Monday, April 25, 2011

FLEXITOON TRIBUTE TO SOUPY SALES 2007

The Laurel & Hardy "Sons of the Desert" founding tent in New York City held a Soupy Sales Appreciation night in November 2007 at The Players Club. Grand Sheik and MC Jack Roth surprises the crowd with a special guest appearance by the one and only 'HEEEEY BOOBIE" POOKIE (built and performed by Puppeteer Craig Marin). Along with other luminaries (listen for the JOE FRANKLIN quip at about 4:10) SOUPY and his wife Trudy were in the front row for the program!!!
Looky here!
http://youtu.be/qU3MNQgIDwA

Monday, April 11, 2011

PUPPETS THROUGH THE LENS

FLEXITOON participated in a cool exhibit at the University of CT School of Puppetry

It was called PUPPETS THROUGH THE LENS.

We displayed the PINWHEEL PUPPETS from Nickelodeon

(below, with Olga and me)

As well as the Juke Box Band puppets and marionettes from

SHINING TIME STATION
The exhibit took place in April '08 and it was great fun.

Many thanks to BART ROCCOBERTON and his terriffic team

for creating such a memorable memory.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

RARE LAUREL & HARDY & CHUCK CLIP

Rick Sapphire just posted a rare clip, shot-off-the-TV, of him doing magic on the LAUREL & HARDY & CHUCK Show, 1962. A wonderful opportunity to see the great "Puppets by Ashley" and feel the warmth-through-the-tube that Chuck shared with us lucky lucky kids. Thanks, Rick for this treasure!