We here at Ventriloquist Central want to let all our readers know that Conrad Hartz is, at the moment, in the hospital with a blood disorder that at present has not been identified.
We wish him well and hope for a speedy recovery from what ever this ailment might be. You can certainly wish him well here on the blog (leave your comments below), on Worldvents or on Facebook.
I personally want to say GET WELL SOONN CONRAD!!!
Dan
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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com
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Good News !! Conrad was diagnosed with Sweets Syndrome and has taken meds for this and is already improving. He will be home from the Hospital tomorrow!!
That IS good news! I feel a deep affinity for Conrad. He created my main figure, Louie. I had a previous Louie figure for over forty years, and when I saw Conrad’s for sale (the resemblance to my previous figure was striking) I had to have it. I wrote him asking permission to change the hair and, perhaps, paint the eyebrows a different color and he was instantly back to me…very open and friendly and said, “sure, go ahead!” Even offered me some tips.
I couldn’t do it, though.
Put the new wig on OVER Conrad’s original and affixed it with invisible fasteners. Didn’t touch the eyebrows.
It’s a Hartz figure, after all.
We are fortunate that he is well. While he lives, we are walking with a giant.
Speedy recovery, Conrad Hartz.
Me and my Hartz figures — Sen. T. Aloysius Crocker and Plato, the philosopher-king of the road — wish Conrad a speedy recovery.