Reflections upon my Birthday
Introduction Hey, how’s everybody doing? I’m pretty good. This month I’ll be celebrating my 50th…
Reflections upon my Birthday
Introduction Hey, how’s everybody doing? I’m pretty good. This month I’ll be celebrating my 50th birthday. People have often told me that I look younger than I am, and I’ve tried to look at that as a compliment. The truth is that I don’t feel old. I’ve been 49 for almost a complete year but…
BTS: Reacting to Photos
One of my earliest ideas when I began to get into puppetry, was that I could produce videos with my puppets which have a little bit of fun with some of the strange things you see on social media platforms. My first attempt at this was a couple of years ago when I filmed the…
Puppet Mock Campaign Zoom Call
I had another idea for a puppet project today that I wanted to share with everybody. Inspired by the virtual gatherings held over zoom calls for Kamala Harris, we would hold a giant zoom call with all puppets for a mock virtual campaign rally. One puppet would serve as the candidate that we’re supporting, and…
Project Ideas for the Fall and Winter
As we are entering August, I wanted to reach out to everybody with a proposal for a few puppet projects. In the past, my ideas for projects have suffered from too much procrastination and too little time. This year, I hope that I can change that with a little bit of advanced planning. And, I…
Ideas for recording Puppet videos in the Field
I planned on having my puppet out while I attended Comic Con in Lansing yesterday. It seemed like the best place/time, because everybody is in costumes anyways, I would practically blend right in. I am also inspired by someone who I saw walking around the floor during the Grand Rapids Comic Con with a Kermit…
Commentary: “Staying Alive” Video
On Wednesday, I produced and released my sixth lip sync musical video featuring my puppets singing to the lyrics of “Staying Alive.” Overall, I think that the video turned out very well considering that I didn’t take much time to rehearse. It was meant to be a quick video, so I didn’t bother to set…
Reflecting back on “The Phantom Menace”
We watched “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” in the theater yesterday in celebration of “May the 4th,” and overall it is a pretty strong entry into the Star Wars franchise. Of course, “The Phantom Menace,” was a movie which was released ten years after the previous movie, “Return of the Jedi” and, being a prequel,…
Ode to Elijah
As Written by ChatGPT Command: Write a poem called “Ode to Elijah” In fields of gold where sunlight plays,There roams a soul in gentle ways.Elijah, with eyes like morning dew,A heart so pure, a spirit true. In every breeze, his laughter sings,A melody that spreads its wings.With every step, he paints the earth,In hues of…
International Puppet Day
Thursday was International Puppet Day, and I celebrated it by contributing some video to a virtual “Puppet Parade” on YouTube. We were traveling last weekend, so this was video that I put together Sunday afternoon once we were back. The requirements were to send in video of your puppet “marching” as a part of a…
Improvisation with Puppets
Yesterday, I participated in a Puppetry Improvisation Zoom call with a group of other puppeteers hosted by Paul Greggs. Improvisation has never come easily for me either in skits or music, but things tend to go a little better for me when I am performing with a puppet. There are still challenges, as the puppet…
