BIG NEWS: April 1st

I have just received confirmation that the International Clown Hall of Fame will be making a very special announcement on April 1st, 2010.

More details then...

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CLOWN COLLEGE: Local Documentary (1982)

PAUL WILDBAUM

FIORINO BIZZARRO

STEAMPUNK BANANA GUN

"This Machine Kills Fascist Monkeys"

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF SALACCS

How do you NOT give money to an accordion playing Boba Fett jamming out on the Zelda theme on a New York subway platform?

JOHNNY RISCOE: British Pathe

JOHNNY RISCOE

EDDIE GRAY: British Pathe

THE ENTERTAINING CLUBMAN

"Monsewer" Eddie Gray, one of the funniest people who has ever lived, juggling early in his career.

CHAZ CHASE: British Pathe

Link courtesy of Raffaele de Ritis

(ECCENTRICITY)

A different film of Chaz Chase's act, possibly from a Pathe newsreel, discovered recently by Raffaele de Ritis!

PEPA PLANA

LEANDRE

BARCELONA: Day Two

Spent the day doing a makeup demonstration, showed some more classic clown video and taught the Nouveau Clowns of Barcelona the art of pie throwing ; )

EGBERTO GISMAONTI: PALHA

HILBY THE SKINNY GERMAN JUGGLE BOY

FROSTY LITTLE: In Our Thoughts

Word has reached us here in Barcelona that Master Clown Glen "Frosty" Little has suffered a broken hip from a fall recently and that I would hope that everyone will take a moment to remember him in their thoughts and keep him in your prayers.

If anyone would like to send a note to Frosty and Pat we can collect them here in the comments and I will forward them when I get home.

NOUVEAU CLOWN INSTITUTE:Day One

Greg DeSanto and I arrived in Barcelona yesterday, safe and sound, and spent today sharing classic clown videos with the students.

We have a GREAT group of very interesting international students here.

It started snowing for the first time in years here just after lunch. By the time we had finished for the day word came down that, with five inches of snow, the roads were clogged for 4 hours in all directions and train service has stopped.

So we are waiting it out and hoping that the trains will start running again in a few hours. If not, we have rooms booked for us in the area. The students are delighted to have more time to play and hang out.

I´m about ready for a nap ; )