Furry history gold – 25 years of conventions. Newsdump (2/5/15)
by Patch O'Furr
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25 Years of Furry Conventions, presented by Sable and Mink – furry history gold.
In 1989, ConFurence Zero brought 65 original furries to Costa Mesa, California. The organizers have lots to tell you. Reddit has more comments, and there’s a good one about the “first iconic fursuits” in the video at 47:00. It shows Hilda The Bambioid salaciously played in “leather lingerie” by Robert Hill. In 1989, little did they know where this would lead… “There were TWO fur-suits there: Hilda in performance, as you see in the footage here, and the un-named bobcat who showed up later at the dance.”