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<strong>Nov</strong>ember/<strong>Dec</strong>ember, <strong>1998</strong><br />
Alley 319<br />
Red Nose Brigade<br />
P.O. Box 3031<br />
Lacey, WA 98509-3031<br />
Alley 320<br />
4-Corner Clowns<br />
408 Zuni Pl.<br />
Aztec, NM 87410<br />
By Dan "Dano" Lake<br />
Director, Alley & Region Support<br />
13005 Lakerldge Dr.<br />
St. Louis, MO 63138<br />
Four new alleys have joined COAi since my last report:<br />
Alley 317<br />
Payasos Profeslonales Del Sur<br />
Calle Comerclo 115 P-2<br />
Juana Diaz, PR 00795<br />
Alley 318<br />
Klownz Around Tulsey Town<br />
121 West Inglewood<br />
Broken Arrow, OK 74011<br />
Drop these clowns a line and welcome them to the<br />
organization.<br />
CLOWNING AS AN ALLEY: The basis for this<br />
article was a letter from a joey who reported that his alley<br />
worked an event where they had plenty of clowns, but not<br />
enough people in the audience to entertain. They did really<br />
well as a whole unit, until after a while one member caught<br />
themselves defending their clown.<br />
All of the clowns there are friends with each other and<br />
they've done a lot of events as a group. But they got bored,<br />
says our letter writer, "and in a little while they were saying<br />
things to each other -- nothing bad, but there were some<br />
insulting jokes and competition between a few. And before<br />
you knew it, they were becoming defensive with each<br />
other."<br />
"Thanks to everyone who made<br />
<strong>1998</strong> a huge success!"<br />
"As new clowns, this was our first convention. We<br />
couldn't have asked for better. Great job!"<br />
Ed & Patti Boda, <strong>1998</strong><br />
''.[ laughed, I learned, I cried! This is so<br />
much more than a convention- it's<br />
aerobics · for your heart."<br />
Dianne McKinney, <strong>1998</strong><br />
Make your plans now<br />
to attend the next<br />
count!)<br />
Clown<br />
J-·-!<br />
July6-11<br />
1999<br />
Branson,MO<br />
For information•<br />
9.19 785-2377<br />
Look for future ads<br />
in this magazine!<br />
One of the important features of being part of an alley is<br />
how to act around other clowns. Now, This can be a twoedge<br />
sword. An alley will teach you clown ethics, things like<br />
no smoking, drinking alcohol or using unsuitable language<br />
or acts in clown. Letting the clown who's entertaining<br />
someone have his own space; don't upstage or try to draw<br />
the person or persons from the other clown until he/she is<br />
done. (That is not to say you can't help out, but it should be<br />
by consent or by prearrangement.) Even if you're bored to<br />
death at an alley event, don't gang up on the first child or<br />
person that comes by.<br />
Always be as positive and supportive as possible with<br />
other clowns, even if they're not a part of your group.<br />
A clown's makeup comes in many forms, and not only<br />
what goes on the face. Your clown's special character and<br />
mannerisms are a part of your clown, so other clowns in the<br />
group need to act the character that is their own clown . If<br />
Clown One has a particular patter (even if it's the best<br />
you've ever heard), develop your own. Aside from the<br />
ethics of the thing (see Bruce Johnson's article page 20), it<br />
would be dead boring if a person or child is asked the same<br />
question, told the same joke or shown the same trick four or<br />
five times at the same event by different clowns.<br />
Another strength of an alley is socialization , having a<br />
special night out with the other alley members , or being a<br />
member of an alley drill team, kazoo band or skit troupe.<br />
These special times can be held once or twice a month. You<br />
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