Remembering Jerry Nelson (July 10, 1934-August 23, 2012)

[Collgoff]

Wow that's intrusion fuzzygobo!

 

[FrackleFan2012]

I just saw on the newsstand Life Magazine's annual book of celebrities who passed away this year, and Jerry made the last page! Carroll Spinney drew a beautiful picture of Big Bird, with a tear in his eye, saying goodbye to Jerry, with the Count, Mumford, Herry, and Fat Blue surrounding him.
This is quite an achievement, since outside of Muppet circles, Jerry Nelson isn't exactly a household name. Even when Jim died, even though he got his picture on the covers of a few magazines, his death was marginalized in the news, only because Sammy Davis, Jr. died the same day.

Wow! That's wonderful. Can you show us the picture, please?

 

[muppetlover123]

yeah plz do

 

[fuzzygobo]

Unfortunately haven't got a scanner handy, but if you stop by any magazine stand/drugstore/supermarket, you can check it out and be as surprised as I was.

 

[Hubert]

Cool about the Life Magazine page thing. Maybe someone else around here has a copy of the magazine that they could scan up a picture?

 

[muppetlover123]

maybe you could find the magazines website?

 

[Muppet fan 123]

Wherever on earth they got this, but…
(full resolution)

I believe that picture was first at The Museum of Moving Image, where they held the Jerry Nelson Memorial.

 

[FrackleFan2012]

I believe that picture was first at The Museum of Moving Image, where they held the Jerry Nelson Memorial.

I do think so.

 

[Collgoff]

I believe that picture was first at The Museum of Moving Image, where they held the Jerry Nelson Memorial.

I think so too!

 

[FrackleFan2012]

Here's the Jerry Nelson tribute from the 2012 Jim Henson Company NYC Holiday Party featuring The Count and the Sesame Street gang wearing The Count's outfit.
http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Talk:Count_von_Count_Impersonators