Mark interviews Jon

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. 

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THE GONZO BLOG DOO-DAH MAN STOOPS TO CONQUER

The Gonzo Daily - Sunday

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

 

Sundays are the nicest days of the week
at least for this particular freak
I don't have to get out of bed in time
and I do the Sunday blogs in rhyme

 

And people tend to respect this thing,
the post doesn't come and the phone doesn't ring
and for once me, my mother in law, and wife
can quietly get on with our life

 

And I have a holiday in my head
which usually means I go back to bed
accompanied by a book and dogs
but first I have to post the blogs...

 

GONZO TRACK OF THE DAY: Gayatri Mantra
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/gonzo-track-of-day-gayatri-mantra.html

THOM THE WORLD POET: The Daily Poem
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/gonzo-track-of-day-gayatri-mantra.html

The Judge Smith Interview
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/the-judge-smith-interview.html

Captain Beefheart Live Belgium review translated
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/captain-beefheart-live-belgium-review.html

 

GONZO WEEKLY #85

 

The latest issue of Gonzo Weekly (#85) is here to read or download at www.gonzoweekly.com. It has Raoni Metuktire aka Chief Raoni and Clearlight on the front cover and features an interview with Cyrille Verdeaux in which he discusses his work with this legendary eco-warrior and Amerindian chief. Merrell Fankhauser recounts an odd story about John Lennon and UFOs. There is an interview with Paul May about the forthcoming Atkins/May Project album, Doug Harr visits Queen in San Jose, and Rosie Curtis goes to a cosplay convention, whilst Jon muses about The Happy Mondays. There are also new shows from Friday Night Progressive, and from the multi-talented Neil Nixon at Strange Fruit and a collection of more news, reviews, views, interviews and newts in shoes (OK, no unlikely shod caudata, 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!!!

 

The full list of artists featured is: Jack White, Yes, Jon Anderson, Jon Davison, Robert Plant, Dave Grohl, Greg Allman, Bob Dylan, Ian Gillan, Daevid Allen, Clepsydra, Michael des Barres, Merrell Fankhauser, Arthur Brown, Spirit Thom, Galahad, The Who, Marillion, Strange Fruit, Friday Night Progressive, Annik Honore, Dermot Healy, Josephine Pullein-Thompson, Wayne Henderson, Andre Popp, Erik Norlander, Lana Lane, Hugh Hopper, Mick Abrahams, Martin Guitars, Cyrille Verdeaux, Clearlight, Paul May, Rosie Curtis, Queen, Happy Mondays, Hawkwind, Scott Walker, Beatles, 1D, Cher, Iggy Pop, Weird Weekend, Joanne Hogg & Frank Van Essex, Lava Engine, Ancillotti, Blaze, Subway to Sally

 

Read the previous few issues of Gonzo Weekly:

 

Issue 84 (Mick Abrahams cover)
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/06/gonzo-weekly-84.html

Issue 83 (Stonehenge cover)
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/06/gonzo-weekly-83.html

Issue 82 (Pam Windo cover)
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/06/gonzo-weekly-82.html

Issue 81 (Pam Windo cover)
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/06/gonzo-weekly-81.html

Issue 80 (Spirits Burning cover)
http://gonzo-multimedia.blogspot.com/2014/05/gonzo-weekly-80.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!

 

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OLL LEWIS: Yesterday's News Today

http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 1810 the world's greatest ever showman, and a personal hero of mine, P. T. Barnum was born.

And now the news:

Butterflywatch: High hopes for the small tortoises...

Built-in Biological Sunscreen Allows Mantis Shrimp...

Anti-poaching experts will gather amid upswing in ...

Bye bye big bee: In South America, the world's lar...

Stop the control freaks who want to capture Englan...

Shark bites man near Southern California beach

Moldovan police and Interpol break up snake venom ...

WA shark cull condemned by global group of marine ...

If you watch one movie about Barnum this week, make it two! The P.T. Barnum Mini series staring Beau Bridges goes for a song on Amazon and is the best biopic I've ever seen:

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

Not Guilty – Bovine TB Epidemic Caused by Cattle, Not Badgers

Not Guilty – Bovine TB Epidemic Caused by Cattle, Not Badgers Posted: 03 Jul 2014 02:23 PM PDT Not Guilty – Bovine TB Epidemic Caused by Cattle, Not Badgers Groundbreaking new research shows how infected cattle missed by testing are key spreaders of the disease New ground-breaking research by the University of Warwick into the spread of bovine TB (bTB) has confirmed claims by wildlife organisations like the Badger Trust and Care for the Wild that the disease is being spread by infected cattle – not badgers. The paper, “A dynamic model of bovine tuberculosis spread and control in Great Britain”, demonstrated that the majority of herd outbreaks are caused by multiple transmission routes - including failed cattle infection tests, cattle movement and reinfection from environmental reservoirs. But the model proposes that ‘whilst badgers form part of the environmental reservoir they only play a relatively minor role in the transmission of infection’. Dominic Dyer, of the Badger Trust and Care for the Wild, said:  "The research backs up what we have been saying all along and should be the final nail in the coffin of the disastrous badger cull policy. “The government and the farming industry have focussed far too much on badgers and nowhere near enough on the gaping holes in cattle management policy, which have been letting this disease through. The best scientific evidence suggests that badgers are responsible for no more than six percent of new TB outbreaks, if that. This research confirms that the vast majority of new bTB outbreaks are due to poor TB testing, biosecurity and cattle control movements, so maybe farmers will now be convinced to give badgers a break and start focussing on methods that will actually work. “We’re already seeing good results in places where improved and more frequent testing, combined with movement controls and better ‘biosecurity’ on farms, have been used – Northern Ireland, Wales, and even England in the last year have seen substantial reductions in the number of cattle slaughtered due to bTB, without any culling of badgers. The road forward is clearly being signposted by these figures – so we need the government to stop reversing up the cul de sac of badger culling and actually deal with the disease in an effective manner.” Badger Trust and Care for the Wild acknowledge that bTB is having a terrible effect on farmers and their cattle, and that tough action is required to really beat the disease. “One fact that simply isn’t being faced up to is that the skin test to identify cows infected with TB is not fit for purpose. It misses around one in five infected cows each time – which means that many TB infected cows remain in the herds, spreading the disease, or are transported to other farms or slaughterhouses without anyone knowing that they are infected. “This new research understands that, which is why we must consider a policy of slaughtering whole herds if there is any trace of bTB within them. This method seems extreme but it could be the only way we can be sure infected cattle aren’t slipping through. And in the long-term, it could see the end of the disease. The method has been used successfully in several European countries, and in the UK between 1935 and 1960, and must be considered again, rather than focussing ineffectually on badgers.”

GONZO WEEKLY #85

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