{"id":2527,"date":"2012-08-25T07:46:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T11:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puppeteers.org\/?post_type=puppet_news&#038;p=2527"},"modified":"2013-05-30T14:46:21","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T18:46:21","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-jerry-nelson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/2012\/08\/25\/in-loving-memory-of-jerry-nelson\/","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Jerry Nelson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Jerry-Nelson-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2528\" title=\"Jerry Nelson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Jerry-Nelson-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"276\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We have learned that a dear member of our puppet family has passed away. \u00a0Jerry Nelson was known for performing so many of the Henson and Sesame Street characters that have become icons as well as dear friends. \u00a0We are saddened by this news, but remember so many of the wonderful characters that he brought to life. \u00a0He was an amazing spirit and will be missed by many.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Jerry-Gobo.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2531\" title=\"Jerry Nelson and Gobo Fraggle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Jerry-Gobo-448x443.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"443\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Jerry_Nelson_Mr_Johnson.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2530\" title=\"Jerry Nelson performing Mr. Johnson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Jerry_Nelson_Mr_Johnson.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hensoncompany\" target=\"_blank\">The Jim Henson Company posted a very nice remembrance and celebration of Jerry on their Facebook page<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jerry Nelson imbued all his characters with the same gentle, sweet whimsy and kindness that were a part of his own personality. He joined The Jim Henson Company in the earliest years, and his unique contributions to the worlds of Fraggles,\u00a0Muppets, Sesame Street and so many others are, and will continue to be, unforgettable. On behalf of the Henson family and everyone at The Jim Henson Company, our deepest sympathies go out to Jerry&#8217;s family and to his many fans.&#8221; \u2013 Lisa Henson, CEO The Jim Henson Company<\/p>\n<p>A playlist of clips from various performances:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL4AB0F0A608221DDF\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL4AB0F0A608221DDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the studio recording his album &#8220;Truro Daydreams,&#8221; joined by his &#8220;Sesame Street&#8221; colleagues Tyler Bunch, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph and Stephanie D&#8217;Abruzzo:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FifjK0Kt5Vw\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FifjK0Kt5Vw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Jerry&#8217;s early days with Jim Henson:\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.henson.com\/jimsredbook\/2011\/12\/03\/121-51965\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.henson.com\/jimsredbook\/2011\/12\/03\/121-51965\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Jerry-Nelson-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2529\" title=\"Jerry Nelson, Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Jerry-Nelson-2-340x460.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have learned that a dear member of our puppet family has passed away. \u00a0Jerry Nelson was known for performing so many of the Henson and Sesame Street characters that have become icons as well as dear friends. \u00a0We are saddened by this news, but remember so many of the wonderful characters that he brought [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"page.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1013],"tags":[1315,1068,2062,1155],"class_list":{"0":"post-2527","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-puppet-headlines","8":"tag-in-memorium","9":"tag-jim-henson-company","10":"tag-muppets","11":"tag-sesame-street","12":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2527"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lacquiparledesign.com\/pofa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}