
Here’s wishing everyone a very Happy New Year!!!

Well, I guess the Mayans were wrong, we’re still here, LOL. Tomorrow we start a New Year, 2013. My partner Steve and I got together on the phone the other night as always and talked about the past year and the upcoming year.
Both of us agreed that ventriloquism sure seems to be bigger than ever. We’ve both talked with vents that are getting more opportunities to perform and that is fantastic!
The website stats just keeps on growing and that’s another sign of how people are interested in ventriloquism. This past year our Ventriloquist Marketplace has helped many sell or find just the right item, based on the transactions we see happening.
The was sent in to me from Kevin Driscoll who lives in Framingham, MA, which is not very far from where I live:
Dan, I wanted to thank you for your words of encouragement and support over the past year.
If you remember the Jerry Mahoney shows on TV back in the 50’s and 60’s you could join the Jerry Mahoney club.
Today I am pleased to show you what you received in the mail when you did join the club. A big 8 1/2 x 11 heavy card stock Membership Certificate which also has the club songs printed on the back and you also received a membership card onto which you would place your own picture between the pictures of Jerry and Knucklehead.
Our good friend Bob Abdou sent these stories in and they’re not even about him. They’re about Barb Phoenix, a vent from Canada, who he describes as “a really fun, spunky, youthful lady.” He attached some photos she sent him along with two stories to share:
Last Sunday I was at church greeting with Otto for our community outreach Christmas dinner. Otto went over very well…
I’ve attached some pics. In the others SOMF stands for Sound of Music Festival. I hosted the Kids’ Stage for 3 years, serving as MC for the entertainers.