Finally, a Bigfoot in a Box.

Bigfoot in a Box Presented to Thom Powell during
Wy'east Bigfoot Event on Saturday November 17th 2012

Chalk it up to the Fiji Mermaid category. If you are unfamiliar the Fiji Mermaid, it is an object that was paraded as a curiosity at museums and sideshows. The "Mermaid" was comprised of  a monkeys head and torso with the tail of a fish sewn together; the seam covered in papier-mâché. Because it was made of real parts it captured the imagination of those who saw it.

This preserved premature Bigfoot was so outside the realm of the expected you simultaneously look for details to prove and disprove it's authenticity. In fact, the "too good to be true" detector was instantly triggered, but then, each hair seemed to grow from individual pores, too many to count, and what seemed like once-working veins displaced the translucent skin they were under.

If the picture (taken from a phone) does not do it justice, we can assure you it was compelling enough that we would have loved permission to cut into it and see if there was real bone underneath the skin. How deep did the construction go? At the very least we wanted the whole story.

The premature Bigfoot belonged to a middle-aged bartender named Marty. Marty has had an avid interest in bigfoot for decades and proudly showcases a life-size plywood silhouette in his lawn. 

Three years ago Marty and his brother were walking along a nearby sandbar in Welches, Oregon. During the walk Marty's brother noticed something odd sticking out of the sound. Upon closer inspection it looked like a small human limb and the surrounding sand was quickly scooped away to reveal the premature Bigfoot.

Marty was convinced it was real, but did not have an expert to share it with, so he kept it in a box  until he had the opportunity. Fast forward to three years later to the Wy'east Bookstore Bigfoot event and the person Marty presents the Bigfoot to was Thom Powell.

When Thom Powell began to ask penetrating questions and permission to cut samples from the object, Marty wanted to get his story straight since Marty's brother was known to pull a prank or two, Marty went to the one other person that may know the entire story, his mother. Apparently Marty's mother revealed, that his brother had purchased the plastic model from a store and lovingly embellished, it applying semi-transparent layers of veins, hair and lacquer to create leather-like skin. Then he buried it at the place he "discovered" it with Marty.

To learn more about Thom Powell or to buy one of his highly-recommended books. Go to ThomSquatch.com.

Photos by Thom Powell (click to enlarge)

Saks Fifth Avenue Denies Yeti Living on Roof

Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 1930.  Underhill Collection, Library of Congress, LOT 3788 (G)

YetiTracker.org is the promotional website for Saks Fifth Avenue holiday campaigns. Launched December of 2010, they publish content around the theme of an elusive Yeti that may be living on Saks New York rooftop making snowflakes for the New Yorkers below. Officially Saks Fifth Avenue denies any knowledge of a snowflake making Yeti living on it's roof. The video below shows otherwise.

They even have some impressive documentation.

(from Kemerovo Click to enlarge)

(A 1953 inter-office memo)

YetiTracker.org is a fun site to surf with great illustrations and you can even Save a Yeti by buying one from Saks. If you really love the Yeti, there is a site that does a lot of the loving for you! Check out one of our favorites I Love The Yeti!

 Save a Yeti by buying one from Saks. 

Facebook/FindBigfoot Declares 2013 "Year of the Bigfoot"

Facebook Find Bigfoot Declares 2013 "Year of The Bigfoot"

“We want to celebrate 2013 as ‘The Year of Bigfoot’ to remind people that each video submitted helps our community to learn more about these amazing creatures.” --Facebook/FindBigfoot

In a presser released today (November 16, 2012) Facebook/FindBigfoot has announced higher quality and quantity of videos submitted to them during the last half of 2012. This has caused them to declare 2013 to be bigger and better. read the entire press release below.

Bigfoot Researchers Declare 2013 "The Year of the Bigfoot"Bigfoot researchers have noticed an increase in the quantity and quality of Bigfoot videos submitted to Facebook.com/FindBigfoot (FBFB). It's only a matter of time before this species is discovered. FBFB declares 2013 "The Year of the Bigfoot."

We want to celebrate 2013 as ‘The Year of Bigfoot’ to remind people that each video submitted helps our community to learn more about these amazing creatures.

Minneapolis, Minnesota (PRWEB) November 16, 2012

Chinese New Year will celebrate 2013 as the “Year of the Snake” while Facebook/FindBigfoot (FBFB), the social network with 30,000+ Bigfoot enthusiasts, declares 2013 “The Year of Bigfoot.”

The number of Bigfoot sightings in the second half of 2012 has created quite a buzz among FBFB Fans, including a new Bigfoot video that entered the FBFB’s "Top 50 Bigfoot Videos" list at #2 behind the famous Patterson/Gimlin footage.

“The Camper” video was recorded in September 2012 using a mobile phone and shows a Bigfoot near a tree eating food from the campsite. “What’s so amazing about this new video is how close the Bigfoot is to the camper’s tent,” said Jack Barnes, Chief Video Analyst for FBFB. “A Bigfoot usually maintains maximum distance from humans, but this one couldn’t have been more than 25 feet away.”

The team at FBFB is encouraged by the number of new videos submitted to their social network. They’re confident that somebody will eventually capture indisputable proof of a Bigfoot on video. “With all the mobile phones and video out there, we’ve seen a spike in the quantity and quality of Bigfoot submissions,” Barnes said. “We want to celebrate 2013 as ‘The Year of Bigfoot’ to remind people that each video submitted helps our community to learn more about these amazing creatures.” Soon FBFB will announce its nominees for "Bigfoot Researcher of the Year".

The FBFB community is a free social network for Bigfoot researchers and enthusiasts. The “Top 50 Bigfoot Videos” list is available for free viewing. Bigfoot enthusiast can also download FBFB’s book, "You Are Sasquatch" from Amazon.com.

SRC: PR Web