COMMUNITY TELEVISION
Mister Laurence is all over your TV set. Well, if you live in Washtenaw County, anyway. In addition to music videos,
MISTER LAURENCE'S "Enchanted" GREEN TREE FORT
A cover shot of the basic TV studio stage-set layout. Notice the image on the TV screen. It's a bird nest in a flowering tree.
All remaining episodes displayed The Tree itself in which the actual "enchanted" Green Tree Fort sat, if you can believe that...
(NOTE: As with all his video productions, these shows used an all volunteer crew on a shoe-string budget!)
( Photo by Lucy Ann Visovatti )
Mister Laurence, Ms. Princess Melinda, and Jeanette Ingalls (Melinda's mom) celebrating their 1st place NATOA AWARD
for their children's series at A2CTN's Producer's Showcase Party, Dec. 14th 2010. They were very proud of themselves, indeed.
MISTER LAURENCE'S "Enchanted" GREEN TREE FORT was a short lived run, only 5 episodes, but well worth the ride.
They thank all the wonderful folk who spent their valuable time and effort as volunteer crew and talent!
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FIVE EPISODES PRODUCED
2009 thru 2010
EPISODE ONE
"Rubber bands and Origami"
Ms. Princess Melinda teaches Mister Laurence how to
make a rubber band guitar out of a show box!
how to make a "crane" out of special green paper!
"Clam Chops and Knit Wits" "Eight legged creatures and the 3rd Dimension"
in an ever changing world of spinning yarn.
Mister Laurence and Ms. Princess Melinda sing of the hardships
in their dealing with the 3rd Dimension, 24/7...
"Jenny the Octopus and the 4th Dimension" "Blue Shoes and the Handstand Man"
OCTOPUS'S GARDEN
co-stars Jenny the Octopus and Clam Chops the Seafaring Shell Fish.
ANN ARBOR COMMUNITY RADIO
INTERVIEW with Mister Laurence on THE LUCY ANN LANCE SHOW 1290 WLBY October 3rd 2009
The Lucy Ann Lance Show Part 1.mp3
The Lucy Ann Lance Show Part 2.mp3
Mister Laurence's WCBN Radio Plug.mp3
THE MISTER LAURENCE KIDDIE ROCK RADIO SHOW
During his show, Mister Laurence focused exclusively on vintage 78 rpm kiddie records, picture discs, cardboard
cut-outs, and multi-colored vinyl 45rpms. He took you down memory lane with records dating as
far back as the 1940s! In addition to vintage vinyl, he also showcased
wild modern kiddie performers including Royal Oak's all mom punk band
for kids THE CANDY BAND. Great fun! He even spun his own CD's on the
radio, although technically he wasn't supposed to (tee hee tee hee)
It
was said there was nothing more entertaining than to hear Mister Laurence
invariably
spout off in Pure Gibberish as he tried to explain the meaning
behind each record played, cuing up the tracks like a pro,
skimming through the rough pitted popcorn terrain of ancient colored
vinyl.
Here were a few of his favorite records: Said the Harpsichord to the Piano, The Tune That Ran Away, Bozo Under the Sea, Peter and the Wolf, A Child's Introduction to Jazz, Paper Family, The Lonesome House, Woodie Wood Pecker and His Talent Show, Carbon the Copy Cat, Alice in Wonderland's Mad Tea Party, Nellie the Elephant, and The Milk's Journey— to name but a few. Mister Laurence has since shied away from radio and focuses on community television these days.
DJ Sean Westergaard and Mister Laurence are seen here below, sharing a big laugh between songs, back in 2004. Take a gander at those picture discs laying about on the turntable counter. NOTE: Mister Laurence later hooked up with the station's official kid's show KIDS ON STRIKE! airing 9:00 am to 10:00am, every Saturday morning. "Tons of Fun", said Mister Laurence, "but in 2010 I had to bow out due to my own busy music schedule!"
