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Vic Romano, I have a question about the quote from the Disney Forum that you said your cousin e-mailed you. I believe it's from a trip report by user Disneynut1955 on DisBoards.com. The original post (at http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=14603354&postcount=7) reads as follows: But the...

OverUnderAround, maybe I'm misreading the rules, and maybe you're well within your rights to post unfounded gossip about Steve Whitmire, Dave Goelz, Bill Barretta, and Jim Lewis. But this is a moderated forum and everyone here has to play by the same rules. If you're in breach of those rules --...

OverUnderAround, it doesn't seem like you're standing by your accusations, it seems like you're distancing yourself from them. From what you're saying above, it looks a lot like you're trying to have your cake and eat it too. You want the comments to stand, but you no longer want to take...

Well Mickey Muppet, I guess I'm just going to have to admit that I can't convince you. But that doesn't mean that I don't have a case, and it doesn't mean the campaign should end. My purpose in this thread is to make sure the Save The Muppets message is clear and to respond to any...

Thanks for your response Craig. Unfortunately, I don't buy it. The argument that Disney is a big company and big companies don't make mistakes holds very little water with me. The fact that MHC has thought a great deal about their plan doesn't mean I agree with their decision and there's a whole...

A response from Save The Muppets It's been pointed out that I’ve been absent from this thread for a while. It can be hard work slogging through all these posts and sorting the real stuff from the craziness. In response to Marky, Mickey Muppet and others: As Over Under Around has pointed...

Amicus, I'm certain that Steve Whitmire isn't in the business of selling bootleg Muppet DVDs. Kynan

OverUnderAround: All petition sites have their pros and cons. Asking people to confirm their e-mail address is time-consuming and can cost signatures. Plus, having a valid e-mail address doesn't stop you from signing as "Kermit Frog." The committee decided this was the best of the bunch. I'm...

OverUnderAround has called the validity of the Save the Muppets petition into question. Internet petitions are rightly subject to a certain amount of skepticism, but in this case, OverUnderAround hasn't done his research. Thepetitionsite.com is 100% above board, and we at Save The Muppets take...

Mickey Muppet, is there any particular reason why you keep referring to me by my surname? Kynan savethemuppets.com

I know exactly what he was saying. And silence can be interpreted any way you want. "The Muppeteers haven't spoken about this" doesn't, logically, point to any particular conclusion. It could mean they're for it, they're against it, they're on vacation, they've all just turned to mime, or even...

No, we really can't. One Muppet, One Voice! Muppets Holding Company's Martin G Baker told Jim Hill on September 13: "This new group of performers ... will only get the secondary jobs. When Kermit needs to appear at the opening of a mall or in a new show at the theme parks."...

This is a side-issue, and a non-issue at that. It's not like this campaign is against good writing. I mean, we're also in favor of cleaner air, good manners and effective dandruff shampoo. We just don't need a campaign to make those points. Kynan savethemuppets.com

That's so wrong-headed it's offensive. You're making a massive leap in logic here, and accusing people you don't even know of being too lazy to save their own jobs. Let me give you a little scenario here, just one of many possible ways this could have been played out... DISNEY: "We want to...

I'm sorry, you think Disney's looking to hire performers who are less experienced but MORE expensive? Kynan savethemuppets.com

All I'm saying is, let the new performers practice behind the scenes, and give the public what we have a right to expect: Real Muppets, not Muppets Lite. The Muppet standard is -- or should be -- incredibly high, and I'm not going to cut anyone any slack because they're new or inexperienced...

That's a mighty big assumption, MGov. I think Disney holds all the cards in this, and if I were a Muppeteer in danger of losing my job, I'd keep my mouth shut and not do or say anything that might get me fired. And while I was doing that, I'd hope that the passionately devoted Muppet fans you...

I can: Their parents' bedrooms. The way the Muppets work is, performers spend years learning their craft, and then, when they're ready, they start performing in front of an audience. They aren't just handed major characters, "Here's Piggy, see how you go." Consider this: Eric Jacobson's...

"You do realize that the Muppets themselves are safe right?" That's a matter of opinion. "If on the other hand you believe in a free and open competition that these auditions will bring in great new voices and ... casting new puppeteers that will finally do the true character voices as...

Right on!