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One year of Sesame Planet
February 2th 2004

After one year we still get lots of visitors and people all over the world help us with updates and information.
This is why Sesame Planet thanks it to still exist and can updates it´s information.
We started with a simple page about Pino and his other Dutch muppet friends. After already two weeks the site expanded with additional information about Sesamstraat.
After a few months we decided to add information about Pino´s relatives. This was a succes, because many people from countries that didn´t show the original version anymore, emailed me or helped me with detailed information.

Finaly The Sesame Times arrived at this site. And specialy for this one year we exist, I added kids art to this paper...
I hope you all enjoy this site and if you have art that fits the kids artpage you can mail it to me.

Greetings Paul Bokdam
Pino made it through `Idols´ second round.
Pino wants more fame
After many years acting on the famous show Sesamstraat, Pino thinks he´s ready for a singing career.
With the also famous programm called `Idols´ he found his change.

"I think round two isn´t that difficult for me, because I sing for such a long time now".
If he will pass the thirt round isn´t sure yet, because the jury said his voice sounds too childish.
Round one he passed with the song; Als ik zo klein als Ieniemienie was (If I were as little like Ieniemienie). The Second round he song; Er is maar een Pino (there is just one Pino). The thirt round he will use the song; Alle bomen zijn blauw (All trees are bleu).

Although Pino thinks this is the best song he ever performed, this redaction thinks that this will be the end of his Idols-career.
But ofcourse we wish him all the best!
Audiotour Sesamstraat sounds through Rijksmuseum
The famous and one of the largest art- museums in Holland has a special tour for childeren.
They made a special audiotape with the tour on it, that you can rent (with a walkman) for €2,50. But it´s all in Dutch.
You can choose between a tape with Pino, Tommie or Ieniemienie and they are helped by Lot from Sesamstraat. They all show you `De Nachtwacht´ (The Nightwatch) and many more famous paintings through a special journey. This is done with jokes, games and they even wrote a special song for when a child is standing infront of `De Nachtwacht´!
"Hello, I am Pino. And specially for Lot´s birthday I´ve made a beautiful painting! It hangs somewhere in this museum. But when you follow the paintingdrops on the floor.... you will find it!"
And with these words, the tour begins!
Frank Groothof at the Groninger Museum
February 25 2004
Frank Groothof wil perform in `Baba Jaga and the boy who wanted to learn about magic´ at the Groninger Museum. The show the play two times, at 14:00h and 15:30h. Both times will take about 45-50 minutes.
The music is from the componist M. Moussorgsky.

Baba Jaga is a real famous figure from the Russian fairytales. She is an evil witch, lives in a little house that stands on chickenlegs and can fly through the air. Still Pjotr want to learn magic from her! Can this have a happy end?

Frank Groothof played with Werktheater and got more fame during `Sesamstraat´ and the tv show `Broertjes´ (Brothers) at VPRO. These last years he performs opera specially for childeren at large theathers in the Netherlands and Belgium
The Street gets a face lift
In 2006 the show (NPS) exists thirty years and at that time they must have finished the new set. Five designers received an inventation to make an alternative for the current set thats was designed by Henk Tilder. This information was said by a NPS spokesman on thursday.
At april 29 they shall choose a winning design.

This design shall be build this summer and will be ready in september, because that´s when the shooting for season 2005/ 2006 starts. By this time all Sesamstraat habitants have to move in their new homes. A jury will look at the new designs. In this jury will be: Norbert ter Hall (director), Aart Staartjes (actor), Bert Plagman (puppeteer), Astrid Prickaerts (producer) and Aje Boschhuizen (2th director).
To read this in Dutch click here.
Sesamstraat is moving
March 11
After I moved out the makers from Sesamstraat thought appearently they had to update too!
The current set is doing it´s job now for 24 years. There for it´s time for something different, so thought Tommie, Pino, Ieniemienie, Mr Aart and the toddler pig Purk.