Hello, Muppet Central! I can't believe I just found this page (thanks to someone who randomly followed me on Twitter. Thanks, Hayley B!) I'm truly a child of the Muppets. I'm the same age as Sesame Street & grew up with the Muppets as a huge part of my (satisfyingly silly) life. Many (*cough* about 20) years ago I actually was a puppeteer, using Muppet-style puppets, for a local children's performer. We sang, we danced, we were...a touch insane. I miss it....
When I first started out trying to find a way to get into puppetry, I wrote to Steve Whitmire & he was so kind! He wrote back & sent me a bunch of extremely helpful info. One of my prized possessions is a picture of Kermit he sent me, signed by "Kermit" & himself! I'll never forget his generosity.
Unfortunately, the real world intruded, I'm in my 40s now, have a "real" job, no longer performing. But I'll always be a silly, singing, dancing Muppet at heart!