J.D., like many kids in the early 60's, was fascinated with ventriloquism. His Grandfather got him his first Danny O'Day vent doll at Disney Land. J.D. quickly started doing shows at school and church functions, but by the age of 13 he no longer thought it was cool to do shows with a doll, and retired his little plastic headed friend. Three decades later he saw a documentary called Dummy's with Carla Rhodes, which sparked his interest again. One week later, (as fate would have it) he was window shopping and came across a 32 inch Maher studios figure called Bart. Well, that was it! He went in and bought the little guy and it all started again. One year later he got himself a Selberg figure - The Old Coot - which he named Earl after his Grandfather. Not only have plastic headed dolls become "cool" again, he also started collecting vent memorabilia. J.D. and Earl have done open mic's at the Comedy Works in Denver and the Red Fish Restaurant in Boulder, honing his vent skills. J.D. has been featured in THE NEWSY VENTS ventriloquist news letter. |
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