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  1. Phantom

    Latex Puppet Builders

    I have her DVD. It's very informative. I haven't jumped in to trying to make one yet, but someday... (once I learn to sculpt *lol*)
  2. Phantom

    Puppet Patterns: What's A Fair Price?

    In all seriousness, Buck, if you want to market to the masses then $15-$25. Realistically, with your expertise, $35-50 is not unreasonable. However, I have found, beginning builders who need patterns that are simple in order to learn and develop their own art are reluctant to drop big bucks into...
  3. Phantom

    Open Source Puppetry Project

    Who's not the leader of the film that's made by you and me? D-A-N... N-N-Y... R-W-W...uh, that didn't work...
  4. Phantom

    Performing Two Characters At Once

    Puppets without fun defeat the purpose. We always do funny stuff with meaning, but there is a fine balance between too much and not enough (trust me, I've done both). We just performed "I Love Rock and Roll" with Christian lyrics in childrens church on Sunday. One of my puppeteers laid down...
  5. Phantom

    Open Source Puppetry Project

    We better do something soon. Danny's getting excited. (ps: I mean that in a good way)
  6. Phantom

    Musical Instruments?

    Have you tried the Munchkin Land Music Store? Okay, that was just bad. No suggestions, just Oz jokes...sorry.
  7. Phantom

    Something I've wondered...

    News to me. Good for her. Not widely publicized.
  8. Phantom

    Something I've wondered...

    Also, consider single performer vs. multiple performers. There were a few people that helped in what Shari Lewis did, but not nearly the scope. There was really no one to carry on. Factor in what SK and Vic said and the dream just dies. Shoot, if JHC passed with Jim, then look at the amount...
  9. Phantom

    Help!!!!!!!

    You can learn the basics by building a kit, buying a pattern or reading the Foam Book but there's no clear cut answers on how-to build or what to use. (There's plenty of suggestions and information on these boards regarding what the ultra-cool kids are making, good stuff) That's the beauty of...
  10. Phantom

    I now have a new outlook on this semester!

    Didn't he pick up puppetry to get a job at a DC radio station? They didn't want him when he first applied, but he did see an opening for a puppeteer. So he did some research, built some puppets and came back and offered himself as a puppeteer...or so the legend goes... I don't know if he had...
  11. Phantom

    I now have a new outlook on this semester!

    There needs to be more puppetry workshops available. Most that I have seen are directed toward children.
  12. Phantom

    Scariest...ebay puppet auction...EVER

    Put it away...put it away...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh........
  13. Phantom

    Women's Day Muppet pattern from 1969

    I saved it as a pdf file. I'll put it on my website and post a link in a little while. Right now I'm downloading via dial up. 36MB...its going to take forever. Oops..I've repeated myself. Apologies. www.puppetminister.com/links/muppets-blatch.pdf
  14. Phantom

    Women's Day Muppet pattern from 1969

    I saved it as a pdf file. I'll put it on my website and post a link in a little while. Right now I'm downloading via dial up. 36MB...its going to take forever.
  15. Phantom

    Do others break your puppets?

    I'm sorry man. I was just seeing if you were truly tubby, cubby and stuffed with fluff. Then I realized there was a man inside and that Winnie the Pooh was really a ruthless, blood-thirsty, man eating killer. Scarred for life.
  16. Phantom

    How to make a puppet Stand?

    My "team" does a similar thing in our "puppet room" but we use 45s instead of 90s (degree elbows). They stick out further, but we can get more puppets per square inch of wall space. If you count all the crappy cheap store bought puppets I "inherited", I'm storing 35-40 puppets not counting the...
  17. Phantom

    Rod arm techniques

    It's all fun and games until someone loses and eye.:o Been there, done that, got the eye patch...yarrrgh...
  18. Phantom

    Do others break your puppets?

    But Iwannaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa........*stomps into the "Friends and Family" forum* spcglider- that is just sick... I like it. :)
  19. Phantom

    Do others break your puppets?

    What an adorable blow torch! Can I hold it?
  20. Phantom

    Live-Action Clifford

    Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN did do a live action Clifford show. There were two performers inside a large, large (I'd say 8-10' tall) costume and granted the mouth action on the dog was limited, but it has been done.
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