THE GOOSENAGLE FAMILY CIRCUS

Andrew, Mark and I (and sometimes Michael) had such a great time with "Circus Silliness" that we have decided to go into business for ourselves and start booking our show as a civic fund-raiser.

If you live in NY/NJ/PA/DE or MD and know of any sponsors (schools, firehouses, PBA, fraternal organizations... etc.) that might be interested in a 90 minute self-contained high-energy comedy stage show then please drop us a line at cashincomedy@yahoo.com.

ELMO GIBB: Jose Cole Circus 2009

Dean "Elmo Gibb" Chambers will be returning to the Jose Cole Circus for the 2009 season and touring the upper midwest. To find out more about the show, please click here.

I could be wrong but I believe this will be Elmo's 32nd season as a professional circus clown.

Wow!

INSIGHT FROM THE DALAI LAMA

"I have found that the greatest degree of inner tranquility comes from the development of love and compassion. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It is the ultimate source of success in life."

YURI NIKULIN: Circus Idols

CLOWN ALLEY: Festival International du Cirque de Monte Carlo (2009)

Musical clowns outside le Grand Chapiteau at the Festival International du Cirque de Monte Carlo.

CLOWN CONC: On Ice

CLOWN ALLEY: Ringling 139th Clown Alley (2009)

Photo courtesy of Larry Clark

Top row: left to right Dustin Portillo, Randy Snowden, Book Kennison, Sean Davis, Lance Brown 

Next row: Eric Allen, Larry Clark, Yvinson Acero, Joy Powers, Julio Ramazini, Ivan Vargas

Bottom row: Brandon Foster, and Trish Snowden.

I thought you might enjoy this. It's the official Press photo for all 13 of us on Zing Zang Zoom!

HARPO MARX AND DANNY KAYE: Ringling Clowns (1948)

Harpo Marx and Danny Kaye performing Otto's "Mrs. Jones" walkaround (one adapted by Olsen & Johnson for Hellzapoppin') at a Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus benefit show for to St. John's Hospital in Hollywood.

OTTO'S GRANDDAUGHTER!

Whoever it was that just posted a comment as "Otto Griebling's granddaughter" PLEASE contact me at cashincomedy@yahoo.com!

PAUL LOPEZ: Sax on Ladder

INSIGHT FROM THE DALAI LAMA

"Human happiness and human satisfaction must ultimately come from within oneself. It is wrong to expect some final satisfaction to come from money or from a computer."

P-50: World's Smallest Car

Once again, the world has finally caught up to what Lou Jacobs knew all along.

IMPROV EVERYWHERE: Welcome Home

GROCK: "Au Revoir M. Grock" DVD!!!

I am currently working very hard trying to get an acceptable dub of Au Revoir M. Grock, Grock's 1950 film which contains performance footage as well as autobiographical recreations.

I've got it, it's very clear. The sound is a little muddy but OK. There are some problems with the video transfer that I've got a friend working on right now. I'm hoping to be able to offer copies on eBay by the end of the week.

IMPROV EVERYWHERE: High Five Rob

JOHN KRICFALUSI: Spaghetti Buster!

Most of you remember John Kricfalusi for his work on The New Adventures of Mighty Mouse, Ren & Stimpy and Ripping Friends. John K also has a great animation blog where many of the topics that he discusses apply just as well to clowning as they do to animation.

Click the title of this post to be taken to John K's STUFF and his recent post on the importance of "anticipation".

INSIGHT FROM THE DALAI LAMA

"If advertising is for a good cause, it is worthwhile. Buddha advertised enlightenment or Nirvana. If it is reasonable and beneficial, it is good, but if it is only for profit, cheating , and exploitation, or is misleading, then it is wrong."

RUSSIAN CIRCUS CLOWNING (1967)

BLUE MAN GROUP: Royal Variety Performance