I received in my email today a note from photographer and Bear Frank Muzzy about the passing of Ron Henderson, the owner of Pulp.

via Ron Henderson of Pulp has died @ DC Bear Scene.

Bears Can Dance – 495 Bears new monthly “T-Dance” upstairs at the Green Lantern – is a sexually-charged, growling furfest with familiar and new faces, colorful alcohol opportunities, hot bellies on hot bears dancing to well-mixed familiar tunes in a visually stimulating environment. 495 Bears organizers installed the disco lights from their own homes onto the ceiling of the too-familiar second floor, bringing a needed new atmosphere and genuine Bear Dance Floor to Sunday afternoons. If you miss Titan Bar, or are longing for a true Bear Happy Hour in Washington, D.C. you owe it to yourself to check this out.

via “Bears Can Dance” Review @ DC Bear Scene.

Beltway Bears

495 Bears

So this will be a quick post. I am off to visit the newly formed “Beltway Bears” who are having a meeting at the DC Eagle tonight. There is also a new group, the 495 Bears. It would seem DC is having a Bear renaissance.

Stay tuned here for more DC Bear Scene news.

Blowoff

For my DC Bear and Leather friends to dance their butts off: Blowoff’s Winter Lineup, per Facebook:

Fri Feb 6 — New York — Highline Ballroom
Sat Feb 7 — Washington — 9:30 Club
Sat Feb 14 — San Francisco — Slim’s
Sat Feb 21 — Brooklyn — Southpaw
Sat Mar 14 — Washington — 9:30 Club
Fri Apr 10 — New York — Highline Ballroom
Sat Apr 11 — Washington — 9:30 Club
Sat Apr 25 — Brooklyn — Southpaw
Sat May 9 — San Francisco — Slim’s
Sat May 16 — Washington — 9:30 Club
Sat May 23 — Chicago — Metro (IML Weekend)
Sat Jun 13 — Washington — 9:30 Club
Tue Jul 14 — Provincetown, MA — Boatslip

Blowoff Sat Jan 17th 2009

Aaron and Vern’s Christmas Party 2008 – my set on Flickr