Month: August 2023

Ever go in to something with your mind already made a decision about something that happened, then feeling totally embarrassed because you were wrong. That’s me and I want to apologize to the IFC Board for making so many wrong assumptions about what happened.

I found out a few things I can’t repeat as I have no evidence. Let’s just say Cassidy got caught on the wrong side of something that happened that caused most of IFC’s Board to resign and a death. I am not joking someone did die. This also caused some of the issues I saw as in where do you put the dirty dishes during The Super Sponsor’s Dinner, and that mess in Sponsor Early Reg. when someone forgot to alphabetize the list. It is very understandable why they want feedback, and kept talking about that feedback email address feedback@indyfurcon.com

I know it’s not what you expect, I also kind of know why they didn’t announce the 2024 date… just yet. But for the same issue as I stated earlier I have no proof, only what I heard.

But speaking with the staff at the hotel, I am very happy to say the Furries were well behaved and the hotel is more than welcome to have them back. No major incidents period.

With as of this posting my bags are packed and I am currently waiting for the time to leave. It’s time for you to catch up on my day and it certainly was a packed one.

I heard of the call of the wild, but call of the waffles?!!!

Don’t get me wrong, the food at the Wyndham is pretty good. But by yesterday I wanted something else and that was The Waffle House

Which for the record is more like 5 blocks from the hotel. I had a waffle, 2 sausages and hash browns for $12.75 even with tip it still was cheaper than that Breakfast Buffet they gave us at the hotel.

The food was excellent, what is even better I discovered a furry works there.

The Fursuit Games were completely different than the way MFF runs there. They leave out the toys and let the fursuiters at it. Seeing them play with a giant beach ball than later using an inflatable bowling pin on it. Was a site to behold.

Went to a few game show panels, the one that stands out in my mind was Scribbles and Bits where the audience along with the host Iggy. Write a short story, it was a terrible story but fun.

Had a pulled pork sandwich at a food truck which was excellent

I guess the highlight of that day was IFC What I missed Firr and Status Ferret ran what has to be the funniest thing I ever seen. 1st up was a chat was how things ran and Status running 31 panels and that crayon gag.

Lastly the Closing Ceremony itself

The Stats

360 Fursuit Parade

Charity $20,800

and the total attendance 1,722

and next year’s theme will be MONSTERS!!!

Almost forgot IFC printed photos featuring all the fursuiters in the parade

The photos will eventually be made available online

I hadn’t seen a fursuit parade since MFF dropped theirs a few years ago.

Can’t show the video right now issues, but will have it up ASAP when I get home but in the meantime

It ran some 17 minutes with some fursuiters going twice. A quirk due to the layout of the hotel… no really.

Would you believe I also found out the true reason why MFF dropped their fursuit parade. It was due to it’s own success and the layout of the hotel, and frankly the weather rarely cooperates that time of year. The crowd made continuing to have one impossible, and the weather generally made it impossible to run it outside.

The above photo was from The Rabbit spy panel which was totally fun. The giant bunny was a surprise guest.

Ran into Alkali in the Dealers Den hell of a nice guy, you would not believe the number of panels he did. The Convention War Stories Panel was a huge surprise and quite a delight. He had so many nice things to say about everything.

The Charity Whose Lion was actually better than the regular one which had audience involvement. But all of it was great.

The eagerly awaited Sponsor’s Dinner was good. I was hoping to run into more of the staff. But it was good. The had everything from Salad to a rather yummy chocolate cake.

Sadly today is the last day of the convention. I got to leave tomorrow and head home.

But not the coverage there is still a lot I need to talk about but with photos and videos. I hope to continue it this week. In addition to my normal coverage of furry news.

Little things that might make you laugh.

I brought my 3DS to see if I get any Streetpass hits. I got 10 and enough so I finished off 3 puzzles.

Food in the Cafe is okay but it is what it is, plan on getting a sandwich when I go home on Monday.

There was a lot of mention of Heatwave Con. Overall IFC isn’t bad crowd wise, it is still possible to move around during times at MFF would be packed.

Speaking of numbers that itself is strange. Staff says it looks like more than last year, they estimate 1500 which was last year’s total. But when you remind them of that they say 1800 we will see who is right tomorrow.

AC has been an issue as the controls seem to be off for some including me. I froze my 1st night until I figured out how to turn it off.

More Tomorrow

It certainly was for me so I went to this panel and let me tell you it was so much fun.

Speaking of which it was so happen with me nothing to do I decided to go to

Iggy’s Eggciting-paw-visating

This was the BIGGEST surprise for me and so many missed. There was only about 20 in the audience. So what was the surprise? Turns out Iggy is a good friends with Alkali, Pandez and Citrine. It really was like a Whose Lion. But even funnier than the later actual Whose Lion.

But I think the what was both amazing and funny all at the same time was

Firr Con

I realize some who read this know of this fur. But not me, I knew of his thing about rating Epcot’s Restrooms. But that was it, the event was set up as a literally a 1 man Fur Con, and with all the usual things we see. It was both funny and entertaining all at the same time.

The Sponsor’s Lounge mainly just have prepackaged stuff. Soda, water, chips. They are suppose to have hot food at certain times.

Reason I mention this as this is where The Sponsor’s Dinner is suppose to be held. Tonight actually, I found that out when I got my swag. More on that card later, as they don’t want other’s to now about what time as it is a Sponsor’s Only event.

Yesterday for me was a busy day and I am not just talking about trying to figure out where everything is. But it was obvious there was 2 things. The staff was trying to get use to the different locations and despite what I thought earlier thing were planned out… Almost turns out they printed the list of Pre Reg wrong, they did it by when they put theirs’s in and not by name.

Opening Ceremonies went well they introduced themselves and the charity and the usual things we see during such an event.

Did get my Sponsor Swag

In case your wondering when is a ring not a ring. When it’s one of those devices that helps you with a simple code where usually z = e. Didn’t know what that was until almost the end of the day, Oh yes, did find out about the cow agents.

Created by Fox and Box who are holding a contest at IFC there are 24 to 26 of these, with punctuation and false clue. It’s for a contest Fox and Box are running.

I think the real frustrating part, people are taking these cards and it leaves less clues for other players. I was only able to find 7 and that includes a blank one. My guess one of the false clues like some which has numbers. As soon as I figured this out I was disappointed. But will continue to look to find what others had taken.

What can I say it was Thursday and Reg wouldn’t be open to 6PM. Even then it wasn’t bad of line maybe 40+ minutes in line. Of course they checked my vax card, then after giving me a wrist band, then put me in another line to get my badge.

It wasn’t super quick but they got the job done.

Pretty cool badge, and in case your wondering what that coin is all about. It can be redeemed for my Sponsor Swag, speaking of which I still don’t know when the Sponsor’s Dinner will be held. Hope to find that out a bit later, either at the Opening Ceremony or at The Sponsor’s Lounge AKA Con Suite.

The con book did finally list all the Dealer’s even Fenris Books will be here. 90% of them I know nothing about and home to know them better.

One thing I forgot to mention I ran into a couple furries who were on their way to the same con as me. What is surprising one sat down next me, as the bus was crowded. Small world.