Greetings from one Bird to another

[Rapid T Rabbit]

http://www.bobdbob.com/~rtrabbit/personal/bb2lb.jpg

Jen you will get the original of the above along with a second one, and J you have one coming too!

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

WOWEEEEE!!!!


THANK YOU RICHARD!

I'm so excited!! Carol Spinney RULES!!

LOVE LIVE BIG BIRD!!!!!!!!

[Lilredridinghood]

That's so cool! Carroll Spinney does rule, he use to live next to my Great-Grandmother in New York! That's a cute Looney Bird. So Carroll Spinney did that artwork???

I can't wait to see the Looney Bird show you guys did, I know it's going to be delicious stuff!

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Yes, that is bonifide original artwork from the man's own hand Kerry!

SO COOL!!!!!



:D :D :D :D

[kaittttt]

Oh my gawd! =O!! CARROLL SPINNEY..!? This is AMAZING..!! I ADORE that man! How did you get this..??

Hahaha. By the way...have any of you ever read The Wisdom of Big Bird...? If not, I highly recommend it. :3

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

I heard it is a good book too....but i have not reas it, let alone see a copy of it in the bookshops.

Nothing can beat one of his first books though...the immortal "How To Be A Grouch". What a GREAT book! It was a short illustrated childrens' book released in the mid 70's by Whitman. It was not only written by Carroll, but also illustrated by him as well. VERY FUNNY and one of my faves to this day.

Richard, thanks a bunch for the pictures! They both arrived safely and now i have to figure out where to display them.

[kaittttt]

Yes, yes! I've read How to Be a Grouch, too! :] The Wisdom of Big Bird also includes illustrations by him. Both are VERY good books.

[VegaNova]

This is becoming destined for the "off topic" board, but on a related note - did anyone here pick up Old School Sesame Street vol 1 on DVD yet? I ran out and bought this on the day it was released and it's frickin awesome. And it's about time a collectors set of Sesame was released.

Granted I wasn't born till 1980 so this set predates my era by a bit, but I remember seeing a lot of it since they recycle so much stuff. :D

Anyway if you haven't bought or seen this yet, it's definetely worth getting.

-VegaNova

[captslappy]

I did! How about that orange Oscar? The original Gordon has hair! Best of all... no Elmo!

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Oh yes! NO ELMO!! YAY!!!

Yeah, i grew up with the "original" Sesame Street. I remember Mister Hooper, and Big Bird looking skinny and all yellow ( no white forehead feathers). Good times.

Looney Bird holds up his Big Bird plush during the Rapid T. Rabbit interview as a little in joke and tribute to the man himself.

[Rapid T Rabbit]

Jenn....my pleasure, anytime!

Kaitttt...I've known Caroll for well over 30 years, and I'm probably his biggest (oldest?) loyal fan. He is indeed a very special friend, and my only personal hero, as well as my inspiration to become a puppeteer and performer. Caroll even helped fund the RTR costume character. I get to see him usually once a year when he's here in New York taping a season of Sesame Street. He grew up in the Boston area, and lives on a farm that's literally on the CT-MA border, though he keeps a NYC apartment only for when he's working here.

Getting this thread back On Topic...Big Bird's name came up during my interview with Looney Bird when I mentioned to Looney the two things he has in common with my yellow feathered friend, they're both birds whose first names are adjectives!

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

Hey Richard...

In general, when does Sesame Street tape their show? I remember you mentioning it usually only shoots for a couple of weeks a year there in NY.

Can you give me some idea, based on past activity, what time of year they usually tape the show?

[Rapid T Rabbit]

Jen...

Based on their current 25-episode season, they shoot in NYC from like the end of October through first week December, with possible intervening breaks during that time frame.

Decades ago back when they shot a 150-episode season, they taped from September all the way to January. I used to be able to visit Caroll on the set twice during those years.

[Rockafirefan]

I have Sesame Street Old School vol.1 on DVD, and it is cool! On this DVD, be sure to watch for the short Superman and Batman cartoons. Also, That is a cool drawing!

[kaittttt]

* Is just completely shocked and amazed by what Rapid T. Rabbit said.* XD Wow. I would cut off a limb just for the chance to meet Carroll Spinney. What a cool guy.

And yes, that drawing is indeed, if I haven't said it before, absolutely adorable. :]

[Rapid T Rabbit]

Kaitt...
I must have Caroll's autograph maybe a couple of dozen times but this one is my favorite...
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Rapid_T_Rabbit/spinney6.jpg

Also here are a couple of web sites you'll find interesting:

Caroll Spinney's official web site (http://carollspinney.com/)

Caroll Spinney's Fan Web Site (http://carollspinney.web1000.com/) (which I contributed to)

[kaittttt]

Awwww. Hahaha. That's so sweet. :]

[MatHat13]

Yes I've been a fan of Sesame forever and honestly it's the only childrens show that I still like, I never watch the current episodes, I'm all about the old school stuff, not to mention Count Von Count, he's the best. I'm a huge fan of Bert, Ernie, Grover, Cookie Monster, Oscar The Grouch, Guy Smiley, Sherlock Hemlock, Herry Monster, and Big Bird too. The Count just beats out every single character though, he's awesome and always was and will be. A Fan Classic!

Yes I hate Elmo too, very much, But they seem to be calming down more on his huge media than a few years ago.

[Rapid T Rabbit]

Oh by the way....can Caroll draw Chuck E. too? You bet!
http://www.bobdbob.com/~rtrabbit/personal/cecbycaroll.jpg
This was for a friend of mine who was also Chuck E. at the U-NJ store but quit before I joined the cast in 1994.

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

AWESOME!!!!!!


Man Carroll RULES!!

Hey Richard...i really like the one with Rapid!

[Rapid T Rabbit]

http://www.bobdbob.com/~rtrabbit/personal/bb4kaittt.jpg
Note the date and the comment below it.

[Shiney Happy Jenn]

WAY COOL!!!!!

Awesome stuff!

Congrats Kaittt!!

[kaittttt]

OH MY GOSH! OH MY GOSH!!!! WOW!!!

Thank you, thank you THANK YOU!! This is so amazing!!! I NEVER expected to see something like this for me!! CAROLL SPINNEY DREW SOMETHING FOR MEE!!!! AAAH!!!

WOW, I'm totally freaking out right now!! PLEASE give him my HUGE thanks, Rapid!! This is SOO amazing!!!

I'll send you my address in a PM!!

Oooor.. .your e-mail, rather! :D

[MMBBfan327]

AWWWW lucky!!!! I'd kill for Mr. Spinney to do something like that for me. I've actually been trying to find his mailing address but with no luck.

[kaittttt]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v710/ambereyedhanyou/rapid1-colored.jpg
:] <3.

[Rapid T Rabbit]

Aww, thank you Kaittt! Caroll's autographed picture is in the mail to you.

Speaking of which....this is really quite a coincidence! The picture above you just drew for me? Well when Caroll and I were having lunch together this past Wednesday, it occurred to me to ask him to draw you an autographed picture after he gave me this picture below for the 24th anniversary of my TV show. Look similar?...Considering I'm only showing it to you now.
http://www.bobdbob.com/~rtrabbit/personal/bb4rtr24th.jpg


Oh, and here we both are out of character in the restaurant
http://www.bobdbob.com/~rtrabbit/personal/carollrc07.jpg.

[kaittttt]

Oh my gosh! XD Hahahaha. That's so funny! And I honestly have NOT seen that picture before!

Awww! XD Rapid and Big Bird are so cuuute!

[lildook]

my my kait you are hot :-P

David

[kaittttt]

Hahaha. Naaah. XD Not in real life OR as a cartoon. XDDD

[yorkmiss]

I know this is kinda off topic - but I saw you are from Pa Kaitttt. What part of PA are your from?
I have been looking for an artist from my area to do some drawing for a project I have been working on.
Beth

[kaittttt]

:] I'm from a suburb called Dresher. It's close to Philadelphia.

[MMBBfan327]

It's close to Philadelphia.

INNNNNNN West Philadelphia born and rasied, there was a playgorund where I spent most of my days chillin' out maxin', relaxin' all cool all shootin some b-ball outside after school...haha sorry just had 2 do it. :b

[kaittttt]

Hahahahaha. ;] TRUE!

[CEC3066]

heard it is a good book too....but i have not reas it, let alone see a copy of it in the bookshops.

Just checked Amazon.com and they have the book