And to begin with, here's the new newsletter from Jon Downes at the CFZ Head Office in England.
FROM JONATHAN DOWNES:
Dear friends,
This is a particularly exciting time for the CFZ.
GUYANA EXPEDITION
There are only two days to go until the Guyana expedition leaves for South America. We spoke to Richard this morning, and all the equipment has now arrived, and they are ready to go. Expedition member Paul Rose, also known to his legions of fans as Mr. Biffo, has invested in a satellite 'phone, and so we hope that we shall be able to give daily updates on the expedition blog site: http://cfzguyana.blogspot.com/ We urge you to log in daily to see the updates of news from the team.
We have been receiving a lot more intelligence from our contacts in Guyana. They have found us a number of eye-witnesses and also tell us of some caves where - in fairly recent years - the didi was supposed to dwell. We shall be exploring these caves, and as far as we are aware, we will be the first Europeans ever to have done so.
We are very grateful to Capcom - one of the world's leading publishers of video games - for sponsoring this expedition. There have been accusations from some quarters that this expedition is merely a publicity stunt by Capcom. Well der! Of course is it - from their point of view. Capcom are in this purely to sell more copies of their rather excellent new video game "Monster Hunter 3". And why shouldn't they be? This is what they do. We, however, are only grateful that, for once, we are able to carry out an expedition which otherwise we would not be able to afford. So viva la publicity stunt. May there be many more in the future. Thanks guys.
ON THE TRACK
We are also pleased to announce a new monthly project from CFZtv. This is a monthly web TV show called "On the Track" which gives a monthly run-down on news from the world of cryptozoology and the CFZ, presented by yours truly, in what I sincerely hope is an entertaining and informative manner.
The first edition, which was basically a pilot, came out in October and the second edition, last week. We have paid quite a lot of attention to the comments and criticisms which arrived for the first edition, and the second edition is - we feel - much slicker, and much better. It now has live narration, rather than interminable subtitles, and is shot partly on location.
This month's edition features scenes shot at Drusilla's Animal Park in Sussex and includes a round-up of cryptozoological bats, new and rediscovered species, and an interview with Richard Freeman about the forthcoming Guyana expedition, as well as other CFZ news. We hope that you like it. The service is free, but both the Guyana blog and the "On the Track" blog: http://cfzmonthly.blogspot.com/ include Paypal donate buttons. If you feel generous, please do not hesitate to donate, because running the CFZ is a ridiculously expensive business. When my father died last year, I inherited some money - most of which I put straight into CFZ funds. Nearly all of it has gone now, and so, if we are to continue with our planned programme of events, then all donations are gratefully received.
ANIMALS & MEN
Issue 41 of "Animals
Gf Ward: Spirals in action from crop circles to DNA;
Lee Walker: Newferry after midnight: true horror stories from a suburb of Liverpool;
Richard Freeman et al: Guyana expedition report;
Nick Redfern: TBA;
Ronan Coghlan: TBA;
Jon Downes: The Owlman and Mawnan
Matt Salusbury: Water elephants in the Congo
Matthew Williams: TBA
Tickets will be on sale early in the New Year. We urge you to book early to avoid disappointment.
That's about it for this issue. As many of you know, Corinna and I were in a very serious car crash in September, followed immediately by a financial crisis caused by the idiocy of my bankers. As a result of which, I am not feeling in the best of health, and have spent most of the time ill in bed. Even today, I am in bed and dictating this newsletter to Corinna.
Please bear with us, therefore, if we are not quite as efficient as usual, and if I - in particular - take longer to answer my emails than I would normally do.
Thank you for your continued support.
Onwards and upwards,
Jon Downes
Director, CFZ
Editor, Animals Editor, Exotic Pets Magazine; Center for Fortean Zoology [CFZ], Myrtle Cottage, Woolfardisworthy, Bideford, North Devon, EX39 5QR, England.
Telephone: +44 (0) 1237 431413
E-Mail: jon@eclipse.co.uk
websites:
http://www.cfz.org.uk
http://www.cfztv.org
http://weirdweekend.org
http://www.exoticpetsmagazine.com
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