a tribute to Norwich's most legendary entertainer
"The Puppet Man", as he is known, has been gracing the streets of Norwich (just one street, usually - near the market) for... god knows how long. He disappeared for a few years (apparently due to tax evasion reasons, but, honestly, who fucking knows?), but is back.. and thanks to the wonder of the internets, he's now famous. He is even on the front of greeting cards available in the fine city.
What does he do? He 'dances', and makes his puppets 'dance' too, to the kicking choons pumped out by his combination pushchair/beatbox.
I first came across him when I was a young man of about 14 or so. At that point he was using stringed puppets, and their 'dancing' consisted simply of being jerked up and down on their strings. What can I say? I was mesmerized. In recent years he has graduated to hand puppets, and when I saw him most recently (last Saturday) he had no puppets whatsoever, and was simply singing into a microphone and wearing an Elvis wig. Only time will tell whether this new direction will last.
I leave you with a clip of the man in action..
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