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Furclubbing:  “A repeat/regular nightclub event by furries for furries.”  It’s a New Thing that’s been spreading since the late 2000’s. This kind of dance party is independent from cons.  This builds on the growth of cons, and takes things farther.  It’s more established than events that happen once, house parties or informal meets.  Those can be inner-focused, […]

Furclubbing:   “A repeat/regular nightclub event by furries for furries.”  It’s a New Thing that’s been spreading since the late 2000’s. This kind of dance party is independent from cons.  This builds on the growth of cons, and takes things farther.  It’s more established than events that happen once, house parties or informal meets.  Those can be inner-focused, or gather […]

“Further Confessions” gallery opening Canessa Gallery in San Francisco.  November 7, at 7PM – 708 Montgomery Street. Portraiture of fursuiters can be tough to pull off with as much energy as in person.  That’s why I love promoting “Street Fursuiting,” and candid photos of it. Fursuiting appeals when it engages viewers to interact.  It’s animated and […]

There’s a New Thing happening in lots of places. (And it doesn’t have to do with baby seals.) This is how it starts.  Furry social life thrives when friends get together informally – like this 2009 meet in Ottawa.  Ahh… I want to go here!  Frolic, the original Furry dance party, is a model.  (Check this interview if you don’t […]

Writers: check out this announcement from Fred Patten.  He’s “one of the main founders of the furry fandom”.  Between his fiction book editing, column writing for Cartoon Research, and Flayrah submissions, he took a minute to pass me a much appreciated note.   I’m not supposed to say much yet… but he received a very cool invite himself.  It […]

Dogpatch Press interview series:  Artists, animation directors, DJ’s and event organizers, superfans, and more… Animator Michel Gagne talked about his movie, The Saga of Rex, in Part 1.  In Part 2, he says more about the movie and his overall career.  He also says that his 2004 Anthrocon Guest of Honor experience is the only Furry experience he’s had.  But […]

Here’s links, headlines and little bites of news to make your tail wag.  Story tips are always welcome. _____________________________ In the Media and around Furry Fandom… _____________________________ When people become stuffed animals (Wenn Menschen zu Plüschtieren werden) Furrymedia has the German news article.  It covers Eurofurence, gives a very nice description of what Furries are – […]

Dogpatch Press interview series:  Artists, animation directors, DJ’s and event organizers, superfans, and more… This week, animator Michel Gagne gets a two-part interview.  You may have seen his work on movies for Don Bluth, Warner, or Pixar.  He was Guest of Honor at Anthrocon 2004. In 2012, Kickstarter backers pledged $57,875 towards his own animated movie, The Saga […]

What’s next – a fursuit campaign for president?  I’m half-joking… but these are real events recently: Obama invited a Furry to hang out at the White House. Fursuiters are featured in an Oscar-nominated movie. And this week: A Furry artist won a national competition to have their work on a federal stamp. From Dronon on Flayrah: Congrats to the […]

Neonbunny is founding DJ and promoter of Frolic. The 90 minute interview has 4 parts, with one a week posting this month. Intro: The most furry place in the universe?   Part 1)  Counterculture to Furry – Neon’s background in the SF Bay Area. Part 2)  Starting Frolic – Throwing parties, finding other furries. Part 3)  The […]

Facebook closed my account. There’s a wave of furry victims of this ill-planned policy. Did it happen to you too? I really liked having my name “Patch O’Furr” on Facebook. It’s a performing name that I use live on stages and in videos, not just an anonymous fake profile. Beyond the fursona, there’s deeper issues, […]

Here’s links, headlines and little bites of news to make your tail wag.  Tips are always welcome. _____________________________ In the Media… _____________________________ What Is a Furry? Beyond the Masks at Furry Migration 2014. A refreshingly positive article in the Minneapolis Citypages has a three minute video. It has heavy focus on fursuiters, but quotes literary-furries […]

One of these things is not like the others… But I want to share, OK? If you make a Venn diagram of the way nerdy interests overlap, it will be plaid.  Furries are nerdy.  Many nerds love cool music. Some furries like industrial music. Industrial music is aggressive, exciting and ominous, with futuristic themes of dystopia […]

Neonbunny is founding DJ and promoter of Frolic. The 90 minute interview has 4 parts, with one a week posting this month. Intro: The most furry place in the universe?   Part 1)  Counterculture to Furry – Neon’s background in the SF Bay Area. Part 2)  Starting Frolic – Throwing parties, finding other furries. Next: Part 4) […]

Spalding does adorable furry art.  Check his Furaffinity Gallery.  A few weeks back, he answered my call for a banner artist.  Spalding says: “It was an honor to make a banner for Patch’s furry news site. I love drawing canids, so this was a fun project!” Thanks Spalding, for showing off the awesome talent of the […]

Vignette has a great post from Burning Man: I wear my suit because I like being a pretend hyena sometimes, and a little dust in my fur isn’t going to stop me from doing it. The video makes it’s own statement. It’s from Death Guild Thunderdome at Burning Man, where Furry burners also have a […]

  In July, I flew to Anthrocon in a rather poopy mood. Getting burdened with bad work on a fun trip will do that. I couldn’t even find a dog bowl of booze to drown my sorrows, because the stupid liquor stores had stupid closing hours. I walked back to the con hotel with a […]

Neonbunny is founding DJ and promoter of Frolic. The 90 minute interview has 4 parts, with one a week posting this month. 2) Starting Frolic – Throwing parties, finding other furries.   Intro: The most furry place in the universe?   Part 1)  Counterculture to Furry – Neon’s background in the SF Bay Area. Coming soon: Part 3)  The […]

Michel Gagne is one of the giants of the animation world. You may have seen his work on movies for Don Bluth, Warner, Pixar, and more. He was Guest of Honor at Anthrocon 2004. In 2012, Kickstarter backers pledged $57,875 towards his own animated movie, The Saga of Rex. The result was a 4:00 teaser […]

What’s that I hear… a bunch of furries celebrating? Mordrude’s Monster Manual hit it’s goal this week. Learn more in my previous story – A once-a-decade publishing event, for fursuit builders. Why celebrate yet another crowdfunding plug? As my article mentioned, there aren’t a lot of permanent resources to promote the art of making fursuits. […]