This looks like fun. A documentary on the puppeteer behind Elmo. He’s a big dude. Totally not what I pictured as the guy who does that high pitched voice…
Via Kottke.
Tag: puppets
Puppets sing “I can see clearly now the sin has gone”
Church concerts should be kept behind closed doors and not posted on YouTube.
Robbed of context most things performed at such events look even stupider.
Via Christian Nightmares.
How not to teach children to give generously
I’m not sure that stealing somebody’s money and giving it to the church is going to engender a spirit of generosity. What do you reckon.
GOD’S MUSCLE! from EIT! on Vimeo.
Apparently Peter is a standover man.
A scary puppet sings a kids song
Clowns might scare some people. Puppets scare me. Especially when they seem a little too human. I like it when puppets don’t break that “fourth wall” and become real characters with implicit souls.
Surely if you wanted to perform this song for the benefit of children you could have found a real child to sing it. Maybe this one. (via Scotteriology)
Bohemian like youse
It seems that everybody on the Internet wants to be known for a unique version of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody.
Here are a few different videos for your prog-rock listening pleasure.
There are more where that came from…
Ten plagues for all your houses…
One of the other things I may miss out on this Sunday if pain persists and I’ve seen the doctor is my role in our puppet driven kid’s talks at church.
That would be sad. I have been enjoying being Ernie. As in Bert and Ernie. Children like puppets. It’s a fact.
Children also need to learn about the plagues in Egypt. Because that’s important. Sadly this has been difficult to achieve with puppets. Until now. I give you the “Plague Puppets” courtesy of some Hebrew children’s resource site (perfect for your Old Testament needs)…
