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Potoroo

2013-04-30T19:26:37Z

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'''Potoroo''' (also known as '''LHR''' and '''The Kangaroo Warrior''') is a [[furry]] "[[artist|pseudoartist]]", [[musician]] and '''roogoyle'''. He is also administrator of the [[Toronto Furry]] Mailing List (TorFur), and chair of [[Camp Feral]] since 2005. He wrote and illustrated a partially-furry [[comic]], ''Ignorance Deserves Death'', which has been on hiatus since March 2005 after starting a new musical project. His first solo musical release was "One Man Boy Band" in 2004. It features artwork by [[Ferris]] and thirteen songs with an ecclectic accoustic bent. In 2005, he released "ACEP," an 8 song EP with studio recorded tracks, demos, a collaboration with Chris Goodwin, and a song pieced from an extended drunken improvised rant around his living room. He has been 'currently' working on a new album for many years now.

Potoroo has a University degree in theatre and history from the [[wikipedia:University of Guelph|University of Guelph]]. He joined the [[wikipedia:Toronto|Toronto]] furry community in 1998. He began planning furry events around theatrical productions he acted in, wrote or directed in 1999, and also helped found and maintain the [[Guelph Furry Breakfast]], a popular event which was included in the Toronto Furry community based on its proximity to Toronto. Since moving to Toronto in 2003, he has focused on planning events in Toronto, as well as recording his albums and helping co-ordinate Camp Feral.

He has finished Recording Arts Management program at Harris Institute for the Arts and, among other things, interned at Universal Music Canada in the summer of 2010. He now does digital marketing and video promotion for new and established recording artists in Toronto. Since graduation, Potoroo has been invited back to guest lecture at Harris, and will talk at a 'Social Media and Digital Marketing' bootcamp panel at KOICon, a music conference in Kitchener, Ontario.

In 2010, he was [[Guest of Honour]] at the first [[Condition]] convention in London, Ontario.

Now performing as Roo, he is returning to his career in music and is being managed by Really Tall Unicycle Entertainment. He is reuniting with his former bandmate, Ryan McLarnon, and performing at Bread and Circus on April 1st, 2010, his first show in Toronto since 1996.

Potoroo has a great fondness for [[Falstaff]] and the colour pink.

In March 2012, he and [[Timbehr]] launched [[Bookshelf Bear]], a Canadian bookseller of anthropomorphic literature. They work closely with [[Sofawolf]] to distribute their catalogue at conventions and online (as of March 2013), with the goal of encouraging and helping to distribute Canadian furry authors.

In November 2012, he launched a podcast, ''[[Fuzzy Notes]]'' [http://fuzzynotes.podomatic.com/], which features music created by furries.

In February 2013, he was Guest of Honour at Brazil's furry convention, [[Abando]] followed by a week of living with members of the São Paulo furry community.

In April 2013, he was announced as a guest of honour at [Wild Nights], a camping convention held in Oklahoma.

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://roogoyle.wordpress.com Under the Pink] - Potoroo's Blog
* [http://youtube.com/potoroo] - Potoroo's Performances on YouTube
* [http://youtube.com/campferal] - Potoroo's various produced videos for Camp Feral!
* [http://roogoyle.bandcamp.com Music] - Potoroo's music for free!
* [http://www.unclekage.com/feral2005/f0507.html Potoroo at Feral! 2005], courtesy of [[Uncle Kage]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/Potoroo Twitter] - Potoroo on Twitter

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Potoroo

2013-03-04T17:07:32Z

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'''Potoroo''' (also known as '''LHR''' and '''The Kangaroo Warrior''') is a [[furry]] "pseudoartist", musician and '''roogoyle'''. He is also administrator of the [[Toronto Furry]] Mailing List (TorFur), and chair of [[Camp Feral]] since 2005. He wrote and illustrated a partially-furry [[comic]], ''Ignorance Deserves Death'', which has been on hiatus since March 2005 after starting a new musical project. His first solo musical release was "One Man Boy Band" in 2004. It features artwork by [[Ferris]] and thirteen songs with an ecclectic accoustic bent. In 2005, he released "ACEP," an 8 song EP with studio recorded tracks, demos, a collaboration with Chris Goodwin, and a song pieced from an extended drunken improvised rant around his living room. He has been 'currently' working on a new album for many years now.

Potoroo has a University degree in theatre and history from the University of Guelph. He joined the [[wikipedia:Toronto|Toronto]] Furry community in 1998. He began planning furry events around theatrical productions he acted in, wrote or directed in 1999, and also helped found and maintain the [[Guelph Furry Breakfast]], a popular event which was included in the Toronto Furry community based on it's proximity to Toronto. Since moving to Toronto in 2003, he has focused on planning events in Toronto, as well as recording his albums and helping co-ordinate Camp Feral.

He has finished Recording Arts Management program at Harris Institute for the Arts and, among other things, interned at Universal Music Canada in the summer of 2010. He now does digital marketing and video promotion for new and established recording artists in Toronto.

In 2010, he was Guest of Honour at the first [[Condition]] convention in London, Ontario.

Now performing as Roo, he is returning to his career in music and is being managed by Really Tall Unicycle Entertainment. He is reuniting with his former bandmate, Ryan McLarnon, and performing at Bread and Circus on April 1st, 2010, his first show in Toronto since 1996.

Potoroo has a great fondness for [[Falstaff]] and the colour pink.

In March 2012, he and [[Timbehr]] launched [[Bookshelf Bear]], a Canadian bookseller of anthropomorphic literature. They work closely with [[Sofawolf]] to distribute their catalogue at conventions and online (as of March 2013), with the goal of encouraging and helping to distribute Canadian furry authors.

In November 2012, he launched a podcast, ''[[Fuzzy Notes]]'' [http://fuzzynotes.podomatic.com/], which features music created by furries.

In February 2013, he was Guest of Honour at Brazil's furry convention, [[Abando]] followed by a week of living with members of the São Paulo furry community.

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://roogoyle.wordpress.com Under the Pink] - Potoroo's Blog
* [http://youtube.com/potoroo] - Potoroo's Performances on YouTube
* [http://youtube.com/campferal] - Potoroo's various produced videos for Camp Feral!
* [http://roogoyle.bandcamp.com Music] - Potoroo's music for free!
* [http://www.unclekage.com/feral2005/f0507.html Potoroo at Feral! 2005], courtesy of [[Uncle Kage]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/Potoroo Twitter] - Potoroo on Twitter

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Potoroo

2013-03-04T17:07:01Z

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'''Potoroo''' (also known as '''LHR''' and '''The Kangaroo Warrior''') is a [[furry]] "pseudoartist", musician and '''roogoyle'''. He is also administrator of the [[Toronto Furry]] Mailing List (TorFur), and chair of [[Camp Feral]] since 2005. He wrote and illustrated a partially-furry [[comic]], ''Ignorance Deserves Death'', which has been on hiatus since March 2005 after starting a new musical project. His first solo musical release was "One Man Boy Band" in 2004. It features artwork by [[Ferris]] and thirteen songs with an ecclectic accoustic bent. In 2005, he released "ACEP," an 8 song EP with studio recorded tracks, demos, a collaboration with Chris Goodwin, and a song pieced from an extended drunken improvised rant around his living room. He has been 'currently' working on a new album for many years now.

Potoroo has a University degree in theatre and history from the University of Guelph. He joined the [[wikipedia:Toronto|Toronto]] Furry community in 1998. He began planning furry events around theatrical productions he acted in, wrote or directed in 1999, and also helped found and maintain the [[Guelph Furry Breakfast]], a popular event which was included in the Toronto Furry community based on it's proximity to Toronto. Since moving to Toronto in 2003, he has focused on planning events in Toronto, as well as recording his albums and helping co-ordinate Camp Feral.

He has finished Recording Arts Management program at Harris Institute for the Arts and, among other things, interned at Universal Music Canada in the summer of 2010. He now does digital marketing and video promotion for new and established recording artists in Toronto.

In 2010, he was Guest of Honour at the first [[Condition]] convention in London, Ontario.

Now performing as Roo, he is returning to his career in music and is being managed by Really Tall Unicycle Entertainment. He is reuniting with his former bandmate, Ryan McLarnon, and performing at Bread and Circus on April 1st, 2010, his first show in Toronto since 1996.

Potoroo has a great fondness for [[Falstaff]] and the colour pink.

In March 2012, he and [[Timbehr]] launched [[Bookshelf Bear]], a Canadian bookseller of anthropomorphic literature. They work closely with [[Sofawolf]] to distribute their catalogue at conventions and online (as of March 2013), with the goal of encouraging and helping to distribute Canadian furry authors.

In November 2012, he launched a podcast, ''[[Furry Notes]]'' [http://fuzzynotes.podomatic.com/], which features music created by furries.

In February 2013, he was Guest of Honour at Brazil's furry convention, [[Abando]] followed by a week of living with members of the São Paulo furry community.

== External links ==
{{Contributor}}
* [http://roogoyle.wordpress.com Under the Pink] - Potoroo's Blog
* [http://youtube.com/potoroo] - Potoroo's Performances on YouTube
* [http://youtube.com/campferal] - Potoroo's various produced videos for Camp Feral!
* [http://roogoyle.bandcamp.com Music] - Potoroo's music for free!
* [http://www.unclekage.com/feral2005/f0507.html Potoroo at Feral! 2005], courtesy of [[Uncle Kage]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/Potoroo Twitter] - Potoroo on Twitter

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Feral!

2012-09-19T13:30:02Z

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{{Infobox convention
| name = Feral!<br>(Camp Feral!)
| logo = [[Image:Feral.png|200px]]
| caption =
| subject = [[Furry camping|Outdoor Furry]]
| location = {{flagdiv|can|[[Wikipedia:Algonquin Provincial Park|Algonquin Provincial Park]], [[Wikipedia:Ontario|Ontario]], [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]] }}
| url = http://www.campferal.org
| status = Ongoing
| first = August 21 to 23, 1998
| final =
| organizer = Camp Feral committee
| charity =
| resources = {{con resources}}
}}
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'''Camp Feral!''' is a [[furry]] [[convention]] held every year in the wilderness of [[Wikipedia:Ontario|Ontario]], [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]]. It is the first outdoor furry convention, and currently the third oldest furry convention in the world (behind [[Eurofurence]] and [[Anthrocon]]). Traditionally, it is an intimate gathering that gathers anywhere from 50 to 100 participants, with the exception in 2006 with 132 registered campers. ''Camp Feral!'' has been running since 1998, and is often referred to as being the "uncon" due to its vast differences from hotel-oriented furry events.

== History ==
The concept for Feral! was first drawn up during the summer of 1997 over the span of several meetings. Several furs had shown great interest in hosting a furry conference in the Toronto area after having attended the successful [[Albany AnthroCon 1997]] in July. [[P.Pardus]] is credited for being the driving force behind starting Feral!, combining two suggestions from locals [[Terry Wessner]] and [[Silfur]] of a workshop-oriented university and a summer camp respectively.<ref name=History>Feral 2006 FAQ, http://www.campferal.org/faq.php</ref> A committee was soon brought together, including [[P.Pardus]], [[Terry Wessner]], [[Silfur]], [[Benjamin]], and [[Wilykat]].

In a retrospective on Feral! published in Feral! 2007's conbook, Wessner credited the origins of the Feral! name to [[MelSkunk]], stating they were looking for a name that was "evocative without being too open to ridicule". MelSkunk suggested the name, which was immediately adopted by the convention's staff.

While initially a three-day event in its first year, the camp's duration was increased to five days in subsequent years to permit for additional workshops and camp-related activities.

== Guests of Honour ==

* 2001*: [[Uncle Kage]], chairman of [[Anthrocon]]
* 2002: [[Jessica Willard]], furry artist and creator of [[Falstaff]]
* 2003: [[Krahnos]] and [[Roxicat]], furry artists
* 2004: [[Iyu]] and [[Aethan]], creators of ''[[Circles]]''
* 2005: [[Anklebones (Canada)|Anklebones]] and [[The Wormwood]], furry artists, [[Sean Rabbitt|Sean]] and [[Andrew Rabbitt]], owners of [[Rabbit Valley Comics]], [[BanWynn Oakshadow]], furry writer
* 2006: Uncle Kage and [[2 the Ranting Gryphon]], comedian
* 2007: [[Ferris]], [[Gideon Hoss]], and [[Max Blackrabbit]], furry artists
* 2008: Two Ontario artists, [[Ferris]] and [[Patches]] were showcased
* 2009: [[Flain Falcon]], podcaster and [[Kyell Gold]], furry author
* 2010: [[Colson Grainger]], musician and [[Ivybeth]], artist
* 2011: [[Black Teagan]] of [[Blotch]], furry artist, and writer [[Rikoshi]]
* 2012: [[Grimal]], cartoonist and illustrator and [[Arius]], artist and graphic designer.

''Prior to 2001, workshop instructors tended to serve as guests of honour and weren't specifically publicized as such.''

== Programming ==

Though Feral!'s events have not always been the exact same from year to year, some of the more well-established ones have become tradition:

* '''Predator & Prey''': Sometimes better known as ''The Survival Game'' or ''The Food Chain Game'', participants are split into three groups based on the roles in an ecosystem - carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores, which can eat any animal below them in the chain. The objective of all participants is to consume as many creatures as possible by tagging them while stopping at food and water stations. "Special" roles in the ecosystem (such as disease, fire, etc.) are often performed by Guests of Honour, with amusing results.
* '''Capture the Flag''': Teams compete against each other in an all-out fight to get the other team's flag and bring it back to their own goal. The game is played with [[W:LARP|LARP]] (live-action roleplay) rules, meaning the foam swords tend to fly.
* '''Cabin Skits''': On the penultimate day of the camp, cabins come together to perform skits for the remaining campers. First introduced in 1999, it tends to be one of the more nervewracking events for campers, intimidated by the prospects of getting up and acting in front of their peers - but several memorable skits have come out of this event.
* '''Musicians Circle''': An opportunity for furry musicians to perform for an audience of peers and admirers, covers and original pieces are sung on stage. Normally they are solo-performances but occasionally duos and groups form during the camp.
* '''Poetry Corner''': A tradition since 2003, furry poets bring their poetry, or perform the poetry they wrote during workshops at camp, for an audience. Sometimes accompanied by coffee or wine, and applause is replaced by finger snaps.
* '''Dances''': Camp Feral's dances have always been unique. At Camp Kinark they took place in the woods and featured DJs spinning vinyl with laser and light shows shimmering off the trees and leaves. At Camp Arowhon they take place in a large three-room cabin, where the first room serves as a headless lounge, the third is a chill room and tuck shop, and the center room is transformed into a dance club for two nights - the MixTape (sometimes called the High School Dance), and the DJ Dance.

== Mascots ==

[[Image:Farley-br-icon.jpg|right|frame|[[Farley]], Feral!'s original mascot as first rendered by [[Benjamin]]]]
Feral!'s first mascot was [[Farley]], a distinctly Canadian-looking lynx character created by [[Benjamin]] prior to the first edition of the event in 1998. Farley appeared in the first Feral! con book, later entitled the ''Feral! Survival Guide''.

Mascots tended to consist of contributions from artist Guests of Honour to the Survival Guide for the next several years. In 2006, to coincide with the 'Clan Challenge' activities four different mascots were introduced. Completed by artist team [[The Wormwood]] and [[Anklebones (Canada)|Anklebones]], each mascot represented one of the four clans at Feral! - Geist for Earth, Misha for Fire, Aelos for Wind, and Kabalo for Water. In 2006 a series of four t-shirts were made with the mascots, making Feral! the first furry convention to offer such a large variety of art shirts for sale in a single year. Unfortunately, the four mascots parted ways with Camp Feral! immediately after 2006.

In 2007, furry artists [[Ferris]] and [[Patchouli]] collaborated to create a new mascot, Pawnee (sometimes written as Pawnie), which now appears full-time on Feral!'s website. [[Patchouli]] also designed a female porcupine named Weeko. Ruger, a character who hails from rural Ontario and was created by [[Gideon]], acts as a third mascot. These three mascots have been present on the cover of the conbook from 2007 to 2009, as well as the 2008 and 2009 art t-shirts.

== Sites ==
==== Camp Arowhon ====
Camp Arowhon is a campground nestled deep in [[Wikipedia:Algonquin Park|Algonquin Provincial Park]] in Ontario, Canada. With its own lake, its facilities are well-suited to the convention due to the fact that it hosts several summer camps for children during a two-month period throughout the summer (its main log cabin hall for campers, built in 1928, can host almost 350 people). Recent events have been hosted at the conclusion of the camping season, prior to the site undergoing maintenance.

Arowhon hosted the first Feral! in [[Feral! 1998|1998]] and again in [[Feral! 2004|2004]] through [[Feral! 2010|2010]]. The event will return to the venue in [[Feral! 2011|2011]].

* [http://www.camparowhon.com/ Camp Arowhon website]

==== Kinark Outdoor Centre ====
The Kinark Outdoor Centre served as the venue for Feral! from [[Feral! 1999|1999]] to [[Feral! 2003|2003]]. It was first used when Camp Arowhon had no time slot available for [[Feral! 1999]]. It is located in the Haliburton Heights region of southeastern Ontario, Canada, very near to a small town named Minden. This venue bears a hilly terrain with its own lake, which quickly earned the nick name of "Lake Nestea" due to the particles of leaves from the nearby trees (tannin) that gave the water a deep golden hue. Where Arowhon excelled in rustic charm, Kinark had the advantage of being a more modern facility which had a few class room spaces with good resources available for workshops.

* [http://www.koc.on.ca/ Kinark Outdoor Centre website]

== References ==

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== External links ==
* [http://www.campferal.org/ Camp Feral! website]
* [http://www.twitter.com/CampFeral Camp Feral! Twitter]
* [http://www.youtube.com/CampFeral Camp Feral! YouTube Channel]
* [http://community.livejournal.com/feral_campers/ Feral Campers] [[LiveJournal]] community
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2261351645 I Love Camp Feral!] group on [[Facebook]]
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Feral! 2012

2012-09-19T13:28:48Z

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'''Feral! 2012''' was the fifteenth [[Feral!]] [[convention]], held over August 24-28, 2012, in [[Wikipedia:Algonquin Park|Algonquin Provincial Park]], Ontario, Canada.

The theme for this year, announced at the conclusion of [[Feral! 2011]], was '''[[Wikipedia:Retrofururism|Retro Future]] Space Camp "The Future is now!"'''.

GTSkunkrat (aka [[Grimal]]), cartoonist, illustrator and author of webcomic ''[[Deo]]'' was this years [[Guest of Honor]].<ref>[http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/3773904/ This Friday: Camp Feral Guest of Honour stuff] Posted on [[FurAffinity]] by GTSkunkrat. Retrieved September 16, 2012</ref><ref>[http://twitter.com/CampFeral/status/230815178277670912] Posted on Feral!'s [[Twitter]] feed August 1, 2012</ref> Artist and graphic designer [[Arius]], responsible for the graphic design for Feral! since 2010, was also honoured, and thanks to a last minute opportunity was able to attend.

Attendance was the second highest in Camp Feral's history, with 123 campers. In addition, more campers registered as patrons than ever before.

2012 saw the introduction of the new theatre near TeePee Heights, named the Rustic Lounge. Dances and Cabin Skits were held there.

The last events to ever be held in The Rec Hall - an old theatre building used for Improv, Cabin Skits and the old home of the Musician's Circle - were the 2012 Furry Improv and a screening of The Hunger Games. Halfway through camp the building began reconstruction for use as an indoor activities field starting in 2013.

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.campferal.org/ Camp Feral! website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/CampFeral Camp Feral!] on [[YouTube]]
* [http://www.twitter.com/CampFeral Camp Feral!] on [[Twitter]]
* [http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2261351645 "I Love Camp Feral!"] - official group on [[Facebook]]
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