A Show For Millie

There have been many tears shed in the anipal and stuffie communities since our much-loved @MillieOTLFP went to the Rainbow Bridge. As you probably know, Millie and her bestie @PixieTooth are the hosts of the regular Saturday show #OTLFP. As well as being top-quality entertainment, the show has a regular adoption slot, featuring an anipal in need of a new home. It works, too! 

Millie and Pixie are great hosts, and totally professional. I’ve had the great privilege of appearing on the show twice, once as the Backstage Pass Winner and then later as a guest, and I can vouch for how well-organized they are, and how good at making nervous guests feel quite at home! 

It was a great relief to all of us to hear that Millie will continue to tweet from her place at the Bridge. Saturday nights just wouldn’t be the same without her! This coming Saturday, August 28, there’s going to be a very special show to pay tribute to her and to celebrate her life. I’m sure there’ll be a few tears (we have tissues at the ready!), but it’s intended to be a joyful occasion in honour of all the fun and laughter Millie’s given us, and all the good work she’s done for anipals in need. 

Please do come along and join in the fun at 9pm UK time - that’s 4pm Eastern Time, 3pm Central Time, 2pm Mountain Time and 1pm Pacific Time (all USA). I promise you’ll enjoy it! 

The Alfie Alfie Show

BRENDA: No, You aren't seeing double - tonight at #OTLFP it's really going to be the Alfie Alfie Show! Seeing it's his big night, I'm going to let @AlfieBear13 tell you all about it - though I'm going to be watching very carefully to make sure he doesn't break anything... 

ALFIE: Girl-bears - what are they like?? 

Seriously, though, I'm really excited and looking forward to #OTLFP tonight, because not only is it always a great show, but I'm the BackStage Pass winner for tonight, which means that not only to I get a look around backstage at the best anipal show on Twitter (or probably anywhere else, for that matter), but I actually get to appear on it as well, and ask a couple of questions of tonight's star guest, @Alfie_Boy_Dog! (Yes, that's right - TWO Alfies!)   

We've been in rehearsals through the week, which is a great experience in its own right, and I can tell you @MillieOTLFP and @Pixie_Tooth are wonderful hosts who go out of their way to make you feel comfortable and confident with what you're doing. 

@Alfie_Boy_Dog is great character and a lot of fun to hang out with, and I know he's going to have some terrific answers to all the questions he's going to be asked! 

I think you're going to like our Mystery Mention, too (can't tell you who it is yet, as it's a closely-guarded secret till the official announcement on the show itself), and I'm sure you're going to love the rescue that we have in store for you this week! 

Do make sure you wave your paws hard when the BackStage Pass comes up for grabs, as your chance of winning this great prize depends on the spotlight catching you waving when it comes around, so make sure you get your paws in the air like you just don't care - it's well worth it, and you'll have a lot of fun! 

Got to go now and get ready for my trip in #RosiesLimo to the studio (yes, I know I'm headed straight to Fur and Make-up, but I don't want to get there looking scruffy, do I?). I've been in #RosiesLimo before when @BrendaBear1 was on #OTLFP, but going in it in my own right's really special! You can watch us all set off from around 8:30 pm UK time (3:30 pm EST), and the show begins at 9 pm UK time (4 pm EST). 

See you there! 

On The Crest Of A Wave

Calling all fans of #OTLFP - presenters @MillieOTLFP and @Pixie_Tooth are looking for applicants to be the BackStage Pass winner for upcoming shows! 

In case you're not familiar with the weekly show, or don't know how the process works, #OTLFP stands for Off The Leash Fur Pals, the Saturday production by anipals, for anipals and about anipals, and it's one of the big highlights of the week. Run by Millie and Pixie, it aims to interview one anipal a week (apart from the occasional well-earned night off), as well as promoting pet rescues and giving a mention to some less well-known anipals that you might like to follow. On each show, the lucky winner of the BackStage Pass gets a ride to the studio in #RosiesLimo (a pawesome experience not to be missed!) on the way to the Fur and Make-Up Department for some highly enjoyable pampering before eventually stepping in front of the cameras to put two questions to the interviewee. It's an exciting experience, and great fun, and best of all, all you have to do to qualify is to wave your paws when the audience is asked to so that the spotlight picks you out and you get your chance to win! 

Recently, not many pals have been waving for their opportunity to win this pawesome prize, and Millie and Pixie are at a loss to know why. There's been a lot of discussion about it this week, and no-one can work out quite why it's happening, but the main theories so far are that there are so many tweets going by on the hashtag so quickly that maybe not everyone is seeing the requests to wave, Twitter is clearly having problems getting all tweets to show up on all hashtags, so maybe the invitations aren't showing up on some screens, and previous BSP winners aren't applying again because they feel they've had their turn already and they don't want to seem greedy by applying again. I must admit that I've been guilty of that. I've been a BSP winner myself (and I can recommend it as terrific fun!), and haven't been waving because I thought it was only fair to keep my paws to myself and give other pals a chance of winning. 

Whatever the reason, it seems that not enough paws have been catching the spotlight, and if a much-loved segment of the show is to continue, more are needed. Millie and Pixie are very friendly and helpful as well as being totally professional hosts, and they'll help you through rehearsals and with anything you need. They're very experienced at handling guests' stage fright, and you can talk to them at any time on DM if you get stuck. I can promise you a great experience and lots of fun, so go on - tomorrow and every Saturday, just get your paws in the air like you just don't care! 

You'll be glad you did 😊