Ever wonder where the whole "clowns blowing up balloon animals" thing started? Look no further. Dime and Connie Wilson did their "Balloon Circus" come-in on the Shrine circuit for many years. So did Ernie "Blinko" Burch and his wife Maran on their winter dates. I don't know which act was first, Dime and Connie or Blinko and Maran, but they both started at about the same time with it back in the 50s and by the time they were finished every clown in the country, if not the world, had added balloon animal sculpture as part of their standard repertoire.Photo from Bill Strong
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