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Category: Personal

Childhood Revisited

May 20, 2022 TheDummyShoppe 3 Comments

 Something New

Pewey (A-198)

50 plus years ago when JET and I grew up, we were in the same church in northern Illinois.  Every summer we looked forward to going to summer camp.  For several years I went to Camp Joy in Whitewater Wisconsin. …

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Posted in: News, Personal, Puppets, Ventriloquism

The Countdown Has Begun

May 6, 2022 TheDummyShoppe Leave a comment

Well folks the Countdown to Vent Haven has begun. Mark Wade is accepting registrations for the 2022 Vent Haven ConVENTion.

We are getting ready for our annual fun vacation and strongly suggest that if you want to get in on this years dose of fun that you take advantage of the opportunity to get signed up for this years ConVENTion. …

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Posted in: Hints and Tips, News, Personal, Puppets, Ventriloquism

Would Arm Rods Benefit your Act?

April 29, 2022 TheDummyShoppe 2 Comments

Something New

Gerald (B-45)

Stop for a minute and think about some of the best Ventriloquists you have ever seen. Then think about the ones that you remember that seemed the most “lifeless” and were just a puppet with a moving mouth.…

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Posted in: Hints and Tips, Personal, Puppets, Ventriloquism

A Shining Example of Professionalism

April 22, 2022 TheDummyShoppe Leave a comment

Something New

Vera (A-197)
Lydia (L-105)

Lets take a little time out for some fun this week. We just got to see some great videos from a very good friend of ours in North Carolina who also has a dual citizenship in England.…

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We All Need to Have a Critic

April 15, 2022 TheDummyShoppe Leave a comment

Something New

Maynard (M-151)

We all need to have a critic on our level of performance as a vent. If you will be brutally honest, you have the ability to be the best critic of your performance.

Set up a “stage area” at your house in a spare room or in the basement if you have one.…

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Be Very Careful When Buying Online

April 8, 2022 TheDummyShoppe Leave a comment

Something New

Mr. Scrogins (M-150)
Bucky (A-195)

On the heals of last weeks “Fraud Alert” we thought it was most appropriate to repost a storyfrom 2013 on the same topic. 

A good friend of ours from Australia who had made a purchase on the big “E” auction site.…

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Posted in: Hints and Tips, News, Personal, Puppets, Ventriloquism

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