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Friday, July 3, 2009

How to start a morning: find the slippers, get the coffee, open computer, read The Woofington Post. Do this every morning and you'll be a Bear in the know. It's a new blog and it's the "source for all things big & furry with special focus on the New York City scene". They are also seeking contributors for topical info for the NYC area including "nightlife, photography, restaurants, bear runs, politics, businesses and more". Thanks to Bearotic for pointing out this blog.

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Sunday, March 1, 2009

The Bears are coming...!

There's a great new event being planned called Urban Bear Weekend which will be happening in New York City from May 7th thru the 10th. They have a ton of fun things planned, and by looking at their schedule, you can see they are going to a bunch of bars, pool parties, BBQs, 'Bears Take Manhattan'... and more. NYC in Spring... it just doesn't get better.

The event is being coordinated by the handsome Robert Valin (website - email). Robert is also the producer of New York Leather Weekend and he also runs a monthly party called Truck Stop which gathers 500+ men. Contact him for more info or if you're interested in sponsoring what is shaping up to be a great Bear event.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2008

The Bear Café in New York City (Yahoo!Groups) "is a place where you can sit down, kick back, talk and make friends with woofy guys of all ages, races, types and interests. We're an alcohol / noise / attitude-free space. Bring and play cards and board games. We have low, eclectic, but pleasing music - now all in a 2000 square foot space.

The Bear Café is not-for-profit and volunteer-operated. Currently all Bear Café events are cancelled through December 31st. The organization is currently in a transitional phase. We hope to resume a new schedule of events sometime in the new year".

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Monday, November 17, 2008

Mike Dreyden is one busy Cub (blog - MySpace - articles - profile). He began his tour on the weekend and he's booked up until the holiday seasons. Right now he's touring New York City however he's happy to say that he just might make his way over to Toronto and Montreal.

On November 22nd he will be appearing and performing with Eric Rhodes at the 'Cruising / Bootleg' party. Then on the 26th, you can find him at Daniel Nardicio's Horn-O-Plenty. There will be no jock straps, shorts, undies, nada, nothing.

Also, keep an eye out for his latest films - 'Fire Island Cruising 9' and 'Big Bang'. He promises you'll be shooting tons of loads with him while watching these flicks. To contact Mike, send him an email.

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Monday, November 10, 2008
Neil Bruce (profile - articles) has been working really hard lately and has told us that he has many new pieces of art to share. Head on over to his webpage BearoticArt (not to be confused with Bearotic). He is also having a viewing at LeatherFest on November 15th at the Community Services Center in NYC (poster). Get to meet the artist, check out his original drawings on view and pick up a couple of pieces on sale. Nothing wrong in that.

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Saturday, November 8, 2008

Fur Ball is tonight - November 8th at 8PM at The Gay Center in New York City (map). The magazine Pinups (website - articles - profile) is doing the visuals.

From their site: "DJ Quentin Harris will bring the Bears out of their caves with his mixing magic. Be warned... fur ahead! Join Dance 208 as we celebrate everything furry. Fur Ball is back! Enjoy the fur attack. There are two floors of dancing, (SPIT Lounge with DJ Mike Grimes and Paul Short), go-go Bears, cheap beer, Bear art, and warm, warm fur... and over 700 furry friends. So leave the caves and shake it out! Let the fur fly!".

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Friday, October 24, 2008

Pinups is a magazine created by Christopher Schulz in NYC and it was first published in April '07. It now has 7 issues. It is a quarterly periodical that features one or two male nude models. From their site, they say that "there are no words - just an exaggeration of the classic centerfold. The magazine exists in book form but can be taken apart and then tiled together to reveal a life-size image". What's super great about this mag is the models are quite Bearish and Cubbish.

Pinups will be at the NY Art Book Fair today - from October 24th right thru until the 26th.

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

The Bear Albany group (TubeBear profile) are getting ready for their upcoming Bear Trek which is going to take place from May 1st thru the 4th in Rye, NY which is just 20 minutes away from New York City. Tons of events are planned, just check out their site for all the info.

From Bear Trek: "Due to the enormous amount of emails and requests, we are going to offer a special package due to the tough financial times in the US. We realize that these are tough times for all, but we don't want you to miss a great event, so we offer you the 'Scout Master Goes Bust' package". And while you are checking out their site, take a look at their gallery from last year.

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Saturday, February 2, 2008

Bears on the Run was a huge success and this year they are now tackling the East coast. The tour lineup will be including: Bobaloo, Elijah Black, Shannon Grady, Kendall, and Matthew Temple. The towns they will hitting are Toronto, Buffalo, Albany, Provincetown, Boston, Baltimore, Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York City.

They are looking for sponsors and they are excited to have LOGO TV as one of their sponsors this year. If you'd be interested in sponsoring Bears on the Run or you'd like to book these guys, contact Shannon (website), or Bobaloo (website ~ TubeBear profile).

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Thursday, January 3, 2008

What is up with the husky and extremely cute Canadian stand-up comic Richard Ryder (website - Myspace page - YouTube page - TubeBear profile)...? After his exposure on Last Comic Standing, he won a contest at a classic rock station Q107 as 'Funniest Person with a Day Job' and as one of the prizes he received a spot in the legendary Gotham Comedy Club in New York City. While in NYC, he worked at another few clubs like Stand Up New York and HA! Richard was also invited to be a part of Accent On Toronto, an annual comedy showcase put on by CBC Radio. He was asked to perform at his 1st Bear run in Buffalo with the Buffalo Bears. He stated that 'it was a lot of fun and they completely wore me out'.

This year, he plans to audition for Last Comic Standing again and he will be at the Michigan Gay & Lesbian Comedy Festival on March 8th.

Keep an eye out for more details and updates on his site - he also plans on giving a page a new look for 2008. As he states - he's a 'Stand-up Comedian... Supermodel... Bear'.

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Saturday, August 4, 2007

Altho TubeBear is still a very young site, we're seeing some seriously mature and good looking Bearish men signing up and making profiles. And not too long ago, we decided that it would be a very good idea to feature some of these men. This is our 2nd time featuring a Bear and this time it's the handsome and husky David who goes by the nick BearNYC69.

Actually David and did a photo shoot with me (me being Forrest ~ profile) a few years back when he came to Montreal and all I can say is David is more than a handful, has a Brooklyn accent with the personality to go with it, and had me laughing while continually surprising me with what he said the whole time we were together. He also had this knack of attracting a crowd whenever we went out, especially the evening we went downtown and he was dressed like a leather cop. Check out his TubeBear profile to see a few of his pics and head on over to his gallery sections in PlanetBears' galleries to see around 800 more photos of him, all in 1600x1200 hi-res.

David is witty, strong willed and has a character the size of New York City. Make sure to email him or leave him a little message in his guestbook. He has a weakness for the Daddy Bearish type.

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Thursday, June 7, 2007

There's new pics to be seen over at ButchBear.com as their newest featured model is Ross Taylor who epitomizes fur, tan, muscles and Daddy. And you can also see Ross Taylor in Butch Bear's latest DVD Tap Out (full cover image here). Here's a description they sent in: "Based on the wrestling entertainment industry, masculine muscle mayhem rules as the men of Muscle Wrestling Entertainment (MWE) thrill a crowd of horny, cigar-smoking tough customers who cheer for these modern-day gladiators in no-holds-barred matches. 'Tap Out' to survive and submit to the aggressive sexual will of the winner. Tap in to the behind-the- scenes, crusty, hard-body action of the MWE, as a shady promoter takes and gets what he deserves".

There are also planning release parties for 'Tap Out' around the country in major cities beginning at the Eagle in June 30th in Los Angeles, CA. Other release parties will happen in NYC, San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, Dallas, Seattle and Provincetown throughout the summer.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Bears ~ The Movie is a documentary that has been in the makings since 2003 by Rockhard Films and it is now finally hitting the festival circuit. Directed by Marc Klasfeld, the movie takes you behind the scenes of the "the wild world of International Mr. Bear; a beauty pageant for big, hairy gay guys who call themselves Bears. Testosterone and fur fly in this fascinating and heartfelt tour into an exciting subculture".

A couple of upcoming screening of Bears ~ The Movie can be seen at: 'New Fest' - New York Gay Film Festival in New York, NY on June 1st, and then another will be at 'Frameline' - San Francisco GLTB Film Festival on June 17th in, yes, San Francisco, CA.

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Monday, March 19, 2007

First off, I'm really bad when it comes to the Pic of the Day. It's more like Pic of the Week but hey, I'm trying.

Ok today's Pic of the Day is of George from NYC. He emailed me to tell me that he'll be in my area soon because he's attending Sugar Bear Weekend (Montreal, QC, Canada ~ March 29th thru April 1st), and that he wants to get together for a photo shoot. So here's hoping we'll hook up.

Check out George's homepage... oh... he's 6'5''... guess I need to brush up on my 'Sir' calling.

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Monday, February 5, 2007

Hey look it's Bluto... or Brutus... actually, it's Big Lug and it's a Bear bar in New York City, New York. This bar makes me actually just want to go to New York right now so I could just hang out in it, it sounds so cool.

From their site: "In the spring of 2004, 2 friends had an idea to start a new Bear party that catered to the local hairy, stocky guy scene. The concept behind the night was simple: create a relax laid-back atmosphere with great music and cheap beer for men to meet and relax - now in its 3rd year. In October 2006, Big Lug had the opportunity to move into its own full time space - creating a new stronghold in the East Village for the expanding Bear scene".

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Friday, December 8, 2006

Head on over to Leather Invasion page and find out more about some upcoming events, such as the Convoy Leather & Trucker night which will be taking place at Billy Mark's West on December 9th (tomorrow) in New York City, New York. And then on December 15th, it's Leather Invasion #12: Top of the Rock as they make their way to the newly re-opened Observation Deck.