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.
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. The worldwide mystery cat phenomenon (or group of phenomena, if we are
to be more accurate) is not JUST about cryptozoology. At its most basic
level it is about the relationship between our species and various
species of larger cat. That is why, sometimes, you will read stories
here which appear to have nothing to do with cryptozoology, but have
everything to do with human/big cat interaction. As committed Forteans,
we believe that until we understand the nature of these interactions, we
have no hope of understanding the truth that we are seeking.
Once again I tried to interview Andy
Thommen from Clepsydra last night, but for some reason that neither I or the
jolly nice people at www.recordyourcall.com
can explain why. However, in about forty five minutes I am going to attempt to
interview John Higgs, the author of the astounding KLF biography, and - as he is
in England - I am hopeful that it will work today. Apart from interviews, last
night was spent looking at all of Richard's pictures and video from the Tasmania
expedition. He and the team have done very well, and we shall be releasing
pictures, vido and other information over the next few
days.
* 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: www.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?
Yesterday’s News
Today http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/ On this day in 1949 Jeff Dowd was
born. “Who is Jeff Dowd?”, I hear you cry, to which I answer “Why, only the
person who inspired one of the most important characters ever to have appeared
in a film.”. You see Jeff Dowd is the film maker and activist upon which the
Cohen brothers based “The Dude” on in The Big Lebowski, a film acknowledged by
audiences and critics to one of the greatest films ever made. And now the news: