Someone recently asked for some ideas on getting exposure in their community. Several years ago, when JET was just getting started as a maker, she asked herself the same question.
The answer she came up with was completely different, and in all honesty she had slightly different reasons for doing this.…
This year at Convention, we were privileged to meet several great new Vents. Among them was a nice lady we had been corresponding with before we went to Kentucky, and when we met her she proved herself immediately to be a real character.…
Due to several suggestions that have come in from you good folks, we are going to attempt to set up a new section on the website. It will be called “Ventriloquist Listings”. The purpose of this is to be able for the vent community to be in touch with each other, and more importantly, it can be used to help each of you in your never ending quest for bookings.…
One thing that everyone needs to be aware of is how good a performer they REALLY are. Not how good do you think you are. Not how good does your Mother and the rest of your family think you are.
Truth – unkind as it can be, is the yardstick you need to judge your performance by.…
We were discussing the process of working with our friends to make a puppet. Sometimes people have an idea in their head and they have the artistic ability to draw a good sketch of the puppet they are envisioning. Late last year we had an example of just such a puppet.…
We get to see lots of different things at ConVENTion. Most of what we see, everybody also sees. Now and then we get to witness something that is not necessarily meant to be seen by everyone. This time I was armed with a camera and we want everyone to get to see what we witnessed that represents the real spirit of most of the attendees at the ConVENTion.…
