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One jou rney end s and
another begins. Loo kin g
back thro ugh the past ten
years I have trul y been on
a jo urney. I neve r drea med
of serving on the board,
let alone beco min g President
for such a long time.
I reca ll the first tim e I sat
through a bo ard meeting. It
seemed like such a simp le
chore. Sit and Listen. As
I was listenin g I rea lized
I had so mu ch to say and
although COAI had come
a very long way, I kn ew
it could go farth er. Ju st as
I sit here today realizing
aga in that it is time to co n­
tinu e growing and meetin g
the nee ds of ever changing
tim es. I often see resistance
to change. Ma ny are unco
mforta ble with change.
H oweve r, change is the corner
stone of grow th.
Speaki ng of change,
at this past conventi on
we tried the Lit e Auguste
co mp etition. Man y enjoye d
a new approac h but there
were many who disliked
it. Wh y? It was different
and that made them feel
uncomfo rtable. They were
afraid clow ns might forge t
the traditi ons behin d the
red nose. My thoughts are
we ca n pre serve the past
and meet the needs of the
futur e. There wa s a tim e
people were not rece ptive
to the Tramp character. As
they opened their mind s
they found there was a
place for the tramp in hi s­
tory. Lite Auguste beca me
the discussion of the hour.
People tried it. Do we think
we' ll make change s to the
Lite Auguste? You bet! I
kn ow there will be some
super reco mm endations
for the next competition
and thu s influence those
who use it every day. Look
how far the whit eface and
auguste fac es have evolved
over the past ten year s !
Costu ming is at its all time
best. Wh y? We star ted
educ ating clowns throu gh
the magaz ine and com pe titions.
Peo ple were able to
raise the bar. They were
lookin g better and deve loping
their characte rs better.
Don't dismiss the Lite Auguste.
Se nd yo ur thoughts
and reco mm end ations to
anyone on the bo ard and
Cathy M ackey. Give us
your feedb ack. Your organization
ca n only meet
your nee ds if we know
what you 're aski ng for. As
a note: All of our compe titions
were we ll atte nded.
Wh ere do I see the
need for change? I wo uld
like to see COAI become
one of the lead ing educators
in performance skills.
Now that we
kn ow how to
dress like a clow n, do we
really know how to perform
like one ? I wo uld
like to see skit com petition
become so goo d that we fill
the room with people j ust
waiting to lear n new skit
skills. I would like to see
peo ple having fun with new
ideas and othe rs being cre ­
ative with traditi onal skits.
This year there were more
indiv idual skits at the competit
ion than I have see n in
a long time. Ha ts off to everyone
who put the mselves
on the line in fro nt of their
peers. If yo ur skit did not
w in this year, take it home,
rewo rk it and try it aga in
next yea r. Do n' t throw
away an original idea beca
use it needed a stronger
blow off or more development.
Develop wha t it takes
to mak e it a winner. Think
of the lear nin g expe rience.
Thin k of what it might
mea n to a beginn er to see a
seaso ned clow n work until
he/s he perfect s his/her skit
and passes it down to others
to use. The boar d had
fun wi th two traditi onal
skits; Stag e Coach and Banana
Bandana. We enjoye d
worki ng toget her. At the
next gathering of clow ns,
I suggest asking someone
to j oin yo u in a skit. Work
on it and then perform it
for others. A sk for suggestions
on how to improve it.
Rehear se it and come back
and try again. A growt h opportu
nity is j ust out there
waiti ng for you .
continued on page 6
In This May/Jun e 2006 Issue!
ARTICLES
From Russ ia With love .. And Noses ...... 4
Restoring Read ing to New Orleans ....... 18
The Children of New Orleans ..........
20
Charlie Award Kudos ............................. 57
FEATURES
Calendar ...... ...... .......................
...... 53
Foto Fu nies ........................................ 61
Last Walk -Arounds ........... .................... 62
SKILLS SECTION
Balloons ............
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47
Face Painting ...... .......... ..................... .48
COAi NEWS
President's Commen ts ............................ 3
Board Report ...........
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......... . 11
Conven tion Report ........................
15
Junior Joeys Report .............................. 16
Alleys and Members On The Move ....... 44
Members hip ..............................
55
New Memb ers ............................
54
COAi Membership Appl ication ......... 56
Treasurer 's Report ..................... 51
Regional Reports ......... ............... ......... 51
Website Ad Rates .................
....... 53
Clown of the Year ........ .....................
58
Excelle nce in Clowning ......................
59
Editor 's Commen ts ......................
63
Ad Directory ..................
....... ....... 63
Ad Rates ......... ............ ............. .......... 63
Convention Competition Results
Make -Up.....................
.......... . 22-32
Skits: Single and Group .................... 34/35
Paradability: Single and Group ......... 36/37
Face Painting : Cheek and Full Face 38/39
Balloo ns: Single and Multi ple ........
40/41
Bal loons: Arrangment s ...................
43
En Espanol
Reportaje de la Convenci6n
en Louis iana ............... ............
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Pictured here is the "Apples" was on her tion and raised funds as well have to carry these. One was
Vacation Bibl e School Camp way for her first internation - as helping to organize an art sent ahead and copies were
with Good News United al clown experience and I exhibit exchange between made there; 4) balloons to
Method ist of Vologda, was very excited! Of course Russian chi ldren and chil- twist and two hand pump s
Russia and First United I was nervou s too. Nervous dren from Austin and Waco, and; 5) face paint.
Methodist Church
that I might get sick, ner- TX. What magic tricks, gags
of Austin , TX.
vous that I might not work To prepare for the trip and entertainment should
well with an interpreter, ner- we ate dinner together once I bring? Remembering the
vous that my nose adhesive a week for several month s. "Joey to the World" confermight
get removed from my During these dinners we ence I attended in Februbag,
nervous that I might studied the Russian Ian- ary, I looked at my notes
not be funny or cute in Rus- guage and culture as well as for planning a program.
sian, nervou s that I might the Bible stories we would I needed to know which
disappoint the team that had be teaching in the Vacation Bible stories we would be
invited me to come along. Bible School at a camp in teaching at the "Vacation
The trip was with a Russia. Bible Camp" and I needed
From Russia
team from First United It was a dilemma to to think throu gh what would
Methodi st Church of Austin, decide what to bring. I've trans late well into the Rus-
With Love ... And
TX. I am not a member of never been known as a sian culture. After thought
Noses
by Bev "Apples" Harstad
this church, but they had in- light packer, but I knew this and prayer I came up with
vited me to join them. They time I had to pack wisely. four main tricks with Bible
had raised funds to be taken I needed to decide what I story applications .
to the Russia Methodi st would take as give aways. Next I chose j ust the
Seminary in Mo scow, pur- I chose: 1) stickers - one fun, silly gags and illusions
chased 100 pictorial Bible s type, small to pack, easy to that I do to make a show
for children, raised fund s have in my pocket; 2) foam entertaining. For this I chose
for the Good News United noses - about 100 noses that my regular "best friend"
Methodi st Church in Volog- are squishy, small, and light type gags. The ones I do
da and their camp as well weight. I also took along almost every time I peras
the Orthodox Church in about 30 ping-pong noses form. The ones that feel like
Vologda and several orphan- because they fit in a small they're mine. This included
ages. They are also part of spot in my bag; 3) coloring silly card tricks, music for
the Russian Peace Founda- sheets - I didn 't actually silly juggling , silly magic ,
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etc. I did not take my own
sound sys tem as a CD pla y­
er was going to be pro vided.
I cho se to leave my set of
bell s behind - they took up
too much space and I didn 't
know enoug h Ru ssian song s
to make them worthw hile.
My costume was my
next conce rn. Do I take
along my shoes? Th ey take
up so much space. Do I
cruTy them on or entrust
them to the baggage handler
s? What about my wig;
is it nece ssary? One hat,
two hats or no hats, perhap s
I should ju st put funny ribbon
s in my hair. How many
shirt s should I take ? No
laundry is available and
it might be hot. Do I take
a backup nose ad hesive
in case my regular stuff
doe sn't get past security?
I based my deci sion on
what I was mo st comfortabl
e w ith as a clown. I had
to take my shoes; I love
those shoe s. I decided to
check the shoes. After all it
was a "mi ssion s" trip and
that 's all about fa ith - right?
I had to take my wig , my
favorite old standby one (I
threw in a few silly hair ribbon
s just in case) . Two hats,
my favorite two - they pack
small and I needed them
fo r a couple of my magic
tricks. Shirt s - I took three,
two long sleeved and one
short. I don 't usually weru·
a short sleeved shirt as a
clown , but I didn 't know
how hot it wou ld be so I
took one ju st in case. For
make-up I decid ed to take
the grease pencils which I
don 't usuall y use, but I was
trying to simplify. Fo r my
Aug uste make -up, I took the
"b lush" I use when weru·­
ing my "lite " hospital face.
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I did take an extra adhesive
and an extra nose - they
pack small! The re was a
possibility that there may
not be water available for
clown clean-up so I took
co ld cream cloths and bab y
wipes.
The camp we went to
was about an hour out side
of Vologda. We trave led by
bus and by boat to get there.
We traveled with approximately
25 campers. Mo st of
these campers were orphans
who had been placed in
foster homes. At the camp
there was no running water.
All drinking water had to
be can-ied in or boiled (we
did have electr icity ). The
toilets were outhouses with
squat toilet s. Ther e were
no showe rs, but there was a
banya (a sort of sauna).
Onc e at the camp , after
meeting with our " Ru ssian"
team , it was decided that by
day I wo uld be a mild man ­
nered small group lead er
and at night jump into my
telephone booth and chan ge
into "Super Appl es" . The
camper s and leaders were in
a dorm , but the adult leader s
we re in a separate room and
I would be unsee n by campers
as the tran sformation
took place .
The even ing performance
s went well ; "Apple s"
was a hit! The kid s caught
the humor and see med to
understand the message.
The interpreter was great
fun. My "team " seemed
please d with what I added
to the camp .
Now here are the lessons
I learned after the first
evenin g.
Be flex ible! I knew
this go ing in, but it is so
true that I had to constantly
remind myse lf. Befor e arriving
at camp I didn ' t know
what kind of facilitie s there
would be or how long or
how often I was expected
to show up. I wa s told there
was a CD pla yer, and there
was, but it didn 't work. Also
unknown was how things
would be set up when going
to the orphana ges . The
first orph anage involved a
two hour bus trip and entertaining
the kid s outdoor s.
Fortunate ly I wore that
short-sl eeved shirt becau se
it was very warm. My stage
was the pavement , my table
an old metal folding chair.
So I began miming dragging
this chair to the spo t I
was to perform. I struggled
opening it up, trying to ham
it up as much as possible
when a tiny little gir l came
out of the audience and set
the cha ir up for me. After
that surpri se I strug gled to
lift my prop bag unto the
chair onl y to have another
tiny little girl co me out and
lift it for me with, of course,
the greatest of ease. I can't
tell you how funny the kid s
though t that was, and it was ,
comp letely unplann ed. After
the orp hanage and the two
hour bus trip back to town
we attended an art exhibit
for the Peace Fou ndati on.
I was in costum e for over
eleven very warm hours.
Being flex ible was a definite
mu st.
The next lesso n was
I had to slow down and
rememb er ther e was an
interpreter. I needed to use
the interpreter situation as a
part of the silline ss. Since I
had learned some Ru ssian,
I came out for the next performance
spea kin g Russian
and then expected her to
tran slate into English for me
- which mad e her laugh. I
wou ld exaggerate her presence
by looking at her with
my who le self . It got sillier
and sillier as I would tum to
her for translation and a lot
mor e fun. Timing is always
important in clowning, but
with an interpreter I had to
time when I would stop for
the tran slation to be made
and keep the timin g of the
gag right. Thi s was a very
good experience for me and
I do think I improved as the
week progre ssed. Part of the
progres s was made , I think ,
becau se I had the same
interpreter all week and
she began to become more
continued on page 7
"Apples" followed the traditi on of removing one's shoes
when entering a Russian home.
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President's Comments ... conlinued from page 3
Another area I would when they are being devi- time to research this better only one, your vote is imlike
to see improve in the ous and underhanded in or- from a human point of view portant because it indicates
future is alley comrnuni- der to control the masses? and not a statistic point of you care. Vote! Vote! Vote!
cation. My wish is that If you have the answers to view. Thank you again for
the alley system would these questions please let As I leave office, I your support and underget
stronger and stronger me know. I do not want to would like to hear from the standing along the journey.
and become leaders in the seem negative; I really just members as to what they I invite you all to join the
clown world. By working want some answers that I would like to change or see next part of the voyage
together COAI can reach was unable to find. in the future. Now, I will by using me to voice your
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Apples in Russia .. .from page 5
interactive with me durin g
"performa nces".
Here is the biggest lesson
I learned, at least I hope
I've learned it. It's a bit emban·assing,
but true - I had
to change my focu s from
me to the children and the
reason we were there.
After the first evening's
show I was appreciated ,
thanked , and hugged. I
was a hit and I was proud.
I realized that maybe I had
been so consumed with performing
well, that perhap s
I hadn 't paid as much attention
as I should have to the
simple message of God' s
love. Thinking about it the
next day before the next
show I thought and prayed
about what that simple message
was and how would I
adapt my "show" to demonstrate
it. I decided to keep
the bits in that reinforced
the day 's teaching , but I
would emphasize God 's
love in all of it.
My noses found a purpose.
I have been giving
out noses for years. No ses
are what I do. I give them
out week ly at the hospital ,
at nursing homes, at fundraisers,
at birthday partie s; I
love giving out those noses.
But now my noses had a
special purpo se: to express
God' s love. I showed the
kids the round red foam
ball and told them how "it
rem inds me of God 's heart
(red) and how He loves me.
The ball is round wh ich
reminds me that His love is
eternal , alway s, never ending.
When you are very fortunate
and you're a clown"
(I put the foam ball "nose"
on my clown nose), "you
can look in the mirror ev-
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eryday and remember God 's
love. I want you to remem ­
ber God's love for you." I
then put a "nose" on each
one's nose.
When we visited orphanage
s in the area - my
"show times" were much
shorter, but I was able to use
the same illusions (and silly
gags) as at the camp, with
different patter. My emphasis
was still on God' s love,
so the change bag with the
many colored silks now became
"how are we all different?"
Have the kids put the
individual silks in. "Who
does God love? He loves
each and every one of us
even though we're all different."
Pull out the different
silks all tied together as one.
Of course the ending was
the giving of the "noses" as
a reminder of God 's love.
Thing s I would do differently
next time? Well I
would like to learn my maturing
lessons before I go. I
would take a portable sound
system - music would've
been fun. I would take
more short sleeved shirts. I
wouldn 't have taken the face
paints. Whether or not to
take balloon s is debatable.
I think at the orphanages
the balloon s may have been
more of a distraction once
they were brought out.
Everything in my bags
made it to Russia (& back)
so the extra adhesive and
nose were unnecessa ry and
if the adhesive wouldn 't
have made it I could'v e
made due with a ping pong
ball nose.
Would I go again? Definitely
and I would definitely
take noses ! •
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Reportaje de la
Convenci6n en Louisiana
La Convenci6n
Internacional de COAJ
en el Estado de Louisiana
fue exitosa aunque hub o
un cambio de hotel.
Originalmente era en el
hotel Radisson en Kenner
LA, pero fuimo s trasladados
al hotel Quality en el
pueblo de Metairie LA. El
cambio no afect6 en nada,
pues las servicios en el hotel
fuero n buenos y la atenci6n
del Gerente de! Hotel el Sr.
Frank tambien.
Los representantes de
los pafses Latinos fueron los
siguientes:
De Meji co la Payasa
Keta Coqueta conocida
como Matilde Gracia,
ella pa r segunda vez salio
en los primero TOP Ten
donde obtuvo un tercer
lugar, y varios premios en
maquill aje de Caritas. Los
represe ntantes de Puerto
Rico fueron la payasa
Alegrita conocida como
Mari Elizabeth Leon que
obtuvo el primer lugar
en Cara blanca, tambien
logro varios premi os mas
en Glob os. Quinto lugar
en sencillo, noveno lugar
en globos multiples, un
segundo lugar en pintar
caritas en el cachete,
noveno lugar en pintar
car itas completas. El
payaso Trombon, conocido
como Julio Capacetti y la
payasita Alegrita salieron
en las TOP Ten con un
cuarto lugar en comedia
de grupo. Tambien estuvo
la Payasa Bes itos conocida
coma Gricelida Gonza lez
y su esposo el Sr. Carlos
Dfaz. Bes ito obtuvo el
sexto lugar en cara blanca
y tambien gano el septimo
lugar en comedia de grupos .
Tambien logro varios
TOP Ten en maquillaj e
de caritas y globos. En
el evento de las comedias
fue de gran valentfa que
Besitos y Keta-coq ueta se
lucieron con su obra, donde
besitos tuvo que dominar el
diffcil. Fueron divertidas
sus palabras, coma Situation
Bady muchas
mas que ella
hizo por vez primera en
el idioma ingles a Nivel
Internac ional. Besitos te
felicito con un gran aplauso
a ti y a Keta-Coq ueta, por
su obra el Dentista. Ademas
estaba el hijo de Trombon
Omar Capacetti y la jove n
Maritza Ortiz, quienes
ayudaron a Trombon en sus
seminarios de cumple afios
al estilo Puerton-iquefio
donde fue un excito en esta
convenci6n. Todo salio
muy bien para la delegaci6n
latina. Los eventos
estuvieron espec tacular,
la noche tfpica fue en la
Plantaci6n de Destrejan,
una antigua plantaci6n
Les damos las bienvenidas a Los nuevos socios def estado de Mejico: Ojeda Murillo Yadira, Gilberto Vallejo, Griselda
Herrera, Francisco Aldama. Keta Coqueta esta en camino para hacer el primer Alley en Mejico y estamos bien alegra en
que se realice esto. En esta retrato esta Keta coqueta con parte de su grupo .
Saludos a los Nuevos Socios.
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The New Calliope

que hoy en dia es un
museo. Se realizo el baile
en un centro al !ado de la
Plantaci6n donde hubo
musica tfpica y luego un DJ
con todo tipo de musica. El
sabado fue un dia donde
nos preparamos para ir al
pueblo de Rivertown para
el Clown Ex travagan za. Se
celebro una gran parada
con carroza s dedicado a los
ninos. Se le dieron globos,
y se maquillaron a todo s los
ninos. Tambien tuvimo s
la oportunidad de compartir
con varias familias
latinas. Las competencias
de parad a se realizaron en
ese parque . Al finalizar
el Clown Extravaganza
todos salimos para el hotel
a preparar nos para la gran
Noche de Premia ciones y
el banquet e que fue todo un
excito. Preparemono s para
la pr6xima Convenc i6n en
Springfield Missouri.
Atentamente su representante
de los pafses Latinos
Angel L. Morales "10B0-
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hacienda algo que merece
reconocimiento dejame
saberlo para publicarlo en
la revista Calliope. Envfalos
al:
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The New Calliope

Spring Meetings Report
by Pat Newton disco unt. They will also be notify the entire board re- Thompson from Westmoregiven
an adve rtiseme nt on garding the alleys and status. land City, PA; Kent " Ka-Yo"
BOARD MEETING the web to run the dur ation of Sheet s from N. Ft. Myer s,
In March as the members the purchased ad. This is for Juni or Joey IO I is being FL; and John "Splash" Sulof
the COAI board gat hered non-retail events. It was also developed and hopefull y will livan, from Pottsville, PA.
it was with a sense of exc ite- passed to increase the con- be reviewe d at the Fall board Th e winnin g alley of the
ment and anticipation wa iting vention issue by I 6 pages. meeting. It will be printed 2005 Charlie Award was
for members to ruTive for this US Specialty Insuranc e and become pa rt of Clowning Big Sky Klown Alley #284,
yeru·'s co nvention in New Or- has offered to pro vide insur- IO I . As part of Phase III, The Billin gs, MT ; and the Indileans.
It was noted durin g the ance to COA I memb ers at a Junior s wou ld be using the victual winner was Barbara
meetings that our co nvention reduc ed rate. There are plans Red Nose Critique. The y will "Sweet Thang " Cox from
was the first to come to frui- to possibly expa nd offer ings pruticipate in full clown as Richmond ,VA. Two other
tion after Katrina 's visit last to the clown art s community. the y are showcased. They are alleys showed wonderful
year. The thre e days of meet- (See page 52 for app licat ion). then critiqued for both per- contributions as we ll. The
ings were a combi nation of COAl Merchandise was formance and make-up at the COAl board awru·ded them
busine ss as well as the final sold at the Convent ion at spe- same time. The j udge s score plaques in recog nition of
preparation s fo r the co nven- cial co nvention rates. Mike them on a num e1ical basis. their outstanding dedica tion.
tion. Cox also expresse d concern Th e numb ers then fall under a Th ose alleys are Clowns Like
Th e COAl webs ite con- that Cafepres s.com has not go ld, silver or bronze award. Us Alley #303, Eng lewood ,
tinues to generate alm ost 7 been generatin g the sales Convention in 2007 will FL, and Jub ilee Jesters Alley
million hits in a 12 month anticipated. It was decided to be in Springfield , MO. Clown #339, Virginia Beac h, VA.
period. It was noted that ad- deve lop add itiona l marketing alleys for St. Louis will be The Business Manager
vertisi ng opportunitie s need plan s for the promotion of adding their support by help- sub mitted a reques t for adto
co ntinu e to be brou ght to this service. ing with variou s aspec ts of ditional application forms.
the membe rship as well as Education Dir ecto r Meri - the conven tion. Th ere were The board will proceed with
added awru·eness that these lyn Barrett is pur suing more two bids that were presented the appli cat ions after rece ivopportuniti
es exi st. feedback from the alley s who for the 2008 Convention. ing three bids from vru·ious
Th e 2006 election pro- receive gra nts. Me1ilyn wi ll Both prese nted were exce l- print ers .
ces s is go ing very smoothl y. be puttin g together a comm it- lent. Indi anapolis, IN and There was a discussion
It was remru·ked that Clown s tee to help her with some of Richm ond VA were very of raising the dues, however
Like Us Alley #303 ha s been these respon sibiliti es . clo se in cos t and ameniti es the boru·d tabled this discuseasy
to work with. The bal- Th e follow ing people ap- but it was finally decided to sio n to the Fall boar d meetlots
will have been mail ed plied for scholarship s: (6) grant Richmond, VA the 2007 ing.
April 10 with a return by Carl Mowers Advanced Na tion al Convention. A req uest fro m the Busi-
Jun e. Discussion followed Studies (Leon McBryde) Clown wee k act ivities ness Manager was made to
to investigate the procedure Julie Thompson Advanced were great. Five alleys and dispo se of the irrepru·able fax
in order to help defray cos ts. Studies six individuals for the Charlie machine. The moti on was
Paul Kleinberge r wi ll be Janet Hildebrant Moose- Award submitted sixty proc - passed to allow Shirley to
lookin g into the legal and burger Clown Arts larnations. Alley scrapbook s dispose of the old machine.
parli arnentru-ian sources as Camp for the Charlie Award were No new mach ine will be
we ll as the necessary bylaw s Mista Wilt Clown Camp in submitt ed by: Big Sky Klown purchased since this is to
that wou ld need to be revised. Lacrosse All ey #284 , Billing s, MT ; be provided by the business
This wou ld includ e the pos- Rhoda Erbstein Mooseburg- Caloosa Alley #97, N. Ft. manage r, not COAL
sibility of mailin g ballots er Clown Arts Camp Myers, FL ; Electric City Al- Clowning 10 l is still bewit
hin The New Calliope. Jack Erbstein Mooseburger ley #285 , Loudonsv ille, NY; ing discu ssed as to whe ther
New Calliope Ed itor, Pat Clown Arts Camp Clown s Like Us Alley #303, to offer it on CD as well as
Newton, asked for direction Engl ewood, FL ; and Jubil ee paper. It is still being revised.
from the board regardin g The following appli ed for Jesters Alley #339, Virginia This has been refe rred to the
adverti sing rates for l 00 % gra nts (2) Beach , VA. Indi viduals who fall boru·d mee ting regarding
alleys. Afte r discuss ion, the Kapitol Klowns October sent in scrapbooks for the the form at and how to mail.
board propo sed and passed 20th-21st , 2006 Charli e Award includ ed_Bar- Th ere wi lJ be research for
that all 100% alleys can buy Merry Makers TX. TCA bara "Swee t Thang " Cox, cos ts and format s that are
ad vertising at the lowest rate September, 2006 from Richmond , VA; Theresa available.
available less 10%. Presentl y "Franee" Francoi s, from Budget presented and
the lowest rates offered ru·e Th ere are two pendin g Queens Village, NY; Kathy appro ved.
the 6X pricin g structure. Th e verification based on Meri lyn "Picco lo" Keaton , from San
alleys would rece ive this pr ic- Barrett obtainin g documenta- Ange lo, TX ; Carl "Bun -
ing as well as the add itional tion and co mplian cy. She will kers" Mowe rs & Juli e "Julz" cont inued on page 12
May/June 2006 Page 11

Spring Board Meeting
continuedfrom Page 11
GENERAL MEETING
After introdu ctions,
reports by the treas urer and
sec retary were pre sented.
It was announced at the
convent ion that the members
could bid to be on the cover
of The New Calliope as an
auction item. Thi s brou ght
great enthus iasm and fun to
the auction floor. Editor Pat
Newto n also invited anyone
doin g a group skit to produ ce
a Foto Funny for publica tion.
Severa l groups participat ed.
It was announced that
eleven scholar ship s (one from
each region) would be given
away to any registrant at the
conve ntion . They need to fill
out the appli cation and tw·n it
in to their regional VP. Also it
was re-iterated that all mon ­
eys raised from the auction
go to educational progra ms.
BYLAWS:
Article IV, Section 12.
Removal from Office
Currently reads: The
Board at a reg ular or spec ial
meeting called for that purpose,
may, by a two third s
(2/3) vote of the Board, remove
any officer or director
by declaring that the office
is vaca nt. (Note, 2/3 of the
Board is fourteen [14]).
Request permi ssion from
the asse mbly to chan ge fourteen
(14) to fifteen (15). The
note (2/3 or the Board is fourteen
( 14 )) is not part of the
bylaws. merely a foot note to
the para graph and does not
requir e an amendm ent. but
does require updating.
PASSED.
Article VIII, Section 1,
Definition
Currently reads: Any
five (5) members or mor e
of the Corporat ion in any
countr y, state, province, territory,
county, muni cipality,
or contiguo us metropolitan
area may orga nize and form a
loca l chapter for convenience
purpo ses in order to coor dinate
and carry out the goals
and prin ciples of the Corporation
, and it shall be called a
Clown Alley. A Clown Alley
sha ll not be const rued as an
agent, servant, or employee
of the Corporation and shall
have no right , powe r, or authority
to bind , ob ligate, or
otherwise render the Co rporation
liab le for its action s
or co nduct. No Clown Alley
shall use the COAI tax identification
numb er.
Proposed: Label paragraph
as 1. Any five (5)
member s or more of the Corporat
ion in any country. state.
province. territory. county.
muni cipality. or contigu ous
metropolit an area may organize
and form a loca l chapter
for convenience purpose s in
order to coord inate and carry
out the goals and principles
of the Corporat ion, and it
shal l be called a Clown Alley.
A Clown Alley shall not
be construed as an agent.
servant, or employee of the
Co rporation and shall have
no right, power, or authority
to bind, obligate. or otherwise
render the Corpora tion liable
for its action s or cond uct.
No Clown Alley shall use
the COAT tax ident ification
numb er.
PASSE D
Add Paragraph 2. COAi
Juni or Joeys may orga nize
alleys exclusive ly for COAi
members ages 8 - 15 year s
old. Any five COAi Junior
Joey members. plus two adul t
mentors may form an alley
for the purpose of cultivating
youth interests in the clown
arts. fosterin g good citizenship
and building youth leadership
skills. Each jun ior alley
must have a set of bylaws
continued on page 13
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Sil.ring Board Meeting relinqu ish sta nding and ben- membership. However there clown tries to escape they
cont inuedfrom Page 12 efits . If no report is received was overwhelmi ng supp01t to asked the membership to
for a period of two years, the co ntinu e with the l 00% rule. recons ider this previous moand
a slate of officers who are alley shall be declared inac- Five voted yes with remain- tion . It was decided that the
at least ten )".ears old. tive and its chait er revoked. ing body voting it down. board does not have to be in
NOT PASSED. Pointed Proposed: B:t: the first clown for the meeting, howout
that there was no dist inc- (1st} da)". of March each and ever, there needs to be a time
tion regar ding the COAI sta- ever)". :t:ear, a chartere d Clown NEW BUSINESS: during the convention for the
tus of the two adults mentors Alie)". must submi t to the It was requested to re- board to present themselves
for the Junior Joeys. Voted COAi Director Alley/Reg ion name the Senior Make-Up as clowns . PASSED.
down until verbage is co r- Surmort a co mglete listing of Com petition to Masters
rec ted . This will be reworked all names and addresses of Make-Up Competition . NOT Question was raised reand
propo sed next year. the memb ers and officers of PASSED. Three voted yes, garding the mailing in of balthe
Clown Alie)".. Membe rs remaining opposed. lots. The ques tion was ... can
Article VIII, Section 4, of a COAi charter ed alle:t: do an alley mail all their votes in
Reports not need to be members of If a member is over 65 toget her? In the past this hap-
Currently reads: By the COA i and non COAT mem- it was reminded you do get pened and the votes were disfirst
( 1st) day of March each bers shall have none of the a membership disco unt. qualified because they were
and every year, a chartered benefits of the organizat ion. Howeve r you need to send not individually submitted. It
Clown Alley must submit Failure to submit a regort will in proo f of age . Questio ned was reco mmended to bring
to the COAl Director A lley/ cause the alley to relinQuish verification of age process. this issue to the bylaw corn-
Region Support a compl ete standing and bene fits. If no Suggestions are asked to be mittee. This would require a
listing of all names and ad- rego rt is rece ived for a geriod submitted. bylaw change and therefore a
dresses of the memb ers and of two :t:ears, the alle)". shall vote fro m the ge neral rnemofficers
of the Clown Alley. be decla red inactive and its Last year it was voted bership.
All member s of a COAi charter revoked. that the Board be in clown
Char tered alley must be NOT PASSED for the general membership. Meeting was
member s in good stand ing Since the Board member s do adjourned . •
of COA L Fai lure to subm it a This prompt ed active find it a confl ict to conduct
report will cause the alley to conversa tion rega rding COAT business while their inner
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all the convention attendees
who traveled from all parts
of the country to participate
in the chance of a lifetime.
The 217 registered attendees
may be the lowest number
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bids for the 2008 convention
site. Richmond, VA and
Indianapolis, IN were very
close in cost and amenities.
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Junior Joeys at
Convention 2006
Candy "Butterscot ch" Will
Junior Joey Chairperson
in her new
Lite Auguste look.
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@yahoo.com
Another convention
has co me and gone and
this one was without a
doubt one of the best!
With all the prob lems the
board encountered having
the convention in New
Orleans, it turned out to be
wonderful!
The first day of
convention, we met
in the afternoon and
after introductions, we
started with a make-up
demo nstration and talked
about what skits the jun iors
wanted to learn and did
some skit pract ice. The
second day was a "free"
day to attend classes with
their parents because there
was so much to participate
in. This was a VERY busy
day! Later that evening,
the convention participants
headed out to the Plantation
Tour, all decked out in the
period dress. I personally
enjoyed dressing up in
my blue "Be lle" dress and
toured the old plantation
house on the premises.
The jun ior joeys were all
having a good time dancing
to the DJ' s music after
having their box dinner.
Thursday the jun iors met
again for several classes
on magic tricks, learn ing
dance moves and pract icing
skits and dance . Friday
was another day of classes
including simple and
intermediate balloons , and
prop making. The props
were to be incorporated
into the Showcase and
Red Nose Competition on
Saturday. There was also
a class where Mardi Gras
Masks were made for the
Banquet. The juni ors had
fun creating their own
masks!
In the evening the
Cajun party happened with
wonderful Caju n food and
dancing.
Saturday, the juniors
were asked to come to the
last class of the convention
in their clown make-up and
costume. Ricky "Ttickste r"
Burns, a new member of
the Junior Joey committee,
helped lecture about
working with handicapped
peop le. He did a very nice
job teaching the juniors as
they listened intently.
On to the parade ,
Showcase and Red Nose
Competition ! The hotel
manage r was so helpfu l
durin g the convention and
although there were severa l
clow ns (including the
juniors and myself) who
had missed the last bus,
he drove us to the parade
route in Rivertown in his
nice air cond itioned van!
The day became very hot
and humid, but the ju niors
didn ' t let that stop them !
They can·ied one of their
props with them (their "Bee
Collectio n") for the parade
and became a hit with the
crowd! After the parade,
the j uniors went on stage
where they performed the
skits and dances they had
learned. At the same time
they were also crit iqued
for their individual
performances and also
in group performance.
As I watched the coaches
observe the children, I
could see the looks of awe
on their faces and I was
awe struck too! I always
enjoy working with the
children and this was a fun
time I will not soon forget!
Later that night, we
dressed up for the banquet
and after all the awards
were given out for the
regular compet itions, the
juni ors were given the
Red Nose Award for their
performances. After they
came up and receive d them,
the crowd gave them a
standing ovation ! I was so
proud of them myse lf. It
was a great time had by all!
I would like to thank
all the teachers who helped
teach the juni or jo eys.
Without all of you, there
would not be a Junior Joey
program. You all know who
you are.
Next year the
convention will be in
Springfield, MO. I hope to
see more of you there so
we can have fun and learn
too!
Thank you all, Junior
Joeys, for letting me
be a part of your clown
education! •
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Our Junior Joeys were a
big hit at Rivertown. They
participated in a Red Nose
Critique . Everyone was
impressed!
Pictured here are:
Alexis "Poke-A-Spot"
Brazzell ,
Deanna "Sweetums "
Jacobs, and
David "Cleat" Brolaman.
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Restoring
Reading To New
Orleans Through
Books
by Cheri Venturi
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Thank You! Thank
You! Thank You!
Thank you to all those
who contributed books
to the New Orleans area
schools: you brought more
happiness to the teachers
and students then you
can even imagine. There
were smiles and tears of
gratitude as we unloaded
boxes of books at two
different locations. Most
of the books donated
through COAI went to the
Mary McLeod- Bethume
School in Orleans Parish.
Many of the teachers
there were living in
temporary housing due
to the total devastation
to their homes . Many are
not sure if they will ever
be able to rebuild their
homes but their dedication
is unbelievable. They
talked with us and were
so happy that we came to
visit. You would not know
by their actions what
they have experienced.
They are trying to move
on. The school they had
come from was totally
destroyed. Bethume is a
school that survived and
has combined two schools
to make one strong
learning institution. The
merging of two schools
and faculties has taken
a great deal of time and
patience. Many of the
students are living with
relatives and have been
through a devastating
ordeal. They are trying to
heal.
Bill Hart, the
Northea st Regional Vice
President, collected
many of the books
through Southwe st
Airlines and gave some
of the donation s to the
Red Nose Relief which
distiibuted them in
St.Bernard 's Parish. All
the distribution s were
done in "face" and were
generously received. The
children and staff shared
many happy moments and
the clowns walked away,
changed forever by the
experience.
If you would still like
to send books, COAi has
decided to keep the book
collection s going for as
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long as there is a need.
You may send your books
to me:
Cheri Venturi
19 Belle Helene Drive
Destrehan, LA 70047
or
PO Box 367
Destrehan, LA 70047
I promi se to distribute
them as they arrive. Since
I will be moving in the
near future , I will find
another COAI member
in the area who will be
happy to distribute them
or perhap s ju st give
addresses to the school s
and you can send them
directly.
Again , thank you to
all those who attended the
convention and brought
books and to all those who
could not attend but sent a
donation from their hearts,
your presence was felt.
Let's continue to make
a difference one book at a
time. •
PS. Just spoke to the
Principal of the Bethume
School and she said to
thank everyone for their
donations . She also said
that she has never seen
children get so excited
over books. "You would
have thought it was
Christmas around here.
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While Teresa and I caring for the sick and dy- were asked to quiet down
The Children were attending the COAI ing, rationing the small for the show. Seeing the big
of New Orleans
Convention in New Orleans, quantity of available food red foam noses on the chi!-
we were part of a Red Nose and water, coordinating with dren and teacher s as a whole
by Teresa and Bob Gretton
Relief team that went to the the firemen who used boats was so funny. I witnessed
only school left in St. Ber- to bring in water, and then one teacher who embraced
nard's Parish. Pre-K to the ultimatel y witnessing the a nose with so much excite-
12th grade all in one build- death of his custodian who ment and said, "All my life
ing, we took 2,000 clown had served at the school for I have wanted a real clown
noses, and 3,000 brand new 30 years. The eyes of this nose and now you are givbooks.
The following is a man told the story. The ex- ing it to me." "Blinky" (Telittle
insight. perience a few days later at resa) experienced one little
Teresa and I were privi- the school was phenomenal. boy who came runnin g up
leged to be among a small The welcome from the chi!- to her after the show and put
group that witnessed first dren was incredible. As the his arms around her knees
hand a special DVD show- troupe of clowns (approxi - and called her by name. The
mately 50) began to enter
the bubble tent the cheers
from the children swelled to
an unbelievable pitch. Tere-
sa said that the sounds from
outside the bubble were so
heartwarming . The cheer s
continued until all clowns
were inside and the children
ing from the Principal at the
unified school in Chalmette,
St. Bernard's Parish. This
was most profound in that
he described what happened
during and following
Hurricane Katrina and the
flood. He shared the shelter
experience at the school,
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g with a special song
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Lynette Edwards
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Deloris Vetsch
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Arla Albers
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Frank Bunton
MAKE-UP: Auguste
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Valerie Bandy
8th Place
Deanna Jacobs
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Tony Broerman
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LITE AUGUSTE
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Richard Smith
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Cheryl Haddix
3rd Place
Jeanne Woska
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Coco Desilets
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2nd Place (tie)
Ann Sanders
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Susan Kuklewicz
3rd Place
Sandra Winstead
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Curt Patty
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2nd Place
Susan Crosthwait
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Vivian McArthur
4th Place
Judith Conner
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6th Place
Barbara Bird
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1. Michael Ford "Muscle Man "
2. Manuela Markham
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3. Arla Albers "My Husband's Boat "
4. Judith Johnson "At The Ball Game "
5. Susan Kuklewicz "Baseball Buddies "
6. William Young ''Wrong Way"
7. Ann Sanders "Attitude of Gratitude"
8. Coco Desilets "One Day At School "
9. Cheri Schlosser
"Beyond the Canary in a Bag"
10. Barbara Cox "Nobody"
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Competition - SKITS: Group
1. "Plane Crazy" Barbara Cox, Tim Layllor,
Alln Sanders, Salldra Winstead, Cynthia
Keila, Teresa Davis.
2. "Puzzled" Valerie Brandy, June Hillkle,
Patricia Gilbert, Shirley Hickmall,
Lynette Edwards.
3. "Broken Heart" Barbara Waters-Riddle,
Tom Newton .
4. "The Show" Pamela Mitchell, Lori Jacobs,
Deanlla Jacobs, ]all Bohall.
5. "Sticky Situation" Manuela Markham,
Nallcy Devito, Laureen Halliday, Sharon
DiTorro.
6. "Sweet Dreams " Coco Desilets, Carol
Coleman.
7. "The Dentist" Gricelida Gonzalez, Matilde
Garcia.
8. "l Feel Good" Donald Maness, Mary
Maness.
9. "Telephone" Goria Sterrett, Judith Conner.
10. "Bake Sale Cake" Pat Prickett, Arla
Albe rs, Dawll Pearson, Vivian McArthur,
Bren Hamilton.
May/June 2006
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Competition - PARADABILITY: Single
1. Michael Ford "Pencil Pusher"
2. Deloris Vetsch "Field Trip"
3. Susan Crosthwait "Lite Lunch"
4. William Young "I'm A Loo kin"'
5. Barbar Waters-Riddle "Magic Book"
6. Deanna Jacobs
7. Barbara Cox "Morning Paper"
8. Dawn Pearson "Big Catch of the Day"
9. Nancy Opatich "Smile Detector "
10. Judith Johnson "I Found It"
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Competition - PARADABILITY: Group
J. "Desparate Housewives "
Valerie Bandy
June Hinkle
Patricia Gilbert
Shirley Hickman
Lynette Edwards
2. "Bath Time Fun"
Curt Patty
Diana Patty
Sean Patty
Allison Patty
3. "FEMA Response Unit "
Manuela Markham
Nancy Devito
Sharon DiTirro
4. "Elastic Man"
Marielizabeth Leon
Julio Capacetti
5. "Salon"
William Keys
Susan Keys
May/June 2006
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Competition - FACE PAINTING: Cheek Art
1. Arla Albers
"T he Tropics"
2. Marielizabeth Leon
"Butterfly"
3. Coco Desilets
"Se ahorse "
4. Mary Ann Changg
"Flower"
5. (tie) Barbara Waters-Riddle
"Design Freeform"
5. (tie) Deloris Vetsch
"Spider "
7. Cheryl Haddix
"Whales"
8. Gricelida Gonzalez ·
"Palm "
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9. Anita Kyratzis
"B unny"
10. Carmen LaFosse
"F ire Fish "
(No te: Time limit was 3 minute s)
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Competition - FACE PAINTING: Full Face
1. Mary Ann Changg
"Liou/Tiger"
2. Coco Desilets
"Under the Sea"
3. Michael Veiling
"Feline"
4. (tie)ArlaAlbers
"Multicolor Tiger"
4. (tie) Anita Kyratzis
"Butterfly"
6. Gricelida Gonzalez
"Butte rfly"
7. (tie) Carmen Tellez
"Gator"
7. (tie) Richard Smith
"Spacesh ip"
9. Lori Jacobs
"Cheetah "
JO. Marielizabeth Leon
"Tiger"
(No te: Time limit was 5 minutes)
May/June 2006
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Competition - BALLOONS: Single
1. Deloris Vetsch
"Flower with Lady Bug"
2. Manuela Markham
"Tigger"
3. Michael Ford
"Turtle Race"
4. Susan Kuklewicz
"Baby with Bottle"
5. Marielizabeth Leon
"Star"
6. William Young
"Yellow Bear"
7. (tie) Coco Desilets
"Baby"
7. (tie) Arla Albers
"Angel"
9. Patricia Bunnell
"Tweety"
10. Jan Bohan
"Worm"
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Competition - BALLOONS: Multiple
1. Coco Desilets
"Harley Davidson Motorcycle"
2. Cheri Schlosser
"Brown Dog"
3. Susan Kuklewicz
"Cajun Pizza Chef"
4. Pat Crosland
"Love Bug"
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5. Deloris Vetsch
"Clown"
6. Sharon DiTirro
"3 Fly Eating Frogs on a Log"
7. (tie) Patricia Bunnell
"Red Hat Lady"
7. (tie) Theresa Stokes
"Summer Time Girl"
9. (tie) Donald Kenimer
"American Eagle "
4
9. (tie) Marielizabeth Leon
"Bug 's Life Princess"
5
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Competition - BALLOONS: Arrangement
1. Cheri Schlosser "Pengu in Wedding"
2. Coco Desilets "Dolphins"
3. Theresa Stokes "Piggy Bank"
4. Susan Kuklewicz "Cat on Fish Bowl"
5. (tie) Frank Bunton
"A lien in Spaceship"
5. (tie) William Young "Stree t Light"
7. Judith Johnson "Fire Fighter"
8. Arla Albers "Ice Cream Soda"
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9. Laurel Grandstaff "Woodland Scene"
10. Jan Bohan "Me tamorphis"
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Page 43

Alleys and Members On The Move!
Red Nose Relief
by Barbara "Sparky" Bird
Clifton Park, NY
Operation s Coordinator for
Red Nose Relief
The activities of the
clowns around the country
who are Red Nose Relief
responde rs continue to come
to our attention. The members
have found numerou s
and crea tive ways to help
and support their local relief
agencie s. After any disaster,
the charities that rush to the
scene need long lasting restoration
of their funds and
their energies. Some COAi
clowns in Iowa sent this
story and photo.
"A group of the Red
Nose Relief clowns volunteered
by ringing the bell
for the Salvation Army. It
was so much fun. I sang all
the way through my 2-1/2
hours and kids would come
up and sing along with me
and put money in the red
bucket. In fact, there was a
school cho ir there that day
and so many of them contributed
, as well as lots of
parents with their children.
l think the clown outfits
really helped to bring in
the cash! The following
clowns put in 12-1 /2 hours
of volunteer ringing to help
the hurricane victims. Red
Cross surpassed their goal
of $500,000. They received
$649,000 ! We were glad we
could be a part of that.
Mary "Bubbles"
Wright, Deb "C lickette"
Cooper, Bonnie "Cotton
Candy" Ober, Vern "Ritze"
Adams, and Vicky ''Trixy"
Garrett all rang the bell."
The photos above are Trixy
(left) and Bubble s (right)
ringing the bell.
W.R.C.A . CLOWN CONVENTION
NOVEMBER 5 - 9, 2006
At Riverside Resort Hotel in Laughlin, Nevada
Featuring: B B (Bob Widdop)
PJ/Shylo (Linda Hulet) · E Z (Eric Zander)
CONVENT ION FEE: $85 if postmarked by 7/15/06
$95 if postmarked by 9/ 15/06
$105 after 9/15/06 and at the door
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Hotel reservations: reserve by 10/5/06 for special rate $27/night
Call Riverside Resort Hotel: (800) 227-3849
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Inflate a white 260.
Twist in the center and
tie the ends togethe,:
Insert wings through body
as shown.
Skills .. Balloons
Swan
Level: Intermediate
by David "Mr. Rainbow" Bartlett
Sw~ns are such elegant creat ures that make a lovely
centerp iece at a weddjng! Deljght a little girl at her birthday
party. Here, Mr. Rainbow shares his version.
Twist in the center.
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Inflate a third white 260
leaving about 2 inches
at the end. Make a small
bubble, followed by a small
loop.
A graceful swan.
Fold in half and twist. This
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Attach to the body at the
end with the bubble ( this is
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Inflate a second white 260
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Bring the third balloon
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Attach to the front of the
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May/June 2006
Page 47

Skills - Face Painting
Cheek Art Can Be Fast and Great !
by Arla Albers
As the first place contender in cheek art at the COAI
convention in New Orleans, I thought I'd share with you
how I managed to paint a background as well as a scene in
under 3 minutes. It was with a triple loaded sponge for the
background .
Arla Albers' 1st place cheek art at this year's
COAi Convention in New Orleans. With a time limit of
three minutes it was a tough compet ition.
Ar la shares how she was able to create such an impressive
cheek art in the allotted time period .
By p re-plann ing you can create a paint palette ( shown left)
that can give you multiple colors with a single swipe of
your sponge (pictu red right).
To make a triple loaded sponge, cut your face paints
into strips and put them together, side by side, into one
container. (Make sure the container is not made of styrene
as this will negatively affect the paints.) Ensure that the
colors beside each other go together and when blended,
will not form either grey or brown. In other words, go from
the spectrum of Red, Oran ge, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo,
Violet. Do not put orange and blue beside each other. They
will turn a muddy color. Orange, yellow, and blue would
look grea t together because the orange and yellow mixed
form a nice color. The yellow and blue together form green,
so you are safe. In fact, mine was orange, pink, and yellow
for the backgrou nd that I did for the palm tree scene.
I did the palm trees with a medium round brush loaded
with medium brown, pushing harder at the trunks of the
trees, then letting up on the pressure as I went up the trunk
in a curved motion. For the leaves, I used a brush that looks
like it was cut at an angle loaded with dark green. It makes
great palm tree leaves by swiping in a curved motion. I also
did the sand on the beach with a brown sponged swipe, then
overlapped with a bright yellow stipple sponge touched to
the brown several times. A few birds in the sky with a fine
black liner brush, and I was finished.
Also, a hint when doing cheek art to make it look
100 % better. Lay down a 5 second sponged area before
painting the cheek art design over the top. It makes all the
difference. Try it. Do a design on your arm without the
backgro und, then add the sponged one color backgro und
(or use the triple loaded sponge for a real WOW), and then
paint the exact same design. You' ll find that the one with
the backgound looks 100% better, even though the two are
identical otherwise.
Happy p ainting!
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Never applied grease paint
Don't know any jokes
Never tied a balloon animal
Clueless about clowning?
You are not alone. About 40% of our campers are
"baby clowns": they have never put on make-up,
haven't discovered their character, and don't know
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that! You supply the desire, we'll supply the
training. That's a formula that works!
Come find out for yourself why Moose Camp is
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The fun is waiting for you!
Call or go online for more information on Mooseburger Clown Arts Camp
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B
Regional Reports
Treasurer's Report
alike. No one ever thought
Clowns of America International
Income, expense and balance statement
Letter from the levey would break. It
North Central
ripp ed my hea rt ou t. How REVENUE Jan/Feb 06 Year to Date
ca n these people go on? But Membership $3,819 $66,408
then yo u see the familie s
Pam Bacher
Lifetime Membership 0 1,800
who are pulling together
North Centra l VP
Alley Charter 0 0
to rebuild, rememberin g Magazine Ads 8,085 18,641
that hop e floats. They will
As I sit in a classroom
Merchandise 96 1,623
survive. Ju st remem ber
waiting for "BUBBA''
Education 798 1,375
them in your thought s eac h Interest 581 2,795
University to start in St
da y and be thankful for Misc 263 344
Loui s, I think back over
your fa mil y and ble ssing s. Insurance 0 250
the last few week s. All I
Remember that you can Web Page 20 930
can say is WOW what a
mak e a difference still in TOTAL $13,672 $94,166
convention! If yo u misse d
their lives by vo lunt ee rin g
it, yo u rea lly misse d it! It
for Red Nose Disas ter EXPENSES
was an int erest ing week .
Re lief. Bank Chgs/Ret Checks 130 265
A few thing s went a little
Now on a lighter side , Credit Card Fees 92 1,145
crazy, but everyo ne ju st
J Phjllips and MOSTUFF New Calliope Editor Fee 5,800 22,200
roll ed with it and co ntinued
alley in Springfield MO a.re New Calliope Postage 1,609 6,529
on. I think everyo ne can
working hard on the 2007 New Calliope Production 6,679 21,218
say they had a goo d time.
co nvention. It rea lly should Nat'I Office Business Mgr 3,144 10,922
While it was a very bu sy
be a "P ickj n' 'N' Grinnin g" Nat'I Office Phone 380 1,551
week and I was off doin g
good time. Mark yo ur Nat'I Office Postage 1,009 6,735
convention Honey-Do
calendar s and start sav ing Nat'I Office Supplies 281 739
Lists, I wanted to see the
yo u pennie s . Thi s wi ll be Fall Board Meeting 0 8,099
areas that were effec ted by
my last newsletter from Officers' Phone & Postage 0 559
Katrina. New Orl ea ns has
the North Central VP seat. COAi Grant 500 3,000
beco me a city that I dea rly
Hopefully I will be serving Education 0 265
love. I flew over the area s in
yo u in another capac ity. The Scholarships 0 363
February as I came and lef t
new Regional VP Co nnie Convention Expense 0 3,220
New Orlean s, but nothin g
Kennedy will be lookjng Printed Materials 0 1,428
wo uld prepare me , to see it
for an alley to ho st a Merchandise 0 45
all first hand . A few of the
reg ional co nvention. If yo u Promotion and Publicity 22 1,771
St Loui s alley memb ers and
are interes ted then please Miscellaneous 44 964
I ventur ed to the 9th war d
co ntact Connie. Don't forge t Organization Dues 0 250
and visited the w ind dama ge
we are a team and Co nnj e Professional Services 0 1,488
area also. It was hard to
will need yo ur supp ort lik e
Web Page Expense 390 780
ima gine that so man y lost
what you gave to me over
Insurance 200 1,305
their homes and lives. You
the last two years. Thank
Media Liab. Ins. 0 3,035
look down streets and see
yo u for eve ryth ing and yo u
TOTAL $20,280 $97,876
the big x's on the homes,
are the best region aro und .
where the searc h team had
Nat'I City Bank Checking Account $5,800
For the Last time as RVP
bee n. Each te llin g a sto ry of
Money Market Accounts 70,233
of Nort h Ce ntral. "NOSE
what they found or didn ' t
Scholarship Account 9,785
BUMPERS TIL THE END "
find. One house may have
Contingency Reserve 120,965
motto. •
zeros where the human Nat'I Office Operating Fund 3,466
count would be. Th en a few TOTAL $210,249
door s down yo u may see
another picture where six
(Amounts given to the nearest dollar)
or seve n people lost their
Respectfully submitted, Claudia Keener, Treasurer
lives - ad ults and childr en
May/June 2006 Page 51

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Specialt y Insurance Agenc y
& Clowns Of The U.S .
P. 0 . Box 24 ~ ia
New Richmond , WI 54017
Fax: 715 -246-4257
Phone 715 -246 -8908
Email: info @clo wns oftheus.com
Webs ite : www. clo wnso fth eus .com
Are you properly insured for your performance?
Join the Clowns of the U.S. Association
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• Th e Clowns of th e U.S. association was es tablished in 1988.
• Coverage is und er the association's Master Policy.
• Cer tifica tes of Insuran ce ar e sent out form th e Master Policy .
• Th ere is no charge for certi ficates naming the venue wh ere you are wor kin g as an
additional insur ed.
• Th e poli cy renews every Apri l 25 th .
• Policy provid es coverage throughou t the United States , Cana da & Puerto Rico.
• Performers must h ave a U.S. mailing address to be eligible for coverage.
Limits of Coverage:
The polic y limit s of coverage are as follows :
Eac h Occurrence $3,000,000
Damage to Rented Premises $5 0,000
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Calendar
Aug 16-19 , 2006
Oct 4-8, 2006
KIDabra International Midwest Clown Assoc . 33rd
Pigeon Forge , TN Annual Round Up
June 10-11, 2006
The Red Skelton Festival
www.kidabr a.com Chicago , IL
336-492-7870 www.midwestclowns.com
Vencennes , IN
kidabracon l@aol.com 841-394-9505
Jenn ifer Gilmore
jayjay360@hotmail.com
812-888-4510
Aug 24-26, 2006
Fami lv Entertainers Workshop Oct 5-8, 2006
June 22-25 , 2006
Minneapolis , MN
Kentuck)'. Clown Derbv
Face and 8QdV Art Convention
www.FamilyEntertainersWorks Louisville , KY
Orlando , FL
hop.com
1W1W .KentuckyClownDerby.com
www.Face AndBodyArt.net
407-628-9998
757-423 -3867
757-423-3867
Sept 14-17 , 2006
Nov 3-5, 2006
June 27-28
Zerbini Circus
Clownlest 2006
Dal'!ona Festival /Florida State
25th Anniversa!] Edition Magic Convention
"Circus Clown Class"
Cranford NJ
Seaside Heights , NJ Daytona Beach , FL
www.clowntheatre.com clownlest@aol.com www.daytonamagic.com
386-252-6767
www.alainzerbinicircus.com
Sept 27-0ct 1, 2006
908-241 -7157
Texas Clown Asmiatign Nov 5-9, 2006
July 12-16, 2006
Convention
W.R.C.A. Clown Convention
Irving TX
Laugh lin, NV
ClownJam
www.tca20068m.com 602-279-8 008
Branson , MO
972-986-7388 convent ion@westregionclowns.
www.ClownJam.com
org
757-423-3867
Sept 27-0ct 1, 2006
25th Annual South East Clown Jan 6-7, 2007
July 18-23, 2006
Assoc iation Convention Clowns Around Ext ravagania
Moo~e burger Clown Arts Camp Duluth , GA
2007
Buffalo , MN
919-859-3927 San Francisco CA (30 miles
www.mooseburger.com
800-973-6277
justme53@netzero.net south)
www.clownsaround.org/ ext2007
Aug 14-18 , 2006
Sept 28-0ct 1, 2006 650-365-15 14
Advanced Studies
17th Annual NW Festival QI
Clowns
Feb16-18, 2007
Camp Bethel -Roanoke , VA
www.AdvancedS tudies06.com
Port Falls ID
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540-473-2271
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Membership Growth •
6,000 by
Dece mber 31. 2006
by Paul Kleinberger
Executive Vice President
One thou sand and thirty
one ... by our calculation s,
based on the Business
Manager 's recent report to
the COAi Board , is how
many new members we
need to bring in to COAI by
December 31 to reach our
goal of 6,000 members by
the end of 2006.
I was asked recently
why COAI has placed
a premium on boost ing
its membership to 6,000
member s.
There is a new phra se
that has come to light on the
business and not-for-profit
scene in recent months. The
phrase is "Small Giant ".
It refers to organizations
who choose to be GREAT
instead of big. COAi is
the largest clown arts
membership orga nization
out there because we
are great! And like all
of the other clown a1ts
oroanization
I:>
s out there , our
total member ship numbers
have been declining
over the last few years.
Retirements, intere st shift s,
priority changes, changes
in family life .. . there seems
to be many reaso ns for the
decline in membership
numbers. At the same time ,
COAi members are telling
us they want more ... more
support, more oppor tuniti es,
more services. Tho se
resources can be had, but,
must be support ed by
membership dues . Plus,
May/June 2006
our costs are
increa sing. No n
profit management gurus
are telling us that our costs
could increase as much as
18% over the next couple
of years . The leade rship
of COAi has worked
hard to keep expe nses in
check and to make sure
that we operate within the
para meters of our budget.
The simple fact is, to avoid
a dues increase, cover
our costs and provide the
more service and support
our COAI membership is
demanding, we need more
members.
As a group, we
are a Small Giant. Our
emph asis has always been
on foste ring all of the
elements of greatness.
How ever, small giants deal
with and manage certain
limit ation s. Our primary
source of revenue is dues
revenue. Thus , our financial
limitation s are dii-ectly
related to our membership
numb ers. Six thou sand
by the end of 2006 will
I:>
oive COAI some financial
flexibility it doesn ' t
currently have.
So grab a few
membership app lication
form s, find some clowns
who are not member s of
COA i and recruit them.
As Cheri has said, if every
member bring s in just one
member this year, we could
double our membership .
Our benefit s are many. They
begged to be shared with
everyone who is a clown or
who has an interest in our
performin g art. •
Membership
Drive
We are well on our way
working to increase our
membership thus
offering our organization
so many fabulous
opportunities .
At the end of April
we had 5,061 Members!!
Congratulations!
Let's keep them rolling.
Feb 28 - 4,969
Dec31-4,915
Oct 31 - 4,792
Aug 05 - 4,381
Hand someone
an application
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Clowns of America
International
Application and Renewal form
Name: First Middle Initial Last
Street:
City: State: Zip: Country:
Phone (required):
E-mail:
Date of Birth (required): Age: Male: Female:
Clown Name:
Alley Affiliation:
Your COAi Number(if renewing):
Expiration Date:
Referring Sponsor (if any):
Sponsor's COAi Number:
Annual Membership
Active Renewal: $25 NEW U.S.:
Dues Rates
Family Renewal (U.S. & Intl.): $12 NEW International (U.S. funds):
International Renewal (U.S. funds): $30 NEW Senior (65 +):
Senior Renewal (65 +): $20 NEW Senior Intl. (65 +, U.S. funds):
Senior Intl. Renewal (65 +, U.S. funds): $25 NEW Junior Joey (age 8-15):
Junior Joey Renewal (age 8-15): $20 LIFETIME Membership:
$30
$35
$25
$30
$25
$500
• Seniors and Junior Joeys must provide proof of age with application (copy of Birth Certificate , License, etc.)
• Seniors must be age 65 or older within the enrollment or renewal year. Junior Joeys must be age 8 to 15 in the
enrollment year.
• Children age 8 to 15 can choose to join as Family or Junior Joey. Family members can be any age.
• Full members and Junior Joeys receive The New Calliope . Family members do not.
• Check No. ___
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Phone: 1-888-522-5696 (1-888-52CLOWN), Fax: 1-724-938-8765, Web site: www.coai.org
All memberships to COAi are on an annual basis with dues payable July 1 of each year.
Signature
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you receive your dues notice in May following your sign-up, the prorated amount you should pay to bring your membership up to July of the new membership year will be indicated on your
notice. (For example , if a U.S. resident applied for a membership in October of 2005 and paid $30 to join, the membership would be extended to October, 2006. In May, 2006, the member
would receive a proratedues renewal notice for $20 to extend the membership from October , 2006, to July, 2007.Then each year the annual fee of $25 would be billed in May for payment
by July 1. International and family memberships are similarly prorated.)
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CHARLIE
Award Kudos
by Bob "Bunky" Gretton
Chairman, International Clown Week
Clowns fou nd many new ways
to celebrate Clown Week 2005, from
doing Nose Transp lants at an ER to
riding all day on a subway. We set
a record on the number of proclamation
s received from all levels of
government. A ll entrants will receive
certificates of apprec iation.
Alley scrapbook s for the Char lie
Award were submitted by: Big Sky
KJown Alley #284, Billing s, MT;
Ca loosa Alley #97, N. Ft. Myers ,
FL; Electric City Alley #285, Loudonsville,
NY; Clowns Like Us Alley
#303 , Englewood, FL; and Jub ilee
Jesters Alley #339, Virginia Beach ,
VA.
Individual s who sent in scrapbook
s for the Charlie Award included:
Barbara "Sweet Thang " Cox, from
Richmond , VA; Theresa "Fra nee"
Francois, from Queens Village, NY;
Kat hy "Piccolo " Keaton, from San
Angelo, TX; Carl "Bunkers" Mower s
& Julie "Julz" Thomp son from Westmoreland
City, PA; Kent " Ka-Yo"
Sheets from N. Ft. Myer s, FL; and
John "Splash " Sullivan , from Pottsville,
PA.
I am proud to announce that the
winning alley of the 2005 Charlie
Award is Big Sky KJown AJley #284,
Billings, MT; and the Individual winner
is Barbara "Sweet Than g" Cox
from Richm ond,VA.
I have never seen an effort like
Big Sky. They set a very high precedent.
This small alley of only 12
member s performed at 44 events during
the week. Big Sky sent out a ton
of letters and in return received 17
proclamations. They spread the word
about Clown Week with spots on two
TV station s, KSVI and KHMT along
with several spots on three radio stations.
Their scra pbook was filled with
newspaper stories, many Thank You
May/June 2006
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The Charlie Award Entries and many proclamations were
on display at the Convention in New Orleans.
letters from their community and
place s they perfor med during Clown
Week. Their scrapbook was very
origina l. The book itself was made of
wood and pictures of alley member s
were etched into the front cover. The
CHARLIE Award committee was
told before their review not to j udge a
book by its cove r!!! Although the cover
was quite impres sive, the story did
not stop at the openi ng of the book.
Two other alleys showed wonderful
contributions as well. The COAI
board awarded them plaque s in recog ­
nition of their outstanding dedication.
Those alleys are Clowns Like Us Alley
#303, Englewood, FL, and Jubil ee
Jesters Alley #339 , Virginia Beach ,
VA.
Barbara "Swee t Thang " Cox,
from Richmond, VA, also promoted
Clown Week in splendid style. Looking
at her scrapbook , she kept busy
every day of the week. She also included
many proclamation s and letters
from governmenta l dignitarie s
with scores of pictures. Interestingly,
her husband , Mike , preceded her as
the Individua l winner in 2004.
I thank member s of the Kapito l
Klown s, Alley #6 , for taking the time
to critique the Char lie Award scrap -
book s. They were very impre ssed
with the effort, interest, and enthu siasm
that each entrant showed. I was
also very happ y to receive pictur es
and proclamation s from many alleys
and individu als who did not submit
scrapbook s; I displayed all of them at
the convention.
Have you and your alley started
planning events for Clown Week,
2006? Check past New Calliopes for
articles to assist in early plannin g.
Bonita "Bon Bon " Love gave some
excellent ideas last year. If you are
competing for the CHARLIE Award,
reme mber that your scrapbook should
conta in proclamatio ns, picture s taken
at each event with some indication
of Clown Week , any media coverage ,
a roster (if an alley) and thank you
notes. You may refer to the COAI
website (www.coai.org). Amp le time
is given after Clown Week to organize,
arrange, and create scrap books.
They are due in by the postma rked
date of October 1st.
Once again, I ask everyone to
send any pictures and proc lamat ions
that you acquire during 2006 Clown
Week. I will display them at the 2007
Convent ion in Springfie ld. •
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y Bonita "Bon Bon " Love contact information. in clown make-up, All
Director of Membership 3. A minimum of five but of the nomine e for applications
no more than ten, publication. must be received by
It's that time of year current (within the September 1st.
again! Sept 1 is the due past year) letters of Here is the Selection
date for all applications for recommendation and
Criteria:
Send all app lications to :
Clown of the Year Award. support from qualified I . Reaso n for the
Bonita "Bon Bon" Love
individuals familiar
nomin ation.
4916 West Mountain
Here is the Nomination
with the art of clownin g
2. Dedication to the craft.
View Drive
Criteria:
and COAI. Letters 3. What nomine e has done
San Diego, CA 92116
Whil e the nomination
should indicate what to furth er the art of
package does not need to be
the nominee has done
clowning.
The winnin g Clown
lengthy, it should include:
for the art of clowning 4. Respected by his/her
of the Year will be
1. A typed , signed
and/or to promot e peer s.
displayed at the annual
and dated letter of
COAL They must be 5. Talents in the craft of
COAl Convention. All
nominati on. Nominator
typed, dated , signed enterta ining.
other applications will be
must include hfa/her
and include the author's 6. Years in craft
contact informat ion
returned via US mail after
contact information.
7 . Awards received.
the January New Calliope is
(address,phone numb er,
4. A maximum of three 8. Impact on clowning in the
ema il etc.)
receive d.•
photo s of nomin ee in commun ity at large.
2. Biographical information
clown make-up (origina l 9. General overall
on the nominee,
print s preferred).
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including nomin ee's
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y Bonita "Bon Bon" Love
Director of Membership
Excellence in Clownin g
submi ssions must be
received by September 1st!
This is a wond erful
award that you have
probably already earned!
All you have to do is send
in the documentation!
Here are the
requirements to receive this
award:
1. Service to clowning,
200 hours.
a. Officer of COAI or an
alley.
b. Judg e at regional
or international
convention.
c. Instructor.
d. Author of article s for The
New Calliope.
e. Chairper son of committ ee
for an internation al or
regional convention.
f. Hour s must be
accumulated after Jan.
I, 1995.
2. Service to the
community. 200 hours.
a. Volunteer clownin g in
hospitals , Nursing
hom es, etc.
b. Volunteer clowning for
non-profit affairs, i.e.
fundrai sing events,
openin g of facitili es etc.
3. Acquired education
background in clowning,
100 hours.
a. Applicant must show
evidence of continuing
clown education. Credit
will be given hour for
hour for attendance at
regional or internation al
May/June 2006
program s, or at other
acceptabl e educ ational
events. The hours will
be known as Clown
Education Credits,
and may be counted
as earned from Jan. 1,
1995.
4. Clown appearance
- evidence of exceptional
make-up and costume .
a. Appli cant must have
achieved Top Ten in
International COAI
makeup competition
any time after 1984,
or Top Three in COAI
regional competition
(if there are significant
contender s) starting
in 1985; or present
a pictur e to be
approved by the award
committe e.
5. Clown performance
- three proofs of awards .
a. Applicant must have
achieved Top Ten in
International COAI skit,
balloon or paradability
comp etitions since
1984; Top Three in
a COAI regional
competition s (if
there are significant
contend ers) starting in
1995; or present a video
of a performance to the
award s committ ee.
6. Irrefutable evidence
of a "Clown Heart"
- portfolio unanimously
approved by the COAi
board.
a. Applicant must
present a portfolio
of recommenda tions
from fellow joe ys and
Excellence in Clowning
communjt y members.
Recommendation s
should express, among
other things, how the
clown has held to the
highest standard s of
clowning, how the
communi ty is a better
place because of the
clown 's part in the
community , or how
the clown 's love has
brought laughter and
fun to people. If an
appli cant does not
have the ability to
bring this part of the
portfolio forward , it is
not necessary to attempt
the other qualifications.
Only COAi mem bers
need appl y !
Isn 't that easy Just
gather your informat ion
one step at a time. You can.
do it! Don't YOU qualify?
We know there are many
COAi clowns that deserve
this award! Let 's see your
application!
All applications mu st be
received by September 1st.
Please mail to:
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Foto Funnies
This issue's Foto Funnies is a skit presented at this
year 's COAI Convention. We invited those competing
to translate their skits into Foto Funnies. This issue we
bring you "A Sticky Situation" performed by Manuela
Markham, Nancy Devito, Laureen Halliday and Sharon
DiTirro.
If you have a Foto Funny you would like to submjt, send high
resolution photos along with your script to:
Pat Newton , clo Newton Studios, 370 West Dearborn St,
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for later ... 1'11 just put it on
the bench beside me.
May/June 2006
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Last Walk-Arounds
Let 's take a few moments to remember our f ellow jo eys who have left our presence, but not our
hearts ...
Ernie John aka Ruffles
On March 19, my beloved "Ruffle s" died in Lemon Grove , San Diego, encircl ed by his
family. He was a very young man of 90 year s who left behind not only his wife of 65 year s,
Fran, four children, grandchildr en and great grandchildren - he also left behind his clown
family and the many heart s he touched along the path of his life . Ruffles joined the Al Bahr
Shrine in 1965 and settled into the Clown Unit. His name came from the beautiful and
elaborate Elizabethan-style collar that Fran hand sewed for him. He clowned not only in
San Diego, but also around the world - from Japan to London and across the United States.
He gave great joy to the many people he met on his way through life. He visited hospitals, burn centers,
numerous fund raising events, and took part in many parades. Each time was like the first, he always
attained great satisfaction. The Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children , the Sneaker Fund for burned
and crippled children, the International Shrine Clown Association, the Scottish Rite Program for Aphasic
children , the Polinsky Center and the Viet-Nam Veterans of San Diego are among the many organizations
that are grateful for Ernie John/Ruffles volunteer work. Any organization that helped children, especially
those in need , touched his heart and benefited not only from his clowning but also from his generosity. He
was a quiet man who gave straight from his heart. Ernie John enjoyed the art of clowning until the end of
his life. It was a passion of his to give to those who did not have - be it a smile, a hug, his time. He was
a self made man who made it his aim to follow William Penn 's statement: "If there is any kindness I can
show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, Jet me do it now, and not deter or neglect it, for I
shall not pas s this way again."
- By Tango aka Leah Estrin
Brian "Sparkles" Rowe
Brian Rowe pas sed away on March 19 at the age of 62. He had a long battle with cancer, but never
gave up hope. Aside from being a caring clown, he did just about everything else. He didn 't know the
word, "no."
He is going to be missed by both young and old as he touched many a heart including mine.
- In loving memory .from Jean "Snippers" Rowe.
Janet "Winnie"
Janet "Winnie " (not the Pooh) lost her battle to leukemia on April 7. Winnie was a dedicated active
member of Tri River s Clown in Pugh and served as our Booking Director. She always gave 110% to any
project she was involved in. Within the past year her clowning evolved tremendously from her mus ical
concerto , to with a mini violin, to entertaining at Senior Facilities as Mrs. Claus with her naughty and nice
lists. Winnie truly made a dent in this world making it a better place. She will be truly missed by all that
knew and loved her. I hope someday to see her down the road to once again bump a nose. "Winnie you
did well with your gift of clowning."
- Julie "Julz" Thompson"
Mary "Ms. Bear" Maddux
Mary was a founding member of Alley 362 and loved clowning at the Springfield MO area hospital
pediau·ic wards. Mary was a driving force within alley 362 and was key in gearing up for winning bid for
the upcoming 2007 COAi Convention. Mary lost her battle with cancer in late February. Before passing
away, Mary requested her funeral to be conducted by clowns , and so it was with Alley 362's President
and VP, Dennis "Chester" Rayon and Pastor J. "Fishbucket " Phillips conducting the honors with a grave
side eulogy and balloon release. On an interesting note , unknown to her fellow alley joeys , Mary was also
a clown in her early years working the local birthday party circuit long before there was a COAi to hang
your hat on. To have known Mary was to know a great and loving person who was half rose petal and half
snapping-turtle , and we loved her ju st the way she was. This isn't good-bye but see you later. Bump a
nose, Ms. Bear.
-Lovingly submitted by A/fey 362 MOSTUFF
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A Final Word from the Editor
WOW! What a week with me when I go material three minute s
that was! And what a few shoppi ng. You never know for cheek art and
week s after! Tom and I re- when the inspirationa l com - on ly five minut es for full
turned hom e from New Or- bi nation of a picture and a face. For tho se of us who
leans with great memorie s, piece of fabric will give that do a lot of festival and high
sore sides from laughing little thought that can grow volume gigs, we under stand
and a ton of pho tos . I know to a great idea. the nece ssity of qu ick and
that many of yo u can not I was very impres sed easy, while maintaining a
attend a conve ntion but you with the balloon s. Not being high quality . I think all the
need to be able to see our a ballooni st myself, I tend compet itors did a great job.
competition winner s. They to stick to the same three As I end I must give apare
inspirat ional. I love re- or four that I do well. But I plau se to Cat hy Macke y and
visiting my New Callioees have to adm it I was blown her assistant Karen Reinthat
showca se the competi- away (no pun intended ) holt. They worked very hard
tion winners. If I'm think - by what these artists were to make the compet itions
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Axtell ..................................... 49
Balloons & Clowns ............
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12
Balloons To You ..... ..................
. 15
BeBe The Clown Productions ....... ........ 21
Bubba's .................................
33
C&B House of Clowns ..... ..............
15
Cafepress.com ......... ....................... 6
Cherri•Oa ts & Compan y ...................
58
Class ics by Barb i .........................
59
Clown Antics ........................
... 60
Clown Gadget Store ................
........ 7
Clown Shoes & Props ............ ............ 14
Clown-So-Port .................
.......... ....... 19
Clown Suppl ies .................................
45
(The) Clown Shop .........................
54
COAi Merchand ise ........................
46
Cos tumes by Betty ......... ................ 33
Daytona Mag ic ....................
.......
9
Docto r Mag ic ............ ............. ..........
14
Everyda y's A Holiday ...............
...... .45
Gag Bag ......... .....................
......... 14
Indiana Clown Supplies ..................
54
Just Clown Noses .......
.......................
7
La Rock's Fun & Mag ic Outlel............. 42
Laugh It Up Clowns tuff .... ........ .......... 60
Peac hey Keene Props .....................
13
Rhoades Car ........... ...........................
7
Rocky Five Badges ......... ......... ............ 14
Silly Farm Supplies .... .......... ........... 32
Specialty Insurance ...... ......................... 53
T. Myers Magi c ........ ............................
12
Tom E Boy's Fun Stuff .........
......... 14
EVENTS
Adva nced Studies 206 ........
........... 17
Clownfest. .............................
10
Face And Body Art Convent ion ............. 33
Kidabra ....... ......................
............. 60
Moose Camp .................................... 50
NW Fest ival of Clowns ................
21
Show Me Clowns for Jesus ............
14
W.R.C.A. Clown Convention ....... ........ 44
Zerbin i Circus .............. ......................
9
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Page 63

The Clown Extravaganza held at Rivertown during
the COAi Convention was one of they ways
attendees were able to meet and entertain
the residents of New Orleans.