Fall 2007 Volume 59, No. 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

COVER STORY

2 HOWDY DOODY’S “MOM” by Richard Wilson

4 SIDEBAR:  HOWDY DOODY’S TROUBLED BEGINNING, Compiled by editor,  from information provided by Alan Cook, Rick Liljeblad, Greg Williams, Fred Thompson, and others

REVIEW

5  MISS PUSSYCAT’S MYSTERY AT SQUIRREL RANCH, Reviewed by Diane Koszarski

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

9 THREE FROM CHARLEMAGNE PRESS, Notes by editor

ARTICLES

6 S.O.S. FROM IRAQ – HOW PEACE THROUGH PUPPETS WAS BORN, by 1 SG Bruce Reges and Jean Reges Burn

10 PUPPETS DOWN UNDER, by Kevin Menegus 

12 PROFILE:  THE FROGTOWN MOUNTAIN PUPPETEERS, by Paul Eide, from interviews with Robin, Erik and Brian Torbeck 

15 RECONSTRUCTING RUDOLPH, by Robin Walsh

17 PUPPETRY AT ST. ANN’S WAREHOUSE, by Steve Abrams

18 REMEMBERING KEN SPENCER, by David Malmberg

29 KURUMA NINGYO - THE “CART PUPPETS” OF JAPAN, by Randel McGee

30 THE ART & CRAFT OF SHADOW THEATER - A CSUN RESIDENCY, by Lisa Marie Pirro

31 NATURAL BRIDGES ON TOUR FOR AFE, by Kirk Maynard

COLUMNS

20 SCENE EAST - Steve Abrams

21 SCENE WEST - Beth Fernandez

22 SCENE BETWEEN - Monica Leo and Teri Jean Breitbach

23 POOR ALAN’S ALMANACK - Alan Cook

24 AT LARGE - Paul Eide, Editor  

A BOB’S EYE VIEW by Bob Nathanson will return next issue

IN MEMORIAM

27 ELEANOR BOYLAN - by Roger Dennis

27 EMILY QUINN - by Dona Price

POA BUSINESS

32  POA FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2006

26 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP