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CONTEST WINNERS perform in VEGAS with Ronn Lucas... 
Here is their story of being on stage in Vegas!

NATE PLUMMER

The trip was great! Ronn was such a great guide for the trip. He took me to a radio interview he had that Saturday and invited me on the air with him. That night we went to see Lance Burton and Ronn introduced me to him after the show. Being a magician this was a GREAT experience. Sunday I performed on Ronn's show after watching it Saturday afternoon.

"Nate did an awesome job.." Ronn Lucas

Turtle and I practiced with Ronn's wonderful crew and then it was show time. There were approximately 270 people in the audience that afternoon and they loved my bit of the show. Ronn even incorporated parts of my act into the rest of the show. After the show we went to eat and then we went to go see Penn and Teller. Ronn is such a great guy. He is really just a wonderful person who really seemed interested in helping me improve my skills not only as a performer but as a vent as well. I learned a lot from Ronn, things that I will probably never forget. He truly helped make my trip a great experience and one that I will never forget.

Thanks to Axtell and Ronn for this wonderful experience!

Thanks again and sorry for the delay...

-Nate Plummer
Winning Youth Entry:
Name: Nate Plummer, age 16
Title: Together Wherever We Go
Date Submitted: July 31, 2007
BETHANY RADDIN

Dear Mr. Axtell - Thank you so much for having the puppet contest last year. I had so much fun watching all of the different skits people entered. I remember the day we found out I won. We kept going down on the page and when we saw my name as the winner, my mom and I screamed. My dad thought something was wrong.

When Mr. Lucas called my mom and asked to talk to me, I was so nerveous and I didn't know what to say. He was so nice! We planned our trip to Las Vegas in November and I got to perform on two of his shows. That was so much fun! He also took us to see his friend's magic show. His name is Lance Burton and he introduced me to the whole audience!
"Bethany was darling and delightful".
Ronn Lucas
Then we got to go backstage to his private room and Mr. Burton gave me and my brother tons of stuff. Mr. Lucas also gave me and my family tickets to lots of other cool shows. We all had a wonderful time. I think the best part was getting to sign autographs with Mr. Lucas after both of the shows. It really made me feel like a celebrity. I could get used to that!

When I think about going to Las Vegas, it seems like a dream now. I am so glad I got to do it and I know it happened because of you and your contest. Thank you for giving me this chance.

Bethany Raddin
Winning Kids Entry:
Name: Bethany Claire Raddin, age 7
Title: Bertie and Me: Singin' in the Rain
Date Submitted: July 31, 2007
Many thanks to Ronn for providing such an incredible opportunity for the winners of the 2007 Axtell Puppet Video Challenge. NEWS FLASH! Ronn has agreed to do this again this year for the top winners as well!    We will be running the 2008 contest again with an announcment in August, so be thinking of what you will do with your video. The rules and guidelines will be posted in a few months.

To see all the 2007 contest videos, check them out on the Axtell Web Site!
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