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Sesame Street’s Born To Add

patricia published on September 23, 2010 in art and celebrity. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , , , .

UPDATE: Ha! In an amusing, if minor, example of the Coincidence Explosion, it’s just been pointed out to me that today is in fact Springsteen’s birthday! I stand by this as a heartfelt and awesome tribute, Boss

Hi SuperForest

So, as you know, I love Jim Henson (who doesn’t?!). Well, I also love Bruce Springsteen – and the biggest smile I’ve had this week has come from this little gem:

Yes, the modern classic (can an album released in 1983 still be ‘modern’? no matter) “Born To Add” – “a collection of rock and roll songs from Sesame Street. Many of the songs … were parodies of popular classic rock bands.” So: Sesame Street and popular classic rock parodies?! I would feel sad that I had lived this long in ignorance if I weren’t so happy to have just discovered it. The cover itself is a parody of Bruce’s classic Born to Run:

The album was nominated for the 1984 Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children, but lost out to the Michael Jackson-narrated read-along album from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Which frankly is another album that I would love to know. Dang, 1984: a strong year for childrens recordings.  The album contains such treats as I Am a Chicken by A Chicken and Hey Food by Cookie Monster and The Sesame Street Beetles:

But, for me, it’s got to be the titular tune. The video is also great, and having watched a ‘making of’ on how muppet/Sesame Street puppeteers work, I’m so struck by the skill they have in conveying human mood and emotion,  just through the movements of their hands. Enjoy:

Because smiling is important,

Love

P

Jim Henson: Making Muppets in 1969

patricia published on September 17, 2010 in build and celebrity. 3 Comments Tags: , , .

Happy Friday SuperForest

As a short welcome to the weekend I’d like to share with you the following 1969 video of the legendary Jim Henson, teaching you how to make puppets:

Sure, it clocks in at a tidy 15 minutes, but really – a chance to learn how the master sees (saw) simple muppet making? Jim Henson, Puppets: Yes. 

And for a completely different perspective on Jim, please do check out Timepiece, the surrealist, experimental short film Henson made in 1965 that SuperForester Jordan posted back in January.

Have an awesome weekend SuperPeeps

Love

P

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Things We Love: “The World of Jim Henson”

carla published on August 22, 2010 in celebrity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Good Evening, SuperForest!

In case you are looking for something to do on this lovely Sunday evening, look no further. SuperForester Ian kindly clued us in to “The World of Jim Henson”, a 1994 documentary that makes my heart swell. And it’s available to us for free on YouTube! (Win.)

Here‘s the complete playlist including all the pieces of this darling film.

Thanks to YouTube user Toddysfins for uploading, to Ian for sharing, and of course to Henson whose influence has extended far beyond his own lifetime and will probably continue to uplift and inspire us for many more to come.

Love! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend!

Carla

Jim Henson’s Timepiece

jordan published on January 23, 2010 in art and celebrity. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , .

Who doesn’t love Jim Henson?  I mean seriously, the man was a genius.  Creator of The Muppets, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock to name a few.  The man who singlehandedly made puppets cool.  And more than cool, a cultural icon for sing-songy, positive, happy do-goodery in the world.

We all know and love that Jim Henson (who in many many ways reminds me of our own fearless leader Jackson).

But it was only in recently reading a screenplay about “The Muppet Man”, that I came across this: 

Time Piece

Timepiece is Henson’s academy award nominated short film from 1965. There are no Muppets.  Instead it’s a surrealist experimental film, that follows an everyman (Henson) through life’s major cycles, with a jazzy, percussive, nearly dialogue-free soundtrack. It’s thought-provoking, and also flat-out hysterical.  Oh yes, and I think I can say: genius!

It’s 9 minutes short, but if you love Jim Henson (and again, who doesn’t), you have to watch.

Ray Charles Sings “Bein’ Green” on Sesame Street

jackson published on December 6, 2008 in celebrity. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

This is priceless beyond massive heaps of glittery treasure:

Love!