Comments on: Call Blasting: More Historical Background

By: movingmanitou

movingmanitou — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:28:54 +0000

I have never met Moneymaker but he comes off as a total D*#k! He seems to be the type of guy known as the one upper, if you have a story he has one even better. If you saw a sasquatch, he fought off a whole group of them single-handed. As for his claim that he was the first to record a sasquatch, that claim is totally outrageous. For all he knows he could have recorded some teenager, tripping on shrooms howling at the top of his lungs. There is no proof what he recorded is a B/F. It is his word against anyone elses that anything he says or does is not a lie and it seems to me he is not above stretching/bending the truth to make himself seem more important, that seeming to be very important to him. Just an observation from a not so important believer.

By: Michael A. Frizzell

Michael A. Frizzell — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:06:46 +0000

Though it’s my habit to be removed from the contention often associated with the Bigfoot topic, I’m contributing to the “Call Blasting” discussion in view of the insulting comments that Mr. Moneymaker was quoted as making about my friend and colleague, William Dranginis.

I have known Bill Dranginis for 10 years and have worked with him in a variety of settings and conditions. In my opinion, there are four words, in their most positive sense, that succinctly describe him: honesty, character, creativity, and generosity.

For what it’s worth, regarding the “call blasting/call broadcasting” question, in 1982, I stood right next to Larry Peters in Maryland’s Patapsco State Park as he broadcasted the high volume recording of an alleged Sasquatch wail into the forest using a portable amplifier and loudspeaker.

By: j stewart

j stewart — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 05:50:57 +0000

Very nice article. Nice to see some evidence in black and white. This was clearly ahead of its time.

By: Redrose999

Redrose999 — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 21:27:02 +0000

Interesting. Question, scientifically, Credit is all about who is the first published doing it. The publication usually is a description of the technique and how it is used in the field. I’m not sure if you need to employ it in the field to lay claim to the credit of inventing the idea. So, who first published (news paper, magazine, journal, book, as long as it is in print) these techniques? I then think it needs to be backed up by field work later, but I’m not a scientist, I only dabble in paleontology as a reading hobby. But anyway, I think you’ve shown various documents, books, clippings etc. on various field techniques (call blasting, knocking, etc) that took place before 2011. You might even find more than the ones you’ve already found….

By: Billy Willard

Billy Willard — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:25:59 +0000

Well, there you have it. Right there in black print. As I knew, Mr. Dranginis has pulled through with the hard facts. Kind of hard to deny that evidence. Great job, my hat’s off to you Bill!

By: William

William — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:47:05 +0000

The cantankerous Moneymaker could do himself a big favor and finally admit he was wrong about something as most human beings frequently do make mistakes, instead of continually attacking others simply because it irritates him that he might be incorrect.

By: semillama

semillama — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 19:29:58 +0000

Very interesting, Loren. I find the history behind bigfoot investigations as interesting as the subject of the investigations, if not more so in some cases. A lot of previous publications have focused on the search for the animal, but I think a book chronicling the various techniques used in searches would be a valuable addition to the literature.

By: Steven Streufert via Facebook

Steven Streufert via Facebook — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:01:52 +0000

Roger Patterson did it, too, outside of Yakima, from his Bigfoot observation tower on Jerry Merritt’s dude ranch.