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The Furries will parade outside this year for the first time
http://www.nextpittsburgh.com/news/the-furries-will-parade-outside-this-year-for-the-first-time/
Ian Mikrut
July 6, 2015
Business & Tech News, News
The Furries are coming! Once again Pittsburgh welcomes Anthrocon for its 2015 Annual Convention, July 9-12, and this year the Furries are taking to the streets in the traditional parade that will be outside for the first time.
From Thursday through Sunday, the annual Anthrocon Convention will be held at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Also known as “the Furries,” the international convention has been hosted in Pittsburgh since 2006 and is the largest of its kind with 6,000 attendees representing 34 different countries expected this year.
“Pittsburgh is unique among cities that I have attended or been involved in planning events like this because, let’s face it…it can look unusual,” says Dr. Samuel C. Conway, chairman and chief organizer of Anthrocon. “But Pittsburgh not only greeted us, but really rolled out the red carpet.”
Conway (or Uncle Kage as he’s better known in the Furry community) explains that Pittsburgh has embraced the spirit of the annual event, and that Anthrocon “treasures its relationship with the city.”
The convention is expected to bring in more than $5.7 million in direct spending to the local economy. Along with the boost for local businesses, each year a Pittsburgh-area charity is chosen to be supported throughout the weekend in the form of auctions, performances and “bucket-brigade” collections by costumed attendees among other efforts. Over $32,000 was raised for the National Aviary over the course of last year’s convention. The Western Pennsylvania Humane Society is the chosen beneficiary this year.
“You’re going to see a lot of folks in costumes running around; it is a unique feature … we are different from everybody else,” says Conway. “We are not a consumer fandom, we are a creator fandom. Every single costume is an original creation. They’re not commercial characters. They are wearable, original works of art.”
Though Anthrocon is mostly known for its uniquely costumed attendees, Conway suspects that the costumed group only represents about 20% of the convention with the majority being animators, writers, puppeteers, comic book artists, performers and casual fans.
“We’re not just costumers, there’s a lot more to us,” he says.
The 2015 theme is “Viking Invasion.” Though it’s a colorful and unique subject for attending artists to run with, it’s also a nod to the large number of Scandinavian fans expected to be in attendance. Guests of Honor this year are voice artist Kimlinh Tran and Ted Giannoulas, who is credited with creating the professional sports mascot with his persona, the San Diego Chicken.
Events throughout the convention weekend include a Dealer’s Room, art show and “artist alley” for on-the-spot creation, evening entertainment, dances, panel discussions, workshops and how-to presentations. Though membership is required for attendance, Anthrocon has day passes for the curious passerby.
“We have something for just about everyone,” says Conway.
If a 24-hour membership doesn’t suit you, the annual parade or “Fursuit Walk” will take place at 2 p.m. outside the David L. Lawrence Convention Center (10th Street) on July 11 and is open to the public for the first time.
“The people of Pittsburgh have been very good to us, and the parade is our showpiece. We’re very excited to share it,” says Conway.
Love and Pyromania start with the same letter.
12 hour flight
Bout to take a long flight this friday, never been on a plane this long, I'm bringing a book, 3DS with some games, and my phone and tablet with music and games in it, any advice of what I should bring/download?
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From the Adam Savage AmA, species confirmed.
Hello all! Spare me a moment of your time as I am here to warn you about an art theif!
So, as you all know Rikku or whatever their face is, does commissions.
Well, I ran across a post they recently deleted and come to find out I found art that they traced.
Proof? Of course!
http://imgur.com/a/36kTe Here are their images, the ones she/he claimed to have drawn all on their own. (Mind me a few of those are NSFW I believe.) http://i.imgur.com/WYMIfc8.png Also their post!
https://www.colourbox.com/vector/roses-vector-3210894
http://toothless20.deviantart.com/art/chibi-toothy-3-340212348
http://lokihftresvh.deviantart.com/art/Two-Roses-253534139
Here's just a few things I found, now obviously there are more and would take digging to find but for now that's just a few, given there are so many images I'd love if somebody would help me find the rest. Along with this DO NOT purchase anything from them. Oh also! I have another thing for you, this was from a WHILE back but it still counts today as it is stolen art from them! http://m.imgur.com/a/GpJZt
Let me remind you this is also the person who had the alt, either way I just wanted to warn everybody out there about them! I hope you all have a good day.
P.S Threatening is not appreciated Rikku. http://i.imgur.com/Nw8Sg95.png
EDIT: http://m.imgur.com/a/nmzTA Oh look! They almost EXACTLY match!
EDITEDIT: Danke Sareii for listing the mods.
/u/copperbadger /u/iTo /u/mckatze
OKAY, SERIOUSLY?
"except I don't copy things line by line, I change it or add things or take away things.
And since I am the one doing it and not someone else, yea it's still my work" -RIKKU.
HELLO?! THAT'S A ART THEFT.
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