A look at the Major Players, by Marty Allen: Harry and the Potters are Harry and Harry Potter, years four and seven, undoubtedly brought together by some sort of magico-time anomaly. They are also Joe and Paul DeGeorge, respectively. Despite their ages, real or imagined, they’re old hats at the road, and as touring wizards, they are sayers of many sooths. For instance, “Wear protective footwear in strange showers.” (Joe). Uncle Monsterface is a snaggle-toothed sock puppet with an elusive, lovable, and startlingly man-sized alternate personae. The guys who play the “music” (a term we use very loosely around here) in this “band” include: (Perfect) Jimmy Bernardinelli on the rock keytar and off-color humor; (Paradise) Daniel Brennan on the rock guitar and drunken-dad humor; and Marty Allen on the jumping and yelling. The rockers are accompanied by Mr. Jesse Farrell, Uncle Monsterface’s personal assistant and lead puppet-handler extraordinaire, along with a bagfull of mostly ornery sock puppets and several towering dancing prairie dogs. The real Uncle Monsterface rides in a separate car.
Day One:Put your hand inside the puppet head
Day Two:Harry takes a guitar in the mouth
Day Three:Through the wire
Day Four:The Chili Bowl and other stories
Day Five:Night Raleigh
Day Six:What we did on our day off
Day Seven:Bombing Athens
Day Eight:One way ticket to Hell . . . and back
Day Nine:Totally sticking it to the man
Day 10:All men play on 10
Days 11 and 12:Penultimania
Day 13:The thrilling conclusion
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