http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/ veda hille's occasional foray into podcasting. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1594 veda Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:17:07 +0000 http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1594 oh my god duncan, your research is impeccable. i'm splitting my sides. oh my god duncan, your research is impeccable. i’m splitting my sides.

]]> http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1593 Duncan MacKenzie Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:40:25 +0000 http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1593 Matthew Henson - polar explorer and (little known fact) innovative marionetteer, founder of the Creature Shop dynasty. The photograph shows him modelling the prototype Fozzie suit, and he's actually standing in front of Behemoth, the monster who once memorably tried to eat Shakey Sanchez whilst singing "Under My Skin". It's a great photograph until you remember that Behemoth was bright orange. Frankly, The image works better in monochrome. The enigmatic expression is due to Matthew humming the musical phrase to which the lyric "It's time to put on makeup" was subsequently set. Interestingly the polar leader himself was the inspiration for “Peary Piggyâ€?, first sketched on the 1909 exploration amidst rumblings of team discontent after a large portion of the chocolate ration mysteriously disappeared one night. Although it is not known whether Peary studied karate, he was renowned for his impressively long eyelashes (often captured on celluloid sporting tremendously extravagant icicles). The character evolved into a female some time in the 1950s around the time when Matthew’s grandson James was going through puberty. Another of Henson’s creations, Rowlf, was originally modelled as a husky who would drag his piano onto stage with half a dozen or so friends, unless visiting Britain when he would invariably lug it round on his own - a tradition meticulously observed to this day by certain Canadian percussionists… Matthew Henson - polar explorer and (little known fact) innovative marionetteer, founder of the Creature Shop dynasty. The photograph shows him modelling the prototype Fozzie suit, and he’s actually standing in front of Behemoth, the monster who once memorably tried to eat Shakey Sanchez whilst singing “Under My Skin”. It’s a great photograph until you remember that Behemoth was bright orange. Frankly, The image works better in monochrome. The enigmatic expression is due to Matthew humming the musical phrase to which the lyric “It’s time to put on makeup” was subsequently set.
Interestingly the polar leader himself was the inspiration for “Peary Piggy�, first sketched on the 1909 exploration amidst rumblings of team discontent after a large portion of the chocolate ration mysteriously disappeared one night. Although it is not known whether Peary studied karate, he was renowned for his impressively long eyelashes (often captured on celluloid sporting tremendously extravagant icicles). The character evolved into a female some time in the 1950s around the time when Matthew’s grandson James was going through puberty.
Another of Henson’s creations, Rowlf, was originally modelled as a husky who would drag his piano onto stage with half a dozen or so friends, unless visiting Britain when he would invariably lug it round on his own - a tradition meticulously observed to this day by certain Canadian percussionists…

]]> http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1592 kate Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:36:49 +0000 http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1592 Nice story. Lovely music. :) ! Nice story. Lovely music. !

]]> http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1591 Per Aronsson Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:49:46 +0000 http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1591 Thanks Veda! Thanks Veda!

]]> http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1590 lari Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:19:36 +0000 http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1590 hey, that turned out very well!! hope you guys are enjoying the summer! hey, that turned out very well!! hope you guys are enjoying the summer!

]]> http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1589 Rafael Sat, 28 Jul 2007 02:26:25 +0000 http://vedahille.com/2007/07/26/stumbling-along/#comment-1589 Another beautiful art-song by the great Veda! Another beautiful art-song by the great Veda!

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