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Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:46:47 -0800

This is Bob Clark again. I just want to correct an error in my previous post. The correct date that we took our 3 1/2 minute video of several sea serpents swimming in SF Bay is January 26, 2004 not January 24, 2004.

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Thu, 30 Aug 2007 13:59:12 -0800

I am Bob Clark and my brother and I are who you were talking about in your article. We want to let you know that if people want more details about our sightings and the other west coast sightings of a sea serpent then they can visit our blog at http://home.access4less.net/~sfseaserpent/ . We also want you to know that we think it is incorrect to charactorize us as being "obsessed" for the last 20 years in trying to prove these animals exist. We had a definitive sighting on February 5, 1985 when we saw the entire animal except for the tail exposed above the surface of the water after it beached itself on a submerged rocking ledge only 20 yards from where we were parked in our car. For the next 2 years we staked out the location and had 7 more sightings. During the next 17 years we discussed our sightings with scientists and cryptozoologists but we were not running around "obsessed" with trying to prove to everyone these animals exist. In fact, we were doing the exact opposite. We only spoke to some of the eyewitnesses to other sightings (Tom D'Onofrio and Marlene Martin), scientists and some other people who were interested in the subject. It was not until January 24, 2004 that we had our next sighting. At that time we were able to take a 3 1/2 minute video of several sea serpents swimming in SF Bay between Alcatraz and Angel Island. We had two in-depth anayses made of our video and both concluded that our video contains images of several large serpentine unknown marine animals. The first analysis was done by Clifford Paiva, who is an expert image analyst that has 30 years of experience as an expert image analyst for the U.S. Navy, and Dr. Harold S. Slusher who is a Physicist. The second analysis was done by Bruce Champagne. Both analyses can be downloaded at http://www.lochnessinvestigation.org/clarkbrothers.htm . Some skeptics have tried to discredit the Paiva/Slusher analysis by claiming it is skewed because they are supposedly "creationists". However, no one has been able to provide any evidence that the conclusion they reached as a result of the scientific tests they conducted on our video is incorrect. Skeptics have also tried to discredit Bruce Champagne's analysis claiming he is biased since he believes in the possibility that sea serpents exist. In the case of NG's "expert image analyst", Grant Fredericks, who concluded the objects in our video were only birds, he refuses to provide us with any supporting documentation for his conclusion so that other experts can examine it for its validity and he even refuses to communicate with us so we can ask him some questions about what can be seen in our video and how he reached his conclusion. At the time NG was making our segment of the program we informed them about the Paiva/Slusher analysis but they chose not to mention anything about it in the program and instead got their own "expert image analyst". We think it was misleading and unprofessional for NG not to mention the Paiva/Slusher analysis of our video which concluded the objects in our video were large serpentine unknown marine animals and instead just mention the Fredericks' analysis in order to make it appear that the Fredericks' analysis was the only one done.

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Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:17:14 -0800

haha! I've seen it too, commuting across the Bay Bridge. I figured that I just needed more coffee.

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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:51:20 -0800

Since SF is such a tourist draw, maybe it's Nessie on holiday.

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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:21:17 -0800

Or how about Monster.com Monster? Or Monster Monster? (i.e., sponsored by the fine folks that bring you overpriced Monster Cable).

JSHMV

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:53:03 -0800

It's not about political correctness anymore. It's Corporate Branding, ala Golden Gate Ferries. If the Sea Monster is found it's name will be sold to the highest bidder. Sea Monster.Com? Golden Palace Casino Monster?

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Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:29:45 -0800

Another underwater ally!

SFist: Thar Be Sea Monsters?

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