WEIRD WEEKEND 2013: Lars Thomas

WEIRD WEEKEND 2013: James Newton

WEIRD WEEKEND 2013: Sarah Boait

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.

• Wilson's phalarope: the rare bird creating whirl i...
• Cuckoo's dramatic decline tackled on Dartmoor
• Power line diverters fitted to save 'large birds' ...
• White-tailed sea eagles breed on Scotland’s east c...
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DALE DRINNON: Merfolk chupacabras, velociraptor, mosasaur, Frontiers of Anthropology, Benny's Blogs

New at Frontiers of Zoology:

http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-merfolk-chupacabras-of-colemanhughe.html

http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2013/09/velociraptor-sightings.html

http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2013/09/mosasaurs-in-real-life.html

New at the Frontiers of Anthropology:

http://frontiers-of-anthropology.blogspot.com/2013/09/re-examining-out-of-africa-theory-and.html

New at Benny's Blog for Thelma Todd:

http://benny-drinnon.blogspot.com/2013/09/spanky-mcfarland-photos.html

http://benny-drinnon.blogspot.com/2013/09/thelma-todds-present-for-her-nephew.html

New at Benny's Other Blog, The Ominous Octopus Omnibus:

http://bennypdrinnon.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-spectre-1960s-revival-in-showcase-60.html

Best Wishes, Dale D.

THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH BAND NEEDS SEROTONIN

I am very touched at the messages of support I get whenever I am unwell. I am very grateful. I would hate anyone to think that I am belly-aching about my health all the time or asking for sympathy; I am not. But I think it important for people like me who suffer from serious mental illnesses to share their experiences with others so that people can better understand the processes that people like me are going through. On more cheerful subjects, I finished the first proof of Matt Salusbury's massively thorough book on pygmy elephants yesterday, and also did a very enjoyable interview with the ever affable Judge Smith. Mike Davis arrives tomorrow for three days of recording, so expect some new music early next week.

Another visit to our old friend Thom the World Poet.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_12.html

Today's Track of the Day is by Blodwyn Pig
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-gonzo-track-of-day-dear-jill.html

Judy Dyble review
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/judy-dyble-review.html

The Art of Grace Slick
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/gallery-319-in-woodland-hills-presents.html

Hawkwind - London, O2 Empire, Shepherds Bush - 24th August 2013
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/hawkwind-london-o2-empire-shepherds.html

Stephen Stills interview
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/stephen-stills-interview-were-still.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 54 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?

WALLY THE COMEDY RHINOCEROS: Yesterday's News Today

Oll is away so for today, Yesterday's News Today is done by Wally the Comedy Rhinoceros. He is a stand-up comedian of some renown. Here is one of his rhino-related jokes.

1st rhinoceros: "What's that over there?"
2nd rhinoceros: "It's a hippopotamus."
1st rhinoceros: "Imagine having such a horrible face!!!"

Ha Ha that was funny. Sidesplitting. Yes. Ha!

Now for the news...

Kazakhstan’s saiga threatened by new border fence ...

Female Tiger Sharks Migrate from Northwestern to M...

Notorious Indian tiger poachers jailed in landmark...

8 Quirky Species Discovered in Lava-Tube Caves

'Priceless' butterflies found at Oxford museum

Snake turned up in a Texas Starbucks, and you don'...

Monkey Attacked Baby, Tore Off Testicle And Ate It...

DRUNK WASPS: Just When You Thought They Couldn't G...

And now for a happy tune that you can whistle while you work: