I had planned on posting an excellent, very rare, video that I had been saving to appropriately commemorate CLOWNALLEY.NET's 1,000th post but that one will just have to wait.
This video arrived in the mail this afternoon.
It's 1969 Ringling Alley footage. Just a quick sweep across Clown Alley, past several early Clown College grads (and Bill Ballantine), before the camera stops on a young whiteface who quickly realizes that the cameraman is not interested in him, he's shooting Otto Griebling as he puts on his makeup.
And just about nothing makes me happier than finding footage that I haven't seen of Otto Griebling.
Congratulations on the landmark, but I do think that one of the introductory captions needs to be altered.
ReplyDeleteAnd, Mr. Cashin, early congratulations on your personal landmark which will arrive towards the end of this month. (His life is about to begin!)
If the number worries you, just remember that Clownron will still have clown white that's older than you.
All the Best,
John.
hip hip hooray.
ReplyDeletecongratulations!!
Way to go Patrick! I look forward to the next 1,000.
ReplyDeleteWhat personal landmark? Did you make a puppet?
You are a cornucopia of clown creations, a purveyor of pithy photos, and a merry, magnanimous, mensch!
May all your days be __________! (Fill in the blank)
Congrats on the 1000th! And rare Otto footage to celebrate...even better. Thank goodness no one back then took the "no video/film in the alley rule" very serious. We'd have so few of these rare glimpes into clown alley to savor...
ReplyDelete-Greg
Good for you, Pat Cashin! A true milestone for a great effort!
ReplyDeleteI believe I saw Eric Braun in there and Frosty Little, too...If I can identify any more, I'll add to it! (Who was that in the Finale costume--pants, anyway, talking to one of the midget brothers--Stanley or...sadly, I forget the other one's name?)
The "young whiteface" was not, I believe, part of the alley. Probably a reporter whom they made up to look like a clown for a newspaper article or TV report!
The little people were Lester & Stanley Janus.
ReplyDelete-Greg
Right!!!! Lester and Stanley Janus!!!! Thank you, Greg! (If you can spare any memory cells, please send them my way!) Very nice guys, worn out early, as I recall, by Ringling's grueling schedule...so this footage would have to have been shot sometime towards the beginning of the season.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for all you do! Every chance I get I steal away to watch and learn. I love clowning. I love to watch it. do it, and talk endlessly about it . thanks for making that possible.bugsbe
ReplyDeleteLester and Stanley have now both passed away, Lester many years ago, but Stanley just passed away on January 17th, 2008 at age 84. He was a wonderful man and if anyone has any more photos or video of either of them, please send them to their nephew, Mike Janus at maddogjanus@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThey still have two brothers alive and living in southern Florida.
Jeanne
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