Bob Nelson
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| Real name | Bob Nelson |
| Other names | Anthrocoon |
| Born | February 2, 1962 |
| Birth place | Massachusetts, USA |
| Date of death | January 4, 2025 |
| Profession or hobby | Furry writer, radio DJ |
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Bob Nelson, also known as Anthrocoon, was a furry writer and radio DJ.
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Fandom involvement[edit]
Bob Nelson had created websites devoted to clean (SFW) macrophilia and microphilia media. He had been a disk jockey at WMWM in Salem, Massachusetts since 1981, and had done live call-in reports from conventions, including Anthrocon and Furpocalypse.
He had led panel on classic cartoons, Disney's Zootopia, and Greymuzzles at Furpocalypse, Anthrocon, Furrydelphia, Anthro New England, Furcationland, and [[[Saturday Morning Contoons]], and recorded convention panels on audio and video.
His handle Anthrocoon meant "man-raccoon", and is also a salute to the American furry convention, Anthrocon.
Fursona[edit]
Bob Nelson's fursona was a raccoon.
Characters[edit]
Nelson's characters were Anthrocoon and Mike Rowe Fox. In addition, he created stories about a world named Wodlen populated by 70-foot-tall raccoons, foxes, and so on; an Earth astronaut lands on the planet and is befriended by the likes of raccoon Arkody and fox Ungorp.
Convention attendance[edit]
- Anthrocon - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Anthro New England - 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Furcationland - 2023
- Fur Fright - 2011, 2012, 2013
- Furrydelphia - 2021, 2022
- Furpocalypse - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
- Pine Fur Con - 2018, 2019
- Saturday Morning Contoons - 2019, 2021
Death[edit]
Bob Nelson had been in the hospital since early December 2024 for liver and heart issues,[1] eventually ending on life support. By January 1, 2025, he suffered a kidney failure, passing on January 4, 2025.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ R.I.P. Anthrocoon (1962-2025) post on Livejournal. Retrieved January 2025.
- ↑ Farewell Anthrocoon (1962-2024) post on Fur Affinity. Dated January 4, 2025. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
External links[edit]
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- Anthrocoon on DeviantArt
- Anthrocoon on Fur Affinity
- ShrinkingMan.com - Bob Nelson on Macrophile
- Anthrocoon on AnthroDex
- Anthrocoon on Facebook
- Anthrocoon on X
- Anthrocoon on BlueSky
- Anthrocoon on Livejournal
- Anthrocoon on Instagram
- Anthrocoon on Pinterest
- Anthrocoon on Flickr
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