New At The Frontiers of Zoology:
New at the Frontiers of Anthropology:
Best Wishes, Dale D.
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
DALE DRINNON: Megalodons, Loch Ness Monster, Frontiers of Anthropology
New At The Frontiers of Zoology:FORTEAN BIRD NEWS FROM THE WATCHER OF THE SKIES
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 took the plunge and started a 'Watcher of the Skies' blog of her own as part of the CFZ Bloggo Network.
TODAY'S BIG CAT NEWS ROUNDUP
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 are 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.
Lee Brickley's Terrifying New Book
UFO's Werewolves & The Pig-Man(Exposing England's Strangest Location – Cannock Chase)
"UFOs, werewolves, orbs, more monsters than an old Universal Studio film. Cannock Chase has them all, and now Lee Brickley is bringing them all into your living room in his exciting new book."
Brad Steiger
The eternally mysterious woodlands of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire, England, are known throughout the world as an entry point for bizarre and unearthly paranormal phenomena. From werewolf sightings and spectral encounters, to documented UFO crashes and spooky urban legends, this supernatural portal area experiences more inexplicable activity than you even dare imagine.
In this book Lee Brickley chronicles his investigation into the very location many researchers call “England's Strangest”. With brand new sighting reports, spine-tingling tales of gruesome monsters, and fresh information on the alleged top secret military connection that could be responsible for it all, are you brave enough to find out what's really going down in the woods today?
About the Author:
Lee Brickley is a British freelance writer and publisher who works for several magazines and websites. Lee
has a particular interest in paranormal/cryptozoological themes and has been writing on the subject for many
years. With appearences on many top radio shows, big things are on the horizon for this dedicated new
author. You can contact him directly at leebrickleyauthor@gmail.com
Or for more info on the mysteries and happenings on Cannock Chase, his paranormal blog can be found at:
www.paranormalcannock.blogspot.co.uk
Quotes:
"Cannock Chase has long been known as a UFO hotspot and a place where all sorts of other paranormal
phenomena have occurred. It's one of the UK's most mysterious locations and might even get into a global
Top 10 list of spooky sites, alongside such places as Area 51, Roswell, the Bermuda Triangle and a few
others." Nick Pope, MoD UFO Project, 1991-1994
“At first glance, Cannock Chase is a wonder to behold with its amazing and abundant natural beauty.
However, there is another part of Cannock Chase that dwells within the shadows. A place where madness
has substance and nightmares have their own perverse allure. Cannock Chase is as mysterious as it is
beautiful. It is a place where the veil is thin, allowing brief glimpses between this world and the next”
Paranormal author Tim Swartz
"A high plateau bordered by the Trent Valley to the north and the West Midlands to the south, the huge and
picturesque Cannock Chase has been an integral feature of the Staffordshire landscape for generations.
There is something deeply weird about the Chase: it has strange and monstrous inhabitants in its midst.
Werewolves, large black cats, aliens, spooks and spirits, Bigfoot, wallabies, wild boar, and huge snakes
have all been reported from within the depths of these mysterious woods..." Nick Redfern, author of
many books including Monster Diary and Wildman
"Cannock Chase has been the centre of many unusual sightings over the years. The Cannock Chase Beast' is
probably the most legendary phenomena, but other supernatural horrors have been reported as well.
Unknown hominids and serpents reportedly haunt the infamous forest, creating caution for those who
travel through it” Fortean author Lon Strickler
"Cannock Chase is like a slice of the ancient medieval forests that covered England. Somehow this world
within a world has survived in the heart of modern industrial Britain. Should we really be surprised that
some of its 'residents' are so strange?" Cryptozoologist Richard Freeman
“Lee presents a fascinating and detailed insight into Cannock Chase and the mysteries that surround this
region. His understanding of the area and strong local knowledge offer any reader and fan of the
unexplained the chance discover why this area plays an important role within the UK's rich history of the
unknown” Colin Hall, author of Fact or Fiction? The Paris & M6 Crashes
Check it out...
THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN IS HOLDING THE FORT
Today has not been the best of days.
Corinna has not been well, although she is now on the mend, and all sorts of
other petty annoyances have got in the way. However, none of this has anything
to do with the fact that tomorrow's blogs are coming out tonight. Basically I am
away all day filming a documentary about the Devil's footprints in South Devon,
and rather than get up too early I am doing them tonight..
Another visit to our old friend Thom the World
Poet.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_1740.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_1740.html
Today's Track of the Day is from Captain
Beefheart
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/gonzo-track-of-day-captain-beefheart.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/gonzo-track-of-day-captain-beefheart.html
THOSE WE HAVE LOST: George Duke (1946-2013)
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/those-we-have-lost-george-duke-1946-2013.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/those-we-have-lost-george-duke-1946-2013.html
From Jilted John to John Shuttleworth
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/jilted-johns-new-fame-at-altar-of-comedy.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/jilted-johns-new-fame-at-altar-of-comedy.html
Joey Covington Tribute concert
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/tribute-concert-set-for-former.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/tribute-concert-set-for-former.html
Interview with Alan White and Jon Davison from
Yes
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/were-just-kind-of-feeling-our-way-alan.html
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/08/were-just-kind-of-feeling-our-way-alan.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. Please copy, paste and spread 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 same team also do a weekly newsletter called - imaginatively - The Gonzo Weekly. Find out about it at this link: http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/11/all-gonzo-news-wots-fit-to-print.html
* We should probably mention here, that some of our posts are links
to things we have found on the internet that we think are of interest. We are
not responsible for spelling or factual errors in other people's websites.
Honest guv!
* Jon Downes, the editor of all these ventures (and several others) is an old hippy of 53 who, together with his orange cat (who is currently on sick leave in Staffordshire) and two very small kittens (one of whom is also orange), puts it all together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural Devon, which he shares with various fish, and sometimes a small Indian frog. He is ably assisted by his lovely wife Corinna, his bulldog/boxer Prudence, his elderly mother-in-law, and a motley collection of social malcontents. Plus... did we mention the orange cat?
* Jon Downes, the editor of all these ventures (and several others) is an old hippy of 53 who, together with his orange cat (who is currently on sick leave in Staffordshire) and two very small kittens (one of whom is also orange), puts it all together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural Devon, which he shares with various fish, and sometimes a small Indian frog. He is ably assisted by his lovely wife Corinna, his bulldog/boxer Prudence, his elderly mother-in-law, and a motley collection of social malcontents. Plus... did we mention the orange cat?
OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today
Yesterday’s News Today
On this
day in 1952 comedian and actor Alexei Sayle was born. Sayle is best known
internationally for his part in the third Raiders movie, Indiana Jones and the
Last Crusade (“And I even like the colour.”), but in Britain he is known for
having been one of the leading lights of the “alternative” comedy scene in the
80s and 90s, without which we would have still had everyone thinking Morecambe
and Wise and Little and Large were the height of comic sophistication.
And now
the news: