Sea Shepherd Addresses the Impact Of Interpol ‘Red Notice’ On Captain Watson and the Organization’s Operations

Paul Watson with his lawyer in GermanyAfter much speculation and misinformation about the impact of the recently announced ‘Red Notice’ issued by Interpol for Captain Paul Watson, founder and president of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society who was arrested at Frankfurt airport on May 13th and held in Germany for 70 days until his departure on or around July 22nd, Sea Shepherd is setting the record straight. Using information posted to its website as provided in a letter from Captain Watson’s lead legal counsel in Germany, Oliver Wallasch, Sea Shepherd addresses the speculation head-on with the legal facts of this case. Click the thumbnail to read the entire unedited letter.

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ANDREW MAY: Words from the Wild Frontier

News and stories from the remoter fringes of the CFZ blogosphere...

From Nick Redfern's World of Whatever:

• 12 Top Tips To Becoming A Cryptozoologist — Monster-hunting as a career...
• The Cornfield Critter — The Vicar's Corn Demon field investigation...

From CFZ Australia:

• Does the Thylacine still roam Victoria? — Tasmanian Tigers on the mainland?
• Yowie looked like 'big black person' — Video interview with a witness...
• Travis Louie's ode to the Thylacine — A Thylacine painting on show in Seattle...

HAUNTED SKIES: Times (The) 13.11.67

http://hauntedskies.blogspot.com/2012/08/times-131167.html

OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 1984 J.B. Priestly died. Priestly was the author of many books and plays including his most famous play the supernatural morality tale “An Inspector Calls”.

And now the news:

• Rare flamingo born after keepers play Barry White ...
• 'Selfish' DNA in Animal Mitochondria Offers Possib...
• Who needs a pet pooch when you have your very own ...
• New Swine Flu Strain Bumps Infection Up To 145 Peo...
• CCTV footage captures 'child ghost' jumping over c...
• Protecting from swarming killer bees
• Iran set to launch space ape into orbit
• 130 turtles trapped by railway line in India
• Live Bullfrog Trade Implicated in Amphibian-Killin...
• Of Mice and Melodies: Research On Language Gene Se...

A film adaptation of “An Inspector Calls”, something that perhaps Ian Duncan Smith should watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vukp3EFVweQ

I'M YER GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN

And so the busiest week of my year continues. Yesterday I spent several hours filming Graham in a rubber mask cavorting about the countryside with a small girl in a cute sheep costume. Truly I suffer for my art...

Today we have some tour dates for the lovely Annie Haslam and the reformed Rennaisance. In addition to their tour plans they’re celebrating this new era with a live album and dvd Turn of the Cards and Scheherazade and Other Stories Live 2011, and are in the middle of writing and recording a new studio album.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/renaissance-tour-dates-and-more.html

"Chris Thompson's majestic and soulful vocals have been entertaining classic rock fans now for almost four decades, and thankfully he's showing no sign of slowing down anytime soon." So begins a smashing interview to which I am very grateful to be able to link...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/link-chris-thompson-interview.html

"What! An interview with Michael Des Barres?" I hear you shout. Yes, its true. Not only have I managed to unearth an interview with the manic Marquis, but it is a cracker. I know that I have said it before, but I admire Michael very much, not least because he always manages to make interviews interesting. That reminds me. As soon as I have got the Weird Weekend over I shall give him a ring...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/link-michael-des-barres-interview-back.html

Although most of what I write on these pages is to do with artists who are recording on Gonzo Multimedia, I occasionally stray. Today Howard Wuefling sent me this story about Stephen Kalinich, one of the more eminent movers and shakers of the more interesting end of the rock and roll spectrum for the past few decades. I couldn't resist posting it...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/stephen-kalinch-shortcuts-to-infinity.html

Here is more stuff about Rick Wakeman's forthcoming tour of New Zealand. I still live in hope that Rob Ayling will relent and send me a brace of first class tickets so I can fly out there, watch the gigs, and try and catch some New Zealand giant earwigs before I return..
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/more-on-rick-wakemans-new-zealand-tour_14.html

And finally, we have another visit to Thom the World Poet:
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_14.html

The eagle eyed amongst you will probably have noticed that my comments are shorter than usual. This is because we are only a few days away from the Weird Weekend www.weirdweekend.org.uk. We shall be posting as normal, but the posts are likely to be a little bit more perfunctory than usual this week. If you want to know what all the fuss is about - there are still tickets available, and we would love to see you. Only £25 for the best Fortean Fun you can have with your clothes on. And there's free cake!

Toodle-pip

OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 1913 a German acrobat named Otto Witte claimed to have been crowned king of Albania. According to Witte he impersonated the preferred candidate for the kingship of the newly independent country and was crowned by Albanian troops and enjoyed the use of a royal harem for almost a week before his ruse was discovered and he fled the country. Witte's claim, although believed to be true for many years is now thought to have been bogus as the lad had a habit of telling tall stories like this (you can see more on his wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Witte ).

And now the news:

• Migrating geese avoid offshore wind farms, says st...
• Mystery Fish Falls From Vancouver Tree Still Alive...
• Africanized Bees Sting Texas Man More Than 300 Tim...
• Why Sleep Deprivation Is Sexy to Sandpipers
• Ranching firm threatens Chaco forest and tribes
• Bear breaks into a sweet shop in US
• Pentagon helps build Meshworm reconnaissance robot...
• Moose Stuck In Swing Rescued By Policeman

Talking about acrobats here's a good trick if you can pull it off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7dp4mL_ymo

WW2012: Administrative notices

I have just had a telephone call from the lady who runs Southdown B&B in Clovelly. She has been away and therefore missed several calls from people wanting to book for the WW. She has two rooms left if anyone is interested. Her contact details are:

SOUTHDOWN B & B
1 Southdown Cottages, Higher Clovelly, Bideford, Devon EX39 5SA
Tel: 01237 431504

I also wanted to warn you all that we are more shorthanded than usual this year, so most of the blog will be posted in advance. If you are sending blog posts in, be aware that they may not be posted as quickly as you might wish.

Normal service will be resumed early next week...

DALE DRINNON: Sasquatch hand/Cedar & Willow/Benny's blog

New at Frontiers of Zoology:

http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2012/08/possible-sasquatch-hand-found-in.html

New on Cedar and Willow, part 2 of the Princess Aura series, two more to follow. Today taking up the suggestion that Princess Aura of Mongo is the same as Princess Dejah Thoris, made by a Facebook Friend:

http://cedar-and-willow.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-princess-of-mars-and-mongo.html

Two new entries on Cedar and Willow continuing the Princess Aura/Dejah Thoris Theme:

http://cedar-and-willow.blogspot.com/2012/08/princess-auraprincess-sumaru-catwoman.html

http://cedar-and-willow.blogspot.com/2012/08/princess-auraprincess-sumeru-in.html

New on Benny's Thelma Todd blog, only this one is for comedienne Dorothy Appleby, who worked with both Buster Keaton and the Three Stooges at Columbia:

http://benny-drinnon.blogspot.com/2012/08/dorothy-appleby.html