Female Bears in German Zoo go Bald!
When animals lose their fur, things can get pretty freaky!
Officials at a zoo in Leipzig, Germany are trying to figure out why all their female bears are losing most of their hair.
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Officials at a zoo in Leipzig, Germany are trying to figure out why all their female bears are losing most of their hair.
Maybe it’s the stress of living in a zoo, maybe it’s a virus going around. Maybe it’s because her name is Dolores. At least nobody’s confusing them for the montauk monster or the chupacabra.
Poor girls! Get well soon Dolores and friends.
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FOF #894 – Santa Bear
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Santa Claus is the ultimate bear as a jolly plump fella, full of hair, flavor and gifts who is here to bring a sense of fertility and prosperity to the holiday season.
On today’s show we have our friend Jamie Williamson, a local bear community organizer, here to talk about the Chicago bear scene, movie nights and preparing to play Santa Claus in our Feast of Fools holiday video.
If you live in Chicago, you might want to hang out with other bears in a non-bar setting. Check out the Chicago Movie Bears Yahoo Group for more information on participating in this fun loving group.
Join us as we examine of the origins of choreography in Beyonce’s video “Single Ladies.”
The video is like a snake eating it’s own tail as the video is inspired by several YouTube video spoofs of Gwen Verdon’s performance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1969. That dance sequence was choreographed by the fabulous Bob Fosse.
Is this a prank or is this for real? Are Africans smoking hiv meds to get high? Can freebasing anti-retroviral drugs really get you off? Or is this just another hoax like Jenkum?
It’s reported that Disney’s Jack Sparrow is so sexy that they’ve had to lay off the actors playing the character in theme parks until a less enticing version can be made. There are rumors about women flashing their tops at the sexy pirate and men grabbing captain jacks hot butt.
Listen as we talk about a pair of puppies save a boys life, a dog downs a burrito in one gulp, teddy bears in space, and wolf watch in China.
Wednesday, December 10th is Day Without A Gay- a national day of protest where queer people everywhere are being asked to skip work and donate their time to a charity or take part in a political rally.
In Chicago, we’re meeting in front of the Cook County Marriage License Bureau at 118 N. Clark Street at 11AM. Be there and receive one of the “Defend Equality” posters designed by Shepard Fairey that Steamworks kindly printed us for us.
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FOF #850 – Bears, Broadway and Beyond
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For people who want to experience the thrill of a Broadway show, they no-longer have to travel to Manhattan, many of the big hits on Broadway are now making their first run in theaters all across the U.S.
On today’s show our lovable on-air concierge Kevin Thomas comes back to report on what’s coming soon to Broadway. Which shows do you have to see? Check out Kevin’s blog entry for moredetails.
Listen as we talk about why gay men love to see famous Hollywood women in musicals, especially when they can’t sing.
Tina Fey once again reprised her flawless imitation of Vice Presidential Dingbat Sarah Palin, but hopes the demand subsides after November 4. She really doesn’t want this woman in office and would rather sacrifice her comic work than put with four years of Palin.
It’s an easy gig for Fey since she doesn’t have to write much material as most of it is just ludicrous quotes from Palin herself.
Obama and McCain meet for their first ever U.S. presidential debate- polls show that swing voters favored Obama overall, even though McCain put out banner ads earlier in the day declaring himself the winner! Do you think he’s a little out of touch?
Diaper Fasion Shows are being held in Japan with hopes to reducing the stigma of diaper use for adults. Will Louis Vitton be putting out a new line of pampers?
Or better yet, will designing diapers become a challenge on Project Runway? We can see the judges proclaiming “You aren’t showing us anything new here” or “Honestly, white is so passe” or maybe host Heidi Klum saying “We ask you to come up with something to make shizer in, and this is what you give us?”
And our hats of to movie star Paul Newman, the actor best known for playing a closet gay football hero opposite Liz Taylor in the film Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and his delicious line of salad dressings. He died over the weekend at the age of 83.
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FOF #781 – Big Bear Double Date
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Ah happy memories. It was such a blast to ride up to Milwaukee with Tracy Tyler to perform at the Pridefest Milwaukee celebration, an event that started out with a torrential downpour and ended with fireworks in Tracy’s jaw dropping number.
An hour after arriving to our hotel, I called Tracy to see when she wanted to head out to the event and she already had a romantic visitor in her room! She even put him on the phone to prove that he was there.
–Click here to see a photo gallery of our show and after-party at Stir in Milwaukee.
On today’s show Tracy shares her sexy tales of visiting Milwaukee, the Beer Capital of America and our haphazard ride up there.
We set her up with bear comedian Marc Peurye, who co-hosts the comedy night every Wednesday at 9:30pm, McDunna’s Pub in Chicago.
A new study by Sweden’s Karolinska Institute suggests gay men’s brains are similar to straight women’s and that lesbians’ brains are like men’s. The researches announced on Monday that queers and their hetero counterparts share some characteristics in the area of the brain responsible for emotion, mood and anxiety, highlighting some of the potential underpinnings of sexuality.
I’m not sure where trannies fit into this unusual equation, but it certainly would be interesting to see them included in the study, don’t you think? Although Tracy does say she has a woman’s brain in a man’s body and we believe her. Still, I’d like to see what’s in that skull of hers.
Sock Monkey Obama- the controversy over a Utah company’s sock doll fashioned after the 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raises some important questions about racism and how we collectively feel about the man who will most likely be the next President of the United States.
Is comparing Obama to a monkey racist or is it just a reaction to seeing a politician with big ears? After all, President George W Bush was compared to a monkey millions of times and the monkeys never complained.
The NAACP, who made the news last year by staging a mock funeral for the “N-word” responded by calling the toy ‘‘pure racism at its extreme.’’
The toy makers issued a response saying they meant no harm by it, and were only tying their affection for Obama to the children’s toy they grew up with.
Obviously the racism and inequality we live with won’t disappear overnight if the country elects its first black President (not counting Bill Clinton). Will people use the political success of Barak Obama as a way to diffuse any argument over racism in America today?
“We have a black president = we are no longer racist.”
I think one good way to fight racism is to start talking about it. If a silly doll raises this topic, it can’t be a bad thing.
Say hello to Plutoids. Not a spicy mint, but a new term for dwarf planets such as Pluto.
The International Astronomical Union feels bad that they took the title of planet away from Pluto so they came up with a new term for not quite a planet, not quite an asteroid- plutoid. We should all be so lucky to have a international association of scientists pondering the meaning of our own mass, shape and weight.
Check out Tracy in Sweeney Todd the Musical- playing Friday, Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays 2pm until June 28th at the Actors Theater Company at 1125 W. Loyola Avenue in Chicago.
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FOF #731 – Bear it Up
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Bobaloo aye! Bobaloo is NOT a Cuban spirit of illness and disease made famous in the song by Desi Arnaz, but rather a comedian and he’s on today’s show. Bobaloo joins us to share his experiences in the world of being a bear comic.
Bobaloo moved from Milwaukee to LA on a whim and he started his comedy career by taking a “Standup 101″ class at a GLBT center. He learned various comedy methods, but most importantly he learned how to tell personal real stories from his particular perspective.
As a comedian, there are a lot of horrible bars and venues to perform in and his first comedy performance at an open mic was in a basement where he followed a smelly homeless guy who screamed obscenities into the mic. The homeless guy bombed but Bobaloo ended up getting a good laugh from the audience as he pretended to disinfect the microphone. It was that first laugh that got him hooked and he’s been doing it every since.
We talk to Bobaloo about why Americans are so hung up on fat issues. Latinos are so much more comfortable with calling a fat person fat. A Latino will call you fat to your face but Americans shy away from it and even the whole Bear subculture name is indented as way NOT to say “fat and hairy.” Why are we so afriad to embrace who we are?
Are fat people crazy? A new study suggest that increased belly fat will lead to Alzheimer’s disease. Why this is, they aren’t really sure but if you are just fat in the belly area, you might want to consider dropping the weight or doing things like crossword puzzles to keep your mind active. Let’s see which method is more effective, some of eat all you want but do your Suduko and the rest of you, diet and exercise and watch The Real Housewives of New York City. Get back to me in fifty years and we’ll compare results.
Join us, Marc Felion and Fausto Fernos as we talk to Bobaloo about talk bears, chubs, pups, plushies, infantalism, sploshing and where to find the best Chinese all you can eat buffets.
Bobaloo is part of “Bears on the Run” which is FIVE bear performers touring the Northeast in April 2008! It is comedy and music with a bearish twist. Check out the Bears on the Run Tour to see if they are coming to a town near you!
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