I'm leaving the world of humans and bailing out into felt...well, for a short time I am. Henceforth (or hence-a-few-weeks-forth) you'll find me on this site, acting out Uncle Eddie's characters as puppets on the stage of Theory Theater. If I'm not there you'll probably find me crumpled up on the bottom of the toy box.
BTW: You can read about Steve's puppet theories on the ASIFA-Hollywood Archive site, 9/29/10 entry:
http://www.animationarchive.org/
P.S. ...a nod to Mike F., another Punch and Judy fan of note.
Also BTW: YouTube informed me that Sony requires them to take down my H. P. Lovecraft reading from 6/11/2008. For those who haven't seen it, here's (below) one last chance. It's a little slow getting started, sorry about that, but the whole thing only lasts a few minutes, and I kinda like the peanut butter action. Not everybody did, though. A commenter said he wished he could stuff the peanut butter up my...well, you know.
Have fun beating the crap out of people.
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ReplyDeleteExcellent. What else can I say? You're a brilliant showman. The opening music served as the opening music for the legendary Sandy Becker show that aired in the morning for kids in NYC back in the early 60s. Still great after all these years.
ReplyDeleteDon't listen to the commenters on Youtube. They're all just grouchy trolls who have no life and like to start flame wars. I think this video is great.
ReplyDeleteMichael: Haw! Thanks! I wish I could see a Sandy Becker Show. I'll try Youtube.
ReplyDeleteRooni, jorge: Thanks!
Oh, shoot! Shouldn't have watched that naked. It was like you were right here in the room with me, watching me drink tea.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it getting taken down?! Does Sony own the recording? Maybe someone with a good voice could do a new recording to play over the video.
A puppet with free will! That's way more dangerous than a real boy.
ReplyDeleteYou're a genius, Eddie!
Good luck with that, Eddie. I never knew you were a puppeteer, as well as a brilliant cartoonist, comedian, theorist, and actor all in one.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the song in the beginning of the H.P. Lovecraft video you posted? It sounds a lot like something that Spike Jones and the City Slickers would have done. The bubbling noise even sounds like Mel Blanc to me!
Roberto: you were right about Spike Jones! The song is "Hawaiian War Chant."
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment! I'm not a professional puppeteer, I'm just an enthusiast. Professionals know things like how to give a puppet the illusion of weight, which Steve says is hard to do.
Severin: I don't know the details. I wasn't aware that the recording was owned by Sony. Maybe Lovecraft's stories are owned by them. I wish I knew.
ReplyDeletejust rewatched the lovecraft video. i was never a fan of his writing but it made a hilarious counterpoint to the business with the peanut butter.
ReplyDeletebtw, the idea of you going undercover as a puppet is hilarious. i think your turn as mortimer snerd back in the day is still on of your all time classics.
the mean puppet is a staple of comedy, just like the angry clown.
Sony owns the Lovecraft talking book.
ReplyDeleteThat was really good.
ReplyDeleteYou could take that comment in a different way, you know. That commenter may not have been criticizing your video. Rather, s/he may have been turned on by you and was talking about a fantasy.
Finding oneself in the position of having a good supply of Ritz crackers but an insufficiency of peanut butter is one of those tragedies of modern life that has not received adequate attention.
ReplyDeleteI'm envious that you managed to get one of those rare backwards-printed Ritz cracker cartons.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who licks peanut butter off the knife.
You ever notice that while the aroma of peanut butter is intoxicating when you're eating it, afterwards when you smell the remains of it on your person it drives you nuts.
Jennifer: Good Grief! I never considered that!
ReplyDeleteSteve: Thanks for looking that up! So Sony does own it. I wonder why they want to take down free advertising for their product?
Thanks, by the way, for the photos, which I tinkered with. I can't believe that you got images that sharp from an iPhone. Your den is a great place to take pictures!
Jorge: Not a Lovecraft fan, eh? You should get hold of the Roddy MacDowell record where he reads a couple of short stories. It's a gem!
Paul: Aaaargh! The reversed photo problem again!
oh Uncle Eddie, you don't eat crackers and peanut butter remains that way! You big silly, you take your crackers and fill the jar with them. Then you break them up and stir them around with a spoon. This coats the crackers with peanut butter without the scrape, scrape, scrapping. You do end up scrape, scrape, scrapping the sides to get the butter coated crumbs though...
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