Huh. This release doesn't even bother to mention the only relevant question: who wrote the speech?
Is this considered a special event because the muppet that appeared has played Kermit in an official capacity? Because he's voiced by Jim Henson? (Unlikely, since he's dead.) Because he's voiced by Matt Vogel? (If so, who would care?) Because he looks and sounds like Kermit the Frog?
Speeches are usually given by people who are felt to have interesting things to say, which for Kermit would mean whatever scriptwriter(s) are credited for the wisdom that made Kermit an attractive choice. Does anyone know who they are? Were they commissioned for this?
> The speech — written and spoken by puppeteer Matt Vogel, who has performed Kermit since 2017
It's considered special because of the historical connection between Kermit, Jim Henson and the University of Maryland.
Why do you think the graduating students had no idea of what was going on?
Kermit/Vogel was also part of the 2024-25 Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series Featuring Kermit the Frog in September, https://calendar.umd.edu/2024-25-arts-humanities-deans-lectu... , making these two visits symbolically bookends for the academic year.
In the video, Kermit takes stage around 1h58m
https://www.youtube.com/live/hLFa8zGeotI?t=7093
That link doesn't work, maybe because it's not live anymore?
This link is just Kermit's speech:
https://youtu.be/hLFa8zGeotI
Thx, weird YouTube url behaviour, with the timestamp switch it kind of works (have to rewind), but loads on desktop, logged in and not.
A classic https://www.businessinsider.com/soleimani-death-spiderman-sp...
Related:
Find Your People
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44074017
Kermit should have talked about trophy wives, like the great orators of our day.
Huh. This release doesn't even bother to mention the only relevant question: who wrote the speech?
Is this considered a special event because the muppet that appeared has played Kermit in an official capacity? Because he's voiced by Jim Henson? (Unlikely, since he's dead.) Because he's voiced by Matt Vogel? (If so, who would care?) Because he looks and sounds like Kermit the Frog?
Speeches are usually given by people who are felt to have interesting things to say, which for Kermit would mean whatever scriptwriter(s) are credited for the wisdom that made Kermit an attractive choice. Does anyone know who they are? Were they commissioned for this?
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/kermit-frog-commenc...
> The speech — written and spoken by puppeteer Matt Vogel, who has performed Kermit since 2017
It's considered special because of the historical connection between Kermit, Jim Henson and the University of Maryland.
Why do you think the graduating students had no idea of what was going on?
Kermit/Vogel was also part of the 2024-25 Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture Series Featuring Kermit the Frog in September, https://calendar.umd.edu/2024-25-arts-humanities-deans-lectu... , making these two visits symbolically bookends for the academic year.
> Why do you think the graduating students had no idea of what was going on?
I don't; I think I had no idea what was going on after reading the entire "article", which makes me question the writing of the article.
Does Matt Vogel normally write Kermit's lines? Did he write anything that people admire about Kermit?
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Glad you posted, my initial response was "What?!?!?". But Kermit speaking makes sense at this Univ.
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