VentHaven Convention-Day 3

This photo was taken in the Marriott Hotel lobby moments after the annual group photo was shot outside. We all rushed back in because it started to rain moments before the camera actually clicked.

I attended two excellent workshops. The first was conducted by Mr. Puppet, Bob Abdou. He gave us some great tips and thoughtful insights into successful show building and puppet manipulation.

Alan Semok lectured on vent acting during a routine. He stressed the importance of reacting with facial expressions as the dummy talks and he gave us a clever exercise to practice.

The great Jimmy Nelson, filmmaker Neil Leifer and ventriloquist/Producer Gary Hunter premiered their 38-minute documentary "The ConVENTion". It was filmed at last year's convention. They hope HBO will pick it up like Mr. Leifer's previous documentaries. This year's convention crowd gave it a well-deserved standing ovation.

Tomorrow I'll take the bus tour to the VentHaven Museum. I also look forward to Jeff Dunham's lecture.