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It 'Twas 20 Years Ago To-day, That Ba'ar the Bear Started to
6 years ago
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I can't believe that it was 20 years ago around this time of the year that I attended ConFURence 10 my very first furry themed convention. I had acquired some highlights tapes of a furry convention called Anthrocon and had seen how much fun the congoers were having so I decided to try one for myself. I was between jobs at the time and should have probabaly concentrated more on finding work but (1) I had enough money to go and (2) this was something that I figured that I needed to try out at least once in my life.
It was a fun, mind blowing, eye opening experience for me. Here are some of the highlights.
- Meeting such artists as Roz Gibson (creator of the Jack Salem Comics), Jim Groat (creator of the "West Corner Of The Park" webcomic) and best of all Steve Galacci (creator of the "Albedo" comic, THE comic that had helped me get into the furry fandom all those years before.
- Attending a furry themed talent show with some very interesting acts (such as a character doing a skit featuring the Aqua song "Barbie Girl")
- Attending an ice cream social, courtesy of the convention
- Attending my first furry convention dance (and helping a guy out who had wanted pictures of himself in his "Gingham Dog" costume)
- Buying a cookbook called "Sweet Treats" and having it autographed by the authors (The Ozfoxes).
- Obtaining my very first fan magazines (or "fanzines"). Buying these were among my very first exposure to furry fandom produced literature.
- Running into such furry fandom luminaries as Nicolai Sharpero (founder of the furry BBS "Stormgate Aerie") and "Topfox" and "Cataroo"
I had fun but there were some bad points, among them...
- Having to do A LOT of walking. I've since heard that the hotel that the convention was based out of was originally a series of smaller hotels that were bought out and combined.
- It was raining all weekend, which didn't help the lengthy walking required.
- I was carrying a teddy bear I'd brought along with me when a gent flagged me down and interviewed me about it and my dealings with the fandom. Turns out this "gent" was the slimball Rick Castro and he was there to garner information for his "Sex Y2K" show that aired on MTV about a year later. (Fortunately none of the footage he obtained from me made it into the broadcast).
I've attended many conventions since then, both out of state and local, but I still have many fond memories of my very first furry convention experience.
It was a fun, mind blowing, eye opening experience for me. Here are some of the highlights.
- Meeting such artists as Roz Gibson (creator of the Jack Salem Comics), Jim Groat (creator of the "West Corner Of The Park" webcomic) and best of all Steve Galacci (creator of the "Albedo" comic, THE comic that had helped me get into the furry fandom all those years before.
- Attending a furry themed talent show with some very interesting acts (such as a character doing a skit featuring the Aqua song "Barbie Girl")
- Attending an ice cream social, courtesy of the convention
- Attending my first furry convention dance (and helping a guy out who had wanted pictures of himself in his "Gingham Dog" costume)
- Buying a cookbook called "Sweet Treats" and having it autographed by the authors (The Ozfoxes).
- Obtaining my very first fan magazines (or "fanzines"). Buying these were among my very first exposure to furry fandom produced literature.
- Running into such furry fandom luminaries as Nicolai Sharpero (founder of the furry BBS "Stormgate Aerie") and "Topfox" and "Cataroo"
I had fun but there were some bad points, among them...
- Having to do A LOT of walking. I've since heard that the hotel that the convention was based out of was originally a series of smaller hotels that were bought out and combined.
- It was raining all weekend, which didn't help the lengthy walking required.
- I was carrying a teddy bear I'd brought along with me when a gent flagged me down and interviewed me about it and my dealings with the fandom. Turns out this "gent" was the slimball Rick Castro and he was there to garner information for his "Sex Y2K" show that aired on MTV about a year later. (Fortunately none of the footage he obtained from me made it into the broadcast).
I've attended many conventions since then, both out of state and local, but I still have many fond memories of my very first furry convention experience.
Darkie
~darkie
My first was Con Furance 11, thanks to somone else getting the airfare and entrance fee.
