He was probably 3 feet tall and maybe the overall size of a 2 year old.  I 
named him Jonah because the first routine I practiced over and over again 
was, as I said, Jonah and the whale.

Phil.





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From: "Vicki" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: Vicki's mmmmmm Hand puppets


How cool that would've been. Too bad he was broken though. Maybe he could 
have been repaired and continued in service. X How big was he?

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On Aug 2, 2013, at 5:46 PM, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I had only one and loaned it to a friend once to use in their Sunday 
> school class.  When I got it back, the plastic trigger inside that you 
> pulled to move his mouth was broken.  He cost me 30 dollars from Sears and 
> that was in about 1977 or 78.  When we were in western Colorado, a pastor 
> in Delta called and asked me to preach in their Sunday morning service. 
> It was their anniversary and they were shooting for 250 or 300 people to 
> attend.  I was honored until he said, "And we want you to bring your dummy 
> and do your routine."  I said, "You mean for a children's Sunday school 
> class?"  He said, "Nope.  I mean in front of over 200 adult people in the 
> main service before you preach."  I tried to back out but he said, "No 
> dummy; no preaching, and no offering either."  The guy strong armed me 
> into doing it and I had never done it in front of adults before then.  A 
> woman in the church got some baby clothes and made him a nice pair of 
> pants and used some new tennis shoes she bought for his feet.  She had a 
> nice shirt for him, too, and we had a small hand suitcase we put him in so 
> I wouldn't have to use the Hollywood looking case that came with him.  I 
> think she even had a hat for him if I remember right.  He looked cute.  My 
> mom always said, he looked like me, haha.  I did it but I sure was scared 
> and nervous and could hardly make my own mouth work and I got him out in 
> front of all those people.  He told the story of Jonah and the whale, or 
> we did, because I had to ask him questions when we came to words I could 
> not say without moving my mouth.  I used him in nursing home ministry 
> services, too, and those old people, like me now, loved it more than the 
> children in church.
>
> Phil.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicki" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Vicki's hand
>
>
>> Did you ever keep any of those puppets?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Scovell" 
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