https://en.wikifur.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Spikester WikiFur - User contributions [en] 2026-10-07T14:01:31Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.23.16 //en.wikifur.com/wiki/DenFur DenFur 2022-08-31T04:46:29Z <p>Spikester: DenFur Ops Director adding 2022 Numbers and minor edits to previous years</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox convention<br /> | name = DenFur<br /> | logo = [[File:DenFur2019.jpg|225px|DenFur logo]]<br /> | caption = <br /> | subject = Furry<br /> | location = {{flagdiv|usa|[[Wikipedia:USA|USA]]}}<br /> | url = https://www.denfur.org/<br /> | status = Ongoing<br /> | first = August 24-26, 2018<br /> | final = <br /> | organizer = [[Corgi Events]], LLC<br /> | charity = Ongoing<br /> | resources = {{con resources}}<br /> }}<br /> [[File:DenFur2018Logo.jpg|right|250px|DenFur 2018 banner]]<br /> '''DenFur''' (briefly '''Mile High Fur Con''') is a [[furry convention]] which takes place annually in August in [[Wikipedia:Denver|Denver]], [[Wikipedia:Colorado|Colorado]], USA and is organized by AEIOU, a 501(c)3. It was created to replace the defunct [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]].<br /> <br /> The first DenFur was held August 24-26, 2018, at the Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/DenFurCO/status/920469363974479872 Tweet] by @DenFurCO. Retrieved October 17, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;, and saw 2,086 attendees&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/DenFurCO/status/1033862492600979456 Tweet] by @DenFurCO Retrieved August 28th, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;, along with $15,000 raised for charity&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/DenFurCO/status/1033872042435608576 Tweet] by @DenFurCO Retrieved August 28th, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;. The theme was &quot;Rebuild&quot; and the [[guests of honor]] were [[Kenket]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.denfur.org/single-post/2017/10/18/Welcome-our-Artist-Guest-of-Honor-Kenket] Denfur Website Retrieved November 28th, 2017&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Mischief Makers]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.denfur.org/single-post/2017/10/18/Fursuit-Guest-of-Honor-MischiefMakers] Denfur Website Retrieved November 28th, 2017&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Strobes]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.denfur.org/single-post/2017/11/08/Welcome-Strobes] Denfur Website Retrieved November 28th, 2017&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Majira Strawberry]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.denfur.org/single-post/2017/11/24/Majira-Strawberry] Denfur Website Retrieved November 28th, 2017&lt;/ref&gt;, [[22mg]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.denfur.org/single-post/2018/06/16/22mg] DenFur website. Retrieved August 28, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;, and [[Sunny Dingo]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.denfur.org/single-post/2018/06/16/Sunny-Dingo] DenFur website. Retrieved August 28, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt;. DenFur's first year attendance broke the previous first year convention attendance record.&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/DenFurCO/status/1033872623791300615 Tweet] by @DenFurCO. Retrieved August 28, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; <br /> <br /> The second DenFur was held August 2-4, 2019 with the theme &quot;Space Exploration.&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/DenFurCO @DenFurCO Twitter] Retrieved August 28, 2018.&lt;/ref&gt; There were 2736 attendees, 334 fursuiters, with $15000 raised for charity&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/DenFurCO/status/1162084001282056193 Tweet] by @DenFurCO Retrieved December 19th, 2019.&lt;/ref&gt;. This convention was featured in some scenes of the film: [[The Fandom (documentary)]].<br /> <br /> DenFur 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.<br /> <br /> DenFur returned in 2021 from August 20-22 with a theme based on Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail. There were 2,566 attendees.&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/DenFurCO/status/1429862944003837954 @DenFurCO Twitter] Retrieved August 25, 2021.&lt;/ref&gt;The convention moved to its current home at the Sheraton Downtown Denver, formerly the Adam's Mark Hotel, the host of the first Rocky Mountain Fur Con in 2007.<br /> <br /> For 2022, DenFur returned to the Sheridan August 19-21. The theme was based on Alice in Wonderland. Guests of Honor were [[AC Stuart]], [[Spainimation]], and [[Fortuna]]. There were 2,961 attendees, 522 fursuiters in the parade and the convention raised $21,827.65 for its charity, Horseback Miracles. &lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/DenFurCO/status/1563276094026829824 Tweet] by @DenFurCO Retrieved August 30, 2022.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[:Category:DenFur guests of honor]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [https://www.denfur.org/ DenFur] - official website (previously ''denfur.co)<br /> * [https://twitter.com/DenFurCO DenFur] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [https://t.me/denfurofficial DenFur Announcements] and [https://t.me/cofurcon Chat] on [[Wikipedia:Telegram|Telegram]]<br /> * [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/denfur-2021-tickets-151710816135 DenFur 2021], [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/denfur-2019-tickets-52186551380 2019], [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/denfur-2018-tickets-38976526841 2018] on [[Wikipedia:Eventbrite|Eventbrite]]<br /> <br /> {{con-stub}}<br /> {{Conventions}}<br /> [[Category:Conventions]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:2018 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2022-08-31T04:34:33Z <p>Spikester: /* Occupation and hobbies */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> [[File:Cats on the Town.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Newlyn and [[Ghostie]] posing in [[Wikipedia:Manitou Springs, Colorado|Manitou Springs, Colorado]] (March 1, 2013)]]<br /> '''Newlyn''', formerly known as '''Spikester''', real name '''Justin Crossno''', (born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], USA.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == Fandom involvement ==<br /> Newlyn entered the furry fandom in 2001 after doing some volunteer mascot work for the First National Bank of Durango and as an evolution from being a fan of the musical ''[[Cats]]''. After having a lot of fun portraying a character, he started browsing furry art and acquainting himself with new friends in the fandom. While serving in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army]] from 2003 to 2012, he had many opportunities to meet furs from all over the world. The name &quot;Spikester&quot; originated from being a fan of [[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], his favorite character from the show being Spike.<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> Newlyn has two [[fursonas]] as well as a made-up character based on ''Cats'':<br /> *'''Spike''' is his created character based on ''Cats''. The markings resemble the Broadway version of &quot;Alonzo&quot;, but uses a lot of tan and brown instead of Alonzo's black markings. The costume for Spike was built by [[MsJellicle]].<br /> *'''Altrus''' is his first fursona and is based on his first [[Second Life]] [[avatar]] and his passion for foxes. Altrus is a [[red fox]] and was built by [[Arito Cotton]] and [[Liam Roark]] of [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]]. Altrus has been unofficially &quot;retired&quot; since 2013, but Newlyn still owns the suit.<br /> *'''Newlyn''', a [[snow leopard]], is his second fursona and represents his more playful and spontaneous side. Spikester created this fursona because he wanted to have a character built from the ground up and not based on anyone or anything. His fursuit was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bycats4cats.com/gallery/headsapr10/newlyn.jpg Newlyn Fursuit on ByCats4Cats.com]. Retrieved June 11, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; and made his convention debut at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2013.<br /> <br /> === Convention attendance ===<br /> *'''[[Eurofurence]]''': 2008<br /> *'''[[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]''': 2009; 2012-2016<br /> *'''[[Biggest Little Fur Con]]''': 2017-2019<br /> *'''[[Midwest FurFest]]''': 2015-2017<br /> *'''[[DenFur]]''': 2018-2022 (Currently serves as Director of Operations)<br /> <br /> When at conventions, he usually likes to relax, take in a panel or two, and reconnect with old friends.<br /> <br /> == Occupation and hobbies ==<br /> Newlyn resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he works for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Other than fursuiting, he enjoys bowling, computer games, bicycling, swimming and loves movies. Newlyn also has a penchant for foreign languages and, other than English, can speak French and Japanese (conversationally), and Italian (beginner).<br /> <br /> Newlyn can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he previously served as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] [[sim]] and as a DJ for GYC. He previously DJed on a freelance basis for most any genre of music, but specializes in Trance and Psy-Trance.<br /> <br /> Newlyn served as the Social Media Manager for [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]], where he maintained the convention's presence on Facebook, Twitter, FurAffinity, Google+ and many other social media outlets until the convention's cancellation in April 2017.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Spikester Spikester] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/MysticAltrus Spikester] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/Spikester81 Spikester] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://mysticaltrus.blogspot.com Spikester] on [[Blogger]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:DenFur staff]]<br /> [[Category:Rocky Mountain Fur Con staff]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2022-08-31T04:33:26Z <p>Spikester: /* Convention attendance */</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> [[File:Cats on the Town.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Newlyn and [[Ghostie]] posing in [[Wikipedia:Manitou Springs, Colorado|Manitou Springs, Colorado]] (March 1, 2013)]]<br /> '''Newlyn''', formerly known as '''Spikester''', real name '''Justin Crossno''', (born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], USA.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == Fandom involvement ==<br /> Newlyn entered the furry fandom in 2001 after doing some volunteer mascot work for the First National Bank of Durango and as an evolution from being a fan of the musical ''[[Cats]]''. After having a lot of fun portraying a character, he started browsing furry art and acquainting himself with new friends in the fandom. While serving in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army]] from 2003 to 2012, he had many opportunities to meet furs from all over the world. The name &quot;Spikester&quot; originated from being a fan of [[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], his favorite character from the show being Spike.<br /> <br /> === Characters ===<br /> Newlyn has two [[fursonas]] as well as a made-up character based on ''Cats'':<br /> *'''Spike''' is his created character based on ''Cats''. The markings resemble the Broadway version of &quot;Alonzo&quot;, but uses a lot of tan and brown instead of Alonzo's black markings. The costume for Spike was built by [[MsJellicle]].<br /> *'''Altrus''' is his first fursona and is based on his first [[Second Life]] [[avatar]] and his passion for foxes. Altrus is a [[red fox]] and was built by [[Arito Cotton]] and [[Liam Roark]] of [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]]. Altrus has been unofficially &quot;retired&quot; since 2013, but Newlyn still owns the suit.<br /> *'''Newlyn''', a [[snow leopard]], is his second fursona and represents his more playful and spontaneous side. Spikester created this fursona because he wanted to have a character built from the ground up and not based on anyone or anything. His fursuit was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bycats4cats.com/gallery/headsapr10/newlyn.jpg Newlyn Fursuit on ByCats4Cats.com]. Retrieved June 11, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; and made his convention debut at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2013.<br /> <br /> === Convention attendance ===<br /> *'''[[Eurofurence]]''': 2008<br /> *'''[[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]''': 2009; 2012-2016<br /> *'''[[Biggest Little Fur Con]]''': 2017-2019<br /> *'''[[Midwest FurFest]]''': 2015-2017<br /> *'''[[DenFur]]''': 2018-2022 (Currently serves as Director of Operations)<br /> <br /> When at conventions, he usually likes to relax, take in a panel or two, and reconnect with old friends.<br /> <br /> == Occupation and hobbies ==<br /> Newlyn resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he works for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Other than fursuiting, he enjoys bowling, computer games, bicycling, swimming and loves movies. Newlyn also has a penchant for foreign languages and, other than English, can speak French and Japanese (conversationally), and Italian (beginner).<br /> <br /> Newlyn can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he previously served as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] [[sim]] and as a DJ for GYC. He previously DJed on a freelance basis for most any genre of music, but specializes in Trance and Psy-Trance.<br /> <br /> Newlyn served as the Social Media Manager for [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]], where he maintained the convention's presence on Facebook, Twitter, FurAffinity, Google+ and many other social media outlets until the convention's cancellation in April 2017. He went on to serve as the Assistant Director of Operations for [[DenFur]] along with [[BryantFox]].<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Spikester Spikester] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/MysticAltrus Spikester] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/Spikester81 Spikester] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://mysticaltrus.blogspot.com Spikester] on [[Blogger]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:DenFur staff]]<br /> [[Category:Rocky Mountain Fur Con staff]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Template:Upcoming_events Template:Upcoming events 2018-12-06T16:45:44Z <p>Spikester: Added DenFur 2019 dates obtained from website</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;padding:.25em .75em .05em .1em;margin:-.05em;border:1px solid #ffc9c9;color:#000;background-color:#fff3f3&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;padding:.2em .4em .2em .2em;margin:.15em -.15em 0em .15em;background:#ffe3e3;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:120%;border:1px solid #bfa3a3;text-align:left&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot; style=&quot;float:right;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;width:2em;text-align:right&quot;&gt;''[{{fullurl:Template:Upcoming events|action=edit}} edit]''&lt;/div&gt;Upcoming events&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; margin-top:.5em&quot;&gt;[[List of conventions by attendance|Conventions by attendance]] - [[List of furry convention resources|Reports, photos, videos]] - [[Template:Timeline of conventions|Timeline]] - [//en.wikifur.com/FurryConventionMap.html Map] ([[List of conventions by attendance/Map script|edit]])&lt;/div&gt;<br /> <br /> {| width=100% style=&quot;background-color:#fff3f3&quot; |<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|&lt;!-- Flags are from http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/flags/ and use the CSS sprite File:Flags.gif --&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- When removing an event that has already occurred, please add the event for next year if it is planned, and update http://pool.wikifur.com/wiki/Convention_map_script --&gt;<br /> ;2018:<br /> <br /> {{flagdiv|usa|Oct 27-Nov 3: [[Furry Cruise]] (FL)}}<br /> {{flagdiv|bel|Oct 31-Nov 4: [[Flüüfff]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|fra|Nov 1-4: [[Furry BlackLight]]}}<br /> {{flagdiv|can|Nov 2-3: 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{{flagdiv|arg|Oct 2019: [[FurryNight]]}} &lt;!-- missing question mark is not a typo --&gt;<br /> |}<br /> <br /> &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;clear:both&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:WikiFur templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> <br /> [[cs:Template:Nadcházející akce]]<br /> [[de:Vorlage:Termine]]<br /> [[fr:Template:Évènements prochains]]<br /> [[pt:Predefinição:Próximos eventos]]<br /> [[it:Template:Prossimi eventi]]<br /> &lt;/noinclude&gt;</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2018-02-21T00:02:43Z <p>Spikester: Fixed RMFC details, added DenFur, changed con attendance</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> [[File:Cats on the Town.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Newlyn and [[Ghostie]] posing in [[Wikipedia:Manitou Springs, Colorado|Manitou Springs, Colorado]] (March 1, 2013)]]<br /> '''Spikester''', real name '''Justin Crossno''', (born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], USA.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> Spikester entered the furry fandom in 2001 after doing some volunteer mascot work for the First National Bank of Durango and as an evolution from being a fan of the musical ''[[Cats]]''. After having a lot of fun portraying a character, he started browsing furry art and acquainting himself with new friends in the fandom. While serving in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army]] from 2003 to 2012, he had many opportunities to meet furs from all over the world. His name originates from being a fan of [[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], his favorite character from the show being Spike.<br /> <br /> ==Characters==<br /> Spikester has two [[fursonas]] as well as a made-up character based on ''Cats'':<br /> *'''Spike''' is his created character based on 'Cats'. The markings resemble the Broadway version of &quot;Alonzo&quot;, but uses a lot of tan and brown instead of Alonzo's black markings. The costume for Spike was built by MsJellicle.<br /> *'''Altrus''' is his first fursona and is based on his first [[Second Life]] avatar and his passion for foxes. Altrus is a [[red fox]] and was built by [[Arito Cotton]] and [[Liam Roark]] of [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]]. Altrus has been unofficially &quot;retired&quot; since 2013, but Spikester still owns the suit.<br /> *'''Newlyn''', a [[snow leopard]], is his second fursona and represents his more playful and spontaneous side. Spikester created this fursona because he wanted to have a character built from the ground up and not based on anyone or anything. His fursuit was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bycats4cats.com/gallery/headsapr10/newlyn.jpg Newlyn Fursuit on ByCats4Cats.com]. Retrieved June 11, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; and made his convention debut at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2013.<br /> <br /> ==Conventions Attended==<br /> *'''[[Eurofurence]]''': 2008<br /> *'''[[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]''': 2009; 2012-2016<br /> *'''[[Biggest Little Fur Con]]''': 2017<br /> *'''[[Midwest FurFest]]''': 2015-2017<br /> <br /> When at conventions, he usually likes to relax, take in a panel or two, and reconnect with old friends.<br /> <br /> ==Occupation and Hobbies==<br /> Spikester currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he works for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Other than fursuiting, he enjoys bowling, computer games, bicycling, swimming and loves movies. Spikester also has a penchant for foreign languages and, other than English, can speak French and Japanese (conversationally), and Italian (beginner).<br /> <br /> Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he previously served as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim and as a DJ for GYC. He previously DJed on a freelance basis for most any genre of music, but specializes in Trance and Psy-Trance.<br /> <br /> Spikester served as the Social Media Manager for [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]], where he maintained the convention's presence on Facebook, Twitter, FurAffinity, Google+ and many other social media outlets until the convention's cancellation in April 2017.<br /> <br /> Spikester currently serves as the Assistant Director of Operations for [[DenFur]] along with BryantFox.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Spikester Spikester] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/MysticAltrus Spikester] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/Spikester81 Spikester] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://mysticaltrus.blogspot.com Spikester] on [[Blogger]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocky Mountain Fur Con staff]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Con Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2017-04-13T06:41:34Z <p>Spikester: Removing bias.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Rocky Mountain Fur Con}}<br /> '''Rocky Mountain Fur Con''', often abbreviated RMFC, was an furry [[convention]] that took place every August in [[Wikipedia:Denver, Colorado|Denver, Colorado]].<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> {{q|Rocky Mountain Fur Con was first organized by the Mid-America Anthropomorphics and Arts Corporation to take place in June of 2006 to cater to the large population of furries living in Colorado and surrounding areas. However, when Anthrocon also announced its date for that same month, the decision was made to postpone the Rocky Mountain Fur Con's debut until 2007.&lt;ref name=&quot;about&quot;&gt;http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/about-us.html Retrieved October 13, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> The first Rocky Mountain Fur Con was chaired by [[Kahuki Lairu]] with assistant chair Sorin Kat, and took place at the [http://www.adamsmark.com/denver/ Denver Adam's Mark Hotel]. In its second year, RMFC moved to the [http://denverregency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html Hyatt Regency], but failed to meet its room block requirements, leaving its sponsoring organization [[News:RMFC_seeks_$30,000_to_survive|in considerable debt]], and at risk of having to close the convention.<br /> <br /> Nonetheless, Rocky Mountain Fur Con did manage to continue the next year, rescued in part by generous donations from the community.&lt;ref name=&quot;about&quot;/&gt; Sorin Kat took over as chairman, and the convention changed hotels again, to the [http://www.hoteldenver.net/ Crown Plaza Hotel]. However, due to cost considerations and problems with the ground floor layout, the convention moved in 2010 to the [http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/colorado/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-denver-RLDV-DT/index.html DoubleTree Hotel Denver], where it remained for several years. During this time, RMFC's remaining debts were paid off, and the convention's attendance doubled. In 2013, a charity casino night was organized, intended as a special event to match the convention's &quot;Lucky 13!&quot; theme. However, this event was so popular that it was brought back the following year.<br /> <br /> In 2014, Rocky Mountain Fur Con moved to the [http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dentc-denver-marriott-tech-center/ Marriott Denver Tech Center], having outgrown the Doubletree.<br /> <br /> === Cancellation ===<br /> {{Flayrah | node1=6903 | title1=Rocky Mountain Fur Con canceled following neo-Nazi associations, tax irregularities}}<br /> On Monday, April 10, 2017, following an article from Dogpress Patch titled [https://www.flayrah.com/6903/rocky-mountain-fur-con-canceled-following-neo-nazi-associations-tax-irregularities|Rocky Mountain Fur Con backs neo-nazis, sex offender to intimidate critic for reporting threat.], RMFC staff announced that Rocky Mountain Fur Con was cancelled, citing &quot;...a sudden and drastic increase in security costs amounting to more than a third of our entire existing operating budget&quot; related to &quot;very public threats of violence against one another by members of this community, as well as the negative backlash from misinformation spread about the convention, its staff and attendees.&quot;&lt;ref name=&quot;cancellation&quot;&gt;https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/851594157084856320 Retrieved April 10, 2017.&lt;/ref&gt;The additional security cost referred to demands by the Convention's venue, the Marriott Denver Tech Center, to contract the Denver Police Department for additional security, which would have amounted to $22,000, due to the hotel's concerns following the before mentioned threats of violence.<br /> <br /> ==Programming==<br /> <br /> Rocky Mountain Fur Con has many events and features common to other conventions, including:&lt;ref name=&quot;events&quot;&gt;[http://rockymountainfurcon.org/events/event-information.html Events page on the official website.] Retrieved October 13, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;2014schedule&quot;&gt;RMFC 2014 pocket schedule&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]<br /> * An introductory panel for first-time convention attendees.<br /> * A [[Dealers Den]]<br /> * An [[Art Show|Art Show and Auction]] (charity, general, and mature)<br /> * [[Dance]]s<br /> * Educational panels for drawing, painting, fursuiting, writing, music, and other creative endeavors.<br /> * Species-specific panels<br /> * Religious and spiritual gatherings<br /> * Lounges for gaming, drawing, and video games<br /> * A [[Fursuit Parade]]<br /> * Special events for patrons and super-patrons<br /> <br /> Typical events specific to RMFC include:&lt;ref name=&quot;events&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;2014schedule&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * &quot;Free Can Cook!&quot; A cooking show hosted by [[FreeFox]]<br /> * A show by [[2, The Ranting Gryphon]]<br /> * A nerf gun battle<br /> * Improv comedy shows<br /> * Themed charity benefit events, such as poker tournaments<br /> <br /> ==Policies==<br /> Rocky Mountain Fur Con is a &quot;PG-13&quot; con; minors are permitted in convention spaces with some restrictions, and the code of conduct accounts for this.&lt;ref name=&quot;2014ConBook&quot;&gt;The Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2014 con book.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> While most aspects of the code of conduct are typical for furry conventions, Rocky Mountain Fur Con is one of only a few furry conventions in the United States that has had to address legal, recreational use of marijuana. RMFC's policy on marijuana is analogous to its policies on alcohol and tobacco. Use by attendees is not prohibited per se, but controlled substances may not be brought into any convention spaces, and attendees are expected to respect all local laws and hotel and convention policies that apply to marijuana use, smoking, and/or intoxication.&lt;ref name=&quot;2014ConBook&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Organization==<br /> Rocky Mountain Fur Con is organized by the '''Mid-American Anthropomorphic and Arts Corporation''', an [[Wikipedia:S corporation|S corporation]] with [[Wikipedia:501(c)(3)|501(c)(3)]] status as of 2014.&lt;ref name=&quot;about&quot;/&gt; The CEO is [[Kahuki Lairu]], while the treasurer is [[Sorin Kat]].<br /> <br /> Day-to-day activities of the convention are managed primarily by the executives and department directors, who in effect act as the [[convention committee]]. In 2014, these were:&lt;ref name=&quot;2014ConBook&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Sorin Kat]] - [[Chairman]]<br /> * [[Klandaghi Silentclaws]] - [[Vice-chair|Co-Chair]]<br /> * [[Maxwell Daemon]] - [[Programming]]<br /> * [[Rocky (USA)|Rocky]] - [[Registration]]<br /> * [[Eagle Orion|Eagle]] - Marketing<br /> * [[Snuggles]] - [[Operations]]<br /> * [[Stefan Volf]] - [[Special Operations]]<br /> * [[Wu Wei]] - [[Art Show]]/[[Dealers Den]]<br /> <br /> Each department has its own managers and other [[staff]], and a large number of additional volunteers assist with various tasks at the convention itself. (It should be noted that, as with most non-profit conventions, the staff are themselves volunteers, not paid employees. The label &quot;staff&quot; simply recognizes that an individual has established a certain level of reliability and commitment.)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> * [http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/ Rocky Mountain Fur Con] official website<br /> * [http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/forums.html Rocky Mountain Fur Con] forums<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/rmfc_denver Rocky Mountain Fur Con] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://community.livejournal.com/colofurs Colorado Furries community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> <br /> === Media links ===<br /> <br /> * [http://kdvr.com/2017/04/12/rocky-mountain-fur-con-canceled-over-threats-of-violence/ ''Rocky Mountain Fur Con canceled over threats of violence''] online article on [[W:Fox31|Fox31]]<br /> * [https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/04/11/nazi-punching-lead-to-a-furry-con-cancellation/ ''How Nazi-Punching Lead To A Furry Con Cancellation''] online article on [[W:Bleeding Cool|Bleeding Cool]]<br /> * [http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/11/rocky-mountain-fur-con-canceled/ ''Rocky Mountain Fur Con scratched in Denver over fears of violence''] online article on [[W:The Denver Post|The Denver Post]]<br /> * [http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/amid-allegations-of-unpaid-taxes-neo-nazism-and-sex-offender-denver-furry-convention-canceled ''Amid allegations of unpaid taxes, neo-Nazism, and sex offender, Denver furry convention canceled''] online article on [[W:The Denver Channel|The Denver Channel]]<br /> <br /> * {{con resources}}<br /> {{Conventions}}<br /> [[Category:Conventions]]<br /> [[Category:Denver]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]<br /> [[Category:2017 deaths]]<br /> {{LinkingSupporter}}<br /> <br /> [[de:Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]<br /> [[es:Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Con_2016 Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2016 2016-08-15T20:45:10Z <p>Spikester: Cleanup</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:RockyMountainFurCon2016Logo.jpg|right|300px]]<br /> {{Rocky Mountain Fur Con}}<br /> '''Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2016''' was the tenth iteration of the [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]. It was held August 12-14, 2016,&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/660311800391450624 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt; this year at the Crowne Plaza Denver Airport in Denver, Colorado&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/660312207733882880 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt;, due to their normal venue, the Denver Tech Center Marriott undergoing a $37,000,000 renovation. The theme was &quot;[[Wikipedia:B movie|B-movies]]&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/630549016003088384 Tweet] on the [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] account on Twitter. Dated August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The [[Artist]] [[Guest of Honor]] was [[Rick Griffin]] (author and artist of ''[[Housepets!]]''),&lt;ref name=&quot;guests&quot;&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/630549323739201536 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt; and the [[Fursuit]] Guest of Honor was [[Snap E. Tiger]] (of ByCats4Cats).&lt;ref name=&quot;guests&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Final Statistics==<br /> Even with the relocation to a temporary hotel for 2016, RMFC still made improvements in some areas. The final counts were as follows:&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/764978121841881088 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated August 14,2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/764978634192859136 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated August 14,2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Total Attendees: 1,677&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/765010600556498944 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated August 14,2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br /&gt;<br /> Fursuits in the Parade: 284&lt;br /&gt;<br /> Staff and Volunteers: 75&lt;br /&gt;<br /> Dealers: 65&lt;br /&gt;<br /> Artists in the Art Show: 35&lt;br /&gt;<br /> Total pieces in the Art Show: 350&lt;br /&gt;<br /> Charity Donation: $3,588 to Freedom Service Dogs<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/ Rocky Mountain Fur Con website]<br /> * [http://community.livejournal.com/colofurs Colorado Furries community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/rmfc_denver Rocky Mountain Fur Con] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://www.cpdenverairport.com Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center Website]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:2016 events]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Con_2016 Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2016 2016-08-15T20:40:25Z <p>Spikester: RMFC Social Media Staff with official recap of this year's numbers and changing language of article to past tense.</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:RockyMountainFurCon2016Logo.jpg|right|300px]]<br /> {{Rocky Mountain Fur Con}}<br /> '''Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2016''' was the tenth iteration of the [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]. It was held August 12-14, 2016,&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/660311800391450624 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt; this year at the Crowne Plaza Denver Airport in Denver, Colorado&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/660312207733882880 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated October 30, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt;, due to their normal venue, the Denver Tech Center Marriott undergoing a $37,000,000 renovation. The theme was &quot;[[Wikipedia:B movie|B-movies]]&quot;.&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/630549016003088384 Tweet] on the [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] account on Twitter. Dated August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The [[Artist]] [[Guest of Honor]] was [[Rick Griffin]] (author and artist of ''[[Housepets!]]''),&lt;ref name=&quot;guests&quot;&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/630549323739201536 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt; and the [[Fursuit]] Guest of Honor was [[Snap E. Tiger]] (of ByCats4Cats).&lt;ref name=&quot;guests&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Final Statistics==<br /> Even with the relocation to a temporary hotel for 2016, RMFC still made improvements in some areas. The final counts were as follows:&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/764978121841881088 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated August 14,2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/764978634192859136 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated August 14,2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Total Attendees: 1,677&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/765010600556498944 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated August 14,2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> Fursuits in the Parade: 284<br /> Staff and Volunteers: 75<br /> Dealers: 65<br /> Artists in the Art Show: 35<br /> Total pieces in the Art Show: 350<br /> Charity Donation: $3,588 to Freedom Service Dogs<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/ Rocky Mountain Fur Con website]<br /> * [http://community.livejournal.com/colofurs Colorado Furries community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/rmfc_denver Rocky Mountain Fur Con] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://www.cpdenverairport.com Crowne Plaza Denver Airport Convention Center Website]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:2016 events]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Spikester User:Spikester 2015-08-20T20:43:00Z <p>Spikester: /* Conventions Attended */</p> <hr /> <div>== The Basics ==<br /> *'''RL Name''': Justin<br /> *'''Gender''': Male<br /> *'''Species''': Red Fox<br /> *'''Orientation''': Bi<br /> *'''Furry Since''': 2001<br /> <br /> {{Furcode|FCF3ac A- C- D+++ H+++ M P++ R- T+++ W Z Sm+ RLMA~CT* a clnw++ d++ e+ f++++ h+++ iwf+ j++ p++ sm*}}<br /> <br /> == Conventions Attended ==<br /> *[[Eurofurence 14]]<br /> *[[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2009, 2012-2015<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width:250px;&quot;&gt;<br /> {{User Eurofurence}}<br /> {{User Second Life Name|Spike McDowwll}}<br /> {{User LiveJournal name|anisama}}<br /> {{User Fur Affinity Name|Spikester}}<br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Con_2015 Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2015 2015-08-20T20:40:58Z <p>Spikester: RMFC's Social Media Manager, added external links for our various platforms on Social Media</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:RockyMountainFurCon2015Logo.jpg|right|300px]]<br /> {{Rocky Mountain Fur Con}}<br /> '''Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2015''' was the ninth iteration of the [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]. It was held over August 7-9, 2015,&lt;ref name=&quot;RMFCWebsite&quot;&gt;[http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/ Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2015] website. Retrieved October 12, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt; at the Denver Marriott Tech Center in [[w:Denver|Denver, Colorado]], USA.&lt;ref name=&quot;RMFCWebsite&quot;/&gt; The theme was &quot;[[Wikipedia:Game show|Game Shows!]]&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;RMFCWebsite&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> The [[Fursuit]] [[Guest of Honor]] was [[Phoenix Wolf]],&lt;ref name=&quot;guests&quot;&gt;[http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/guests-of-honor/guests-of-honor.html Guests of Honor] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2015 website. Retrieved October 12, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt; and the Visual Arts Guest of Honor was [[Zhivago]].&lt;ref name=&quot;guests&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> RMFC 2015 saw 1,640 attendees,&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/630548435616313344 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on [[Twitter]]. Dated August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt; including 382 [[fursuiter]]s in the [[fursuit parade]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/630548317064298497 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt; and 65 dealers in the [[Dealers Den]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/630548140635095040 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt; $2,974.88&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/630547758605299713 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt; was raised for the convention's [[charity]], Freedom Service Dogs.&lt;ref&gt;[https://twitter.com/RMFC_Denver/status/629750221996752896 Tweet] on the Rocky Mountain Fur Con account on Twitter. Dated August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/ Rocky Mountain Fur Con website]<br /> * [http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/forums.html Rocky Mountain Fur Con forums]<br /> * [http://community.livejournal.com/colofurs Colorado Furries community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/rmfc_denver Rocky Mountain Fur Con] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/RMFCDenver Rocky Mountain Fur Con] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/rmfc Rocky Mountain Fur Con] on [[FurAffinity]]<br /> * [https://plus.google.com/communities/105574457421638729069 Rocky Mountain Fur Con] on [[Google+]]<br /> <br /> {{con-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:2015 events]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2015-08-11T15:31:18Z <p>Spikester: /* Characters */ - updated a little of my character history</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> [[File:Cats on the Town.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Newlyn and [[Ghostie]] posing in [[Wikipedia:Manitou Springs, Colorado|Manitou Springs, Colorado]] (March 1, 2013)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (real name '''Justin Crossno''', born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Colorado_Springs|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> Spikester entered the furry fandom in 2001 after doing some volunteer mascot work for the First National Bank of Durango and as an evolution from being a fan of the musical [[Wikipedia:Cats(musical)|Cats]]. After having a lot of fun portraying a character, he started browsing furry art and acquainting himself with new friends in the fandom. While serving in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army]] from 2003 to 2012, he had many opportunities to meet furs from all over the world. His name originates from being a fan of [[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], his favorite character from the show being Spike.<br /> <br /> ==Characters==<br /> Spikester has two [[fursonas]] as well as a made-up character based on ''Cats'':<br /> *'''Spike''' is his created character based on 'Cats'. The markings resemble the Broadway version of &quot;Alonzo&quot;, but uses a lot of tan and brown instead of Alonzo's black markings. The costume for Spike was built by MsJellicle.<br /> *'''Altrus''' is his first fursona and is based on his first [[Second Life]] avatar and his passion for foxes. Altrus is a [[red fox]] and was built by [[Arito Cotton]] and [[Liam Roark]] of [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]]. Altrus has been unofficially &quot;retired&quot; since 2013, but Spikester still owns the suit.<br /> *'''Newlyn''', a [[snow leopard]], is his second fursona and represents his more playful and spontaneous side. Spikester created this fursona because he wanted to have a character built from the ground up and not based on anyone or anything. His fursuit was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bycats4cats.com/gallery/headsapr10/newlyn.jpg Newlyn Fursuit on ByCats4Cats.com]. Retrieved June 11, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; and made his convention debut at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2013.<br /> <br /> ==Conventions==<br /> Spikester's first furry convention was [[Eurofurence 14]] and he is known to attend [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] annually. When at conventions, he usually likes to relax, take in a panel or two, and reconnect with old friends.<br /> <br /> ==Occupation and Hobbies==<br /> Spikester currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he works for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Other than fursuiting, he enjoys bowling, computer games, bicycling, swimming and loves movies. Spikester also has a penchant for foreign languages and, other than English, can speak French and Japanese(conversationally), and Italian(beginner).<br /> <br /> Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he previously served as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim and as a DJ for GYC. He currently DJs on a freelance basis for most any genre of music, but specializes in Trance and Psy-Trance.<br /> <br /> Spikester currently serves as the Social Media Manager for [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]], where he maintains the convention's presence on Facebook, Twitter, FurAffinity, Google+ and many other social media outlets.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Spikester Spikester] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/MysticAltrus Spikester] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/Spikester81 Spikester] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://mysticaltrus.blogspot.com Spikester] on [[Blogger]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocky Mountain Fur Con staff]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/2,_The_Ranting_Gryphon 2, The Ranting Gryphon 2014-11-04T23:03:18Z <p>Spikester: 2 Moved to Colorado Springs June 2014. Updated to reflect.</p> <hr /> <div>{{Infobox person<br /> |name = 2, the Ranting Gryphon<br /> |image = [[Image:2 and Uncle Kage at FWA 2007.jpg|275px]]<br /> |caption = 2 the Ranting Gryphon (left) and [[Uncle Kage]] at [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] 2007<br /> |realname = Matthew Wayne Harris<br /> |born = August 11, 1972<br /> |species = gryphon<br /> |profession = Comedian, musician, DJ, fandom organizer<br /> |url = http://www.ranting-gryphon.com<br /> }}<br /> '''Matthew Wayne Davis''', also known as '''2, The Ranting Gryphon''' and '''2 Gryphon''', is a amateur comedian who performs mainly at [[science fiction|sci-fi]] and [[furry fandom|furry]] [[conventions]].<br /> <br /> 2 also performs and records audio 'rants', and hosted an Internet radio show called [[2 Sense]] which ran for 87 mostly-weekly episodes, up to two hours in length, before being discontinued due to time and work constraints on July 2nd, 2005, at the peak of its popularity. [http://www.ranting-gryphon.com/2sense.htm 2 Sense 2.0] debuted on November 12, 2006 and ended at Episode 52. [[2 Sense 2.2]], with a scheduled start date of June 4, 2010, is next in the [[2 Sense]] line and is to be a video broadcast, a major change after the audio-only setup of the previous seasons.<br /> <br /> Born in August 11, 1972, 2 has been a performer for most of his life. He began as a [[Wikipedia:Rock and roll|rock]] guitarist in the [[Wikipedia:1980s|1980's]]. He then ventured into the sci-fi and [[fantasy]] fields, doing comedy events at conventions during the [[Wikipedia:1990s|1990's]].<br /> <br /> A member of the furry fandom, he has a [[gryphon]] [[fursona]]. His name allegedly came to him in a dream about the creature. He regularly attends [[furry conventions]] and often performs [[Wikipedia:Stand-up comedy|stand up]] there. He has been the [[guest of honor]] at [[Califur 0]], [[Oklacon]] 2004, [[Rocket City FurMeet]] 2005, [[Feral!]] 2006, [[RBW 2007]], and [[MiDFur]] X (2008).<br /> <br /> 2 was a guest of honor at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2013]].&lt;ref name=&quot;about&quot;&gt;http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/about-us.html Retrieved August 4, 2013.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> He is also currently on staff at [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]], [[Rocket City Furmeet]] and was a founding member of [[Furry Connection North]].<br /> <br /> 2 formerly resided in [[Wikipedia:Arkansas|Arkansas]], [[Wikipedia:United States|USA]], in a social collective of fellow furry fans/artists (&quot;furs&quot;), known as the [[NARFA|North Arkansas Regional Furry Association]] (NARFA), and also formerly lived in [[Wikipedia:Ypsilanti, Michigan|Ypsilanti, Michigan]]. He now resides in [[Wikipedia:Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs, Colorado]], U.S.A.<br /> <br /> 2 Gryphon was inducted into the [[Furry hall of fame|Furry Hall of Fame]] at [[MiDFur#MiDFur 11: At The Movies (2009)|MiDFur 2009]] by his mentor Uncle Kage, and MiDFur Chairman CynWolfe.<br /> <br /> == The rants and music ==<br /> [[Image:2-the-ranting-gryphon.jpg|right|thumb|200px|2's [[fursona]], as drawn by [[Jessie T. Wolf]]]]<br /> 2 ranted about many things during the early stages of his website. His rants were between 3-6 minutes long and normally focused on three areas. These areas are [[Wikipedia:religion|religions]] (rants about [[Wikipedia:holy wars|holy wars]], prayer, and [[Wikipedia:Christmas|Christmas]]), political issues (delving into such issues as [[Wikipedia:gay pride|gay pride]], hunting, guns, abortion, and the U. S. military), and the furry fandom itself. Rants on the latter are geared specifically to that community, and thus less accessible to those outside the fandom, and have dealt with [[Further Confusion]], [[Anthrocon]], [[furry artist|fur artists]] and &quot;Muck Talk&quot;.<br /> <br /> The rants were originally scripted and were released on average once every two months. Their main purpose was for 2 to spread his opinions.<br /> His latest rants have dealt with [[Wikipedia:Intelligent design|intelligent design]], the [[Wikipedia:news media|news media]] and [[wikipedia:Justice|justice]]. He has also released his second outtake reel, and has moved on to producing his rants in video format, which he started posting to YouTube in March 2007.&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMbKqtjv2vM 2, The Ranting Gryphon - Do Your Job!], rant uploaded 28 March 2007. Retrieved 9 Aug 2007.&lt;/ref&gt; There are over 50+ Rant topics in total.<br /> <br /> Before the rants however, 2 created a lot of music. Some of the more popular songs include &quot;Salvation&quot; and &quot;Jaunt&quot;. In the 1980s, 2 had originally hoped to become a rock artist, and still aspires to make music professionally.<br /> <br /> 2's rants were once [http://www.portalofevil.com/single.php?poeurlid=9727 featured] on the [[Portal of Evil]]. He responded by [http://www.werewolves.org/%7Etwo/Rants/2rant-portalofevil.mp3 posting a rant] about [[atrocity tourism]], which was subsequently subjected to a [http://www.crushyiffdestroy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1534 techno remixing] by Nick C, a member of [[Portal of Evil]].<br /> <br /> In September 2007, the online edition of the German newspaper ''Süddeutsche Zeitung'' featured one of 2's video rants and an excerpt of his live performance at [[Eurofurence|Eurofurence 12]] in their ''Internet Video of the Week'' column, comparing his style of comedy with [[Wikipedia:Woody Allen|Woody Allen]] and [[Wikipedia:David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.sueddeutsche.de/,ra4m5/kultur/artikel/927/133677/ ''Das Internetvideo der Woche''], Süddeutsche Zeitung, Online Edition 2007-09-20&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> 2 also appeared in a parody of the Beastie Boys video Sabotage. The video was shot at [[Anthrocon]] 2004.<br /> <br /> * ''[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1138904607579338145 Sabotage Tribute]'' (video)<br /> <br /> ==LSD files==<br /> 2 has been making poetic audio files known as the Lucid Sonic Delusions. At present he has released two of them on his official website, with plans to release a whole new series as time goes on.<br /> <br /> It is thought that the files were named LSD Files because they give the same euphoric feel as the drug of the same name (though they have nothing to do with drugs). The files are in fact named Lucid Sonic Delusions; this may have been on purpose so that the initials would be LSD, but this has not been confirmed.<br /> <br /> The two LSD files released so far are:<br /> * [http://www.ranting-gryphon.com/Audio/LSD-Thehole.mp3 The Hole]<br /> * [http://www.ranting-gryphon.com/Audio/LSD-Thebox.mp3 The Box]<br /> <br /> ==Dear 2==<br /> 2 Gryphon is doing a short show (if it can indeed be considered a show) approximately 10 minutes long in which he answers letters sent in by (presumably) past 2 Sense listeners and fans of his website. The show is identical to the Dear 2 segment from 2 Sense with the exception of there being no co-host. This show has no actual release date and is released based on the amount of mail received and time restraints on 2 himself. Dear 2 is expected to end when 2 Sense 2.0 starts.<br /> <br /> ==DVDs==<br /> [[Image:TT-largeRantingGryphonDVD.gif|right|thumb|DVD Cover for the second DVD &quot;The Truth&quot;]]<br /> 2 the Ranting Gryphon has released six DVDs and a CD since 2002. These are available to buy from 2's official website.<br /> <br /> The first DVD, &quot;Rolling A One&quot;, is a one hour long comedy show recorded live at Anthrocon in 2002.<br /> <br /> The second DVD, &quot;The Truth&quot;, is a one hour long comedy show recorded live at Anthrocon in 2003. It includes commentary from 2 and Lord Skandranon on one track, and a separate track consisting of 2, [[Lord Skandranon]], [[Skates]], and [[Krahnos]]. The DVD also includes the infamous &quot;chocolate bunny death&quot; video.<br /> <br /> The third DVD, &quot;The Gods Hate Me&quot;, is a one hour long comedy show recorded live at Anthrocon in 2004. Among the DVD's special features are a full length MST3K style commentary from 2, the DVD's creator Lord Skandranon and their friend [[Gir Tygrin]] (who in the video refers to himself as random other guy), some random bonus footage, and an explanation of the &quot;beer shot&quot; joke.<br /> <br /> Plans for a fourth DVD, &quot;Place Gryphon Here&quot;, were scrapped due to technical problems while recording the shows at [[Anthrocon 2005]] and [[Midwest FurFest 2005]]. Instead, an audio CD was released that contains audio from both. It replaces an earlier audio CD that has gone out of print.<br /> <br /> A fourth DVD was eventually released, called &quot;Live In Germany&quot;. This DVD is a one hour long comedy show recorded live at Eurofurence 12 in 2006.<br /> <br /> Two other DVDs have also been released, &quot;Yiff in Hell&quot; in 2008 and &quot;Apocalypse of Cute&quot; in 2009.<br /> <br /> == In comics ==<br /> <br /> 2 is referred to in a [[Jack]] [http://www.pholph.com/strip.php?id=5&amp;sid=1312 comic short], in which a &quot;ranting talent agent&quot; whose species is a gryphon has a small '#2' written in over his head.<br /> 2 is also referenced twice in the online comic [[Loserz]] by [[Erik Schoenek]]&lt;ref&gt;http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/265<br /> http://bukucomics.com/loserz/go/296&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://www.ranting-gryphon.com/ Official Site]<br /> *[http://2-gryphon.livejournal.com/ 2's Journal] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> *[http://www.youtube.com/user/2gryphon 2] on [[YouTube]]<br /> *[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/2gryphon 2] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> <br /> *See [[2 Sense]] for 2 Sense external links<br /> {{2 Sense}}<br /> {{Furry Hall of Fame}}<br /> {{Wikipedia deleted|2 the Ranting Gryphon}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Musicians]]<br /> [[Category:DJs]]<br /> [[Category:Gryphon characters]]<br /> [[Category:Califur guests of honor]]<br /> [[Category:Feral! guests of honour]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet guests of honor]]<br /> [[Category:RBW guests of honour]]<br /> [[Category:Oklacon guests of honor]]<br /> [[Category:MiDFur guests of honour]]<br /> [[Category:Rocky Mountain Fur Con guests of honor]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet staff]]<br /> [[Category:Furry Weekend Atlanta staff]]<br /> [[Category:Michigan]]<br /> [[Category:1972 births]]<br /> {{featured article}}<br /> <br /> [[cs:2Gryphon]]<br /> [[de:2, The Ranting Gryphon]]<br /> [[es:2, The Ranting Gryphon]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Fur_Con Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2014-11-04T22:58:08Z <p>Spikester: /* Organization */ - Added Eagle Orion as Marketing Director</p> <hr /> <div>{{Rocky Mountain Fur Con}}<br /> '''Rocky Mountain Fur Con''', often abbreviated RMFC, is an furry [[convention]] that takes place every August in [[Wikipedia:Denver, Colorado|Denver, Colorado]].<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> {{q|Rocky Mountain Fur Con was first organized by the Mid-America Anthropomorphics and Arts Corporation to take place in June of 2006 to cater to the large population of furries living in Colorado and surrounding areas. However, when Anthrocon also announced its date for that same month, the decision was made to postpone the Rocky Mountain Fur Con's debut until 2007.&lt;ref name=&quot;about&quot;&gt;http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/about-us.html Retrieved October 13, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> <br /> The first Rocky Mountain Fur Con was chaired by [[Kahuki Lairu]] with assistant chair Sorin Kat, and took place at the [http://www.adamsmark.com/denver/ Denver Adam's Mark Hotel]. In its second year, RMFC moved to the [http://denverregency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html Hyatt Regency], but failed to meet its room block requirements, leaving its sponsoring organization [[News:RMFC_seeks_$30,000_to_survive|in considerable debt]], and at risk of having to close the convention.<br /> <br /> Nonetheless, Rocky Mountain Fur Con did manage to continue the next year, rescued in part by generous donations from the community.&lt;ref name=&quot;about&quot;/&gt; Sorin Kat took over as chairman, and the convention changed hotels again, to the [http://www.hoteldenver.net/ Crown Plaza Hotel]. However, due to cost considerations and problems with the ground floor layout, the convention moved in 2010 to the [http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/colorado/doubletree-by-hilton-hotel-denver-RLDV-DT/index.html DoubleTree Hotel Denver], where it remained for several years. During this time, RMFC's remaining debts were paid off, and the convention's attendance doubled. In 2013, a charity casino night was organized, intended as a special event to match the convention's &quot;Lucky 13!&quot; theme. However, this event was so popular that it was brought back the following year.<br /> <br /> In 2014, Rocky Mountain Fur Con moved to the [http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dentc-denver-marriott-tech-center/ Marriott Denver Tech Center], having outgrown the Doubletree.<br /> <br /> ==Programming==<br /> <br /> Rocky Mountain Fur Con has many events and features common to other conventions, including:&lt;ref name=&quot;events&quot;&gt;[http://rockymountainfurcon.org/events/event-information.html Events page on the official website.] Retrieved October 13, 2014.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;2014schedule&quot;&gt;RMFC 2014 pocket schedule&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Opening Ceremonies|Opening]] and [[Closing Ceremonies]]<br /> * An introductory panel for first-time convention attendees.<br /> * A [[Dealers Den]]<br /> * An [[Art Show|Art Show and Auction]] (charity, general, and mature)<br /> * [[Dance]]s<br /> * Educational panels for drawing, painting, fursuiting, writing, music, and other creative endeavors.<br /> * Species-specific panels<br /> * Religious and spiritual gatherings<br /> * Lounges for gaming, drawing, and video games<br /> * A [[Fursuit Parade]]<br /> * Special events for patrons and super-patrons<br /> <br /> Typical events specific to RMFC include:&lt;ref name=&quot;events&quot;/&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;2014schedule&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * &quot;Free Can Cook!&quot; A cooking show hosted by [[FreeFox]]<br /> * A show by [[2, The Ranting Gryphon]]<br /> * A nerf gun battle<br /> * Improv comedy shows<br /> * Themed charity benefit events, such as poker tournaments<br /> <br /> ==Policies==<br /> Rocky Mountain Fur Con is a &quot;PG-13&quot; con; minors are permitted in convention spaces with some restrictions, and the code of conduct accounts for this.&lt;ref name=&quot;2014ConBook&quot;&gt;The Rocky Mountain Fur Con 2014 con book.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> While most aspects of the code of conduct are typical for furry conventions, Rocky Mountain Fur Con is one of only a few furry conventions in the United States that has had to address legal, recreational use of marijuana. RMFC's policy on marijuana is analogous to its policies on alcohol and tobacco. Use by attendees is not prohibited per se, but controlled substances may not be brought into any convention spaces, and attendees are expected to respect all local laws and hotel and convention policies that apply to marijuana use, smoking, and/or intoxication.&lt;ref name=&quot;2014ConBook&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Organization==<br /> Rocky Mountain Fur Con is organized by the '''Mid-American Anthropomorphic and Arts Corporation''', an [[Wikipedia:S corporation|S corporation]] with [[Wikipedia:501(c)(3)|501(c)(3)]] status as of 2014.&lt;ref name=&quot;about&quot;/&gt; The CEO is [[Kahuki Lairu]], while the treasurer is [[Sorin Kat]].<br /> <br /> Day-to-day activities of the convention are managed primarily by the executives and department directors, who in effect act as the [[convention committee]]. In 2014, these were:&lt;ref name=&quot;2014ConBook&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> * [[Sorin Kat]] - [[Chairman]]<br /> * [[Klandaghi Silentclaws]] - [[Vice-chair|Co-Chair]]<br /> * [[Maxwell Daemon]] - [[Programming]]<br /> * [[Rocky (USA)|Rocky]] - [[Registration]]<br /> * [[Eagle Orion|Eagle]] - Marketing<br /> * [[Snuggles]] - [[Operations]]<br /> * [[Stefan Volf]] - [[Special Operations]]<br /> * [[Wu Wei]] - [[Art Show]]/[[Dealers Den]]<br /> <br /> Each department has its own managers and other [[staff]], and a large number of additional volunteers assist with various tasks at the convention itself. (It should be noted that, as with most non-profit conventions, the staff are themselves volunteers, not paid employees. The label &quot;staff&quot; simply recognizes that an individual has established a certain level of reliability and commitment.)<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/ Rocky Mountain Fur Con website]<br /> * [http://www.rockymountainfurcon.org/forums.html Rocky Mountain Fur Con forums]<br /> * [http://community.livejournal.com/colofurs Colorado Furries community] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/rmfc_denver Rocky Mountain Fur Con on Twitter]<br /> * {{con resources}}<br /> {{Conventions}}<br /> [[Category:Conventions]]<br /> [[Category:Denver]]<br /> [[Category:2007 births]]<br /> <br /> {{LinkingSupporter}}<br /> <br /> [[de:Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]<br /> [[es:Rocky Mountain Fur Con]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2014-11-04T22:54:00Z <p>Spikester: Category change</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> [[File:Cats on the Town.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Newlyn and [[Ghostie]] posing in [[Wikipedia:Manitou Springs, Colorado|Manitou Springs, Colorado]] (March 1, 2013)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (real name '''Justin Crossno''', born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Colorado_Springs|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> Spikester entered the furry fandom in 2001 after doing some volunteer mascot work for the First National Bank of Durango and as an evolution from being a fan of the musical [[Wikipedia:Cats(musical)|Cats]]. After having a lot of fun portraying a character, he started browsing furry art and acquainting himself with new friends in the fandom. While serving in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army]] from 2003 to 2012, he had many opportunities to meet furs from all over the world. His name originates from being a fan of [[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], his favorite character from the show being Spike.<br /> <br /> ==Characters==<br /> Spikester has two [[fursonas]] as well as a made-up character based on ''Cats'':<br /> *'''Spike''' is his created character based on 'Cats'. The markings resemble the Broadway version of &quot;Alonzo&quot;, but uses a lot of tan and brown instead of Alonzo's black markings. The costume for Spike was built by MsJellicle.<br /> *'''Altrus''' is his first fursona and is based on his first [[Second Life]] avatar and his passion for foxes. Altrus is a [[red fox]] and was built by [[Arito Cotton]] and [[Liam Roark]] of [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]].<br /> *'''Newlyn''', a [[snow leopard]], is his second fursona and represents his more playful and spontaneous side. Spikester created this fursona because he wanted to have a character built from the ground up and not based on anyone or anything. His fursuit was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bycats4cats.com/gallery/headsapr10/newlyn.jpg Newlyn Fursuit on ByCats4Cats.com]. Retrieved June 11, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; and is projected to make a convention debut at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2013.<br /> <br /> ==Conventions==<br /> Spikester's first furry convention was [[Eurofurence 14]] and he is known to attend [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] annually. When at conventions, he usually likes to relax, take in a panel or two, and reconnect with old friends.<br /> <br /> ==Occupation and Hobbies==<br /> Spikester currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he works for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Other than fursuiting, he enjoys bowling, computer games, bicycling, swimming and loves movies. Spikester also has a penchant for foreign languages and, other than English, can speak French and Japanese(conversationally), and Italian(beginner).<br /> <br /> Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he previously served as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim and as a DJ for GYC. He currently DJs on a freelance basis for most any genre of music, but specializes in Trance and Psy-Trance.<br /> <br /> Spikester currently serves as the Social Media Manager for [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]], where he maintains the convention's presence on Facebook, Twitter, FurAffinity, Google+ and many other social media outlets.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Spikester Spikester] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/MysticAltrus Spikester] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/Spikester81 Spikester] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://mysticaltrus.blogspot.com Spikester] on [[Blogger]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocky Mountain Fur Con staff]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2014-11-04T22:52:50Z <p>Spikester: /* Occupation and Hobbies */ - Added info for RMFC Staff position</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> [[File:Cats on the Town.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Newlyn and [[Ghostie]] posing in [[Wikipedia:Manitou Springs, Colorado|Manitou Springs, Colorado]] (March 1, 2013)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (real name '''Justin Crossno''', born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Colorado_Springs|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> Spikester entered the furry fandom in 2001 after doing some volunteer mascot work for the First National Bank of Durango and as an evolution from being a fan of the musical [[Wikipedia:Cats(musical)|Cats]]. After having a lot of fun portraying a character, he started browsing furry art and acquainting himself with new friends in the fandom. While serving in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army]] from 2003 to 2012, he had many opportunities to meet furs from all over the world. His name originates from being a fan of [[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], his favorite character from the show being Spike.<br /> <br /> ==Characters==<br /> Spikester has two [[fursonas]] as well as a made-up character based on ''Cats'':<br /> *'''Spike''' is his created character based on 'Cats'. The markings resemble the Broadway version of &quot;Alonzo&quot;, but uses a lot of tan and brown instead of Alonzo's black markings. The costume for Spike was built by MsJellicle.<br /> *'''Altrus''' is his first fursona and is based on his first [[Second Life]] avatar and his passion for foxes. Altrus is a [[red fox]] and was built by [[Arito Cotton]] and [[Liam Roark]] of [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]].<br /> *'''Newlyn''', a [[snow leopard]], is his second fursona and represents his more playful and spontaneous side. Spikester created this fursona because he wanted to have a character built from the ground up and not based on anyone or anything. His fursuit was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bycats4cats.com/gallery/headsapr10/newlyn.jpg Newlyn Fursuit on ByCats4Cats.com]. Retrieved June 11, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; and is projected to make a convention debut at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2013.<br /> <br /> ==Conventions==<br /> Spikester's first furry convention was [[Eurofurence 14]] and he is known to attend [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] annually. When at conventions, he usually likes to relax, take in a panel or two, and reconnect with old friends.<br /> <br /> ==Occupation and Hobbies==<br /> Spikester currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he works for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Other than fursuiting, he enjoys bowling, computer games, bicycling, swimming and loves movies. Spikester also has a penchant for foreign languages and, other than English, can speak French and Japanese(conversationally), and Italian(beginner).<br /> <br /> Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he previously served as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim and as a DJ for GYC. He currently DJs on a freelance basis for most any genre of music, but specializes in Trance and Psy-Trance.<br /> <br /> Spikester currently serves as the Social Media Manager for [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]], where he maintains the convention's presence on Facebook, Twitter, FurAffinity, Google+ and many other social media outlets.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Spikester Spikester] on [[Fur Affinity]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/MysticAltrus Spikester] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/Spikester81 Spikester] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://mysticaltrus.blogspot.com Spikester] on [[Blogger]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet staff]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2013-06-11T19:38:39Z <p>Spikester: Added a snow leopard link</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> [[File:Cats on the Town.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Newlyn and [[Ghostie]] posing in [[Wikipedia:Manitou Springs, Colorado|Manitou Springs, Colorado]] (March 1, 2013)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (real name '''Justin Crossno''', born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Colorado_Springs|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> Spikester entered the furry fandom in 2001 after doing some volunteer mascot work for the First National Bank of Durango and as an evolution from being a fan of the musical [[Wikipedia:Cats(musical)|Cats]]. After having a lot of fun portraying a character, he started browsing furry art and acquainting himself with new friends in the fandom. While serving in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army]] from 2003 to 2012, he had many opportunities to meet furs from all over the world. His name originates from being a fan of [[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], his favorite character from the show being Spike.<br /> <br /> ==Characters==<br /> Spikester has two [[fursonas]] as well as a made-up character based on ''Cats'':<br /> *'''Spike''' is his created character based on 'Cats'. The markings resemble the Broadway version of &quot;Alonzo&quot;, but uses a lot of tan and brown instead of Alonzo's black markings. The costume for Spike was built by MsJellicle.<br /> *'''Altrus''' is his first fursona and is based on his first [[Second Life]] avatar and his passion for foxes. Altrus is a [[red fox]] and was built by [[Arito Cotton]] and [[Liam Roark]] of [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]].<br /> *'''Newlyn''', a [[snow leopard]], is his second fursona and represents his more playful and spontaneous side. Spikester created this fursona because he wanted to have a character built from the ground up and not based on anyone or anything. His fursuit was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bycats4cats.com/gallery/headsapr10/newlyn.jpg Newlyn Fursuit on ByCats4Cats.com]. Retrieved June 11, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; and is projected to make a convention debut at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2013.<br /> <br /> ==Conventions==<br /> Spikester's first furry convention was [[Eurofurence 14]] and he is known to attend [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] annually. When at conventions, he usually likes to relax, take in a panel or two, and reconnect with old friends.<br /> <br /> ==Occupation and Hobbies==<br /> Spikester currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he works for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Other than fursuiting, he enjoys bowling, computer games, bicycling, swimming and loves movies. Spikester also has a penchant for foreign languages and, other than English, can speak French and Japanese(conversationally), and Italian(beginner).<br /> <br /> Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he previously served as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim and as a DJ for GYC. He currently DJs on a freelance basis for most any genre of music, but specializes in Trance and Psy-Trance.<br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Spikester Spikester] on [[FurAffinity]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/MysticAltrus Spikester] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/Spikester81 Spikester] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://mysticaltrus.blogspot.com Spikester] on [[Blogger]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet staff]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2013-06-11T19:19:38Z <p>Spikester: Removed some redundancy at the top of page.</p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> [[File:Cats on the Town.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Newlyn and [[Ghostie]] posing in [[Wikipedia:Manitou Springs, Colorado|Manitou Springs, Colorado]] (March 1, 2013)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (real name '''Justin Crossno''', born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Colorado_Springs|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt;.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> Spikester entered the furry fandom in 2001 after doing some volunteer mascot work for the First National Bank of Durango and as an evolution from being a fan of the musical [[Wikipedia:Cats(musical)|Cats]]. After having a lot of fun portraying a character, he started browsing furry art and acquainting himself with new friends in the fandom. While serving in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army]] from 2003 to 2012, he had many opportunities to meet furs from all over the world. His name originates from being a fan of [[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], his favorite character from the show being Spike.<br /> <br /> ==Characters==<br /> Spikester has two [[fursonas]] as well as a made-up character based on ''Cats'':<br /> *'''Spike''' is his created character based on 'Cats'. The markings resemble the Broadway version of &quot;Alonzo&quot;, but uses a lot of tan and brown instead of Alonzo's black markings. The costume for Spike was built by MsJellicle.<br /> *'''Altrus''' is his first fursona and is based on his first [[Second Life]] avatar and his passion for foxes. Altrus is a [[red fox]] and was built by [[Arito Cotton]] and [[Liam Roark]] of [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]].<br /> *'''Newlyn''' is his second fursona and represents his more playful and spontaneous side. Spikester created this fursona because he wanted to have a character built from the ground up and not based on anyone or anything. His fursuit was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bycats4cats.com/gallery/headsapr10/newlyn.jpg Newlyn Fursuit on ByCats4Cats.com]. Retrieved June 11, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; and is projected to make a convention debut at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2013.<br /> <br /> ==Conventions==<br /> Spikester's first furry convention was [[Eurofurence 14]] and he is known to attend [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] annually. When at conventions, he usually likes to relax, take in a panel or two, and reconnect with old friends.<br /> <br /> ==Occupation and Hobbies==<br /> Spikester currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he works for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Other than fursuiting, he enjoys bowling, computer games, bicycling, swimming and loves movies. Spikester also has a penchant for foreign languages and, other than English, can speak French and Japanese(conversationally), and Italian(beginner).<br /> <br /> Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he previously served as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim and as a DJ for GYC. He currently DJs on a freelance basis for most any genre of music, but specializes in Trance and Psy-Trance.<br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Spikester Spikester] on [[FurAffinity]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/MysticAltrus Spikester] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/Spikester81 Spikester] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://mysticaltrus.blogspot.com Spikester] on [[Blogger]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet staff]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2013-06-11T18:03:54Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> [[File:Cats on the Town.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Newlyn and [[Ghostie]] posing in [[Wikipedia:Manitou Springs, Colorado|Manitou Springs, Colorado]] (March 1, 2013)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (real name '''Justin Crossno''', born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Colorado_Springs|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]] named '''Altrus'''.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> Spikester entered the furry fandom in 2001 after doing some volunteer mascot work for the First National Bank of Durango and as an evolution from being a fan of the musical [[Wikipedia:Cats(musical)|Cats]]. After having a lot of fun portraying a character, he started browsing furry art and acquainting himself with new friends in the fandom. While serving in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army]] from 2003 to 2012, he had many opportunities to meet furs from all over the world. His name originates from being a fan of [[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], his favorite character from the show being Spike.<br /> <br /> ==Characters==<br /> Spikester has two [[fursonas]] as well as a made-up character based on ''Cats'':<br /> *'''Spike''' is his created character based on 'Cats'. The markings resemble the Broadway version of &quot;Alonzo&quot;, but uses a lot of tan and brown instead of Alonzo's black markings. The costume for Spike was built by MsJellicle.<br /> *'''Altrus''' is his first fursona and is based on his first [[Second Life]] avatar and his passion for foxes. Altrus is a [[red fox]] and was built by [[Arito Cotton]] and [[Liam Roark]] of [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]].<br /> *'''Newlyn''' is his second fursona and represents his more playful and spontaneous side. Spikester created this fursona because he wanted to have a character built from the ground up and not based on anyone or anything. His fursuit was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bycats4cats.com/gallery/headsapr10/newlyn.jpg Newlyn Fursuit on ByCats4Cats.com]. Retrieved June 11, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; and is projected to make a convention debut at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2013.<br /> <br /> ==Conventions==<br /> Spikester's first furry convention was [[Eurofurence 14]] and he is known to attend [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] annually. When at conventions, he usually likes to relax, take in a panel or two, and reconnect with old friends.<br /> <br /> ==Occupation and Hobbies==<br /> Spikester currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he works for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Other than fursuiting, he enjoys bowling, computer games, bicycling, swimming and loves movies. Spikester also has a penchant for foreign languages and, other than English, can speak French and Japanese(conversationally), and Italian(beginner).<br /> <br /> Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he previously served as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim and as a DJ for GYC. He currently DJs on a freelance basis for most any genre of music, but specializes in Trance and Psy-Trance.<br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Spikester Spikester] on [[FurAffinity]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/MysticAltrus Spikester] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/Spikester81 Spikester] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://mysticaltrus.blogspot.com Spikester] on [[Blogger]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet staff]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2013-06-11T18:02:45Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> [[File:Cats on the Town.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Newlyn and [[Ghostie]] posing in [[Wikipedia:Manitou Springs, Colorado|Manitou Springs, Colorado]] (March 1, 2013)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (real name '''Justin Crossno''', born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Colorado_Springs|Colorado Springs]], Colorado.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]] named '''Altrus'''.<br /> <br /> ==Origin==<br /> Spikester entered the furry fandom in 2001 after doing some volunteer mascot work for the First National Bank of Durango and as an evolution from being a fan of the musical [[Wikipedia:Cats(musical)|Cats]]. After having a lot of fun portraying a character, he started browsing furry art and acquainting himself with new friends in the fandom. While serving in the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army]] from 2003 to 2012, he had many opportunities to meet furs from all over the world. His name originates from being a fan of [[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]], his favorite character from the show being Spike.<br /> <br /> ==Characters==<br /> Spikester has two [[fursonas]] as well as a made-up character based on ''Cats'':<br /> *'''Spike''' is his created character based on 'Cats'. The markings resemble the Broadway version of &quot;Alonzo&quot;, but uses a lot of tan and brown instead of Alonzo's black markings. The costume for Spike was built by MsJellicle.<br /> *'''Altrus''' is his first fursona and is based on his first [[Second Life]] avatar and his passion for foxes. Altrus is a [[red fox]] and was built by [[Arito Cotton]] and [[Liam Roark]] of [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]].<br /> *'''Newlyn''' is his second fursona and represents his more playful and spontaneous side. Spikester created this fursona because he wanted to have a character built from the ground up and not based on anyone or anything. His fursuit was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com.&lt;ref&gt;[Newlyn was built by [[Snap E Tiger]] of ByCats4Cats.com&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.bycats4cats.com/gallery/headsapr10/newlyn.jpg Newlyn Fursuit on ByCats4Cats.com]. Retrieved June 11, 2013&lt;/ref&gt; and is projected to make a convention debut at [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] 2013.<br /> <br /> ==Conventions==<br /> Spikester's first furry convention was [[Eurofurence 14]] and he is known to attend [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] annually. When at conventions, he usually likes to relax, take in a panel or two, and reconnect with old friends.<br /> <br /> ==Occupation and Hobbies==<br /> Spikester currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado where he works for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS). Other than fursuiting, he enjoys bowling, computer games, bicycling, swimming and loves movies. Spikester also has a penchant for foreign languages and, other than English, can speak French and Japanese(conversationally), and Italian(beginner).<br /> <br /> Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he previously served as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim and as a DJ for GYC. He currently DJs on a freelance basis for most any genre of music, but specializes in Trance and Psy-Trance.<br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]] (updates discontinued)<br /> * [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/Spikester Spikester] on [[FurAffinity]]<br /> * [http://www.facebook.com/MysticAltrus Spikester] on [[Facebook]]<br /> * [http://www.twitter.com/Spikester81 Spikester] on [[Twitter]]<br /> * [http://mysticaltrus.blogspot.com Spikester] on [[Blogger]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Snow Leopard characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet staff]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:Colorado]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Cats_on_the_Town.jpg File:Cats on the Town.jpg 2013-06-11T14:38:59Z <p>Spikester: Spikester as Newlyn and Ghostie posing for a photo in Manitou Springs, Colorado.</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Spikester as Newlyn and Ghostie posing for a photo in Manitou Springs, Colorado.<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{Permission-wikifurries}}</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Fandom%27s_Favorite_Fursuit_Fracas_2009 Fandom's Favorite Fursuit Fracas 2009 2009-04-18T22:44:58Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>{{FFFF}}<br /> The third annual '''Fandom's Favorite Fursuit Fracas''' is organized by [[Exile Huscoon]], [[Rhett Foxcoon]] and [[Sarge Abernathy]]. The 2009 tournament includes 326 nominated fursuits, spread across 16 regions.&lt;ref&gt;''[http://community.livejournal.com/fursuittourney/43809.html FFFF 2009........ HERE ARE YOUR NOMINEES.......]'' - [[Rhett Foxcoon]], {{lj-comm|fursuittourney}} (April 3, 2009)&lt;/ref&gt; The regions were named after island nations found in the [[Wikipedia:Caribbean|Caribbean]]. To narrow down the competition to 256 to fit the bracket, randomly assigned preliminary matches were held before the bracket was filled.<br /> <br /> == Antigua and Barbuda Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Squeaky]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Frisbee]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |''Fursuit Withdrawal''|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |'''[[Mome Rath]]'''|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Duke]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Tseatah]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Siegewolf|Admiral]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Cedar Rabbit]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Spunky]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[JTigerclaw]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Savannah]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Nekomon]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Pensive Moone|Milkyway]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Mannheim]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[ElectroPaw|Flagstaff]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Sasho Windfeather]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Mome Rath]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> [[Frisbee]] 265, [[Nanook123|Sid]] 143<br /> [[Tseatah]] 203, [[Durango Dingo|Bitzer Dingo]] 201<br /> [[JTigerclaw]] 333, [[Frost Bight]] 68<br /> [[Mannheim]] 334, [[A.G. Silver Shepherd]] 66<br /> <br /> == Aruba Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Yukon Wolf]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Dante Panther]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Codex]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Aerak]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Nikoli]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Aristide Aragon|Dooey]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Ethan]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Pupsicle]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Walden]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[J.R. Schnauzer]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Ravin Wolf]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Furball2k]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Thickl]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Loriana]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Durango Dingo]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Tabbicus]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> [[Dante Panther]] 213, [[Alice Woofer]] 177<br /> [[Aristide Aragon|Dooey]] 207, [[Damaron]] 192<br /> [[J.R. Schnauzer]] 267, [[Darkrage]] 134<br /> [[Loriana]] 199, [[Titana Crotu|Titana Crotu (V2)]] 194<br /> <br /> == Bahamas Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Jase Husky]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Taubu Lion]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Crimson Wolf]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[TobyFox]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[JD Puppy]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[RaptorRed]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Splenda]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Antimon|CB BunnyRoo]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Fuskerz]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Lucky Coyote]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Free Fox]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Polo]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Binx Macaw]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Frost T. Wolf]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Redpup]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Crygus]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> [[Taubu Lion]] 216, [[Shrag]] 179<br /> [[RaptorRed]] 226, [[Exile Huscoon]] 178<br /> [[Lucky Coyote]] 223, [[Spark]] 182<br /> [[Frost T. Wolf]] 295, [[North Puppy]] 109<br /> <br /> == Barbados Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Cornwall]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Dieter]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Tatonga]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Blanko]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Drummer Fox]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Russ]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Woofers Hayes]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Cassandra Vixen]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[LMNOP]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Te]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Kiska Husky]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Stripedfur]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Kyera]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> [[Dieter]] 289, [[Sugar]] 114<br /> 2 - [[JackieDog]] vs. [[Crash]]<br /> 3 - [[Jaggers]] vs. [[Blizzard]]<br /> 4 - [[Arf]] vs. [[Synthwolf]]<br /> <br /> == Bermuda Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Neo PanTyger]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Calufa]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Ghali]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Cero]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Kataru]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Daiquiri]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Ganador]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Fuji]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Radinov]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Equal]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Greypaws]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Ember]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Lace]] vs. [[Chestnut Husky]]<br /> 2 - [[Sodders]] vs. [[Darktiger]]<br /> 3 - [[Tora Nightprowler]] vs. [[Renegade|Renegade Skunk]]<br /> 4 - [[Fossil Sabertooth]] vs. [[Shay]]<br /> <br /> == Curaçao Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Tilt Longtail]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[SpORK]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Bluff]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Hilahila]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Bob the Bobcat]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Scape Goat]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Ken Redtail]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Zeke]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Taren]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Nekomon|Rowsdower]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Milo]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Aura]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Bucker Fuskyote]] vs. [[Edmund]]<br /> 2 - [[Ford Shepherd]] vs. [[Jai Dingo]]<br /> 3 - [[Siku Wolf]] vs. [[North CoyDog]]<br /> 4 - [[Rammstein]] vs. [[Keovi]]<br /> <br /> == Grenada Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Sinatra]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Kodi]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Shadow]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Sammy Stripes|Sammy Stripes (v2)]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |'''[[Leo (Bluewolf)]]'''|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |''Fursuit Withdrawal''|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Finnish Fox]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Hawthorn (Germany)|Owen O. Possum]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Blooski]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Jafra]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Xavier|Xavier Von Rottie]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Silent Ravyn]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Leo (Bluewolf)]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Roger A. Fox]] vs. [[Diesel]]<br /> 2 - [[Johara Saluki]] vs. [[Dark Prime]]<br /> 3 - [[Firebird]] vs. [[Strawberry]]<br /> 4 - [[Chillswitch Husky]] vs. [[Cracker Jack]]<br /> <br /> == Hispaniola Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Dante Fox]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[DEX]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Bill the Blue Donkey]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Delilah Kitty]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Wintergreen]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Evol Otter]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Mynt]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Harlequin KanCoon]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Serpy]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Mehndix]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Qmick]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Tartuffe]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Toxic Bunny]] vs. [[Bolt]]<br /> 2 - [[Sammy Samoyed]] vs. [[Flux]]<br /> 3 - [[Waya Lockhart]] vs. [[Atpaw]]<br /> 4 - [[Cooper Vulpaw]] vs. [[Omega Silvertip]]<br /> <br /> == Jamaica Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Greifer]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Razz]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Nbowa]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Amethyst]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Karma Dragon]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Lili Fox]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Syberfox Wolfbane]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Kelton Raccoon]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Winfox|Linxie]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Foxglove Fennec]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[LJ the Drama Llama]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Stathgar]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Syber]] vs. [[Lucky Wolf]]<br /> 2 - [[Runtt]] vs. [[Crash the Dog]]<br /> 3 - [[Amarok]] vs. [[Semjay]]<br /> 4 - [[Kio]] vs. [[Pensive]]<br /> <br /> == Key West Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Tzup]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Purpleski]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Victoria Fox]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Sweet'n'Low]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Drakien]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Kaiya Softpaw]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Silent Wolf]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Gixxer]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Alkora Husky]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Huskers]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Twilight]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Ochosi]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Zenny]] vs. [[Rory Husky]]<br /> 2 - [[Oreo]] vs. [[Da-Fox]]<br /> 3 - [[Ardan]] vs. [[Amaretto]]<br /> 4 - [[Sora]] vs. [[Subbycoon]]<br /> <br /> == Puerto Rico Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Red XIII|Red XIII (Beetlecat)]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[SocksPuppy]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Ooga Chaka]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Kaleetan]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[MightyTauren]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Manda Panda]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Ciro]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Kat Drakon|Koi-Joy]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Treever]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Zeitgeist]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Koinu-kun]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Brighton]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Tehya]] vs. [[Nova Zax]]<br /> 2 - [[Altrus]] vs. [[Raven Wolf]]<br /> 3 - [[Taba]] vs. [[Rukario]]<br /> 4 - [[Xale]] vs. [[Aiden Raccoon]]<br /> <br /> == Saint Kitts and Nevis Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Bobby Bobcat]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Saerak]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Caspian]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Geronimo]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Nuku]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Valentine]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[FIGNUTS!]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Pachinko]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Alfa Fox]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Ra'codo]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Spots]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Markus]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Yargo]] vs. [[Lauren Rivers]]<br /> 2 - [[Beef Jerky]] vs. [[Juno]]<br /> 3 - [[Hegdish Coyote|Satellite Rat]] vs. [[Bucktown Tiger]]<br /> 4 - [[Goldenwolf]] vs. [[Snap E. Tiger|MARF]]<br /> <br /> == Saint Lucia Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Yippee Coyote]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Firestorm Six|Dakkota Wolf]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Tsuyoto]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Pepper Pup]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Sairys]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Grizz]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Rainrat|Rattie]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Blazger]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Sophie Cabra]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Tunguska]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Spook]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Byakko]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[ArtySkox]] vs. [[Kootenay]]<br /> 2 - [[Nuka Nuki]] vs. [[Kellogg Collie|Twizzler De Loup]]<br /> 3 - [[Cake]] vs. [[Kenova Wolf]]<br /> 4 - [[Mozee Otter]] vs. [[Max Lyon]]<br /> <br /> == Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Scabrous Vermicelli]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Axel Wolf]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Cathlamet]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Rubix]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Peridot]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Fireball Fox]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Jenna Vixen]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Gaz_a]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Towyn Coyote]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Vincent Valentino]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Grev]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Lupus Londonwolf]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Ruckus]] vs. [[Gauge]]<br /> 2 - [[Champ]] vs. [[SteelClaw Fox]]<br /> 3 - [[TaunTaun]] vs. [[Millie]]<br /> 4 - [[Zets Raccoon]] vs. [[Duncan]]<br /> <br /> == Trinidad and Tobago Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Terkwolf]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Tyler]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Foxwell]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Silverbou]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Khortl Wolf]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Lenny Mutt]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Seifer]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Wooly Bully]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Tsune Murasame]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Sultan]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Twitch Da Woof]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Dbruin]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Kellogg Collie]] vs. [[Gent]]<br /> 2 - [[Electropaw]] vs. [[Bacon Coyote]]<br /> 3 - [[Red]] vs. [[Bliskwhiskers]]<br /> 4 - [[Cary Caribou]] vs. [[Nevyar]]<br /> <br /> == Virgin Islands Region ==<br /> {{Round16_no_third<br /> |<br /> |[[Amran]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 1|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Frappuccino]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Usagi]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Takitapup|Pup (Takita)]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 2|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Nugget]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[D.L. Leonine]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Lupercus]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 3|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Chilly|Barley]] &amp; [[MidwestCougar|Hops]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Kchierath]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Bloodwolves]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |Winner Prelim 4|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Hunter Demonwuff]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |[[Pup (Florida)|Pup (dalmatian)]]|&amp;nbsp;<br /> |}}<br /> <br /> '''Prelim results:''' <br /> 1 - [[Ditto Dragon]] vs. [[Antimon|Frostbite Lemur]]<br /> 2 - [[Klickitat]] vs. [[TAC]]<br /> 3 - [[Sookta]] vs. [[Wolfknight]]<br /> 4 - [[Dingoroo|Ace (Dingoroo)]] vs. [[Heliodor]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Events]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2009-04-03T21:12:35Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Idaho_Falls|Idaho Falls]], Idaho.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]] named '''Altrus'''.<br /> <br /> Altrus was built by [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]]. Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he serves as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]]<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet staff]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Crim_Ferret Crim Ferret 2008-09-04T09:57:30Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>:''Crim is sometimes confused for [[Carl Fox]] (Karl F. Meyers), due to the similarity of their real names.''<br /> <br /> '''Crim Ferret''' (real name '''Karl Meyer''', born July 16th, 1964) is a [[furry fan]] and member of the [[Midwest FurFest]] [[board of directors]]. He is based in [[Wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]], USA, and married to [[Wyldekyttin]]. He tends to work as staff at the various [[conventions]] he attends. He has worked in retail since 2000.<br /> <br /> Crim can often be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Crim Mip''', where he serves as a Staff Member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://crim-ferret.livejournal.com/ ''Ferret Tracks''] - Crim's [[LiveJournal]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Convention staff]]<br /> [[Category:Midwest FurFest staff]]<br /> [[Category:Ferret characters]]<br /> [[Category:Illinois]]<br /> [[Category:1964 births]]<br /> [[Category:FurToonia characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet staff]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Crim_Ferret Crim Ferret 2008-09-04T09:56:37Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>:''Crim is sometimes confused for [[Carl Fox]] (Karl F. Meyers), due to the similarity of their real names.''<br /> <br /> '''Crim Ferret''' (real name '''Karl Meyer''', born July 16th, 1964) is a [[furry fan]] and member of the [[Midwest FurFest]] [[board of directors]]. He is based in [[Wikipedia:Chicago, Illinois|Chicago, Illinois]], USA, and married to [[Wyldekyttin]]. He tends to work as staff at the various [[conventions]] he attends. He has worked in retail since 2000.<br /> <br /> Crim can often be found in [[Second Life]], where he serves as a Staff Member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://crim-ferret.livejournal.com/ ''Ferret Tracks''] - Crim's [[LiveJournal]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Convention staff]]<br /> [[Category:Midwest FurFest staff]]<br /> [[Category:Ferret characters]]<br /> [[Category:Illinois]]<br /> [[Category:1964 births]]<br /> [[Category:FurToonia characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet staff]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2008-09-04T09:53:25Z <p>Spikester: Couple bits of added information</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Livorno|Livorno]], Italy.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]] named '''Altrus'''.<br /> <br /> Altrus was built by [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]] Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and made its debut at [[Eurofurence 14]]. Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll''', where he serves as a Staff member for the [[Rocket City FurMeet]] sim.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]]<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Eurofurence Wikifurries]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Rocket City FurMeet staff]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Template:Upcoming_events Template:Upcoming events 2008-09-04T08:44:33Z <p>Spikester: Date confirmed for EF 15 via the Eurofurence Forum</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;div style=&quot;padding: .25em .75em .05em .1em;margin: -.05em -.05em -.05em -.05em; border: 1px solid #ffc9c9;color: #000;background-color: #fff3f3&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;padding: .2em .4em .2em .2em; margin: .15em -.15em 0em .15em; background:#ffe3e3;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight:bold;font-size:120%;border:1px solid #bfa3a3;text-align:left&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot; style=&quot;float:right;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px&quot;&gt;''[{{fullurl:Template:Upcoming events|action=edit}} edit]''&lt;/div&gt; Upcoming events&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;font-size:85%;&quot;&gt;<br /> {| width=100% style=&quot;background-color:#fff3f3&quot; summary=&quot;UPCOMING FURRY EVENTS&quot; |<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|&lt;!--Flags are from http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/flags/--&gt;<br /> &lt;!-- When removing an event that has already occurred, please add the event for next year if it is planned. --&gt;<br /> '''2008:'''<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Sept 26-28: [[RainFurrest]] (WA)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:AUS.gif|Australia]] Sept 26-28: [[FurJAM]] (SYD)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] Oct 02-05: [[H-Con]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:AUS.gif|Australia]] Oct 03-05: [[RADFur]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Oct 03-05: [[Western Pennsylvania Furry Weekend]] (PA)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Oct 17-19: [[FurFright]] (CT)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] Oct 23-26: [[HerbstCon|Die HerbstCon Fall Edition]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Oct 25-26: [[Elliott's Fall Festival]] (FL)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Oct 23-27: [[Oklacon]] (OK)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] Nov 08-09: [[Cologne Furdance Vol. 2 Party/Dance]] (D)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Nov 14-16: [[Tri-State Furmeet]] (IA)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Nov 21-23: [[Midwest FurFest]] (IL)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:MEX.jpg|MEX]] Nov 22-23: [[Conviction Furry Mexico]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:NZL.gif|New Zealand]] Nov 21-24: [[FurcoNZ]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:GBR.png|UK]] Nov 27-30: [[RBW]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Dec 01–05: [[Furry Cruise]] (FL)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:AUS.gif|AUS]] Dec 12-15: [[MiDFur]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Dec 30-Jan 01: [[New Year's Furry Ball]] (PA)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:NED.gif|Netherlands]] Dec 30-Jan 01: [[MewYear]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;'''2008 TBA:'''<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] October 2008: [[Furloween]] (FL)<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;'''2009:'''<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:FRA.gif|France]] Jan 04-08: [[Fhursky]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Jan 22-26: [[Further Confusion]] (CA)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] Feb 14-16: [[Furthest North|Furthest North Winter]] (AB)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Feb 20-22: [[Furry Fiesta]] (TX)<br /> |valign=&quot;top&quot;|<br /> &lt;br&gt;'''2009 (cont):'''<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:BRA.gif|Brazil]] Feb 21-24: [[Abando]] (SP)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Mar 19-22: [[Furry Weekend Atlanta]] (GA)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Apr 24-26: [[Furry Connection North]] (MI)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:GER.gif|GER]] Apr 30-May 3: [[Mephit Mini Con]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] May 22-24: [[Rocket City FurMeet]] (AL)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:GBR.png|UK]] May 22-25: [[ConFuzzled]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] May 29-31: [[Elliott's Spring Gathering]] (FL)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Jun 5-7: [[Califur]] (CA)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Jul 2-5: [[Anthrocon]] (PA)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Jul 24-26: [[Megaplex]] (FL)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Aug 14-16: [[Elliott's Summer Celebration]] (FL)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] Aug 26-30: [[Eurofurence]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Sep 4-6: [[Mephit Furmeet]] (TN)<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;'''2009 TBA:'''<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] May-June 2009: [[Anthrofest|Anthrofest]] (QC)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:SUI.gif|Switzerland]] 2009: [[CH-on]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:GER.gif|Germany]] Mar 2009: [[HerbstCon|Die HerbstCon Spring Edition]]<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] Apr 2009: [[I-CON]] (NY)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] May 2009: [[Rocky Mountain Fur Con]] (CO)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] June 2009: [[Duckon|DucKon]] (IL)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:USA.gif|USA]] June 2009: [[Gathering of the Gargoyles]] (IL)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] Aug/Sep 2009?: [[Feral!|Camp Feral!]] (ON)<br /> &lt;br&gt;[[Image:CAN.gif|Canada]] Aug 2009?: [[BC FurBQ]] (BC)<br /> |}<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;plainlinks&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center; margin-top:-.5em&quot;&gt;[[List of conventions by attendance|Conventions by attendance]] - [[List of furry convention resources|Con resources]] - [[:Category:Convention photographs|Con photos]] - [[Template:Timeline of conventions|Timeline]] - [http://greenreaper.co.uk/wikifur/ConventionMap.html Map]&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;clear:both&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:WikiFur templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]<br /> <br /> [[cs:Template:Nadcházející akce]]<br /> [[de:Vorlage:Termine]]<br /> [[fr:Template:Évènements prochains]]<br /> [[pt:Predefinição:Próximos eventos]]<br /> &lt;/noinclude&gt;</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Spikester User:Spikester 2008-09-04T08:34:57Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>== The Basics ==<br /> *'''RL Name''': Justin<br /> *'''Gender''': Male<br /> *'''Species''': Red Fox<br /> *'''Orientation''': Bi<br /> *'''Furry Since''': 2001<br /> <br /> {{Furcode|FCF3ac A- C- D+++ H+++ M P++ R- T+++ W Z Sm+ RLMA~CT* a clnw++ d++ e+ f++++ h+++ iwf+ j++ p++ sm*}}<br /> <br /> == Conventions Attended ==<br /> *[[Eurofurence 14]]<br /> *[[Rocket City FurMeet 2009]] (Planned)<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width:250px;&quot;&gt;<br /> {{User Eurofurence}}<br /> {{User Second Life Name|Spike McDowwll}}<br /> {{User LiveJournal name|anisama}}<br /> {{User Fur Affinity Name|Spikester}}<br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Spikester User:Spikester 2008-06-23T11:41:18Z <p>Spikester: /* The Basics */</p> <hr /> <div>== The Basics ==<br /> *'''RL Name''': Justin<br /> *'''Gender''': Male<br /> *'''Species''': Red Fox<br /> *'''Orientation''': Bi<br /> *'''Furry Since''': 2001<br /> <br /> {{Furcode|FCF3ac A- C- D+++ H+++ M P++ R- T+++ W Z Sm+ RLMA~CT* a clnw++ d++ e+ f++++ h+++ iwf+ j++ p++ sm*}}<br /> <br /> == Conventions Attended ==<br /> *[[Eurofurence 14]] (Planned)<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width:250px;&quot;&gt;<br /> {{User Second Life Name|Spike McDowwll}}<br /> {{User LiveJournal name|anisama}}<br /> {{User Fur Affinity Name|Spikester}}<br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Spikester User:Spikester 2008-06-23T11:28:36Z <p>Spikester: /* The Basics */</p> <hr /> <div>== The Basics ==<br /> *'''RL Name''': Justin<br /> *'''Gender''': Male<br /> *'''Species''': Red Fox<br /> *'''Orientation''': Bi<br /> *'''Furry Since''': 2001<br /> <br /> {{Furcode|FCF3a A- C- Dm+++ H+ M P++ R- T+++ W Z Sm! RLMA a cn++ d++ e+ f++++ h+++ iwf+ j+ p++ sm+}}<br /> <br /> == Conventions Attended ==<br /> *[[Eurofurence 14]] (Planned)<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width:250px;&quot;&gt;<br /> {{User Second Life Name|Spike McDowwll}}<br /> {{User LiveJournal name|anisama}}<br /> {{User Fur Affinity Name|Spikester}}<br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2008-05-19T16:40:54Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] from [[Wikipedia:Durango, Colorado|Durango, Colorado]], but currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Livorno|Livorno]], Italy.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]] named '''Altrus'''.<br /> <br /> Spikester's fursuit was built by [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and he can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll'''.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]]<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Eurofurence Eurofurence 2008-05-18T21:45:32Z <p>Spikester: /* Guests of Honour */</p> <hr /> <div>:''This page is about the [[convention]]. For the typeface family, see [[eurofurence (font)]].''<br /> {{Eurofurence}}<br /> '''Eurofurence''' is the biggest European furry convention and (as of 2006) the longest standing one still active. It was founded in 1995, and Eurofurence 13 at Suhl, Thüringen, Germany saw 600 attendees.<br /> <br /> It is typically held in summer and located in various places of Germany, but it has seen other countries as well, notably Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. The twelfth Eurofurence was held at the same place as the eleventh one, and the fourteenth one will be held at the same place where thirteenth one.<br /> <br /> Eurofurence and the [[Mephit Mini Con]] share some lighting equipment and art panels for economy's sake, but are not officially related.<br /> <br /> ==Staff history==<br /> * [[Eurofurence 1]] was first organized in 1995 by [[Tes-Tui-H'ar]] and [[unci]], both of whom are no longer involved with operating the con.<br /> * In 1997, [[Cheetah (musician)|Sven &quot;Cheetah&quot; Tegethoff]], took over as [[convention chairman]] of [[Eurofurence 3]] and would chair nearly every Eurofurence since then.<br /> * [[Eurofurence 4]] was organized and financed by [[Samarindus]], who found a location for the 1998 convention in the [[wikipedia:Netherlands|Netherlands]] with the help of [[Naros]].<br /> * Later in 1998, [[Eurofurence e.V.]] was registered as a social organization in [[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]] to operate the convention annually from [[Eurofurence 5]] in 1999 to the present day.<br /> <br /> == Locations and dates ==<br /> The Eurofurence has been held in the following places over the years:<br /> [[Image:VisitorsEF.png|thumb|200px|Visitor Statictics]]<br /> * Eurofurence 1: 1995-06-30 to 1995-07-03 : Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 2: 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-22 : Linköping, Östergötland County, Sweden<br /> * Eurofurence 3: 1997-08-21 to 1997-08-24 : Bodstedt, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 4: 1998-08-01 to 1998-08-05 : Heeze, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands<br /> * Eurofurence 5: 1999-07-22 to 1999-07-25 : Berlin, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 6: 2000-08-10 to 2000-08-13 : Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 7: 2001-07-22 to 2001-07-25 : Kirchen (Sieg), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 8: 2002-08-15 to 2002-08-18 : Oberbernhards, Hesse, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 9: 2003-08-21 to 2003-08-24 : Samopše, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic<br /> * Eurofurence 10: 2004-08-26 to 2004-08-29 : Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (also known as EFX by the organization committee)<br /> * Eurofurence 11: 2005-07-21 to 2005-07-24 : Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 12: 2006-08-23 to 2006-08-27 : Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 13: 2007-09-05 to 2007-09-09 : Suhl, Thuringia, Germany<br /> <br /> Upcoming events:<br /> * Eurofurence 14: 2008-08-27 to 2008-08-31 : Suhl, Thuringia, Germany<br /> <br /> == Guests of Honour ==<br /> Since Eurofurence 5, back in 1999, Eurofurence has had a guest of honour almost every year (possibly except for Eurofurence 6 &amp; 9). The following list provides an overview of guests so far:<br /> <br /> * Eurofurence 5 (1999) — [[Lisanne Norman]], author of the ''[[Sholan Alliance]]'' series of books<br /> * Eurofurence 7 (2001) — Lisanne Norman; [[Chairo|Lee &quot;Chairo&quot; Strom]], fursuiter, puppeteer, and member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; [[Mark Merlino]], co-founder of [[ConFurence]], the original furry convention<br /> * Eurofurence 8 (2002) — [[Uncle Kage|Dr. Samuel &quot;Uncle Kage&quot; Conway]], Chairman of [[Anthrocon]], the world’s largest furry convention<br /> * Eurofurence 10 (2004) — [[Timothy Albee]], Creator of ''[[Kaze: Ghost Warrior]]''<br /> * Eurofurence 11 (2005) — [[Heather Alexander]], Celtic Folk/World Rock Musician<br /> * Eurofurence 12 (2006) — [[Dark Natasha]], furry artist<br /> * Eurofurence 13 (2007) - [[Lance Ikegawa]], costume designer; Steve Gallacci was scheduled to appear, but a last minute emergency forced him to cancel.<br /> <br /> Upcoming Guests of Honour:<br /> <br /> * Eurofurence 14 (2008) - [[Watts Martin]], science fiction writer in the early days of the furry fandom, and [[Steve Gallacci]], creator and publisher of ''Albedo Anthropomorphics''<br /> <br /> == Quotes ==<br /> “Anthrocon may be the biggest fur convention in the world, but Eurofurence is the best.” — [[Uncle Kage]], EF-X (2004)<br /> <br /> “EF kicks ass! In Fact there is not enough ass in the entire US for this con to kick!” — [[Uncle Kage]], EF-XII (2006)<br /> <br /> ==Organization==<br /> [[Image:Eurofurence.png|right|Eurofurence e.V.]]<br /> Since 1999, Eurofurence has been organized by [[Eurofurence e.V.]], a registered social organisation based in Germany. However, it is not limited to any specific location, and has many international members among its staff and members.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * [http://www.eurofurence.org Main Eurofurence Site]<br /> * [http://forum.eurofurence.org Official Eurofurence Forum]<br /> * [http://community.livejournal.com/eurofurence/ Eurofurence community] at [[LiveJournal]] (unofficial)<br /> * {{con resources}}<br /> <br /> {{Wikipedia|Eurofurence}}<br /> <br /> [[Category: Conventions]]<br /> [[Category:Czech Republic]]<br /> [[Category:Germany]]<br /> [[Category:Netherlands]]<br /> [[Category:Sweden]]<br /> [[Category:1995 births]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Eurofurence]]<br /> [[cs:Eurofurence]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Eurofurence Eurofurence 2008-05-18T21:42:35Z <p>Spikester: Added GoH info for EF 14 and corrected an omission from the EF13 GoH line.</p> <hr /> <div>:''This page is about the [[convention]]. For the typeface family, see [[eurofurence (font)]].''<br /> {{Eurofurence}}<br /> '''Eurofurence''' is the biggest European furry convention and (as of 2006) the longest standing one still active. It was founded in 1995, and Eurofurence 13 at Suhl, Thüringen, Germany saw 600 attendees.<br /> <br /> It is typically held in summer and located in various places of Germany, but it has seen other countries as well, notably Sweden, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic. The twelfth Eurofurence was held at the same place as the eleventh one, and the fourteenth one will be held at the same place where thirteenth one.<br /> <br /> Eurofurence and the [[Mephit Mini Con]] share some lighting equipment and art panels for economy's sake, but are not officially related.<br /> <br /> ==Staff history==<br /> * [[Eurofurence 1]] was first organized in 1995 by [[Tes-Tui-H'ar]] and [[unci]], both of whom are no longer involved with operating the con.<br /> * In 1997, [[Cheetah (musician)|Sven &quot;Cheetah&quot; Tegethoff]], took over as [[convention chairman]] of [[Eurofurence 3]] and would chair nearly every Eurofurence since then.<br /> * [[Eurofurence 4]] was organized and financed by [[Samarindus]], who found a location for the 1998 convention in the [[wikipedia:Netherlands|Netherlands]] with the help of [[Naros]].<br /> * Later in 1998, [[Eurofurence e.V.]] was registered as a social organization in [[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]] to operate the convention annually from [[Eurofurence 5]] in 1999 to the present day.<br /> <br /> == Locations and dates ==<br /> The Eurofurence has been held in the following places over the years:<br /> [[Image:VisitorsEF.png|thumb|200px|Visitor Statictics]]<br /> * Eurofurence 1: 1995-06-30 to 1995-07-03 : Kaiser-Wilhelm-Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 2: 1996-07-18 to 1996-07-22 : Linköping, Östergötland County, Sweden<br /> * Eurofurence 3: 1997-08-21 to 1997-08-24 : Bodstedt, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 4: 1998-08-01 to 1998-08-05 : Heeze, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands<br /> * Eurofurence 5: 1999-07-22 to 1999-07-25 : Berlin, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 6: 2000-08-10 to 2000-08-13 : Göttingen, Lower Saxony, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 7: 2001-07-22 to 2001-07-25 : Kirchen (Sieg), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 8: 2002-08-15 to 2002-08-18 : Oberbernhards, Hesse, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 9: 2003-08-21 to 2003-08-24 : Samopše, Středočeský kraj, Czech Republic<br /> * Eurofurence 10: 2004-08-26 to 2004-08-29 : Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (also known as EFX by the organization committee)<br /> * Eurofurence 11: 2005-07-21 to 2005-07-24 : Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 12: 2006-08-23 to 2006-08-27 : Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany<br /> * Eurofurence 13: 2007-09-05 to 2007-09-09 : Suhl, Thuringia, Germany<br /> <br /> Upcoming events:<br /> * Eurofurence 14: 2008-08-27 to 2008-08-31 : Suhl, Thuringia, Germany<br /> <br /> == Guests of Honour ==<br /> Since Eurofurence 5, back in 1999, Eurofurence has had a guest of honour almost every year (possibly except for Eurofurence 6 &amp; 9). The following list provides an overview of guests so far:<br /> <br /> * Eurofurence 5 (1999) — [[Lisanne Norman]], author of the ''[[Sholan Alliance]]'' series of books<br /> * Eurofurence 7 (2001) — Lisanne Norman; [[Chairo|Lee &quot;Chairo&quot; Strom]], fursuiter, puppeteer, and member of the [[Further Confusion]] organising team since 1998; [[Mark Merlino]], co-founder of [[ConFurence]], the original furry convention<br /> * Eurofurence 8 (2002) — [[Uncle Kage|Dr. Samuel &quot;Uncle Kage&quot; Conway]], Chairman of [[Anthrocon]], the world’s largest furry convention<br /> * Eurofurence 10 (2004) — [[Timothy Albee]], Creator of ''[[Kaze: Ghost Warrior]]''<br /> * Eurofurence 11 (2005) — [[Heather Alexander]], Celtic Folk/World Rock Musician<br /> * Eurofurence 12 (2006) — [[Dark Natasha]], furry artist<br /> * Eurofurence 13 (2007) - [[Lance Ikegawa]], costume designer; [[Steve Gallacci]] was scheduled to appear, but a last minute emergency forced him to cancel.<br /> * Eurofurence 14 (2008) - [[Watts Martin]], science fiction writer in the early days of the furry fandom, and [[Steve Gallacci]], creator and publisher of ''Albedo Anthropomorphics''<br /> <br /> == Quotes ==<br /> “Anthrocon may be the biggest fur convention in the world, but Eurofurence is the best.” — [[Uncle Kage]], EF-X (2004)<br /> <br /> “EF kicks ass! In Fact there is not enough ass in the entire US for this con to kick!” — [[Uncle Kage]], EF-XII (2006)<br /> <br /> ==Organization==<br /> [[Image:Eurofurence.png|right|Eurofurence e.V.]]<br /> Since 1999, Eurofurence has been organized by [[Eurofurence e.V.]], a registered social organisation based in Germany. However, it is not limited to any specific location, and has many international members among its staff and members.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * [http://www.eurofurence.org Main Eurofurence Site]<br /> * [http://forum.eurofurence.org Official Eurofurence Forum]<br /> * [http://community.livejournal.com/eurofurence/ Eurofurence community] at [[LiveJournal]] (unofficial)<br /> * {{con resources}}<br /> <br /> {{Wikipedia|Eurofurence}}<br /> <br /> [[Category: Conventions]]<br /> [[Category:Czech Republic]]<br /> [[Category:Germany]]<br /> [[Category:Netherlands]]<br /> [[Category:Sweden]]<br /> [[Category:1995 births]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Eurofurence]]<br /> [[cs:Eurofurence]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Watts_Martin Watts Martin 2008-05-18T20:37:46Z <p>Spikester: Added link to EF14</p> <hr /> <div>'''Watts Martin''' has been involved in [[furry fandom]] since the late 1980s, primarily as a writer and [[fanzine]] editor/publisher.<br /> <br /> He was a contributor to ''[[FurVersion]]'' and ''[[YARF!]]'', and edited and published ''[[Mythagoras]]'', a semi-professional furry publication published sporadically throughout the 1990s. Several of his stories were set in [[Ranea]], a fantasy setting with humans and anthropomorpic animals in a world where magic is treated as an engineering discipline and technology is at a roughly Victorian level.<br /> <br /> Martin's most well-known stories are the two novellas featuring [[Revar Desmera]], a vampire [[bat]]: ''[[A Gift of Fire, a Gift of Blood]]'' and ''The Lighthouse'' (both serialized in ''YARF!''). He also contributed to ''[[The Furkindred]]'', and his story &quot;How George Miles Almost Saved the World&quot; (also originally from ''YARF!'') appeared in the ''[[Best in Show]]'' anthology edited by [[Fred Patten]]. [[Sofawolf Press]] published a collection of his stories, ''[[Why Coyotes Howl]]'', in 2005.<br /> <br /> He was a [[guest of honor]] at [[Albany Anthrocon 1997]] and is scheduled to be the Guest of Honor at [[Eurofurence 14]].<br /> <br /> Watts lives in the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco Bay|San Francisco Bay, California]] area as a web developer.<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> {{Contributor|Chipotle}}<br /> * [http://www.ranea.org/watts/ Coyote Cartography]<br /> * [http://www.belfry.com/stories/watts/ Stories by Watts Martin] at [[The Belfry Webworks]]<br /> * [http://www.fanarchive.net/miavir/stories/martin_watts.html Stories by Watts Martin] at [[Mia's Index of Anthro' Stories]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]][[Category:Writers]][[Category:Publishers]]<br /> [[Category:Anthrocon guests of honor]]<br /> [[Category:California]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Steve_Gallacci Steve Gallacci 2008-05-18T20:36:43Z <p>Spikester: Added link to EF14</p> <hr /> <div>'''Steven A. Gallacci''' ''(born 1955)'' created and published [[Albedo Anthropomorphics]], a black and white alternative [[comic]] containing [[anthropomorphic]] (funny animal) characters, which has been considered a major factor in the origins of [[furry fandom]].{{fact}}<br /> <br /> Gallacci spent 6 years in the US Air Force as a graphics specialist, including a tour of duty in Germany. After leaving the military, Gallacci started Albedo under the [[Thoughts &amp; Images]] imprint. First published in 1983, Albedo is still being produced as of 2005 (under the [[Shanda Fantasy Arts]] imprint). Among some of the story lines that have appeared in Albedo are Gallacci's own ''[[Erma Felna: EDF]]'', a military sci-fi epic featuring some elements of political intrigue, and [[Stan Sakai]]'s ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'', which first appeared in the infamously rare Albedo #2.<br /> <br /> Gallacci also worked on ''[[Fusion]]'', a comic from [[Eclipse Comics]], as well as the [[Albedo RPG]], written by [[Craig Hilton]] and [[Paul Kidd]], and based on the Erma Felna storyline from Albedo.<br /> <br /> He was a [[guest of honor]] at [[ConFurence 2]], held in 1991, and a VIP at [[RBW]] 2007. He is scheduled to be the Guest of Honor at [[Eurofurence 14]].<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Wikipedia:Steve Gallacci|Steve Gallacci]] article at Wikipedia<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://sagallacci.home.comcast.net/ Personal site]<br /> *[http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Steve-Gallacci/ Steve Gallacci's gallery] at the [[VCL]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:People]][[Category:Comic artists]]<br /> [[Category:ConFurence guests of honor]][[Category:Eurofurence guests of honor]]<br /> [[Category:1955 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2008-05-18T18:28:59Z <p>Spikester: Added a photo and link to MyFursona profile</p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|140px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Livorno|Livorno]], Italy.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]] named '''Altrus'''.<br /> <br /> Spikester's fursuit was built by [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and he can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll'''.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]]<br /> * [http://www.myfursona.com/user/Altrus Altrus] on [[MyFursona]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/File:Lightpole.jpg File:Lightpole.jpg 2008-05-18T18:21:02Z <p>Spikester: Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy. (April 25, 2008)</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy. (April 25, 2008)<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{fursona}}</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2008-05-18T18:19:53Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>[[Image:Lightpole.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Altrus outside of his apartment in Italy (April 25, 2008)]]<br /> '''Spikester''' (born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Livorno|Livorno]], Italy.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]] named '''Altrus'''.<br /> <br /> Spikester's fursuit was built by [[Luskwood Creatures]],&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; and he can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll'''.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Spikester User:Spikester 2008-05-18T18:06:59Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>== The Basics ==<br /> *'''RL Name''': Justin<br /> *'''Gender''': Male<br /> *'''Species''': Red Fox<br /> *'''Orientation''': Straight<br /> *'''Furry Since''': 2001<br /> <br /> {{Furcode|FCF3a A- C- Dm+++ H+ M P++ R- T+++ W Z Sm! RLMA a cn++ d++ e+ f++++ h+++ iwf+ j+ p++ sm+}}<br /> <br /> == Conventions Attended ==<br /> *[[Eurofurence 14]] (Planned)<br /> <br /> &lt;div style=&quot;float:right; width:250px;&quot;&gt;<br /> {{User Second Life Name|Spike McDowwll}}<br /> {{User LiveJournal name|anisama}}<br /> {{User Fur Affinity Name|Spikester}}<br /> {{ContributorU}}<br /> &lt;/div&gt;</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Eurofurence_14 Eurofurence 14 2008-05-18T18:00:19Z <p>Spikester: Added links to Guests of Honor</p> <hr /> <div>{{Eurofurence}}<br /> '''Eurofurence 14''', &quot;From Dusk Till Dawn - Horrorfurence 14&quot;&lt;ref&gt;[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,725.msg7207 ''Theme for Eurofurence 14'' announcement in the Eurofurence forum]&lt;/ref&gt;, is a European [[furry]] [[convention]] that is scheduled to be held from the 27th to the 31th of August 2008. It will be held in the same location as [[Eurofurence 13]], the Ringberg Resort Hotel at [[wikipedia:Suhl|Suhl]], [[wikipedia:Thuringia|Thuringia]], [[wikipedia:Germany|Germany]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,697.0.html EF14 announcement] - Eurofurence forum (September 16, 2007)&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Initial indications are that the convention will be packed; 764 had signed up by the fourth day of registration.&lt;ref&gt;''[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,767.0.html Registration Stats]'' - Eurofurence forum (January 9, 2008)&lt;/ref&gt; All 600 definite places at the convention hotel were taken within 3 hours of registration opening.&lt;ref&gt;''[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,767.msg7542.html#msg7542 Registration Breakdown]'' - Eurofurence forum (January 9, 2008)&lt;/ref&gt; After a waiting list has been started for some time the Eurofurence staff completed their negotiations with the Golden Tulip hotel in Suhl, officially adding it as overflow hotel, thus granting additional 120 rooms for the attendees of the convention. &lt;ref&gt;[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,856.new.html Hotel announcement] - Eurofurence forum (February 24, 2008)&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> The Guests of Honor for Eurofurence 14 will be [[Watts Martin]] and [[Steve Gallacci]].&lt;ref&gt;''[http://forum.eurofurence.org/index.php/topic,938.0.html Guests of Honour!]'' - Eurofurence forum (May 18, 2008)&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> {{con-stub}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> {{WikiFurNews|ConFuzzled sells out, as Eurofurence 14 opens its doors}}<br /> * [http://www.eurofurence.org/EF14/ Eurofurence 14 website]<br /> * [http://www.goldentulipsuhl.com/ Golden Tulip Hotel website]<br /> * [http://www.ringberghotel.de/ Ringberg Hotel website] ([http://www.ringberghotel.de/rw_e8v/main.asp?WebID=ringberg_e English])<br /> * {{Geolinks|50.616803|10.723}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:2008 events]]<br /> <br /> [[de:Eurofurence 14]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2008-05-04T18:11:51Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Spikester''' (born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Livorno|Livorno]], Italy.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]] named '''Altrus'''.<br /> <br /> Spikester's fursuit, '''Altrus''', is a fox built by [[Luskwood Creatures]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll'''.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]]<br /> <br /> {{Contributor|Spikester}}<br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/Newlyn Newlyn 2008-05-04T18:09:55Z <p>Spikester: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Spikester''' (born January 31, 1981, in [[Wikipedia:San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio, Texas]], U.S.A.)&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester's profile] on [[MySpace]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[fursuiter]] who lives in [[Wikipedia:Livorno|Livorno]], Italy.&lt;ref&gt;[http://anisama.livejournal.com/profile Spikester's profile] on [[LiveJournal]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt; His [[fursona]] is a [[red fox]] named '''Altrus'''.<br /> <br /> Spikester's fursuit, '''Altrus''', is a fox built by [[Luskwood Creatures]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://db.fursuit.org/?c=viewsuit&amp;id=888 Altrus fursuit] on [[the Fursuit Database]]. Retrieved May 1, 2008&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Spikester can be found in [[Second Life]] as '''Spike McDowwll'''.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://anisama.livejournal.com/ Spikester] on [[LiveJournal]]<br /> * [http://www.myspace.com/mysticspike Spikester] on [[MySpace]]<br /> <br /> {{person-stub}}<br /> [[Category:People]]<br /> [[Category:Fursuiters]]<br /> [[Category:Red Fox characters]]<br /> [[Category:Second Life characters]]<br /> [[Category:Italy]]<br /> [[Category:1981 births]]</div> Spikester //en.wikifur.com/wiki/User:Spikester User:Spikester 2008-05-04T18:04:01Z <p>Spikester: Created page with '{{User Second Life Name|Spike McDowwll}}'</p> <hr /> <div>{{User Second Life Name|Spike McDowwll}}</div> Spikester