11/30/2023 – Furry Times

MFF 2023 Report #1

11/30/2023 Ahmar Wolf

As I sit here and type this, both my suitcase and backpack are nearby. And in a couple of hours from now I will be heading to the hotel where a friend and I will be staying at for MFF. It isn’t exactly close but it’s a 7 minute Uber ride on top of a more than 90 minute ride on the CTA and I am there. Frankly since this is my 1st time being able to report on the early hours of the convention. I have been told you see more fursuiters and whatever happens I will be reporting on this.

Frankly I hadn’t been this nervous/ excited since my very 1st MFF which as in fact 10 years ago. I wish I could say everything was great but. With my brother dying a few month’s earlier and no one to take care of my dog. I was a mess, and I really mean it. I felt horrible, and then felt I would feel this way for life.

But as we all know time heals all wounds and I did get better. But a finical setback, and the US govt being a pain in my arse behind me. I did go to IFC this past year and I had a great time. But as I said MFF 2023 is different. Or as the Brits say, “Adopt, adapt and improve”. All while changing Health Insurance companies, what a pain this is.

Amazing what I can get myself into not am I reporting on MFF for myself, but GFTV, All Fur Radio and I will be reporting how many StreetPass hits for a group on X and or Twitter.

YEP

All the while having fun with a friend and fingers crossed volunteering. Which if I figure right might be more on Sunday.

It’s a tie between what I want to do and have to do. It’s my friend 1st time fursuiting at the Fursuit Games. Normally I would see the Furry Variety Show, but that I am sad to say will have to wait to the video winds up on YouTube.

If you want to see something different I would recommend Fursuit Charades. I saw it last year and it was fantastic pure fun!!!

That’s about it for now Tomorrow the real posts start. Look for @Dr_Timefox for updates as well as @ahmarwolf.bsky.social Things are going to be insane.

Furry Planet by Joe Strike Review

11/30/2023 Ahmar Wolf

Ever buy a book knowing that you like it. That is Furry Planet to me. I read Furry Nation and found out so much about the fandom I have been apart of for more than a decade fascinating.

So what is Furry Planet? Okay I kind of assumed it was going to talk about fur cons outside the US. Which it does briefly, I love the section on John Oliver who made a name for himself in the fandom over Rat erotica by Alice The Rat. As well as other movies and TV series that feature Anthro characters.

I disagree with the chapter on both Flayrah and Dogpatch Press. Although they are the biggest, there are plenty of sites like mine. Small one furson operations for the most part reporting on the furry fandom.

The following is a list of furry news sites that I know about.

Furnews.eu

Furry News Network

Pink News

Digging Up Positivity by Thabo Meerkat

FenFen

Furry News Texas

Fox and Burger Podcast

Nightzy

As well as

Furry Times

GFTV

I would of rather seen an article more focused on any one of these. As we often post news worthy articles sometimes more than a month before either Dogpatch or Flayrah even mention what happened.

I like to remind everyone I did interview both Fred Patten and Joe Strike before they did

My Interview with Joe Strike part 1

My Interview with Joe Strike part 2

My Interview with Fred Patten

The section on the Military furs was really nice

The same for mentioning books and their authors. Frankly there is so many books out there it’s hard to know what to pickup. Some of these will be on my to buy list.

I think the section on Bronies in general was fair and unbiased. Which was the 1st of 3 uncomfortable topics. All were treated the same.

Speaking of uncomfortable what about the furry plays that pop up time to time. I am aware of 3, 2 because tickets were advertised on then Twitter and Facebook, and here. The other by Jay Naylor was by accident. None ever lasted that long, but it brings up a question.

Are Furries Mainstream? I swear will actually start a fight. It too was covered and frankly we are as mainstream to almost the same point as anime and scifi fandoms.

I am happy to see the new furries as well as the Greymuzzles we are all 1 fandom and surprisingly enough we all get along.

Like I said it’s a good book, with nice insight.

Although I do disagree about the causes of the MFF Gas Incident. Officially for the record it was an accident. Let me remind everyone that neither Dogpatch or Flayrah had anyone there, and they even mention this is THEIR original report. I was there and have the badge to prove it, as well as photos. I did conduct my own investigation, and am leaning towards accident. I did order a copy of the records of that incident under The Freedom of Information Act. To confirm some facts, but will let you know what I found.

Furry Planet is worth buying, I give it a very solid 10 out of 10. It’s a good over view of the fandom, and might help you discover something you did not know about.

For me it was on his list of music videos featuring anthros, that I discovered one that I missed.

It’s available through Amazon and other sellers