Next weekend, I will be working on a photo shoot with an extremely cute couple, their names being BJ & Philip. I met these handsome Bears while attending the Mr. Ottawa Bear contest (photos). I was there to take pictures of the event, however afterwards I got to talking to BJ, and then Philip came over and I was like 'wow... you 2 are together...?'. They are just such a hot couple, both of them great looking, super personalities, nice smiles... really nice guys. I did try to take a few photos of them yet the bar we were in was small, cramped, poorly lit, and it was just not the ideal area to start taking pictures (also, I did not get a shot of Philip alone, yet I did take a few shots of BJ & Philip kissing). So we scheduled to meet up for weekend. I will sure to keep you posted as to when I post the pics online in the Gallery section.

I just got word from Gary Leger (pic) - Mr. Ottawa Bear '09 - that new and exciting things are being planned for the Ottawa Bears; the Bear group in Canada's capital city. First of all, they have been working on a new design of their website (and they have a new dot.com as well). 2ndly, they have just elected a whole new board of directors, and 3rdly ~ if you were at MOB (Mr. Ottawa Bear contest - photos) and had fun, then Gary states that more fun is on the way.

When I was down in Ottawa while working on a photo shoot with the uber-cute Steve Sarek (article #1 - article #2), I had the chance to meet up with the strikingly handsome Dave. Wow what an incredible good looking man this guy is. We were all having lunch and it was hard for me to keep my eyes off him. Altho we didn't have much time to chat per se, he seemed like a super nice guy.

We then agreed to get together at some point for a photo shoot, and we agreed to do it this upcoming weekend. I should have some of the photos online by the beginning of next week which I will be posting in the Gallery section. Should be very hot as Dave has incredible eyes, a wild smile, and a really sexy body. Stay tuned.

[Members - click here] A couple of weekends ago, I went down to Ottawa and spent the day with the extremely cute and friendly Steve Sarek. Steve is a bachelor who just turned 40, living on his own yet in a big house (well it's a big house for just one guy). He's super smart, charming, witty, considerate and a ton of fun to be with. He's got a great smile (which I don't think he shows enough), and he's got the kind of Bearish body that truly fulfills my fantasies... he's kinda how I wish Captain Kirk should have looked like (I believe I mentioned all this before in my last update yet to quickly reiterate: Steve and I both have our own affinities with the original Star Treks... oh and his nickname Sarek2ca comes from Spock's dad - Sarek).

We were able to take 500 great photos during our short time together, and in this update I added almost 200 of them (197 to be exact). I really hope I'll be able to get together with him again in the future, and we spoke about some possible shoots once things begin to warm up here (it's -3 Celcius here in cold cold Canada). Hope you enjoy the photos, and make sure to send Steve an email. As I said, he's a bachelor and he's living a fine life, but this guy is just too cute to pass up.

[Members - click here] Was it ever a blast getting to spend the day with Steve Sarek, a truly handsome 40 year old man who lives in the Ottawa area (the capital of Canada). He's got such a relaxing vibe about him, from his hazel-green puppy eyes to his 'Bear next door' smile.

Oh... I forgot to mention... Steve has a true to blue gorgeous sexy Bearish body. With great wide shoulders, real strong arms, a belly you wanna rub, and firm hot legs, Steve is kind of a dream come true for them Bear lovers. And guess what... he's a little single right now so if you're interested in chatting with him, send him an email.

Just as an aside, Steve's online nick is Sarek2ca. Who or what is a Sarek, you might ask...? Well if you ever watched the original Star Trek episodes with William Shatner and the gang, then you might recall a few episodes in which Spock meets up with his dad... who is Sarek. Steve is enthralled with the whole logical side that surrounds the Sarek character, enough to brandish his nick in honour of the logical Vulcan. This being said - Steve looks absolutely nothing like the Sarek character which just makes Steve all that much more interesting. Not only is he super cute (enough to be the captain of the Star Trek fleet, move over Shatner), yet he's got a head on his shoulders.

In this update, there's 150 photos, and in a few days, I will add the 2nd set of photos in which you'll Steve sporting his leather chaps.

His name is Steve (photo #1 - photo #2), online nick Sarek2ca, and this extremely cuddly husky Bear lives near the capital of Canada. He's one of the organizers for the Ottawa Bears and most recently he was one of the coordinators to the highly successful Mister Ottawa Bear (photos) that took place a couple of weeks ago.

Well good news... I am going to be heading on over to Ottawa this weekend so as to work on a photo shoot with this incredible Bear. I got to meet Steve at the MOB contest and wow what a frikkin' super nice guy he is, genuine, sweet and what a beautiful smile. He's also got some great 'bedroom' puppy eyes, and let's not forget to mention that stocky Bearish body of his.

Anyhow, I'll be seeing him Saturday so I should have some of the pics up by the beginning of next week. Make sure to check back for updates.

[Pics here from Mr. Ottawa Bear] Last weekend, The Ottawa Bears organized an excellent weekend of serious fun with a ton of truly good looking Bears showing up. Altho there were activities all weekend long, we were only able to make it for the contest ~ Mr. Ottawa Bear, and we took a bunch of pics. And congratulations go to Gary for taking the title.

So... Roger (galleries - profile) and I (Bob - profile) made our way over to the capital of Canada so as to be part of a great evening. We first went over to Eric's (galleries - profile) for supper, and altho we were on time, Eric said the show won't start until a little later... so... we showed up late. We missed the beginning, however we were there when they called the winner, and we were able to get some great photos in.

I met some new people and I lined up some photo shoots so that was excellent. I also saw some friends I hadn't seen in awhile, guys that have modeled for me in the past, like Shawn (galleries - profile) who was Mr. Ottawa Bear '08 and handed the title over to Gary. There was Ben Goodman (galleries - profile) who entered the contest and was a runner up. I also saw Richard (galleries - profile) and Daniel (galleries).

[Members - click here and here] Here is the follow up from the recent photo/video session I had with David and Eric. I first added the photos (article here) and now here are a couple of videos. In the 1st video, there's a bit of kissing, hugging, undressing, heavy breathing, giggling and laughing, sucking, exploring... and stuff. In the 2nd video, Eric takes out a few ropes, ties up David, and then tickles him. Poor David, tied up and tickled... a lot.

I am hoping to see David and Eric real soon. We didn't have a lot of time so we only got in about a hundred photos and 10 minutes of video. Next time we'll definitely work out a longer schedule - with more rope, and more tickling, and more sex between these good looking big husky Bears. You can see more of both David and Eric by checking out their galleries (David's & Eric's), and you can send them a message via their profiles (David's & Eric's).

Just the other day (article) I mentioned that the Ottawa Bears are having their Mr. Ottawa Bear (MOB) contest which will be taking place in the capital of Canada... that is Ottawa... at the Swizzles bar on January 17th, which is tomorrow (Saturday). I also mentioned that Shawn (profile) will be stepping down as MOB '08, the same Shawn whom I took pictures of with his partner Warren (galleries here).

Well it looks like Roger (galleries - profile) and I (Bob - profile) are going to be at the event to take some pictures and possibly film some of it, and we will be going with Eric Z (galleries - profile). So if you're going to be there, come on over and say hi. Should be a good time.

[Members - click here] It had been so long since I had last seen David (galleries - profile) and Eric Z. (galleries - profile) together. It had been almost 2 years. Lots of changes for everyone since then. I had moved out of my house and fell in love with Roger (galleries - profile), Eric had sold his home as well and now lives in a flat in Ottawa. And David is working at a Big 'n Tall in Albany, NY and he's making plans on moving here to Canada, which will go thru soon for him.

So last weekend, Roger 'n I (Bob Forrest - profile) went on over to Ottawa for the day, and altho our visit was short and sweet, we did manage to snap over a hundred photos of this cute couple. You'll also see a few photos of Roger, however Roger took a lot of the shots while I filmed David and Eric.

I am right now working on that video. You'll be seeing a bit of sensuality, a bit of sex, a bit of bondage and a bit of tickling... actually quite a bit of tickling. I will have this clip done in a few days and will post it here in the Video section. Keep an eye out.

Time to hit the capital of Canada as Mr. Ottawa Bears (MOB) is almost upon us. The Ottawa Bears have a whole weekend planned with Bears at the Bath, Beareoke, Brunch, and the main event, the Mr. Ottawa Bear contest with Shawn (profile) stepping down as Mr. Ottawa Bear 2008. Looks like a great time with a bunch of fine good looking Canadian Bears, eh? (I'm Canadian, I can make fun of myself).

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.

[PlanetBears/bear-pics members - click here] When I first opened up TubeBear, I started featuring profiles of guys I thought were cute and had great photos. One of the very first gents I featured was a cute guy with the nickname Thudd (profile). His name is Ben Goodman and he lives in Ottawa with his equally cute partner Furry Fukker (profile)... fast forward a couple of months and Ben emails me, saying he's coming up my way for the opening of a new Bear bar in Montreal and would be interested in doing a photo shoot. It had been a long time since I've done a shoot (I mean, I've been taking photos of Roger for a year straight, but nobody else)... so let me rephrase, it's been awhile since I did a shoot with someone other than my partner, but luckily Ben and I worked really well, he's truly photogenic, cute, and we all had a good time over the weekend, especially when Ben's partner would crack jokes.

There's 2 sets added today in the Galleries - the 1st set is of Ben in Old Montreal, and the 2nd set is him in the hot tub at the Big Boys Guesthouse. I have one more set of photos left which I will add next week - it's him in (and out) of his business suit chatting on his webcam and laptop, and there's also Video that goes along with it.

I'm hoping that we'll all get together soon to repeat the process because I truly enjoyed working with Ben. He's a real good looking Bear, has a gentle smile, soft brown eyes, and all the while is funny, witty, energetic and intelligent.

Click here for a preview.

Some news to share concerning, Bear Crusader, composed of Steve (TubeBear profile) and Sylvain (TubeBear profile) and , the Montreal based band. 1st they have a new webpage design. They have new videos for you to check out on their YouTube page, and there's new MP3s for you to check out on their MySpace site. They have some upcoming shows such as the Ottawa Bears BBQ on July 19th and they will be in Montreal on August 31st.

This upcoming weekend, I will be getting together with Ben aka Thudd (TubeBear profile) for a photo session. We were also going to do some video, but I broke 2 digital cameras in the past week, but I still have one left so if I don't break that on by Friday, we might be able to get some video in.

Ben lives in Canada's capital city of Ottawa, which is just a couple of hours away from my hometown of Montreal. He is coming here with his partner Furry Fukker (profile) to check out the opening of a new Bear bar called Woof Bistro. I saw Ben's profile awhile back and featured him in the news. A short while later he contacted me requesting to have some photos taken for the Gallery section, and as I mentioned, we might also do a few short clips for the Video area. You might even see Ben online if you check out the LiveStreaming page every now and then as well.

Should be a lot of fun this weekend and I'll have the photos up by next week. To see a few pics of Ben (photos not taken by me), click here.

News Release: "The Ottawa Knights and the Boston Bears are hosting their first time winter event ~ WinterLewd from Friday, February 8th thru the 10th. We hope to make it an annual February event in our Nation's Capital, Ottawa, Ontario during Winterlude. Events are still being worked out. Here is the unofficial list of events planned: Meat & Greet Play Party - Skate on the canal and enjoy a hot bowl of chili or just chill out baby - Ottawa Knight's Bar Night - Brunch.

Billeting is available on a first come first serve basis. To date we have 12 beds available. More may open in the coming weeks. If you cannot be billeted, there are many local hotels and gay B&B's at your disposal. For more information, email Murray. Let's make winter more fun for all so cum out and play on the longest skating rink in North America! Winterlude official site is here.

This fun-filled event runs the first three weekends of February 2008 - but this year it will be even more special as Winterlude celebrates its 30th anniversary and the Ottawa Knights present it's take on Winterlude, presenting 'WinterLewd 2008'!".

The Ottawa Bears are having their Mr. Ottawa Bear contest on January 19th at Swizzle Bar & Grill in Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario. This year the Montreal band Bear Crusader will be providing the entertainment. A couple of the Bear Crusader band members consist of Steve (website - TubeBear profile) and Sylvain (TubeBear profile). As well, there will be Bear go-go dancers.