CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track

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...

Monday, April 02, 2018

THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN IS THINKING ABOUT WHETHER HE BUYS A MIXER

The Gonzo Daily: Monday/Tuesday

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And so anther week begins. Yesterday I recorded with Mike Davis, tomorrow I record with a young lady called Sophie, todayI carry on editing the next OTT and trying to write deathless prose without too many spelling mistakes. Graham is in the roof space applying silicon fixative to the ancient roof tiles, and Corinna is writing letters. Mother is doing her wordsearch book, and the dogs are both cuddled up to her pretending to be asleep. Business as usual really.

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:

Ep 89 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNXdBY9oEyc

Ep 88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXpo0b0_MrU&t=396s

Ep 87 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi8BzaT3sCc&t=2s

Ep 86 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdAn24MkErs&t=67s

EP 85 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E82xG502cA&t=21s

EP 84 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7rDGbLdYxc&t=3s

EP 83 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9lr_j2Ij8Q

EP 82 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iP_Pii7ZF8

And if you fancy supporting us on Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/CFZ

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:

http://tinyurl.com/gmo6axf

buy the record by the main protagonist of the novel who isn't me in an elephant mask, honest:

http://tinyurl.com/y7sya95r

buy my single:

http://tinyurl.com/zoex4d4

But for now, here is the news:

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/the-gonzo-track-of-day-pink-fairies.html

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Pink Fairies - Waitin...

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/leonard-cohen-on-q-tv-cbc-exclusive.html

Leonard Cohen on Q TV (CBC exclusive)

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/exciting-captain-beefheart-news.html

EXCITING CAPTAIN BEEFHEART NEWS

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/man-tour-dates.html

MAN TOUR DATES

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/thom-world-poet-daily-poem_2.html

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Gonzo Weekly #280

THE GIVE TREES A CHANCE ISSUE

http://www.gonzoweekly.com/

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)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo278.html

Issue 278 (The Beatles)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo278.html

Issue 277 (Auld Man's Baccie)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo277.html

Issue 276 (Dukes of the Orient)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo276.html

Issue 275 (Martin Gordon)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo275.html

Issue 274 (Steve Took)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo274.html

Issue 273 (Live Dead 69)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo273.html

Issue 272 (George Butler)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo272.html

Issue 271 (Mark E Smith)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo271.html

Issue 270 (Eric Clapton)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo270.html

Issue 269 (Narnia)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo269.html

Issue 267-8 (Happy New Year)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo267-8.html

Issue 265-6 (The Who)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo265-6.html

Issue 264 (John McLaughlin)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo264.html

Issue 263 (The magic Band)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo263.html

Issue 262 (DikMik)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo262.html

Issue 261 (Leonard Cohen)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo261.html

Issue 260 (Amsterdam Squat Festie)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo260.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 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?

NESSIENEWS (Caveat Lector)

A tourist from USA has shared new evidence about the Loch ness monster

The Siver Times

American tourist Dakota Frandsen of Idaho recently arrived in Scotland to spend their holidays. During a visit to Urquhart castle (Urquhart), which is located on the banks of the famous Loch ness, the woman saw how the water moves something dark and massive, according to the Chronicle.info with ...

CFZ MONTHLY NEWSLETTER #30

Dear Friends,

For those of you not in the know, at the beginning of each month we send out a newsletter to all members of the CFZ. The most recent (which went out yesterday afternoon) included articles on OTT, robot wolves in Japan, a flying porcupine, a mystery bird, Hong Kong countryside, ongoing arguments, Patreon, a new book on vampires, Notes and Queries etc.

The infrastructure of the Centre for Fortean Zoology has changed rapidly over the last few years and truthfully doesn’t look like its going to stop changing anytime soon.

The newsletter costs a quid a month (or the equivalent in your currency) and is delivered straight into your inbox by a plethora of tiny invisible elves, or email if your prefer it that way. You can sign up for it here: http://tinyurl.com/jtsq7ew

If you want to view a sample issue click here: http://tinyurl.com/pw7rw9l

NEWS FROM NOWHERE: Easter Monday

ON THIS DAY IN - 1513 - Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon sighted Florida. The next day he went ashore.
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

Mice change their appearance as a result of freque...

Fish accounted for surprisingly large part of the ...

First evidence of live-traded dogs for Maya ceremo...

’Cold-blooded' pythons make for caring moms-Female...

'Active protection' needed to help Angola's threat...

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)

Sunday, April 01, 2018

Gonzo Weekly #280

THE GIVE TREES A CHANCE ISSUE

http://www.gonzoweekly.com/

of about Brian Jones.

#Hail Eris!

This issue features:

And the last few issues are:

Issue 279 (Biffo)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo278.html

Issue 278 (The Beatles)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo278.html

Issue 277 (Auld Man's Baccie)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo277.html

Issue 276 (Dukes of the Orient)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo276.html

Issue 275 (Martin Gordon)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo275.html

Issue 274 (Steve Took)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo274.html

Issue 273 (Live Dead 69)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo273.html

Issue 272 (George Butler)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo272.html

Issue 271 (Mark E Smith)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo271.html

Issue 270 (Eric Clapton)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo270.html

Issue 269 (Narnia)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo269.html

Issue 267-8 (Happy New Year)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo267-8.html

Issue 265-6 (The Who)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo265-6.html

Issue 264 (John McLaughlin)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo264.html

Issue 263 (The magic Band)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo263.html

Issue 262 (DikMik)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo262.html

Issue 261 (Leonard Cohen)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo261.html

Issue 260 (Amsterdam Squat Festie)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo260.html

You can download the magazine in pdf form HERE:

http://www.gonzoweekly.com/pdf/

HO HO THE EASTER HEN

The Gonzo Daily - Sunday

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

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

It's Sunday so again its time

to do the daily blogs in rhyme:

Mike is here this afternoon,

and we're working on his bitchin' new tune,

and the full moon blues have gone away,

tempus fugit hip hooray

ciaou....

Forgive me for banging on about our webTV show, but it matters a lot to me, and I would be grateful for an many people as possible to see it, and spread the tidings of it far and wide:

Ep 88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXpo0b0_MrU&t=396s

Ep 87 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi8BzaT3sCc&t=2s

Ep 86 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdAn24MkErs&t=67s

EP 85 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E82xG502cA&t=21s

EP 84 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7rDGbLdYxc&t=3s

EP 83 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9lr_j2Ij8Q

EP 82 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iP_Pii7ZF8

But now, here is the news:

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/gonzo-weekly-280.html

Gonzo Weekly #280

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/playlist-sf-250-18-march-2018.html

PLAYLIST: SF 250 – 18 MARCH 2018

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/leonard-cohen-in-news.html

LEONARD COHEN IN THE NEWS

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/the-gonzo-track-of-day-hare-ram-hare.html

THE GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: 'Hare Ram Hare Krishn...

http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/thom-world-poet-daily-poem.html

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem

Gonzo Weekly #279

THE DIGI-ME-DO ISSUE

http://www.gonzoweekly.com/

In this magnificently peculiar issue, The immortal and happily visible Mr Biffo has a new TV project and needs OUR help, Alan reviews Lady Sybil Grey, Doug concludes his series on Split Enz, John loves the new Cary Grace album, and Jeremy goes to see the Handsome Family, while Jon reads a book about The Beatles. Wot, another one?

#Hail Eris!

And there are radio shows from Strange Fruit, AND Mack Maloney, AND Friday Night Progressive, there are columns from all sorts of folk including Neil Nixon, Kev Rowlands, Roy Weard, C J Stone, and Mr Biffo AND the irrepressible Corinna. There is also a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and southern dibblers who have gone for a snooze (OK, nothing to do with small marsupials who have probably got hangovers and have decided to have a little rest, 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:

Leslie Charteris, Gerald Durrell, Lawrence Durrell, Digitiser, Mr Biffo, Paul Rose, John & Yoko, Ed Sheeran,great crested newts, Ringo Starr, Orbital, Glenn Hughes, Roger Daltrey, music piracy, David Bowie, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Mack Maloney's Mystery Hour, Charles Kofi Amankwaa Mann, Sudan, Killjoy (Frank Pucci), José Juan Piñero González, Alfred Lynn (aka Allah Real) Laurence Cleary, Katie Boyle, Lady Saunders (born Caterina Irene Elena Maria Imperiali di Francavilla), Peter "Mars" Cowling, Tony Klinger, Billion Dollar Babies, Man, Delius, Vaughan Williams, Edward Elgar, Jeremy Smith, The Handsome Family, Doug Harr, Split Enz, Alan Dearling, Lady Sybil Grey, Simon Boyd, John Brodie-Good, Cary Grace, Kev Rowland, Testament, X-Panda, Ammouri, Anti-Flag, Armed Cloud, Babylon A.D., Band of Rain, Beast in Black, Betontod, C.J. Stone, Hawkwind, Captain Rizz, Jon Downes, The Wild Colonial Boy, Martin Springett, Margaret Hunt, The Beatles, Barry Manilow, Lemmy, Motorhead, Neil Nixon, Five Starcle Men

And the last few issues are:

Issue 278 (The Beatles)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo278.html

Issue 277 (Auld Man's Baccie)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo277.html

Issue 276 (Dukes of the Orient)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo276.html

Issue 275 (Martin Gordon)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo275.html

Issue 274 (Steve Took)

http://www.flipsnack.com/9FE5CEE9E8C/gonzo274.html

Issue 273 (Live Dead 69)