Drenched Fur Turnout is a SPLASHING Success!

Check out www.DrenchedFur.Com for current info!

By Gary Snyder, aka Gar-Bear

Well the weekend has come and gone and it's back to life as I once knew it before the fur invasion began. Despite the blasted snowstorm that blanketed Erie and the surrounding areas with lots of thick white stuff that weekend, luckily everyone was able to get home and stay safe.

Now that time has marched on and we've had the opportunity to get some perspective we're very pleased with the way the weekend went overall. To break it down: 80+ furry boys got wet and attempted to dunk children and drooled over some real `daddies' at the Splash Lagoon Indoor Water Park. Yeah _ the place is BIG and BUSY! Just ask the guys who were there about the fun they had there. From all accounts, no real complaints were filed that we're aware of from either the attendees or the business. (Thanks for behaving boys!) The host bar, Trance Dance Club, had over 150+ big boys that turned my hometown on its ear. LOL. And on behalf of the Trance Dance Club owner Lee and his staff, thanks for being great customers and showing them a great group of guys.

For those of you who missed Kendall's performance at Trance, he's just beginning to ramp up performances all over the nation it seems. Anyone wishing to get info on Kendall can check out his web site at www.kendallshead.com and thanks again to the hot Irishman who's the brother I never knew I wanted. Love ya man!

The committee is regrouping and tabling the option of repeating the event. So, anyone with photos from the weekend, PLEASE feel free to send them to us here at drenchedfur@hotmail.com AND IF you have any suggestions, ideas, comments, compliments/complaints _ PLEASE feel free to email them to us as well!

We're serious about hearing anything you have to say. If ya wanna bitch _ do so! The only way we can work to make things better is to be honest and see what we can do to improve upon the past. Keep in touch and check back every now and there for updates on developments. Until the next event _ Hugs and Woofs from the Drenched Fur Committee!

Feedback Quotes:

Last weekend was nice! Thanks!

Peter, Erie, PA

Just wanted to let you know that Thom and I had a WONDERFUL time last weekend. I hope you will do this again next year

Jerry, Columbus, OH

Grrrrrr..... you guys planned a great weekend! Hope you enjoyed it, too. Everyone I talked with had a great time. GREAT JOB!!

Thom, Columbus, OH

Just wanted to get a note out to you and thank you for a very fun time. Water slide park was great. The bar and the food supplied there was awesome; you guys did a great job. Much fun was had.

Dennis & Bill, Cleveland, OH

Thank You SOOOO much for having me there. Of course I would love to play it again if it happens next year (and of course it should)!!! Your event was a big success and it can only get bigger.

Kendall, Buffalo, NY

GREAT TIME! From the time we arrived at the waterpark, we were greeted by warm fuzzy faces. Even though the park was thoroughly packed, we all still had a great time sharing the hot tub and slides for a funfilled afternoon. Nice to see and meet other Bears from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York, always with a smile and a greeting. Thanks for your insight. . . to hold such an event this time of year. We hope you hold such an event next year. You can count us in!

Chuck & Rick, Girard, OH

Big thanks to everyone for putting on such a thoroughly nifty weekend! I had a marvelous time (I even blogged about it.) Congrats again on a fabulous job!

Michael, Erie, PA

Had a great time at the first-ever Bear event— Drenched Fur— in Erie, PA this past weekend! It was nice seeing so many Bears converging to Erie! Thanks go for all the work in bringing this event to fruition!!! Hope to see this event return again next year!

Randy, North Kingsville, OH

Thanks for putting such a great time together for us all. K & I had a nice relaxing time. We couldn't believe how many guys showed up from Cleveland, Erie, Rochester and Buffalo, not counting about twenty-five from Pittsburgh. Thank you for putting this all together, you did a fabulous job!

Mark & Ken, Pittsburgh, PA

Thanks for all of the work that you did for Drenched Fur last weekend.

The printed schedules and maps helped a lot and the discounted room rate at the hotel was excellent. Everyone that I talked to had a great time. :) That event really brought a lot of people together.

Tom, Doylestown, OH

We wanted you to know we had a very nice afternoon, met and talked with some very nice guys. We wanted to thank you for your efforts in organizing the event. If there is a 2nd annual event, we plan on attending for all the activities. Be well!

Jack & Ed, Pittsburgh, PA

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We had a wonderful time - big thanks to John and Gary and the folks at Trance. Thank you for all your hard work!  brutusbflo@yahoo.com Feb 3, 2007 12:01:42 AM

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