Furry Tails September 2026 Events
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Nipclub August 20, 2026: Sekurity Update
Nipclub August 20th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift
It’s a Bacon party! Everything has bacon in it! And I mean everything! It’s glorious!
I walked into the Nipclub bar wearing my bacon suit and then had to change into my plain clothes bacon sekurity uniform. Moo and Mizz Bassie greeted me. There was a lively conversation going on about hotel bed quality. Moo brought me praline bacon tartlets and a cocktail with a large piece of crispy bacon as garnish.
Later, Pearl served maple bacon cupcakes and caffe lattes to those who needed caffeine. Pearl showed me the small golf course-sized hovercraft she rode in on; it had a giant stack of bacon in the back of it. It was something to behold! It was actually bacon-powered, so it even smelled like bacon (and catnip) outside the bar.
Angel Dominique, a.k.a. DC Kitty made a surprise appearance! She was chatting with everyone, making the rounds. We don’t see her often enough anymore, so it was really nice to catch up. Pearl kept the bacon tartlets, bacon-wrapped grilled shrimp, and champagne bacon cocktails flowing while we caught up.
DC was unaware of Pearl’s new dog plus feline companion. She also didn’t know her beloved ginger cat, Butter, had died. Consequently, more drinks accompanied several Butter anecdotes plus images.
Louis showed up for LATE NITE and asked if anyone was in the DJ booth. I hadn’t seen K-Boi or Sir LongPaw, so there was no music yet. Dominque talked about a newish cat food, Made By Nacho- chef-developed cat food by Bobby Flay. Apparently, it’s very tasty stuff and worth checking out the website!
Louis was in the DJ booth which meant the real LATE NITE party started! Coldplay was the first cut, then Imagine Dragons, and more fun music. TJS arrived and said hello to everyone right as Dominique said goodbye. We all hoped she would be back again soon!
Angus arrived and Louis hit his musical stride with some Mongolian metal by The Hu (A LATE NITE Nipclub favorite by now). Moo talked about cactus flowers, the monsoon in Jakku, and asked if my humans had any big storms near their home. Moo showed some photos of a trip to Costa Rica, including a photo of an anteater! Wow, it looked so cool!
Pearl was knocking the food out of the park with flaming shots, bacon maple cheesecake, bacon s’mores, lasagna, and fruity cocktails. Angus and Louis chatted about music while Moo showed more tropical wildlife photos while we all drank bacon beer. Fun times!
Once Pearl’s barktender shift ended and she went home, I stepped in to serve cocktails and potato skins topped generously with bacon and scallions. Louis wound up his set and posted the set list on YouTube. Technology makes it easy to share!
Moo was fading and wanted an escort to her car. Louis, Angus and I were all fading too, so I packaged up some leftover bacon snacks for everyone to enjoy at home this weekend. It was time to go, so I cleaned up, locked up, turned on the closed sign, and headed back to my cloud.
Until next week!
Slinky the Cat
Music time!
Good evening! Dis is Bart!
And dis is TJ! We’re writing together again!
Bart: Dat’s right! And guess what we’re writing about????
TJ: Daddy’s 70s countdown!
Bart: You see Daddy always listens to these old songs counted down again. Honestly, a little embarrassing.
TJ: Dere’s this song called ‘Margaritaville!’ What does that even mean?
Bart: I think da guy was getting drunk.
TJ: Stwange title.
Bart: And then there was dis weird song called ‘Christine Sixteen’
TJ: Dat sounds naughty.
Bart: I think it is silly.
TJ: Den he had the Star Wars theme.
Bart: I like that song. I liked R2D2.
TJ: I guess. Better than dat streak song.
Bart: And dat song ‘bout an undercover angel.
TJ: Why does an angel need to be undercover? Dey can fly, right?
Bart: Look at dis one, TJ! A barracuda! A song about a barracuda! Singing about fisshies!
TJ: Daddy’s music is so weird, Bart.
Bart: How about dis song TJ? Do you wanna make love? Or do you just wanna fool around?
TJ: Dat’s the same thing, Bart!
Bart: Daddy’s music is so embarrassing. If you other doggies are in the same boat, be patient.
TJ: And howl whenever da songs come on!
Bart: Well, dat’s it! We will see you next time!
TJ: We love our daddy, even if his music is dumb.
Nipclub August 13, 2026: Sekurity Update
Nipclub August 13th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift
It’s an eclipse party! We’re all wearing special viewing glasses!
I was a little late tonight because of some human-caused thing involving a “networking event”, whatever that is.
Pearl was serving up the sugar group when I walked in and took off my eclipse viewing glasses. Chocolate eclipse niptinis and cake! The gang was there, but Gator was in X-jail for posting too many tweets, but he used an alternate account so he could party with us.
Pearl served deep-fried butter to Mizz Bassie, and I joined in the conversation as I was reluctant to try it; wondering why butter? But humans will deep-fry any food, especially at fairs. If they can fry ice cream, why not butter?
Harvey showed up with his eclipse viewing glasses on, and I asked if he could see the eclipse where he lived.
Gator talked about being in jail back when it was called Twitter and they called jail “Twitmo.“ Pretty funny! In the past, all the Nipclubers that went to jail regularly had alternate accounts with elaborately decorated jail cells.
Gator showed us his cell, but it was pretty plain.
Pearl served eclipsed pepperoni pizza and Black and Tans, which was basically a beer eclipsing! We munched on pizza and talked about Godzilla, trains, and bacon.
I realized LATE NITE had already started, but I hadn’t seen Louis, Angus, or K-Boi. None of the usual suspects. Pearl thought she had seen Angus earlier.
Angus arrived and filled in with some tunes because Louis was running late. “Mississippi Moon” by John Anderson was the first song. Delays seemed characteristic of that night. Gator nor I had heard of this artist before. We just know Jon Anderson of Yes. Pearl had made a tray of colorful exotic fruit cocktails, and I tried the dragon fruit daiquiri. Delicious!
Gator stayed up with us and dug up a classic cover (last week’s theme was bleeding into this week!) from the Dead Kennedys. Angus played another moon-themed song while Louis arrived, just in time, along with TJS’s fly-by greetings. Angus was still playing music; and Louis might also play music! It was awesome!
Moo returned for a short while for LATE NITE to say hello. Gator found another cover song by The Arrows, which was a British band we hadn’t heard of. Wow! Great band! The lead singer is Alan Merrill; the song was “I Love Rock and Roll”, made very famous by Joan Jett! I was mind-blown to find out that Joan Jets version was a cover!
Louis played music again: “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden (one of my favorite songs!), and “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” by George Michael and Elton John; an epic duet. Gator remained to stay up for LATE NITE, and we talked about music.
It seemed LATE NITE was really a music listening party, and we were here for it!
Pearl left the bar with us, so we carried on with the party. It was mostly Angus, Louis, and I playing music. I put out a plate of moon pies for snacks. We were still listening to music, and it was getting late, but I was fading, so I bid my adieus.
Gator, Louis, and Angus kept playing songs longer, and I stepped outside and disappeared behind the moon.
Until next week!
Slinky the Cat
Nipclub August 6, 2026: Sekurity Update
Nipclub August 6th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift
It’s Cover Song Night at Nipclub! Woot Woot!
I arrived to the smell of crispy fried fish, fries, and K-Boi at the bar. Gator, Mizz Bassie, Moo were there, and Moo had saved me some fish and chips.
Unfortunately, K-Boi had some bad news: his sisfur Ragamuffin has cancer and only has a couple of months left. Ragamuffin is a sekurity officer and has the shift right before me. This was devastating news to Nipclub. I gave K-Boi a hug. It started as a hurt paw that didn’t heal. Luckily, she’s on pain medication and at home with family. Everyone gave K-Boi hugs and healing vibes for Ragamuffin.
We hung out, ate fish and chips, and I noticed Sir Pickle Long Paw wasn’t in the DJ booth. Probably just on a break, or maybe he wasn’t working tonight? I couldn’t remember. Sekurity was quiet tonight; we rarely have spam zombies anymore. K-Boi caught one earlier.
It was quiet, too quiet, but almost LATE NITE, so I zipped into the DJ booth and played a song, “Brandy”, a cover of the famous Looking Glass song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Then I played Sergio Mendes and Brazil’ 66 cover of “Fool on the Hill” by The Beetles. Had to keep the bar happy while we got LATE NITE going!
K-Boi was back in the DJ booth. He lined up his setlist and started with Jeff Buckley’s version of “Hallelujah”. Stunning!
Pearl had to leave earlier than normal, so I went behind the bar and worked with Moo making drinks and tacos. K-Boi played some great stuff: Johnny Cash covered a Nine Inch Nails tune, “Hurt”; a Patti Smith cover of “Gloria”, and the Cowboy Junkies cover of the classic “Sweet Jane” by The Velvet Underground.
He programmed 7 hours of music and shared the entire set list; it’s on YouTube!
Louis prepared to play tunes next. First up was a cover of an Elvis song by Robin Lee, and then Bananarama covered “Venus” (that’s not their original song; the original is from 1969, by a Dutch rock band called Shocking Blue), and I served more drinks!
Other than the music, it was pretty quiet! The cats were getting hungry, so I served French onion soup, pretzel bites, and various cocktails. Moo stayed late, and I walked her out to her waiting car. Louis, Angus, K-Boi and I were still there, so I served nightcaps like cognac and tiny blueberry tart desserts. Gotta have snacks when listening to Apocalyptica, Panthera, and Joan Jett covers!
At the end of the evening, I realized Angus, Louis, K-Boi, and I were all black cats and the only cats left. It’s a Void party!
TJS showed up again to say hello. Louis and Angus stayed to close the bar as they had more music to play, and I was getting tired. I walked outside and disappeared into a cloud of black smoke.
Until next week!
Slinky the Cat
Nipclub July 30, 2026: Sekurity Update
Nipclub July 30th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift
It’s Shark Week at Nipclub!
I was in my scuba gear and had Bruce, my sekurity sidekick shark to help meowt. Everyone snacked on sharky cupcakes and ice cream with Gummi sharks when I arrived. I greeted Moo, and she talked about all the delicious noms that were on the menu tonight and showed some photos.
Angus waited by the entryway where his usual friends had arrived.
The drinks and food came out; Gator had made shark-shaped pizza, a crudité platter with shark-shaped flatbreads, white chocolate-dipped strawberries with shark teeth and blue frosted details…. Incredible! Nipclub took the shark theme to the nth degree!
Moo shared a beautiful photo of a field full of flowers in Australia, known as red desert peas, Swainsona formosa, for all the plant geeks. Truly spectacular! Attendees admired the flowers, novel to most present and indigenous to South Australia specimens. We don’t have them in Jakku.
Pearl hoped her humans wouldn’t lose power again as a storm approached, so she set out some nachos and more drinks. She hoped for some rain, though. Apparently, there was quite a bit of lightning.
Left Shark memes launched LATE NITE! We love Left Shark at Nipclub. Louis and Angus were ready for LATE NITE; Louis was getting ready in the DJ booth with some watery-themed music, and Angus was ready to dance.
But wait, Sir Pickle Long Paw was going to DJ tonight! What a surprise! We hadn’t seen Sir Pickel for ages. Louis will wait to play music until after Sir P’s set.
Moo returned, then proposed drinks; I responded with a head-butt.
Nipclub trended on X! Pearl noticed it as well.
Sir P played ocean-themed music, and TJS showed up with greetings all around. Pearl served a luscious seafood boil with all the fixings and some flaming violet cocktails. It was sharktastic! We had so much fun!
Pearl headed out, and I took over the bar as usual. Moo was heading out as well, so I gave her a to-go box of noms to take home. Sir Pickle completed his music set, and Louis took over playing music while I served shark-themed drinks and noms. Sir Pickle hung out at the bar with me.
Angus, Louis, and I remained when most friends departed. I made drinks and more pizza. It’s LATE LATE NITE! Shrimp pizza, cocktails, and eventually coffee and cupcakes all around for these diehards!
I stayed until almost midnight this time! Whoa! Three hours of LATE NITE. It might be a record.
Until next week!
Slinky the Cat
Nipclub July 23, 2026: Sekurity Update
Nipclub July 23rd, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift
It’s the Experimental Aircraft Association air show tonight for Nipclub!
I had my own tiny police ‘thopter, and I landed it in the parking lot before going into the bar. It was so much fun!
Harvey was there and was wistful, as his family had just lost their ginger kitty, Jack the Ginger Ninja. Paw hugs all around, along with a photo for remembrance. Jack seemed like a wonderful cat.
Most of the usual pals were there: Amber and Precious, Gator, Pearl, etc. I hadn’t seen Moo yet, though! Everyone watched all the cool aircraft take off and land.
Moo arrived just before K-Boi concluded his shift. His humans required an early start after his departure.
With all these cool planes around, I thought I should zip around in my cold-war era Avro Vulcan delta-wing bomber for LATE NITE! So I messaged a crew member to get it ready.
Amber and Precious tried to request a song about Snoopy from Alfie the DJ. Pearl talked about a semi-feral cat they rescued from a colony near their home. When sheltered indoors and attended to, the sickly ginger cat recovered. She shared photos of him; he’s super handsome now.
Pearl served first-class noms and drinks- champagne all around! Amidst champagne consumption and TJS’s conversations with everyone, mechanics tended to my aircraft.
I took it out later for a trip around the field!
Louis incorporated sky and airplane mentions into the playlist; I relaxed while my Avro received approval for its flyover. We were still drinking champagne and listening to the Foo Fighters.
The Avro was sitting on the tarmac, and Angus wanted a ride! With TJS and Gator joining, we donned our gear, crammed into the small cockpit, and lifted off. What a plane! We went so fast and high up; it was jaw-dropping. And so loud!
Pearl was back in the bar serving blue sky donuts while Louis played Tom Petty and Pink Floyd. We’re zooming around in the sky; I fly up, then level out at about 20,000 feet and fly around the field before landing.
Pearl finished her shift right before we landed, so I took over the bar. Mechanics handled the jet’s maintenance and brought it back to its hangar.
I made niptinis and taquitos and then offered some tequila shots.
Louis and Angus played music and lamented about the loss of Ozzy Osbourne a year ago; Gator and I admired the aircraft taking off and landing.
Louis continued songs about flying, and I made lobster mac and cheese. Apparently, it smelled so good, K-Boi woke up,stepped into the bar, and sat down for a snack!
Gator was fading, and even Angus admitted to being tired.
It was getting late, and all that flying made me tired! We played a few more songs before cleaning, boxing leftovers, and securing the bar. What a fun time!
Until next week!
Slinky the Cat
OTLFP July 2026 Round-Up
Hi everyone!
Isn’t this year flying by!
Hope everyone has had a wonderful month and you are all keeping safe with the heatwaves.
And for all pals in the Southern Hemisphere, hope you all have fleeced blankets to snuggle under!
The first show in July, we had Azzurro on the OTLFP sofa.
We were so happy they got up super early to join us from Japan! It was lovely to hear about their travels to the UK to meet up with friends. Safe travels later in the year, and here’s hoping for no transport issues!
Next up was Fred telling us about family reunions and adventures with Ed and their cat Ripley and keeping Mom under control! Ripley sounds a real butter-loving mischief-maker!
Ruthie graced our last show this month, kicking things off with a fun rap! Lots of chatter about the fun events on Twitter, summer adventures, and we also heard all about the Likkles.
In the adoption segment, we also featured lots of pets in rescue needing homes, and hoping that the featured pets find their forever homes very soon.
Good luck to Blue in Essex, UK, Hero in Sri Lanka who is ready to travel to Europe, Canada or the UK, and Glaceon in Louisiana, USA.
We are also keeping our paws crossed for all the other pets in rescue centres who are all waiting patiently for someone to give them a second chance at a forever home.
We have a fun-filled diary of guests planned for August and beyond, so hopefully we’ll see you there!
If you have any ideas on guests we could feature, please message @MillieOTLFP @Pixie_Tooth or @OfftheleashFP
So until next time, stay safe, and we look forward to seeing you all for the shows next month!
Love and hugs, Millie, Pixie, and the #OTLFP team
Nipclub July 16, 2026: Sekurity Update
Nipclub July 16th, 2026, Sekurity Update by Slinky, @Slinky_the_Cat, Sekurity Agent, Late Nite shift
Nipclub was doing a night kayaking trip with lights in the water and under the boats; it’s called Glow Kayaking!
I dropped by the Nipclub bar, reached via the nearby river, shortly after returning from Mauna Kea’s peak. Moo and Pearl were there to greet me and asked about monsoon rain in Jakku. Pearl served up the sweet treats first: “glownuts”, donuts with neon frosting, and sparkly, glowing shots of something fun to drink.
Angus was there and looked good with his floofy fur growing back after his summer haircut. Moo asked about the different desert landscapes where Pearl and I live and showed us beautiful photos with giant saguaro cacti and storm clouds- definitely a scene from Jakku.
Mizz Bassie arrived, and we talked about well water vs. city water vs. rainwater. Rainwater is magical for plants, especially in the desert during the monsoon!
Angus, kayaking perhaps after consuming too many glow shots, tumbled out of his vessel! Luckily, he was wearing a life vest. He got right back in and was off down the river again!
P and Jeego were out in their glass-bottomed kayak, enjoying the cool evening. Mizz Bassie was also in a cool kayak that looks like it’s lit from within. Grilled salmon steaks and cocktails all around while we continued weather talk and more kayaking.
Gator came back; apparently, he fell asleep. Just in time for LATE NITE! Gator departed soon thereafter because of his humans’ exhaustion from insufficient sleep. He mentioned the fires in Canada and how they are affecting the air where he lives; very hazy and smoky.
Pearl served a special chocolate cake with glow-in-the-dark frosting, and we were excited about how cool everything looked at the party. I mentioned that the cake appeared to have radium frosting, so I passed on the cake.
Mizz Bassie headed out early as her human hadn’t gotten enough sleep either.
LATE NITE was official as soon as Louis started playing his set list. He started off with some Rammstein, so I thought the theme was techno metal, nu metal, etc.
Moo also took off, so I escorted her to her car and went back out onto the dance floor. We talked about music, and Rammstein came up again; someone mentioned the song “Feuer Frei!” It’s the Rammstein song that opened the xXx 2002 action film. Pearl found the video for us to watch in the bar. It was so cool to watch again!
Louis also played Babymetal, a kawaii band from Japan, classic Nightwish, and more eclectic rock music.
Pearl served up blueberry crumble cheesecake and rose’ wine and turned the bar over to me for the last hour. I listened to Louis and Angus Tag team music while I put out a tray of tequila shots and some crispy potato skin appetizers- something savory.
Louis and Angus kept up with music, tipping kayaks, and I served coffee and cookies as a nightcap.
I had to close about 15 minutes early as I can’t always stay up furever! The human had to work early the next day. Louis and Angus probably played music in the parking lot into the wee hours….
Until next week!
Slinky the Cat
Teddy Bear Book Reviews
Here’s a review of a couple of teddy bear books:
Hi friends! Alfie here. Here in #TheHugHouse, we love teddy bear stories. I thought we might tell you about some.
Fitz is the official bibliobear in our Hug, so I’ll turn it over to him:
Book 1:
During my latest library trip, I learned of the book “The Lost Ears”. Unfortunately, the library didn’t have a copy. But I really wanted to read it, so we gathered up our pennies and ordered a used copy.
It’s the story of a tiny teddy bear (even tinier than me!) who lives in the pocket of his human’s pajamas. But one day something happened that changed him. But I am trying to avoid spoilers.
Book 2:
“Where Do Teddy Bears Come From” tells of a wolf cub struggling to fall asleep. He has read stories that include teddy bears, and he decided a teddy bear is what he needs. But he doesn’t know where they come from. He asked his mom, and she didn’t know, so he went out into his community to ask around. His neighbors are familiar faces from traditional children’s stories.
Eventually, he finds someone who can help him. It’s someone famous and special. But I won’t give it away.
Book 3:
Finally, the book “Loved to Bits” is reminiscent of ‘The Velveteen Rabbit’. It’s about a boy and his beloved bear who is always by his side… But eventually, all the cuddles and adventures change him. I expected sorrow, and it delivered, to some extent. But it has a sweet ending, and it really reflects the experiences of many stuffed animals.
What books do you like? Obviously, we are partial to teddy bear books. Whatever you like, just pick up a book and read! It’s so important.
The Anipal Times 