Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:47:04 -0600 (CST) From: "Marie Buga" <mbuga-AT-rpl.regina.sk.ca> To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Props stolen from theater troupe -ATTN: Hawaii >Truly sad, Marc, but I can see that your puppeteer brain is already working through a likely scenario - Vlarg, an alien after all, finding himself in an strange environment - loving, perhaps, or, not at all loving and the adventures that ensue. Go for it! Perhaps, you'll find him again when you resume your earlier style of trawling through dumpsters. A happy reunion! Vlarg, call home. I hate it when people steal. > Especially when they steal somebody's livelihood tools! > That should be a big law in even the lowest of scumbags! > > They should know that they probably won't be able to sell a puppet again! > If hey fell in love with the puppet, they should order one from the > puppeteer! > > I know what it's like to lose a puppet. I lost a prototype of an alien > hand > puppet I had made. > It was my first of that type, and it even had a special effect (single > eyeball ejecting from orbit and dangling from optical nerve). > > One day, it fell from my backpack in my own neighborhood. I posted posters > and offered a reward, but I never heard from my Vlarg again. My only > consolation might be total wishful thinking, but I hope the puppet ended > up > with a kid who appreciates him. Vlarg would like that. > > > Needless to say I now always carry my puppets in containers that close and > that wouldn't open by mistake or friction. I am hyperprotective of any > puppet placed under my care, and go to extreme troubles sometimes to make > sure I always have them in sight when transporting them or doing > surveillance. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mathieu René Créaturiste > Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera... > Puppets, Masks, Etcetera... > www.creaturiste.com > creaturiste-AT-magma.ca > (514) 274-8027 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "KATHLEEN DAVID" <kathodavid-AT-mac.com> > To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 7:53 AM > Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Props stolen from theater troupe -ATTN: Hawaii > > >> Mark- >> First I want to say thank you for posting these news articles each and >> every day. I have learned a lot of nifty things from them. >> >> To the Group- >> This is the kind of theft that really burns my goat. Maybe it stems back >> to having a bag of puppets grabbed from my car oh so many years ago >> (almost 20 now) but still it is so sad considering all the work that >> went >> into the pieces and the care and handling that they have had. I tried to >> explain to a non-puppeteer why things like this are so painful. Their >> response was "Well you built them once so you can build them again >> right?" >> Yeah maybe I can recreate the piece but I can't recreate the history of >> the puppet lost. Every chip, every repaint, every repair is a story and >> gives the puppet its history. And with the lose of the puppet all you >> have >> is the memory. >> >> Kath >> _______________________________________________ >> List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org >> Admin interface: >> http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org >> Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org > Admin interface: > http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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