always feel closer to you. :3
I got to wear and dance in four different fursuits, in addition to Valentine. I'm still shocked and so grateful that I was given the opportunity to do so. I got to wear Storm Tiger, DekeShep, Disturbia, and Snuggle Bunny, all of which made for the most fursuiting I've done in a long time.
One of the biggest highlights was getting to DJ this year, on Friday night. It was easily one of the biggest sets I've ever played to date (perhaps THE biggest), and I still can't thank
Tekfox enough for picking me. By the end, I had so many people dancing on stage with me, it was crazy. It's always an honor and a privilage to DJ live, every time, and it never gets old. I'm always amazed and humbled at the amount of people who come to the dances during my set, especially those who come to support me specifically. You guys...seriously do not know how much it means to me to have so many people come to hear me play. The whole reason I got into DJing was because I love music, I love dancing, and I wanted to share that with people. Some of the most fun I have at cons is going to the dances, because I love the environment, I love the mutual energy between everyone on the dance floor as the DJ takes them on a journey with their music. I just love getting lost in that music. And I wanted to do that. I wanted to do for others what so many DJs did for me when I go to the dances. And the fact I've gotten to do so at four of the fandom's biggest cons in a single year, for a full crowd each time is...just...I don't have any words that can accurately describe how amazing that is, or how incredible it's been.
Here's my set from the con. :3 http://www.mixcloud.com/DJVally/fin.....e-at-mff-2014/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov6ii-RGAc8
And it wasn't just me. So many other DJs killed it at the dances as well. These might actually have been the best dances I've ever been to, because I had so much fun, every night. Again, huge thanks goes to Tekfox for putting together such an awesome line up, as well as the A/V guys for all the work they did.
Moving on, I also stayed at MFF for like a week, and spent Tuesday with the local Chicago furs just like last year, though this time I stayed with Snuggle Bunny, Ravell, and Darkou, which resulted in an awesome night. :3 And aside from the incident on Saturday night, and losing my wallet, I didn't have any real negatives this con. Crazy, but MFF is just that good. I had a whole LOT more deep dish pizza this time, too, haha. This is the only con I actually spend a week at, too, because it's worth it. Even now as I write this, I miss everyone so much, and I can't wait to go back next year. :)
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Hahah but I'm super glad you had fun dude!