Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:34:30 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] flaming puppets


This sounds very similar to a marionette I made years ago with a coat
hanger  armiture.  The difference was we gathered foxfire and lashed
it to the puppet for a one night only performance.  Foxfire is a
fungus/mushroom that gets into certain woods as they begin to decay.
When you find it and expose it to air by chopping away the surface
bark and wood and then wait 6 hours, it glows green like glow tape
used on theater floors. My friend Clyde and I used to put on yearly
foxfire shows up in the mountains at a Cherokee friend's Solstice
retreats.   We performed on a dark night in a dark grove and
everything was natural luminescence from Quartz crystals to fireflies
and foxfire.  You couldn't predict ahead of time whether there would
be participation from nature , but when it worked it was lovely.
Clyde knew the firefly mating signals (NPR) and could attract other
fireflies with a small green LED. we hung foxfire from trees and there
was a small pile of it in the center, which was the foxfire
marionette.  The small pile of foxfire would gather itself up as you
lifted the controls and then the figure would come together and walk
about.  It was natural black theater.  Clyde discovered how to find
foxfire with my brother inlaw and naturalist/folklorist Doug Elliot.
Clyde's article on finding foxfire appeared in Vol. 9  of the Foxfire
books.

http://www.foxfire.org/foxfire9.aspx
http://outside.away.com/outside/magazine/0798/9807wild.html
http://www.mountainx.com/ae/2001/0110frank.php

On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 2:52 PM, Bernie <bmta14-AT-charter.net> wrote:
> As a puppeteer and 10 year participant of Burnig Man I must confess that the
> fire option finally got under my skin this past year. I created a 3' tall
> flaming marionette made of clothes hanger wire threaded through the middle
> of kevlar rope which acts as a wick for fuel. The control is made of
> aluminum flatstock and the strings are braided steel downrigger line for
> fishing. As a first generation puppet this unit is still relatively
> primitive especially in the use of fuel.
> I started off using lamp oil which allows for a 4 minute flame with 3/4"
> rope but also needs an accellerant (acetone) to get it lit, and does not
> support a consistent sized flame for the entire 4 minutes, necessitating the
> thoughtful use of protective garb for the puppeteer.
> My next experiment with this puppet will be the use of a homemade type of
> napalm which should keep the flame lower for a longer period of time and
> give a better sense of definition to the puppet. You can view an example of
> this puppet as a part of a video on my website: www.beaupromo.com. It is in
> the Gallery section labeled "ripping the lid off traditional puppetry".
> As a footnote to this development I have also adapted a Limberjack puppet
> from a Jim Bartz workshop to operate in a similar manner with similar
> results regarding use of lamp oil.
> That project was a lot of fun since it didn't require a lot of work and can
> be viewed on Youtube by typing beaupromopuppetry in the suject box.
> Compared to my standard marionettes the fire puppets represent a cutting
> edge approach for me that is very exciting but also comes with the caveat
> that fire safety practices are ALWAYS strictly adhered to even in a
> rehearsal setting. All performances take place out of doors with the
> presence close by of an individual armed with a large piece of duvateen
> fabric for emergencies and snuffing out the remaining flames at the end of a
> performance.
>
> Bernie Beauchamp
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>>   1. Wood carving videos (one more) (Mathieu Ren?)
>>   2. 2009 (serendipity_puppets-AT-yahoo.co.uk)
>>   3. Re: 2009 (Robert Rogers)
>>   4. Re: 2009 (Hobey Ford)
>>   5. Re: 2009 (Brad Shur)
>>   6. Re: 2009 (Mc Arthur Terrance)
>>   7. Fw: Cementex Latex Freedom 100 - Ammonia Free (Robert Rogers)
>>   8. Re: 2009 (Michael Dowell)
>>   9. Re: 2009 (Mathieu Ren?)
>>  10. 100 Years (Steve Abrams)
>>  11. Re: Hank Stohl Has Passed Away (Steve Abrams)
>>  12. fire (Hobey Ford)
>>  13. Re: fire (Mathieu Ren?)
>>  14. Re: fire (Mary Horsley)
>>  15. Re: 2009 (Michael Moynihan)
>>  16. Fire (John Dudley)
>>  17. Re: Fire (Mathieu Ren?)
>>  18. Tasha Tudor (Hobey Ford)
>>  19. Re: Tasha Tudor (Hobey Ford)
>>  20. Re: Fire (Michael Moynihan)
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:13:34 -0500
>> From: Mathieu Ren? <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
>> Subject: [Puptcrit] Wood carving videos (one more)
>> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
>> Message-ID: <EEC65479EF3644FA803781EA74574077-AT-critter1>
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>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZHl1T712VU
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJPcN49i22Q
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eyum_exgzE4
>>
>> This three-part video seems very good for beginners.
>> Spirit Williams takes time to explain the very basics.
>> The subject matter (a bas relief of an iris) is a good choice for clarity.
>>
>> The video is not zoomed-in enough to see the tools at first, when she
>> explains.
>> However, the picture is clear enough to see the actual carving and the
>> tools, once she actually starts the carving.
>>
>> You get to hear the sounds of the tools, which is an added bonus for
>> understanding.
>>
>> Next best thing to observing a sculptor up close!
>>
>> It sure makes everything clearer for me. I feel ready to start my wooden
>> puppet now.
>> Soon as the studio is cleaned. Gotta start the new year well-organized!
>> Gotta get back!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:42:18 +0000
>> From: serendipity_puppets-AT-yahoo.co.uk
>> Subject: [Puptcrit] 2009
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID:
>> <324583159-1230752507-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-1012350480--AT-bxe091.bisx.produk.on.blackberry>
>>
>> Content-Type: text/plain
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>> This is only a quickie...I LOVE this group and have learnt much about
>> puppets and people by being a silent part of it. There are a few people
>> I've had contact with on and off the list and every time my life was
>> brighter because of it. To all of us Critters I sincerely hope that 2009
>> brings happiness and a full cupboard to everyone. Always take care.
>> Charles Topham (England)
>> ------------------
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:47:26 -0500
>> From: "Robert Rogers" <robertrogers-AT-robertrogerspuppets.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] 2009
>> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
>> Message-ID: <DBEF550F930C4774B86E4965A3159410-AT-roberty0lfrawy>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> I'd like to second Charles Topham's sentiment.  Peace and happiness to
>> everyone!
>>
>> Robert Rogers
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:59:34 -0500
>> From: "Hobey Ford" <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] 2009
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID:
>> <94bd5b080812311259s78db2f24h865481b13c5a623b-AT-mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> Cheers to all, Happy New Year.
>>
>> Hobey Ford
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Robert Rogers
>> <robertrogers-AT-robertrogerspuppets.com> wrote:
>>> I'd like to second Charles Topham's sentiment.  Peace and happiness to
>>> everyone!
>>>
>>> Robert Rogers
>>>
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>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:02:30 -0500
>> From: Brad Shur <mr_utamaro-AT-hotmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] 2009
>> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
>> Message-ID: <BAY139-W11B6D8748177E663883FA7FEE40-AT-phx.gbl>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>>
>>
>> May the bulk of our dread prove unfounded!
>>
>> B. Shur
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:59:34 -0500
>>> From: hobeyone-AT-gmail.com
>>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] 2009
>>>
>>> Cheers to all, Happy New Year.
>>>
>>> Hobey Ford
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 3:47 PM, Robert Rogers
>>> <robertrogers-AT-robertrogerspuppets.com> wrote:
>>> > I'd like to second Charles Topham's sentiment.  Peace and happiness to
>>> > everyone!
>>> >
>>> > Robert Rogers
>>> >
>>> > _______________________________________________
>>> > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
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>> _________________________________________________________________
>> It?s the same Hotmail?. If by ?same? you mean up to 70% faster.
>> http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_122008
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:13:46 -0800 (PST)
>> From: Mc Arthur Terrance <puppeterry-AT-yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] 2009
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID: <468505.32689.qm-AT-web32108.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>> On to Tomorrow, where the Journey is always full of Surprises!
>>
>> TV Mc Arthur
>> Fresno (CA) County Public Library
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:34:19 -0500
>> From: "Robert Rogers" <robertrogers-AT-robertrogerspuppets.com>
>> Subject: [Puptcrit] Fw: Cementex Latex Freedom 100 - Ammonia Free
>> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
>> Message-ID: <1495B1E597F84267ABC8B131FBB92F6C-AT-roberty0lfrawy>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> Just Before Midnight Email TemplateHi all,
>>
>> I just received this e-mail & thought I'd pass it along to all those
>> interested.
>>
>> Robert
>>
>>
>>
>>      Happy New Year!
>>
>>      A new year, a new mold making rubber...
>>
>>      We are pleased to announce the availability of our Freedom 100 Latex.
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>      -Cementex Latex Corp.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>            This message was sent from Cementex Latex Corp. to
>> robertrogers-AT-robertrogerspuppets.com. It was sent from: Standard Screen
>> Supply Corp., 121 Varick Street, New York, NY 10013. You can modify/update
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>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 8
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:41:03 -0800
>> From: Michael Dowell <moodooguru-AT-gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] 2009
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID: <25E778FB-D912-4EF8-96BD-A333696BD305-AT-gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
>>
>> Happiness is a warm puppet!
>>
>> On Dec 31, 2008, at 1:13 PM, Mc Arthur Terrance wrote:
>>
>>> On to Tomorrow, where the Journey is always full of Surprises!
>>>
>>> TV Mc Arthur
>>> Fresno (CA) County Public Library
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:15:57 -0500
>> From: Mathieu Ren? <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] 2009
>> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
>> Message-ID: <81F3080265CC4997AB91774C8BFCBBF4-AT-critter1>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> May Puppetry protect you all from the cold.
>> May that not come as a twisted ploy to puppetize YOU.
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 10
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:12:49 -0500
>> From: "Steve Abrams" <sapuppets-AT-gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Puptcrit] 100 Years
>> To: puptcrit <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
>> Message-ID:
>> <93f64b620812311412k51fb8919t3abb1cdb5116cfd0-AT-mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> Best Wishes to all for 2009
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> One hundred years
>>
>> In the year just passing French puppeteer Yve Joly turned 100
>>
>> and Osmond Molarsky turned 99
>>
>>
>>
>> George Pal 1908-1980
>>
>> Born in Hungary, invented the puppetoon when he came to Hollywood
>>
>>
>>
>> Michael O'Rourke 1908-1981
>>
>> Recently celebrated in Santa Monica, along with his partner Walton
>>
>>
>>
>> Fran Allison 1908-1989
>>
>> Friend of Kukla and Ollie
>>
>>
>>
>> Mel Blanc 1908-1989
>>
>> The greatest voice actor
>>
>>
>>
>> Archie Elliot 1908-1990
>>
>> Served 2 terms as PofA Pres, and he really knew how to run a puppet
>> festival
>>
>>
>>
>> Emma Louise Warfield 1908-1991
>>
>> Her donation created the PofA scholarship fund,
>>
>>
>>
>> Blanche Harding 1908 2004
>>
>> Montana puppeteer
>>
>>
>>
>> Rena Prim 1908-2007
>>
>> PofA membership before Olga Stevens
>>
>>
>>
>> Yves Joly 1908-
>>
>> French puppet artist inspired Burr Tillstrom to do hand ballets
>>
>> Celebrated his 100th birthday
>>
>>
>>
>> Herb Scheffel 1909-1962
>>
>> Finger puppeteer, master watercolorist, puppet journalist, and President
>> of
>> PofA in 1945
>>
>>
>>
>> Marie Samanisky 1909-1980
>>
>> Minnesota puppeteer who ran the Puppetry Store in the 1970s
>>
>>
>>
>> Ben Yano 1909-1984
>>
>> Worked with Yosl Cutler & Zuni Maude as part of Yiddish puppet theatre in
>> early 1930s
>>
>>
>>
>> Jan Bussell 1909-1985
>>
>> Major force in English puppetry world, created Muffin the Mule, author of
>> many book, international UNIMA president
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike Manteo 1909-1989
>>
>> Sicilian-American puppeteer in NYC
>>
>>
>>
>> Jean Starr Wiskell 1909-1990
>>
>> PofA President 1948 from Louisana, consultant to Junior League women
>>
>>
>>
>> Victor Charles 1909-1991
>>
>> Night club puppeteer, retired to Florida
>>
>>
>>
>> Robert Desarthis 1909-1993
>>
>> Guignol in the Luxembourg Gardens of Paris from 1933 on
>>
>>
>>
>> Francois Martin 1909-1995
>>
>> Puppet theatre in Carmel CA
>>
>>
>>
>> Ruth Gilpin 1909-1999
>>
>> Atlanta TV puppeteer, lead groups of puppeteers on trips to international
>> festivals
>>
>>
>>
>> R Bruce Inverarity 1909-1999
>>
>> Seattle puppeteer, expert on Northwest Native American carving, author of
>> "A
>> Manual of Puppetry" 1936
>>
>>
>>
>> Hans Schmidt 1909-1999
>>
>> Chicago puppeteer
>>
>>
>>
>> Lee Tien Liu 1909-1998
>>
>> Puppeteer from Taiwan, subject of film "Puppet Master" 1989
>>
>>
>>
>> Osmond Molarsky 1909-
>>
>> Celebrated his 99th birthday in Nov 2008. Listed in 1930 Puppetry
>> Yearbook.
>> At Swarthmore College hired future best selling author James Michener
>> (1907-1997)
>> to help with his shows
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 11
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:20:19 -0500
>> From: "Steve Abrams" <sapuppets-AT-gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Hank Stohl Has Passed Away
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID:
>> <93f64b620812311420l1fdf4f4cy294434c84799c723-AT-mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> AndrewThanks for posting.
>> I visit Pittsburgh every year to do shows and I had a chance to see Knish
>> on
>> exhibit some years back. One look at the delightful puppet give a hint of
>> why Stohl's Rodney and Knish were so well loved in the Pittsburgh area.
>> Stohl worked with Aniforms  (Morey Bunin) in the mid 60s and then went to
>> Hollywood
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:24 AM, Andrew <puppetvision-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not sure if anyone on the list knew or was familiar with the work of
>>> Hank Stohl, but I wanted to pass along that unfortunately he passed away
>>> earlier this week at the age of 81. Hank was a well-known puppeteer on
>>> local
>>> TV in Pittsburgh in the `50s and `60s and also worked in New York for a
>>> few
>>> years in the mid-1960s I believe. In the late 60s he turned to acting and
>>> had a very successful career in TV and theatre.
>>>
>>> http://www.puppetvision.info/2008/12/rest-in-peace-hank-stohl.html
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_603271.html
>>>
>>> - Andrew
>>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 12
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:35:39 -0500
>> From: "Hobey Ford" <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Puptcrit] fire
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID:
>> <94bd5b080812311835r211ad46cv49057988e94ef02-AT-mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> Ever notice sitting around a fire is like primative theater with
>> animation, lighting, special effects, sparks, smoke, even sound. Story
>> and fire go way back.  The flames are the actors and the coals the
>> glowing grotto.  Ok no more champagne.
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 13
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:59:11 -0500
>> From: Mathieu Ren? <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] fire
>> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
>> Message-ID: <FC7CA2812E39439A8D9110FA09AAEA95-AT-critter1>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> Hobey, you're totally right about the magic of fire.
>> I'd love to have a show with a real campfire in it, or a pit fire, or at
>> the
>> veryt least some large torches.
>>
>> Stupid safety laws forbid us to use most types of fires for our stage
>> performances, and even outdoors, it reaquires days of negotiating, special
>> permits, and spending!
>> We're therefore forced to make use of cold, heartless and thrill-less
>> technology to simulate flames that don't even come close to "cutting it"!
>>
>> Forget about the sacred and inspiration and mystery of a real fire, people
>> only care about their buildings, their possibly charred clothes, their
>> lives
>> that may or may not be altered.
>>
>> Futile world!
>> Who cares about safety, when good storytelling could be had with real
>> dancing-roasting-roaring flames?
>>
>>
>> (PS: this "rise of darkness" might be directly due to just finishing
>> watching the "Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog" movie for the second time in
>> a
>> row. It's very funny, but at times very serious, and absolutely very very
>> dark. I reccomend it. It's very inventive, high quality, despite being a
>> low
>> budget with only three main characters. The songs are pretty good too, fun
>> harmonies and contrasts!).
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 14
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:51:57 -0500
>> From: Mary  Horsley <mphorsley-AT-earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] fire
>> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
>> Message-ID: <C58199FD.C3F0%mphorsley-AT-earthlink.net>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>>
>> Ok, Hobey, pass the champagne down to Va.
>>
>> Happy New Year.....almost!
>>
>> Mary Horsley
>>
>>
>> On 12/31/08 9:35 PM, "Hobey Ford" <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ever notice sitting around a fire is like primative theater with
>>> animation, lighting, special effects, sparks, smoke, even sound. Story
>>> and fire go way back.  The flames are the actors and the coals the
>>> glowing grotto.  Ok no more champagne.
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
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>>> Archives: http://www.driftline.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 15
>> Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:34:59 -0600
>> From: Michael Moynihan <mmoynihan-AT-wi.rr.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] 2009
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID: <056232E9-49E8-4AD8-AECF-62D819D313F0-AT-wi.rr.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes
>>
>> Here's to a new, improved, better year for all.
>>
>> One future of DIGITAL puppetry demonstrated at the end of this video
>> presentation:
>> http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jeff_han_demos_his_breakthrough_touchscreen.html
>>
>> And a truly revolutionary proposal for our collective future, to say
>> goodbye to '08 and hello/hope for '09:
>> http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/karen_armstrong_makes_her_ted_prize_wish_the_charter_for_compassion.html
>>
>> Anyone creating shows regarding compassion?
>>
>> - m j moynihan
>> milwaukee usa
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 16
>> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 09:27:24 +0000
>> From: John Dudley <john.dudley-AT-telepuppets.com>
>> Subject: [Puptcrit] Fire
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID: <770CE501-902C-47CB-97D8-B3C344D22AF3-AT-telepuppets.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes
>>
>> Hi Mathieu
>>
>> I regret that your email re Fire and regulations for it's use indoors
>> is not futile in the light of what has happened last evening in Bangkok.
>> The Night Club fire which killed 57 people and injured many more
>> started on the stage and caught light to the whole ceiling  very
>> quickly. Apparently only one exit was open. People were trampled on
>> and panic ensued trying to get out.
>>
>> Fire is great to look at where it is controlled. I used to use fire in
>> an act of mine in Variety Theatres over forty years ago and at band
>> call on a Monday morning in a new theatre where I was playing, the
>> fire officer had to O.K. my act , despite the fact that any flames
>> were under my control at all times.
>>
>> My thoughts go with all the people who have lost their lives on New
>> Years Eve where there were obviously no safety checks. I am sure that
>> those involved did not think that safety is futile.
>>
>> John Dudley
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 17
>> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 06:34:34 -0500
>> From: Mathieu Ren? <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Fire
>> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
>> Message-ID: <1A105EB8E19549DB80746714B8A41D54-AT-critter1>
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>>
>> John,
>> I was using exageration / humour.
>>
>> I'm sorry to hear people died on New Years Eve from an unchecked fire
>> hasard.
>> These happen way too often. Public places should always have at least two
>> exits, accessible at all times.
>>
>> Of course safety laws are necessary! Especially fire laws.
>> Everyone should know that by now.
>> Smoky the Bear (Only you can prevent Forest fires) must have colleagues
>> worldwide.
>> When I was a kid, the fire mascot on our province's TV spots was an
>> oversimplistic green arrow character. It looks weird to me now, but as a
>> kid, I loved it so much, that when my parents made a stuffed doll of it
>> for
>> me, it became my favorite toy. I must still have it in a box somewhere,
>> never could bring myself to throw it out.
>>
>>
>> And if some adults still don't know the dangers, maybe it's time families
>> got back to living outdoors and let their babies play around the campfire,
>> so they'll learn the danger by touch, fast. Instincts will probably stop
>> them from actually touching the fire. This one is no exagerated example,
>> it
>> was actually common practice in tribes. Who ever heard of fences around
>> the
>> tribe's campfire?  Not practical for cooking, is it? We tend to
>> overprotect
>> our kids nowadays.  In my days, we played with live dinosaurs (and so on,
>> and so forth).
>> While I understand that we need to protect them, overprotecting them
>> deprives them of valuable experience. I once had to trick a ten year old
>> into forgetting her peer-imposed fear of all blades, so she could use a
>> craft knife in one of my school workshops!  I explained the safety rules,
>> showed her how to hold and cut, told her how often people get cuts from
>> it,
>> and I even got the safety kit brought closer, just in case. I did not baby
>> her, nor instilled fear. I left the decision to her, and went to help
>> someone else. I kept an eye on her of course, but she was unaware of it.
>> When she finally picked up the big OLFA LB knife, and started carving,
>> there
>> was a kind of unlocking. At the end of that morning, it turned out that
>> she
>> was naturally gifted as a carver, churning out mini spheres of styrofoam
>> just for fun at lunchtime! I couldn't even carve that small that quick! So
>> much more time could have been wasted, just because she had unjustifiably
>> been made affraid of blades.
>>
>> back on topic:
>> I just meant that the autorities exagerate, to the point of stopping our
>> show-making effects, and sometimes the shows themselves. At some point, we
>> have to decide if it's enough: sprinklers, smoke and carbon dioxyde
>> detectors and fire extinguishers aren't that uncommon a combo in
>> performing
>> venues. That, and nowadays, most local authorities make fireproofed
>> curtains
>> mandatory in performing spaces. The chances of a dangerous fire in such
>> equipped places are pretty slim.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 18
>> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:10:53 -0500
>> From: "Hobey Ford" <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com>
>> Subject: [Puptcrit] Tasha Tudor
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID:
>> <94bd5b080901010710i6fa2685cpe4d5e6276f1eee89-AT-mail.gmail.com>
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>>
>> This last year marked the passing of Tasha Tudor who as well as an
>> illustrator and later day Martha Stewart was a doll and marionette
>> maker.  Tasha had yearly performances in her barn in VT.  Neighbors
>> and friends would gather for these quaint shows and sit on hay bales
>> to watch the performances.  In her early years she toured her shows
>> around new England including The Natural History Musuem in NYC.
>> Though we weren't close, she was my mother's half sister and we had a
>> year long coorespondance around 15 years ago when I did interviews
>> with her for an article in the Puppetry Journal.  Childhood visits to
>> her farm were like a step into 19th century New England.  She and my
>> cousins dressed in 19th century garb.  Her farm and children were the
>> models for her artwork.  Her marionettes were very simple and while
>> the shows weren't rivetting puppet theater the whole experience was
>> magical.  She was an astute business woman and had her own empire
>> based on her books and artwork and later in life she became the model
>> along with grandchildren and neighbors for photogragher Richard Brown
>> who did a series of books on her world.   She was most famous for her
>> illustrated childrens book and her illustrations of classics like
>> "Wind in the Willows" and "The Secret Garden".  She was 92 years old.
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 19
>> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 11:44:29 -0500
>> From: "Hobey Ford" <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Tasha Tudor
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID: <p06240806c582a31bb65f-AT-[192.168.111.3]>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"
>>
>> I have attached an illustration  by Tasha of a performance in her
>> barn.  (I have photoshopped the seam between pages)
>>
>> [ Attachment:
>> http://lists.puptcrit.org/pipermail/puptcritattach/attachments/20090101/fbd35032/attachment.jpg
>> ]
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 10:10 AM, Hobey Ford <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
>>>   This last year marked the passing of Tasha Tudor who as well as an
>>>   illustrator and later day Martha Stewart was a doll and marionette
>>>   maker.  Tasha had yearly performances in her barn in VT.  Neighbors
>>>   and friends would gather for these quaint shows and sit on hay bales
>>>   to watch the performances.  In her early years she toured her shows
>>>   around new England including The Natural History Musuem in NYC.
>>>   Though we weren't close, she was my mother's half sister and we had a
>>>   year long coorespondance around 15 years ago when I did interviews
>>>   with her for an article in the Puppetry Journal.  Childhood visits to
>>>   her farm were like a step into 19th century New England.  She and my
>>>   cousins dressed in 19th century garb.  Her farm and children were the
>>>   models for her artwork.  Her marionettes were very simple and while
>>>   the shows weren't rivetting puppet theater the whole experience was
>>>   magical.  She was an astute business woman and had her own empire
>>>   based on her books and artwork and later in life she became the model
>>>   along with grandchildren and neighbors for photogragher Richard Brown
>>>   who did a series of books on her world.   She was most famous for her
>>>   illustrated childrens book and her illustrations of classics like
>>>   "Wind in the Willows" and "The Secret Garden".  She was 92 years old.
>>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 20
>> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 10:50:49 -0600
>> From: Michael Moynihan <mmoynihan-AT-wi.rr.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Fire
>> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
>> Message-ID: <26EA3B0F-4F73-425F-9569-AEB1BC8CCEE0-AT-wi.rr.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes
>>
>> When I was running a theatre company we had performers who would
>> juggle flaming torches, eat/spit fire & spin fire, sometimes while on
>> stilts. We made and used puppets, but never incorporated fire puppets.
>>
>> Of course most performances were outside.
>>
>> A friend and multi talented performer, musician, costumer &
>> photographer, who I worked with & goes by the name of PHOENIX
>> FIRESTARTER is at THE BURNING MAN festival every year. She is on the
>> crew that sets it up before and returns the dessert to its original
>> state after the celebration. She is a fire performer. I've seen
>> pictures and videos and live cams of the annual event. I'd bet there
>> are artist created fire breathing dragons and various fire puppets
>> there.
>>
>> Just found this image
>> http://tinyurl.com/752ulf
>>
>> and this vid
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXasuPMnysg
>>
>>
>> m j moynihan
>> milwaukee usa
>>
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