Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Review: Let's Talk Bigfoot 4-25-07
This was the debut show, with M.K. Davis as the guest. He and Kathy Strain debated over some of M.K.'s recent findings on the P/G Movie, with files to show her supposed cultural humanity. John Johnsen called in and asked Kathy a question, and I thought there were gonna be some fireworks between he and Melissa given their history, but he was quite calm and respectful. It was a great show for a first effort, really enjoyable. M.K., as always, did great. Melissa and Teresa's next guest next Wednesday will be Kathy Harper ("Redwolf" on the Bigfoot Forums), at 10:00 EST/9:00 Central and can be located in the same spot as the "Sasquatch Experience." Please tune in and support great research.
New Show Debuts Tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The newest venture from SQuatch MEDIA, "Let's Talk Bigfoot" debuts tonight at 10:00 EST/9:00 Central with hostesses Melissa Hovey and Teresa Hall, and takes us into the hot seat with the ever-controversial M.K. Davis, who will debate Kathy Strain over his findings on the Patterson/Gimlin Movie. The show can be found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sasquatchexperience and is gonna be a hot one. The contact number is 347-996-5814, and the e-mail is LetsTalkBigfoot@gmail.com. Go Here to find a link to the images M.K. will be using tonight to state his case. As always, we strongly encourage you to please tune in and support great research.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
DVD Review: Harry and The Hendersons
This is a wonderful DVD, really worth-purchasing. I only paid a grand total of $10.40 for it at Wal-Mart, and it's a great one. Great behind-the-scenes featurettes, an original theatrical trailer and a great transfer to DVD on Widescreen. The original review I wrote of it
Todd Neiss's Encounter and Background Information
1993 Bigfoot Encounter
Few moments in life have such a dramatic impact on a person’s life that it classifies as an “epiphany;” a moment where one’s concept of reality itself is utterly and permanently altered. Such a moment happened to me one sunny day in early Spring of 1993. April 3rd was a day which is, and will always be, seared in my mind as if it were yesterday. Even after more than 14 years, the specifics of that event should illustrate the impact it had on my life.
It should be noted that, with regard to even the possibility of these creatures existing, I was beyond skeptical. Simply put, I had relegated these beasts to the realm of Native American legend or merely a classic campfire tale to freak out young, gullible children. I rarely watched sci-fi programs and never had read a single book on the subject. Ironically, as fate would have it, I would later become the topic of many such programs and books. I digress…
As a sergeant in Charlie Company (1249th Combat Engineers), it was business as usual as we headed up into the dense temperate rain forest of the Coast Range in Northwestern Oregon. The mission of Combat Engineering can be boiled down to two words: “mobility” & “counter-mobility.” In other words…ensure our troops overcome any obstacles (man made or natural) and deny the enemy passage (or route them to where we want them) by placing obstacles in their path. On that particular day, our mission was to conduct training on private timberland near Saddle Mountain; just east of the coastal resort town of Seaside. We would be executing demolitions (explosives) operations at three rock quarries. Each site had a unique battle scenario to accomplish.
At the first site, we practiced “cutting charges.” This is where we would use plastic explosives (composition four or C4) to shear steel I-beams like a hot knife through butter in an effort to simulate dropping a bridge. Simultaneously, we also cut a five foot diameter Douglas Fir tree in half by wrapping a belt of C4 around it. Both charges were a resounding success! One sheared steel I-beam looking like an exploded cartoon cigar and a whole lot-o-bark dust.
The second site held a “complex obstacle” consisting of a field of surface-laid anti-tank mines followed by a triple-strand concertina wire fence. We were to clear a vehicle lane through both. In addition, we were tasked to construct a field-expedient “claymore” anti-personnel mine out of a #10 coffee can with improvised shrapnel. After securing the area and checking for subterranean mines, we strung a “ring-main” (a circuit of detonation or DET cord) through the mine field. DET cord looks similar to fuse cord with the exception that it contains a tremendously explosive compound (PETN or Pentrite) which burns at a consistent rate of 8,000 meters per second. It is said that if you could string a line of DET cord from LA to New York, it would take approximately 14 minutes to get to the other end! It is essentially used to synchronize several explosive devises to detonate virtually simultaneously. You definitely do NOT want to confuse DET cord with fuse cord! In any event, my squad set about placing C4 charges next to each of the anti-tank mines and tying them into the ring-main while another squad began fashioning a field-expedient (read: homemade) version of a “Bangalore Torpedo” to breach the razor-wire obstacle. Normally a Bangalore Torpedo is essentially a 3” plastic pipe filed with C4. Sections of this pipe are generally fitted together to form a pipe long enough to breach the entire obstacle. In this case we had to sandwich C4 between sections of U-channel fence pickets then wrap them together with duct tape (same effect). The home made “Bangalore” was then tied into the ring-main. Lastly we constructed our field-expedient claymore mine by poking a hole in the bottom of a #10 can and inserted a blasting cap. Next we lined the bottom of the can with about 2.5lbs of C4 then covered it with three layers of cardboard for wadding. Finally, we loaded the can with rocks, bolts, nuts and anything else that would ruin the “enemy’s” day. The can was then buried into a hillside (pointed towards the enemy) and angled about 12 degrees off the ground then it too was tied into the ring-main.
While I had not yet seen these creatures, there was a brief incident which, in retrospect, made me think they may have seen us. While I was directing my squad to emplace their charges next to the anti-tank mines, there was a rather loud, crescendoing “WHOOOOP!” that emanated from the west end of the mine field. At that moment, I was bent over emplacing my own charge. Upon hearing this somewhat shrill noise, I immediately stood up and sought out the perpetrator as we were under orders to practice noise discipline during the exercise (in case the “enemy” were nearby). As I glanced around the mine field, I was surprised to find all of my men still busily preparing their changes and not, as I suspected, goofing off. I shrugged my shoulders and went back to work. In hindsight, it seemed to me that the WHOOOOP sound had came from farther back in the tree line. But that made no sense as everyone was present and accounted for.
Once all of the charges were set and the area was cleared, I yelled “FIRE IN THE HOLE!,” then pulled the dual-primed M-60 fuse igniters. The fuses hissed and began snaking their way towards their primary charge while we mounted up and began to convoy down to the safety staging area to await the “report” of the explosion a short eight minutes away.
At that moment, we developed radio problems. The field commander could not reach the base commander back at Camp Rilea. I was tasked to take my HMMVE (“Humvee”) up to the top of a nearby hill, where we had a “two-niner-two” radio relay station set up, to see what the problem was. Upon arrival, they had already repaired the relay, so I decided to watch the impending explosion from that vantage point. Even from two miles away, the sight of 200lbs of C4 detonating is an awesome sight. The huge flash was followed by an even bigger black cloud which began to build into a mushroom cloud. Simultaneously you could see the trees in the immediate vicinity shudder in succession as a shock wave rolled across the forest below in a perfect concentrical ring. Finally, about a two seconds later, we heard the BOOM! Another resounding success.
The third and last training area was situated in yet another gravel quarry on a hillside that overlooked the second blast site. Here our mission was to emplace a “cratering charge.” As the name implies, this type of operation involves the making of a rather large whole. Generally this is done to sever a road thus denying the enemy use thereof. To the uninitiated, an explosion is an explosion. To those of us who deal in the science of explosives, there are very distinct differences based upon the target, it’s composition, type of explosive (dynamite, C3, C4, ammonium nitrate, PETN, TNT, RDX, etc.), amount of explosive, it’s placement, shape of the charge, tamping, etc. Whereas C4 produces a super-hot/fast explosion, ammonium nitrate (essentially refined chicken or pig manure) soaked in diesel fuel for several hours, results in a “slow” concussive blast. Properly placed and tamped, it will effortlessly relocate a generous section of real estate. It should be noted that, absent a standard issue shaped charge, we had the “heavy junk” (read: heavy equipment) section pre-dig a starter hole with a backhoe. After emplacing several bags of diesel-soaked ammonium nitrate into the aforementioned hole, we (read: privates) filled it in and tap danced on it to tamp (pack) the charge. Once again, the area was cleared, and I initiated the dual-primed M-60 fuse igniters. I took my place in the waiting convoy and, per S.O.P., we began the descent down to the safety staging area.
This is where your indulgence pays off…
Being a squad leader, I had the privilege of having my own Hummer…complete with a driver and an “A” (alternate) driver. Ours was the second vehicle of a five-vehicle convoy (2 Humvees up front, 2 covered troop carriers called “deuce and a halfs” and the Commander’s Humvee in the rear). I took up a position behind the driver’s seat and, as we were descending the narrow winding road down towards the staging area, I had the opportunity to enjoy the scenery. As an avid hunter, it is just second nature to me to spot for wildlife. As it was a rare sunny day in April, I had my window unzipped for a better view. Rounding a corner, I had a good view of the rock quarry where we had done our second blast at less than an hour earlier. Standing right out in the open, in the middle of the gravel pit, were three, jet-black, bipedal creatures. They stood inline (shoulder to shoulder) staring directly at our convoy as it descended the hillside across from them. Between us was a ravine populated with eight to twelve year-old Douglas Fir and hemlock “reprod.” At a distance of several hundred meters, I could not make out facial features or gender, but there was no doubt what I was looking at were not humans. Had these creatures been standing in front of a backdrop of trees, I most likely would not have seen them at all. But in this case, there stood three dark black figures contrasted against a light grey cliff of basalt on a bright sunny day.
In the middle stood, what I assumed to be, the alpha male of the group; as it towered a full head above the two creatures that flanked it. I would estimate it to have stood approximately nine feet high, with the flanking creatures approaching seven feet in height. Their silhouette was unique in that their heads sat directly on their shoulders with no visible neck. They all displayed broad, square shoulders and barreled chests which tapered down to a svelte waistline…unlike the creature seen in the Patterson-Gimlin film of 1967 (for the record, I am of the impression that the PG creature was either pregnant or had recently been so; accounting for her girth). The arms of these beings hung well past their knees. In the case of the two flanking creatures, they were exhibiting a swaying motion (rocking side-to-side) as the larger creature stood as still as a statue. Bear in mind that, all the while I was staring at the creatures, we were bounding down a dirt road with the occasional hedge of blackberry and Scotch bloom obscuring my view. That being said, I had approximately 25 seconds of viewing time.
At this point most people ask me…”Didn’t anybody else see them?” “Why didn’t you say something to your driver(s)?” or “Why didn’t stop your vehicle?”
The answer is that #1 I assumed I alone had seen them #2 I was still in shock and disbelief, #3 my jeep didn’t have a radio to call for a stop and…#4 even if it did, we had a rather large BOMB ticking off behind us!
Once the vehicle rounded a sharp corner, I knew I had seen the last of them. I fell back into my seat with a mixture of shock for what I had witnessed and an odd sense of depression. It’s a hard to explain what goes through ones mind in such a moment. Fate had somehow came together to create a once-in-a-lifetime moment that was now lost as suddenly as it had found.
My head began to swim with questions.
“Oh my God! They DO exist! And not just a solitary beast, but a group of them!
How could they exist and not be “discovered?”
Having extensively hunting this area, how could they exist and I not have seen them, or signs of them, before? Some hunter!
What do I do now?”
I felt the sudden urge to tell someone…but who? I had seen something scientifically, if not historically, important and SOMEONE should be notified! There must be an authority that NEEDS this information!
I began to make a mental checklist…
The US Fish & Wildlife? No.
The Forest Service? No.
The zoo? No
The police? HELL NO!
Then WHO?!?! And better yet…who would believe me anyway?
In the final analysis, I reluctantly decided (like most people do) to keep my mouth shut. Here I was a family man, a vice-president of a shipping company, and a Non-Commissioned Officer in the Army National Guard. I had worked long and hard for my reputation. And yet, with one simple sentence…”I saw Bigfoot!”…I could throw it all away. Nope. If I knew what was good for me, I could never tell a soul.
Thus is the curse of the Bigfoot: living with the burden of the truth. A truth so absolutely incredible that merely suggesting that you “might” have seen something that “may” have been a Bigfoot will cause people to question your very sanity and even destroy your reputation. Great! I have jokingly suggested that I should start a Bigfoot Support Group for those afflicted with “the curse.” One thing I can say, from years of interviewing other eyewitnesses, that there is something therapeutic in sharing such mutual experiences.
Arriving at the staging area, I immediately jogged back up the road in a futile effort to get one more look at these amazing creatures. Unfortunately there was a knoll which blocked my view of the gravel pit. Again an odd sense of depression swept over me. I felt a genuine sense of loss that was difficult to explain.
My activity hadn’t gone unnoticed. Suddenly I heard footsteps heading my way. Then a voice yelled out, “Hey Neiss!” I turned and saw SGT Rick Martin heading my direction. As he approached me, he looked over his should to see if he was being followed. Satisfied that we were alone, he said something that I will never forget. He took a long drag off of his cigarette, exhaled, looked me squarely in the eyes and said, “I don’t suppose you saw what I saw back at the second blast site?” It was more of a statement than a question. I could tell from the look in his eyes that he knew something. I felt overwhelmed at the possibility but decided to err on the side of caution. I replied, “I don’t know Rick…what did YOU see?” Once again he looked left then right to make certain of our privacy and then stated rather matter-of-factly, “I saw three…huge…hair-covered, for lack of a better word…BIGFEET.”
Trying to contain my excitement I hissed, “Yesssss! I saw them too!”
I was overwhelmed with sense of utter relief! I wasn’t alone!! It wasn’t that I needed validation of what I had seen. Corroboration could not have altered the truth…but it sure felt good. It felt somehow liberating. At that we began to compare notes.
Fate was busy that day. What were the odds? The odds that I ever would have seen them in the first place? The odds that someone else did (independently) as well? The odds that they would have even imagined that I had shared their experience and even in so considering would have had the courage to ask me? I can only guess that observing me looking in the direction of the quarry and straining to get a glimpse of “something” was enough to pique his curiosity. Thank God! And finally, what were the odds that we were the only two witnesses? As I would come to later learn, we weren’t!
That evening, we had an “open post” so I decided to stay the night at the home of my friend (and Platoon Sergeant) Don Braden and his wife Lena. After debating whether to tell them my story, I reluctantly opened up (few beers didn’t hurt either). Being my first “Bigfoot confession,” I found out the hard way that even your best friends can be hard to convert. After some initial ridicule, I had to settle for a bit of patronizing sympathy. This wasn’t to be my last bout with ridicule.
Fate wasn’t quite done yet. At the next Guard drill, Lena Braden and the other wives and girlfriends of soldiers were conducting a bake sale in the foyer of the armory at Camp Rilea as was their custom. I, on the other hand, was split-training in Portland some 100 miles east. Lena was in the middle of sharing my “Bigfoot confession” with the other ladies when two soldiers entered the building. As they passed the bake sale table, they happened to overhear Lena describing my encounter, then froze in their tracks. They turned to her and asked her to repeat the story then both confessed to having seen the creatures as well!
A lot has transpired since that fateful day. It has been my personal mission to provide irrefutable evidence of these amazing creatures existence in an effort to gain their recognition and, if need be, play a role in their protection. I have spent countless days and nights conducting field research (including six major expeditions) throughout the Pacific Northwest, California and one foray into the Mazetzal Wilderness of Arizona. My quest has given me the privilege to meet and\or work with some of the top researchers in the field: Peter Byrne, the late Rene Dahinden, John Green, the late Professor Grover Krantz (a.k.a. “The Four Horseman”), Bob Gimlin, Loren Coleman, Don Keating, the late Richard Greenwell, Larry Lund, Dr. Jeff Meldrum, Cliff Crook, Chris Murphy, Dan Perez, Joe Beelart, Ray Crowe, Dr. Wolf Henner Farenbach, Rick Knoll, Thom Powell, Cliff Olsen and the late Fred Bradshaw to name just a few. I thank them all for their generous insight, advice and companionship. Over the past 14 years, I have had the honor of appearing on more than 19 television programs, several radio talk shows, and given speeches at numerous symposiums and colleges. Bigfooting will always be a part of my life and I look forward to many more adventures in the future.
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BIO & REFERENCES
for
Todd M. Neiss
Bigfoot witness-turned-researcher, Todd M. Neiss has been an active investigator for more than 14 years. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, he grew up hearing of these legendary creatures, alternately known as Bigfoot or Sasquatch, but gave it little credibility beyond that of Native American lore or a good old-fashioned campfire tale designed to frighten young campers. All of that changed for Todd in the spring of 1993. As a sergeant in the Army's 1249th Combat Engineer Battalion, he came face to face with, not one but, three of the elusive beasts in the temperate rain forest of Oregon's Coast Range while conducting high-explosives training. His sighting was independently corroborated by three fellow soldiers who also witnessed the creatures.
Since that fateful day, Neiss has conducted numerous investigations including several long-term expeditions in the Coastal, Cascade and Blue Mountain Ranges of Oregon & Washington, as well as Northern California. Todd believes that, in the tradition of Jane Goodall and Diane Fossey, the best way to obtain credible evidence of the existence of these fascinating creatures is to infiltrate a small research team into the heart of prime Bigfoot habitat for an extended period of time. Ideally for 45 - 60 day tour rotations. In doing so, he hopes to acclimatize the creatures to their presence and eventually overcome their inherent apprehension of humans. It is Neiss' opinion that these creatures possess a relatively high IQ in comparison to recognized great apes. Todd's current theory focuses on that presumed intelligence which he believes fosters an irresistible sense of curiosity...a curiosity which Neiss intends to exploit. By presenting a variety of baits as well as an array of unconventional, non-threatening lures within a pre-designated "target zone," he hopes to successfully collect irrefutable evidence of these creatures existence. Once the creatures are officially recognized, his ultimate goal is to establish a management program to ensure their perpetual existence for future generations to appreciate.
Over the years, his research has garnered him international attention. He has been the subject of numerous documentaries and TV programs from the US and Canada to the UK and Germany. He has been featured on such programs as: "Unsolved Mysteries," "Strange But True," "Encounters," "To the Ends of the Earth," and both the Discovery Channel, and most recently, the Travel Channel." He has also appeared on a number of radio & TV talk shows, local newscasts and newspapers. He is currently wrapping up work with director Blake "Buck" Eckard on a documentary (four years in the making) for Stonehill Pictures.
He has been a featured speaker at colleges and universities, and a regular contributor to the Annual Sasquatch Symposium series held in British Columbia, Canada. For the past two years, Neiss has instructed classes on Bigfoot for the Audubon Society involving both classroom and field work and culminating with an overnight working camp in the "Dark Divide" of Washington State's Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Neiss was a featured speaker at the 14th Annual Bigfoot Conference held in Newcomerstown, Ohio in April of 2002. Lately, Todd has investigated a multiple sighting in Oregon's Coast Range (south of Salmonberry) as well as Ape Canyon (eastern flank of Mt. Saint Helens, Washington), the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon, and numerous forays into the Mt. Hood National Wilderness.
Currently, Neiss is working to establish a nonprofit research organization whose sole mission is the discovery, observation, recognition, and protection of the Sasquatch. He is also in the process of authoring an adventure novel based partially on his encounter in 1993 and entitled, "The Cape Apes of Saddle Mountain." When not working on the project or writing or conducting research, he enjoys fishing, hunting, hiking and camping throughout the Pacific Northwest. In 2004, Todd reenlisted in the Oregon Army National Guard as a full-time Retention NCO for the 82nd Brigade. Currently he is stationed with Joint Forces Headquarters at the Oregon Military Department in Salem, Oregon.
PERSONAL REFERENCES
"I have known Todd Neiss for some ten years. We first met because of a mutual interest in the Bigfoot phenomenon and within this decade we have carried out several field trips together in connection with the mystery...I know Todd to be a young man of fine moral character, a person whose integrity would never need to be questioned...he is far ahead of many in the field. This has its basis in three things and these are, essentially, dedication, tenacity and an intelligent approach. I have no hesitation in recommending Todd and the services he can render in research on what is now one of the last great mysteries of our shrinking planet, to anyone requiring his services, or wishing to be associated with him or sponsoring a project designed by and to be directed by him." - Peter Byrne, Explorer, Conservationist, Researcher, Author, Fellow: Royal Geographical Society.
"Having dealt with Mr. Neiss on numerous issues related to the Bigfoot problem, and having recently actually worked with him in the field in Oregon, I can state without any reservation that he is a thoughtful individual, one who is more concerned with helping to solve a scientific problem than with personal aggrandizement, one who is certainly qualified to work on this kind of problem, and one whose integrity is beyond question." - Dr. J. Richard Greenwell, International Explorer, Secretary-International Society Of Cryptozoology, Research Associate in Mammalogy-International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, AZ.
"I first met Todd Neiss when he spoke at a conference in Harrison Hot Springs, BC in 1996. At that time he gave a very professional account of his 1993 sasquatch observations near Seaside, Oregon. (I briefly cited his observations on page 42 of my recent book.) Since then, we have met at other conferences and I have become impressed with his sincerity and willingness to persevere with serious investigations on his own time and using his own funds. He has investigated a number of Sasquatch reports and presented his results in timely and helpful reports which he has shared with his colleagues. His presentations at conferences and in the media are a credit to him and to our attempts to attract serious attention to this subject. I consider Todd's presence in this difficult area to be a great asset. His efforts have been important in our attempts to bring this controversial subject into mainstream biology. I hope that he will continue his work. I am more than willing to be included in any work that Todd undertakes in an advisory basis as required," - John Bindernagel, Ph. D., Wildlife Biologist, Author.
"[Todd] is trying to create a wider awareness in the minds of the public about this mysterious primate we have come to call Bigfoot, and he certainly gets my stamp of approval...Todd is, in my view, an upstanding citizen of the community, and happens to live in the ideal place to follow the mystery." - Daniel Perez, Director - Center for Bigfoot Studies.
"Todd Neiss of Mt. Hood, Oregon and I have been Sasquatch research colleagues for several years, I consider him to be a serious and able researcher and worthy of your support. It would be my privilege to work along side him in field research any day. He is dependable, a gifted woodsman and tracker of unquestionable integrity. His peers regard his fieldwork as outstanding." - Bobbie Short, RN, researcher, creator - "Bigfoot Encounters" web site.
"I met Mr. Todd Neiss at a conference in Harrison Hot Springs, BC in 1996. I was impressed by the recounting of his experience and his professional attitude regarding the subject...he has maintained an active involvement his region. He continues to impress me as a thorough and capable investigator. His ambition to mount a full-time field project is commendable and sorely needed." - Jeff Meldrum, PhD - Idaho State University.
MEDIA REFERENCES
TELEVISION APPEARANCES
"Unsolved Mysteries" (NBC) 5/94
"Encounters" (FOX) 7/94
"Out & About with Roger Martin" (Independent Cable) 5/95
"To the Ends of the Earth" (ITV - Britain) 11/96
"Strange But True" (ITV - Britain) 5/97
TV Interview in Vancouver, B.C. (BBC - Britain) 6/97
"Kryptozoologie" (Spiegel TV - Germany) 11/97
Interview in Portland, OR (National Geographic Society/Pangolin Pictures)
"Public Eye with Bryant Gumball" (CBS) 6/98
Neptune Motion Pictures - Documentary 6/98
TV Interview (MUCH TV - Canada) 8/99
"Outdoors with Grant McOlmby" (KATU – ABC/Portland) 12/99
"NW Afternoon" [talk show] (KOMO – ABC/Seattle) 1/00
TV Interview with Mike Donahue (KOIN – CBS/Portland) 9/00
Discovery Channel (Olympic National Forest, WA) - November 2002
Travel Channel (Molalla River Headwaters, OR) - April 2003
KOIN-TV News - interview following speech @ IBS Conference 5/03/03
KATU-TV - interview with Ed Teachout for 4-part special 4/21/04
Documentary (in production) with Blake "Buck" Eckard (2000 - 2004)
Documentary (in production) Farm Dog Productions (Boston) 8/29/04
RADIO/INTERNET INTERVIEWS
New York, NY (WHAM) 10/20/94
Aggaziz, British Columbia, Canada (local AM station) May 1996
"Edge of Reality" (syndicated radio) 2002
Artists First - "Bigfoot Central" (internet broadcast) 6/22/04
The Royal Forum (Internet broadcast/www.royalforum.com) 8/24/04
The Kevin Smith Show (Internet broadcast/www.thekevinsmithshow.com) 1/19/06
“Bigfoot Live” (Internet broadcast w/ Tom Biscardi) 2/7/07
PUBLIC APPEARANCES
Speaker - Portland Community College - Bigfoot Lecture Series (1993)
Speaker - Portland Community College - Bigfoot Lecture Series (1994)
Speaker - Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia - Sasquatch Symposium (1995)
Speaker - University of British Columbia - Sasquatch Symposium (1996)
Speaker - Vancouver Science Centre - Sasquatch Symposium (1997)
Speaker - Vancouver Science Centre - Sasquatch Symposium (1999)
Instructor - Portland Audubon Society - "Bigfoot: Fact or Fantasy" (2000)
Instructor - Portland Audubon Society - "Bigfoot: Fact or Fantasy" (2001)
Speaker - 13th Annual Tri-State Bigfoot Conference, Newcomerstown, OH (2002)
Speaker - International Bigfoot Society Annual Conference, May 2003
Speaker - TrailFest 2003 - Washington Trails Association, Rattlesnake Lake, WA (June 2003)
Instructor - Campfire Boys & Girls Society (May 2004)
Speaker - TrailFest 2004 - Washington Trails Association, Rattlesnake Lake, WA (June 2004)
Speaker – NAPgA Rendezvous 2005, Mt. Rainier, WA (July 9-10, 2005)
BOOKS (referencing my research)
California's Sasquatch\Bigfoot - Tom Morris (1994)
Bigfoot Phenomenon Anecdotal Reports - North American Science Institute (1997)
North America's Greatest Ape: The Sasquatch - Dr. John Bindernagel (1997)
The Great Sasquatch Conspiracy - J. Hector Beelart (1998)
The Locals - Thom Powell (2003)
Meet The Sasquatch - Chris Murphy, John Green & Thomas Steenberg (2004)
Bigfoot...The True Story of Apes in America - Loren Coleman (2004)
PERIODICALS (referencing my research)
Hood River News (4\94)
The Seattle Times (6\97)
The Columbian (6\97)
The Oregonian (9\98)
The Portland Mercury (9\ 00)
The Track Record (various dates)
Bigfoot Times (various dates)
The Royal Forum (8-2-04)
FIELD RESEARCH
MAJOR EXPEDITIONS*
Saddle Mountain, OR (1994)
Saddle Mountain, OR (1998)
Table Rock Wilderness, OR (2000)
Aberdeen Watershed, WA (2001)
Mount Hood, OR (2002)
Ape Canyon I, WA (2004)
Ape Canyon II, WA (2004)
Steamboat Mountain, WA (2005)
* denotes field exercises of 5 plus days duration
INVESTIGATIONS
Detroit Lake, OR (1999)
Warm Springs, OR (2000)
Rose Lodge, OR (2000)
Blue Mountains: Ruby Creek Mine Complex / Granite, OR (2000)
Salmonberry, OR (2003)
Skookum Meadows, WA (2002 - 2004)
Roaring River, OR (2004)
Blue Mountains: Monumental Mine Complex / Granite, OR (2005)
Well, that’s my story. I hope you found it helpful if not entertaining. Feel free to correspond with me anytime at [ americanprimate@aol.com ].
Beast Regards,
SGT Todd M. Neiss
Sandy, Oregon
971-570-0097
Review: Coast to Coast A.M. 4-23-07
Loren Coleman was the guest last night, promoting the new reprint of his classic Mysterious America, and was a great guest. He discussed such things as the Mad Gasser, Thunderbirds, Sasquatch, the Minnesota Iceman, Devil Monkeys and other various cryptozoological and Fortean items. I do wish he had talked a bit about the Mothman though, but that's a minor point. Anyway, it was a great show, full of great info, and I enjoyed it. Well-worth staying up for.
Monday, April 23, 2007
Special Impromptu "Saquatch Experience" Tonight!!!!!!!!!
We are having a special impromptu show at 10:00 EST/9:00 Central, sort of a test run for our ending theme. The address is, as always, http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sasquatchexperience
Two Announcements-First...
Steve did not have a show tonight, due to a possible emergency, so he will have Don Keating next week. See the next post for the second announcement...
Coast To Coast A.M. Tonight...
Cryptozoologist and author Loren Coleman will be with George Noory, starting late-Monday night/early Tuesday Morning, starting at 2:00 A.M. EST/1:00 A.M. Central and running to 5:00 A.M. EST/4:00 A.M. Central. Should be interesting, as he promotes the new printing of his classic Mysterious America. The show can be found at http://www.coasttocoastam.com
Squatch Detective Radio Tonight...
Steve's guest will be Kathy Strain, at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central. The website is http://www.blogtalkradio.com/thesquatchdetective This is Kathy's second time on the show and should be a dandy. Please tune in and support great research.
Review: Sasquatch Experience 4-22-07
This was a great show, with filmmaker Todd Partain ("Eyes In The Dark: The Sasquatch Experience") who described his encounter with an unusual creature when he was a child in Glenwood, Arkansas, on the side of a mountain. He also took questions from people, as well as a prank phone call (Squiggy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Todd really answered questions very well and gave us info on his documentary. I really enjoyed interviewing him, and it was a great time by all. The next endeavor for "The Sasquatch Experience" will be this Wednesday night, when we debut "Let's Talk Bigfoot," with hosts Melissa Hovey and Teresa Hall. Their guests will be Kathy Strain and M.K . Davis, at 10:00 EST/9:00 Central. The website is http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sasquatchexperience Next Sunday, we are hoping to have Autumn Williams on our show, 9:00 EST/8:00 Central. As always, we strongly encourage you to tune in and support great research.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
New Blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have decided to create a new blog where I will be posting various videos from YouTube. It is called "Foot-Vision." Here is the URL: Foot-Vision Hope you guys enjoy it.
Saturday, April 21, 2007
“The Sasquatch Experience Radio Show” – Every Sunday 9pm ET/ 8pm CT
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sasquatchexperience
This Sunday we will have Todd Partain; Producer/ Director of the documentary “Eyes in the Dark: The Sasquatch Experience”. Call lines will be open from 9:45 to 10:00pm, and the number is: 1-347-996-5814. You can email us your questions at: sasquatchexperience@gmail.com
If you’d like to be a guest on our show, send us an email at: SQuatchMEDIA@gmail.com
Thanks and hope you all tune in!
Sean Forker and Henry May
This Sunday we will have Todd Partain; Producer/ Director of the documentary “Eyes in the Dark: The Sasquatch Experience”. Call lines will be open from 9:45 to 10:00pm, and the number is: 1-347-996-5814. You can email us your questions at: sasquatchexperience@gmail.com
If you’d like to be a guest on our show, send us an email at: SQuatchMEDIA@gmail.com
Thanks and hope you all tune in!
Sean Forker and Henry May
Rick Noll on why we don't have a Sasquatch
"I will say one thing right now - I am getting pretty tired of listening to the wild speculations about Bigfoot's intelligence and very little disclosure as to really just how much time and effort was or is being placed on the task. It seems to be the hot excuse for a lot of researchers... these things are too intelligent, they know what a gun is, a camera, they can see infrared, have super hearing, blah, blah, blah."
Here are my reasons for all the failures:
- No one is spending enough time in the woods on the search,
- Not many know what to do in searching, overlooking things, or vice-versa, seeing things that aren't significant to the task,
- There are not many of these animals around,
- They, like most animals who live in the forest, know how to camouflage themselves quickly and easily,
- Most encounters with humans are probably mistakes on the part of the Bigfoot, yet researchers are trying to fill in the picture with them as to being something significant.
Friday, April 20, 2007
An American Bigfoot In Iowa
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An American researcher claims Bigfoot attacked him when he tried to shoot it.
He wants to prove once and for all that the mysterious Sasquatch definitely does exist.
Clifford LaBrecque, now 65 of Cameron, Missouri told the Examiner he had been watching the creature for about two and a half months on the outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa back in 1977.
The fearful attack took place about 11 pm.
That night LaBrecque decided to shoot the creature. "It was about 25 feet away from where I was parked in my pickup truck." LaBrecque said. "Two of the creatures walked up from behind a hedge. One stopped but the other went to a woodpile, bent down and started to eat with it back towards me. I stayed in the car and waited for it to turn around but it just kept on gnawing at the wood. Finally I decided to shoot it from behind. When the animals turned and saw me, I got buck fever and couldn't shoot. As it came towards me, I couldn't get the window rolled up fast enough. It was really close." LaBrecque was petrified with fear as the creature advanced. He tells what happened next.
"It loomed over the car. It was about 8 feet tall. It reached through the window, grabbed me and shook the daylights out of me. It was terribly strong. I could feel its face about 6 inches away from mine and believe me I was in a state of tremendous fear. I could feel my whole body shaking. I felt a sensation of being twisted around and pushed down onto the floor. The creature's eyes were burning with fury. I was angry, very angry at me for trying to shoot it. Then I pass out. When I regained consciousness it was gone.
LaBrecque who owned a truck brokerage fir in Cameron is also president of Bigfoot Research Inc. He's been researching Bigfoot reports for about 49 years. He describes the thing that attacked him as "terrifying and enormous." He said that after the attack his memory was vague because of his terror as the thing shook him around. He decided to visit a hypnotherapist who had bought a vehicle from him. Eric Elster of Knoxville, Iowa. Elster told the Examiner that he hypnotized LaBrecque so that he would go back to the time of the attack. LaBrecque designed and constructed a life size model of the creature on the basis of the details that came to him under hypnosis as well as what he consciously remembers.
The model is made of fiberglass and covered with artificial hair. He said it represented a typical young adult male. The model stands 7 ft 6 inches and if it were a real creature, would weigh 600 to 1,000 pounds. Its feet, of course, are what gives the creature its name, LaBrecque told the Examiner. They are 18 inches long and 9 inches wide and they leave a flat impression in the ground about 2 inches deep. LaBrecque said that Bigfoot's fur is dark brown in color and that it has a foul smell. On the model, the shoulders measure 4 feet across! The arms, which are 47 inches long, reach down to almost the creature's knees. Its biceps measure 27 inches around and the short massive neck has a circumference of 40 inches. LaBrecque says Bigfoot can make a wide variety of sounds. It has the ability to mimic other animals, he claims, Its typical voice is a low guttural growl, but at times it can sound like a hooting owl or even a barking dog. LaBrecque estimates that there may be as many as 5 thousand Bigfoot creatures in the United States and more in Canada. LaBrecque believes that no remains are ever found of dead Bigfoot because they bury or hide their dead. During LaBrecque's search for the elusive Bigfoot, he has investigated numerous reports of sightings.
"I searched 15 years before finally meeting Bigfoot face to face," he says. "The animal exists and it's thriving in great numbers and increasing all the time." LaBrecque thinks that the Bigfoot is a very intelligent animal and tries very hard to avoid contact with humans. It's almost as if the beast has some form of primitive telepathy or instinct that warns it when man is nearby. But despite the attack, LaBrecque is still not afraid. "I harvested what I sowed," he said. "It's like picking a fight and then getting the heck beaten out of you."
He offers some tips on where to look for Bigfoot. "The easiest place to look is around a small town or on the outskirts of a big city he says. There's plenty of foot for them there. If you think Bigfoot is in a certain area and there is only one water supply in that area, that is the best place to look.
Finding Bigfoot is difficult enough. LaBrecque told the Examiner. Catching them or getting close enough to take a picture is almost impossible. The run very fast and they mostly come out at night. LaBrecque remains determined to investigate Bigfoot sightings. "I just got a call the other day about a sighting," he said. "I'll be going up there next weekend to check it out.
LaBrecque feels that one day somebody will come up with positive proof that these creatures exist. Unless we can find the remains of one, the only way we will ever prove that Bigfoot exists is to shoot one. Then the world will have to believe that these creatures to exist. "Authorities won't accept anything like photos, casts of footprints and other evidence that has been presented so far.
© The Examiner by John Newman and sent to me by the late René Dahinden in 2000
Other Iowa reports from the '70's:
1974 near Stone State Park, Sioux City, Iowa: A man claimed to have wounded a bigfoot with a deer rifle. Published in the Des Moines Sunday Register 12 Nov. 1978.
1978 February 25th: Pella Bridge near Harvey, Iowa: A boy age 10-11 saw Bigfoot on road near bridge; it looked at him, then went into woods Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday Register 12 Nov. 1978.
1978 July 27th: Ottosen, Iowa: Young Donette Henkins, age 9 saw 'short, hairy, apelike animal with fangs and deep-set eyes' which stood in shadows a few inches away and growled / Omaha, NE, World-Herald 2 Aug. 1978, Algona, IA, Algona Upper Des Moines 3 Aug. 1978, Algona, IA, Algona Kossuth County Advance 7 Aug. 1978, Humboldt, LA, Independent 5 Aug. 1978.
1978 27 July Ottosen, Iowa Mrs. Jan Henkins & two others - after Donette's sighting, saw similar creature between 2 buildings while walking downtown / Algona, IA, Algona Upper Des Moines 3 Aug. 1978 & Humboldt, IA, Independent 5 Aug. 1978.
1978 30 July Ottosen, Iowa Dawn Henkins, age 11, Mrs. Henkins & neighbor
saw apelike creature with wide forehead walked from between buildings on Main Street at night / Omaha, NE, World-Herald 2 Aug. 1978 & Algona, IA, Algona Kossuth County Advance 7 Aug. 1978
1978 31 July Ottosen, Iowa - Three or four boys aged 10-12 saw Bigfoot in shed, and again later. It did not attempt to attack. Omaha, NE, WorldHerald 2 Aug. 1978, Fort Dodge, IA, Messenger / & 3 Aug. 1978, Humboldt, IA, Independent 5 Aug. 1978, Algona, IA, Algona Upper Des Moines 3 Aug. 1978.
1978 11 September Ottosen, IA / Anna Dodrill & Elery Lynch / Red-eyed, blackfaced Bigfoot stared in at kitchen window / Des Moines, IA, Sunday Register 24 Sept. 1978, repr. FN Nov. 1978 p.18; Fort Dodge, IA, Messenger 14 Sept. 1978 & Algona, IA, Algona Kossuth County Advance 18 Sept. 1978.
1978 September/ Ottosen, IA / Robert Newell IV (18) / Watched tall, hairy, hunchback Bigfoot exploring farm buildings early in the morning / Des Moines, IA, Sunday Register 24 Sept. 1978, repr. FN Nov. 1978 p.18; Algona, IA, Algona Kossuth County Advance 18 Sept. 1978 & Humboldt, IA, Independent 16 Sept. 1978.
1978 27 September a farm south of Renwick, Iowa. Forty high-school students saw
two Bigfeet in cornfield, one with red eyes and one with blue eyes / Des Moines, IA, Register / Oct. 1978.
1978 27 or 28 September Northwest of Renwick, Iowa. Mark Thompson (16) saw 7-
ft, brownish-black- haired Bigfoot in soybean field. Moved away when witness flashed pickup lights and honked horn / Des Moines, IA, Sunday Register / Oct. 1978.
1979 Sept. Near Manchester, Iowa Jerry Erwing saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot with 'topknot' walking bent over / Waterlook, IA, Courier 24 Feb. 1980.
1979 12 October Near Webster City, Iowa Bryon Davis saw saw 7-ft, reddish-brown Bigfoot in woods. It got up and left, as if disturbed while sleeping. It was 3:30 am. Webster City, IA, Freeman-Journal 19 & 30 Oct. 1979.
1979 15 November in Minburn, Iowa Larry Wilson saw dark, hunched Bigfoot in farmyard; officers found prints in grass but no creature / Quincy, IL, Herald Whig 18 Nov. 1979
1980 Early January Adel, Iowa Larry Wilson / Farmer went outdoors when dogs barked and saw'hunched over, dark thing' in yard; police found foot-long prints in grass. This article was picked up by the tabloid Weekly World News 22 Jan. 1980.
1980 13 January Edgewood, Iowa Tim BuShaw & friend / Saw 8-ft Bigfoot with 'topknot' and long hair within 6 ft of their car / Waterloo, IA, Courier 24 Feb. 1980.
1980 15 January Near Manchester, Iowa Cyrii O'Brien a railroad engineer on train saw strange creature on all fours eating carcass; 6-toed tracks found in area / Waterloo, IA, Courier 24 Feb. 1980.
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An American researcher claims Bigfoot attacked him when he tried to shoot it.
He wants to prove once and for all that the mysterious Sasquatch definitely does exist.
Clifford LaBrecque, now 65 of Cameron, Missouri told the Examiner he had been watching the creature for about two and a half months on the outskirts of Des Moines, Iowa back in 1977.
The fearful attack took place about 11 pm.
That night LaBrecque decided to shoot the creature. "It was about 25 feet away from where I was parked in my pickup truck." LaBrecque said. "Two of the creatures walked up from behind a hedge. One stopped but the other went to a woodpile, bent down and started to eat with it back towards me. I stayed in the car and waited for it to turn around but it just kept on gnawing at the wood. Finally I decided to shoot it from behind. When the animals turned and saw me, I got buck fever and couldn't shoot. As it came towards me, I couldn't get the window rolled up fast enough. It was really close." LaBrecque was petrified with fear as the creature advanced. He tells what happened next.
"It loomed over the car. It was about 8 feet tall. It reached through the window, grabbed me and shook the daylights out of me. It was terribly strong. I could feel its face about 6 inches away from mine and believe me I was in a state of tremendous fear. I could feel my whole body shaking. I felt a sensation of being twisted around and pushed down onto the floor. The creature's eyes were burning with fury. I was angry, very angry at me for trying to shoot it. Then I pass out. When I regained consciousness it was gone.
LaBrecque who owned a truck brokerage fir in Cameron is also president of Bigfoot Research Inc. He's been researching Bigfoot reports for about 49 years. He describes the thing that attacked him as "terrifying and enormous." He said that after the attack his memory was vague because of his terror as the thing shook him around. He decided to visit a hypnotherapist who had bought a vehicle from him. Eric Elster of Knoxville, Iowa. Elster told the Examiner that he hypnotized LaBrecque so that he would go back to the time of the attack. LaBrecque designed and constructed a life size model of the creature on the basis of the details that came to him under hypnosis as well as what he consciously remembers.
The model is made of fiberglass and covered with artificial hair. He said it represented a typical young adult male. The model stands 7 ft 6 inches and if it were a real creature, would weigh 600 to 1,000 pounds. Its feet, of course, are what gives the creature its name, LaBrecque told the Examiner. They are 18 inches long and 9 inches wide and they leave a flat impression in the ground about 2 inches deep. LaBrecque said that Bigfoot's fur is dark brown in color and that it has a foul smell. On the model, the shoulders measure 4 feet across! The arms, which are 47 inches long, reach down to almost the creature's knees. Its biceps measure 27 inches around and the short massive neck has a circumference of 40 inches. LaBrecque says Bigfoot can make a wide variety of sounds. It has the ability to mimic other animals, he claims, Its typical voice is a low guttural growl, but at times it can sound like a hooting owl or even a barking dog. LaBrecque estimates that there may be as many as 5 thousand Bigfoot creatures in the United States and more in Canada. LaBrecque believes that no remains are ever found of dead Bigfoot because they bury or hide their dead. During LaBrecque's search for the elusive Bigfoot, he has investigated numerous reports of sightings.
"I searched 15 years before finally meeting Bigfoot face to face," he says. "The animal exists and it's thriving in great numbers and increasing all the time." LaBrecque thinks that the Bigfoot is a very intelligent animal and tries very hard to avoid contact with humans. It's almost as if the beast has some form of primitive telepathy or instinct that warns it when man is nearby. But despite the attack, LaBrecque is still not afraid. "I harvested what I sowed," he said. "It's like picking a fight and then getting the heck beaten out of you."
He offers some tips on where to look for Bigfoot. "The easiest place to look is around a small town or on the outskirts of a big city he says. There's plenty of foot for them there. If you think Bigfoot is in a certain area and there is only one water supply in that area, that is the best place to look.
Finding Bigfoot is difficult enough. LaBrecque told the Examiner. Catching them or getting close enough to take a picture is almost impossible. The run very fast and they mostly come out at night. LaBrecque remains determined to investigate Bigfoot sightings. "I just got a call the other day about a sighting," he said. "I'll be going up there next weekend to check it out.
LaBrecque feels that one day somebody will come up with positive proof that these creatures exist. Unless we can find the remains of one, the only way we will ever prove that Bigfoot exists is to shoot one. Then the world will have to believe that these creatures to exist. "Authorities won't accept anything like photos, casts of footprints and other evidence that has been presented so far.
© The Examiner by John Newman and sent to me by the late René Dahinden in 2000
Other Iowa reports from the '70's:
1974 near Stone State Park, Sioux City, Iowa: A man claimed to have wounded a bigfoot with a deer rifle. Published in the Des Moines Sunday Register 12 Nov. 1978.
1978 February 25th: Pella Bridge near Harvey, Iowa: A boy age 10-11 saw Bigfoot on road near bridge; it looked at him, then went into woods Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday Register 12 Nov. 1978.
1978 July 27th: Ottosen, Iowa: Young Donette Henkins, age 9 saw 'short, hairy, apelike animal with fangs and deep-set eyes' which stood in shadows a few inches away and growled / Omaha, NE, World-Herald 2 Aug. 1978, Algona, IA, Algona Upper Des Moines 3 Aug. 1978, Algona, IA, Algona Kossuth County Advance 7 Aug. 1978, Humboldt, LA, Independent 5 Aug. 1978.
1978 27 July Ottosen, Iowa Mrs. Jan Henkins & two others - after Donette's sighting, saw similar creature between 2 buildings while walking downtown / Algona, IA, Algona Upper Des Moines 3 Aug. 1978 & Humboldt, IA, Independent 5 Aug. 1978.
1978 30 July Ottosen, Iowa Dawn Henkins, age 11, Mrs. Henkins & neighbor
saw apelike creature with wide forehead walked from between buildings on Main Street at night / Omaha, NE, World-Herald 2 Aug. 1978 & Algona, IA, Algona Kossuth County Advance 7 Aug. 1978
1978 31 July Ottosen, Iowa - Three or four boys aged 10-12 saw Bigfoot in shed, and again later. It did not attempt to attack. Omaha, NE, WorldHerald 2 Aug. 1978, Fort Dodge, IA, Messenger / & 3 Aug. 1978, Humboldt, IA, Independent 5 Aug. 1978, Algona, IA, Algona Upper Des Moines 3 Aug. 1978.
1978 11 September Ottosen, IA / Anna Dodrill & Elery Lynch / Red-eyed, blackfaced Bigfoot stared in at kitchen window / Des Moines, IA, Sunday Register 24 Sept. 1978, repr. FN Nov. 1978 p.18; Fort Dodge, IA, Messenger 14 Sept. 1978 & Algona, IA, Algona Kossuth County Advance 18 Sept. 1978.
1978 September/ Ottosen, IA / Robert Newell IV (18) / Watched tall, hairy, hunchback Bigfoot exploring farm buildings early in the morning / Des Moines, IA, Sunday Register 24 Sept. 1978, repr. FN Nov. 1978 p.18; Algona, IA, Algona Kossuth County Advance 18 Sept. 1978 & Humboldt, IA, Independent 16 Sept. 1978.
1978 27 September a farm south of Renwick, Iowa. Forty high-school students saw
two Bigfeet in cornfield, one with red eyes and one with blue eyes / Des Moines, IA, Register / Oct. 1978.
1978 27 or 28 September Northwest of Renwick, Iowa. Mark Thompson (16) saw 7-
ft, brownish-black- haired Bigfoot in soybean field. Moved away when witness flashed pickup lights and honked horn / Des Moines, IA, Sunday Register / Oct. 1978.
1979 Sept. Near Manchester, Iowa Jerry Erwing saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot with 'topknot' walking bent over / Waterlook, IA, Courier 24 Feb. 1980.
1979 12 October Near Webster City, Iowa Bryon Davis saw saw 7-ft, reddish-brown Bigfoot in woods. It got up and left, as if disturbed while sleeping. It was 3:30 am. Webster City, IA, Freeman-Journal 19 & 30 Oct. 1979.
1979 15 November in Minburn, Iowa Larry Wilson saw dark, hunched Bigfoot in farmyard; officers found prints in grass but no creature / Quincy, IL, Herald Whig 18 Nov. 1979
1980 Early January Adel, Iowa Larry Wilson / Farmer went outdoors when dogs barked and saw'hunched over, dark thing' in yard; police found foot-long prints in grass. This article was picked up by the tabloid Weekly World News 22 Jan. 1980.
1980 13 January Edgewood, Iowa Tim BuShaw & friend / Saw 8-ft Bigfoot with 'topknot' and long hair within 6 ft of their car / Waterloo, IA, Courier 24 Feb. 1980.
1980 15 January Near Manchester, Iowa Cyrii O'Brien a railroad engineer on train saw strange creature on all fours eating carcass; 6-toed tracks found in area / Waterloo, IA, Courier 24 Feb. 1980.
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"Harry and The Hendersons" released this Tuesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The long-awaited debut of "Harry and The Hendersons" on DVD is only 4 days away!!!!!!!!!!!!! The DVD will be available at most retailers for a special low price between $9.00-$12.00 and has some promised features, such as: "Harry... Finding The Missing Link"; Making Of The "Harry And The Hendersons" - Featurettes; Newswrap, Deleted Scenes, Director Commentary, Original Theatrical Trailer, 9-Dual Layer. Should be a great DVD, at a great price, so get yours Tuesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DVD Reviews: The Mystery of...The Sasquatch Triangle
This DVD is quite well-done by Don Keating, who interviews such witnesses and investigators as Linda Wygle, Chuck Storrie, Terry and Treba Jahn, Rod Zorger and Richard Myers about their experiences and sightings. The main focus is on an area known as "The Sasquatch Triangle", which encompasses parts of Coshocton, Ohio, Guernsey and Tuscarawas Counties in Eastern Ohio. The main coloration of the creature being seen in that area is a white individual. One of Don's earlier documentaries, "Ohio's Abominable Snowman?" is also included as bonus material, available for the first time on a mass-production DVD. An audio recording from September 1991 is also played of a possible vocalization. I do highly recommend this DVD for everyone's Cryptozoological DVD collection. Don continues to produce high-quality productions and wonderful information. The documentary can be ordered Here for $20.00 plus $4.00 shipping and handling.
Bill Green's Review: i just finished watching don keating new documentary dvd the mystery of the sasquatch triangle. it was very informative great it was like watching 2 documentarys in 1. the researchers interviews were great. there was a slight skeptical side to this documentary but that what made it great. don keating did a wonderful job narrateing this documentary. i realy liked how don & the researchers in this documentary actually showed the forests areas in ohio where the sasquatch creatures roam around. i give this documentary A++++. its definetly worth for any bigfoot dvd library. i realy liked how don talked about past ohio sightings as well. thanks bill green ct sasquatch researcher.i realy like how john horrigan also interviewed people in this documentary as well.
Bill Green's Review: i just finished watching don keating new documentary dvd the mystery of the sasquatch triangle. it was very informative great it was like watching 2 documentarys in 1. the researchers interviews were great. there was a slight skeptical side to this documentary but that what made it great. don keating did a wonderful job narrateing this documentary. i realy liked how don & the researchers in this documentary actually showed the forests areas in ohio where the sasquatch creatures roam around. i give this documentary A++++. its definetly worth for any bigfoot dvd library. i realy liked how don talked about past ohio sightings as well. thanks bill green ct sasquatch researcher.i realy like how john horrigan also interviewed people in this documentary as well.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
"Let's Talk Bigfoot" debuts next Wednesday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Next Wednesday, April 25th, at 10:00 EST/9:00 Central, "Let's Talk Bigfoot," hosted by the lovely ladies of the Alliance of Independent Bigfoot Researchers, Melissa Hovey and Teresa Hall. Their first guest will be the ever-controversial M.K. Davis, who will be debating Kathy Strain (one of the producers) over his findings on the Patterson/Gimlin Movie. The show can be found in the same place as "The Sasquatch Experience" http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sasquatchexperience and promises to be a barnburner of a show (and don't lose the show, BTR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) This is a new and exciting venture from SQuatch MEDIA Inc, so please tune in and support great research.
Apologies...
We did a great show with Don Keating earlier tonight, but unfortunately, Blog Talk Radio LOST THE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only the first 15 seconds can be downloaded at our BTR site and on iTunes. We apologize for this technical glitch, and hope that Blog Talk Radio will not screw up our shows from now on. Hey, after nearly 30 shows since October, we have only lost 3, so I think we're doing pretty good. Anyway, our next show is Sunday night, with filmmaker Todd Partain. The show starts at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central. Please continue to tune in and support great research.
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