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By Kathy WittNKyTribune columnistWhat a bunch of dummies. Eleven hundred, to be exact—and they’re all living their best life in a quiet neighborhood off Dixie Highway in Fort Mitchell.Ve
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Standing in his living room, Harold Crocker was eager to exhibit his ventriloquist dollsâwhich he refers to as âfiguresâ instead of âdummiesââand converse in different charactersâ voices, wielding them almost as an extension of his arm. A ventriloquist for close to 70 years, he, along with other popular performers, was recently included in Bryan W. Simonâs new book of ventriloquy trivia, âIâm No Dummy Every Day: 365 Days of Ventriloquial Oddities, Curiosities, and Fun Facts.â âI would say to people: âJeez, I play with dolls.â...
Uniqueness is rare, according to Lisa Sweasy, the curator and director of the Vent Haven Museum – a one of a kind museum all about ventriloquism in Northern Kentucky.