tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post2057353906808518099..comments2024-03-09T00:58:19.040-08:00Comments on THE WORLD IS A STAGE: That Magical Face...JAY JOHNSONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04209913484299156278noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-69045096392563918462014-04-23T17:39:35.196-07:002014-04-23T17:39:35.196-07:00Loved the WInchell Mahoney show. Want me to sing ...Loved the WInchell Mahoney show. Want me to sing the theme song? I still remember it. As a kid I preferred Knucklehead Smith but as I grew older, I appreciated Jerry's attitude -- can even see it on his face. Sideways glances with mouth agape still crack me up. But when I got to see you live at The Horn from 10 feet away, I was blown away. Bob's sense of humor is just the best. He was Bob, right? Hope to see you live again someday. Thanks for sharing your talent. PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-60878864494458901072014-04-20T16:00:34.127-07:002014-04-20T16:00:34.127-07:00I can relate somewhat. The first time I saw a vent...I can relate somewhat. The first time I saw a vent was you Jay on Soap and that inspired me to pursue this illusionary art. My first puppet didn't even have a moving mouth (there was no where in Australia at the time to buy a real ventriloquist figure) but it didn't stop me from practicing. In fact I recall as a child using many inanimate objects for vent practice, lol even my pet bird (which I guess wasn't actually inanimate)<br /><br />I hope your DVD will make it's way across the ocean to this Aussie vent :)Ben Veenkamphttp://benveenkamp.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-70880057299766098122014-04-15T10:05:24.357-07:002014-04-15T10:05:24.357-07:00Lovely memories, Jay...and I look very forward to ...Lovely memories, Jay...and I look very forward to being one of the "select few" to purchase a DVD!!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16659771509509165718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-59298953077007527662014-04-14T22:56:49.244-07:002014-04-14T22:56:49.244-07:00I loved Winchell and Jerry. One creative man he wa...I loved Winchell and Jerry. One creative man he was. I wound up getting a Len Insul figure from Oscar Oswald in London for 25 Pounds. Still have him. Did not get good enough to do a vent act, but did some MC gags without moving my lips. :)Pete Birohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567048380834077530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-15072283764021620182014-04-14T10:47:53.109-07:002014-04-14T10:47:53.109-07:00Thanks for the memories, my first vent figure was ...Thanks for the memories, my first vent figure was a Jerry with the string in the back bought from the Sears catalog. I latter took him apart and mounted his head on a stick and made a hollow body. He served me well for many years. I think we all owe a lot to Paul and Jerry.23Bob Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11219433571138755767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32734453.post-5489543728987932782014-04-14T09:17:07.074-07:002014-04-14T09:17:07.074-07:00The headstick Jerry turned up in a post on faceboo...The headstick Jerry turned up in a post on facebook yesterday, and I was transported to my childhood. The blue eyeshadow on mine wore off fast...followed by much of the cheek rouge...but I used him for a long, long time that way. Then I reconfigured his face with Celastic, rewigged him, and he was my first "Louie" for many, many years. Still have him. Thanks, once again, for the memories, Jay.P. Greciannoreply@blogger.com