TINO WALLENDA

Video courtesy of M. Lane Talburt

JOEL & KOTINI Jr: Hip-Hop (2006)

PASCALINO: My 2nd Least Favorite Gag in the Whole World

No offense to Pascalino, I'm sure that he's an excellent clown, but I am declaring war on this routine. If YouTube is any indicator, EVERY circus in Europe, Russia and South America is currently featuring this gag.

I understand when people are influenced by a great routine but this one isn't even really very good. Why is everyone doing it???

I get it, you don't need props for it. It's something other than the bit with the four chairs.

There are better bits. PLEASE! Let's give this one a rest!

BOB WILLIAMS & LOUIE: The Johnny Cash Show (Circa 1970)

CLOWN ALLEY: Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus (Circa Early 90's)

CLOWN ALLEY: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey (1962)

Click the link for newsreel footage of the Ringling show in Washington in 1962. The clip features Mike "Coco" Polakovs walking stilts over Harold Ronk as well as Otto Griebling, Freddie Freeman and Billy Leveshire doing the boxing gag...

Clowns perform acrobatics during a circus show in Washington DC.

BUSTER KEATON & JIMMY DURANTE: Haircut

Buster looks like he's having the time of his life. Show business is fun, no?

CLAUDE JUTRA: "A Chairy Tale" (1957)

THE RASTELLIS: "European Night" (1959)


I had linked to this clip before but the earlier link has been taken down so... here it is again.

I doubt anyone, anywhere will have a problem with seeing the Rastellis again ; )

BOB WILLIAMS & RED DUST : The Lux Show (April 3, 1958)

LEONARD WOLEN: With Sue & Rudi Lenz

Photo courtesy of Sue Lenz

Together of Circus Vargas in the early 90s.

GASTON & ROLI

CLOWN ERICO: Bigger Wands

I'm going to stop at Starbucks this morning. They have really good muffins.

JAMIE CASHIN: Chicks Dig Scars

"Chicks Dig Scars"

FRANK RANDLE (1934)

TUTIK CLOWNS: Boxing Entree

THE 7 ASHTONS: The Colgate Comedy Hour

BIG APPLE CIRCUS: WNBC-NY

PETER SHUB & FRIENDS (2009)

DAVID LARIBLE: Monte Carlo (1999)

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Happy Father's Day!

My children showed that they knew their father's taste by giving me boxed sets of the Three Stooges, the Muppet Show and Saturday Night Live.

Last night Shane and I watched The Blues Brothers together. This is how he insisted on going to church this morning...