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Jim “Jimminee”
DeWilde has won top
ten spots at COAI
conventions. He’s won
the Commercial Float
Division award at his
hometown’s Christmas parade.
He’s even won the “Darn Good
Job” award at an Altus Chamber
of Commerce Awards Banquet
for his volunteer clowning. And
now he’s won the cover of the
New Calliope! What could be
better than that? Well, maybe not
many things, but if you ask Jim,
“The best awards/rewards that
I have ever received were when
someone’s child came up to me
and gave me a hug. That doesn’t
seem like much until you hear
the parents gasp and say, ‘I don’t
believe it, they were absolutely
afraid of clowns!’ What more
could a clown ask for than that?”
On Winning The Cover
Jim said he was totally
dumbfounded that he won the
cover! He looked around for
someone – anyone – to place a
higher bid, but it didn’t happen.
He, in a way, wished the bid did
go a little higher. (A note from
Jim, to the Editor: No Tom, I am
not giving you any more money,
a deal is a deal!) By winning
the cover, Jim hopes to bring
some attention to his neck of the
woods – Altus, Oklahoma.
Hailing from this small town
of around 22,000 people, Jim
does not belong to a local COAI
alley because the closest one is
over 85 miles away! He and his
wife, Maria “Maggee” DeWilde,
have called Altus home since
1971 when he was transferred
to Altus Air Force Base while
serving in the United States Air
Force (USAF).
On Serving His Country
While serving as a technical
sergeant in the USAF, Jim’s
clowning career took off. In the
late 70s, as an aspiring magician,
he volunteered for a squadron
Christmas party to entertain the
children until Santa arrived.
The party needed one clown
and two elves – that’s right
folks, we almost got ourselves
a Jimminee the Elf. Luckily for
us that night he donned a red
nose instead of pointy ears. “I
think that started me thinking
about how I could use the clown
character as a magician, so even
if I mess things up I could make
it look funny and maybe even
intentional. It was like a wake-up
call to hear the laughs and see
the smiles of the young and old
alike.” Jim was such a success
that his squadron commander
asked him if he would like to
visit local nursing homes to
clown on a monthly basis.
The Air Force and clowning
may seem like two completely
different worlds, but as Jim
points out, there are a lot of
similarities. Both require
intensive training and study,
and teach the values found
in patience and listening to
others. Not only that, but both
worlds have clowns (some are
just not in makeup). One major
difference however says Jim,
is that “You can mess up as a
clown and not get busted for it.”
While Jim jokes around
some about his years in
the Air Force, he is
also very proud
of his military
career. “As
a veteran, I
salute each and
every one of
the thousands
of military
personnel – the
ones on the front
continued on page 5
Jim
DeWilde
A True Veteran
at Your Service
By: Lulu Mire
continued on page 5
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The New
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ARTICLES
Jim DeWilde.............................3
Catch The Spirit Of Richmond..13
Give The Gift Of Clowning.......23
Magic For Little Ones..............30
Call For Business Mgr. Bid......36
Call For Web Master Bid.........37
Jackie's White (A Poem)........37
What's In A Name...................44
Free Publicity..........................45
COAI NEWS
President’s Comments..............9
What Do You Think.................10
R.S.V.P. ..................................11
Southeast Regional VP...........14
North Central Regional VP......14
Mideast Regional VP..............15
Director of Education..............15
Your New Board of Directors...17
Gift A Membership..................32
COAI Application.....................33
COAI Application (Spanish)....34
New Members........................35
A Thank You Note...................39
COAI NEWS Continued
Financial Report......................38
Alley Report............................39
Postal Report..........................39
News Flash.............................40
Editor’s Comments.................47
Ad Directory...........................47
Ad Rates.................................47
Deadline Dates........................47
FEATURES
Member Profile.......................12
Last Walk Around...................24
Good Cheer.............................25
Members On The Move..........26
International Clown Week.......28
Look Who's Reading..............29
Calendar.................................38
Foto Funnies...........................46
SKILLS/IDEAS/TIPS
Holiday Face Painting.............18
Twist & Talk
Quick & Easy Frog..............20
My Favorite Magic..................31
Quick Tips...............................41
Crafty Puzzles.........................42
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DeWilde
continued from page 3
Mr. Rainbow has some fun with Jim and Maria DeWilde at the
Kansas City Convention's Awards Banquet. Jim had been poking
fun at Mr. Rainbow about his pending cover on the New Calliope.
lines and the ones doing what seems like menial jobs. I
served over 22 years in the service, and no job can be done
without everyone working to complete it.” He offers these
words of advice to current servicemen and women, “Don’t
ever be afraid to ask questions no matter how trivial they
may sound; always try to do your very best (rewards will
come later); and have faith in yourself, your God and your
Country.”
On Serving His Community
Not only is Jim dedicated to his country, he is also very
dedicated to his community. For over five summers, he
has volunteered to co-host a three-day youth clown school
sponsored by the Southwest Oklahoma Community Action
Retired Senior Volunteer Program. His participation has
helped the clown school grow from two schools in one
town to three schools in three different towns! Averaging
about ten students per class, they learn balloon twisting,
basic makeup, magic and skits. At graduation, students
typically perform at a local nursing home.
On His Clowning
When asked about his own clown alma mater, Jim says
he went to the School of Hard Knocks and Perseverance
from 1978 to 2000. It was in 2000 that he was introduced
to COAI. In 2002, he and his wife attended the Pricilla
continued on page 7
ON OUR COVER
Jim DeWilde of Altus, Oklahoma had the winning
bid at the 2012 COAI Convention in
Kansas City, MO.
November/December 2012 Page 5

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DeWilde
continued from page 5
Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp. Jim attended his first
COAI Convention in 2009, and though he had been
clowning for over two decades at that point, he – as he
put it – was “probably the most confused and lost ‘First of
May’ clown there.” He’s learned a lot over the years and
really developed his clown character. What sets him apart
from other clowns? According to Jim, it’s his socks! He
usually wears a blue sock on his left foot and a red sock on
his right. *smirk*
Jim thinks winning the cover of the New Calliope will
make him try harder to be an even better clown because he
is now “out there where everyone will see him.” However,
he adds, that at his age, [he doesn’t] want to really
overstress anything.
Currently, his clowning interests include: “Finding
and learning to play one of those keyboard things that
Mr. Rainbow has, learning how to repair his own pumps,
making his own signs, and trying to come up with his own
new balloon twisting designs.”
While Jim has the floor, he’d like to thank a few clowns
who have been a special part of his clown journey: “My
many thanks to Priscilla Mooseburger and Cheri Venturi
for all their help at Clown Camp in 2002, for help with
the costumes and wigs I have gotten recently and just for
being our friends; Tom King for helping me realize that
any award we get at competition is better than none; David
Bartlett (Mr. Rainbow) for just being himself and putting
up with me (see, I’m on the front cover – not the back; I
still want a balloon – a red one; and show me how to play
that keyboard thing). I would like to give a very special
thanks to Richard Smith for taking the time to give me
extra hints and help me at my first convention in 2009
(maybe I’ll try your suggestion for the hobo look a la Red
Skelton).
An established, yet humble veteran of both the military
and clowning, Jim still ponders, “What the heck am I doing
here?!”
You’re putting smiles on people’s faces; that’s what,
Jimminee! Congrats, Jim, on winning the cover and thank
you for your service and for supporting COAI!
Editor’s Note: Jim had the winning bid for the New
Calliope cover at the COAI auction in Kansas City.
Proceeds from the auction, including the New Calliope
cover, goes into the scholarship fund.
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Business
Office Closed
The COAI Business Office will be
closed December 21st through
January 1st.
The office will reopen on
Wednesday, January 2nd.
Enjoy The Season
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The New Calliope

President’s Comments
by Glenn “Clyde D Scope” Kohlberger
I just flew back from the COAI Fall
Board meeting in Richmond, VA and
boy, are my arms tired. All kidding
aside, our new board is a perfect mix
of experience, youth, energy, fun and
excitement. It was an absolute pleasure
to be a part of this hard working,
goal-oriented board. Each member
contributed with their own unique voice.
These voices grew into ideas that quickly
became solutions for the problems at
hand. Everyone looked for a way to
focus on helping our membership in
each decision we made and has gained
ownership of the results. I believe you
will be excited with what we have put
together for you.
After accepting the election results
and officially filling open positions, we
discussed the needs of the organization,
the importance of membership and
the path for filling those needs for our
members. Elections were a big topic and
I believe we have put together a proposal
that everyone can take ownership of
and you (the members of COAI) will
be voting on at the COAI convention in
Richmond this coming April.
• We would like to offer electronic
voting AS AN OPTION in the next
COAI election. You will still get
your ballot in the Calliope, and you
will still have the option to pull
it out, fill it out and mail it in. If
this bylaw change is passed by our
membership in April, you would have
the opportunity to go to the website
www.coai.org, sign in and cast your
ballot there. This means you do not
have to remove anything from your
Calliope; you do not have to put
your signature on the outside of any
envelope, and you will not have to
pay postage to mail your ballot. The
process would be free, instantaneous,
and assured. The mail system outside
of the US is expensive, inconsistent
from country to country, and at times
completely unreliable. We are hoping
that this process will encourage more
members to vote for the officers who
will run YOUR organization. Less
than one fifth of our membership
voted in the last election and that was
a great improvement over previous
elections.
• We are also asking that if you
choose to mail in your ballot we
will eliminate your signature on the
outside of your envelope and replace
it with your COAI number. The
signature serves no purpose. There
is no way for the alley counting the
votes to identify your signature. Your
COAI number is unique to you and
guarantees one vote per member.
• We propose the entire voting process
end before the COAI Convention.
This will allow us to report the
results of our election to the
membership at the convention. We
will still report the results in the
New Calliope and on our website
www.coai.org. This will afford
membership the chance to meet the
new board at the convention. It also
gives the new board an opportunity
to get together, exchange
information, and begin the process
of transition. It will also allow
questions to be asked and answered
face to face, thus streamlining
the transition process. You will
be receiving more information on
this process in the months to come
BEFORE you have to vote on bylaw
changes in Richmond, VA. Please
stay tuned.
• But wait there is still more … Our
membership dues are confusing and
very involved for many members.
We have 12 different pay scales
and amounts for one membership.
We have put together a committee
(both board members and non
board members) to address our
membership dues structure. They
are charged with simplifying and
making the dues understandable and
easier.
• We have moved the Lowe Collection
to one central location, and are
finally in the process of evaluating
its worth and finding ways to pay
the costs of maintaining it. We will
be reporting back to the
membership on this matter
in the very near future.
• We have voted to set up a PayPal
account in an effort get our Clowny-
Bay working on the website. This is
long overdue and necessary to the
process of delivering this program
to our members. I am hopeful that
we will have it up and running very
soon.
• The Board has approved a plan for
a 2014 COAI Calendar for our
members. The plan will be discussed
in detail in the next few months and
I am excited about it.
We are very thoughtful as a board
before we make any changes. Sweeping
changes are never the true answer.
It is better to make planned, concise
adjustments aimed at the heart of a
problem which will bring about changes
COAI needs. According to our bylaws,
any member can propose a bylaw change
by giving it to the bylaws committee
for a vote at the General Membership
Meeting. Keep in mind YOU elected a
board to represent ALL OF YOU. The
decisions we make have ALL of our
members in mind. They are not just
representative of a small group. Be sure
to read each proposal and see if it helps
or hinders our entire membership. After
all, without our members there is no
COAI.
You will be seeing some changes on
our web site. The company supporting
our site needs to make some minor
adjustments because they no longer
support the template we now use. But
fear not, the new look is not changing
any programs or features. It is simply
a new coat of paint that gives us all
something new to look forward to.
I hope you all have a happy and
a healthy holiday season. Keep using
the “Ask the President “ feature on the
www.coai.org web site. I look forward to
seeing you next year!
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y Teresa Gretton
Director of Membership
gretton@verizon.net
COAI offers many
wonderful programs for
which you can nominate
members for awards or
recognition: Ring of Honor,
Life Time Achievement,
Clown of the Year,
Excellence In Clowning, and
C.H.A.R.L.I.E. We know
there are many talented
and dedicated clowns who
deserve an honor.
Unfortunately, over the
past few years, the board has
seen fewer nominations being
submitted. This is the third
consecutive year in which
no one has submitted for
the Excellence in Clowning
award. This award is a unique
recognition of clowning
accomplishment in Clowns
of America International.
YOU may submit this
on your own merit. The
requirements are based on
hours worked in clowning,
in the community at large,
clowning education, clown
appearance and performance,
and an irrefutable evidence
of a “Clown Heart”. Each
category is explained in the
criteria and it can be found on
the COAI website www.coai.
org/awards.
What Do You Think?
As you know, COAI
did not award a Clown of
the Year for 2012. It was
not due to the fact that no
one was talented enough; it
was due to certain criteria
not being followed by the
nominators or certain details
that were not presented
to conclusively decide a
recipient. Requirements are
specific: Nominator letter,
letters of recommendation
or support and a number
of color photos in or out of
clown.
We especially need to
hear from YOU on why
more nominations are not
being submitted. Please
email me or call me with
your suggestions. What
bothers you the most
about the way the criteria
is written? If you believe
the criteria is too detailed
or difficult to follow, let
me know. Are the criteria
understandable? I do ask for
your suggestions on how
to make these requirements
more attainable. Break it
down. I am open for change
and can take any suggestions
to the board. I am here for
YOU, the membership. I
want to see clowns honored
for their exceptional service
to clowning.
Of course, we also have
a more recent recognition
program, Lifetime
Achievement. We should
have a huge amount of
nominations pouring in; but
again, we have not. There
are so many clowns who
have enjoyed membership in
COAI for many years, giving
of themselves to the art of
clowning. It does not take
much to fill the requirements
for this prestigious
recognition. Your submission
can be done electronically,
all by email. A letter from
the nominator stating all
of the accomplishments
of the candidate, three
recommendation letters,
and photos are all that is
requested.
As for the Ring of
Honor recognition, that is
perhaps the easiest of all.
Many members have proven
themselves in service to
clowning and COAI but are
now deceased. To request a
name for this recognition,
all you need do is submit an
email to me about the person
and detailed information
about their dedication to
clowning and to COAI.
Also, provide photos of the
person. This can be done any
time during the year. The
board makes decisions at
their meetings in the fall and
at the convention.
Lastly, one fun
program each year is the
C.H.A.R.L.I.E. Award
given to an alley and an
individual for submitting
the best Clown Week
scrapbooks. This is not
based on how great of a
scrapbook, although there
is some scoring based on
the presentation, but on
the contents. The criteria
outline details the content
we’re looking for. It is most
important to follow the
specific items as outlined.
I am writing this article
now because we are looking
into how to improve our
awards and YOUR input
is vital in this process, so
please send in all your ideas
and suggestions for any
changes. Start thinking and
planning to nominate a very
deserving person for any of
the programs listed above.
If you will work with me,
I’ll work with you. I look
forward to receiving your
input.
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Keep Your Eyes Peeled For
The New Black Button Down COAI Shirts.
They look GREAT!
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R.S.V.P.
by Teresa Gretton
Director of Membership
gretton@verizon.net
YOU are cordially invited to
participate in one of the most
important collaborations in COAI.
It begins immediately and will
continue indefinitely. It is the
big collaboration of minds. YOU
are needed to assist in the next
membership drive.
A membership drive that began
last January gave an incentive of
three months free membership to
a member for every new member
they brought to COAI, plus there
were further winning offers. Then,
the membership drive continued
with two months free membership
to a member until the end of this
year.
We are now counting on you to
provide some ideas for our next
membership drive. What would
make you very excited in bringing
in new members or bringing back
those who have not renewed?
What would you recommend for
incentives? What programs would
you participate in to open doors for
new members?
Perhaps, you have suggestions
or ideas on changes. Changes are
good. What changes might interest
you or others? Talk about these
things at your next alley meeting
and brainstorm a little bit. Write
your ideas down and send them to
me. Brainstorming is a great way in
which new ideas can surface.
I have been a member of
this great organization since its
inception and before that,
in COA. I love it. As a
member of the board I promise to
submit your ideas and suggestions.
By the time you read this, our new
board will have met in November.
I look forward to passing on the
ideas generated from this meeting
and hope to see your ideas coming
forward. Let’s all work together
to keep this great organization
growing and thriving.
Oh, and don’t forget to R.S.V.P.
me at gretton@verizon.net or
(301)843-8212. I look forward to
hearing from you.
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Clowns Of America, Int. Member
PROFILE
What additional types of training have you received?
Seminars and conventions.
Who, if anyone, was your mentor? Lou Jacobs,
Coco Polakov, Paul Wenzel ... Ringling clowns.
How has your makeup design and application
changed over the years?
My makeup when I started as Halloween makeup,
smear, no powder ... ugly face.
Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Clown Name: Blinky the Clown
COAI Member Number: 296
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Bruce H. Nelson
Year Joined COAI: 1973 COA (Old club) Clowns of
Baltimore
Alley Affiliation(s): No alley/defunct
When and how did you get started clowning?
I got started in 1963 in high school drama class.
Is there a story behind how you selected your clown
name?
I took it out of Ernie Kern's clown book.
What training did you receive when you got your
start?
None, no books available.
Is the
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from your
mailbox?
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PO Box 1171
Englewood, FL 34295-1171
What type of clowning do you do or did you do?
Magic and balloons. I did volunteer work and I also
worked for top dollar because of my reputation.
How has your clowning changed over the years?
I've become more refined and am far more
professional. My wardrobe is neat and clean and my
makeup is professional.
What do you see as the biggest changes in clowning?
I see more women than men. There were very few
women when I started.
What advice would you give a First of May?
Find a professional mentor, learn to pay your dues.
Treat yourself as a professional. Listen to your mentor.
What is your idea of the perfect gig?
Happy kids, happy parents equal a fun show.
Please share some of your memorable clowning
moments.
Being with Lou Jacobs and talking with old school
"Real" circus clowns. Doing fun shows with smiling
kids fighting cancer.
Other insights:
1. There are far too many conventions.
2. There are far too many unqualified clown
instructors.
3. Clowns need to learn clowning techniques that are
truly funny.
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Catch The Spirit Of Richmond
by Sandra “Strawberry”
Winstead, Convention Chairman
Let me first say, wasn’t
that a great cover photo
on the September/October
issue? I failed to give credit
to our very own John “He
Haul” Allen for taking and
then enhancing that great
photo. That day was warm
and there were a bunch
of tourists vying for our
attention so it was like
herding cats to get us to
focus. John is a master at
his craft and I appreciate
his talent both as a
photographer and a clown.
I am writing this far in
advance of its publication so
the leaves have not turned
color yet in Richmond and
the weather hasn’t gotten
too cool. By the time you
read this I am sure those
things will have happened.
The other thing that will
have happened is the price
for registration for the 2013
COAI Convention will have
risen to $195.00. What are
you waiting for? Even though
the price is higher, it is still a
great value.
We have so much planned
and we aren’t even done yet.
I have been working on the
class list which by this time
should be published on the
COAI website. I know there
should be at least 50 to 60
classes. As Julie “Lovely
Buttons” Varholdt said in her
great article last issue - it
is all about education. We
are offering lots of it and
on a large variety of topics.
Do you realize how much
education happens just by
your being there? Just being
in the company of so many
great clowns you can’t help
but learn new things.
Since the last article, we
have added Terry Davolt to
our line-up. He is going to be
performing a comedy/variety
act during the Tuesday night
show. That is in addition to
the vendors. And to finish
that night we will have
a performance by Barry
Mitchell. That should be a
great show. On Wednesday
night after we return from
the haunted tour, Terry will
do a hypnosis show. I don’t
know about you, but I hear
that is a lot of fun and I can’t
wait for that. For those of
you who were in Kansas City
and saw Terry do his cowboy
routine, he is full of energy
and you can’t help but have
a good time when he is on
stage.
Just a quick note about
the Halloween convention
theme: I have had a few
people express some
concern about some of
the negative issues around
Halloween. It seems that
ghosts, bats and witches
make some people a little
uncomfortable. As the
convention chairman, I am
going to have to take credit/
blame for this one, but I
certainly did not intend to
offend anyone.
When we were kids,
Halloween was magic to
us. We went to the store,
bought costumes that were
too small, too big, too itchy,
too hot and we couldn’t wait
to wear them. Then there
was that mask! By the end
of the night we couldn’t
breathe and we had taken
it off. But none of these
things mattered because
our neighbors still thought
we looked adorable or scary
and they gave us candy.
Even better it was safe to
eat. None of the decorations
communicated anything evil
to us. We were just having
a good time and getting
candy. That is all I intended
with this theme. I wanted to
recapture the “magic” or the
“spirit” of Halloween. Come
and “Catch the Spirit of
Richmond” with us in 2013.
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Southeast Regional VP
by Kent Sheets
Southeast Regional VP
SheetsKent@aol.com
As this issue arrives in
your homes, I hope you are
enjoying the fall season and
preparing for the holidays.
For my wife and me, it is
always a time for family
and friends. We have been
blessed with wonderful
family and friends. Life
is good and we are very
grateful. May the blessing of
these holidays be with you,
your family, and your friends.
In Florida, the cool
weather has returned along
with our winter visitors, the
“snowbirds.”
I hope to see many of you
from the southeast at Florida
Clown Day on Saturday,
February 9, 2013 in Largo,
FL. It is always
a great event. If
you require more
information, visit www.
Uptownclowns.org. Please
join us if you are traveling to
Florida at that time.
In February, in Fort
Myers, FL, we always look
forward to The Edison
Festival of Lights Parade,
one of the largest night-time
parades in the state.
Then on April 16-21 we
will be gathering for Catching
the Spirit of Richmond,
the 2013 COAI annual
convention in Richmond, VA.
I hope you are making plans
to join us.
Smile! Have Fun! Take
lots of pictures.
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North Central VP
by Judy Quest
North Central Regional VP
dearheart@cox.net
I Need Funny Friends!
Hello, I am sad and
lonely. I want to know how
to have friends. I have a few
coins if that would help.
Actually, I am Judy
“Dear Heart” Quest and I
am the new North Central
Regional Vice President.
I am ever so eager to do a
good job. I sent out a survey
in July and only got one
reply! I would love to hear
your opinions, visit you in
person or talk on Skype.
I would just love to get to
know all of you sweet little
pea pickin’ folks. We could
have so much fun together.
So, here is every way
you could contact little old
me:
Home: 402-551-4185
Work: 402-558-3800
Cell: 402-676-1565
E-mail: dearheart@cox.net
Skype: mamaandpapaquest
I’m not on Facebook
because of my job as a high
school counselor, I don’t
want to know what those
“kids” are doing on the
weekends!
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Mideast Regional VP
Willy McGinnis
Mideast Regional VP
characterguy50@yahoo.com
I had already been in
communication with several
alleys, so I was able hit the
ground running the day Mike
Cox told me that I was newly
elected Mideast Regional
Vice President. I received
congratulations from my
fellow officers and John Kral
who ran a good race with me.
I would like to thank all
the voters who had faith in
me to fulfill the office I now
hold, and to John for passing
on some info on previous
ambassadors.
I had read in the New
Calliope that five of the
alleys in the region were
not submitting reports; I
immediately decided these
alleys could be in trouble.
I approached the Jubilee
Jesters in Virginia Beach
and attended a meeting on
June 12th where I confirmed
that they were in trouble,
lacking officers and support.
I offered a bit of assistance,
but this will not be a simple
fix. Located in a vacation
spot, they do not have the
activity or the membership
of the regular alleys. I will
require support from my
other Virginia alleys to help
rebuild them. Mind you I was
not even officially in office
when I made this visit. The
kudos from fellow officers
and clown friends were all the
payment I needed to make me
move ever forward.
Unfortunately the list of
ambassadors was short and I
was only able to contact two. I
am asking for all ambassadors
in the Mideast to contact me.
I still have four other alleys in
jeopardy and because they are
located in several states, I will
not be able to commute to all
of them.
In July, I was in touch
with local alleys Freestate
and Kapitol Klowns. I will
continue to try to contact all
of the alleys that I haven’t
heard from yet. In August,
I was able to speak with the
Inky Clowns of Louisville
and Frank Rehnquist of Luv
N Laffs. I was able to get on
their email lists to keep up
with events they take part in.
My plan is to get out to see
them in next few months for a
meeting or event and to offer
a program to let them know
we are there as COAI.
I would like also to hear
from each of my alleys, as
the contacts I have are not
necessarily current and I
have no way to contact you
otherwise. I need to know if
you are still meeting in the
same places and the names
of your officers so I can get
together with them to help
you. I want to come to your
alley and I want to know you
and work with you to rebuild
a strong bond with COAI.
I want to build stronger
ties that bring clowns and
alleys closer to COAI. As our
new president has said, unity
among the clown membership
is essential to rebuild and
grow. I would like to promote
that unity within the Mideast
so that the Mideast can be
leaders to the rest of the
regions.
All competitiveness aside,
save that for the competitions,
outside conventions and
those competitions we are
all brothers and sisters in
clown heart, and we need to
assist each other in order to
grow. In the past there were
a handful of small alleys,
and eventually they reached
out to other groups or alleys
nearby. It is the culmination
of the work of all those alleys
that made up the original
COA and then COAI. These
alleys were supportive of one
another making them strong.
So I wish to rebuild that bond
and that strength, that love
that made them so great in the
beginning.
We are all clowns and we
need to look at this as clowns
who are supportive of each
other. It is almost as if we are
family in the extended way,
and families stick together no
matter what!
I will try to make a tour
with educational materials
and answers to the questions
I know are out there. Let’s
rebuild, reshape and get
our smiles out to the world
Director of Education
by Sue Marranconi
Director of Education
squeezeclown@yahoo.com
Going, Going, Gone! Ah!
Those familiar words! Who
doesn’t love the fun of an
auction? Once again this year
at our COAI convention you
have the opportunity to attend
a fun-filled auction for a great
cause. The auction supports
our scholarship fund and helps
clowns to grow and learn. I
can’t think of a better reason
to attend, and it’s always a
hilarious, great time!
We also need your support.
Spring is really just around the
corner, so perhaps it’s time to
do a little early spring cleaning.
You sure don’t want to end up
on “Clown Hoarders Buried
Alive!” So, check out those
clown closets, ruffle up those
storage bins and dig out the
dugery of unused or gently used
together. I am
your new Mideast
RVP and I want
you to be part of my new
team. Please feel free to
contact me with info on your
alleys and yourself, so that I
can have a good idea of who
I’m working with. Thank you
in advance for your support in
making the next two years a
success.
I would like to hear from
Poppy and the Honaker
Redbuds and Harford County
Clowns. Tell me how I can
help you!!! To the rest of my
alleys, I will be attending your
meetings soon to see how you
are doing. Yours in clown
service.
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items you no longer
need. I’m sure you
have unused props.
When you bought them they
were going to be just the thing
you needed, but you never did
use them. Pass it on! Perhaps
you have some wonderful
clown memorabilia, autographs,
pictures, prints, collectables or
other fun items that might be of
interest to another clown bidder.
Send it over! We will gladly
add them to our auction and
you will be helping your fellow
clowns.
Please bring items with you
to the convention in April, or
if you are not attending, items
can be sent to: Mike Cox, 2013
COAI Auction, 9415 Alamada
Ave. Henrico, Virginia 23294.
Your support is appreciated.
Thank you!
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2012-2014 COAI Board Of Directors
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1. Pennie Smith, NW RVP; 2. Kynisha Ducre-Jarreau, SC RVP; 3. Pam Bacher, Director At Large;
4. Teresa Gretton, Director Of Membership; 5. Merilyn Barrett, Segeant-at-Arms; 6. Georgia Morris, MW RVP;
7. Toni Dufrene, Director of Alley, Regional Support; 8. Paddee Embrey, Treasurer; 9. Cathy Hardebeck, Secretary;
10. Bonita Love, SW RVP; 11. Bill LeBlanc, NE RVP; 12. Mike Cox, Executive Vice President;
13. Tom King, Director of Conventions; 14. Willy McGinnis, ME RVP; 15. Angel Morales, Latin Countries RVP;
16. Dale McKenzie, Canadian RVP; 17. Kent Sheets, SE RVP; 18. Glenn Kohlberger, President.
Not pictured are Sue Marranconi, Director of Education; Judy Quest, NC RVP and Lee James, International RVP.
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Holiday
By
Barbara
“BeBe”
Carter
Face Painting
It’s almost here! The holidays bring out the best in
each of us. The office parties, the community events
and the family food days ... they all keep us wellrounded.
Each year when planning what to paint for the
holidays I choose a feature design to offer at most
of my events. The more you paint it the better and
faster you get. Over the years here are some of the
designs I have chosen: Christmas lights, snowflakes,
snow princes and princesses, the gingerbread twins
and the ever popular reindeer. I offer all of these as
full face designs.
Full face painting is the rage these days, and
the customers love it, the children experience the
transformation and it sells. It sells, means that
you will probably get more work. So, if you haven’t
started painting full faces I challenge you to convert
a couple of your cheek art designs into full face and
see what happens! Oh, and be sure to let me know
how it works out for you.
This year my features for Christmas will be the
Santa hat and the Elf hat. They both are painted on
the forehead, so that the little squinters won’t have
to close their eyes. The fun of these designs is that
they are gender neutral and they only call for three
to four colors. So, let’s get started painting.
Santa Hat
Step 1- Blush the cheeks, I use Kryolan Dry Rouge-Youth
Red. This color works on every color skin. Keep your blush
brush in your case or you can use a sponge to apply it.
Blushing on face painting has the same effect as blushing
for your clown makeup.
Step 2- Paint the white on for the bottom band on the
Santa Hat. Then paint the white ball for the tip of the hat.
Paint the ball toward the front of the cheek so it can be
seen from the front.
Step 3- Now paint the body of the hat with red, and paint
the hat down the side of the face til it meets the white ball.
Step 4- With a fine (skinny) brush paint the black outline
around the white fur, the ball and the hat. Leave a spot
unpainted where the white touches the red so that you
can paint in the holly.
Step 5 –The holly is green with two or three red berries. If
the child’s face is too small just don’t paint the holly.
Remember you can add holly or words like Ho! Ho! Ho! or
Merry Christmas or Naughty or Nice or the child’s name in
the white fur. Why not try painting the hat a different color
to match the child’s clothes. That could be fun. Your adults
will love the hats in different colors. Be creative, have fun
with it.
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Elf Hat
There is always an elf in the crowd, sometimes
quite a few. After all Santa can’t get around the
world in one night without some help from
his happy little helpers. This design is the same
general idea…it’s a hat.
Step 1- Blush the cheeks.
Step 2- Paint the red border with a center point
and note the ends of the border are a bit curved
outward.
Step 3- Paint the top of the hat a nice
Christmas green color, continue the draping
down the one side of the face.
Step 4-Draw a thin, short black line (string) to
add the bell to the tip of the hat.
Step 5- Add a yellow circle on each point of
the red band to represent a bell.
Step 6- Draw a larger
yellow circle on the
cheek at the end of
the string. If the
larger bell is big
enough, be sure to
add some detail, so
that the bell
will ring!
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Have a safe
and blessed
Holiday
Season.
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Twist & Talk
Quick & Easy Frog
For this frog you will need:
• Twist and Talk balloon
puppet system
• 5 -260q lime green
• 1 -160q lime green
• 1 -350q lime green
• 1 -6” heart white
• 1 -6” geo Blossom lime
(the pictured one is a 16”)
• 1 -16” or 11” lime green
by ALBeRTO Nava
4. Operating
Hold like this.
Operate with
your thumb.
1. Head design
This head design is created with a 6” geo blossom to
get a nice shape for the frog head. Fully inflate the 6”
geo and tie. Inflate a 6” heart just 3” and split it in two
to get the eyes. A single 160 creates the lower jaw with
3 layers of bubbles, divided by pinch twists.
Back View: The back of the lower jaw is fixed to the
head using half of a 260Q lime green.
This is the view under the jaw, the scrap of the 260
goes under the jaw and to the back of the head to fix
everything together.
When you fix the lower jaw always check that the
mouth opens and closes correctly. To work easily on
the jaw, keep the mouth open placing the ring in the
slit on the pipe.
5. Body
A simple 3 bubble body on a
350 will just tuck into the pipe.
Use the nozzle and the tail of the
350 to fix the body to the pipe.
In this way the back is free to
place your hand and operate the
puppet. Of course you can cover
up the entire pipe, except for the
line hole, to minimize the color
flashing from the front.
2. Head mechanics
The top of the head is fixed with the other half of the
260Q green that goes inside the mouth, trough the
geos hole and holds the eyes and the entire top part
together. I added 2 little loop twists with a 260 green
behind the eyes to cover mechanics and to have
another attachment point (for a crown maybe?)
3. Covering the mechanics
I use an 11” or a 16” to cover the mechanics of
the mouth Take the 16” in this case and roll it
up lengthwise. Cut the top. Slide the 16” up the
pipe. Go past the pull ring. Tuck the top part
under the side and back
bubbles of the jaw.
With the 16” you
get a “soft” look
and the velvet
part is perfectly
covered.
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6. Frog Hands
One 1” bubble followed
by three 2” bubbles.
Pinch twist the first
bubble. Now add one
2”bubble, followed by
three ½” bubble, and the one
2” bubble. Roll them together.
7. Mechanics
Double check that the mouth can
work properly with the shoulder
bubble. If it is too high, work it down.
8. Frog Arms
Bend the arm and create
a pinch twist 10” from
the end of the balloon.
Repeat for the second
arm. Fix the 2 arms
together like so. Fix the
arms on the pipe.
Alberto Nava
Alberto@crazyballoons.it
9. Frog Legs
A simple pinch twist. 2 loops
one into the other and you
have a quick foot, bend the
leg and create a little loop
with a small bubble at the end
of the balloon. Repeat for the
second leg and twist the 2 small
loops together. Fixing the legs
together with the two loops.
I am a
Balloon frog
& A PuPPet too!
Hope you can use it guys,
this is a quick one, just take
your time to play with this
wonderful new toy.
10. Fixing tHe legs
Spread the 2 loops apart. Lock
the 2 loops to the pipe so you
can then lift up the character
from the base without
worrying of loosing the legs.
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Give The Gift Of Clowning
by Pricilla Mooseburger
I have always considered being a
clown a precious gift. Clowning came
into my life at a very pivotal time. I was
18 and searching for my true calling.
I had finished my first year of college.
My head was flooded with ideas --
too many questions and not enough
answers. Should I major in journalism,
acting, or education? I didn’t have a
great self-image. What should I do with
my life?!
Clowning came as an unexpected
gift that gave my life direction. I knew
I needed to do it for the rest of my
life, even if I didn’t really know how
or why. Twenty plus years later…and
so far so good! Sometimes I still ask
myself, "Is this what I should be doing
for myself, for the good of my family?"
But happily I feel I have made the right
choices.
How can YOU give the gift of
clowning? At this time of year we often
think of giving to friends and family.
We might toss a few bucks into the
red kettle, drop an extra check into the
collection plate, or bring groceries to
a food drive. Honestly, that is the least
we can do with the wealth we have in
this country. We as clowns have another
great gift. Here are some ideas on how
you can give a very special gift of
clowning to those who need it most.
• Organize a clown trip to your local
nursing home. Call and ask the
activities director the best time for a
visit. They will jump at the chance
to have you come and entertain at
their facilities. So many people are
forgotten in nursing homes. The pain
of having few visitors gets acute
during the holidays.
• Set up a visit to your favorite
elementary school, day care, or
nursery. I love to go to my old
elementary school as "Edna the
Stressed-out Elf". I get the kids AND
their teacher to help me sing and
act out The 12 Days of Christmas.
I bring my own boom box and go
from class to class. Once again: call
ahead to find out the right time.
• Invite someone new to your clown
club Christmas party or meeting.
This is a wonderful way to lure
someone to the funny side of
life. They will meet new people,
and hopefully be inspired to give
clowning a try.
• Contact your local 4-H and see if
they have a clown club. Volunteer
to go and teach a few skits, give
pointers on makeup or balloon
animals. Jr. Joeys are the future
of clowning. You will love the
dedication kids have to clowning!
• Check with your local Girl Scout
troop; they have a performing arts
badge. They typically have an actor
or musician come in and talk about
their vocation in the arts. I went to
my daughter Julia’s scout meeting.
She and I put our makeup on and
performed a skit, and then we taught
them a skit and it went towards
earning their badge. They got so
excited, that I will be returning to
teach them how to make kazoo
horns so they can march and play in
the next St. Patrick’s Day parade.
• Contact your local community
education organization and offer to
teach a beginning clown class. It
is not as hard as you think! Here is
a sample outline you can use as a
guide:
Week 1 - Introduce clowning by
putting on your makeup and
performing.
Week 2 - Have them start to put on
makeup and talk about
character development.
Week 3 - More makeup and try some
improvisation and comic
movement skills.
Week 4 - Makeup and costumes
Week 5 - Makeup and costumes
Week 6 - Makeup, costumes and skits
Week 7 - More skits
Week 8 - A final performance for
friends and family
‘Tis the season! Share the gift of
clowning with someone you love. Take
one of your clown pictures and make
it into a funny greeting card. Send it
to an aunt, uncle, or far-away friend.
We take our fun for granted. Don’t be
afraid to share the fun things you do
with the people you love. Clowning is
a gift from the heart. Think of a new
way to share your love of laughter with
someone who really needs it. You will
be glad you did.
In love and Laughter.
● ● ●
Pricilla Mooseburger, a.k.a.
Tricia Manuel, started her
clown career with Ringling
Brothers, Barnum & Bailey
Circus. While working at the
Greatest Show on Earth, she
learned the art of indestructible
costume design. She is a long
time member of COAI.
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Last Walk-Around
Robert “Poss” Possen
On September 18, 2012
Colorado clowns lost a very dear
friend. Robert “Poss” Possen passed
away after a battle with cancer. He
was three weeks shy of his 93rd
birthday. He was a World War
II veteran and a life member of
Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion. He
was married to Dorothy “Dot” Possen for 66 years.
Robert had two passions, scouting and clowning. He
devoted 70 years of his life as an adult volunteer for the
Boy Scouts of America. He earned the Vigil Honor rank
in the Order of Arrow, and was awarded the Silver Beaver
Award.
Robert was one of the original founders of the
Colorado Clown Alley. He was a long-standing member
of Clowns of America International, a member of
World Clown Association, and a life member of Mile
High Magicians. As a professional clown he worked in
restaurants, did birthday and company parties, and was
even in a national TV commercial. Robert “Poss the
Clown” and Dorothy “Dot the Clown” gave many hours
to their community by visiting hospitals, appearing at
Special Olympic events, and many other community and
church events. He really enjoyed being in parades and
made his own awesome parade props. He was a great
inspiration to so many of his fellow Colorado Clowns and
will be missed dearly.
H. Douglas “Jelly Bean” Wilder
H. Douglas “Jelly Bean” Wilder performed his last
wall-around on September 9. Doug, 66 years old, was an
entertaining man with a big heart. Raising his family in
Sharon Springs, NY, he graduated from Hudson Valley
Community College and was a long time switching
technician with the telephone company that became
Verizon. Doug was very active in the Elks over the years,
serving in a number of responsible positions at the local,
state and national level of the fraternal order garnering
him many honors and accolades. A recognized leader in
his community, he served and distinguished himself in
various leadership roles in the Sharon Springs Volunteer
Fire Department, the Girl Scouts, the Telephone Pioneers,
his church and the Red Cross. He traveled extensively and
enjoyed photography. He discovered “Jelly Bean” later in
life and truly enjoyed being a clown. As Jelly Bean he was
active with his wife “Pixie” in the Capital Region Clown
Arts Festival, Clowns of America International and the
Electric City Clown Alley, eventually serving the alley
as President. We remember and respect him for bringing
orderliness and organization to the 2002 COAI Convention.
He did an awesome job of not only administering the
registration process but manning the registration desk
nearly non-stop during the convention. He proved to be
the Ambassador of Information setting the bar of the
registration and support process to new highs earning
recognition at the international level of Clowns of America
International for his service. Quick with a laugh, great with
a balloon, always willing to listen, tell humorous stories and
silly jokes, as Jelly Bean he seemed to be at his best when
he was surrounded by kids. As we performed together over
the years, he’d keep us all snickering, giggling and laughing
with his quick and snappy one and two liners. We will miss
you, Jelly Bean, and all the laughter you created!
Paul “Big Bucks” Tobias
Paul “Big Bucks” Tobias took his last walk on July 29, 2012. He was a member of the
Sahib Shrine Clown Alley of Sarasota, FL and former Tidewell Hospice Clown Circle
Alley #348 also of Sarasota.
Paul started clowning upon retirement and loved every minute. He should have started 50
years earlier. He will be missed by all.
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If a clown close to you has passed, we would very much like to honor that clown with his or her last walk-around.
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Our Good Cheer List
Shirley “Jewl” Bailes
110 Glen Allen Court
Newport News, VA 23603
Ms. Jackie “Lollibells” Garner
418 Sharmain Place
San Antonio, TX 78221-1846
Gus Guthrie
PO Box 285
Queensland, Australia 4560
Dr. Dave “Sneezer” Hoffner
13728 Greenwood Ave. N, #012
Seattle, WA 98133
Miriam “Senorita Soto” Kleinberger
2 Maple Lane North
Loudonville, NY 12211
Joe Lefler
185 Pine State Street
Lillington, NC 27543
O.J. Meyer
24 Germania Ct.
Toms River, NJ 08755
Barbara “Patches” Nichols
504 College Place
Kingsville, TX 78363-4901
Frank “Famus Fumbles” Recor
C/O Crystal River Health & Rehab
136 N.E. 12th Ave., Room 19N
Crystal River, FL 34429
Betty Schultz
8300 NW Barry Road, Apt 238
Kansas City, MO 64153
Sissy Womack
2602 Maplewood Road
Richmond, VA 23228
Roland “Rolo the Clown” Wood
60 River Road
Edwards, NY 13635
Fred Schlosshauer,
Good Cheer Chairman
8 Alanon Street
Whippany, NJ 07981
973-887-2617
oscarboj@aol.com
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Members on the Move!
Rita "Dottie Dot"
Reardon, a member
of Kapitol Klowns
Alley #6, receives
a Certificate of
International
Ambassadorship for
her trip to Mexico
from (left) Bob
Gretton, Chairman
of the International
Ambassador program
and COAI President,
Glenn Kohlberger.
Kudos to John
“Splash” Sullivan
who did
something every
day of Clown
Week. He won the
2011 Charlie Award.
John has a talent for
twisting balloons
into all shapes
of animals,
flower and
hats.
We recently received news that Donna, my bride of many years, has
advanced breast cancer. A few days later - still in shock, angry, scared,
and depressed - I knew we needed a temporary distraction and a quick
cheering up.
Enter good old Cheerful Clown Alley #166 … Along with the regular
monthly meeting there would be a guest presenting “Laughter Yoga”. So
I dragged Donna along for her first meeting. Our yoga instructor had 30
or so clowns up and laughing in no time, even asked for volunteers to
try not laughing, all unsuccessful.
As you can imagine, we were not in a laughing mood, but the
atmosphere was contagious, so it was impossible not to have our
spirits lifted by a room full of clowns making faces while laughing at
themselves. No problems were solved that night, but we are grateful for
the brief respite and forgot about our own troubles for a few minutes.
I know as clowns this is our goal with hospital and nursing home visits,
but I never thought we would be on the receiving end of it in such
a dramatic way. Whether they knew it or not, everyone present was
a “caring clown” that night. In addition, another good memory was
deposited in the “bank” to be withdrawn and enjoyed in the months
and years to come. Everyone had welcomed my wife warmly like they
would any guest, but as we left, one gracious host said “Look forward
to seeing you again” to which she replied “We’ll see”. I hope it didn’t
seem rude since there’s no way she could have known about our recent
developments, but the end of this story is yet to be written.
So, thanks to all. Don’t underestimate your small kindnesses to others, they
are bigger than you think!
Joe Lucie
Jon “J” Hubbard, President, and Bruce “Broosalooney” Lawson, Secretary Alley 54
Greater Boston Clowns of America, officially present Cory Plasmon with his Big Red
Nose. Cory Plasmon is the alley's newest member. Cory had met alley member,
Bruce Lawson, in the hot tub of the local YMCA. Bruce mentioned that he was
active in clowning. Cory said that his late grandmother, Barbara Plasmon, had been
a clown. In fact Barbara was a past member of Alley 54.
This chance meeting piqued Cory’s interest. He said it seemed like a message from
his grandmother. He found her musty old trunk of costumes and props, which
miraculously had not been thrown out, and Ducky the Clown was born.
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Members on the Move!
Kolonial Klowns
- Alley #357 Earn
The President’s
Volunteer
Service Award
by Tim “Sawdust” Laynor
At the Clown Week and Awards Luncheon,
held at Mike’s Place Restaurant in Newport
News on August 4, the Kolonial Klowns
of Williamsburg, Alley #357, members were
presented the President’s Volunteer Service Award
– Silver Level. On behalf of the President's Council
on Service and Civic Participation, Alley President
Tim “Sawdust” Laynor presented each member
with an official President’s Volunteer Service
Award lapel pin, a personalized certificate of
achievement, and a congratulatory letter from the
President of the United States.
In 2011, then Clowns of America International
President Pam “Bubbles” Bacher, encouraged the
Alley to work towards earning the recognition. By
her suggestion, the Alley set a goal to earn enough hours for the
Bronze level. Considering their history of service to the community,
it is not surprising they exceeded their expectations and qualified
at the higher Silver Level.
In order to earn and record enough hours to qualify for the
award, over a 12-month period, Alley members participated
in events throughout the Hampton Roads area as well as in
Greensboro, Vermont. The activities included, but were not limited
to, the presentation of clown classes, helping to raise funds for local
charities, bell ringing for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign,
supporting activities at the Virginia Living Museum, participating in
festivals and marching in parades.
According to the President’s Volunteer Service Award website,
“The President's Council on Service and Civic Participation (the
Council) was established in 2003 to recognize the valuable
contributions volunteers are making in our communities and
encourage more people to serve. The Council created the
President’s Volunteer Service Award program as a way to thank and
honor Americans who, by their demonstrated commitment and
example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service.”
Alley members receiving the award were:
Shirley “Jewel” Bailes, Tom “Shoeperman” Bailes, Fred “Freddy”
Bowman, Jerry “Dr. Dufus” Dodson, Martha “Dr. Giggle” Dodson,
Barbara “Le’ Ttuce” Hanf, Lisa “Chickadee” Hewett, Amber “Skittlez”
Knerr, Tim “Sawdust” Laynor, Bonnie “Tiggles” Lipe, Ann “Tuttles”
Sanders, ToanoEvelyn “Giggles” Smith, and “Pebbles” Cawthon,
COAI Junior Joey, Toano.
Junior Joey Sydney “Pebbles” Cawthon shows off her
certificate. She is the granddaughter of Alley members,
Tom “Shoeperman” and Shirley “Jewel” Bailes.
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CLOWN WEEK
About 25 clowns attended
the Colorado Clown School
in August. “This was a great
group of people and there
are only a few here in the
picture,” said Julie “Lovely
Buttons” Varholdt.
Lynn “Sweet Pea” Snyder
participated in Take Your
Clown To Work Day.
Lorraine “Geranium” Huls
participates in Clown Week
at the Sioux City Museum.
Kelly “Smiley” Smith visits the Sweeney
Hospital during Clown Week.
Kelly “Smiley” Smith made a trip to
Sweeny City Hall for Clown Week.
While on her weekly balloon/walk-a-round in Wisconsin during Clown Week,
Debbie Held-Lanning shows the New Calliope to a couple of patrons.
The Corn Patch Clowns performed at
“Clowns at the Carousel” in Des Moines
on August 5th as a part of Clown Week.
Kolonial Klowns, Alley 357
presented Shirley Bailes with
the alley’s Clown Courage
Award for “Showing grace,
courage, strength and humor
during her battle with cancer.”
Shannon Waltroup, RN, OCN
holds a banner stating “Cancer
Sucks.” Shirley’s husband,
Tom “Shoeperman” Bailes
looks on.
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Shirley “Jewel” Bailes promised her doctor the staff at Peninsula
Cancer Institute in Newport News, VA that she would take one of her
chemo treatments in clown, and so she did during Clown Week. In
the first picture Jewel is with technician Lailah Buchanan, MA.
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Look Who's Reading The New Calliope!!
The Krackerjac
Clown Alley # 159
decided to have
some fun with
Glenn “Clyde D.
Scope” Kohlberger
at their Alley
meeting.
While relaxing on
Paradise Island in the
Bahamas Kynish Ducre
takes some time to
catch up on her
New Calliopes.
The Goshen Christian
Church Clowns for
Christ attended the
Love Way Ride-a-Thon
in Middlebury, IN
on October 13 2012.
Pictured here l-r: Kim
“Stoney” Huffman,
Bernie “Harmonee”
Todd, Judy “Judules”
Wheat, Leslie “Daisy”
Wheat, Suzanne “Lilly”
Wheat and Mike
“Sweetums” Wheat.
Kynisha Ducre
Phil “Philbert” Curry of the Magic Town Clowns
and the Big Top Clowns of Birmingham, AL likes
to clown with his dog Hugo who has his own
wig and clown collar. Philbert likes to share his
Calliope with Hugo so that he can learn and
brush up on skill.
November/December 2012 Page 29

By Marcela “Moma Clown” Muraud
For
Little
Ones!
I love magic,
particularly magic for little ones. Most people
know me as a face painter, but my love for
magic is just as profound. I started my clowning
journey as a children's entertainer, where I
would make up silly magic routines to entertain
the audience. Entertaining children, I had to
learn to perform on my audience’s level in
order to be the best. Some magicians focus on
the illusion, the gimmick, or the grand finale,
but when entertaining children you need to
have a different approach. An elaborate trick
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might go over the head of a young audience,
but humor is the key ingredient to having
fun. This is why “sucker” tricks work so well in
clown routines, because when things go wrong
when they aren't supposed to, the kids find it
hilarious.
Most of you have seen a thumb tip in
action. The powerful thumb tip is used to
conceal items, make objects magically appear
and even create a glowing light out of thin air.
The thumb tip is one of the best products you
can invest in to build an entire routine around.
One of the most common thumb tip
routines is the disappearing handkerchief.
Picture a magician walking on stage, wearing
a tuxedo with a red handkerchief protruding
from the pocket. He proceeds to take the
handkerchief, place it in his closed hand
and to the amazement of the audience,
when he opens his hand it has disappeared.
Performed silently to music, an
adult mind can follow and be
mesmerized by the illusion;
however, a 3- or 4-year old
will be lost as to what just
happened.
My routine begins
by taking out a red
handkerchief and asking if
anyone knows what it is, a
circle or a square. (At this age
learning colors and shapes is
big for them and giving the right
answer gets them immediately
involved in the moment). I then
share with them that it was a gift
from my best friend Tootsy who
showed me how to do a magic trick
with it but only if I promised not to lose
it. (Now it is not just an ordinary object, it’s
a magical gift from a friend).
Next I’m going to tell them exactly what
is going to happen and this awareness is
going to make them pay attention. As with
any other trick, for me personally, the most
important element to incorporate is COMEDY.
With this in mind I start by questioning why
Tootsy would warn me not to lose it since I
never lose anything.
I continue with the first step which
consists of waving the handkerchief in the air.
As I do so I place it in my pocket and then act
surprised when it is not in my hand. Then I
throw it over my shoulder and act even more
surprised. I now have the audience laughing
and sitting in the palm of my hand ready for
fun.
Deciding that the waving part is over I
make a fist and ask them to follow where I'm
placing the handkerchief, at the same time
asking them if I'm putting it in my pocket, up
my sleeve, in my shoes, under my hat or up
my nose. When they all agree that it is in my
hand I ask them which one. As they point to
my closed fist I slowly open my hand asking,
“ Where did it go”? They paid attention; they
know for sure I placed it in my hand and now
it’s not there. Must be magic!
To end the routine I do an unexpected
turn by choosing someone from the audience
saying that it was him/her who did the magic
and is in possession of the handkerchief. The
chosen child’s reaction of disbelief causes
more laughter and so does the element of
surprise when I find it up his sleeve. Can you
see the difference? Stay tuned for future
articles exploring the world of magic for little
ones. Next in the series: Ideas for Using the
Change Bag.
● ● ●
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MY FAVORITE MAGIC
by Kent Sheets
Math
I believe an entertainer should always
be prepared to perform. This is a trick that
you can perform on the spot. You can either
use pre-made props (see the examples) or
make some simple props on the spot. Some
business cards, blank squares of paper,
coasters, or even napkins will work. This is
an excellent trick for restaurant work when
you are table hopping. I like the fact that you
have the opportunity to leave them with
your business card that was used in a magic
trick.
The Trick:
Four items are placed on the table
or counter. The first three items are
numbered, 1, 3, 5 on one side and
numbered, 2, 4, 6 on the other side. The
fourth item is your prediction.
The Secret:
Other than turning over the items
(business cards, coasters, napkins, index
cards 3x5 or 4x6, etc.) to the even numbers,
this trick is self-working. For a large group
you could use four (4) volunteers with 8.5 x
11 sheets of paper.
FIG 04
Mental Magic
2
My STORY:
“Excuse me, would you like to see a
magical prediction?” I have three cards with
odd numbers on one side, 1, 3, 5. Lay the
three odd numbered cards on the table or
counter. (FIG 01)(FIG 04) “On the back side
the one card has the number two, on the
back side of the three card is the number
four, and on the back side of the five card is
the number six.” As you say this, leave the
even number face up. (FIG 02)(FIG 05).
“ I also have my business card with
a prediction on the reverse.” Place your
business card on the table or counter,
prediction down. “You will have a free
choice to turn over one of the numbered
cards.” “No matter which card you turn over,
the total of the three cards added together
will be on the back of my business card.”
Pick a person to flip one card. “Sir/
Madam, Would you please select one
numbered card and turn it over. Please
add the three numbered cards. What is the
total?” “Please turn over the prediction card,
my business card.”(FIG 03)(FIG 06) Repeat
the answers. “Excellent, eleven."
“Thank you. Here, please keep my
business card as a souvenir.” (Hand them
the prediction card/business card).
FIG 01
FIG 02
FIG 03
FIG 05
FIG 06
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Why Not Give A Gift That
Will Be Used All Year Long?
Why Not Gift A COAI Membership
This Holiday Season?
See the application
or call the Business Office.
USA Toll Free 877.816.6941
941-474-4351
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• Seniors must be age 65 or older within the enrollment or renewal year. Junior Joeys must be age 8 to 15 in the
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CLOWNS OF AMERICA INTERNATIONAL
FORMULARIO DE APPLICACION Y RENOVACION
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Calle:
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Nuevos miembros Seniors (65+ US) $30
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Gary E. Bishop
Perth Amboy, NJ
‘’Woody’’
Julie L. Elliott
Nampa, ID
Pinky Wink Jules
Sara Jean Kreutz
Holstein, IA
Special K’z
Bon Roush
Euclid, OH
Happynow
Joyce A. Bishop
Perth Amboy, NJ
Jiggs
Nancy Freer
Phoenix, AZ
Polka-Dot
Bruce Lawson
Peabody, MA
Broosalooney
Linda Sagstetter
Wausau, WI
Rainbow
Sheryl A. Bregy
Wheeling, WV
Sparkles
David Green
Morrisonville, NY
Davey Ding-Dong
Charlotte H. Lesniak
Kronenwetter, WI
Cupcake
Sandy Schulz
Wausau, WI
Fanciful
Robert C. Calderone
Columbus, IN
Harry The Happy Hobo
Michael Lee Caldwell
Yorktown, IN
Rocket
Linda S. Collins
Port Charlotte, FL
Toodles
Paul Cook
Prior Lake, MN
Slapshot
Martin Cuello Pena
Santa Domingo Norte,
Dominican Republic
Chepon
Ron Grandaddy Curtis
Blackpool, LAN
United Kingdom
Grandaddy Trumbell
Rob Divers
Euless, TX
Tater
Margaret R. Dufala
Northeast, PA
Clea
Laura Green
Morrisonville, NY
Pipsqueak
Tommy Green
Morrisonville, NY
Stretch
Donald Edward
Hansen
Mechanicsville, VA
Chief Squirt
Bernardo Hernandez
Moca, PR
Dulzon
Lorraine W. Huls
Sioux City, IA
Geranium
David Hulse
Elizabeth City, NC
Ping Pong/Putter T. Clown
Aldo Iglehart
Houston, TX
Cheerio
Mary E. Kallmeyer
Boise, ID
Boopsey Daisy
Richard S. Lewis, II
Graham, NC
Gambol
Nilisie Lopez Mendez
Moca, PR
Dulzura
Trish Mittlesteadt
Wausau, WI
Flower
Beverly Morrow
Redmond, WA
Ladybug
Elaine B. Nolan
Harrison, OH
Buttercup
Robert Westley Oran
Mexico DF, Mexico
Dippy
Patricia J. Pierce
Redington Shores, FL
Patti Cakes
Peggy Ray Raymond
Mosinee, WI
Bubbaleen
Theresa Rios
Rockport, TX
Wildflower
Desiree Seibl
Clackamas, OR
Lady La De Dah
Richard Stutzman
North Chili, NY
Happy
Sallye Stutzman
North Chili, NY
Zif/Puddlz
Grace Thompson
Gaithersburg, MD
Lisa Trusler
Irving, TX
Hattie
MaryJane Tuley
Evansville, IN
Polkie Dotz
Bonnie J. Vest
Omaha, NE
Fluffy
Lavonne A. Ving
Portland, OR
Ooopsee
Clara Louise Willis
Peoria, AZ
Loulu
November/December 2012 Page 35

Call For Business Manager Bid
Bids are being accepted for the position
of Business Manager, Clowns of America
International (COAI). COAI policy
requires the bid to go public immediately.
The bid will be based on a contract
for a period of three (3) years and will
commence immediately upon successful
bid submittal acceptance. The following
bid specifications are provided for general
information.
• Bids must be received by March 1,
2013. A copy of the bid must be sent to
each of the following officers.
Glenn Kohlberger
4155 Torres Circle
West Palm Beach, FL. 33409-8122
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Michael Cox
9415 Alameda Avenue
Henrico, VA 23294-5408
• Bids may be submitted by one
person or a group; however one
person must be designated as the
Business Manager.
• Bids should include bidder’s
qualifications and references.
• Bids should include the following:
• A resume of past experience,
education and business history.
• A bid per person for services based
on 2,000, 3,000, 6,000 (Sample:
3,000 members @ $XX.XX per
member).
• A bid for services for new members
($XX.XX per new member). A total
estimated cost of all services. This
will be an estimate as the number
of members change as do the new
members and new purchases for
supplies.
Business Manager Requirements:
Duties to include but not limited to:
• Receiving and responding to
membership information requests.
• Forwarding correspondence to board
members when requested.
• Registering new members.
• Handle bills and collection of dues
• Distribution of membership packets
to new members.
• Sending Regional Vice President’s a
monthly listing of each regional new
member and non-renewal. Monthly
listing also sent to President and
Executive Vice President.
• Reporting on membership to the
board of directors formally twice a
year and informally upon request;
providing the board with financial
information for budgeting.
• Answering of COAI phone during
mutually agreed hours. Providing
service and meeting provided
deadlines.
• Working in conjunction with The
New Calliope editor to maintain and
present mailing list of all members
needed to produce the magazine and
for election purposes.
• Ability to store materials and supplies
for member services.
• Printing and maintaining of all office
supplies (letterhead, stationery,
membership cards, etc.).
• Additional activities as mutually
agreed between parties.
• Work with The New Calliope editor
to support timely and cost efficient
distribution of the magazine.
Banking Requirements:
• Maintain safety deposit box along
with collaboration with the treasurer
and president about securing a safety
deposit box.
• Annually report the contents of the
box.
Postage:
• Securing a post office box.
• Maintaining the 2 nd class permit status.
Meeting Attendance:
• Ability to attend board meetings.
Competencies:
• Business background.
• Understanding of the mailing system,
primarily the area of 2 nd class mail.
• Ability to obtain permits and establish
a P.O. address.
• Computer competent.
• Required equipment such as: fax,
printer, answering system, telephone,
answering machine, etc.
• Working knowledge of Excel spread
sheets, word processing, including
record keeping and reporting to the
Board, for production of dues renewal
notices, and membership cards.
• Ability to produce letters to
prospective members, other standard
letters and emails, certificates,
transmittal listings, and other business
related software as required or
needed.
• Maintain membership database,
names, addresses, phone, and email
addresses.
• Ability to accommodate multiple
telephone lines including toll free 800
number.
• Access to Internet service.
• Must be bonded and maintain
appropriate liability insurance.
• Have working knowledge of PayPal
payment system.
• Ability to handle monies, accounts,
and transmittals.
• Ability to bring to the table new
innovations to bring in new members
and retain existing members.
Statement:
This position is a contracted position
and NOT an employee of COAI.
Therefore, the contractor is responsible
for all materials, equipment and supplies
necessary to perform his/her obligation.
Reimbursed for the actual cost of
specialty printed items such as ballots
or letterhead, COAI telephone, postage,
or copy jobs at commercial facilities as
mutually agreed upon along with sales
taxes and shipping charges.
No reimbursement for office supplies.
The COAI Board of Directors will also
entertain the bundling of the Business
Manager’s position with the Web Master’s
position; please submit bids accordingly.
If you have any questions, please
contact or email:
Glenn Kohlberger
(561) 687-1126 (H)
(646) 210-2238 (C)
Soundsfunny2me@aol.com
Michael Cox
(804) 270-1165 (H)
(804) 337-6143 (C)
coaiexecvp@aol.com
The New Calliope

Call For Web Master Bid
Bids are being accepted for the position
of Web Maser, Clowns of America
International. COAI policy requires this
bid to go public immediately.
The bid will be based on a contract
for a period of two (2) years and will
commence immediately upon successful
bid submittal acceptance. The following
bid specification is provided for general
information.
• Bids must be received by March 1,
2013 and a copy of the bid must be
submitted to each of the following
officers:
Glenn Kohlberger
4155 Torres Circle
West Palm Beach, FL 33409-8122
Michael Cox
9415 Alameda Avenue
Henrico, VA 232945408
• Bids may be submitted by one person
or a group; however one person must
be designated as the Web Master.
• Bids should include the bidder’s
qualifications and references.
• Bid must be submitted with three (3)
examples of the bidder’s work.
• Bids should include but not be
limited to: a fee for maintaining
and improving the website based
on a minimum of four (4) hours per
month; including a fee structure for
anything over the four (4) hours.
• Bid should list current competencies
and strengths.
• Bids submitted must cover all phases
of the web master’s operation,
including office cost, supplies,
computer, telephone, shipping cost
and all other costs involved with
maintaining the website if any,
except the server storage fee.
Statement:
This position is a contracted position
and NOT an employee of COAI.
Therefore, the contractor is responsible
for all materials, equipment and supplies
necessary to perform his/her obligation.
Expectations:
The Web Master will have
responsibility for all phases of the
website, including monthly changes to
the membership database and monthly
changes to The New Calliope’s page and
annual changes to the Convention Web
pages and structure updates as mutually
requested.
Responsibilities of the Web Master:
• Coordinate all improvements with the
COAI President’s appointments.
• Work with The New Calliope editor
and Business Manager on the
magazine updates and the website.
• Update the website in a timely
manner.
• Establish lines of communication.
• Establish mutually agreed upon
deadlines and timelines.
• Stay up-to-date on all technical trends
in web building.
• Set up and manage revenue streams
(e.g. shopping carts, E-commerce,
PayPal).
• Develop and maintain website.
• Attend board meetings.
• Provide back-up to website at
specified intervals to designated
board members.
• Administration duties detailed in
writing with full ownership to
remain with COAI.
• Develop subscription database.
Jackie’s White
by Robin Eurich
• Develop front end (public access) and
back end (membership and officer’s
access).
• Knowledge of web page publications.
The COAI Board of Directors will also
entertain the bundling of the Web Master
position with the Business Manager
position; please submit bids accordingly.
If you have any questions, please
contact or email:
Glenn Kohlberger
(561) 687-1126 (H)
(646) 210-2238 (C)
Soundsfunny2me@aol.com
Michael Cox
(804) 270-1165 (H)
(804) 337-6143 (C)
coaiexecvp@aol.com
Pure, radiant, treasure, ordinary...legacy and precious.
A gift transformed by bestowal into magic held dear
I had moved
I could not find the essence of Clown makeup in my strange new
lodging
Jackie gladly gave me some white from his freezer
I wear this white then and now
14 years
Only I know this every time I become my Clown
Worn sparingly and proudly as a symbol of my Whiteface past
I will use no other until its humble vessel is a transparent phantom of
a song almost remembered
Every bit of it will be used to try, try, try to keep up with that giant
I’ll never achieve this but I was passed a torch by a legend
Proudly I wear Jackie’s white.
November/December 2012 Page 37

Calendar
November 7-11, 2012
MACA
New Cumberland, PA
www.midatlanticclownassociation.com
November 11-15, 2012
WRCA
Laughlin, NV
http://westregionclowns.org
January 25-26, 2013
Joey to the World Gospel
Clown Convention
Hurst, TX
www.joeytotheworld.org
February 9, 2013
Florida Clown Day
Largo, FL
uptownclowns.org
February 20-24, 2013
Circus Magic
Williamsburg, VA
www.circusmagicconvention.com
757-423-3867
February 26-April 23, 2013
San Diego All Star Clown Club
Clownology
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H H H
April 16-21, 2013
COAI Convention
Catching the Spirit
Of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
clownalley3@ yahoo.com
www.clownalley3.com
June 4-9, 2013
Red Skelton Clown School
Vincennes, IN
www.redskeltonclownschool.com
Do you know of any
clown conventions
or workshops that
ought to be listed?
email the information to:
NewCalliopeEditor@comcast.net
April 16-21, 2013
COAI
National Convention
Catching the Spirit of Richmond
Richmond, VA
H H H
Financial Report
Clowns of America International
Income, expense and balance statement
Revenue July/August 2012 Year To Date
Membership $27,364.50 $27,364.50
Lifetime Membership $0.00 $0.00
Magazine Ads $4,292.50 $4,292.50
Merchandise $53.50 $53.50
Junior Joey Merchandise $0.00 $0.00
Education Merchandise $70.00 $70.00
Convention $0.00 $0.00
Interest $16.99 $16.99
Lowe Collection $0.00 $0.00
Miscellaneous Income $50.37 $50.37
Web Page $0.00 $0.00
Education Auction Revenue $0.00 $0.00
Junior Joey Auction Revenue $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL $31,847.86 $31,847.86
Expenses
Bank Chgs / Returned Checks $52.00 $52.00
Checks $0.00 $0.00
Credit Card Fees $660.53 $660.53
New Calliope Editor Fees $1,897.56 $1,897.56
New Calliope Production $4,487.75 $4,487.75
New Calliope Postage $5,784.30 $5,784.30
Other New Calliope Fees $0.00 $0.00
Advertising Refund $0.00 $0.00
National Office Bus Mgr Comm $1,147.56 $1,147.56
National Office Phone $0.00 $0.00
National Office Postage $0.00 $0.00
National Office Petty Cash $0.00 $0.00
National Office Printed Material $0.00 $0.00
Board Expenses Other $0.00 $0.00
Fall Board Meeting $0.00 $0.00
State And Intern. Ambassadors $0.00 $0.00
Spring Board Meeting $0.00 $0.00
Officer’s Phone & Postage $0.00 $0.00
Educational Support $0.00 $0.00
Educational Support Scholarships $0.00 $0.00
Convention Expense $0.00 $0.00
Trophies $0.00 $0.00
Printed Material $0.00 $0.00
Grants $0.00 $0.00
Alley Support $0.00 $0.00
Merchandise $0.00 $0.00
Excellence In Clowning $0.00 $0.00
Clown Week $0.00 $0.00
Clown Of The Year $0.00 $0.00
Jr. Joey Teachers Red Skelton $0.00 $0.00
Jr. Joey Scholarships $0.00 $0.00
Special Projects $0.00 $0.00
Audio Director $0.00 $0.00
Lowe Collection Expense $0.00 $0.00
Promotion & Publicity $0.00 $0.00
Miscellaneous Expense $0.00 $0.00
Merchandise Shipping $0.00 $0.00
Shipping $0.00 $0.00
Organization Dues $0.00 $0.00
Professional Services $3,000.00 $3,000.00
Web Page Expense $0.00 $0.00
Insurance $0.00 $0.00
Directory Expense $0.00 $0.00
Media Liability Insurance $0.00 $0.00
Federal Income Tax $0.00 $0.00
TOTAL $17,029.70 $17,029.70
Florida Shores Bank $65,262.95
Money Market Accounts $73,837.78
Scholarship Account $28,244.00
Contingency Reserve $37,169.00
National Office Operating Fund $400.00
TOTAL $204,913.73
Respectfully submitted, Paddee Embrey, Treasurer
The Financial report shown above meets the motion made by
our general membership to provide a financial statement to
the general membership every 6 months of its fiscal year.
Based on the view of 3 CPA’S and legal counsel.
The New Calliope

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16. Publication of Statement of Ownership: Publication required. Will be
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Alley Report
by Toni Dufrene
Director, Alley/Regional Support
toni_dufrene@yahoo.com
Fall is in the air; even
here in New Orleans. A cold
front has moved in and the
temperatures are in the 60’s in
early October, very unusual for
our locale.
October marks the
beginning of the last quarter
of the year, which means there
are only three months left for
alleys to submit their 2012
annual alley reports. Last
month, reminder letters were
sent out along with alley report
forms. If your alley received
that letter, please see that the
report is returned as soon as
possible.
Letters were also sent out to
alleys that have not submitted
reports for 2011 and 2010. It
is especially important that
A Note To
Say Thank You
these reports be
returned. Many
are facing being
placed on the inactive alley
list. This means that they will
no longer be receiving the alley
copy of The New Calliope
and will no longer be eligible
for educational grants. It also
means that they will no longer
have their alley names called
at roll call during the General
Membership Meeting at the
annual COAI Convention,
a highlight for many alley
members.
I wish to extend to
all of you a very Happy
Thanksgiving and Merry
Christmas. May your holidays
be filled with family and friend
time, happiness and love.
Peace and giggles.
l l l
A big thank you to COAI, for the
scholarship I was awarded this spring.
I attended Pricilla Mooseburger's
Clown Camp in Buffalo, Minnesota and
what a week it was. The very busy
schedule is well thought out and timed
perfectly for the maximum learning
experience of new and seasoned clowns.
All aspects of clowning are covered
and everyone gets to participate in a
clown show put on for the community at
week's end.
Thanks again,
Diana Evans (Alley 409)
November/December 2012 Page 39

News
Flash . . .
The New
Calliope
Wants
Your
Help
The New Calliope
needs member support with
material for your publication.
We are looking for:
Skills
Any sort of clowning skills work.
See pages 18-21, 30 &31 and 42 & 43
for examples.
Quick Tips
You all learn little things that make
your clowning life easier. Share them
with other clowns. See page 41.
Member or Alley Activity
Let us know the interesting things or
achievements that you and/or your
alley have done so you can
be highlighted in the
Members On The Move.
See Pages 26 & 27.
Feature Articles
Maybe you're a writer and maybe
you're not. If you are a writer, great.
If not we can find one for your idea.
Contact us first for feature viability.
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Quick
If You Have Any Quick & Easy Tips That You'd Like
To Share With The Membership, Please Send Them To:
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Tip By Pricilla
Juggling
Have you always wanted to learn how to
juggle, but never tried because it looks too
hard? Well, how do you think the pros got
so good at it? Practice, practice, practice!
Here’s a tip for you beginners to save time
and prevent a sore back. When juggling,
stand in front of a bed or couch. That
way, when you drop the balls (and believe
me – it will happen more times that you
think), you won’t have to bend down and
scramble all over the floor running to pick
up the rolling balls.
Tip By Ann Sanders
If you are a face painter, consider
providing printed instructions for how to
remove the paint. Not only will it save you
from having to repeat the instructions,
it will serve as a reminder for the
individual when they are ready to wash
away your art work.
Always use products that are FDA
approved and safe for use on skin.
Happy painting!
Clean Face
November/December 2012 Page 41

Feature by: Ann “Tuttles” Sanders
Crafty
Puzzles
Photos by: Tim “Sawdust” Laynor
Way back when I was in elementary school, I can remember
borrowing a box of wooden matches from my Granddaddy
and challenging my family and friends to a host of puzzles
that involved rearranging the matchsticks. One great thing
about matchstick puzzles was I could perform them anywhere
I had a flat surface and someone willing to play along.
While the puzzles are still great fun, not too many folks carry a
box of wooden matches any more. Even if they did, you would
not want to give matches to members of your audience.
Yes, times have changed but fear not! There are plenty of
great matchstick substitutes such as beverage stirring sticks,
drinking straws, toothpicks and chopsticks. As you can see, all
you need are straight objects.
A quick shout out to all you table hopping clowns! Most of the
above suggestions can be easily found at a restaurant.
Here is a sampling of some of the many puzzles you can use to
challenge and entertain your audience.
Craft sticks are used in the examples.
Puzzle #1
Materials: Three sticks
The Challenge: Move two sticks
to change three into six.
The Rules: You can only move
two sticks and, while you can
arrange them any way you wish,
you cannot cut, bend or break any.
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The solution: VI is the Roman
number for 6.
The New Calliope

Puzzle #2
Materials: Six sticks
The Challenge: Arrange the six sticks to make the number 25.
The Rules: You must use all the sticks and, while you can arrange
them any way you wish, you cannot cut, bend or break any.
The solution: XXV is the Roman numeral for 25.
Puzzle #3
Materials: 12 sticks
The Challenge: Move two sticks to turn the four squares into six. Keep in
mind that a square has four equal straight sides and four right angles.
The Rules: You can only move two sticks and, while you can arrange them
any way you wish, you cannot cut, bend or break any.
Before you issue the challenge arrange the sticks, as shown right, to form
four squares.
Step 1: Move the bottom middle stick and place it
inside the top left square, dividing the square into
two equal size rectangles.
Step 2: Move the middle right stick and place it at 90
degrees to the stick you just placed inside the top left
square. This move will form four small squares.
4 smaller squares (located
within the corner square)
1 corner square (contains the
four smaller squares)
+1 large square (forms the
outside of the figure)
6 total squares
For additional solutions,
you can use any of the four
original squares as the base
for the four smaller squares.
November/December 2012 Page 43

What's In
A Name
by Kynisha Ducre
clowninaroundtown@gmail.com.
In Shakespeare’s
1600 classic “Romeo
and Juliet,” Juliet speaks
to Romeo asking,
“What’s in a name?”
Though our love story
revolves around the joy
of clowning, we should
always be willing to share
our name with anyone
who will listen or can
read. Occasionally, I sing
top hits and put my clown
name in the lyrics. For
example, Justin Bieber’s
hit “Baby, Baby,
Baby” is sung
“Daisy, Daisy,
Daisy … oh” during
some of my shows.
In the corporate
world, image and
branding are extremely
important. Julie “Lovely
Buttons” Varholdt has
an awesome class on this
topic. If we simplified
this to our costumes and
name badges, this would
be a great start! I have
five name badges; one for
each of my personalities.
My favorite flower
is the Gerber daisy;
hence my clown name
“Daisy.” For my first
name badges, I went
to my local craft store,
purchased an artificial
and wooden cut-out
flower. I also purchased
some Darice wooden
letters, paint, and a sheet
of scrapbook paper for
more visual interest. Once
I had the supplies, the
sky was the limit and by
far these are the ones I
feel pretty wearing. My
most easily read badge
was customized by Andy
of kudosclownandmagic.
com and my badge that
lights up was purchased
from savannahballoons.
com at the Twist and
Shout convention some
years ago.
For those of you who
attended the Texas Clown
Association convention
this year, you were
introduced to my 6-yearold
son, Cayman, who
helped his mommy win
Best All Around Clown
with his debut in a group
skit performance where
we won a first place
medal. Cayman loves
Legos and helped me
create two name badges
out of Legos, which
are super, awesome!
Whatever badge you
choose, pick a contrasting
color to your costume or
bright colors.
Make sure your name
badges aren’t too busy
and are in a big type
size. Also, create them
as sturdy as possible to
withstand all the dancing,
and other comical
movements you do. If
name badges aren’t for
you, try embroidering
your bib, shirt, or jacket.
You can also attach vinyl
letters or paint your
name on your bag, case,
or umbrella. And for
the ultimate girly girls,
BeDazzle it!
l l l
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The New Calliope

FREE
Publicity
by David Conk Vaughan
I am known in England and in
COAI as Conk the Clown, but I
also have a new character which is
an English policeman called P.C.
KONK. This is a true story about what
happened to him in 2008.
They say at some time in your life
you will have five minutes of fame.
Well I must have had mine over and
over again because 22 December, 2008
was an entire day of fame for me!
My story starts several weeks
earlier. I was booked to do a day’s
work at a nursery (Kindergarten) on16
December. A few days before, they
phoned me to see if I could change
the day, but I had no other free space
available so they had to cancel.
That same afternoon I had a phone
call from the British Variety Club
(Midland Branch) to see if I was free
on, yes, you guessed it, the 16 th!
So I was booked to entertain
disadvantaged children on an
airplane flight to search for Santa
Claus, flying out of Birmingham
International Airport. I was told
not to have any metal props
or metal in or on my motley
(costume for those of us not
from the UK), so I thought I
would go as P.C. Konk. With
this in mind I
head off to my
local Early
Learning
Centre to pick
up some
plastic
props to
replace my metal props: walkie-talkie,
whistle and handcuffs. I also decided to
take my bubble saxophone.
On 16 December I arrived at 10
am at the Thomas Cook’s deck in the
airport in full slap and motley, along
with 100 disadvantaged children and
their helpers. There were two other
entertainers (a balloonist and a face
painter), the press and helpers from the
Variety Club. Everyone was going on
the plane for the one hour flight. We all
made our way to the departure lounge
so that we could go through security.
This is where the fun started. Security
nearly took my bubble mix off me,
because it was in a bottle just over the
100mm maximum allowed for liquids
but thankfully, they let it go. Then on
to the X-ray machine. I had to take off
my clown boots, helmet and props.
On going through the machine I set
off the alarm and I was then taken to a
room to be strip-searched down to my
shorts and T-shirt. My PC costume was
put through the X-ray machine. It was
ok, but I had forgotten that inside the
costume was a metal band that creates
the ‘rotund’ and ‘fat’ look. I got back to
the deck to pick up my props and guess
what? They confiscated my new plastic
handcuffs!
I got on with the job of putting
smiles on children’s faces. We found
Santa Claus (he was on the plane!)
and after the flight we returned to
Birmingham International Airport
where all the children received a
present from Santa. They all went home
happy.
On the following Thursday, my
local newspaper ran a two page article
on the trip.
The next day, I had a follow-up
phone call from my local newspaper
asking if they could take some photos
for an article about the Santa flight that
they intended to publish in the Sunday
newspaper. Next thing I know, the Sun
newspaper phoned me about taking
photos for them. On Sunday I was
on the front page and had a full page
spread on the event.
Then it snowballed. On Monday 22
December I was in most of the national
newspapers and the phone would not
stop ringing. I was receiving calls from
radio stations up and down the country
asking for interviews. I was asked by
ITV News for an interview at my home
and live in the studio. I was on channel
7 news in Australia, also Sky news in
the U.S.A. (some of you might have
seen it) and I was in a newspaper in
Germany. I could not have planned it if
I had tried!
So if you ever find yourself in a
similar position, take the opportunity
with both hands, because free
publicity like this is the best
publicity you will ever get.
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Some Day My Prince Will Come
Oh what a
busy day…
Starring: Betty Klosette Gallucci and Caitlyn Star Teppler-Horne
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Some day my
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The New Calliope

A Final Word from the Editor
How does it happen that
another year is about to evaporate
in the blink of an eye? It seems
like it was just yesterday that we
were preparing for Kansas City.
And now it's on to Richmond,
VA.
Speaking of Richmond,
WOW, is Virginia Alley 3 ever
organized under the helm of
Sandra Winstead, convention
chair. We just finished the fall
board meeting where we met
in Richmond at the convention
hotel. This is the same hotel
that hosted the "Racing To
Richmond" convention is 2008.
The Alley is well on its way to
having a very successful and
spooky convention. So get in the
mood for "Catching the Spirit of
Richmond." Alley 3 knows how
to put on a convention.
You have some very dynamic
new members on your board of
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directors. It was interesting to
watch these new members not
only find their way, but to also
take the bull by the horns and
jump in, clown shoes first. They
tackled tough issues with some
surprising results. To get the
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with the help of staff, I have
found that without Pat, I can not
perform to my satisfaction all
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my staff can enjoy the holidays
with their families.
Happy Holidays to you. I'll
see you next year.
Tom Newton
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