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-> > > > > > **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find > your travel > deal here. > (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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