When Dave and I first spoke about doing some photos together for the gallery section of PlanetBears, he asked me - "do I have to do nudes?"... and I said "it's up to you...", so Dave decided that this being a 1st time for him to be photographed, he'll wait. And you know, he's a tease, heheh, these photos we took are very teasing. However, he's ubernatiously cute and I really liked working with him. Actually it would be fun to see Dave in a Bear spy flick :)

Say hi to Dave. His profile is BearenHeart. He's extremely smart, you've been warned, k...?

It's just right around the corner, it's Atlanta Bear Fest (ABF) hosted by the Southern Bears and it's all gonna take place in Atlanta, Georgia during the 4th of July weekend. You can't ask for better...

The Southern Bears are one of the oldest Bear clubs around being together for more than 16 years. They've also been getting a lot of good coverage in the press, like this article written about them and ABF in Southern Voice. Also, you will see their story in the upcoming David Magazine as they are getting both the cover story and a center spread (with cute Bears!).

Here are some updates regarding ABF: day passes are now available; 2 optional events at Mary's bar have been added - a pre-party 'The Honey Pot' on Wednesday's and 'Bear Happy Hour' on Friday night. Find out more here.

They have created a newsletter for those who wish to keep up to date with ABF and future runs.

And remember, Rich McGunn (photo - articles) will be there. This model is on the current cover of BEAR Magazine issue #67 (website - articles - cover - profile) and he'll be hanging out with them Southern Bears while fireworks burst all about ya'll (I'm a Canadian, I shouldn't really be saying ya'll).

There is a new movie in the making and it's going to be called BearCity... not only that, but they are casting. From their site they state that BearCity is going to be "the hirsute version of 'Sex and the City'. BearCity follows the funny, romantic and sometimes drama-charged adventures of a group of Manhattan Bears and Cubs as they gear up for a big Bear party weekend".

And yes, they are casting. Check out the type of characters they are looking for and then send in a headshot, and you never know, you just might be a very Beary superstar...! And thanks to Bearotic (website - article) for the scoop about this extremely cool upcoming flick.

Below is a video that I made as a way of saying goodbye to a good friend of mine, Jacques Garon, better known as PandaMontreal online. You can see photos of Jacques here on PlanetBears as well as on his PictureTrail profile (password is panda - and I'm not sure how long those pictures will remain up since Jacques had to pay to keep his PictureTrail account), and Jacques also had a TubeBear profile where people are leaving their goodbye words to him.

Tired of happy fluffly cards with puppies and kittens on the front doing sickeningly cutesy things? Then head on over to NeilsNotes where you can let your id run amok while you send some of the funniest adult cards to your enemies and ex-bosses. There's also ecards as well. As for me, I'd like to see more of Neil hopping about in that bunny suit (poster). Take a look at his site and he offers discounts for groups.

Hope you don't scare easy because there's an event that promises to raise the fur off your back. It's the 1st Annual Beary Scary Weekend which is going to take place in Palm Springs, CA from October 29th thru November 1st.

"A four day weekend leading up to the last gay pride of the year in the United States. Starting with the famous Bear Koffi on Thursday night, a costume contest and dance Friday evening at Fur Friday at Hunters Patio Bar and a late night after dark pool party, the spooky splash pool party on Saturday at The Canyon Club Resort & Hotel with a BBQ lunch, and pumpkin carving contest".

Canadian Comedian Richard Ryder (website - articles - profile) is going to be busy this weekend. In conjunction with Toronto Pride, he will be hosting 'Homo Night in Canada' tonight - Saturday, June 27th. It's part of the Buddies in Bad Times Theatre and it's Toronto's Annual Pride show and fundraiser featuring some of the best queer performers and comedians from across Canada and the USA. then on Sunday, June 28th, he will be the Main Stage Host.

The following is from Bruin (profile) of 'Bear With Me' (website - articles): "There are a couple of things revealed in this week's strip: #1 - The callous disregard Karl and his father show to those they consider weak and unable to contribute to their needs, and; #2 - Paul's newly discovered self-assertiveness. The first is absolutely chilling, considering how Mr. Lynde and Karl virtually abandoned Mrs. Lynde in her final hours, while the second produces cheers all around".

Here's a few words from Jon Bastin, the President of the Harbour City Bears. From Jon: "The Harbour City Bears are based in Sydney, Australia and will be celebrating its 15th year in 2010. The club has nearly 500 members. On Sunday July 12th there is the 'Bear Factory' (poster) - a party that promises to produce 'hot and happy Bears'. Then on August 22nd, there is Chunky (poster) - a party for 'beefy Blokes, furry Studs, cute Cubs and hot Daddies'.

Each Australian summer the club welcomes guests from interstate and overseas to its Bear Essentials festival held to coincide with the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras festival. Bear Essentials 14 runs from February 26th to March 7th 2010 and events include: The launch with the Lord Mayor of Sydney; Bear Artspace, showcasing Bear and Cub Australian artists; An international Meet and Greet bar night; Bears beach day at Bondi Beach; The infamous UnderBear Party at the Oxford Art Factory, and; The Wett Fur Pool Party at one of the city’s main aquatic centers".

If ever you have plans to come and visit Canada, and more precisely Toronto, then make sure to hook up with the Bears of Toronto. They are a relatively young group, being founded in 2006, yet they are an active bunch that raises funds for charity groups like FIFE. And this weekend (June 27th - 28th), the Bears of Toronto will have a booth at the Pride Parade, so head on over and support them cute cuddly Canadian Bears.