Woodbooger Festival

bigfoot with video

Thom Cantrall video

03SEP25

out of sight

bigfoot is a concept
dark was the night
reason he is kept
out of sight

knows humans are strange
locks the door
Indians used to roam the range
are almost no more

Moses in a basket
in the reeds
bigfoot does not ask it
has all he needs

the help we would give
there is no doubt
that he would rather live
and do without

ten laws from Sinai
in Moses's hands
Bigfoot's soul can fly
because he understands

try to protect
and love all
and try to respect
above all

A Flash of Beauty dropped a new video yesterday. This blog is big fans of their work. Most of the videos that we provide links for come from those guys. The video is with Thom Cantrall. There are many things that I like about the video. I like the tone of his voice and his demeanor. I like the story about his father having problems doing simple math problems but still being able to order almost the exact amount of lumber and materials to build a house. There are some videos that I kind of dread to see come to an end and this was one of those.

As always we will let you come to your own conclusions about how much of what he says you want to believe or buy into. He mentions Arla Williams and Barb Shupe several times. A lot of what he talks about they also talk about in their interviews and books. There is also a man in Arizona named Chuck Jacobs who tells very similar stories about his experiences with the “forest people.” He states in the interview that his own family laughs at him so he hasn’t told them many of the stories in the interview.

Any time we link a video we usually try to explain that we are not trying to convince any one of the existence of bigfoot. Bigfoot is plenty entertaining and amusing whether you believe he actually exists or not. And really it is probably better for all concerned if he continues to live in the land of myth and legend. Everything seems to be rolling along pretty well under these circumstances. So as long as everyone seems to be happy why mess things up.

If you haven’t figured it out yet this is kind of a goofy blog. And bigfoot is the flag that we fly. If everyone starts believing that he is real. Then we may be forced to get a new flag : )

The video is almost one hour(59:45) long. I usually break the videos up into smaller chunks and try to do some type of exercise when I watch them. I do this for 2 reasons. It keeps me more alert and I don’t feel like I am wasting so much time.

Enjoy the video! You may be able to tell that some of the lines in the poem are inspired from his talk. And honestly the “dark was the night” line is a nod to Blind Willie Johnson and the blues song which now flies thru space on NASA’s Voyager Golden Record.

Here is the link for the video.(59:45)

Poems

loathing the saws

02SEP25

hiding in forests

prophets and priests
the Kingdom come
marching secret beasts
to a different drum

quoting the laws
guiding for us
loathing the saws
hiding in forests

angel wing feathers
heavenly powers
they all fit together
in this world of ours

impossible to try
to reach an accord
who wears the tie
and holds the clipboard

on they go
strange and large
impossible to know
who is in charge

come with a ton
of questions and doubts
but sure are fun
to think about

The Norton VA Woodbooger Festival will be taking place 26-28SEP25. It starts at 4pm on Friday. The festival will be in downtown Norton and also up at the Flag Rock recreational area on the mountain. At this point I am planning on attending on Saturday.

For those of you who did not work yesterday I hope your week gets off to a good start. And that goes for those that did as well.

Poems

Hocking Hills Bigfoot Festival Starts Today

07AUG25

where the bigfoot convene

the wind is blowin'
the shutters are slappin'
with a sense of not knowin'
what'll be happening

beyond the fence
it has already gone
leaving a sense
of things unknown

try to prepare
with what you know
but do you dare
to let your mind blow

a power is wielding
in the trees unseen
it's this type of building
where the bigfoot convene

the bigfoot administration
laws and rules amended
but no invitation
will be extended

but to be cool
& avoid getting maimed
I would obey their rules
just the same

Hocking Hills Bigfoot Festival is starting today. I am sure the tents are already up. All of the listings on google mention 200 acres. That is impressive to say the least. I am not sure if I am going.

I will probably skip it and try to focus on getting some more of the drone footage edited. I tried to take a break from it yesterday and still managed to spend huge chunks of time sampling music to try and find something to give the videos the right vibe. This blog is kind of like a mountain with a lot of rabbit holes in it. And the rabbit hole where you go to search for the “perfect” music should be closely monitored. I probably should start setting some type of alarm.

The Woodbooger Festival in Norton, VA will be 26-28SEP25. I will probably attend that since it is very close to my hometown. I did 2 posts on Norton earlier in the year. I did one post on the Wood Booger Grill and the second post was on the Woodbooger Sanctuary at High Knob. You can find the posts in the bigfoot section of the drop down menu. You may notice that the Grill uses 2 words while the sanctuary and the festival combine them.

I hope that you you enjoy your day and that you find many things to smile about : )

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