It was fun to have a min-party on Friday to take part in the Timothy Gager's version of the Match Game, which was at least partly the brainchild of Nadine Darling, who was celebrating her book release that night. I was on hand playing the part of Charles Nelson Reilly.
Thanks to Mr. Gager and Ms. Darling for the opportunity. Thanks also to Glenn Bowie, who was there to film the entire event. The whole affair is up on YouTube in two parts.
One of the prizes offered was a sock pupped made with a lot of help from my girlfriend's daughter, Molly. All I did was add some steel wool for hair and a beard. I attempted a Charles Nelson Reilly-esque story that it was an unused Ernest Hemingway puppet for an unused production of a low-budget musical on Hemingway (which lost almost all funding after Bette Davis backed out playing Hemingway's wife). "Reilly" had a chance to play the lead role but backed out when he couldn't get an understudy's hand to play the final scene.
Yes, I had a lot of spare time. The point is the puppet was one of the prizes given out, and little Hemingway found a home by the night's end.
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| Chad Nelson Reilly. No, really! |
Thanks to Mr. Gager and Ms. Darling for the opportunity. Thanks also to Glenn Bowie, who was there to film the entire event. The whole affair is up on YouTube in two parts.
One of the prizes offered was a sock pupped made with a lot of help from my girlfriend's daughter, Molly. All I did was add some steel wool for hair and a beard. I attempted a Charles Nelson Reilly-esque story that it was an unused Ernest Hemingway puppet for an unused production of a low-budget musical on Hemingway (which lost almost all funding after Bette Davis backed out playing Hemingway's wife). "Reilly" had a chance to play the lead role but backed out when he couldn't get an understudy's hand to play the final scene.
Yes, I had a lot of spare time. The point is the puppet was one of the prizes given out, and little Hemingway found a home by the night's end.
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| Forget the hair. The lips really make this puppet. |
1 comment:
You were well studied and played the role beautifully!
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