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Carroll Spinney

Remembering Carroll Spinney

Posted on Dec 8, 2019Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

My brief encounter with Carroll Spinney, the actor who played Big Bird, came at a time I needed it the most.

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Carroll Spinney

Super Megafest 2013: Celebrating celebrities young & old

Posted on Jan 2, 2014Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Super Megafest 2013 introduced me to Eliza Dushku, Tom Felton, Barbara Eden, and Bill Daily — and reintroduced me to Carroll Spinney, aka Big Bird.

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The Return of Super Megafest

Posted on Nov 26, 2008Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Boston Super Megafest returned to Framingham in November 2008, bringing Jonathan Frakes, Dawn Wells, and Carroll Spinney — aka Riker, Mary Ann, and Big Bird.

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If Only, If Only…

Posted on Oct 24, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Today, on the anniversary of Gene Roddenberry's passing, StarTrek.com has a thoughtful tribute to the legacy of Star Trek's creator: … with Star Trek he created an iconic mythology which has succeeded in providing popular culture with a common reference point for all things futuristic and achievable. ("Achievable" being what distinguishes Star Trek from Star…

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TNG at 20: T-Minus One Week and Counting

Posted on Sep 22, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

October 4th marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of Sputnik. A year after Russia beat America into space, the White House responded with a document, Introduction to Outer Space, urging America to win this race: The first of these factors is the compelling urge of man to explore and to discover, the thrust of…

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Just an old country doctor…

Posted on Jan 20, 2007Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

This week, I finally tackled Crucible: Provenance of Shadows, the first in a trilogy of books that independently examines each of the three main characters of Star Trek: The Original Series. At three times the length of most Trek novels, Crucible initially intimidated me — but with the Spock's book now out, and Kirk's due…

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