BIGFOOT DAYS 2011, Willow Creek, CA. Labor Day Weekend........... Angry Bigfoot Reports!

BIGFOOT'S BLOG: NEWS September 2nd, 2011

WILLOW CREEK BIGFOOT DAYS!

Me ANGRY BIGFOOT. Me still write blog. Hu-man leave. He in woods, pretend to be Angry Bigfoot. Me sit here in bookstore and eat his cookies. Me also read book. In fact, Me learn a little more how to write and read Hu-man words. It fun. Not too hard. You hu-man think you special, but you not. Bear be smarter.

OK, me talk business.....

Willow Creek hu-man Commerce Chamber ask me to put up blog about thing called BIGFOOT DAYS. It happen this weekend. That is on hu-man calendar September 3 and 4. They give me food. Me take.

Me also hear fun happen on Friday night, including hu-man Steve going to bar and drinking beer and listen to son of Watergate burglar play at Forks Lounge. That right. But me stay here. They give me whole box of free doughnut to write this, so me sit here and eat, get jelly filling on hu-man keyboard. They also give me big box of jar of peanut butter. They know how to make Bigfoot come around. Me not care about call blasting. Bigfoot Days really just days hu-mans do silly thing. WHAT DIFFERENT? It same as every day me see! It named after me, but it be all about hu-man, maybe hu-man in gorilla suit.

Here some more things me see on wall around the hu-man town, when no Bigfoot Researcher looking I take picture. HERE BE SCHEDULE I FIND IN GUTTER OF ROAD...

Click picture. It get bigger. Me read it.

Me say click this. It get bigger. Me find this out today.

Me say one more thing. Happy Camp have BIGFOOT JAMBOREE. But they not real Bigfoot town. Me say they just steal idea and now try to build more Bigfoot statue and RV park than Willow Creek. It sad, hu-man. But me LAUGH. We Bigfoot sit on hill and laugh all day, and then we steal your beer and Indian Taco when you not looking.

BIGFOOT DAYS Special from the Klamity Kourier, 2002

Me invite lady come visit me in book store. That make Bigfoot happy. Bring treat.

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ANGRY HU-MAN SPEAKS!!!

OK, I am that Angry Human. Sorry. I just can't write on this stupid Bigfoot stuff anymore. There is too much vile gossip, competition and pettiness, too much violent ignorant slander, too much supposition and dogma. I will say one thing, though. Last time I said something about the "reward" in all of this. Well, there is ONE thing that I really have gotten out of this. It is getting to know some very, very cool people, all across the country. I know that the vast majority of people who are into the Bigfoot thing are super cool, very smart, excellent individuals. THANK YOU for that!!!! I just wish the bad apples out there didn't spoil the fun of it. OK, me have my say. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. Me back to woods. See ya.

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NEWS FLASH: Willow Creek's BIGFOOT DAYS, 2010. "Bigfoot's Nifty Fifty" Anniversary

This weekend...

Willow Creek's BIGFOOT DAYS will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this Labor Day weekend. The theme this year is 

“Bigfoot's Nifty Fifty: 50 Years of Bigfoot.” 

That makes Bigfoot Days nearly as old as the 1958 Jerry Crew footprint cast newspaper article that made Bluff Creek, Willow Creek, and BIGFOOT world famous. The parade starts in the morning a bit after 10:00, and then the festivities move down to Veterans' Park for the afternoon, with vendor booths, music, food, and sometimes even Al Hodgson.

Read a brief article from the Tri-City Weekly:

Bigfoot Days Festivities Mark 50 Years in Willow Creek

They are adding a bunch of new activities this year, though perhaps not more Bigfoot stuff. Word has it there is going to be a firemen's muster and competition, just like in the old days before insurance liability problems.

We quote: "There will be lawn mower races, water slides, water balloon fights, a horseshoe contest, a logging competition and an obstacle course. A dance at Veteran's hall will end Saturday's festivities. Sunday morning, a disc golf tournament will take place at Creekside Park. For more information about Bigfoot Days, contact Trina Cardoza at (530) 625-4208 ext. 481." 

Visit the WILLOW CREEK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE for more information on visiting Willow Creek. READ MORE HERE.

Your loyal BIGFOOT'S BLOG reporter will be there, camera batteries permitting, documenting the event just for you.

Images: Bigfoot Days 2009, taken by Steven Streufert. Top image is courtesy of the WCK Chamber of Commerce.

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BIGFOOT DAYS 2009 Update. CRYPTOMUNDO Joins the 2010 50th Anniversary Cause. More Photos

Cryptomundo.com (link in their logo, below) has joined the battle for Bigfoot in Bigfoot Days, 2010. Our blog was blogged again on the site, view the entry here: http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/bf-days-2010/
On his notable cryptozoological blog website Loren Coleman has publicly offered to be a speaker for the 50th Anniversary of Bigfoot Days in Willow Creek... for the mere price of his plane ticket out here and a room in the Bigfoot Motel. Maybe we'll have to get the Committee to hold a bake sale? Or collect aluminum cans? Raffle off a Bigfoot cage? The event's coffers are not exactly brimming over with gold these days. What Cryptomundo said: "I often have been amazed with the success of the little town of Roswell, which can have 1.25 million visitors per year tour their little museum. Meanwhile, Willow Creek, with their Bigfoot museum, struggles to get any media attention." A good point, one that only BIGFOOT can answer. Bigfoot Days is a great celebration of the local Willow Creek community, that is its main purpose; but it could be so much more, and can do more good for this little town.

[Images: Two Bigfoots look on at the event, grumbling and scowling a little. "Is this thing about ME, or just Indian Tacos and POW flags?"]




We'll say it again. Any of you out there in the bigfooting world who might like to come and speak, set up a bigfoot table for merchandise and information (they only cost $25.00, so if you have a book to sell or organization to promote...), or just attend--do contact us, or the folks listed at the end of this blog entry. I'll assemble an information email list to keep you bigfooters posted as to any progress.
Of course, it all depends greatly upon the openness and cooperation of the Bigfoot Days Committee. If we can get them on board (just had a good talk with one of them today!) it may be possible to speak from the main stage later in the day, after the bands, or else to get the VFW folks to "donate" the use of their hall (this is where the 2007 40th Anniversary event was held to celebrate the Patterson-Gimlin Film).
If we can help in any way with your travel plans, as well, we'd be pleased to assist.

Now, here are some more photos from the event....

It didn't rain on this parade, but lo, it started sprinkling some right after it ended!

Unofficial "mayor" of the hamlet, Steve Paine, officiates again.



The folks from Sentinel Winery, makers of Bigfoot Red Wine, appeared with their little dogs and tractor.

Groovin' in the park: hippies, Elvis impersonator, and Ras-tafari vibes, mon!

Here are a few other contact addresses that one could use for a lobbying campaign and comments:
The Museum, bigfootcollections@gmail.com
The Chamber, info@WillowCreekChamber.com
The Organizers, bigfootdays2009@yahoo.com

All images crypto-copyright Steven Streufert, 2009; but you're welcome to use them non-commercially with photo credit and an email to let me know where they'll be appearing.

Coming soon: Meeting with Matt Moneymaker, BFRO Founder
Bigfoot Miscellany: Lost World Found! More!
Bald Hills Expedition and Timeline Research
Hail Bigfoot!!!

Willow Creek BIGFOOT DAYS, 2009 REPORT. Call for Speakers NEXT Year (?)

The 49th annual BIGFOOT DAYS celebration in Willow Creek went off swimingly as the small town community event that it is. This year's theme was "Stompin' the Trinity with Bigfoot."

(Click images to enlarge.)

A veterans' color guard led the way as usual, followed by the Willow Creek Volunteer Fire Department's and Forest Service's trucks, Smokey the Bear, a kids' Ju Jitsu clan, belly dancers, fancy souped-up classic cars driven by grownups and mini cars piloted by kids, some floats of varied themes, the Little Miss and Mister Bigfoot winners; and yes, Bigfoot did make a few appearances in the parade. There was even an appearance of the Sasquatch costume of infamous Georgia Gorilla note, this one fully animated, not frozen in ice with guts tossed on top. Some cute Bigfoot suits and masks were presented on floats, a wild guy in a gorilla suit ran through some antics, and even the Ray's Market folks were shown providing "groceries" for a Bigfoot's Breakfast, complete with giant boxes of cereal and milk.

Down in Veterans Park the usual festivies ensued. There were plenty of Indian Tacos, buffalo burgers and sno' cones, plus the usual knick-knack and craft sellers, even a foot reflexologist. Not much Bigfoot presence appeared this year, however, but there were some enterprising youths selling their new Bigfoot Maps in a nice new adaptation and revision from the older one you may have seen around. Also, the "Messin' with Sasquatch" character appeared to promote Jack Links. Here anyone could appear to be abducted by Bigfoot, as did yours truly. A couple of tables had new Bigfoot merchandise items, a Bigfoot Poster and some "I Love Bigfoot" hats, as well as another with t-shirts reading "You know what they say about men with Big Feet." Missing this year was old "Mr. Bigfoot," Al Hodgson. We are hoping all is well with him and his family. Also missing was a presence from the Willow Creek-China Flat Museum, home of The Bigfoot Collection... what's up with that?

We here at Bigfoot Books had put in some effort to rally the troops for a Bigfoot speakers presence this year, but apparently the planners had too much on their hands to make provisions. The festival is in a kind of transition between the retiring old guard and a new, younger group of organizers. They all have families and jobs, so heck, I guess Bigfoot isn't too angry they didn't get back to us. Maybe NEXT year we will have to try for a mini-conference in the VFW Hall? If any of you are interested in attending or speaking at such an event do let us know ASAP so that we may put in the necessary lobbying and planning to make it happen. But darn, this year we could have had Loren Coleman, Dave Paulides and Sean Fries, not to mention HSU biologist (yes, he is a believer) Richard Stepp! Heck, yes, let's do it next year, EH?

It will be the grand 50TH ANNIVERSARY of the fest, so let's put it on! This thing is almost as old as the Jerry Crew footprint casts, by gum, dag nabbit.

All photos copyright Steven Streufert, 2009. You may use them for non-commercial purposes if you give credit and hopefully email me to let me know where they will appear. All links to this blog are greatly appreciated.

COMING SOON: From Bald Hills to the Redwoods and the Sea, another squatching research expedition.