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Joseph_Then![]() Special user 744 Posts ![]() |
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On 2011-06-21 13:49, Howie Diddot wrote: Search for this app in iTunes: 18,000 cool jokes |
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Howie Diddot![]() Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3286 Posts ![]() |
Joseph;
I downloaded the free version, then after five minutes of advertising and other things going on to confuse me, I downloaded the version that cost me 99 cents, now it works perfectly, Thanks for the tip |
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Howie Diddot![]() Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3286 Posts ![]() |
Joseph;
I have been reading the jokes on the program and I can see the value of it and it will give me a great advantage with helping me write my routine. Thanks for telling me about it |
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Joseph_Then![]() Special user 744 Posts ![]() |
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On 2011-06-22 10:23, Howie Diddot wrote: No problem, just to follow what this forum is all about: "Ventriloquists Helping Ventriloquists" ![]() Just make sure that you "favorite" those jokes that you like for future references. |
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Howie Diddot![]() Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3286 Posts ![]() |
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On 2011-06-22 11:25, Joseph_Then wrote: Joseph; Navigating the program is a bit challenging for me now, but I am getting used to tapping the correct buttons |
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Servante![]() Inner circle 1328 Posts ![]() |
And let me suggest again, "10,000 Jokes, Toasts and Stories" by Lewis and Faye Copeland. My copy is 48 years old (purchased new. I've been doin' this vent stuff for a long, long time. Some folks might suggest too long), so there's no ISBN, but it's a great resource. The jokes are referenced in the back by subject matter, and, though they are often pretty hoary, they're excellent jumping off points for routines. I saw an updated volume in a bookstore a few years back, so I'm thinkin' it's still in print.
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Servante![]() Inner circle 1328 Posts ![]() |
Oops. Forgot to sign that.
-Philip |
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Howie Diddot![]() Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3286 Posts ![]() |
Philip;
There are some used book stores in san francisco, I will go look starting today Buzz |
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Servante![]() Inner circle 1328 Posts ![]() |
You won't be disappointed, Buzz.
-Philip |
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Howie Diddot![]() Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3286 Posts ![]() |
I will post here when I find and buy it
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Jimeuax![]() Regular user 199 Posts ![]() |
Jokes tend to have a pattern, old or new, find what they have in common and relate them to your topic. There is old saying in magic, something along the lines "You will not get famous, or be original, if you can buy your act at the magic shop". But that is fame at the "National" level...so many confuse that with being a "40 miler" ---which is what A LOT of us want to do. Good Luck and hang in there!!!!!Jimewuax
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Howie Diddot![]() Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3286 Posts ![]() |
Philip;
This book is not easy to find |
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Servante![]() Inner circle 1328 Posts ![]() |
Really? 'S'funny. I've seen it in bookstores. Hm.
-Philip |
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Howie Diddot![]() Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3286 Posts ![]() |
Philip;
The two used book store I went into did not have it, I just ordered it on Amazon and should be here soon, thanks for the link Buzz |
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Servante![]() Inner circle 1328 Posts ![]() |
Absolutely.
![]() I just noticed they're selling one from 1965 brand new (which means, I guess, untouched by human hands for nearly fifty years)for $85 bucks. Heck, mine's older than that. I'm gonna be rich, I tells ya, rich! -Philip |
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Howie Diddot![]() Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3286 Posts ![]() |
Philip;
I purchased mine for the astronomical price of 1 cent, with the shipping of $3.99 for a total of $4.00, the description stated it was in very good used shape and the seller had a 100% feedback. So sorry to say you will not add to your vast wealth attempting to sell this book |
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Howie Diddot![]() Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3286 Posts ![]() |
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On 2011-06-19 09:18, tacrowl wrote: Tom, I just noticed the comment when I reread your post, I never took your comment negatively and I understood the meaning of what you wrote |
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Howie Diddot![]() Inner circle San Francisco & Los Angeles California 3286 Posts ![]() |
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kidshowvent![]() Elite user 410 Posts ![]() |
The great comedy writer, Robert Orben, once wrote in his book "Comedy Technique" that there are two kinds of comedy writers: the file writer and the creative writer. The file writer collects and files every joke that he / she hears and refers back to the file to get the comedy material they need. The creative writer actually creates the jokes that they use...often times relying upon jokes they have heard in the past and then writing a new joke or bit based upon this knowledge. Orben goes on to say that most writers are a combination of the two, and I think that is very true.
You can have the best and most original puppet in the world yet with nothing for it to say you don't go very far. Anyone can buy a puppet..it takes a comedic craftsman to put the words in the puppet's mouth the correct way. I've seen people with stock puppets do a brilliant job with a routine and I've seen people with custom made puppets (that had every conceivable animation or movement on them) fail miserably because the routine was terrible. Oh, by the way, Mr. Orben also says there is no such thing as an old joke, bucause every new joke is usually based upon a joke that was created often many decades before. If they laugh ,it's a good joke..if they don't, it isn't! My caveat is that the joke must be in good taste (not vulgar or crude). Mark markwade@kidshowvent.com |
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