I received my copy of Dave Erskine’s new book about “The Great Lester” (click here see the blog about his book) and I must tell you I was unable to put it down until I finished reading it.
What David did was let you hear Harry Lester tell you his story in his own words. You become totally enthralled with his story and because it is told in the first person he is talking to you so you just can’t stop.
Here’s a video showing Carole Silvester’s Frank Marshall Figure “Freckles”. He is 39″ tall and is 100% original as the way he came from Frank Marshall except for the wig.
I’ve been in contact with the family of William (Pretty Bopp) Franklin, and Dallas was kind enough to send us some pictures of William. I did some blogs a few years ago about him (click here to see those blogs).
Here’s a video showing a fully loaded Ken Spencer ventriloquist Figure. This is an amazing Ken Spencer figure. He stands a full 40″ tall, has all original paint and has the following functions.
I’m happy to announce that my good friend David Erskine has just published a book titled “The Great Lester: Ventriloquism’s Renaissance Man.”
For those of you who may not know David, he is a retired thru-freight conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad Co., is recognized as being an eclectic ventriloquial performer, historian, collector, author, and coach—as well as being a student of creativity and comedy. He has been on the entertainment scene since 1955 and has contributed stories to magazines, books, and websites.
He has self-published histories of ventriloquists and ventriloquism. Additionally, in 2009 he wrote Margaret’s Music Is Her Life Story as told to David Erskine. Margaret Kiwiet lived through one of the most horrifying times in modern history, but her story is filled with love and joy throughout. The book is available at LuLu.com. and Amazon.com. He is currently developing a CD, The Collector’s Voice by David Erskine—a digital look at the folk art of collecting in the ventriloquists’ world. He and his wife, Marie, a retired director of critical care nursing, live in Fort Worth, Texas.
