How many of you know what or who Furries are? Have you heard of a Confurgence? If you have followed my blog previously, you may already be aware of what they are. For those who are not familiar, well 'Furries" are those who are fans of "humanised animals". Many Furry fans like to create their own characters and also their full bodied costumes of their anthropomorphic character. Most Furries wear costumes that they have designed themselves or had input into the character themselves. There is a lot of creativity behind the activity including artistic design and functionality of the costumes and the theatrics behind the characters as they immerse into the personality of the character. It is a very individualistic interest as each character is unique in it's own way. So it is no surprise that Jess has an interest and made several friends in the world of the Furries and this weekend was the 2018 2 Day Confurgence, held in Richmond, in Melbourne Victoria. This is the largest convention of its type in the Southern Hemisphere. Jess's character is Lvis. and although Jess has attended a Confurgence in 2016, this was Lvis's first Confurgence. Click here >>> for Jess's previous Confurgence blog entry from 2016. |
We decided to head for the Melbourne Central Shopping Centre previously known as Diamaru, which houses Coop's Shot Tower which was built on the site in 1888. It is 50 metres high and was saved from demolition and included inside the build of a large shopping complex under an 84 metre high conical glass roof. Inside it is the famous RM Williams shop and also a small but informative museum of information about the history of the building which produced shot up until 1961 where the demand for shot dwindled due to a change in firearms regulations of the time. The building is also listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
We also took a tour of
St Paul's Cathedral,
in the centre of the CBD which Ryan and Mr Roo had never been to before. Jess and I had toured previously. It is an amazing piece of architecture and is open to the public for viewing or for quiet reflection.
We decided to head back to Richmond and as Jess was still busy at the Confurgence, Mr Roo, Ryan and I took the drive out to visit my Dad and another gentleman, who also enjoys our visits before returning to pick up Jess who had had the best day!