May be too intense for some viewers.

 Hey guys, just letting peeps know I will be in Dallas for TBRU and available to do massages for my pals or their pals.  Just gonna do a few sessions so previous clients get first priority.  Holla!

...I may have gotten cavities in my eye teeth.

Hey folks!  If you ever wanted to know what a massage with me was like (or at least sounds like) go check out BearPodcast #255 (click pic for linkie)!  My pal Nard booked a session with me during TBRU in Dallas.  He decided that he wanted his first time to be special, so not only did he tape it, he put it on the internetz! w00T!

It's always fun to work with a "massage virgin" and since I knew he was recording and he had plenty of questions, I was a little more in "teacher mode" than normal. However, I think with him editing out the long silences (and most of his moaning and groaning) it isn't a bad preview of what a massage session is like. :)

Thanks again Nard, it was a business doing pleasure with you! 

Next stop: Bear Pride/ IML in Chicago for Memorial Day Weekend.

Well so far so good this year, having a good time, meeting and greeting some great folks, and of course rubbing some of them!  Big thanks to my support network out here - love ya verucabear , darkmirth & tuc1 !

if the audio quality turns out ok it looks like there might be something of personal interest in the bearpodcast TBRU 2009 edition.  Thanks brchase ! :)

ClueNeedinCub: how are u doing
Mikeybear ATL: not too bad thanks, whats up?
ClueNeedinCub: nothing just sittin here
Mikeybear ATL: where's that
ClueNeedinCub: weres wat
Mikeybear ATL: where you are sitting
ClueNeedinCub: on a sofa in my room
Mikeybear ATL: and where is the room located? lol
ClueNeedinCub: up stairs
Mikeybear ATL: I meant where you stay at
ClueNeedinCub: At my moms house
Mikeybear ATL: ok, never mind
ClueNeedinCub: wat
Mikeybear ATL: does where you live have a name?
Mikeybear ATL: like Boise, or Grand Rapids for instance
ClueNeedinCub: Yes um somethin ridge
Mikeybear ATL: the city!
Mikeybear ATL: pretend I dont know where in the country or even the world you are
ClueNeedinCub: i live in [suburb of Atlanta]
Mikeybear ATL: whew!
ClueNeedinCub: wat

A cub is a bear that's very young,
( Also known as trouble... )

(lyrics by arthole)

Today makes 3 times in the last couple weeks I have been asked by shocked and/ or mortified cubs: "why would you even say that?" after unleashing my twisted imagination and sick sense of humor verbally.

You must be *this* resilient to ride this ride...

Okey dokey, mein peeps...I'm off to school and then to the airport - should be landing in the Windy City this evening at 7pm local time.

I'll update as time allows!

Ginger Cub: come snuggle with me

Meh: if I come snuggle with you and you fall asleep I'm going to nibble your freckles

Ginger Cub: how will you find them? it will be dark

Meh: I can taste them

Ginger Cub: freckles have a taste?!

Meh: mmhmm.

Ginger Cub: like what?

Meh: cinnamon and salt

Ginger Cub: I just licked my arm and didnt taste anything like that

Meh: LOL I can't believe you just did that. :D that's because redheads don't have the taste receptors for their own freckles.

Ginger Cub: Oh! lol Ok, so when I worked at [gay bookstore], this redophile came in ALL THE TIME and would sit at the coffee bar and blink slowly at me. He was a CMT and noticed me rubbing my arm so he offered to massage it and he worked his way up and THEN rubbed his hand under my pit and then smelled it saying that red heads smell great everywhere. That's kinda how you're sounding.

Meh: That's just creepy. But I'm not the one licking my arm. Arm-licker! LOL

Well my mom's heart cath yesterday AM went just fine (she had actually improved in 8 years), and I managed to live through class last night after taking a short nap in the afternoon, but OMGOMGOMG my pretty bed was waiting for me to snoozle in it all night long....mmmmmmmmm. Having gotten 4-6 hours per night for the last week this was just awesome. :D

TBRU was much fun as always, and thank goodness I paced myself or I'd have the kennel cough by now. I got to hang out with my fave Dallas peeps, rub on some bears and cubs (new and repeat), finally discovered what all the hoopla over Whataburger was about (mmmm, BBQ Cheddar Burger), and generally had a fine time hanging out, meeting and greeting, and of course delivering a milkshake (or three, ahem).

Much love to my DFW posse Travis verucabear    ,Stephen darkmirth    & Josh joshjeffcoat    - without whom my trip would not have functioned. Big hugs to new clients Jamie reslbear   and Jeff bearinslc   for lettin' me lay the rubdown on ya, and my local repeat clients Chris blatantsubtlety and Mike eggwards for making the trip financially feasible! Special shout out to Tonycubziz    for providing work space on short notice!

Good times were also had hanging out with the rest of the gang: Justin tuc1   , Mark msnmark , & Jim jrjarrett.

I also enjoyed random run-ins and lobby whoring chats with Nard brchase    , Woofer wooferstl    , Ben qualitykill   , Johnfurrytxcub , Bob bobinbstn   ...and the rest!

If I didn't list you by name it's because you didn't blow me I can't remember everyone who did I ran into into 6 days! But you're good enough, you're smart enough and gosh darn it, people like you!

I didn't take a ton of pics cause I lost my battery charger and most of the ones I did take came out crappy, but here are a few that did turn out good - I'll see if I can save a few more with some P'shop TLC.