Cyberstalking is Fun with Good ol' Mike

According to Facebook, yesterday was "Unofficial Tron Day", so we swung by to see what was up. It didn't seem very Tron-like, but a ton of guys we knew showed up. It was more like Unofficial Bear Day.





Disneyland has transformed a little for me recently. It's become much less about all of the rides and much more about spending time with my friends. Since Anaheim is sort of right between San Diego and LA, it's a great meeting place for all of us Southern Californians.

I should say that elecTRONica was extra fun, though, thanks to Cobbie and his friends.

This afternoon, during the Superbowl, we made a quick trip to the Lone Star Saloon. I have been told that the Lone Star has a lot of historical significance in the gay universe, so it was a definite must-see.



My San Francisco hosts, 50poundnote and franken_bear, along with my new buddy Kirk, took me. Apparently it was slower than usual, probably because of the game. Luckily there was no TV in the outside area, so we didn't have to watch!

We also had brunch this morning with rootbeer1 and qbear. Great guys!

It's my birthday today, and I'm wearing my birthday suit.



Off to Disneyland in a bit, but first PRESENTS!

Today is also a very special anniversary for me. I call it First Contact.

( Click here to read about just how gay and sentimental I can get )

Last night, Japes jpinsd, Dave pinner123, Brian kingfuraday and I got together for a very impromptu movie night.

The first movie was How to Train Your Dragon.





The guys all worship this movie because it was co-written and co-directed by Dean DeBlois, whom they all know in person. He's like the definitive bear. Check him out.

It's actually a fine film. Very beautiful and well-written. I had seen it before, but it was a second movie at the drive-in, so I slept through most of it. Seeing it on Blu-ray, wired on Rockstar Energy drink is definitely a much better way to enjoy it.

The second film we saw was the infamous Bear City, which just came out on DVD and has a reputation for completely missing the mark with regard to its portrayal of the bear scene. I'm certainly no expert on the bear scene, but it did seem pretty inaccurate.





We were extra excited because Dave's picture is in the movie for a brief moment. Also, Brian's picture shows up during the credits, and our friend Shannon Grady has a song in it at the end.

Virtually every actor in the film is very skinny, with the exception of one character who appears to weigh 400+ pounds. **Spoiler Alert** He decides to get the lap-band surgery, which seems like a very good idea in his case. But in the end, he chooses not to so that his "hot" chubby-chaser boyfriend (who calls him "gordito". barf.) won't dump him. That's pretty jacked up.

As bad not-necessarily-a-classic as it was, admittedly it was still entertaining to some extent. Good times.

Next movie night with the guys? TRON (the original!).

Well, that was neat. Last night, the entire cast of 619 Bearcast made a rare live appearance on a local talk show called 2 Cents. As far as I know, this is the only time they've done this, so it was a real treat for a fan like me. I was even able to get my dear, sweet hus-cougar Mark out of the house to join me.



The host had a thing or two to learn about editing and moving things forward, but luckily the guys kind of took over and ran the show themselves.

For a large portion of the show, they answered questions from the audience. The questions were surprisingly general, like "What's a bear?" and "Are all bears in to big guys?". I didn't ask any questions, because I already know way too much about these guys. :) At one point, Brian (kingfuraday) was trying to explain what a cub is, and he pointed me out as an example. Ha.

Great job, guys!