Why? Come along to Barnstaple Museum and find out...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
CRYPTOLINK: Rare Seahorse video
Footage of a little-known species of seahorse has been released for the first time by researchers.
The video from the Zoological Society of London shows a vibrantly coloured West African seahorse, or hippocampus algiricus, bobbing in the water off the coast of Senegal.
The seahorse was caught by fishermen to study more closely and then released, unharmed.
It forms part of a joint investigation between ZSL's Project Seahorse, Imperial College London, and the University of British Columbia into West Africa's burgeoning seahorse trade.
DALE DRINNON: Bigfoot, ancient voyages, Cedar and Willow, and Benny's Blog
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KENTISH APEMAN
My old pal Lloyd Pye sent me this letter that he has just received. I have removed the writer's surname for obvious reasons:
Hello Lloyd
Oh my gosh, I stumbled on your talks on Youtube today and can
hardly believe what I'm about to tell you.
I'm a house painter working in and around Tunbridge Wells in
Kent, south east England. A few years ago I as painting the house of an elderly
lady. During a tea break we touched on her army service and she told me that,
during the second world war she was on leave and was at home in T-Wells. One
particular day she went to the common with her husband and was sitting on a
bench when they became aware of a shuffling noise behind them. Upon turning
around both her husband and herself saw what she decribed as " a tall, hairy ape
like creature with eyes that were "burning" had a redish colour" and it was
moving towards them at a slow pace. They observed this creature for some time
until they became afraid and they both fled - terrified.
She went on to say that they told the police and members of
their family, thinking that a gorilla had escaped from a zoo but were laughed at
and were not belived.
Now all this happned in WW2 and a very long time ago and I,
like many others thought that she was obviously mistaken and, although
curious,thought no more of it. Untill that is recently, when reading the
Tunbridge Wells courier, a local newspaper, and in a tiny article on the 6th or
7th page, there was an account of a local man who was walking on the common,
which is wooded and covered in bracken, when he stumbled upon what he decribed
as "tall hairy apeman, with long arms and red, burning
eyes"!
This article was brief and no other details were given.
Coincidence? But your talk on Humanoids living in woods and forests has
certainly given me food for thought.
Best wishes
Graham S
ANDREW MAY: Words from the Wild Frontier
From CFZ Australia:
- Tasmanian Devils on the lam in WA — Three devils escape from a zoo...
- CFZ exhibition promotional video — Promoting the CFZ exhibit at Barnstaple Museum...
CRYPTOLINK: In search of Bigfoot Enthusiasts look for signs of elusive creature
Creeping deep into the dark woods at 3 a.m. was old hat for Mark Hudak, 45, of Clinton, Ohio.
An avid bow hunter, Hudak often began hunting long before daylight. So 11 years ago, when Hudak got an opportunity to hunt on more than 2,000 acres of private land with his brother and two friends near Barnesville, he was ecstatic. Little did Hudak know, but he and his hunting partners were about to experience a frightening encounter they would never forget.
"It started out that we heard some owls hooting at us. Well, that is normal, so we didn't think nothing of it," said Hudak.
Article Photos
SOSBI member John Veal photographs and investigates a giant tree that has
been split down the center and arranged symmetrically around the base. Strange
tree formations, many of which display signs of symmetry and would have required
super human strength to create, are often seen as physical evidence of bigfoot’s
existence.
But as the men continued walking, they noticed that the owl sounds emanating from both sides of them were getting closer. Not only that, but every time the group stopped, so did the hoots. "We continued down the ridge, and one of these critters screamed at us," said Hudak.
But as the men continued walking, they noticed that the owl sounds emanating from both sides of them were getting closer. Not only that, but every time the group stopped, so did the hoots. "We continued down the ridge, and one of these critters screamed at us," said Hudak.
Then a low growl started and crescendoed louder and louder.
"We finally noticed that something else was not right. Not a single other animal was making noise anymore. No nighttime sounds. Now if you're a hunter, you'll know how weird that it," said Hudak. With the absence of nighttime sounds, Hudak and his partners could finally hear what they had not yet noticed - footsteps. It became very apparent that Hudak and his companions were not dealing with owls. But whatever they were dealing with was most certainly following the hunters.
"I would almost compare them to a Navy Seal team the way they flanked us," he added.
Read on...
WATCHER OF THE SKIES: Today's Fortean bird news
In an article for the first edition of Cryptozoology Bernard Heuvelmans wrote that cryptozoology is the study of 'unexpected animals' and following on from that perfectly reasonable assertion, it seems to us that - whereas the study of out of place birds may not have the glamour of the hunt for bigfoot, or lake monsters - it is still a perfectly valid area for the Fortean Zoologist to be interested in. So, after about six months of regular postings on the main bloggo, Corinna has taken the plunge and started a 'Watcher of the Skies' blog of her own as part of the CFZ Bloggo Network.- Hundreds of birds in hoarder’s home
- Bird Die-Off Hits Region
- Environment groups challenge George Osborne over '...
- 30 years of bird banding by Alabama couple has cha...
- Rare visitor drops in from Scandinavia
- Preston Illustrated Times - scan sent from Richard...
- Fossil Flamingo Eggs Found in Their Nest
TODAY'S BIG CAT ROUND UP
The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper-column inches than any other cryptozoological subject. There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we should have a go at publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in. In September 2012, Emma Osborne decided that the Mystery Cat Study Group really deserved a blog of its own within the CFZ Blog Network.I'M YER GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN
And so life trundles on. It is a
particularly good day for news today with all the blogs having more stuff on
them than usual. I am half way through reading an
anthopology of Hunter Thompson's writings for Rolling Stone, and will - I hope -
get to hear the new Galahad album this afternoon.
In the meantime I am working on issue one of the Journal of Cryptozoology, and
occasionally writing bits of my new book as
well...
I think Peter McAdam is one of the funniest people
around, and I cannot recommend his book The Nine Henrys highly enough.
This week we shall be running a series of
Henrybits that are not found in his book about the nine cloned cartoon
characters who inhabit a surreal world nearly as
insane as mine...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/henry-in-ancient-egypt.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/henry-in-ancient-egypt.html
Our daily visit to the singular universe of Thom
the World Poet; a man for whom I have ever increasing respect
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_23.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_23.html
I wasn't at the Borderline gig last weekend, but
Rob Ayling was, and he tells me that Jefferson Starship were even better
than usual! Here is some supporting evidence
nicked from YouTube...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/jefferson-starship-crown-of-creation.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/jefferson-starship-crown-of-creation.html
On October 16th Michael was among the artists
honoring Steven Van Zandt at Little Kids Rock’s annual “Right To Rock” benefit
event at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York,
alongside Elvis Costello, Southside Johnny, Tom Morello, Bruce Springsteen and
others. Here is a write up of the event from his
website...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/michael-des-barres-little-kids-rock.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/michael-des-barres-little-kids-rock.html
Whilst photographing the wonderful Gonzo Ladies -
Kristian Darling (soon to be Lady Fromage) and Liz Lenten (Auburn). A
strange enigma was captured by the camera on the
frame before the shot that was used on the blog.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/exclusive-strange-paranormal-activity.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/exclusive-strange-paranormal-activity.html
Richard Stellar, a friend of us all, walks for
Alzheimer's
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/richard-stellar-is-walking-to-end.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/richard-stellar-is-walking-to-end.html
I have been trying to interview Tony Hawks for
months, and each time something got in the way. However, in the meantime, I
saw both of his films, and was struck by the
difference in them. The first Round Ireland with a Fridge is a straightforward
comedy film about a bloke hitch-hiking around
Ireland with a fridge in order to win a drunken bet. The second is far less
straightforward...
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/exclusive-tony-hawks-interview.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/exclusive-tony-hawks-interview.html
Some amazing news for fans of Mike Westbrook
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-westbrook-trio-30th-anniversary.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-westbrook-trio-30th-anniversary.html
There are some things (not many) more important
than Rock and Roll. Last week Thom the World Poet highlighted one of them.
15-year-old Malala Yousufzai has received
worldwide attention for her efforts to promote the education of girls in
Pakistan. On October 9th, she was targeted by the
Taliban while on her way home from school and shot in the head. It’s been
reported that she recently emerged from a coma in
London where she is being treated for her grave wounds. A team with both
personal and public ties to Malala and her family
have started a campaign to help fund Malala’s future educational and medical
costs. Your support for Malala is also support
for all the girls for whom she fights.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/malalas-fight-in-pakistan.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/10/malalas-fight-in-pakistan.html
The Gonzo Daily is a two way process. If
you have any news or want to write for us, please contact me at jon@eclipse.co.uk.
If you are an artist and want to
showcase your work, or even just say hello please write to me at gonzo@cfz.org.uk.
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the word about this magazine as widely as possible. We need people to read us in
order to grow, and as soon as it is viable we
shall be invading more traditional magaziney areas. Join in the fun, spread the
word, and maybe if we all chant
loud enough we CAN stop it raining. See you
tomorrow...
The Gonzo Daily is - as the name implies -
a daily online magazine (mostly) about artists connected to the Gonzo Multimedia
group of companies. But it also has other stuff
as and when the editor feels like it. The Editor is an old hippy of 53 who -
together with his orange cat - puts it all
together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural
Devon. He is ably assisted by his lovely wife
Corinna, his bulldog/boxer Prudence, and a motley collection of social
malcontents. Plus.. did we mention the orange
cat?
OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today
On this
day in 1958 the Smurfs first appeared in print.
And now
the news:
Shut
the smurf up!
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