It is my Mother's birthday: she would have been 96 today. And I still miss her every day.
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
CFZ PEOPLE: Mary Downes
It is my Mother's birthday: she would have been 96 today. And I still miss her every day.
TODAY'S BIG CAT NEWS
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.
NEWSLINK: Leopards could reduce rabies by controll...
NEWSLINK: Kiwi petitions for snow leopard sanctuar...
NEWSLINK: Lions, tigers to stroll in natural habit...
NEWSLINK: How community averts lions' attacks, rea...
NEWSLINK: Eastern cougars are extinct — or are the...
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.
THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN IS REALLY QUITE CONTENTED FOR ONCE
The Gonzo Daily: Wednesday
I have just finished reading Graham Reels' extraordinary memoir
'Confessions of a Hong Kong Naturalist', a title which is somewhat reminiscent
of a cross between Aleister Crowley and the sex comedy movies directed by Tony
Klinger's dad. Thankfully this is like neither of these, and is an intelligent,
amusing and insightful (did I mention massively entertaining) look at ten years
cataloguing he biodiversity of Hong Kong. I strongly recommend it to anyone even
vaguely interested in such things.
ciao....
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:
And by the way chaps and chappesses, a trip to the Jon Downes megastore
seems to be in order: if you want to make me a happy fellow, you can:
buy my novel:
buy the record by the main protagonist of the novel who isn't me in an
elephant mask, honest:
buy my single:
But for now, here is the news:
THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Galahad - Seas of Cha...
Deke Leonard Interview 2015
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART NEWS
YES IN THE NEWS
THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
Gonzo Weekly #280
THE GIVE TREES A CHANCE ISSUE
In this environmentally aware issue meet the legendary Steve Andrews (aka
The Bard of Ely) and talk environmental activism and the scandal of Sheffield
Council's tree felling programme, Alan extols the virtues of Jonathan Wilson,
John talks about David Sanborn and Yazz Ahmed, Doug writes about Neal Preston's
new book, Jon raves about Jack White and muses on a book sort
of about Brian Jones.
#Hail Eris!
And there are radio shows from Strange Fruit, AND Mack Maloney, BUT Friday
Night Progressive is on hiatus this week, there are columns from all sorts of
folk including Neil Nixon, Kev Rowlands, C J Stone, and Mr Biffo AND the
irrepressible Corinna, although Roy Weard is sady absent this week. There is
also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and southern dibblers
who have stood around in twos (OK, nothing to do with small marsupials who have
paired up under this weekend's blue moon, 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:
The White Stripes, Jack White, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Ronnie Wood,
Nightwish, Yes, Trevor Horn, Strange Fruit, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Jerry
Williams (Sven Erik Fernström), Kak Channthy, Fergus Gordon Anckorn, Lys Assia
(Rosa Mina Schärer), Shawn Elliott, Nikolay Yankov Kaufman, Seo Min-woo, Robert
"Kooster" McAllister, Tony Klinger, Billion Dollar Babies, Man, Delius, Vaughan
Williams, Edward Elgar, Steve Andrews, Doug Harr, Neal Preston, Alan Dearling,
Jonathan Wilson, John Brodie-Good, David Sanborn Group, Yazz Ahmed, Alestorm,
Ammunition, Amor, Ampline, Anvil, Obituary, Operation Mindcrime, Rhapsody of
Fire, Sebastien, Mr Biffo, C J Stone, Hawkwind, Martin Springett, Jon Downes,
The Wild Colonial Boy, Kim Kinrade, Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie,
Frank Zappa, Johnny Cash, The Cavern Club, Neil Nixon, Foghorn requiem.
And the last few issues are:
Issue 279 (Biffo)
Issue 278 (The Beatles)
Issue 277 (Auld Man's Baccie)
Issue 276 (Dukes of the Orient)
Issue 275 (Martin Gordon)
Issue 274 (Steve Took)
Issue 273 (Live Dead 69)
Issue 272 (George Butler)
Issue 271 (Mark E Smith)
Issue 270 (Eric Clapton)
Issue 269 (Narnia)
Issue 267-8 (Happy New Year)
Issue 265-6 (The Who)
Issue 264 (John McLaughlin)
Issue 263 (The magic Band)
Issue 262 (DikMik)
Issue 261 (Leonard Cohen)
Issue 260 (Amsterdam Squat Festie)
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:
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 58 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?
NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Wednesday
ON THIS DAY IN - 1581 - Francis Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I. A few months earlier he became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world.
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)