New Members: Please Post and Introduce Yourself

[StreetScenes]

At last, a place to call home ...

I've been browsing around for awhile -- I'm not up on terminology when it comes to forums like this, so please forgive -- and I've been delighted to find an entire community of like-minded folks.

I'm a new puppet builder with a billion-and-a-half questions (like, "What does the inside of a Muppet's head look like exactly?) and just by reading through some of the posts on here I can tell that there's someone out there to help me.

Just wanted to say Howdy, and that I'm looking forward to sharing my new obsession with puppet-making with all of you.

wow...what IS inside a muppet's head? jim built frank a bert for christmas once where you could look inside the eyes and see a picture of frank oz naked...i don't think that's the answer you're looking for, but you should totally start a thread with that question--just think of the crazy fun answers we could come up with (in addition, of course to insight on the real mechanisms in there). welcome to the forum!

 

[Klarkkent]

Hey everyone! I'm not exactly new to Muppet Central. I've come and gone over the years. I've spent my career up to this point mainly as a special effects artist/producer/writer in movieland with a stint in the middle where I focused solely on puppeteering. During that stint I collaborated with a close friend of mine, Brian Foster, a 12 year puppet show veteran, in DC and we built a show from scratch with the help of a talented puppeteer and builder James Wojtal Jr. During that time I traveled around with Brian and assisted with many live shows and even performed at the White House. After being asked to work on a project I couldn't turn down I went back to doing the movie thing again.

Many projects later, a bit wiser and maybe a even little jaded I've decided to put more of a focus on my love of puppets and puppetry again. I grew up with a distinct affinity for the art of puppetry and it has always been something I've enjoyed being a part of.

So with my previous experience in the movie biz and my love of all things puppets I hope to share and learn as much as I possibly can with you guys for as long as you'll have me.

Hi-ho!

 

[Redsonga]

wow...what IS inside a muppet's head? jim built frank a bert for christmas once where you could look inside the eyes and see a picture of frank oz naked...i don't think that's the answer you're looking for, but you should totally start a thread with that question--just think of the crazy fun answers we could come up with (in addition, of course to insight on the real mechanisms in there). welcome to the forum!

I always thought their heads looked like the inside of a handmade sock

 

[staciaD]

New to Muppet Central

Hello.
Just a quick note to introduce myself. I found the forums through the MuppetCast. Really excited to have found this community dedicated to our beloved Muppets.
Haven't finished my profile but with work on getting that up.
I'm looking forward to getting news and meeting others here. Everyone be well and enjoy the new year! Fer sure!

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Hello.
Just a quick note to introduce myself. I found the forums through the MuppetCast. Really excited to have found this community dedicated to our beloved Muppets.
Haven't finished my profile but with work on getting that up.
I'm looking forward to getting news and meeting others here. Everyone be well and enjoy the new year! Fer sure!

Hello staciaD! Welcome to the forum! I just wanted to point out that how cool it is that you found us through Steve Swanson's MuppetCast! Make yourself at home.

 

[JandT]

Hello From Josh of The Josh and Tamra Show

Hello all. My name is Josh . I am one half of the comedy duo called The Josh and Tamra Show.

A bit about me........

Been performing around the country with J and T for over 9 years. We do a long form improv puppet stage show, and create cool vids for our web site. Our show was born out of our training at the UCB comedy theater back in 1999. Recently we relocated our group from NYC to LA . Find out more by visiting our web site. wwwJoshAndTamra.com

We are currently working on a cool new internet news program called MONKEY NEWS SOURCE. Its a news show hosted by Gordon Goodall, a chimp puppet. You can view our stuff at www.thestream.tv

What else........

Used to work for the Muppets too, make all my own puppets ( mostly) and love to talk puppets with people.

Whats new with you?

 

[Ilikemuppets]

Hello all. My name is Josh . I am one half of the comedy duo called The Josh and Tamra Show.

A bit about me........

Been performing around the country with J and T for over 9 years. We do a long form improv puppet stage show, and create cool vids for our web site. Our show was born out of our training at the UCB comedy theater back in 1999. Recently we relocated our group from NYC to LA . Find out more by visiting our web site. wwwJoshAndTamra.com

We are currently working on a cool new internet news program called MONKEY NEWS SOURCE. Its a news show hosted by Gordon Goodall, a chimp puppet. You can view our stuff at www.thestream.tv

What else........

Used to work for the Muppets too, make all my own puppets ( mostly) and love to talk puppets with people.

Whats new with you?

Hey, welcome and glad you joined us! We love puppet people around here! the more the puppet-i-er!

 

[Darling Doll]

I have been a Muppet fan for a long time. I think I first found them on the Muppet Show. I didn't watch Sesame Street until I had children. My only personal experience with them would be going to a Muppet exhibit at the Toronto Science Centre about 25 years ago. I still have the catalogue. My father has always been a big Miss Piggy fan. I love them all but Beaker is my particular favourite.

 

[Sgt Floyd]

ooo, lots of new peoples I havn't said hello too!

So, Welcome to the forum everyone!

 

[Gemini Draco]

Hello, I am new... well duh that is the reason I am posting here. You can call me Gemini or Draco if you wish. Though, you can also call me Shade, which is what I go by both on the internet and in real life.

Anyway, I was a fan of the muppets when I was younger. I remember watching them, whether it was reruns of the muppet show or reruns of muppet babies, I loved the muppets. Then my love for them went down as I entered into high school and stuff like that. I mean, I still loved them and liked watching them but I wasn't as big of a fan. However, a few weeks ago I rented "The Muppet Movie" on a whim because I wanted to watch something and that sparked my love for the muppets and began to watch them again. I realized that I understand them more now that I am older and I like them more. Also, I remembered that Beaker was my favorite muppet when I was younger, and he still is one of my favorites but I learned that I love Zoot and Floyd Pepper too, and I never realized that before. More recently, I have had dreams or more like two dreams with muppets in them, one of which sparked my love for Floyd.

What sort of saddens me right now is where the muppets have gone from when they were back in the Muppet Show to now, were I saw them singing with Miley Cyrus (*shudders*). It feels like they have lost the spirit that they once had. I really hope that they get it back one day.

Anyway, that is a little about me and my connection to the muppets. Other things about me is that I like to draw and write and wish to be a film editor when I get out of college. So, that is that is that. And let me say... Hello.