Matt Vogel - The Talented Key To A Lifelong Dream

Matt Vogel.
Does that name ring a bell? He's a rock-star with "The Mighty Weaklings"...
He's a father and a husband. He's one of the brains behind "The [title of show] Show"
But most importantly... He is Big Bird.

Well... Kind of!

You see, Matt Vogel is a puppeteer (or more precisely, a Muppeteer) on Sesame Street. He has become the understudy for Big Bird when his usual and original performer (the talented Caroll Spinney) is unable to perform him. Don't know what Vogel's Big Bird is like? Try and find a Sesame Street segment called "Journey to Ernie" (doesn't seem to be viewable on YouTube but is available on some DVD's) or see his Baby Big Bird in "Sesame Beginnings"

Vogel's Big Bird is excellent, though, albeit, will never be the same as Spinney's. But that can be said for any Muppeteer replacements. Steve Whitmire does an excellent job as Kermit and Ernie, but will never replace the late, great Jim Henson.

Anyway, let me explain why he's a key He's excellent. And he's a key to a lifelong dream. He's a key for me to enter the Sesame Street set. I have a few things on my life "To Do" list including "See the Eiffel Tower", "See the Hollywood sign" "Attend a Hollywood shin-dig" and "Enter the Sesame Street set"

So be prepared to hear me talk a lot more about Matt Vogel in season 2 of the show. I have a couple of things I want to do in this season which could HOPEFULLY end with me on the Sesame Street set with a new jumper... You'll get it in season 2.

By the by, my Ode To Johnny song "I Wish I Could Go And Meet Johnny" is coming - I re-recorded it several times but I'll blog about that when it comes out.

Cheers, and Johnny be praised!

Jarrod