Kendall - Bear on the Run
The Complete Bear: 2007 Best of the Bears – Bear Performer. Congratulations!
Kendall: Thanks. I am really flattered that people like what I do. There are so many people doing great things, it’s an honor to be out there working with them.
The Complete Bear: You were part of last year’s Bears on the Run tour. How was that?
Kendall: It was an amazing experience. We played 13 venues over three weeks.
The Complete Bear: How did the tour come together?
Kendall: A bunch of us were at Bearpalooza and thought “Gee, we should take this on the road!” Really, Shannon O’Grady and Mathew Temple did all the heavy lifting. Mathew temple is amazing. We call him Dad on the tour; he is a mesmerizing folk artist. This year we will be back with a slightly shorter tour of 9-10 venues wrapping up with a benefit concert for Bear Café NYC. And there’s a Bears on the Run CD on the way. I don’t want to give too much away, but Bobaloo sings. LOGO is co-sponsoring the next leg of the Bears on the Run tour and will be running commercials for the tour.
The Complete Bear: Speaking of LOGO, tell us about Bears.
Kendall: I wrote Bears and immediately thought there has to be a video. So, I gathered a few of my bear friends and next thing you know it’s a youtube phenomenon. One of the producers over at LOGO saw it, (he’s a bear BTW) and they wanted to run it. It will premiere on LOGO this week on NewNowNext. I can’t believe it.
The Complete Bear: And is there a Mr. Bear at home?
Kendall: Yes, my partner Tim. We’ve been together eleven years.
The Complete Bear: And what does he think of all this?
Kendall: He’s the down to earth one. He always asks “Are you making money?”
The Complete Bear: What does he think of your touring?
Kendall: He’s just calls and asks me when I’m coming home to cuddle.
The Complete Bear: Aww, so what’s next?
Kendall: There will be a new CD this year, hopefully LOGO loves Bears and we do more with them
The Complete Bear: We look forward to it. We’ll say we knew you before LOGO!