Sasquatch

If you were a child of the 1970's, like me, you probably grew up watching "In Search Of." This was the scariest, most freaked-out show in television history, outside of "H.R. Puff "N" Stuff" and "The Facts of Life." As a child, I would watch episodes of In Search Of with bravado by day, and then lay awake at night - terrorized by every little noise. Somehow, UFO's, ghosts and the Loch Ness Monster were not scary at 3:00 in the afternoon. At 3:00 in the morning, however, just about everything that Leonard Nimoy had to say on the day's episode was terrifying. Why, even "In Search of Amelia Erhart" was scary at 3:00 AM. One particular "In Search Of" subject, however, held my attention like no other:

Bigfoot.

After I saw the episode about Bigfoot, I was hooked. I research the subject by checking out books from the library. I saw a movie at The Hollywood Theatre about Bigfoot that had a scene in which herds of Bigfoot (Bigfeet?) attack a cabin by throwing large boulders on the roof. Then, it goes silent, and the campers go out to see what happened (dumb move). The Bigfoot is standing right outside of the door when they open it! Tell me therapy sessions didn't increase for grade schoolers in the mid-1970's after this flick. Along the way, I learned some interesting facts about Bigfoot. Here are some of them:

1. Sightings of Bigfoot, and footprints, go back many centuries in Native American culture. Native Americans refer to the creature as the "Sasquatch." He (or she) is described as an ape-like creature between 7 and 10 feet tall with massive feet - thus the name. When in close proximity, the Sasquatch is reported to have a really terrible smell.
2. Many sightings of "the Abdominal Snowman" have been reported in Tibet, where the creature is known as "the yeti." The Abdominal Snowman is known as "The Bumble" at the North Pole, where he now helps elves put the star on Santa's Christmas tree.
3. Sightings of the Sasquatch have been reported all over the globe, but seem concentrated on heavily wooded areas of British Columbia and Northern California. Closer to home, the Sasquatch has reportedly been spotted near Minong, Wisconsin.
4. Why hasn't there been any dead Sasquatch's discovered? Because they bury their dead. Gotcha!
5. My high-school librarian, Mr. Belka, thought he discovered evidence of a Sasquatch because, while camping, he discovered a dead goat under a rock. I am not quite sure what he meant by that, but I am not kidding about this.
6. There was a guy back in school that we called Sasquatch, but that doesn't really have anything to do with the real creature.

Anyway, what the world needs is actual footage of Bigfoot to become believers. Well, through the magic of YouTube, I can bring you that footage. In 1967, a man named Roger Patterson was searching for the creature in Northern California on horseback, and came across a female Bigfoot. How do I know it was female? Check out the "close up" in last 10 seconds of this clip (I am not making this up). To this day, this film is the most famous Bigfoot footage. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a95uEYlqA4o&mode=related&search=

I would like to know what my readers think about this phenomenon. Have you ever spotted a Sasquatch? Do you know anyone who has?? Let me know. I will try not to think about it at 3:00 AM.

Jeff