Share, RSS
Sunday, April 27, 2008

My buddy OneDragon (TubeBear Profile) sent me a note the other day saying stating that those who plan on visiting Montreal and need an apartment, he knows of one and the price is very reasonable. You can make your own meals, do your laundry and it's near all of the major Montreal attractions. For more info, photos, location and contact, check out this webpage.

Also, this article has given me a good reason to post a couple of pictures I took of OneDragon a few years back. To see more previews, click here and to see his gallery, go here.

Read more here.

Share, RSS
Sunday, April 27, 2008

Bound In Ink, the site that is maintained by artist Robert Harmon aka JrBear (TubeBear PRO profile - PlanetBears articles) in informing us that he has updated his gallery with his new '08 collection. There's also some new stuff in the Goodies section, such as new desktop wallpapers and iPhone wallpapers. And click here to see a larger image of the thumbnail which is entitled 'Follow The Trail'.

Share, RSS
Sunday, April 27, 2008

The following is from Christophe Jannin (website - blog - TubeBear profile - PlanetBears articles): "Here's a new drawing I am sharing with you. It's Michel Strogoff (drawing here), Jules Verne's hero. Some symbols are visible in this drawing and are directly linked to the behaviour of the Chinese army in Tibet (I say army, not Chinese people). The flame shows that it's not always symbol of hope, it can be the symbol of blind violence, this flame which reminds the heated saber used to blind Michel Strogoff. Also the flame of the Olympic torch... the iron collar and chain, symbol of the constraint by force, the rope, symbol of the privation of freedom, all these values I cherish so much. Two Masonic symbols are in the drawing but you'll have to find them by yourself.

About my actuality, the second half of the year is going to be full of events. First, I will be in France in July and August and will have two exhibitions, one in Lyon and one in Orleans during the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival where I've been invited. I will do for this occasion, the poster. A publishing is planned for the end of the year and also the start of a big project, but I will talk about it later".

Share, RSS
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Awhile back I asked you guys to find a 'secret' profile that was hiding somewhere on TubeBear, and the idea was for you guys to find it (article - newsletter). I also mentioned that the hint could be found on Roger's profile page. Well the secret profile is called 'BearFoot' and you can see it here (you're going to have to join TubeBear in order to see the gallery). We are still working on the new site BearFoot... we had it actually almost ready but Roger and I decided to rework the galleries so we're redoing it, however we are more than hopeful that we will have this site up by the middle to the end of May.

Now for all those who sent in their answer (and as an aside - all those that did send it got it right) - I will be giving you guys a free month membership once BearFoot is up and running. I will email you guys your membership once we're ready. For now, you can see some of Roger's pics in his gallery page (and here's a larger image of the thumbnail... check out the BearFoot Pic of the Day section).

Share, RSS
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
G2 will be released June 1st by Woobie Bear Music. All Preorders will be shipped 1 week prior to June 1st and you will also receive a free 'G' keychain. Check out their page here at the Woobie Store and you'll be able to listen to a sample of each 39 songs that will be on this double CD. It's going for the cool price of $15. And if you're wondering who the cute looking Bear is that is behind the Woobie Bear Music, then check out Greg's TubeBear profile.

Share, RSS
Thursday, April 17, 2008

It's easier than ever to get your webcam up and streaming on TubeBear. First... login (you need to join)... make sure to have a main photo as well as filling in the required fields (date of birth, email, country, etc.)... ok you're logged on... then go to your Broadcast & Record Videos page... yes click that link if you are logged in right now... in the top box, click OK and if your webcam is setup properly, you are now broadcasting.

To see who else is webcamming, click on the Live Streaming link. From there you will see a list of guys who have their cams on. Enjoy. Any questions, contact either Forrest (TubeBear profile), AdminBear (TubeBear profile), and Roger for French (TubeBear profile).

Share, RSS
Monday, April 14, 2008

Usually there's a month delay, sometimes 2, before the translated versions of Bear Degeneration are up and available on PlanetBears. However this time took us only 2 weeks to put up the latest episode. It's once again time we followed the adventures of the burly crew that makes up the Deep Dark Hole.

We are now at episode #7 when it comes to the English version. This time, Corporal Slutton landed on an unknown planet and his mission is to find his lost compatriots. He meets up with Reverend Beef who has completely changed his vows; since the only way to survive the Bearg attacks is by having hot and saucy male to male sex, Reverend Beef and his brothers have been indulging in a new form of prayer. Corporal Slutton becomes his captive and the Reverend takes it upon himself to save this Bear Cub's soul... and this is where we are at. To view the cartoon, click here, or if you would prefer to see it page by page: Page #1 - Page #2 - Page #3 - Page #4.

If this is your 1st time hearing about Bear Degeneration, the master mind behind these cartooned adventures is named Perdido (website - TubeBear profile - articles). He originally makes Bear Degeneration in Italian so if you can read that sexy language, click here to see all 16 episodes (Perdido just recently added a new episode on April 7th).

What Perdido and I (Forrest - TubeBear profile) have been doing is we've been translating them over to English. What Perdido does is that he sends them over in a rough English and I just do my best in smoothing out the dialogue (no I'm not able to read Italian but ever since I've been working on these cartoons I'm starting to understand the language a little bit, and since I know French the languages are kinda similar).

So... again... if you're new to Bear Degeneration, it's best if you start from the beginning - Episode #1 - Episode #2 - Episode #3 - Episode #4 - Episode #5 - Episode #6 - and in this update - Episode #7.

Share, RSS
Monday, April 14, 2008

Has it ever happened to you that - something bad is happening to one someone very close to you and you're able to feel it, even though you can be miles and miles away? Well this is what is happening to Andy of Bear With Me. It's best I let cartoonist Bruin (TubeBear profile - articles) explain what's going on (and his explanation relates to this weeks cartoon as well as last weeks strip):

[Concerning last weeks cartoon] "OK... we're done with the cat fights between Mo and Constance, and we've said goodbye to Ralph's mother.  It's time we got back to the central relationship everyone wants to know about: Andy and Paul. Andy and Paul were established early last year. We've been treated to glimpses of the romance between the two of them, and we'd be hard-pressed to find a reader who's heart hasn't melted at the sight of the two of them in a heart-felt embrace. Everything looks quite rosy for these two lovebirds... but now, Constance, who has tried every trick in the book to throw a spanner in the works, has set her sights on Paul. What bedevilment is this woman up to? What ploy will she devise to separate our two heroes? Nothing else she has tried has worked; is Paul safe, then?"

[Concerning this weeks strip]: "This week, we see Constance's plan put to action as she shares her concerns with Paul. While she seems to care, we know she's merely using Paul's insecurities against him. Trouble is, it seems to be working. What will Paul do? Will Andy be able to intercede before Paul does something drastic?".

Share, RSS
Sunday, April 13, 2008

Here is #7 in the 'Frank - The Lost Videos' series (members - click here - preview pic - become a PlanetBears' member here). Actually, this should be video #1 since this was the very first video Frank and I shot together. And it was my first time ever filming an adult short video clip. Frank didn't know I was filming until afterwards because he was blindfolded the whole way through, and I was also taking photos of him at the same time, so Frank figured it was just a photo shoot.

Frank starts off with leather cuffs on his ankles and wrists, blindfolded (already mentioned that) and collared. I told him to remove his cuffs and well, you'd think it would be an easy enough task but try it while you're blindfolded, especially really good leather cuffs that have intricate locking devices. You're there watching Frank trying to remove them and there's a couple of times I felt like I just wanted to put the camera down to help him, but you can see the satisfaction on his face when he does remove them.

After that, I asked him to cuff himself, and he went one step further by cuffing one wrist to his package. He then takes the leg cuffs and places them on his ankles. And as you will see in #8, the next video I will be putting up soon, Frank gets tied up real well, hog-tied like.

Check out Franks galleries here as well as his TubeBear profile. To see the other articles for the 'Frank - The Lost Videos', click the following: Video I - Video II - Video III - Video IV - Video V and Video VI.

Share, RSS
Saturday, April 12, 2008

Robert Harmon aka JrBear of Bound in Ink (articles - TubeBear PRO profile) is informing us that his work will be displayed at an upcoming charity event for the Calcutta House. This will be taking place at The Bike Stop in Philadelphia, PA on April 17th. As well, Rob will be showing his new collection of drawings kick off this show. 20% of all the sales from the artists will be given to the Calcutta House.

Share, RSS
Saturday, April 12, 2008

It's been awhile since we posted a cartoon by the cute and cuddly artist known as PIBear (articles).

This is his 11th cartoon he's sent and you can see it here. To see all of his cartoons, check out his TubeBear profile ~ and you'll also see a recent pic of him sporting some leather... all I can say is wow, PIBear has changed over the years. He's also lost 100 pounds in the past year or so. I could show you some pics of him when he was at his biggest however he'd probably not want me to so I won't, however I know it would turn on all your Chubby Chasers because even with all that extra weight, he was extremely handsome, however he's just as good looking now in his slimmed down version.

Share, RSS
Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The Bears on the Run (TubeBear PROprofile) tour was meant to take off tonight in Toronto, however the hairy husky musicians and comedians were stopped at the border. From their website: "Our apologies, Toronto, the Bears Of Toronto, and to anyone planning to come to the show at The Barn tonight. We were not allowed into Canada. We needed certain work permits and documentation that we didn't have, and they didn't let us pass the border. Lesson learned, and we will continue to move forward with the rest of the tour as scheduled. So, that being said, if you are in Toronto and were planning on coming to the show tonight, we would love to see your smiling faces at the show in Buffalo tomorrow night (April 10th). If you bought advance tickets, refunds will be issued ASAP. If you bought advance tickets and would like to attend the show in Buffalo, your ticket will be honored at Hallwalls tomorrow night".

Make sure to check out their site for their east coast tour dates. Each of the links mentions where they will be playing, what time as well as a map on how to get there. Also make sure to check out their ongoing video logs they have been posting.

Share, RSS
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
The newest Beef Mag (cover - TubeBear profile) has been shipped last week. This is Issue #36 (April/May). You can pick up your own copy via their website by subscribing to their mag. I've been getting my subscription by them since the beginning it's always a lot of fun when I go to my PO box and find the latest Beef Mag. You can also pick up their mag at a local adult store. Wanna know who's one of the cute guys who works at Beef? Check out Scott McGillivray's website - Rustyspot Design (articles).

Share, RSS
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

It seriously pays to have your stuff mentioned on PlanetBears - which is consequently added on TubeBear. If you have any kind of news that is Bear related - whether you are a Bear yourself or an admirer of the husky hairy mature man, then by all means email us or use our Send News form. Inclusively, we have a newsletter with over 7000 signed and we have added a new section to it - Affiliation News. What we are doing is adding news you guys send in.

Lately both PlanetBears and TubeBear have been getting a lot of traffic. Here are a couple of emails I recently received as living testimony. The 1st is from Jonathan Robinson of FunFur (website - TubeBear profile - YouTube page - articles): "Hi Forrest as always thank you for the support! I got a huge amount of traffic from your link today so it's appreciated! Have a good weekend! Hugs, Jonathan".

Here's another email from Steve and Hugo of DungeonBears (TubeBear profile - articles): "Hi Forrest. I have a question for you.  Did you do something special with your site yesterday. The reason I am asking is TubeBear rang up 4 sales on DungeonBears yesterday.  My site traffic also doubled yesterday. Whatever you did, 'A Big Thank You' - Big Hugs - Steve".

PlanetBears is truly the only Bear news website online. It is not a blog site and I (Forrest - TubeBear profile) have been taking Bear news seriously since it's important that we are represented properly on the internet. It's a mature site, sometimes adult, sometimes porn, sometimes erotic, yet it remains serious, and the increase in traffic has been proving this.

Share, RSS
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

I betcha a buck that anytime you turn on the tv and you see some fashion show going on, you just shake your head thinking what those poor models must go through while trying to maintain their 98 pounds of weight... and since we are all Bear lovers here, well there is never any eye-candy whatsoever at those fashion shows (save the occasional Bearish model designer who's extremely gay).

Ok now that I'm done with that overtly long intro - how about watching a Bear fashion show... one with extra husky Bears showing their stuff while strutting the runway? That's what you'll see if you download the latest American Bad Bear (ABB) podcast. Their show is called BearZero (TubeBear profile) and the ABB Bears who make this podcast do a great job because ~ and it's a video podcast as well, which is even more fun. To see their latest podcast, go here (give is awhile to download). In this show, they feature Bob aka BearBob1952 (TubeBear profile) from Project Big (TubeBear PRO profile) with a bunch of his friends who model his great wares. Go take a few minutes and watch it.

And make sure to check out Project Big which is a new line of clothes with the bigger man in mind (see some of the pics they sent us here). Swimwear, shorts, shirts, jocks, singlets and underwear, up to 4XL. Clothes for Bears made by Bears.

Share, RSS
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

In TubeBear's Newsletter #3, I mentioned that Roger (photos) has a hidden gallery somewhere on TubeBear, and the idea is to find it. Can you find Roger's hidden gallery?

The gallery can be found on a profile page on TubeBear. So how to find it ~ The first thing to do is go to Roger's actual profile which is here. From there you will get a better idea what to search for (a big clue: check out the name of his new website which he will be opening up soon). Ok once you have done that, then click the search button on TubeBear and in USERNAME type in a keyword or two that you think might be the name of the hidden profile. If you find it - email it in (or use the contact form). I just might give away a small prize for those happy hunters.

PS - I've already gotten several responses already since I posted this article already in the newsletter, however continue to send in your answers and I will call out some winners by the end of the week (which means on Friday, April 8th).

Share, RSS
Tuesday, April 8, 2008

The Liberty Bears of Philadelphia, PA are going to have their Bears on Liberty Weekend (this is their 6th) on May 8th thru the 11th. This year they will be joining forces with the Liberty Gay Rodeo Association which means they are planning a trip to the Liberty Stampede rodeo. Also, as one of their main events, Bearapalooza (TubeBear profile) will be playing on Friday night at the Loews Ballroom.

Share, RSS
Saturday, April 5, 2008

Some new pics of MBACub and a new video as well (members click here)... well... they aren't really new because we took these pics and vid back in the fall of '06, however I never added them online before so I consider all this to be new.

This was the 2nd visit from the seriously cute and cuddly MBACub (TubeBear profile). He came up to Montreal for a visit and a photo shoot, and we worked on several things, one of them being the stuff you'll see in today's updates, and he also helped me work on my little ACTV project that I was working on at the time (see the clip with MBACub in it here). To see the pics, click here - it's the latest gallery on the second page (members, click here - there's over a 100 photos). You'll see some pics of MBACub in his dark suit visiting a small town, walking around, and we ended up in a cemetery, he takes his shoes off, relax, and then we get back to my place, and him still in suit, I decided to tie him up a bit on the bed and tickle him and his stocky feet. He truly has one of the best little laughs out there.

To see some previews, click here.

Read more here.

Share, RSS
Friday, April 4, 2008

His name is Chris W. Knight and he is the author of 'Son of Scarface'. Actually, Chris is the grandson of Al Capone, and he has definitely inherited his grandfather's Bearish bulk and good looks. However Chris didn't have it easy while growing up, and he has written a book all about it.

Here's from his site SonOfScarface.com: "A provocative story, 'Son of Scarface' is a young man's search for his father's mysterious past. The simple, loving and honest parent had a double life and secret history that placed his unsuspecting family in a troubling legacy. In his autobiography, Chris Knight details how he uncovered the truth behind a family secret he heard as a young boy at his father's funeral. An unbelievable story, his father life his entire life with deep secrets rivaling fiction. Growing up in a broken home, Chris and his sister were physically abused by their mother, whose actions were perhaps an attempt to safeguard her children from the truth that their grandfather was American's most infamous gangster Al Capone - Scarface".

Check out his blog so as to get know Chris a little better, and if you want to meet him, he will be at the upcoming Bear Trek (May 1st thru the 4th) that is being held by the Bear Albany group of New York (TubeBear profile - article). He will be presenting a one hour Q&A session about his book and his life as the grandson of Al Capone. Chris will be selling autographed copies of his book at Bear Trek and donating the proceeds to the Bear Life Fund to benefit this year's charities (from AmericanBadBear - TubeBear profile).

Share, RSS
Thursday, April 3, 2008

You can thank me later for this website...

I'm betting that 99% of you guys out there don't know about this site... it's all about movies and there are very few people I know who do not like movies. The site is called Vidics.com and it's all about movies... and what is their logo? Movies Shall Be Free...

I'm sure some of you are going to go that site and think "wow, this is completely wrong" because all the movies that are there are available for free to watch. You don't need to download anything, you don't need to sign up to anything... you just click 'watch' and you're watching... and there's quite a few movies to choose from and I'm sure you'll be able to find one you'll like... and you'll be watching and saying at some point "wow... this is kinda cool"... however you might feel guilty because you're watching a movie without paying Blockbuster 6 bucks.

Thing is, Vidics is right... movies will be free... everything will be free with the internet. There's no stopping the machine now, unless there's a universal blackout and all computers shut down. Sure a couple of guys with clout can try and shut down Vidics, and they might even succeed, yet 3 new sites will replace Vidics... and once they close those 3... 9 others will replace them... and so on... and so forth... remember when they closed down Napster? It did absolutely nothing... actually what it did was made people aware they can download music for free, they just had to find different sources in which to do it.

So what will happen? The big wigs with the money will do what Google did with YouTube... they will eventually buy into sites like Vidics, because the big wigs are Yosemite Sam and Vidics is Bugs Bunny, and you might remember the skits in which Sam says in the end "if you can't beat 'em... join 'em"... Either the dumb big wigs will spend their money fighting this... and lose... or the smart big wigs will figure out on how to capitalize on it... and win.

Like I said, you can thank me later after you've watched a movie or 8... actually... you should thank BillyBear (TubeBear profile) who pointed it out to me. He doesn't have much on his profile yet but I'll bug the good looking bugger to add a few pics of his cute mug.

PS... make sure to make some popcorn...