Comments on: Wood Knocking For Bigfoot Dates From At Least 1974

By: flame821

flame821 — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 04:06:03 +0000

Cernovog;
You make a good point although I do truly hope no one would go to that sort of trouble to defame MM. I know on Twitter, celebrity accounts must be ‘verified’ perhaps the moderators or Mr. Woolheater or Mr. Coleman could verify that the commenter posting under Matt Moneymaker is, truly, Matt Moneymaker. (Although that is a hilarious name for a lawyer, I imagine he has a list of jokes as long as his arm)

I don’t know MM either in real life or on-line, however I will state that the person posting under Matt Moneymaker is not coming across as pleasant, educated or rational. He is coming across as a bully and someone who cannot stand to be questioned in even the slightest manner. Rather similar to a cult leader if my recollections of Psych courses are still intact (it has been a few decades). Although to be charitable I suppose stress and constant defending of oneself could be making an otherwise calm and mature person a bit punchy.

By: Cernovog

Cernovog — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:35:28 +0000

Are we certain that this is actually Matt Moneymaker of BFRO making these comments and not some internet troll? Anyone can create a username. If I’m not mistaken, the actual Matt Moneymaker is a practicing lawyer. I find it hard to believe that a person with his education and professional background would make such a big PR blunder and sling mud like a schoolyard bully in a public forum like this, especially on a matter so trivial and inconsequential. It’s more likely that this is someone impersonating Moneymaker to give him a bad name and have fun at our expense.

By: respectsnothing

respectsnothing — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:01:48 +0000

Matt may not be aware that Roger Patterson used to call blast as well. He even created a bigfoot howl by yelling into a church bell. He then used it out in the field. Since Roger died in 1972, he clearly predated Matt by many years. David Murphy, the guy writing Roger’s bio, posted the information on a bigfoot forums many years ago.

By: sasquatch

sasquatch — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:22:55 +0000

Woah, anyway…I’ve heard that Rene Dahinden could be grumpy, but he was still a very dedicated searcher for BF. And contributed much to the field.
I think Matt is also dedicated and I’d be fine with him getting the “definitive proof”…At that point he wouldn’t care about splitting hairs over who wood knocked in more than one state…nutty argument going on here, and I do see that Matt has stuck his neck out quite a bit, which can be dangerous-especially when lots of folks here wouldn’t mind having this much attention and a TV show! It puts one in a tight spot when they start feeling attacked and then feel the need to respond. I hope bad feelings can be put aside and we can all act better and help each other find the answer to this mystery without so many hard feelings.

By: j stewart

j stewart — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:24:49 +0000

By the things you wrote responding to me it shows you read about as well as you search for bigfoot….I said i didnt rattle first and that i wasnt the first to do so..When i said I wasnt the first you called me a liar….so your saying i was the first..thanks..lol …..I hope you call me a few more names and curse me more so it only proves my point more……..Glad You are doing what you are doing keep it up and i wish you the best.

By: j stewart

j stewart — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:05:01 +0000

It’s so funny that Matt Moneymaker proves every comment against him every time he opens his mouth. He can’t prove any points unless he belittles those around him. Matt I’m so glad you think so much of yourself because your the only one who does..lol

By: lordoftheonionrings

lordoftheonionrings — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:11:34 +0000

Sorry, but in order to call yourself a professional, you must first conduct yourself like an adult. Just because you are good at what you do, does not mean you are not just a larger version of a child. This is one of the problems with society today, too many larger versions of children running around (and being rewarded for it, mind you).

By: mikfoss

mikfoss — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:31:53 +0000

People are not all the same, and I think since everyone here is used to Craig and Loren and the way they interact with the public we tend to think most researchers are like this, and sorry, but this isn’t always the case. Look at Gordon Ramsey, he’s rude to lots of people, and still he is great at what he does. It’s the passion for what you do that makes many people respond as Matt has done in these thread, in my opinion, and I have to say a lot of the comments have seemed a bit like attacks on Matt and the “Finding Bigfoot” show that recently aired. I for one want to thank Matt for taking time to respond to these questions that have been raised rather than just ignoring the whole situation (which many would have done). Passion is what keeps people heading out to the woods searching, and passion is needed in this field to keep it alive and thriving. Just saying…

By: Don Frew

Don Frew — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:28:23 +0000

As to the use of rapping on wood - or "wood knocks" - back and forth with the creatures... this is described in Alan's book, as is calling to the creatures and them calling back. As to my relationship with Alan... I confess I haven't been in touch with him for many years. The last time we spoke was at my wedding in 1983. If you are in touch with him, you can ask him about all of this. However, the TV program "In Search of..." did an episode called "In Search of... the Monster Hunters", which first aired on November 9, 1978. Half of the program was on the Bay Area Group, including Alan Berry, Arch Buckley, Warren Thompson, Steve Sanders, and me. This episode can be seen in three parts on YouTube. I can be seen standing & talking with the rest of the Bay Area Group at the UBC conference in Vancouver (in Part 2), and at the end of the episode (in Part 3) talking with Arch. In the voice over, Leonard Nimoy unfortunately identifies me as "Donald Roo" instead of "Donald Frew"

By: wutzisface

wutzisface — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:07:50 +0000

Is this how a mature adult researcher really converses in a public forum? Name calling is a logical fallacy… a distraction method that in reality only weakens your argument/defense and makes you look bad. I appreciate what you had to say in your defense… but don’t weaken it with name calling.