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Yup, the problem seems to be that the old leather belts eventually stretch but it has nothing to do with the machine - I don't think ours has had any problems for 40 years!

Yeah, which is good once you get the hang of it (took me awhile). The old Singers are great and almost indestructable. You have to replace the belt every 10 or so years though it seems. They don't make `em like they used to... :smirk:

Well if you want definative that's what we have people like Scarcroe for. Me? Not so much... :zany:

My understanding is that - unless something happened recently - he is still alive. He left the Muppet Shop sometime in the late 80s/early 90s. A puppeteer I know toured the shop just after he had left and kept asking them about Faz but everyone was very uncomfortable answering questions and...

Leliebel - re: Making Fur If you wanted to make fur, I know people who have done it using weaving techniques. Not sure exactly how they did it. It was time consuming, but looked very, very cool. A good way to make shag fur is to dye mohair. There's a supplier in Alberta who sells to a lot...

That's nice! When is the backstage set coming out? I can never keep track of these things.

I would caution against sewing shag furs on a machine if you're not familiar with sewing machines. It's true that most good machines (with the correct needle) can do it, but the problem is there are a lot of low-priced lousy machines on the market. I tend to hand sew everything (using a whip...

I've seen this before, I think it's been up for awhile. There is a rumour they might start selling puppets of Homestar. As for who built the puppets...sounds like a good topic for a Strong Bad Email! :zany:

So I'm kinda behind with my puppet building and I got an unexpected break fro my freelance work so I decided to challenge myself to build one of the puppets in 48 hours. Not sure if I can do it, but I'm going to try. I'll be posting updates and pics in my blog every few hours as work...

There have been a couple Eureka's Castle threads lately. Here's the main one ~ http://forum.muppetcentral.com/showthread.php?t=12620&page=1

:crazy: **** I fell out of my chair laughing when I read this post Foz!

This is quite possibly the most frightening thing I've ever seen....I had to check, I thought the site was some kind of spoof. People tell me they have commercials like this too?!?! http://qpon.quiznos.com/landing_intro.html

Just to clarify, my earlier post referred to the memorial, not the funeral which is what I assumed you were referring to as well. Check out the stuff on Scott's site. It's really good.

Actually, it probably would. Personally I tend to shy away from complicated mechs these days but it's a very ingenious idea!

Renaissance Artist Puppet Company in PA is looking for an Intern again (from the PofA Board): Renaissance Artist Puppet Company, based in Norristown, Pa, seeks an intern/understudy. We are looking for a woman but will consider male applicants who have a good range of character voices. This...

There was reportedly a video made of the event but it is not available to the public. Understandbly this was very emotional and personal event for the family and Henson employees. To answer your next question (this subject has come up before)...no, they're probably not going to make an...

The mind boggles.... http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/metro/stories/MYSA08.03B.walmart_firing_03-04.434eb731.html Wal-Mart employee's attire gets him fired Web Posted: 03/08/2004 12:00 AM CST Zeke MacCormack Express-News Staff Writer BOERNE — Daniel A. Lorenz regularly wore...

Here's some info on this year's SW PofA Fest: PUPPETS FOR EVERYONE Pacific Southwest Regional Festival Puppeteers of America June 24-27, 2004 Chandler, Arizona www.azpuppetfest.com Reserve your spot at the best puppet festival west of the Mississippi this summer! Confirmed...

Yeah, I have been trying to get in touch with them. Do you have any contact info you can send me privately?

Hmm...tries to think if he's ever puppeteered at a theme park