How bad is the recession? Sesame Street Workshop is laying people off. Something's wrong with our hot water heater. I can guarantee we don't have the money to buy a new one. Fingers crossed that it just needs a part replaced that we CAN afford. Kaitlyn has developed a new and surprising skill. You read her a book once, then she takes it from you and starts back on the first page, "reading" it herself. Except, she gets most of the words right. Like, instant recall. Who was voted off of American Idol last night? (WARNING: SPOILER)- Jasmine. It must suck to know that the judges didn't think you had enough of a shot to use the new one-time veto on you. Think you get weird emails? Jenny of The Bloggess posted a screenshot of her Gmail. (WARNING: foul language, but so freaking funny. Don't read her blog? YOU SHOULD) I think I'm going to make Weight Watchers Baked Mac and Cheese with Broccoli for dinner. What about you? Last night's episode of CSI: NY was really … [Read more...]
‘Sesame Street’ designer Kermit Love passes away at age 91
Kermit Love-now if there was ever a name that belonged behind the scenes on Sesame Street, that would definitely be it. Although he swears that Jim Henson didn't name his famous Muppet Kermit the Frog after him, Kermit Love did help Henson create costumes and puppets for Big Bird, Mr. Snuffleupagus, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster. Love even appeared on the show as Willy the hot dog vendor. The first episode of Sesame Street premiered November 10, 1969, which means it has been on TV for my entire lifetime. Although episodes today are a little more modern than this, I found a YouTube video for the opening sequence from a show that aired in the 70s. See if this looks familiar: One year into the run of Sesame Street, Big Bird puppeteer Carroll Spinney was worried that he wouldn't be able to keep living in New York on the tiny salary he was earning from the show. Kermit Love advised him to give it one more month-the next month, Big Bird was on the cover of Time magazine and … [Read more...]
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