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By now winners and losers of MFF’s Room Lottery are being notified. As you might have already known there are more losers than actual winners, meanwhile the losers are scrambling to find any space in an available room… SOMEWHERE?!!!

This is the problem with major cons, they have there room lotteries so close to the actual date of the convention it’s either hard or nearly impossible to find a room anywhere.

This is why I say “Keep Your Opinions Open”.

To tell you the truth I made my reservation back in May, and got a room for a friend and I and it’s all set. But I know this doesn’t help anyone looking.

The way I see it, you have 2 Options. Look for a hotel anywhere in the area and commute to MFF, or check out AirBNB as of this post there are rooms available for as little as $106 a night. Of course commuting will happen, but with all the options including a pretty good local bus system. If you want to come, you may not have a choice.

With the over 6,000 views my videos having received on YouTube. It has proved what I have been saying for years. Everyone loves fur con videos. Although mine are simple, like I usually do is document the facts. I saw things as they are, I do not do any fancy tricks with the videos and I use easy to use cameras. But you got to get it up ASAP.

It also proves despite what I heard many say. There is an interest in Indy Fur Con and why because it is small fur con. You honestly get to do things that you can’t do at a larger events. That March of the Inflatables video proves that. Can you even imagine that taking place at MFF or similar larger cons. I say impossible. There are just too many there.

It’s the simple things I have seen vanish from MFF. Gatherings to take group or funny photos, or even hang out and talk with friends.

Frankly I am curious to see if my videos effects the number who will go to Indy Fur Con next year. But I won’t be there sadly, not that it wasn’t a great con. It truly was, it’s just that I want to cover more cons. The reality is that I can only do 2 a year. I am thinking about going to another con next year. Yet another convention that has few videos. If I told you how many you wouldn’t believe it, one year this convention had none.

Indy Fur Con has taught me so much both about myself and the cameras I use. As in which one takes a better video, and I need a few more battery packs. Along with other things that I hope will both increase the number of videos I make, and the quality.

Recently I have been betting a bunch of these basically it begins when someone says via a DM that they are an artist and eager to take your commission. Before you even decide what piece you want to have done, they tell you it will be $150.

Let me tell you there is not a single legit artist that will quote a price upfront. They want to know stuff like the background, how many characters and etc. So they know what price to quote you.

Another clue that they are scammers is that they have little to no art posted on their social media. I do I advise checking on that art via a Google Image search. My guess is most won’t be by them.

Also it is NEVER a contract even a Verbal One unless both parties agree.

One more thing, I asked one of these scammers to send me examples of their work. It was so obvious it was created by AI. So please be warned.

If you go to fur cons they are actually the best place to get a commission. As the con has a guarantee of sorts that the work will be completed. Meaning if they scam you they can get banned from every con.

I have been going to the Furry Variety Show at MFF almost as long as I have been going to MFF. I have seen very talented artists preform, even ones who set up shop outside the hotel or in the Lobby or Skywalk. But sadly I could not tell tell you any of their names except for a few. The reason why the difference, Publicity. Those artists have made it a point to get their name NOTICED. Cassidy Civet in fact did a great job, and they are so talented.

I know I struggle with numbers and my audience isn’t as large as other sites. I hope by word of mouth or text that somehow a artist hears this.

If you want to get noticed you should get recognized by an established site, and I don’t mean me. I am talking about Furry Internet Radio no matter how large or small. Radio Rabbit Hole is just 1 example of many. A lot of artists I find are usually by accident which heads to some favs such as Shadyvox. Even though they do get great numbers on YouTube. I would make a guess some of you NEVER heard of before. That is the problem most artists face, getting their name out.

These days making a MP3 at home is easy, if I can do it anyone can. But getting your name out there is extremely hard. So do yourself a favor SHOUT IT OUT link a posted song to every source you can think of but don’t forget Radio Rabbit Hole who activity looks for new artists. Because they can use the most help. You can tag me on Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr in fact anywhere I can be found as I promise to share what is tagged to me.

I know a lot have been made about Quantum TV and The Act Man, and those who support them on You Tube are getting restrictions put on their videos for supporting them.

That is the BIG story, there are 100s of little stories you just don’t hear about.

Take my own 2nd Blog PSP Hardcore you see despite the same it is a PSP fansite. I am a fan of that handheld and own almost 300 physical UMDs. For various reasons for the last few years I really hadn’t updated the blog… a lot of personal reasons. But will be getting back to it hopefully soon. But despite this I have gotten over 75,000 views. This is according to the Google Counter Widget, that itself Google provides.

So you think, “Why don’t I just monetize my site?” I have, about 5 times so far. All requests rejected, they claim I am violating the rules for monetization. HOW?!!! I may talk about the adult material that was available but I don’t show anything. I know all this stuff is minor compared to what really is going right now. But in a way it does, it exposes a bigger problem Google and Facebook both have. They are always dealing with the public and not having a single one you can actually talk, text or email. What you get are Bots. That have rejected US Govt Official ID Cards, that’s another matter.

But it is 100% true.

Nothing short of suing them I doubt would bring any response.

I have known Scar the fur ever since we started talking on Twitter, after some issues they had in a recent layover I made an offer, and the way it turned out is almost unbelievable. when their train was just over 8 hours late. In fact it was the very last Amtrak train to pull into Union Station Chicago for the night.

Scar I found is so nice and friendly, oh sure it meant me staying up the whole night to make sure they catch a 7AM bus. We really had a lot to talk about, and frankly I was sad to see them go.

Of course when your a Greymuzzle and a morning person the lack of sleep really caught up to me. Frankly even I am amazed I was able to do so much. Before totally collapsing at 8PM.

But it was great meeting Scar and I hope to do it again.

There is much I can say about what happened. But the only thing certain as of this moment that children are dead, while their loved ones cry their hearts out. There is only one thing I can say of how totally insane this world have gotten of late. We need to start thing about those left behind. I can tell you that when a family member such as my own brother dies… for whatever the reason. You feel that your life is gone forever. That there even might be a glimpse that suicide is the only way to stop the pain. But life goes on, and we really need to take it down a notch. Things are insane, plans have been changed even my own plans. You know I don’t even go out past sunset any more. Even at my job, we have people ready, will and able to use a gun to protect their co-workers. The High end shops now have armed security who act as doorpeople. Keeping the door locked unless someone wishes to enter.

Downtown Chicago is almost a Ghost Town. Bus drivers tell me that they rarely see anyone on the street at night anymore.

Do we really have to live like this?!!!

Some might be wondering if I am going to cover Fur For All. The answer is a very solid NO. Reasons are simple Questionable Charity as well as Staff. In fact there charity recently closed as it was being investigated by local authorities. Some might think I am caving in because of opinion. It’s not that it seems both I and GFTV attempted to contact the Staff there. GFTV did get a response which was only referring them to their site. One other other hand I got nothing from them period. Which for the record was the very 1st time a con of any sort did not reply to an email. Honestly every con I contacted before this, were frankly open and honest with me. But this combined with all the stuff on social media from more than 1 source has convinced me not to cover them, expect in commentary videos or one stating the facts.

Once again I hear NASTY rumors spread about me by the local furry fandom. Which only confirms what others as far away as Thailand have said to me directly. The Chicago Furry Fandom as it stands now is Toxic. It was back in 2018 and still is, and they blame me why they can’t get huge crowds at various meets. Really that isn’t a joke, I swear some have said I was the reason Trump was elected. If you check my Twitter posts, I hate the bastard, and have said this repeatedly.

If you expect me to rant away incoherently forget it.

But let me tell you what changed my mind as I was being eaten up alive inside by rage. I was sitting in this movie theater with a friend watching “Sing”. Thoroughly enjoying myself, Sing is a pretty good film. When the following song came on, “Shake It off”. That was when it hit me, I could do nothing to stop this and whatever hate they have for me. Will just have to burn itself out, and the best way to do this, and prevent me being maced. An actual threat made against me, was to just avoid them. Which is what I have been doing.

True Story: I almost ran into a couple of them at MFF 2019 and I successfully avoided them. They had no idea I was there until they either saw my ads, or this site. This avoidance will continue as long as it is necessary. I wish it could be different, by right now that is impossible.

My message to them, Watch this video: