Mar 13, 2017
My friend David Weyrick sent me some topics for potential blog posts. (Thanks David!) This one jumped out because of the timing, so here it is: TAX TIPS FOR VENTRILOQUISTS In the United States, tax day is April 15th. Please keep in mind that I am not an accountant and...
Feb 27, 2017
Clinton Detweiler used to update his blog almost every day. He would write about puppets and figures he was working on. Sometimes he would show pictures. Other times he would post an article by Mark Wade, Dale Brown or another well known ventriloquist. When Clinton...
Feb 24, 2017
Maher Studios is proud to congratulate Jim Foster and Rosa Carlisle. Both have completed the mid-course exam to receive their certificates for the first part of The Maher Course of Ventriloquism- Detweiler Version. Both Rosa & Jim are also members of the...
Feb 20, 2017
I was talking with a friend the other day about a corporate program. A few minutes later, I mentioned booking a library show for June. He gave me a confused look and asked a question: How could I be working both library shows and doing high paid corporate dates? They...
Feb 13, 2017
Some of you may be thinking – summer? It’s February. Yes, but if you want to do shows, you need to plan early. I started thinking about the summer of 2017 back in August, 2016. I used to work fairs all summer long. The heat and dust started getting to me...
Feb 6, 2017
I was reviewing Lesson One of the Maher Course Of Ventriloquism. (You can now get it for free on Kindle.) It says: How good a ventriloquist you will become depends a great deal upon yourself. You will learn from this course in direct proportion to what you put into it...
Feb 2, 2017
Oops – This post was supposed to publish the week after the conVENTion. Those who got here before I caught the mistake also got a look into the future! Sorry about that! Tom ← Jay Johnson Made Me Think ... How Good Can You Be?...
Jan 30, 2017
If you aren’t familiar with Jay Johnson, you may be new to the art. Jay is the only ventriloquist to ever win a Tony Award. He starred on the ground-breaking television show Soap. He’s performed on Broadway. He is a master of the art. Jay is also one of...
Jan 23, 2017
How often do you watch a video start to finish? Or fly through a book to discover the outcome? As kids, most of us can remember going on a trip and asking our parents: “Are we there yet?” The drive was boring. We couldn’t wait to...
Jan 16, 2017
Have you ever noticed something you hadn’t before? Maybe something you pass every day has changed. Or you see something new in a movie you’ve watched before. It happens to people every day. Has it happened to you? Sometimes our mind focuses on what we...
