Please click the title of this post to watch a wonderful interview (all in French) with M. Achille Zavatta.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
ACHILLE ZAVATTA: Interview
Please click the title of this post to watch a wonderful interview (all in French) with M. Achille Zavatta.
Friday, March 05, 2010
IRON CLOWN INGREDIENT #1
PICKLES!That's right! Ringling clowns munchin' down, goin' to town this Saturday crunchin' on PICKLES!
Edited, timestamped videos must be posted to YouTube with the title "Iron Clown Challenge" no later than 9:00 AM EST on Monday to be eligible.
Good luck and may the best Alley win!
IRON CLOWN CHALLENGE: Instructions
THE IRON CLOWN CHALLENGE:
What is The Iron Clown Challenge?
The Iron Clown Challenge is a all-out battle between Ringling Alleys for ultimate supremacy.
Why only Ringling Alleys?
Because the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth is the only show with real Alleys who have to deal with real Performance Directors and other corporate types who could and would prevent or punish them for attempting to honorably complete the challenge.
What is the "challenge"?
To get as many members of the Alley to perform each challenge IN A SINGLE SHOW as possible and to provide timestamped video evidence, posted to YouTube.
Points are awarded thusly...
10 POINTS: Awarded to Alley members performing the challenge on the floor during pre-show.
100 POINTS: Awarded to Alley members performing the challenge during a gag within the performance.
500 POINTS: Awarded to Alley members performing the challenge during production numbers.
What is the "challenge"?
To get as many members of the Alley to perform each challenge IN A SINGLE SHOW as possible and to provide timestamped video evidence, posted to YouTube.
Points are awarded thusly...
10 POINTS: Awarded to Alley members performing the challenge on the floor during pre-show.
100 POINTS: Awarded to Alley members performing the challenge during a gag within the performance.
500 POINTS: Awarded to Alley members performing the challenge during production numbers.
The Iron Clown Challenge will NEVER be something inappropriate that would damage the image of the show or the clowns, merely something unusual that could (and very well may) go completely unnoticed.
Thus, if the particular challenge is to be on the floor barefoot, an Alley would receive 10 points a piece for video evidence (with a timestamp) of each clown on the floor for pre-show without shoes or socks. 100 points would be awarded for each clown barefoot clown on the floor in a ring gag. 500 points would be awarded for video evidence of each barefoot clown on the floor during opening, spec or finale.
If, say, a 12 person Alley were to accept the Iron Clown Challenge to appear barefoot but none accepted the challenge to do it outside of pre-show, that 12 person Alley would be awarded 120 points.
Each clown may appear only once in the final video, thus Lance Brown appearing barefoot throughout the entire second show on Saturday will only net the Alley the 10 points for appearing barefoot in the pre-show. He is not awarded the full 610 points.
If Lance, for example, were to present timestamped video evidence of his appearing barefoot ALL DAY on Saturday he would still only be eligible for one show.
So the challenge is to work barefoot at some point?
No. That is just the example. This week's Iron Clown Ingredient will be revealed here at 9:00 PM EST.
Boss Clowns: Choose your show on Saturday, grab your video cameras and find your camera people. Your Alley's honor is at stake!
Any questions must be posted here before 9:00 PM EST. No further questions can be submitted or will be answered after that time.
For the rest of you: Buy your tickets for this weekend and possibly be there to witness the very first IRON CLOWN CHALLENGE!
CARTOONS: Witch Doctor
Link courtesy of Jerry Beck
Cartoons DK - Witch Doctor
Ever wonder what would happen if Bello Nock and Sylvester the Jester had babies and they grew up to be the New Monkees on an 80s themed episode of Lazytown? Ask no more...
Cartoons DK - Witch Doctor
Ever wonder what would happen if Bello Nock and Sylvester the Jester had babies and they grew up to be the New Monkees on an 80s themed episode of Lazytown? Ask no more...
SANDY BECKER'S CHRISTMAS CAROL: Recreated with the Original Puppets
For more information PLEASE click the title of this post!
Thursday, March 04, 2010
IRON CLOWN CHALLENGE
Red and Blue Unit Ringling Boss Clowns (and a representative of the Caveagna Family): Grab a video camera and prepare for further instructions! Your alley's honor is at stake!
DUO INFERNALE
For those who never thought that they'd live to see Joe Biden and Sarah Palin work together, here they are. In Italian.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
TITO MONTOYA: LATEST NEWS
Word from the family is that rumors of Tito's death are just that. He has been confirmed still alive but listed in critical condition at Medical University of South Carolina as of March 3, 2010 at 06:20 PM EST.
Please keep Tito and his family in your hearts, minds and prayers as we wait hopefully for better news.
Please keep Tito and his family in your hearts, minds and prayers as we wait hopefully for better news.
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