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Sunday, June 7, 2009

Roman Italian photographer GianOrso (website - articles - galleries - profile) has an upcoming photo exhibition entitled 'Portraits of Modern Gentlemen' (poster). The exhibition opens on June 12th at Loft 21 in Milan, Italy with a party 'More than I can Bear'. Make sure to check out his website to see some of the excellent photos this talented man has taken throughout the years.

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Friday, May 15, 2009

Here's one site you really need to bookmark. It's called Beargi (website - articles) and it's an excellent e-mag for Bears created by the Bears of Turkey. It's all in Turkish however there's enough photos of some really hot looking men that you really don't need to know the language to appreciate this magazine. And in their most recent issue, you'll see a great spread with artwork done by Italian artist Dubon (website - articles).

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

It was just the other day that I mentioned about Italian artist Dubon's new sexy website (article). Today I would like to direct you to a neat board game that Dubon has created. Head on over to here and download the PDF file 'Il Gioco dell'Orso' (The Game of the Bear) . All you need to do is then print out, get a pair of dice, find some friends and you're all set. The game is modeled after a famous board that has been around since at least 1597. Also, I think this game would best be played in the nude, or whenever someone wins, everyone has to remove a piece of clothing, then start all over again. That's just my suggestion.

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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Magnum Club Italia is inviting us all to head on over to Italy for their upcoming Bear Meeting which will be taking place from April 30th to May 5th, from Milano to Verona. Click here to see their itinerary (in English). This is their 6th annual run at Bear Meeting, and there is no way in the world you can go wrong planning a week in Italy to hang out with some of the most beautiful Bears in the world - Italians.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008

The event is called Rome Bearweek, it's their 5th year, and it's happening right now... well... tomorrow... so if you've got the nerve, then get yourself a ticket and head on over to Italy because it's going to be one full week of hot and handsome Italian Bearish men. The event begins on January 1st and runs thru until the 6th ~ saunas, suppers, dances and discos, Bear soccer, Bear warriors, and a whole lot more.

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Thursday, December 25, 2008

GianOrso (website - profile) and ZippOrso want to wish you Merry Christmas from Italy.

Buon Natale!

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Monday, December 8, 2008

Welcome to the wonderful world of Sazuk8 (Flickr page). He's an Italian who has, like me, an admiration for the Bearish man. However, unlike me, he has an incredible talent when it comes to drawing these Bearish men he admires. And from what I can tell from his Flickr page, he also has a flair and a gift for sculpture. Altho there isn't any bio about Sazuk8 on his Flickr page, I do know he's very busy at this time, working diligently at his craft.

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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Everytime I mention GianOrso in the news, a thousand different praise words come to mind, such as; prodigy, excellence, beauty, style, master, professional, Bear goodness (that's 2 words), artistic, incredible... the list of words I can use can go on and on. GianOrso is just one great photographer and the photos he's taken of Bears over the years is just outstanding.

I have been graced simply by knowing this man. He and I have been in communication since '01 when he informed me that he was hoping to get his North American debut... and since then he has been an inspiration to all those who've seen his Bearish photos, making fans from all over the world.

I used to have a bunch of photos he sent me on Bear-Pics, and lately I've been bringing those photos over to PlanetBears. Today I put in almost 400 pics that he has sent me over the years, some you will not see anywhere else (and I'm also hoping he'll send more in the future).

You can view those he sent me in the GianOrso Gallery which is in the PlanetBears Galleries, and make sure to visit his website as well as his Flickr page. And if you care to send him a message like 'I'm not worthy, let me lick your boots', then check out his profile.

ps - that thumbnail - those 2 pics are both GianOrso... before and after the gray hair (wink).

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Saturday, November 1, 2008

Thousands of years ago, the very first civilization in written history was a nation ruled by Bears... ok maybe not, but wouldn't that have been cool? Fast forward to today and get ready for the Bears Empire, an event brought to you by the Good Bears. This is an event which will be taking place in Rome from January 1st thru the 6th of '09. What a better way to start the year than with some seriously hot Italian Bears?

From their most excellent site (which comes in many languages): "Bears Empire '09 promises to be a fun filled event with numerous activities such as: a disco party, Bear sauna, tours to visit ancient Rome, happy hour and group dinners for a week of total relaxation among the company of so many other Bears and hunters.

Rome is undoubtedly one of the most visited European cities and the first time you visit you’ll most certainly want to see the hundreds of monuments that make Rome such wonderful artistic city. Rome is also famous for its 'Notti Romane' or Roman nights. When the sun sets, the traffic that complicated the day disappears and the doors of nightlife and entertainment flood open. The possibilities for having fun and meeting new people are endless. The demand of tourists and foreign students who favour the night life at pubs, disco bars and nightclubs is really intense".

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Saturday, August 30, 2008

[Members ~ click here and here] Jacques aka PandaMontreal has been kind enough to share with a bunch of pics that were never posted here on PlanetBears. He sent in so many that I'm going to divide these updates, this being the 1st one (click here to see all of his photo sets in the PlanetBears' Galleries section - click here to see his TubeBear profile).

In this update, there's 2 sets. The 1st set Jacques calls it his 'Black & White' set; pics of him on a black chair in a white setting. At the end, I added some photos from his 'Dreamland' series; photos of him in bed surrounded by his collection of teddybears.

In the 2nd set, you get to marvel at the magical work of GianOrso (gallery - profile). the Italian GianOrso is truly a master photographer, and in my opinion he has taken some of the best photos ever of Bearish men found anywhere in this universe. Well GianOrso came to visit Canada a few years back and Jacques was fortunate enough to have a photo session with him. As a bonus, there's a bunch of 'behind the scenes' photos in which you get to see GianOrso photographing Panda.

In the next update, which will be in a couple of days, we will be posting Jacques' 'Sex-capade' set - a hot little jerk-off solo session. 

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Thursday, August 7, 2008

Great news from Italy, photographer GianOrso has updated his website once again. He was also gracious enough to send in a few photos for us, so check them out here. GianOrso is truly one of the nicest guys in the universe, and his photography is inspiring and impeccable. He has, in the past, sent us pics from time to time, so check out some of the articles that have been written about him here. Visit his Flickr page as well as his profile on TubeBear.

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Thursday, June 5, 2008

I've been going thru my old bear-pics folders and I keep finding so many gems... especially photos sent in by Italian photographer GianOrso (website - TubeBear profile - articles). Only a few weeks ago I posted photos he sent in from a Calendar he worked on (photos here), and this time I found some great 'toga' party photos. There's quite a few of them (88 in all), so check them out here.

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Sunday, May 4, 2008

Here are some excellent photos taken by GianOrso (website - TubeBear profile), the well known Italian photographer sent me during the days when I was running bear-pics (the site before PlanetBears). These photos were taken for a calendar he was working on called 'Food 4 Bears' - some of these photos made the calendar, some are outtakes.

I gotta say, going through my old bear-pics folders is kicking up some nostalgia in me. Anyhow, enough about me, click here to enjoy this very cool set. Thanks GianOrso. Make sure to check out his website. The man is a genius when it comes to photography (and I was also graced by meeting him when he came to Canada).

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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.

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

It's time to catch up on the latest adventures from the crew of Deep Dark Hole. It's the English episode #6 of Bear Degeneration by Perdido (website - Blog (Italian) - TubeBear profile - and if you can read Italian, then click here to see all 15 episodes).

So what's gone on... in the last episode, the crew had to make a quick getaway... real quick or else they would have melted like ice cream on a hot day. The doctor sent out a message into the dark letting the universe know that the only way to survive the Beargs was to have good old fashion sex with the closest Bear you can get grab your hands on. Once the message was sent, the ship they were on was set to self-destruct, so they made their quick getaway in a small spaceship... however the blast from the explosion did something that was before only proven in theory, and that was: they were shot into the future. Now their job was to see if anyone had survived the Bearg attack in the 8 years they lost.

And that brings us to Episode 6 - page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4. Perdido is truly a professional cartoonist and Bear Degeneration is absolutely the best science-fiction Bear toon material anywhere in this universe.

If this is your 1st time hearing about Bear Degeneration, then it's best you start from the beginning - episode #1 - episode #2 - episode #3 - episode #4 - episode #5 - and of course today's edition - episode #6).

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Magnum Club Italia are inviting us all to Milan, Italy for their upcoming International Bear Meeting. This will be their 5th time running this event and it will all be taking place from April 4th thru the 5th. They have some fun things lined up, including Mr. Bear and Mr. Chaser 2008.

Head on over to their website to find out more about this international Italian fiesta... sigh... Milan...

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Monday, February 4, 2008

If you can read Italian, then simply skip this article and go straight to Perdido's Blogger page 'Per una Cultura degli Orsi' - a blog in which you will find his incredible cartoon strip entitled Bear Degeneration. Perdido's cartoon is about a few husky hairy men who are out to save the universe by having sexual intercourse with those of the same sex. This is the only way to ward off the Bearg.

Now if you cannot read Italian, then this article is for you. Perdido has been translating his cartoon into English with a little help from yours truly, and today we have episode #5 for you (we're catching up... slowly but surely). In this episode things go haywire as the crew of Deep Dark Hole get shot deeper into space and time, finding they have unwillingly traveled into the future. To read the latest episode, go here - (or by each individual page - page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4).

If this is your 1st time hearing about Bear Degeneration, then it's best you start from the beginning - episode #1 - episode #2 - episode #3 - episode #4 - and today's addition episode #5).

From more of Perdido - check out his webpage - the front page of his blog (in Italian) and his TubeBear profile.

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Monday, January 21, 2008
GianOrso has updated - visit his site GianOrso.com and peruse his ever extending galleries of extremely good looking men he photographs. His work is so classy, he's like the Sergio Leone of Bear photographers (Spaghetti Bear Westerns). His latest photo shoot is on a lonely beach with an incredibly good looking guy by the name of Gerardo. And while you're at it, visit his Flickr page here.

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Wednesday, November 14, 2007

A very happy birthday is going out to GianOrso (website - TubeBear profile), the very well known Italian photographer who has taken some of the most beautiful pics of some of the most handsome Bearish men on this planet.

Now a good friend of his, Jacques, aka PandaMontreal (website - TubeBear profile - gallery) is very 'up' on anniversaries. For Jacques, birthdays are very important, so much so that he wrote a little ode to GianOrso for his birthday. Click here to read what Jacques wrote to GianOrso while checking out some shots of this equally handsome photographer (the pics of GianOrso were taken by Lupercus). Hugz and happy bday, Gianni.

Read more here.

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Sunday, August 12, 2007

It's time to catch up with the adventures of Puzuk, Turk and Slutton as they do battle against a terrible foe known as the Bearg. The adventure is called Bear Degeneration and its creator is the very good looking Perdido (website - TubeBear profile).

Now if you can read Italian then head on over to Perdido's Woof Blog page and you'll be able to enjoy 13 excellently drawn episodes, however if your Italian is as good as mine, then how about we take you all the way back to episode #2 which we just finished translating from Italian to English: page #1 - page #2 - page #3 - page #4 (go here for all 4 pages). And if this is your 1st time reading about Bear Degeneration, then make sure to read episode #1 beforehand.

I'm helping Perdido with the translations and it's turning out to be a very enjoyable process, especially since the story - as well as the drawings - are top notch. Stay tuned for episode #3 which we will most likely get to you in a week or 2.

Read more here.