Thursday, November 23, 2017
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.
TODAY'S BIG CAT NEWS
The hunt for British Big Cats attracts far more newspaper-column inches than any other cryptozoological subject.
There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we are publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in.
There are so many of them now that we feel that they should be archived by us in some way, so we are publishing a regular round-up of the stories as they come in.
The worldwide mystery cat phenomenon (or group of phenomena, if we are to be more accurate) is not JUST about cryptozoology. At its most basic level it is about the relationship between our species and various species of larger cat. That is why sometimes you will read stories here that appear to have nothing to do with cryptozoology but have everything to do with human/big cat interaction. As committed Forteans, we believe that until we understand the nature of these interactions, we have no hope of understanding the truth that we are seeking.
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THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN HAS BLISTERS ON HIS FINGERS
The Gonzo Daily: Thursday
A reasonably pleasant day so far at least. I interviewed the legenary Tony
Klinger about his work with The Who and his subsequent book, and had a massively
enjoyable time because Tony is one of my favourite raconteurs. And, like others
across the universe, I am waiting eaerly - with Twitter feed in hand - for news
of what happens when the 99 converge upon the Metropolis to meet the Undertakers
to the Underworld and Burn the Shard (part one, which implies there will be a
part two). Don't know what I am talking about? Look it up dudes...
Forgive me for always banging on about our webTV show, but it matters a lot
to me, and I would be grateful for as many people as possible to see it, and
spread the tidings of it far and wide:
And if you fancy supporting us on Patreon:
But for now, here is the news:
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Man 'Day and Night' (...
Tramshed's Interzone - Dave Brock from Hawkwind
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
FAIRPORT CONVENTION ARTICLE
FRANK ZAPPA NEWS
Gonzo Weekly #261
THE LAMENTING LEN ISSUE
Marking the anniversary of Leonard Cohen’s death, we take a look at the
outpouring of grief the tributes manifest, Alan looks at Matthew Smith’s Exist
to Resist, Richard presents part three of the Steve Kimock story, and Jon looks
at Black Mirror and Netflix.
Hail Eris!
And there are radio shows from Mack Maloney, Strange Harvest, Friday Night
Progressive and Canterbury Sans Frontieres. We also have columns from all sorts
of folk including Neil Nixon, Roy Weard, C J Stone, Mr Biffo and the
irrepressible Corinna. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views,
interviews and long nosed potoroos who have done lots of poos (OK, nothing to do
with small marsupials who have been at the laxatives, 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:
Black Mirror, Beatles, Justified Ancients of Mu Mu, Prince, Alan White,
Elton John, Walter Becker, REM, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Mack
Maloney's Mystery Hour, Charles Henry Mosley III, Frederick Lee Cole, Chad
Hanks, Little Mama, Keith Barron, Michael ‘DikMik’ Davies, Lillith and Nilly,
Barbara Dickson, Jessica Lee Morgan, Rick Wakeman, Billion Dollar Babies,
Tangerine Dream, Peter Perrett, Jeremy Smith, Alan Dearling, Exist to Resist,
Matthew Smith, Leonard Cohen, Richard Foreman, Steve Kimock, Kev Rowland, Thy
Art is Murder, Travelin Jack, Trem do Futuro, The Two Tens, Ultranova, Venom
Inc., Mr Biffo, Roy Weard, Hawkwind, Martin Springett, David Bowie, Gerald
Scarfe, Pink Floyd, Chopin, Queen, Elvis, Freddie Mercury, Jim Morrison
Marking the anniversary of Leonard Cohen’s death, we take a look at the
outpouring of grief the tributes manifest, Alan looks at Matthew Smith’s Exist
to Resist, Richard presents part three of the Steve Kimock story, and Jon looks
at Black Mirror and Netflix.
Issue 260 (Amsterdam Squat Festie)
Issue 259 (Out come thee Freaks)
Issue 258 (The Devil's Jukebox)
Issue 257 (Judge Smith)
Issue 255/6 (John Lennon)
Issue 254 (Mr Biffo)
Issue 253 (Dana Gillespie)
Issue 252 (Cropredy)
Issue 251 (Scott Walker)
Issue 250 (Jamms)
Issue 249 (Bill Bruford)
Issue 248 (The Selecter)
Issue 247 (Don Airey)
Issue 246 (Steve Hackett)
Issue 244-5 (Summer Special)
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
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* Jon Downes, the Editor of all these ventures (and several others) is an
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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?
NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Thursday
ON THIS DAY IN - 1890 - Princess Wilhelmina became Queen of the Netherlands at the age of 10 when her father William III died.
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk
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And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk
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).