We're going to post our back catalog on tumblr little by little, and since our previous one was "Dashcon", a con-gone-wrong song, it seemed fitting to follow it up with this one, a non-con-gone-wrong song. The incident that inspired it took place three years ago now, so we guess you could call it a long-gone-non-con-gone-wrong song. A quick history lesson for the uninitiated:
In June 2011, a website popped up online for a furry convention called Furry Beach, which was supposed to take place that July in Oceanside, California. It didn't take long for people to notice that several things about it just didn't seem right. The con claimed to be in its third year, yet nobody had ever heard of it before. The site had a fake list of attendees, and they gave the impression that pretty much everyone attending would be in fursuit (anyone who's ever been to an actual furry con knows that this is not the case, and that non-suiters greatly outnumber suiters). They even claimed that if you didn't have a fursuit of your own, you could borrow one from their collection of 'loaner' suits (again, this does NOT happen at actual furry cons. Ever). The website also contained several pictures that were supposed to have been taken at previous Furry Beach gatherings, but that people started to recognize as having been taken at other cons. The website was also very poorly written in places. There was a funny misuse of the word 'registrar' as a verb, and their idea of a selling point was to tell people that it was a convention "held in a building, right beside the beach!" Wow, it's held in a building! In actuality, the location they listed was a timeshare, not a hotel or convention center, and once people started calling them it became clear that they had no knowledge whatsoever of the supposed event. Anyhow, as soon as people started catching on, word about the scam spread across FA and other sites-- but not before a few unfortunate people 'registrar'ed and sent in their payment. And it seems that at least one person actually traveled to Oceanside to attend. That's the jumping-off point for our song, which is a parody of the Zombies' fantastic song "She's Not There" (1964).
Whether you're hearing this for the first time or taking a trip down Memory Lane, enjoy (and click below the credits for lyrics)!
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"It's Not There" (2:34) Parody of "She's Not There", as performed by The Zombies Original song written by Rod Argent Parody lyrics by Kiffa Kitmouse and Sedge Hare All music and vocals performed by Drama Armada