The Provincetown Theater Sound Check
Hey Folks -
The day I arrived in Provincetown was the day of the show, and I got there just in time for the sound check at 2:00.
Most of the players were there or soon to be there: my friends from New York -Sonic Uke (Jason Tagg & Ted Gottfried) and Dana Mc Coy; and local celebrities Jerry Nelson & Bill Evaul.
Sadly missing was our dear friend, Ukulele Diva, and organizer of the show, Mary J. Martin. More on that in a later posting.
It was great to see my friends and to meet Bill and Jerry. We were all excited upon learning that Jerry had been a major contributor to the Muppet Show and Sesame Street, serving as "The Count" and other major characters he created.
From the net ( http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/3108/chjn.html ) :
Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson was born in Oklahoma but raised in Washington D.C. He was "performing on a local radio station when he was 9 years old, [where] he began to acquire his repertoire of voices...During one lean period he answered an advertisement placed by Bill and Cora Baird, who were looking for people to tour with their puppet theater. Lying about his experience (he had never worked with puppets before) Nelson was hired and learned quickly. He then auditioned for the Muppets (1963) and was hired as a temporary replacement for Frank Oz (who had been drafted into the service). When Oz returned [Nelson] worked for the Muppets from time to time until 1970...then he became a full-time member of the company." Nelson's tremendous vocal range allowed him to perform many different types of characters as well as the announcer for "Vetrinarian Hospital" and "Pigs in Space." Nelson has also worked on other projects besides "The Muppet Show" such as "Sesame Street", "Fraggle Rock", and other television specials, movies and videos.
For a more in-depth bio of Jerry, see: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Jerry_Nelson
It was a great pleasure to meet Jerry and share the stage with someone who had provided me with so much enjoyment over the years.
The day I arrived in Provincetown was the day of the show, and I got there just in time for the sound check at 2:00.
Most of the players were there or soon to be there: my friends from New York -Sonic Uke (Jason Tagg & Ted Gottfried) and Dana Mc Coy; and local celebrities Jerry Nelson & Bill Evaul.
Sadly missing was our dear friend, Ukulele Diva, and organizer of the show, Mary J. Martin. More on that in a later posting.
It was great to see my friends and to meet Bill and Jerry. We were all excited upon learning that Jerry had been a major contributor to the Muppet Show and Sesame Street, serving as "The Count" and other major characters he created.
From the net ( http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Academy/3108/chjn.html ) :
Jerry Nelson
Jerry Nelson was born in Oklahoma but raised in Washington D.C. He was "performing on a local radio station when he was 9 years old, [where] he began to acquire his repertoire of voices...During one lean period he answered an advertisement placed by Bill and Cora Baird, who were looking for people to tour with their puppet theater. Lying about his experience (he had never worked with puppets before) Nelson was hired and learned quickly. He then auditioned for the Muppets (1963) and was hired as a temporary replacement for Frank Oz (who had been drafted into the service). When Oz returned [Nelson] worked for the Muppets from time to time until 1970...then he became a full-time member of the company." Nelson's tremendous vocal range allowed him to perform many different types of characters as well as the announcer for "Vetrinarian Hospital" and "Pigs in Space." Nelson has also worked on other projects besides "The Muppet Show" such as "Sesame Street", "Fraggle Rock", and other television specials, movies and videos.
For a more in-depth bio of Jerry, see: http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Jerry_Nelson
It was a great pleasure to meet Jerry and share the stage with someone who had provided me with so much enjoyment over the years.
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