Fursuit Memories
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rain_gryphonSomeone on OhioFur asked people to recount their fursuiting stories:
At CF7, I was wandering the halls early one morning, dressed as a Sheep. I don't even recall where I was going anymore. I plainly recall the woman from New Zealand, toddler in tow, who passed me in the hall, remarking so matter-of-factly, "Oh, look! It's a black and white, like we have at home." That really made my day, for whatever reason.
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Many years ago (1998, IIRC), Kodak sponsored a touring display of inflatable Dragons. Exactly what their rationale was for that, I don't recall. At any rate, it came to the Tower City Mall in Cleveland. I decided that I needed to have my picture taken in suit with the Dragons. Exactly what my rationale was for that, I don't recall. At any rate, Andy Roo volunteered to be my photographer. I was much thinner then, and could do a convincing girl, so I went as Victoria Rabbit. We went inside first to look over the layout, since I was pretty sure we'd be immediately ejected, and we'd need to get our photos fast.
They had a sort of central area roped off, surrounded by the Dragons. Signs made it clear that there would be a Mother Goose floorshow there, featuring the Cleveland Ballet. That cut off the best route and posing area, so we decided on an alternate approach. Then we went back out to the parking garage, so I could get dressed.
About twenty minutes later, here we came, me as a cute bunny in a blue sundress, and Andy following, weighed down with cameras. I led the way up the escalator from the parking level into the lobby, and sure enough, I can see from partyway up that there's a cop already at the head of the escalator, standing right there looking straight at me. I swore, but decided I'd just be bold, and keep on going, until he actually stopped me.
We got to the top, and I paused a second to get my bearings. The cop still hadn't said anything. I hugged a couple of children that came running over, and I still haven't been accosted by the policeman. I started off to one side, and the cop stepped out to block my path, and pointed me toward the performers' gate. "That way, Bunny Rabbit!" So, not being one to argue with a policeman, I marched on through bold as brass, with Andy Roo right behind me, and we got pictures with all the Dragons. When we finished, we went back out the same way, and the policeman opened the gate and told me I was cute.
That was an interesting day. I need to dig the pictures out and get them scanned sometime.
*****
A few years later Erfy the Foxboi and I hit a mall near our house, with me dressed as Amodeo, a Red Panda. We lasted roughly 90 seconds before security ejected us. In that 90 seconds, though, a Chinese lady with a toddler in tow came rushing up to us, and went through some excited expositional spiel to the kid (in Chinese) that ended in "WAH!!!" She was plainly delighted to see the Wah. The kid was less certain. I loved it, though. She was the first adult that knew it was a Wah, and not a Qoon.
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Once at Duckon, when I was dressed as a Lioness, some Klingons wanted to invite me to a Klingon wedding that was happening later. This occasioned much sinister and manly bwahahahing from all the assembled Klingons standing about. I had to turn them down, since I was going to the masquerade later. I never did figure out what the joke was about being invited to the wedding.
*****
A year or so later at Millennicon, I made a Klingon lose face by causing him to blush and giggle in a most unmanly fashion in front of his friends, by coming onto him while dressed as Victoria Rabbit. I view this in some vague way as taking revenge for the furries against the Klingons, since the wedding invitation was almost certainly something dishonourable.
*****
I once got to lackey for Michigan J. Frog at the San Francisco 49ers game. I really wanted to be on the field performing, but I was lucky to get what I did, as it was pretty much given me as a consolation prize from the kindness of a friend. I did get to see the football game free, and got a nice package of free 49ers stuff as well.
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Max, Rasby and myself got to perform at the Erie Seawolves baseball game a few years back, as part of their official Mascot Day. Penn State's Nittany Lion was there, among others. I learned that they actually pride themselves on having a delapidated-looking mascot, which is why the suit looks like it came from Goodwill. It's been torn apart and sewn together a number of times. The jaw was held on with big safety pins that day. Mascot Day was fun. We played games on the field, we did Meet n' Greets with the crowd, we even helped film an advertisement for hot tubs.
*****
I've been in a great many parades, larger and smaller. I once rode in Jim Petro's convertible. He subsequently managed to get elected Attorney General, so I couldn't have done his reputation that much damage.
Once, on a stifling hot day when I plainly wasn't going to make it up the last hill, a church invited me to ride aboard their Noah's Ark float. They teased me for not having a mate like all the other animals on the float. I told them she'd died of heat exhaustion.
At CF7, I was wandering the halls early one morning, dressed as a Sheep. I don't even recall where I was going anymore. I plainly recall the woman from New Zealand, toddler in tow, who passed me in the hall, remarking so matter-of-factly, "Oh, look! It's a black and white, like we have at home." That really made my day, for whatever reason.
*****
Many years ago (1998, IIRC), Kodak sponsored a touring display of inflatable Dragons. Exactly what their rationale was for that, I don't recall. At any rate, it came to the Tower City Mall in Cleveland. I decided that I needed to have my picture taken in suit with the Dragons. Exactly what my rationale was for that, I don't recall. At any rate, Andy Roo volunteered to be my photographer. I was much thinner then, and could do a convincing girl, so I went as Victoria Rabbit. We went inside first to look over the layout, since I was pretty sure we'd be immediately ejected, and we'd need to get our photos fast.
They had a sort of central area roped off, surrounded by the Dragons. Signs made it clear that there would be a Mother Goose floorshow there, featuring the Cleveland Ballet. That cut off the best route and posing area, so we decided on an alternate approach. Then we went back out to the parking garage, so I could get dressed.
About twenty minutes later, here we came, me as a cute bunny in a blue sundress, and Andy following, weighed down with cameras. I led the way up the escalator from the parking level into the lobby, and sure enough, I can see from partyway up that there's a cop already at the head of the escalator, standing right there looking straight at me. I swore, but decided I'd just be bold, and keep on going, until he actually stopped me.
We got to the top, and I paused a second to get my bearings. The cop still hadn't said anything. I hugged a couple of children that came running over, and I still haven't been accosted by the policeman. I started off to one side, and the cop stepped out to block my path, and pointed me toward the performers' gate. "That way, Bunny Rabbit!" So, not being one to argue with a policeman, I marched on through bold as brass, with Andy Roo right behind me, and we got pictures with all the Dragons. When we finished, we went back out the same way, and the policeman opened the gate and told me I was cute.
That was an interesting day. I need to dig the pictures out and get them scanned sometime.
*****
A few years later Erfy the Foxboi and I hit a mall near our house, with me dressed as Amodeo, a Red Panda. We lasted roughly 90 seconds before security ejected us. In that 90 seconds, though, a Chinese lady with a toddler in tow came rushing up to us, and went through some excited expositional spiel to the kid (in Chinese) that ended in "WAH!!!" She was plainly delighted to see the Wah. The kid was less certain. I loved it, though. She was the first adult that knew it was a Wah, and not a Qoon.
*******
Once at Duckon, when I was dressed as a Lioness, some Klingons wanted to invite me to a Klingon wedding that was happening later. This occasioned much sinister and manly bwahahahing from all the assembled Klingons standing about. I had to turn them down, since I was going to the masquerade later. I never did figure out what the joke was about being invited to the wedding.
*****
A year or so later at Millennicon, I made a Klingon lose face by causing him to blush and giggle in a most unmanly fashion in front of his friends, by coming onto him while dressed as Victoria Rabbit. I view this in some vague way as taking revenge for the furries against the Klingons, since the wedding invitation was almost certainly something dishonourable.
*****
I once got to lackey for Michigan J. Frog at the San Francisco 49ers game. I really wanted to be on the field performing, but I was lucky to get what I did, as it was pretty much given me as a consolation prize from the kindness of a friend. I did get to see the football game free, and got a nice package of free 49ers stuff as well.
*****
Max, Rasby and myself got to perform at the Erie Seawolves baseball game a few years back, as part of their official Mascot Day. Penn State's Nittany Lion was there, among others. I learned that they actually pride themselves on having a delapidated-looking mascot, which is why the suit looks like it came from Goodwill. It's been torn apart and sewn together a number of times. The jaw was held on with big safety pins that day. Mascot Day was fun. We played games on the field, we did Meet n' Greets with the crowd, we even helped film an advertisement for hot tubs.
*****
I've been in a great many parades, larger and smaller. I once rode in Jim Petro's convertible. He subsequently managed to get elected Attorney General, so I couldn't have done his reputation that much damage.
Once, on a stifling hot day when I plainly wasn't going to make it up the last hill, a church invited me to ride aboard their Noah's Ark float. They teased me for not having a mate like all the other animals on the float. I told them she'd died of heat exhaustion.
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Date: 2007-07-26 01:37 am (UTC)giggleM E E P ! ! !
Date: 2007-07-22 07:18 am (UTC)Pandaguy tells the story best, but I think it was my first Ocean City NJ DooDah parade as Fuzzle Ferret. I was boingey-ing, hopping and dancing along, playing the kazoo (since we were not near any marching band). As we made the turn to the boardwalk, we get a cool breeze and really get a 2nd wind, particularly since the crowd is mostly along the boardwalk leading to the reviewing stand at the end. I'm playing "Pop Goes The Weasel" and due to the limited vision of the foam head, I *BAMPH* right into the boat in front of us. Like the beginning of Roger Rabbit, I saw stars and little birdies from that and woogidaWobbled for the rest of the parade!
Re: giggleM E E P ! ! !
Date: 2007-07-26 01:38 am (UTC)