Went to all three in Vegas, was a phenomenal time every time! I miss it for sure, and I'm grateful to the person who threw it. Can now say that I've DJed a Vegas pool, haha.
Is there a reason why it cancelled and disappeared just like that? Like whoa the convention/events looks amazing, and i bet the attendees are increasing year by year, but why stopped after 9 years? Surely there's a reason?
@@MarshGirlAdventuresThat’s a shame, if this is the case. Either way, I hope Elliot is doing alright these days. Maybe someday a suspiciously rich furry can be passed that torch - should someone be as generous, as the man who ran these events.
I'll never forget ESG2014, so bummed it's gone. :-( Yay you used my video :-) Never thought it was all that good, hated the wide angle adapter lens I used.
This is so cool! I hope the person behind it is doing okay, this was such an interesting video, I had never heard of this event in the fandom. Thanks for documenting it for new members of the fandom!
I never made the time to attend any of the ESG’s (I wish I did!), but all of the stories from friends who attended were pretty wild! I did attend only one meet, Elliot’s Fall Gathering in 2007. Seeing some of those fursuits sure did bring back some good memories!
I’ve heard people talk about how they wanted to attended and that it was more for adults but never heard what happened or where they were hosted. Also the purple giraffe fursuit! I was at motor city fur con this year and saw a purple giraffe fursuit, now I’m super curious if it was the same person 😮
Man, to think that Elliot's events evolved from that. I remember hearing about those events as far back as 2007 when I was in college, but I couldn't afford it at the time. Funny to think that was THE Elliot's and how the Furry Pawpit Show spawned a furry mecca in Florida. I think we also had Furloween or Howloween as well back then.
Great video as always! Sadly, this was before I was active in the fandom but it sounded amazing. With such generosity, I cannot blame them for them stopping and I hope they are still active and loved in the fandom
As a Vegas local I would’ve loved to have gone to ESG. Especially with them hosting an event at Adventuredome. Furries at an amusement park is two of my favorite things combined lol
I would love to totally fund an entire convention for a week. I'd drop massive money and not even come close to blinking about it. But this video is awesome ❤❤❤❤
I don’t want to offend you or anything @SpamBoar but you look like puma from the lion king in a cool way (and yea I’m a frurry too so I know how sometimes fursuits accidentally look like cartoon characters without trying to be)
@@SpamBoar I'm Canadian too but live in Florida I can say the Fall festival in Winter carnival were those were the only cons I went to other than megaplex I miss them so much I just really really wish I went to Las Vegas so much cool things I heard about the events there
I remember seeing those badge holders and hearing stories about it. It is sad that it's gone, but who knows. It could happen again. ^^ I'm glad you got to go; because making memories with friends is the best.
Would have loved to go to ESG! I've always wanted to explore Nevada too and visit my favourite Fallout: New Vegas locations. Just sadly it's a little before my time. Though I believe Shugnussy and some of the other Vegas furs still do similar parties. In fact they came to Osaka and had a pretty big party after OFFF. Sadly I missed it because it was my first time in fursuit and I nearly died of mild heatstroke haha.
His boyfriend was REALLY rich! I don't know what happened if they broke up or if his boyfriend said enough was enough but the money was gone to pay for it.
Oh sweet I heard about Elliots Gathering never went. And don't think I would ever have enough money to go. And I would feel under dressed being there would feel like I need a suit and tie the whole time. xD I did go to Further Confusion 2010 though and that was an experience too. :)
I used to drink liquor want to have one not five if I was drinking more I'll probably get lost define slacking I could find a place back home my day is too strong department of carrier myself now into the bathroom is hard to go to sleep too my whole bed will be turning I just saw me to take one I don't care if the people who call me party pooper I hope it's not my inside my pants maybe I get Bud light or Budweiser 😵💫🤤🥃🦺☕☕☕🦺👍👍❤️🩹🐾
Thank you make sure that I've been all right, 👍 appreciate it my friend thank you 🙏🦺👷 I'll say it's pretty hot I just make sure that I drink and a lots of cold water I'm not sure that it's about 80°appreciate it my friend 👍😃☕☕☕❤️🩹🐾
That's pretty happy to send a text message thank you 😀 I listen to all the different music 80 or 90 rock music remix journey Coldplay ACDC Ludacris Dwayne Dwayne David Bowie Arthur music
@@SpamBoar NFC had record attendance this year IIRC and i've heard it's absolutely amazing. But in real terms what i'd consider the 'main' fur-cons that Europe has are: ScotiaCon - UK - February - ~1.1k people. NFC - Sweden - February - ~3.7k people. Confuzzled - UK - May - ~3.3k people. Eurofurence - Netherlands - September - ~3.4k people. Annoyingly, the smaller cons sell out really quick due to limited space. There's a UK con which (I believe) always happens around halloween and has a horror focus/theme. Registration for this year was sold out the first week of June. If you sort the list by attendance, 9 of the top 10 most attended cons are in the US with NFC taking that 10th spot. If you take the top 20 cons, 14 of them are US.
@@CaphireTheDragon Attended 4 editions of NFC so far...and everyone of them was a total blast. Let me tell you that lol They've had a second venue plus two party boats this year to spread the crowd out a bit. Restaurants in Malmö are giving discounts to attendees. There was a Ramen-place that was full of furries every night without being rented out by the con. After the con they've put a sign up "Thank's for the awesome week, furries! see you next year" So basically...with all the stuff going on, the whole downtown of Malmö was the venue xD And it's great for fursuiters...because it's winter :D
Oh....and the most awesome thing i've seen at any con was at NFC this year. Grimner, a swedish metal band, played an actual concert at the con, exclusively for NFC attendees.
ESG was so dope, I went at its last year in Vegas in 2016. I'll never forget the shuttles that went to Fremont street and the awesome suite they had for everyone.
I was at one of the fall events in Florida, on the private property that was being developed to be a hosting space. I asked around who was "Elliott"... And who was paying. The only details i got were, "a professional athlete and his partner". I didn't pry further, because at the time, it could have cost the athlete his career. I hope they were able to keep the property, because while it was no hotel, it was a great "relax and hang out" space... Movie theater, game room, dance hall, suit lounge with dryers, cafeteria with catered food, tennis court we just kind of took over as a sesh lounge lol, smoking lounge, private bar space for those old enough to drink, ... And there were plans to develop the property further... But could years later i heard they'd moved things to Vegas. I'm sure someone with sluething skills could probably narrow down which athlete it may have been... But all i know, is that space and one event, inspired me to want to build a compound for furries locally. With similar amenities and activity spaces. Because it was the first time i felt included in an event, even though i knew no one there at all. Well other than the person who has invited me to attend, and ended up driving me to it. Lol I'm sad to hear that things have "stopped". I know all good things come to an end eventually, but i had dearly hoped to be able to attend another king Elliott event. Life just got in the way however. :(
I have my own con that did that, sadly i think something like this would have been to great a cost to even eat anywhere or drink. Plus spending that much money ontop of the gambling all around feel like it can lead to worse times then a good one.
god that looks lit, the guy running it is probably either insanely rich or in irrecoverable debt either way that looks like it was awesome and I'm jealous
This looks like a very cool one. Too bad i joined the fandom way late and didnt get to hear and go to this. Oh well. Just hope they will come back so i can go. Aweso.e video and work.
btw furries and therians are two different things, you could be both! i recommend watching Stormi Folf's video on therians for more information. PDTherian has a lot of educational videos on their channel too
Why am I not surprised to see my friend Zarafa (The purple giraffe!) there!!! lol Just looking at the videos, this looks like the best possible furry event, but also incredibly expensive
That just looks like such a cool convention, unfortunately I was born to late to ever have a chance of visiting this con, was like 10 years old the year the last edition was made, although I will be looking forward to possibly going to my first ever furry con or meet this year or the next one as soon as I see one hosted near where I live in Mexico which are quite few and often far apart
You gave me the idea of chartering a open-top sightseeing bus in Berlin and do a furry tour xD But yeah would have loved to attend this. Specially the day with the amusement park... I'd marathon this rollercoaster the whole day lol
Was such a fun event. Was sad when it ended. I remember Elliott would go to cons with full margarita machines and have *epic* room parties at other cons to advertise too. Good memories
Nice video. This convention weirdly reminds me of Apex 2015, oh, and one question how long have you and yms known each other and when did you guys first meet?
Man this event sounded amazing! I wish I could have attended this.. but I didn’t have the money. One day though I REALLY want to experience a furry con.
It does look like a super fun event, but I have a feeling why they aren't super widely spoken about/remembered From all the pictures Ive seen, it was primarily gay men, and a lot of the really popular gay furs were kind of dicks to pussy havers back then. Things have gotten a little better but still. I wish there were more event based cons these days, these gatherings look like they were really fun! I wonder what happened to the guy who threw them together
Would you have attended ESG or did you?
I’ve never been to a con but one day I will, I need a suit first tho 😭
Went to all three in Vegas, was a phenomenal time every time! I miss it for sure, and I'm grateful to the person who threw it. Can now say that I've DJed a Vegas pool, haha.
I am 25 and still have never been to cons.
@@MooglePowerthat’s awesome!
I was a Carer back then, and never made it, but damn I think I would have been in good company there.
Is there a reason why it cancelled and disappeared just like that? Like whoa the convention/events looks amazing, and i bet the attendees are increasing year by year, but why stopped after 9 years? Surely there's a reason?
I’m assuming has to do with the person who threw the events not doing them anymore.
The funds ran out and he couldn't host them anymore 😭 but should have kept going or charged for admission
@@MarshGirlAdventuresThat’s a shame, if this is the case. Either way, I hope Elliot is doing alright these days. Maybe someday a suspiciously rich furry can be passed that torch - should someone be as generous, as the man who ran these events.
@@ri0tgh0ooul89 i agree or even if they start up again just charge for admission to the events he's hosting and hope it helps
@@MarshGirlAdventures I definitely would have shelled out atleast $500 for admission for this
i had no idea there was a recurring furry event this lavish, holy moly 👀 that's incredibly unique
Was pretty special
I'll never forget ESG2014, so bummed it's gone. :-( Yay you used my video :-) Never thought it was all that good, hated the wide angle adapter lens I used.
Yeah sucks is gone. Thanks for the great footage!
This is so cool! I hope the person behind it is doing okay, this was such an interesting video, I had never heard of this event in the fandom. Thanks for documenting it for new members of the fandom!
No problem! Thanks for the kind words!
I never made the time to attend any of the ESG’s (I wish I did!), but all of the stories from friends who attended were pretty wild! I did attend only one meet, Elliot’s Fall Gathering in 2007. Seeing some of those fursuits sure did bring back some good memories!
That’s awesome you went to an Elliott’s event!
I’ve heard people talk about how they wanted to attended and that it was more for adults but never heard what happened or where they were hosted. Also the purple giraffe fursuit! I was at motor city fur con this year and saw a purple giraffe fursuit, now I’m super curious if it was the same person 😮
its zarafa the giraffe!
@@hedgehound oh thank you!
Warrior cats pfp?!
@@ZekeTheFurlol yea. Used leopardstar as my pfp when I made the account and have never changed it.
@@midnightdemon4876 ooo! Awesome :3
Ayyyy! My mate is in the video!
I totally would've attended if I knew about this earlier!
Man, to think that Elliot's events evolved from that.
I remember hearing about those events as far back as 2007 when I was in college, but I couldn't afford it at the time.
Funny to think that was THE Elliot's and how the Furry Pawpit Show spawned a furry mecca in Florida. I think we also had Furloween or Howloween as well back then.
Great video as always! Sadly, this was before I was active in the fandom but it sounded amazing. With such generosity, I cannot blame them for them stopping and I hope they are still active and loved in the fandom
Thank you! I’m not sure if they are still around I haven’t seen them…
I never attended, but they look impressive. I wish that I was attending furry events still/again back when it was in Orlando 😅
As a Vegas local I would’ve loved to have gone to ESG. Especially with them hosting an event at Adventuredome. Furries at an amusement park is two of my favorite things combined lol
Jealous you live in Vegas. I visit there every few months!
@@SpamBoarIt’s pretty nice but it gets way too hot in the summer lol. It would be cool to see you at LVFC someday
Are you talking about the Convention that got closed in Las Vegas, or are you talking about the conventions that got closed worldwide?
ESG Vegas was a fantastic time. I went twice, loved them both. Easily top 5 of ALL events I've ever been to.
I saw you there ;) I can’t think of a furry event that was better?
I’m so jealous of anyone who got to go 😭 I wish the community was chill enough to bring this back
I would love to totally fund an entire convention for a week. I'd drop massive money and not even come close to blinking about it. But this video is awesome ❤❤❤❤
1 minute in, and it sound more like a turbocharged super duper uber furry meeting than a con.
Y’all this looks awesome! Too bad I’m -18 😭
I don’t want to offend you or anything @SpamBoar but you look like puma from the lion king in a cool way (and yea I’m a frurry too so I know how sometimes fursuits accidentally look like cartoon characters without trying to be)
6:10 recognized so many in this clip here. Used to watch a bunch of con videos back in 2016
That’s awesome!
I missed Elliot's fall festival and winter carnival
I never got to those Florida is a big trip from Vancouver.
@@SpamBoar I'm Canadian too but live in Florida I can say the Fall festival in Winter carnival were those were the only cons I went to other than megaplex I miss them so much I just really really wish I went to Las Vegas so much cool things I heard about the events there
I remember seeing those badge holders and hearing stories about it. It is sad that it's gone, but who knows. It could happen again. ^^
I'm glad you got to go; because making memories with friends is the best.
Hope it does happen again! Making memories with friends is what life’s all about ☺️
Maybe the guy who hosted it lost their wealth?
Possibly? Not sure :/
Las Vegas furs sounds awesome 🦊
I had no idea this was a thing I totally could have went when I was 22
After watching this I wish I could’ve went, the spirt would be willing but yet the funds are weak as usual😢
Amazing video, this is a great documentary!
Would have loved to go to ESG! I've always wanted to explore Nevada too and visit my favourite Fallout: New Vegas locations. Just sadly it's a little before my time. Though I believe Shugnussy and some of the other Vegas furs still do similar parties. In fact they came to Osaka and had a pretty big party after OFFF. Sadly I missed it because it was my first time in fursuit and I nearly died of mild heatstroke haha.
That heatstroke doesn’t sound fun :/ LVFC is a good choice!
@@SpamBoar Got to learn the hard way!
Stumbled across the channel recently and I have to say, I love the videos! Keep up the good stuff
Dang... i was looking into a more in depth history of the events other than "It Happened"
His boyfriend was REALLY rich!
I don't know what happened if they broke up or if his boyfriend said enough was enough but the money was gone to pay for it.
That's a very plausible explanation.
Never got to go to Las Vegas
wow wicked
ngl this reminds me of the great gatsby lol, it was a w book
Oh sweet I heard about Elliots Gathering never went.
And don't think I would ever have enough money to go.
And I would feel under dressed being there would feel like I need a suit and tie the whole time. xD
I did go to Further Confusion 2010 though and that was an experience too. :)
Didn’t need a suit lol
i want to cry
Lol dang 2013 Djing and playing Flying Spaghetti Monster
I would have gone but it was. popufur event and I could never get in. I am not popufur, never was. BUt htey sure rubbed it in after the fact.
That is cool 😎, I didn't know your DJ 👍👍👍👍🌠🦺❤️🩹🐾
I used to drink liquor want to have one not five if I was drinking more I'll probably get lost define slacking I could find a place back home my day is too strong department of carrier myself now into the bathroom is hard to go to sleep too my whole bed will be turning I just saw me to take one I don't care if the people who call me party pooper I hope it's not my inside my pants maybe I get Bud light or Budweiser 😵💫🤤🥃🦺☕☕☕🦺👍👍❤️🩹🐾
I'm glad you hear my friend 😁 one year I am glad☕☕☕🦺👍❤️🩹🐾
Thank you make sure that I've been all right, 👍 appreciate it my friend thank you 🙏🦺👷 I'll say it's pretty hot I just make sure that I drink and a lots of cold water I'm not sure that it's about 80°appreciate it my friend 👍😃☕☕☕❤️🩹🐾
That's pretty happy to send a text message thank you 😀 I listen to all the different music 80 or 90 rock music remix journey Coldplay ACDC Ludacris Dwayne Dwayne David Bowie Arthur music
That's pretty happy thank you 😁🦺👷☕☕☕💯😇😇❤️🩹
this is a blast from the past, I honestly just assumed it was a guy that ran it all and ran out of money
Same
Maybe I dunno…
Americans are so lucky, yall get the best part of the fandom ! We Europeans get just the crumbs lool ! Sounds truly funny
Isn’t Nordic con really good?
As a Russia, totally. We don’t have any cons here, only small meetings
@@SpamBoar NFC had record attendance this year IIRC and i've heard it's absolutely amazing.
But in real terms what i'd consider the 'main' fur-cons that Europe has are:
ScotiaCon - UK - February - ~1.1k people.
NFC - Sweden - February - ~3.7k people.
Confuzzled - UK - May - ~3.3k people.
Eurofurence - Netherlands - September - ~3.4k people.
Annoyingly, the smaller cons sell out really quick due to limited space. There's a UK con which (I believe) always happens around halloween and has a horror focus/theme. Registration for this year was sold out the first week of June.
If you sort the list by attendance, 9 of the top 10 most attended cons are in the US with NFC taking that 10th spot. If you take the top 20 cons, 14 of them are US.
@@CaphireTheDragon Attended 4 editions of NFC so far...and everyone of them was a total blast. Let me tell you that lol
They've had a second venue plus two party boats this year to spread the crowd out a bit.
Restaurants in Malmö are giving discounts to attendees. There was a Ramen-place that was full of furries every night without being rented out by the con.
After the con they've put a sign up "Thank's for the awesome week, furries! see you next year"
So basically...with all the stuff going on, the whole downtown of Malmö was the venue xD
And it's great for fursuiters...because it's winter :D
Oh....and the most awesome thing i've seen at any con was at NFC this year.
Grimner, a swedish metal band, played an actual concert at the con, exclusively for NFC attendees.
ESG was so dope, I went at its last year in Vegas in 2016. I'll never forget the shuttles that went to Fremont street and the awesome suite they had for everyone.
That suite 💜
I've been Furry and going to cons since 2007. I learned about ESG but was always too broke to go.
It'll forever be one of my big regrets. 😢
I was at one of the fall events in Florida, on the private property that was being developed to be a hosting space. I asked around who was "Elliott"... And who was paying. The only details i got were, "a professional athlete and his partner". I didn't pry further, because at the time, it could have cost the athlete his career.
I hope they were able to keep the property, because while it was no hotel, it was a great "relax and hang out" space... Movie theater, game room, dance hall, suit lounge with dryers, cafeteria with catered food, tennis court we just kind of took over as a sesh lounge lol, smoking lounge, private bar space for those old enough to drink, ... And there were plans to develop the property further... But could years later i heard they'd moved things to Vegas.
I'm sure someone with sluething skills could probably narrow down which athlete it may have been...
But all i know, is that space and one event, inspired me to want to build a compound for furries locally. With similar amenities and activity spaces. Because it was the first time i felt included in an event, even though i knew no one there at all. Well other than the person who has invited me to attend, and ended up driving me to it. Lol
I'm sad to hear that things have "stopped". I know all good things come to an end eventually, but i had dearly hoped to be able to attend another king Elliott event. Life just got in the way however. :(
Free food and badges and shirts was so amazing I miss them so muchhhhhh
epic
Thanks!
I have my own con that did that, sadly i think something like this would have been to great a cost to even eat anywhere or drink. Plus spending that much money ontop of the gambling all around feel like it can lead to worse times then a good one.
god that looks lit, the guy running it is probably either insanely rich or in irrecoverable debt either way that looks like it was awesome and I'm jealous
Unfortunate I never got to go. Still, we always have LVFC and BLFC
True I love both!
This looks like a very cool one. Too bad i joined the fandom way late and didnt get to hear and go to this. Oh well. Just hope they will come back so i can go. Aweso.e video and work.
Thanks! Would be amazing if they came back.
@@SpamBoar Yes it would be
The fact that this is reoccuring is insane, that must've cost alot.
I agree!
i wanna go to a furry con (i’m either a furry or a therian;not sure yet) but i’m scared 😿
Just give it a go^^ Maybe not with the largest one you could find, but maybe a smaller one. Like EAST, Furvester, Gdakon, Awoostria...
btw furries and therians are two different things, you could be both! i recommend watching Stormi Folf's video on therians for more information. PDTherian has a lot of educational videos on their channel too
@@ju1c3b0xx aaa thank you!! i’ll definitely watch the video and check the channel out
@@BruscoTheBoar you’re probably right! i’ll just look for something, thank you! :D
Why am I not surprised to see my friend Zarafa (The purple giraffe!) there!!! lol
Just looking at the videos, this looks like the best possible furry event, but also incredibly expensive
Yeah was amazing but probably $$$
This kind of cons sounds so cool but I could never afford it and don’t have friends to go:(
Where did you get the shirt you are wearing i want one
Nomad Complex 😀
Sound like it was an bunch of Pawsome furry events!!!! =^.^=
It was!
That just looks like such a cool convention, unfortunately I was born to late to ever have a chance of visiting this con, was like 10 years old the year the last edition was made, although I will be looking forward to possibly going to my first ever furry con or meet this year or the next one as soon as I see one hosted near where I live in Mexico which are quite few and often far apart
6:38 Oh, cuss! I just spotted my pink collar! Didn't think I'd show up in the video. XD
That’s awesome!
Esg looked amazing
It was!
im wearing the same shirt rn
Awesome!
You gave me the idea of chartering a open-top sightseeing bus in Berlin and do a furry tour xD
But yeah would have loved to attend this.
Specially the day with the amusement park...
I'd marathon this rollercoaster the whole day lol
Sounds like a great idea!
Ask the Brownies about cons in Vegas for some horror stories
7:44 hey Ik that rainbow suiter!
Hello I'm here to take care of the Furries just to make sure.
You played Doctor P - Flying Spaghetti Monster on your dj clip. Respect
Thanks! A classic!
Was such a fun event. Was sad when it ended. I remember Elliott would go to cons with full margarita machines and have *epic* room parties at other cons to advertise too. Good memories
I should of mentioned those
Guys we won 💀😁🗿
Nice video. This convention weirdly reminds me of Apex 2015, oh, and one question how long have you and yms known each other and when did you guys first meet?
Ummmm 15 years? Long time…
Would've loved to go! Looks like a blast, especially that pool in FL like you said
Well that hotel is still in Florida so a con could go there 😃
ESG was the absolute best. Nothing will ever top it.
I’ll never forget Ramseys Steak lol 😂
Don't put your phone in rice use the hair dryer
Hopefully never have to try that lol
New video when oOo!
Your good, do more ouo
@@CalcioFan4Ever it’s coming the person I did videos with passed so taking a bit….. I appreciate the kind words
aaay lvfc mentioned!
Of course!
Man this event sounded amazing! I wish I could have attended this.. but I didn’t have the money. One day though I REALLY want to experience a furry con.
Hey bud!!!!! You make videos now?? ESG was insane!!!
Hey! Yeah started the furry ones a little but ago :)
@@SpamBoar very cool thanks for highlighting the Golden era for us old heads.
We still gotta ride some day.
Yes we do!
I remember going to the first one in 2007.... That party was wild.
I went to the 2012 Elliot's Fall Festival
Well, I hope SCMC/LVFC can be the perfect successor.
Forsure
Haku and Howee at the start. :D Also I still have my badge holder.
You better still have it lol
Did you come from the nether?
It sounds like they did Rainfurrest, without being an absolute failure...
It does look like a super fun event, but I have a feeling why they aren't super widely spoken about/remembered
From all the pictures Ive seen, it was primarily gay men, and a lot of the really popular gay furs were kind of dicks to pussy havers back then. Things have gotten a little better but still. I wish there were more event based cons these days, these gatherings look like they were really fun! I wonder what happened to the guy who threw them together