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In a cruel twist of fate, it has come to pass that Furfright is no more. My dog died as I was leaving for what would turn out to be the last Furfright. I was emotionally devastated; perhaps if I could have divined the future, I would have chosen to stay away entirely. But, here I am; struck down by my own emotions again.
Furfright was a special place for me. It was the one convention left where I genuinely felt people wanted to hear my music, up on stage. Where the applause was for real, and not just people being polite. Where people cared how I was feeling, before and after my performance. I felt like if I didn't make it to Furfright, to play for you all, not only would I be letting Belic down, but all of New England.
Furfright was also my last link to my blood family, living in MA. It was the best reason for me to visit my old home at least once a year; and a point of pride, knowing that my mother got to see her son bathed in the spotlight of being Guest of Honor for just one weekend. That's gone now.... I thought perhaps that other conventions might be interested in me after I was brought out as a GoH, but that never happened, and other musicians would be invited back to multiple conventions.
So, here we are; it feels like this is the final curtain not just for Furfright, for triangles, but also for me. With Furfright going, so goes the last place I feel like I had relevance. I will not be attending FC this year; and with Furfright gone and BLFC only a "maybe", my days as a convention going furry seem to be well and truly done.
This new convention that may be trying to carry on.... I wish them the best of luck. I hear they are looking for donations to keep the contract that existed with the Cromwell; goodness knows I'm sure there will certainly be plenty of people to help. In the meantime, I can only watch and wonder what pain my spiritual brother Belic could be going through; maybe he'll listen to this and my message will find him through these notes.
This is my final bow; the end of an era is here, and the beginning of the next is right now. I'm sorry it couldn't have gone on forever....
Furfright was a special place for me. It was the one convention left where I genuinely felt people wanted to hear my music, up on stage. Where the applause was for real, and not just people being polite. Where people cared how I was feeling, before and after my performance. I felt like if I didn't make it to Furfright, to play for you all, not only would I be letting Belic down, but all of New England.
Furfright was also my last link to my blood family, living in MA. It was the best reason for me to visit my old home at least once a year; and a point of pride, knowing that my mother got to see her son bathed in the spotlight of being Guest of Honor for just one weekend. That's gone now.... I thought perhaps that other conventions might be interested in me after I was brought out as a GoH, but that never happened, and other musicians would be invited back to multiple conventions.
So, here we are; it feels like this is the final curtain not just for Furfright, for triangles, but also for me. With Furfright going, so goes the last place I feel like I had relevance. I will not be attending FC this year; and with Furfright gone and BLFC only a "maybe", my days as a convention going furry seem to be well and truly done.
This new convention that may be trying to carry on.... I wish them the best of luck. I hear they are looking for donations to keep the contract that existed with the Cromwell; goodness knows I'm sure there will certainly be plenty of people to help. In the meantime, I can only watch and wonder what pain my spiritual brother Belic could be going through; maybe he'll listen to this and my message will find him through these notes.
This is my final bow; the end of an era is here, and the beginning of the next is right now. I'm sorry it couldn't have gone on forever....
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Damn, this made me cry. Flare, please try to attend the new con at least once to get a feel for it. Maybe if you attend and perform, you could be instrumental in helping it succeed. But no matter what you do, it is ultimately your decision and we, your fans and admirers will support you 100%.
All good things must come to an end—and in so doing, provide space for new, greater things.
I have never attended a furry con, or cons in general that much, so I can't say I know how it feels to have a longtime event such as FF come to a close. But I have had to go through other similar 'closings' in life, and I know that they always turn out for the better.
I'm glad to hear new music from you, and I hope you will continue to find inspiration in life—both good and bad—to keep you pushing forwards.
I have never attended a furry con, or cons in general that much, so I can't say I know how it feels to have a longtime event such as FF come to a close. But I have had to go through other similar 'closings' in life, and I know that they always turn out for the better.
I'm glad to hear new music from you, and I hope you will continue to find inspiration in life—both good and bad—to keep you pushing forwards.
Your music is deep and soul-touching as always. I'm sorry that things didn't work out how you hoped, but I still believe that you have amazing things ahead of you.
I still remember meeting you for the first time at the very first FurFright. In that silly little lodge where they expected 50 people and got 150 XD You asked for a music-themed commission and I drew you with a guitar because I had no idea at the time how skilled you were on the keyboard. But I got to know you better after that, and even had the honor of being a judge the year you won the masquerade with your wonderful performance.
Like you, I had my spot as Guest of Honor for one weekend and, like you, I never got to have that repeated again at any other convention. But I also came to realize that I didn't get into the fandom in the first place because of fame, or profit, or anything like that. I got into it because of the community. Because I finally found other people like me and I wanted to contribute to the community that I felt was my new family. So I will continue to share my art and animations with the community because that's who I am, and that's what I have to give. I hope you'll find that you can share your own gift for the same reasons and find joy in it just from making your furry brethren happy. You're one of the most talented musicians I ever met, and the world will be a lesser place if you stop contributing your gift.
As for your dog, I'm very sorry. I lost my own dog 2 years ago, and I'm still not completely over him. They love us unconditionally in a way that we rarely see from our fellow humans.
In any case, let me sum up what I want to say by hoping that this is simply an intermission, and not the curtain call you're calling it.
-Taurin Fox
I still remember meeting you for the first time at the very first FurFright. In that silly little lodge where they expected 50 people and got 150 XD You asked for a music-themed commission and I drew you with a guitar because I had no idea at the time how skilled you were on the keyboard. But I got to know you better after that, and even had the honor of being a judge the year you won the masquerade with your wonderful performance.
Like you, I had my spot as Guest of Honor for one weekend and, like you, I never got to have that repeated again at any other convention. But I also came to realize that I didn't get into the fandom in the first place because of fame, or profit, or anything like that. I got into it because of the community. Because I finally found other people like me and I wanted to contribute to the community that I felt was my new family. So I will continue to share my art and animations with the community because that's who I am, and that's what I have to give. I hope you'll find that you can share your own gift for the same reasons and find joy in it just from making your furry brethren happy. You're one of the most talented musicians I ever met, and the world will be a lesser place if you stop contributing your gift.
As for your dog, I'm very sorry. I lost my own dog 2 years ago, and I'm still not completely over him. They love us unconditionally in a way that we rarely see from our fellow humans.
In any case, let me sum up what I want to say by hoping that this is simply an intermission, and not the curtain call you're calling it.
-Taurin Fox
We all have our cons that we like to go to, we have our favorite cons, and then we have our "home con." Our home con is really like coming home when we are there. For you, your home con was that much more literal... I couldn't even attend my home con this year, and that caused me great sadness. I could only imagine if MFM or Oklacon were to close their doors...
...but I don't regret missing MFM or Oklacon this year as much as I regret never attending FurFright, which I have heard nothing but great things about. I wish I were there when you were Guest of Honor... my absence still racks me years later... I feel like I let you down... the way I wouldn't be who I am today were it not for you... and yet, I still have a long way to go to truly follow in your footsteps... Sure, I may be okay at what I do... but your music has power.
Power.
I know that a FurFright replacement won't be the same in name, but maybe - just maybe - there is hope that it can retain some of its spirit... and you are a huge part of that spirit... and if it doesn't retain you - if the fandom doesn't retain you - then I can't speak for anyone else, but you will be sorely missed by me.
Beautiful song. *hugs*
...but I don't regret missing MFM or Oklacon this year as much as I regret never attending FurFright, which I have heard nothing but great things about. I wish I were there when you were Guest of Honor... my absence still racks me years later... I feel like I let you down... the way I wouldn't be who I am today were it not for you... and yet, I still have a long way to go to truly follow in your footsteps... Sure, I may be okay at what I do... but your music has power.
Power.
I know that a FurFright replacement won't be the same in name, but maybe - just maybe - there is hope that it can retain some of its spirit... and you are a huge part of that spirit... and if it doesn't retain you - if the fandom doesn't retain you - then I can't speak for anyone else, but you will be sorely missed by me.
Beautiful song. *hugs*
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