[Members - click here] I went thru some of my pics and came across a set that I just realized that I hadn't put up yet. They are pics of Jacques, aka PandaMontreal (galleries - profile) that were taken in our backyard (ours being Roger's and mine).

These photos were taken at a small pool party we had and the cute photographer who took them was Eric Z (galleries - profile), and he did a really excellent job; Panda looks absolutely handsome in the warm autumn sun in our pool and hot tub.

To see some previews, click here (the previews are in 800x600 however the originals are 1600x1200, as are most photos on PlanetBears).

Look what I got in my email...? This drawing is from Simon, the artist for Brute (website - profile). I signed up to his newsletter and now I am going to get these wonderful images every now and then in my inbox. If you sign up too, you'll be getting them as well.

Brute has been mentioned quite a bit on PlanetBears in January (articles), however I never mentioned that there's other places on the net in which you can see more of his work. First there is his Flickr page and then there is also his Yahoo! Groups channel in which you'll find the uncensored versions of his work.

I betcha that you still have your Christmas decorations all over the house, and you're either just too busy, tired, lazy or can't be bothered to take them down. Here in Montreal, a lot of people just leave their Xmas lights hanging from their homes all year round.

Anyhow, I said all that just to show you this very cool Santa ornament that I found on the net somewhere.

Sometimes you come across a video on YouTube and you say... hmm... then you say... ok... then you just might say... wtf a whole bunch of time...

Check out Dad Cop 2. I don't know what happened to Dad Cop 1 but to be honest, I don't think it really matters. And I don't get the ending, but that's ok, I don't think there's anything to really get from this, except that it's pretty witty.

Yes we are already one full week into the new year, so I am a tad late at posting these pics. Actually, these pics are a year old. They were taken for the beginning of '08. These pics consist of Jacques aka PandaMontreal (galleries - profile) in different new year's attire. I did not take these photos nor did I put him up to dressing like a baby.

Jacques is almost fanatic when it comes to the holidays and always does his outmost to celebrate each holiday with vigour and fun. He's always a good sport and is up to pretty much anything. Anyhow since I didn't have these photos last year (they were given to me only a few months ago), I decided to post them anyhow, as a 'bye bye' to '08. It was a great year... gonna miss ya... yet it's time to move onto '09. Time sure is flying.

True love knows no boundaries, no race, no gender, and in this case, no age. Meet the truly huggable leather Daddy Bear August Behr (and yes, that is his real name, not just his online nick name). You can August's TubeBear profile here, and if you've signed up to TubeBear recently, then there's a very good chance you received a RIM (Recorded Instant Message) from August, greeting you to the site.

Now let me introduce you to PhriiecBear, a devilishly cute young Cub by the name of Kriss (TubeBear profile here). Smart, witty, has a sense of humour and is full of charm. And if you're ever on TubeBear, you just might catch PhriiecBear livestreaming, or maybe you might see August Bear, and if you're super lucky, they might both have their webcams on.

I'm sure you can guess the rest: August and Kriss met each other on TubeBear one fateful day, and then they began chatting via their webcams for hours and hours... and hours... sometimes into the wee hours of the evening. Well the next logical step was to meet and this way they could see if the magic they had created online would continue to manifest itself in real life. Well the magic was so powerful that Kriss has now moved in with August.

August is 61 years old, and Kriss is 18 (soon to be 19). Truly, loves knows no boundaries (the internet has helped us with that), knows no gender (if you're a guy and you dig guys, you really just need to go with that), and knows no age (there's 42 years difference between these 2 - that's how old I am).

If you see either of them online, don't be shy to say hello. They are both warm and open folk, and if you ever get to see the 2 of them online together, then you too will be able to see that magic as well.

The power of LOVE.

Seeing results like these only makes me more hopeful about it all. That being said, I still think it's easier to be a pessimist because, to be an optimist, you have to work at it. It's the same thing with love and your relationship... it's work, it doesn't just happen. You don't just put your hands up in the air and say 'gimme gimme gimme'. And those who do put work into love, into a relationship, even into creating something, and the results you expect don't happen instantaneously, then it's so easy just to give up and say humbug to it all.

Still, from the results, you guys believe in love, and then I hope you also believe in the process that goes into love, the work one has to put into it in order to reap the effects that love brings.

If you're a Bear lover then you have surely heard of CyberBears; "Ken Slater and his partner, Mike Zillion, started the company in 2002 with a simple gallery website of Bear photography, but they had a vision of sharing the real beefy Bears they love with the adult world. CyberBears now manages a complete family of websites, offering fans of Daddy Bears, Latin Bears, Bear Cubs, and more; over 400 new original Bear pictures every week" (from Ken's site).

Every now and then, CyberBears sends in a few previews. You can see some of them here on PlanetBears or check out their TubeBear profile. Personally, what I like about CyberBears is that they find guys that I find really cute. Their models remind me of those from BearFilms, yet CyberBears will also take pics of some of the bigger, huskier, chubbier Bears, again guys I find attractive.

There's a new site for those who like their men furry, tight and muscular. It's called UK Naked Men, a paysite with regular updates. They have been sending me quite a few previews which we have been adding to their TubeBear profile. There are over 50 photos and I still have more to add. In this update, they sent me photos of Ben Statham.

From UK Naked Men: "Ben is sexy, cheeky, furry and toned with delicious nipples, big balls, a peachy arse, an uncut cock that shoots cum like a scatter gun, a killer smile, enough sexual confidence to share with everyone... we'll also be seeing a lot more of Ben on UK Naked Men in 2009".

Here's some news from the Russian front. Here's what's been happening in the wonderful creative world of Alexei Biryukoff (website - articles - profile). From Alexei: "2008 was a very busy and productive year for me. I was working mainly on the music and sound projects with 2 collaborations with other musicians as well as making a soundtrack for the 3D animation film 'Tamara and Demon'. I actually got flooded with the sound art proposals, which is exciting!

However the major event of the year was that I finally visited the USA (after previously being rejected twice by the embassy). I was sponsored by the art organization CEC ArtsLink in New York, and spent 5 week in the artist residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, MA. This resulted in a solo show at their local gallery. I travelled around Massachusetts and across the country to see California. Everywhere I went I was lucky to have beautiful weather and met lots of nice amazing people and made a few new friends.

Finally, I have updated my website with the new works I did during the year and 16 of them were painted in the States. Check them out here".