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Circus Life – By Rick Struve

SirToony | July 30, 2014 | No comments

I had the pleasure of meeting artist Rick Struve on Facebook. Rick used to clown as Soda Pop the Clown and once ran Soda Pop’s Funhouse which was one of the first online clown websites. Earlier this year, he introduces himself by saying,

Rick Struve

Rick Struve

Hello fellow clowns – it has been about a decade since I put on my make-up, but I still love the clowning lifestyle. Some of you may know me as ‘Soda Pop the Clown’ out of Cedar Rapids, IA – for years I had a weekly online newsletter for clowns (before Facebook was around, and the internet had not blown up quite yet). Anyway… I have recently started creating a cartoon for a local weekly newspaper – the title of my cartoon is, “Circus Life”. It will be appearing in about 2 weeks, but I thought the clowning community would enjoy a little bit of fun too.

Oh – and yes, the main character is a clown, and though he’s smiling… he usually has a sarcastic look upon his face. Please be aware, that I would never make him look bad though… I have much respect for the clowning community! I just figured sarcastic lines come out better when coming out of a sarcastic face…

Rick has given me permission to publish his cartoons on Just For Clowns. Please don’t reprint without Rick’s permission. To contact Rick, email: richstruve -at- yahoo.com

Circus Life by Rick Struve

Circus Life by Rick Struve

Category: Circus, Clowns, Pictures

Showmen’s Rest

SirToony | July 22, 2014 | No comments

The following message came in an email about the Chicago area celebration during International Clown Week…

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JOIN US FOR THE 15th ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF (INTER)NATIONAL CLOWN WEEK AT SHOWMEN’S REST

From August 1 thru August 7, clowns all over the world will be clowning around for International Clown Week. We are the official Chicagoland location in celebration of this event.

This event is a loving and festive remembrance of circus artists past, held in the nation’s most well known final resting place for circus artists, remembered especially for the elephant statues and roustabout headstones. This event includes speakers, laying of flowers, circus arts performances, lots of fun stuff for kids including activities and entertainment, PRIZES, snacks and refreshments, and many many clowns. Bring lawn chairs or blankets and a youthful attitude.

FREE event and open to the public; all ages welcome :o)
FREE prizes, games and entertainment
FREE food and refreshments, Vegetarian option available
**There are no animals at this event.

Performers (clowns, acrobats, jugglers, etc) are welcome to come in costume and share your talents at the end of the ceremony. This event is open to all.

Sunday August 3rd, 1-3pm, FREE, all ages.
Woodlawn Cemetery, 7750 W Cermak Rd, Forest Park IL.
East of Des Plaines Ave. Western end of cemetery.

Want more info?
Check out the official event website:
http://performforthelove.com/showmensrest

Category: Circus, Clown Events, Clowns

Circus Jokes

SirToony | July 18, 2014 | No comments

Q: How do lions like their meat cooked?
A: Medium Roar!

Q: Why can’t clown noses be 12 inches long?
A: Because then they would be a foot.

Q: Why did the clown eat a dollar bill?
A: It was her lunch money.

Q: Why did the clown cover his ears when he walked by the hen house?
A: He didn’t want to hear the fowl language.

Q: Why are circus performers called artists?
A: Because they can draw crowds!

Q: Why did the lion eat the tightrope walker?
A: He wanted a well-balanced meal!

Q: What happened to the kid who ran away with the circus?
A: The police made him bring it back.

Q: Which circus performers can see in the dark?
A: The acro-bats!

Q: Did you hear about the human cannonball?
A: He got fired!

Q: How do you raise a baby elephant?
A: With a fork lift!

Category: Circus, Clowns, Jokes

GreasePaint

SirToony | July 8, 2014 | No comments

GreasePaint is a documentary film by Daniel Espeut that follows Joey Thurmond and his family as they travel around the country performing the art of American circus clowning.

The movie is a glimpse into a year of traveling in the most significant and dynamic year in the business’ history while examining the clowning world as a whole. The audience sees the backstories of quite a few of the characters including Joey’s rise from professional wrestler, to police officer, to clown. It is about the love of a family and how they manage to live and work together 24 hours a day while following their circus dreams.

Order you copy of the video from Cinema Libre

Category: Circus, Clowns, Videos

Clown Dreams

SirToony | June 12, 2014 | No comments

Holly Kapler will get her diploma from Liberty High on Thursday, after earning a 4.0 grade-point average, and now has her sights firmly set on getting a job as a clown.

Category: Circus, Clowns, Videos

Circus Clown Andrew Hicks

SirToony | June 11, 2014 | No comments

A short video showcasing Andrew’s favorite moments with Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey thus far. These clips are all from his first 4 years. 3 years on Blue and one year on Gold.

Category: Circus, Clown Skits, Clowns, Videos

The Good Friend – The Story of Jim Howle and Teddy Goodman

SirToony | June 4, 2014 | No comments

from BeeryMedia.com

Friendship. A film about lifelong friendship. Its importance to the human condition can not be underestimated.

http://vimeo.com/96918987

The Good Friend – The Story of Jim Howle and Teddy Goodman from BeeryMedia.com on Vimeo.

Meet Jim Howle, The Greatest Clown Artist on Earth. A Ringling Brothers Clown that also has had great success painting, teaching comedy, and is a mentor for so many clowns and artists. His friendship’s are legendary.

Meet Teddy Goodman. A Clown student that attended the very first Ringling Brothers Clown College in 1968. That’s where he met Jim Howle, who was also a student that first year. It was the height of the Vietnam War and during Clown College, Ted was drafted and had to report for duty. Ted was devastated, but did what was right for his country. Upon getting his physical, Uncle Sam declared him 4F and rejected him because of his poor eye sight, weight and flat feet.

Ted never was able to get back to Clown College, let alone tour with the circus. His life became a series of misadventures, journeying from job to job, accident to accident.

Forty years later, Jim and Ted re-connected and the friendship from all those years ago picked up right where it left off.

This is where “The Good Friend” begins. A story of caring even when there are the obstacles of distance, time and age. True friendship and true characters.

Category: Circus, Clown Makeup, Clown Skits, Clowns, News, Videos

Clown Doctors Help Heal with Humor

SirToony | June 4, 2014 | No comments

They say that laughter is the best medicine and The Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit has been helping doctors by bringing humor into their hospitals since 1986. HooplaHa recently spent a day at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland with original Clown Care team member Bill Boots (Dr. Boots) and his partner Matthew Pauli (Dr. Spats). Members of the Clown Care team work with physicians to conduct ‘clown rounds,’ their own version of medical rounds, where the healing power of humor is always the prescription!

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Category: Circus, Clowns, News, Videos

More Clown College Audition Dates Announced

SirToony | June 4, 2014 | No comments

Feld Entertainment has announced two more dates for their 2014 Clown College® Auditions. This time, they will be on Tuesday, July 29th, 2014 in Anaheim, CA 92806 and Wednesday, August 6th in Dallas, TX. This is a once-in-a–lifetime opportunity to audition to become part of The World Famous Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® Clown Alley.

Register to participate in the auditions at http://www.ringling.com/clownauditions/

Ringling’s Clown College® Auditions

Tuesday, July 29th
10:00am – 1:30pm
Honda Center
2695 E. Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92806

Wednesday, August 6th
10:00am – 1:30pm
American Airlines Center
2500 Victory Ave.
Dallas, TX 75201

Category: Circus, Clowns, News

FreeState Clown Alley #30 visits the Cole Bros Circus

SirToony | May 25, 2014 | No comments

My friends are members of Circus Fans of America and as circus fans, they go to as many circus performances as possible. Sometimes, they will arrange to provide lunch, or freeroll as it is called, for the circus performers between shows.

On Saturday, April 26, 2014, the FreeState Clown Alley visited the Cole Bros Circus and provided freeroll (lunch) to the people working on the circus. They also had the chance to entertain on the circus midway.

I made a short video of their visit to the circus.

Category: Circus, Clowns, Videos
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