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Sunday, June 7, 2009

A few months back, John David (photo) took the title of International Mr. Bear at IBR hosted by the Bears of San Francisco. This seriously handsome hunk sent in a few words of what he's been up to and what's up and coming for him. From John:

"Hey guys, just a note from the International Mr. Bear front. I have been very busy with several fund raising events in several different states. I have been working closely with the Imperial Court of Kentucky raising money for local charities and was named Leather Daddy of the Year by the court a few weeks ago. With the help of my Bear brothers we have built from the ground up 3 new Bear events one of which will be the first Mr. Virginia Bear/Cub contest in Virginia Beach at The In-Between on July 10th & 11th, and I am in the early stages of planning an appearance at Bear Pride, Cologne, Germany in November. With all of this the focus has to be raising awareness and funds for our charities. In a small city like Lexington, Kentucky that can be a challenge, however, all of the events I have gone to so far have displayed a great willingness to reach out to their communities and do their part and no effort can be too small, every little bit helps".

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Sunday, March 8, 2009

It's almost that time again ~ another Bear Pride which is hosted by the Great Lake Bears of Chicago, Illinois. The event takes place on Memorial Day Weekend, from May 22nd thru May 25th.

From their site: "Being located in the third largest city in the US, Bear Pride offers the most urban of settings for this premiere event. Bear Pride 15 is set to celebrate the unique and welcoming character of 'The Windy City'. This celebration of the Bear community is front and center over the Memorial Day weekend, with special emphasis put on the history of Chicago as a major destination for the GLBT community. Great Lakes Bears, the sponsor club of Bear Pride, began in 1989 and holds a place as one of the oldest Bear organizations in the country".

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Put on your spurs and grab your lasso then get ready for the upcoming Bear Pride Cologne (website - articles) and this year's motif is 'Country Bears'. The event takes place in Cologne, Germany (Bear Capital) from November 18th thru the 23rd. This is a full week of Bear goodness.

"This year's International German Bear Pride Cologne offers all that a Bear world could ask for: fabulous parties, great dinners, interesting trips, cozy coffee parties, hot Bear saunas and a fantastic Bear show at the Bear Night with the Mr. Bear Germany contest. Each day of the week there will be a Bear sauna and Bear party. This year's theme 'Country Bears' will be presented by our incomparable Show-master Bernd von Fehrn".

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Back in December I caught word of a new site called Cubby Talk - a site which involved 2 cute guys chit chatting about everything Bear (article here). Their show sometimes leans towards controversy and sometimes it's just about Joe making fun of Matt and vice versa. Well on Valentine's Day they put out their latest episode (#6) which is all about the Do's and Don'ts on how to act, behave and look like at a Bear run. They also chat about IBR and Bear Pride.

Make sure to also check out their YouTube page.

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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
The Woodstock event might have taken place almost 40 years ago however all them skinny hippies are now big old stocky baby booming Bears and they are ready to do it all over again but this time it's gonna be at Woofstock, which is this year's theme for Bear Pride which takes place in Chicago, Illinois from May 21st thru the 26th, an annual event held by the Great Lake Bears. So make sure to put a few flowers in your beard as you get ready for one groovy Bear event. Five days of fun, fur & free love!

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Friday, January 4, 2008

The following is from Jack of Bears 'n Leather: "Probably the largest selection of original Bear pride and Leather pride goods on the net. As of today I have created over 2600 designs on over 46000 products. Specializing in Bear pride, Leather pride, Bear paw merchandise and apparel.

Looking for something different that you cannot get elsewhere? This is definitely the place. All designs are my creation and some in very high resolution. Some examples are posted in my gallery section on my TubeBear profile - PoconoBear .

I can also customize most products by adding your name or group to any of my designs or the back of a shirt. There are so many options. This year's new product is yard signs - perfect for those who can't hang a flag or go camping and want to show their colours".

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Thursday, June 7, 2007
Here's more catching up with the Bear podcasts that can be found around on the net. Head on over to BTalk and grab the past couple shows since the last time I mentioned these cute Minnesotans in the news. Here is Episode #84 (download here) from May 24th and here is Episode #85 (download here) posted on June 1st. I'm sure they will posting #86 very soon. And if you don't think they post enough pics of themselves, check out their pics from Bear Pride.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
It is right around the corner - Bear Pride - an event hosted by the Great Lake Bears of Chicago, IL. How far around the corner...? As in this upcoming weekend, from May 24th thru the 28th. They have recently put up a message board up for those who are still looking for roommates and what not. Also, what's great about this weekend is that it coincides with International Mr. Leather ~ so it's guaranteed you are going to see some super husky hunky burly Bears in full tilt leather, puffin' away on stogies and looking like they just don't care as they stare you down thru their dark sunglasses, tipping their leather Daddy master caps, slapping a glove on their thick thighs, and moving their boots about like they need a shining. Oh boy... hope all those attending Bear Pride have a good time. Take a ton of pics. 

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Monday, April 30, 2007

It's new, it's free, it's BearParty Magazine. Here is a p-release sent in by David Green
from CyberBears.com:

San Francisco - "CyberBears, LLC is proud to announce the release of a new free Bear community publication, BearParty Magazine. BearParty editorial mix includes original articles, fiction, product reviews, comics, and photo galleries for Bears and Bear lovers. Although the contents of BearParty are definitely adult in nature, there is no explicit hardcore photography included. The format of the magazine is digest-size, full color, on glossy 70lb paper.

Over the past 5 years, CyberBears, LLC has built one of the largest Bear media businesses in the world by giving men just what they want through subscription websites, social networking sites, hosted live events, community outreach programs, streaming video, dozens of original DVD titles and now a print publication".

A Release Party for BearParty Magazine is scheduled for May 24th during Bear Pride Week in Chicago, Illinois at Touche. Bear Pride is hosted by the Great Lake Bears.

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Sunday, January 14, 2007
The other day while mentioning the Great Lake Bear's upcoming event Bear Pride, I also quickly pointed out the fact that IML - International Mr. Leather - runs along Bear Pride during the same weekend (Memorial Day Weekend - May 24th-28th). Well, IML has completely redesigned their site. From their page "We've redesigned from top to bottom... and at the moment we're still putting the photo galleries and past-year pages back together - so while those aren't available just now, we hope to have them for you very soon!". However, there is still a ton of info now, enough to make you decide whether or not you want to go.

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Friday, January 12, 2007

The Great Lake Bears of Chicago, IL are planning to deliver hard with their upcoming Bear Pride which takes place during Memorial Day Weekend - May 24th thru the 28th. From their site: "This year’s theme is 'We Deliver!', as that is precisely what we shall do for you! We are planning exciting events that are not to be missed, including our Boystown bar crawl and no-less-than three fun-as-hell dance parties. Let us show you Midwestern hospitality in a way that only Bears can".

A little side note - IML - International Mr. Leather - is a huge event that occurs at the same time as Bear Pride, so truly, you can get the best of both the Leather and the Bear world, all in one weekend.