I know this is an old thread but, I was feeling a little sad last night (again) about how I may never meet Caroll Spinney. The thing that I want to do more than anything else in the whole entire world is meet Caroll. He's inspired me so much over the years, his story and his work through Big Bird is the reason i'm a Muppet fan or into entertainment stuff in the first place. Big Bird is the reason I learned how to read, the reason I first learned how to draw, he's the reason I want to be a puppeteer. Big Bird's been my favorite fictional character ever since I was a baby! You guys don't know how much I idolize Caroll. If he were to die, I would bawl my eyes out for days. UGH, I just want to meet him sooo badly, even if I only get to talk to him for a few seconds, it'd be worth it. I need to find a way to meet him, but I don't know where to start.
And second- I want to meet all the Muppeteers, and get to perform with them, whether as a background performer, a right hander or as a more major performer- it's my dream. Even if I only got to perform for one day, i'd never forget it.
I also really want to meet the old SST actors like Loretta, Roscoe, Bob, Sonia, Alison, Emilio, Linda- all of those guys.
Lastly, I want to create an animated TV series- one that celebrates and teaches diversity of all kinds without being too preachy. Mostly, it should be character driven, and should be funny, but also easily transition into some serious and sad moments when needed. It would also be interesting to have some interesting monster of the week type villains, that are creepy but intriguing. Basically, I want to make something that's like a cross between Doctor Who, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Sesame Street, and Steven Universe. I just love creating characters and stories, and writing. That's what I want to do with my life.