Month: July 2009

A few years ago, this mysterious footage surfaced and quickly made the internet rounds. For reasons unknown, it had been simply known as “The Gable Film.”  Little else was known about it’s origins, other than the supposed fact that the 8mm film was discovered in a box purchased at an estate sale. 
Note that the film you are about to watch is the complete, unedited version. For reasons which will be discussed later, I strongly recommend viewing the film throughout it’s entirety, from beginning to end.  Pay attention to details, they will be important later. Watch it all the way through to the end… that’s when things start getting interesting.

Full below…

Now for the REAL news. Two days ago, a gruesome piece of evidence surfaced which, if true, may lead to solving the mystery of the Gable Film…

TOMORROW!  PART 2 OF 
“THE MYSTERY OF THE GABLE FILM!”

Yesterday, a 26 foot long basking shark washed up on a beach in Long Island, NY, weighing in at an estimated 5,000 lbs.  Basking sharks, while mainly plankton eaters and posing no threat to man, can grow to intimidating sizes; the second largest fish in the ocean after the whale shark, it is known to grow up to 35 feet long.
One interesting thing to note is that many supposed “sea monster” carcasses that have washed up on shores in the past were often merely rotting basking shark remains. One of the most famous instances occurred in 1977 when a Japanese fishing vessel trawled up an unidentified carcass which some speculated were the remains of a plesiosaur, an extinct sea-going reptile from the age of dinosaurs.

Here’s an excellent article about that event and the conclusions some researchers have come to regarding the possible identity of the creature:
http://www.paleo.cc/paluxy/plesios.htm
And below, for your viewing pleasure, is video of the dead shark, courtesy of our friends at CNN.
NOTE: if the video does not work, here’s the URL:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1uagE_dzyk

What, if any, message are we to interpret from this massive crop circle that first appeared in Milk Hill, England on June 21?  The circle evolved over the course of a week, first found on June 21, with new additions found June 23, and the latest phase you see below appearing on June 30.  Is it a large scale hoax, or is it alien beings trying to communicate with us, perhaps trying to give us some warning?

If you live in Austin, you are most likely familiar with the local free publication The Austin Chronicle.  Each year, they give their readers the opportunity to recognize the best people, places and businesses the city has to offer with their annual “Best of Austin Reader’s Poll”.  

In 2007, shortly after we first opened our museum here in Austin, we were bestowed the prestigious title of “Best Bigfoot Hunters” by the Chronicle in their Critics’ Picks category. This year, we’re shooting for one of the main categories chosen by the readers: Best Museum! 
If you’d like to cast your ballot for us, all you need to do is go to this website, fill out the required information, and write “Museum of the Weird” in the blank for “Museum” (under the Arts and Entertainment category).  Only one ballot per person (please, no stuffing ballots or we’ll get eliminated from the competition). You only have until Tuesday, July 21, so please get those ballots in today!  Thanks in advance for your vote!  Here’s the URL:
http://www.austinchronicle.com/feedback/bestof/09/