215760_10150166182023048_835478047_6762078_6450832_nLast weekend, I enjoyed the puppet artistry of Tony Auseon in Available Light Theatre’s original Skyscrapers of the Midwest.

(I’m going back next weekend. You?)

Anyway, I remember when Matt Slaybaugh once said: “No puppets.”

Well, puppets — and Matt, too, of course — have come a long way.

If You Ever…
…loved a horse…

…loved a puppet…

were someone’s horse or puppet…

…then you will like this TED video. (And you will appreciate Skyscrapers of the Midwest.)