Did we have fun at Anthrocon? We got to play Klingon, so of course we did. At opening ceremonies Uncle Kage was talking about how Anthrocon continues to grow and this year the Dorsai needed to pull in some "Canadians" to help. We then trooped on stage. You can see Mark Osier in regular security shirt disarming the bunch:



The Klingons then appeared sporadically over the next couple of days until the fursuit parade, when we came out in force. Here's Rene Gobeyn and I getting ready to shepherd the fursuit parade:



The marshall's baton that Rene is holding is indeed a rolled up newspaper.

We've been following the very discussion of Klingons at Anthrocon with occasional glee. It's startling how many folks don't realize that the Klingons were (are) all part of the standard security crew, just in different clothing. Back in the middle 1970s most of our contracts were to work as Klingons at Star Trek cons. When Anthrocon picked "Aliens" as a theme, it was an opportunity too good to pass up.

We also had a fun time at closing ceremonies. I'll have a separate post about that.

Hi again guys!

I've started putting together a playlist of tracks that I heard around Anthrocon and made the con what it was. These are just ones from the masquarade and a few from the "Evolution of Furry Dance" and Dex and Vegas "Malfunction" at the moment, but I've made it a colaborative Spotify playlist that anyone can add to in the hope that you all will be able to add tracks to it and make it a huge musical snapshot of Anthrocon 2009!

it's pretty easy, just click on the link if you already have Spotify (or download it first) and the playlist will open. You should be able to search through Spotify's massive library and when you find something that you think should be added, drag it to the platylist at the left side of the screen and it will be added much like iTunes! Simples!

Add anything you heard at any part of AC!

Anthrocon 2009 Spotify musical playlist Project 2009

Downoad Spotify-FREE!


Love, Peace and Jellybeans

Starpaw xx

First of all thanks to all the Anthrocon staff who made it happen, it was my first big cona and first time in the States, and in both respects I had a complete blast! I've finally managed to get back into "real life" and decided it's about time to start writing about my adventures in Pittsburgh and thought it best to get the negatives out of the way.

Well I say negatives, but that's not entirely true. I actually have nothing negative to say about the entire con. I think as with anything there are events and activities that could be added but everything that is already being done is being done brilliantly and if it's kept at the same amazing level then I can see Anthrocon going strong for a long while to come. I also managed to avoid the things iv'e head people usually complain about the convention. I wasn't staying at the Westin so I never had to wait in line for an elevator as I only ever had to reach the Zoo (ahh the Zoo! I miss it already!) on the third floor. I'd heard that registration would be a pain, but it turned out that my past self all those months ago had paid for a Sponsor ticket so I was embarrasingly rushed to front of the Sponsor line and happed to luck upon the A-K line being empty. I estimate I spent a total of two minutes queing!

Any negatives I did encounter were entirely ones of my own making. I had a few moment, espeically on saturday night when I missed my freinds and partner. Anthrocon is great for meeting people but it's also best to do it in a big group of people you know just in case, and seeing people roaming around in their groups in the few moments I was alone really got to me and made me realise that I kinda got too caught up in making it to Anthrocon that I forgot the one thing that makes it worth going, Freinds. Okay that's totally cheeseball but it's true!

The other thing was that the con made me feel a little useless at times. Well not the con but the furs, there are so many talented people either working on the con to make it all happen, drawing, performing, suiting or just generally entertaining people with random skills that I felt as If I spent the whole con consuming everything and not really adding anything back to the carnival atmosphere. Again, this is more to do with me in general and was just sparked at the convention but I really want to add something when I return next year, be it drawing which I am practising again, performing some instrument around the convention which I am also going to buckle down on, putting on skits at the masquarade or hosting a dance I am determined to become generally more involved and usefull within the fandom in general.

I've felt 100% more confident since coming back instead of the usuall post con blues. Anyone else experience that?

Wow, all recovered from Anthrocon? What a trip!

Just wondering, I noticed a few things in the timetable such as "What's it like to be a Wolf" and the "Meeting of the foxes" which were all well and good but I also noticed a distinct lack of programing catering for the hybrids in the fandom!

Is this a geniuine mistake or outrageous pureblood, specieist nonsense from the Anthrocon staff?

Would anyone be interested in helping me organise something for next year?


Starpaw


(by the way the speciest bit is a joke! I realise sarcasm dosn't traslate online!)

In the mass exodus from the Westin on the Monday morning after the convention, a bag went missing somewhere between helping to load our roommates truck and loading luggage into my own vehicle (we had no way of contacting our friends and they had been taking some of our items since only so much can fit into my little Hyundai, so since the hotel front desk did not have it and we couldn't find it retracing our steps, we assumed they had taken it with them to NY).

Amongst other personal effects and some candy, it contained a small video camera with fond memories of this convention and a trip taken just prior to it, as well as four sketchbooks, all of which have their own sentimental value -- one, with a blue cover, was purchased at my very first AnthroCon and is full of trades and sketches from friends and other furry artists. It is nearly full and has accompanied me to every convention I've attended. The other is relatively new, with a black cover and has paper for fortune cookies taped to each page. It took quite a while to assemble and has quite a bit of artwork from many talented individuals. The third is black as well, with a pleather-like cover and has artwork from several AnthroCon GOHs including Stan Sakai and Ben Balistreri. The fourth is black, slightly smaller, and is practically new; it has only three or four pieces in it and was purchased as a gift for a friend of mine, laughing_raptor.

The bag itself is a black Harry Potter messenger bag with (if I recall correctly) GRYFFINDOR emblazened upon it in brownish red lettering. Any information leading to its return would be most appreciated. Thank you!

Hey all,

I apologize if this is spamming the list or anything, but I am VERY curious to see if anyone got video or photo footage of the little DMFA celebration that was done on...Saturday night, I believe. If I am correct, they were celebrating the 1000th strip of DMFA, and had formed two lines of furs (self included), and then used me as a kind of "practice dummy," walking down slowly between the two lines to the ending theme of the original Star Wars.

I hear tell that everybody was laughing their asses off at me and my over-regal flair, but even so, I really want to know what I looked like! :-D

So if you know anything, please let me know. As always, send any walrus photos/videos to me!!! :-D Below are two great pics that wonderful furs took of me in case you need reminding. ;)

Oh, and here's a link of Royce in a little bit of AC silliness... ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGI_YVXVebU

BIG FLIPPER HUGS!!! And thanks for an AWESOME ANTHROCON!!!

Sincerely,

"Walrus" Royce Cobblepot
aka
Furio da Werebear

The following message was found engraved on the hexagonal medallion that was part of this year's registration kit. I've scanned, enlarged, and photoshopped it to make it readable. What does it say?

enlarged detail

From Alien Message

whole message

From Alien Message

Click to go to the site with the full-sized, downloadable image.

Hi again everyone.

I'm working on leftover commissions from AC and sending scans out to people as things get done, but I'm concerned that people aren't getting my e-mails. If you commissioned me for something at AC and I took it home, PLEASE get in touch with me at mitsupup AT gmail DOT com if you haven't already done so. I'm specifically looking for someone with the badge name "Kimmy the Kitsune" so I can mail out their badge to them. If I don't hear from people I'm looking for, I'll post a list here so maybe people that know them can let them know I'm looking for 'em.

Thanks!

By any chance did anyone there at Anthrocon, staff, patrons, etc, find an Ohio Drivers permit/ID? I haven't really bothered to look for mine since I got back, and I needed it today, and well, I can't find it. I didn't have it at the con, figuring I might find it or someone might have turned it in, hoping it'd pop up. :( But found out today that I need it for some stuff, as well, to replace it I need to drop ANOTHER 24$ that I don't have.

Since it doesn't seem like I'm ever going to get the time to put together a full AC report, I figured I would at least post the pictures I took.
Enjoy, and if anyone sees one that they would like the full res copy of, just let me know.

s694.photobucket.com/albums/vv308/RobyPanther/Anthrocon%202009/

I was a dealer at AC 2009, so naturally I had to go through the whole process of signing up for a tax ID. I've done this before for another con, and the State sent me tax forms to fill out promptly after the end of the event.

Should I expect papers in the mail from PA regarding tax collection/payment? Or do I have to go through their website to pay the taxes?

And some video bits of the parade...


if u dont like *shrugs*

u'll live^^

http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k61/geoson/AC09/

Hey guys, I just needed to know if anyone had gotten any pics of my mate, Rukario in or out of suit? A lot of you know him by getting one of those acrylic fursuit tags from the Information Desk with Grandma Kage and a few others. Here is a pic of him in his suit:


If you saw his suit without the walker, that was his roommate, Esopus wearing the suit. Rukario only had a small amount of time to suit since he was at the Information Desk for majority of Anthrocon. Mainly during the fursuit parade. I want to find as many as I can so I can show my hybrid them. :) Thanks in advance guys!

Axel Wolf

Navajo here, I had a GREAT time at AC, and I was wondering if anyone got any pics of my husky, Julian, or DEX from SUNDAY night. Especially after shots/videos of the furpile, and Dex running around with someone's companion cube!

Thanks in advance :)

Hi everyone. I want to add that I had a great time for my First AC this year and I was wondering did anyone took any snap shoots of me walking around or videos?

This is me

Also does anyone knows when they will post up the free photoshoot here or some other website?

Sorry to bug you guys more, but does anyone have pictures of Chemic at AC ? :3

But I'm looking for photos and videos of me in suit ^.^ Have you seen this foxwolfy?





Thanks so much!

I'm looking for a guy by the name of Shirh Khan

If anyone knows'em please have him contact me please :3

Kthx !

-Jirashi

Hi. I mentioned this on the Leftover Artist Alley Board thread, but didn't seem to get any replies.
I commissioned conbadges from two artists in the artist alley. I'm pretty sure they were PsychoKill and Dragon-Chan. I'm really sorry to bother you, but I never did pick up my conbadges on time. If either of those artists are reading this, or if anyone knows where I can find the pages of said artists and note them, please respond? By the way, my fursona is Spir, the character in my avatar, just so you'll know who's writing this. Thanks in advance.