Golden Bear Records: Too Fancy for Us (But We Have a Plan)

Golden Bear Records is a slick Des Moines-based recording studio and label run by Bryan and Sarah Vanderpool. Sure, they have talent, taste, and possibly matching mugs—but don’t let that fool you. We raccoons may be a little more trashcore than their usual clientele, but we have a strategy.

Step 1: Show up uninvited.
Step 2: Bring questionable snacks.
Step 3: Convince them that whiskey and peanut butter is a genre, not just a pairing.

Honestly, they’re a little too classy for us right now… but with enough bourbon and emotional bribery, we’re confident we can drag them down to our level.

Anyone know if smooth or chunky pairs better with Tennessee whiskey? Asking for a… furry friend.

“Paws, Purpose & Power Tools: Raccoon Engineering Meets City Serve Des Moines”

When City Serve Des Moines set out to bless teachers, first responders, and local heroes, they didn’t expect to partner with raccoons. But not just any raccoons—Raccoon Engineering showed up with headlamps, heart, and a suspicious number of snack wrappers.

The raccoons helped supercharge City Serve’s mission with custom tech, from auto-sending encouragement texts (“You’re a snack hero!”) to designing a snack delivery drone that once accidentally carpet-bombed a school with granola bars. It was a hit.

Sure, there were hiccups—one raccoon “borrowed” the mayor’s stapler, and a few notes of appreciation were signed “Squeaky T. Bandit”—but the heart was always in the right place.

Now, these two groups are a powerhouse of compassion and creativity. City Serve brings the mission. Raccoon Engineering brings the mild chaos. Together, they serve Des Moines with love, fur, and occasionally… duct tape.

Iowa Web Hosting – Our Enabler in the Digital Dump
Every raccoon needs a place to store their shiny garbage, and thanks to our trashy friends at Iowa Web Hosting, we’ve got a whole internet burrow to stash ours. They provide all the hosting power we need to keep our chaos online—whether it’s schematics for a squirrel-powered satellite or an AI built entirely out of toaster parts.

Are they professionals? Yes.
Do they regret helping us? Also yes.
But it’s too late now.

They said “We’ll host anything,” and boy, did we take that personally.

🦝💻 Visit Iowa Web Hosting and tell them the raccoons sent you. They’ll know what that means.