THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN IS MISSING ALL THE POWER-CUTS

The Gonzo Daily - Wednesday
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Graham's still on the blogging trail, in the absence of Jon and Corinna.

Perhaps it's just as well Jon's not around, really. Yesterday I commented on the hindrance of three power outages that occurred on Monday. Well, shortly after making that remark, Tuesday saw a further SIX outages. The fourth happened while I was up at our local shop, and after the power came back on, I had to wait while the electronic tills recovered and reconnected to the internet. As I keyed in the security number for my bank card, I commented that I'd better hurry up before the electricity glitched off again.

As it was, it was on my way home that all the street lights and illuminated house windows went dark. Phoning up the power distribution people, I was told a digger (backhoe) had taken out a cable, and various attempts at re-routing the supply were being made.

And today? Well, we've just had THREE outages so far. So I'll press on with the site updates while I'm able to! - 

The Pace Report: "Burdon-nistic Warrior" The Eric Burdon Interview
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/the-pace-report-burdon-nistic-warrior.html
STEVE HACKETT-GENESIS REVISITED 2-BBC BREAKFAST-24.10.2012
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/steve-hackett-genesis-revisited-2-bbc.html
Robert Wyatt Story (BBC Four, 2001)
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/robert-wyatt-story-bbc-four-2001.html
Michael Des Barres Interviews Weird Al Yankovic at Home
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/michael-des-barres-interviews-weird-al.html
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_25.html

And a reminder that the latest Gonzo Weekly (#118) is at
www.gonzoweekly.com

Hawkwind, Tempest, Eliza Carthy, Daevid Allen, Jon Anderson, and Yes fans had better look out!

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.

• Wading Birds: The Canary In The Coal Mine?
• Rescuers come to aid of ailing trumpeter swan on St. Croix River
• Asian songbird migrants in trouble

BIGFOOT NEWS IN BRIEF

A new clip for the UK release of Eduardo Sánchez’s Exists gives a glimpse of a particular incarnation of the cryotozoological beastie that isn’t to be trifled with.

The film will be hitting UK DVD on April 6 courtesy of Entertainment One.

Synopsis:

When a group of friends head into the remote Texas woods for a weekend of non-stop partying, their car hits a huge mysterious animal, which quickly disappears back into the darkness. But as the gang arrives at an isolated cabin, one of them realizes that the woods are home to a bloodthirsty Bigfoot, and it’s only a matter of time before he seeks them out. Soon enough, their weekend trip turns into a terrifying ordeal of survival of the fittest…

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CRYPTOLINK: Chupacabra: a legend or real-life monster?

A word about cryptolinks: we are not responsible for the content of cryptolinks, which are merely links to outside articles that we think are interesting (sometimes for the wrong reasons), usually posted up without any comment whatsoever from me. 


Read on...

Chupacabra: a legend or real-life monster? - KOB4  T V (New Mexico) takes a look

If your ears perk up when you hear the word 'chupacabra', you're not alone. KOB sat down with a New Mexico researcher who claims to know why chupacabra sighting are on the rise and why more bodies than ever are being found.

Ben Radford is that man – a local investigator and writer, and the author of 'Tracking the Chupacabra.'

He's fascinated with the people's fascination with chupacabras and has spent years wondering if they are real.

"When people say skeptics are debunkers – that's mean, evil and gloomy. I would love to find chupacabra; I would love to find Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster," Radford said. "If they're out there, I want to be the first person to poke at it and sniff it."

His research is already poking holes in parts of the story.

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NESSIENEWS (Caveat Lector)

This Catfish is So Huge, They Thought it Was the Loch Ness Monster

While casting for catfish, this guys snags a huge fish that's nearly the size of the Loch Ness Monster.

Loch Ness lifeboat launch £1m appeal to build bigger station

Monster run at Loch Ness for Kerry-Liam. On Sunday, Girvan based Masters runner Kerry-Liam Wilson secured another excellent run in Inverness with....

NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Wednesday

ON THIS DAY IN 1836 - Samuel Colt patented his design for a hand gun with its ammunition located in a revolving cylinder.

And now the later news...

• This Rare Philippine Turtle Is Being Driven to Extinction by Pet Owners
• Amphibian din has residents hopping mad
• Great White Sharks Are Late Bloomers
• Moths shed light on how to fool enemy sonar

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)

Pink Floyd - Arnold Layne (with a rather bizarre promotional film)