STUFF THAT MAKES ME SMILE

"It's all a dream we dreamed one afternoon long ago. . ."

Lesh/Hunter

The SHINING TIME STATION team

as

THE HAT SQUAD!

(Peter Baird, Alan Semok, Jonathan Freeman, Olga, Ken Miele, me)

Smiles with GABRIEL one Summers Day

Marionette Show in Forest Park, Queens

DAD and me, up on our roof, circa '71.

SVAARTA KATTAN (you heard me)

JIMMY STEWART showing puppets he made as a kid.

Kid show host, voice over guy, nice fella, HANK STOHL.

Young, free and easy one Spring day in Brockton, MA.

Art and Mrs Clokey. And a GUMBY storyboard.

Up and coming ventriloquist ALAN SEMOK. I predict big things for him.

Me working on the set of WGBH 21" Classroom Series "ALL ABOUT YOU"

During a break from shooting Shining Time Station, we went to Niagara Falls. Slowly I turned, and there she was. With OLGA on the deck of the MAID OF THE MIST.

SHINING TIME STATION on DVD

We were just told that there is a petition circulating to get SHINING TIME STATION released on DVD. STS was the series that introduced Thomas The Tank Engine to North American audiences. We played the Juke Box Band on the series, and it'd be great if new generation of kids could see it.

If you get a minute, ...would you please... sign the petition? http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/stsdvd

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY 2010

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY, DADDIOS.

Here's my Dad (and Mom) in a publicity picture for their Cartooning act.

And here's a 100th Anniversary of Father's Day tribute to Dad's everywhere.

WINCHELL WONDERMENT

Now THAT's joyful!

Winch had a spooky life, bless his spirit.

(Innovating on the Perry Como Show 1950's)

IT'S STAN LAUREL's 120th BIRTHDAY!

OUR TRIBUTE TO HALF OF THE GREATEST COMEDY TEAM OF ALL TIME!

By the Great AL KILGORE
My Portrait Puppet 1974

Courtesy the Faiola Chelsea Rialto Collection
by Paul Ashley
Paul Rubin & Me as boys playing The Boys
Chuck McCann - - the Bringer of The Love

Paul Ashley and Flexitoon Puppeteer (the Hirsuited) Alan Semok

Paul Ashley STANIFYING in his workshop
(foto the Captain Kevin Kollection)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAN (This is how you looked when first we met!)

A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR(s)

A big THANK YOU! to all our clients through the years.

NIXON PUPPET

During the first Oil Crises in the 70's, we were hired by ABC-TV NEWS to perform our President Nixon puppet for people waiting on gas lines. Nixon would tell them "there is no gas shortage. Go home!"

FAVORITE BAIRD TV PRODUCTION

ART CARNEY

meets

PETER and the WOLF

STARRING
Art Carney

and

The Bil & Cora Baird Marionettes

MUSIC BY
Prokofiev

STORY ADAPTED BY

OGDEN NASH

Originally broadcast 30 Nov 1958 on ABC

Total Run-Time is 50 Minutes
Black + White