Back in my youth I was part of a Christian teen puppet group at my church. We performed in venues like schools, nursing homes, even atop our own float in the the annual local Christmas parade.
![popcorn [popcorn]](//psfforum.com/Smileys/default/ablobpopcorn.gif)
This experience was actually the inspiration for the "
Minister Cheesy's" animatronic band in
TBDC #77, though our show didn't have a dog and a lobster.
![Wink [wink]](//psfforum.com/Smileys/default/ablobwink.gif)
During that time I also had a brief but memorable affair with one of my fellow performers.
[spoiler] All those hours of puppet practice, it seemed, afforded her hands a certain strength, endurance, and dexterity that proved quite, shall we say,
transferable.
![lurker [lurk]](//psfforum.com/Smileys/default/abloblurk.gif)
![Nervous [nervous]](//psfforum.com/Smileys/default/ablobnervous.gif)
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