Bigfoot World Irritants

To say I'm a fan of all things bigfoot is a bit of an understatement. Tho I don't live breath eat and think about the subject 24/7, I do read or watch something bigfoot related pretty much every day. Since I was a kid in the 70's the subject has fascinated me to no end. Still today, when I see screen caps from the P&G film, I'm taken back to when I was a 10 yr old checking out library books on the topic whenever I encountered a new one.

If I were physically able right now, I would likely be one of these people we see on YouTube going out on weekly excursions looking for evidence that the big guy is lurking in my neck of the woods. However, a recent heart attack and subsequent quadruple bypass surgery has essentially relegated me to being an armchair researcher.....for the moment anyway. Eventually tho, I intend to join a research group and do my best to be more hands-on in the world of bigfoot. 

Until that happens, I find myself searching for, and learning about, bigfoot, vicariously, through the eyes and video cameras of several researchers and podcasts I follow online. I glean great joy from reading and learning all I can about this amazing creature. Considering the name of this blog post, when it comes right down to it I really don't have a right to complain about how I get irritated with some researchers, or podcast radio hosts, or podcast guests, but the fact remains....I do. 

Basically this post is an opportunity to vent about a couple things. Yeah, it will likely inflame some folks, but that's ok. It's my bigfoot blog so I can write whatever I want.  I've never really discussed these topics with other fans of bigfoot, but I often wonder whether or not my irritation regarding certain aspects of the world of bigfoot is unique and singular, or part of a larger, yet silent group who find them selves wishing now and then that they could reach into their puter and smack the snot out of someone they hear or read about discussing bigfoot online. 


           Say the name Correctly !!          

Label me childish or silly if you wish, but some of these things legitimately make my blood boil. One of the more common issues I encounter on my daily forays through YouTube videos on the subject, are people who mispronounce the word sasquatch. It's not an every day annoyance, but I'd say it happens at least once a week, and more times than not, it's during a story I REALLY want to hear, but end up not being able to stick with. I don't know why exactly, but it tends to grate on my nerves similar to fingernails scratching down a chalkboard. In fact, if someone on a podcast mispronounces the word too many times, I either fast forward past their interview, or shut off the video altogether. This is the correct way to say sasquatch......

Even tho it's utterly obvious to everyone on Earth that the correct way to say it is [sas-kwoch] some folks insist on pronouncing it like [saw-skwoch]. I really don't understand why they do this. Millions of people out there say it properly, but for some reason these scattered few screw it up, much to my chagrin. It kind of reminds me of how the world calls the terrorist group ISIS, ISIS. But our goofy former president called them ISIL. Ugh!  Anyway, this is what this particular mispronunciation sounds like... 

One might think....only newbies would say it like that. But noooo, in addition to the occasional bigfoot witness or podcast guest who evidently live in a hole somewhere and are unaware of how to properly say the word, Kelly Shaw from RMSO says it like that, which only serves to be one more reason why I tend to avoid his posts and videos like the plague. 

Another incorrect, but thankfully less common way of saying sasquatch that truly gets under my skin, and essentially the only other wrong way of pronouncing the word possible, is to refer to the creature as [sas-kwach]. The other day I was watching the only bigfoot related video program I could find on Netflix. This long haired hippy guy who likes to drag his drum set out to the woods to entertain the forest creatures has it in his head that polluting the air with his drumming is a great way to attract bigfoot to him. This fella, even tho a couple of guys standing right next to him repeatedly pronounced sasquatch correctly, kept calling it sas kwach over and over. So much so that it leads me to wonder if people like him say it wrong on purpose, just to be different. I kept waiting for the narrator/host of the program to ask him why he refuses to pronounce sasquatch properly, but he never did. Here is an audio file of my voice making this mispronunciation.....

Tree Squatches

(aka voluntary Pareidolia)

Another annoyance that irritates me to no end is this relatively new thing where folks post pix and videos of trees and bushes, but they say that there is a bigfoot or some other type of cryptid in view. Along with them follows a dedicated group who starts commenting about how that's an amazing photo or video, and how the poster is so awesome for capturing such great footage. All I can do is roll my eyes, for if I say something, like...."I don't see anything but leaves" the whole group attacks me like I am blind for not seeing the nonexistent bigfoot in the pic or video, and evil for saying it out loud that it's simply a pic of a bush or tree.  

Here is an example of what I am referring to, a screen cap from a 15 second video a fella posted on a facebook bigfoot group the other day. The video shows NOTHING but the edge of a tree trunk. Although the poster says  "circled you can see the nostrils and mouth moving up", the video is basically 15 seconds of this same image, with no other action.   

I suspect, like me, you look at this and think...um...what am I supposed to be seeing here? But nope, it's not a trick. It's just the edge of a tree trunk, and absolutely nothing else. I'd love to see where this mouth and nostrils are. 

The next few images are other examples of supposedly OBVIOUS bigfoot creatures. Keep in mind, after each photo there is always, inevitably, people commenting about how they see it too, and how awesome the poster is for sharing such rock solid photographic images of bigfoot.

Honestly, I think these are good honest people who, in their hearts, believe they actually are seeing bigfoot amongst the bushes. However, I strongly suspect that they so badly want to see an image of bigfoot in the photos, their brain creates a squatch in the photo. Unless you are equally afflicted with this emotional malfunction, you see what we see above; Nothing. But these folks actually, without a doubt, see bigfoot in the photos, and will, at the drop of a hat engage in facebook's version of a chatroom fist fight to support their belief. 

Here is an example of video pareidolia. The header says something like 'father films his child interacting with a bigfoot in a tree'. But like with the still images above, there is nothing but leaves and branches. 

Every day, all across the internet, especially in facebook groups, people are posting this kind of nonsense. I've protested till I'm blue in the face, trying to explain to these people that this damages, not helps, the case for demonstrating to the skeptical world that bigfoot exists. Scientists who may be on the verge of looking a little deeper into the subject, is likely turned off when they see this garbage. It's counter productive, and likely leaves them shaking their heads thinking....yup...just as I suspected...they are all just imagining things. 

My opinion is.....if you feel the need to enlist the time and skills of a trained bigfoot spotter to go over your footage to point out the creatures, you have no footage of bigfoot. There are indeed a few talented souls who people flock to in droves, that evidently are extremely skilled at seeing bigfoot in trees and bushes. They have high powered zoom software, and the skills to crop and change the coloring, then present to the world all the (usually numerous) bigfoot creatures in pretty much any footage or image they investigate. Then, they return the image to the photographer, who then posts these annotated and edited pix online, and in facebook groups, and are labeled as heroes for being able to snoop out and locate bigfoot creatures any time they go out in the woods. They are legit photographing bigfoot...the bigfoot spotter said so. 

We know bigfoot exist. They have a scientific name: HOMO SAPIENS COGNATUS. They and their genetic fingerprint are listed on the ZooBank website list of all known creatures in the world. Back in the late 70's the US Army listed sasquatch as one of the many types of creatures soldiers may encounter out in the woodlands of the USA, and explained how to deal with them. At around the same time the Washington dept of natural resources noted bigfoot on their list of creatures that make up the fauna of their state. Multiple DNA studies done by unconnected laboratories have clearly identified and proved that bigfoot is a hybrid of Human and something else. Lastly, we have zillions of sighting reports, track ways, and other evidence that they exist. Therefore...all these stupid photos of trees and bushes that people are creating and posting are POINTLESS. We know they exist. What we need now is info about them. We need scientifically minded people to get interested in this subject, and dedicate some brain power to figuring it all out. Therefore, people should only record then share actual images and video of creatures, instead of shadows and hints of things intermingled in shrubbery. If everyone who looks at an image doesn't clearly see a creature....delete it. It's useless. 

How many races of them are there? Where do they live? What is their life cycle? How are their family groups set up? Do they use infrasound? What all do they eat? Do they use fire?  Do they live underground?  Can we communicate with them?  THAT is what we need to focus on and learn. NOT continue to take and devour silly photos and videos of trees and bushes, with people saying oooh and ahh....I see it too!!


   Bigfoot Radio Shows and Podcasts

One my fave things to do is listen to bigfoot related podcasts. I've listened to pretty much every one out there at some point, and a few stand out in the crowd. In my opinion, the best podcasts are.... 

1) Sasquatch Chronicles with Wes Germer hosting. Originally he had William Jevning as a co-host, but Jevning walked out and abandoned Wes, and said nothing as he left, when early on in the show's run, some people accused Wes of lying about his encounter. This, to me, told me a lot about the type of man William Jevning is. Instead of standing by his friend, and supporting and defending him, he bailed. I'm glad he did tho. The show is way better without Jevning's constant references to Rene Dahinden and John Green. 

2) Bigfoot eyewitness radio with Vic Cundiff hosting. Vic obviously prepares his guests well, then after they tell their account, asks great questions. Vic is a true pro at this podcast gig.  

3) Bigfoot Outlaw radio with Matt Knapp and Tim 'Coonbo' Baker. Jim 'Bear' King, until recently was a member of the outlaws and a major part of the weekly podcast, but according to Knapp, was voted out of the outlaws back a month or two ago by all the main players via a unanimous vote. Knapp, in a facebook post, to shut up all the people whining about Bear's departure, pretty much laid out a huge list of things that Bear has said and done over the past year or so that resulted in him being removed abruptly from the group and the radio show. For more on this...read here >>   FaceBook Post about Bear

As for the rest of bigfoot radio shows....there are some decent ones. But they each have flaws that make me turn the channel at some point during every podcast. Here are some examples....

1) One host of a bigfoot podcast with a fairly long name that will not be mentioned has great guests with great stories, but he acts drunk half the time, mispronounces words often, and interrupts witness's stories to tell other stories he's heard. That's not even to mention his penchant for selling flashlights to his listeners. Ugh that is so irritating. 

2) One podcast has a super flashy website and facebook presence, and has a cool name, but their guests are eh, and their format is a mess. Hard rock music, then joke time, then interviews with people you've never heard of, who are acting like experts. 

3) One podcast which focuses on the pacific nw, always has amazing stories. In fact some of the best accounts being told on the web are popping up on his podcast. However, he tells these accounts himself....and he does so with a story telling format that drags it all out to take about 3 times longer than it should take. Additionally, he sells bigfoot coffee, and stops many times during each podcast to slurp coffee loudly. Altho I'd love to hear some of the stories he tells, they are just too long and drawn out to keep my attention for long. 

One of the biggest failings of bigfoot podcasts, is the hosts not instructing the guests who are going to tell of their bigfoot experiences, to avoid dragging the story out too long with several minutes of unnecessary details that nobody cares about. I want to hear the stories, and I want the whole story....but I dont care what you did before you went camping, or why you chose a certain kind of tent, or what you ate for breakfast that day etc etc. NOBODY CARES!  We want to hear the bigfoot stories !