Friday, February 12, 2016
DAVE BRAUND PHILLIPS: a Dragon in Chiswick
Chinese New Year has just come around. This year is the year of the Monkey, one way it's being celebrated, is through a Lantern Festival I am working on in Chiswick House, London. The level of craftsmanship put in by the 32 strong Chinese team is out of this world, from my pictures below I hope you will get an idea of the beauty and skill involved in there construction. They have shaped, welded, covered, lit and painted everything from very life like, full size giraffes to a 66m long 10m high tradition Dragon. I think the Dragon in particular will be of interest to all us crypto fans!
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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 Daily - Friday/Saturday
This is a time of the year that always resonates with me because it is
Chinese New Year, which was a public holiday in Hong Kong, and one of the annual
highlights of my childhood. I was brought up in Hong Kong, as many of you know,
And even now - 45 years after I lived there - I still dream in Cantonese, which
was (as they say) my milk language. I was largely brought up by Chinese
servants, and spoke Cantonese with them as much, if not before, I spoke English
with my parents.
My dear nephew, David Braund-Phillips working on a Chinese Lantern Festival
in Chiswick House, London. He writes: "The level of craftsmanship put in by the
32 strong Chinese team is out of this world. They have shaped, welded, covered,
lit and painted everything from very life like, full size giraffes to a 66m long
10m high traditional Dragon."
And so the circle has gone fully around as it so often does.
It is the Year of the Monkey, and the world can apparently expect some
particularly dynamic times. I look forward to them, depending on one's
definition of the word "dynamic"...
COMING THIS WEEKEND
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Jon Anderson And You A...
Ray Koob Chats With Annie Haslam of Renaissance!
Five Zappa Songs For People Who Don’t Get Zappa
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
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David Bowie, Rick Wakeman, Paul Kantner, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson
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Following the overwhelming response to Rick Wakeman’s piano tribute to
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Oddity with royalties going to Macmillan Cancer Support. Pete Sears pays tribute
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Dixie Dregs, while Jon gets all intense about positivity, and for once finds a
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small marsupials who have escaped from captivity, but I got carried away with
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Issue 166 (Spirits Burning)
Issue 165 (David Bowie)
Issue 164 (Free Festivals)
Issue 163 (Lemmy)
Issue 161-2 (The Christmas Double Feature)
Issue 160 (Frank Zappa)
Issue 159 (Jon Anderson and Matt Malley)
Issue 158 (Billy Sherwood)
Issue 157 (Drones for Daevid)
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Issue 155 (Pink Fairies)
Issue 154 (Steve Ignorant)
Issue 153 (Martin Barre)
Issue 152 (4th Eden)
Issue 151 (Corky Laing)
Issue 150 (Roger Dean)
Issue 149 (Tony Palmer in Space)
Issue 148 (Wally Hope)
Issue 147 (Thom the World Poet cover)
Issue 146 (Bee and Flower cover)
Issue 145 (Dave Brock cover)
Issue 144 (Percy Jones cover)
Issue 143 (Billy Sherwood cover)
Issue 142 (Daevid Allen and Spirits Burning cover)
Issue 141 (Rick Wakeman cover)
Issue 140 (Jaki Windmill cover)
Issue 139 (Raz cover)
Issue 138 (Galahad cover)
Issue 137 (Chris Squire cover)
Issue 136 (Neil Nixon cover)
Issue 135 (FNP cover)
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NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Friday/Saturday
ON THIS DAY IN 1554 - Lady Jane Grey was beheaded after being charged with treason. She had claimed the throne of England for only nine days.
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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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