tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post2665625172097375265..comments2024-01-04T21:21:02.068-06:00Comments on The Muppet Mindset: Remembering Jerry Nelson, Part 3Ryan Dosierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18128434357825986817noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-87779219263890534102012-08-31T16:52:45.220-05:002012-08-31T16:52:45.220-05:00I don't think people still know the actual siz...I don't think people still know the actual size if a Fraggle! The are skill always drawn the size of aDoozer! Gorgs are not human size!Tylernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5388731228923289276.post-69744377409190624292012-08-31T15:14:31.686-05:002012-08-31T15:14:31.686-05:00My first Muppet memory was hearing Jerry's voi...My first Muppet memory was hearing Jerry's voice as Sir Robin the Brave from the Frog Prince. Possibly the first record I ever had. I listened to it daily, it may have even tucked me in a few times. I met Jerry at Muppetfest in Santa Monica and got to see him perform live with Floyd. He signed my coloring book! My first reaction when I had heard that Jerry passed on was more of admiration and pride than sadness. This man brought me so much joy as a kid. And... like every other kid in America, he taught me how to COUNT! He was my first math teacher! A singing Vampire taught me how to count! Taught us how to count! As that sank in, that is when the tears started to flow, as I realized part of my childhood had died. Most all of Americas youth was affected by this mans work. How many mathematicians, rocket scientists, and even accountants (especially the accountants who got their degree and then turned into a Vampire) got their career inspiration from the Count?! The Counts legacy will live on and continue to teach young Americans how to count. Listen to how weird and yet how awesome that sounds. My first math teacher was a singing Vampire! Then I found out from my friend Jon that the Count has a girlfriend in the Sesame Street movie at Seaworld! (I still haven't been to Seaworld) Then looking it up on Muppet Wiki finding out he has three girlfriends! And they of course are Counting Vampires. It just goes to show you first you get the cape, then you get the math, then you get the women. This of course is a lesson in Advanced SEXY math, but I digress... <br /> During the making of THE MUPPETS movie, getting the audio from Jerry was a wonderful surprise. In the theater flashback scenes hearing "Pigs in SPAAAAAAACE" was an AWESOME reminder but getting actual new audio for the telethon announcements was the coolest thing. What a great tribute to an ICON and an American Institution. I love you Jerry, I love your work. You were goth before it was cool. I don't mean to plagiarize but I saw this quote, and I couldn't think of anything cooler than "one... one Jerry Nelson."<br />Love, <br />Rocco Fonzarelli (Muppet Sound Team 2010)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com