DJ Chris Bowen - created of Bears in Space (website - article) is teaming up with DJ Victor Rodriguez for Cub Scout - a brand new Friday monthly party on the first Friday of every month at Eagle LA  (website - articles) Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles, California. Cub Scout begins February 5th with Lady Bear as their host. This looks like an excellent way to finish off one's week

If you have been following the murder case of Meredith Kercher (CNN), then the man you see in this thumbnail should be very familiar; his name is Curt Knox and his daughter has just been convicted in the murder of Kercher and is to serve 26 years in an Italian prison. 2 others have been convicted as well: Raffaele Sollecito, Amanda's lover and Rudy Guédé.

What is truly incredible concerning this case is that there is nothing which links neither Amanda nor her boyfriend to this murder. The DNA samples they found belonged to one man only - Rudy Guédé - who's DNA was found all over the crime scene. They did not find anyone else's DNA.

Also, the prosecutors have changed their story multiple times as to why they believed Amanda and her boyfriend killed Meredith - however they were never able to truly prove what happened that evening. In other words - there is no motive. From what the evidence states - Rudy Guédé robbed and killed Meredith - nothing more, nothing less.

Amanda Knox' parents have been doing all they can to prove their daughter's innocence, speaking numerous times on television. And when they spoke to Curt Knox right after his daughter was convicted, he is obviously upset, cannot believe that they would find her guilty especially when there is no proof, and he makes some strong claims against the Italian juridicial system for convicting an innocent women to a life sentence.

They are working on appeals, yet appeals take a long time. It would be a terrible tragedy if Amanda and/or Raffaele were innocent of this crime and are unjustly imprisoned. More from this case soon, for sure.

Just as an aside - I tend to post news about men who are Bearish in nature - which means that - from the naked eye - they look like Bearish men - yet this says nothing about their sexual orientation - which means - I post news about guys I think look like Bears.

This being said - here's a story about a fugitive by the name of Oscar Richardson (Google News), 61 years of age, who escaped a work release center 30 years ago (in '79). Well Oscar got nabbed as part of a new '12 Days of Fugitives campaign' which is aimed at nabbing Florida's oldest and most violent of prisoner escapees; yes, Oscar might look like a nice looking and well groomed Bearish kind of guy, but 30 years ago he held up a convenient and a drugstore at gunpoint - remember - looks are deceiving.

So... everyone part of the '12 Days of Fugitive Campaign' were quite happy to catch their oldest fugitive case, yet once was quickly released on bond, they were 'outraged', calling their decision to let him go 'irresponsible'.

I should have mentioned this last week, however I received my copy of BEEF Magazine issue #45 (website - articles - cover - TubeBear) in my PO mailbox with the cover of Uncle Bubba who some of you might remember was on the cover of BEAR magazine #57 (website - articles - TubeBear). Uncle Bubba is a DJ out in Toronto and he's even cuter in real life. So pick up your copy from their Butcher's Shop.

The Bubu Bears (website - article - TubeBear) of Belfast of Northern Ireland are planning the 'hottest Bear night' for their upcoming Christmas Party which will be taking place at the Dubarrys bar on Sunday, December 27th. They will be giving out toys from 'Santa Bear's Hairy Sack' (their words, not mine). Check out their site for all the info, galleries and news about their upcoming events.

BearFilms right now has some really great specials going on over at their site. First off - buy one month membership and get one month free. This deal expires on December 31st (just use the coupon code 2009joy while signing up). Secondly, you can pick up their 2010 Calendar for only $4.95, and this deal will expire as well on December 31st. If you need some more convincing, just check the archives here on PlanetBears for photo previews they sent us over time.

Hairrison Street Fair (website - articles) has closed their doors. This means that their 'Hairrison Polar Bear Weekend' is cancelled as well.

From their site: "Over the past 5 years, we've put on some really great events. And we want to thank the wonderful support of the community, our volunteers and our sponsors (especially Budweiser) for making them such a success. Over 25,000 men have participated in our events, and our Hairrison and AIDS Lifecycle efforts and have raised close to $300,000 for a variety of non-profit organizations - an accomplishment we feel very good about. We are grateful for the opportunity to be of service to the community and for all the great times and friendships we have experienced. But the untimely death of our Treasurer Michael Hendricks and the ongoing economic slump have led us to the decision to put our efforts on hold for the time being. Whatever the future may bring, we wish everyone the best".

Ahh... si... Springtime in Spain. Time to book your flights, gentle lovers of Spanish Bearish men, and begin making your plans for the upcoming 'Bearcelona X' which will be taking in the capital of Spain, Barcelona, from April 1st thru the 5th and which is held by the Bearcelona Bears. This is their 10th anniversary! And there's a challenge - enough people book before December 31st so they can secure a spot with a new exclusive Gay and Bear hotel. More on their site.

I have been getting a lot of requests from some really extremely good looking Bearish men asking to a photo shoot or even be in movies. My suggestion for all of you very handsome husky looking men - do it! Either find a friend and get him to photograph you, or just hit the 'Future Shop' store (or 'Best Buy'... just get a camera)... along with a tripod (they really do help), and just take some photos of yourself. Yes!

Or - just get a professional to do it. There's probably a really good 'erotic' photographer nearby, just look them up on the net. I love working with men, photographing them. It's a ton fun - to take the pics then to look at yourself - to feel good about yourself - to never be ashamed. And when you work with someone you trust, you can take photos you want to display. And yes - explore that kinky side as well - we're all adults - so just make sure you play fair and nice and nobody gets hurt - safe words - and take tons of photos. Trust me, you'll start turning yourself on - and is that such a bad thing? It's not narcissism, it's thanking God and Mother Earth for what He and She gave us - our bodies.

So start taking some photos of yourself, and send them in. And I'm sure there's a huge budding artist in yourself that you didn't even know existed - and probably someone really cute behind all that shyness.

In this update, there's some brand new photos of a very cute guy with an endearing smile - Peter. He's a flight attendant so he travels the world, and then some. He's got a super sweet face, and in regards to body type ~ a fine blend of a Bear mxed in with a bit of Wolf... and a dab of Cub. I hope he doesn't mind me saying this - but he looks like a really cute Chef Gordon Ramsay - how Ramsay 'should' look like... so this is like pretending Ramsay never existed and Peter is the cook to a show called 'Heaven's Kitchen'. I'm eating at that restaurant. Yes, Peter - this heavenly creature will help you to your seat, get you a pillow, and will do his outmost best to comfort you as they come upon some turbulence. Wow.

The other day I was mentioned about a highly talented artist by the name of Darren who runs the blog site Leadbellyart (website - article). Well Darren sent in an excellent piece which he has given us the permission to add to the TubeBear art gallery. A big thank you for that (click here to see the enlarged version).

Please note - we are right now in the midst of redesigning TubeBear. We were hoping to have the new site up for some beta-testing before XMas, however there is still a lot left to be done, so we will only be making a call for beta-testers come January 2010; we rather present you a solid site once we're ready to test it. And artists - please note that TubeBear is very interested in helping you get your stuff out for everyone to see. With TubeBear 2.o, we're going to do our best to showcase your work. Also, if you feel like contributing a piece to our TubeBear gallery, please do. Check out some excellent pieces talented Bearish men all over this blue and green world have been sending in.