Jimmy Chin
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Jimmy Chin is an artist and fursuiter. Originally from South Florida, he received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida. He lived in the Los Angeles area for three years before settling in the the San Francisco Bay Area in 1999.
He has been involved in furry fandom since 1990. His first furry party was at NecronomiCon, in October 1990, in Tampa, Florida, U.S.A. His first convention furry was Confurence 2 in January 1991. He was a guest of honor at Conifur Northwest 1999.
His fursuit character is Yippee Coyote who has done numerous local community appearances as well as fandom events since his creation in 1996. He is one of the founding members of the costumed character performing group Critters by the Bay and also participates in Good Bears of the World.
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[edit] Artist
- Wild Life comic anthology, published three comic stories
- Buffalo Wings, occasional guest artist
- Statical Planets Storyboard artist, art film by Mystery Science 3000 creator Joel Hodgson
He illustrated PAFCON shirts.
[edit] Fursuit Characters
- Woodruff deWoof (retired) - wolf, debuted December 1994, retired January 2004
- (Yippocrates Escondido) Yippee Coyote - debuted October 1996 Boot to the Head skit at FC05
- Candy Coon - pink raccoon, debuted Duckon 1998
- (Roger "Trouble") R.T. Dodger - fox, debuted Conifur Northwest 1998
- Pinky - fan recreation of mouse from Pinky & the Brain, originally built by Dave Kuhn. Featured onstage with Pinky's voice artist and Anthrocon 2007 guest of honor Rob Paulsen. Pinky at AC07 masquerade
- PolkaDog - dalmatian, version 1 debuted Conifur Northwest 2000 and renamed "PepperPup" in June 2005, currently owned by Theome; version 2 debuted January 2006
- Walden J. Whitetail - reindeer, originally built by Shawn Keller, retrofit and re-debuted December 2003
- Tech E. Coyote - fan recreation of superhero coyote from Kids WB show Loonatics Unleashed, debuted at Comic Con International: San Diego, July 2007
- Bosco - brown bear, debuted at Further Confusion 2008. Bosco features a body pod to add bulk without excessive weight and stuffing. Bosco at the FC08 Masquerade
- Twilight - lavender bunny, debuted at Bunny Jam 8 and Megaplex 7, March 2008. Twilight has a golden earring in his right ear and seven 4-point white stars in his fur.
[edit] Mascot / Professional
- 1997-1999 Six Flags Magic Mountain character performer & foreman
- 1999 - San Francisco Giants, mascot escort & backup performer
- 2000-2001 - San Jose Earthquakes, mascot performer
- 2002 - San Jose CyberRays, mascot performer
- 2003 MLS All-Star Game - guest mascot performer
- 2006 San Jose Giants, backup mascot
[edit] Furry Fandom
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[edit] Convention Participation
- NecronomiCon 1995 (Tampa FL) - Hall Costume Award (Woodruff)
- LosCon 23 (1996) - Best Soft Sculpture & Use of Fur; Best Critter (Yippee Coyote)
- Confurence 8 (1997) Masquerade - Tied, 2nd Place (Yippee)
- Further Confusion 1999 - Masquerade participant (R.T.Dodger)
- Further Confusion 2001 - Masquerade participant (PolkaDog v.1)
- Further Confusion 2004 - Masquerade participant (Walden)
- Further Confusion 2005 - Furry Variety Show participant (Clayton, Yippee)
- Further Confusion 2006 - Furry Variety Show participant (PolkaDog v.2)
- Comic Con International, 2006 Masquerade participant (Tech E. Coyote re-creation)
- Further Confusion 2007 - Masquerade participant (Tech E. Coyote)
- Further Confusion 2008 - Masquerade participant (Bosco) - 2nd Place, Journeyman
[edit] Convention Staff
- Conifur Northwest 1999 - Guest of Honor
- Further Confusion - Fursuit Performance panelist, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
- Further Confusion 2001 - Furry Variety Show Assistant
- Further Confusion 2002 - Assisted in creation of first Critterlympics
- Further Confusion 2006 - Furry Night Live Second
- Further Confusion 2007 - Furry Night Live Lead
- Further Confusion 2008 - Furry Night Live Lead


