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I heard back from the contact at the City of Toronto today. Unfortunately it's just the costume versions of Grover and Elmo (from Sesame Street Live) appearing, but it should still be a great event for kids and diehard Sesame fans in Toronto.

Hey Foz, have you tried my method?* Well, it's not actually "mine" and it's a little tricky, but I've been surprised how well it works and how "professional" it looks when done properly. *This isn't the method the Muppet use though.

Oooh, I almost forgot - there was a great quote awhile ago from Joss Whedon (the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer) he was being asked about doing a second Buffy spin-off and he joked: "Yeah, I'm going to call it 'Buffy: Deep Space Nine'...it's gonna be really character-driven, dark and...

DS9 was a great series, mostly because it wasn't like the other Trek series, which is why I think a lot of fans hated it. It was less about "outer space" and more about "inner space" - the characters and their relationships. I especially like the long, multi-year plot arcs about Bajoran politics...

I forget the name of the Nazgul’s winged steeds, but they're not actually supposed to be dragons I think.

Another great opportunity to pick up some puppetry skills, this time in PA... Renaissance Artist Puppet Company has an opening for an intern for 2004. This position is a 20 hour a week commitment. Regular schedule Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 10 am to 2 pm. The remaining 8 hours will...

I don't think so, most of the PofA sites allow postings that are realevent to their members whether or not you are in the guild. You should also consider contacting Christine Papalexis the guild's president directly at CPapalexis@aol.com. I don't know her personally, but she is apparently very...

If you havent' already done this, you might want to consider posting this on the job board of the LA Puppet Guild at http://www.lapuppetguild.org/Jobs.htm

I completely agree....David's (and Grey Seal's) products are not 100% perfect, but they are certainly the best out there. They are not meant to be a "magic bullet", just a jumping off point to get you started. I think many people who have started building in the past 5 - 6 years may not...

Just to throw my two cents in, I originally posted here months ago when this rumour first surfaced that some Vancouver folks I know had heard through "the biz" prior to the AICN story that Henson was looking to shoot a project out there (presumably a new Muppet movie since this was post-"Good...

I think Larry's specific problem is that he didn't build his puppets with an eye towards duplicating them years later, but that's right...you can dismantle the puppet and make new patterns, provided that you have enough skill to do this and be able to resassemble the old puppet again (if you...

I've fallen in to the habit of buying 3 - 5 times the amount of fabric I actually need if I think there is even a chance I might have to one day duplicate a character. That's not always an option for some people financially, but it's worked well for me. I still have pieces of special materials...

Yeah, I think Ryan is right that the head was paper mache; clay would be way too heavy. Paper mache isn't used by a lot of puppet builders who tend to do "Muppet style" stuff but it's a very underrated material. I've seen some incredible beautiful puppets made with it. Ronnie Burkett - who's...

Thanks for the help/suggestions guys - but I actually managed to track some of these down at a library in my area today so I think I am good to go. I might still try ordering some from the puppet center though.

Hi all! This is something I cam across elsewhere on the web, it's from Mathieu Rene a puppet builder in Quebec (check out his site at http://www.magma.ca/~uubald/). I haven't actually tried this technique, but it sounds interesting.... I Have been experiemtning with different materials to...

Cool, I knew there had to be at least a few folks around here who blogged. :)

I'm looking for videos of the Puzzle Place, a mid-90s preschool puppet series. Does anyone have these or know where to get them? I never saw any home videos available here when the show was running. If someone has tapes I'd be willing to work out a trade or something like that (I have a lot of...

I love Jerry's work all I can say is thank goodness he fell in with Bill Baird (and later Jim) all those years ago otherwise he might have just been...an actor! The Count has got to be one of the best characters ever created for television. If I am near a TV when it's time for the number of...

I love the concept of Cafepress, but you have to read their Terms of Service very, very carefully. I was going to set-up a store with them but decided against it because some of their terms are outrageous. I'd encourage anyone doing a Cafepress shop to at least be sure to read all the fine print...

Blog -- (weB LOG) A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and...