Thursday, February 12, 2015

NESSIENEWS (Caveat Lector)



A Loch Ness Monster Sighting from 1909
Most references to the Loch Ness Monster attribute modern sightings starting in 1933. As I have stated before, it is one of the pillars of modern 


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BIGFOOT NEWS IN BRIEF:



Michigan creatures caught on game cam, (Possible Bigfoot)
During a 2007 expedition to the deep forests of northern Michigan, these photo's where takenby a game camera temporarily positioned at base camp

Trapper Sees Female Bigfoot In Pennsylvania
(Before It's News). Man stuck in a winter storm while checking his traps gets a visit from a disapproving Mountain Devil he will never forget. Watch the ...
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FORTEAN BIRD NEWS FROM THE WATCHER OF THE SKIES

What has Corinna's column of Fortean bird news got to do with cryptozoology?

Well, everything, actually!

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.
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THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN IS A RELATIVELY HAPPY CAMPER

The Gonzo Daily - Thursday

 This is already proving to be a remarkable year for new music. Album of the Year so far is the new record by The Unthanks, which is darker and weirder - and far more fortean - than you could have imagined only a few years ago. They have always been good, but it seems that after the album they did a few years ago covering Robert Wyatt songs they have been propelled well away from the conventional path and they are now producing completely uncategorisable music with touches of prog, touches of brassy jazz, and which - peculiarly enough - stays true to their folk roots. Totally awesome. And whilst on the subject of 'totally awesome' I want to send our love and respect to dear Daevid in Australia who is a remarkable and brave man.

The Gonzo Weekly #116
www.gonzoweekly.com
Peter Banks, Sidonie Jordan, Empire, Ty Segall, Robert Wyatt, Jon Anderson, Yes, Hawkwind, and Daevid Allen fans had better look out!
The latest issue of Gonzo Weekly (#116) will soon be available to read at www.gonzoweekly.com, and to download at http://www.gonzoweekly.com/pdf/. It has the lovely Sidonie Jordan, one half of Empire together with the late Peter Banks on the cover and a fascinating interview with her inside. We also have an interview with the author of the new Robert Wyatt biography, and we confirm, that sadly Robert has stopped making music.  We introduce you to the new co host of Strange Fruit, and Doug Harr explains why you all should check out the multi talented Ty Segall, whilst Jon waxes lyrical about the Prog Rock FAQ. We send Jeremy Smith to a desert island. Xtul are on the road to Norwich, and there are shows from Strange Fruit and from M Destiny at Friday Night Progressive, and the titular submarine dwellers are still lost at sea, although I have been assured that they will hit land again soon. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and southern dibblers wearing new shoes (OK, nothing to do with small marsupials in search of snazzy footwear, but I got carried away with things that rhymed with OOOOS) than you can shake a stick at. And the best part is IT's ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!

Read the previous few issues of Gonzo Weekly:

All issues from #70 can be downloaded at www.gonzoweekly.com if you prefer. If you have problems downloading, just email me and I will add you to the Gonzo Weekly dropbox. The first 69 issues are archived there as well. Information is power chaps, we have to share it!
You can download the magazine in pdf form HERE:
http://www.gonzoweekly.com/pdf/

* 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/…/all-gonzo-news-wots-fit…
* 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 55 who - together with an infantile orange cat named after a song by Frank Zappa 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 infantile orange cat?
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NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Thursday

ON THIS DAY IN 1967 - Police raided Keith Richards home in West Wittering, Sussex, England. The police found "various substances of a suspicious nature." Richards and Mick Jagger were arrested on May 10 on drug charges. 

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  • ALIEN fossils ON MARS: Curiosity snaps evidence of...
  • Urban habitats 'provide haven' for bees
  • Are cloned white Angus cattle the answer to world ...
  • Global marine areas receive £280,000 boost from Bi...

  • Orphaned otter cub found in Methven rescued by cha...

    • AND TO WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK... (Music that may have some relevance to items also on this page, or may just reflect my mood on the day)
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