Mosey

2008-06-13T23:04:25Z

Mosey:

'''Mosey''' is a [[Londonfurs|London Fur]] and has been attending meets since late 2004. She is a King Admin at the [[UKFur]] forums, and before that was a moderator. She is unfortunately aware of drama.

Mosey enjoys parapara and, true to her feline nature, loves sushi. She's especially fond of mackerel. She enjoys learning about Japanese culture, especially the reasons behind hikikomori's existence. She's also fond of movies and videogames; she loves RPGs and survival horrors, but FPSes make her feel mildly ill.

Mosey's [[fursona]] is a lilac-grey tabby with white face, belly and paws. She wears glasses and lives in a bakery. She has an alternative fursona, Koi, who is a younger cat with, appropriately, koi markings. Koi is a lot calmer than Mosey is, but isn't used very much.

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TheOutKast

2006-03-22T19:14:03Z

Mosey:

She is an amazing terrorist! She has a huge army of fanboys who want to do her because her art is SO amazing. I love her and I am currently pregnant with 30 or her 31 children. RDF and Arctic Fox are having the last one together.

She is a cruel but fair leather dominatrix mistress who looks like this:

[[Image:OUTERRORIST.JPG|left|thumb|This is the OUTKAST logo]]

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User:Mosey

2006-02-18T00:33:03Z

Mosey:

Mosey is a female grey tabby from London. She has a DevArt account and an LJ.

However, you've got to guess what they are by yourself.

LondonFur Meet

2006-02-18T00:27:01Z

Mosey: /* Activities */

The '''London Furmeet''' is a local [[furmeet|meet]] held in [[wikipedia:London|London]] for furs in the [[wikipedia:United Kingdom|UK]] [[furry community]] known as the [[LondonFurs]].

The meets are currently held on every third Saturday and have been held with few interruptions since 1999.

In addition, there are also weekly [[coffee meet]]s, but these generally draw much smaller attendance.

London Furmeets are open to any furs who can attend. It is advised to get to know the people who attend either via the [http://www.ukfur.org/forums/ UKfur Forums] or the [[IRC]] channel, [[UK (IRC)|#UK]].

== Origins ==

Primarily organised by [[Ia'Kat]], furs in the London area first started having organised meets approximately March/April 1998.

== History ==

* Established 1998
* Regular meets every 3 weeks by mid 1999
* Following [[Ia'Kat]]'s relocation to [[wikipedia:Sheffield|Sheffield]], [[Makali]] took on responsibility for the meets.
* [[Makali]] gave up his responsibility for organising the meets following a lot of hassle. In Nov 2003, [[Daktalis]] picked up the torch and continues to organise the meets today.

(need more dates)

== Locations ==

[[Image:Kings-x.jpg|thumb|right|230px|Kings-X Departures Board - 27/11/99]]When the meets first became established as a regular every-three-weeks event in 1999, meets didn't have a 'base' like they do today. Instead, the plan was to meet up at London Kings Cross train station, below the departures board at 11am (some furs still meet there to this day) and go from there. This was the idea of [[Ia'Kat]]'s as this is the station he would arrive in London at. Typically furs would congregate around Soho Square before going to the pubs The Ship or for more obvious reasons, The Intrepid Fox.

From late 1999 until early October 2000, the meets were held in The Devonshire Arms, London's premier Goth pub, in [[wikipedia:Camden Town|Camden Town]]. The group was, however, asked to leave as they had outgrown The Dev and, it is claimed, were "putting off" the regulars.

From late October 2000 until October 2003, the meets were held in the Jorene Celeste pub in [[wikipedia:Kentish Town|Kentish Town]]. A change of management, followed by a steady decline in relations between the new management and the London Furs culminated in a bitter eviction in the middle of a meet.

The new location for the London Furmeets is the Ye Olde London pub (formerly The Bell, Book and Candle until it was refurbished in mid 2005) which is close to [[wikipedia:St Paul's Cathedral|St. Paul's Cathedral]].

== Attendance ==

The people who were regulars are the original meets include: [[Ia'kat]], [[Orinoco]], [[Bruce]], [[Darkclaw]], [[Cabbit]], [[Vexen]], [[Scruff]], [[Ruin]], [[Hawx]] & [[Glis]], however few of these members still attend the meets today.

Current attendance figures are typically 30-60 members per meet.

Participants of the LondonFur meets are not restricted to just those who live in London. The meets have had furs visit from all over the globe, including [[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]], the [[wikipedia:Netherlands|Netherlands]] and the [[wikipedia:United States|United States]].

Those who attend the meets are from all areas of the [[furry fandom]]. Typically at your average meet, there will be a fair number of artists, [[fursuiters]] and [[lifestylers]].

== Activities ==

The normal agenda for a Londonfur meet will be to meet up at the pub from 1pm onwards. Currently in Ye Olde London's basement, the meet will congregate in the basement, where most will partake in drinking. There are many tipples available, including real ale, soft drinks, cocktails, and, if you sweet-talk the staff enough, some leftover "Seven Sins" cocktails. These were seven cocktails that were much-loved by a fairly large number of the Londonfurs before the pub was rebranded, and it makes a change from the usual lager or cola.
At the pub, some members might change into fursuits or don furry items such as ears or tails. After this transformation many will have their photograph taken or wander about the pub feeling rather silly. Some even go outside (by mistake or not, nobody knows) and mix among the public. Being given strange looks is one of the main attractions at a furmeet!

Furs will leave the pub in small groups for shopping or food. One much-visited store is [http://www.forbiddenplanet.com/ Forbidden Planet] on Shaftsbury Avenue, known for its unique ability to attract even the most reclusive of geeks. Here you may purchase models, trading cards, comics and books. Every taste is catered for here; from yaoi manga to Doctor Who DVDs to the latest issue of Spiderman, Forbidden Planet has something that will interest you.
Keeping within the West End area, some furs like to visit [http://www.cybercandy.co.uk CyberCandy]. This small shop specialises in imported sweets and drinks; from New Zealand-only Raspberry Coke and Mountain Dew to coffee taken from the stomachs of weasels. True, not all of it will appeal to everybody, but there's always something unusual to buy here.

Chinatown is the usual favoured place for eating out. Expect to use chopsticks if you want to eat at a furmeet!
[http://www.london-eating.co.uk/2971.htm Wong Kei] is a Chinese restaurant known for its cheap meals and its even cheaper service. However, with free tea and meals usually coming to under £10 a head, it's nothing to be sniffed at. Not only that, but it's damn tasty too!
[http://www.london-eating.co.uk/3071.htm Zipangu's] is a Japanese restaurant also enjoyed by a few furs. Again, it's pretty cheap food with a home cooked feel. Other places people like to go is Misato, a cheap eat with huuuuuge portions, and the usual favourite Pizza Hut.

After these activities it's usually time to hit the arcades. Play2Win on Old Compton Street provides the only ParaPara machine in London, and is proving more and more popular with time. Situated on possibly the gayest street in London, this arcade not only provides effeminite dancing but many shoot-em-ups too. If the staff members talk to you, just smile and nod.
Las Vegas arcade just south of Old Compton Street provides some Dancing Stage, occasionally cheap if they set it so! This one provides other games like Percussion Master, so it's great if you like your rhythm games. Again, many shooting games are here. Bring a tenner and use the change machine.

Eventually, the furs end up in [http://www.namcostation.co.uk Namco] on the South Bank, Westminster. Not only does this beautiful stretch of the river provide some of the most startling (and well-known) views of London, but it also provides the comfiest seats and the most expensive drinks. Only here can you be treated to occasionally-working wifi access, security guards demanding identification, threats to be chucked out if you spend less than £999 and watered-down lager for the princely sum of a gin and tonic! However, it does have a DDR machine, a giant screen for watching sport (if you happen to like that sort of thing), coin-operated bowling, dodgems and pool! So not a bad end to a good day, really.

== Media Appearances ==

* The London Furs were featured in a documentary shown late night on the UK's [[Wikipedia:Channel 4|Channel 4]], under the title "[[Human Furry Animals]]" in 2000 as part of their strand of programming called "The Other Side", designed to give new Directors a "break" into TV. It was one of the first early television documentaries to show furries in a positive light.

* Members of the LondonFur community were also featured in a segment on the London only [[Wikipedia:ITV|ITV]] show NightLife, in a piece titled "The Furverts" aired in 2001. It can be downloaded from [http://www.slycat.co.uk/index.php?page=downloads SlyCat's download page].

== See also ==

* [[List_of_media_links]]

== External links ==

* [http://www.londonfurs.org LondonFurs Homepage]
* [http://www.furmeets.co.uk/group.php?id=2 LondonFur events on Furmeets.co.uk]
* [http://www.furmeets.co.uk/gallery/index.php?cat=2 Photos of LondonFur meets since 1999]
* [http://www.vexen.co.uk/photos/furry.html Vexen's photos of LondonFurs]
* [http://www.ukfur.org/forums/index.php?showforum=21 Londonfurs discussion forum]

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