17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
In the "is this weird or what?" category, I came across something fascinating in the December 1993 issue of "Smithsonian" magazine. In an article by John F. Ross about ventriloquists, an outfit called Maher Studios in Littleton, Colorado is described. Maher is a major supplier of ventriloquism "how-to" books and tapes, including "Maher's Home Ventriloquism Course" ($79.95). In it are revealed (quoting Ross) "secrets of the art, information once kept closely guarded by the now defunct International Brotherhood of Ventriloquists". The proprieter of Maher Studios is a middle-aged (judging by his photograph) man named Clinton Detweiler. [ roll Twilight Zone theme... ]