They Have Done It Again – The Dummy Shoppe | Puppets by JET

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After the success of their new puppets called “Figmys”, Steve and JET of The Dummy Shoppe, Puppets by JET have introduced two NEW Figmy puppets.

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Ventriloquist Central Chat

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Back at the beginning of this year Steve and I had our Blog Talk Radio program going but as some things go it went by the wayside. Not because we wanted to stop but because the program changed how we could do the show and the time limits that they gave us.

Some of you have asked about doing it again, so we had to come up with a better idea. And we think we have.

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Ask the Pro Ventriloquist Bob Abdou | Marionette Question

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Once again, ventriloquist Bob Abdou has provided us with good insight with today’s segment of “Ask the Pro.”

Heya, Mr. P
Got yet ANOTHER question for you. (You may have to change your name to “Mr. Answer” . . .) I have never done any marionette puppetry. Getting an itch to experiment with it. Do you have any recommendations on how to get started/practice/techniques?
Michael – New Mexico

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Charlie McCarthy Book Matches

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In the world of collecting everything is fair game. Included is match book covers. Among the collectible covers are those that depict that impish character Charlie McCarthy.

The common one is the light blue cover which advertised the “The Goldwyn Follies” of 1938 but there were actually 4 different color covers that were issued. I am pleased to show you all four of these covers which also include green, pink and red.

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Dan Willinger’s Ventriloquist Central Collection, Way Back When

Last week I showed you a photo that Conrad Hartz had sent in of a marionette that could have been my kin (click here to see the blog)

Figure builder Dan Payes sent in this picture which I thought was pretty funny too.

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