Avid Readers
Josh Church and Mike Mattson originally performed this skit in the summer of 1993, and the pair performed the skit one more time in 1994. It was an immediate hit! The two dressed as geeks and strolled out to a couple rocking chairs and read the Eye Book by Theo LeSieg, a book they had grabbed from the learning to read shelf of the camp's library. Josh and Mike each spoke through their noses for the entire skit and giggled and joked about the book's artwork (Dr. Seuss art), showing it to the audience. The skit became a classic and was performed by others for a number of summers.
Josh and Mike actually planned the skit minutes before Campfire. They ran to the Library and grabbed a Seuss book, grabbed some chairs, and were off to the stage. They did adjust their appearance to be believable geeks. The skit was given a name at the end of the summer when Mike Appicelli left a couple t-shirts for "the Avid Readers". The name stuck!
The Eye Book
The Eye Book
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