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Hey, folks. A while back, I tried to have five smilies in a post, but I was told I had too many smilies. Um, five's the limit, right? I had to knock it down to three smilies before the screen would let me post... Anyone else having trouble with this? Convincing John

Hi, everyone. Over my past few messages, I've been asking kind of weird questions like "does Jerry Nelson like popcorn" and "what kind of soda does Dave Goelz like to drink?" Well, these questions and more have to do with a piece of "fan art" I'm creating. It will be a drawing, in colored...

Hi, everyone. I'm going to send some fan letters to Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, and Frank Oz soon...and I just wondered, with the selling of the New York Henson building, is the: Jim Henson Company P.O. Box 20726 New York, New York 10023 Address still good...or should I send my letters...

Hey guys! Check this out: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4895146/ Convincing John

Hey, everyone! I'm working on an art project (a drawing) that includes some of the Muppeteers in it (Jim, Frank, Jerry, Dave and Richard) and I drew Dave Goelz with a soda and Jerry Nelson with some popcorn. If anyone out there who knows Dave...(or read anything about him) could help me on...

WOOHOO!!!:D:D:D Hey, everyone! GREAT news!!! The Executive Director of the Gilda's Club Quad Cities just contacted me, and told me that the "Gilda Radner on the Muppet Show" statue was just sold (they decided on selling the statue locally instead of on Ebay) and the statue sold for $2500...

Hello everyone. Some of you MC folks know about me doing volunteer work for Gilda's Club affiliates. I have good news for you Gilda Radner fans out there. First, this afternoon, there was a telethon for the Gilda's Club Quad Cities. They aired it on a local channel in Davenport, Iowa...

Anyone know where I can pre-order the Marvin Suggs black and silver repaint and Series 3 Mini-Muppets??? Convincing John

Hey, all you Howie fans! Howie Mandell's gonna be on Jay Leno tonight! Check your local listings for times. If you watch, Howie might talk about his upcoming performance in Davenport, Iowa. He's going to be helping out the Gilda's Club Quad Cities, one of my favorite charities...

For you fans of the "Falling Baker" films that used to be on SS, (or Sing a Song of #___ if you will) there is a reference on Family Guy about him during the episiode "I Am Peter, Hear Me Roar." It was just on, and should be repeated later tonight, depending on your time zone. Check the tv...

You'll never believe what happened to me Friday night! It was, quite frankly, one of the best nights of my life! I had been planning this night for some time, and everything went as planned. I got tickets a loooooong time ago for "Weird Al" Yankovic's Apr. 2 show in Iowa City, Iowa. I was...

At 12:30 Central time tonight (well, technically tomorrow) Elmo will be on the Oxygen network. Here's the link: http://www.oxygen.com/schedule/?slot=nav Convincing John

Okay, I got a question about message replies in general. It hasn't happened too often to me, but have any of you gotten a Muppet Central message that was emailed to you, but was meant to be in reply to someone else's message? I ask because I have been getting messages lately from the "Muppet...

New Gilda's Club project...with a tribute to Richard Hunt Hey, everyone! Great news! Some of you know that I am involved with volunteering for Gilda's Clubs. I thought I'd let you all know about my new project. For other foam-blooded Muppet fans like me, I think this'll put a lift in your...

Hey, you guys! I was at my local Wal-Mart looking through the $5.88 DVD bin they got there, and I found a DVD of the old Bozo shows...and guess who's on em? That's right! Carroll Spinney! I could only find one from the entire bin, so I don't know what's on the other DVD, but he (Spinney) is...

Hi, everyone! Hey, I'm working on a project, and I need to find a picture of Peter Friedman. Y'know, the guy who performed the seven foot tall talking carrot on the Gilda Radner episode of TMS. I've heard he's done other stuff, too, but I'm trying to find a photo of him from the late 70's...

Hi, folks. Convincing John here. I, like all of you, have been thinking a lot about the Henson/Disney news, and I'm kinda on the fence on this. We're just gonna have to wait and see. Well, the real reason for my post is this. As some of you know, I've done some volunteer Art projects to...

Hey, guys! Check this out! http://www.tvland.com/shows/pufnstuf Any Krofft fans out there better set your VCR's! Convincing John

Hey, does anyone remember a commercial from like...oh, boy, I'd say 1979 or 1980 for Swiss Miss Cocoa-flavored popsicles featuring puppet characters? Well, I do. I thought I'd tell you about it, for any fans out there of chocolate popsicles and puppets: I don't really remember the dialogue...

Hey, everyone. Convincing John here. I'm planning on making a human puppet (about the size of Farley, but with a head about the same shape as Zoot's). Anyway, is there a foam that lasts longer than other types...or is there no difference, really? In the past, I've made a couple puppets...