We leave this blog up to honor Clinton Detweiler's career as a ventriloquist, instructor, and figuremaker.
2/15/11
Cousins
The date was Oct. 1972. The location: somewhere in Colorado. The event? A gathering Detweiler, Miller, King, Eicher 2nd Cousins. Today, nearly 40 years later, there's only one of that group of cousins still recognizable. And something tells me he was a big-eyed impostor!
Is that "friendly Freddy" with you?? I've always wondered if he was based on a actual figure or not. 1972. WOW! I was 12 in november of that year! Great photo! Bill Smith
I'm holding "Skinny Wyler", the last figure built by Mrs. Maher. I used him for a number of years before retiring him. He now resides in Vent Haven Museum.
Is that "friendly Freddy" with you?? I've always wondered if he was based on a actual figure or not. 1972. WOW! I was 12 in november of that year! Great photo! Bill Smith
ReplyDeleteI'm holding "Skinny Wyler", the last figure built by Mrs. Maher. I used him for a number of years before retiring him. He now resides in Vent Haven Museum.
ReplyDeleteI can't comment on the one in the bow-tie, but I've visited this site enough to recognize his partner on the first viewing. Family fotos sure are fun!
ReplyDeleteAre those mutton chops? :-)
ReplyDelete- Steve S.