Sunday, January 12, 2014
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.
- CONSERVING OUR ENDANGERED AVIAN SPECIES AND WETLAN...
- Drought and downing equal vulture supermarkets
- Dundee Bird Club’s delight as rare visitors flock ...
TODAY'S BIG CAT ROUND UP
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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 that 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.
NEWSLINK: Lawmakers Thwart Effort to Kill Endanger...
USA SIGHTINGS: Lion on the loose? Local hunter spo...
UK SIGHTINGS: Big cat reports continue in Devon an...
NEWSLINK: Habitat Fragmentation Causes Inbreeding...
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 that 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.
THE GONZO BLOG DOO DAH MAN BLURGH
The Gonzo Daily - Sunday
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My broadband is still up the creek
and the wi-fi signal is so weak
that once again I have to say
they are very skeletal blogs today.
The engineer comes in a few days
and he may do something to amaze
by installing some clever path
that will bring my system up to scratch
But its Sunday; it's the time of week
that this particular blogging freak
does the Gonzo blogs in verse,
so cheer up guys - it could be worse
GONZO WEEKLY MAGAZINE #59
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/01/gonzo-weekly-magazine-59_12.html
SKY ARCHITECT: US review
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/01/sky-architect-us-review.html
CRYSTAL GRENADE: German review translated
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/01/crystal-grenade-german-review-translated.html
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/01/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_12.html
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Hawkwind - Master Of The Universe
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-gonzo-track-of-day-hawkwind-master.html
Badfinger’s Joey Molland ‘Return(s) to Memphis’
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/01/badfingers-joey-molland-returns-to.html
Gonzo Weekly is back after an enforced absence due to the recalcitrance of British Telecom. Issue 59 features an interview with the multi-talented (and workaholic) Don Falcone from Spirits Burning, news on Steve Ignorant's Slice of Life, Galahad, Clepsydra and Clearlight plus Dog Harr on Cat Stevens, and Orrin Hare on Krautfolk, plus more news, reviews and general oddball stuff tan you can shake a stick at.
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* 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. 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 1967 Dr James Bedford became the first person to be cryogenically frozen with the intention of being revived at a later date.
And now the news:
Time for some (c)rap music then: