Rich on the Road

"Do you think these men would have come this far for a hoax?" Biscardi asked at Friday's news conference.

"Yes," was the response from crowd.

A journalist reports he then heard a Bigfoot believer in the audience mutter, "They ain't gonna believe it until they go up and kiss it on the mouth." 

I've never quite known what to make of the whole Bigfoot thing.  I do the stories because they are odd and unusual not, as some suspect, because I'm a true believer.  In fact, I'm probably more suited for the skeptic category.  Not that I think the hunters are all crazy.  Actually, most of them strike me as merely adventurous.  Some, though, clearly get a little obsessed.

The story we shot 9 months ago had all sorts of whacky stuff going on behind the scenes.  My photographer (Brad Kaplan) and Tom B didn't exactly hit it off.  Tom has a very dominating personality.  I think that's a nice way to put it.  He's not shy.  Tends to be a take charge guy.  Even with people he's not in charge of.  But, all in all, I found him to be fun and entertaining.  Brad, I'm sure, had a different take. 

It didn't help that as Brad and I were coming back from videotaping a portion of the search on an island lake the boat we were riding in ran out of gas.  We were stuck a couple miles off shore with Tom's son and another of the hunters group for about an hour as the sun set.  It was pitch black before a park ranger came to the rescue. 

Tom claims to be a big fan of Fox and Fox affiliates.  I've seen him on FNC a time or two and he's called me several times since we aired our story to keep me abreast of developments.   Some of you might want to check out the story --

Bigfoot Lone Star Adventure

Rich