Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 08:40:55 -0400
Subject: Re: PUPT: Re: THE PUPPETRY STORE - I'm not dead yet!




Dear Kurt and Kathy,
     I agree with your STORE and Story.  Thanks for putting it on the
list.  Sincerely    Mary Aimee Sydnor

Kurt and Kathy Hunter wrote:

> Okay, that's my store and I'm sticking with it. I meant to say "that's
> my story", but I kind of like my typo better. Kurt
>
>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Kurt and Kathy Hunter
>      To: puptcrit
>      Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 9:24 PM
>      Subject: PUPT: THE PUPPETRY STORE - I'm not dead yet!
>        I've been down about the same road that Michael has with
>      my own book.  My book, "Puppets, Kids, and Christian
>      Education" came out last August.  I gave a copy to Jeanine
>      Bartelt, mostly as a token of thanks for the incredible job
>      that she did as director of The Puppetry Store, but partly
>      as a review copy to get it into the store. It didn't make it
>      into the store before the new director took over, so I sent
>      a review copy to the new director.  When I finally got a
>      hold of her, she was a few days away from going into the
>      hospital for a c-section.  She was already overwhelmed with
>      the work load of The Puppetry Store and that was before she
>      had a new baby to deal with too. I also gave a copy to the
>      the person who reviewed it for The Puppetry Journal, after
>      the fact though because she had already bought a copy, but
>      wanted another for a friend. On a side note, Michael's book
>      "Figure Making Can Be Fun?!?  A complete guide to making a
>      'professional ventriloquist figure'" is wonderful.  I found
>      it on his web site (
>      http://puppetsnprops.homestead.com/home.html ) back in
>      December and talked someone into getting it for me for
>      Christmas. On the topic of The Puppetry Store, I was one of
>      its defenders, when Puppethead first raised the questions
>      and my opinions haven't changed.  Puppethead certainly isn't
>      the first one to raise the questions and he (she?) won't be
>      the last.  Anyway, here's my opinion in a nutshell: - The
>      Puppetry Store is one of only two spots on the net where you
>      can see all of what is available for puppetry books (Ray
>      DaSilva is the other) in one place.  If you don't know what
>      books are available, the used book searches don't do much
>      good.- The Puppetry Store supplies books to regional and
>      local puppetry events around the country.  Regional
>      festivals and local guild Day's of Puppetry make great use
>      of having books that are shipped from The Puppetry Store
>      available for sale at events.  Because of the current
>      transition with The Puppetry Store this resource isn't
>      available at the regional festivals this summer.  At the
>      Great Plains Regional Festival, it was greatly missed.- If
>      The Puppetry Store is having problems it is because it is
>      such a greatly used resource that the store director is
>      overworked.  If no one was buying books from The Puppetry
>      Store we wouldn't have lost the last store director. Okay,
>      that's my store and I'm sticking with it. Kurt
>      Hunter www.HunterMarionettes.com
>

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Kurt and Kathy Hunter wrote:

Okay, that's my store and I'm sticking with it. I meant to say "that's my story", but I kind of like my typo better. Kurt

----- Original Message -----

From: Kurt and Kathy Hunter

To: puptcrit

Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 9:24 PM

Subject: PUPT: THE PUPPETRY STORE - I'm not dead yet!

  I've been down about the same road that Michael has with my own book.  My book, "Puppets, Kids, and Christian Education" came out last August.  I gave a copy to Jeanine Bartelt, mostly as a token of thanks for the incredible job that she did as director of The Puppetry Store, but partly as a review copy to get it into the store. It didn't make it into the store before the new director took over, so I sent a review copy to the new director.  When I finally got a hold of her, she was a few days away from going into the hospital for a c-section.  She was already overwhelmed with the work load of The Puppetry Store and that was before she had a new baby to deal with too. I also gave a copy to the the person who reviewed it for The Puppetry Journal, after the fact though because she had already bought a copy, but wanted another for a friend. On a side note, Michael's book "Figure Making Can Be Fun?!?  A complete guide to making a 'professional ventriloquist figure'" is wonderful.  I found it on his web site ( http://puppetsnprops.homestead.com/home.html ) back in December and talked someone into getting it for me for Christmas. On the topic of The Puppetry Store, I was one of its defenders, when Puppethead first raised the questions and my opinions haven't changed.  Puppethead certainly isn't the first one to raise the questions and he (she?) won't be the last.  Anyway, here's my opinion in a nutshell: - The Puppetry Store is one of only two spots on the net where you can see all of what is available for puppetry books (Ray DaSilva is the other) in one place.  If you don't know what books are available, the used book searches don't do much good.- The Puppetry Store supplies books to regional and local puppetry events around the country.  Regional festivals and local guild Day's of Puppetry make great use of having books that are shipped from The Puppetry Store available for sale at events.  Because of the current transition with The Puppetry Store this resource isn't available at the regional festivals this summer.  At the Great Plains Regional Festival, it was greatly missed.- If The Puppetry Store is having problems it is because it is such a greatly used resource that the store director is overworked.  If no one was buying books from The Puppetry Store we wouldn't have lost the last store director. Okay, that's my store and I'm sticking with it. Kurt Hunter www.HunterMarionettes.com