It's the 2nd annual 'Monsieur Bear Montréal' contest (poster), hosted by the 'Woof Bistro & Bar' (website - articles - TubeBear). Last year I was there with TubeBear rooting for my partner Roger (galleries - TubeBear) who took runner up. The event will be taking place on Saturday, September 5th. And guess what... there's still room if you wish to compete for the title. Take a look at this video from last year's contest, and here's another promotional video for the Woof bar.

Over the past while I've been heading over to the Woof Bistro & Bar (website - articles) in Montreal (Wiki) to do some filming and participating. I myself don't drink, but that doesn't stop me from going and having a good time: they also have food and they make a mean Virgin Caesar.

I filmed the first Bear contest ever in our wonderfully culturally diverse city ~ 'Monsieur Bear Montréal' '08 (video) with Robert Pettigrew taking the title and my cutest hubby on the planet, Roger (galleries ~ profile) came runner up (I am seriously proud of Roger for competing and having fun - video from the aftermath and afterthoughts of the contest). We even livestreamed the event on TubeBear. We've attended their Bearotic - a party they have once a month. We've eaten there, we've met up with friends there, and we even held our memorial party for our friend Jacques aka PandaMontreal there (video - an event hosted by UpBear (website - profile). And right now, with summer in full swing, you can hang out on the patio since the main drag - Ste. Catherine street - is open to pedestrians allowing shops and restaurants to extend their goods.

So all this time I've been filming stuff here and there, and I decided to put together this 7 minute video for Paul (profile), the shop owner of the Woof Bar & Bistro. Turn it up if you like Madonna vs. ABBA (a remix by Offer Nissim).

The long running Bear soup in Montreal has a new location. BearJacq (profile) informed me that they have now moved their Bear Soup over to Sauna Ste-Cath on Ste-Catherine street from 5PM until midnight the very first Saturday of each month. The first soup will be tomorrow - July 4th - so hop into the soup and let the slurping begin.

We are planning on saying goodbye to Jacques Garon aka PandaMontreal (galleries - profile) on Sunday May 31st. The details are all here. This will be taking place in Montreal, Quebec. First we will meet for a memorial service at St-Pierre Apôtre church for 10AM and then we will be heading over to the Woof Bistro Bar for 11AM for brunch with the UpBear guys. If you have any questions or comments, contact me (Forrest - email - profile) or Jean from UpBear (email - profile).

If you knew Jacques Panda in real life, or talked to him online, or just saw his pictures on the net, then please leave a few words on his TubeBear profile, in his guestbook section. I know Jacques touched a lot of lives online. Hugz.

[Members - click here] There were a bunch of events that took place in my hometown of Montreal last weekend which brought a lot of good looking guys my way. The events also brought in some of my friends and former models, cuteys like Frank aka aBearLover (galleries - profile) who I hadn't seen in 6 years. Eric Z. (galleries - profile) also showed up and so did Jacques aka PandaMontreal (galleries - profile), so we all thought it would be 'neat' to snap a few shots.

Once we decided on the place and the time, well the traffic was against us. We lost 40 minutes stuck in traffic, and Frank had a plane to catch, so rather than having an hour to work, we only had like 20 minutes. I got in as many shots and the result was this quick photoshoot. It was still fun seeing these guys together. Also Jacques had to attend to things so most of the pics consists of Eric and Frank.

I placed these set of photos here. I was also able to get in a bit of video which I will have up on the site soon. Frank said he will be back in Montreal in the summer and this time I'll make sure to plan more time with him.

Last weekend, the Montreal based 'Woof Bar & Bistro' (website - articles) had their very first 'Party Bearotica', and TubeBear was there to capture the whole thing on digital celluloid.

The place was packed with some truly incredible good looking men, and since Woof bar is catering to the Bear community, there were some really really hot guys there that night. Alongside all the goodness, there were some pretty neat shows. They had an underwear modeling show and an S&M show. There was also a vernissage and there was a booth in which people could get free tattoos.

I (Bob Forrest - profile) had a corner by the DJ booth and my partner Roger (galleries - profile) was there to help me for the evening. The biggest surprise for me was seeing Frank aka aBearLover2 (galleries - profile) who came up from New Jersey (Frank was one of the first guys I photographed). Frank whooped it up like it was the end of ages, dancing away in his red jockstrap. I was livestreaming the event for TubeBear so all those who were logged in got to see Frank's super freaky disco moves.

There was also Jacques aka PandaMontreal (galleries - profile) who got himself a tattoo, and altho I didn't see them for very long, I saw Eric Z. (galleries - profile) and his buddy Dave aka Cumalotts (galleries - profile). However, I didn't get to talk to anyone for too long as I was also filming the event alongside the livestreaming. I still have to sort thru the video yet I should hopefully have some footage online soon.

Click here to see some pictures from the event. I didn't have the time to take pictures myself, so some of the credit goes to Jacques and some to Eric for sending in these photos. However, if you would like to see more photos from this event, check out photographer Ryan Lee's website for plenty of photos from Party Bearotica.

Owner of the bar Paul Blouin (profile) is informing us that he plans on hosting 'Party Bearotica' twice a month - every other Saturday. One of the Saturdays will be opened to the public while the other will be a private party (to get coupons, email Paul or pick them up at the bar).

Tonight - Saturday, March 28th, Woof Bar & Bistro (website - articles - profile) is having their very first of many Bearotica Parties. Woof is located on 1661 St. Catherine in Montreal, Quebec. They will have erotic dancers, an S&M show, a vernissage, and you get a tattoo all the while. Also, I (Bob Forrest - profile) will be there livestreaming the event for TubeBear, so if you cannot be there in person, you can at least login and watch the show.

Tomorrow - Sunday, March 29th - the UpBear (website - articles - profile) guys will be getting together for their annual sugaring off, and it will also make their 6th anniversary as a group. This is going to take place at the Érablière Jacques Grégoire (outside of Montreal, Quebec) at 11:30AM. I, Bob Forrest (profile) will be there snapping pictures, so make sure to come by and say hello. Should be a great day.

It was just the other day that we mentioned about the Party Bearotica (poster) which will be taking place at the Woof Bar & Bistro in Montreal on Saturday, March 28th (article). What we didn't mention is that TubeBear is going to be there, which means we will be livestreaming the event, so if you can't make it, then make sure to login to TubeBear and enjoy the show from home (it's free to create a profile).

In the previous article you found out that they are planning erotic dancers, an S&M show, a vernissage and you can even get a tattoo. What we didn't mention is that the Woof Bar are planning to organize their Party Bearotica 2 times a months. One of those times it is open to the public while the other time it will be a private party. And just how do you get invited to this private party? It's very easy. Simply email Paul (profile), the owner of the Woof Bar, with a photo ID and he will let you in, or simply show up at the bar prior to the event and you can pick up your pass there.

Woof Bar & Bistro (website - articles - profile) are inviting you to a wild evening as they are planning a Party Bearotica on March 28th. The Woof Bar is located on 1661 Ste Catherine street in the Gay Village of Montreal. They are planning erotic dancers, an S&M show, a vernissage. You can even get a tattoo (and just a reminder - click here to see some pics from the Monsieur Bear Montreal contest which took place at Woof back in August).

It's time to get your tickets for UpBear's 'Sugar Shack for Bears' (website - articles - profile) which will be taking place at the Érablière Jacques Grégoire (outside of Montreal, Quebec) on March 29th. The tickets are sold up until March 15th at the Woof Bar and Bistro (website - articles - profile). UpBear will also be celebrating their 6th anniversary. Come visit Canada and take in a bit of tradition while your hanging out with cute French Canadian Bears...

The UpBear (website - articles - profile) bunch from Montreal are celebrating their 6th anniversary by getting together for a Sugar Shack outing. The event will be taking place at the Érablière Jacques Grégoire and as they mention "the place is rustic and friendly oriented, known for its good food and its maple products". All this will be taking place on March 29th and tickets will be sold until March 15th and you can pick them up at the Bistro Bar Woof (website - articles - profile).

This guy is far from Bearish, looking more like a bearded weasel, yet I had to write an article about this because it's beyond fucked up.

His name is Daniel Cormier and he's a self-described pastor in Montreal who married a 10 year old and of course had a sexual relationship with this child. He has recently been charged with sexual assault charges and is facing 49 months in prison. The women he married is now 19 years old and "testified she was too young to grasp the idea of marriage. She denied ever entering a union with him, but said she remembered the sexual abuse in vivid detail" (CTV article). The worst part about all this is this pastor sees nothing wrong in what he's done, showing no remorse and was actually tried to convince the judge to acquit him.

A couple of years back, I was doing a lot of running around with Eric (galleries - profile), and whenever his buddy David (galleries - profile) from the States would cross the border, then the 3 of us would get together and take a lot of photos. Those days seem kinda long gone. Since then, I have sold my house and met the Bear of my dreams (that's right... Roger - galleries - profile). As for Eric, he too sold his house, he moved around a bit from place to place until he finally settled into a condo in Ottawa. As for David, he tried to get a Canadian citizenship awhile back and I think it's still in process, but for now he works at a Big & Tall store in Albany, NY.

Anyhow, they sent me some recent photos and I thought I would share them with you - check them out here. They are still a cute couple. As an aside, I do see Eric from time to time altho we haven't worked on anything in awhile. Here's hoping that we'll come up with some new material in the new year.

This event took place back at the end of August and I've already given it extensive coverage, however I just received a CD in the mail by one of the photographers who was at the event, and his photos are just brilliant that I decided to share them with you.

On August 30th there was the Monsieur Bear Montréal contest at the Woof Bar. My partner Roger (galleries - profile) came in runner up. I made a video of the event (YouTube profile). For today's update, Ryan Lee (website) was there for Fugue Magazine and took excellent shots. Ryan sure has a great eye for capturing the best in a man. See these 151 photos here.

UpBear will be getting together for a spaghetti supper over at the Woof Bar & Bistro which is located at 1661 Ste Catherine street in the center of the Gay Village in Montreal. This is going to be their 2nd time doing this and from what I heard, the 1st time they did this there was a good turnout and the food was excellent. My partner Roger (gallery - profile) and I (Forrest - profile) are planning on being there so if you want to drop by and say hello, do not be shy.

UpBear is a group created by Jean (JBearWoof - profile) with assistance from Jacques (PandaMontreal - gallery - profile) and Woof is owned by Paul (Quebecois - profile).

My bad for not posting this yesterday - I've been catching up with my emails and this article should have been posted yesterday...

The UpBear (website - articles - profile) bunch in Montreal who usually only get together once a month for Brunch are now working another meeting - this time it's for 'Spaghetti Supper' at the Woof Bar & Bistro (website - profile) which is located on 1661 Sainte-Catherine in the heart of the Gay village in Montreal (and some of you might remember that the Woof bar held the 1st Bear contest awhile back - check out all the articles surrounding that event here and check out the video I made here on YouTube).

Ok so the reason why I should have posted this yesterday is that they got together for their 1st supper last night, however their next one will be on Wednesday, November 5th. And as for the UpBear brunch, they will be getting together on Sunday, October 26th at the Restaurant Palais Montcalm which is at 1314 Ontario Street.

Last Saturday night the Woof Bar (website) held the very first Monsieur Bear Montréal contest. 5 guys competed and it was Robert Pettigrew who took the title. Check out the pics from the event here. On a personal note, my partner Roger (galleries - profile) was one of the contestants and he was runner-up, and from what I understand, he was very close to winning. Nevertheless he had fun and he looked great in his business suit and leather gear.

As I mentioned, we were there broadcasting the show live thru TubeBear - however we did have issues, mostly wi-fi issues. The connection would fade out, and each time it did we lost the broadcast, so there was a lot of reconnecting going on. The good news is that we taped the whole show, which means you'll be able to see it soon.

Once again, check out the pics here from the contest, and below is a RIM (Recorded Instant Message) Roger and I (Forrest) made the day after the contest.

TubeBear is going to be livecasting the 'Monsieur Bear Montréal' contest tonight - Saturday, August 30th - 10PM EST - at the 'Woof Bistro & Bar' (website - articles - profile) which is at 1661 Ste Catherine street in the Gay Village of Montreal.

This is going to be the 1st Bear contest ever that this city is going to see, so it's not only going to be fun but a bit monumental. Woof bar is also new and it's the 1st bar that is catering to Bears and their admirers. The owner is real cool and sympathetic, so we're all hoping this is going to be the start of a really good thing.

I (Forrest) will be broadcasting live from the bar, so if you cannot make it in person, then come by and watch it online, either on PlanetBears or on TubeBear. Make sure to send in some messages during the show.

ps - my hubby Roger (galleries - profiles) is going to be one of the contestants for Monsieur Bear. This is the first time he's ever done anything like this so he's a bit nervous but he's also excited and he's out to have fun. Make sure to come by and root for him, in person on online.

[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.