IBR peer pressure

[drscott]

OK, I've decided (after minimal application of peer pressure) to go to IBR this year. I've never been, and in the past I've usually been ignored at bear events. Nothing like reverse prejudice. If I hang out long enough and drink, I'll probably fit in.

I started reading the BML around 1988 and read it for years (until it became unmanageable.) I was all for the idea (and I generally like the "bear type," and certainly bear attitudes) but as it has become more conformist it's lost a lot of its charm. It's particularly worrisome when "no pressure to be slender young hairless things" became "get bigger and fit in."

Maybe if I expound more on this topic I'l get some comments! [heh]

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[bluedevilsf.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, it was definitely before your time in the chorus. We're talking at least 10 years ago. We did the Turtle Creek Choral's When We No Longer Touch. We performed in Atlanta and then a month or so later, the Atlanta guys came to St. Louis and we performed it there.

Gosh, I wish I could remember the last name of the guy who hosted me in Atlanta; he stayed with my family when AGMC came to St. Louis. His first name is Michael, and as far as I know, he still lives in Atlanta and is still a member. Very nice guy. We kept in touch for a while and then kinda drifted.