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Half a century ago, Belgian Zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans first codified cryptozoology in his book On the Track of Unknown Animals.

The Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) are still on the track, and have been since 1992. But as if chasing unknown animals wasn't enough, we are involved in education, conservation, and good old-fashioned natural history! We already have three journals, the largest cryptozoological publishing house in the world, CFZtv, and the largest cryptozoological conference in the English-speaking world, but in January 2009 someone suggested that we started a daily online magazine! The CFZ bloggo is a collaborative effort by a coalition of members, friends, and supporters of the CFZ, and covers all the subjects with which we deal, with a smattering of music, high strangeness and surreal humour to make up the mix.

It is edited by CFZ Director Jon Downes, and subbed by the lovely Lizzy Bitakara'mire (formerly Clancy), scourge of improper syntax. The daily newsblog is edited by Corinna Downes, head administratrix of the CFZ, and the indexing is done by Lee Canty and Kathy Imbriani. There is regular news from the CFZ Mystery Cat study group, and regular fortean bird news from 'The Watcher of the Skies'. Regular bloggers include Dr Karl Shuker, Dale Drinnon, Richard Muirhead and Richard Freeman.The CFZ bloggo is updated daily, and there's nothing quite like it anywhere else. Come and join us...

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Monday, February 02, 2009

GUEST BLOGGO FROM NICK REDFERN: Completely Off Topic but..

As surreal as it may sound for those of us who lived through it, today marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Sex Pistols bass-guitarist, Sid Vicious. 30 YEARS! Of course, in reality, Sid could play the bass about as good as I can pilot the space-shuttle. And the biggest mistake the band ever made was parting ways with original bassist Glen Matlock. But the important thing about Sid was that he looked the part, with his sunken cheeks, sneer, spiky black hair and leather-jacket. But, of course, it all got very dark when Nancy Spungen came on the scene, and Sid ended up as nothing more than a useless heroin junkie, doomed to fail and die - which is precisely what happened. Despite what some have said, there was nothing glorious about Sid's demise.


There was none of that "I hope I die before I get old"-style romanticism. It was all about someone who got in too deep with some very dark people, who got dragged down, and who ended up dying while trying to live up to an image that was, basically, just that: an image. But, it was without doubt that image which defined much of late 1970s punk-rock, and left a mark in musical history that is as recognizable today as it was 30 years ago. So, today, let's all raise a glass to poor old Sid. What else can I do but quote from a bloody good sing: "Oh, You Silly Thing..."


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