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Caroll Spinney mentioned this problem at the booksigning - apparently he can "only" do 11 hours or so in Big Bird. They were going to do a live appearance in Chicago which they thought would be beyond this, so they made a giant cage for his hand. It worked great, except that he said when you...

So sweet - thank you! I was very grateful he did so well; after 7pm with a toddler it's always a gamble. I'm still not sure how much he understood (not that it matters) That must have been your Mom I was chatting with, then! She was very sweet (and a little bewildered that you would drive...

It was an extremely humbling experience. I loved when they talked to each other - like all muppeteers, you don't even notice he's doing both voices. For those of you who were there, I was the one with the (hopefully not cranky) boy with the baseball hat and baseball who was trying to get the...

Don't miss this - you probably won't get another chance! If you have a chance to see him live, don't miss it. I was stuck in Chicago rush hour traffic for 3 hours, and I consider it well worth it. He's also making appearances on TV, both nationally and locally. Check the TV section of this...

What a wonderful, nice man he is! I never knew he had children and grandchildren - he told a story about how his grandchildren call him and ask to speak to Big Bird (and how they tell Big Bird all kinds of stuff they wouldn't tell Grandpa!) It was amazing to see Oscar live - I'd been...

He mentioned this at the Naperville book signing It tapes on the 15th, but will apparently air on 5/16 Site where I found info: http://www.carollspinney.com/author_wbbevents.html

This issue came up at the Carol Spinney booksigning today - apparently they're getting a lot of complaints about the repeats. I called out "send money to PBS!," and he pointed out that Sesame Street gets very little of its funding from PBS; he said their main source of public support is from...

The skit is on the "Silly Songs" video. We like the part about rutabagas "with the dimples on their knees" and "ten of those tasty sprouts...the ones that they call brussels."

Funny - this is becoming a thread about recasts. Just want to remind everybody that toughpigs has a really good lists for those "that voice sounds funny..." itch. http://www.toughpigs.com/extrarecast.htm I have to say I'm not a fan of recasts in general...think of Mr. Rogers and Charles...

Thanks so much for the post, guys - heard him on NPR the other morning doing an interview during the news. Can't wait - will be seeing him in Naperville on the 13th. I'm amazed that he's doing an independant bookstore in a smallish suburb of Chicago, and not, say, the downtown Borders -...

I believe that was Joshua Redman on the violin.

Right - not meaning that the muppets are named after these people, just that they are real names that are out of vogue! I can't imagine that Grover and Telly are named directly after a former president and a film star!

Has anybody noticed that Sesame Street tends to give muppets names that have almost dropped off the map because they're so old-fashioned? I mean - think about it; it certainly can't be coincidence: Grover - Grover Cleveland Elmo - St. Elmo's Fire Ernie - Ernie Ashworth (yes, these were...

Very true - I think we all need to stop panicking and make sure we send PBS a pledge (along with a note that we want more SS) this year!

COOKIE MONSTER FOREVER!!! Ok, that's three of us Moms (Dads?) who have kids that prefer Cookie Monster to Elmo! My son still likes Elmo's World (provided he hasn't seen it a million times,) but doesn't seem to care one way or the other for Elmo himself. (Of course, it helped that they did...

Thanks so much for the review! I'm very excited about it - I've been in awe of him since I was little. I'm waiting to buy mine at the booksigning (which, thanks to Boober_Gorg's post on your original thread, I found at http://carollspinney.netfirms.com/docs/booktour.html) He'll be...

Just for kicks, can anybody figure out how many DVDs that would be? I assume the number of episodes varies from season to season (at least it did this year.) Then we need to figure out how many episodes will fit on a disc. You know, even though this is complete speculation, it's possible...

You know, Secret Squirrel, it's always good to hear from someone who clearly has good information. Just wanted to thank you for adding your 2 cents whenever we let our imaginations run away with us. Just wanted to mention again that, although my two-year-old still likes Elmo, Cookie Monster...

My old boss used to say "if it doesn't hurt, you're not doing it right!" Grit your teeth. The wobbles can be overcome with sheer determination and the adrenaline from performing in front of an audience! Ten years ago, I used to be the only woman I knew who could pop veins when I flexed the...

Thanks, ssetta. Funny how there was so much press about last season, and barely any this year - there was only the quick appearance on GMA with Diane Sawyer to highlight her guest spot.