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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...

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Showing posts with label Mark Raines. Show all posts
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Sunday, October 06, 2013

INAPPROPRIATE CORNER: Hitler Golf



Crazy golfers can complete 'nein' holes with a difference - by playing on this course which includes a model of Adolf Hitler.

Hitler's bunker: A golfer takes aim on the Fuhrer-themed course. (SWNS)The exhibition crazy golf course features a large model of the Fuhrer, and players have to knock a ball into a tunnel and under the Nazi leader's belt.

The Hitler model even raises its arm in a Nazi salute and shouts 'nein nein nein' when the ball passes underneath.

The Hitler golf hole is part of a course which also features a mini statue of Saddam Hussein - which topples over when a ball drops into the hole.

The course was designed by a group of British artists, who describe the controversial design as 'crazy golf with a difference'.

It is thought the artists made the Hitler model themselves, which is currently on display at the Arnolfini art gallery in Bristol.

Read on...

This story came via Richard Freeman (no surprise) but the following video comes from Mark Raines (bless his cotton socks)


Thursday, September 19, 2013

CFZ PEOPLE: Introducing the Ghostman

This is Mark Raines. A few weeks before the WW he contacted me on Facebook offering his assistance. He was fantastic at the WW and since then has been piling on sightings reports onto the CFZ Mystery Cat blog, as well as doing other stuff behind the scenes. A passionate animal lover with a houseful of rescued creatures, he also writes rather good poetry.

Welcome to the CFZ family, Mark. It is great to have you aboard.

Friday, September 13, 2013

THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN JUMPS WITH BARELY CONCEALED AFFABILITY

I was up until stupid o'clock last night finishing the latest episode of On The Track, which will be up later today. The section where Corinna goes through the latest bird news is particularly worth watching as both Corinna and cameraman Graham were terrorised by the kittens climbing all over them and generally creating mayhem. Those cats really are complete hooligans. Mike Davis arrives for four more day's recording at about 3:00. I am looking forward to it, and I would just like to thank Mark Raynes for all his support and kind words....
Another visit to our old friend Thom the World Poet.
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_13.html
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: This Led Zeppelin poster may be signed and authenticated but it is insanely expensive
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/cabinet-of-curiosities-i-like-led.html
Interviewing The Rides' Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd & Barry Goldberg, Plus Talking with John Waite, and Exclusives by Sanders Bohlke and Cameron McGill
Corky Laing: Mountain Legendary Drummer talks about Brilliant Rock Opera Release (Video)
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2013/09/corky-laing-mountain-legendary-drummer.html
*  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:
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/11/all-gonzo-news-wots-fit-to-print.html
* 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 54 who, together with his orange cat (who is currently on sick leave in Staffordshire) and two very small kittens (one of whom is also orange), puts it all together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural Devon, which he shares with various fish, and sometimes a small Indian frog. 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 orange cat?