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Yes. I know. I've used a monitor once or twice. I was trying to come up with a way of mentioning Elton John's skin tight pink bodysuit and lack of panty line that would be appropriate for all ages on this board. Guess I was being TOO subtle.

Nice looking puppet. But if you really want to impress, figure out a way to move all six arms! ;)

Take a classic story and two narrator puppets. They both claim to have read the story. One puppet is the straight man the other the goofy character that gets the story wrong in funny ways. The straight man's dialogue writes itself (telling the story, correcting mistakes). The funny one can...

Sadly, no. You won't find anything neat. There's a tremendous dearth of quality puppetry in Chicago. I'm trying to do something about that, though.

Sadly, not really no. I guess you can go see "Felt" http://www.iochicago.net/s_felt.php at iO (used to e called "Improv Olympics" but they were told they couldn't use the word "olympic" anymore). I've seen it a few times and was underwhelmed by both the improv and the puppeteering. But it...

Definitely don't like that the Muppet Morsels aren't included. But it has been fun to see the evolution of the show, with the guests interacting more and more with the Muppets. Now, about the Elton John episode: Has anyone else noticed (how can I put this delicately?) let's call it "Frank...

I bought the thong and to prove it, I'll post a picture of myself wearing it. Okay none of that was true.

Spencer and I first met at boarding school just outside of London in our early teens. I transferred into the Historical Comparative Cultures class with Professor Arnolfbaum and of course, since we were sitting in Greek Alphabetical order, Spencer sat in front of me. In those days he went by...

Exactly. If you're working with friends, then no problems. It's when you start expanding your production circle that the paperwork gets thicker. Good luck with it all! Sounds like fun!

You know what is bad about that youtube clip? I can't tell the difference between a montage of Muppet references and a regular episode of "Family Guy".

Have you taken into consideration insurance needs? I've done plenty of productions where it was a handshake and a "don't worry" and never had a problem. But in the long run, you want to protect your finished product. So a policy that would cover shipping, use of the puppet and catastrophic...

I don't think I'll wait 3 1/2 years for it to show up at the Museum of Science and Industry. Maybe I'll make the 650 mile drive to Little Rock this fall.

Wanting the best and not settling for less is not the definition of entitlement. Believing you deserve the best without doing the work, without earning it, is entitlement. As I said earlier, Jim Henson et al, did the creative work. This person selling the puppets on eBay did not. He just...

Can't really see the puppets on the first two.

I still don't understand how anyone on a message board that is dedicated to the love all things Muppet© can make a valid argument that it is okay to knowingly infringe upon the the creativity of Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Michael Frith, Jerry Juhl, Faz Fazakas, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson...

Please excuse me for being a film school geek. Favorite film discussions often end up being long lists, so here is my very long list. It is in alphabetical order. There are several French Films, quite few silents, probably more black & white than color and it is woefully short of recent...

"Gigglesnort Hotel" and before that "B.J. and the Dirty Dragon Show". They both recorded here in Chicago. Bill Jackson (B.J.) did most of the puppeteering and all the voices himself. But a buddy of mine was a puppeteer on the show. He and one other puppeteer would perform the puppets to...

I liked it a lot. Good puppeteering, good characterization. Would love to see more from the show.

Michael Frith mentioned the magic triangle.

I've been working on a late night show called "The Temp". It's about a corporate office where the office machines and the humans interact (talking coffeemaker, watercooler, copy machine that's in love with one of the humans, normal stuff). The answering machine and a computer terminal try to...