. J . ▁Dar win ▁created ▁elaborate ▁sets , ▁cost umes ▁and ▁pu ppets . ▁ ▁This ▁set ▁E E ▁up ▁to ▁eventually ▁be ▁invited ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁Pitts burgh , ▁PA ' s ▁annual ▁Black ▁She ep ▁Pu ppet ▁Festival , ▁appearing ▁each ▁year ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁E E ▁was ▁also ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁Chicago ' s ▁Pu ppet ropol is , ▁a ▁one - off ▁pu ppet ry ▁festival ▁held ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁various ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁pu ppet ry ▁tr oupe , ▁E E ▁st aged ▁various ▁shows : ▁" The ▁An cient ▁A str onaut s ▁of ▁Oh m - B ah ", ▁" The ▁Leg end ▁of ▁the ▁P ias a ▁Bird ", ▁and ▁an ▁aqu atic - th emed ▁pu ppet ▁play ▁called ▁" T of ish y ". ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁hit ▁an ▁all - time ▁professional ▁peak , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁city - san ction ed ▁special ▁events ▁and ▁even ▁being ▁asked ▁to ▁appear ▁at ▁a ▁NAS C AR ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁Ch ic ag ol and ▁Speed way . ▁There ▁they ▁performed ▁a ▁process ional ▁for ▁the ▁recently ▁dece ased ▁D ale ▁E arn hardt . ▁ ▁" The ▁Magic ▁Circ us ▁Band " ▁E E ▁took ▁on ▁this ▁sub title ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Kate