CFZ PEOPLE: Dave and Jess

David and Jess get married tomorrow. Much love to you both

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.

• Myna bird cull proves successful in Cairns
• New Zealand’s bird sanctuaries provide hope for th...
• Short-eared owls breed successfully in Malta bird ...
• Dyfi Osprey Project sees 'milestone' as bird retur...

ANDREW MAY: Words from the Wild Frontier

News and stories from the remoter fringes of the CFZ blogosphere...

From CFZ-USA:

• COSMO THE TALKING PARROT
• BABY YETI PHOTOGRAPH?
• JAPANESE MONSTERS (including Kappa, pictured above)
• BRAZILIAN WEREWOLF
• MIB THAT WHEEZES
• BIGFOOT IN OHIO
• ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
• DO PARROTS UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY SAY?
• UNKNOWN CREATURE OF MARIAVILLE LAKE
• ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
• MYSTERY ANIMAL IN FRANCE
• MNGWA - UNKNOWN GRAY CAT
• SKEPTIC CONVINCED BY BIGFOOT SIGHTING
• BIGFOOT ENTERS HOME
• MYSTERY CATS OF ILLINOIS
• NEW SPECIES OF WOLF
• HUMANOID WITH RAM'S HORNS
• ELIZABETH GOUDGE AND FAIRIES
• WHAT IS THIS IN KENT?
• BIGFOOT IN MICHIGAN
• ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD
• GOLEM - CREATURE OF JEWISH LEGEND
• STRANGE TEXAN CREATURE
• ACADEMIA AND BIGFOOT
• HIDEOUS FEMALE BEING
• CRYPTID GIANT CENTIPEDES
• BALL LIGHTNING - IS IT INTELLIGENT?
• WESTERN BLACK RHINOCEROS EXTINCT
• ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD

I FORGOT TO SHOW YOU THIS: Look what Richard brought me back from Tasmania

THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN HOPS

The Gonzo Daily - Friday/Saturday

http://www.gonzomultimedia.co.uk/about.html

 

I went to the doctor yesterday, and - just as I feared - the infection on my back has gone down but not away. So I am back on the heavy antibiotics for the next two weeks, and as a result I feel vaguely stoned but not in a pleasant way. Which is why I am running so late with the blogs. The worst thing is that when the antibiotics have finally done their thing, I may still beed an operation because the bloody thing is close to my spine. Not fun.

 

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Captain Beefheart & M...

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-gonzo-track-of-day-captain.html

LUCA FERRARI: Mike Taylor's brother went on a litt...

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/luca-ferrari-mike-taylors-brother-went.html

COMING THIS WEEKEND

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/coming-this-weekend.html

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_5.html

Arthur Brown interview @ HRH Prog Festival 2013

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/arthur-brown-interview-hrh-prog.html

 

And by the way chaps and chappesses, a trip to the Jon Downes megastore: if you want to make me a happy fellow, you can:

 

buy my novel:

http://tinyurl.com/gmo6axf

buy my single:

http://tinyurl.com/zoex4d4

buy tickets to the Weird Weekend:

http://tinyurl.com/jnkehwx

but the CFZ 2016 Yearbook:

http://tinyurl.com/zkn3cju

 

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Hippie From New York C...

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-gonzo-track-of-day-hippie-from-new.html

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_4.html

Arthur Brown Interview

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/arthur-brown-interview.html

Billy Cobham interview 1993

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/billy-cobham-interview-1993.html

Badfinger - The Tragic Story

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/badfinger-tragic-story.html

 

Gonzo Magazine #180

http://www.gonzoweekly.com/

 

The Beltane issue is here so T Rex, The Who, Stonehenge, Steve Miller Band, Flaming Groovies, John Blaney, Mr Biffo, Roy Weard, Dogwatch, That Legendary Wooden Lion, Hawkwind, and Yes fans had better look out! After what has been a long and peculiar week, this issue features Doug musing on the spiritual message of The Who, Jeremy going to see The Flaming Groovies, Alan on the Free Stonehenge Campaign, John on the thorny subject of money,

and there

are radio shows from Strange Fruit and Mack Maloney, as well as the return of Friday Night Progressive, the latest installment of the saga of Xtul, and columns from all sorts of folk including Roy Weard, Mr Biffo, Neil Nixon and the irrepressible Corinna. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and pademelons ouyside zoos(OK, nothing to do with small marsupials who have escaped from captivity, 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!!!

 

This issue features:

Marc Bolan, Zhongyu, Marcelo Paganini, Prince, Adam Ant, Galahad, Roger Daltrey, AC/DC, Rick Wakeman, Strange Fruit, Friday  Night Progressive, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Billy Paul, Papa Wemba, Captain Beefheart, Brand X, Osibisa, Pink Fairies, Gram Parson's The International Submarine Band, Gib Guilbeau, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Sons of Fred, Percy Jones, Norman Wisdom featuring Rick Wakeman, The Who, Alan Dearling, Stonehenge Free Festival, Roy Weard, John Brodie-Good, Steve Miller, Younghusband, Flamin' Groovies, Mr Biffo, John Blaney, Hawkwind, Xtul, 10CC, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Kevin Ayers, Neil Nixon, Vashti Bunyan, Old Corpse Road

 

                                                                                    

Read the previous few issues of Gonzo Weekly:

 

Issue 179 (Gregg Kofi Brown)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo179.html

Issue 178 (Viv Stanshall)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo177.html

Issue 177 (David Gilmour)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo176.html

Issue 176 (Joey Molland and The Raz Band)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo176.html

Issue 175 (Larry Sanders)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo175.html

Issue 174 (Keith Emerson)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo174.html

Issue 173 (Pink Fairies action figures)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo173.html

Issue 172 (4th Eden)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo172.html

Issue 171 (Keith Levene)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo171.html

Issue 170 (Wildman Fischer)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo170.html

Issue 169 (Wildman Fischer)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo169.html

Issue 168 (Wakeman/Bowie)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo168.html

Issue 167 (Paul Kantner)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo167.html

Issue 166 (Spirits Burning)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo166.html

Issue 165 (David Bowie)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo165.html

Issue 164 (Free Festivals)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo164.html

Issue 163 (Lemmy)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo163.html

Issue 161-2 (The Christmas Double Feature)

http://www.flipsnack.com/…/gonzo-161-21-yer-festive-double-…

Issue 160 (Frank Zappa)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo160.html

Issue 159 (Jon Anderson and Matt Malley)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo159.html

Issue 158 (Billy Sherwood)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo158.html

Issue 157 (Drones for Daevid)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo157.html

Issue 156 (Rick and Emmie)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo156.html

Issue 155 (Pink Fairies)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo155.html

Issue 154 (Steve Ignorant)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo154.html

Issue 153 (Martin Barre)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo153.html

Issue 152 (4th Eden)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo152.html

 

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/

 

SPECIAL NOTICE: If you, too, want to unleash the power of your inner rock journalist, and want to join a rapidly growing band of likewise minded weirdos please email me at jon@eclipse.co.uk The more the merrier really.

 

* 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.co.uk

 

* 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 56 who - together with an infantile orange cat named after a song by Frank Zappa, and two small kittens, one totally coincidentally named after one of the Manson Family, purely because she squeaks, 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 infantile orange cat, and the adventurous kittens?

NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Friday/Saturday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1527 - German troops began sacking Rome, bringing about the end of the Renaissance. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

No retirement for Ogopogo: Kelowna votes to keep p...

VIDEO: Scientists find incredible swarm of red cra...

Scientists create artificial pheromone to stop mot...

Panda expert claims the international breeding pro...

Rare albino squirrel abandoned on London doorstep ...

Crazy new jellyfish species discovered in the deep...

Asian wasp listed as threat to UK's sweet chestnut...

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)