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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 07/02/2024

Changa here, Sy Isn't at a level where he can even use his phone so I thought I would dive into this account to push out the word. We're really thankful for the support the community is giving us right now. We are on our 6th hospital so you can imagine our stress right now.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 26/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Bonus Day! In 1974 my favorite animated film was UPA's "Gay Purr-ee", a musical with Judy Garland, Robert Goulet, Hermione Gingold, Red Buttons & Paul Frees. The characters are on a clear cell. the background is a paining. I made up the orange kitten for Robespierre.

A holiday card "Joyeux Noel" with cat characters from the UPA animated film "Gay Purr-ee", a decorated tree and wrapped presents.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 25/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 12. 2022. This is the Fur Tree, set up in the library. Theta (the first skiltaire I created) sits with a gift. This actual size plush was made by Julie Bowman who was one of the first to sell tails at furry cons. Stay tuned for a bonus card tomorrow!

Photo holiday card of a decorated tree in front of book shelves. A full-size plush skiltaire (Theta) sits next to the tree with a gift bag in her lap.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 25/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day11: For my 2005 card I went for a minimalist, simple graphic design. Raani (Vinson Mink), Sy (me), Seriayne, Changa (Changa Husky) I liked how this turned out.

A holiday card with 4 skiltaire (colorful alien weasels) posing in the form of the letters N O E L against a green background.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 23/12/2023

Vinson Mink and I tell the story of how we met at Loscon 7 in the Furry History exhibit of the Virtual Furry Museum world of VR Chat. Photo by Chenall.

A picture in VR Chat of Vinson Mink and Sy Skiltaire in front of a table displaying historical fan documents in the Virtual Furry Museum.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 23/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 10. Skipping many years to 2004. (I may find more eventually), A photo of our real "Fur Tree" With Changa (lying), Seriayne (standing on his back), Sy (me) with Raani (Vinson) on his shoulders. "Zappy Holidays" (skiltaire are electric). Our family for over 20 years.

"Zapppy Holidays" card. Photo of a real decorated tree with 4 skiltaire (colorful alien weasels) drawn around the tree, decorating it.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 22/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 9. 1989 Marker and colored pencil, cutout and pasted on red paper, with shading added. Clockwise: Raani (Vinson), Kawauso (Andre), ? (Noah Miller) ans ? (Shayne Raney), Sy (me) in the center. I made this while visiting Ken Sample in New Jersey for the holiday.

A holiday card with 4 skiltaire (colorful alien weasels) holding a holly wreath. One is framed in the wreath.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 21/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 8. 1987: Painted on tan illustration board, using under-painting for the characters. L standing ? (Lance Rund), ? (John Perchalski) w/ribbon, Tari (Ken Sample) on floor, Sy (me) wrapping gift, Raani (Vinson) and Kawauso (Andre) snoozing. Wish I could remember names.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 20/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 7. 1986, another "police lineup". Chirpy Holiday is for the "chirp!" skiltaire greeting. Steve Martin helped with the airbrush background and under-panting. L to R, Tari (Ken), Kawauso (Andre). Raani (Vinson), Sy (me), ? (Lance Rund and Steve Corbett), Omni (?)

Holiday card with 7 skiltaire (colorful alien weasels) holding a banner "Chirpy Holidays" against a starry sky.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 19/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 6. For 1985 I painted on illustration board myself (belly sledding) Sy, Raani holding my tail (Vinson Mink), Kawauso with snow on his head (Andre Johnson) and Tari, in the tree (Ken Sample).

A Christmas card with 4 skiltaire (alien weasel species) playing in the show. One is in a small evergreen tree.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 18/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 5. This 1983 card is a drawing of the front of The Prancing Skiltaire, our house. From left to right: Raani (Vinson Mink), Tria (Lisa Sample), Sy (me), Tari (Ken Sample). A gray & red arboreal (I can't remember) and Kawauso (Andre Johnson)

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 17/12/2023

P22 the Griffith Park cougar lived for a decade in the center of the city. He inspired the funding of the largest wildlife bridge system ever conceived.

Photo of P22, the cougar that lived in Griffith Park in Los Angeles, CA walking in front of the Hollywood sign.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 17/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 4. In 1982 I worked for the Subaru Tech Center (Subaru cars were imported by a US company back then). I was hired to fix the OEM radios so they would work in the US. This is Kawauso, Andre's brown/orange skiltaire and Midori (green) in a 1982 Subaru wagon.

Watercolor painted Christmas card with a green Subaru stations wagon. Two skiltaire (otter-marten like creatures) sit on the open tailgate with a decorated tree in the foreground.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 16/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 3. Many of my holiday cards are groups of skiltaire. My mates and myself and friends I designed custom skiltaire for. From left to right: Tari (Ken Sample), Fanta (C/FO mascot w/video camera), Sy (me), Ora (Linda my girlfriend) and my friends Mark and Kim.

Christmas card with my art of a group of 7 skiltaire singing Christmas carols. "We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Zappy New Year" is the caption.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 15/12/2023

Got up this morning to find the aging Mitsubishi 50" monitor on my gaming system was replaced with a new 65" 4K Samsung! I expect it was an inside job...

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 15/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 2. By 1978 we were redesigning the speakers based on an improved vent system. The Qysonic wizard became our new promotional mascot. My mother made a costume for me to wear at trade shows. Many companies boasted "accuracy", we decided on the "the magic of neutrality".

Christmas card for a HiFi speaker company. A wizard in brown robes transforms a small speaker in front of the larger model, already changed. Theta the skiltaire looks on, amazed.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 14/12/2023

I remembered I had an old photo of the Lantana Sable T-shirt from a CES we exhibited at. The sable character was designed by Ken Sample and was the company mascot. The sable system was a 3 or 4 piece modular speaker system with tad monitors and 1 or 2 LAug bass extender units.

Phtoto of a tan t-shirt for the Lanatna Sable speaker system with the sable mascot laying in a sensuous pose.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 14/12/2023

The 12 Cards of Christmas, Day 1. In the 70's I made Christmas cards by taking photos of art and sending the prints as postcards. the first was just a wildlife winter scene from a magazine ad, but later I started making my own art. This is Theta with my Qysonic Research speakers in 1977.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 10/12/2023

Nick, Holly the jackalope beside the Fur Tree before the gift exchange at the December Prancing Skiltaire party.

Photo of the Christmas tree with many presents. Nick Wilde and Holly the jackalope are standing by the tree.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 09/12/2023

My first computer was a Pied Piper CPM machine with a built-in HD 5 1/4 floopy drive. I used a green monochrome monitor. I got it for writing. Came with Perfect Office suite, but a friend gave me Wordstar 3, which I downloaded over a 6400baud modem in 6 hours.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 08/12/2023

Getting ready to set up the model trains, but I have to get the kitties off the table first.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 03/12/2023

The veil between worlds becomes thin at the Furality Portal at MFF.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 01/12/2023

While we're at MFF, I will be checking telegram for any messages from friends that want to meetup. My telegram is Sysable.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 30/11/2023

My partner and I will be presenting our Two Old Furry Fans Q & A at MFF, Saturday 12-2-23 in the Hyatt LAX room. We hope to see you there!

Two Old Furry Fans website banner with a pair of skiltaire (by Sysable) and a griffin and a dragon (by Vinson Mink)

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 27/11/2023

Rod and I are at The Academy screening of Wish. The directors, song writers and producers were interviewed by a reporter from Variety. The reception is on the Dolby terrace above the theater.

The stage of the Gefen Theater after the screening of Wish. The directors, song writers and producers are being interviewed by a Variety reporter.

A view of the Dolby terrace overlooking LA at the reception for the screening of Wish.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 26/11/2023

CLAWS! Furry event at Hamburger Mary's in Long Beach, CA. The drag show performers and my mate on the dance floor with a fox.

Drag show performers at Hamburger Mary's including Sally from Nightmare Before Christmas, the Evil Stepmother, Tinkerbell and Roz from Monsters Inc.

My partner Rod and a fox fursuiter dance at the Claws! Furry event at Hamburger Mary's, Long Beach CA.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 26/11/2023

There needs to be more events like this.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 24/11/2023

Is there anything more majestic than a foxtaur in full winter fluff?

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 19/11/2023

The fursuits at MAW in Arcadia, CA, 11-18-23.

Photo of 100+ fursuits at the MAW furry club event on 11-18-23 in Arcadia, CA

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 18/11/2023

A starstruck dude with bad hair (me) shows Dr. Osamu Tezuka Sensei a drawing of a skiltaire at a C/FO animation club screening at the Animator's Union Hall in1979.

Photo of Japanese manga and animation great Osamu Tezuka at a C/FO animation screening. He's looking at art by Mark Merlino, who looks on, smiling.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 18/11/2023

Yes, Tezuka was a furry. He liked my skiltare and asked me if he could include them in his Astroboy reboot.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 16/11/2023

I think every furry convention that does themes has done pirates at least once.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 13/11/2023

Werewolves Playing Poker, by my partner Changa Husky for his Creator's Showcase video for MFF.

A VR Chat photo of 6 werewolves playing poker in a classic paneled club room. The famous painting of Dogs Playing Poker hangs on the wall.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 11/11/2023

One of my favorite posters by Steve Martin (the artist, not the actor/comedian)

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 10/11/2023

My husky partner Changa is on the video team of Furality, the VR Chat furry convention. He is a video genius IMHO.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 10/11/2023

Pied Piper CPM computer with HD floppy drive. It came with Perfect Office suite software, but a friend let me download Wordstar 3 from his office. It too 6 hours.

Photo of Pied Piper CPM computer with built-in HD floppy drive.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 10/11/2023

Bob Hill, creator and performer of Hilda the Haku-hasin (Bambioid) character, designed by Jerry Collins, was one of the first non-mascot style full-body animal character costumes. Bob was an artist, model-maker and a character performer at Disneyland. I was his photographer.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 09/11/2023

The first Prancing Skiltaire party was over a weekend in 1980 at my parent's house in Garden Grove. This was 5 years before the first furry room party at Westercon 1985 in Sacramento, CA. Here is the original wooden painted sign.

Photo of a hanging lighted pub sign painted with "Prancing Skiltaire" and a pair of dancing skiltaire (alien otter-like creatures), tails intertwined.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 04/11/2023

Saturday Morning Cartoon Breakfast at PAWcon.

People enjoying Anamanics on a vintage TV at the Saturday Morning Cartoon Breakfast party at PAWcon, some wearing pajama onesies.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 04/11/2023

The famous Party Patios of the Doubletree San Jose at PAWcon.

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Sysable @sysable.confurence.com · 03/11/2023

The Furry Family Ofrenda is set up at PAWcon in San Jose.

Photo of traditional Mexican ofrenda altar with photos of furry fans and inspirational persons who are no longer with us for the Day of the Dead celebration, Dia de los Muertos.

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