HIT PARADE FOR APRIL (CFZ PRESS/FORTEAN WORDS)

UK

1. Haunted Skies Volume Four by John Hanson and Dawn Holloway (5)
2. Karl Shuker's Alien Zoo by Karl Shuker (-)
3. Haunted Skies Volume Three by John Hanson and Dawn Holloway (-)
4=. Haunted Skies Volume Two by John Hanson and Dawn Holloway (-)
4=. The Great Yokai Encyclopaedia by Richard Freeman (3)
6=. Haunted Skies Volume One by John Hanson and Dawn Holloway (6)
6=. Dark Dorset by Mark North and Robert Newland (-)
8=. Dead of Night by Lee Walker (1)
8=. The Mystery Animals of the British Isles: London by Neil Arnold (-)
8=. Big Cats loose in Britain by Marcus Matthews (6)
8=. When Bigfoot Attacks by Michael Newton (-)

US

1. When Bigfoot Attacks by Michael Newton (1)
2. Snap by Steven Bredice (2)
3. Dark Ness by Tabitca Cope (-)
4=. The Inhumanoids by Barton Nunnelly (7)
4=. Haunted Skies Volume Four by John Hanson and Dawn Holloway (-)
6. Left Behind by Harriet Wadham (6)
7=. Monsters of Texas by Ken Gerhardand Nick Redfern (-)
7=. Haunted Skies Volume One by John Hanson and Dawn Holloway (10)
7=. CFZ Yearbook 2012 Edited by Jonathan and Corinna Downes (7)
10. Orang-pendek: Sumatra's forgotten ape by Richard Freeman (4)


Last month's positions in this pinky colour, which I think is called cerise. This was a weird April saleswise: we sold much better than usual, especially in the USA, probably because of all the hard work Emsy has put in on the Facebook Group. Thank you honey..

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE SEARCH ENGINES

The other day I was looking up Karl Shuker's books on Google, and this came up:
http://news.yahoo.com/woman-lost-ark-lotto-ticket-entitled-1m-001711454.html

I am actually lost for words...

CFZ PEOPLE: Ant James

Ant is my brother-in-law, and a better brother-in-law it would be hard to find. Happy Birthday dude...

...and his little sister says

I'M THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN

It's wednesday, and the truth can be told. I have been quite severely non compos mentis for the past three or four days. I have an ear infection and the medication I have been given has meant that I have been floating through my life in a most peculiar manner. You know the first few lines of 'Plastic Palace People' by Scott Walker - that is where I have been all week.

(If you don't know the song, shame on you. Check it out:http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/05/this-explains-everything-ok-no-it.html)

I am still a little wobbly, but at least I can now string a few words together in a coherent fashion (which is a jolly good thing considering that I am interviewing Jon Anderson later on). However, despire it all, we have an interesting set of posts for you today:

First off, a true EXCLUSIVE, the first bit of a three part interview with Michael Des Barres, in which he talks about his recent Japanese Tour with the reformed 'Silverhead':
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/05/exclusive-michael-des-barres-interview.html

The other day I interview Martin Birke from 'Genre Peak'. We talked briefly about our shared like of some of the electropop of the early 1980s. Today I get him to put his money where his mouth is:
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/genre-peak-five-electropop-classics.html

Graham Inglis and I go to the garden centre, and find ourself 'Close to the Hedge'. Check it out now, you funk soul brothers:
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/05/close-to-hedge.html

Preparatory to talking to Jon Anderson later today I listened to his new record. Wow!
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/05/jon-anderson-open.html

Part two of another EXCLUSIVE: I talk to ex-`Genesis` dude Anthony Phillips about his remarkable new album:
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/05/exclusive-anthony-phillips-interview.html

And Dave McMann and Lesley Madigan go to see 'Curved Air' in Soho:
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2012/05/curved-air-in-soho-dave-mcmann-words.html

Blimey, its really beginning to look like a real magazine isn't it (apart from the pictures of Graham, that is). See you tomorrow...

HAUNTED SKIES: News of the World: 06.11.83

http://hauntedskies.blogspot.com/2012/04/news-of-world-061183.html

OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 2011 Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces.

And now the news:

Experts call for basking shark awareness
Botulism Outbreak Blamed For Deaths Of 23 Horses
Australia lists the koala as 'vulnerable' species
Joint Iraqi and UK team set to work on major new c...
Two Indian men arrested in Bangladesh with 450 rar...
'Slaughtered for their ivory': Up to 35,000 elepha...
Orangutans Harbor Ancient Primate Alu
24 new species of lizards discovered on Caribbean ...
Strange Organism Has Unique Roots in the Tree of L...
Bigfoot conferees cite track record
Rare bird, snake rescued in city
Nature lover leaves wildlife haven to RSPCA – who ...

A recent news report on the death of bin Laden revealing some of the political wrangling that went on behind the scenes in the US:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUUE3opmGtg

KARL SHUKER: WOLVERINE, WOLVERINE, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

It's always a great feeling when the lost is found, when a mystery is solved – and especially so when the lost had been lost, and the mystery concerning it unresolved, for over 40 years.
Read on...