CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: 02/12/17

WELCOME TO THE CFZ BLOG NETWORK: COME AND JOIN THE FUN

Half a century ago, Belgian Zoologist Bernard Heuvelmans first codified cryptozoology in his book On the Track of Unknown Animals.

The Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) are still on the track, and have been since 1992. But as if chasing unknown animals wasn't enough, we are involved in education, conservation, and good old-fashioned natural history! We already have three journals, the largest cryptozoological publishing house in the world, CFZtv, and the largest cryptozoological conference in the English-speaking world, but in January 2009 someone suggested that we started a daily online magazine! The CFZ bloggo is a collaborative effort by a coalition of members, friends, and supporters of the CFZ, and covers all the subjects with which we deal, with a smattering of music, high strangeness and surreal humour to make up the mix.

It is edited by CFZ Director Jon Downes, and subbed by the lovely Lizzy Bitakara'mire (formerly Clancy), scourge of improper syntax. The daily newsblog is edited by Corinna Downes, head administratrix of the CFZ, and the indexing is done by Lee Canty and Kathy Imbriani. There is regular news from the CFZ Mystery Cat study group, and regular fortean bird news from 'The Watcher of the Skies'. Regular bloggers include Dr Karl Shuker, Dale Drinnon, Richard Muirhead and Richard Freeman.The CFZ bloggo is updated daily, and there's nothing quite like it anywhere else. Come and join us...

Sunday, February 12, 2017

ANDREW MAY: Words from the Wild Frontier

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

From Nick Redfern's World of Whatever:

Beyond Boggy Creek (see picture above)

From CFZ-USA:

THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN JUST IS. WANNA MAKE SOMETHING OF IT?

The Gonzo Daily - Sunday

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

And for no real reason Sunday's notifications are done in rhyme

We still have not got our car,

cos of problems with the tailgate

They've given us a courtesy one

to apologise for being so late,

but Graham says the courtesy car

is pretty damn well falling apart

and I have given up cigarettes

because of problems with my heart

and so life meanders on and on

much as it always has for me,

and what has the week ahead in store?

I've no idea. let's wait and see

Slainte

Deke Leonard Interview 2015

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/deke-leonard-interview-2015.html

PLAYLIST: SF197

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/playlist-sf197.html

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Abide with me

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/the-gonzo-track-of-day-abide-with-me.html

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_12.html

Gonzo Weekly #221

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2017/02/gonzo-weekly-221.html

Gonzo Magazine #221

THE MOONMADNESS ISSUE

http://www.gonzoweekly.com/

In this week’s issue Jeremy says goodbye to the legendary Deke Leonard, Doug goes to see Adam Ant, Alan reminisces about Runrig and other heroes of Scottish Rock and Roll with Ivor Johnston,Christopher goes to see Julian Cope, Jeremy goes to see Black Sabbath, and Martin Springett enthuses to Jon about A Series of Unfortunate Events. Plus Hawkwind, The Gardening Club, and all sorts of other things. Good huh?

Groovy huh?

It’s all free!

And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney, Friday Night Progressive, and Strange Fruitwhereas Jeremy Smith's new project The Seven Deadly Sins will be back next week. We also have 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 outside 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:

Lemony Snicket, Black Sabbath, David Cassidy, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Davies, Roundhouse, Sigur Rós, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Svend Asmussen, Emmett Peter "Sonny" Geraci, Steve Lang, Noel Bartholomew Simms, Robert, Dahlqyist, Ritchie Yorke, David Axelrod, Granddad, Supertramp, Tony Ashton and Friends, Lutz Ulbrich featuring Nico, The Pink Fairies, Jeremy Smith, Deke Leonard, Adam Ant, Alan Dearling, Ivor Johnston, Christopher Johnson, Julia Cope, Kev Rowland, Loonypark, Mindfields, Moonrise, Moloken, Ophidian Forest, Mr Biffo, Hawkwind, Roy Weard, Xtul, Martin Springett, Grateful Dead, Brian Jones, Beatles, Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Elvis, Quentin Crisp

Read the previous few issues of Gonzo Weekly:

Issue 220 (Larry Wallis)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo220.html

Issue 219 (Martin Stone)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo219.html

Issue 218 (Mark Reiser tribute)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo218.html

Issue 217 (Dig Doug Harr)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo217.html

Issue 215-6 (New Year 2017)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo215-6.html

Issue 213-4 (Yule 2016)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo213-4.html

Issue 212 (Greg Lake)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo212.html

Issue 211 (Phil Collins)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo211.html

Issue 210 (Nico)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo210.html

Issue 209 (Pink Fairies)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo209.html

Issue 208 (Leonard Cohen)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo208.html

Issue 207 (Tibet)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo207.html

Issue 206 (Raz)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo206.html

Issue 205 (Pink Fairies)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo205.html

Issue 204 (Gas Tank)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo204.html

Issue 203 (The Gardening Club)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo203.html

Issue 202 (Gong)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo202.html

Issue 201 (Auld Man's Baccie)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo201.html

Issue 200 (Deep Purple)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo200.html

Issue 199 (Yes)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo199.html

Issue 198 (Steve Ignorant)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo198.html

Issue 197 (Gilli Smyth)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo197.html

Issue 196 (Paul May)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo196.html

Issue 195 (Dave Brock)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo195.html

Issue 194 (Auburn)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo194.html

Issue 193 (Genre Peak)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo193.html

Issue 192 (Rick Wakeman and Brian May)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo192.html

Issue 191 (Karnataka)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo191.html

Issue 190 (Erik Norlander)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo190.html

Issue 189 (Rick Wakeman at the O2)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo189.html

Issue 187/8 (Yer holiday special)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo187-8-the-summer-holiday-special.html

Issue 186 (Beatles)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo186.html

Issue 185 (Judge Smith)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo185.html

Issue 184 (Mick Abrahams)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo184.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 57 who - together with a Jack Russell called Archie, an infantile orange cat named after a song by Frank Zappa, and two half grown 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 Archie and the Cats?