We truly believe that we have an exceptional group of staff and attendees that’s helped make our events a lot of fun, and we couldn’t be more appreciative!
We aren’t directly focused on our growth, nor do we really spend a lot of time looking at how other fandoms or other parts of the community may choose to portray us. Ultimately, Midwest Furfest’s goal is to continue providing education, fun and a really great event for our attendees. However, I also think that’s a consequence of the growth of the fandom as a whole – we are becoming a larger entity, which invites more opportunity for ‘cross over’. (Kodi:) I think there are certainly parts of the mainstream world that seem to recognize the fandom, and a lot of the hard work our performers, artists and businesses do (perhaps more now, than in previous years). (Patch:) Would you agree crossover of furry and mainstream stuff seems to be growing? Have any other comment about that? (Kodi:) We were thrilled to see that Anthrocon was recognizing the San Diego chicken! I think he’s a stellar example of true professionalism! Midwest Furfest prides itself on first and foremost, recognizing the achievements and leadership within our community directly – I would never say never, but at least right now, our focus is more directed at recognizing achievement within the fandom (Patch:) Anthrocon’s GOH was the San Diego Chicken who is credited as making sports mascots popular. (Kodi:) I think it could certainly interest some of our attendees, though I don’t expect they would ever formally involve us – their hall of fame seems to be more tailored to sports mascots, not amateurs. (Patch:) Do you think it will bring interest in what furries do, or even involve them? (Kodi:) I was aware of the hall of fame opening, though we didn’t have anything to do with it – such a small percentage of our attendees perform in costume (it’s a large number, but not normally more than 25% of con attendees) (Patch:) Have you guys heard of the National Mascot Hall of Fame opening nearby in the Chicago area? Would you have anything to do with it? Top Pic courtesy of Youtube? south-afrifur south afrifur south afrifur pawdcast southafrifur podcast furry furry podcast furries Uncle Kage Uncle Kage Samuel Conway Dr.Q&A with Kodi, MFF media contact and Director of Programming & Marketing. If you happen to miss out, we’ll also be posting the interview on Youtube: Little known to many furs out there Uncle Kage was also a singer in college (we hope to coax him into using his voice for a few seconds…possibly something from Cats…or Joe’s Apartment, whichever’s more appropriate).īut as the man who has stood through many difficult times within the many years he’d been associated with the furry fandom (joined in 1989) as well as the many times he’s been a media representative and ambassador for furries as a whole, we are honoured to have Uncle Kage on the show, where we will speak about his experiences, some of his memorable stories and what he may have in store for the future.īe sure to join us for this exclusive podcast at 8pm CAT, 7pm CET, 6pm GMT, 1pm EST
Uncle Kage has also also written several short stories such as “Tweaked in the Head” he was also nominated twice for the Ursa Major for his “Six” and for “Breaking the Ice: Stories from New Tibet” in 2002. Chapter 1125 - Sure enough, its the legendary Kage Bunshin no Jutsu.
He holds a doctorate in chemistry from Dartmouth College, and is a professional research scientist. Chapter 1673 - The now more considerate Uncle Shuhang, Chapter 1672 - On rainy. He has been a guest of honor at numerous conventions, both in and out of the furry world, including Albany Anthrocon, Feral! 2001, ConClave, Duckon, Eurofurence 8 (2002), I-CON, MiDFur X (2008), ConFuzzled 2011, Furlaxation 2012, Philippine Anthro Festival 2014, Fur Reality 2015, and Arizona Fur Con 2015. Samuel Conway, also known as Kagemushi Goro or Uncle Kage, is Chairman of Anthrocon, and regularly attends many other furry conventions.
We have the greatest pleasure to announce that this Sunday we will have Uncle Kage on our show.ĭr.