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Here's a shot of Dave Andrews from the UK & Perry Paul of Germany picking up their VENT TOUCANS at the S. Tyneside Magic Convention.

Two more VENT TOUCANS are shipping out today.... David Kleiner in France and Michael Schurkamp in Germany. Ax

Video of my kid show vent routine with the Toucan hand puppet then I switch to a Magic Toucan animatronic. I could have done vent the whole time but wanted to demonstrate the MagicTrax to non-vents at the convention.

http://axtellpuppets.blogspot.com/2009/0......009.html
Ax

Marvelous usage and transition between the soft and hard technologies, Steve.

Tod

WOW!!! Great video Steve...

I honestly did not know you can perform...I mean I know you are a master puppet maker but your skills as a ventriloquist is AWESOME!!!

Great work Ax!!! Your biggest fan just became a biggester fan

Wanlu

I really love the switch between the bird arm / vent puppet to the animatronic puppet! It is done in a natural way, so it comes off very smooth.

Bravo , Steve !

Mark

I agree. The switch was terrific, and the animatronic toucan was a marvel to behold. Congratulations on a real breakthrough in puppetry!

Bob

Thanks! Running our business Axtell Expressions I just don't have time to be on stage regularly so I love opportunities like this at conventions where I can demo our creations for you regular performers that will use them in your shows. Ax

With your trax running in the background, you were even better than Ashley Simpson, Ax At first I couldn't even tell it was a trax at all.

Best,
Tod

Ha! Well unlike Ashley... I wasn't lip synching for my own part. It WAS fun having the voices being able to walk all over each other interrupting and singing together. With Vent, we have to do one voice at a time..but it's an awesome skill! Ax

Steve, frankly, this is the first time I see you perform a whole routine. I only see you with short acts demonstrating your puppets in your website. I also used to see you in a Christian channel with your Donut puppet long time ago.
You are truly a great puppet manipulator aside from being a superb puppet creator. Hope to see more in the future.
Magicians are the most appreciative when it gets to this kind of entertainment in conventions. I don't get that much cheering, applause, laughter and screams in a normal show. I feel like a rock star when magicians are my audience.

You rocked, Steve!

This is the reason why Steve is such a great vent puppet creator--he's a great vent and he knows what we need!

Congratulations!

Thanks so much...I am humbled. Sounds like I should video more often. In order to continue to invent good products for entertainers I need to perform.... I must never loose touch with the audience.
Ax

Btw Steve, did you ever get to meet Jim Henson before he died? I bet he would have loved you and your work. It would have been an awesome match!

Tod

Tod... no not meet Jim Henson in person but I did get a letter from him when I was 14... here's the story http://www.axtell.com/youngax.html

Ax

Some new photos of Hands-Free Puppet performers in action!

http://www.axtell.com/remotecust.html

Hey Steve!
I am sure you have answered this but I can't seem to find it. What other characters are you looking to do the Hands Free in te future? I saw your updates on your website.

We've got a Rabbit in the Hat in the works. Also a Willie the Kid (boy)....but we are starting over with a new crew now..... so for now we are doing more Toucans and Chimps....oh and a HUGE Tree. Almost forgot.

Ax

Steve,
Can't wait to see them. Blessings in all you and your team do.