Cendax is a true nudist from Germany. I first came across his photos in my Bear-Pics Yahoo!Groups so I decided to write to him, letting him know that I really liked his photos. So he sent me the link to more of his photos, and yes, he truly enjoys being naked. Cendax even has a hard time keeping his clothes on in public places and when he's outdoors. You have to be truly comfortable with yourself to 'bear' all in the wild.

In this update he sent me just under 90 photos which are now in the PlanetBears Galleries. You can see them in his 2 galleries - set #1 (preview) - set #2 (preview). He seems to be the quiet handsome type with his dark glasses and his James Bond glare, almost mysterious, yet one thing is for sure, he has a tight Bearish body which he hasn't a problem sharing with others. Oh... and here's the link to my Yahoo!Group. There's over 13000 signed up, one of the biggest Bear groups, however there's not much activity. Why not join and send in your photos as well...?

Now that Britain's Next Bear Model is over (articles), the winner has been announced, what you need to do is get yourself a copy of the DVD (cover). What you will be getting is all of the episodes edited together into a 60 minute feature (with no teases nor credits apart from those at the end of the show).

As a bonus, you will also get a 12 minute feature called 'Bears on Bears'. This is where they talk in the 'diary room' to all of the contestants, and the contestants talk about the other contestants. Maker Jonathan Robinson  (website - profile) states that he expects to get a few irate emails from some of the guys once they see that! You can get an idea of what this 'Bears on Bears' is going to look like from this preview on Jonathan's YouTube channel.

Also, Jonathan sent in this to PlanetBears: On Steve. It's only 40 seconds but it's a hoot. Personally, I really liked Steve. I was hoping to see him make it to the top 3 (my choice would have been Sean, Steve and either Leopold or Kris... with Sean most likely winning... however that's not how it ended up, now did it). Anyhow, the diary section looks great.

Lastly - more photos.

Tonight is Bear Party night. Bear Party features some of today's best DJs, Big and Burly Go-Go dancers, Drink Specials, Raffles, Door Prizes and great food. It's $5 at the door and a portion of the profit from the dance benefits will go to selected local not-for-profit groups such as Magnet San Francisco and Stop AIDS Project. The party will begin at 6PM on tonight ~ Sunday, November 30th in San Francisco at The Stud which is located at 399 9th Street at Harrison.

I remember seeing an episode of Six Feet Under and the character Billy went crazy looking for his 'Ski Iraq' t-shirt... I thought - how funny... skiing in a place like that... however when I got news that Bear Arabia (website - profile) are planning a Ski Lebanon event, trust me, I was surprised.

Bear Arabia are planning the very first Ski Weekend (poster) in the Arab world and surely the 1st in all of the Middle East. All this will be taking place in the magnificent Cedars within the Lebanon area which has an altitude of 2500m. This will be taking place from February 19th thru the 22nd. For more info and inquiries, you can email Berthos.

News from Bearracuda: "Thanks to all that came out for the last Bearracuda - it set an all time record for the busiest November night at Deco. Our photographer, Eric Nielson, posted photos from the last party here (password: bearracuda). These shots were a parody of our Nov. 15th 'splash' flyer. Eric will be back upstairs this Saturday, taking more pics (but not as messy this time). Expect another busy night (except maybe not as sweltering!) this Saturday as we bring you our final UnderBear party of '08. Bearracuda is located inside Deco at 510 Larkin @ Turk in San Francisco. Free Massages by Paul McGregory upstairs. Every 1st & 3rd & 5th Saturday of the month. Visuals by III".

I'm still playing catch up since I picked up a virus (article)... and this article should have been added last Monday since cartoonist Bruin (profile) adds a new toon every Monday... yet all that being said, make sure to check out the latest episode of Bear With Me.

The following is from Bruin: "The moment we've dreaded has arrived, and it's been difficult to put it to paper. Paul managed to break free of the trio threatening him, and made a dash for his van, only to twist his ankle while making his get-away. They're on him now, and Paul's own brother has landed the first vicious blow. How long can Paul withstand this assault? Are they actually out to kill him? Where in blazes is Andy?".

Doesn't a massage sound heavenly... well what if the massage was given by an extremely hot looking Bearish man by the name of Greg...? He's located in the Palm Springs area and you can make an appointment online via his website. And what a site it is - altho you do need a higher resolution in order to fully appreciate it. The following is from Greg's site: "My main focus for massage is clients who have chronic pain symptoms. Although I work strictly within the scope of massage therapy, I prefer a holistic approach to chronic pain and work together with medical doctors, chiropractors, personal trainers, and herbalist; creating a team of practitioners that can help you find a wide range of relief alternatives from chronic pain that you will feel comfortable with. Among the many benefits of massage are relaxation, stress reduction, improved circulation, pain management and release of tight, painful muscles. I tailor massage to address a specific area of concern or you can experience a full body massage for all over comfort".

Editor of magazine Beef Mag (website) Scott McGillivray (website - profile) is letting us know that their 40th issue will soon be out for Dec / Jan. And good news, they have now switched to all color throughout the magazine. You see that thumbnail image of Roger (enlarge - galleries - profile)...? That's our ad that will be showing up in their mag. A huge thanks to Scott for designing it.

In other news - they are starting to making plans for their very first 100 BEEF weekend at the Canyon Club Resort in Palm Springs over Memorial Day Weekend 2009. There's not many details as of now but we'll keep you informed as we get more.

Lastly, Scott is wishing to inform all that BEEF is in no way associated with the 'new' BEAR magazine (website - profile). For those who don't know, Scott was the editor for BEAR but this was when the magazine was owned by Brush Creek Media. Recently, the group Bear Omnimedia (website) has acquired the rights to the 'BEAR' trademark, yet they are not affiliated in any way.

ps - here's the full sized image of that thumbnail pic of Roger.

Jonathan Robinson (website - YouTube - profile) ~ the man responsible for the smash series 'Britain's Next Bear Model' ~ is informing us that the DVD is now available (cover) and you can purchase here (via Paypal). Also, there's a DVD giveaway ~ check out this video from Jonathan for all the details.

It's been a wild ride yet the truly entertaining Britain's Next Bear Model series has come to an end. The 3 finalists were Alan, Raff and Sean... and I think everyone thought that Sean with his classic Bearish looks was going to win yet it was Raff with his sultry accent and killer smile who was crowned as the very first Mr. Bear Model. A lot of the guys who participated were seriously cute, however it was us that voted for who we wanted, and Raff came out top.

Here at PlanetBears, we've have been following the show since it's inception. If you missed any of our articles, then click here. We've also received quite a few photos from Jonathan which were included with some of the articles (photo set #1 - photo set #2 - photo set #3).