Sept_Oct_2006

The New 

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September/October 2006 Ambassadors of Joy

Your COAI Officers 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

President: 

Paul Kleinberger II 

2 Maple Ln. N. 

1 Loudonville , NY 12211 

(518) 489-2680 

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Exec. Vice President: 

Pamela Bacher 

3019 Smiley Rd. 

Bridgeton , MO 63044 

(314) 291-2048 

p.bacher@att.net 

Secretary: 

Teresa Gretton 

3411 Lisa Circle 

Waldorf, MD 20601 

(301) 843-8212 

gretton@verizon.net 

DIRECTORS 

Treasurer: 

Claudia Keener 

341 Miles Ave. N.W 

Warren, OH 44483 

(330) 847-8221 

claudideo@yahoo.com 

Sergeant-at-arms: 

Michael B. Cox 

9415Afameda Ave. 

Richmond , VA 23294 

(804) 270-1165 

bonkerslc@aol.com 

Membership: 

Bonita Love 

4916 W Mountain View Dr. 

San Diego CA 92116 

(619) 282-9668 

bonbonsandiego 

@yahoo.com 

~~~~;~o;~rrett 

12110 Martinsville Rd 

Carleton Ml 48117 

(630) 222-3377 

coaimw@aol.com 

Conventions: 

Patricia Roeser 

2840 Jordan Dr. 

Woodbury, MN 55125 

(651) 578-1573 

coaidrconv@ao l.com 

Alley. Region Support: 

Catherine Hardebeck 

6027 Deerwood Dr. 

St. Louis, MO 63123 

(314) 481-6808 

catheoh@aol.com 

Director At Large 

Cheri Venturi 

P.O. Box 367 

Destrehan LA 70047 

(985) 764-0080) 

cherioats@aof.com 

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS 

~~r~~~t: 

1029 Roberta Rd. 

Schenectady, NY 12303 

(518) 356-4675 

snappy@logical.net 

North Central: 

Connie Kennedy 

303 Northeast 3rd St. 

Apt. 304 

Oklahoma City, OK 73104 

( 405) 270-7889 

cskherron@aol.com 

Northwest: 

Albert Alter 

5848 S.E. 18th Ave. 

Portland, OR 97202 

(503) 231-8576 

altered@europa.com 

8Mideast: 

Tom King 

704 Bona Vista Place 

Charleston , WV 25311 

(304) 926-6408 (0), 

(304) 542-6408 (C) 

clown.tomeboy@earth1 .net 

• South 

Midwest: 

Hazel Ovanin 

5344 Seminole Ct. 

Commerce Township , Ml 

48382 

(248) 684-7862 

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7508 La Paz Court 

Apt 205 

Boca Raton, FL 33433 

(561) 362-6695 

summer (570) 775-6365 

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Central: 

To Be Appointed 

Southwest: 

Candy Will 

32302 Afipaz St. #193 

San Juan Capistrano , CA 

92675 

(949) 489-9971 

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Latin Countries: 

Angel Morales 

24 RR5 Jardines de 

Caparra, Bayamon 

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(787) 798-7041 

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International 

Rick Danielson 

PSC 80, Box 22148 

APO, AP 963670000 

jellybean@japan.com 

STAFF 

Business Manager: Shirley Long 

P.O. Box C, Richeyviffe , PA 15358-0532 

Ph./Fax (724) 938-8765 

(call for confirmation of 

receipt) or (888) 52CLOWN 

coaibusinessmgr@ao l.com 

The New Calliope Editor: 

Pat & Tom Newton 

c/o Newton Studios , Inc. 

370 W Dearborn St., #8 

Englewood , FL 34223 

Ph.(941) 474-4351 

Fax (941) 474-8317 

NewCalliope Editor@comcast.net 

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Webmaster : Steven Fowler 

985 Sunrise Circle 

Palm Harbor, FL 34683 

(727) 224-5394 

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COMMITTEE CHAIRS 

Competition: 

Cathy Mackey 

151 Route 288 

Valatie NY 12184-0000 

(518) 784-2127 ctots@aol.com 

Good Cheer: 

Fred Scholsshauer 

8 A/anon St., Whippany NJ 07981 

(973) 887-2617 oscarboj@aol.com 

Regional Ambassadors: 


International Ambassador: 


Clown Week: 

Betty "Princess" Andrews 

5067 East Mountain View Drive, 

San Diego CA 92116 

(619) 584-8000 

Princessdesigns@netzero.com 

Junior Joeys: 

Candy Will, SW Regional VP 

COAi WEB SITE: www.coai.org 

To subscribe to COAi 's electronic 

community, e-mail: 

COAI-Subscribe@yahoog roups.com 

Clowns of America International , Inc., 

Annual Membership Fees 

US New Members: $30 • US Renewals: $25 

Seniors (65+): $25 • Senior Renewal: $20 

Junior Joey: $25 • Junior Joey Renewal: $20 

lnternat'I New: $35 (US funds) • lnternat'I Renewal: $30 

lnternat'I Senior: $30 • lnternat'I Senior Renewal: $25 

Family membership, US and lnternat'I: $12 

Lifetime membership: $500 

Membership includes one-year subscript ion to 

The New Calliope. Subscriptions are available only to full members of 

Clowns of America International, Inc. 

Send all membership fees to 

Clowns of America Internat ional, Inc. Business Manager: 

P.O. BOX C, Richeyville , PA 15358-0532. 

Make all checks payable to Clowns of America International , Inc. 

Questions _regarding COAi membership concerns, including status of 

membersh ip, change of address, failure to receive The New Calliope, 

___ ,should be referred to the COAi's business officec.-. __ 

Toll free 9 am to 5 pm (EDT) 

Wed and Thurs 

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The New Calliope

y Paul Kleinb erge r 

Here's hoping that all 

member s had an enjoya ble 

and happenin g Internat ional 

Clown Week. Spea king of 

membe rs, they are the most 

valuab le resou rce that any 

membership organization 

has. COAI would like to 

have 6000 members on the 

rolls by Dec 3 1, 2006. Can 

we make it happen? 

I was recently asked 

what I thought might be 

the simplest and most effec 

tive way to introdu ce 

peop le to the art of clowning 

and bring new mem bers 

into COAl. My answer is 

simply ... "Host an introductory 

clown class!" Thi s 

can be done by any alley 

and by any single memb er 

or co uple of members who 

have a knack for teachin g or 

de monstratin g. COAI offers 

a great educational resource 

to support the effort. It's 

ca lled Clowning 101. Copies 

are available from the 

business office. It is a clown 

arts education program that 

ca n be offered one day or 

night a week for eight or 

nine weeks, plus a makeup 

lab and a graduation ceremony. 

Basically, tensession 

s to introdu ce interested 

peop le to the pe,formin g art 

of clowni ng. It can be presented 

to one or two people 

or it ca n be prese nted to a 

co uple of dozen. 

You don't need to go 

to all the work of deve loping 

yo ur own program. 

The COAl members who 

put Clowning 101 toget her 

have done the majority of 

the work for you. Wh en 

yo u deve lop your registration 

fee , be sure to include 

an add itiona l $30 for the 

COAi membership application. 

Have your students fill 

out a COA I app lication as 

part of the class registration 

proce ss. Send in the COA I 

fee and the application to 

the business office. Your 

students will be memb ers 

of COA i and rece ive their 

new memb er welcome 

packets befo re the conclusion 

of your class sessions. 

You introd uce new peopl e 

to the art of clown ing and 

you bring new members to 

COAI ! You ca n pre sent at 

least one class before the 

end of the year . 

Prese nting an introdu c 

tory clown arts class make s 

for a great alley project. If 

you are not a member of an 

alley, teac hing such a class 

make s for both a rewarding 

personal project and gives 

you the opt ion of starting an 

alley with the new clowns 

you are workin g with. 

Survey your area . If 

there is not already an introductory 

clown arts class 

being taught somewh ere, 

start your own. It can be 

fun, rewardin g, spread s 

the art of clowning in a 

posi tive mann er and quickly 

identifies new members 

for COAL And, yo u will 

find that teaching the art 

of clownin g fosters your 

own involvement in the art 

and COAi. Where to teach 

such a program? Your living 

roo m. Your baseme nt. 

The community room at 

your loca l rec center. The 

YMCA or YWCA. Your 

loca l fire department. Your 

loca l library. As part of the 

youth mini stry progra m at 

you r church, synagog ue or 

house of wor ship . As part of 

the adult mini stry 

program in one 

or all of the same places. 

At your local elementary 

school. At your loca l jun ior 

high or high school. At yo ur 

loca l com munit y college. 

Any place where you have 

150 square feet or more and 

can move around comfo rtably 

as you demonstrate the 

performance skills your students 

are deve loping. 

I once heard that the 

way to be a bette r perso n 

was to take advantage of every 

opportu nity that prese nts 

itself. For those of us whose 

introductory clown cla ss is a 

year or two or more behind 

us, there are many oppo rtunities 

for continuin g clown 

art s classes to keep us fre sh, 

allow us to deve lop new 

skills or explore new interests 

and be involved. 

Look at what is being 

offered by some of the regiona 

l groups this fall: The 

Nat ional Clown Arts Project 

which sponsors Clownfest 

is celebrat ing its 25th edition 

in Seaside Ht s, NJ Sept 

I 3- 17; The Southeast Clow n 

Associat ion convention is in 

Atlanta , GA Sept 27-O ct I ; 

The Texas Clown Assoc iation 

convention is in Irving, 

TX Sept 27-Oct I; The Midwest 

Clown Assoc iation is 

in Nort hbrook , IL Oct 4-8; 

The Weste rn Regio n Association 

Clown Conve ntion 

is set for Phoenix , AZ Nov 

5-9; and The Mid Atlantic 

Clown Association is in 

Harrisburg, PA Nov 8 - 12. 

Eac h one of these groups 

offers great educat ion programs 

to hone your skills 

and exp lore new possibilities. 

They offer great 

continued on page 6 

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The New 

C·A·LLtO·P·E 

In This May/June 2 06 lssuel 

ARTICLES 

Children, Clowning and Artwork .............. 5 

Business Cards ......................... 

9 

How Do You Do That? .............. 

........... 13 

Our Mexico Mission .............................. 17 

So You're Going To A 

Clown Conference .............. .............. 36 

FEATURES 

Calenda r ...... ...... ....................... 

. 34 

last Walk-Arounds ........................ 

43 

Fat a Funnies ........ ........................ 

..45 

SKILLS SECTION 

Glitter Tats ........ .................... 

.... 21 

Balloons .............. 

................. 

23 

Sign language .... ......................... 

24 

COAi NEWS 

President's Comments ............................ 3 

Convention Report ....... .................. 

.40 

Junior Joeys Report ............... 

.... 32 

Alleys and Members On The Move ....... 27 

New Members ...................................... .30 

COAi Membership Applicatio n ............. 38 

Treasurer's Report ............. 

................ 35 

Wanted: RVP South Centra l ........... 

.40 

Webs ite Ad Rates .... ............... .............. 34 

Competition Corner .............. ................ 34 

Alley Report ........................ 

................. 35 

Red Nose Update ............................ 

42 

Editor's Commen ts ........................ 

.47 

Ad Directory ......... 

............. ............... 

47 

Ad Rates ....................... 

................ 47 

En Espanol 

Pourque eligen a COAi ......................... 31 

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The New CALLIOPE 

(ISSN 1072-1045) is publ ished 

bimonthly: Jan/Feb, March/April , 

May/June , July /Aug, Sept/Oct , Nov/Dec, 

by COAi , P.O. Box C, 

Richeyv ille, PA 15358-0532 

Per iodicals Postage Paid at Richeyville , 

PA and additional mailing offices . 

••• 

POSTMASTER : 

Send address changes to 

COAi , Business Manager: 

P.O. BoxC, 

Richeyville, PA 15358-0532. 

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Ma ria was enric hin g the 

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program, Dr. Jan , along 

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Int ernati ona l in 1999. New 

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prove n mode l ori gina lly 

created by Maria are still 

in use . Dr. Jan is currently 

pre sident of the board whil e 

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vice presi dent. 

Mar ia's Children International 

grew from an 

arts rehab ilitation prog ram 

deve loped by Maria in 

Moscow. This inte rnational 

nonprofit organization was 

established to provide 

funding for arts rehabilitation 

program s that provide 

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psycho logica l rehabilit ation 

for disadva ntaged childr en 

aro und the wor ld. It is their 

miss ion to ensure that children 

sufferin g in diffi cult 

circ um stance s are given the 

opportuni ty to succee d and 

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ber s of the societ y in which 

they live. 

and Artwork 

Th e ch ildren in the program 

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craft s, English, computer 

grap hics, drama, cook ing 

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ist on staff to assist 

the children with e motion al 

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the childr en have produced , 

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at 432 1 West Highway 

13, Sava ge, MN 553 78. • 

Editor 's Note: Maria 's 

Children International is 

also currently active in 

Moscow, St. Petersburg, and 

Dmitrov in Russia as well as 

Las Cohabas, Haiti. 

Creativity helps strengthen the knowledge of unique self 

worth and abilities. Cards are printed, like the ones on this 

page , using the children's artwo rk. 

This is one of the ways Maria's Children International 

raises funds to support the program. 

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... continued from page 3 

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And, maybe most important 

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Each has a Web site offer ing 

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Feed your clown spirit, involve 

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point of hav ing fun. 

Spea kin g of fun , it is 

not too ear ly to start makin g 

plans to be part of COAi's 

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Alley #362. The theme is 

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from all repo rts and the 

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COAI compe titions, 

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sure to circle April 24-29 as 

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One of the most important 

pieces of info rmation 

yo u ca n pass along about 

yourself is your business 

card. Here are some tips. 

Don't Mix Working and 

Clown ing 

Your best adve rtisino 

b 

too l is being good at what 

you do. But don' t ge t ca ught 

in the trap of respondin g 

to business quest ions when 

clownin g. You are there to 

clow n and if you answer a 

quest ion about how much 

you cha rge, when yo u are 

avai lab le or what you can do 

for yo ur clients yo u are not 

doing your job of clow ning. 

Hand your business ca rd 

to the person aski ng you 

all the question s. Reque st 

that they give you a ca ll 

later the n get back to doino 

b 

what it is you do ; clow n. 

Now, when the per son ca lls, 

they know you are a profe s 

sional. They have seen yo u 

at work and closing the sale 

is a snap. 

Business Card Etiquette 

An import ant market 

ing too l fo r your clown ino 

. b 

is your business card. It is a 

tiny "billbo ard" - an adve r 

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and then exp lains, 

in a few me morab le image s 

and words, the services you 

offe r. 

Your business card has 

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Your advantag e is the cl i 

ent ca n keep your billb oard 

for futur e references. What 

will motivate him or her to 

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card ? What will entice them 

to contact you and (hopefu l 

ly) purcha se your services? 

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ges tion s as to what your 

bus iness card should (and 

should not) inc lude: 

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••· should not be printed 

on inferior quality paper. 

... should not have incorrect 

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on a business card looks 

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... should not have too 

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roadside bil lboard s. They 

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Business Cards ... continued from page 9 

Business Card Creative 

You hand out your 

clown card to a coworker 

who ment ions he is planning 

the school carn ival. 

Does he slip it away and 

forge t about it? Does he 

show it to the com mjttee 

beca use of his obligation 

to you as a constituent? Or 

does the card sell you? 

If you haven't recently 

(or ever) received a "Wow!" 

or a doubl e take or had a 

card rec ipient call peop le 

over to look at your business 

card then you are in 

need of an extreme business 

ca rd makeover. 

A well-designed business 

card will function as 

a great business builder, 

promoter and memento for 

your clients. Change you r 

card every two years or so. 

Thi s will keep the informa 

tion cun-ent and keep you 

excited about giving them 

away. A new card may 

prompt a call from an old 

client who has forgotte n 

about your old card. 

Unique or novelty 

"business cards" can be a 

powerful marketin g tool. 

The novelty will reflect on 

you and your business . The 

appropr iate uniqueness will 

make them more memo 

rable. Remember if you 

use novelty cards to always 

have standard sized business 

cards available. 

Examples of Unique 

Novelty Cards 

• You do librar y shows? 

You may want your business 

card to be like a bookmark 

(6 inches by 2.5 inches) 

• A folded card with 

important statements or 

photo s printed inside can be 

effective. You still present 

a standard sized card, but 

when opened , bountiful information 

or impact can be 

presented. 

• Postcard sized can 

have multip le applicatio ns. 

The US Posta l Service accepts 

regular sized cards 

(Max imum size: 6 inches 

long by 4-1/4 inches high) 

for post of 24¢ each . Your 

picture on one side with 

your contact information 

and writing space on the 

other allows you to use 

them for thank you notes, 

reminder s, handout s or 

autograph card s. Postcards 

will more likely be placed 

on the fridge than an 8x 10 

photo. Postcards are about 

as inexpe nsive as business 

cards to produce. 

• Die Cut ca rds are very 

expe nsive but can be very 

cool. If you are willing to 

invest in these make sure 

you have a solid design and 

a marketing plan to follow 

them up. 

• Baseba ll card sized 

business cards make great 

premium s for kids or other 

card collecto rs. Law enforcement 

officers often 

carry these to give away. 

I carry thjs size business 

card ju st to pull out when 

work puts me with officers 

who use these powe1fu l attractors. 

Collec ting these 

"Co p Card s" has filled five 

Velveeta cheese boxes, with 

two ju st for K9 officers. 

• Ma gnetic cards are 

easy to buy or make and 

have a high retention rate. 

• Clownin g is a visual 

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client exact ly what you offer. 

Remember not to crowd 

the photo. The picture 

should showcase yo ur strongest 

tool, you. 

Remember, no matter 

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it does yo u no good if you 

do n't give it away. 

Business Card Keepers 

There are seve ral 

"tricks" to ensure your clients 

will retain and use your 

business card. 

Resea rch indicates that 

when peo ple can write notations 

on business cards, they 

are more like ly to reta in 

them and remember them 

when they need your services 

. 

• When hand ing out 

a card, if time allows, use 

your trusty Sharpie to make 

a note on the card, eve n if it 

is a mu sical note . Then say, 

"Here's a little note fro m 

me." 

• Do not be afra id to use 

both sides for information. 

Mos t folks will only remember 

one side and when 

cards are stored, often only 

one side will be displayed. 

• Giving a business card 

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• The way you prese nt 

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Educa tion 

Directo,; COAi 

Thi s isn' t regardin g 

magic but thi s could be a 

very imp ortant trick that 

you may find helpfu l. Ho w 

do you manage or organize 

your contacts from previous 

performan ce engage ments? 

The answe rs may vary. 

Some performers don 't need 

to keep a database beca use 

they have a man ager or 

booking agent. Th is a1t icle 

wi ll attempt to help the 

average performer 

who is intere sted 

in man aging a 

datab ase to attract 

repeat customer s, 

mainta in a log, and 

ack now ledge benefactor s. 

As a per former, as soo n 

as a customer has expresse d 

an interest in booki ng me, I 

like to send out a flyer that 

highlights what they ca n 

expect. I never list my rates 

as any thing ot her tha n "affordable 

rate s" and provide 

a co ntact numb er and ema il 

addre ss for a price quote. 

The key is to get yo ur nam e 

in front of the custom er 

as soon as poss ible afte r 

co ntact. Many clients want 

to hire a clown but have 

no idea what to expect or 

what it is they need . A little 

information regardin g their 

event and the who , what , 

when ,where and why will 

help yo u get better organized 

and equipp ed to hand le yo ur 

business. 

What is the best softwa 

re? It is the one yo u are 

most comfortabl e with and 

are willing to upd ate. 

I prefer 

Microso ft Office because 

there are enough book s out 

there to help me when I get 

stuck. Th ere is also Qu ick 

Book s, Lotu s, Spreadsheet s 

etc. Find out which one is 

the most user-friendly for 

you r needs. 

Contact List: 

In M icrosoft Exce l, I 

keep two book s. Book 1 is 

my contact inform ation , 

Book 2 is similar to an eve nt 

summ ary. In Exce l, yo u can 

name your column s, but the 

beauty of this database is the 

Sort key. 

Book 1 Example: 

Client,Contact, Event, Address, 

City, State, Zipcode, 

Tn#, Email, Charge, Tips 

Client is the name of the 

Corporati on or Famil y 

Contac t is the party I 

negot iate the cont ract with. 

Under Event l use BP 

(Birthda y Party), SM (Shopping 

Ma ll), CP (Cor porate 

Picnic), GG (Gen eral Greetings 

or Walk-a-ro unds), SE 

(Safety and Educat ional), 

Hsp (Ho spita l), and Prd 

(Parad e). 

Addr ess, City, State, 

Zipcode , Tn#, and Email 

are self exp lanatory 

Charge is the price negotiated, 

The lette r V in this 

col umn indicates charity 

work or vo lunteer act ivity. 

Tips signify receive d 

gratuit ies (Great for tax 

purposes) 

Book 2 Example: 

Client, Event, Key Persons , 

What I Did, Disposition , 

Repeat? , Thank U's, 

Promo Item 

Client is the 

nam e of the Compan y 

or Family 

Event spec ifies BP, SM , 

CP, GG , SE, Hsp, or Prd 

Key Persons indicate s 

birthd ay child and age, or 

principal , or president 

What I Did is impo1tant 

to track so you ca n alter your 

show and not be redundant 

Disposition : Ask 

yourself if you were wel I 

rece ived! For instance , if 

you do not speak Spani sh 

and yo ur audience was predomin 

antly Spanish , your 

audience might not have 

bee n rece ptive if you did the 

ent ire show in Engl ish. 

Repeat : Wou ld you want 

to perfor m at this loca tion or 

for this event again. Be honest 

with yo urself. Did yo u 

fee l safe? Was it too far to 

trave l for yo ur stated price? 

Did you con nect with your 

audience ? 

Thank V 's go a long 

way! They can lead to an 

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Mail Merge ... continued 

from page 13 

left mou se button down and 

highlight the entire data) 

then go to the top of the toolbar 

that says DATA; click 

and you will see a pull down 

menu called SORT. You 

can then sort your data. You 

will be given three choice s. 

You can sort by a particular 

colu mn and in ascend ing or 

descendin g order. Examp le 

If you had a datab ase of.first 

name, last name, address, 

city, state and zip code, you 

could so1t your data by last 

name then by first name . If 

you were managing a mailing 

databa se, you might 

want to sort by sta te and zip 

code . Sortin g is accordin g to 

your needs. lf you are using 

a databa se that a person has 

to refer to in order to find 

their name or eligibility, you 

want the data to be alph a- 

betical. If you were prepar- 

ing a huge mail ing, the post 

hired you. I try to encoura ge 

you to alway s send a follow- 

up tha nk you to leave a posi- 

tive impr ession. 

Promo Item: Did you 

have a good time too? Do 

you want to be invited back ? 

Send a logo item with your 

contact information per- 

hap s with a magn et to stay 

in sight when the decision 

comes up the following year. 

Pens and trinket s are cute 

marketing tool s but my fa- 

vorite is to make a calendar 

(year at a glance) mag net 

or business card, with my 

photo , contact info and their 

compan y name or logo. 

Sorting: 

In Micro soft Exce l 

there is a unique progr am 

ca lled Sorting. Highlight the 

entire databas e (Hold your 

The Wizard will djrect 

you to choosi ng Letter s, En- 

velopes, Labe ls or Directory. 

Choose Labels . (This is Step 

I of 6) Go to the bottom of 

the page and click Next. 

Step 2 of 6: Choo se 

Change Document Layout- 

Choose Address or Return 

Addre ss Labe l (Depends 

on your prefere nce regard- 

ing size) Avery 5160 is the 

norm). 

Step 3 of 6: Click on 

Use an Ex isting List. Under 

Existing List, Hit the Brow se 

button and go to the file you 

are seeking. Example: Go to 

my documen ts and click on 

the Exce l file of your data. 

Go to bottom of page and 

click Next. 

Step 4 of 6 is a bit more 

complicated. Choose the 

setting More Items , then be 

cont inued on page 15 

office would require you to 

sort it by zip code . You can 

sort and sort again. All with 

the touch of a key. 

Mail Merge: 

Mai l merge is a program 

that allows you to take a data 

list prep ared in Excel and 

co nvert the information to a 

mail label. Thi s is real handy 

in prep aring mass mailings. 

Direction s below are 

from Microsoft Word Mail 

Merge and edited by myself 

to try and make it a little easier 

to follow. This is presuming 

you have your database 

in Exce l and you also have 

Microsoft Word. 

Open Microsoft Word, 

go to the Toolbar on the 

top and click on Tools. Next 

go to Letters and Mailings 

in the drop down box and 

proceed to the Mail Merge 

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is Addre ss Book) I prefer to 

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order to customize the label 

according to fields. 

Next Click on "First 

Name ," Hit Close, Hit 

Space Bar, Click on More 

Items, Click on "Last 

Name," Hit Close, Hit Enter, 

Click on More Items, 

Hit "Address," Hit Close, 

Hit Enter, Click on More 

Items, Hit "City," Hit 

Close, Hit Spacebar, Hit 

the Comma, Click on More 

Items, Hit "State," Hit 

Close, Hit Enter, Click on 

More Items, Click on "Zip 

code," Hit Close. (This 

properly aligns you r label in 

an acceptable fashion.) 

Then go to where it says 

Replicate Labels , Then 

click on Update Labels. 

This will preview your labels, 

Don 't panic (It may 

look weird). 

Step 5 of 6: Hit Complete 

Merge. It should look 

real ly nice. Load labels into 

your printer and hit Print. 

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The New Calliope

"Na ncy, teach me to 

clown!" Karen smiled and 

took a breath. "Co me back 

next year and teach the orphans 

to clown!" With a 

smile that spread across her 

face, Karen stepped closer 

and hugged me. I' d ju st 

finished my clown show that 

with a few adju stments I'd 

been doin g for yea rs. The 

adjustments included not 

speak ing which see med a 

good so lution to my lack of 

Spanish. 

I was in Mexico, at 

Casa de Paz Orphanage . 

David and Karen Wilson 

are the directors of this orphana 

ge in the Baja. I don't 

speak Spani sh so Sylvia, a 

tran slator, supplied the voice 

for my caterpillar pupp et 

and the show had also bee n 

adjusted to communi cate 

that God does indeed have 

a plan for our lives. But the 

result of the show was the 

same, I had turned into But 

terfly the clown aga in. Then 

I was join ed by the troup e 

of clowns I'd trained back 

home in Langley, Briti sh 

Columbi a, Ca nada for so me 

ju gg ling, dancing and silly 

magic before we j umped 

into a van and drove away, 

allowing the orph ans to turn 

their attention to the mar velous 

art activity set out for 

them. 

That was last spring 

- Sprin g Break 2005. I'd 

go ne to Mexico with 48 

people - children, teens 

and adult s from my church, 

North Langley Vineya rd 

Christian Fellowship. Since 

then I'd heard in my mind 

over and over aga in those 

words - "N ancy, teach me 

to clown. Com e back next 

year and teac h the orphans 

to clown." Sprin g break 


came around and once again 

we packed rented vans and 

headed back across two international 

borders to Casa 

de Paz. This time in addition 

to ten children and two 

adult s who had bee n given 

some quick clown training, 

we were also bringing two 

trunk s. One contain ed costumes 

for the orphans. The 

other trunk contained balloons, 

pump s, face paints, 

clown magic, feather dusters 

and 50 clown noses. 

Thanks to the members of 

Skoo kum Chuckles Clown 

Alley #379, members of the 

communit y and my church 

for helping me to fill the 

trunk s. 

The seven vans pull ed 

into Casa de Paz's ground s 

after 2 ½ days of travel. 

The evening was spent 

greeting old friends and getting 

settled. The next morning 

my troop of Canadi an 

clowns practiced skills, got 

the clown room organized 

and prayed for the afternoon 

sess ion with the orphans. 

After lunch in the orphanage 

dinin g hall, where 

we had the privilege of eating 

with the orphans and 

staff, I grabbed my personal 

clown gea r and raced for the 

clown room . 

Because none of us 

spoke more than a few sentences 

of Spanish this was 

go ing to be clown workshops 

by imitation. I was 

grateful to see that Sylvia, 

our wonderful translator 

from last year, was present 

again. I was expecting 

about ten orph ans to choose 

clowning, the other choices 

were sports and dance . To 

my surpri se more and more 

orphans filled the room until 

we had about 40 childr en 

coun ting both the Mex ican 

and Canadian children. 

I bega n the workshop 

with my Butterfly the clown 

meta morphosis show or as 

my friend Clare de Lune 

likes to ca ll it - "metamor 

pho-silly !" The children 

laughed and hooted while 

I figured out that I'm suppose 

d to be a clown not a 

docto r or a matado r. Then 

they watc hed and shouted 

as I put on my clown shirt 

upside down, fell down putting 

on my clown pants, put 

on my clown shoe before 

the sock and named colors 

con tinued on page 18 

3 Casa de Paz Clow ns. 

Our Mexico 

Mission Trip 

by Nancy 

"Butterfly " Bailey 

Skookum Chuckles 

Clown Alley #379 

semobuttons@ 

hotmail.com 

Page 17

Betty, a Casa de Paz clown gets her face painte d by Nancy. 

Mexico ... 

continued from page 17 

up a balloo n and some 

clow n magic. Then with the 

help of Sylvia, I did a little 

teaching on what clowns 

are. Then we did some exercises 

to practice moving 

like clowns and deve lopin g 

clown characte r. 

Workshop #2 - The 

next day I turned the teac h 

ing over largely to my 

Canadian team. These children 

aged 9 to 15 worked 

in tea ms with the Mexican 

childr en teaching them balloon 

tw isting, face paintin g 

and ju gg ling. 

Workshop #3 -- After 

another brief teac hing session 

we matched the costumes 

we had brought with 

the ten children who had 

dec ided they were serious 

about being clowns. 

Since in Canada we 

didn 't know what size the 

chi ldren would be or the 

number of boys and girls; 

we had some surpri ses and 

laughter. But soo n everyone 

was smiling and please d 

with their costumes . Nex t 

we helped them with makeup. 

Beca use of the age of 

the children and the small 

amo unt of time for training, 

we had opted for simple 

water-based clown faces. 

And that was the end of the 

tra ining. The next day was 

the fiesta! 

Thur sday, our last full 

day at the orph anage was 

here! After a fabulous lunch 

of tamales we raced to get 

on our costum es and help 

the chjldren into theirs. 

Invitation s had been delivered 

to two poor nearby 

villages and peop le were 

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clow ns started face painting 

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balloon anim als. Clowns 

dusted the guests with silly 

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Clowns walked aroun d 

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out candies, bubble gum, 

lollipop s and smiley rings. 

The dancers performed, 

sports were played and 

later four of the Canadian 

clowns did a silly clown 

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The crowd started thinning, 

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Skills ..&litterats 

Level: Beginner 

by Pat Newton 

1he 1echnique 

Over the past few mon ths, the art of glitter tat s has been 

cree pin g into the kits of face painter s. Thi s is so mething 

that blends nice ly with that particular service. 

To be hon est 1 strugg led w ith them at first but then 

th roug h netwo rking I found so me easy tips for app lication 

and now they are a stand ard in my kit. 

Glitter tats are so mething that last for 3 to 7 days 

and endure expos ure to wa ter. That makes them a grea t 

alternative when it is hot or if you happen to be hired 

to work at a party where sw imming is involved. I do 

not recommend doing glitter tats on the face as they are 

remove d with rubb ing alcohol (9 1 % works best). They are 

perfect for the arm , shoulder, ankle, or back. Here is the 

basic tec hniqu e and then a few exa mples. You ca n get as 

elabo rate as you like with num ero us applicat ion s of co lor. 

1he Supplies 

Using the Lip gloss 

applicator apply the glue 

to the skin drawing a shape. 

The glue is white and 

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Poof the glitter over glue 

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Other option is to dab the 

glitter on with yourfinge1: 

Brush away the glitter and the shape you have drawn with 

yo ur glue will pop out all done in glitter! 

Supplies include glue, glitter and cosmetic brush. 

Best glues to use are those that are designed for the skin. I 

have used Jim Howie's nose glue which works pretty good 

with the.final glitter tat lasting about 3 days. Micha el Davy 

glue is great as it is designed for use on the skin and I' m 

finding that the glitter tats are lasting up to 7 days or more. 

Pictured here is the glue in a lip gloss containe1: 

The tip of the applicator is a great way to apply the glue. I 

originally tried brushes and found they got sticky and hard 

to work with when doing a gig. 

The glitter needs to be fine and is often defined as ultra.fine 

or micro.fine. I' ve also used glitter powders and they work 

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prefer working with poof bottles (shown above) however I 

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The cosemetic brush is a basic full, soft brush for dusting. 

Septem ber/Octo ber 2006 

Here's a quick sample of a little tiger. You can see from the 

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I used orange for the backg round, white for the muzzle 

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Here are a few other examples of the fun you can have with 

glitter tats. For removal use 91 % alcohol. 

NOTE : If you Lightly powder the area before doing the 

glitter tat, it helps stop the excess glitter from sticking 

to any persp iration that may be on the skin. 

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Skills .. Balloons 

Palm Tree Hat 

Level: Beginner/Intermediate 

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Hawaiian luaus are a fun item and what better way to 

"get into the party " than by creating palm tree hats for the 

guests! 

Place your thumbs inside 

the loop - one at the knot 

and the other at a point 

opposite the knot. Twist the 

upper portion forming two 

equal size bubbles. 

On the underside of each 

loop, pinch off one third of 

the loop to form a bubble. 

Without releasing the 

balloon, bring the ends 

together. When the ends 

meet, twist to form two 

equal size loops. 

Twist the bubble forming 

the unerside of the leaf 

and causing the top 

to form an arc. 

Fold the two loops, placing 

one loop directly on top of 

the othe1: Place your thumbs 

inside the loops - one at 

the joints and the other at 

a point opposite the joints. 

Pinch and hold; separating 

the loops into four equal 

bubbles. 


Using the balloon puff technique, 

inflate a bubble at 

the tail of a brown 260. Pull 

the balloon puff through the 

joints of the leaves locking it 

in place. Pull the puff downward 

forming a coconut. 

With a marker add three 

black spots to the end 

of the coconut. 

The completed Palm Tree Hat. 

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Skills - Sign Language 

"Hello " I am David 

"Dilly-Dally" Claunch. I am 

the current vice president of 

the Jubil ee Jesters - Alley 

#339 based in Virginia 

Beach, VA. I am learnjng 

sign language at the Virginia 

Beach Adu lt learni ng 

Center. Thi s program is 

very informat ive while 

being informal and a lot 

of fun. M y teacher is deaf 

and teaches not only the 

mechanics of sign language, 

but also a great deal about 

the deaf community in 

general. 

Th is year, I offered 

basic sign language 

workshops at my home 

alley, Virgin ia Alley #3 of 

Richmond and Kolonia) 

Klowns - Alley #357 of 

Williamsburg. Thi s was 

acco mpli shed through the 

encouragement of clowns 

like Spunky , Strawb erry 

and Tuttles. I take thjs 

opportunjty to publicly 

thank eac h of these special 

ladies and clowns for 

their enco urageme nt and 

suggest ion s. Tuttles is the 

clown who encouraged this 

article and dese rves special 

thank s. 

Like any skill, sign 

language must be practiced. 

The signs shown here are 

basic and some are locall y 

specific to Virg inia Beach. 

As in many languages, loca l 

diale cts are preva lent in sign 

language. Eac h clown who 

is looking to incorpora te 

sign language into their 

clowning needs to contact 

their local com munit y 

co llege or adult learning 

ce nter and register for a 

cla ss. They will teach you 

all of the specific s to yo ur 

local area. Some national 

Web sites are listed here for 

your reference . Thi s list is 

not complete or exhaustive, 

but rather offered as a 

sample of what is available. 

I have also included a 

fingerspe lling Web site. 

(See page 26 for pictures 

of alphabet and numbers.) 

Whil e signing is important, 

fingerspelling is equa lly 

important. Words that must 

be fingerspelled are first and 

last name s, street names, 

restaurant s, and most 

proper nouns. Adding sign 

langu age to your clowning 

will be a very rewar ding 

experienc e. I have been 

honor ed by clowning for the 

deaf at a children's hospital 

and at silent dinn ers. We all 

know the sparkle in a child 's 

eye when they see a clown . 

That sparkle is magnified 

exponentially when that 

child is deaf and you speak 

in their language. 

WEB Sites: 

http://www.sign ingonline. 

com/index .html 

http://www.masterstechhome.com/ 

ASLDict.html 

http://commtechlab.m su. 

edu/sites/aslweb/ 

browser.htm 

Fingerspelling practice: 

http://asl.ms/ 

I will end with a quote 

from my friend and teacher, 

Polly, "Practice, practice, 

practice !" 

Thank you is bringing 

the palm to the chin and 

moving arm to front. 

Nice to meet you, which is generally signed Nice (first two frames - slide the hand down the palm) 

Meet (thirdframe) You (last frame). 

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What is your name, which is generally signed using What Your Name. 

Happy birthday to you, signed Happy Birthday You. 

"I Love You" can be 

signed in one motion that 

represents the I, L, and Y 

letters comb ined. 

Or you can express " I Love You" with three signs. 


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Alleys and Members On The Move! 

Clown Week Activities 

The Fuddi -Duddy Institute 

For The Advancement 

of Sm irks, Sm iles, Giggle s 

and Be lly Laugh s, Alley 

#369, conducted commence 

ment exercises and 

kicked off International 

Clown Week on Aug I. After 

a very intensive summer 

program, COA I members 

Anna "Violet" and Tom 

"Mr. Ha Ha" Barbagal lo of 

Cohoes, NY, Debbie "Snuggles" 

Car michae l of Schenectady, 

NY, Matt Reyno lds 

of Glens Falls, and Julie 

"Miss Raggedy " Sisario of 

Latham strutted their newly 

honed performance skills to 

the delight of fami ly members, 

friends and clown s 

arou nd Upstate NY. COAI 

President Paul Kleinb erger 

served as Master of Ceremo 

nies and presented each 

graduate with a Cert ificate 

of Achievement authorized 

by the ln stitute 's director s. 

The staff of instructor s 

for this class of First of 

May s included Mi riam "Se 

norita Soto", the Institute's 

Dean of Instruction , Cathy 

"Tots" Mackey, COAI's 

2005 Clown of the Year, and 

Barbara "Sparky" Bird , a 

Red Nose Respo nse Direc 

tor. Fo llowing their graduation, 

class member s pursued 

advanced training in balloon 

twisting, face painting and 

the business of clowning 

hosted by the Capita l Region 

Clown Arts Festival for 

Clown Week. 


Our alley (COAi Alley 391 - Talk of the Town Clowns) was established in Janua1y 2006. 

With our participation in the local parades, we knew we wanted to display proudly two 

flags, the American flag and a COAi flag. Unfortunatel y, we were not able to locate 

anyone who sold a COAi flag . With some brainstorming ideas, we were able to 

recreate the logo in a much larger image. 

Members Making The 

News 

by Pat Newton 

Many of our members 

have been featured in a 

newspaper or magaz ine. It' s 

a great recog nition to all the 

great work you are doing! 

Rhoda "Binky" and Jack 

"Poppy" Erb stein had a 

wonderfu l artic le written 

about them in the Lifesty le 

Section of the Suburban 

News. It featu red this couple 

as being very involved 

in their communit y as well 

as the work they do at local 

hosp itals. Th is couple has 

been married for 52 years 

and are filling their retirement 

years by spread ing 

cheer. 

There was a fabu lous full 

color photo journa l done 

abo ut the clown ing life of 

M ildred "Bubble B" Hammond 

and how she was able 

to talk her husba nd into 

becoming "Mr. B". It's a 

beautiful layout and story. 

This was publi shed in the 

Fall 2005 issue of Madison, 

the magaz ine of James 

Mad ison University. Way to 

go Mi ldred !! 

( 

Editor's Note: The New 

Calliope is unable to publish 

any of these articles 

since we do not have publishing 

rights to the material. 


Paul Kleinberger presents COAi member Tom Barbagallo, 

a.k.a. Mr. Ha Ha, a Certificate of Completion after Tom 

and several other new clowns completed the Fuddi-Du ddy 

Institute 's summer Introduction To The Art of Clowning 

program. Commencement exercises were conducted on Au 

gust I as part of the Institute 's celebration of Clown Week. 

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In celebration of International Clown Week, over 30 clowns gathered at Hickory Neck Church, Toano, VA, 

on Sun Aug 6th, for the Sixth Annual Blessing of the Clowns. Virginia Alley #3 and Jubilee Jesters - Alley #339 

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The Poetry Corner 

Some of our members 

express their clown feelings 

through poetry. Here are a 

few selections ... 

We slap on the greasepaint, 

don red nose and wig 

Rush to the Klown van - 

we 're off to a gig! 

Why do we do this? What 

makes us go? 

Is it time in the spotl ight? 

The thrill of the show? 

No 

It's the child in the co rner 

with tears in her eyes 

Smiles come so seldom she 

no longer tries 

Our antics intr igue her; 

eyes widen; she stares 

And.for one prec ious moment 

forgets all her cares 

It's the f rail little lady whom 

life has passed by 

No one comes to visit. She 

doesn't know why 

She sits the re alone from 

day into night 

We show her some magic; 

she beams with delight 

It's the boy in the whee l 

chair whose body has failed 

Its sail never ho isted, his 

ship has long sailed 

His time le.ft is short, yet he 

laug hs when he sees 

These silly old Klowns so 

eager to please 

The joy and the sadness, the 

hopes and the fears 

Bring us to laughte r and 

move us to tears 

The tears are in private - 

our pain never shows 

Our job is to hide it so nobody 

knows 

So we go on our way, in foul 


Car ing Clowns Club (COA i A lley 226) in the Morthwest Wetro area of Minneapolis/ 

St. Paul recently were featu red on a local TV station for a 30 m inute program in the series, 

Seniors on Screen. This group of volunteers clown in hospitals, nu rsing homes, senior 

residences, and other venues. The alley is sponsored in part by a local HM O and utilizes 

thei r hospi tal fac ilities . The member clowns were able to purchase copies of the video 

p rogram which demons trated the types of clowns and showed them bringing joy to 

people with skits, jokes, magic and balloons. 

weather and fair 

Does somebody need us? 

Just call - we' LL be there! 

Can we soothe a sore spir it 

or heal a hurt hea rt? 

We' re here now - don' t 

worry - we know where to 

start 

Copyright 2006~---~ 

Jackie 

"S miley" Gage 

BMA Klown 

Klub, 

Seattle WA 

I Saw a Clown 

I saw a clown, 

He had a f rown, 

His pants were tattered, 

His speech was scattered. 

I saw a clown, 

In my hometown, 

His face was painted, 

His spirit was tainted. 

I did not see that clown no 

more, 

'cause he drifted up to 

Peter's doo1: 

Copyright ©2005 

Needham Parrish 

Clown. Magic Clown 

There are clowns that f rown 

And there are happy ones; 

But, everyone loves a mag ic 

clown. 

With his rainbow of this 

and that colo1; 

He can make an animal 

from a rubber tube, 

He can also make you 

laugh without dishono1: 

With his laughter of echoing 

of sound, 

His graceful mime of 

peaceful silence, 

A mag ic clown will always 

happily astound. 

Copyright ©2005 

Needham Parrish 

Continued on page 31 

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Payasos y miembros avanzando adelante! 

Payaso manfa, de los 

payasos Evangelfn y Misionerin, 

llev6 a cabo el "2do 

Seminario/ Taller Musical 

Para Ministerios Creativos" 

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2006. La actividad tuvo 

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Puerto Rico. Payasos de 

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Esta actividad const6 de 

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payasos de 8:00 am a 4 :00 

pm y un musical para el 

publico en genera l desde las 

7:00 pm. 


Los talleres brind ados 

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Globo flexia basica con 

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intermedia con 

Benny; "Gospel Illu sion" 

Hommy, Miguelin. and Billy. 

con el payaso Evangelfn; 

Evangelismo con malabares 

con el payaso 

Billy; Tecnicas 

de maquillaje 

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los payasos Zeraff 

n, Kerubfn y 

M iguelfn; "El 

arte de hacer 

reir" y "Dominio 

de Mov imientos 

Co rporates" con 

el payaso Chagy; 

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con la participaci6n 

de mas 

de 20 payasos 

en esce na, los 

cuales tuvieron 

intervenciones 

de baile, comedia, 

malabares, pantomima, 

musica y tfteres, todos con 

mensajes cristianos. La actividad 

fue todo un desfile 

de colores y sorpresas. Esta 

actividad fue una gran oportunidad 

para conocer a otros 

payasos y que se pudieran 

ayudar los unos a los otros 

intercambiando conocimientos. 

Pue exce lente la gran 

acog ida del publico hacia 

este evento; al final del 

rnismo las fotos no querfan 

acabar. Esperamos que se 

puedan seguiT organizando 

actividades de esta altura en 

diferentes partes de la isla 

de Puerto Rico, pues este 

tipo de actividad es de gran 

beneficio a todas las personas 

que asistan a ellos. Yo, 

a la verdad que disfrute el 

evento de principio al fin. • 

Ferna ndo "Po toco" 

Feliciano 

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Skits and Your Imag ination 

by Candy Will 

Captain Scutterbotch 

AKA Butterscotch 

COAi Junior Joey Chair 

Clownbutterscotch@ 

vahoo.com 

Ahoy Juni or Joe y 

Mateys! Cap tain 

Scutterbotch here, (also 

known as Butt ersco tch)! 

On Jul y 30'\ at the Orang e 

Co unt y Fair in Or ange 

Cou nty CA, Pirat es 

ran sac ked the "Youth in 

Motio n" buildin g, and 

not ju st ANY Pirate s, but 

CLOWN Pirat es! 

While they were 

ransack ing, they decided 

to get up on stage and take 

some class ic skits and make 

them the ir own. That 's right, 

class ic skits can be changed 

and added to. That 's what 

makes them so much fun! 

I take responsibili ty fo r 

the Clown Pirates, yes, I 

am the Cap tain. We ca ll 

ourselves the 4H Clown 

Pirat es of the Barba ry West 

Coast! We had so much fun! 

We played music from the 

first soundtra ck of "Pirat es 

of the Ca ribbean" to start 

off our show and then had 

other pirat e music fro m the 

Tuscany Pirate s, including 

the first song "A Pirates 

Lif e for Me" . Our audience 

j oined in with us and 

enjoyed our performan ce! It 

ju st made the afternoon that 

much more fun! 

Durin g the practi ce of the 

sk its, I explained how you 

prese nt yourself on stage is 

what makes or breaks the 

skit. Your facia l movement, 

look ing at the audi ence and 

body lang uage port rays the 

message yo u want to ge t 

acro ss to the audience and 

when yo u see the audience 

laughin g yo u wan t to do 

more to keep the prec ious 

laughter goi ng ! You co uld 

say as clown s we really like 

to "ham " it up! 

I wou ld like to explain 

how we took a skit that we 

have shared in the Juni or 

Joey co lumn at one poi nt, 

called, "Th e i nvisible 

Be nch" and turned it into 

a tota lly differen t, funn y 

P irate skit. "The Invi sible 

Bench" is abo ut how one 

clown goes out, finds and 

sits on an invisible bench 

and three or more clow ns 

follow in individu ally and 

ask if they might sit down 

too, wh ich they all 

do until the last 

clow n co mes out clean ing 

and asks what they are 

doing. The sitting clowns 

all shou t toget her that they 

are sitting on the invisible 

bench. The last clow n looks 

at them like they are crazy 

and inform s them that it was 

moved to the other side of 

the room. This makes them 

all fall down backwards 

after they realize they are 

sitting on noth ing. 

The Pirate skit we called 

"Hoi st the Invisible Anchor" 

goes like this (by the way, 

the 4H clow ns came up with 

the idea changes , I thin k it 

was a pretty good idea): 

The capta in walk s up on 

deck and looks aro und to 

see that the invisible anchor 

needs to be hoi sted. The 

capta in calls a crew member 

up (by name) and says 

"Hoi st the invisible anchor!" 

The crew memb er nervously 

salutes the captain sayi ng 

"Aye aye Captai n!" The 

crew memb er starts to pull 

away at an invisible anchor 

with lots of effort to make 

it look heavy. Anot her crew 

memb er walks up and asks 

what this mate y is doing. 

The crew mem ber says, 

"Hoi stin ' the invisible 

anchor !" The aski ng crew 

member says, "Do you need 

some help?" "AYE!" says 

the first one. Bo th crew 

members are now pulling at 

the invisible chain for the 

invisible anchor, in unison. 

A third crew mem ber wa lks 

up to the two who are 

hoisting the anchor and asks 

them both what they are 

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Juniors 

continuedfrom page 32 

doing. They both yell out 

toge ther, "HOISTIN ' THE 

INVISIBLE ANCHOR! " 

The third crew member ask s 

if they need help. "AYE!!" 

They bot h yell, irritated 

by being asked. The third 

crew member get s behind 

the seco nd and they all are 

pulling the invisible chain 

fo r the invisible anchor 

together in uniso n. 

A fou rth crew member 

comes up on board and sees 

the three crew members 

pullin g away and asks 

them all what they are 

doing and they all yell 

toget her, "HOISTIN' THE 

INV ISIBLE ANCHOR! " 

"Do you need some help?!" 

The fourth crew member 

asks. "AYE!!" says the three 

who are pull ing away with 

eve n more urgency. The 

fo urth crew membe r gets 

behind the three and starts 

to pull at a heavy invisible 

chain in unison. (At this 

point you can stop or add a 

member or two.) 

The crew hoisting the 

invisib le ancho r are pull ing 

and conce ntrati ng so 

much they don ' t see the 

ca ptain walk up and ask 

what they are all doing. 

Looking dow n, they ye ll out 

"WE ' RE HOI STIN' THE 

INVISIBLE ANCHOR , 

WHAT'S IT TOYA??!" 

The cap tain says rathe r 

angri ly, "YA SCURVY SEA 

DOGS!! THE INVISIBLE 

ANCHOR IS ON THE 

OTHER SIDE!" As they all 

look up and see the captain 

standing there, they all say 

"Capta in??!!" with a look 

of surpri se and fall down as 

they let go of a chain that To", "Walk the Plank" 

wasn't there. 

and "Anchovie s, (anoth er 

With any skit, adding skit idea we took from 

different mann erisms, "Peanu ts"). By the time 

wording and movement we Clown Pirates left, we 

is what add s to the fun of knew we had fun and I was 

doing a skit. Don 't ju st very proud of " me crew." 

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make it a great performance. to me, I' II be glad to tell ya 

As a group we did abo ut em, me Heart ies ! • 

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Calendar 

Nov 3-5, 2006 

Daytona Festival/Florida Stale Magic 

Convention 

Sept 14-17, 2006 

Daytona Beach , FL 

by Cathy "Tots" Mackey 

Clownfes l 2006 

www.dayt onamagic.com 

25th Annive rsary Edi tion 386-252-6767 

Competit ion Chair 

Seaside Heights, NJ clownfest@aol.com 


Happy summer! I hope 

Sept 15-16 , 2006 

W.R.C.A. Clown Conve ntion all of you are surviving this 

Steve Kissell Phoenix AZ Laughlin, NV 

heat in and out of clown! 

480-899-1883 berland47@att.net 602-279-8008 

convention@westregionc lowns.o rg 

Please keep those questions 

Sept23 ,2006 

and concerns coming so we 

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can make your experience 

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memorable and educational 

856-866-2 493 

Sept 27-0ct 1, 2006 

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one. I have reviewed all of 

Texas Clown Association Conv ention 

your responses from the 

Irving TX 


last convention and I am 

www.tca2006.8m.com Circus Sarasota presents Joey D' Auria putting them together to 

972-986-7388 

and Robin Eurich! -Workshop on 

clowning for TV 

Sepl27-0cl1, 2006 

D'Auria portrayed Bozo in Chicago and 

25th Annual South East Clown Eurich was his sidekick Rusty. 

Association Convention Sarasota FL 

Duluth, GA 

941-993-0731 

919-859-3927 

www.ci rcussarasota.org 

justme53@netzero.net (click on Clown Arts Semi nars) 

Sept 28-0ct 1, 2006 

17th Annual NW Festival of Clowns 

Port Falls JO 

www.Wee BeeCl ownsNW.com 

208-661 -2900 

snstheclowns@juno.com 

208-265-245 4 

Bren@MissSunshine.com 

Oct 4-8, 2006 

Midwest Clown Assoc . 33rd Annual 

Round Up Chicago , IL 

www.midwestclowns.com 

841-394-9505 

jayjay360@hotmail.com 

Jan 6-7, 2007 

Clowns Around Extravaganza 2007 

San Francisco CA (30 milesouth) 

www.clownsaround.org 

650-365-1514 exl2007 

Feb 15-18 

Assoc iation for Applied and 

Therapeuti c Humor Con ference 

Panama City Beach FL 

NOTE: ALL COAi MEMBERS WILL 

RECEIVE A $10 DISCOUNT IF YOU 

ENTER "COAi " IN THE DISCOUNT CODE 

BOX ON REGISTRATION 

www.aath.org/conference.htm 

Competition Corner 

make suggestions 

to the board 

for review. YOU, the 

competitors, know what is 

needed to make this and 

future conventions fun 

while also improving your 

clowning skills. My email 

is ctots@aol.com and my 

home phone is 5 18-784- 

2 127. Please call or email 

me and Karen and I will do 

our very best to answer in a 

timely manner. • 

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Feb16 -18, 2007 

Kentuc ky Clown Derby 

Show Me Clowns for Jesus National 

Louisville, KY 

Conference 

Bannerffower ads will be available to those who desire to 

www. KentuckyClow nDerby.com Lake of the Ozarks , MO 

advertise on the Web site in a non co-op manner. Ads will be 

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For those COAi members listed on our Web site who desire a 

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home page, home pages are available. 

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Law Enforcement) 

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The Ne w Calliope

Clowns of America International By Cathy Hardebeck not received their 

Income, expense and balance statement Directo,; Alley, all ey reports. I 

Region Support 

pl an to call each all ey to let 

REVENUE May/June 06 Year to Date 

them know . I know by the 

Membership $33,301 $104 ,577 

Lifetime Membership 

Hi Everyo ne, I ju st 

800 2,600 

ti me your read this article, 

Alley Charter 0 0 celebrated a birth day I w ill have call ed all the 

Magazine Ads 9,156 31 ,512 yesterd ay. It made me all eys. B ut thi s wi ll be a 

Merchandise 47 3,023 thin k about A ll eys also back- up for me. 

Education 941 3,266 celebratin g bi rthdays. T his • Alley 8 Delaware Valley 

Interest 1,441 5,247 

one was not a mil estone Clown Alley 

Misc 95 525 

as they say but i t is gettin g • Alley 56 San Diego All 

Insurance 90 340 

close. A ll eys shoul d 

Star Clowns 

Web Page 330 1,320 

Educational Auction Revenue 0 4,400 celebrate mil estones fo r • Alley 80 Golden Gate 

TOTAL $46,201 $158,810 their group . All ey 128 Clowns 

St. L ouis Clow ns of 

• Alley 84 Asociac ion De 

EXPENSES 

Payasos Puerto Rico 

A meri ca celebrated a big 

Bank Chgs/Ret Checks 20 330 • Alley 147 Omaha's Wild 

one last year - 25 year s in 

Credit Card Fees 368 1,765 

Clown-dum 

existance. We had a part y 

New Calliope Editor Fee 5,300 32 ,800 • Alley 159a South Shore 

at a restaurant. Th e club 

New Calliope Postage 3,400 11,625 

Joeys 

New Calliope Production 7,628 33,46 3 also had roc kers made up 

• Alley 170 Just Clowning 

Nat'I Office Business Mgr 4 ,830 20 ,540 to put over our club patch 

Around 

Nat'I Office Phone 372 2 ,29 0 celebratin g th e 25 years. • Alley 196 Rose City Clown 

Nat'I Office Postage 3,642 14,274 Some of the A ll eys in COA i Alley 

Nat'I Office Supplies 1,689 2 ,528 go back as far as 1988 and • Alley 225 Pioneer Valley 

Fall Board Meeting 0 8,099 

even furth er w hen Nati onal Clown Alley 

State & lnt'I Ambassadors 0 47 

was ju st COA. If your 

Spring Board Meeting 0 8,178 

• Alley 232 Central Mass 

Officers' Phone & Postage 79 1,026 cl ub celebrates a big one, Clowns 

Board Expense-Other 0 48 let me know so that I can • Alley 234 Kings Jester 

COAi Grant 500 3 ,500 ackn ow ledge it in my arti cle • Alley 242 Clown Towne rs 

Education 0 265 to let everyo ne know who is • Alley 262 Asociation 

Scholarships 4 ,170 5 ,533 celebratin g. Cristian De Payasos 

Convention Expense 0 6 ,722 

I chart ered a new all ey Unidos 

Trophies 140 2 ,519 

in June. Please we lcome to • Alley 361 Inky Clowns 

Printed Materials 524 2 ,180 • Alley 263 Magic Town 

Alley Support 0 202 

the group. 

Clowns 

Merchandise 0 1,219 ALLEY 394 

Excellence in Clowning 0 5 CORNE CLOWNS OF 

• Alley 356 Fort Wayne 

Promotion and Publicity 0 1,771 ERIE COUNTY 

Joeys 

Miscellaneous 228 3,035 98 Woodward Dr. 

• Alley 366 Carey Ann's 

Organization Dues 70 320 West Seneca 

Clown Caravan 

Professional Services 520 2,008 NY 

• Alley 368 Kokusai Clowns 

Web Page Expense 390 1,560 14224 

of Japan 

Insurance 666 1,97 1 • Alley 370 Levleytzan The 

Media Liab. Ins. 0 3,035 

Compassiona te 

I have another all ey 

TOTAL $34,534 $172,858 

• Alley 380 Holmes Hilarious 

Hiccups 

that is comin g but have not 

Nat'I City Bank Checking Account $29 ,514 received their paperwo rk 

• Alley 346 Spud Alley & 

Money Market Accounts 32 ,522 yet. Th ey w ill be Camp 

Tater Totes 

Scholarship Account 9,015 Sundow n Clow ns. 

Contingency Reserve 122 ,861 All ey 377 Clow ns of 

H ope everyo ne had a 

Nat'I Office Operating Fund 4 ,000 Mi chiana have changed 

TOTAL $197,912 

fa bul ous Clow n Week. Be 

their A ll ey name to L ek art 

sure to submi t a report fo r 

C low nTow n All ey. I still 

(Amounts given to the nearest dollar) 

the Charli e Aw ard. • 

Respectfully submitted, Claudia Keener, Treasurer 

have a few all eys that I have 

Sep_tember!October 2006 Page 35

So You're Going To 

A Clown Conference 

~} 

Members of The Heritage Clown Troupe and fr iends wait 

fo r the ge neral sess ion to begin at the 2005 Show M e 

Clowns for Jesus Na tional Confe rence. 

by Cynt hia M. Pratt 

You're exc ited, you've 

made your rese rvat ions and 

you're ready to pack. What 

should you plan to take and 

do to make your attendance 

at the conference most 

profit able fo r you? First of 

all, determin e the type of 

confere nce and why you 

are attendin g. Will there be 

competjtions? Will there be 

a field trip ? Will there be a 

parad e of participants? How 

many breako ut sess ions will 

you be attendin g? What are 

your interests? Will there be 

j am sess ions? Let's take a 

look at eac h of these topics 

in a little more detail to help 

you plan to get the most out 

of your trip. 

1. Determine the type of 

conference. 

Is it a general or sec ular 

confere nce? Eve ry clown 

can ga in valuable skills at 

any co nference. Eve n if you 

clown solely in a mini stry 

Page 36 

venue, you can gain much 

info rmation at a sec ular 

conference. You have to be a 

good clown before yo u ca n 

be a good Christian clo wn. 

If it is a Christian conference? 

W ill you need yo ur 

Bible fo r devotions and/o r 

wo rship services? Pl an your 

attire appropri ately. 

Is it mini stry based? 

Will there be part icipation 

wo rkshop sess ions? Or, w ill 

it be a lecture series? Maybe 

both? You' ll need to know, 

in order to plan how you 

will take notes during the 

classes . A noteboo k will be 

indispensable, and maybe 

eve n a mini -tape recorder. 

2. Competition 

Do you want to compete 

in classes of make-up and 

cos tum e? Are you skilled in 

balloo n artist ry, or paradeability? 

Or, do you love to 

perfo rm in skits? Co mpet i 

tions are an exce llent way 

to help yo u strive to be your 

best. Details w ill be found 

in the conference broc hure 

and registration fo rms and 

on the Web site of the spo n 

soring organiza tion. 

Attending the co mpetitions 

as an obse rver is a 

good experience, even if 

yo u choose not to compete. 

Watching co mpetitions can 

help understand the type of 

clow n charac ters to choose 

from or how a skill such as 

balloo ning can be developed 

at many different levels. 

If yo u do dec ide to compete 

make sure to take your 

cos tume and makeup and 

props, if you are co mpeting 

in paradea bilit y or skits. 

Make a list and check it 

twice to be sure you don't 

fo rget some thin g. 

3. Field Trips 

Some times a co nvention 

will have field trip s to nursing 

homes , parades, hospitals, 

or communit y centers. 

It's a great experience for 

seaso ned and new clowns. 

Seaso ned clowns often team 

with First of May joeys 

(brand new clowns) and 

help them learn protocol 

and specia l skjlls needed for 

these types of perform ances 

and ministry. 

Aga in you' ll need to add 

your cos tume and makeup 

to your list and check it 

twice ! 

4. Parades 

Some co nferences encourage 

participants to dress 

up for a parade of states or 

alleys (clow n c lubs) sometime 

durin g the co nfere nce 

schedule. Information will 

be in the convention brochure 

and/o r on the Web 

site. 

Find out ahead of time if 

and/o r what prop s are considere 

d appropriate to carry 

or use durin g the para de. 

You may also want to check 

out how long the parade will 

be if you know you can only 

walk a certain distance . 

If it's a go, be sure to take 

your cos tume and make-up. 

Make a list and .. . you know 

the rest. 

5. Break out sessions 

Always plan to attend as 

many as you can handle. 

Mos t conferences will have 

several workshops going on 

at the sa me time . You will 

most likely have a hard time 

choos ing betwee n all the 

wonderful offe rings. 

Take a notebook so you 

can reco rd all the exce llent 

tips and ideas yo u will hear 

and see . Ca rry it with you 

at a ll times . You never know 

when someone sitting across 

from you at lunch will reveal 

br illiant ideas as you 

share a meal toget her. 

A camera is indispensable. 

You can reco rd the 

faces and cost umes of 

clowns yo u admire as well 

as have a meme nto of the 

workshop instructo rs. Just a 

note of caution here : Professional 

clown entertainers 

will likely be schedu led to 

perform durin g the general 

sessio ns. In many instances 

making video reco rdings of 

the performances will not be 

allowed. 

Photos of props might be 

nice, too, but be sure to get 

permiss ion from the instructor 

or perso n using the prop 

before you beg in snapping 

away. 

6. What are your interests? 

Have you chose n a spe 

cialty or are you interested 

in dabbling in ma ny skills? 

If you have an idea of what 

your interests are before 

you go, this will fac ilitate 

choosing which workshops 

cont inued on page 37 

The Ne w Calliope

Conventions of the jam s. Again, make a your notebook and pen as shippin g cos ts. 

continued Ji-om page 36 list. .. well as your camera and Plan to talk to the vendors 

ext ra batterie s. It also makes when you and they have 

to attend. 

8. Extras a great shopping bag when time. You can learn a lot 

You might want to co n- 

Check out the co nference you visit the vendors and ju st from purchasing a new 

cent rate on bal loons one 

faci lities. Will the classes will hold that sweate r when "toy" and ask ing the vendor 

year and face painting the 

and genera l sessio ns all be you get too warm. for ideas on how to use it. 

next. Or, storyte lling might 

in one building? Will they Some conferences also Howe ver, be sensitive to the 

be your forte along with 

be scatte red abou t the cam- offe r a chance to show off vendor's time and respons i- 

walk-arou nd hum or. You 

pus or hotel? Where will the your skills in a talent show. bilities. There may be a line 

might choose to enter the 

meal s be served ? Are the If this is something you of peop le needin g to make 

rea lm of illusions and mag ic 

meal s part of the conference want to try, find out the a purcha se. If you need 

or tricks. There w ill most 

package or wi ll they be out- details and plan and pack more instruction, yo u migh t 

likely be more than one 

of-pocket expenses? If the acco rdin gly. You will need cons ider ask ing if the venworkshop 

for each subject. 

conference is in a church or your props in addition to dor cou ld spend some time 

Your choices might deon 

a religious camp us, yo u your cos tume and makeup. with you during a meal or 

pend on the size of the conwill 

need to co nsider what If the confe rence is a when they don't have "store 

vention and the numb er of 

the appropriate attire for the national convent ion, the hour s." 

works hops offe red as well 

setting is. schedu le may also include Take an empty fo ld-up 

as your own leve l of expe ri- 

Once you have all the a banquet and theme party. duffe l bag or tote bag. It 

ence. For insta nce, classes 

informat ion, you can pre- You will want to know will hold all yo ur purcha ses 

for balloon art istry cou ld 

pare according ly. Walking ahead of tim e what the that you don't have room for 

be offered for the beginner, 

shoes vs. style? Comfo rt- theme will be. An extra in your suitcase when you 

the experie nced and the 

able and approp riate cloth - cos tume designed arou nd get ready to return home. 

adva nced. Or, there may 

ing will imp rove your the theme wi ll enhance you r 

be classes for all three. The 

abi lity to concen trate and enjoy ment of this particu lar I hope these ideas have 

person lead ing a works hop 

learn everything you can. A part of the co nvention. prepa red yo u to enjoy your 

might influence your cho ice 

trave l-sized sewing !cit and Don't be afraid to ask clo wn confere nce and to get 

as we ll as whether or not it 

safety pins are very handy quest ions either befo re you the most from your particiconflicts 

wit h another class. 

thin gs to pac k. You never go or afte r you arrive. Mos t pat ion in it. I'l l prob ably be 

Study the co nfere nce pro- 

know when you might need confe rence leaders are more seeing you at one sometime 

gram religiously to help dethem 

or when you can come than happy to assist you soon. • 

term ine what best suits you. 

to someone else's resc ue. with discove ring more about 

If there is a contact person 

Another tip is to throw in your c lown character. They Cynthia M Prat! is a prolisted 

on yo ur pre-convensome 

plast ic cutlery. Often want you to be comfo rtable fessionally-trained clown . 

tion mail- out, don 't hes itate 

a "box" of leftovers fro m a and have a good time . They She has a!!ended one or two 

to call for adv ice if you are 

great meal go a long way in want you to learn and be clown conferences every 

not sure wh ich will most 

a hotel room. able to put what you have year since she graduated 

benefit your needs. 

Consider the seas on; will learned into pract ice. from a Smiles Un.limited 

you need a coat or ja cket? There usually will be clown course over seven 

7. ,lam Sessions 

Will the air-conditioning vendors selling all kind s of years ago. Cyndi is Director 

Jam sessio ns are informal 

be too coo l for you? You wares to interes t the clown, of Clowns of The Heritage 

get-toget hers de signed to 

might plan to wear laye rs face paint er, balloon ist, pup- Clown Troupe, a clown alallow 

interes ted particip ants 

so a swea ter worn in a coo l peteer , or mag ic ian. Check fey that focuses on ministry. 

to "j am" with their peer s. 

aud itorium can be removed the program for a listing of The troupe, headquar- 

There may be balloon 

in a warm and crowde d these vendor s and plan you r tered in Vincennes, IN, has 

j ams, face-paint ing jam s, 

classroom. shop ping trip(s) acco rd- trained and added several 

walk-aro und jams, ju gg ling 

Always carry a notebook ingly. You mjght want to set new clowns to their troupe 

j ams, and even music jam s 

and pen. You will gain much a limit of what you're going in 2006. She is known as 

scheduled so met ime dur ing 

from the wo rkshops, genera l to spend before yo u leave Crimson at most clown aca 

co nference , often after the 

sess ions and jam sess ions. home, or you might con- tivities but occasionally anregular 

sessions are over for 

Information may also come sider mak ing a list and try to other personality, Ivy Dripp, 

the day, or durin g a lunch or 

yo ur way through informa l stick to it. If you need new makes an appearance in a 

supp er break. 

discussions over a meal or make-up or a new nose, this hospital or nursing home. 

Chec k the schedule and 

on a field trip. 

is a good time to purcha se 

brin g you r own supplies 

A tote bag is a handy you r necessa ry supplies. 

if you intend to attend one 

too l. In it, you can stow You can save a bundle on 

Seu.tember/October 2006 Page 37

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): 

Annual Membership 

Sponsor's COAi Number: 

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: 

• Senior s and Junior Joeys must provide proof of age with application (copy of Birth Certificate , License, etc.) 

$30 

$35 

$25 

$30 

$25 

$500 

• Seniors must be age 65 or older within the enrollment or renewal year. Junior Joeys must be age 8 to 15 in the 

enrollm ent year. 

• Childr en age 8 to 15 can choose to joi n as Family or Junior Joey. Family member s can be any age. 

• Full member s and Junio r Joeys receive The New Calliope. Family member s do not. 

Payment Method 

• Check No. ----- Credit Card# ___ ___ ___ _ ____________ _ _ _ 

D Visa 

D MasterCard 

D Discover 

Expiration Date: ________ _ CC Verification Code (3 digits) ____ _ 

Send Form To: 

Clowns of America Intl., P.O. Box C, Richeyville, PA 15358-0532 

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 

Join at the new memberate indicated any time of the year if the date is not June, July. or August -your membership will be prorated for the next year on the annual dues notice. When 

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 membersh ip 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 prorate dues renewal notice for $20 to extend the membership from October . 2006, to July, 2007.Then each year the annual fee of S25 would be billed in May for payment 

by July 1. International and family memberships are similarly prorated.) 

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The New Calliope

Membership 

Drive 

We are well on our way 

working to increase our 

membership thus 

offering our organization 

so many fabulous 

opportunities. 

The Mid Atlantic 

Clown Association 

23rd Annual Convention 

At the end of July 

we had 5,315 Members!! 

July 31 - 5,315 

April 30 - 5,061 

Feb 28 - 4,969 

Dec 31 - 4,915 

Oct 31 - 4,792 

Aug 05 - 4,381 

:JCarris6urg, P.Jit 

!Jvove mo er 8 - 12, 2006 

3 full course dinner theme parties included in registration fee 

The most fun you will ever have at a convention! 

Don't miss your chance to meet: 

Leon "Butto ns" McBr ide 

Marce la "Mama Clown" Murad 

Cheri "Cherri Oats" Ventura 

Steve "Peachy Keen" Long 

Magician Barry Mitchell 

Dave "The Riz" Risley 

Tom "Tommy Boy" King 

Bob "M r . Puppet" Abdou 

Judy "The Cute One" Barker 

~ 

Hand someone 

an application 

-~- TODAY! 

Early Registration (before 8/31/06) $135 

Hote l Special Room Rate $69 per night 

~ 

for more informat ion visit our website 

www.midatlanticclownassociation .com 

or call 856 -866 -2493 

Septemb er/October 2006 

Page 39

Convention Report 

Yeeeeeeeha! and gnaw on this for a fine only a troph y, a sloppy kiss falling into the wrong 

COAI 's 22nd annual appet izer: Along side the from any MOSTUFF gal or hands, excep t ours. We only 

national convention is traditiona l compe titions, feller you choose, but also a sell to the highest bidders. 

going to be one foot- and not taking place during free full year's membership That Web site is: www. 

stomp in', knee-s lappin ' , the other co mpetition s, we in the COAL How' s that, mostuff362.com. Oh, and 

belly-shakin ' good time. here at MOSTUFF have you ask? Well listen up: one last thing: you best keep 

This year' s theme is added a few extras to suit all you gotta do is submit a watch out for One Eyed 

PICKIN ' & GRIN NIN', your fancy: Clowning with a Full Page Color Ad for Jack; that thievin ' varmint 

a hillbill y onslaught of Magic, Clowning with the Convention Program. will steal the nose off yer 

some of the best clowni ng Puppetry , and Clowning (see rules on the Convention face if not kidnap you all 

activities and lectures this with Juggling. All three of Web site) Winner takes all. together and throw you into 

side of the Mississippi; ... these events will be awarded Are you looking for his tanner 's Calderon until 

or at least this side of the with trophies for Best of another chance at a free full yer ransom has been met 

parkin g lot. Conven tion time Show! For the Jr. Joeys, year's membe rship, well for charity. Ifn' you want 

is set for Apri l 24 - 29, 2007 we' re settin' off a good old get a load of this: we're more detai led information, 

in Springfield, Missouri; fashion hillbilly feud with having a Convention Site feel free to join thee-group, 

ju st 25 minutes north of an all American Pie Fight. Hotel Scavenger Hunt. Convention Talk 2007. 

one of America's favorite Last Jr. Joey Stand in' wins First clown to find all the That web address is: http:// 

family entertainment hot a trophy. We' re also super treasures, wins the prize. groups.yahoo.com/g roup/ 

spots, Bran son! We've got pleased to announce we' ll (See rules on the convention conventiontalk2007 

so much new stuff coming be presentin' Advance Web site) Speakin ' of Web We al I hope to see 

up for this convention we all Clown Courses this year, sites, you can check out all every single cotto n pickin' 

feel about as happy as a fox taught by some of COAI' s the informat ion you might memb er of COAi attend 

in a hen house. finest. And guess what, require for registration, this year's conve ntion. If 

What 's some of the we've got a couple super hote l accommodations, and not, we' II set the hounds out 

stuffins' we' re preparing? special events that can prove all other info at the only after ya. 

Why we thought you'd very profitable for you. Web site in the world you 

never ask. Take your size Yes sir- ree-bobby- don 't have to worry about Blessin gs, 

17 shoes off and set a spel I dood le, You can win not your perso nal information Fishbucket 

Wanted: Regional Vice President - South Central Region 

Pe r the COAI office rs ma nu al, a Re gion al Vice Presi dent will repr ese nt COAJ in their reg ion , w ill 

repre se nt the Pre sident of COAI when ca lled upon to do so and should co ndu ct or assist in reg iona l 

conventions or works hops. 

A ca ndid ate mu st be a res ident of the region he or she aspir es to represe nt, be a memb er of COAI in 

goo d standin g for two years or mor e and be able to attend any and al l mee tings of the COAJ Board to insure 

the int erests and concerns of their regi on are prop erly repr ese nted. 

During the 2006 elec tion pro cess, no candidate fr om the South Ce ntral Reg ion, meetin g criter ia and 

dea dlin es stipulat ed in the byl aws , stepp ed forth. Thi s reg ion is vital to the future of COAI and must be 

represe nted on the Bo ard. 

If you are since rely intereste d in this office and these respon sibiliti es, and meet the res idential criter ia, 

please prepare a statement of interest of not mor e than 250 wo rd s. Send it to Paul Kl einb erge r and Teresa 

Gretto n. Contact informat ion is on the inside cove r of any rece nt New Calliope. 

Th e appointm e nt of thi s R eg ional Vice Pres ident to serve on the 2006 - 2008 COAI Executive Board 

w ill be mad e at so me point afte r July I . • 

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The New Calliope

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$84.95 Plus Tax Per Night for Single or Double. 

Room & Rates After 3!2107 

will be based on Availability. 

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Septembe r/October 2006 Page 41

y Paul Kleinberger 

Red Nose Relief 

beco mes Red Nose 

Respon se. As the a lmost 

300 clown s who came 

together fo llow ing the 

landfa ll of Hurr icane 

Katrina last yea r have 

continued their organi zation 

effo rts, it became clear that 

their original name was not 

going to effectively suppo rt 

the mission statement and 

fundrai sing/marketing 

efforts that were agreed 

upon. After a considerable 

period of reflection and 

market surveys the Board of 

the organ ization has decided 

on Red Nose Response . 

"It 's much more reflective 

of what we do ! We respond 

to disaster situation s. And 

we provid e comic relief, 

if in fact that is what is 

called fo r when we are on 

the scene" stated severa l 

board member s durin g a 

rece nt conference ca ll. Th e 

organizatio nal web site 

and interna l materia ls will 

be updated to reflect the 

name change within the 

next severa l weeks. Red 

Nose Response respo nders 

have had a busy sprin g and 

summer with respo nders 

providin g relief duri ng 

The COAi Bylaws is a living, breathing document which supports 

a dynamic organization. The bylaws must be reviewed from time to 

time. A copy can be found on the COAi web site ... www.coai.org. Take 

a few moments to review the bylaws. If you see a need for a change or 

have some improvement opportunity, please pass your ideas along to 

Executive Vice President Pam Bacher. Contact information is on the 

inside information of any recent New Calliope. 

storm s and 

tornadoes in the 

midwest, storms and floods 

in New England, storms and 

floods in NY, PA, NJ, MD 

and VA, fires in AZ and CA 

and extended power outages 

in the St. Loui s, MO and 

New York City areas. Red 

Nose Respon se President 

Jeremy Cohen rece ntly 

announced the appoi ntment 

of founding board member 

Bob Grett on as Red Nose 

Re spon se Vice President. 

As vice president , Bob 

will oversee the day-to - 

day activities of Red Nose 

Respon se and coo rdinate 

the activities of Red Nose 

Re sponse Regional and 

State Coordinators. • 

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The Ne w Calliope

Last Walk-Arounds 

Let's take a few moments to remember our.fellow joeys who have left our presence, but not 

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DVD 

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Foto Funnies 

The Kolon ia/ Klowns of Williamsburg - Alley #357 are 

still at it!!! Here is another delightful submission from 

the group featuring Ann Sanders and Tim Laynor! 

Why not take your favorite skit, gather a few friends and 

do a Foto Funny!! 

If you have a Foto Funny you would like to submit, send high 

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Pat Newton, c/o New ton Studios, 

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NOTE: If sending jpg electronic images, 

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COMING THIS FALL 

-- 

fhat"s Right! 

fhe New Calliope 

will be offerit1g 

Classified Advertisit1g _ ~-__,....... ...t:1:

A Final Word from the Editor 

Thank you to everyo ne 

who has been sendin g in 

news of their alley as we ll as 

their own accomplishm ents. 

How eve r I do need to share 

one very important thing 

- "rights of publi catio n." 

Some of you took the 

time to send me co pies 

of magazine articles and 

news paper articl es writt en 

about yourse lf and/ or your 

alley. Unfo rtun ately we do 

not hold the rights on these 

stori es so we can not pub lish 

them. In the article on page 

3 about Maria 's Ch ildren , I 

received wr itten permi ssion 

from the organization 

to publi sh the ch ildren's 

artwork. It 's the way of the 

publi shing wo rld. W hat I 

wou ld love to see is for you 

to write about the ex perience 

The New 

of being interviewed and 

going throug h the process 

of hav ing the article written. 

And abso lute ly share the fact 

that so meone in the press 

took note!! We want to hear 

that! We ju st can't publish it. 

On the sa me token [ 

wish to say thanks to Jerry 

Becke r and Jud y Red u who 

sent me thi s great pictur e of 

a nebula that is light yea rs 

from earth and you know 

what...th ere was a very 

stron g clown-type image in 

the ce nter. So our frie nds 

Jerry and Jud y had taken the 

time to photocopy the pictu re 

and draw the clown fac e on 

it. I wish I co uld shar e it with 

you but it was orig inally a 

picture in a magaz ine and 

som ething we don 't have the 

right to publi sh. 

The goo d 

news is that 

so many of yo u are being 

recognized by your loca l 

co mmuni ties as we ll as 

rece iving some nation al 

type cove rage. I, along 

with all your fellow jo eys, 

appl aud you r effort s and 

commjttment to the art 

of clow ning. It is a we lldese 

rved pat on the back. 

One last thin g I do need 

to remind you. In the case of 

digital photos we really need 

the pictures to be taken at 

the highest qualit y possible 

on your camera. In the wor ld 

of publi shing, we need the 

added pixel s. Any que stion s, 

give me or Tom a call. 

In the meantime, hope 

you are having a grea t 

day ! 

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We appre ciate your support!! 

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Axtell ......................... 

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Balloons & Clowns ...... ................ 

20 

Balloons To You ........................... 11 

BeBe The Clown Productions ............ 

12 

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................................. 

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C&B House of Clowns ............ 

....... 7 

Cafepress.com ......................... 

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Cherri -Oats & Company ............ ........... 7 

Classics by Barbi .............. .............. 

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Clown Antics ................. 

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Clown-So-Port ............ 

................ 

26 

Clown Suplies ................. 

........ 33 

(The) Clown Shop .......................... 

. 12 

COA i Merch andise ..................... 

44 

Costumes by Betty ........................ 

30 

Daytona Magic ............................... 

12 

Doctor Magic ..... ....................... 

7 

Everyd ay's A Holiday ......................... 

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Gag Bag ............................... 

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Indiana Clown Suppl ies .................. 

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Just Clown Noses .................. 

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Tom E Boy's Fun Stuff ............ 

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COAi International Convention .............. 41 

Mid Atlantic Clown Associ ation ........... 

39 

Moos e Camp ......................... 

16 

NW Festival of Clowns ................ 

.... 4 

Show Me Clowns for Jesus .................. .42 

W.R.C.A. Clown Convention ............. 10 

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The theme for this year's COAi International Convention is 

"Pickin ' 'n ' Grinnin '". The host alley is featured on this issue 's cove,: 

Last year at the COAi International Convention in New Orleans 

f Jeremy Cohen was 12 months ahead 

of schedule with his attire to the visit to The Plantation .

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