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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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Saturday, October 27, 2012

I'M YER GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN

And so another weekend is upon us. Sheri, our new intern did very well yesterday and worked on the inaugural issue of the Journal of Cryptozoology. She and Graham also removed the last of our fish from the village pub, so that particular episode is over for good. I still haven't had time to edit any more of the footage from Jefferson Starship and Auburn in Southampton the other night, but I shall try and do one song at least today. As I type we are listening to the new album by Galahad - it is a complete eye-opener. I liked the last one a lot, but this one mixes their literate prog metal with dancy stuff which borders on KLF territory. As anyone who knows me will attest, I am a massive Bill Drummond fan, so this has to be a good thing. I also have to apologise to Erik Norlander; I was supposed to telephone him on Thursday, but completely forgot. Forgive me my friend...

We start off with our daily visit to the universe of Thom the World Poet..

I think Peter McAdam is one of the funniest people around, and I cannot recommend his book The Nine Henrys highly enough. This week we shall be running a series of Henrybits that are not found in his book about the nine cloned cartoon characters who inhabit a surreal world nearly as insane as mine..

This German review of the ABWH live album opens a whole can of conceptual worms. I hadn't realised that the mighty Tony Levin, the tour bassist with the band had been ill during the dates that produced the original live album and DVD, so that the latest Gonzo package is actually the only document of Levin live with the band..

What can one say? Michael Des Barres is a massive talent who makes friends wherever he goes. This German review is testament to that...

A blast from the past (or rather the BBC archives via YouTube). I remember seeing this show by Renaissance on BBC2 the first time around, and it is great to see it again. I also understand that Annie Haslam is singing again, albeit in a back brace. What a trouper. Everyone at Gonzo Daily salutes her...

The second video blog from the lovely Cathy Richardson of Jefferson Starship

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 Editor is an old hippy of 53 who - together with his orange cat - puts it all together from a converted potato shed in a tumbledown cottage deep in rural Devon. He is ably assisted by his lovely wife Corinna, his bulldog/boxer Prudence, and a motley collection of social malcontents. Plus.. did we mention the orange cat?

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