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On the nature of the Patterson subject

Except for the Patterson/Gimlin film of a Sasquatch, the evidence for the existence of such, is very scant. The nature of what a Sasquatch is, cannot be reasonably argued in the absence of a good body of evidence.

It is precisely the absence of such evidence that invites the mind, fertile with imagination, to speculate. Such speculation becomes cemented in the mind of some, and then qualified by the years of effort in the pursuit. That being the case, the differences between what is real and what is not, becomes blurred. The subject then submits to the "Powers of Suggestion," and then … the imaginary… becomes real.

Anthropologist, Sir James Frazer addressed this in his work, "The Golden Bough." "Imagination acts upon man as really as does gravitation, and may kill him as certainly as a dose of prussic acid."

The Patterson/Gimlin film has for so many years, been the victim of its presenters, and of its stewards as well. The subject of the film has been kept hidden behind the veil of poor quality, with only a very few even being aware of the spectacular clarity of the original celluloid.

Patterson, for his own reasons, never allowed this high definition version to ever have been publicly recognized. Only in recent times has the film become dissected and allowed to tell its story directly from the most pristine versions of the film .

With the advent of such imagery, it has become apparent that an effort was made to tamper with the film.

This effort, was to effect a change to the images that would result in the creation of ambiguity as to the nature of what is on the film.

This was not done by Roger Patterson, but most likely, in my opinion, after his untimely death, by individuals who forced themselves upon the film and the film holders, and wrested certain rights from them, only to alter it, in order to punctuate the forces of imagination.

The Patterson/Gimlin film, in its unaltered state, and in its original version, is sufficient to document and identify its subject.

To ignore this imagery and continue to debate the nature of the film subject, as if these images did not exist, is a sure sign that some have opted to pursue the imaginary as if it were real.

Such intellectual pursuits are empty, and cannot end with a valid conclusion, no matter how they are stamped by the qualifications of the debaters.

This type of debating has solidly fixed this film into a genre that can only invite the askancical looks of those responsible for affirming such things.

These debaters, using whatever qualifications that they have, are asking for official recognition for what is only imaginary, and has no representation on the film. The film has been sold out by such ones, who want to use it as a vehicle for some personal reason.

This would not be so bothersome to me, were it not for the fact that this is done at the expense of the very real subject in the film, (Patty) or her constituents. I would have no problem with imagination, if there were no good film such as this… but … in the light of such a film …… the imagination must yield.

M.K.Davis
November 11, 2008


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