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COL Has Moved

While this blog will still be hanging around for awhile, we’ve moved to a new location.  Check us out on the all new http://cubsoutloud.com/.  We’re reaching terminal Velocity.

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International Bear Rendezvous: Bear Patrol. A preview of the biggest IBR ever

All of us on the IBR 2008 Committee staff are putting the finishing
touches on our 9-month preparation for what we hope is the best  IBR ever. Bears On Patrol- Bears in
Uniform celebrates just that- police, fireman, army, etc.

Before we get into a little tour of what to expect, we want to remind
everyone that IBR is a monumental event and it
takes about 300 shift volunteers to operate smoothly. Without
volunteers there would be no IBR. We have a large number of volunteer
shifts, including Hospitality Suite and Hospitality Den (Bear
Den)shifts that do need to be filled. These consist of manning duties like
checking badges, replenishing snacks, etc. It may sound “boring” but
these areas are IBR central for people gathering and you’ll meet tons
of nice people here!

You receive one volunteer token for each volunteer shift you do. One
Token is good for a IBR commerative dog-tag, 2 gets you a spanking
brand new IBR 2008 hat, and three, a T-shirt.  And you also get an
invitation to the IBR 2008 volunteer thank-you luncheon and check
distribution (what it’s all about when we give out the BIG checks!).

Please check out our volunteer shift page and browse the different
shift areas, times, and titles available.  If you sign up for a shift,
PLEASE remember to CHECK YOUR SPAM folder and CONFIRM the shift so we
know you are coming !!

THE LINK IS:  http://www.bosf.org/woof/volunteer 

And now for some updates:

IBR registration packages for this year includes non-showtime access to FOUR different draft beers in
our hospitality suite Friday to Sunday.  And a 40% bigger Bear Den (lounge
area) open to 4 AM Fri-Sun !

There are over 700 attendees signed up already,
and although some events have sold out, we still have room at:
- Beach Blanket Babylon (get tickets at HQ)
- Bears Bath and Beyond (walk-up at event)
- Golden Gate Experience(pay bus wrangler outside hotel)
- Blow Buddies (pay at event)
- Crusin’ the Castro Historic Tour: meet outside hotel at 9AM, pay on
tour

Here’s some highlights:

Thursday:

IBR’s Welcome Fuzz Ball, sponsored by A Bear’s Life: Enjoy
complimentary draft beer, snacks and h’orderves as you meet new and
established friends.  Stevo and the staff from A Bear’s Life will be
doing a one-night-only subscription special, which gets you a raffle
ticket to some GREAT prizes like mountain bikes and items from LOGO TV
network!!   At 5:45 IBR will do it’s first live-auction (of nine!): A
morning live on the air on Energy 92.7 FM!  At 6pm, the lights will go
down and the BEARatones will perform their wonderful songs for you.
Check out their new website: www.bearatones.com . Then there’s the
raffle drawings and more fun, and then time for the BOSF Annual
members meeting. At 7:30 we start pre-registration and will-call for
“An Evening With Kathy Griffin”, and then you can enjoy the Welcome
Fuzz Ball, or prepare for FOUR different IBR Partner welcome parties!:

Lone Star Welcome Party
Eagle Tavern Welcome Party with “BEHR”, the Whoa Nellies, and Future
Villain Band
Dirty Hearts and Broken Wings: Viva La Basket
Bearracuda’s Underbear Patrol Party

And our IBR shuttle buses can take you to them all safely and without
having to pay for taxis. When you’re done for the night, our Bear Den
will be waiting for you and open until 4AM !

Friday:

Bears’s Bath and Beyond- An even bigger response this year, DJ Jeb
Edwards and rolling bus service!
Golden Gate Park/ De Young Museum- Explore one of the best parks in the
US, with tons to see, and/or the De Young Museum
B’EROS- Enjoy our first year at this wonderful spa!
Jail House Rock Bingo- The biggest-planned Bingo ever, with porn model jock strap auctions, an Iphone
and an Itouch as some of the raffle prizes, and we will do IBR LIVE
AUCTION 2 and 3.
                     -SWEAT 1: Castrobear Presents’ first of three Partner dance events, at
the famous EndUp.
Kandy 3: SugarKRASH: KuMa SF’s hot party, presenting Tiffany !!! Buses
run till 4AM for this event!
The IBR Contestant Introduction- At the Eagle Tavern
Bearfilms.com’s screening room- Accessible through the Hospitality
Suite, and including your favorite stars!
Cyberbears.com’s screening room- Enjoy Cyberbear’s debut at IBR!

Saturday:

-Cruisin’ the Castro Tour- See the brand-new retro signage of the
Castro Theatre and businesses as “MILK” finishes filming in the Castro.
Get a wonderful historic tour you won’t forget.
-Squares for Bears: Enjoy this fun community group and get your dancing
feet on!
-Eagle Tavern Beer Bust- can you say FUN? Meet the contestants as they
get on their knees for a good cause !
-Dinner and Show- Featuring Mark Alan Smith ! And 2 more live auctions!
-Midnight Madness: “An Evening With Kathy Griffin”- BOSF presents Kathy
Griffin in a one-night sold-out show at the Castro Theatre, filmed for
her Emmy Award-winning “My Life on the D List”
-BEARRACUDA: DJ Rotten Robbie, and three floors of fun !
-SWEAT 2: The official Saturday night Bear/Muscle Bear dance !

Sunday:
Dim Sum gobble- Need I say more? Back at the spacious Canton
restaurant. Enjoy !!
Beach Blanket Babylon- 30+ years and a must-see show!
Play Party- The guys at Blow Buddies throw on another great afternooner

PLAY T-dance- Susan Morbito spins for a wonderful Partner dance event!
Eagle Tavern Beer Bust- The Sisters are hosting a terrific beer bust,
and come see Bearfilm.com’s America’s Next Top Bear Model !
SWEAT 3- A great way to end the weekend, dancing your butt off with the
official closing night dance party of IBR !
International Mr. Bear Competition- Who will win the titles- come and
find out, as we also recognize our service award winners, and are
entertained by the famous San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus’ Lollipop
Guild. And THREE more live auctions!!

Did we mention there are over $12,000 face-value in live auctions this
year? That’s right. Trips to Spain, Hawaii, Alaska, and packages for
the Four Seasons Hotel Spa, Lazy Bear, Kathy Griffin tickets,Russian
River B&B, and a chartered private boat cuise for 6 !!  You can see
more details on our website under “Auction”, and place a proxy bid
starting Friday at the IBR HQ/Store.

Our website for IBR is: www.bearrendezvous.com  Hours of fun just exploring, or better yet, come enjoy in-person and experience yourself!

All of the Committe, Sponsors, Partners, Holiday Inn Golden Gateway and
IBR optional event staff, are looking forward to welcoming you for a
weekend that we hope you’ll enjoy and remember for a long time. And our
IBR Beneficiaries thank you for your generosity by supporting IBR and
making their mission statement dreams come true. We hope to see you in just
a few days and if you’re coming from afar we hope your journey is a safe
one!

Sincerely,

Richard Tramontozzi
IBR 2008 Logistics Coordinator

Going Down Down Down

The title may sound a little dirty but I’m letting you all know that the Cubs Out Loud blog is going to be going down. Fortunately, only temporarily.  I’m switching it over from being hosted on WordPress.com (which is nice for all your general blogging needs) to a full fledge host that will allow us for some flexible options.  Please bear with use during this transition. And subscribe to the Podcast Feed in the meantime.  I’m not changing our podcast hosting so everything should just continue to work the same.

Nakia Rocked

Tim and I went to see Nakia last night.  I snapped some shots of us on my iPhone and you can check them out in our Flickr feed.  I also stole a set list.  So here’s the songs you missed:

1. Playing The Cards
2. Down In A Pinch
3. Start The Car
4. Don’t Fight It
5. Little Red Rooster
6. Making It Up To My Baby
7. Will It Go Round In Circles
8. Lincoln Continental
9. Blue Light
10. Wasted Days
11. Grits Ain’t Groceries
12. Take Me Back
13. Texas Crescent Moon
14. Broken Spoke
15. On The Bus
16. All Over You (or as Tim like to call it “Oliver Yu”)
17. Touch, Feel & Lose
18. Drivin’ Wheel

Once again you can check him out at Ego’s Lounge every Friday Night at 8:30 in Austin, TX or check out his website at http://www.nakia.net.

Is something going on in your area?  Let us know when it is and how it went.  Sent us an email at cubsoutloud@gmail.com.

bTALK 121

bTALK has a new show up.  I don’t see it on the blog but I did get it on my iTunes so . . . umm . . . ah . . . subscribe via iTunes here.

COL Out Tonight

Tonight, and every Friday at Ego’s Lounge in Austin, Texas you will find a good friend of COL, Nakia.  Nakia & his Southern Cousins and the lovely and talented Fresh Up Girls give you 1½-2 hours of fantastic music with a mix of his rock, soul and blues influences – he likes to call it Appalachian soul.  Check him out every friday at Ego’s at 510 South Congress in Austin, Texas.  Sign up for his news letter and you can get deal such as one free cover with one full cover of $5.  Check out more information on Nakia on his website Nakia.net.  Buy his CD there and get Nakiawear. 

 

Okay, so I made the Nakiawear term up, so sue me.  Go see Nakia. Yeah.

Bearly Edible

I was checking my feeds, and I was feeling hungry and the first item in the feed was a recipe for Spicy Southwestern Smoky Chili from the Bearly Edible Blog. Needless to say, my stomach sounded like a Bear in heat. This also reminded me of Bear Cookin’: The Original Guide to Bear Comfort Foods and More Bear Cookin’: Bigger And Better. I have Bear Cookin’ and I think I’ll break it out and actually cook almost every one of the recipes. If it has fish in it, I’m not eating it. I’ll report back on the food from the book and let you all know what I think. And I’ll post pictures in a Flickr feed for COL. I’ve also been thinking that it would be interesting to start a Bear Food podcast. Maybe see if Chef Tom of the Bearly Edible blog would like to participate. What do you all think? Would you listen to a podcast about food and bears?

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Puttin’ the cherry on top

Gentleman and some if any ladies, Episode 3: Shameless Promotion is ready for your listening pleasure. You can listen to it here or download it via iTunes. Oh and leave some feedback will ya? *kisses*

COL-003 – Shameless Self Promotion

I’m uploading the show right now and will update this post when it is but here’s the show notes for now.

Show Notes: