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|Name = Theater of the Mind
{{Infobox Sesame Street character
|Type = studio
| name = Big Bird
|Artist = [[Ludacris]]
| image = <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Tv sesame street journey to ernie.jpg|250px]] -->
|Cover = Theater Of The Mind.png
| caption = <!-- Big Bird finds [[Ernie]] in a game of ''[[Capture The Flag]]''. -->
|Released = {{Start date|2008|11|25}}
| first = [[November 10]] [[1969]]
|Recorded = 2007–2008
| gender = male<ref>[http://www.sesameworkshop.org/sesamestreet/bio/bigbird Sesame Workshop character biography]</ref>
|Genre = [[Southern rap]]
| creator =
|Length =
| voiced by = [[Caroll Spinney]]<br>[[Matt Vogel]]<br>[[Mitsuaki Madono]] (Japanese dub)
|Label = [[Disturbing tha Peace]], [[Def Jam Recordings|def Jam]]
| portrayer =
|Producer = [[DJ Premier]], [[9th Wonder]], [[Clinton Sparks]], [[Dre & Vidal]], Ice Drake, [[Don Cannon]],<ref name=buzznet/> [[Kanye West]], [[Swizz Beatz]], [[Just Blaze]], [[Darkchild]], [[Ski (producer)|Ski]], [[Organized Noize]], [[DJ Toomp]], [[Drumma Boy]]
| alias =
|Reviews =
}}
|Last album = ''[[Release Therapy]]''<br/>(2006)
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|This album = '''''Theater of the Mind''''' <br/>(2008)
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[[Image:Pat Nixon Big Bird.gif|thumb|right|250px|Big Bird meets first lady [[Pat Nixon]], 1970]]
{{Singles
'''Big Bird''' is a full-body [[Muppet]], featured on the children's television show ''[[Sesame Street]]'', which airs on [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]]. He is sometimes referred to as "Bird" by his friends.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sw2HX6gUZk YouTube - Sesame Street - Mr. Snuffleupagus sees the adults<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
|Name = Theater of the Mind
|Type = studio
|single 1 = [[What Them Girls Like]]
|single 1 date = August 7, 2008
|single 2 = [[Wish You Would]]
|single 2 date = September 2, 2008
|single 3 = Undisputed
|single 3 date= September 30, 2008
}}}}


'''''Theater of the Mind''''' is the sixth upcoming [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] rapper [[Ludacris]]. It is scheduled to be released on November 25, 2008.<ref>[http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_news.php?artist_id=308&news_id=106324 Ludacris official website]</ref>
Officially performed by [[Carroll Spinney]] since 1969, he is an eight-foot two-inch tall bright yellow [[canary]].<ref>Shalom M. Fisch, Lewis Bernstein, [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=scxShJGafQEC&oi=fnd&pg=PA39&dq=%22Big+Bird%22+canary&ots=1Mj1R0MXnS&sig=B6eGUfRc-bQMt6fb4woS-ESKtW8#PPA39,M1 "Formative Research Revealed: Methodological and Process Issues in Formative Research"]. In Shalom M. Fisch, Rosemarie T. Truglio (eds.), ''"G" is for "Growing": Thirty Years of Research on Children and Sesame Street''. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000. ISBN 0805833943. Pp 39–40.</ref> He can [[roller skate]], [[ice skate]], [[dance]], [[singing|sing]], write [[poetry]], draw and even ride a [[unicycle]]. But despite this wide array of talents, he is prone to frequent misunderstandings, on one occasion even singing the alphabet as one big long word, pondering what it could ever mean.<ref>See [[ABC-DEF-GHI]].</ref> He lives in a large nest behind the 123 Sesame Street brownstone and he has a teddy bear named Radar, which is a nod to [[Radar O'Reilly|Walter "Radar" O'Reilly]] of [[M*A*S*H (TV series)|''M*A*S*H'']], who had a teddy bear and was also lovably naive and innocent. Also, Radar was given to Big Bird by [[Gary Burghoff]] (who played Radar on ''M*A*S*H'') when he guest starred on the show.<ref>[http://www.wviz.org/edsvcs/prek/newsletters/Sesame%20Street26.htm Sesame Family Newsletter], [[Sesame Workshop]], [[15 March]] [[2006]]. Accessed [[19 June]] [[2008]].</ref><ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121400/bio Gary Burghoff - Biography], [[Internet Movie Database]]. Accessed [[19 June]] [[2008]].</ref> Later on, however, it was said that Big Bird got the bear as a gift from Mr. Hooper.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}


==Performing==
==Background==
The album was slated for release on October 21, but was pushed back to November 25. In April 2008, a song named "Stay Together" appeared on xxlmag.com;<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=20680 Ludacris "Stay Together" audio.]</ref> supposedly from the new album. [[DJ Toomp]] has also worked on this album.<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=19317 DJ Toomp: Grammy Family]. Accessed July 6, 2008.</ref> [[T.I.]] will also be appearing on a track called "Wish You Would".<ref name=wishyouwouldmtv>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1592463/20080808/ludacris.jhtml Ludacris, T.I. 'Wish You Would' Believe There's No Beef Between Them.] Accessed August 8, 2008.</ref>
[[Image:Big Bird Walk of Fame 4-20-06.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Big Bird's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.]]
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As [[Muppet]]eer [[Caroll Spinney]] has aged, the show has gradually started to train new performers to play Big Bird. These apprentices include both [[Rick Lyon]] in the opening theme song of the show's 33rd season on, and [[Matt Vogel]] in the show's [[Journey to Ernie]] segment.


The first single "[[What Them Girls Like]]" was released on August 7, 2008. The single "co-stars" [[Chris Brown (entertainer)|Chris Brown]] and [[Sean Garrett]].
Caroll Spinney was sick during the taping of a few first season episodes, so [[Daniel Seagren]] performed Big Bird in those episodes.{{Fact|date=March 2008}} He also performed Big Bird when he appeared on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'' in 1969. According to ''The Story of Jim Henson'' by Stephanie St. Pierre, the costume was built for [[Jim Henson]] to perform, but when Jim Henson tried it on, [[Kermit Love]], who had built the costume, did not think that Jim Henson was walking like a bird is supposed to walk, and Jim decided not to perform Big Bird. [[Frank Oz]] was offered the part, but since he hated performing full-body characters, he turned down the job.<ref>Stephanie St. Pierre. ''The Story of Jim Henson, Creator of the Muppets''. New York: Dell Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0440404533.</ref>


The second single "[[Wish You Would]]" was released on September 2, 2008. The single "co-stars" T.I.
The Big Bird performer is completely enclosed within the costume, and extends his right hand over his head to operate the head and neck of the puppet. The Muppeteer's left hand serves as the Bird's left hand, while the right hand is stuffed and hangs loosely from a fishing line that runs through a loop under the neck and attaches to the wrist of the left hand. The right hand thus does the opposite of the left hand: as the left hand goes down, the right hand is pulled up by the fishing line. For some of the Journey to Ernie segments, a second puppeteer (usually Jim Martin) controls Big Bird's right hand. He is concealed by dressing in a body suit the same color as their [[chroma key]] background (something that obviously can not be done on the main ''Sesame Street'' set).


A video for the song "Undisputed" has been made and first shown on the BET Network. The video features boxer [[Floyd Mayweather, Jr.]] and 6-year old boxer Pretty Boy Bam Bam.<ref name=undisputed>ATLien (September 8, 2008). [http://straightfromthea.com/2008/09/08/video-ludacris-vs-a-6-year-old Video ~ Ludacris vs. a 6 Year Old] ''Straight From the A''. Accessed September 8, 2008</ref>
==Costume==
The costume is partially assembled by company American Plume & Fancy Feather, using the tail feathers from [[Turkey (bird)|turkey]]s; as the feathers are rarely clean, company owner Anthony Trento calls the Big Bird costume his "toughest customer". [[Sesame Workshop]] is said to reject roughly 90 percent of all the feathers selected for use on the costume.<ref>Anthony Trento, [http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/03/smbusiness/birds_feathers.fsb/index.htm?postversion=2008040415 "The man who feathers Big Bird"], [[CNNMoney.com]], [[April 4]], [[2008]]. Accessed [[19 June]] [[2008]].</ref>


==Concept==
==Appearances in popular culture==
Ludacris says the album is [[theatre|theatrical]], conceptual-wise. Every song you hear sounds like a [[scene (film)|scene]] from a [[film|movie]].<ref name=rapup>(July 16, 2008). [http://www.rap-up.com/2008/07/16/ludacris-gets-theatrical-on-sixth-album/ Ludacris Gets Theatrical on Sixth Album] ''Rap-Up''. Accessed August 3, 2008.</ref>
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* The [[Animal Planet]] program ''[[The 50 Greatest TV Animals]]'' included Big Bird at number 16 in their list.
* Big Bird is the only Muppet to appear on the cover of ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''. In 1977, he posed with pitcher [[Mark Fidrych|Mark "the Bird" Fidrych]].
* Big Bird appeared on an episode of ''[[Between the Lions]]'' entitled "Tweet, Tweet".
* Big Bird appeared in the episode "[[Eppur Si Muove (The West Wing)|Eppur Si Muove]]" of ''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]''.
* Big Bird visited ''[[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood]]'' in [[1981]].
* Big Bird also made an appearance in ''[[The Muppet Movie]]'' as a wandering bird on the highway. He was offered a lift by Kermit and Fozzie, but declined, stating that he was trying to break into public television in [[New York City]].
*Big Bird has also appeared on a few game shows over the years. Some notable examples:
** On an episode of ''[[What's My Line?]]'', Big Bird appeared as the "Mystery Guest".{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
**On several occasions in the 1970s, Big Bird appeared as a semi-regular panelist on ''[[The Hollywood Squares]]''. He also made a week-long appearance on the [[John Davidson (entertainer)|John Davidson]] version of the show in the late 80s. He even appeared on [[Tom Bergeron]]'s version in the late 90s and early 2000s.
**Big Bird also made an appearance on a special episode of ''[[Deal or No Deal (US game show)|Deal or No Deal]]'', on [[Christmas Day]] ([[December 25]]), [[2006]]. The contestant at the time said he had always been afraid of Big Bird.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20061214nbc01 "JINGLE ALL THE WAY AS NBC SPREADS THE JOY CHRISTMAS NIGHT WITH ALL NEW SPECIAL EPISODES OF ITS FAMILY FAVORITES 'DEAL OR NO DEAL' AND '1 VS 100'"], TheFutonCritic.com, [[December 14]], [[2006]]. Accessed [[19 June]] [[2008]].</ref>
*Big Bird appeared at the end of a [[Ford]] commercial saying to youngsters, "Remember-in the back seat!" The kids get in and say, "And buckle up!"
*On ''[[Full House]]'', Michelle refers to Big Bird, particularly in the season 4 episode "Rock the Cradle" when she draws Big Bird in [[Pictionary]]. She also suggests that Uncle Jesse calls the new baby Big Bird.
*On [[Wheel of Fortune]], Big Bird appeared in the intro to congratuate [[Pat Sajak]] and [[Vanna White]] on Wheel's 25th season.


==References==
==Guests==
Ludacris stated that none of the tracks will be featuring any guests, instead they will be "co-starring".<ref name=wishyouwouldmtv/> Confirmed co-stars include [[Lil Wayne]], [[Floyd Mayweather Jr.]], [[Jamie Foxx]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]<ref name=complexludainterview>[http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Web-Exclusive/Ludacris?page=2 Ludacris Interview.]</ref>, [[T.I.]], [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]], [[Nas]], [[Chris Rock]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Sean Garrett]], [[T-Pain]], [[Plies (rapper)|Plies]], [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]], [[Spike Lee]], [[Playaz Circle]], Willy Northpole<ref name=billboardludacrissept2>[http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003844677 Ludacris' Busy Fall: New Album, Two Films.] Accessed September 2, 2008.</ref>, [[Criss Angel]]<ref>[http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_news.php?artist_id=308&news_id=106324 Ludacris official website]</ref> and more. The rock band [[Good Charlotte]] is planned to have an appearance.<ref name=buzznet>[http://www.buzznet.com/musicnews/j2282381/ Ludacris Acts Out on September's 'Theater of the Mind']</ref> Ludacris' fellow [[Disturbing tha Peace]] artist, Willy Northpole is scheduled to co-star with [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]].<ref name=bet>Low Key ([[July 17]], [[2008]]). [http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/the-ludacris-experience/ The Ludacris Experience…] ''BET''. Accessed August 3, 2008.</ref> He hopes to work with [[Eminem]] for the album.<ref name=billboardludacrissept2/>
{{reflist}}


==Further reading==
==''The Preview''==
Ludacris released a "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape with [[DJ Drama]] called ''[[The Preview]]''. The mixtape was released as a download on July 28, 2008.
* Simon, Ellen. [http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hMcWtG5WTmu3Hj4tkvUoAxKiBN0AD91B4PVO0 "He's Big Bird: Caroll Spinney loves every feather"], [[Associated Press]] via [[Google News]], [[16 June]] [[2008]]. Accessed [[19 June]] [[2008]].


==Confirmed tracks==
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|-
!Title
!Featured guest(s)
!Written by
!Producer(s)
!Length
|-
|"Call Up the Homies"<ref name=billboardludacrissept2/>
|[[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] & Willy Northpole
|C. Bridges, J. Taylor, W. Adams
|[[Clinton Sparks]]
|4:06
|-
|"Do the Right Thing (Wake Up)"<ref name=hiphopchronical>http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2008/09/18/ludacris-speaks-to-the-hip-hop-chronicle-videoaudio Ludacris Speaks to Hip Hop Chronicle</ref>
|[[Common (rapper)|Common]] & [[Spike Lee]]
|C. Bridges, L. Lynn, S. Lee
|[[9th Wonder]]
|
|-
|"Everybody Hates Chris"<ref>[http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2008/09/gyants_honorabl.html Gyan's Honorable Mention]</ref>
|[[Chris Rock]]
|C. Bridges, D. Cannon
|[[Don Cannon]]
|
|-
|"I Do It For Hip Hop"<ref name=ludacrisangie>[http://videos.onsmash.com/v/LyarCzjWtcuXwZUj Angie Martinez Interviews Ludacris.]</ref>
|[[Nas]]
|C. Bridges, N. Jones, J. Smith
|[[Just Blaze]]
|-
|"Last of a Dying Breed"<ref name=billboardmind/>
|[[Lil Wayne]]
|C. Bridges, D. Carter, C. Gholston
|[[Drumma Boy]]
|
|-
|"Let's Stay Together"<ref name=billboardludacrissept2/>
|
|C. Bridges, P. Beauregard
|[[DJ Paul]]
|4:18
|-
|"MVP"<ref name=billboardmind>Hillary Crosley (September 26, 2008). [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003855663 Ludacris Lets Listeners Inside His 'Mind'] ''Billboard''. Accessed September 26, 2008.</ref>
|
|C. Bridges, C. Martin
|[[DJ Premier]]
|
|-
|"One More Drink"<ref name=billboardludacrissept2/>
|[[T-Pain]]
|C. Bridges, F. Najm
|[[Trackmasters]]
|3:43
|-
|"Southern Gangsters"<ref>[http://www.defjam.com/site/artist_news.php?artist_id=308&news_id=106296 Listen In On The Ludacris Theather of the Mind Conference Call]</ref>
|[[Playaz Circle]] & [[Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross]]
|C. Bridges, T. Epps, E. Conyers, W. Roberts
|
|-
|"Undisputed"<ref name=undisputed/>
|[[Floyd Mayweather]]
|C. Bridges, F. Mayweather
|Don Cannon
|4:36
|-
|"[[What Them Girls Like]]"<ref name=bet/>
|[[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] & [[Sean Garrett]]
|C. Bridges, C. Brown, S. Garrett, R. Jerkins
|[[Rodney Jerkins|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins]]
|4:06
|-
|"[[Wish You Would]]"<ref name=wishyouwouldmtv/>
|[[T.I.]]
|C. Bridges, C. Harris, A. Davis
|[[DJ Toomp]]
|4:50
|}

==References==
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Theater of the Mind is the sixth upcoming studio album by American rapper Ludacris. It is scheduled to be released on November 25, 2008.[2]

Background

The album was slated for release on October 21, but was pushed back to November 25. In April 2008, a song named "Stay Together" appeared on xxlmag.com;[3] supposedly from the new album. DJ Toomp has also worked on this album.[4] T.I. will also be appearing on a track called "Wish You Would".[5]

The first single "What Them Girls Like" was released on August 7, 2008. The single "co-stars" Chris Brown and Sean Garrett.

The second single "Wish You Would" was released on September 2, 2008. The single "co-stars" T.I.

A video for the song "Undisputed" has been made and first shown on the BET Network. The video features boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and 6-year old boxer Pretty Boy Bam Bam.[6]

Concept

Ludacris says the album is theatrical, conceptual-wise. Every song you hear sounds like a scene from a movie.[7]

Guests

Ludacris stated that none of the tracks will be featuring any guests, instead they will be "co-starring".[5] Confirmed co-stars include Lil Wayne, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Jamie Foxx, The Game[8], T.I., Chris Brown, Nas, Chris Rock, Common, Sean Garrett, T-Pain, Plies, Rick Ross, Spike Lee, Playaz Circle, Willy Northpole[9], Criss Angel[10] and more. The rock band Good Charlotte is planned to have an appearance.[1] Ludacris' fellow Disturbing tha Peace artist, Willy Northpole is scheduled to co-star with The Game.[11] He hopes to work with Eminem for the album.[9]

The Preview

Ludacris released a "Gangsta Grillz" mixtape with DJ Drama called The Preview. The mixtape was released as a download on July 28, 2008.

Confirmed tracks

Title Featured guest(s) Written by Producer(s) Length
"Call Up the Homies"[9] The Game & Willy Northpole C. Bridges, J. Taylor, W. Adams Clinton Sparks 4:06
"Do the Right Thing (Wake Up)"[12] Common & Spike Lee C. Bridges, L. Lynn, S. Lee 9th Wonder
"Everybody Hates Chris"[13] Chris Rock C. Bridges, D. Cannon Don Cannon
"I Do It For Hip Hop"[14] Nas C. Bridges, N. Jones, J. Smith Just Blaze
"Last of a Dying Breed"[15] Lil Wayne C. Bridges, D. Carter, C. Gholston Drumma Boy
"Let's Stay Together"[9] C. Bridges, P. Beauregard DJ Paul 4:18
"MVP"[15] C. Bridges, C. Martin DJ Premier
"One More Drink"[9] T-Pain C. Bridges, F. Najm Trackmasters 3:43
"Southern Gangsters"[16] Playaz Circle & Rick Ross C. Bridges, T. Epps, E. Conyers, W. Roberts
"Undisputed"[6] Floyd Mayweather C. Bridges, F. Mayweather Don Cannon 4:36
"What Them Girls Like"[11] Chris Brown & Sean Garrett C. Bridges, C. Brown, S. Garrett, R. Jerkins Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins 4:06
"Wish You Would"[5] T.I. C. Bridges, C. Harris, A. Davis DJ Toomp 4:50

References

  1. ^ a b Ludacris Acts Out on September's 'Theater of the Mind'
  2. ^ Ludacris official website
  3. ^ Ludacris "Stay Together" audio.
  4. ^ DJ Toomp: Grammy Family. Accessed July 6, 2008.
  5. ^ a b c Ludacris, T.I. 'Wish You Would' Believe There's No Beef Between Them. Accessed August 8, 2008.
  6. ^ a b ATLien (September 8, 2008). Video ~ Ludacris vs. a 6 Year Old Straight From the A. Accessed September 8, 2008
  7. ^ (July 16, 2008). Ludacris Gets Theatrical on Sixth Album Rap-Up. Accessed August 3, 2008.
  8. ^ Ludacris Interview.
  9. ^ a b c d e Ludacris' Busy Fall: New Album, Two Films. Accessed September 2, 2008.
  10. ^ Ludacris official website
  11. ^ a b Low Key (July 17, 2008). The Ludacris Experience… BET. Accessed August 3, 2008.
  12. ^ http://www.thehiphopchronicle.com/2008/09/18/ludacris-speaks-to-the-hip-hop-chronicle-videoaudio Ludacris Speaks to Hip Hop Chronicle
  13. ^ Gyan's Honorable Mention
  14. ^ Angie Martinez Interviews Ludacris.
  15. ^ a b Hillary Crosley (September 26, 2008). Ludacris Lets Listeners Inside His 'Mind' Billboard. Accessed September 26, 2008.
  16. ^ Listen In On The Ludacris Theather of the Mind Conference Call
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