File puptcrit/puptcrit.0808, message 245


From: Fred Greenspan <greenspan-AT-earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:25:00 -0400
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Stolen Puppets


Steven,

I agree with you 100%. The only thing I would add is that if I stop  
for dinner on the way home from doing a show, I look for a restaurant  
with glass windows where I can sit and see/watch my parked vehicle.  
Paranoid? - I think not. Born and raised in NYC.

Fred

Fred Greenspan - Traditional Puppeteer
Ossining, New York
http://www.traditionalpuppetry.com
Punch & Judy, Italian marionettes, flea circus

On Aug 21, 2008, at 2:45 PM, Widerman-AT-aol.com wrote:

> Hi Nancy,
>
> I would like to express my sincerest sympathy regarding the loss of  
> your
> treasured puppet performers.
>
> Your incident has provoked quite a few horror stories of lost  
> shows, and I
> am always disturbed by hearing them. I hope we can all learn  
> something. I have
> always endeavored to ensure this would never happen to me. Beautifully
> crafted  puppets are a major part of the preparation our clients  
> pay to see. Try to
> think  of the consequences of them not being there whenever you  
> leave them
> anywhere. No  security system is perfect, but there are things we  
> can do.
>
> My business is based in New York, and I try to be very security   
> conscious.
> I never, ever leave any part of my show in my vehicle  and I never  
> leave
> anything unattended while loading in and out of a  performance  
> space. It only takes
> a second for someone to grab a case and run  off. They will often  
> find it
> full of useless puppets and throw them away.  Too bad for them,  
> tragically
> devastating for us!
>
> My vehicle is for transportation only, it is not a storage space  
> for  my
> show. When I worked out of a studio in Manhattan, if I booked shows on
> consecutive days, while it would have been easy to leave the show  
> in my vehicle  over
> night, I would never do that, not even in an attended parking  
> garage.  Although
> it was a tremendous amount of effort, I would take my entire show   
> out, put it
> on the elevator, store it overnight in my studio, and then load  it  
> all out
> again in the morning. I have had my car window shattered for a   
> quarter left on
> the seat. $300.00 worth of damage to get 25 cents! Could I park  my  
> show, go
> see a movie and come back? Wouldn't dream of it. I would be   
> justifiably
> worried about my show through that entire movie.
>
> I understand that storing things becomes impractical with very large
> traveling productions. However, I would still make an effort to  
> store  puppets and
> irreplaceable items in my motel room and not let them out of my   
> sight. I would
> use an alarmed lock on a truck door and park it within  earshot of  
> my room.
>
> If anyone else has valuable security advice, please pass it along.
>
> I will be greatly heartened if this message saves a single puppet  
> from  being
> stolen. Thanks for letting me say my peace.
>
>       -Steven->
>
>
>
>
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